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i know where this story is going and i'm really exited for it. i know its a bit ooc for Arthur to like history but i want to be a historian so i had to include it xx

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throughout history Merlin had noticed Arthur was staring at him, he found the other boys attention weird but slightly nice. Most people ignore him, having an attractive boys attention is surprisingly pleasing. But what Merlin had failed to notice is that he was staring back. Merlin had never seen himself as gay...but fuck! Arthur is hot. The sharpness of his jaw line paired with his blond mop of hair would make any strait guy go crazy, right?

Merlin was smart, extremely smart actually. He didn't have to listen to Mrs Nimueh's lecture as he already knew this stuff of the top of his head. Although Merlin still had a year till A-levels, if he took them now he would get good enough grades to be exepted into Oxford.

"four hundred words about how Galen proved the brain controls the body not the heart"

A sharp sound whistled through the class signaling that period three was over. The students started packing away their equipment and headed towards the exit.

"By Monday!" Mrs Nimueh shouted as the class filtered out the room.

"Hey, Merlin" Arthur ran up behind him.

"Hey, i'm of to go see Gwen and morgana"

Arthur stopped walking as Merlin carried on ahead. Had Merlin just told him to get lost? why didn't he offer for Arthur to come? should he follow Merlin anyway? Realising something was wrong Merlin turned round and smiled at his new friend.

"you coming?"

Laughing a little to himself, the blond teen jogged towards Merlin and they headed of towards the field.

"so let me get this right" Gwen laughed "you had to leave your last school because your teacher thought you used magic against them?"

Gwen and the three other students all bursted out laughing at Merlin's misfortune. They were sat under a large tree located at the back of the field. The shade supplied by the large tree kept them away from the summers sun as they all listened to Merlin's story on why he had to leave his old school (Ealdor).

"He had just shouted at me for accidentally falling of my chair and disturbing the class. I was giving him my death stare when he fell of his own chair."

Arthur threw his head back and laughed another hearty laugh. Merlin glared at him but started to chuckle as well.

"Arthur stop distracting him, i want to hear the rest of the story" Morgana spoke up above the laughs.

"He caught me laughing and blamed me for it! said i somehow broke his chair from where i was sat."

Once again the small group burst into laughter at Merlin's misfortune.

"Honestly i have around five teachers i wish i could do that to" Gwen said through her giggles.

"you? Gwen the good little student whom everyone loves." Morgana teased.

Merlin and Arthur gave each other full grins as Morgana shoved Gwen's shoulder. They continued chatting and laughing until the bell rang and they had to split of into their next lessons.

This was perfect,Merlin had made friends. Real friends, in his old school he only Had will but now, now he felt less alone.