Fire and Ice 3: Mind of Stone
AN: Hi again. I'm going to be a little busy until about Sunday so I'm sorry if I don't post as frequently. It's my last week of school so I'm really busy getting things done.
Anyways, chapter 2 is up!
Chapter 2
Dawn came quickly. The night had past very fast so Arthur woe really tired. He looked around and saw Merlin, slumped against a tree, his eyes closed and his breathing heavy. Great. He was asleep.
"Merlin!" Arthur yelled angrily, he wouldn't be surprised if all their goods had been taken. Usually, Merlin would've woken at that but he didn't. Arthur sighed. He must've been really tired.
"Merlin!" Arthur called again, loud enough to wake some of the knights. Merlin still didn't wake and this was worrying. Arthur hurried over to his friend and shoo him violently. Merlin still didn't wake.
He was breathing because Arthur could hear and see his chest rise and fall. So why wasn't he waking up?
Some of the knights gathered round.
"He's not waking up." Arthur informed them. The knights shared worried looks.
"We need to get him back to the castle." One of the knights said. Arthur nodded but just at that moment, Merlin began to wake up.
"Merlin?!" Arthur exclaimed. Merlin shuffled up the tree slightly.
"Wha..." He slurred. Merlin felt completely exhausted. Like all of his energy had been drained from him.
"Why on earth weren't you waking up?" Arthur asked loudly.
"I was... asleep?" Merlin gathered all the information he could.
"Yes you idiot!" Arthur yelled.
Merlin winced and squinted his eyes trying to remember what had happened. Yes he was on watch... then he had felt... tired? And he fell asleep.
"Oh." Merlin replied. He got up and his legs immediately felt weak. He grabbed the tree for support but smiled at Arthur's confused face, reassuring the king he was okay.
The young girl had still not woken up so Arthur decided to take her and her friends to Camelot until they were better.
Arthur, the knights, Merlin and the four teen headed back to Camelot.
MERLIN
During the ride, Merlin's eyes kept almost closing, one time they actually di and he almost fell off his horse! He forced them open though.
"MERLIN KEEP UP!" Arthur yelled from the front. Merlin yawned. Why was he so tired?
Merlin's horse sped up to a trot but as soon as he caught up, slowed down again.
Soon enough, the castle started to peek through the thick bush of trees above them. The 3 teens gasped at the beauty of it.
The horses' hooves clicked on the stone floor as they walked through the streets of Camelot. People greeted them with 'hellos', some bowed and some smiled. Arthur smiled back at his people who were all so caring for him and his kingdom.
Gwen met them when they reached the castle. She ran to Arthur and pulled him into a comforting hug.
Arthur grinned at his wife. They had barely been gone 2 days and she was worried.
"You're back!" She cried happily.
"We weren't gone that long!" Arthur smiled kissing her forehead. Merlin was just climbing down from his hose but his exhaustion got the best of him and he fell onto the ground making everyone turn to look at him.
"Merlin are you okay?" Gwen asked kindly.
"I... I'm fine I was just... uh getting... down... from my horse." Merlin said slightly confused. Arthur snorted.
"Yes Merlin. That's what we do to get down from horses. Very graceful." Gwen laughed slightly but came over and helped Merlin up.
"Thanks," He smiled at Gwen who hugged him.
They went inside the castle and Arthur called a meeting.
It was an hour later that the knights, Merlin, Gwen and Arthur were sitting at the round table, full of things to say.
"First of all, I would like to see to these kids. The girl is with Gaius at the moment so we'll see what happened to them after he's checked her up." Arthur started. Merlin was slowly dosing off. His energy lowering by the second. He could barely keep his eyes open even though he was trying his hardest.
"Merlin," Arthur snapped. "It would help if you paid attention!"
"Sorry..." Merlin mumbled. Arthur looked at his servant. He looked like all of his energy and enthusiasm had been drained out of him.
"So as I was saying," Arthur continued, checking his friend ever so often.
Merlin was wondering why Arthur was slurring all his words together. He could make out something like, "Sendpatrolbordertomrrow..." It was all too confusing and he really wanted to sleep.
"Merlin!" The king sighed again. Merlin blinked and looked up at Arthur, the blonde and peach swirling in his vision.
And suddenly, everything went black.
I know the middle bit isn't very good but the start and the end of this chapter wasn't too bad. I just wanted o give you guys something so you're not waiting too long!
Bye! x