chapter2

Merlin was very uncomfortable sitting next to Uther in the limo. He felt bad enough not even glancing at Arthur when he passed him. The way the blonds voice was, so loving and caring. Merlin heard it, Merlin heard the worried crack in his loves voice. Arthur was tough but Merlin was sure he might cry himself to sleep tonight. If he even fell asleep.

Now Merlin was smashing himself towards the other side of the limo trying to get as far away from Uther Pendragon. What was the point of that? He would be living with the older...old man now. Who knew what Uther would force him to do now that he had a way to use him without Merlin being able to object.

He brought one hand to his almost five month old belly and the other to his mouth but it couldn't stop the sob from escaping.

Uther looked towards him and his brows narrowed. "Stop." He said low.

Merlin only cried harder.

"I said st..." Uther growled low then reached up and pushed a small button that brought up a small window between them and the nosy driver who kept glancing back.

When they had no more audience, Uther grabbed Merlin's arm in a bruising grip. "Don't make me angry. You know how I get when I'm angry." Uther threatened. "And don't think you're going to get away with that little stunt you pulled. Trying to kill yourself has only made me angrier. You just wait until we get home." He said low.

Merlin lowered his head slowing down his cries and held his breath trying to stop, but it was no use. He burst out once more, and that's when Uther sent the punch to his fragile face with his meaty fist. Merlin's head fell against his side of the door, where he passed out cold.

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Arthur wasn't done pacing and he was really giving Morgana a headache. The woman was sitting on a black couch inside a really good-looking apartment.

Of course, that was because Arthur had got the apartment for Merlin and himself. Now that Morgana wasn't getting along with Uther he was going to have her stay with him until they got Merlin back.

The blond stopped pacing. "Here's what we're going to do. We're going to hire our own lawyers and use them to get Merlin out of his hands." He didn't wasn't to use Uther's name, he didn't even want to think it.

"Then what?" Morgana sniffled. She shook her head. "By the time we get Merlin back out he'll be more broken than he already is."

Arthur finally threw himself to sit on the couch with his head in his hands. He shook his head angrily. "I can't believe Merlin had five minutes of laughter and like that, they were gone."

Morgana wiped her eyes with her hands. "How could he do this? What made him want Merlin so much? Sure Merlin is beautiful, but he's so..."

"Young." Arthur finished.

Morgana slowly nodded. "Yeah." She said low. She took a deep breath. "How are we going to get Merlin out?"

Arthur pulled his head away from his hands and looked down at the wood flooring. "We kill Uther." He said low.

Morgana managed a small scoff.

Arthur's blue eyes trailed to his sister's, suddenly looking very dark. "I'm serious."

Morgana's tiny smile faded.

A/N: Small chapter. Sorry, I'm, nursing an annoying cold for the past four days and I seem to be getting worse instead of better and I want to update at least three stories today. I might come back to this one today if I can't think of chapters for the others.

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