So lots of people do reveal fics, but it's the actual moment of revelation that's fun, so here will be five separate possibilities of how exactly Arthur finds out about Merlin's little secret (I'm planning to upload one a day for this week and this week only). Some more plausible than others I'll admit but it's my imagination I can do what I like with it :-P.

By the way, if any of these bare similarities to stories already written I am so sorry, I try to make my writing original but sometimes an idea will lodge itself in my subconscious and I have no idea where it came from. If I have plagiarised anybody's work please let me know and I will take it down ASAP.

Disclaimer: However much I might want to I do not own Merlin

Well now my conscience is clear let us begin

It was late summer and the midday sun beat down on the great stone walls of Camelot with a relentless heat that forced every citizen to give up their daily work in favour of more restful pursuits. Well… almost every citizen.

In a disused and dusty chamber a young, dark haired manservant was pacing, long strides covering the entire length of the room in seconds before he was forced to turn around by an irritatingly placed item of furniture, or wall. And despite being entirely alone he was muttering. Perhaps he was finally showing the signs of madness those closest to him were certain he possessed.

A listener may have heard something along these lines:

"Arthur, I know you may think this is highly unlikely but – no. Arthur before I start I want you to promise not to have me arrested – no he won't go for that. Err… Your Highness I feel it is my duty to inform you that – he'll think I'm joking. What about: I'm a warlock! I'm a warlock! – nope, that way execution lies. Maybe if I just – Arthur!"

For at that instant the subject of his ramblings happened to walk through the door, the prince was not amused. "Do you think that this is funny?"

"I don't understand" was the reply of the dazed dragon lord.

"I told you to get my armour ready for the training session today and guess what?" Merlin thought it was probably safer to remain mute "Not only can I not find a single piece of my armour, I have had to search the castle for two hours to find the fool who was supposed to do that for me!"

"But I put it on your bed sire." It was true, but that answer would do nothing to ease Arthur's mood.

The prince relaxed visibly. Or maybe not, thought Merlin. "I know I found it ages ago." He glance around at the dusty old room for the first time "What are you doing here?"

"I was thinking-"

"Don't strain yourself"

Ignoring Arthur's interruption Merlin continued "There's something I've been meaning to tell you for a long time now-"

"If it's that your secretly the most powerful warlock in all of Albion and have been lying about your true identity for over three years now, I've known for a while now."

Merlin just gaped dumbstruck, that was not the answer he was expecting. "How – How did you know?" he managed to stutter after about a minute of a rather good goldfish impression.

"It's kind of obvious, I mean you must think I'm a real idiot if you thought you got away with practicing magic right under my nose."

"Well…"

"That was not a question Merlin"

"So you're not going to tell-"

"No"

"Or have me-"

"No"

"Oh"

"I might find it good blackmail material at certain intervals though"

Damn.

So whadaya think? Please feel free to point out any errors, not that they'll be corrected anytime soon, it's just nice to know. What do you recommend for the next one, something more serious? Or should I stick with the humour (yes it was meant to be humour) for now? (BTW theses have already been written, I would never promise regular updates if they hadn't been, I'm just still deciding on the order I place them in)