Chapter 3
Merlin and Arthur had been sitting outside the cave for a good ten minutes just watching the starts. There was a light breeze that stirred the branches and ruffled their hair. Merlin's eyes were closed as his head leaned against the stone wall taking in the sounds of the night.
Arthur looked over at Merlin studying him. His pale skin that glowed in the moon light, his excruciatingly beautiful features, Arthur remembered Merlin's speed and strength, his gracefulness that no human can possess. It made Arthur wonder about some things.
"Merlin why are humans drawn to vampires not knowing till knowing till its took late?" Arthur asked "It is because most believe the lie, camouflage. Everything about a vampire invites you in, our voice, our face, even our scent. The human won't know their drawn in till it's too late." Merlin paused "But there are some who can resist it and see a vampire for what they truly are. I was one of them who could see behind the lie before I was turned. Then there are others who can see behind the lie but also have another sense when it comes to vampires. They know when a vampire means them no harm and also when to run. You are one of those few people in this world who have that extra sense. That is why you feel safe with me because you know I won't hurt you." Arthur was shocked that he had not noticed that he had known the difference between a vampire that wanted to hurt him and ones that didn't but that brought another question to his mind about Merlin that he had wanted to know since the day he had met him.
"Merlin who changed you I mean what happened?" Arthur saw the pained expression the came across Merlin's face but he answered anyway "I was eighteen when it happened. I lived in Ealdor a small farming village in Estire with my mother and little sister. My nineteenth birthday was in two days. It was a calm night but I could not sleep so I left the house and went to the stables. I was brushing the horses when a scream rang out that I recognized a my little sister. I ran back to the our hut but by the time I got there the vampire had drained my mother and had almost finished with my sister but I had distracted it by running in on it. The last thing I saw in my sisters eyes before the shut forever was love and relief that I was there. I was sure I was going to die that night to but that vampire must have seen something in me that it liked because it knocked me out. The next thing I remember was the pain I begged for death many times that night. When the transformation was complete I was alone. I thought it was still night by how dark the cave was but I could see just fine because I was now a vampire. I ventured outside but when the sun hit my skin I flinched on instinct because I would never have done that before but then I noticed I was not burning and that my skin subtly glowed. I found a pile of ash not far from the cave where he turned me. My maker was dead I was the fifth and last vampire he ever created." Merlin paused for a minute before he carried on "I refused to drink any blood for four days. The my brothers found me we were all a few decades apart. The oldest of us Bran he saw how weak I was, He gave me some of his blood to keep me alive. They taught me how to feed without killing the person unless I wanted to. The first person I drank from was a murderer who had just escaped execution. So I killed him so he could not harm others again. I spent most of my long years alone though I would sometimes be with my brothers. We could all walk in the sun and we were envied for it because it made us stronger. I was the strongest and fasted out of the five of us emotionally and physically.
But then your father found us one by one and killed us till it was just me and Bran left. I saw my brothers execution from the window in that cell. I knew what was coming for me. But then you rescued me and over time you made me want to feel again, you did make me feel again. I could not be more thankful to you for that. So that's my story though the beginnings not that pretty the end of it is the best thing that ever happened to me, you." "Merlin I am sorry that happened to you but I am glad that it brought you to me."
Merlin smiled then they were silent for a while longer till it was three hours before sunrise.
Merlin broke the silence when a growl rumbled through his throat. "Merlin what's wrong?" Arthur knew from the sound of that growl Merlin was not happy "There are two murders two minutes away from here they just escaped Camelot's cells. but don't worry I have a plan for them. I need to feed before I do this and not from you so I don't take any chances on killing you. One of those murderers blood with do just fine. But once the transformation is complete you will need human blood the first time after that if we don't want to we never have to feed on human blood again we can feed off each other I will explain that later. So the second man I will bring here I have ways of keeping him here and you can take him when you wake." Merlin replied "Sounds justified to me they just escaped an execution why not give them another they can't escape." Merlin chuckled at Arthur accepting this so easily the sobered up saying "I want you to go inside the cave and stay there till I get back I don't want to take any chances. I'll be back soon and if you hear anything that is not me that you don't recognize call out to me and I'll come." Arthur nodded and told Merlin to be careful then went into the cave while Merlin went on the hunt."