Just a short chapter today, but will probably upload a longer chapter either tomorrow or Monday :-)

I don't own Merlin!

After Morgana's pregnancy revelation, everything in Camelot had gone back to normal, with the exception of her close friends who were now avoiding her because of her extreme hormone changes! Arthur now allowed Mordred to join him and the knights at training once a week. The main reason he had done this was to avoid the crying from Morgana. Mordred did however seem grateful for the opportunity. During a mini fake fight with Elyan, Mordred cut his leg.

"Are you okay?" Elyan asked he didn't want to feel the wrath of Morgana if Mordred was indeed hurt.

"Yep." Mordred winced. Elyan shook his head.

"Come on, I'll take you to Gaius. Morgana will kill me otherwise!" Mordred raised his eyebrows, but went with Elyan anyway.

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Elyan knocked on the door that leads to Gaius' chambers.

"Come in." Gaius called and Elyan walked in. Just his luck, Morgana was there. She smiled at him, and then noticed Mordred, who was limping behind him. Morgana put the potion she was holding down and went over to him.

"Are you okay? Come and sit down, let Gaius look at you." Gaius came over and put his hand on Morgana's shoulders.

"Come, Morgana, I will tell you if something's wrong." He said, gesturing to Elyan to take her away.

"You'll be okay?" Morgana asked Mordred, acting as if Gaius hadn't spoken. Mordred just nodded. Morgana swept out of the room, with Elyan in tow. Mordred let out a sigh and Gaius smiled.

"She cares about you." He told him.

"I know, but she needs to let me do what I want, I am 19 now…" Gaius' mind flashed back to when Mordred was the small boy in Morgana's chambers.

"…I appreciate her interest, but on occasion it's too much." Mordred continued.

"Make the most out of it, once the baby's born she won't have much free time." Gaius told him. Mordred shrugged, causing Gaius to smile.

"I was the same at your age. Then Hunith was born and all my step-mother did was look at her. Sometimes it became depressing."

"Well, I won't be related to the baby."

"Not by blood, but Morgana considers you her son." Their conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Come in." Gaius called, expecting Morgana to have returned to check on Mordred. It wasn't her, though.

"Gaius?" The woman called, causing Gaius to turn and become face to face with the woman.

"Mordred, can you walk?" Mordred stood up and wandered around the room.

"Is it okay if you can leave us for a while? Come back immediately if anything is wrong."

"Of course, thank you Gaius." Mordred dipped his head then walked out.

"Alice?" Gaius asked when Mordred had left. Alice smiled.

"I know it's been a while-"

"Not as long as before!" Alice laughed.

"I heard the law on magic has been relaxed, hence my sudden appearance!" Gaius smiled, grateful towards Gwen and Arthur again.

"How long will you be staying?" He asked.

"As long as you let me, and do not worry, I have no plans to assassinate Arthur or Uther."

"Well, that's always nice to know." Gaius replied.

"Merlin's moved out now, so that bedroom is free again." Alice smiled at her old fiancé.

"Thank you, Gaius. What do you suppose the King will make of my return?"

"I'm sure if I choose my words carefully, he will be fine."