This one is a little shorter but I hope you like it. Its shorter and happier.

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I Will Always Wait for You

I told them the story, when we were back safe in my attic. The story of a brave knight named Sir Galahad who saved a mother and her child from the fires. He showed mercy and was a true knight. I started crying half way through the story. I hoped he was all right.

Aida and Jasper were surprised when I told them that I had said that Arthur was my son but they were both just glad that we were okay and they wished they could have met Sir Galahad. He sounded like a nice man, they said. I hadn't lost the money we made from selling my pots so we would be all right for a while, but I didn't know when I would be able to make more pots again. They would always remind me of Lavania and how I would never see her again.

And now I'm here, staring out the window of my room, holding a little black feather in my hand that was left on my windowsill. The sun is just starting to come up and I can see the fence on the other side of the field where he waits for me. I've seen him less and less lately and my heart beats faster. I wrap a scarf around my head at the front so my silver hair is hanging out the back. He knows my secret. As soon as I remembered I told him. I couldn't keep it from him and he said it made no difference to the way he felt about me.

So this is how I find myself, again, running across the field towards the fence where I always imagine him waiting for me, and this time he's there. He sees me coming and jumps off the fence to meet me. I run faster today because there's something I must tell him. He doesn't know about Arthur and for the first time in so long I must ask for his help. I don't know what to do.

His arms are warm as I burry my face in his muscular chest. He kisses the top of my head. "Hello my Redwing."

"Hello my Blackbird." I answer him.

"I've missed you." He whispers in my ear.

"I knew I'd see you again." There were tears in my eyes. He had been gone for too long. Every day I check my windowsill for his black feather.

"I'm sorry I made you wait." He apologized.

"I'd wait forever."

He pulled away slightly and looked down at me, studying my face. "There's something troubling you." He could always tell.

"Come with me." I said. "Back to the house. I'll tell you there."

He let me take him by the hand and we sprinted back to the house. We went in through the back and up the familiar stairs. Last time Magnus had been up here had been just before he left the first time. It brought back memories. We woke the three sleeping up there with our noise.

"Magnus!" Aida smiled and hugged him. Jasper stood and shook his hand. Then he looked to the little boy that stared at him with curious eyes. He knelt down in front of the boy.

"And who is this?" He asked.

"Magnus." I said slowly. "This is Prince Arthur Pendragon."

Magnus acted calmly. "Its nice to meet you." He shook the little boy's hand. Then he stood and gestured me over to the other side of the room so we could talk.

"Oh, Joone. What have you gotten yourself into?"

"He was running from Nimueh, a witch who wanted him dead. I couldn't help it." I wouldn't meet his eye. "I had to help but he was injured so we couldn't send him home."

"If Uther finds him here…" Magnus didn't want to think about it.

"Arthur is better now. He's recovered. I need your help Magnus." I pleaded. "I don't know what to do. Should I send a message to Uther myself telling him his son is here? Should I go to Camelot to take him home? What?"

Magnus was quiet for a moment as he thought, bighting his lip. He always looked cute when he did that but I never told him. He lent against the wall before speaking again.

"I've had word that Camelot is at war right now, far from here. Its with one of the neighboring kingdoms." He told me. "Camelot isn't the safest place right now, especially for a little boy."

"So…"

"Its safer here for him then there." He said honestly.

"And after the war is over?" I asked.

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, but I'll think about it." I caressed my cheek. "Don't worry Joone. I'll think of something. Trust me."

"I trust you." I said, smiling.

We looked back to the others. Aida was tickling Arthur, who was squealing, and Jasper was almost falling over with laughter at the sight.

"There just kids." I said. "They shouldn't be a part of this purge."

"We were just kids once." Magnus reminded me. "Look at us now, fighting for what we believe. Did you ever imagine we'd end up here?"

"I've been fighting all my life, but no. I never imagined this." I told him. "But there are some parts I wouldn't give up for the world."

"Which parts?" He asked.

"Them." I nodded my head towards Jasper, Aida, and Arthur. "And you."

"Me?" He almost looked surprised.

"Yes you." I punched him lightly in the arm. He laughed but his smile disappeared for a moment.

"You should stop waiting for me." His voice was low and I almost didn't catch it.

"What?" I looked at him incredulously.

"I don't want you to keep waiting for me." He said a little louder but so the others would not hear.

"How can you say that?" I couldn't believe him.

"I'm away for months at a time Joone. I can't expect you to wait for me forever. You have to move on Joone. Meet someone who will be there for you."

"You are here for me." I argued.

"No I'm not." He took my hand. "Please Joone. Listen to me. Find a little happiness because I can't give it to you."

"When have I ever listened to you?" I pulled my hand away. "You can't just tell me to stop loving you."

"You love me?" I could see the surprise on his face.

"Of course Magnus. I guess in some ways I have since the day you fell out of the sky." I looked him straight in the eye. "If you want me to be happy then don't break my heart."

"Joone." His voice was soft. "I'd never hurt you. The woman I love."

"Then don't ask me to stop waiting for you." I smiled through my tears. "Don't you stop coming to see me. I couldn't bear to lose you."

"You are the reason I come back." He smiled. "You're the reason I keep searching for a place we can be free, together. It took me a while to realize it but I've always known that Joone, I can't live without you." He got down on one knee. My breath caught in my throat. The others were watching now.

"Will you marry me Joone Tellar?" He took my hand.

"You go from asking me to leave you to asking me to marry you." I laughed. "You are a strange boy Magnus Fedele."

"Is that a no?"

"Of course not." I pulled him to his feet. "It is and always will be a yes."

He sighed with relief, pulling me in and kissing me. The others laughed with joy. It was the longest kiss we had ever had and it was the happiest moment of my life.

"I don't have a ring." He admitted. Rings were expensive and being on the run didn't give you a lot of time to go out and get one. Anyways, I could guess that this was a split moment decision for Magnus. Which somehow made it all the better, that he hadn't planned for it, but it was perfect.

"Here." I pulled out two short pieces of string from my pocket and handed one to him.

"Are you sure?" He asked, holding the string.

"If it's from you then it's the most perfect ring in the world." I held out my finger and he tied it in a knot, kissing my hand. "Now hold out your finger." I tied the other string around his finger.

"A promise." He said.

"Yes, a promise that no matter how far you go I will always be here waiting for you and there's nothing you can say that will change that."

"You are perfect." He pushed a strand of hair out of my face. "I promise that no matter how far I go I will always come back to you, no matter what it takes." He lowered his eyes. "With me on the run it might take a while before we can get married."

"As long as I have this promise on my finger that's all I need." I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him.

Aida took Jaspers hand. "Well this is the time for love."

"Yes." Jasper leaned over and kissed her. Arthur was left to quietly laugh to himself. He would find love someday and then he would know how it feels.

"So, you two?" Magnus looked at Jasper and Aida.

"We had quite an adventure last night." I explained. "But that's a story for another time. How long can you stay?"

"I can stay until tomorrow." He held my hands tightly as if he were afraid that if he let go he would loose me. "To be with you."

"Then how long will you be gone?" I didn't want him to go at all. If I knew it were safe then I would go with him, but I had to stay and look after the others. Especially Arthur.

"Maybe a month." He said solemnly. "But I'll be back as soon as I can. I'll look for news on the war with Camelot and I'll find out when it's safe for him to go back."

"We'll talk about that later." I pulled my hands free, putting them on either side of his face and kissed him. "For now let's talk of happier things. We're together and that's all that matters."

In this time of lies and deceit you never know when it will be when you can no longer be together with the ones you love.

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