AN: Thanks for the few reviews I got, it was nice of you =D I did my best to get this chapter up sooner but it just wasn't going to work for me. Sorry,

Disclaimer: Merlin is still not mine it's the BBCs

This is not complete I'm really sorry but I'm crapping myself about collecting my results tomorrow and I thought 'cause I'm so evil I'd give you what I had, don't hate me please.

Chapter 12

After Edwin came Sophia. Merlin and Arthur were in the forest when they heard the screaming. Again Merlin had had to use magic to save his brother, and again Arthur had not noticed which was good, Merlin almost wished he would. But he was too loyal to his – their – father. He would probably turn him in; he hadn't known him that long. The woman turned out to be Sophia, and she and her father were invited to rest in Camelot by Uther. Of course, with Camelot's luck the two strangers had turned out to be evil magical creatures who wanted to kill Arthur. Merlin had stopped them, using the staff Sophia had carried around he killed them both and saved Arthur from drowning at the lake. He remembered waiting for Arthur to wake up...

"What was I thinking!" the prince exclaimed sitting bolt upright in bed

Merlin looked at Gaius "Well we did wonder, especially after you eloped with her last night,"

"I did WHAT!" the prince shouted then glared at the two menacingly "No one can know about this,"

Gaius had also told Merlin of Morgana's dream and that she might be a seer.

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Then there came Mordred, Merlin didn't know why he helped the boy, but he supposed he couldn't let his father execute a young boy – druid or not – who'd done nothing to anyone. Yet the Dragon had put unease in his mind about the boy, he warned that one day Mordred would cause Arthur's demise, yet Merlin still felt he had to help, he had even gone to Gaius for help, asking if he should let something bad happen now to prevent something worse happening in future.

He had also asked why the druid called him 'Emrys' and being the Dragon the creature had simply stated "That is your name," which left Merlin confused "I'm pretty sure my name's Merlin, always has been,"

Morgana had helped him with Mordred, yet when the boy got sick Merlin had tried to heal him, although when he had gone to Gaius's for ingredients Gaius had found him and so Merlin had had to come up with something, fast.

He told Gaius that he was simply interested in medicine and Gaius had decided to teach him some 'basic anatomy.'

Merlin walked swiftly to Morgana's chambers 'If that's basic anatomy I'd hate to see non basic also' he thought, for Gaius had been talking for hours and he could only hope the boy was still okay.

"What took you so long?" Morgana hissed as he entered

"Sorry, when Gaius starts on anatomy there's no stopping him."

Merlin it seemed wasn't actually a great physician so they had been forced to ask Gaius, luckily the physician had agreed and under Gaius's treatment the boy had grown well again. Then there was getting him out of the city, Merlin knew a secret way and so Morgana was to take him that way. However first Merlin had to get the key, from Arthur. He remembered the incident well:

When Arthur sat eating soup Merlin had used his magic to get the key, however he could not silence the jangling noise.

"What was that?" asked the prince looking around

Merlin feigned ignorance as if he couldn't hear it.

The prince stood up looking around wildly, yet Merlin was moving the keys so he couldn't see them.

"Are you deaf!" he exclaimed

"There! It looked like there was something!"

Merlin dropped the keys into the soup. But when Arthur asked about another sound he still acted as though he'd heard nothing and held up some bread.

Arthur shoved him out of the way irritated.

She was caught and the poor boy thrown into jail, due to be executed. But then Morgana had pleaded with Arthur and he had got the boy out and back to his people, though it took much prompting from Mordred for Merlin to help.

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Then Arthur's crown prince ceremony was interrupted by a black knight challenging the knights. Sir Owain picked up the gauntlet and accepted the challenge. Merlin asked Gaius if he thought Owain could win and Gaius said he hoped so. Merlin had hoped so too, but it was not to be. Owain was slaughtered and another challenge laid down. Merlin watched his brother try to rise, only to be stopped by their own father. Sir Pellinore accepted, though Gaius had realised that the knight was Tristan Du Bois, brother of Arthur and Merlin's mother and therefore their uncle.

The Dragon refused to help after Pellinore was killed and Arthur due to fight, and surely die. The Dragon believed that as the wraith – as Gaius called it – should be allowed to kill Uther.

Merlin had also tried to burn the knight, figuring that if no mortal weapon would kill it, then his magic might work, it hadn't.

Speaking to Arthur was a dead end.

"If you fight him you will die,"

"Why does everybody think that!"

"Because they're right,"

"I'm trying to warn you Arthur,"

"And I'm trying to warn you Merlin!"

The prince pointed a sword at the brother he knew not he had. Merlin had found, in the library, a way to save Arthur, 'the great sword, begotten in the dragon's breath,'

He got the sword from Guinevere and went to the Dragon, who was not willing, but managed to be persuaded to do as Merlin wished.

Things didn't go exactly as he wanted them to, however.

Uther took the place of his son and was to fight. He got Merlin to arm him and asked about it, Merlin told a lie about Arthur needing a better sword.

He said to his father "There is a bond between us,"

To which the king replied "As you share blood I am glad of that," then walked off to fight. The wraith died and Merlin received a visit from Gaius who asked if he had enchanted the sword.

The dragon woke the young warlock that night with his customary 'Merlin'

The creature was furious when told what had occurred and Merlin took the sword to a lake and threw it in.

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His mother, or the woman who had raised him, had come seeking Uther's help a little while after. But Camelot could not help. Merlin had pleaded with the king later that night.

"Please My Lord, if you'll just let me go,"

"I will not hear of it, my son risking his life for the sake of a village,"

"The village I was raised in, I owe it to my—to Hunith to help her, please my lord, let me go,"

Uther frowned, he didn't like it but the boy had a point, he did owe it to Hunith.

"Very well, but come back as soon as you're able,"

Merlin grinned and had a sudden urge to hug the old man though knew he would never hear of it.

"Thank you – father,"

Uther's mouth flickered at the name but dismissed Merlin.

So Merlin had gone to tell the pra—prince that he was leaving. Arthur had seemed genuinely sad that he was leaving.

"Well, you've been terrible," at Merlin's grin he added "Really, the worst squire I've ever had," though he had smiled slightly at Merlin as he spoke.

"Good-bye Arthur,"

He remembered his surprise as Gwen and Morgana came with him, he had tried to talk them out of it, but they reminded him of all he had done for them in the past so he stopped resisting. Morgana could be as stubborn as Arthur at times so he wouldn't win.

They set up camp and Merlin sat talking to his mother, she may not have given birth to him, but she had raised him and he would always think of her as his mother. That night he had heard a noise and, forgetting his bow he had instead picked up the sword Gwen had prepared for him. He remembered his comment about it "Very Sword-y," really Merlin? He shook his head and continued thinking.

"I'd ask you for money but I'm not sure you have any,"

Merlin couldn't believe it, he recognised that voice so well "Arthur?" he sung the sword round and nearly took the blonde prince's head off, thank Camelot he had good reflexes and had ducked or Merlin's destiny would have been screwed.

"Put the sword down Merlin, you look ridiculous," Arthur stalked past him and Merlin realised he was holding the sword wrong, ooops.

They had reached Ealdor the next day, just in time too as Kanen's men were already attacking. Merlin shot an arrow at him just as he was about to kill a villager he vaguely recognised as Matthew. All of them sprung from their horses and fought Kanen's gang off, though he'd be back, they knew it.

Will had seen Merlin's sword fight with one of the men and came over to him.

"Still up to your old tricks again," Then he looked at Merlin's attire "Wow Merlin what happened to you!"

Merlin had swiftly pulled Will away and told him everything, Will's jaw dropped.

"Your father is UTHER PENDRAGON!" he hissed, looking angry

"Yes,"

"And you're training to be a knight?"

Merlin nodded miserably and Will stalked off, venting his anger at Arthur.

Arthur had set about training the men of Ealdor while Morgana and Gwen worked on weapons.

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Okay, is that alright? It's a crap end but better than nothing, right?

I took your advice and put in some Merlin and Arthue scences :)

Ground, I don't know who you are but you're a genius! Thank you so much! This chapter is for you! I needed a better way of Merlin going to see Gaius and now I have one! :D:D

Review if you like, due to the overall evilness of myself I'm not going to ask.

Another will be up as soon as possible, I might be able to write after getting my GCSE results...

Thanks for bearing with me, I know I'm a terrible person

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