Chapter 1: Merlin's POV

"Come on prat its time to get up. You may be king now but that doesn't mean you can sleep the day away." He groaned burying his head once more beneath his pillow. Even though the myths about a vampires only coming out at night are false they still don't like the daylight. Well at least tbe dollophead doesn't. He would sleep the entire day if I let him. Rolling my eyes and yanking open the curtains so the light would momentarily blind him, I marched over to his bed and roughly pulled him onto the ground.

I smirked enjoying his irritation as I finished setting out his breakfast, wrinkling my nose at the animal blood I had to pour into his goblet. I have come a long way in the past 4 years. I am no longer terrified of Arthur or his knights, in fact they have become some of my best friends. Though I still hate going on hunts with them. Having to use Giaus special devicevto drain the blood from the animals into a water skin for them is disqusting.

At least they don't waste the meat. Turns out vampires do still need to eat. Just they need blood instead of water to survive. makes it difficult though to sneak some water into my water skin rather than blood thats for sure. I can't count the number of times they have nearly caught me filling it with water. Had to lie and say i was washing off the blood from my hands. Thankfully lancelot was always there to back me up. I am so grateful he knows my secret and was willing to protect me. Rather than to eat me.

"Whats on my schedule today Merlin." He yawned sitting at the table and taking a long drink of the deers blood.

"You have a meeting with the council to discuss a possible tax increase, than you have training with the knights, than..." He cut me off mid-sentence waving his hand in the air for silence.

"Cancel it. Clear my schedule and let the knights know I would like to go on a hunt today." I sighed Exasperated. Of course make my life more difficult why don't you. He smirked annoyingly at my obvious unease as I cleared his dishes and left to go cancel his schedule.

"Hurry up you lazy buffoon, and do try to stop scaring away ever animal in existence." Arthur sighed as I tripped over yet another root sticking out of the ground.

"Yeah yeah, I'm coming clotpole." I said getting to my feet and brushing myself off. Brushing myself off and racing to catch up with them I paused as an unpleasant sensation crept over my skin warning me of danger. Nervously glancing around I picked up the pace weary of the shadows around me.

"What is it now merlin. Don't tell me its another one of your funny feelings." I ignored him in favor of watching our surroundings. He was just opening his mouth no doubt to insult me more when suddenly there was a shout up ahead. Glancing at each other we both raced foreward to see the commotion. Only to see the knights surrounding a very angey woman. I paled as I realized she was a human.

"Whats going on here." Arthur demanded. She smirked upon seeing Arthur.

"Ah if it isn't king Arthur. The human killer." He frowned at that. Although other kingdoms also hated humans. Ours was the only one who actually killed them on sight. Some kingdoms have even started making laws protecting humans.

"What are you doing in camelot human." He growled approaching her hand resting on his sword.

"Revenge of course. 2 months ago my friend was killed by your knights after they discovered us in camelot. I escaped but I vowed I would return one day to seek my revenge for her death." She snarled raising her hand and shooting a fireball at Arthur. Which he just barely dodged. Throwing the knights advancing on her backwards with a flick of her wrist she approached the king. Who lay on his side on the ground after dodging her fireball.

"Its time justice was served for all those humans you killed. So Arthur pendragon. I curse you to slowly go mad with thirst being unable to feed until you eventually die of blood dehydration. No matter what you bite, or how much you try to drink you will find the blood unable to be consumed. Only when a human willingky offers their blood sacrifing themselves will you be free of this curse, and they have to do it because they love you. They have to be loyal to you and not just be offering to gain something. Have fun your highness. Oh and killing md won't break the curse." She laughed wickedly disappearing in a plume of smoke.

"Arthur are you ok." I worriedly enquired rushing to his side and helping him to his feet.

"I'm fine merlin, but we should head back and see what Giaus can tell us about this curse." He sighed scanning the knights for injuries as they all got to their feet.

"Maybe there is another way to break the curse." I had a sneaking suspicion of how this was going to end, and I did not like it one bit. If I am right and there isn't another way than I will soon be vampire food. Gulping and raising my hand nervously to my throat I followed my king back to camelot.