This is a late St. Patrick's Day fic, but worth it. My mom and I came up with this idea. Enjoy!
It was St. Patrick's Day in England. Now that Arthur had become king, he decided to visit Merlin, his magic teacher whenever he wanted or Merlin would visit him. On that day, Arthur wore a dark green T-Shirt.
"Hello, Arthur, my lad," Merlin greeted. "I mean…King Arthur."
"Hello, Merlin," Arthur greeted back. "What brings you here?"
"Well, I just wanted to say hello and you've come a long way. You are truly a rightful king."
"Well, my subjects have been screaming my name," Arthur said, pushing up his slipping medieval crown. "It gets tiresome sometimes, don't you think?"
Merlin nodded. "Would you like to go out for a walk with me, son?" he asked.
"Oh, boy! Would I?" Arthur exclaimed excitedly. "Now that I'm King, not only am I allowed to rule the kingdom, I can spend time with you whenever I want."
"After all, you are king," said Merlin with a wink. He poked his pet owl, the educated owl, Archimedes awake. "What do you say, Archimedes?"
"What-what?" Archimedes shouted.
Arthur giggled. Then he noticed that his idol was not wearing green. "Merlin, why aren't you wearing green?"
"Oh, dear!" Merlin said absentmindedly and aimed his wand at his chest. Poof! His clothes were all green. "No problem."
"What about Archimedes?" Arthur asked.
"Don't mind him," Merlin replied to Arthur, "I don't need to change his feathers to green."
"Burst my tail feathers!" Archimedes retorted, crossing his wings.
"I can see why you think that, Merlin." Arthur got up from his throne, put down his staff, took off his big crown, and set it on his throne.
Merlin escorted him out of the castle.
…
Merlin smelled the fresh air. "Fresh air is always good for your heart and lungs, my boy."
"It sure is," Arthur agreed.
Archimedes slept during the walk.
…
Meanwhile, Sir Ector and his son, Sir Kay were out for a walk, as well. It was Ector's idea because he wanted to pay a visit with his foster son, Arthur.
"I hate St. Patrick's Day!" Sir Ector complained. He was not wearing green at all. Instead, he wore red, like always.
"Me, too, Dad," said Sir Kay, "It's the worst holiday there is."
"Then why are you wearing a green shirt, Kay?"
"It's the color I usually wear."
Merlin looked behind him to see two complainers. "I know just the thing," Merlin said to Arthur, "Watch and learn." In one poof, Ector's clothes were changed to green, while Kay's black vest was changed to a darker shade of green compared to his light green shirt and boy, were they embarrassed!
Arthur couldn't help but laugh in satisfaction over Merlin's magic. Merlin was back to his old tricks again.
"See, Kay? This is why I hate St. Patrick's Day!" Ector whined. "The mind plays tricks on you."
"And worse, Wart, that pipsqueak is laughing at us!" Kay said. "Give him demerits for that one, Dad."
"Just ignore him," Merlin said, dancing on a rock, "It's supposed to be a fun day. Arthur likes this holiday."
He was right. It was supposed to be a fun day, but would they throw it all away for the mere fact that Merlin played tricks on them?
Ector let out a reluctant sigh. "Arthur, I came by to see how you were doing. How is the kingdom treating you?"
"I am doing fine, Ector," Arthur said, "And my subjects are treating me with respect. Thanks for checking up on me."
"Believe me, I would admit that I could have done better at it if I treated you and Kay equally," Ector said and turned to his son, "Right, Kay?"
Kay crossed his arms. "Alright," he huffed.
Sir Ector bowed down to his knees to Arthur and Kay did the same. What a holiday it was.
The End
Author's notes: Well, what did you think? Again, I apologize for not updating this sooner. Thank you for reading.