I do not own Merlin. It belongs to BBC, and I think SyFy... *lives in America and has been watching it on Syfy* anywho! Enjoy!

"Merlin!" Arthur snapped for what had to be the 12th time in this hunt alone. "Be quiet and watch your feet will you?" He rolled his eyes lightly as his ever-clumsy servant tripped over a tiny pebble once again. Really, how could anyone have that bad a center of balance?

Merlin merely smiled in a sheepish manner as was normal for him. "Sorry my Lord." He said in an almost teasing tone. "I shall try not to trip again."

They continued on with the hint after a few insults were thrown back and forth between the two, the Knights with them ignoring the banter they had gotten used to between them. They came across a deer and Arthur motioned for his bow and arrow. The bow was in his hand soon, if not a little clumsily, and the soft sound of Merlin wrestling an arrow out of the case was heard before Arthur received it.

The Prince rolled his eyes lightly as he began to take aim at the animal in question. He was about to let it fly when the sound of Merlin's pained cry reached his ears. He whipped around to see what had caused the shout, slight fear behind his expression.

Merlin was frantically brushing at his arms as if something was burning him. The selves tore off in his panicked state, his forearms seemed to have something being burnt into them at a rapid pace, the boy was in a clear panic at the sight of it.

Arthur wasted no time after seeing this and pulled his servant up into his arms and ran as fast as he could to his horse. He placed Merlin on it finding the man to now have lost consciousness and was sweating like he had just ran around Camelot 100 times. He jumped on behind him and rode off at a dead gallop to Gaius' home.

He barged in the door only to set Merlin on the table and call for Gaius, panic starting to show in his voice. Merlin was not looking too well. Gaius appeared within seconds and told Arthur to get cold water, as cold as he could. Arthur said nothing before running out the door to get what was requested. Gaius had turned to get some clean white sheets when Merlin's eyes snapped open.

The golden color of when he was doing magic was there, Gaius turned just as Arthur came in, both stared at the golden glow of Merlin's eyes, Gaius' eyes own watch in horror as what felt like a wave pulsed from the boy on the table, both he and Arthur where knocked backward from the force of it like there where nothing more than feathers. Jars and containers shattered under the powerful waves that kept coming from him.

When it finally stopped Merlin's eyes closed once more and his breathing became shallow. Gaius stood slowly as he approached Merlin again. "Sire?" He asked looking toward the door where he was sure Arthur had been standing at the beginning of it. Arthur stood himself and stared at Gaius.

"What the Hell is going on?" Came another voice. It was Uther, it would seem the waves had pulsed all threw out Camelot and caught the attention of the King.

"Sire, please, now is not the best time for this…" Gaius started to say, but Uther just pushed past him on his way to the boy on the table. Arthur did nothing but stare at his servant, whom he thought was just a normal peasant with no special abilities, well until he was knocked off his back that is.

Uther looked at the boy's arms. "What is this?" He asked pointing the golden markings now burned into the skin. On each arm there was a dragon curled around the arm with the head on the back of the hands with their mouths open as if in attack mode.

Gaius was about to explain when Merlin let out another scream of pain, the golden markings began to glow and the smell of burnt skin began to reach the noises of the people in the room.

He snapped up right from his fitful slumber, a cry tearing from his throat. Gaius was in the room in mere moments. "MERLIN!" He exclaimed, worry clear on his features. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine…" Merlin said, he was covered in sweat. "Just had a nightmare, that is all." He offered a smile to the older man. "Honest, I am sorry I woke you." He watched Gaius leave; he made sure he was gone before pulling his selves up and looking at his arms. There were no dragons there, just his normal white skin. Merlin frowned, the dream had been quite real to him, and even now his arms still felt a little warmer than normal.

He looked out the window and saw that the sun was beginning to rise. His frown increased as he pulled himself out of bed and got into his clothes for the day. Arthur at least would be confused to see him on time for once, the thought made him smile slightly. He could not wait for that sight.

It was with this happy thought in his mind that he pushed the dream back into the darkness of his mind before heading off to the castle to begin his day.

Well! Chapter one complete! Please R&R! I plan on this being my first completed work... It will be my completed work. Yell at me if there is not another Chapter up by next Week!