Author: LadyFromPoland

Disclaimer: I don't own "Merlin". It is a TV show which belongs to BBC.

Warnings: SLASH

That story is going to have five chapters and it's rated "M" because of some reasons.

English is not my mother language.

I was so surprised when I read your nice and lovely reviews last time. Thank you so much!

It's time for the second chapter!

The Moment of Truth:
Secrets of Arthur Pendragon's life

Chapter 2

Arthur was ready for the next five questions. He looked carefully at Roger.

The blonde had heard all of the questions a few days ago and he could face all of them. He knew that it was going to be hard for him but mostly for his wife. However he didn't care. He had to tell everything. Changing his life was necessary.

"The seventh question is..." Roger went quiet for a while. "Did you ever wear your step-sister's clothes?"

Morgana beamed. Her right eyebrow raised a bit.

Woman's stepbrother glanced at her and sighed lightly. Then he looked at Merlin. He was grinning madly.

oOoOo

"Arthur!" twelve-year-old Morgana shouted. "Come here!"

The blonde, ten-year-old, opened the doors of her bedroom. "What do you want?" He asked a bit angrily.

The girl frowned a bit. "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing," he answered bitterly. It was a lie. That day he had met Merlin for the second time. This time it had been at school. The blonde had no idea why but that boy made him angry. Arthur wanted to hit him and get to know him in the same time. He had never felt this way about anyone.

"I don't believe you for a second," Morgana stated. She knew him very well. She was probably the only person who knew Arthur at all.

"It's your problem."

"Anyway..." Morgana smirked. "Haven't you forgotten something, Artie...?"

"Don't call me that!" The boy looked at her seriously.

"Whatever..." She rolled her eyes. "It's not the point. We had a bet and I won!" The girl beamed. "It means that..."

"No!" Arthur shook his head. "No way!"

"The bet is a bet," Morgana reminded him. "Don't you have an honour?" she asked her step-brother. The girl knew that it was enough. Honour was something very important for him.

"Give it to me!" he snapped. "I want to do this to let it go as soon as possible."

Morgana smiled.

"Good boy..." She turned around and took one of her dresses. Morgana chose a very special one for Arthur. It was pink. The boy hated that colour. It was her sweet victory.

"I'll never forgive you," Arthur mumbled but he took it from her and put it on politely.

"That colour suits you, Artie," Morgana admitted winking.

oOoOo

"My answer is yes." Arthur said quietly.

"Could you repeat?" Roger asked him.

"Yes! I wore Morgana's clothes!"

People started laughing. When the voice stated that Arthur's words were a truth, he decided to explain it.

"I had no choice," the blonde said. "I lost the bet!"

"Is that truth?" presenter asked Morgana looking directly at the woman.

Arthur saw the temptation in his step-sister's eyes. She could say no without any consequences and it would mean that he really liked wearing female's clothes.

"Yeah..." Morgana admitted. Arthur sighed with relief. "I made him do this. The bet is a bet." She winked in the same way as she had done years ago, as she always did.

"We can continue," the young man assured Roger before he opened his mouth.

"You told us that you beat Merlin when you met him for the first time," Taylor said calmly. "But you are now best friends."

"The ways of fate are unreadable," Arthur said as he felt. "I'm happy that Merlin's seen the better part of me and that I've noticed that he's a nice guy too."

"Let's come back to the questions..." Roger stated. "Is that truth that your best friend, Merlin, changed you for good?"

Arthur turned his head and looked directly at Merlin. Their blue eyes met. The blonde answered still looking into his friend's beautiful irises.

"Yes," he almost whispered but everybody in the studio could hear it very well.

Arthur was smiling softly. He was sure his answer.

The voice stated that it was true.

"Aaaaawwwwwww..." People reacted. They were impressed.

The dark haired boy started grinning. He liked it.

"You were sure," Roger told the blond man. "You're both really close."

"Merlin's friendship was like a gift from above," Arthur said honestly. "He taught me what friendship really means."

"I'm glad that you have got someone like Merlin. It's rather rarely nowadays."

"I'm a lucky man," the blonde admitted candidly.

"Can we go on? Or do you want a break?" Roger asked him. The man saw lots of things in his life. He knew that Arthur was touched, even though he didn't want to show it.

The blond man just shook his head "I want to continue," he said firmly. The sooner he could face the questions the better.

"Very well... Do you prefer fishing with Merlin than holidays with your wife?"

This time Arthur lifted his head up and glanced at Guinevere. She was smiling lightly. His wife knew the answer. They talked about it plenty of times. Arthur was not a type of man who would like to spend the whole time with his wife. He didn't find sunbathing interesting. So they both had a deal. She could lie on the sand by the lake side as long as she wanted to. Arthur and Merlin went then fishing or doing other male things.

"Yes," Arthur answered.

Gwen nodded slowly. She wasn't angry with him or something. Arthur had his own things and she had hers.

"That answer is... a truth," the voice stated after a moment of insecurity.

"Any comment?" Roger asked Arthur.

"No," the blonde told him. "Gwen knows it and accepts it. Man sometimes needs a time for himself and his best mate. Just like woman needs meetings with her friends and gossips.

"I understand. Gwen..." he looked at her. "You're very tolerant."

Guinevere blushed a bit. "I am," she said shyly.

"Very well." Roger glanced at Arthur. "Do you want to hear the next question?"

"Of course, I do."

The presenter cleared his throat. "Have you ever been excited because of an other man?"

People laughed. They liked that kinds of questions. They adored when the players told their little dirty secrets. They loved sexual devotions.

Arthur swallowed his saliva. He throw a look at Gwen. She was smiling. Then he glanced at Morgana. She was smirking.

The blonde closed his eyes.

oOoOo

Arthur was fifteen. Uther went to the United States of America. He had his business stuff. The blonde didn't care about it at all. He was only happy that he had house only for himself. Morgana slept in her friend's flat. She was quite out-going as the person who lost the parents in the age of two. Morgana's father was Uther's friend and the best man at his and Igraine's wedding ceremony. They both decided to adopt the little girl when her parents had died in a car crash. Arthur's mother was pregnant then and she with her husband thought that they all could be a great family. However the fate had the other plans.

The boy was alone at home and invited Merlin then. The dark haired boy's mother, Hunith, let her son sleep in Arthur's home.

Merlin and Arthur had a lot of fun. They played computer games, ate chips and sweets, watched action movies and went to bed very late.

When the blond haired boy opened his eyes in the Saturday morning, he looked around and saw Merlin's sleeping flesh. The dark haired boy slept by his side.

Arthur couldn't help but found him very beautiful. It was strange. Men were rather handsome or good-looking but Merlin was just beautiful.

The teenager didn't care that his friend was a male.

Abruptly, he felt something uncomfortable in his pants. He looked under the quilt and blushed deeply.

Arthur was ashamed that his cock was hard.

oOoOo

"Arthur?" Roger asked him.

The blond man was brought back to earth.

"Yes," he answered.

Public didn't react. People were waiting for the voice. When it stated that Arthur didn't lie, some of them laughed.

The young man felt pain in his heart. It had been a beginning of his personal tragedy and people found it amusing.

"I will not go into it," Roger assured him.

Arthur was really grateful. The public less.

"The next question?" the older man asked.

"Yes, please."

"But first..." Roger looked at Arthur from top to down. "Women think that you are a handsome man."

Arthur flushed. He didn't like talking about his appearance.

"Probably," the blonde answered after a moment of thinking.

"Can I say something?" Morgana asked.

Roger and Arthur looked at her.

"Of course," Taylor let her.

The woman smirked meaningfully. "My dear..." Her eyes were focused on Arthur. "Don't be so modest. Half of the public would like to know you closer."

People laughed. Only Arthur and Gwen didn't seem to like that digression.

"Please, ask the right question," the blonde almost begged Roger.

The presenter smiled. "If you want to... Is the look more important to you than the heart and personality?"

Arthur looked around. He had been a prat who had wanted to hit the others and who had thought that good clothes and nice face were everything. However, that Arthur had died when Merlin had shown him the other side of the coin. Now the blond man knew what was the most important.

"No," Arthur answered firmly.

Disturbing melody was heard in the studio. Waiting for the voice seemed to be an eternity.

"That answer is... a truth," it sounded finally.

People started applauding madly and Arthur felt an incredible pride.

"I'm glad to tell that you've just won fifteen thousands pounds," Roger stated, looking at the blonde. "Now you should think a while and decide if you want to still play or not. You must remember that when you lie or you don't want to answer the question, you will lose everything."

Arthur nodded.

"However..." the older man looked at Gwen, Morgana and Merlin. "I'd like to ask your guests. What do you think, Guinevere?"

"I'm not sure..." Gwen said frankly. "It's his decision."

"That's truth," Roger told her. "But I'm asking you. What would you do?"

"I don't really know. He knows the questions that he can hear."

"Okay," the presenter gave up. "Morgana?"

"He came here to play," she said. "I know that he can face all the questions."

"And Merlin?"

"Well..." the young, dark haired man looked at his friends. "Whatever he decides, I'll accept it. But I know that he can play. He came here for some reasons."

Arthur smiled at him. Merlin and Morgana always supported him.

Roger looked at the blonde. "Your decision?" he asked him.

"I want to play," Arthur answered firmly.

"Are you sure? You still have a chance to say no."

The younger man shook his head. "I've made up my mind," he said. "I came here to play and I'm going to."

"It's your final decision. Remember one thing. You can always resign from the game and take the money before I ask the question," Roger reminded him. "Let's start the third round of questions!"

The public went quiet.

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