"Why won't you listen to me?" merlin said, his voice even and strong as he perched on the edge of the table in the prince's chambers. "She's not the one for you!"
Arthur paused in putting on his jacket, his blonde hair kissing the love bites on his neck ever so lightly. He looked up at merlin and said in a low voice, " I don't have to listen to you, merlin, I am the prince, and Elizabeth is the one for me, it's like were destined to be together, two sides of the same coin."
Merlin let out a snort at the statement and jumped of the table, he could see the princess's face now in his mind, the blonde haired, green eyed, frail skin beauty who had come to Camelot a month ago just in time to hear when Arthur's coronation would take place. Ironic, merlin had thought then and he still thought that.
"So just because I am some servant means my words don't count for anything, just because your king dear merlin is just another dogs body? She's after your power, Arthur; she wants to become queen to your king!"
Arthur who had rolled his eyes at merlin's statement was now facing him again and holding up a finger to merlin's chest, his voice was hard as he said, " Watch your tongue. If I didn't know better I would say you would be speaking treason. I love her and that's that."
" that's what you said about Gwen and see how that turned out." Snapped merlin back and he took a step closer to the prince about to be king, he could see the deflated of hope in the blue eyes and the drawn out look he was making behind with his smug ways. "Listen to me, will you, for once. You don't see what's happing, Arthur, she is after your power, she is already acts like she's running the kingdom, she puts everyone down, from the knights to the servants. She's vile and cruel and is playing you. She doesn't even know a thing about you."
Arthur shook his head, " she's knows enough, merlin, and she deserves to run the kingdom if I am to make her my wife. Why can't you be happy for me?"
Merlin frowned at the other man, " I am happy for you, Arthur, I always am, to see you sad is something I can't bear.. But she doesn't know you enough to love you. She's doesn't know that you put the people before yourself or that you are hard on yourself and always put yourself down because you fear you are not good enough, she doesn't know you like to read late at night, or that you enjoy strolls in the woods sometimes in the morning, or that you enjoy watching jousting tournaments almost as much as being in them, or that you are scared of spiders, or that you are the most kindest man who doesn't see the bad in people or that you think magic is good for the kingdom, or, or she doesn't know that you- that you…." Merlin trailed off and looked at Arthur who was now looking at him in an odd sort of way. Merlin licked his lips and cleared his throat. " you should pick someone that know you and is good for the kingdom."
"Tell me, merlin," Arthur said in a whisper, " who would you see me with that know those things about me, who would you see me with that's good for the kingdom?"
Merlin closed his eyes and looked away but then as Arthur's hands held his chin and forced him to look back merlin looked into Arthur's eyes and said, " you want to know who I think you should be with? You want to know who I know that loves you as much as any other man and would never leave you? You want to know who hates that hoar more than any girl that is jealous over her looks?"
"yes," Arthur said.
Merlin smiled a small smile and moved closer to Arthur, his lips ghosting his but not quite touching them, " Me, I think you should pick me."
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