Hey guys, so it isn't a 2-shot…might have to change that in the summary…it's actually a 3-shot now that I completely finished the story…
Again next up-date is next Saturday so hope you guys like it!
"I take it back." Galahad dropped the sword.
"Are you really going to withdraw from the battle you started?"
"No, why don`t we have this battle without swords?" Galahad suggested. "How about a bow and arrow?" Arthur raised up a questioning eyebrow. "I`m listening." Arthur couldn't help but let a smile cross his face.
"Tomorrow at the competition. The one who wins it gets the prize the competition is offering, an apology from the other party and-" Galahad eyed Merlin.
An apology? That was like taking Arthur's pride stepping on it, spitting on it and putting horse crap on it, he would never apologize and Galahad would rather choke in his own vomit while drunk. Both of them where prats, each one with an ego bigger than the castle itself. It was a wonder how both of them could fit in it together.
"And what?" Arthur asked impatiently, because what else could anyone want from him; Merlin rolled his eyes.
"and Merlin." Arthur's cocky smile dropped after that and was replaced with a frown. "Merlin?" He repeated incredulously. "Whatever you would want Merlin for?"
"As a servant of course since that is what he is doing now." Galahad shoot a flirty smile at Merlin's direction. "Merlin is no good, he just gets in the way, does what he wants to do and does not listed to the orders you give to him." Arthur huffed. "Then you wouldn't mind if I take him off your hand`s, now would you?" Arthur didn't reply. Galahad walked up towards Arthur and Merlin close enough that he was just at arm's length. "Won't he be a part of the prize?"
"fine..." Arthur murmured so low it was almost impossible to hear. "Good." Galahad smiled and then looked straight at Merlin that was just standing right beside him.
Galahad took Merlin by his neckerchief and pulled him forward aggressively until their lips crushed up together. Arthur stared horrified as Galahad closed his eyes and Merlin opened his eyes wide in surprise and panic. Then the kiss got a little deeper Galahad took Merlin with his other hand by the waist and pulled him even closer. Merlin gasped a moment to take air in but as soon as the entrance to his mouth was made Galahad took the chance to push his tongue in.
Arthur watched the scene unfold in front of him stoned to the ground, the moment he pulled Merlin from Galahads grasp he held Merlin over protectively by the waist.
Galahad first stared in shock and then smiled again at Merlin, ignoring the daggers Arthur was sending his way. "Until tomorrow then." Galahad turned around. "See you later Merlin~" Galahad said as he left.
Merlin flinched, Arthur's grip got stronger as they watched Galahad leave. "Arthur you are hurting me." Merlin complained but there was no response from Arthur. "Arthur it hurts." Still no response. "Arthur!" Merlin shouted witch did earned him a response from him. "It hurts." Arthur stared at him puzzled. "You are hurting me."
Arthur looked down at his hands gripping Merlin. "Oh." He stepped back. "Sorry."
All the way to Arthurs chambers was quiet. Neither of them spoke a word all the way back except for when Merlin asked Arthur if he planned on staying with the chainmail on for the rest of the night. Arthur just grunted but Merlin took that as a yes and helped him take it off. "Do you know him?" Arthur suddenly asked out of the blue.
Merlin looked stared at him puzzled for a moment.
"No, of course not why would you know him...his kingdom is way out of Ealdors way..." Merlin then understood of who Arthur was talking about. It would have been better if he hadn't said anything but, he had lied to Arthur way much, way too much to not feel guilty about not telling him something so trivial. "Actually, I saw him once..." Ok so he lied but it was still better than nothing...
Arthur turned to look at Merlin in the eyes. "You did?" Merlin let out a restrained "Yes..." pass his lips.
"What, you go around saving princess asses?" He scoffed. "How did you meet him?" Merlin didn`t respond.
He opened his mouth to do so but Arthur had said it so sarcastically he wasn't sure on how to respond. "Well...I-" Merlin mumbled. "Umm- I mean..." Merlin gave Arthur a suggestive look. Arthur looked back at him in disbelieve. "You did?"
Merlin nodded. "Yeah, well it doesn't matter. Not like he remembers or anything..." Merlin mumbled and a tiny flush covered his cheeks that didn't go unnoticed by Arthur.
Arthur wasn't sure why but at that moment watching Merlin's face get pink at the mentioning of another person made his heart ache. It hurt and a little cry wanted to scape his throat as his chest got tighter and tighter.
He wasn't sure what he had thought but thinking about Merlin saving other people knowing other people having other relationships he didn't know about was enough to make him feel uncomfortable. It felt wrong, he had just sort of assumed that Merlin's whole life had been wrapped up around just him and that before that it had just been Ealdor; it was funny considering how little time Merlin had been there in Camelot, it had barely been 2 years and that was all the time it took or maybe even less for him to forget how it had been life before Merlin arrived.
Merlin
Merlin was looking all worked up and Arthur thought that he might be worrying or perhaps he needed some reassurance. "Stop worrying over it like a girl Merlin." Merlin slowly looked up at Arthur.
His and Arthur's eyes met with his somewhat cold stare. "I`m not worrying Arthur." Merlin spat back fiercely. "I`m just annoyed that you would bet on me like I`m a thing! And I`m not a thing you can just toss around Arthur. Because believe it or not I do have feelings!" And he was annoyed he didn't know what had him suddenly realize this but he was mad at Arthur.
Arthur was caught of guard he would admit that much but, that didn`t mean he hadn't been thinking of Merlin when he agreed. "Look," he sighed. "they are a visiting kingdom and I`m in no place right now to deny them anything; and if they so ask it they can have you and I have no say in it. If he asks Uther then I have no say in it." Arthur walked across the room and sat on his bed. "At least this way I can try." Arthur looked up at Merlin to look at his reaction. The glare was still there but a harsh part of it had vanished.
"I appreciate it but it doesn't mean I can't be mad at you for being a part of it."
Arthur stared at him for a while and then opened his mouth to ask. "What will you do if he wins?"
"I don`t have to worry about that as long as he does not win, do I?" Merlin gave him an annoyed look. "No, I guess not." Arthur gritted through his teeth.
It wasn't that he didn't trust Arthur, because he did. He trusted him with his life. But, he was still entering the competition and there was no-one there to stop him.
Merlin
Merlin was walking down the hall on his way to his and Gaius chambers when someone grabbed him by the sleeve and pushed him against one of the walls in a corner of the hall. "Hi, Merlin." Galahad said in a husky low voice and a small smile as he greeted down at Merlin.
Merlin looked up at Galahad trying to fake confusion and keep his cool. "May I help you with something, sir?"
Galahad pushed back from Merlin and sighed. "Are you really going to play that game?" He said in a disappointed tone. Merlin just glared at him. "What? Are you mad at me because I kissed you? Or because I did it in front of your boyfriend?" Galahad teased. "Arthur, is not my boyfriend." Galahad raised an eyebrow at him and just then did Merlin realize his mistake. "Arthur? You on a first name basis with the prince?"
Merlin just huffed in annoyance. "Just move out of the way Galahad." Merlin pushed past him. Galahad let him go past him then grabbing Merlin by the wrist. "If you call me by my name then what am I supposed to think, I`m a prince Merlin you can't just call me by my name whenever you please." Merlin yanked his hand out of his grasp. "You presented yourself to me as Galahad not a prince, plus I don't see the point in the title when you act more like an ass than a prince."
"Are you saying that neither of us, me nor Arthur deserve to be called prince?" Galahad raised an eyebrow at him.
"I`m saying that you are an ass and Arthur is a prat. Neither of you are what fairytales say princes are…"
"And what is that?"
"Charming."
Galahad laughed and took Merlin again by his wrist and pulled him in. Satisfied when his lips landed on Merlin's cheek he let him go. "What was that for?!" Merlin wiped his cheek. "Nothing really." Galahad shrugged and walked down the hall in retreat when he saw Arthur staring from behind Merlin. He smirked and stalked off.
There was nothing wrong with being mad at him. It was his fault after all, so he didn't feel any guilt whatsoever when he yelled at him. "Merlin!" He shouted from behind him causing Merlin to make a little jump in surprise.
Merlin turned around slowly and annoyed at the voice. "What?" Arthur raised an incredulous eyebrow at him. "What are you so mad about?"
"Nothing." He snapped back. Merlin waited for a minute standing there staring at him and when Arthur didn't respond he turned around. "If you don't have anything else to say then I`ll be going."
Arthur stared at the blank space of air in front of him as Merlin started to walk away.
"You can't just turn your back on me!" Arthur complained.
"Watch me."
Merlin
The next day he just felt like dying. Arthur was being more of a pain in the ass than usual. "Can't you do anything?!" Arthur complained when Merlin tripped and fell on the floor sending the water he had in a base splashing all over the room. "Clean the mess. And get the rest of the day off." Arthur stormed out of the room stomping on his feet. Merlin huffed at him.
What was his problem anyways? He was the one acting like an ass tossing him around as if he was a thing.
After drying the floor as fast as he could he was actually grateful that Arthur had given him the rest of the day off, otherwise he would have had no idea on how to enter the contest. He left Arthurs chambers as he walked down the halls of the castle as he did his best to not encounter himself with Galahad because he really wasn't in the mood. He left a sigh of relief when he finally entered his and Gaius chambers and closed the door behind him leaning on it; before storming into his room in search for anything that could help him disguise himself or something.
Then as started to look for clothes in his room and old fabrics and things he would never find in there considering that Gaius never kept those type of things and if he did they were old clothes of his that would never fit Merlin without falling off his shoulders. He then remembered a spell and increasing spell at that. When he was little Hunit told him that he used to make blankets longer and thicker when he was cold and smaller and thinner when hot. He never thought that knowledge would be of any use until now.
He took off his neckerchief and placed in both of his hands in front of him. His eyes then turned shades of yellow and gold and instantly the neckerchief became a much larger one thinner and silkier…as if it was even silky to begin with…he had been about to turn the fabric back to normal before he touched it and instantly fell in love with the softness of the thing. He stood there for while admiring the softness of it until he realized time was actually passing and he was wasting his time there and would probably miss his chance to enter the contest.
He ran towards the door and slammed it open and as he took two fast steps forward he became aware of the fact that Arthur was standing before him. His eyes became wide and as he fell forward for that millisecond he made slower he made the cloth disappear as both of them clashed together onto the floor, Merlin on top of Arthur.
Arthur fell on his butt and was too distracted with the pain that he overlooked the fact that Merlin was in front of him both his hands creating support with the wall behind Arthur.
Arthur looked up once the pain had half faded and became very aware of the intimate position they were in. Merlin's too close wide eyes were looking back at him but then another corner of his unconscious screamed 'not close enough' he tried to ignore it but then his eyes fell on Merlin's lips and then just as his body unconsciously started to lean in to them Merlin jumped back startled. "Arthur! What are you doing here?" Merlin exclaimed an unmistakable shade of pink crossed through his cheeks.
He got up and then extended a hand to Merlin to help him up. Merlin took it and Arthur pulled him up hard enough so their bodies would touch again but as soon as they made contact Merlin pulled back. "I came to look for Gaius. Is he here?" Arthur finally replied half aware of the fact that he was talking. "Umm, no he already left." Merlin said looking down at the hand that was still gripping him his face reddening even more. Only then did Arthur let go.
They stared at each other awkwardly for a moment until Merlin made a point to leave. "So…I'll get going…"
Arthur stared at Merlin's back as he walked down the hall. Questioning his actions he entered into a short and deep train of thought. What the fuck was wrong with him?! Was the closest he had gotten to a conclusion after a while of thinking…
No…His eyes widened after another short moment. No, there just wasn't no way in hell he was possibly attracted to him. Merlin? The clumsy idiotic Merlin the first person that had been his friend and seen him more than what he had and would possess in a future. Merlin the guy who he risked his life for the man whom risked his life for another he hated…Merlin hadn't even liked him the first time he saved him. Why Merlin?! Merlin was impossible! Not only the fact that he was a guy but the fact that he was his servant couldn't be overlooked, well at least not by Uther it wouldn't…