This story Just came into my mind and I had to write it. yes i know that its a bit short. but if you have read any of my other stories you will see that all of my stories are short. i have the attention span of a gold fish and get bored after writing for a little while. also i live a very busy life so overtime i sit down to write it gets interrupted some how.

Let me know what you think! Should I continue?

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Disclaimer- I do not own Merlin.

Part 1

"Merlin, just go to sleep. I will take night watch." Arthur told Merlin, almost begging. Being nice, which was unusual for the young prince.

Arthur was starting to get worried about his manservant. They were 1 week into a 2 week hunting trip with the Knights. Merlin only slept for about an hour in the early hours of the morning. That was it, only enough for him to just barley make it though the day without passing out. He insisted on taking the night watch. Every one of the Knights had tried to get him to sleep for the night, insisting that they could handle the night watch.

What non of the knew was that Merlin did not doubt if they could 'handel' it or not. He knew that they could. That's not why he refused to sleep. It's because he refused to sleep in front of the Knights and prince.

Part 2

As the sun was setting Merlin didn't think he could keep awake for another night. He could barley keep on his feet. His eyes where blurring. If he stopped walking for even a few seconds, he fell asleep on his feet.

When they stopped to make camp and Merlin sat down to just rest for a few minuets before setting up the fire and camp he fell asleep. Into a very deep and terrifyingly dark dream.

Part 3

Arthur could see Merlin struggling to keep awake. So he decided to stop to make camp. He had planned on going a little further, to cover more ground before making camp. But he was hopeful that if he did it now that Merlin would give up and go to sleep.

He was right.

As soon as Merlin got off his horse and sat down he fell right asleep.

But then something happened that neither he nor the Knights expected.

Merlin started crying and screaming. Then shaking. Them murmuring. Then speaking.

He ran over to his manservant to see if he was ok and then realized that he was still asleep.

Then he heard what Merlin was saying and it hit him like a truck straight to the heart.

"No, no! Arthur please don't kill me! Please! I am sorry! I didn't mean to! It's not my fault! Just don't kill me! Please!" Me was crying this out.

It ripped Arthur up inside. "Why would he think I would ever kill him?" Arthur murmured to himself. And Even though non of the Knights said anything, they all heard him.

"Maybe we should try to wake him." Percival said when Merlin started to sweat. The rest of the Knights nodded in agreement.

The gentle giant walked over to Merlin with the Knights and Arthur behind him. He bent down and slowly put his hand on merlins shoulder to try to walk him slowly and Nicely. It didn't work.

As soon as the hand touched Merlin everyone went flying back. A burst of magic had blasted from Merlin. When they had recovered a little they all looked up at Merlin and what they saw made them all gasp.

Merlin was crouching there in a defensive position snarling. With a terrifing expression on his face. An expression none of the Knights had ever seen on there fun, happy go lucky, eccentric friend. It chilled them down to their bones. The feared him.

After a few second Merlin seemed to realize who they were and they there were not a threat and what he had just done, and his whole demeanor changed. His shoulders slouched. His face one of absolute fear as he starts to cry. He looks like a terrified mouse cornered by a cat. His head turned to every sound, assessing it with big terrified eyes.

When Arthur starts to walk towards Merlin he starts to shake and cry even harder. He tries to move away saying "please, please don't hurt me. Please don't kill me!" None of the Knights had ever seen anyone this scared.

When Arthur stops and pulls out his sword Merlin visibly pales, he shakes even harder now and tries to get up to run but trips and lands on his face. He just lays there covering his face with his hands, curled up in a ball rocking back and forward. "Merlin" Merlin looked up a little at the sound of Arthur's voice when he noticed it was not full of anger and betrayal. It was full of comfort, sadness, and caution. When Merlin looked up to see Arthur he saw the man holding his sword and then throw it as far away from himself and Merlin as he could. Then all the men did the same.

At this Merlin visibly relaxed. But not by much. He was stilled terrified and pale and shaking.

Arthur slowly walked over to Merlin. Being very slow and cautious to not starkly Merlin into running. Sort of like when he tried to walk up to the startled baby foul in the stables.

When he got the closest he though Merlin would let him get he kneeled down and spoke in a very soft and calming tone. "Merlin, it's ok. I am not going to hurt you. I promise. I would like to hear you explain if that would be ok. But I will not hurt you." At that Arthur held his hand out to Merlin.

It took a few moments but Merlin eventually stuck a shaky hand gently, unsurly out to Arthur's.