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Part 2
The university campuses was crawling with students. Most were milling around, talking to their friends and exchanging stories about their break. Some where hurrying to their classes, already five minuets late. Others were waiting for their classes to end so they could go home for the day. Merlin was one of these people. He was a tall boy, who was skinny with a black hair that stuck in every direction and big ears. He wore a big goofy smile that made his blue eyes light up.
Beside him was his friend Gwaine, a handsome boy, and Freya , a beautiful woman.
"We are out of time for today. I'll see you all next week," the lecture said. Chatter broke out, along with the rustling of paper and pens.
"Remind me why I'm taking this class?" Gwaine grunted as he picked his bag up.
"Because it a core subject," Merlin supplied helpfully. Freya rolled her eyes and Gwaine punched his arm lightly. Merlin glared and shouldered his bag.
They walked out, thanking every god they knew that it was Friday and that their next class wasn't until Tuesday, meaning a long weekend. They walked through the campus, talking about the weekend and what parties there were.
Gwaine and Merlin had met during their first year at University. Of course, Merlin had recognised the man as soon as he saw him, past lives coming back in flashes in his mind. He was surprised of course when Gwaine pulled him into a tight hug. Normally it was only the Magical people who remembered their past lives, of course, it wasn't always the case. Gwen had once remembered.
Merlin had than explained to Gwaine what was happening and why he remembered. Merlin was also surprised to find that Freya was in their class. She hadn't remembered Merlin at first, but Merlin had cast a spell and she had remembered soon enough. The three of them had been inseparable since. They had gotten an apartment together and had been living together for two years now.
They headed on and Gwaine flopped down on the couch. Freya went to her room and unpacked her things. Merlin slouched on the chair.
"You OK?" Gwaine asked, looking at Merlin with concern.
"I feel...tingly," Merlin said honestly. Almost as if something was calling for his magic. He sat up straighter. Gwaine was by his side in an instant.
"What is it?" Gwaine asked. Freya came out, took one look and hurried over to them.
"Someone's calling for my magic. They're looking for me," Merlin said. He had to concentrate, try to block them.
"Who?" Freya demanded. Merlin knew it felt familiar. He got a quick glimpse and then slammed his magic back.
They were gone in an instant.
"Who was it?" Gwaine asked, gripping his shoulder.
"Nimueh," Merlin said, giving a small smile.
"What did she want?" Freya hissed.
"Turn the news on," Merlin said. Gwaine switched the TV on and switched to the news.
The news reader was outside an ally somewhere in London. Yellow tape closed of the ally.
"This is the fourth brutal murder this week. Police are considering a serial killer, but the connection is inconclusive this early in the investigation." she spoke.
"Another murder?" Freya asked.
"Not just any. Magical murder," Merlin said. He sighed.
"So it's happening again?" Gwaine asked.
"It would seem so," Merlin said. "But we don't know what they are after."
"It's obvious isn't it? Aren't the always after Arthur?" Freya asked bitterly.
"Not always. Once they were after Morgana, and a couple of times me," Merlin said, frowning.
"But it's usually Arthur," Gwaine said, a hint of amusement on his face. "I mean, the man does attract bad luck."
"Well, I won't deny that," Merlin grinned. They chuckled but Freya didn't look amused. She was still sore about the first time where Arthur had killed her. Merlin had explained to her many times before that it was an accident. Freya hadn't been around for a while and Merlin was always grateful when she did appear.
"So it's starting again," Freya said, effectively making Merlin and Gwaine stop laughing. Merlin sighed.
"Yes. But we knew that when you remembered," Merlin said.
"Any idea who is behind it?" Gwaine asked, going to the kitchen. He came back with some biscuits. Merlin took one and took a bite.
"No. I would need to speak to Morgana or Nimueh to figure that out," Merlin said thoughtfully. "I suppose that why Nimueh is looking for me."
"So she remembers this time," Freya said, looking nettled.
"Most magical people do," Merlin said. "Gaius only hasn't remembered a few times."
"How nice for him," Frey said dryly. Merlin rolled his eyes.
"We are going to have to meet," Merlin said. He grinned. "I haven't seen Gaius in ages."
Freya smiled along Gwaine.
"I've been trying to find him. Usually he ends up being a teacher of mine." Merlin said thoughtfully.
Merlin took a piece of paper and quickly scrawled a note. Merlin leant back and his eyes flashed gold. The paper started to burn and curled until it disappeared in smoke.
"Now what?" Freya asked.
"We wait," Gwaine answered and stole another biscuit.
Arthur watched with fascination as Nimueh leaned over the bowl, apparently seeing that he couldn't see. He jumped slightly (not that he would admit it) when she flinched reeling back and nearly falling backwards over her chair. If Gaius hadn't reached out and grabbed the chair she would be flat on the floor. Her eyes were blue again, no longer gold.
"What happened?" Uther demanded.
"Merlin is what happened," Nimueh snapped, looking angry. "He sensed me searching for him, which I wanted. He slammed me shut before I could get a location."
"He blocked you?" Gaius asked, a smile tugging at his lips. Nimueh glared at him.
"One of these years he will get rid of his mistrust," Nimueh said, huffing.
Gwen jumped and gave a gasp as a fire started in the middle of the table. The fire seemed to be going backwards and paper began to reveal it's self. The fire burned it's self out and the paper sit in the middle of the table, completely perfect.
Nimueh snatched it up, as if it was the most normal thing in the world, while everyone else stared in shock. Nimueh was scowling.
"Merlin has agreed to meet with us," Nimueh said. "He'll come to us."
"How will find us?" Ygraine asked, over her shock.
"Magic," Nimueh answered, distractedly. "He'll be able to sense Arthur. I'm surprised you haven't met sooner than today."
"He'll be able to sense me?" Arthur asked, desperately trying to understand everything that was happening today.
"You are the reason why Merlin has magic," Gaius explained while Nimueh stood up. "Your destiny are so entwined it is impossible to see where one starts and where one ends."
"It's always been that way," Gaius continued. "His magic is as much as his as it is yours."
Arthur didn't know how to respond. What he needed now was a strong drink and to go to bed and act like this day had never happened.
"Do you have many herbs here?" Nimueh asked, suddenly.
"No not many," Ygraine answered.
"I'll be back," Nimueh said and she swept out of the room without a backwards glance.
"I need a drink," Uther sighed and got up and went to the kitchen. Arthur ran a hand through his hair. Lance didn't know what to do. Gwen and Morgana were looking at each other.
"I believe you," Morgana said to Gaius. He smiled.
"Of course. You were always quick to accept. I expected this time to be no different," Gaius chuckled. Morgana smiled.
"It's nice to understand my dreams now," Morgana said. Gaius nodded.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner. I wanted to wait and see if the threat was against any of you before."
"The threats aren't always against me?" Arthur asked. Gaius shook his head.
"See Arthur, the world does not revolve around you," Morgana smirked. Gwen covered her mouth to stop a giggle but it slipped through. Arthur glared at them both.
"Shut up, harpy," Arthur snapped. Morgana sneered back.
"Both of you stop," Uther snapped, coming back with a scotch in his hand. They stayed silent.
"I swear, Gaius, if this is some joke..." Uther growled, letting the threat hang in the air.
"I'm not joking," Gaius said firmly. Uther looked him over and finally nodded.
Not much was said on the subject. Nimueh returned an hour later, a shopping back full of ingredients.
"Merlin shall be here soon," Nimueh said, heading to the kitchen. Arthur suddenly felt nervous and giddy. Everyone else had sat up straighter, eager to see the famous Merlin.
Gwaine whistled as the stood out side a house, which looked to be a mansion.
"Why must Arthur always get the good luck?"
"Destiny," Freya said mockingly which caused them all to grin. Merlin was practically humming, his magic eager to escape and greet Arthur. Both of them had missed him so much. Merlin was having a hard time controlling himself.
"Ready?" Freya asked. Merlin nodded enthusiastically. Gwaine chuckled and Merlin pouted.
Freya knocked.
"I'll go first and warn them, shall I?" Gwaine asked, amused. Merlin glared.
Arthur wasn't sure what to expect but he didn't expect a blue orb to suddenly appear in front of him and start bobbing around him like an excited puppy. Gaius snorted with laughter and start chuckling. Nimueh looked highly amused. Arthur leant back but it still bounced around. There was knock on the door and Ygraine went to answer it again.
She came back quickly with a handsome man. He had long dark hair.
"Hi, I'm Gwaine. Just want to warn you-" he started but spotted the blue orb hanging around Arthur and burst out laughing. He doubled over and slapped his kneed. Arthur frowned.
"Oh, that's priceless," Gwaine laughed. "I'll go get Freya and Merlin."
Gwaine disappeared and then quickly came back with a girl and another boy.
Merlin was wearing a goofy grin and was not at all what Arthur expected.
But that was the least of his problems. Merlin had only taken a few steps in when everything that was glass exploded. Shards of glass suddenly were suspended in mid air. The remains of Uther's drink were droplets suspended frozen in mid air.
Everyone was shocked. Gwaine and the girl Freya doubled over in laughter. Nimueh was chuckling along with Gaius. Merlin frowned and the tips of his ears went red.
"Shut up," he growled. Arthur watched as his eyes flashed gold and the shards of glass zipped back into their original place. Uther's drink retuned too.
"I suppose that wasn't as bad as last time," Gaius said amused and pulled Merlin into a hug.
"How did you find Gawaine and Freya?" Gaius asked.
"Gawaine already knew. We met at University. I cast a spell on Freya to remember," Merlin explained. Gaius looked surprised.
"You remembered?" He asked Gwaine. He nodded, looking smug.
Merlin looked around the room. Gwaine and Freya and stood up straighter next to Merlin.
"King Uther," Merlin mumbled and they bowed. Uther was taken aback but gave a small smile.
"Lady Morgana," Merlin said and they bowed again. Morgana smiled and inclined her head.
"Queen Ygraine, Queen Guinevere," Gwaine said and they bowed again.
They turned to Arthur. They bowed deeply.
"King Arthur."
Arthur looked at them eyes wide.
"Thank you for coming so quickly," Nimueh said. Merlin shrugged.
"I'm surprised out paths didn't cross more quickly. Gaius, your usually a teacher of mine."
"Yes, I was surprised too," Gaius mused. "But we found each other."
"We always do," Merlin grinned and his eyes flickered to Arthur.
"Sorry about he glass," Merlin mumbled sheepishly. "My magic missed you."
"Missed me?" Arthur said slowly. Merlin grinned and nodded.
Gwaine snorted and Merlin glared at him and elbowed him.
"So you're Merlin?" Arthur asked.
"Yes."
Arthur looked Merlin him up and down, clearly unimpressed.
"You're the great Merlin?" Arthur asked again, just to be sure. Uther looked doubtful.
Merlin rolled his eyes.
"Your a prat in every life time aren't you?" Merlin sighed. "Yes, I am Merlin."
"But legends-" Arthur started.
"Are a huge game of Chinese whispers that got changed every time it was mentioned." Merlin interrupted.
"I'm sure Arthur is just surprised," Morgana said, shooting him a glare. "It's a lot of information to take in at once."
"No, I'm sure he's just being himself, a prat as usual," Merlin grinned.
"Oi! You can't talk to me like that," Arthur growled.
"Sorry, sire," Merlin said sarcastically.
"I could have you arrested and a night in jail," Arthur growled.
"I miss the stocks," Merlin said thoughtfully, a dreamy look on his face. Arthur rolled his eyes and threw his hands up.
"Could you get rid of the ball?" Arthur cried, pointing to the blue orb that was still hanging around him. Merlin blushed.
"Sorry," and his eyes flashed gold and it disappeared.
Gaius shook his head.
"It's nice to see that some things never change," Gaius said, smiling at Merlin. He grinned sheepishly in return.
"We need to find out who is causing these deaths," Nimueh said, breaking up the bickering.
"Right. Do you have any idea's?" Merlin asked. Arthur rolled his eyes.
"Would they be here if the did?" Arthur said. Merlin glared.
"I was just asking," Merlin huffed not looking at Arthur.
"We have no leads," Gaius answered. Merlin nodded.
Nimueh, Gaius and Merlin all turned to Morgana. She looked at them surprised.
"Yes?"
"You may know," Gaius said.
"May know what?" Morgana asked, confused.
"Who is behind the murders," Merlin said.
"Me? If I did I would of said something and put the bastard behind bars!" Morgana snapped, offended by their accusations.
"You misunderstood," Gaius said, quickly reassuring her.
"Your dreams," Merlin said. "Are visions. They are not always clear, right?"
"That's right," Morgana said, surprised.
"They just need to be decrypted . What have you been dreaming of lately?" Merlin asked.
Arthur was, slightly impressed. It was clear that Merlin knew Morgana. She seemed surprised too.
"Mostly darkness. The feeling of nothing. It's terrifying," Morgana said quietly. Gwen wrapped an arm around her and Morgana leaned into the touch.
Merlin nodded.
"OK. Nothing concrete yet, but I'm sure they will come into light," Merlin said.
"We should start training as soon as possible," Nimueh said. Merlin nodded.
"I agree. How's tomorrow?"
Merlin looked to Uther. He drew himself up, puffing out his chest, showing an air of confidence.
"Training for what?" Uther asked.
"Against anything," Merlin said.
"Tomorrow." Uther agreed.
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