I am late again. But here it is, chapter twenty seven. I hope you like it. I am planning a Morgana-Uther countdown in a few chapters from now, and this is the first part of the "preparation" for it.
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"Perhaps we should start thinking about that breaking into Uther's now, I guess" Morgana said halfheartedly a few minutes after they had woken up.
"It's going to be harder with Arthur on his side." Merlin said, surprised that she brought up the subject so early in the morning. "I was hoping he would help us."
"I was counting on that too." Morgana said quietly and cuddled by his side. They had spent their first week as an engaged couple having fun, and generally taking their mind off things. However, it was time they returned to reality. After five or so minutes, Merlin stood up and Morgana followed suit.
He got to the kitchen and made coffee for both of them. Morgana went for a shower and came ten minutes later, carrying her pencil case.
" So, we have the floor plan" Morgana got it from a closet and opened it on the kitchen table. They stood for a moment there in silence observing it.
Merlin got a marker and made a circle around the two entrances of the huge building.
"It would be a good idea if we didn't use the same entrance to go in and out" Morgana said.
"Uther does not know that we have the floor plan, obviously. He thinks that we know only the main entrance, where he saw us last time."
Morgana realized what he meant and made a sign at the second entrance.
"Okay, so we will enter from there. It's in the basement, though" she remembered. "We will have to find our way up"
Two hours later the plan was ready. As they knew where the office was, the only thing they had to think about was how to get there without getting noticed. They had got the key to the door, duplicated and replaced it. Everything was ready. They decided that they could use a little help. Mordred would not be involved, Morgana had announced. Knowing about them was enough. Draco and Morgause had their personal reasons to want to help them, and they couldn't deny it. Morgause would stay with the car outside, and warn them about any changes, while Draco would accompany them inside.
Morgana was sleeping when Merlin came back from the shops. He had decided that he would let her rest and do the shopping. It was already late, so no matter how he hated to do so, he had to wake her. He felt guilty. She was missing hours of sleep more and more lately. Perhaps it was stress, fear, perhaps the fact that they were sleeping together, he told himself.
"Morgana?" he gently shook her. Nothing.
He sat beside her on the bed and tried again.
"Morgana, love, wake up, it's late."
"Mmm" she shuffled in her sleep, but eventually blinked and opened her eyes.
"What's the time?" she asked sleepily.
"Half past ten" he stroked her hair. Merlin started feeling guilty for waking her but by the time she had heard the time she was already up, putting the black clothes she had selected for their mission on.
Merlin started to search for clothes himself.
"Here are yours" Morgana informed him and handed him a pile of black clothes.
"Okay" Merlin decided not to cross her. She was ready a few moments later, combing her hair, and a little later, Merlin was too.
"I will call Draco" she said. "Get the bag ready." Merlin went downstairs to collect all the necessary things. Some water, he thought, a torch, some matches, gloves. Now he really felt like a burglar.
Morgana was having the same thoughts upstairs. But perhaps this was the only way to do this. Uther was the first to break the law. They were trying to survive and find their right. Uther had cut out al the legal ways. The end justifies the means, she thought and regained her courage. She called Draco.
Hey
Hey, Morgana, are we ready
Yep, you can come.
Okay, see you.
She hung up and went down.
"Done" she told Merlin. She put her dark glasses in the bag Merlin had prepared.
"Nervous?" she asked him as she got closer. Merlin nodded. She hugged him. "I am too" she whispered and rested her head on his chest.
The doorbell rang and they went to open. Draco came in. "Morgause is out with the car. Better be quick."
They grabbed the bag and exited the flat. Morgause was waiting inside the car. All of them had decided to dress in black, so as not to raise suspicion. They entered the car in silence, all obviously nervous.
Merlin was checking for the tenth time the contents of their bag, Morgana was looking out of the window and trying to calm down and Draco was biting his nails. Morgause was the only one who seemed normal and calm.
"Here we go" she said, stopping just outside the back of the manor. It was a deserted alley, dark, with no lights or passersby. Exactly what they wanted. They got out as fast as possible and Morgause left with the car. She would be circling outside the building, ready to pick them up whenever they needed. Also, they would have their phones ready, so as for her to be able to warn them, if she saw anything curious. It was already 11 o' clock, so most of the residents would be in the hall or living room, they assumed. Chances were, the basement and the corridors would be left unattended.
Morgana held Merlin's hand as they were walking towards the fence that concealed their entrance. In the night everything seemed ten times scarier. Simple sounds like footsteps or the wind took another dimension to their ears. They were all three now wishing this was over. That they were at home, with a blanket on the sofa.
Merlin jumped over the fence first, Morgana was next and Draco was left in the end. They wouldn't risk to turn their torch on yet, as anyone would be curious about three people sneaking into the Pendragon Manor at night.
They reached the small door. Like they suspected, it was double locked. Merlin took out the key they had and tried to place it on the keyhole. It was correct, and the door opened with a click. They had two keys at their disposal. This one, and what they hoped was the key to Uther's personal office.
The corridor the door lead to was dark and narrow. They heard light voices from the upper floors. They turned a corner and decided to have a look at the floor plan. They were quite far from the office, they had to pass in front of the living room, where Uther would probably be. And also, many stairs, where there would be servants and other people. That would be the hard part. Perhaps they should wait, until Uther would be in bed, as would also Arthur and the assistants. Fortunately, Uther's office was another room from his bedroom, so they would not have to meet him. They should find a way of knowing where he was though.
They wandered for a while at the empty corridor.
"This looks so much like TV shows. Here they would dress up as servants and fool the bad guy." Morgana joked with a low voice.
The two men laughed.
"But we have the slight problem that Uther knows our faces." She said.
They reached the stairs when Morgana dragged them down suddenly and pulled them behind a door. A butler with suit and tie passed in front of them. All three held their breaths but he didn't even throw a glance to their place. He just turned to the corridor that led to the servant's rooms. He was undoing his tie. He probably had finished his duties, Merlin thought. He poked Morgana and she noticed it too.
"Oh, that was…" Merlin groaned as they got out of their hideout.
"terrible" Morgana finished off his sentence. They went to check that no one was coming and then finally relaxed.
"Watch out" Draco whispered fiercely, pointing to the opposite direction. They realized at once what was happening.
A whole bunch of servants was coming from the servants' corridors right to where they were now standing. Morgana grabbed Merlin and Draco and they run frantically the opposite direction hoping that their footsteps would not be heard. The voices where following them as they ran. They had sooner find somewhere to hide or they would be seen and caught. They were approaching according to the loud chatter that they heard behind them.
"We better find somewhere to hide" Morgana whispered. She saw an open door and pulled them inside. There was a key, and they locked twice before they were able to relax and stop to catch their breaths. Merlin and Draco fell on some chairs they found. Morgana was pacing up and down.
"I have an idea" she said at last.
Sorry for the little cliffhanger, I hope I will be able to update soon.
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