Merlin pushed another pile of horse poo away, still thinking about yesterday. The Doctor and Clara had come back to Camelot. They were going to stay in the palace for a while. He was happy about that, he thought. The Doctor was mysterious and interesting, he felt drawn to him. And Clara, he knew there was something about her. How could he have dreamt about her, for months and yet only have met just met her yesterday? Why did he feel like, when he looked at her, there was no one else in the world? He asked Gaius about premonitions.

'What do you know about premonitions?' Merlin asked. It just slipped out. Gaius looked at him.

'Well, they're dreams of the future,' he answered 'why?' Merlin shrugged.

'No reason, just…' Merlin's voice trailed off.

'Merlin,' Gaius asked 'what are you not telling me?'

'Nothing, really,' Merlin said.

Merlin shook off the thought and focused on one of his least favourite things, mucking out the stables, when he heard a voice from behind him. The voice that made his heart go a mile a minute, he'd only heard yesterday, but seemed to have known his whole life.

'Hey.'

Merlin turned to see Clara standing a few feet behind him, smiling. She was blushing, and her eyes didn't meet his. Clara came in closer.

'You weren't joking, this is really not nice,' she said.

Merlin chuckled 'Tell me about it.'

'Need help?' she asked, lightly.

'Oh, god no. I mean, I'm fine. And you're a guest; you shouldn't have to do anything. Arthur would kill me,' he replied 'why aren't you with the Doctor?'

'Bored,' Clara smiled 'he's off with Arthur doing god knows what. Thought I'd go for a look around. You sure you don't need help?'

'Yes,' Merlin assured her, but even so she picked up a spare rake and began raking up muck and other things. 'There's no stopping you is there?'

'Nope,' she chuckled. They kept working, until Clara tripped and Merlin caught her. She was in his arms, looking up at him

'I suppose we make a good team,' Clara said, as he helped her up.

'Yes,' Merlin agreed 'I think we do.'

-Their faces were just inches apart. Merlin's gorgeous face was just sitting in front of her. Clara couldn't help it. She did what she wanted to do from the minute she saw him. She leaned in, put her arms around the back of his head and kissed him.

She was amazed. She had kissed before but not like this. His lips were soft and gentle, his hands on her waist. She was standing on tiptoe to reach him. She ran her hand through his soft hair and then placed both her hands on his shoulders. She forgot about everything, the world, even the Doctor. She was kissing Merlin. She had never been happier. And the best part, he kissed her back.

-Merlin gasped, pulling away from Clara, he looked at her, feeling mixed emotions. On one hand, he was possibly the most happy he had been in his life. Something in the back of his mind was saying he had wanted to do this since he met her, maybe even since he started dreaming about her. On the other hand, if Arthur found out, he would be furious. Had Clara even wanted to kiss him? Or did he kiss her?

'Clara,' he gasped 'I am so, so sorry I-I don't know what came over me.'

'What came over you?' Clara asked 'What came over me? I kissed you. But-but you kissed back, didn't you?'

'I'm not sure,' Merlin babbled. Clara took him by the hand, looking into his blue eyes with her brown ones.

'Merlin, it's OK,' she reassured 'I wanted to kiss you. I'm sorry, I'm so so so sorry if I made you uncomfortable. But, I-I don't know I've just, ever since I started dreaming about you-'

'The dreams,' Merlin cut in 'You have them too?'

She nodded 'Every night'

'For months,' he took her head in his hands, making her look at him 'how come you never said anything?'

She sighed 'Merlin, look it's sort of complicated and I can't explain. But, I thought they were nothing.'

'So did I,' he said 'But, I, sort of, enjoyed it.' He admitted, blushing.

'What?' Clara asked.

'The kissing, well I thought, it was. Good.'

Clara smiled and took his hands. They looked into each other's eyes.

Now what? Merlin thought.

- Clara walked through the dark hallway, quietly, trying not to make a sound. Moonlight streamed through the window, and she braved herself to keep on walking. She had left the Doctor behind, in the bed they were sharing (he had been too polite to ask for a second room) and prayed he wasn't going to wake up and find her. She had to do this. She was trying not to get lost, but this was a huge castle. She was trying to memorize a route all day. She felt a hand on her arm and, before she could react, she was pulled into a side corridor. She gasped, but felt breath in her hear, heard a familiar voice.

'It's me.' She grinned and in the darkness, could make out the outline shape of him, and in the dark, she stretched up, pulled his head down, and her lips touched his, just as insane and wonderful as the first time. When Merlin pulled away, he chuckled and put her arms around his waist.

'Clara, we're meant to be trying to work this out, not kiss in the dark,' he whispered in her ear. She chuckled. 'Seriously though, Clara. Do you think it was a coincidence?' Clara shook her head.

'Do you?' she asked him.

'No,' he replied, speaking softly into her ear.

'Merlin,' she asked 'do you believe in love at first sight?' She immediately regretted asking. Merlin looked at her.

'Why?' he looked puzzled for a moment. Clara stepped back, out of his arms looking him in the eye. A smile spread across his face. This time, he leaned in and kissed her, on the lips, then on her nose. He leaned over and whispered on tiny, three letter word in her ear.

'Yes.'