Timeless

A Warlock, His King and His Dragon.

Merlin finds himself on a park bench in the cold, people pass by him not sparing him a glance. He can't find it in himself to even care if anyone sees him.

He sniffles quietly and keeps him eyes down. He wraps his arms around himself to keep from the chill that's hanging in the air.

"Um excuse me sir, but are you alright?" A voice asks him and he glances up from under his hair to see a girl who doesn't look any older than him. But from what he knows these days anyone can look however age. Someone could look 12 and actually be 50. Who the hell knows these days.

She blinks at him and he lets out a breath. "Yes. I'm fine. Thank you for asking." He says and she frowns but nods her head.

"Well do you mind if I sit with you? I'm waiting for someone but it seems she's late, as usual." She says and takes a seat beside him on the bench. He sits up and moves over away from her.

"Are you waiting for someone?" She asks him as she pulls her hat down more over her ears.

He opens his mouth to respond how he usually would- yes, I'm always waiting for someone, but he can't say that now. Arthur is here and he's not waiting for him. Not anymore.

"No," he says biting his lip. "I'm not."

She starts talking about something that he's not paying attention to and lets his mind wander.

Why would Arthur say that? Especially when he knows the stuff he knows. He has to have known how it would have effected him.

He trusted Arthur and here he is, crushing his heart under his foot for all to see. How can he ever face him after that confession? He should have known, even after all that time in the bottom of the lake he still hates magic and that as of now, it seems like that will never change. Merlin can feel his heart break at the thought of seeing Arthur again when he goes home.

"Chloe? There you are. You ready to go?" A new voice pulls him out of his own mind as he looks up to see a red haired girl looking at -he now knows as Chloe- and then she looks over and gives Merlin a smile but with confusion. "Have we met?" She asks after a moment and Merlin slowly shakes his head, cause he's sure that he hasn't met her anywhere in this life or his other ones.

"Oh, Malory. Hey this here is-" she cuts her self off cause she even now realizes she doesn't know his name. He smiles small and nods at Malory.

"Merlin." He says.

She snaps her fingers and points to him. "Ha! I do know you!" She says confusing Chloe and him. She turns to look at Chloe's confused expression and explains. "Not like, know know him just-" she turns back to him and her eyes go from excited to pity and sympathy in a matter of seconds. "You're the guy who ran out of the museum when you and that blond guy argued."

His eyes widen and he quickly stands up and Chloe quickly follows his actions, looking even more concerned than before. "Um I should- I gotta- I have to go." He stampers and mentally hits himself with a bat.

He turns to leave and only gets a few steps when he feels a hand on his arm, pulling him to a stop. He could get away if he really wanted to but he's a nice person- even if being nice comes to bite him in the ass later on.

"Wait, I just want to make sure you're, you know. Okay or not. I mean I get that you won't be okay but- ugh." She groans in frustration which makes Merlin turn around to look at her. "I'm trying to properly word what I wanna say but I can't find the right words to do so. What I'm trying to ask is do you need to talk? Or like a friend to just be around? I don't know what I'm saying cause it's not the message I'm trying to get across here." She says and Chloe just tilts her head looking amused at Malory's words.