AM I THE ONE? | ARTHUR PENDRAGON [1]

The Feast

*Annabelle's P.O.V.*

I looked at myself in the mirror, and tucked a the loose piece of hair behind my ear. I hope I look presentable enough for the feast.
"Anna, come on! We're going to be late!" Merlin called from behind the door. I smoothed out my dress one more time, and then opened the door. I slowly walked down the stairs, feeling very self-conscious. Do I look good... Or bad? Once I was in the middle of the chambers, I slowly looked up. I saw Merlin and Gaius standing there in their usual clothes with their backs to me. I cleared my throat, and they both turned around. I smoothed out my dress, and looked at them with a doubtful look.
"Do I look alright?" I asked, uncertain. They looked at me in shock, and... Amazement. Their eyes widened and their mouths opened slightly. I looked down at my dress, feeling self-conscious again.
"My dear... You look stunning." Gaius breathed, and I sent him a kind smile. I then looked over at my brother, who was still staring at me.
"Merlin?" I waved my hand in front of his face, and he snapped out of his daze.
"You look breathtaking, Anna." He said quietly. He walked over to me, and placed a small kiss on my forehead. "Let's get going then." He stated with a grin. They both headed out the door, and I followed them closely. I closed the door behind me and started walking down the corridor behind them. Once we got to the hallway that held Morgana's chambers, I stopped.
"Merlin!" I called, and they both turned to look at me. "I promised Morgana and Gwen that I'll show them how I look before the feast, so I think I'll go with them. You go ahead, I'll see you at the feast." I said, and they nodded. They walked off in the direction of the throne room, where the feast was held, and knocked on Morgana's door.
"Come in!" Morgana's voice called out from behind the door. I opened the door and stepped into the room. I closed the door behind me and looked around for Morgana or Gwen. I didn't see them.
"Morgana?" I called.
"I'm behind the screen!" I heard a reply, so I just sat on the chair and waited. After a minute or two, Morgana walked out from behind the screen with Gwen following closely behind. Let me just say... Morgana looked fabulous! She was wearing the revealing red dress that I told her to wear to tease Arthur, and her hair was put in a loose bun. She had a dark red headband around her head, and was wearing matching make up with a little bit of red glitter under her eye. She looked stunning.
"Morgana... You look amazing." I breathed out. She looked at me with an admiring smile.
"You look stunning, Anna." Gwen and Morgan both said quietly. I looked down at my outfit.
"Thank you." I replied quietly.
"Where did you get a dress like that?" Gwen asked.
"I made it myself... You can say that I'm kind of like a seamstress. I don't work as one, but I sew my own clothes. Back in Ealdor we were poor, and we didn't have money for any nice clothes, so I would just buy cheap material, and then sew my own clothes and make them look nice and expensive. It's a little trick." I explained, and they nodded in understanding. "Well, we should get going or we'll be late for the feast." I said, and they nodded eagerly. We all chuckled slightly and then headed out the door and to the feast.

*Arthur's P.O.V.*

I was fooling around with some of the knights, and that's when I saw them walk in. It was Morgana, who looked great, but next to her was Annabelle, who looked... breathtaking. She literally took my breath away. How is that possible that she's so beautiful and she's that idiot's sister? I looked at the other knights, and they all head their mouths open and eyes wide. They were all staring at Morgana and Annabelle. In fact, everyone at this feast was staring at them.
"God have mercy." I whispered, completely astonished. There were even people who dropped their goblets from astonishment. Gasps filled the room. Greg, one of the knights, turned to look at me.
"Arthur, who is that girl next to the Lady Morgana?" I was about to reply, but Alanor, another knight replied for me.
"It's Annabelle... That idiot's sister... Remember?" Recognition flashed in Greg's eyes.
"Oh. Well... I don't mean to sound rude, but she looks much better than Lady Morgana." He said, and the rest of the knights nodded in agreement. I just kept looking at the two ladies, but I did agree with them... Annabelle looked a lot better than Morgana, and she was nicer too.
My thoughts wondered to yesterday... She is probably the only person that could make me back off from the fight... How did she do that? Why did I listen to her? I never listen to anybody except for my Father, and now suddenly I feel like this one girl has me wrapped around her little finger... And it's not only her beauty... It's her personality. She's beautiful on the outside... And the inside.

*Annabelle's P.O.V.*

Morgana and I walked through the door to the throne room, and chatted happily. I looked over at Arthur, and saw his eyes glued to Morgana and I. I smirked and nudged Morgana.
"What?" She asked, and I put my finger to her lips to signal her to be quiet. I nodded in Arthur's direction and she adverted her eyes from me to them.
"I told you teasing him will be fun." I said, smirking, and she looked at me.
"I actually think that everyone's eyes are on you, not me." She said, smirking. I shook my head, but she just waved me off. "Especially Arthur's." She continued, her smirk growing. I just rolled my eyes playfully and kept walking.
When we passed my brother, I saw him openly skim Morgana's body with his eyes. When we were a little further away, Morgana stopped to get a drink, and I covered my eyes with my hand.
"What's wrong?" I heard Morgana ask, and I looked up at her.
"My brother was openly checking you out." I grimaced, and she just chuckled.
"Alright, well I have to go, Uther's about to start." She said, apologetically, and I nodded understandingly. She pulled me into a hug, and then walked away with one last smile. I looked around for my brother, and my eyes locked with Arthur's for couple of seconds. He smiled a small smile at me, and I returned, not even thinking about it. Once I realized what I was doing, I quickly adverted my eyes away from him and continued looking around for my brother. I spotted him next to Gaius and Gwen, so I walked over to them.
"Hello, Gwen." I smiled, and she smiled back. I noticed her continuing to steal glances at my bother, and I smirked to myself. That's when the King entered and walked over to the High Table. Gwen walked away, as did Gaius, so Merlin and I walked over to the High Table and stood over to the side, right across from Arthur who was standing on his father's right. His eyes locked with mine, but I quickly looked away this time and looked at the King as he started his speech.
"We have enjoyed twenty years of peace and prosperity... It has brought the kingdom and myself, many pleasures. But few can compare with the honor of introducing... Lady Helen of Mora." With that speech everyone started clapping and looked away from the King and to the platform across from him. That's where Lady Helen stood, in a golden, beautiful gown. Everyone sat down, and she started singing. Her voice was truly beautiful, but I couldn't shake off the feeling that something was wrong. That's when she slowly made her way off the platform. I looked around and saw everyone slowly falling asleep. I looked at Merlin, and he looked at me. We both quickly covered our ears, and looked back to the Lady Helen. Suddenly, all the candles went out, and spider webs started forming on the walls, people, and furniture. I looked around in horror. The song must have been a spell that made everyone fall asleep and castle age rapidly. She kept making her way over to the King. But she kept her eyes on Arthur the entire time. Suddenly, she pulled out a dagger from her sleeve, and I looked at Merlin in terror. We both looked at Arthur, and then back at Lady Helen. There must be something that we can do.
That's when she raised her hand in the air and prepared to throw the dagger at the King's son.