Again sorry for the big gaps between these. I have just been so busy these last few wees with coursework that there hasn't been any time to think about anything else. And I keep forgetting about this. Sorry.

Anyway my coursework is out of the way now and here I am with this.

Now I could have carried this one on for a bit but I think I have finished it in a good place.

I forgot to mention last time as well that all these 'You could be sad about your OTP but consider ...' stories as being part of the same story line.

Prompts are still open and are welcomed as I only have three more of these left. Or otherwise I will have to find another prompt sort of thing, like this one.

Title: Cat

Characters: Merlin, Morgana

Paring: Mergana

Word Count: 573

Summary: You could be sad about your otp but consider one inexplicably bringing home an animal and refusing to drop it at the shelter so they and the other have to take care of it

Meow

Merlin turned around as he pulled out his headphone from his ear. He was sure that he had heard something. He sighed as he saw nothing. It had been a last few days. So much that he was now hearing things. He shock his head before going to replace his headphone.

Meow

His head turned straight to where the noise had come from and crouched down to see the small white kitten hiding underneath the bin.

"What are you doing under there?" Merlin said to the creature.

The kitten seemed unsure and just meowed at him again.

"Are you lost? Do you know where you home is?" He held out his hand to the kitten. "Come on, come out from under there."

The kitten got braver and braver and Merlin smiled at he felt it's wet nose brush against his fingers.

"Shall we see if you have a collar?" He said as his brushed his knuckles of the top of the kitten's head to stop at it's neck to find no collar. It was probably a long shot anyway. Not many cats did have collars.

He was at a bit of a loss. He couldn't leave the poor thing there but their landlord had a strict rule about no pets.

"Come on mate. At least you will have somewhere safe to sleep tonight."

Do we have any fish at home? M x

Morgana read over Merlin's text as she waited for him to come home. It confused her to no end. Why was he asking whether they had fish in the house. She looked up as she heard the door and was about to asking him what the hell was going on when she saw the white kitten, attempting to hide in his jacket.

"I don't think anyone saw him … or her." Merlin said.

"Merlin, he or she is adorable. Shame we can't keep it." She said as she stroked it's head.

"What the landlord doesn't know, won't hurt him."

"Merlin, my step father is our landlord."

"And I am sure you can work some of your magic."

"I don't actually have him wrapped round my little finger like most people think."

Merlin scoffed. "I beg to differ. Just look at him Morgana."

"We will take him to a shelter." She said, keeping her eyes fixed on Merlin.

"Or you try talking to Uther about it? If you won't speak to Uther about it, I will get Arthur to speak to him about it."

Morgana allowed her eyes to wonder to back to the kitten, who she had been idly petting. "Fine I will talk to Uther about it. Don't get too attached. Uther will take it to the shelter himself."

Merlin just smiled at her before undoing the zip on his coat. "Here you go Aithusa. Your new home."

"Aithusa?" Morgana looked at him amazed. "You have already grown attached."

"It just suited him or her."

She just shock her head at him. She might be mocking him but deep down, she wanted the same. She wanted to keep the kitten. They would still have to take the kitten to the vets to make sure that it wasn't microchipped or something, but Morgana was very happy to drop next to Merlin on the sofa as Aithusa made him or herself at home by lying in between them.