Disclaimer: Merlin belongs to BBC. The idea of Arthur's Diary comes from The Very Pink Diary of George Weasley by sangkar.
The People of Camelot
Chapter One: Dear Not-Diary, This is the King
25th December, 1197
Dear Not-diary,
I don't care what Merlin calls you. This. It. Whatever. I'm not a girl. Therefore the book where I may or may not write my thoughts is a journal not a diary. Whatever the knights say is not true. At all. Not even a little.
Officially, this is the worst Christmas present I've ever had. Unofficially, maybe my handwriting will improve and Father will stop yelling and comparing my handwriting to Morgana's when she was seven. Maybe.
This is stupid. I don't even know why I'm listening to the idiot. 'Write down your feelings in it, Arthur. It'll grow on you.' Really. This is stupid. This is stupid. This is stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
Now my whole arm hurts. Damn Merlin and his stupid happy-smiling cheerfulness. If Leon laughs again I will personally drag him to the stocks and then throw a tomato in his face. Or two. Or three. Now, that isn't such a bad idea. Wonder if Merlin's done anything bad recently...
Oh well, I'll make something up. He can't be perfect ALL the time.
Out for revenge,
Crown Prince Arthur Pendragon of Camelot
.o0o.
In Gaius' chambers, bent over a bowl of snowmelt water, Merlin read the contents of Arthur's diary over the prince's shoulder and laughed. Then he turned and ran for his life.
Author's Note: What do you think? If anybody has ideas for a one-shot they'd like to see appear, I'll take requests. Bear in mind, it may be several weeks before they actually appear. You can't say I didn't warn you.