Disclaimer: I own do not own arthur or merlin...or do I? *runs off to check lawyors messages* Damn no i dont its owned by the BBC! DAMN YOU!
AN:Inspired by Le Morte d'Arthur (but no spoliers) and the random conversations on the merlin forms! LOZRII THIS CONTAINS NO CHAVS!!!
AN2: Its short but i might add more if people want me to
Warnings: implied slash
Held For Ransom
Arthur groaned as he woke up, his head hurt almost as if Merlin had let him get drunk again, his body ached and felt as if 50 of them damned questing beasts had trampled him.
"What the hell happened?" he groaned sitting up, ignoring the waves of sickness that overcame him, and saw Merlin looking as sick as he felt and slightly sheepish. "Merlin?"
"You know...when you said about...beingcarefulnearthesea?" months of understanding Merlin's babble allowed him to understand the last of his sentence.
"Yes" he sighed pinching the bridge of his nose. From the hard wood against his back and under his arse, he could guess what the rest was.
"Well..." Merlin said slowly biting his lip in that infuriatingly adorable way. "We weren't"
"And?"
"And we were ambushed"
"And"
"And... Weareonapirateshipgoingtowhoknowswherebeingheldforransom" Arthur took a deep breath
"We are on a pirate ship?"
"Yes"
"Going to who only know where?"
"Uh huh"
"And we're being held for ransom?"
"Pretty much?" Arthur thought it over and ran a hand through his hair before sighing
"Why on earth would they take you? My father will be demanding payment for you"
"But you would pay...right? Right Arthur? You would not leave me here, would you? I get sea sick and..." Arthur rolled his eyes as the man started babbling waving his hands wildly
"Merlin" he said exaggerating the end of his name to get him to shut up and 'stop babbling like a girl' "Of course I would take you with me. Otherwise it would mean finding another manservant and you would die without me and then I would have to put up with you as a ghost."
"Thanks...I think"
"Don't think too hard wouldn't want you getting a headache as well as motion sick" Arthur smiled back innocently and Merlin's bottom lip stuck out slightly. Arthur knew he did not do it on purpose and it just made it even more amusing and cute. "So how do we get off of here?"
"I don't know. Can you swim?" Merlin snapped and Arthur sighed moving over and settling next to him
"I'm sorry"
"Did Arthur Pendragon Crowned Prince of Camelot just apologise"
"Yes he did," he said putting an arm around Merlin's shoulders "Is he forgiven?"
"Hmm... No"
"You are such a child sometimes"
"And you're not?" he asked incredulity
"Nope" he said crossing his arms and sticking out his tongue Merlin laughed and let Arthur put an arm around his shoulders again. "We'll get out of this"
"I know," he said laying his head on Arthurs shoulder. Arthur played with his hair and kissed his temple whilst they thought "Arthur?"
"Yes Merlin?"
"This wouldn't be a good time to tell you I can't really swim...would it?" Arthur groaned
"You are hopeless"
"I know," he said again as he cuddled closer "But you love me" he whispered and Arthur caught his grin and pinched his side.
Did i do good? deffinatly not like I planned