Arthur groaned as Merlin laid him down on the first floor. "Emrys" Morgana snarled as she came out from behind the trees in the dense forest. "Morgana" Arthur replied, barely a whisper. "Wace ierlic!" Morgana chanted a spell and her eyes turned golden. Before Merlin could counter the spell he found himself flying backwards and smacking against a tree. "Ow" he grumbled as he saw the sword lying next to him. Then he had an idea. "Hello dear brother" Morgana smirked. As she tormented Arthur, Merlin crept up behind Morgana and unsheathed his sword. He pressed the blade against her stomach but couldn't bring himself to kill her or even pierce her skin. He wanted to kill her and end all the suffering and pain she had caused but he just couldn't. He told his arm to push the sword into her but his arm was just frozen. "Get on with it Merlin!" Arthur cried in pain. Morgana felt the cool blade pierce her coal-black dress and scratch her skin. She closed her eyes tightly preparing herself for the inevitable pain that would follow. She couldn't understand why it was taking Merlin so long to kill an enemy of Camelot. Did he want her to suffer immense fear before he finished her off or was he just weak like she had believed, especially after she was poisoned by him?. Why didn't he kill her they were fighting in the forest for the Fomorroh? She didn't understand anymore. She felt a slight release of pressure from the blade and was met not by the ice cool blade that she expected but by the warm lips of Merlin. Then she understood. He still had feelings for her. She found she couldn't pull away but instead kissed him harder. Morgana wrapped her arms around his neck and merlin wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him. "Ugh! You're such a girl, Merlin!" Arthur managed to say before he yelped in pain and fell unconscious. Merlin and Morgana broke their kiss and ran over to where the king lay. "Nooo!" Merlin screamed trying not to let the unshed tears fall as his best friend fell deeper into an everlasting slumber. Arthur let out one more gasp of pain before Merlin could no longer see the rise and fall of the great king's chest as he breathed. "No" Merlin whispered as his eyes went blurry with tears. Morgana just watched as her brother and the greatest king that had ever lived passed onto the next world. Had she really wanted this? No was her honest answer. She just wanted to be accepted for whom she was and if Arthur trusted Merlin then if she had stayed with her friends he would have trusted her. They were siblings after all. She placed a couple of fingers where his pulse should have been and felt nothing. She looked at Merlin with tears in her eyes and shook her head. "He's gone." she barely whispered as a single tear slid down her pale face.

Morgana squeezed his hand and walked cautiously round to Arthur's other side. Summoning the remaining power she felt within her she said the most powerful healing spell she could remember. "Genalih lslpe" she chanted. A few hours later Arthur awoke with a groan. "What happened?" He said hoarsely. With sudden realisation Arthur screamed in Merlin's face. "MERLIN! ... You kissed Morgana, our worst enemy! How could you betray me?" Merlin just breathed normally and glared at Arthur. "I'm right here you know!? And it's not his fault" Morgana said shocked at the kings outburst at his best friend. "Arthur calm down. She saved your life when I couldn't" he replied calmly, and a bit annoyed at Arthur's outburst with Morgana standing right there. "How do you know she didn't cast and enchantment it something to harm me or you?" He asked, still angry at Merlin for being so careless in how he looked after him. "Camelot is a day's ride from here" Morgana whispered only just audible. She started to shake slightly so she got up and walked over to where her bedroll was and lay down. She wrapped herself up in the coarse blanket Merlin had given her as spare. She thought no one could hear her sobs but when Merlin silently walked over to her and gathered her up in a hug. She curled up into a little ball and pressed herself right up against Merlin. She kept sobbing into Merlin's shoulder for almost an hour. When she finally calmed down she fell into a dreamless sleep. Merlin kissed the top of her head and stayed with her, never leaving her side, for the whole night. Arthur watched intently. When had his manservant been this close to Morgana? Sure he had, had a small crush on her when she was in Camelot before her kidnapping but still, that was seven years ago. He breathed deeply and immediately regretted it. His ribs were still hurting from the fight but he didn't feel like he was dying.

Morgana awoke to find herself in very close proximity to a certain manservant with a red neckerchief. She blushed and pulled away slightly. "Morgana? Are you okay?" Merlin asked concerned. When did he care? Morgana asked herself. And when did I care about what he thought of me? "I'm fine Merlin" she replied. She saw the massive wet patched on his shirt from where she was crying. "Sorry about your shirt" she apologised as she look up. She gasped quietly. She didn't realise how close their faces were until that point. "It's ok" he whispered. He leant in and gave her a quick kiss on the lips and got up. The sun was just rising so they were to leave within the hour. Merlin went over to Arthur and gently awoke him "rise and shine" he said loudly in his cheerful voice when Arthur didn't rise from his sleep. Arthur groaned. "Say something better" Arthur complained. Merlin pretended to think about this and with his trademark grin replied "no". Morgana smiled. Not a smirk or false smile but a proper smile. Merlin turned round at this exact moment and smiled back at her. His old Morgana was coming back. Morgana gathered her stuff and walked hesitantly over to Merlin. A twig snapped and Merlin quickly turned around from strapping his things onto the horse. "Thank you" she whispered as she handed the blanket over. "My pleasure" he replied kindly. Morgana smiled and turned to walk in the opposite direction. "Where do you think you're going?" Arthur's booming voice came out of nowhere. "i…" she 'paused and gulped. "I'm going home" she said with confidence. "Too right you are. You'll have to share Merlin's horse." He said matter of factly. "What?" Merlin and Morgana replied at the same time. "I'm not going back to Camelot, please" Morgana begged. "Yes you are" Arthur told her sternly. "Why does she have to share my horse?" Merlin whined. "Because I say so. Two annoying people together is better than one with me" he told them, smirking evilly. 'It's bad enough having to put up with their soppiness' he told himself. "Fine" both Merlin and Morgana agreed eventually. "but I'm in front" Morgana told Merlin, lifting her chin up slightly so he knew she was being serious. "Why?" Merlin whined again. "Because…" She walked over to him and the horse. "…I don't trust you to ride a horse and go the right way with me in your 'care'" she told him poking him in the chest. "Fine" he replied. He had lost two battles in less than five minutes against both the Pendragons. What was life coming to? He shook his head and smiled. He helped Morgana into the saddle and got on the back of the horse. He tentatively placed his hands on her waist and she smirked. "Don't be scared merlin. I don't bite" she said innocently. "No… you get the snakes to" he said just as innocently, trying to get her back for the whole 'episode'. She twisted round and mock glared at him. He gave her a trademark grin and pushed her shoulders back round to the front. "We're going that way" he whispered in her ear. She smiled and elbowed Merlin in the ribs. "I know" she whispered back. Unbeknown to the 'couple' Arthur had been watching this. He laughed quietly. His best friend and their worst enemy, and his sister, were in love. He pulled a face. He didn't like the sound of that one bit. The journey was slow as Arthur couldn't go faster than a walk due to his ribs aching badly and they reached Camelot just before dusk.