Hey y'all I'm back again :) I can't believe I even have a second chapter written already so, well, here's another chapter!

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Chapter 2

Thud.

Thunk.

"Merlin!" An exasperated elderly male voice exclaimed. I heard another male, but younger, voice say a quiet sorry. I couldn't place exactly where I was but I knew it was nowhere familiar. Different weird smells filled my senses, almost smelling like Lynette's spice cabinet except stronger. My head felt foggy and my limbs felt like they weighed a ton. My eyes then chose that moment to immediately pop open and I felt my breath quicken. My body then went into panic mode. Where was I? Was the only thought in my mind. The events that had just happened came back to my mind. The house, the fall but none of it connected my mind as to why I was in an unfamiliar place. I expected to hear a heart monitor or something but the smell that surrounded me was not that of a hospital. My breathing got more frantic as I struggled to sit up. Two sets of hands tried to gently push me down.

"Hey, hey calm down. You're alright." The younger one said through the haze of my panic but my body didn't like this idea of being "calm" so I struggled even harder. My eyes were so unfocused I couldn't make out the faces above me. I felt my foot kick out and hit the one who was on my left and I heard yet another thud as they hit the ground. Thankfully I kicked with my good foot as I felt the lack of pain in that foot.

"Ouch! Gaius, do something!" The man said, sounding almost as distressed as I was feeling. I was quickly becoming worn out from my panic but I couldn't seem to calm myself. What was going on? Who are these people?

"Quick, Merlin, hand me some of that lavender over there! It will help calm the poor girl." The man, Gaius as the younger one had called him, yelled. The younger one, Merlin, put his hands on my legs as my kicks were slowing down. A smell filled my senses as I felt my body involuntarily relax. No, no, no I needed to get out of here and go home. With one last effort to get up, my body gave out on me once again as I succumbed to the darkness.

The second time I awoke, I didn't feel as panicky. I slowly peeled my eyes open as I glanced around the unfamiliar area. There were shelves of books and vials of different fluids that filled them, almost like a science lab at school. I became aware of where I was laying and it felt like some sort of cot? I was definitely laying on a cot. I may not have laid on one since I was young, but it was most definitely one.

I put my arms out to the side of me as I sat up. My arms almost gave out under my weight but I pushed passed it and worked myself up. I swung my legs around and placed them on the floor. I looked down and noticed I was wearing a white gown of sorts and had long bandage wrapped around my arm and my foot. The gown was not silky like you'd think but not scratchy either. I just really hoped it wasn't see-through. I stood up slowly, putting weight on my feet, but my feet gave out from under me as I crashed to the ground. Wow this must be a thing now, me falling to the ground. Though me being unlucky and all, I tried to grab onto the closest thing next to me but only made it all worse by causing everything on the short table to fall off of it and on top of me. Great. My body felt like it had been hit by a truck as I groaned miserably. I heard the pounding of feet as someone burst into the room. I laid there feeling mildly embarrassed with myself. But of course, this would happen to little old awkward me.

"Oh my! Are you alright?" I heard a young girl ask. I opened my mouth to try and speak but ended up in a coughing fit. Another pair of feet thudded into the room. I turned my head and saw a tall, lanky guy come to my rescue. He quickly picked up the few things that fell on me and put my one arm over his shoulder and lift me up carefully, leading me back to that small cot. I then saw the girl who asked if I was alright, moving towards me with a cup of water. She put it to my lips, helping me drink even though I knew I was perfectly capable with doing it myself but I didn't object, feeling very lethargic.

"Where am I?" I asked the two. I took in the girl in front of me. She almost reminded me of Mallory, mostly because of the curly hair and gentle features, though this girls skin was a tan color and her hair a pretty brown which counteracted Mallory's bright red hair and pale skin. Her dark eyes looked at me cautiously but softly. She gave me a light smile, a look of concern crossing her features.

"What do you mean? Do you not remember anything?" She asked. I shook my head at her, feeling confused. I couldn't help but feel like I'd missed something. What on earth was going on?

"Milady, I found you in the woods this morning while I was collecting herbs. You looked as if you'd been attacked by bandits." The guy, who I'd forgot had his arm around me, supporting me and helping me speak up, said. I glanced at him, he had very sharp cheekbones, the sharpest I think I've ever seen. He was quite handsome with his dark hair and cobalt blue eyes that seemed to be probing my very soul.

"I-I don't understand. Where am I?" I felt my voice quake a bit as I spoke. I swallowed and tried to calm my nerves.

"Well, you see, you're in Camelot, milady." He said. I laughed not even a second after he said Camelot.

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I ran through the halls of the castle, knowing for sure I'd be late serving the jolly ole Prince his food. The breakfast bell was about to ring and I hadn't even made it to the kitchen. Yep. This is it. This is the day I die. My thoughts of myself dying were interrupted as I crashed into somebody.

"My goodness! Merlin, really?" A voice that belonged to none other than the Lady Morgana replied. I gave her sheepish look as a blush started across my cheeks. She looked as beautiful as ever in her green dress that always made her eyes stand out more. A bright emerald green.

"I'm so sorry but I'm running so terribly late, please excuse me!" I rushed out, trying my best to be polite but the urgency of the situation got the best of me. In that moment, there was a surge of energy that paralyzed my body. The surge was so strong that my breathlessness seemed to worsen. As soon as it happened, it was over.

"Are you alright?" She asked me, giving me that concerned look that I feel like was really only reserved for me, seeing how I only ever seem to run into her. Life really does hate me today. At that moment the bell tolled. I felt a groan leave my lips, startling her.

"Arthur's going to kill me. Literally run me through the second I walk in." I huffed. Morgana laughed, lightly patting me on the arm. A tingling shot through me as she did so but I shook it off, not really wanting to deal with my wayward feelings at the moment. I had more important things to worry about, like dying.

"Well, you best get to it then. Don't want the hungry monster to run you through." She said over her shoulder as she passed me by. I shook my head at her. That woman would be the death of me if Arthur wasn't.

I then turned and ran to the kitchen like I had planned and grabbed the the royal prat's food for him. I then hurried towards his room, dodging people left and right. I would probably need to write that down seeing how it was a record of me doing something so quickly and not running into anyone, which was surprising. That rarely ever did happen. I couldn't help but replay that surge of energy that had hit me. It was definitely not something I'd ever felt before. It gave me a bad feeling that something was going to happen. I was so lost in my thoughts that I almost missed the turn to Arthur's chambers. I turned down the last hallway and burst into his room.

"What in the hell took you so long?" An angry Arthur greeted me. I smiled a big grin at him.

"Wow, no 'Thanks, Merlin for bringing me my breakfast'? I'm hurt." I brought my hand up to my heart, feigning hurt. Arthur's eyes flashed dangerously as I saw him reach for the closest thing to him, which happened to be a goblet left over from last night. I braced myself as he grabbed it and lobbed it at my head. I ducked right as it came at me. Okay, no teasing Arthur then. I ignored him as I placed his food on the table near him.

"Really Arthur? I could've dropped all this precious food on the ground. Then what?" I said to him with a raised eyebrow.

"Then Merlin you would've been sent to get me more and I would've escorted you to the stocks. How does that sound?" He said, putting more of an emphasis on my name, right away letting me know he wasn't in the mood for my banter.

"Well, eat up! It's going to be a long day filled with meetings you'll have to go to with your father." I walked over to the long curtains hanging in his chambers and opened them up, letting some light in. Arthur let out an uninterested grunt, letting me know just how much he detested going to these boring meetings. I snickered quietly, knowing he'd have to be there alone since I had errands to run for Gaius.

"Don't remind me." He said as he sat down and shoveled food into his mouth.

"Well, I best be off. I've got to go collect herbs for Gaius today since he's dealing with a sickness outbreak in the lower town." I grabbed some of Arthur's dirty laundry and headed to the door to make my leave.

"Now, don't think just because I've got meetings today that you're relieved from your chores. I still need you to polish my armor, sharpen my sword, muck out the stables, and clean my chambers." I turned around and gave him a hard glare but I knew this is what I get for being late.

"Don't worry, how could I ever forget those?" I sarcastically said, opening the door and exiting.

I walked out of the city, taking in the fresh cool, autumn air. I walked deep into the forest, searching through the grass for the herbs. I hear the rushing of water as I got to the lake and looked around, one herb was always found around this area. I looked at the beautiful flowing water as it flowed past me and I glanced across the lake. I saw something bright coming from over there, so I set my stuff down an made my way to investigate.

"What the hell?" I whispered to myself as I got closer. The ground looked as if it had been tore up around what was shining in my eyes. As I got closer to inspect, that's when I saw it. A pale hand could be seen sticking up from where I was standing. I felt my brow scrunch as I moved closer to get a better look and felt my breath leave me. It was a young girl who couldn't have been much younger than me. A small pool of blood could be seen by the side of her. Her dark hair fanned out around her deathly pale face. She was very pretty but had small cuts around her smooth skinned face. I moved closer to inspect and noticed her ankle was at an odd ankle, seemingly broken. She was wearing a thin white dress that barely covered her. I knelt down next to her motionless body and put my first two fingers to her neck feeling for a pulse. I exhaled in relief when I felt the weak pulsation from her.

She looked as if she had lost quite a bit of blood from her head wound, so I knew that if I didn't get her help soon, she would not make it. Nothing about this situation felt right. Quickly, I took of my neckerchief and wrapped it around the gash on her arm, hoping to stop the bleeding somewhat. I then took a moment to look around me and realized that this place was near where the guards patrolled sometimes, so with what little strength I had, thank God for all those muscle aching chores, I hefted the girl up in my arms. The bag of herbs could wait for me to come back, especially when someones life was on the line.

I walked for a bit, my arms shaking a bit from the added weight of the girl in my arms. I stopped for a moment, hearing something off to the right of me and set her down gently before looking around. I listened quietly and heard it again, the unmistakeable sound of hooves hitting the ground rhythmically. I quickly got down into a crouched position on the ground, my magic flaring up under my finger tips, ready for anything. The horses got closer and soon they were close enough to be seen and I let a relieved sigh leave me. I hurried from where I was and approached them.

"Please, you have to help me!" I waved my arms at them, trying to get their attention. One of the patrol-men turned towards me and I recognized him immediately. It was Sir Leon.

"Merlin? What are you doing out here? What's going on?"

"I was collecting herbs for Gaius when I found her." I said, leading him to where I set the girl down. "I need to get her back to Gaius otherwise she might not make it." Leon looked almost as flabbergasted as I was when I found her.

"Of course! Quick hand her to me and I'll ride with her back. You can ride on the back of Sir Garreth's horse with him back to castle." I handed the injured girl over to him before doing as I was told and we headed towards Camelot. About half an hour later the castle came into view and I let out a breath. As we got to the main square, I hopped off of the horse and made my way over to Leon to help him with her. I took her from him as he hopped off his horse and made my way to Gaius's chambers as quickly as I could. Leon passed me up and opened the chamber doors as we barged in.

"Gaius?" I yelled out as we walked in.

"Merlin? What's going on?" He asked as he noticed us coming through the door. As he saw the limp figure I was holding he motioned us towards the empty cot by the table.

"I was collecting herbs for you when I found her." I said, setting her down while trying my best not to jostle her more than she's already been.

"Alright, do you have any idea what's happened to her?" He asked. I shook my head at him, feeling my heart beating fast, mostly with nerves for this girl.

"Will you be needing any help?" Leon spoke up from behind me, us almost forgetting he was there in the first place.

"I think we should be fine." Leon nodded at Gaius's words and walked out with a glance back to make sure he wasn't leaving before he made sure everything was fine.

"I should probably go alert Arthur of this and let him know that you'll be needing my help here." I said as I removed my neckerchief from her arm, exposing it for him to look at.

"Alright, don't be too long. Those herbs I was having you collect were vital and are needed to treat her." He said, hinting that I would need to go back to where I found her and collected them. I nodded to him and headed out. I figured I would just tell Arthur of the situation when I go back because her life was more important than the young prince putting me in the stocks. I hurried quickly to the spot where I'd found her, it taking a little longer than before because I'd gotten lost a couple times because the tracks were barely visible. When I got there, I found the bag that I had left and made sure everything was still in there. When I was satisfied, I turned to leave but gasped. Where the forest had once looked like it had been torn up, it was suddenly evened out with no trace that there had even been something that had occurred there not too long ago.

A/N: Wow 3,000 words later and I'm not sure how well this turned out. Please do let me know what you guys think! Should I make this a Mergana story or a Merlin/OC one? I have ideas for either route but am unsure which I should actually proceed with hmmm... well until next time!