Disclaimer: this fic is co-written by Angry Email and Gonril123. We only own our OCs

Merlin is owned by people who are not us, with a lot more money. No money is being made from this and no infringement is intended, so don't sue us.

Pairings: Merlin/OC, Arthur/OC, yup we are overwriting the a large chunk of the legend, because we can, kinda written for laughs though. Also the ocs are kinda self inserts.

Rated T because of upcoming events.

Don't like, don't read, simple as that.

In terms of the story this is set a three months after the events of the first three chapters,

~Defineinteresting~

Chapter 4

"Goodnight Lady Cassandra" Gwen said as she left for the night.

Luna, Cassandra's cat, purred quietly in a wooden box, lined with an old blanket, near the bed, the silver blue cat was grooming the three tiny, black, blue and white kittens, Luna had given birth to only a few nights before.

Lady Cassandra listened to the purr as she drifted off, her her eyes flickered gold for a second, she was about to walk into someone's dream.

Cassandra had little control over who's dreams she walked in, it was random chance that she even dream-walked that when she slept in the first place, and it was random chance who's dream she walked into.

She was happy that when she was dream-walking she couldn't be seen by the dreamer, she was just a watcher like they were.

Cassandra was relieved to find that the dream belonged to her twin, but she soon was wishing it wasn't.

Isabella was in her room, sleeping, when there was a knock on the door, before the light from the hall shone onto her face, causing her to wake slightly.

Arthur entered with a rose, she sighed as he leaned in and kissed her, before he lay down, holding Isabella in his arms, kissing her, passionately.

Cassandra woke with a start as she pulled away from her sister's rather 'private' dream.

She hadn't been the only one noticing her twin's growing affection for the prince, but Isabella had always denied it.

This dream was confirmation of her sister's feelings for the prince, Cassie knew she had to confront her sister about this as soon as she found the right moment. She restrained a giggle at the thought of her twin's expression when she confronted Izzy about this.

She looked around, realizing it was still dark, and quickly became comfortable again and went back to sleep.

Cassandra didn't wake up until morning, she dressed in a simple, but pretty green and blue dress, colours of her home kingdom, Grandiel, fighters from all over the different kingdoms would be coming to fight in this tournament.

Cassie would be watching, she didn't want to, watching men beat, potentially kill each other in the arena was something that put her gift into overdrive.

Her magic was mostly in her healing skills, which was partly why Luna stayed with Cassie for so long, even came to Camelot with her.

Cassie had found her and Midnight as kittens, weak from hunger and injured, she nursed them back to health, partially with her gift.

Her father seemed to understand Cassie's wish to help people, he said she got that from her mother.

Cassie's thoughts saddened at the thought of her mother, she had left when Izzy and Cassie had only been three.

Father had told them she had gone to help her people, the druids, and Cassie hoped her mother could have been there for more of her life.

She had very few memories of her, her strongest was the day she had left.

Cassie remembered her father's reassuring words that she would be back, but she didn't, and that upset Cassandra more than even Isabella understood. She felt like she had been betrayed.

She pushed the thoughts to the back of her mind as she left her chamber and walked down to the arena to see the fighters for the opening ceremony.

She took her seat next to her sister, and looked out on all the different faces of the competitors, and her face paled at the sight of a face she hadn't seen in years.

It belonged to her older half brother, Matthew, who had tried to kill her and Izzy before he was banished.

His mother had died when Matt was a child, their father, Richard had married a Druid woman, and she had had Cassie and Izzy.

When the twins rose in favour in their father's eyes, Matthew tried to kill his half sisters, but was caught.

He had been banished from the kingdom, but Cassie knew he was still hungry for the throne, she didn't want to rule anyway, she just wanted to help people.

Cassie didn't know why their father had given her the throne, at this point all she cared about was the lives of her friends and that of her sister.

She quickly left the stands after the first fight had begun, she didn't wish to see men fight and die at the hand of her half brother who had tried to take her life in the past.

Merlin chased after her, Lady Cassandra was his friend and she would never leave the stands before the end of a match unless she had a good reason to.

She was crying too, and her face was pale, she looked like she had seen a ghost.

"What is it?Merlin asked

"My half brother, Sir Matthew is here"

"Isn't that good"

Cassandra shook her head, before responding he's tried to kill me and Izzy, he was banished from my father's kingdom because of this, he's probably trying to kill us again"

"Why"

"His mother died, and he wasn't happy when Father married mine and Izzy's mother, and when he started favouring Izzy and I over him, he got jealous and tried to end our lives, I fear he might try again"

"I have to warn the Prince Arthur, he'll tell the king"

"Don't, please,"

"Why, if he's threatened you and your sister in the past, the prince and the king have a right to know"

"I know,"

"Then why don't want any help"

"Merlin, Please be quiet, I really don't want to talk about this right now. Cassandra replied before she raced off, tears still streaming down her cheeks

"Lady Cassandra, waitMerlin called after the Lady Cassandra, but she was out of earshot, Merlin chased after her

"I fear for my life" She whispered, Cassie knew Merlin could hear her. She wouldn't let something like that slip unless she trusted them.

Cassie trusted Merlin, she was starting to have feelings for him, but she keeping them hidden as she knew it could never be.

"Please, let me tell Arthur"

"Okay"she replied with a whisper.

Merlin nodded once, before he rushed off as he heard his name being called.

"Lady Cassandra feels she is being threatened by one of the competitors, Sire" Merlin reported,

"Who is threatening her, Merlin" Prince Arthur asked

"Sir Matthew

"Formerly Prince Matthew, of Grandiel?
Her half brother, the same half brother that threatened to kill his half sisters is here for the Tournament

"Yes, Sire"

"I must tell my father" Prince Arthur replied,

"Why have you summoned the court"

"I fear one of the competitors has threatened Lady Isabella and Lady Cassandra in the past and there is a high chance he will do so again" Prince Arthur said after the court had gathered

"Which competitor?" King Uthur hoped it wasn't the twins' half-brother, that story was known throughout the kingdoms.

"Sir Matthew"

"Send guards to arrest him."

Isabella heard someone come in and she continued to ignore them, until she was faced by her brother, a dagger at her throat, her weapons out of reach of her hand.

She cursed quietly to herself for setting them down in the first place, as she heard someone else enter.

At this time there was only two people it could be, Gwen, or Cassie, when her twin spotted Cassie's shocked expression, she knew that Cassie wouldn't have her knife.

Matthew read her sister's frightened expression and pushed the knife a little closer to his half sister's throat, drawing a thin line of blood around the edge of the knife.

"Give me the throne, you sweet innocent Cassie will watch you die, before she dies next" He hissed

"It's not mine to give" Izzy replied,

"She's right, it's not" Cassie replied,

" You're lying" their half brother replied,
"Your magic is telling you I'm not, and I've never been a good liar."

"Who is the heir?"

"I am" Cassie replied, expecting her half brother would turn and try to kill her, instead of Izzy.

Her brother only repeated his threat,

"Give me your right to the throne, or you will watch your beloved twin die"

"I give you might right to the throne" Cassie said, honestly "It should be yours, you just shouldn't have tried to kill us, then we wouldn't be here"

Arthur burst in with a small group of knights,

"Sir Matthew, you are under arrest for threatening the Wards of Camelot"

"Don't, it's okay now" Cassie replied, "He will not threaten Lady Isabella and I anymore" before she hugged her older half brother, she had missed him. "Nice to see you, Matt"

"You would make a good queen, both of you will" Matthew before he left the room, and readied his things to leave Camelot.

That night Cassie wrote a letter to her father, telling him about what had happened, and the choice she had to make.

Dear Father,

Life in Camelot is interesting, I have learned a lot just in the almost four months since you left us in King Uther Pendragon's care.

Over the past three days there has been an open tournament, and as one of the competitors I was surprised to see Matt.

He threatened Izzy, thinking that she, being the elder out of her and I, was next in line for your throne.

I give my right to the throne to him, to stop him from killing her,

Please don't be mad, for it is only right, Matt is your rightful heir.

I hope to see you soon,

Your loving daughter

Cassandra

She carefully folded it up, she would send it to her father at dawn with the help of a dove her father had been using to send messages to her and Izzy.

Cassie blew out the candle, before settling down to sleep.

Luna's soft purring soon had the former heir to the Grandiel throne drifting off to sleep, just before they closed the flickered gold for a split second, she was about to dreamwalk. This dream was almost identical to Isabella's, but this was from the another point of view, Prince Arthur's point of view.

Arthur knocked on the door before he opened it, the light from the hall shone onto Isabella's face, causing her to wake slightly, She breathed his name in her semi-awake state.

He entered with a rose, she sighed as he leaned in and kissed her, before he lay down, holding Isabella in his arms, kissing her, passionately.

~Ohgodohgodwe'reallgonnadie~

Yep, Cassie has magic, but it is pretty limited, same with Izzy's.

Cassie's magical talents are healing and dreamwalking.

Isabella's magic is only really weak telepthay, and even weaker telekinesis, unless she is in a fury state, which is another story for another day :D

Points to anyone who 'gets' the movie reference in the little ~ at the start and end of the chapter.

sorry this chapter took so long too!