Disclaimer: I don't own sadly :(
Warnings: Gayness, lots of gayness. No sex yet, but there will be some in future chapters, don't worry about that ;) Swearing, and some O.O.C actions, Arthur in particular, I felt as though I should warn you.
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YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
A/N: I. AM. BACK! I am so so so super sorry for taking so long, like a year, but I promise I will do better! (Probably)
Arthur
Arthur woke up to the sound of his phone ringing on his bed side table, he blindly felt for it and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Arthur?" said Merlin, "I broke my ankle can you take me to the hospital?"
"Yeah, I'm on my way." Arthur threw off his blanket and jumped out of bed, he grabbed his shorts and his jacket and ran out the front door. It was dark outside and all was quiet except for the hum of the street lamps. Arthur stumbled his way to the front door of Merlin's house, he threw open the door to reveal Merlin in a crumpled heap at the bottom of the stairs. Arthur bent down to pick him up bridal style.
"Thanks for coming to my rescue," said Merlin blushing. Arthur nodded as he walked out the front door with his arms full of Merlin Emrys.
Merlin
The ER was filled with the hustle and bustle of nurses, crash carts, and of course patients. Arthur placed Merlin in a chair and went to go grab him a sign in sheet. When Arthur returned he handed him the clipboard. After he filled in all the required information he grimaced and said,
"Tell them that my mom's name is Hunith and that she is a nurse here."
"What should we do while we wait?" asked Arthur returning from his task. Merlin shrugged his shoulders and Arthur said,
"Wanna work on our English project?
"Sure."
"So how old are you?" asked Arthur.
"17, what is your favorite TV show?"
"Game of Thrones, what's yours?" Merlin rolled his eyes, what high school male didn't like Game of Thrones, its nudity and blood shed galore.
"Supernatural, what position do you play in football?"
"Quarterback, what do you want to be when you get older?" Merlin sat back and thought about the question. He mulled it over and over until he figured out the answer. He looked Arthur and said,
"Happy, when I get older I want to be happy." Arthur was surprised by his answer, Merlin seemed like a happy person.
"Are you not happy now?" Before he could answer a nurse walked into the waiting room and called his name. Arthur scoped him up and headed to the examination room that the nurse directed them to. After Arthur put Merlin down he took his own seat next to the examination table.
"So are you going to answer my question? Are you happy now?" Merlin sighed realizing that Arthur wasn't going to let him out of the question.
"At my old school I didn't have any friends. I got bullied and my mom had weird work hours so she was never around. Since I was alone most of the time I became depressed, really depressed. I almost cried when my mom told us we were moving, I thought I wouldn't have a chance to start over until college but here I am. Now that I met you, Lance, Morgana, and Gwen I think that I could be happy here." Arthur silently stood up and walked over to Merlin and tugged him into a hug. He pulled back slightly and looked into Merlin's blue eyes.
"I know I just met you," started Arthur, "but… you got a friend in me." Merlin rolled his eyes and said,
"Toy Story? Really?"
"Hey," said Arthur shrugging, "it worked for the moment." Merlin rested his forehead on Arthur's as he laughed.
"Um, am I interrupting something?" asked a nurse walking into the room.
"Good lord mom!" said Merlin looking at his mother with a look that was half irritated half embarrassed.
"What happened?" said Hunith ignoring her son's first statement.
"Well I may have tripped and fallen down the stairs." Hunth just shook her head and rolled a wheelchair over to him.
"Come on, let's get you to radiology," said Hunith. She began to roll him out of the tiny room and Arthur started to follow that is until she turned to him and said,
"You can just wait here, he won't be long."
"Oh, uh okay," said Arthur.
Merlin
"So, who's that?" asked Hunith once they were out of earshot from the room.
"That," said Merlin glancing back at the room, "is Arthur Pendragon." Hunith rolled him into a room with a table with a giant machine over it. To the left of the machine was a booth with pannles and ligts. The radiologist came out of the booth and helped Merlin onto the table.
"Okay," said the radiologist taking a pause to look at the chart in her hand, "Merlin, just lay still so we can get a clear picture." The radiologist put a lead smock over his chest and abdomen before she went into the booth with Hunith trailing being her. The machine above Merlin's head came to life as loud noises emitted from it. Merlin let his mind wander as he lay on the cool metal table. Arthur is being nice to me. Why? He seemed so stand offish at first but he agreed to take me to the hospital in the middle of the night. I DON'T GET IT!
"Alright Merlin, your all done here," said Hunith helping him back into the wheel chair. She wheeled him back to the room where Arthur was patiently waiting for him.
"I should be back soon with the results from your X-ray."
"Alright mom," said Merlin and Hunith left. Merlin cleared his throat and cleared the awkward silence that was beginning to form.
"Thanks for bringing me to the hospital."
"Don't mention it." Arthur pulled out is phone to check the time, 4:50am.
"Well," said Arthur, "looks like by the time we get out of here it will time to get ready for school."
"You don't have to stay with me, really I'll be fine!"
"I'll stay." Before Merlin could tell him to leave again Hunith walked in carrying the ugliest medical boot ever.
"I have good news and bad news. The good news is my shift is over so I can take you home, the bad news is you have a hair line fracture and you have the wear this for the next few weeks," said Hunith holding up the boot. Merlin mentally groaned. I have nothing the wear that can cover up the hideousness of that boot! Hunith strapped the boot to Merlin's foot.
"Can you walk on it?" asked Hunith. Merlin got of the exam table and limped across the room.
"It's going to hurt for a little while, and you're probably going to need help to your classes, but other than that you should be right as rain. Now come on, let's get you home so you can get ready for school.
Arthur
What the hell is wrong with me? Thought Arthur as he got into his car. I just met him, I DON'T GET IT! Arthur walked through his front door just as his family was waking up for the day. He jogged up the stairs and into his bedroom. He grabbed a red T-shirt and jeans as he went into his bathroom to shower. After his shower he put on his signature aviators and went down stairs to grab some breakfast before going to get Merlin. Arthur knocked on the front door and after a second or two passed Merlin answered it. Merlin was dressed in a blue shirt, brown pants, a brown jacket, a red scarf, and his newest "accessory" the hospital boot.
"Are you ready to go?"
"Yeah, let me grab my backpack," said Merlin turning around. Arthur slipped past him to grab the bag before Merlin could protest and walked out toward his car. Merlin locked the door and trailed behind him.
"What happened?" asked Lancelot as he walked out of his house and towards the pair.
"I fell, now I have to walk around with this ugly boot made out of elastic, Velcro, and the tears of good fashion sense!" groaned Merlin. Lancelot laughed as he wrapped his arm around Merlin as they walked to the car. Arthur couldn't stand them walking so close together, he hated even. The drive to school was tense, every time he saw Merlin was close to Lancelot his grip tightened on the steering wheel. Everyone in the car could tell that something wasn't right, but no one had the guts to say anything. Arthur pulled into the parking lot and ordered everyone out of the car. As Lancelot was walking away with Merlin he grabbed him and pulled him away from the others.
"What is wrong with you?" yelled Lancelot, shaking off Arthur's grip.
"You're what's wrong with me! I want you to stay away from Merlin." Lancelot looked at him like he lost his mind.
"Are you crazy? I'm not going to stay away from him. Not that it's any business of yours, but I happen to like him. Why do you care anyway?" Arthur didn't answer him, instead he looked at the ground.
"Oh my God." Said Lancelot, "You like him don't you?"
"Yeah, okay. I like him, so I don't want you around him!" Lancelot laughed at Arthur, he actually laughed at Arthur Pendragon.
"Look Arthur. I know you're used to getting everything you want, but not this time. Here's a crazy idea, why don't we let him decide? What? You scared you can't win him over with your wonderful personality?" Arthur huffed and said,
"Fine Lancelot, let the games begin."