Summary: A collection of one-shots pertaining to everything Hurt!Merlin accompanied by Caring!Arthur. I am open and accepting requests/recommendations as well, if you all are interested.

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20 Days of Hurt Merlin

Chapter One

I fell to the ground again, crumpling in the trampled grass, my arms still strapped to the shield. Sweat dripped from my face, stinging my eyes and I closed them for a second, resting. I was exhausted! Arthur had been training for hours on end without a single break. No rest, no resistance, and no sympathy. He had pushed me to the breaking point with all the swords, the crossbows and the self-defense. My arms were jelly and my legs could barely hold my weight. I struggled to get to my feet but my legs failed me. I was burning from the ever looming sun and the armor didn't exactly help. My head was foggy and all I wanted to do was sleep. I closed my eyes again, relaxing against the hard ground. Then, yells irrupted in the background and increased immensely as they advanced. If this were battle, I would have died already from my lack of effort, according to Arthur's repetitive squawking but I was too worn out to care.

"Hey! Hey idiot! Now is not the time for sleeping!" something sharp poked into my side and I groaned, opening my eyes again. I blinked hard and Arthur came into focus, his sword pointed down at me. Leon stood behind him, a wide grin on his face. I looked up at Arthur with my weary eyes in disgust.

"Come on Merlin. Stop being such a girl and get up, we're hardly finished." I groaned again and rolled onto my side, picking myself up roughly. Lancelot walked over to Arthur.

"Give him a break Arthur. You've been training for hours."

"He's fine. Aren't you Merlin?" Arthur patted me on the back once I stumbled to my feet. I just nodded.

"Now let's go, Merlin. Again!" he raised his sword and I reluctantly help up the shield again. He struck the shield and vibrations jolted up my arms.

He beat the shield over and over again as if it had broken his heart. My arms began to sag from the weight and strain of the attacks raining down on me. I was overwhelmed and overheated. The shield slipped from my grasp and clattered to the ground. Before Arthur realized what was happening, he took another swing at me. The sword cut cleanly through my thin shirt and into my chest. White hot pain seared through me and I fell to my knees. I stared straight ahead at Arthur, whose mouth was open in a silent yell. Everything was fuzzy. The pain was mind numbing and almost too much to bare. I collapsed onto the ground and felt my sticky, warm blood bleeding into the grass. A blurry Arthur leaned over me panic written all over his face. I must be as bad as I feel.

"M...lin? C...n you he...r me?" Arthur's voice was far away and muffled. More faces appeared in my line of vision as black spots swan before my eyes. I felt as if I was falling down a rabbit hole. Arthur and the other knights were still at the top, getting smaller in smaller. Then everything went dark.

"Merlin?" a stern voice broke through the haze, "Merlin. I'm sorry." A warm hand grasped mine tightly. I strained, willing my fingers to work, and softly squeezed it back.

"Merlin! Can you hear me?" another hand patted my clammy cheek. I forced my eyes open and peeked through the crack. I was lying in Gauis's chambers with Arthur beside me. Slivers of soft light shined through the small window and onto my bed, warming my heart. I opened my eyes fully to see Arthur staring intently at me.

"Welcome back, Merlin! It's good to see your eyes open." He smiled down at me.

"Wha...what happened?" my voice croaked unsettlingly.

A shadow crossed Arthur's face and he replied, "I stabbed you, you idiot. And you were such a girl about it too; I had to carry you." he laughed sadly. Then he turned solemn again.

"I'm truly sorry, Merlin."

I shook my head, "It's not your fault."

Arthur rolled his eyes. "Of course it isn't. But don't you do that ever again; I thought I'd lost you."

"You will never loose me, Arthur. I promise."

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