One of my friends sent me one of this emails and while I read it with absolutely no intention of passing it on in any form, I found myself thinking of scenarios and hence this Fanfiction was created. Sorry.
SLASH references: Merlin/Arthur
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Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
Arthur wandered through the castle aimlessly. He was bored and tired; he had been training all morning and been in meetings with his father most of the afternoon. Now he had a few hours before the evening feast and he wanted to spend some time relaxing, and so was searching for the one person in the castle who treated him as just Arthur. Merlin was nowhere to be found which was concerning. Finally, Arthur found him. He was in the orchard sitting with Gwen. The trees were blossoming and both had tiny pink flowers in their hair. They were talking quietly and comfortably, each laughing as Arthur watched. Gwen looked down and Merlin took her hands and smiled at her. Arthur felt something inside him break.
He hadn't realised until then how much he cared for Merlin. How he had moved from simply appreciating Merlin's openness and honesty to love and all without him actually realising it, Arthur had no idea. But now Merlin was with Gwen. Arthur tried to rationalise that they were friends and it wasn't like he caught them in any sort of compromising position, but, something in Merlin's dark eyes told Arthur that Arthur would forever be looking and not touching.
Arthur watched silently for another few minutes then turned and walked away slowly, knowing that Merlin would never look at him the same way. What he didn't know was that as he turned and left, Merlin's dark eyes followed him; knowing that decisions had been made and sides had been taken. Arthur was a Prince, one day he would rule Camelot; and he needed an heir to carry on his line. So Merlin watched as his future happiness walked away from him in silence, Gwen holding his hand lightly trying to comfort him.
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