King Arthur (2017 Legend of the Sword OC Fanfic)

26. Home

Her vision had gone black as her spirit had left the void and returned to her body. It only took a moment or two for her to recover consciousness, and come back to the real world. She felt lost and disorientated as she began to wake up. Her eyes fluttered open as she took in the bouncing shadows in the familiar candlelit room. She was so glad to be home instead of laying helpless on the street. Arthur sat next to her, practically hovering over her, attentively watching her every move. His scent filled her nostrils and she felt at home.

"You found me." She mumbled, her mouth dry and throat parched. He quickly but carefully handed her a glass of water and she eagerly drank it all. She handed him back the empty glass and then couldn't stop staring at him. He was so handsome and looked so concerned like she could break and fall apart any second now.

"Always." He reached out and took her hand and squeezed it reassuringly. "You really gave me a scare there." He whispered to her, reaching up with his other hand to push a piece of her hair behind her ear.

"Nobody can scare you, you're Arthur Pendragon." She laughed, breaking the awkward moment with more awkward.

"Nobody has ever scared me as much as you have. Are you okay? What happened to you?'' He asked cautiously. He was trying so hard to contain his crazy and give her the chance to explain.

''How long was I out for?'' She asked, noticing his ragged and forlorn figure, despite how attractive he was. Had he gotten any sleep while she was in the void?

''Three whole days.'' He answered, his eyes never once leaving hers.

''It didn't feel that long.'' She whispered, mostly to herself. She couldn't look him in the eye and tell him what happened in the void. She needed to do this by herself.

''Trust me when I say, it was.'' Arthur looked at her seriously.

"You really care about me, don't you?" she asked. Why was this so hard, to just accept his love and affections?

"I do, and I don't see the problem in that."  He answered truthfully. He no longer cared about hiding his feelings. He knew he could have any woman but he only wanted Lucy. The mysterious and seemingly elusive, Lucy.

"I do." She said hesitantly.

"Why? Was it something I did?" He replied impatiently. He wasn't ready to handle her rejections.

"No, I like you, Arthur, like really like you, but we barely even know each other.'' She explained poorly, her excuses felt futile.

"We know plenty about each other." He rationalized with a shrug of his shoulders.

"Like what? Other than words from a prophecy, what do you really know about me?" She asked him seriously because when she really thought about it that's all it was some words strung together and labeled a prophecy. She wasn't ready to let some ancient script dictate every detail of her life.

"I know you're spunky and intelligent. But at least give us a chance to get to know each other better."  He replied rather meaningfully and she realized he was right, which was oddly satisfying. He was noticing her.

"Okay then, tell me about yourself." She conceded with her arms crossed over her chest.

"Well, what you do want to know? I'm a boy from the streets but a king in the sheets.'' He winked at her flirtatiously.

Lucy laughed and playfully slapped Arthur's arm. "You're such a perv sometimes.'' She was glad the conversation had finally hit a lighter tone.

"Honestly doll, what were you expecting, I didn't quite grow up in a monastery you know." He joked. A smile had broken out across his worrisome face. Lucy was glad to see him smile, it looked good on him. She had just rolled onto her side to talk with him more when suddenly there was a knock on the door. A moment later, Bedievere stuck his head in, ''The mages are here for you, sir.''

''Ah finally, they're a little late but better late than never, right?" Arthur chuckled, obviously in a much better mood than he had been in the last couple of days.

"Yes, sir." Bedievere nodded.

"Take them up to the table, I will join you in a minute," Arthur told him then dismissed him.

"As you wish sir. And it is nice to see you awake miss Lucy.'' Bedievere courteously commented.

''Thank you." She smiled sheepishly as Bedievere nodded and closed the door again.

"So, you called for the mages because of me?" Lucy asked Arthur, a little surprised he would go so far.

"I did. I was worried something was seriously wrong." He shrugged, and now that they were here it would be a perfect opportunity to make some additional friends.

"I want to meet them," Lucy said.

"Okay, that can be arranged." Arthur nodded, as he had no intentions of bringing her to meet them now.

"No, I want to meet them tonight." She replied.

"Don't you think it would be better for you to rest?'' He asked.

"You just told me I was comatose for 3 days. Do I really need more sleep than that?"

"I still don't think you should strain yourself."

"Either you take me with you or you bring them here. I am meeting them tonight." She demanded.

Arthur cocked his head to the side.  She was intriguing when she was demanding. He wondered about other things she could demand him to do.

"Earth to Arthur? What are you thinking about?" Lucy waved her hands in front of his face when he didn't respond.

"I'm sorry, what were you saying?" He asked.

"You are going to bring the mages here to meet me, right?"

"As you wish my dear." He winked at her as he got up from the chair to go meet Bedievere and the mages.

"Can you at least act appropriately?" She sighed with a hint of a smile on her face.

"I will see what I can do." He chuckled, exiting the room leaving Lucy to her lonesome.

She leaned back against the pillows underneath her and recollected the last few weeks of her life. She thought about the void and what Kharon told her. Her destiny was unavoidable, but her journey there would be her own.

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Author's Note:

Sorry this is late guys, work has been super stressful lately and I feel like my writing has been kinda sub-par. I don't know, This chapter turned out okay, Arthur was being kinda flirty so that's fun. Otherwise seriously check out Lindsey Sterling's Hold my Heart, its like the perfect song for Lucy. Got any other musical suggestions, please share and I will gladly listen to them.

-Surviving (10/2)