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This is a short story of Will finding out about Merlin's magic. Enjoy!

Once Upon a Time In Ealdor

It was a sunny day in the little village of Ealdor. Will, a young boy of only eight years old, was jumping over a stream, a laugh of excitement escaping him every time he landed on the other side. He had just landed from his biggest jump yet when he heard voices in the woods. His heart froze in fear. He recognized those voices anywhere. Before he had time to hide, two boys came towards him. They saw him immediately, a grim smirk on their faces.

"Willy!" one of them said.

"Luke." Will muttered.

"Won't you greet me Willy?" the other boy said. "Where are your manners?"

"Hello Brian." Will said.

He had learned by now that if he just did as they said, the two older bullies would soon leave him alone.

But not this time.

"Let's see your jumping-skills." Brian said.

"Please, I…"

"Come on Willy!" Luke said. "It will be fun!"

Will sighed and jumped over to the other side.

"And back!" Brian yelled.

But when Will jumped back, Brian stood in the way, pushing Will into the water. The stream wasn't deep, but Will still got wet from head to toe.

"What are you doing?!" Will spat.

"Looks like you aren't such a good rabbit as you thought." Luke said. "Come on, you can do better Rabbit!"

"Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!" Brian yelled.

"Hey guys, what are you doing?" a voice suddenly said.

Three heads turned to see a young boy around Will's age coming towards them.

"Merlin," Brian muttered, like Merlin was dirt under his nail. "Go away."

"Are you playing a game?" Merlin said, ignoring the older boy.

He went to stand next to Will, facing the two older boys.

"The game looks fun." Merlin said. "Although Will doesn't seem to enjoy it. Maybe you should just leave him alone."

The two older boys started laughing.

"What are you going to do? Make me?" Luke looked at Brian and they both laughed some more.

Merlin smiled a little smile.

"No. But you seem to need to go home anyway."

"What do you mean?"

"You are not wearing any trousers." Merlin said.

Luke slowly looked down to find his trousers by his ankles. He turned red as he pulled them up.

"And you Brian, seems to be falling."

"What…?"

Brian didn't have time to say more before he found himself on the ground. Luke gave him a hand, but fell on his trousers, and the two boys started rolling.

Straight into the stream.

"Ahhh!" they both yelled.

"Come on Brian! Let's go!" Luke called.

The two boys stood up and ran as fast as they could back to the village. Merlin laughed and turned to Will.

"How did you do that?" Will asked.

"I didn't do anyt…"

"That was so cool!" Will shouted. "The way Luke dropped his trousers and Brian couldn't stand up! Very cool. It must be magic! Do you have magic?"

"I don't…" Merlin began to say.

"That is so cool!" Will interrupted. "I wished I had magic."

Merlin looked at the excited boy, and decided to trust him.

"So," Merlin asked carefully. "You are not afraid of me?"

Will looked at him.

"Should I be? Will you turn me into a toad or something?"

"No." Merlin said.

"Then no. I am not afraid of you."

Merlin smiled, and Will smiled back.

"Do you want to see something cool?" Merlin asked and Will nodded fiercely.

The boys spend the whole day together, jumping over the stream and playing in the woods. Merlin even showed Will a little trick. He raised some water out of the stream using magic, and when Will was all in awe, staring at the water, Merlin splashed it all over him. Will laughed out loud, and Merlin was very happy. He could finally be himself around another person.

The sun was starting to set when the boys finally made their way home. The laughed and talked, but when they came out of the woods and into a field, their homes on the other side, Merlin suddenly stopped.

"Will." Merlin said, fear in his eyes.

Will stopped and looked at his friend, then at Ealdor, and then back at his friend again.

"You are afraid to go back there. Afraid that I will tell."

Merlin just nodded.

"Don't worry." Will said. "I will not."

"Why not?" Merlin asked.

"Because you are my friend. And friends don't tell on their friends."

Merlin smiled.

"I never had a friend before." he said.

"Well, you have one now." Will said. "Now come on. I bet magic is the only thing you can do. You can't possibly run fast too."

Merlin's smiled got bigger.

"You bet I can." he said, and the two boys started chasing each other back to Ealdor, their laughter echoing across the fields.