A/N - Hi, welcome back, eh? I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in a while, but my tutor gave me a load of work again and I'm now behind in my work but, hey, it's life and I'm slowly catching up. I can't give you a date on when the next update will be in, but hopefully soon. Here you go then, Chapter seven! :)

Previously -

"Well?" Balinor asked smirking, as Merlin finished reading, "What does it say?"

All occupants within the chamber sat still, neither breathing, and waited for the verdict.

"You got your wish, it seems" Merlin choked out after a minute's silence, "Camelot's prince has given you his blessing. Camelot's King will die by your hand, My lord"

Prince Merlin Of Mageia

Merlin handed the letter back to his father for him to read it, his eyes drifting towards his sister. Her face was a mask but her eyes told a different tale, they were sad as they moved towards his and the letter.

"This is perfect!" Exclaimed the King, as he threw the note onto the table, his councilors scrambling their way to the letter. "We shall have a feast! And in three days time my family will leave and make sure that the job is done properly! There will be no more Pendragons ruling Camelot!"

Cheers rang out in the chambers and soon news spread like wildfire of Camelot's decision.

"Brother, are you coming?" Mordred asked, as he followed his father, sister and the council member's out. The King halted his footsteps and turned around as he saw his son slowly get up from his chair and follow them out.

"This will all be over soon, son, I promise. They will pay for what they did to our family!" Balinor growled as he strode away, plans forming in his mind about the best way to kill his enemy.

"You don't want this to happen, do you?" Mordred asked quietly, as he watched his father leave.

"Would you, if it was Kara and yourself in my place?" Merlin retorted and watched as his brother's face went red with anger

"Do not bring her into this!" Mordred snarled, "I haven't seen her since I was two!"

"And yet you still have feelings for her, I see" Melanie remarked, "You always did stick up for her if a bad word was uttered about her." She snickered silently at her little brothers pout, before turning to her twin, who had a small smile on his face, "He's right though, isn't he? You don't want this to happen?"

The smile slipped off of the eldest prince's face as he sighed, "No, I don't" He said honestly

"Why not?! Look at what that family has done to us! The pain that Uther has caused—" Mordred spat out, but Merlin butted in

"Exactly Uther, not Arthur! It was Uther that caused the grief and pain in the first place!" Merlin shouted back

"BOYS!" Melanie shouted as she got in between the fighting princes and pushed them apart, "Whatever the difference, father wants this to happen." She turned to Merlin "Im sorry but he will go forward with this." She then turned to Mordred "And you need to learn to respect your elders and to listen to others rather than just presume things!" She cuffed both of them round the head and walked off, muttering about 'how stupid boys are' and 'why on earth was she lumbered with two brothers'

Silence lingered as the princess' words wrung in the boys ears, as she walked out of earshot, Merlin elbowed his brother in the ribs and walked off, hiding his smirk as his brother grunted in shock and pain. Mordred, though, had the last laugh, as Merlin didn't expect his brother to retaliate by using his magic to sneak up on him, pull him into a headlock and scruff his hair up.

Mordred laughed as his brother struggled to gain the upper hand and continued rubbing his knuckles into Merlin's head. Mordred let go after a while to let Merlin breathe from laughing and stuggling too much. His eyes widened as he saw his brother put on his face that meant only one thing.

Revenge

He ran down the halls of Mageia as his brother ran behind him, shouting at him, but passers by could not disagree in saying that neither boy was enjoying themselves due to the smiles and laughter coming from them. Mordred entered the courtyard, trying to find a hiding place as his brother gained on him. He cast his eyes to the gates and saw his sister and father training some knights. Turning his head behind him he saw his brother turning the corner and made the decision of running to his father.

"Father, Sister help me!" Mordred shouted out as he hid behind his father, and watched as his brother came out of the castle looking for him.

"What have you done now, Mordred?" Balinor aked wearily, as he looked towards his eldest child, who was now speaking to a servant.

"He started it!" Mordred whined, before squealing in fright as Merlin looked straight at him, smirk playing on his face. Mordred hid behind his father waiting for Merlin to retaliate, but none came. He opened his eyes curiously to look around his father and was confused when he couldn't find Merlin.

"BOO!"

Mordred screamed as he jumped backwards and fell on his bum in shock. He looked up to see his father and sister laughing whilst merlin was smirking sinisterly at him. All around, the people stopped to giggle at the prince's teasing, and watched as Merlin held out a hand to his brother.

Mordred eyed it warily, before plucking up the courage to grasp it. Merlin lifted his sibling up and patted him on the back.

"We're even now, don't you think, Mordred?" Merlin asked teasingly, before smiling softly, ruffling his brother's hair and walking away.

Mordred being Mordred, and having Balinor as a father, learned to never give up, so he did the only thing he could do to and tripped Merlin up using magic... again.

The laughter died down as they watched Merlin fall to the floor. Melanie looked towards her Father before they both started shuffling away from Mordred, who stood there and watched as his brother tood and turned around.

Mordred realised that Merlin must have knocked his head on the floor, as there was a bleeding cut on his forehead, he had a split lip and his nose had started bleeding. Mordred gulped nervously as he watched his brother swipe his hand over his swollen lip, staining his hand with blood.

One thought ran through Mordred's head at that moment:

"Shit,... I'm so fucked"

A/N - Did not see that coming now did we? Or maybe you did?

Anyway, take pity on me and review, it makes me feel better, especially because I'm an idiot and fell down the stairs, (I'm not lying, I really did fall down the stairs in school) I hurt my leg :(

This isn't a lot, I know, but do you blame me? I hope not, I'm in pain! (Joke :P)

Cliffhangers- love 'em or hate 'em?

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'May magic live on in our hearts forever' -

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