RDAT7D: Eyes of the Beholder (Merlin x OC)

Chapter 5

NOTE: I made my mom read the Merlin human-dwarf conversation and said its okay.

"What would have happened if I proceeded with the plan?"

"And you've figure it out just now?" The human Merlin faced his dwarf counterpart

"I mean, we've found the most beautiful woman in the world! We are doing this so that once I transform back to this..." he gestured to his human-self

"So we could confess my love for her, before I got turned into you" the dwarf rolled his eyes

"What? Is it bothering you that you would confess as an ugly green monster?"

"No!" Human version looked away to his dwarf version

"That... that's not it..."

"You really are just using Red Shoes!" The dwarf said in an accusatory tone

"I am not!" they both glared at each other, voicing a 'humph' sound and looked away. It was silent, between the two different versions of Merlin

"Appearances" the human heard the dwarf blurt out

"What?" The human questioned, as the dwarf released a sigh

"She mentioned it once, the first week when you get turned into this. Appearance was something that blinded us."

"I mean, I can't live looking like you for the rest of my life!" The human shut up when the dwarf gave him a death stare

"Beauty is within the eyes of the beholder" and with that, Merlin started contemplating. Starting to when he met Charlotte the first time, to when she saw them as a cursed dwarf... everything that happened the whole year.

He then imagined Red Shoes and Charlotte, who does he really want to get that kiss? Kissing Red Shoes... its as if he turned a blind eye about his true feelings. Charlotte might have already thought that he likes Red Shoes!

Charlotte was right all along!

The interpretation to what she said before!

"Charlotte is my beautiful woman!" Merlin was hollering and jumping around in happiness, till he realized...

"I really am an idiot!"

By morning, the stuff that Charlotte ordered through the messenger pigeon yesterday has finally arrived. After Merlin connected the last piece for the pulley system, he went down using on of the hooks. Landing with a hero pose in front of Charlotte who is standing beside Red. Charlotte looked askance to his sudden actions

"Show off" she muttered

"Now, you two, stand over here and don't move" Merlin helped to two girls step down to the window

"Okay" Red said

"Pino, Noki, Kio, show as what you got" Merlin spoke to the triplets and he moved out of the way

"Okie dokie"

"Here we go"

"Our pleasure" the three then activated the wooden robot to pull on the rope for the pulley to raise the house's front cover. As it slowly rose up, Charlotte has to check if Red's skirt won't get caught in something as it goes up. The both of them guided Arthur who is holding the rope on the left, Merlin, Jack and Hans on the other side to center the frame.