Title; It doesn't matter what you wish - you'll never cease being who you are
Author: JennnyJ
Pairing(s): Arthur/Guinevere, Guinevere/Lancelot, slight Merlin/Morgana and Merlin/Freya
A.N. All the characters belongs to BBC, I'm just borrowing them for a while
"Wait, say that again," the crown prince requested, turning around in the bed so that he could see his manservant who sat on the floor, his both legs crossed, reading from an ancient book.
Merlin looked at him with his blue, questioning eyes.
"Why would you like to know how to treat warts? That's like one of the simplest spells ever," the young boy said, raising his eyebrows just like Gaius used to do.
"Not that one," Arthur sighed, his eyes shining as he climbed down the bed to sit next to his friend; "the one with wishes."
The black haired boy shrugged and turned back to the requested page before he offered him the book so that he could read it himself.
It took time for the young prince to make out what was written and while Merlin waited, he rose to his feet and walked over to the window.
A heavy rain was falling from the sky, making the streets of Camelot muddy and everywhere he looked, people was running from house to house, trying not to get wet.
"Do you know what's going on down there?" Merlin asked as he saw how the town's baker was running over to the sewer's house. "People are running around like confused hens."
"Mhm", Arthur's voice came floating through the room, too captured by the book to really hear what the servant asked "Midsummer festival. Tonight. Father would make some-"
Merlin turned around as his master stopped in the middle of a sentence. The blond prince sat with his nose almost touching the old paper, the shadow of a smile resting upon his lips.
"Do you really think you can use every spell in this book?" He asked, looking at his manservant with big eyes. "I mean; everyone?"
Merlin nodded before he leaned his head to one side.
"Why do you ask?" He wondered.
Arthur shrugged as he closed the book and got to his feet's.
"I'll tell you when the time is right; after my father has opened the midsummer festivals," the blond crown prince said, walking over to his closet in the search for a clean shirt. "I think I can dress myself tonight, you may leave me."
Merlin hid the book in a bag before he headed over to the door, his eyebrows drawn together in confusion. He didn't like when Arthur kept secrets from him.
"Oh and Merlin, -"
The young servant stopped with his hand resting on the doorknob, the only thing he heard was how the warm summer rain were pitching the window; "Yes, sir?"
" Come to my chambers before midnight and bring the book, I want to try something."
Merlin nodded and left the room. Back at Gaius' place, he searched for the page about wishes that Arthur had been asking for and he got even more confused when he saw what it was all about.
Please leave a review if you want to read more, I promise you; things will get better.
Hugs, Jenn