Hello again! Thanks for reading! Oh, and I forgot to do this in the first chapter, but all I own is this iPad. I don't own Merlin, BBC, or any of the cast. WHAT IS MY LIFE THEN?
After the incident with Merlin, Arthur had just wandered aimlessly around in his room. He still didn't know how to do anything. He had briefly considered asking Guinevere, but if Merlin found out, he would no doubt be subject to days- maybe weeks- of torment from him.
Suddenly, his door flew open, making way for an always-dramatic entrance from his father. Why he felt the need to be so kingly around his son was beyond him. "Arthur! I need- wait, why are you still in your nightclothes?"
"I... uh..." Arthur started, not really wanting to tell the king about the bet.
"Never mind that." Uther cut off. "I need you in the council immediately. There is an urgent matter that you must attend to."
With that, the older man stalked off and dramatically shut the door. How that was possible, he didn't know, but he managed to do so anyway.
Wonderful. So now he was in his room, in his nightclothes, alone, and now his father needed him to report to the council as soon as possible. And he still didn't know what to do.
He hated to admit it, but sometimes he actually needed Merlin.
Merlin stumbled through the door, book held protectively in his arms. He muttered a hello to Gaius and jumped up the few stairs to his room.
He collapsed onto his bed, facing the white sheets. Propping himself up on his elbows, he positioned the book and opened it to the first page.
Huh. Weird.
It said:
I Own You by HardestMerthurShipper
WARNING: Smutty Merthur ahead! Don't like, don't read. Merlin finds out Arthur's true motives. How does Merlin react? MOSTLY SMUT AHEAD! Sorry, my summaries are the WORST.
Merlin - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 13 - Words: 17,651 - Reviews: 32 - Published: 8-12-11 - Merlin Arthur - Complete
Huh. Merlin didn't understand what any of that meant, so he turned the page again. He read the first sentence.
He passed out.
"Merlin?" Gaius called. The almost-adult-but-not-really in question had been silent in his room for a long time now. The most surprising part? Merlin had been quiet. Normally, there would have been at least two crashes by now, and possibly some cursing.
Something was wrong.
Gaius went to investigate.
Arthur arrived at the Great Hall a while later. He had eventually found the clothes he wanted, and struggled to tie the laces. It still somehow didn't look right. Well, it wasn't like he could do any better. He shoved open the door, silencing the council right away. They turned to look at him, and a few members stifled grins effectively.
Uther finally turned to look, and cleared his throat after getting a good look. "Arthur." He started calmly, but still sounded like something was very wrong. "Why are your trousers on backwards?"
Arthur looked down. True to the king's statement, the pants were on the wrong way. This day just got better and better.
"I... Well, you see... There was this... Merlin-"
"Of course! Merlin." Uther cut off. "How could I have thought differently? I tell you, that boy has something wrong in his head."
"Yes, father. I believe so too." Arthur agreed.
"Okay. Now go find that boy, scold him, and then turn your trousers around."
Sorry! They didn't get to the story yet, and this was a short chapter. As was the first. I'll try to make them longer and better.Ill see you in the next chapter. Also, please REVIEW. Again, they are like DRUGS to me. I still don't know what actual drugs are like.
