It's the darkest hour before the dawn.
''What are you looking, Sire?''
Arthur, the King of Camelot, now looked at his knight. Sir Lancelot rode next to his king, and looked Arthur's eyes. Arthur just was indifferent and rode faster to the woods. He expected Lancelot to come right behind his back. The knight did not.
''Sire. Please, tell me. What's wrong?'' Lancelot asked peacefully. Arthur was frightened. He had frightened about Lancelot's voice next to him. The King did not expect his friend be so interested- about his king's silence moment.
''Nothing.'' Arthur answered quickly, ''I just... slept badly.'' Arthur just looked away from path, what they were riding. He was a terrible liar. And he knew it.
He actually slept well. He had wisecracked with Merlin. They had some nice time last night together. In castle's aisles. Arthur remembered that, he had realized what Merlin was for him- and that was his secret.
''Is that a reason for your swings?'' Brunette asked mysteriously.
Arthur have had enough. He wasn't angry to his friend- but he was angry to himself.
''How can I admit that... I think him all the time? Or that I care about him more than fucking anything? How can I admit that... I don't know what I'll do if any harm comes to him?''
Lancelot just looked his King again. Arthur felt his checks coming red. There was a reason. Merlin was a man. He won't and couldn't chance. And Arthur actually didn't want his Merlin ever change.
Now Arthur thought his people. What they would say about his and Merlin's relationship, if that can ever even be openly together?
''Why can't you?'' Lancelot rode in front of Arthur's horse. They had stopped. Arthur wouldn't miss Lancelot's asking look. Arthur breathed heavily. He almost cried quietly. But he was a man. Men don't cry, Arthur thought.
''Because, nothing can ever happen between us!'' Arthur looked away his knight eyes. He chose to look at his horse's hair.
''Somethings don't chance, Arthur, only time will bring you two together. I don't even know who are you talking about. Can I guess?''
Arthur just nod at his loyal friend.
''Is it me?'' Asked a voice in the distance of two other men. They both turned look at this person.
He had dark hair, sky's blue eyes, very sophisticated cheekbones. They knew this man.
Lancelot rode away, leaving this two men in the woods. He galloped away as fast as he could.
Arthur alighted from his nightblack horse and walked to his servant. Merlin smiled a little. Arthur's heart stopped for a seconds- he almost died because of Merlin's bright smile.
''You guessed it.'' Arthur said quietly. He just stood in front of Merlin's face. Merlin looked Arthur's eyes and thought everything what he ever can. He almost run in his mind.
''And all of this years you were such a coward.'' Merlin said while he was smiling, ''You can't chance, can you?''
Arthur was smiling at his servant and waked to the unlimited world.
Called love.
Author's note:
Actually. This was my second one-shot in English. I can continue it, if you want :) My English sucks, I know, 'couse I'm Finnish.
I hope you'll understand.
Please, review my story, add favorite.. and you'll know...
I Love you a'll readers.
3: Overnight's child