Hey guys!

I've been dying to write a Merlin fic since forever but I've been exercising the use of procrastination. With the season 4 finale (which was pretty awesome!) finished, I thought might as well and wrote this little thing.

I hope you'll enjoy it ;) xx

Merlin yelped in surprise as he quickly ducked to avoid another (rather pointy) arrow from being embedded into his skull. He glared at the grinning man in front of him.

"Quit doing that!"

Cupid laughed at his indignant tone, adjusting the strap of his quiver across his broad chest.

"Come now, Merlin! It's all in the name of fun."

"What, killing me?"

"No. My arrows are not meant to harm but simply to create a physical and emotional attraction between two creatures, both mortal and immortal. And for my entertainment," The brown haired man added as an afterthought. He sighed as he caught his visitor eyeing him warily. "I will not hurt you, my friend."

"You promise?"

The god of love rolled his eyes in exasperation but, nevertheless, nodded.

"Now, what is it you wanted my help with again?"

Merlin regarded him suspiciously as he approached the man slowly, leaving the safety of the arched doorway.

"I need you to sort everything out in the castle of Camelot," He began, "as in the...romantic side of it all."

"Well, you've come to the right person for that task." The immortal being smiled easily as he took a seat in a nearby armchair. He gestured for Merlin to sit on the sofa across from him, quietly laughing to himself as the sorcerer cautiously did so.

"You see, in the castle, everyone's feelings seem to be so...messed up and all over the place that it's beginning to disrupt the peace...not that Camelot had any in the first place," Merlin smiled wryly to himself at the thought of Camelot ever being free from the terror of mythical monsters.

The man nodded slowly, leaning forward to in a sign of interest.

"Tell me about some of the people being effected."

Merlin nearly laughed out loud at the prospect of telling him everything in detail which, he was certain, would take days at the very least.

"If you insist."

"Cup of ambrosia?"

"No thanks."

"Very well. Begin."

"Well, at the heart of everything, there's Arthur."

"Prince of Camelot?"

"The royal prat, himself. At the beginning, it was plain to everyone but Arthur that he was in love with his father's ward, the Lady Morgana."

"And did she return these feelings?"

"Pretty much. Except that they were sometimes viewed as siblings by visiting dignitaries which put a slightly awkward strain on it all."

"So they never started a relationship?"

"Every time we thought that they were close to doing so, they'd start arguing and yelling at each other, swearing and insulting the other until they were both red in the face. And then, it starts getting difficult," Merlin watched as curiosity lighted the man's face though he tried not to show it. The servant hid a knowing smile. "The two started drifting apart and, in that time, Arthur managed to convince himself that he was starting to feel an attraction towards Guinevere."

"Guinevere? Who is she? Another lady at court?"

"You're going to love this," The sorcerer snickered, distantly acknowledging the fact that he was starting to enjoy telling a stranger all this. "Gwen is Morgana's handmaiden."

"No!"

"Uh huh. Then Gwen started falling in love with the prince too before Arthur realised that he still had feelings for Morgana. By then, he was stuck in the middle between the two women."

The god smiled widely at the servant.

"Is that it? I can easily fix th-"

"Nope. It gets a whole lot more complicated."

His smile faltered.

"A new knight had entered the court of Camelot and Gwen immediately caught his eye. A few charming and coincidentally placed meetings later and they were both in love with each other."

"But...this Gwen person is in love with the prince...isn't she?"

"She is. But she's also in love with Lancelot. Then, there's Gwaine, another knight of Camelot. Both he and the Lady Morgana are-"

"In love with each other?"

Merlin snorted.

"No. But, because they're both extremely attractive, there's this...chemistry between them that flows so easily that Arthur's always left fuming with jealousy."

"Please tell me that's that. I'm getting a headache just listening to you talk about it."

"Try living in the midst of it all. In the end, no one truly knows who they love."

"And what about you?"

"Sorry?"

"Are you in love with anyone? Vying for a certain lady's affections?"

Merlin winced as his heart squirmed at the thought of Freya. He was certain that there had been something between them...something more than just friendship. But, he couldn't do anything about that now. She was gone.

"No. No one."

"Or a certain man's... I'm not one to judge. Like, say, the prince?"

Merlin's face screwed up and he shuddered at the implications of the statement.

"No! My relationship with the Arthur is strictly platonic...and friendship-y."

"Thank God you're not in love with him as well. I'm surprised these Gwaine and Lancelot fellows aren't infatuated with the prince too! You know, I've got to meet him soon and see how exactly he's managing to make everyone love him if he's a prat like you keep saying."

"It's the royal factor for some. For others, it's the chivalric nature. And then, there's the looks-"

The immortal man blinked.

"Are you sure you're not in love with Arthur?"

"Yes, I'm sure!"

"Just checking."

"So, will you help me?"

Cupid grinned at the request, shouldering his quiver on and picking up his infamous, troublesome bow.

"Of course I will. Haven't you heard? I'm a sucker for love stories. Especially those in which I can meddle in."

"Great!"

"But you have to understand that my arrows come with a price," Cupid warned, his tone suddenly grave. "When my arrow hits somebody, they have to fall in love with the first person, or beast, they see. I cannot change or correct that as my arrows do not work on the same person twice. Not only doesn't it work, it's dangerous."

"Dangerous? How come?"

"My arrows are extremely powerful devices that can increase the chemistry or create an attraction between two creatures. Being hit with that much power twice will turn love into jealousy and hatred towards anyone who so much as talks to the person they are infatuated with. That will then lead to obsession and possessiveness and it will keep on mutating until it becomes impossible to tell that they were hit with love in the first place," Cupid stated, staring at the sorcerer's solemn face. "Do you understand?"

When Merlin slowly nodded, a wide grin immediately found its way back onto the mythical being's face.

"Alright then! Onwards to Camelot, my friend."

Merlin smiled but couldn't help feeling the smallest twinge of doubt buried deep within the recesses of his mind.

So? What do you guys think of it so far? I'm hoping that it's going to be a positive reaction ;)

I'll try and update regularly because I'm quite interested in how this story's going to go too but life can get in the way and...well, you know.

P.S Did anyone else feel that the confrontation moment between Arthur and Morgana was too short? And the battle between Gwen and Morgana. With 10-15 extra minutes added onto the the finale, I really think that those scenes could've been a whole lot better along with the siege of the castle. But it was still pretty cool. Can't wait for next season to see what happens with Aithusa and Morgana!

Thanks, guys!