Chapter 1
His heart is beating faster than usual. Why should he worry? Its just his first day of school. A school he has to live in. And he can only see his mother in the holidays, and he has to become best friends with the people he will share a room with, or its gonna be some very tough years. So its nothing to worry about. Right?
His mother drove him to the school. They had both gotten a tour by his mother old friend Gaius, who happens to be the science, math and PE teacher. Merlin really hoped he could help him through the years. He didn't want to be alone. His mother had wandered away with Gaius to his office. Obviously drowning Merlin with hugs and kisses before leaving. "Its a mothers job." she said before wandering off with the old man, leaving her son alone in the schoolyard with his bags. He picked them up and walked to his room.
The hall was filled with kids shouting, throwing paper planes and other objects. Merlin couldn't help but to smile. The other boys was smiling, laughing, having the time of their lives. Merlin smiled to them while walking to his room. He just hoped he wouldn't get a paper plane in his eye. That would not be a great start of the year.
He looked at the door and sighed. His uniform was just a little baggy on his very skinny and still formless body. His black hair messy, but less than usual. The long and bony fingers on his hands clutching the fabric of his shirt awkwardly.
"Alright", he said to himself.
"Here goes nothing".
He pushed the door open and walked in to the room. There was eight beds, but no one in them. Five of them were in the middle of the room. Four boys all standing, laughing as a blonde boy was throwing paper balls at a boy covering himself with his suitcase. A boy with short brown hair was ripping out papers from a note book, crumbling them into balls and giving them to the blonde one throwing them. The boy behind the suitcase looked slightly smaller than the blonde boy yet bigger than Merlin. His hair black and slightly less messed up than Merlins. Next to the blonde boy was a tall, muscular boy who had ripped off the arms of his shirt and had short spiky hair, and next to him a boy with brown neck long hair. Merlin pushed himself through and grabbed the blonde boys arm.
"Come on, thats enough".
The blonde boy, tall, build and slightly attractive stopped and looked at Merlin confused.
"What?"
He said with a sharp yet confused tone. Merlin simply smiled to the blonde and said with a little laugh.
"You've had you're fun, my friend"
But the blonde just looked even more confused, looking the black haired boy up and down and taking a step closer.
"Do I know you?"
Merlin gave out a hearted laugh and put out a hand.
"Im Merlin-"
"So i don't know you"
The blonde one interrupted, taking another step closer, ignoring Merlins hand.
"No"
Merlin said, retrieving his hand with a slight pout.
The blonde one took another step closer, and Merlin took another step back.
"Yet you called me friend"
he pointed out and Merlins smile came rushing back.
"That was my mistake"
he said, smiling to his shoes.
"yes, I think so"
The blonde boy pointed out, smiling mockingly, all though it was a warmth behind it. Like he didn't really mean any harm. Of course the boy with Raven hair was too busy staring at his shoes to notice it. Merlin shrugged his shoulders and looked into the blue eyes of the boy in front of him.
"I could never have a friend who could be such an ass"
And with that he walked over to his bed.
The blonde boy let out a harsh laugh and replied:
"Nor I one who could be so stupid"
Merlin stopped in his steps, and the boy continued.
"Tell me Merlin, do you know how to walk on your knees?"
"No"
Merlin replied and turned around. The boy, now standing so close that their chests was almost touching is smiling suavely, raising an eyebrow in the process.
"Would you like me to help you?"
The boys, even the one who was hiding behind his suitcase started whistling and making o-ing noises. The blonde bit his lip and looked down at the Raven haired boys flushed pink lips.
Merlin did not take it as a flirt. He took it as a threat because that's what he's used to. Merlin let out a breathy laugh, shook his head and calm, yet threatening said:
"I wouldn't if I were you."
The blonde boy looked confused for a moment. Then he laughed and smiled like a ray of sunshine.
"Why? What are you gonna do to me?"
Merlin looked at him venomously, and his short laugh was threatening as he said
"You have no idea"
The boys face lit up and he almost yelled out.
"Be my guest."
He took a step back and stretched his arms out to the side, showing of his muscular arms and torso. The white school shirt struggling, buttons almost opening and showing of little rings of skin in the white as it folds itself tightly over his chest.
"Come on"
He said, just a little higher.
"Come on"
He repeated, turning his head, looking at the audience of four he currently had in the room. He looked Merlin deeply in the eyes and said with a dark and masculine tone
"Come on"
pulling on the o, making the word longer.
Merlin lifted his arm to whack the prat on his head, but in a a quick movement the blonde boy was getting quite tired of the little game the boy in front of him didn't understand and grabbed his arm in the air, pushed it to his back and held him in a shoulder lock just a little closer than necessary. The blonde boy leaned in and talked with his dark voice that gave Merlin little goosebumps down his spine.
"You can get expelled for that"
Merlin on the other hand, raised his voice and tried to lean back.
"Who do you think you are? The head master?"
The blonde boy leaned down without loosening his grip, letting his lips brush over Merlins ear as he said with a dark and harsh voice that sounded threatening but was meant to be playful.
"Im his son. Arthur."
Merlins eyes widened, his heart started racing, beating hard and fast in his chest. Because in that moment he thought. He fucked up.