I Choose You

Author: ajsrandom
Title: I Choose You
Rating: G
Pairing/s: Merlin/Morgana
Character/s: Merlin, Morgana
Summary: Merlin waits for news about Morgana.
Warnings: none
Word Count: 372
Prompt: 309, Song Prompt: Photograph
Author's Notes: :)
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Merlin looked at the photo he held in his hand. It had been taken while he was in high school still, a few years ago. In it, he and Morgana were laughing and holding hands, looking into each other’s eyes. He remembers that day. He and Morgana had been talking seriously about something, wen Arthur came up to them and told them a really bad joke. In fact, Arthur had taken the picture. It had been one of those singular moments when you knew things could only get better from then on.

But now, he was worried. Morgana had gone home. Her father had wanted to talk to her and a phone call wouldn’t do. She had no great love for her father, but Merlin was still worried that Uther had found out about them and was going to deliver an ultimatum to her—to leave him or be shunned from the family.

That had been yesterday. He had no idea what had happened since. His calls to Morgana had gone unanswered. With a sigh, he put the photo down on the table and walked into the kitchen. He wasn’t hungry, but he’d better eat anyway.

Just as he’d opened the cupboard to get a plate, the flat’s door opened and shut. “Hello?” he called out. Only two other people had a key to his flat, and he was unsure who had come in.

“Merlin.” It was her voice and he whirled around to the entrance of the kitchen to see Morgana. She held a big bag in one hand, but dropped it when their eyes met. She ran to him and threw her arms around him.

Confused, but glad to see her, he put his arms around her and drew her close. She started trembling, and when he looked down, he saw that she was crying. “Morgana?”

Tears running down her face, she looked up at him. “Merlin, I choose you.”

Relieved, he tightened his arms around her and let her cry. What he had feared had come to pass, but she had chosen him over her father. They’d deal with the repercussions later, but for now, his heart swelled with love. They’d be together now and forever, no matter what.