A/N: Thank you for the reviews and follows so far I'm glad you enjoyed the tease of a first Chapter, now have a bigger tease with Chapter 2 ^^ Please review and let me know what you think. Just to make it clear, in this chapter, the same events are seen from one POV then the others. Also just a FYI, the story takes place before The Witch's Quickening in season 2.

Disclaimer: Merlin belongs to the BBC and the writers of the show, sadly.

Chapter 2: Healing Hands

Merlin

'I'm in trouble.'Was Merlin's first thought when the door opened to reveal the beautiful Lady Morgana. His body immediately reacted as the fires of lust erupted throughout his loins, his body trying it's hardest to betray his will and self-restraint as his eyes soaked up the very image of perfection.

Merlin's eyes dropped slowly as he took in what she was wearing, a deep violet gown with a low V cut that was just low enough to show the slightest outline of her breasts, which the fabric clung so tightly too. But it took only the slightest hint to send his mind racing with images of what lay beneath her clothing. The low cut wasn't the only thing about her attire that made his body stiffen and burn, the fabric covering her arms and below her knees was thin and transparent, showing her flawless pale skin with a violet hue, seemingly wrapping her in magical aura.

"Good morning Merlin." She was stood against the door, leaning into it with her head cocked to one side; a warm yet innocent smile was playing around her lips. 'She has no idea how she makes me feel.'

Her voice snapped him out of his lust filled thoughts, now back in the real world he realised that he was starring with his mouth wide open and... Drooling, again. 'Great Merlin well done, now she most likely thinks you a drooling idiot.' "I err... That is I mean to say-" Blushing Merlin snapped his mouth shut again and composed himself. "Good morning my lady."

"Come in." Morgana said with amusement, her hand reached out to pull Merlin in and closed the door behind them. Merlin had to suppress a groan at the innocent gesture; many times in the past he had imagined her pulling him into her chambers to engage in intimacy.

Slowly Merlin followed her to the little table, taking a moment to admire her back which showed off a fair amount of uncovered skin, which his hands desperately wanted to trail up and down, he couldn't help but notice how her hips seemed to swap as she walked 'Oh boy…' "Did you sleep well my lady?" He asked, hoping an innocent subject would keep his mind focused.

She took a seat at the table and beckoned for him to join her. "Really Merlin, you know by now you can drop the formalities when were alone." She rolled her eyes at him while he took the other seat. "But… Yes, I slept well, thank you. Ever since Morgause left me her bracelet… I haven't had a nightmare since."

Merlin watched and frowned as Morgana twirled her wrist, the healing bracelet shimmering in the light. 'Why would Morgause give her something like that..' Merlin didn't trust Morgause, he feared they hadn't seen the last of her and that when they do, Camelot will suffer.

"And how about you?" She asked after finishing admiring her bracelet.

"Soundly." He answered with a snort. "You have no idea how exhausting it is running around after Arthur all day, he can be so demanding at times… Well, all the time." Merlin sighed knowing he'd have another day of waiting hand and foot on the prince while being totally unappreciated; Morgana on the other hand just chuckled softly.

"So just another normal day then, I would have thought you'd be used to it by now. Besides, cleaning can't be that exhausting, Gwen is never so worn out after a day with me." Morgana gave him a smirk as she teased.

"Cleaning? I wish that's all I had to do! Arthur likes to keep my days varied so I don't get bored, so yesterday I had to aid him and the knights with training... And I was the dummy they practiced on." He groaned as he felt the lingering ache from the battering he had gotten most of the day.

"Aww, poor Merlin." Morgana said with amusement and then grinned. "Do you still ache?"

He began to reply as he watched Morgana get up and slowly walk around behind him. "Yeah a bit...-" But that was he all he managed to get out before he felt Morgana's hands softly rest on his shoulders, cutting his reply short.

"Tell me where you... Ache... Perhaps I can be of... Assistance?" She whispered in Merlin's ear in a low seductive voice that sent his heart racing, his body immediately reacting to her gentle touch and suggestion. 'Oh you have no idea where I'd want your... Assistance.'

"I err... You don't have to... It's really not necessary." Merlin blushed and was thankful that Morgana was behind him and unable to see his reaction. Only Morgana could suggest something so... Intimate and yet make it seem so innocent, he sighed. 'Because she's a kind and caring... Friend, just trying to be helpful.'

"Come now I insist!" Her voice was soft as she started to caress and squeeze his shoulders. "We talk about ways my magic can be used for good... Maybe I have... Healing hands? Won't know till I try, and you're the only one who knows about my magic so…"

A soft moan escaped his lips before he could suppress it as her slender fingers softly massaged near the base of his neck. "I guess… I can't argue with that..." He muttered, biting down on his lip to stop any further sounds that might betray how much he was enjoying himself. 'Calm yourself Merlin, don't get your hopes up.'

"Tell me where it... Aches?" Morgana said softly her tone almost seductive as her hands slowly glided down his fore arms, rubbing and squeezing as she went further down his arms 'I… must be dreaming, only in my dreams is Morgana touching me so… Lovingly… But surely she doesn't feel that way for me? I mean she's just being… really, really nice?'

Her voice drew him away from his internal debate. "Here? Or..." She asked him but before he could answer, her hands were on the move again and skimmed their way to his back where she rubbed her palms into him, it was soothing, relaxing, pleasing... 'Yes… being really, really, really nice! But how can I be sure? I can't just ask her! And If I try anything back and I'm mistaken, at the very least I'll loss a good friend, at the worst… my head.'

"Or perhaps here?" She continued to mutter almost seductively, her hands gently slipped around him and began to rub his chest. Merlin couldn't help but hum in pleasure as he felt her soft supple hands slowly and gently caress his chest through the fabric of his shirt, the tips of her fingers grazing over the area where his nipples lay beneath. He gulped quietly as his body yet again reacted to her touch; his body grew incredibly aroused and tense as he used every bit of self-restraint to hold back the tide of affection and lust he wanted to express.

Morgana was really pushing him to his limit; her face was close enough to him that he could feel her heated breath on her neck. He bit down on his lip hard, enough to draw out a few droplets of blood; he was losing the fight as he approached breaking point. 'A few more moments and I won't be able to stop myself anymore.'

But with that thought her hands then left his body albeit slowly, as she stood up straight and headed back to her seat. Merlin took the chance to quickly adjust himself in his seat to hide his lingering arousal that was peaking against his breeches before she sat down and faced him.

"So… Did that help? Did my hands make you feel better?" She asked with large innocent emerald eyes and a warm smile. 'Your hands definitely made me feel something…'

"I… Err yes, I feel… Much better thank you, you're very gifted with your hands." Merlin couldn't help but blush as he replied, giving her a sheepish smile. 'It's like she has no idea what she just did to me!'

Morgana smiled and helped herself to some food on the platter. "Glad I could help. Please help yourself to some food; Gwen brought me far too much. Don't want to ruin my figure do I? Also it would be a shame to waste good food."

Merlin protested almost immediately. "No we don't want that!" He kicked himself as the words came out faster than he could think, Morgana blushed and her eyebrows rose up at the comment. "I mean… We don't want to waste the good food, not after all the hard work put into it."

He tried to smile innocently and help himself to some fruit, but Morgana kept eyeing him curiously. 'Nice going Merlin, you've made her feel uncomfortable…'

After his comment they sat in silence for a few moments while they ate, they proceeded to talk about their plans for the day. Well, Morgana's plans and what Merlin would be made to do for Arthur. Time passed fast, faster than Merlin thought possible and before long he found himself late for Arthur.

"I got to go, before Arthur puts me in the stocks for being late." He said as he stood up, Morgana nodded and stood up with him and walked over to the door together.

"Well, if you're in the stocks then I'll see you later when I visit the markets." She giggled softly and Merlin couldn't help but laugh also. "Maybe I should join in."

"Ha! Yeah right my lady, you'd never reach for rotten fruit. Might get your pretty little hands dirty, and your gown… Besides women can't throw." Merlin grinned as he teased her back then found himself rubbing his arm as Morgana hit him. "Ow."

"Is that so? Well I'm sure I'll prove you wrong at some point. Good bye Merlin, I'll see you soon." A devious smirk played on her lips.

"Oh I'm sure you will. Have a good day my lady." Merlin gave her a small mock bow, much to her annoyance and which he just chuckled at then headed out of her chambers and almost ran for Arthur's. He knew Arthur would shout and punish him for being late, but he didn't care as his heart held a newfound hope. 'There is something between us, I'm sure of it! But what now? How do I tell her? Or do I wait for her to speak first? Hmm… Maybe I should probe Gwen for answers.'

Morgana

Morgana gulped as she opened the door to her dark haired visitor, Merlin. She watched with great satisfaction as he looked stunned by his appearance. 'Looks like he's noticed my gown.' She thought with a sense of victory. His eyes were filled with a hunger, those bright blue orbs were filled to the brim with both desire and lust, there was no doubt in her mind of that, she had seen the same look plenty of times before in her own eyes whenever she looked in a mirror while thinking of him.

Neither of them spoke, Merlin was too busy surveying her to talk, and Morgana was more than happy to give him time to take her all in. Despite the fact he was completely taken in by her appearance, it was her that felt weak at the knees as his eyes soaked her up while slowly glancing down. 'His eyes… there's something about those eyes that give him so much power over me… Something that makes me melt like this under his gaze.' She was thankful she had been using the door for support, her legs felt like jelly.

She felt her heart quicken as his eyes fixated on the revealing curves of her breasts which peaked just slightly out of her gown. She felt her cheeks flush as his piercing gaze then made its way down her legs; she shifted slightly as she grew aroused. 'If this was a competition, I think I just lost it.'

Unable to take it anymore and needing a moment to regain her breath and compose herself, she broke the silence. "Good morning Merlin." She said with a smile as she cocked her head to the side.

He immediately came to his senses and seemed ashamed at his behaviour. 'Don't be, now I know there is hope. You're not as immune to… Me, as you had originally led me to believe.' "I err... That is I mean to say-" He had begun to say before stopping. 'Aww he's so cute when he stutters.' "Good morning my lady."

"Come in." Morgana said unable to hide how amusing she found him in his timid state. She reached out and grabbed his arm, pulling him inside. She heard him groan as she closed the door, 'I wonder what that's for? Maybe he's disappointed that he broke eye contact with my body? Hmm wishful thinking I think.'

Smirking to herself she took the lead, moving in front of him and led him to a small table with the platter of food on. Taking the lead hadn't been the result of her trying to be a good host. 'No I got another… show for you, enjoy Merlin.' She thought as her smirk grew, the gown she was wearing showed a fair amount of her back uncovered, and clung tightly to her hips, allowing her to sway them slightly from side to side.

"Did you sleep well my lady?" He asked her in an innocent tone as they reached the table.

She sighed as she took a seat and signalled for him to join her. 'I really wish he'd stop bringing up reminders of our… social differences.'"Really Merlin, you know by now you can drop the formalities when were alone." Morgana said with a roll of her eyes, watching him take the seat opposite her. "But… Yes, I slept well, thank you. Ever since Morgause left me her bracelet… I haven't had a nightmare since."

As if to remind him, she brought up her wrist and shone the healing bracelet in the light. It always fascinated her to look at it; it was more than a pretty adornment. There was something unique and powerful about it, it had succeeded where any of Gaius's remedies had failed, she was sure it had powerful magic. 'But why would Morgause give me such an object? If it is magical then does that mean she's a sorceress? Why did I feel like I know her?' These questions plagued her mind often, and although everyone else seemed to dislike her, Morgana found herself strangely drawn to her, as if there was a powerful underlying bond waiting to be discovered.

Noticing the silence, she finished looking at it and lowered her wrist back down to her lap. "And how about you?"

"Soundly." He made a snorting noise as he answered, any other person making such a noise would make her wrinkle her nose in disgust, but when it came to Merlin, it just added to his charm. "You have no idea how exhausting it is running around after Arthur all day, he can be so demanding at times… Well, all the time." He carried on with a sigh.

She couldn't help but chuckle at his whining and felt the urge to tease him on it. "So just another normal day then, I would have thought you'd be used to it by now. Besides, cleaning can't be that exhausting, Gwen is never so worn out after a day with me." Morgana said cheekily with a smirk.

Merlin looked as if someone had chucked cold water over him. "Cleaning? I wish that's all I had to do! Arthur likes to keep my days varied so I don't get bored, so yesterday I had to aid him and the knights with training... And I was the dummy they practiced on." Morgana tried hard to fight back a giggle as he groaned.

"Aww, poor Merlin." Morgana said, she tried to muster a look of sympathy but was too amused and it showed in her tone and instead just grinned as an idea came to her. 'Hmmm I wonder…' "Do you still ache?"

She didn't wait for his reply as she stood up and slowly walked around to behind where he sat. "Yeah a bit...-" He had begun to say but was stopped when she placed her hands gentle on his tense shoulders. 'Time to answer the question that plagued me earlier, now I can find out how he's built.'

She leaned in close to his ear, fighting back the urge to nibble gently on his ear lobe. "Tell me where you... Ache... Perhaps I can be of... Assistance?" She felt his body stiffen under her hands as she whispered in Merlin's ear, using a low yet seductive tone. She wasn't sure if his body's reaction was a good sign, but while she was… inexperienced with men, she did know enough that a certain… part of the male anatomy required some amount of… stiffness. 'Hopeful thinking… I doubt a single touch from me would get that much of a… reaction from him.'

"I err... You don't have to... It's really not necessary." Merlin had said in reply and Morgana was thankful he couldn't see her face. A furious blush was covering her features as her mind dwelled on certain aspects of his body.

She shook her head trying to push those images away, for now. "Come now I insist!" She kept her voice soft and started to press her fingers into his shoulders, feeling him as she squeezed. "We talk about ways my magic can be used for good... Maybe I have... Healing hands? Won't know till I try, and you're the only one who knows about my magic so…" Her excuse with pitiful she thought, but she didn't care, Merlin was too kind to turn her down. She'd have her way with him, one way or another.

As her fingers trailed to the base of his neck as she massaged he left out a small low moan. 'Now that's exactly what I wanted to hear! I must be doing something right after all.' "I guess… I can't argue with that..." His reply came quietly, her finger's didn't get another moan from him but she saw how his jaw had clenched, as if he was biting down to stop himself. 'You're not fooling me today Merlin, not anymore. I've finally seen and felt how you react to me, let's see how much you can take before you quit resisting.'

She took firm control of the situation; he was completely under her thumb, literally. "Tell me where it... Aches?" She asked him softly, he didn't reply but she knew why, he seemed to be focused on controlling himself. Her hands slowly made their way down both his forearms rubbing and squeezing to get a good feel of them, even through his shirt she could feel the bulge of tense muscle that made up his arms. He was no knight, his arms weren't thick and bulky but they also weren't skinny and bony as you might believe at first glance. He was a happy medium between the two, lean. Her hands moved further down his arms so that he wouldn't notice how much she was molesting his forearms.

Wanting to continue her exploration, she asked another question. "Here? Or..." If he was going to reply, she didn't give him the chance as her hands moved regardless to his back. She rubbed her hands and palms into his back, starting from the top and working her way down slowly, his body was still tense and stiff, perhaps more so than when she first began. She could see the strain increasing in his jawline. 'He's putting up a harder fight then before, he's really not going to give in easy. Oh well, guess I'll have to try harder.'

"Or perhaps here?" Her hands moved around slowly to his chest, pushing down on the fabric as her hands dragged around him. 'If this doesn't break him…' If there was any doubt left in her mind that he was unaffected by her actions, it was soon gone when he started to hum lowly. A smirk played on her lips as her hands began to caress his chest, again she could feel how he was built under the fabric, like his arms his chest was a lean medium build. She could feel the warmth of his skin under his shirt as her hands gently glided over him, feeling every inch of him chest, her fingertips played slyly around his nipples which had a recoiling effect on her own body. She felt her own nipples stiffen as her body grew heated from all this… gratifying exploration, another blush filled her face as her core grew damp with arousal. 'My god… If my body can react like this from just touching him… how will it react when he's touching me… I hope to find out one day.'

Her hands continued to massage his body for a few moments longer, at some point she had unknowingly gotten close to his neck, her lips just inches away from being able to have their first taste of Merlin's warm pale skin. Soon enough she felt she had to stop, her body was reacting too intensely now and if she carried on, there would be no stopping her. Morgana slowly pulled her hands away, happy with what she had learnt, both about his body and how her touch seemed to affect him.

She calmed herself as she made her way back to her seat and looked deep into his eyes. "So… Did that help? Did my hands make you feel better?"

"I… Err yes, I feel… Much better thank you, you're very gifted with your hands." He replied shyly, Morgana felt another surge of triumph as he blushed.

"Glad I could help. Please help yourself to some food; Gwen brought me far too much. Don't want to ruin my figure do I? Also it would be a shame to waste good food." Morgana asked, even although she had learnt a great deal, she wanted more and probed him. Hoping he would pick up on the comment about her figure.

Merlin didn't disappoint as he protested almost immediately. "No we don't want that!" He had almost yelled out. She couldn't help but blush, but she wasn't too sure if he meant her figure or the food as her eyebrows rose up, as if to probe him into elaborating. "I mean… We don't want to waste the good food, not after all the hard work put into it."

Merlin then quickly helped himself to some food as if to back up his comment. Morgana carried on watching him, trying to work out if he was lying or not, for a servant Merlin was a very good liar. 'One day Merlin, I will work you out.'

For a while they sat in silence as they ate, both kept casting glances at the other while they thought the other wasn't looking. More often than not, Morgana saw desire and lust in Merlin's eyes as they talked about what their plans for the day were. They chatted for god knows how long but eventually all good things have to come to an end as Merlin stood up. "I got to go, before Arthur puts me in the stocks for being late." He said, unable to hide her disappointment she merely nodded and joined him, walking over to the door together.

Seeing a chance to tease him, she cast a smirk over at him then said. "Well, if you're in the stocks then I'll see you later when I visit the markets." She felt her heart race as Merlin laughed along with her at the comment. "Maybe I should join in."

"Ha! Yeah right my lady, you'd never reach for rotten fruit. Might get your pretty little hands dirty, and your gown… Besides women can't throw." He teased her back and gave her an adorable grin; with mock annoyance she whacked his lean forearm. "Ow."

"Is that so? Well I'm sure I'll prove you wrong at some point. Good bye Merlin, I'll see you soon." She couldn't help but hope Arthur would put him in the stocks; the fun she could have would be too much to pass up.

"Oh I'm sure you will. Have a good day my lady." He gave her a mock bow and darted off down the corridor.

With a grin she closed the door and headed over to her window and peered out at the waking Camelot. She had learnt much from their short meeting, but the question now was how to use that information and move forward with it. She desired him, he desired her 'I hope', so surely it should be simple. 'Should I just tell him? Or wait for him to say something first? Well one thing is for sure; today is most definitely going to be a good day.'

A/N: I hope you enjoyed the first chapter and that it wasn't too fluff heavy, although if you like fluff you may want to enjoy it while it lasts… because it won't ;) the angst will soon appear. Let me know what you think! ^^

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