Title: The Prat Prince of Camelot High

Summary: Merlin Emrys; the new kid in Camelot High who just simply wanted to blend in. But of course; not everything's easy for this boy. With his mother pestering him to enter the school's football team; Merlin now had to endure his football captain who seemingly found Merlin an amusement. With days flown by between Merlin, he'll find out that maybe love is just around the corner...

Warning: This is Arthur/Merlin SLASH. Don't like don't read. Any flames will be used to burn the respective person. Thank you. :3

Author: Krystal M

Disclaimer: Merlin doesn't belong to me. It belongs to BBC Entertainment.

A/N: Well, I always had liked Arthur/Merlin pairing. I have watched Merlin; the entire five seasons! I was so devastated when Arthur (aka Bradley James) died! Lol, but I don't hate Gwen. I think she's definitely the perfect woman but maybe she would fit well for Lancelot. Eh, I still love Merlin whatever else. It's been so long since the last time I watched Merlin so I'm not sure if I did well on the characters. However, I hope you guys like it~ :3 -Krystal

This chapter is now re-edited and I changed a bit of everything. I don't have a scholarship. Period. I'm pretty sure scholarships work the same way in every country. You need to be smart (not smart but at least enough knowledge to maintain good marks) and in my country; extra after school activities must make up at 10% of your total education. So, a review from Colette had helped me with the total idea. I'm hopefully will be getting a scholarship around next year when I'm 17 but thank you once again, Colette for the helpful tips! :D

Chapter 1

Merlin Emrys's Beginning

I sighed as my mother kept on rambling about how I should be proud because my scholarship has fully provided my education level until I'm out of university. I couldn't help but to wish my mother would just stop talking. I don't hate her; I love her to death but sometimes my mother would simply state the obvious just to rub it in my face.

"So, you must understand, Merlin; this could be a new start for you, okay?" Hunith, my mother stated as she looked at me through the rear view mirror. Of course I understand! It's like a huge break for me; from my last school which successfully driven me crazy. I sighed to myself as I nodded at her casually. My mother was now driving me to my new school; as today was my first day here. Not that I was excited; actually I could clearly be nothing more than frightened. Why couldn't I just stay with Gaius? I was pretty sure my scholarship applied to any school I wanted to go; and yet I still didn't know how but my mother had managed to persuade me to end up here. The school for rich brats-Camelot High.

"Merlin, were you even listening at all?" my mother's annoyed tone had rung me back to reality as I quickly realized that the car had stopped moving. Now; that would only meant that I had reached the destination. I looked at my mother who just simply frowned at me. I sheepishly smiled a bit before I sighed in defeat.

"I'm sorry, Mum. I'll see you soon, then?" I quickly tried to deadpan the honest annoyance my mother was emitting. It took only a few minutes before she rolled her eyes at me and smiled. That crooked smile of hers was more than enough for me to be happy; or relieved at that matter she wasn't angry at me at all. With a quick kiss on her cheeks; I opened the car door and walked out. With my white buttoned shirt over the red blazer and my blue pants; a complete uniform; I took my first steps towards the school. The school was huge with mighty words written above it stating it was definitely a prestigious school for rich kids. And I—I wasn't a rich kid. In fact, below average. I turned around a bit when I heard the car zooming its way past me; leaving only dusty trails of its remains. I sighed, this was it. My first day of—hell.

Walking towards the school; my eyes were glazing around the large lawn. Many students with the same uniform except for the girls; they were wearing their red skirt instead of the pants; talking and happily chattering off. I felt almost immediately out of place. It was an immediate reaction; you know? You just feel it; deep in your bones. Silly as it sound, it was true. Walking to the doors of the big school—I pushed open the glass door and walked inside. The hall was busy, that was the first thoughts that ran into my mind. Lockers and the halls; they were all so different from my school. Obviously, I travelled almost half way through Britain to get here. Of course it would be different, I ranted in my head.

I took a few short steps as my eyes continued on to travel the whole hall. I could only smile a bit when I realized how perfect these people looked like. The girls all had magnificent beauty meanwhile all the guys; them had those handsomeness emitting from them. I could only sigh; what a pathetic life I have. I couldn't compare to them, not a long shot anyway. Walking past the students as they did their own thing; my mind was set for one place in that school. The office. That and also the bookstore of this school to get my books. It didn't seem like a complete maze even though it does look like it in one short glace; but somehow it was easy. They had these directions already planted on the walls of the school; enough direction to allow the students to get to where they wanted to go. I guess that was one of the great things about this place. I reached the office a little less than twenty minutes; obviously; the office was implanted on the top floor of this building. Ridiculous.

"Your registration sheet?" the woman simply asked as she fixed her glasses and looked at me. I could only nod at the receptionist before I dug my bag for the piece of paper which had my full profile on it. I gave it to the lady with a copy of my picture along. She quickly took the paper and my pictures without even a slightest smile before she turned her attention towards the computer screen. "Merlin Emrys, am I right?" she asked.

"Yeap," I said with a small smile. She nodded a bit before she began to type furiously. She looked at me again after a few minutes before she handed me a piece of paper in return.

"Your timetable. Please get your books from the bookstore now," she simply said with her monotonous voice. I could literally shiver as I took the piece of paper without much hassle. With a short smile; I was out of there. My next destination was already planted in my head; the bookstore. I looked through the directions before I finally made it to the bottom floor of the school for the bookstore. I didn't know that this school had the worst architecture ever. Whoever planned this building must've been a less of degree holder if he managed to create a building with two opposite polar. I could only groan in defeat as I finally reached to the small bookstore. With a quick retrieve from my timetable and a brief introduction from the lady in the bookstore; I got my books filling up my bag and my locker combination. With my heavy bag and some ways to actually die from breaking your backbone; I had finally reached my locker. It was situated at the second floor; because I was in my second year of high school. Opening the locker combination with a few swift turns; I placed all my books into the locker and only grabbed what I needed for now; which would be Chemistry.

I hate Chemistry (well not entirely).

"Welcome class to your second year of high school. I hope all of you had enjoyed your vacation as far as you took it and now let's get cracking with the books," the professor or the teacher of this class was definitely a crack. Who would actually be happy teaching? Certainly someone who wanted to sexually harass their students. Holy crap—don't tell me this teacher was a paedophile! I mentally slapped at myself for thinking such crazy thoughts. See? That was what Chemistry does to me. It drives me mad because I couldn't grasp the stupid equations even if I did remember the whole entire Periodic Table. I looked around the class as each lab table consisted of four people. I looked at my table and realized that instead of the two people next to me; which seemed like a couple in my opinion; I was alone. Great, an awesome way to start my day. I could see the red flag! I know I shouldn't really think negatively since it was my first day here; but I just couldn't help it. After what happened at my old school; this school would likely be somehow the same. The shuffling seat next to me suddenly brought my attention back to the reality.

I quickly looked at whomever who was trying to sit next to me as my eyes caught onto the glimpse of blue eyes. I looked at how he placed his book on the desk next to me before he comfortably sat on his seat. His golden locks of hair was shining under the sun that was emitted behind these windows. My eyes could only stay glued on him before he snapped his attention towards me. His blue eyes which could make the blue sky cry had me thinking that this was definitely; this dude; he definitely reminded me of—Ken. Barbie's boyfriend; Ken.

"Can I—help you?" his voice rung out in question as he looked at me. I suddenly realized that I was staring at him. I could mentally—no physically slap myself with my shoe right now for acting like a retard on the very first day. I shook my head before I turned my attention towards the teacher who suddenly began to write enormous equations on the whiteboard. "Oh~kay," I heard him slowly whisper in confusion to himself. I could only sigh.

"So, do you all understand how to differentiate between a Covalent Bond and an Ionic Bond?" the teacher asked as my eyes glued on the whiteboard; not blinking. My hand which was rested on my chin began to lose focus as I just continued on with the staring match that was held between me and the evil equations on the board. It wasn't as if this was any new to me. Of course I knew what was the difference between a Covalent Bond and an Ionic Bond. I know the basics; I'm not that out of my mind of it. It was just that the equations sometimes just confuse me and today; my brain was in a mess due to the move to a new house and such; and therefore; I couldn't really pay attention without me wanting to sleep. Period.

"Merlin?" the sudden call of my name made me to snap my attention towards the teacher; who was looking at me quite worriedly.

"Are you okay? Do you understand?" he asked as I mentally once again kicked myself.

"Huh?" I dumbly asked.

"You are Merlin Emrys, right?" he asked a bit as his worried line was still at the edge of his tongue.

"Oh, uhm, yeah," I said slowly as the teacher smiled up to me a bit—which I find it to be eerily creepy.

"Do you understand or do you need me to repeat?" he asked once again as I could only stare at him a bit. My mind was functioning too slowly for today before I nodded at him assuring that I was fine. The teacher however took that as a satisfied answer to 'Yes, I'm just teddy fine!' and dismissed the class. Right on time too; the school bell rang. I quickly gathered my stuff as I just simply shoved them into my bag. With a quick swift of a motion; I made my way out of the classroom. As I was about to just simply run out of the door; my face collided with the back of someone. My nose immediately emitted the sharp pain until it jolted to my back which has me immediately on the ground. On my bum. Awesome.

"What the hell?" a voice boomed as I slowly looked up at which idiot had actually stopped walking at the entrance. My eyes immediately glued on the familiar blue eyes before I sighed. Great; it was that Barbie's boyfriend again; the one that I had just sat next to a few minutes ago. "Aren't you going to apologize?" he asked as his eyes narrowed.

I slowly got up from my bum before I looked at him. "Yeah, sorry," I simply said. He seemed unsatisfied before I spotted a slick way of exiting myself. With a quick motion; I slipped past him and ran off. I heard a short 'Hey!' at the back of me but I ignored it successfully. With just minutes to spare; I had managed to reach my locker safe and sound. Whoever that boy was; one thing I was pretty sure about him. He was prat. It just seemed to make sense; he had that vibe around him, you know? I simply ignored that feeling before I opened the locker with my locker combination and placed my books back into the locker and took out the next books needed. It was—Ah, Mathematics.

Well, this subject could make up for the Chemistry-dazes.

Sitting in this class wasn't so bad. I didn't see that blonde dude so I guess I was pretty much surviving. I was sitting at the middle of the class; therefore I didn't do much. There was some shuffling noise next to me and I immediately stiffened. What if it was him again? Déjà vu all over again. I slowly took in a deep breath before I turned my attention towards whoever that was sitting next to me. My eyes almost snapped wide in shock as I realised who was sitting next to me. My throat immediately went dry.

"Morgana?" my voice croaked out a question as her green misty eyes quickly snapped towards me. She stared at me face for a while before her eyes widened in shock as well.

"Merlin! Merlin Emrys, is that you?" she questioned as I could only nod. Without a warning; I was somehow dragged onto my feet into a hug. She let her pale snow white skin to hug me as I did the same. Suddenly; I sensed that the whole room deadpanned into silence. My eyes slowly travelled around the room as I noticed everyone was looking at me; some were in awe and others with shock. I looked back at Morgana with a confused expression but her face was evidently glowing in happiness.

"What are you doing here?" she asked as she let her two hands to grip on my both shoulders. I could only smile at her as I decided to ignore the stares that were burning through me—everywhere.

"I—school here now, apparently," I murmured as her eyes seemingly smiling at me with so much joy.

"That's great news, Merlin!" she exclaimed as she hugged me once again. This time shorter before she released me with her beaming grin. "I never thought I would live to see the day my childhood friend, Merlin actually schooling in a school for rich brats," she giggled on as she said.

"Well, I'm not really rich…just a help from the scholarship and my mum's persuasion," I slowly added into her context as she could only roll her eyes.

"I missed you so much! The last time we saw each other was last Christmas! How have you been?" she said way too fast as I slowly took my time to register her words. Once inside my head; I could only smile at her back.

"I've been doing fine, thanks. You? Finally met your one true love you've been babbling on ever since last Christ—no, ever since two Christmases away?" I joked as she just smacked at my shoulder playfully but a small smile twinging at the end of her lips.

"Not yet. I might as well forget the idea because no guy lasted with me more than two days. Merlin, could you believe them, two days!" she exclaimed dramatically as she smiled up widely. This time, I rolled my eyes at her.

"Right, the day you forget about your one true love is that day I jump out of a building," I said. She could only giggle at me but a twisted smile formed on her face. "Then I'm looking forward to it," she simply said as my smile dropped. That was until she started to laugh at my face then I knew she was joking.

"You should definitely recess with me. No 'no's'," she threatened me; yup likely threatened me as I just nodded at her. I know she would do it; if I was ever a no type of guy; I would've gotten killed a few years ago. Morgana Le Fay was my childhood friend since I was five. We've been practically inseparable. She was always there for me and vice versa. When I was thirteen; she moved away. I didn't know how to comprehend this but she would always visit every time Christmas rolled in. I never met her father or her family; only my mother had. And every time I wanted to; Morgana and my mother would successfully push me far away from that line; until to the point that I don't even ask anymore.

With that ended when the teacher walked in; I was back to my seat and she was back to hers. The whole entire class was just silent as the teacher taught us. When Morgana's here with me; everything that I hated turned out to be less annoying. And since Maths wasn't that hard to begin with (I'm not really sure; do you really learn simple Maths at second year of high school? I thought you'll learn much advanced Maths!) I guess; Morgana had just successfully made it easier! Now, the only problem? Finding some distraction so I wouldn't end up sleeping in class. Now that; wouldn't look good in my records.

Recess finally rolled in and I was accompanied by Morgana to the canteen. With her chattering away about her past loves; I was looking at the school. With one swift motion; we both opened the canteen door and walked inside. The big canteen had me in shock and awe at the same time.

"Awesome canteen, huh?" she smiled a bit as she asked me; her eyes still glued on me. I could only nod as my mouth hung ajar. It was huge; who was I kidding—it was bloody huge! Morgana soon tugged my right hand and dragged me towards one of the tables. With a swift motion; I was seated next to her. My eyes darted to the surrounding until it landed on everyone else who was sitting around the table.

"Uh—Morgana? Who's this?" a girl's voice spoke as my eyes darted to her hazel eyes. Her tan like skin that was pretty amazing on her had curved up into a worry on her face. Her eyebrows squeezed together in demand for an answer. I? I could only gulp. Throat went dry; I was never good with new people. Never.

"Ah, Gwen! This is Merlin!" Morgana's beaming smile had immediately taken a toll of effect on everyone else around the table. Gwen's (that was what the girl was called, right?) suffering face suddenly relaxed as her eyes widened.

"Merlin? The Merlin you never stop babbling about?" she asked curiously as she looked at me. I was shocked as well. Morgana; she talked about me? I slowly turned my head and looked at Morgana who had just blushed a bit red before she glared at Gwen.

"Oh, don't start with that! His ego will never deflate!" she once again dramatically said with a straight face which gained a chuckling Gwen and a cracked up smile from me. "The last time I checked; I was the nicest person alive," I defended for myself as Morgana could only look at me with a small smile.

"And that as well," she agreed almost too fast as I raised one of my eyebrows. Morgana; agreeing to whatever I had said? Now that was new. With the look received from me, Morgana could only smile up to me with a curve. "Oh, don't be so ridiculous, Merlin! I was trying to be nice~" she reasoned but once again, the word nice had deadpanned on my head.

"Excuse me, did I hear the Morgana saying she is trying to be 'nice'?" I suddenly asked as I only received a slap on my shoulder. "Now that's the Morgana I know," I chuckled as she could only smile back at me warmly.

"Anyway, if you would excuse me, I need to get something to eat. Mind if you join me, Merlin?" Gwen suddenly got up from her seat as her eyes darted on me. I didn't know what to do since I didn't know Gwen much. However, I resented the idea of actually being rude to anyone at all. So instead, I had just agreed. I slowly got up from my seat before I followed Gwen to the food counter. It seemed like everyone had already bought their food; therefore there was no much line. Perfect. I wasn't in any mood to actually line up anyway.

"So, I heard a lot about you, Merlin," she suddenly said as she looked at me and back to the food that were placed at the food counter. I could only simply nod.

"I didn't know Morgana would talk about me," I said honestly. The only response I get was a small giggle from her.

"Oh she does. Especially after Christmas holidays. I know from the way she talks, she really cherishes your friendship," Gwen slowly said. I could only bite my lips in happiness.

"Well, same here," I said as I received a short nod from Gwen. I quickly looked at the food counter before I spotted a basket. It seemed like a fruit basket. I could say; I wasn't in any mood to eat anything but maybe some fruits would help. I walked near the fruit basket when I spotted that my favourite fruit; the apple; the red apple; precisely was the only one left. Without hesitation, I quickly tried to grab the apple when another hand shot out at the same time. Before I knew it, I was trying to grab the apple from that someone.

"Hey! I got this apple first!" I said as I tried to grab the apple back. My eyes almost immediately darted on whoever it was trying to steal my apple.

"Well, too bad. I'm having it now," with a sudden crunch from the apple; my eyes darted at the familiar look. I sighed in defeat, great. First my apple was being eaten and second, it was being eaten by Barbie's boyfriend; Ken.

"You're such a prat!" I didn't know where that came from but I just said it; and apparently too loudly. Everything noisy about the cafeteria suddenly died down as I looked at him. I guess it was because I had a crappy first day and I just wanted to eat my apple!

"Excuse me?" I heard him question as his eyes once again narrowed dangerously at me. However, somehow, the feeling of danger didn't get to me.

"I said, you're a prat! I clearly had that apple first!" I said.

"Well, you should've taken it faster then!" he boomed at me as he had that threatening edge at his voice.

"Well, I did! For your information, I wasn't such a snob about it, was I?" I questioned when I suddenly felt the glare he was emitting at me intensified. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I was officially—dead. And by whom? Barbie's boyfriend. Who knew Barbie had such terrifying boyfriend for a nice doll?

"Who the hell are you speaking to me as you wish?" he took a step forward as I finally realised that he was actually taller than me. "Do you know who I am? Apparently you don't if you're speaking to me that way. You even didn't have the tendency to apologize when you had hit me at the classroom."

"I seriously don't care even if you're the king's son, it was my apple! And I think I would remember if I didn't apologize because I did!" I tried to justify when I finally realised that someone was tugging at my sleeve.

"Merlin, let's go," Gwen's voice quickly had me turned back to sanity land as she dragged me away from there. I could only glance at that dude before I was brought back to the table. From the way Morgana was looking at me—she was less than pleased.

"What the hell was that?" she asked me as venom dripped from her tongue.

"What? He stole my apple!" I said once again. Why hasn't anyone understood that!

"Well, genius. The person who stole the apple is the son and the next heir of the famous company working in line for the royals," Morgana said as she sharpened her tongue. I could only stare at her for a while before my eyes widened at her.

"But he was a prat! A major pain in the ass if I do say so myself!" I said as she could only roll her eyes at me.

"Even if he's a prat or the only rattiest person ever, he's considered as one of the royals. Apparently, he's himself that way," Morgana somehow had that detest taste in her voice that had left me confused for a second. I didn't even get to question her when the school bell finally rang cutting my questions in half.

Great, what have I gotten myself into?

"How's school, dear?" my mother asked as I climbed into her car. Closing the door shut; I could only sigh in relief that today; school's over.

"Fine," I said. It was fine, if I deducted the part I made one of the royal prat piss off. Yup, definitely would be better deducting that out of today's daily things that had happened to me. With a nod from my mother; everything went silent as the car started to move away from the school side-lines and away to the main road.

"Found anything interesting yet?" the sudden question had brought me back to my mother's presence as she looked at me through the rear view mirror; eyes glimmering in shine. I knew exactly what she had meant. Ever since I had the chance to switch schools; she had been practically bugging me to enter after school activities. Well, for the first day information, the only thing that I found out about that school was that they had a soccer team called 'Noble Knights'.

"They had a football team," and to my luck it was the try-outs seasons. Her eyes immediately started to glow once again before she grinned at me. I now know exactly where this was going before I gave out a short snort. "No, I know what I said. But no football. Anything but the football. I suck at balls! Likely..." I finally said.

"But Merlin! You have to at least try to enter some kind of outdoor activities! And this football game would be great for you!" she said as she slowly frowned at my straight face. I couldn't really say that my mother didn't have a point but I wasn't really an outdoor person.

"But I like staying indoors, how about a books club instead? I heard they had literature club. I love literature!" I tried to negotiate but I only got an expiated sigh instead.

"Merlin, you promised me that you would try something new this time," she said slowly as she reminded me of the promise I had made. Now, I wish I hadn't. "This is the chance. Come on, Merlin. Try out for the football team. It could also look good on your college application. Not that books club wasn't going to look good; but just think about it. You should be excited, Merlin. Not out of the blue on your first day!"

"But Mum…." I tried to whine but at the end, my mother's logic had won the day. I had never much entered anything at all that had something to do with outdoors. Only indoors such as helpers club or books club. That was my style but then again; one of the terms I had agreed in my scholarship application was that I at least enter one outdoor activity or else I could kiss my scholarship bye-bye. My scholarship couldn't really just hold onto my academics; I had to excel in outdoor activities too and despite the hatred to nature; I guess I could give this a shot. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad. With one finally sigh of defeat; I looked at my mother with a nod.

"Yeah. Fine, I'll try out for the football team. Just make sure you regret when I die from skin cancer due to excessive exposure from the sun," I said as she returned me a small smile of satisfaction.

"I'll make sure I'll buy a lot of sunblock," she said as I could only bite my bottom lip from smiling at my mother's joke. I rolled my eyes at her playfully as she chuckled at me. I sighed once again before I returned my attention towards the scenery outside the window.

I was going straight to my death.

I guess this is it! I'll see you guys in the next chapter ? ^^ Just drop some reviews along the way! I would love to know how is my first slash fic is like~ :D