AU: Hi again this is the 8th chapter of The Forgetting Curse. Hope you like it.

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Merlin saw sleeping in his bed when he heard a noise. He stood up still not quite awake. He opened that door of room just to see that someone was walking out of the front room. He looked around and saw no one there. Not even Gaius.

'What in going on?' – He asked – 'Gaius? Where are you?' – He got no answer but silence. He knew it was the middle of the night and but where was the healer anyway at this time of the night?

He walked outside the royal Physician Chambers and followed the man he saw earlier. He looked like a knight to him. A very well-built and well armoured knight. He was walking quite fast so Merlin had to podti4wa to catch along with him. He soon passed the gates of Camelot. Though there was a night watch, nobody made a noise or asked where are they going. Everyone to leave and enter Camelot was asked what his purpose of that was. But not know, nobody told them anything as they were invisible.

The forest they entered seemed a bit darker than it should even for this time of the night. The knight walked and walked. At some point he suddenly looked back which made Merlin freeze with the thought that he had saw him. But he just turned his head as he had seen no one there. Merlin was beginning to wonder what was going on. The fact that he felt as though he was invisible, made him shiver.

They were walking like for the eternity when finally the knight stopped. Merlin was a about a hundred meter after him so when he finally reached him. He saw a huge late. How hadn't he seen it before? They were moving around for about 10 minutes but that didn't mattered now. In the moment as he was closer to the knight he was able to see that he wasn't young at all. He looked about 60 years. This man took out his sword and threw it in the lake. Just like that. And not that Merlin knew anything about the weapons; he could tell that this one was really beautiful.

As soon as the sword touched the water, the knight was gone leaving Merlin in the middle of the nowhere, without having even the slightest idea what was he doing there. Suddenly he heard a high scream.

Merlin woke up in the middle of the night. What was this dream? Just to be sure he stood up from then and opened the door of his bedroom. Looking the room before him, he saw nothing unusual. Gaius was sleeping in his bed snoring quietly. Everything was fine.

Back in his room he looked though the window before crowing up to bed. It was still dark outside. Besides Merlin was still tired. He fall asleep fast not dreaming this time.

A few hours later he was woken up from some noise in the front room. He saw the Prince there.

'What are you doing, Sire?' - Merlin asked.

'Breakfast.' - Cheerfully answered Arthur. - 'Or almost. As though I can't cook, I went to the royal kitchen and took three plates. Now I'm just serving.' - He said and after he put the last glass on the table he went to Merlin and pushed him back in his room.

'Sire, what are you doing?' - Merlin asked, not quite understanding what happened.

'I missed you.' - The Prince explained simply and then he put his hands under Merlin's shirt.

'Aah...' - He said. - 'Your hands are cold.'

Not caring to give answer Arthur just kissed him. He felt his lips warm and soft. He liked the feeling of Merlin being so insecure. The boy took a step back, trying to free himself from the Prince's hands. But following his steps Arthur didn't give his opportunity.

'Sire, stop it. We can wake Gaius up.' - Merlin said pulling back.

'If I was unable to wake him with all the clanging I did. Believe me he won't be up just because of some kissing.' - Arthur replied and pressed his lips to Merlin's again.

This time the other boy had nothing to say (not that Arthur would give him to say anything this time). The kiss was slow, gentle and made them both feel a shiver down their spines.

And even if early in the morning he wasn't a great kisser, Merlin didn't want to break it. He was thinking what 'miss you' would mean. He and Arthur had seen each other yesterday evening, how could be missed in such a short time. Or Arthur was so in love that he couldn't live without him. That was ridiculous. He couldn't love him, not that much.

He broke the kiss, leaving their foreheads leaning at each other. Taking a few breaths Merlin asked.

'What did you mean by missed me?'

'What you heard.' - Arthur said and smiled to him. This was his smile, the one who he gave only to Merlin.

'But how could you miss me?' - He asked. - 'We saw last night, don't you remember?'

'It is a long time... you know...' - Arthur said. Something is wrong; he thought he normally doesn't ask such questions. And then it got to his mind. The memory thing. After a kiss like that his mind was blurred. When he looked at Merlin's eyes and lips, the only thing that he was able to think about was how much he loved him and how much did he want to kiss him. So he did.

Closing his eyes he touched Merlin's lips. His mouth was slightly opened and his warm breath came out of there.

The other boy could smell peppermint. He closed his eyes, leaving himself only to instincts. Their lips pressed very, very lightly a couple of times and then Arthur kissed him more passionately. Aware of the fact that his bed was less than a foot away, Merlin was pushed on it. The kiss continued like forever.

Even if Merlin wasn't sure if he loved Arthur or not he still was returning the kiss. He was wondering what would happen when he regained his memory.

Arthur's hands ran though Merlin thighs and then back up to his chest. He would do something else if he didn't hear a cough.

Gaius was standing at the frame of the door.

They both looked at him, and both blushed.

'Isn't it a bit early for such things?' – He asked and went back to the front room. – 'Where did this come from?' – Gaius asked, and even if they couldn't see anything, they were sure he talked about the breakfast.

Merlin and Arthur stood up from the bed and tried to put themselves in order before leaving Merlin's bedroom.

'I told you, you shouldn't do that.' – Merlin whispered and laughed a bit.

'Shut up. Let's go and have breakfast.' – Arthur returned and left the room. Clearing his throat he said. – 'I made the breakfast.'

'Very well, Sire.' – The healer said and sat down. – 'This is very tasteful.' – He said after a couple of bites. – 'Are you coming Merlin?'

Still bed as a crab Merlin sat around the table, not lifting his look from his plate. He was thinking how long had Gaius been there…. looking at them. He fest so embarrassed.

'What is wrong with you, Merlin?' – Arthur asked after he saw that he wasn't eating.

'Nothing, Sire. I am just thinking.' – he replied.

'About what?'

Merlin had to think of something really fast. The first thing that came to his mind was the dream he had tonight.

'I had a strange dream.' – He said quietly.

'What was it about, Merlin?' – Gaius asked, suddenly interested in the conversation.

'I don't remember very clearly, but there was a knight and he did something, but I cannot say what…' – Merlin said and fell silent again.

'Perhaps is a reflection from too many, stories about magical creatures and knights.' – The physician said.

'Are you alright?' – Arthur said. The magician just nodded. – 'So let us begin with the searching for Sir Henry of Mercedia. Where should we start?'

'We'd better go to the library and see if there are any documents about this knight. Mercedia I have never heard of such kingdom.' – Gaius said and stood up from the table.

'Well, alright.' – Arthur said, full with enthusiasm. – 'Come on, Merlin.'

Once he had mentioned the dream his mind was trying to restore it as close as it can be. He remembered that he followed the knight and to … to…. To some place he couldn't think of.

'Coming.' – He said and exited the chambers after the other two.

Ensconcing in the archive part if the library they started they search. The three man looked over hundreds a papers, family trees and things like that. But nowhere was said that this knight or his kingdom ever existed. Finally Arthur said.

'There is nothing here!'

'There must be, it is the only place where we might find information about this Sir Henry.' – Gaius said.

'We've look over a thousand of these paper things there is nothing here.'

'And what do you propose to do, Sire. If not to keep looking?' – Merlin said and looked up from the family achieve he was studying.

'I don't know.' – Arthur said. He was so obviously bored from what they were doing that if boredom was water, he would have drowned a thousand times.

'With all my respect, Sire, let's continue the search. There might be something useful' – Gaius said.

The Prince shitted up and started to search again. After long hours, perhaps even too long to be normal they still haven't found anything. It was nearly dusk when Merlin finally said.

'That is! That is the knight I saw in my dream.' – He said pointing a picture of an old man.

'So what?' – Arthur asked.

'Gentleman I give you, Sir Henry of Mercedia.' – Merlin said and smiled.

'How? How could this be?' – Gaius said. – 'Pictures of people don't go in to someone's mind if they were not seen before. – 'Merlin have you seen this drawing before.'

'No.'

'Then how?'

Suddenly Merlin's face got lightened. He ran though the doors of the room. And laughed.

'Merlin, what are you doing?' – Arthur said and quickly followed him. The same did Gaius too.

'I know.'

'You know what?'

'I know where Sir Henry hid his sword.'

'How?' – Gaius said.

'I dreamt it.' – Merlin said and started to run. Now finally his mind got clear view of the dream he had. He was running though the same forest as in the dream. Taking the same turns. After him were Arthur and Gaius, in the back.

'Merlin stop! Where are you going?'

'To find the sword that can kill the dragon.' – He said and continued running.

'I know, but where is this sword hidden.'

'You will see.' – Merlin said and after a few more turns he finally saw the lake from his dream. He started to undress, not even thinking how cold was the water at this time of the night.

'Merlin, what are you going for God's sake?'

'I will take the sword out.' – saying that he jumped into the water. It was freezing cold, but that didn't matter to him. He swam for about 2 or three minutes and went out to take a breath.

'Merlin get out of the water, you are going to freeze to death!' – Arthur screamed but he didn't listened to him. Taking a deep breath he dove.

Minutes were passing but there was no sign of Merlin in the water.

'Where the hell, is he?' – Arthur said. – 'When he comes out, I am going to kill him.'

Under the water Merlin was swimming deeper and deeper down. He saw a flash from the moonlight down there. It was something shinning. He was almost out of breath so he hurried.

He was right. There was something… a sword. He took it. It was so heavy; Merlin wondered how did knight manage to carry them all around. He swam to the surface and lifted the sword of Sir Henry of Mercedia in the sky.

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