Another Merlin fic. Sigh, I've become obsessed with another show. Anyways, I don't own Merlin, that's BBC's job. [jealous] This will be another rated M fic in my collection, so be warned there will be male sex, violence, and spousal abuse. If you can't read this kind of stuff, than stop and turn around. Anyone else, is welcome of course and I would love reviews.

Until Next Time

~Reiya

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Let Me Be Your Magic

Chapter 3.

Merlin had been at the club for about three hours now, and though Morgana had tried to stop it, he was very pleasantly buzzed almost borderline drunk. It was easy to forget about the past in his intoxicated state and just let the music just flow over him.

He knew he must have a goofy smile on his face, but he didn't care. They finally had to steer him over to a table when he began to be too much for them to handle. Ordering him to sit and cool off, they left him with a drink in hand and went back to the dance floor.

He knew he should be offended, but he just wasn't. He wasn't even surprised when one of the chairs was pull closer to him and Arthur sat down next to him. "Are you stalking me?" He asked, still smiling.

"Why, do you want me to?" He asked, smiling at him in return. He thought about it than shook his head no. "You're certainly a happy drunk." He informed him, which only made Merlin's smile grow bigger.

"How come you were working the bar if your so wealthy?" Merlin blurted out.

"Strait to the point than, I see. My father thinks it's a good way to build character and all that nonsense. Though how working in a club builds character, I'll never know." He saw Merlin's confused look and explained. "My father owns this club, which is a part of a group of clubs, and also a chain of restaurants."

"Oh, so you like own this place, huh? Must be nice. I just help my mother in our bakery part of the time, at least when I'm not in school anyways, but it's summer break and between semesters so I've nothing to do, but work. Kind of boring actually, but it keeps money coming in, and now that she's finally recovering from her illness, it will get better." He couldn't stop his rambling, and Arthur wasn't helping. He actually seemed interested in his life.

"It seems nice. Maybe I'll come visit sometime and try out the food. See if they hold up to Lance's praise." Merlin just snorted in laughter. They probably could survive off of Lancelot's patronage alone.

"Ya, he certainly does love them. Though how he stays thin is beyond me. And Morgana doesn't help. She just indulges him when it comes to baked goods. Though he's lucky to have someone like her." He was mumbling the last part, staring off towards the dance floor where they could just see Gwen and Morgana.

"Ya, they do seem to like each other. What about you? Do you have anyone special?" Arthur asked him, trying to show just plain curiosity.

"No, not at the moment. My luck with boyfriends hasn't been that good lately. They always end up being jerks." He huffed softly at that, but didn't seemed overly embarrassed by his revealing of his sexuality. Though that was mostly due to the alcohol fizzing pleasantly in his blood stream.

Arthur's smile wasn't very happy, more like a predator with it's prey in sight. He let Merlin sit there, his head pillowed on his arms as he stared off into space. Or he thought he was staring into space, but he realized a few minutes later that he'd fallen asleep.

Laughing softly, he signaled Lancelot to come over to their table. "Your friend here is out cold, just letting you know." He informed him as he walked in ear shot. Lance just gave a tired sigh, than nodded.

He turned and walked out onto the dance floor, getting Morgana and Gwen to follow him. "Oh Merlin, what are we going to do with you?" Morgana let a heavy sigh escape her lips before she turned to Arthur. "I see you've been keeping him company, Arthur." She smiled at him and turned back to the others. "So what are we to do? Call a cab or we could carry him to my house since it's closer, but we'd have to wait for Lance to get off work."

"I'll help." Arthur said, leaning his chair back on two legs as he looked up at them. "Eh, I've got nothing better to do at the moment, and he seems like a nice guy. The least I could do is help him to your place and he doesn't look too heavy either."

Morgana stared at him for a full minute before finally nodding. "It's about ten blocks away, so it should only take a few minutes of your time Arthur." She said this on purpose, warning him from trying to do anything inappropriate. He just nodded.

Walking over to where Merlin sat, he pulled the chair back and with a grunt of effort, he pulled the slim man over his shoulder. "Lead the way." He smiled at the two women and followed them out of the bar.

Merlin woke to the feeling of someone trying to drill a hole through his head with a dull, rusty spoon. He let a moan escape his lips as he turned on his side, opening his eyes slightly to see if there was any bright lights in the room.

Seeing that the room was dim, he opened them fully, looking around to see where he was. The room was familiar, but how had he gotten here? He pushed himself up off the bed and saw what was waiting on the side table. Reaching out, he grabbed the two pain killers and glass of water off of the table, thanking Morgana for her foresight.

Tossing them back, he chugged the water, letting some go with the pills and the rest swish through his mouth to help moisten it. He'd been sitting there for about five minutes, contemplating whether he should get up or not, when someone knocked on the door.

Morgana walked in, smiling at him, and gave a cheerful good morning. "Why are you so happy this morning? There's nothing good about it." Merlin snapped, giving her a glare for the smug smile that was plastered on her face.

"Come now Merlin, is that anyway to treat a friend?" He just continued to glare at her. "Anyways, I have some breakfast ready down stairs, if you want any. Though your not staying in here any longer. We have a busy day ahead of us." She reached forward and pulled on his arm, hauling him to his feet.

"What do you mean by 'busy day'?" He asked her. "I was going to sleep in."

"No your not. Your going to help me shop, than we'll have lunch with Lance and Gwen and than we're headed to the movies. So stop complaining and get moving." She dragged him from the room towards her kitchen and pushed him down in a chair. There was some orange juice and toast with peanut butter in front of him, and he was glad Morgana knew him so well, especially after a night of drinking.

He took a tentative bite of the toast and when it decided to stay down, he gave a sigh and started to eat the rest, drinking his glass of orange juice and getting a second one as well. "So why exactly am I helping you shop? Don't you and Gwen usually do that?" He asked, looking over at her.

"Gwen is busy for most of today, and I'm not just shopping for my self today. I noticed yesterday, the state of your wardrobe. You really need to get some new stuff, so I've decided to help you out there."

"What? Why? I don't need anything new. My clothes are just fine." She just looked down her nose at him. "Alright, I've had some of the things in there for a few years, but I can't let you go out and start buying stuff for me. I have no way to pay you back for any of it."

"Merlin, I don't want you to pay me back. I want you to be happy, and I want you to look good at the same time so there's no refusing me. Now, I went over to your place while you slept and got you some clothes. Go get changed and than we can leave." She turned and walked out of the kitchen, Merlin just staring after her trying to find a come back.

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Aww, Morgana takes such good care of him. And if you don't know what the big thing that Merlin revealed to Arthur, it was that he's gay, gay, gay. So we'll have to watch and see when Arthur decides to start to put the moves on Merlin and how Merlin will react to him.

The next chapter contains slight Merlin abuse from Morgana, mainly hitting him over the head when he becomes stubborn while they're clothes shopping. Look forward to that and probably meeting other people, besides Gwen, Lancelot, and Arthur.

Until Next Time

~Reiya