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Challenges of the Heart	By : CrazyEyesChick Category: M through R > Merlin (BBC) > Merlin (BBC) Views: 8731 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 4 Comfort

Camelot's market were busy as usual. Making their way through those busy merchants streets had been hard. His knight friend Gwaine, at least, made it easier. A servant alone could take about 20 minutes to make it out of the castle gates; but with a knight of the round table, it was like a butterfly going through the depth of a big field.
Merlin was glad for Gwaine's presence, it made him feel calmer. Ever since his tragic argument with King Arthur this morning, he had felt as if he didn't belong here. His king's words were harsh, and although Merlin knew they bickered a lot, this time it had felt more personal. At least the dark haired knight by his side made him rethink his decision. They had a wierd connection between them, but the young sorcerer wouldn't have it any other way. Besides, Gwaine made fun of his King most of the time, so at least he knew he wouldn't be judged by him. That being said, one of them seemed to avoid the elephant in the room, which would not work for the other man named Gwaine.
As they finally made their way to the thick forest near Camelot, Gwaine thought it was time to get some explanations and perhaps lighten the mood. This silent 15 minutes journey had been awful for Gwaine, where as merlin seemed quite fine with it.
'Hey, merlin? Dontcha think we should talk about you and the princess?' Inquired Gwaine as he stepped closer to Merlin to assess his reaction.
Merlin frowned and kept on walking, hoping to look for herbs; in which Gwaine was aware that it was just an excuse to avoid the subject with his mentor Gaius and the princess.
Sometimes, he swore, Merlin could be such an idiot! He thought exasperated. Merlin, cut his line of thinking with an innocent look on his face.
' I don't know what you're talking about Sir Gwaine. Perhaps, as you decided to join me, you could use your big lump of a body to help me look for herbs for Gaius.' chastised merlin, bending down to pick up wierd green leaves and putting it down in his satchel.
Gwaine sighed, approached his friend once again, staying a distance away and said: 'Come on my friend! We both know there are no herbs to pick up for Giaus! As i know for a fact since he asked you yesterday to pick those up! So drop the act, i know you Merlin...'
It sounded like a plea to Merlin. He hated lying to his friend, he knew he only wanted to help him, but it still hurt and he was still angry at Arthur. His face then twisted into a look of frustration. Couldn't he just spend a day without thinking of Arthur and forget about this incident for a few minutes he thought to himself.
His expression must have shown on his face because Gwaine looked at him with a grin that said 'i know what you are thinking about'. Merlin turned his face away from his bearded friend, pouting, fumbling through the leaves as he still tried to ignore the concern in Gwaine's voice.
Taking pity on his friend, Gwaine grabbed a bony wrists in his large rugged hands, allowing the body next to him to swirl around, ending in merlin's face squashed on his friend's broad chest.
A few minutes of silence passed by, but not before Gwaine let the boy empty his broken heart in front of him.
Gwaine looked to the bright sky as he spoke.
'Merlin...' he paused as he felt arms squeeze at his waist
'You don't have to pretend around me. I have eyes; I can see what's going on between you two. You're just too bloody damn blind to see it as well.'
Gwaine lowered his head, and looked at merlin's shaking shoulders. " I will beat King Arthur's ass for making merlin so sad, laws be damned!" He thought angrily, fists clenched strongly on the boy's dirty navy blue linen shirt.
Sobs started to be heard slowly through the woods. It felt as if the mood shifted around them, like the forest was understanding what merlin felt like. No sound besides the silent sobs of his companion could be heard. The riverband, the wind and the branches moved graciously to tame the young sorcerer's heart it seemed. Gwaine didn't feel the change in ambiance, but he felt the body close to him relax a bit more as glistening tears rolled down the fading redden cheek unto the cold ground and its leaves.
'That's it mate, let it go.... No man should hold such pain inside his heart. Let the tears take away the sorrow and let it turn into strenght. Emotions are what makes us human Merlin, i won't think differently of you if you show some; everyone is allowed their moment of weakness, even you, alright?'
They stayed like this, close to each other, giving Merlin to adjust as time to let Gwaine's words sink in.
Face smothered in a hairy warm chest, a smile grew slightly on Merlin's face as a muffled sentence tried to make it past his lips.
'What was that mate?' Gwaine pushed him back a bit, looking at the flushed face before him.
'I said... i bet that's not what the prat would say!' As he looked back at Gwaine comically.
'Well, the princess ought to get smacked a bit' he laughed.
Gwaine and Merlin shared a look of understanding, when the knight put his hand in the servant's hair, ruffling them as merlin tried to move away from the teasing.
'At least Merlin was back' believed Gwaine.
Merlin felt relatively better since talking to his friend. Gwaine had a way with words as strange as it is believing it.
Merlin then decided to tease him a bit to brighten the atmosphere.
'Who knew you were so wise Sir Gwaine, I always thought that ale killed away all possibility' he said smirking, hands on his small bony hips.
'Why Merlin, I am deeply hurt by your confidence in me.' Faking his hurt, he continued ' I am a man of many talents, being wise is one of many i keep hidden. Wouldn't want any one jealous, would we?'
Merlin laughed back at Gwaine comments. While muttering a small idiot to himself, Merlin felt in a better mood. As his laughter died down and the mood was happier, the servant took on a more serious look.
'Gwaine...' he asked shyly
'Yeah?' Gwaine replied puzzled by his named being called.
' ...Thank you... for..you know' tried to find the right words.
'Anytime my friend, i just hope you both realize what you mean to each other...? Gwaine paused for effect, and stopped this serious conversation withbthe bombshell that made Merlin blush up to his big ears.
' I mean this sexual tension between you two is getting annoying really!' as he stepped away from a tiny arm making it past his left shoulder in a puny attempt to hit him.
'GWAINE!' merlin squeacked, baffled by the audacity of gwaine's words. ' Even if it were true, which it isn't'
At that, Gwaine rolled his eyes saying:" sure, keep telling yourself that"
Merlin glared at him and went on: ' I wouldn't do that to Gwen, and they are married. Anyways, it doesn't matter anymore, Arthur barely likes me as it is, I doubt he would care as much... What he said, it hurt, and no one would say something like that to a person they care about'
Gwaine once again spared a look at Merlin from the side of his eyes, and got the message that Merlin had enough of talking about his King. But not before he said,
' Here's one last thing i will say on the subject: denial and anger can make a man do things they would not normally do.'
In the end, Merlin had found a friend to confide in about his feelings. Gwaine could always be counted on. In his heart though, Merlin felt bad for for lying to Gwaine who trusted him. Perhaps, he could one day tell his secret to his knighted friend without the fear of being called a monster or losing his head. He liked his head where it was, thank you very much.
As the sun started to set, leaving them in a much more darker area of the forest, they came to the conclusion that perhaps they had to make their way back. After all, it was a bandit infested forest, no one knew what to expect.
'Well, so much for herbs' sighed Merlin
'Yeah. We should probably head back, it' getting dark' advised gwaine as he looked around for any sign of foul play from mysterious enemies.
'We must head back, Gaius will be worried if I don't get back before nightfall; we've been gone way too long already. Let's go! Merlin grabbed all his stuff, fixed his red neckerchief closer to his mouth and nose to protect him from hidden branches and the cold mist that made its presence known, and walked closer to Gwaine, not to lose each other in these woods.
He was clumsy enough as it is, he didn't need to be lost in a forest as well during the night. He would never hear the end of it from Gaius!
Just as they made their way towards the paved ground to Camelot, they somehow started to feel uneasy. And Merlin always trusted his instincts, the knight also judging by his stance and his hand on the handle of his sword. Something was definetly wrong! It was way too silent. Looking around, they still found nothing, perhaps they were being paranoid.
Regardless, they went on their way, unaware that a dark hooded figure was following them. When they arrived near an area where roots are sticking out of the ground and covering the narrow passage full of rocks,
Gwaine stopped. 'Merlin' he said softly, clerly on edge. Merlin looked up waiting for answer, and then turned around abrutly at the suddenvoice spoken behind him.
'Well, well, well, what are a lone knight of Camelot and a little defensless servant boy doing in the darkling woods all by themselves?'. As this rough voice startled our heroes from behind, sounds alerted them to dark figures in hoods appearing everywhere around them: the top of the rocks, behind them as well as in front end of this tunnel.
They were trapped in, with nowhere to escape! They looked back at the man behind them, and gasped at the enemies weapons.
'It seems that our prey has a brain, perhaps it is time to stop playing and get to the main event, what d'you say boys?' the man's laughter echoed through the woods as he closed in on his victims.
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