Somewhere Only We Know Chapter 1, a merlin fanfic

25 Days of Christmas Merlin!

Day 1: Merlin's First Christmas

Characters: Merlin, Arthur.

Details: Before the end of S1. Merlin's first Christmas in Camelot. Third Person POV.

Merlin could hardly believe it. He had lasted two whole months in Camelot.

Two whole months of serving the biggest prat in all of Albion.

Prince Arthur had to be the most arrogant man Merlin had ever met. At the same time though, Merlin remembered that Arthur had no mother to teach him compassion, only a father whose hatred for magic knew no bounds. Arthur had to live and learn before he was ready to be king, and it was Merlin's job to help guide him down that path.

But everything was piling up. Every day it seemed he had fifty new things to do. Between Gaius always sending him off to deliver herbs, and Arthur using him for target practice, Merlin scarcely had time to get a wink of sleep. When he did have the time to rest, there was the Great Dragon, whispering to him about the future of Camelot and his destiny.

His destiny.

Leaning out his bedroom window like the first day when he had came to Camelot, Merlin wondered if his magic was a gift given to the wrong person. He was just a simple boy from Ealdor, how was he supposed to bring magic back into Albion? He stared into the frigid night sky, with thoughts of dragons and destinies running through his mind.

BANG!

Merlin's bedroom door swung open, only to reveal none other than the Prince Prat himself.

"Tell me Merlin, did you sustain brain damage, or are you just that stupid?"

"Sire?"

Arthur whacked Merlin upside the head. "The Christmas feast you idiot!"

Merlin quickly ducked under Arthur's outstretched arm and muttered a non-convincing apology.

"Morgana and Gwen are already in the hall! Because of you we'll be the last to arrive and Father will be furious! "

Merlin smirked and raised his hands. "All because you couldn't just dress yourself."

A book sailed past Merlin's head. Ducking again, he raced out of the room with a huge grin on his face.

"Merry Christmas Arthur!"

So, I decided to take the 25 Day Merlin Christmas challenge, and Day 1 is complete! I have some ideas, but I really wanted to start off with S1 Merlin and Arthur.

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