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Warning: Spoilers for 4x13

Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin, or any of its characters.

"How could you, Gwen?" Merlin asked, panting, as his hair fell down onto his sweat-slicked forehead and into his eyes. "How could you tell him? You promised!"

Gwen looked up to where her best friend was standing after slamming open the door, rushing inside the room and closing it behind him. His chest was heaving with exertion, and there was a look of disbelief and betrayal in his eyes that made her wince. She got up from the table and walked toward him.

"I am so sorry, Merlin," she said as she came closer, "But I couldn't keep it a secret from him. He's my husband." She cringed at the incredulous look on her friend's face; she hadn't meant to tell, it had just slipped out without her wishes.

"Couldn't…" Merlin's mouth fell open, and he looked remarkably like a goldfish. "Even if telling him would cost me my LIFE?"

Gwen shook her head. "He would never do that, Merlin. He wouldn't kill you!"

"Wouldn't he?" Merlin's eyes only grew in desperation. "You know what he's like – he's not going to just let this go."

"Merlin," Gwen said soothingly, grabbing both of his arms and trying to calm him down. "You're his best friend, even though he doesn't say it enough -"

"Or ever." Merlin added, wryly, even as his eyes darted from side to side nervously.

She fought to keep from smiling at the tone, and failed. "Yes, well."

The entire corridor seemed to shake with an almighty yell. "MERLIN, GET BACK HERE!"

Merlin blanched. "He's going to find me!"

"Don't be ridiculous," Gwen soothed, "How would he know you were in-"

The door flung open and Merlin nearly toppled over backwards, almost taking Gwen with him. Arthur stared down his manservant and scowled. "There you are." He growled.

Merlin attempted to hide behind Gwen, an action doomed to failure since he was much taller than his friend and Arthur had already seen him. Stepping forward, Gwen tried to calm down her nearly steaming husband. "Arthur, it's not that bad."

"Isn't it?"

In a moment of sheer stupidity, Merlin had assumed that Arthur was distracted enough by Gwen for him to make his getaway. He hadn't accounted for the keen focus tempered from years of hunting and battling, and Arthur tore after him, only just missing the slimmer man because he'd stumbled over one of Gwen's shoes. That she was wearing on her feet.

"Get back here, you traitor!" Arthur yelled as he bolted out of the room.

Gwen sprinted after him. "Arthur, stop!" She yelled in a manner entirely unbefitting to a queen. "It's not what you think!"

"It's exactly what I think!" Arthur's reply echoed through the hall.

"I kissed HIM!" Gwen yelled as she too took up the chase. "And it was six years ago! We didn't even talk to each other back then!"

Apparently she yelled louder than she had thought, because as she sprinted after the two men, Gwaine's highly amused voice could also be heard. "She kissed you? Good on you, mate!"

"Not helping, Gwaine!" Merlin yelled. He glanced back to see that his friend, now bearing an almost feral grin, was finally beginning to gain on him.

The two guards stationed outside the royal bedchamber looked at each other for a moment, and then shrugged. They were beginning to get used to it.

A/N: So who saw that coming? lol

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