Part 3 Merlin's a Girl. Again.
"Don't talk to me," Merlin growled after they walked out of the veil. She stormed off.
"What's up with her?" Arthur asked, feeling dejected. Merlin hadn't exactly jumped into his arms and kissed him (as he wanted to happen) when they found her. She simply had said "Get away from me. Make one comment and I'll show you the wrath of Emrys."
"I don't know," said Morgana, sarcasm dripping from her voice. "She was just changed into a girl. Again. And only because the prince of death itself wanted to 'take' Emrys. The only way to 'take' a live person is to-"
"That son of a bitch raped my Merlin?!" Arthur cried.
Morgana snorted. "Yeah, yeah he did. We just found Merlin walking out of Tartarus, fully clothed, while she was screaming- hmm…what was it? Oh, I remember. 'Mortius, you sorry mistake for a deity, cross me again and I'll show you what Emrys can really do! And next time, I'll rip off your remaining limbs!' Yeah, death boy raped Merlin."
"Are you two done?" Merlin demanded. She held up a live rabbit. "We still got to seal the veil or those Dorocha bastards will come out."
Without an answer, Merlin tossed the rabbit at the rip between worlds and it disappeared (surprisingly making a popping noise.) Merlin stalked off, and started to make a form of a camp, not accepting help from either Pendragon.
"She was in the Underworld for way to long," Morgana whispered to Arthur, so the pissed off warlock could not hear. "All that bad energy was forced into her."
"Will it wear off?" asked Arthur, eyeing Merlin concernedly. She was stirring up the fire with an aggressive force.
"In time. Could take a few days," Morgana replied.
They watched Merlin all night, as she acted like a madwoman on a rampage. When they decided it was time to sleep, Merlin offered to keep watch but Morgana told her she would do it (shades didn't sleep.) Merlin sat down in a huff and leaned against a tree. Arthur went over to her while Morgana decided it was a good time to walk around their encampment and not listen to their conversation.
"Merlin," Arthur whispered in her ear. Her eyes had been shut but they flashed open and she shot up.
"What?" she asked irritably.
"I love you," he said quietly, trying to break whatever effect the Underworld had on her.
"Oh," she said, almost shocked, "I guess I love you too."
Arthur sat down next to her. "So how'd you get yourself in this situation?" He gestured to her body.
"That bastard, Mortius, wanted to fuc- umm…well." She blushed. "And well, he wanted a woman…so, yeah," she concluded, sounding almost normal again.
"You didn't let him, did you?"
Merlin gasped. "What do you take me for? I wasn't about to let some sorry excuse for a god fuc- shag me when I have my own sexy beast." She hit him in the chest.
Arthur blushed and replied huskily. "Do you really think I'm sexy?"
"I was talking about Gwaine!" she said, maliciously. Arthur looked so crestfallen, that she got up and faced him. Looking deep into his eyes, she said, "Hmmm…you're pretty sexy too."
He perked up. "Really?"
"Oh, yeah," she said, her face getting closer to his. "Let's just see if you're up to my standard."
Lips met…
"Do you have to do that when I'm right here?"
"Then don't watch, Morgana."
"I can hear you groaning though! You aren't naked, are you?"
"Morgana, we're just kissing!"
"Fine! But keep the noise to a minimum!"
Arthur pulled Merlin onto him and they sat up. Looking at each other, they both laughed. "Are you alright now?" Arthur asked.
"Fine. That Underworld. It messes with your head," said Merlin, widening her eyes for effect. Her face then fell. "But I'm a girl. Again."
"That's okay," said Arthur, starting to stroke her hair. "You're a very beautiful girl, or woman, I should say."
"Yeah, but," said an exasperated Merlin, "Being a girl is hard."
"How?"
"I have to pee sitting down," said Merlin, ignoring his snickering. "These breast things jiggle all over. PMS is a bitch. The long hair gets in my face."
"The last one we can fix," said Arthur. He started to braid it down her back.
"How'd you learn to braid?" asked Merlin when he was done.
"A king must know many things," said Arthur mysteriously.
"I used to force him play hair-dresser when we were little!" chimed Morgana's voice. Arthur groaned.
Merlin giggled. "Well I think you make a fabulous hair-dresser!"
Arthur rolled his eyes, then an evil grin appeared. Merlin gulped, eyes wide with terror.
"Arthur! Arthur, stop! You little- Ahhhh! Stop!"
Morgana literally materialized there (shades could do that.) The sight that greeted her was almost expected. "Will you two ever grow up?" she asked, rolling her eyes.
"Nope!" they both called back, Merlin still in a headlock, freshly braided hair messed up by Arthur.
Okay, so it's not very long... sorry about that, but my friends had me clubbing and drinking (read: watching anime and eating junk food) 'til 4 am yesterday, so that's my excuse. Yeah.
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