A/N This is my very first Merlin fandom short fic. Please go easy on me. I hope that all those who follow and read my HP Fandom will do the same with this.
Arthur Pendragon sat in his chambers looking over various reports from the patrols of Camelot and it's borders. A ruckus outside his door had the king abandoning the reports and going for a closer look. 'You better come quick Gaius' he heard one of the knight's say in a panicked voice.
'What is it Elyan?' the physician asked 'is someone ill?'
'Not yet but I have no doubt they will be come morning' he replied 'Merlin is at the tavern and well seems to be getting merrier by the passing second'
Arthur cringed on the other side of the heavy wooden door, he well knew what happened when Merlin partook in ale or three, he became incredibly chatty and things that should be kept private often came tumbling out of the servant's mouth. There were some things the King didn't want made public. He squared his shoulders and opened the door, Gaius and Elyan standing in the corridor.
'Elyan, Gaius' he nodded to the men 'something the matter?'
'Merlin has got himself in a stupor Sire' Elyan said 'I was just asking Gaius if he would come and fetch him'
'No need for that' Arthur said casually 'I will come and retrieve my errant man servant'
'Yes Sire' Elyan bowed and the two left the castle walls towards the tavern.
Gwaine and Percival sat in the tavern doubling over with laughter, Merlin had been the source of great entertainment for the past hour singing at top note and drinking tankard after tankard of ale and cider. Currently he was dancing with a broom in the corner crooning to it softly
'You're a great dancer' the sorcerer slurred spinning with the broom and holding it close to his chest 'such a good listener too'
The music changed to something more upbeat and abandoning his dance partner, Merlin climbed atop one of the tables and began to gyrate his hips, slowing removing hid neckerchief. The crowd jeered and called for him to remove more. At that moment Arthur and Elyan came into the tavern and the Kings eyes widened in horror at the sight of his servant shaking his hips on one of the tables.
Gwaine nudged Percival in the ribs 'Care to place a bet on how long it will before Merlin is all over Arthur and their secret is a secret no longer? lets say five pieces of gold?'
'You're on' Percival said 'I give him ten minutes'
'I give him five' Gwaine gwaffed
Arthur took quick steps over to the table where Merlin was in the middle of his striptease, the man had just flung his tunic out into the crowd, shrieks and squeals could be heard from the women as they made a dive for the item of clothing 'Merlin' he hissed 'Come down from there'
'Arthur!' Merlin delighted and kicked both his boots off, then proceeded to unfasten the cord of his trousers slowly working them over his hips.
'Do not take those trousers off' Arthur commanded 'No one wants to see you without your clothes on'
'Why you see without them on all the time' Merlin argued, shimmying out of them and tossing them into the crowd
Gwaine broke into peels of laughter at the look on his Kings face 'Care to make it ten pieces?'
'Shut up' Percival snorted
'Dear God' Arthur groaned 'That's in private not a tavern full of towns people' he added in a hushed voice
'Where's your sense of adventure love' Merlin chortled, two fingers tucking into the waistband of his smalls
'Alright show's over' Arthur snapped and standing on a chair swiftly grabbed Merlin around the waist and flung him over his shoulder heading for the door to the tavern.
This didn't deter Merlin in the slightest, he grabbed Arthurs arse and squeezed, before trying to maneuver one of his arms to make a play for his crotch. 'Stop it' he growled when they were outside. Merlin giggled and pinched the Kings arse again.
In his chamber Arthur set Merlin on the ground, no sooner had he done that then he found his arms full of the man servant, who peppered his face with kisses, while thrusting forward his arousal more than obvious.
'You're beautiful' Merlin hiccoughed running his hands over Arthurs body and nuzzling his neck
'And you're drunk' Arthur said stiffly
Merlin pulled back and looked the King in the eye; through his drunken haze he could see the stern lines around Arthurs mouth. 'Are you shamed of me' he stammered out, holding onto Arthur's tunic to steady himself
'No at all' Arthur said his voice softening 'I just wasn't quite ready for the world to know about us yet'
'Do they know?' Merlin asked caressing the side of Arthurs face 'thought it was a secret'
'Not anymore' Arthur said wryly 'think you took care of that'
'Ok' Merlin smiled and stumbled over to the bed and flopped down 'Bit giddy' he said and lay back
'I shouldn't wonder' Arthur shook his head and lifted Merlin's feet onto the bed.
By the time Arthur had changed for bed, Merlin was snoring softly; Arthur's heart swelled and he pulled the blanket over him and got into bed.
Walking to the training field the next morning Arthur was met with wide smiles and offers of congratulations. He could only imagine what the rumor mill would be like after Merlin's performance last night.
'Morning Sire' several of the knights greeted him as he came onto the training ground
'Good Morning' Arthur said in return 'today we will be work… 'What's that look for?' he asked seeing but nothing but wide grins among his warriors.
'We just wanted to tell you how happy we are about you and Merlin' Gwaine said
'Guess the secrets out then' Arthur said resignedly
'That would mean it had to be a secret in the first place sire' Gwaine pointed out smirking 'We've known about you and Merlin for quite awhile'
'Enough chatter' Arthur gruffed 'get to work'
The knights obeyed and set about their training. Arthur picked up a shield and smiled to himself, maybe it wasn't so bad everyone knowing after all.
