Dreams come true

chapter 2 . surprises

Chapter 2

For some reason I found myself waking up to a very bright light, I was sure I had closed my curtains earlier that night. I tried to bury her face in her pillow only to find that there was grass tickling my nose.

I suddenly sat up wondering where I was.

Looking around I saw that she was in a field surrounded by trees, she was confused. Where am I? Have I been kidnapped? She thought; her mind filled with panic. The surroundings were totally unfamiliar and looked nothing like the forests in her town. The forest was too thick; there were never that many trees in where I lived, everything was strange to her.

She heard the sound of hooves approaching her and she began to panic; what kind of person rides a horse these days? Who is it?

Two horses came into my line of sight from a gap in the trees carrying two riders. One was wearing armour, amour? What's going on? The other was a young man wearing a red scarf.

No it couldn't be. This can't be real, I'm still dreaming.

The figures came closer and I could now clearly see the young man's face. It was in fact Colin Morgan/ Merlin. So that could only mean that the person whose face was obscured by the sun was none other than Bradley James/ Arthur Pendragon.

Arthur spoke to me "Princess Alice? We were so worried when you didn't make it to Camelot"

Princess? Are they talking to me? No way am I a princess, this is definitely a dream.

I decided that I was being silent for too long, "where am I?" I decided to ask.

Arthur climbed off his horse giving me a better view of his face. He was just a cute as he was in the TV show, his beautiful golden hair becoming lighter from the sun and his deep blue eyes sparky with concern for me. "You are on the border of Camelot my lady; we have patrols searching for you. A few of your knights arrived yesterday reporting that you had gone missing, I and my manservant were just finishing or last search". He held his hand out for me to take and as I stood up with his help I noticed I was wearing a dress and a beautiful one as well.

"I'm sorry but I cannot remember anything" I decided to play dumb. "Who are you?"

Arthur looked sad. "My Lady, it's me Prince Arthur" he was searching my face for any sign of recognition.

I turned my face away "I'm sorry I can't remember".

He turned away, probably not wanting me to see the disappointment on his face at the fact she couldn't remember him.

He climbed back onto his horse, and for a second I thought he was just going to leave me here. But then he held out his hand again to me to help me up onto the horse.

When I was seated in front of him I blushed ay how close I was to his chest. I could feel the warmth radiating from his body and was trying to resist the temptation to snuggle into his warmth. Merlin had already begun to ride away in the direction we had come from and we soon followed.

I closed my eyes as we continued to ride.

X-X-X

We rode for a while and when I opened my eyes I noticed we had arrived at the city walls. Camelot was even more impressive in real life. The white castle wall were more spectacular when you look at them up close, they were huge and the citadel inside was a beautiful sight.

"Wow" I didn't even know I spoke out loud until Arthur gave me a questioning look.

"What's so great about the citadel My Lady, you have been here plenty of times" he said trying to see if I remembered.

I shook my head "I don't remember".

He frowned and urged his horse on faster.

A few minutes later we were at the citadel and Arthur was carrying me in his arms towards a group of men.

They all looked at us in surprise. One man was King Uther.

He walked up to us a stared at me.

"My lady, we have been so worried. When your knights reported you missing your safety became out top priority. Your father has been so worried I'm sure he will be relieved to hear that you are safe" he said smiling at me.

"I'm sorry, who are you?" I asked, continuing my clueless act.

He looked surprised; he looked to Arthur who nodded.

"You have no memory of me or my son?" he asked concern in his gaze.

I nodded.

"What do you remember my dear?"

I closed my eyes and tried to think if I had any memory of this new life "I'm sorry, I only remember my first name"

"Well dear, I am King Uther of Camelot. This young man is my son. He will be taking you to Gaius, our court physician. After that I would like you to come to dinner so we can help you refresh your memories, your father will be attending and we can discuss your purpose for coming here" he said while continuing to smile at me.

I never saw him smile much in the show, he should to it a lot more, it brightened up his face making him look friendlier. The constant frown was on his face showed his suffering. I had watched the episodes where it mention his wife Igraine who was killed by magic, even though the magic was used under Uther's orders it is still sad that he lost his love.

When Uther's word finally registered I gave him a questioning look. "What purpose?" I asked by brows furrowed in confusion.

If anything Arthur's frown seem to become even sadder, as if what I had said had broken his heart.

"Yes we were beginning negotiations for an alliance between your father's kingdom and ours" Uther said.

"What kind of alliance?"

Uther looked directly at me and said "you are to marry Arthur"

Those were the last words I heard before everything went black.