A/N: Hey guys! So just as the same that I wrote on my other story as the author's note ("The Return of the King" please read it if you haven't yet), I'm really sorry for not posting a new chapter all because of my college life and being sick but hopefully I will be posting new stories that I made when I had time and hoping to update all the time if possible. So there you have it, Chapter 4.
By the way, to the Guest who had 2 reviews about me saying that I should update, I'm really sorry that I kept you waiting for so long and thank you for waiting this much just to read my story.
Enjoy and please review! Thank you!
It's 9:00 in the evening and it's been an hour since Gwen hung up the phone. Which means Arthur may as well be at home, or hopefully be at home. Usually he works from 8 am to 4 pm and 6 pm at the latest. Now, he works from 7 am to 9 pm and overnight is now the latest time that he would stay in his office.
Still in the living room, Morgana thinks that she should call Arthur because she too, was worried for her brother.
"You know, I think we should tell Arthur…" she decides, knowing that even if Gwen would hate them, they had to tell him.
"Tell him what? Tell him that Gwen's coming back tomorrow?" Merlin asked, knowing that would be complicated and possibly a disaster if Arthur knew about Gwen would be back.
"Well, why not? He deserves to know. I mean, he's still my brother and our friend, unfortunately… and I know that he messed everything up with Gwen, but we care about him and he deserves a chance to make everything right." Morgana argues, now feeling sorry for Arthur, who has changed immensely since Gwen got out of his life.
"Didn't you listen to Gwen? She said she didn't want him to know." Merlin said back to her, but deep down inside, he wanted to tell Arthur too, because he knew that deep down, Gwen still loved Arthur.
"But he should. Look, we all know that she still cares for him even if they're not together anymore, it was obvious when we talked about him over the phone. That's typical about Gwen. Once she meets you, you're already a part of her life." Leon intercepts.
"He's right." Morgana, Gwaine, and Percival says in unison, looking intently at Merlin.
"It's not that I don't want him to know, it's just that… it's Gwen. What will we say to her if she knew that Arthur knew? Who would she blame aside from us?" Merlin reasoned, being a little convinced.
"Exactly, Merlin. It's Gwen. If we explain the right reasons to her then she wouldn't be mad at us. I know her, trust me." Morgana says confidently, knowing that Gwen, doesn't stay mad at them long enough.
Merlin breathed deeply and finally agreed, thinking that Gwen would thank them later when everything is solved and when everyone's happy.
"Fine. I'll be the one to be blamed anyway." Merlin said casually.
Ever the gentleman, Merlin could never let a woman be blamed for anything , no matter how small the fault is. Just like Gwen, he would put others first before himself.
"Oh come on, Merlin. You know we're doing this for the both of them. If she comes back and feels nothing for Arthur then, we'll leave her alone on the matter. But if we see something, then we won't stop finding a way to bring them back together." Morgana said casually, suddenly feeling that Gwen might still have feeling for Arthur after all this time. Hearing her worrying voice when they mentioned that Arthur works late nowadays made her think twice.
"Wow Morgs! Never knew you wanted them back together." Gwaine said looking at her mischievously with a smirk.
"Hey!... Arthur is still my brother and I care about him. I know that he still loves Gwen and I don't like seeing him hurt. We all have to do something… even if it was his fault." Morgana said, leaning into Gwaine's embrace, her head on his shoulder. She feels sympathy for her brother, who was so energetic and fun to be with when he was with Gwen. But now, he was becoming a lonely, quiet, working robot.
As they decide on what to do now, Morgana receives a voice message. As she opens the message, she realizes that it was from Gwen. She put the message on speaker and it said: "Hey Morgs, sorry for spacing out on you but I forgot to tell you something… It's just because of what you said about Arth-...Uhhh what I meant to say was that I had an exclusive interview on "The View" on ABC and I just thought you might want to watch it. It actually has an episode replay tonight so… yeah that's it. Can't wait to see you all tomorrow. Bye!"
As the message finishes, it became more quiet than it already should. They all began looking at each other, knowing that there's still something going on with Gwen and Arthur. Not that Arthur wasn't admitting that he still loves Gwen but on the other hand, Gwen can't seem to say that she still loved Arthur.
"What. Was that?" Merlin asked slowly, feeling so frustrated with Gwen and Arthur. Knowing that they still loved each other, Merlin was frustrated because even they have to go through all the trouble just to get them back together.
"I don't know. But I have to call Arthur." Morgana said, getting her phone out of her pocket, knowing that Arthur doesn't have to hear it from her, he has to hear it from Gwen herself.
"Call him? What are you going to tell him?" Merlin intercepted, curious about why Morgana's sudden call to Arthur.
"I'm going to tell him that Gwen's coming back tomorrow…" Morgana says, typing Arthur's number leisurely, smiling with confidence.
"What?! Come on Morgana, you can't be serious. This single phone call can turn into a disaster and you know it." Merlin says with worry, knowing that he will surely be blamed for this badly.
Morgana sighed deeply and turned to Merlin, holding both his shoulders.
"Merlin, relax. Gwen can't be mad at you if she told Arthur herself that she's coming back." Morgana said, looking at Merlin once and pays her attention back to her phone.
"What are you talking about?" Merlin asked her, beginning to be annoyed that she won't say it straight away.
Morgana sighed deeply, looking directly at him, dropping her hands holding the phone to her side "Merlin, Gwen's interview on television is about to start and she mentioned when she's about to come back here in London. I'm simply calling Arthur to make him watch the show and know for himself. Get the picture, darling?" she asked, sarcastically putting a hand on his face and gave him a soft slap before putting her hand up with the phone again.
Merlin realized that it was a good plan but then, he knew that all this would soon go out of control. He scowled
"Fine but this is on your conscience." Merlin said annoyingly, touching his cheek that was softly slapped by Morgana.
"Oh right, it's definitely going to be in my conscience." Morgana said with sarcasm and made no effort not to roll her eyes at him before getting the chance to finally call Arthur once and for all.