Slightly Changes.
What if Gwen, feeling herself irresistibly drawn by Lancelot had decided to leave Camelot, leave Arthur before cheating on him ? How does the King would have react ? Would have he let the love of his life go away from him ? Would the Morgana's evil plan operates in this case ? The true love that share Arthur and Guinevere, could it survive to a true break up ? Would have it been the good answer ? In this version, set during 4x09, after Arthur's proposing, Lancelot come back and the enchanted gift this late gave to Gwen. This one decided to leave all that matter for her, including the man she loves more than anything, because of feelings she thought dead forever ...
Hello :) So here I am with chapter 5 ! I wanted, as always, do a few thanks, thanks to The Yoshi and Allie988 for putting this story in their favorites, thanks to tfurman2011, The Yoshi, LHC1 and Cowboy's Lover Dimitri No 1 for following me and of course thanks to larasmith, RavenBaller-23,LHC1 and guest for their review ! :)) Anf of course, all of my readers ! It means a lot for me guys, you can't imagine so ... THANK YOU :)
I wanted to answer to "guest" by the way :)
"guest": "now i cant wait for next update...
what happened to arthur? he seems attracted to mithian..."
"my answer" Ahah thanks ! I hope you will like it :)
Arthur is... you know, a little confused about all that, he is not attracter to Mithian, it's just, he just lost the woman he loved deeply and now came Mithian and there is this gentle soul she saw in Mithian too and it reminded so much of his Guinevere...
I hope you guys, will enjoy it :)
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Arthur felt a shiver ran through him when she laid her hand on his. He plunged in her wide brown eyes, how he could have missed her... He saw Gwen studied him too and suddenly, he regretted not have listening to Merlin sooner, he must had a scarry face. Arthur felt his heart beat faster, he had to tell her, before his bravoure faded away, but suddenly, everything was messed up in his head,
"Guinevere," he whispered, "I... You have to know ...I..."
"Shh Arthur," she stopped him gently, "we will discuss this tomorrow. You have to rest."
Gwen stared at him with worry, he was so pale... Was she the reason of his palor ? She would have done anything for him to be happy, anything. But right away, as a bad root, the thought made her way in her mind again, she had almost cheating on him with Lancelot. She wasn't worthy of his trust. Immediatly, she took a step back and receded from his warm embrace and saw the look of hurt and rejection which had crossed his eyes. The King stared at her for a few second, under the twilight, her chale around her shoulders, her curls all around her face... She was perfection. She was his perfection. He walked forward again, when a voice was heard,
"Dog, DOG COME BACK HERE !"
And behind, a big noise was heard and Arthur turned around a few second, rolling down his eyes when he saw Merlin on the ground, the dog licking his face,
"Get up, Merlin."
"Oh, I'm so sorry !" hastened Gwen, running to him, "Trouble, push yourself !"
The dog did what she said and she helped Merlin getting up,
"Who's that ?"
"My dog. Found him. Cured him."
"Ah !" said Merlin, "The hairs" he smiled mockingly toward Arthur,
"Shut up Merlin." this late just said,
At this moment, came Sophia, breathless,
"Oh.. Gwen... I... I am ... Oh my God," she tried to gain her breath back, "Am sorry !"
Gwen slightly laughed and walked toward the young woman before holding her hands in hers, "Don't worry Sophia, he can be quite unnerving when he wants to."
Seeing Arthur and Merlin surprises stares, Gwen cleared her throat,
"Arthur, Merlin, here is Sophia, my ... sister."
She didn't miss the choc expression on the face of the two of them.
'Your sister ?" asked gently Arthur, "Are you sure ?"
"Yes," breathed Gwen, "It's my father's daughter."
"Glad to meet you." Merlin said first, holding a hand toward her, "I'm Merlin, a friend of Gwen, her bestfriend if I dare say !"
Gwen laughed and Sophia shook his hand, smiling. But right away, Merlin lost his smile. Something had just happened, he fixedly stared Sophia in the eyes, and he saw there the same surprise, before she pulled away. Nobody had noticed but now, Merlin was on his guard. Something was just happening, he was deeply shook himself and even if he had not understood it, he was decided to figured out by himself. Arthur moved forward, undecided in front of how Gwen wanted him to present himself, but even if it would hurt him to hear her say it,he was ready to let her say that he was a friend, at least for now, until they have a proper talk. He saw Gwen lost her smile when seeing him got closer and his heart cracked, this was not the way she was supposed to react seeing me...
"Nice to meet you Sophia, I'm Arthur, a..."
"Arthur's the person who I worked for." she cut him off.
Immediatly, Arthur grew more pale, is that all I am for her ? And Gwen felt guilty as hell. She had just wanted to escape her sister's questions, not hurt him more than he already is. Arthur shook her hand and slowly receded and Gwen caught glimpse of tears in his sky blue eyes. Oh no... Why was she only good to hurt him ? Merlin, seeing his friend's misery, came to the rescue,
"We don't want to abuse but ... wouldn't you have two rooms for us ?"
Sophia slightly laughed,
"Of course. Follow me."
They did, and when he reached Gwen's side, Arthur looked down. He came, convinced of fight for her, of bring her back, but now, facing her, the same doubts came back to the surface... Why trying bring her back when she clearly didn't wanted him anymore ?
Merlin helped Arthur with his stuff, he had saw the look in the young King's face and he knew exactly the reason of it ...
"I'm sorry Arthur."
The King didn't answered and Merlin was ready to leave when her heard him whispered, more for himself,
"Do you think this is all I am for her ?"
"No, Arthur..."
"Hearing her call me a 'friend' would have hurt me bad enough but that..." he closed his mouth for a moment before said in a broken voice, "She doesn't love me anymore Merlin."
" Don't say that !" Merlin felt tears pricking at his eyes at his best friend's misery,
"I know it. I can see it. But I won't leave until she told me into the eyes."
"Why ?"
"Because even if I can see it doesn't mean I can believe it. I don't want to believe the woman I'd lay my life for without an hesitation, doesn't care about me anymore." he choked out at the end before said, "You may go now, thanks Merlin." he was about to crumbling and he didn't want his friend to see it.
Outside, he saw Gwen, sits on a bench. When she saw him leave the room, she ran toward him,
"How is he ?"
"How do you think he is ?" he said in a dry voice before see the wetness of her eyes and said, more gently, "You sould go and see him."
Gwen looked at the door a few seconds before shake her head,
"I can't..."
"Gwen ! I don't get it ! Why are you doing this ?"
She opened her mouth, before closed it again.
"Go to sleep Merlin, it's late. Goodnight." she kissed his cheek gently and whistled her dog before walk away.
Puzzled, Merlin sighed, running a hand through his hair, before a shiver ran through his spine. He felt observed. He turned around quickly and saw a shadow run away through the houses,
"EH !" he screamed, throwing himself at the pursuit of the shadow, "Wait !" but when he reach the place where he thought had seen the human form, he found nothing, nothing but a little piece of cloth ... black, patched, he knew this cloth ...
"Morgana." he whispered, looking up with alert eyes.
Gwen came home at her sister's house, who had lended her a bed during the time for her to found a house. Immediatly, she crumbled on the bed, and closed her eyes tightly, trying to forget the pain in Arthur's blue ones. She then hit her forehead, how could have she been so stupid ? She freaked out. And now, he was there, for her, and she knew well what he was about to asking to her ... But could she grant him that ? Could she come back to Camelot with him ? She loved him more than anything, but what would happen once there ? She'd woke up, one day, her wonderful husband by her side, deciding that he wasn't enough anymore and taking a lot of lovers ? She refused to hurt him this way. She'd rather die than break his heart every day of his life. She cannot be trusted. At this time, her chamber's door was opening and Sophia came, Gwen noticed the side of her cape was ripped but the young woman hid it right away.
"Everything's okay ?"
"Yes."
"Gwen..." sighed Sophia, then, she settled next to her on the bed, "I knew it the day you arrived here."
"What do you knew ?"
"That you ran away from a man."
"I'm not ..."
"I got it. I know you're the fiancée who canceled the wedding."
Gwen suddenly grew pale,
"You were the King's fiancée," said Sophia gently, "And the King came back to you."
Gwen closed her eyes, breathing heavily,
"I won't tell a soul," said again her sister,
"Thank you," breathed Gwen, stroking the ring at her neck.
"Do you want to explain to me ?"
And then, exhausted, Gwen told her everything. How Arthur and she was in love since years, how they went through a lot of hardship, how he finally proposed to her, how she was then attracted to Lancelot, without reason, how she had canceled the wedding in order to protect him and how her heart has beaten, sooner, when she had seen him. She made her swore never told anyone about this, Arthur must never know about the Lancelot's thing. Sophia swore and Gwen didn't see the crossed fingers behind her back.
Later, in the night, checking she was not followed, Sophia went to a cave, a little far away in the forest.
"Morgana ?"
She came in and saw the young woman, asleep. The witch opened her eyes and a true smile went there,
"Dear Morgaine," she got up and took her hand, " How goes our plan ?"
"Well. Gwen's in the village, Arthur came for her."
"Perfect," smiled Morgana, everything was going as planned, "Is he pained ?"
"I have never saw so much pain in a man." whispered Morgaine,
"And it's only the beginning... I want him to see what it's like to be giving up by all the people you care about. "
"Morgana ?"
"Yes ?"
"They really seems to love each other ..."
Morgana let go of her hand and took a disgust face,
"Love is a weakness."
The young woman looked up at her with wide eyes,
"But, you ..."
"I take care of you because you are Morgause's sister, you are all's that left of her for me," Morgana's eyes went sad suddenly, and she got up, "Aren't you tired of this appearance ?
The young woman didn't answer,
"So ?"
"Yes, a little." but it was more a whisper than anything.
Then, without a word, Morgana's eyes went amber and Morgaine felt strangely shaped, she was not going used of this feeling. When she opened her eyes, she saw Morgana smile and she knew why. She looked a lot like Morgause, Long blond hair, brown eyes, a decided look. As an echo to her thoughts, Morgana breathed,
"You look so much like her ..."
The next morning, Gwen woke up, decided to apologize toward Arthur for her behaviour of last night. She couldn't cry with happiness seeing him and then rejected him pretending he was just the man she worked to. However, she had thought a lot, she won't came back to Camelot with him. Not when all she could do was hurt him more and more. With her here, he could have a happy life, meet someone right for him. She kept on thinking when she saw Paul,
"Paul !" she screamed,
The physician turned around and smiled brightly at her. She walked toward him,
"How are you ?"
"Well Gwen, but I'm not the one who were sick so ... how are you ?"
"Better, still some dizziness from time to time but ... overall better."
"And this wrist ?" he took it gently and looked at the burn, frowning again, "This is so strange ..."
"Paul, what's strange ? And what did you wanted to tell me the last time ?
"To put cream on this burn !" he spoke louder suddenly,
"What ?" asked Gwen, puzzled, "And why on earth do you speak so loud all of the sudden ?"
"I must have it inside." he said again, equally loud.
He put her in his house and closed the door.
"Listen Gwen," he whispered, "I can't talk of it in bright day, it's too risky, her spies are everywhere..."
"Spies ? What spies? "
"Speak weaker please !" he said then, "Come at my house, tonight, I will tell you what I know."
She slowly nodded and he opened the door to her, before said in a loud voice again,
"You have to put it three times by day !" but there again, she saw this thing in his eyes... fear.
Arthur left the house, decided to see her. He had to tell her what was on his heart, even if she rejected him after... He sighed and started walked again, thinking. A few minutes later, he saw her leave a man's house and felt his heart stopped. Surely she couldn't have replaced him yet, could she ? He walked faster,
"Guinevere ?"
The young woman jumped and turned around,
"Arthur,"
"I have to talk to you... Tonight ? Would you dine with me ?"
He had said that in an hesitant voice and Gwen felt herself melted.
"I ... I can't tonight."
"Oh." he said again, slowly,"I see.."
He looked down a few seconds before closing the gap between them and took her hands in his. He spoke in a shaking voice then,
"Are you ... Are you seeing another man ?"
"What ?" she screamed then, "Of course not Arthur ! I'm here for two days !"
"So come back with me." he breathed and Gwen closed her eyes.
"Listen Arthur ..."
"Come home with me." she opened her eyes and saw his, bright, "I will do anything you want, Guinevere, you are ... you are the most important person in my life and ... I need you. As I know you need me too. And... if you don't want to marry me, then don't ! But don't leave me, I beg you. Without you, I'm nothing, nothing but a brokenhearted man."
"Listen," she whispered, "If I'm doing this, it's for your own good. I have done things ..." she started but he cut her off.
"I forgive you Guinevere. I forgive everything you may have done. Whatever it is."
She sighed and closed her eyes tightly, letting a tear roll down. She couldn't take the risk of cheating on him. She couldn't bear see him suffer because of her. Granted, he visibly was suffering right now, but less that if he had saw her with one of his most trusted knight. And she was not going to let that happen. Even if it broke her heart. She pulled away from him slowly and without a word more, turned around before opened her eyes again, trying hard to repress a sob. She heard Arthur's broken voice said again,
"I'll even forgive you for not loving me anymore ..."
She stopped right away and turned, he was there, one hand raised, as to stopped her, and she saw a tear rolled down his cheek. It would be so easy letting him think that ... He would leave after. But did she really wanted him to leave ?
"I know Guinevere, I know that ... you don't love me anymore." he whispered, looking down, "the way your smile disapear when you see me, I bet your heart doesn't beat anymore when I walk toward you, I... I lost you. I don't even know how." he choked out then and closed his eyes, making Gwen fight against every instinct that told her to throw herself at him. He opened his eyes finally and hardly looked at her, "And I have to learn live with it for the rest of my life ... But know, I won't leave until you told me you come with me or before you told me you don't love me square in the eyes."
He backed down a little, and laid a hand on his heart, trying to suppress the pain, it was as if his heart broke a little more every day...
"You know where to find me."
Then he turned around and left, letting her behind him.
This day, Merlin was studying calmly the piece of cloth he had found behind the house the night they are arrived. He tapped his chin before get up, a sigh of desesperation taking him. Something was wrong and he couldn't put his finger on it. First, Gwen, then, this sister of her ... Right away, he stopped. Sophia. he looked at his hand, remembering the strange feeling he had felt when shaking her hand. She had magic. But Merlin was the first to know that having magic wasn't making of her a criminal. He sighed again and sprawled on his bed.
Arthur was taking care of his horse when a voice made him jump,
"Are you going somewhere ?"
He turned around and was facing Gwen's sister, crap, what was her name ? Mona ? No. Tana ? No... Oh, he had it on the tip of his tongue...
"Sophia." she smiled and he blushed, caught.
"Excuse me," he told her politely, "I still have some work to do with names."
"Except my sister's I can guess..."
He froze and stopped what he was doing immediatly,
"I have no idea what you are talking about." he had said this sentence so much time ...
Sophia walked toward him and without knowing the reason, Arthur felt uncomfortable.
"Oh Arthur, I fear you don't know how to hide your feelings, do you ? You are in love with Gwen."
"It's between her and me."
He was starting to get a little annoyed now, who did she think she was to talk to him like that ? She only knew Guinevere for two days, two days, when he was in love with her for years. He chose to get an impassive face, stroked his horse and began to leave,
"Can I tell you something ?"
He slowed down a little and she saw the coldness in his eyes,
"She wants to start a new life here, with us. The best you can do is leave."
He got closer and she saw his sky blue eyes filled with anger suddenly, WOW. Even if she hated him with all her might, she had to admit ... he was really attractive. Arthur raised a finger toward her and whispered in a harsh voice,
"I will not give up on Guinevere."
"Gwen doesn't love you anymore Arthur."
She saw the King's stare broke for a few seconds,before he resumed and left, without a word more. Morgaine couldn't help but smiled, Morgana wasn't going to be glad but no matter, she, Morgain, will have her vengeance. Her revenge on them all. They had killed her sister.
"I'm almost there Morgause..." she breathed then, angrily.
The night coming, Gwen left her house slowly, paying attention at not waking up her sister. She walked toward Paul's house, without noise, before knocked at the door. In the following seconds, he opened and pulled her inside.
"I came." she breathed, the she saw the young man's bags, "Are you leaving ?"
He looked down and then stared at her,
"They found out I wanted to talk to you and gently asked me to leave."
"Who "they" ?"
She saw his eyes filled with fear again and he took her hands before whispering in a voice so fast she was not quite sure she had heard everything.
"Listen to me, you can't trust no one here, do you understand me ? No one."
"But ..."
"Nobody is what they pretend to be..." he sighed again and looked at her wrist, before added, "And this," he said again, lifting her wrist so she can see it too, "I have never see something like this ... It's not a classic burn Gwen,it's like a jewel had been burn you. It's not normal."
"What do you mean ?"
He pulled away and smiled slightly at her,
"I'm sorry, I am truly sorry..."
"Paul ?"
"You need to leave, now."
"But ..."
He pushed her toward the door, whispering at her ear, "I would never be far away." and then louder, "Goodbye Gwen."
And two seconds later, she was outside of his house. Doesn't understanding anything of what had just happened. She lifted her wrist in front of her eyes, Had he really implied that ... She shook her head. Why warn her to stay on her guard ? Her sister was here. 'Nobody is what they seemed to be..." this sentence was stuck in her mind. She was still thinking about it when she went home, lost.
So ? What did you think ? I hope you enjoyed it :) Now, I feel like I need to clear things about Sophia/ Morgaine, I'm sorry, I know it's a little ... weird but the thought came in my mind and then I couldn't take it away ! I know most of you thought it was Morgana in disguise but I have others plans for her ... quite weird too by the way ^^ So, about Sophia/Morgaine, she is Morgause's little sister : Morgaine but she pretends to be ( with the help of a spell ) Gwen's sister, Sophia, if you have any question, don't hesitate ! What do you think of the talk between Paul and Gwen ? Gwen and Arthur ? Arthur and Sophia/Morgaine ?
I hope you enjoyed this chapter, thanks for reading me :)
Keep Safe my friends :)