Sorry guys the last few days have been busy my aunt came up to visit so I have had no time to update I wrote this last night but had no time to post it so I hope you like it. thanks for the great reviews please keep them coming I hope you enjoy the new installment please review and let the show begin.

Chapter 5

Merlin remembered after his transformation was complete the his mind felt trapped in his own body like he was trapped in the blackness of his own mind. He had had to claw his way out of that darkness it would have been easier if he had had something to latch onto a sound, a voice anything that would mean something to him to guide him out. But Merlin had not had that he had been alone but Arthur did, he had Merlin to help him and maybe just Merlin talking to him would help Arthur out of the darkness of his own mind.

"Arthur, I know you feel trapped I went through the same thing but I had nothing to help bring me back I had to fight my way out. You have me listen to my voice, follow it, let it guide you back to me." Merlin paused then smiled saying "Did you know that you're the first person in my life whether I was human or vampire that made me willing to do anything for them including lat down my own life if it meant protecting them. In fifty long years I would never have expected that I would find someone I could love and who loved me in return no matter what I was. twenty years ago if anyone would have told me that I would fall in love with the son of the man who hunted my kind I would have called them crazy and probably of killed them for mentioning it I was not in the best sort of mood back then. Now though I could not be more glad that it happened. I also could never in an eternity thought that you would ever ask me to turn you into the one thing your father hates the most, a vampire, but here we are. I have so much I need to tell you, so much that needs to be done to keep you safe. I promise no one will ever hurt you without killing me first because I can't stand to live my life without you in it. If you die I will surly follow right behind you. But for me to tell you what you need to know and needs to be done before we can even begin our lives together you need to wake up." Just then Arthur groaned but had not woken up quite yet "That it Arthur your almost there, come on back." Arthur eyes finally opened they were a little unfocused for a second because of the last lingering effects of humanity being lifted from them. Then Arthur's eyes focused and a small gasp escaped his lips at how much stronger his senses were and how he could see even the tiniest grain in the rock ceiling above him. Then everything that had happened over the last few days and last night came rushing back to him sat up quickly marveling for a second over the speed of which the movement happened before a bit of panic set in at the thought of Merlin not being there but before he could do anything someone's hand was on his shoulder. his first initial instinct was to flinch away from the contact but before Arthur could do anything he heard Merlin's voice "Arthur it's ok, it's alright, just calm down. I'm right here, no one can harm you." Arthur calmed down almost immediately at the sound of Merlin's voice he looked over to where the voice was coming from and his gaze met with Merlin's cobalt blue eyes and exquisite face. "Merlin?" Arthur had to be sure "Yes it me, your safe." At Merlin's assurance Arthur visibly relaxed.

After a few seconds Arthur felt an intense burning in his throat he wrapped his finger around his throat as if trying to smother the burning sensation from the outside. After a moment he looked at Merlin "Merlin why does my throat burn so bad, it feels like it is on fire?" "Because you are a newborn vampire Arthur, you need blood that is the only thing that will stop the burning from being so intense. It gets more manageable as time goes on. When you first wake up after the transformation is the worst it will ever be. But it will always be there more manageable and after a while you will be able to know when you need to feed and when it is just an annoying sensation that you have to deal with." Merlin explained "Good then thing you caught that murder then right?" Arthur joked weakly Merlin only shook his head with a small smile then Merlin sighed "You just wait here he might as well walk to his execution even if it is only a few feet." "Why don't I just come over there it would be easier would it not?" Arthur asked even though he could smell the man's blood from where he sat and it was driving him crazy as it was and Merlin could see it "Arthur no it would not be I can tell just by looking at you and from my own experience that even being this close to the man is driving you senses crazy. If I let you near him now your instincts will take over and there will be nothing I can be nothing I can do to stop you because you will fight me and you will not even know it because you will be running on instinct not your rational mind. Just trust me alright you are already showing an incredible amount of self control something not usually seen in a newborn vampire, you are one of those rare cases as was I but let's not push it. Let me bring him to you." Arthur nodded knowing Merlin was only had his best interests at heart.

Merlin smiled at Arthur then flitted to the man he had compelled to sleep until Merlin woke him. It amazed Arthur that he could see every movement Merlin made even when he was moving at his full speed as if Merlin were only walking at human pace. Arthur had not believed how weak human sight was until it had been lifted from him as a Vampire. He could see ever muscle in Merlin's body as it moved. He had noticed how Merlin's fangs when retracted still had a small point to them that when he was human had not noticed unless Merlin's fangs clicked out to where they were sharp enough to pierce skin. He could also see everything that was hidden from him before. His sense of smell was also so much stronger, Merlin sent was so inviting, he could smell the mustiness of the cave in a way he could never have done before, he could smell the blood that pumped through the murder's veins but he tried to ignore that as well as the sound of the man's heart beat. Everything was just so much clearer to him than it ever was when he was human and it was amazing to him. He did not understand how such a gift could be considered evil because from what he had seen of vampires before he was turned and what he felt now, he knew his father was wrong he could not understand why his father why he hated vampires so much. Maybe Merlin would know there were so many things he wanted to ask but knew that for the moment it would be better to wait.

Merlin kicked the man in the ribs "Wake up." the man jolted awake and sat up looking at Merlin defiantly. Merlin knew he had told the man to be quiet but he had not put as much compulsion on that as he had everything else so the man could still talk if he chose. "What do you want now you vampire filth? You probably killed the boy in the process didn't you. I know you compelled him to become one of you no one would become a monster willingly. Probably part of the reason your kind is almost wiped from this earth is because you kill anyone you try to change and the other part is Uther is killing you off slowly. I can't wait for Uther to kill you for killing his son at least I can die knowing that." Now Arthur could see that Merlin was pissed, his eyes were reamed read, fangs were sharpening, and his muscles were tensed. Then in one swift movement Merlin his hand around the man's throat with enough pressure to shut him up but still let him breath and a rumbling growl escaped his chest but he made not move to speak. Arthur could tell Merlin was fighting every instinct that was telling him to kill that man right there and then. Arthur forgot his thirst at that moment and time and flitted to Merlin side grabbing his wrist and gently prying his hand off the man's throat . "Merlin don't listen to him. I know what he is doing he is trying to rile you up so you will kill him. He tried to do the same thing to me when I caught him after he murdered those to woman in an ally way, you can't let him. I know you did not compel me to do anything least of all become a vampire, that was my choice and mine alone. Let me take care of him like we planned don't do something out of anger that you will regret." Arthur talked Merlin down out of his rage which worked well. Merlin looked over at Arthur his eyes no longer reamed with red and his fangs no longer sharp, he gave a small smile of thanks to Arthur then he turned back to the man and said calmly "Your lucky he was here I was very close to snapping you neck like a twig. But you will die the way we planned to begin with." Merlin stood then stepped back looking at Arthur "Go ahead Arthur truthfully I am getting tired of his attempts to try to make me kill him so you won't be able to." "How do I-" Arthur trailed off but Merlin knew what he was asking "Don't worry about that it is instinctual you don't need to know how to do it, because you already know how by instinct. Go ahead I be right here." Merlin assured him.

Arthur nodded then grabbed the man by his hair looking into his eyes saying "You killed those two women because you felt slighted now your execution is coming for you even though you tried to escape it. You should have stayed in Camelot and let it happen but you had to try and escape now you die at my hand." with that Arthur wrenched the man's head to the side hard enough to make it hurt. Arthur saw the pulse in the vein in the man's neck and smelled his blood and that was all it took for his own fangs to click out. Arthur sunk his fangs into the man's neck which caused the man's blood to coat his tongue and seep down his throat. It was the most amazing thing Arthur had ever tasted and once he had the first taste he could not stop. Arthur drank greedily from the man who's heart rate had picked up because of his fear. Soon the man's heartbeat was slowing as Arthur drained the man of his blood. Arthur could not believe how amazing it tasted to him nothing Arthur had ever tasted could top this and it scared him a little.

Once the last drop of blood left the man's body Arthur dropped his corpse to the floor. What bothered Arthur was how easy it was to kill him and Merlin seemed to know it bothered him because he said "Arthur it's alright I know it can be frightening the first time seeing how easy it is. I remember how I was terrified of it but something my brother's told me is that it gets easier with time and they taught me how to feed without killing the person. But you never have to do this again if you don't want to because I am here. Only a maker and the one he changed can do this, we never have to feed from human blood again unless we chose to because we can survive of each other's blood. You had to do this, this once because the first taste of human blood finishes the change and seals it if you had not you would have died within days. But you never have to do it again unless you choose to." Arthur replied "Good because I don't want to do that again." "Then you never have to?" Merlin smiled at him which Arthur could not help but return.