The " I Know Merlin Best" Challenge by fountainofroses
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Chapter Two – Merlin, Singing?
After the meeting that went on for ages, Arthur was still fuming about Gwaine's irresponsible behavior towards Merlins drinking and wondering if Gaius knew. So when he entered his bedchambers expecting Merlin to be waiting for him, only to find them empty of the underage nuisance. Depositing the papers that needed his signature on his desk, he went to find Gaius.
Gaius walked into his chambers putting away his medical bag he started to make himself a brew of honey and chamomile, when Prince Arthur barged though the wooden door.
"Where is Merlin?" He stated rather calmly despite his loud entrance. "Out with Gwaine, he was laughing about something when I saw he in the corridor. Why? Did he do something again?" Gaius answered with an eyebrow slowly rising.
"No, nothing yet. Do you know how old Merlin is?"
Gaius looked at Arthur slightly curious. " Well Merlin was born in mid winter, about a year and a half after the Great Purge, so he'll be about 19, turning 20 in two months" Arthur still standing, frowned. "Do you realise that Merlin often goes to the tavern with Gwaine, almost every night?" Gaius looked at Arthur and smiled " let me guest, you're worried about him. Don't be, Merlin often goes with Gwaine to make sure he don't get to drunk, gets thrown out for not paying or womanizing on some poor girl. Safety measures, though he may drink a little." Arthur nodded, "I think I'll go find him then, and pray for the best"
The Rising Sun Inn
"Gwaine I think you've had enough, you too Merlin" Leon protested trying to pull his friends out of their seats. "Just one more please" Merlin asked in a sweet girly like voice while batting his eyelashes adoringly at him, and then hiccupped. Gwaine on the other hand wasn't even paying attention, gulping down his tenth tankard of mead. "ANOTHER" Gwaine shouted and another tankard was pushed in front of him and Merlin. Leon rolled his eyes "come on guys, Arthur going to wonder where you are." Gwaine finally turned to Leon, with a slight frown on his handesome features "so what? Let him. He doesn't care about us, he's to stupid and stuck up to care about anybody but himself. Besides, Merlin isn't even drunk enough."
"Drunk enough for what? Sir Gwaine." Turning around, Leon, Gwaine and Lancelot, who was sitting as quietly as possible, find the Prince of Camelot himself, eyebrows up and arms crossed.
Gwaine smiled "you'll see if you stink around, unforeturly Merlin can only do it when he's so drunk he can't say his whole name, though I really don't think anyone can say his name probably even when sober." Gwaine laughed and looked over to the shouldn't-be-drinking youth who was enjoying his third tankard; a hiccup escaping and an adorable smile playing on his still innocent face. "Right, how many has Merlin had?" Arthur couldn't help but ask thinking it might be nearing the thirteenth mark. "About three" Lancelot sighed, looking up from his first tankard at Arthur. Leon, who sat down next to Arthur, smiled "He's a lightweight, he usually gets hung over on his fifth."
Arthur Stared at them all in shock, "WHAT? How many does it take for him to be drunk enough for to do the thing Gwaine is obviously around for?"
"About five to six tankards, and it isn't JUST Gwaine who is waiting. It's just about everyone in here, including the owners. Sometimes people come in just for the entertainment that Merlin gives" Lancelot injected. " He really should think about making it into a career, he'll be richer then you" Gwaine stated in a matter-of-fact tone.
Arthur couldn't for the life of him think what Merlin could do that so many people will come to see, other then a complete idiot, but that was usually for free. About half an hour later, after Merlin's sixth tankard, Gwaine's eighteenth, Lancelot and Leon's second and Arthur's first, the people in the tavern started to shout, yell and chorus for Merlin. Gwaine pushed Merlin gently say under his breath it's okay, then started to chorus with everyone else. Merlin looked half scared to death, and kept looking at Lancelot, who smiled in couragement, to Leon who was clapping, to Arthur who was staring at him confused. Then stepping onto the table he turned to everyone in the room, took a deep breath and started.
Siuil, siuil, siuil a run
Siuil go sochair agus, siuil go ciuin
Siuil go doras agus ealaigh liom
Is go dte tu mo mhuirnin slan
I wish I was on yonder hill
'Tis there I'd sit and cry my fill
Until every tear would turn a mill
I'll sell my rod, I'll sell my reel
I'll sell my only spinning wheel
To buy my lover a sword of steel
Siuil, siuil, siuil a run
Siuil go sochair agus, siuil go ciuin
Siuil go doras agus ealaigh liom
Is go dte tu mo mhuirnin slan
I'll dye my petticoats; I'll dye them red
And 'round the world I'll beg for my bread
Until my parents shall wish me dead
Siuil, siuil, siuil a run
Siuil go sochair agus, siuil ga ciuin
Siuil go doras agus ealaigh liom
Is go dte tu mo mhuirnin slan
Siuil, siuil, siuil a run
Siuil go sochair agus, siuil ga ciuin
Siuil go doras agus ealaigh liom
Siuil, siuil, siuil a run
Siuil go sochair agus, siuil ga ciuin
Siuil go doras agus ealaigh liom
Is go dte tu mo mhuirnin slan
After he finished he bowed to the clapping audience, jumped off the table and sat back down. Gwaine clapped him on the back, whereas Lancelot and Leon clapped saying, "well done, brilliant". Arthur just sat there gaping; his jaw had dropped from the moment Merlin had started. Surly the world had turned upside down, his father had finally appected magic, for Merlin could SING. With that revelation floating in the air, Arthur closed his mouth and let his head fall onto the table with a resounding crack, knocking himself out. Lancelot, Leon, Gwaine and Merlin, who was giggling, stared at him. Checking that Arthur still had a pulse, Gwaine turned to the others.
"Who knew that Merlin's singing could get such a outstanding reaction from Arthur? I wonder why Merlin didn't do it in front of the princess sooner" with that they all went back to drinking, leaving Arthur to recover.
The song is called Siuil A Run by Celtic Woman. Next chapter Merlin's Name, please don't hate me i love long names.