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Disclaimer: This is so unnecessary. I don't own Merlin. Isn't that obvious?

CHAPTER 6: LEAVING ANGEL

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Morgana knew she was dreaming; she had a lot of nightmares these days and slowly grew accustomed to awake with a scream that had come from herself.

Nonetheless she was terrified during every single dream, fearing she would never awake.

Tonight was especially horrible.

Morgana was currently flying through pitch black clouds, they were as cold as ice and Morgana couldn't control where she was flying. In the distant, she heard she growl of thunder and a lightning enlightened the sky for a split second. She wished it hadn't.

For less than a second Morgana had seen a gigantic rock right in front of her and she knew she was going to crash into it. Her eyes being tightly shut, she awaited the pain that was sure to come. When it didn't come, she slowly peeked one eye open and instantly cursed herself for it. The rock was mere inches away from her face and Morgana couldn't suppress a scream escaping her trembling lips. But she suddenly stopped flying and it took her a moment to realize that her wings were gone.

Where they had been before, a pain greater then she had ever felt before consumed her skin. Another scream, much louder than the previous, left her mouth as Morgana grabbed the rock in front of her in pain. Her nails broke and blood was coming from her delicate fingers.

Morgana knew she was going to fall, but when it happened, it was way more horrible than she had imagined. It felt as if cold hands were ripping at her skin, tearing out her hair and pushing the air from her lungs. Morgana wanted to scream, but there was no air left to do so, so she settled for trashing her limbs through the air, trying to distract herself from the pain in her back.

Suddenly the hard ground met her back and Morgana's whole body felt like it was on fire. She looked down her body and saw blood leaking from her legs; one was bent in a disgusting angle. Morgana felt salty tears stream down her cheeks and she wished she would die already. But she knew this dream wasn't over yet so she just lay there, waiting for the terrible final.

Suddenly, she heard laughter. It was mocking and it was directed towards her. A familiar figure came walking towards her. Uther. Her father. He was laughing with a maniac smile on his face and a torch in his hand. He slowly lowered it to the ground and Morgana realized with horror that the ground she was lying on was made out of wood. "Stop…" she whispered weakly, but Uther didn't even hear it. It felt so hot, unbearingly hot. Morgana screamed at the flames consumed her body, her lungs began to fill with smoke and she could no longer breathe. It felt like someone was stabbing her chest with a dagger and Uther just stood there and continued to laugh. After a while, more people joined him. Arthur; his friends, that once had been her friends too; Gwen, she once had been like a sister to her; the guy with the raven hair and the azure blue eyes; the people from her college and at last even Morgause and Mordred. She was all alone… All alone… Alone…Alone…...Alone….….Alone….

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With a scream, Morgana awoke. It was only a dream, only a dream. Morgana raised a trembling hand to her cheeks and brushed the streams of salty tears away.

"Morgana? What's wrong?" Mordred hesitantly entered the dark room, his eyes resting on the shaking figure that was curled up in the king sized bed.

Morgana vehemently shook her head, her pale hands gripping the sheets until her knuckles were completely white. "Nightmare" she whispered and looked at Mordred with big eyes. He had laughed at her too. Everyone had laughed at her. She was alone.

"I hate you."

The boy looked a little startled, but then a smile spread on his lips. "Why me? What have I done? You should hate Uther instead."

Once again, Morgana shook her head, her long dark hair getting ruffled. "I hate everyone. That's your fault."

Mordred slowly walked towards the bed and at down next to the trembling girl. "I know" he whispered into her ear as he pulled Morgana into a tight hug. "Hatred is a good emotion. It makes you strong; you should stir it until there's nothing else left. You understand, Morgana?"

"But it's burning." Morgana released herself from Mordreds cold embrace and pointed at her chest. "It hurts inside."

The smile on Mordred's face widened and his cold eyes lit up with excitement. "That's splendid! Everything is going according to plan."

Morgana was silent for a while and her eyes seemed to clear as if she finally understood what was going on. Suddenly, a little smirk appeared on her face.

"I'm changing, right? You're turning me into a fallen angel, into a heartless monster. But I don't mind, Mordred, I really don't." Morgana set up in the large bed, finally having regained her composure. She stroked one of Mordred's soft cheeks with her long pale fingers and leaned closer to him.

"When I'm a fallen angel, I'll be able to kill Uther, Arthur and everyone who has laughed at me. Including you." She whispered into his ear. Morgana felt the younger one tense in confusion as she placed her cold lips onto his. She had imagined kissing a fallen angel would be more exciting, but her heart didn't beat faster and her cheeks didn't flush. It was pointless.

"I really hate you, Mordred."

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"You are aware that I invited you to a date, right?"

Gwen looked at the blonde next to her with confusion. "I am. So?"

Arthur clenched his teeth. "Then tell me… Why is Merlin here?!"

A few feet behind them, Merlin stood in front of a shop, his hands pressed against the display window.

"Come on, Arthur. He's new here and someone has to show him the town. Besides, the more the merrier."

Arthur stopped walking and crossed his arms in front of his chest. "But that doesn't count on dates!"

"Don't be such a clot pole. I'll treat you to ice cream, alright?" Merlin walked up to them and slung one of his arms around his protégé. He actually was just here to keep an eye on Arthur, Merlin still remembered what had happened the last time Arthur had gone downtown without him. It was quite convenient that Gwen liked his company, so now here he was, accompanying Arthur and Gwen on their date. Seriously, he felt a little out of place here, but he wasn't going to leave Arthur alone again, whether he liked it or not.

Merlin quickly dragged his friend over to the next ice cream parlor. "But I don't want any!" Arthur complained as Merlin and Gwen sat down. With an annoyed sigh, he joined them and hid his irritation behind the menu card. He really considered Merlin nice company, but this was supposed to be a date! He had planned to make this all romantic to make up for the incident in the rose garden. But no, this sickly cheerful idiot had to come along and ruin everything! And all that happened without consideration of what Arthur wanted! He knew he was a little selfish now, but he didn't care. Arthur couldn't enjoy this now, his mood was down.

"What would you like?" the red haired waitress asked without looking up from her phone.

"One iced coffee, please" came the answer from Merlin, who smiled one of his cheery smiles. It irritated Arthur even further that this guy always was so happy and easy going.

"And one Strawberry Sunday. What about you, Arthur?"

Arthur looked up from the menu. "Like I said, I don't want anything" he said grumpily and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

Merlin just grinned at his protégé, not taking is bad mood seriously. "Then why were you reading the menu?" he teased. Gwen looked back and forth between the blonde and the raven-haired with a little worry. What would happen when the moody Arthur and the cheerful Merlin started to argue?

"Am I not allowed to inform myself about the prices here?!" Arthur snapped and didn't even try to conceal his anger.

"Easy easy, Arthur. No need to be such a prat…" Merlin mumbled defensively, his eyebrow quirked in question. Just what was wrong with him? Did…did Merlin's presence bother the blonde really that much? Nah, he was probably still just lacking sleep; Merlin tried to reassure himself.

"I'm not a prat! It's just…this whole situation drives me mad!" Arthur exclaimed and glared at the raven haired. Merlin's eyebrow just raised higher, challenging Gaius.

"Now get a hold of yourself, you're ruining this date!" Gwen scolded him, a disapproving look on her face.

"B-but…! This isn't even a date anymore!" Arthur complained and felt his face heat up. He didn't want to appear so aggressive in front of Gwen, but he was just pissed now. Partly caused by the lack of sleep but mostly because he wanted to be alone with Gwen, he wanted privacy and he wanted to just leave this stupid parlor.

"I-I could leave you two alone if I'm unwelcome" Merlin suggested halfheartedly. His pseudo blue eyes gazed at his protégé apologetically. "I'm really sorry that I ruined your date"

Before Arthur could response anything, Gwen had stood up, her hands resting on her hips. "You don't have to apologize to Arthur, Merlin! I invited you to come, so you're not unwelcome, alright?"

The angel just nodded a small smile on his lips. Gwen always was so kind to him, he really liked her. Not in that way though. Arthur would probably kill him if he did.

"But Gwen! That's a date between you and me! Maybe you like spending time with Merlin more than spending time with me?" Now Arthur was standing too, looking a lot like an overgrown pouting child.

"Ugh, you're just so painfully arrogant, Arthur Pendragon. Maybe I really consider Merlin better company!" Gwen growled and stormed off into the direction of the college.

Arthur watched in surprise as she left, feeling just awfully misunderstood.

"I wonder what has upset her…." Merlin mumbled thoughtfully. Suddenly, something hard hit the back of his head. "Ouch! What was that for?!" Merlin asked as he rubbed his painfully throbbing head. In front of him stood a red faced Arthur, nostrils wide and teeth gritted. "That's entirely your fault!"

Merlin just looked up at his protégé with big eyes. How could Arthur say this was his fault? He was only here to keep an eye on him and in addition Gwen had invited him to come! Why was Arthur in such a bad mood lately? Merlin should try to calm him somehow.

"I'm sorry Arthur but I really had no intention of disturbing your peace with Gwen. I just thought-"

"No, that's the problem! You didn't think! At least not about Gwen and me!" Merlin suddenly felt a pang of pain in his chest. That wasn't true at all! He was only here for Arthur's sake! This stupid prat didn't know anything at all! This was so unfair! Why did Merlin have to get such a prat as a protégé?! But when he looked at Arthur, he just couldn't bring himself to be really angry. Of course, he was annoyed with the arrogant dollop-head, but he was just a human. Humans tended to act rashly. Humans tended to be selfish. Humans tended to misunderstand each other.

Angels were supposed to be better, but they weren't. Not really at least. Merlin was way too curious and impatient for an angel. So he wasn't angry at Arthur; he just wanted Arthur to also not be angry at him.

"I'm really sorry Arthur. I made a mistake in coming along" It hurt to say that, since Merlin knew it had been more of a mistake to not tag along. "Just, please calm down, Arthur, okay?" Merlin smiled a soft smile at his protégé, trying to be calming.

"Whatever" Arthur didn't look Merlin into the eyes, instead searching his pockets for some money. "I'll pay. Just go now."

Merlin hesitated. He wanted to storm of and enjoy the rest of the evening without having to care about the moody prat, he really did, but he knew he shouldn't. What if something happened? He just couldn't leave his protégé all alone…

"Now, will you leave or do I have to kick your ass to get yourself moving?!"

Alright, that was enough.

"Fine. I'll leave, but I actually didn't want to! I would have stayed to keep you company, but it seems you're just fine on your own!"

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"Oi, Merlin mate! Over here!"

As the raven haired turned around, he the whole fencing team of the CPC sitting at a table in this pub; except for Arthur of course.

A grin appeared on the angels face as he made his way over to them, the previous argument with his protégé already forgotten.

"Hello Gwaine, Leon, Lance, Elyan, Percy." He greeted and sat down on the only empty seat. "Hi Merlin" They said in union, which made a shiver run down his spine. (That had been really creepy…Were they practicing this to him of?)

Merlin suddenly felt an arm around his shoulder and his eyes met a grinning Gwaine. "Nice to see you, mate, but I thought you were out with Princess and Gwen?"

With an annoyed sigh, Merlin started to explain what had happened just minutes before.

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"I just wonder why Arthur was in such a bad mood…" he finished and looked down into his glass of water which Lance had given him so his mouth wouldn't dry out during the explanation. Angels weren't allowed to drink alcohol anyway.

"You're too nice, Merlin." Elyan said after emptying his glass of ale. "Arthur is being a- what did you call it? Prat? Well, Arthur is being a prat and all you do is worrying why he's in a bad mood" He pointed out with a small smile on his lips.

"Yeah, you can't always behave like an angel, the world's going to chew you up" Gwaine agreed and patted the raven haired on the shoulder. So they thought he behaved like an angel, huh? He could burst out into laughter at this. If only they knew…But they couldn't. Nobody could. It was strictly forbidden.

"Well, anyway, it's really a coincidence that you came into this pub. You didn't know we were here, did you?" Leon mused and freed Merlin from his thoughts.

This earned a rough chuckle from Gwaine, who seemed to already have had a few glasses. "This guy here just knows what a good pub looks like! You should come here more often, mate!"

"Hey, I just noticed you didn't drink anything yet." Lance voiced his thoughts. "Whaaaaaat?! Merlin, what's wrong with you?! Here, drink!" Gwaine held his full glass into Merlin's face, expecting him to drink.

"Umm… Sorry, but I don't drink…" The raven haired mumbled and shoved the glass away. "But!" Gwaine complained, a pout appearing on his slightly reddish face.

"Don't talk Merlin into something he doesn't want to do" Percy suddenly scolded, taking the glass away from Gwaine before he could spill the content.

"I didn't notice you were here too, as silent as you are, Percy" Elyan teased his friend with a grin. Merlin smiled at the huge fellow next to him. Percival really was kind, even though you couldn't really see it, since he really isn't talking much. A huge difference to the babbling Gwaine.

"Well, I guess not everyone can be-"He suddenly stopped midsentence. There it was again, that funny feeling. Something was definitely wrong. Was it about Arthur? That was likely. But how was he supposed to find his protégé? This pub was too loud to concentrate and he felt the stares of the others on himself. Why were they staring at him like that? Oh yeah, he just had been about to say something.

"Excuse me; I have to go to the bathroom…" Merlin mumbled and hurried away from the noises and into the calming silence.

The raven haired closed his eyes and concentrated. He could feel something… Something pulsating… A heartbeat? Yeah, definitely…Arthur's heartbeat! Merlin could feel it increasing. Nervousness? Fear? Excitement? All of them were possible, but the feeling in his stomach told Merlin that it wasn't the latter.

Images of a hurt and bloodied Arthur invaded Merlin's mind and he opened his eyes again. He had to go. Now

Without another word, Merlin left the pub; he hoped the others wouldn't mind. He always could explain later. No, he couldn't…He would have to make something up; he would have to lie again…

With a sigh, Merlin hurried into the direction where Arthur's heartbeat was coming from.

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"Woah, have you seen that chick?"

Every gaze in the street was instantly directed towards the young woman with long blond hair, wearing a blue dress with matching high heels.

She walked through the street with confidence and a smirk on her red lips, a bunch of guys clad in black suits followed her.

"Where are we heading, Mistress Morgause?" A dark haired man with a beard asked while walking up to Morgause. She just answered with a chuckle and pointed at a bank at the end of the street. "We are going to have a little fun and make some profit, Cenred."

The man, Cenred, just rolled his eyes and pulled out his phone. "Which preperations?"

Another chuckle was heard. "This time, we don't need any."

Cenred stopped in his tracks and looked dumbfounded for a second before he walked up to the woman once more. "But what about the security system? Why don't even carry masks and gloves with us!" He pointed out and looked at Morgause as if she was insane.

"We're already wanted criminals, so don't worry about them finding out our identities. As for the security system…I plan on using my powers a little more."

Cenred just sighed and started typing away on his phone. "Honestly…you really are reckless, Mistress. But I thought we were here to visit your sister, the Mistress Morgana?"

Morgause turned around and looked at the man with a mischievous glint in her eyes but her expression remained neutral.

"We cannot visit her without a present, right?" She winked and stopped in front of the bank. "Take out your guns."

The men followed her order and prepared themselves. Morgause entered the bank with a swift motion and shot one bullet into the ceiling, a soft smile on her lips.

"Onto the ground, humans. This is an armed raid, so please cooperate, okay?"

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A/N: Uh-oh Morgause is going to rob a bank :D I hope you liked this chapter ;) Like always, reviews are greatly appreciated, they make me write faster and are good for my ego :D The next chapter contains: A raid xD and moody!Arthur turns into suspicious!Arthur ;)

Until next time and enjoy your summer~

by DarkChain