So. I'm horribly late, and sorry for that, it's just that I have to keep up with schoolwork as well… :/

You will see who the mysterious man is here, and there won't be much action.

That's all

NimbusNight

Thanks for your reviews, Assasin of Syria AND Meri Ley (my new reviewer) thank you so much

5 minutes ago.

Draco Malfoy had just finished from work. After his girlfriend had left him he had realised something was going wrong with his life. Therefore, he had cut down on smoking and alcohol drinking; he had started working for his father again and was working on improving his behaviour and habits. Most of his previous friends had deserted him after his change of heart. For now, he was alone. He missed Morgana. She had been right to leave him, he thought miserably.

He had just poured himself a mug of hot coffee, bored to go to his bedroom and change, and opened his laptop to get on with the next days work. And then he heard it. A gunshot. Draco was torn between going over to the balcony to see what was going on and staying in the safety of his apartment. He decided it was not worth risking his life for mere curiosity. And then he heard something that made him change his mind instantly. He could not make out words but this voice; he could not mistake it for anyone else. It was Morgana's. He had failed her, but still, they had spent two whole years together. Before he knew it, he had put on his shoes, literally finished off two floors of stairs with five jumps and got out at the road. By the time he was down though, Morgana –it was indeed her- and a black haired man he did not recognize were leaving. Another man was looking at his hand and then at him.
"Who could it be and what could the couple have to do with him" he wondered. The man turned his back to him and left.

Back to real time

"We did it, Morgana, we are safe!" Merlin exhaled after they had turned a corner. They had heard Gorlois leave, or so they thought, and as they had disarmed him, there was little he could now do to harm them.

Morgana seemed in good mood too. Merlin had to admit he found it curious. Before 3 minutes she had been screaming her lungs out at her traitor father. How could she have recovered from that emotional breakout so fast? He decided it would be better not to ask her.

"Your idea was marvelous, Morgana. You really are a genius" He smiled at her.

"I think so too, I must be some sort of." She teased him. "And we are now free to go wherever I want"

"Morgana…"

"Yes, Merlin?" she stopped walking and turned to face him.

"How can you be so okay with all of this? You seem too normal, if you know what I mean."

"Oh, I know. It's probably that I haven't yet really thought about it. I guess what only matters now are that I'm safe, you're safe, we are together… this sort of things."

He smiled and hugged her. And then they went on walking, away from that alley.

"You know what I was thinking, Merlin" Morgana spoke. "I believed that once we found him, it would be difficult for me to even think about killing Gorlois."

Merlin nodded.

"And…?"

"Now I don't. I don't know why, but now I just hate him. It's weird isn't it? "

"It's a huge think to conceive."

"I've been misled all of my life."

"Morgana" A voice calling her by her name made them jump. It was more of a whisper. The person who spoke it had managed to get very close to them without them noticing it. Morgana felt a familiar jolt at the sound of the voice. It couldn't be him, could it?

They turned slowly and came face to face with Draco Malfoy.

"Hello, Morgana" he said, with a businesslike style.

"Hi Draco" she replied. What was wrong with him?

"I heard a gunshot and then you shouting and came out t check if you are alright"

"As you see, I'm fine, Draco. Thank you"

This was freaking her out. Was he really trying to help? Didn't he have any inner motive this time?

"Okay, so, I'll just go" Morgana noticed that Draco seemed embarrassed and generally changed from last time. He had replaced his baggy jeans and dirty T-shirts for office suit-n-tie and something about his stance and way of talking was different too. She was about to ask him about it but Merlin started first.

"So you are Draco, eh?"

"I am. Though I didn't catch your name"

Merlin surprised himself by extending his hand for the blond man to shake.

"I'm Merlin" they shook hands. Morgana was looking at them confused. Both men had in their eyes signs of recognition. Morgana was wondering who was going to started punching the other first. But curiously, nothing happened. And she found a chance to ask her original question.

"You look changed, Draco. How?"

"For the better I hope" he smiled at her.

"Certainly" Merlin answered for her.

Draco looked at him curiously but he said.

"Yeah I know. It's just that at some time, I realised what a jerk I was being."

Morgana smirked subconsciously but managed to turn it into a real smile. Perhaps he was honest. There was not need to start a fight were it was not necessary.

"I've almost stopped smoking and drinking. And gambling. And I'm tidier. I work at my fathers and I am to inherit his business. So are you two dating?" he changed the subject.

"Well yes" Morgana said, worried about his reaction. His smile, though seemed genuine.

"I'm happy for you. I guess it's for the better."

Morgana couldn't believe in her own ears.

"So" Merlin started "Why don't we go for a pizza or something? I'm starving"

They walked to the nearest pizzeria and ordered without really talking much.

"So, will you tell me what's going on?"

Merlin and Morgana looked at each other, deciding to trust him.

"Remember Uther Pendragon? He was a friend of your father. You can't have forgotten him; he was the one that insisted that we two get married." Draco chuckled at that.

"Well, he proved to be my father" Draco nodded.

Morgana inspected his face. "You knew it." She said. It was more of a statement than a question.

"I just suspected it" he said. "Go on"

"I also guess that you didn't meet my mother, Vivienne."

"No"

"We have found out that he had something to do with her death."

"Oh" Draco looked confused but kept his thoughts private for the moment. "And the man who was chasing you and shooting at you"

"He was my father, Gorlois Le Fay"

"I don't understand"

"He was an ally of Uther, all this time. Married Vivienne to achieve his own ends and when she proved no more useful he got her out of his way." Merlin said instead of Morgana, afraid that her having to say all this again would hurt her more.

"How did you guys find out all this?"

"It took time" Morgana said. "The problem is, what do we do now?"

"What do you want to happen in the end?"

"If I had a say I would have them hang" Morgana said simply.

"If we had the birth certificate of Morgana we could prove Uther's guilt" Draco suggested.

"No need" Merlin smiled at them, and took his mobile phone from his pocket. "Put on these" he gave them a pair of ear buds. "There is no need for everyone in the shop to hear it." As soon as they had put them on, he clicked play.

"If it wasn't you, then who was it?"

"I don't know. Or at least I don't know for sure. But when I do you can be confident that they will have the same fate as our dear Vivienne. We've done it once. What harm can come from doing it once more?" …..

"Merlin, you are a genius!" Morgana exclaimed and hugged Merlin tightly.

"The whole conversation from that point on" Merlin said proudly.

"I think I know what's best to do now." Draco said seriously "My father is a close friend to Uther. Perhaps we can break into his house as well. Find any other evidence available. Then we will have out case secured."

For once in a long time they had found an ally. And a plan.

^Not a cliffhanger.

Assassin Of Syria: I thought it would be a good idea not to risk you hating me ;)

Drop a line and tell me what you thought!