A/N: So, I wrote this for Bethany, because she asked me for Merthur and I couldn't resist. Bethany, I dedicate this to you, for introducing me to so many wonderful pairings such as this, and making me smile all the time. I love you.

DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Merlin. I miss it a lot, though.

You k n o w

You know what they'd all

think

if they only

k n e w

but there's a reason

it's a

S

E

C

R

E

T

just like your

*M*A*G*I*C*

(which he still doesn't know about)

but you willtell him

ONE DAY

when /s/o/r/c/e/r/y/

is a;c;c;e;p;t;e;d

?maybe? when he's

K

I

N

G

E_V_E_N though

that

is the reason for the (s)(e)(c)(r)(e)(c)(y)

(kissesbehindlockeddoors,

treksthroughdarkforests,

holdinghandsdiscretly)

him being a

.::PRINCE::.

and you just his

;SERVANT;

SP|LIT

by birth but brought

t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r

through love

(that four-lettered word that means

a million

things)

ONE DAY

...

but for now it's all secretexchangedlooks

while you're dealing with Gwen's

heart/break

and flowersleftforeachother

while you're saving the kingdom

Y E T

A

G

A

I

N

and touchinghandswhenpassing

while you're doing

C..H..O..R..E..S

but he has a hard

J O B

too

(even if it feels like this is harder,

he's the one

fighting-others

arguing-everything

smiling-bravely

under-pressure

trying-to-make-it-right)

so you

|S|

|T|

|A|

|N|

|D|

head bowed meekly

wishing

for the

ONE DAY

when

possiblymaybehopefullyfingerscrossed

you'll be

hand-in-hand

and k.i.s.s.i.n.g

in

PUBLIC

...

but

until-then

it's

kissesbehindlockeddoors,

treksthroughdarkforests,

holdinghandsdiscretly,

secretexchangedlooks,

flowersleftforeachother,

touchinghandswhenpassing,

A

N

D

the k;n;o;w;l;e;d;g;e

you've got something they

HAVEN'T

(and you feel sorry for them)

But – also –

?alittlebitjealous?

well, not now, but

Y

when you're not

.::PRINCE::. ARTHUR

and

;SERVANT; MERLIN

there'll be

N-O

more jealousy

or hiding

ONE DAY

that

will

come

SOON