A/N- Excuse time! I've been sick and family problems, so sorry it's been so long. I really didn't mean to leave it this long, honest! And now that everything's worked out, anything I'm writing will now get done sooner. But it's done now! Finally!

I guess that's the only good thing about being sick. I get time to write.

Kudos to MerlinFan1996 for betaing!

Benugan this final chapter for Mind Games!

Weeks passed. Merlin had been let back as Arthur's servant, so long as he didn't do any heavy lifting or get overtired. The prince had readily agreed to do as Gaius instructed, though the patient in question was not happy about the restrictions. The warlock's wounds were healing nicely and Arthur knew everything about his magic (even though it took him all of one day and halfway into the night).

Arthur and Gwaine could stand each other a little better, but the ale-lover was jealous how close Arthur and Merlin were- not that he'd admit it. He was just glad that Merlin was safe and sound. The magic didn't bother him at all. He just had to be careful not to tell anyone when he got drunk. This was easier said than done.

Camelot had settled down for the time being. The crime rate was low and no one had encountered Mordred. There had been many searches for him when Arthur told his Father, but none were successful. It seemed that either he'd gone off into hiding or Merlin had dealt a fatal blow. Merlin, despite the positive possibility of the druid boy being gone, was on high alert. Arthur thought he was just being overly cautious.

Speaking of the older boy... He almost never let Merlin out of his sight. He made him do all the chores the warlock previously did in his own room in Arthur's chambers. At night, Arthur claimed he 'couldn't sleep without going for a walk', and went with Merlin to Gaius'. Then a servant had suddenly started waiting outside the physician's chambers till the warlock came out, insisting upon walking all the way to the kitchens and up to Arthur's room. It took a week for the raven haired youth to figure out that the royal had sent the servant to watch him.

A month after the incident, Uther fell ill. Then one night he went to sleep and didn't wake up. Arthur became King, Guinevere became Queen, and Merlin stayed as Arthur's manservant. The new king had promised Merlin he'd return magic to the kingdom; he just wasn't sure how to go about it.

All in all, things were looking up. Gwen had caught Merlin using magic to polish Arthur's boots while he read, but she accepted it despite magic's role in the death of her father. She claimed that magic couldn't possibly be evil if Merlin was born with it. Gwaine had so far kept it a secret, though there were no guarantees with him.

Merlin and Arthur stayed the same as ever…

"Prat."

"Idiot."

"Dollophead."

"Oi!"

"Oi, what?"

"Go do your chores!"

"Since when do I listen to you?"

"Since now! Take that!"

"Ow! Ow, quit it! I don't deserve this noogy! Ouch!"

"Yes, you did! Say I'm the greatest king ever!"

"Ow! No!"

"I won't stop!"

"Fine! Arthur is the greatest king ever!"

"There. I let go. Wasn't so hard to say, was it?"

"Oops, I forgot something when I said that."

"No, you didn't."

"Yes, I did. I meant to say, 'Arthur is the greatest king ever at being a royal prat!"

"MERLIN! YOU GET BACK HERE! DON'T YOU RUN FROM ME!"

The End

A/N- …

I can't believe it's finished. Guys, I finished it!

Now I need your opinion. Should I do a sequel? The updates would be faster! Either leave it in a review or vote on my poll! I already have an outline (in my head- I can't write outlines on paper or else I lose interest) but I can't decide if I should write it or just leave it in my head or change some of the details and make it into a different fic… Please tell me what I should do!

I thank all of you who have reviewed, favorited, or alerted me or my fic! I owe it all to you wonderful people for encouraging me to write this! Again, I apologize for being so slow, but thank you for staying with me anyways!

*sniff sniff* And now I must bid ado for this fic… Goodbye and happy travels to you all… *sniff sniff*

Please review! :D

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