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Oh, and no more talking! A baby has to be born here!

Previously...

The king and the queen were dancing in a very slowly pace when Morgana felt that pain once again.

"Oh, goddess!" She suddenly hugged her belly, curving her body. A liquid started pouring around her.

The music stopped, everybody looking in shock at the queen.

"Morgana!" He sounded desperate and held her, preventing the lady to fall over her knees. "Oh, my dear!"

Chapter 28

Suddenly Morgana and Uther were in a circle, everybody around them looking at what was happening.

"The queen is going to have her baby!" Some people were telling the ones who arrived in the circle.

"Yes, the little princess will be born!" An elder lady commented very happy.

"The poor lady seems to be feeling so much pain!" Another one said with pity.

"Look how pale the king is!"

Uther was clearly in panic, holding Morgana on the floor while the lady cried holding her belly.

"U-Uther!" She said. "It's time!"

"I know, my dear, be with me, everything will be fine! I love you, Morgana!"

That was when Gaius and Merlin arrived at the centre of the circle.

"Gaius, Merlin! Thanks god!" Uther was relieved.

Gaius looked at Morgana.

"The baby must be born now, sir, we have no time to waste!" The old physician told the king sounding agitated.

"My mother and Gwen are already preparing everything in your chambers." Merlin said making Uther a bit calmer. Just a bit.

"We must take her to your chambers now, sir, the baby cannot be born here!"

"Oh, of course!" Uther finally awaked from his trance.

The king took a still painful Morgana into his arms and, too worried to say a word to his people, rushed out the great hall.

"Arthur, you must calm the people!" Gaius said to the prince. "And you will come with me, Merlin!" He said following the king.

Arthur looked around. So his friends were all with Morgana and he was the one representing the royal family at the feast! Well...

"Your attention, please!" So Arthur was the one inside the circle. "It seems we have one more reason to celebrate this beautiful night! My little sister is about to be born, and I'm sure our king and our queen would like us to celebrate with joy!"

People clapped the prince and the music restarted. Arthur sighed. He was worried about Morgana and the baby.

"Some wine?" He heard a woman talking to him.

"What... Morgause?" Why on earth she wasn't with her sister?

"Hello. Nice, feast, uh?" She smiled. "Take the wine, it will help you to calm yourself." She offered him once again, drinking from another goblet.

Arthur took the goblet and looked suspicious at the lady. Then he smelt it... normal wine.

"Come on! Do you think I'd poison you?" She asked very amused.

"Oh... well..."

"Well, I wouldn't." She sounded determined. "Some people I love care about your life, you know." Morgause sipped her wine.

"Oh, really?" Arthur had a grin. "Who?" He teased, trying not to remember what he saw in Agravaine's bed.

"Oh!" She gasped and blushed. Probably remembering the same, Arthur concluded. "Like my... sister." Arthur chuckled at that. "Don't ask me why, but the girl likes you." She sipped her wine. "Maybe I could poison your father, but I have no reason to be bad to you." She said with conviction.

"Oh?" He smirked. "You know, joke about poisoning the king is treason..." He drank his wine.

"Come on, from all of them I thought you would be the one who could understand when it's a joke!"

They were in silence for some moments, drinking wine abstractedly.

"Don't you want to be with your sister?" Arthur asked. That was weird. He knew Morgause cares about Morgana.

"Oh, no! Morgana has already a lot of people to help her..." She said. "Moreover, I don't have stomach for that kind of thing." She confessed and smiled. "I'd need a physician just for myself, and I prefer them to help my sister in this moment." Morgause smiled sincerely.

"It makes sense..." Arthur drank some more wine looking at the couples dancing.

"So?" She smiled at him.

"What?"

"Wouldn't the prince invite me for a dance?" She asked.

"A... a dance? I don't know if it'd be proper, Morgause..." Arthur wondered what her intentions could be. He remembered she has enchanted his uncle... and seduced Merlin and tried the same with his father! "I'm an engaged man!"

"Oh, come on!" She rolled her eyes very amused. "My little nephew is arriving, I just want to celebrate!" She said sincerely. "I promise I'll behave myself!" Morgause smirked, probably remembering the same Arthur had, and practically dragged the crowned prince to the dance floor.

Uther arrived at the royal chambers with a crying Morgana into his arms. Gwen, Hunith and Sarah, Morgana's maid, were already there, boiling some water and taking some clean clothes.

"Please, sir, put her on the bed!" Hunith asked.

"Oh, i-it hurts so much!" Morgana said weakly.

"I love you, Morgana, I'm sure everything will be fine soon, my dear." He kissed her forehead tenderly, caressing her cheeks with both his hands.

"Sir..." Merlin went to him. "We need you to wait outside, please, so we all can concentrate better."

Uther nodded. Merlin noticed how desperate the man was. And suddenly he wasn't the great Uther Pendragon, king of Camelot. He was just a man, worried about his beloved wife and their baby.

"No, please!" Morgana raised her hand to reach him. "I need Uther to stay! Please..." She cried. And seeing Morgana like that broke Uther's heart.

"They're right, my dear." Uther went to her. "I'll probably disturb you..."

"No, you won't! I love you so much!" She begged. "Ooh!" One more wave of pain. "You even practiced the breaths with me!" She breathed.

"Oh, you're a very brave girl!" Uther said softly. "I wouldn't be helpful here..."

"Morgana, he must leave!" Gaius declared severely and sounding very worried. The baby had to be born, they couldn't waste any more time!

"No! Please, don't take my Uther away from me!" She screamed in pain.

"Please, let the man be here!" Hunith said a bit desperate and Merlin smiled as he noticed his mother talking about the king as if he were any other worried man. "It's so obvious she won't let him go and we need her strength here."

"Fine!" Gaius agreed with a bad mood. "But I want you to stay there with Morgana, sir, don't look here!" The last thing Gaius needed at that moment was the king of Camelot feeling sick like some people use to in that kind of situation involving blood and inner parts of a beloved person. "Now, Morgana, drink this, child."He gave her a potion. "It'll help the pain..."

"Th-thank you." She did as she was told.

"Morgana, don't worry!" Gwen came to her friend. "We're going to take care of you and Vivienne!" She said nervously.

"Come on, Morgana, little Vivienne wants to be held by her parents!" Hunith encouraged the lady. "Breath the way I taught you."

Morgana started breathing, holding Uther's hands and squeezing them as the pain came again.

"Good, very good, you're doing great!" Hunith said after some time. "I already can see her head, Morgana."

Uther kissed her cheek. It was so magical to be there! Morgana looked so powerful bringing a new life to this world!

"Oooh!" She gasped. "It hurts!"

"Come on, Morgana!" Hunith encouraged her. "The pain can't be stronger than you because your contractions are part of you!"

"Push, Morgana, push!" Merlin told her, observing everything in order to learn. "She's coming!"

Morgana cried and pushed as hard as she could, Uther still holding her and kissing her nape.

"My brave girl!" He whispered to her as the woman gasped at the pain.

Gaius was all the time around, controlling if Morgana was fine. Merlin, who had never been present while a woman gave birth, was observing everything very carefully. He would take some notes about that later.

Morgana could feel her child coming, a big wave of pain, but also excitement for finally having her little girl with her. And suddenly, relief! And the loud sound of a baby crying.

"I took her, Morgana!" Merlin observed how careful his mother was with the baby in her hands. "Sarah, Gwen! I need some more clothes and warm water!"

"Oh!" Morgana felt relieved. And she was instantly crying and laughing when she heard her baby girl crying so loud.

"I love you, Morgana!" Uther kissed her and, the queen noticed, he had tears on his eyes too.

"Here, son!" Hunith called Merlin. "Look how we use to cut the umbilical cord."

In some more moments, Hunith gave Morgana her little baby girl, already cleaned and wrapped in some clothes.

"Oh, my little Vivienne!" She said very sweetly. The baby stopped crying in the same moment that Morgana took her. "You're so special!" She kissed her little forehead.

Uther was amazed. And he couldn't help but look mesmerized when Morgana brought her to her breasts and started feeding the baby.

"Were you hungry, sweet?" She said playfully to the baby, caressing her cheek with the back of her index.

"She's... so beautiful, Morgana!" Uther finally managed to say something, sounding touched.

"Oh, would you like to hold her?" Morgana smiled.

"I?" Uther was surprised. He hadn't held a baby in more than 20 years! "I'm afraid I could hurt her, my dear, she's so delicate!"

"Foolish, love!" Morgana gave the baby girl to Uther and he took her in a clumsy way.

"Cradle her to your chest, sir." Hunith instructed and helped him. "Here you are!"

"And now relax, Uther." Morgana smiled at how tense the king was. "She's your daughter, our baby... you can't hurt her!"

As everything was cleaned and finished in the royal chambers, Gaius examined Morgana and the baby, assuring Uther they were both healthy and fine.

"We must tell people everything is alright, sir." Merlin suggested. "They were quite anxious."

"Oh, would you mind telling them, Merlin?" Uther asked. "I'd like to stay here with my girls tonight!" He smiled.

Merlin nodded with a sincere smile and left.

Merlin entered discretely in the winter solstice feast. However, as he stepped in, the music instantly stopped. Each person present in the great hall was looking at the official warlock.

"Merlin!" Arthur walked to him. Apparently the prince has been dancing with Morgause, the lad noticed. "Do you have news?"

"Yes." He said loud, so everybody could hear. "Princess Vivienne is finally born! She's a healthy and lovely child!"

People clapped and started talking among them.

"What about my sister?" Morgause asked genuinely worried, walking to Merlin.

"Oh, Morgana is fine, happiest than ever!" He informed, causing people to clap again and celebrate in joy as the music restarted.

"I'll go there and meet my little nephew, then."

She went to the door before any of them could say something.

"Maybe I should... uh... go with Morgause to my father's and Morgana's chambers." Arthur said a bit awkward, amusing Merlin.

"So after a little dance you take the lady to a private chamber, uh?" He teased.

"Oh, shut up, Merlin!" Arthur left annoyed.

Everything was already done in the royal chambers. Sarah helped cleaning the place while Hunith helped Morgana to change to a clean nightgown while Gaius was at the table examining the baby more carefully, Uther observing him and making a lot of questions. Gwen has gone in order to meet Arthur, she knew he probably was worried.

"Here, Morgana." Gaius gave her two little flasks. "Take one potion before you sleep and the other one as soon as you wake up in the morning."

"I will, Gaius, thank you." She said calmly.

"Gaius, Hunith!" Uther got up carefully, little Vivienne still into his arms. "Thank you so much!" He said very sincerely. "This was one of the most special moments of my life!"

Morgana smiled at that. She felt just the same way! Vivienne suddenly cried.

"Oh, my little princess..." Uther cradled her, making everyone smile. "Don't cry, you're so beautiful!" But she didn't stop. "Maybe you'd like me to sing?" Uther started humming.

"She's still hungry, sir." Hunith told him.

"Give me her, Uther!" Morgana smiled.

The king sat beside her and Morgana took the baby, starting to feed her again.

"Oh, don't be frustrated, love!" Morgana smiled. "We both would like to hear you singing."

Gaius soon left. Hunith stood a bit more, in order to teach Morgana how to take care of the baby and how to make little Vivienne sleep. Both Morgana and Uther listened to her carefully.

Arthur rushed along the corridors of Camelot. He didn't want Morgause so near Morgana or his little sister. Oh, of course, his father was there too, but Arthur knew too well how Uther use to be affected in moments like that.

"Arthur!" Someone bumped on him. A lovely someone, by the way, the prince noticed looking at the lady on his arms.

"Guinevere!" He smiled. "How..."

"Morgana and Vivienne are both fine." She smiled. "Oh, Arthur, I love little children!" She said dreamily.

"I know." He said amazed kissing her softly.

"They're really fine, there's no need to run like that." Gwen pointed.

"But Morgause will..."

"Oh, Morgause is so happy!" The lady told him. "So excited! I have just met her!"

"Let's go, Guinevere. I'm not sure we can trust her."

"She's so perfect, Uther!" Morgana smiled as they were alone in their chambers.

"As beautiful as her mother!" Uther said gallantly, looking at the baby girl. "She has your dark hair and your fair and delicate skin." Uther smiled.

"And your hands." Morgana added as the baby grabbed her finger.

She looked at her husband with shinning eyes and Uther couldn't help but kiss Morgana sweetly. Someone knocked softly and just entered.

"Sister!" Morgause entered.

"Morgause!" Morgana smiled. "Come, there is someone here you'd like to know!"

"Oh, what do we have here?" She said with a childish voice, walking to the bed. "A little princess!"

Uther looked at the blond woman looking amazed at the baby. It was a shame she had to be such a ambiguous person! Because if she were the nice lady she seems to be, she could stay in Camelot and be a nice company to Morgana.

"Do you want to hold her, sister?" Morgana asked.

Morgause smiled and sat on the edge of the bed, receiving the baby. She wasn't clumsy, Morgana noticed, probably Morgause was used to children.

"Hello, Vivienne!" Morgause smiled. "She's so beautiful, Morgana!" Morgause said enchanted.

"Yes, she is."

"And some day, my sweet Vivienne, you'll grow up and be a gorgeous lady!" Morgause told her. "And then you'll wear a lovely gown and you'll dance with a handsome lord in a feast as nice as the one we had tonight!" Morgana smiled at that.

That was when Arthur's head popped in.

"Arthur!" Uther said from the bed, sat beside Morgana.

"Hello, father, Morgana." He entered with Gwen, as they had met each other in the corridor.

"Come, Arthur, let me present you someone." Morgana smiled.

"Oh, my little sister!" Arthur said with a big smile, taking the baby clumsily from Morgause's arms.

"Hey, be careful with my nephew!" She reprehended him, amusing her sister.

"Yes, careful with the head!" Gwen said a bit desperate.

"Oh, she's so small and sweet!" The prince smiled. "My little sister!"

Merlin took a goblet of wine and sipped it, watching the beautiful feast around him. It was so magical! A new life arriving at this world...

"Merlin?"

"Oh, hello, Kevin!" He smiled kindly. "Enjoying the feast?"

"Yes, everything is so beautiful here!" The boy said.

"You look anxious. What happened?"

"I'd like to meet Vivienne." Merlin smiled at that. "But my father keeps saying the queen has to rest... but I'll behave!" Kevin added quickly.

"Kevin!" His father arrived. "I know what you're doing! And I tell you, boy, there's no way you're going there tonight!" He said firmly.

"I'm so sorry, father, but I'm almost a man and I feel in my heart I must do that!" The kid sounded serious and secure like a grown up man, amusing Merlin.

"Kevin!" But it was too late. The boy had already rushed out the great hall, his father running behind him.

"Well, I won't lose the show!" Merlin followed them.

"So, Arthur?" Uther asked. "Will my daughter have a mate to play anytime soon?" It caused Gwen to blush and Arthur to smile.

"Oh, we could arrange it." Arthur said proud of himself when Gwen blushed a bit more and took the baby, trying to hide her flushed cheeks, what amused Morgause.

So someone knocked once again.

"Come in!" Uther said.

"Hello!" Kevin entered a bit awkward. He hadn't expect so many people to be there too.

"Kevin!" Morgana smiled. "You came to see my baby?"

"Well, yes!" He said a bit shy. "Oh, and you of course."

Vivienne cried and Gwen gave her to Morgana, so she soon was calmer.

"I'm so sorry, my lord, my lady." His father finally managed to say, arriving with Merlin. "I tried to explain him you need to rest but..."

"That's fine, Mr Johnson." Morgana said. "I'm feeling well and I understand how curious Kevin must be... we knew each other since before I was pregnant and he saw my belly growing, he saw how happy I and Uther were. Of course he's curious about the baby!"

Kevin arrived near the bed and Morgause got up, so the kid could sit beside Morgana and take a look at the baby.

"She's so gorgeous!" He said looking at the baby in Morgana's arms. "Can I hold her a bit?"

"Kevin!" His father reprehended him.

"Oh, sure!" Morgana smiled. "Be careful..." She carefully made him held Vivienne.

"Oh!" Kevin's eyes lost the focus at the same time that the baby moaned and open a bit her blue eyes looking at him.

"What's wrong with him?" Morgause asked.

"He's having a sight about Vivienne." Morgana told her.

"And Vivienne is feeling his magic." Merlin said. "Look how she's moving while he uses his gifts on her." The baby moaned once again.

Kevin suddenly opened his eyes and gasped. Then he blinked. Twice. Merlin had never seen his little friend like that after using his magic. He looked at Vivienne, who was holding his thumb and kissed softly her forehead.

"Kevin... please, tell me what have you seen." Morgana asked anxiously, causing Uther to kiss gently her hand.

"You're so special, Vivienne!" He told the baby into his arms.

"Son, did you hear the queen?" Mr. Johnson went to him. "Tell her about what you saw."

"I saw..." Morgana took the baby and the boy got up and paced. "I saw a gorgeous young lady." He told them, making Morgana sigh in relief. "She was walking in the garden with... uh... well, with Merlin's apprentice." He blushed a bit.

"Who would be insane enough to be Merlin's apprentice?" Arthur teased.

"And this lad, Merlin's apprentice..." Morgause smirked at the kid embarrass. "Is he handsome?" The prince rolled his eyes at that.

"I... uh... well, I think so!" Kevin smiled. "I mean, today he probably is a thin boy, but in my sight he was a strong man."

"Oh... and is he a good man?" Morgause continued with knowing a smile.

"Oh, of course he is!" Kevin said quickly. "He would never hurt the ones he love."

"I see..." Morgause smiled. He was so sweet! "And does he have brown eyes?"

Mr Johnson got pale. His son was clearly that man. Well, in the future. What on earth does the boy have in mind now?

What does the boy have in mind now?

So, what do you think about Morgana's baby?

And what about Uther as a participative father? I know it wasn't usual in that time, but I couldn't help it! Aww, can you imagine Uther humming? *sighs*

I know this chapter was only about the baby and Morgana giving birth, but we soon will have some more action. Winter Solstice means the middle of winter. Soon it will be over and Morgause will have to leave Camelot... let's see how her sister will react at that.

Have a nice weekend! =)