The Oncoming Storm
Title: The Oncoming Storm
Author: Sasusc
Fandom: Merlin
Characters: Merlin, Morgana
Words: 498
Summary: It’s the dawn of a new age, and Merlin has been waiting hundreds of years for Arthur’s return and it’s now it’s finally time for him to awaken.
Series: 365 Days of Drabbles, Day Seven
Merlin could feel it. A shift in the air at twilight assured him that the time was approaching. Long forgotten memories were being stirred in the sleeping minds of children, and while he was elated for the change, he also feared it. It could only mean one thing: something fearsome and dangerous was approaching them--a dark power was creeping upon the Earth. He wasn’t going to make the same mistakes again. Arthur was returning and he vowed to keep him alive and safe this time.
It was Morgana that he found first. She looked exactly had she had back then, and it gave him hope that Arthur would return in the same body. The flicker of magic he felt from her drew him to the park early that morning. It must have been her that caused the shift he felt at twilight.
Morgana was sitting on a park bench, the stench of fear surrounding her. He approached her slowly, letting her sense him in hopes that he wouldn’t startle her. She watched him warily.
“Good morning,” he said. “Beautiful morning.”
“Is it?”
He smiled at her. He could see the spark of the old Morgana in her. He hoped all the hatred she had died with hadn’t followed her to this new life. And maybe--just maybe--this time he could save her.
“Mind if I sit down?”
She shook her head slowly and shifted to give him a little more room on the bench.
“I’m Merlin,” he told her.
She graced him with a thin smile. “I’m Morgana.” She turned away from him.
They sat in silence for a few minutes, each getting lost in their own thoughts. Something prompted her to open up to the stranger. There was something familiar and old about him. She felt an odd connection as if there was something inside her reaching out to him.
“Do you believe in reincarnation?”
Maybe it wasn’t the usual question someone would ask upon meeting someone, but Merlin felt that it was fitting for their first meeting. “I do. In fact, I’ve been waiting to meet a person that I loved in another life.”
“Oh.”
Merlin laughed. “Oh, not in that way. He was someone that was important to me once upon a time. We were best of friends.”
She smiled at that. “Do you ever have dreams about your past life?”
“All the time,” he whispered. He knew what she would say next. Her memories were haunting her dreams--and with the life she had lived, he was sure they were unpleasant.
“They keep me awake, fill me with fear.”
Merlin reached for her hand. “There’s nothing to fear, Morgana. That is no longer your life. You were born to this one. You shouldn’t let your past life affect this one.”
“You’re letting yours affect you…searching for your lost friend.”
“My situation is a little different than yours. While your past life comes to you in snatches within dreams, I’ve never forgotten mine.”
AN: As this is part of my 365 Days of Drabbles, whole chapters won't be posted as such. They will be broken down into smaller sections here on my LJ where on ff.net and AO3 will have full chapters posted. This is because it's easier to keep me on track with writing something everyday if I have to post it somewhere each day.
Author: Sasusc
Fandom: Merlin
Characters: Merlin, Morgana
Words: 498
Summary: It’s the dawn of a new age, and Merlin has been waiting hundreds of years for Arthur’s return and it’s now it’s finally time for him to awaken.
Series: 365 Days of Drabbles, Day Seven
Merlin could feel it. A shift in the air at twilight assured him that the time was approaching. Long forgotten memories were being stirred in the sleeping minds of children, and while he was elated for the change, he also feared it. It could only mean one thing: something fearsome and dangerous was approaching them--a dark power was creeping upon the Earth. He wasn’t going to make the same mistakes again. Arthur was returning and he vowed to keep him alive and safe this time.
It was Morgana that he found first. She looked exactly had she had back then, and it gave him hope that Arthur would return in the same body. The flicker of magic he felt from her drew him to the park early that morning. It must have been her that caused the shift he felt at twilight.
Morgana was sitting on a park bench, the stench of fear surrounding her. He approached her slowly, letting her sense him in hopes that he wouldn’t startle her. She watched him warily.
“Good morning,” he said. “Beautiful morning.”
“Is it?”
He smiled at her. He could see the spark of the old Morgana in her. He hoped all the hatred she had died with hadn’t followed her to this new life. And maybe--just maybe--this time he could save her.
“Mind if I sit down?”
She shook her head slowly and shifted to give him a little more room on the bench.
“I’m Merlin,” he told her.
She graced him with a thin smile. “I’m Morgana.” She turned away from him.
They sat in silence for a few minutes, each getting lost in their own thoughts. Something prompted her to open up to the stranger. There was something familiar and old about him. She felt an odd connection as if there was something inside her reaching out to him.
“Do you believe in reincarnation?”
Maybe it wasn’t the usual question someone would ask upon meeting someone, but Merlin felt that it was fitting for their first meeting. “I do. In fact, I’ve been waiting to meet a person that I loved in another life.”
“Oh.”
Merlin laughed. “Oh, not in that way. He was someone that was important to me once upon a time. We were best of friends.”
She smiled at that. “Do you ever have dreams about your past life?”
“All the time,” he whispered. He knew what she would say next. Her memories were haunting her dreams--and with the life she had lived, he was sure they were unpleasant.
“They keep me awake, fill me with fear.”
Merlin reached for her hand. “There’s nothing to fear, Morgana. That is no longer your life. You were born to this one. You shouldn’t let your past life affect this one.”
“You’re letting yours affect you…searching for your lost friend.”
“My situation is a little different than yours. While your past life comes to you in snatches within dreams, I’ve never forgotten mine.”
AN: As this is part of my 365 Days of Drabbles, whole chapters won't be posted as such. They will be broken down into smaller sections here on my LJ where on ff.net and AO3 will have full chapters posted. This is because it's easier to keep me on track with writing something everyday if I have to post it somewhere each day.