Creep
Merlin woke up with a smile on his face.
Morgana didn't hate him for what he had done and they were well on their way to repairing their relationship.
Merlin thought over what was said last night.
Morgana had never put down the fact that she loved him and to Merlin this felt great.
He knew he was going to have a goofy grin on all day but he couldn't help it.
"Morning Gaius." He said as he left his room.
Gaius caught straight onto Merlin's mood. "What have you done?"
Merlin sat down and looked up at Gaius. "Me? Done something? What makes you think that?" He finished it off with a smile.
"That smile makes me very suspicious."
"It shouldn't. I am back, Gaius. I have managed to destroy the poison. Do I need any other reason to be happy?"
Gaius face dropped then turned into a smile. "I knew you could do it my boy." "
I just had to get close to Morgana to work out what had happened to me then I looked through her books to find out how to reverse it. It was easier enough. I mean how could something so dark take over the light."
Gaius smiled. "It's good to have you back."
"It's good to be back."
Gaius turned around, just missing Merlin's eyes turning black.
Merlin walked to Morgana's that night.
He didn't want Agravaine knowing that Morgana had seen him. Well it was more Morgana but he could understand why. The guy had tried to kill him a number of times.
The walk was a long one but it was one that Merlin enjoyed.
He thought over all the words that Morgana had said to him. They were words of love and the want for him back.
He had never really felt wanted before, even in Ealdor. Everybody else's hate for him seemed to way out the want of him mother and Will.
Will was too young to die and it was because of Merlin's what would his mother think of him if she could see him now.
She would be disappointed with him. But would she be more disappointed if she found out that he made Morgana who she is?
Arthur was a good man and the number of times that Morgana said that he was a better man than his father, had obviously left her. He was a better man and Merlin still had to protect him.
"Merlin"
The words were screamed through his head.
Merlin looked up and saw the clearing in front of him.
He knew that he wasn't far from the entrance to the valley of the fallen kings but it meant going through this clearing if he didn't want to add another hour to his journey.
He had to go through it at any cost. "
What have you done Merlin?"
Merlin couldn't see the Great Dragon so took his chances and ran.
"Are you trying to run away from me Merlin?"
Merlin had made it not a quarter of the way through when a fire ball was aimed at him. He only just managed to dodge it.
"Destiny has changed. What have you done?"
Another fire ball came down when he didn't reply again. "
Merlin, you are trying my patience. I cannot allow you to see her. This has got to stop."
When Merlin was halfway across the dragon landed.
"Tell me Merlin what have you done?" Merlin looked up at the beast.
"What is it to you? I didn't call you." Killgharrah didn't look impressed. "
You have upset destiny."
Merlin's eyes turned black. "No I haven't. I may have infested this body but Morgana was the one to put it in. She didn't know the effect it would have on the great Emrys. For someone so strong you held him back old friend."
"I am no friend of yours." Killgharrah said.
"So you admit that you were holding Emrys back. We were friends once. We were born at the same time." Killgharrah stood there.
"Let me through and maybe I will be gentler with the young warlock. I still need him. His love for Morgana is very … very pleasant. Well especially as she feels the same way. Together we will rule the world."
The dragon remained quiet.
"Something got your tongue."
Killgharrah rose up in the air.
"I hope you are happy. You are going to destroy Albion."
"Oh no Killgharrah." Merlin said as his eyes changed back. "We will make it."
The dragon flew away and Merlin ran across the clearing. He had wasted a lot of time due to the dragon.
Morgana paced back and forth.
Agravaine thought that she was thinking but she was waiting for Merlin.
He had promised her that he would be here.
What if he couldn't get out of Camelot? What if he got lost? I wouldn't put it past him. He can trip over his own feet. What if he has? What if he has got into the hands of bandits? What if …
Morgana's thoughts were disturbed but the door opening. "
Sorry, Arthur needed me for every job under the sun before I could leave."
Morgana smiled at Merlin. "Just glad you could be here."
Agravaine stood up. "What is he doing here?"
Morgana turned to him. "He cannot be trusted. I know that now. But Arthur won't tell you all his secrets. I told you when we captured Merlin before I placed the fomorroh in him, that Arthur was fond of the boy. Arthur will tell Merlin everything. You can only get a limited amount of information."
Agravaine glared at Merlin.
"Right so we will put the Lancelot plan into place next. Arthur is strong at the moment and we need to weaken him."
Merlin cleared his throat.
Agravaine hardened his gaze.
"Merlin?" Morgana said.
"Arthur went out shopping today. You know him better than me and I know that he only goes into town to go to the blacksmiths and he would usually send me to do that. So I followed him. He went to a goldsmith."
Morgana chuckled. "So he plans on marrying Gwen."
Agravaine moves his gaze to Morgana.
It was never Gwen, it was always the serving girl as Merlin was the serving boy. No names made it easier to detach from past feelings and memories.
"It seems so."
Agravaine spoke before Merlin could. "Then we should put the plan into action as soon as possible. Preferably before he asks for her hand."
"No wait for him to." Merlin said.
Agravaine walked up to Merlin until they were less than a meter apart.
"Why? What good will that do?" "
Arthur will want a celebration like his father did for his mother. You must remember it, Gaius told me you were part of it. A jousting competition. Wait until then, make Lancelot one of the participants. Surprise not only Gwen but Arthur as well."
Morgana felt the tension in the room.
"Good Merlin, you can leave now."
Merlin turned to Morgana and nodded before swiftly leaving.
Merlin could see that Agravaine had been watching them as the cloth over Morgana's windows were pulled over to one side. He watched as Agravaine had done to him.
"Why did you do that?" Morgana said to Agravaine.
"You cannot trust him!" Agravaine shouted at her.
"I do not trust him. I am asking him for information." Morgana said back.
Agravaine advanced on her. "You are letting your guard down. You called the serving girl Gwen. You have let your emotions take hold and it is all because of him. You are stronger than this."
Morgana backed away until she hit the wall however it meant Agravaine was almost on top of her.
"I want you to leave." Morgana said as her strength was leaving her.
"No, I should have done with ages ago."
Agravaine pushed himself against her and kissed her roughly.
Morgana could feel him pulling up the skirts of her dress but didn't know how to stop him.
Morgana closed her eyes as she felt so out of control at that moment.
Then her body got lighter and colder.
Morgana opened her eyes to see the back of Merlin.
"What do you think you are doing?" Agravaine bellowed at him.
Morgana could see that Merlin had tensed slightly at his words.
"I think that you should do as she says and leave." Merlin said calmly.
Morgana moved away from the wall and stood a little to the right. She wanted to see.
Agravaine could see Morgana enough to speak to her.
"Are you going to allow him to speak to me like that? I am a lord."
Morgana was going to answer but she could tell that Merlin would say everything she needed to.
"Are you going to speak like that to her? She is a lady and my mistress." Merlin stepped forward so that he was invading Agravaine's personal space but also hiding Morgana again. "If you ever try something like that again, I will annihilate you. Got that?"
Merlin did have to show any of his power before Agravaine thought it best to leave.
Morgana saw Merlin relax.
"Thank you."
Merlin turned to look at her smiling."No problem. Are you alright?"
Morgana sighed. "You would probably see through me won't you?" "
Maybe."
"Stay with me please." Morgana said as the last of her strength left her.
Merlin walked to her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Of course I will. Morgana, I promise that I will always be here to protect you no matter what."
Morgana smiled in Merlin's arms but didn't wish to say anything. The way that she was hugging him showed her thanks.
