12Title: Stepmother?
Author: QueenKordeilia
Rating: T
Pairing (s): Merlin/Morgana Uther/Catrina Arthur/Guinevere Leon/Morgana
Spoilers: For S2. 2.05 and 2.06.
Summary: AU. Morgana and Arthur find themselves with a new 'addition' to their family.
Disclaimer: See chapter one.
A/N: Hey! I just noticed that I never changed the A/N in the previous chapter. I wrote chapter three there instead of four! :/ Anyway, here's chapter five!
PrincessDaydream77: Nice name ;) Thanks for the review!
RandomSerendipity: Aww thanks. And I'd know about typical siblings spats, living with three brothers as well as having three sisters scattered around in a nearby city :)
Step mother? - Revelations
Gwen was shocked at what she had just heard and seen. Well, more shocked at what she heard; everyone knew that Merlin and Morgana were meant for each other. But what nobody would have ever expected was the fact that Merlin had magic!
"Now, you have to teach me how to do magic too," she heard the Princess say. What? Merlin was corrupting Morgana. Why else would she request something that was so against her father's beliefs? She couldn't take it anymore. She had to make her presence known.
"Merlin... I can't believe you!" she exclaimed. The couple instantly let go of each other and Merlin stumbled a few metres back.
"Gwen, don't tell anyone! You understand! You and Arthur are in the same boat as Me-" Morgana started.
"I didn't mean that," Gwen cut her off and turned to Merlin. "I was referring to your magic!"
"You knew?" Morgana asked, confused.
"Knew what?" Gwen asked, also confused.
"That I have magic!" Morgana blurted out. Judging by the way Gwen's eyes widened, the Princess realised that she had just told her best friend her big secret for no reason.
"You have magic too?!" Gwen shrieked. "But, then... why are you asking Merlin to teach you? Someone must've already taught you..."
"No Gwen, people don't choose magic. They're born with it," Merlin interjected. Morgana smiled at him.
"That's... that's not possible... I don-" All of the information was too much for Guinevere to take in, so without warning, she fainted. Merlin caught her and shared an exasperated and worried look with his new... girlfriend?
"GUINEVERE!" Arthur yelled as he busted into the royal infirmary. Merlin was sitting on a chair next to the bed where Gwen was sleeping peacefully.
"It's a wonder father hasn't figured it out yet..." Morgana commented as she walked in behind Arthur. She exchanged a discreet smile with her boyfriend who joined in.
"Yeah, your lovesick behaviour is so obvious," he teased. Arthur glared at him from his seat on the other chair next to the bed. He held his girlfriend's hand and wondered when she's wake up.
"Like yours isn't," he retorted. Merlin and Morgana froze but the latter quickly regained her composure.
"Merlin... who's the lucky girl?" Morgana asked innocently, pretending to be curious and oblivious to who Merlin liked.
"Hehe... no-one!" Merlin lied nervously, squirming in his chair.
"I'm offended you know," Arthur spoke.
"Huh?" the two magic users said in unison.
"You two think I'm stupid. Even Gwaine does and that's saying something. I think Guinevere does too," the blond prince sulked. Morgana snorted.
"Gwen doesn't think your stupid, she knows it!" Merlin deadpanned.
"Yeah but, Arthur... what has that got to do with Merlin's lovesickness?" she enquired anxiously.
"Give it up Morgs. You already know that I know about your feelings for Merlin," Arthur stated. Then he turned to Merlin. "Vice versa." Merlin was a beetroot and Morgana's skin was flushed. "When will you two get together?"
"Arthur just stop it!" Morgana bellowed.
"Morgana, calm down," Merlin urged. She glanced at him and felt her anger fading away.
"See, that explains it all," Arthur observed.
"They're already together," a familiar, angelic voice spoke. The trio turned their heads to look at the woman on the bed.
A/N: Well... This chapter was short and I know I'd say we'd return to the troll but... Well, she'll appear in the next one. So will Arthur keep his mouth shut about the whole ordeal or go blabbing to Uther?
