Merlin

Did You Miss Me?

"Merlin! Arthur!" I exclaimed as I ran down the stairs to greet them. I hugged Arthur and then Merlin, making sure not to give Merlin to much attention in front of everyone. We wanted to keep our relationship to our selves until I could tell my father face to face. Merlin gave me a small smile, before we all entered the castle. I helped Merlin, Arthur, and the knights to find Gaius, most of the knights were in very bad shape. Once there I began to help Gaius attending to the knights.  After heeling 5 knights I moved on to Merlin. 
"Hi" I smiled using a clean cloth to clean one of his wounds.
"Hello. I've been gone so long I forgot how beautiful you are." he whispered
I tried hard not to blush "I missed you"
"I missed you too" he smiled placing his hand on mine. I felt my stomach bubble. 
I heard some one cough and I freaked out almost spilling the water next to me. I took a deep breathe and finished tending to Merlin. I was very shocked to see his body with so much bruises. Once he felt better he too began to assist us with the knights. 
"Aveline please take care of my friend here, Mordred." Arthur called for me pointing at a young man next to him.
Mordred. Mordred. Mordred. Where have I heard that name? 
I nodded quickly and took my kit over to Mordred. He wasn't badly wounded like the rest, he just had a few bruises here and there, and he had obviously spent a lot of time in the cold like the rest. Beyond that I couldn't see much damage to fix. He stared at me intently as I covered his bruises with a special cream. He wasn't a knight, maybe a man that had the unfortunate luck of being trapped by Morgana? I felt somethinf strange near him...a lot like the feeling I got around magic....but that was impossible...right? I felt Merlin's constant stare and I wondered what was wrong. I finally finished and Arthur declared that there should be a celebration. That same day, Mordred was named a Knight and we had a small feast. I slipped a note to Merlin, to meet me in my dorm an hour after the feast.
An hour after the feast Merlin knocked on my door. I ripped the door open and pulled him in before locking my door again. I hugged him tightly for a few minutes until he pulled away only an inch so that he our lips could meet. The warm bubbly feeling filled my body making my legs weak. I missed him. I missed his lips, his hugs, his smile, his love, his laugh, his kindness....I missed his everything. After a few minutes we both pulled away and walked over to my bed and sat down.
I rested my head on his chest "I'm so glad you're back Merlin"
"I'm glad to be back." he smiled gently pecking the top of my head
I took a deep breathe embracing his love.
"I was so scared. When I found out that Sefa was a spy-I-I thought I would loose you."I sniffed sadly
"Sefa was a spy?"
I nodded "Her father was working for Morgana. She isn't here anymore."
"She seemed so nice."
"I never liked her"
"Yeah but we both know why." he chuckled
"I have no idea about what you're talking about."
"Yes you do. You thought I was flirting with her." he fought back the laughter
"Okaaaaay so I was wrong about that part. But I never trusted her."
"Talking about trust, be careful with Mordred."
"Mordred? Why?"
"Did sense anything, around him?"
"Yes...is he magic?"
"Yes"
"I thought so...but I wasn't sure. Merlin who is Mordred? His name rings a bell but I can't recall who he is."
"He's the boy I told you about, the one I was suppose to kill but I let live-"
"The one destined to help Morgana!" I blurted out
"Yes. He's here Aveline. Mordred is here and I can't get rid of him. If I don't do something about him he'll kill Arthur."
"Oh Merlin, I don't know what to say. I can't tell you that you should have killed him, and I can't say you should trust him. I'm just as confused as you are. All I can say, is you have to keep close to Arthur now more than ever."