"Please Arthur!" Merlin begged as Arthur sipped at his wine, content with ignoring his manservant who was prattling on about going home to see his mother. Releasing a loud sigh, Arthur turns to his servant and with a voice that demands no argument says "no Merlin! You may not go, now shut up!"
Instead of ceasing his argument like he was supposed to, Merlin yells "why the hell not?"
"Because i said so!" Arthur yelled back making Merlin falter for a second as he wasn't expecting the, usually calm, prince to raise his voice. Seeing his manservant's flinch Arthurs face softened and a small apologetic smile appeared on his face. "At least give me a plausible reason!" Merlin demanded.
"No Merlin, now leave me." He spoke gently hoping that for once Merlin would do as he was told. "Not until you give me a reason!" he replied as he stared into the fire, casting shadows over his face. They were both quiet as Merlin watched the fire and Arthur watched him, watching the fire.
"I don't want you to go." Arthur muttered as he turned away to hide the blush appearing on his cheeks. "What?" Merlin asked surprised as he turned to Arthur who glanced at Merlin from the corner of his eye. Merlin was grinning as he slowly made his way over to Arthur; he hugged him from behind resting his chin on Arthurs shoulder and humming a soft tune.
"I won't be gone long" he said after a while and Arthur chuckled quietly, reaching up and grasping Merlin's hand in his own. "Fine go, but be careful!" Arthur sighed, smile still in place on his pink lips. Merlin's grin grew impossibly wide as he pressed a chaste kiss to Arthur's neck and skipped from the room. "I'll miss you" Arthur whispered as he watched Merlin go.