My second merlin fic, please review. x

You make it real

"That is it!"

Arthur furiously yelled, eyeing the several smashed vases that littered his chamber floor. Red-faced, he rounded on Merlin, his deadly glare making his manservant shift uncomfortably and gaze at his feet.

"How much longer do you expect me to put up with such incompetence? You do realize that when you look bad, I look bad! Already, my own citizens are talking! I'm S-"

Arthur hesitated.

"I'm sorry... I've been thinking about it for a while now and... I'm going to have to let you go."

He finished sadly, but with a certain determined edge to his husky voice. Merlin had taken his lecture with his usual patience, staring at his boots, but at Arthur's last sentence his hears jerked up in surprise ; his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"Y-you're sacking me?"

"Im sorry"

was his blank reply, his masters face indecipherable. Merlin gaped at him .Was he serious?.

"But-"

he began, but Arthur cut him off.

" I said I was sorry, now leave!"

His tone was harsh, stiff. Merlin nodded, hesitating only a minute before leaving. The dark oak doors thudded shut behind him, muffling his retreating footsteps. Arthur counted to ten then stuck his head out of the door, peering at Merlin's retreating back then set off in the opposite direction at a furious pace.

He didn't slow down until he reached a large, metal-studded door. Not bothering to knock he stormed through and entered a large, dimly lit stone chamber. Uther sat a large mahogany desk in the corner, writing on a piece of crisp, yellow parchment. He looked up only briefly at his sons arrival, quickly returning to his work.

" I did it"

Arthur said through gritted teeth. Uther's attention remained with his parchment.

"Did what?"

He said absently, crossing out an error with his black feathered quill. Arthur's suppressed glare quickly became stronger, angrier.

" sacked Merlin, like you told me too!"

Uther still didn't look up but his answer was smug, triumphant, simple.

"good."

The prince stood in shocked silence then, his voice quickly returning to him, proceeded to shout at his father.

"Is that it! No explanation?!"

Uther threw his quill down in frustration, matching his sons furious glare. Arthur stood his ground.

"An explanation? Surely its obvious!"

He said in distaste, staring expectantly at Arthur. He made no sign that he understood.

"You and that boy have been getting far too attached. Do you think its healthy for a prince to have such a strong attachment to his servant? You'll be King sooner or later- you better start acting like one."

The two glared at each other, their rage constantly trying to overcome the others. eventually, Arthur lowered his eyes. while his eyes remained hard, he respectfully gave the King a curt nod, then returned to his chambers, mulling over all that had occurred, convincing himself that his bond with Merlin had been strictly professional- a common courtesy given to all servants by their masters.

That's the 1st chapter. I know it says in the summary that its a songfic, it is lol, but the song part doesn't start till next chapter. Please review xx