First Chapter of Future Stories: Part 1

Commoner or Princess: Merlin Fanfic

"Ok, where will he be?" I ask.

"No doubt his chambers, anyone can point them to you" he states. I nod and grab an apple from the fruit bowl. Along with the arnica.

"I'll be back shortly" I assure him. I leave the room and he was right. A maid pointed me in the direction of the king's chambers. When I arrive I knock on the door. Uther opens it and looks at me confused. "Arnica, from Gaius sire" I say offering him the pouch.

"Who are you?" he asks.

"Ava, I just arrived yesterday with my brother. Gaius is letting us stay with him as he is a friend of our mother's" I state. He takes the pouch. "Have a nice day sire" I say and go to leave.

"Wait" he says and I pause. "Have we met before? You look familiar" he states.

"I doubt it, you're the first king I've meet" I state. "And as far as I know, this is my first time in Camelot" I add.

"You remind me of someone" he states looking into my eyes. "Go, I'm sure you have errands to attend to" he tells me. "Welcome to Camelot" he says before closing his door. That was weird. I wonder where Merlin is. I decide to go look for him. I enter the training grounds and see him take a swing at someone. But the guy catches Merlin's fist and twists Merlin's arm behind his back.

I grab a staff, no one hurts my baby brother. "Hey you!" I exclaim and whack him. He yells letting Merlin go. "You want to pick on my brother you go through me got it!" I snap.

"Ah Ava, you might want..." Merlin tries to say.

"Shut it Merlin, we're not even here a day and I am already having to pull you out of a fight!" I snap.

"Seize them" the guy says. Merlin is grabbed. I see red and swing the staff whacking two guards in the head before they can grab me. I twirl it.

"Ava, behind you!" Merlin shouts. Suddenly I'm grabs from behind.

"I can you both thrown in jail" the guy sneers in my ear.

"Who do you think you are? The king?" I demand.

"No, he's his son Arthur" Merlin answers. I glare at him. "I tried to tell you" he mutters. Out of all people he could have picked a fight with. It had to be the prince. We're both thrown into jail. "Ava, I'm sorry" he says.

"Don't talk to me" I snap. "We're not even here a day, and now we're in jail. All because you picked a fight with the prince" I snap.

"Hey I didn't know who he was until after I tried to punch him. Besides you actually hit the royal prat" he states. I sigh.

"Well we better get comfortable, it'll be a long night" I state. He nods his head.

"Think Gaius will be able to get us out?" he asks.

"Perhaps, he is the court physician after all" I state. "But we'll no doubt be stuck here for the night" I tell him. It was a cold night in the dungeon. I woke before Merlin and lean against the wall. Gaius is soon let in waking Merlin.

"You both never cease to amaze me! The one thing that someone like you Merlin should do is keep your head down, and what do you do? You behave like an idiot!" he snaps. "Then you Ava, thought it was a good idea to hit the prince" he adds.

"Hey, I didn't know he was the prince" I protest.

"We're sorry" Merlin tells him.

"You both are lucky. I managed to pull a few strings to get you both released" he states. We thank him. "Well, there is a small price to pay" he tells us. Merlin was put into the stocks. I laugh as kids pelt him with rotten fruit. Gaius to laughs. "Come along" he tells me and leads me away.