Lost Tears
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Merlin, but someday I will!
A/N: Holy Crap! So I have to try out for sports for my school, so my updates may take longer now, sorry.
Chapter 8
Arthur sat down staring at the empty space before him. His tv was once there, but ever since a hyper active teen had started to live with him, it was no longer...compatible.
So much had happened since then, Arthur realized. Merlin had gotten hurt, Gauis was now Merlin's uncle, and Morgana was trying to prove she had abilities.
So much had happened, but all Arthur could think of now was, what will happen next?
Suddenly thudding was heard as someone ran down the stairs. Morgana burst through the room breathing hard. Arthur could see sweat running down her face and her eyes wide with fright.
"what's wrong Mor?" Arthur asked turning to her. He stood up as she wobbled over to him.
"Will...Will...have to save Will..." Arthur grabbed unto Morgana and helped her stand.
"Why? Morgana what's wrong with Will?" Arthur asked, but Morgana seemed to in shock to answer. She pushed off of Arthur, even though the later was trying to stabilize her, and headed to the door and trying to pry it open.
"Morgana! Please what's wrong! Will's fine! I promise." she kept shaking her head and finally had opened up their door. She ran, more like stumbled, to the drive way.
"it's just a dream Morgana! Will is fine!" Arthur grabbed ahold on Morgana, trying to stop her from continuing her...nightly escapade.
"LET ME GO! WILL! WILL!" she shouted as loud as she could but the other house stayed black.
"it's to late." Arthur and Morgana turned to see Merlin. His eyes wide and his pale face streaked with tears. Merlin was shaking badly, and all the two older siblings could do was watch.
"it's to late...to late...tá sé ró-dhéanach(1)..." more tears leaked down from his eyes.
Morgana started to shake her head. Tears forming in the corner of her eyes.
"NO!" she shouted out. She pushed away from the younger blonde and ran across the street to the house that once resided a young teen named Will. She banged on the door repeatingly all the while crying her eyes out.
Across the street Merlin fell down to his knees. Arthur rushed forward trying to brake his fall.
"tá mé leithscéal(2)...mar sin leithscéal(3)...tá sé ró-dhéanach...I couldn't save him...I'm sorry..." Merlin continued to whisper as tears dripped down his face.
"I've failed...I'm sorry."
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Flashes of red and blue were seen. Arthur sat across the street with Merlin in his lap crying. Morgana was in the house, Gauis trying to calm her down.
They had brought Will's body out awhile ago and Merlin had yet to stand. He wouldn't stop crying.
"it's all my fault Arthur!" he chocked out in between his sobs. All Arthur could do was rub the teen's back trying to calm him. Arthur felt a few tears prickle his eyes but he never let them fall.
"i-I-if I hadnt..."a sob,"...co-come here then may-may-may-maybe..."another sob, " he'd still be a-alive!" and finally, more sobs. Arthur hugged Merlin closer to him and placed his head on his shoulder. Merlin smelled of pines and forest and something else, and Arthur realized he liked that smell. Though now was deffinetly not the time to realize that.
Arthur wondered how Morgana had known. He knew Merlin had...well sort of. Merlin had felt Will die, but had he known before hand like Morgana had? And how in the living of all that is holy did Morgana know?
"...it's all my fault...tá sé gach mo locht (4)..." Merlin whispered out, his breathing was still frantic, and his tears still fell, but his sobbing had died down.
"it wasn't your fault Merlin." Arthur spoke softly into his ear and Merlin pulled back and looked into Arthur's eyes.
"yes it was." he whispered to the blonde sadly.
"if I hadn't gotten him involved he would still be here." Merlin spoke sadly, and more tears began to fall.
"come on let's get you inside." and that was exactly what Arthur did. He picked up the young teen in his arms and headed inside to see Morgana and Gauis both asleep on the couches. Well there goes his bed...Merlin had wrapped his arms around his neck and Arthur was lifting him up the stairs.
"Arthur I'm so sorry...I'm a monster aren't I?" Arthur halted where was. He moved so he could see Merlin's face. Merlin wouldn't look at him. His deep saphire eyes remained on the floor. Arthur looked Merlin up and down, this small teen, with bandages covering wounds worse than any military personel could imagine, the physical and mental. This small teen who fought with more bravery than half his men. This small teen who had felt more pain than anyone else could believe. This small teen, that Arthur realized, that he had come to...love, was calling himself a monster.
"Never." Arthur stated firmly and walked into his old room and placed Merlin on the bed.
"Merlin, you could never be a monster to me..." Merlin tilted his head slightly to the right, like a confused puppy. Damnit he sucked with emotional speeches.
"just..." then Arthur did something hat would change the rest of his life.
He sat down on the bed with the raven haired teen, grabbed the sides of his face, and pressed his lips to the other.
A kiss
Holy crap!
Arthur realized what he was doing quickly and pulled back, Merlin's eyes were wide and gazing over at him.
"oh my gosh...I'm so sorry Merlin! I don't know what over came-" Merlin cut him off by pressing his lips to Arthur's. It was a small kiss, but one full of need and love. Merlin pulled away and placed his head on the blonde man's chest and took in a deep breath.
"can, you...um...stay with me...just for tonight." Merlin asked hesitantly. His face had become bright red and his ears had too. Merlin was blushing like no other. All Arthur could do was laugh and hug him.
"you have no clue how much I am relieved to know you..." he stopped short and shook his head. He really should stop tying to talk about his emotions. Merlin hugged onto Arthur as they laid down and Merlin proceeded to cry silently. Arthur hushed his new crush and stroked the boy's hair lovingly.
Not that long later Merlin had fallen asleep.
"COME ON DADY! Déan deifir, Déan deifir!(5) if we don't hurry! We'll miss it! Come on daidí(6)!" a small boy of the age of six ran across the green grassy plains. There was small hills in the earth dips and rises that seemed to only slow down the older of the two males.
"Papa! Hurry!" the boy called as he grabbed ahold of a tree.
"Merlin! Wait! You have to slow down! I'm to d'aois(7) for this." a man with a greyish black beard called out. The small six year old giggled happily and slowly started to climb up the trees. The boy's, now recognized as Merlin's, father laughed at his son as he tried to scramble up the thin tree.
"here let me help you mac(8), there you go." he stated as he set the boy on the tree. Before them they watched as the sun set. Merlin could see sheep baaing below them, the sun making them cast such great shadows. The boy looked behind him to see he too had a large shadow, one that made him look very tall.
The sun sunk lower and lower until it was out of his sight. Merlin 'oohed' and 'aahed' as the stars started appearing.
"Look daddy! Look what I can do!" Merlin stood up on his branch and took a step forward away from the tree.
"MERLIN STOP!" but it was too late Merlin had jumped. But instead of falling like any normal being would have he simply floated down. Merlin clapped happily staring up at his father who only sighed.
"be more careful okay." Balinor spoke softly getting to his knees and holding his son's shoulder. Dark sapphire met grey blue.
"okay daddy." he answered.
A smile spread across the older man's face.
"here." a produced a bag from behind him. Merlin's eyes widened, and filled of happiness.
The small boy opened up the bag revealing a small wooden sculpture of a dragon.
"Woooooooooow!" Merlin whispered looking at it in awe.
"happy birthday Merlin."
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Sun shone on Arthur's eyes and slowly he opened them. Merlin was curled up next to him and leaned into his chest. He fit perfectly, like he was meant to be there.
He turned to see a clock reading 11:20.
"Merlin...come on Merlin...Time to get up..." but Merlin wasn't moving. Arthur shook his shoulder lightly. Merlin still didn't stir.
"Merlin?" he asked as he held Merlin's head in his lap.
"GAUIS!" he shouted out and continued to shake Merlin, trying everything in his power to wake him. Thumping was heard and there was Morgana and Gauis in the doorway. Arthur looked up at them.
"What's wrong with him why isn't he waking up?"
Gauis took small cautious steps forward and felt his forehead then his pulse.
"I think he's in a coma." Arthur looked up in horror.
"WHAT!" he kept shaking his head, first Will now Merlin! He couldn't lose him, not right when he just got him.
"he obviously had brain damage it makes sense." Gauis spoke calmly.
"You hold have left him in the hospital! You should have left him there so that they could properly take care of him!" Arthur screamed out angrily.
"WHAT! SO HE COULD BE AN OPEN TARGET FOR NIMUEH!" Gauis yelled angrily and shook in furry. Any anger that once resides in Arthur was washed out.
"I WAS ONLY TRYING TO PROTECT HIM!" Gauis yelled and took in a deep breath trying to calm himself. Arthur brushed the small metal band on his neck. The rash was worse and looked as if it hurt.
"then what now?"
Gauis only shook his head in answer.
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A woman of gold hair squirmed, a dark skinned man stood before her.
"Nimueh! What has happened to you!" he asked as the blind woman limped and writhered.
"that stupid Emrys boy!" she hushed out angrily. The dark toned man helped her up.
"but that's okay." she whispered softly.
"I all ready have a candidate for a new body." she spoke happily, a peak of sadistic laughter was heard.
A/N: OH NO! Who's body is Nimueh going to take! Guess! GUESS! Oh and Review!
(1) it's too late
(2) I'm sorry
(3) so sorry
(4)it's all my fault
(5)hurry, hurry!
(6) dad
(7) old
(8)son