Merlin let his head rest on the desk, his hands lying on the wall. He let out a deep breath and then blew it out slowly. He looked at his cell phone, his mind ringing with the tone that had come from it from the last half hour. It rang again. He closed his eyes and grabbed it, flipped it open, and held it to his ear.

"Hello?"

There was a minute pause, "Merlin where the hell are you? I've been calling from the last half hour you're suppose meet us at my house."

Merlin let out a sigh as Arthur's voice and closed his eyes. Was he the one questioned in his head once more? He heard Arthur voice again calling his name. He took a breath, " Arthur….. am I….."

"Merlin you're going have to speak up I can barely hear you." Arthur said then there was a crash and a mutter of Morgana's voice, "Look just hurry over here will you."

The line went quiet and Merlin let out a curse and shoved the phone in his pocket. Oh, well, fine, then he was just going to have to man up and tell him and if he happen to be wrong…..then….oh well. He stood up and grabbed his jacket and walked out the door and into to the cold to Arthur's house.

Merlin pulled the door open and could hear the loud noise of Nickleback and Daughtry from Arthur's bedroom. Merlin paused on the stairs; his hands sweaty and he shook his head and pushed himself up the stairs. He got the threshold and stopped when he heard Arthur.

"I can't just go up and do that are you nuts?"

Merlin paused and shuffled to where he could hear more clearly, "oh come on, Arthur, make the jump I can't stand you being so….this."

"And what do I tell Merlin, Morgana he's my best friend."

"….I know."

Merlin bit his lip, tears in his eyes as he turned from the room. Shit, he wasn't the one he just knew it. He was just about to walk away or run, when he saw Gwen coming down the hall with popcorn in her hands. When she saw Merlin's tears, she paused. "Merlin?"

Merlin shook his head and went to back up but ran into Arthur's door and tipped back and crashed into the room. He let out a cry as he twisted his body and landed on his stomach. He let out oomph and felt a tear slipped down his face and he got onto his knees. He didn't need to see Arthur's feet to know he was in front of him because the boy leaned down and his eyes went wide as he looked at Merlin.

"Merlin?" his voice was strangled and Merlin looked up…..only to see Leon behind them with Morgana who eyes were wide and realization on her face.

"Merlin no, it's not….Arthur tell him!"

Arthur reached out a hand but Merlin slapped it away and Arthur yanked back as Merlin stood up. Arthur went to go say something but Merlin, tears blinding him and his body racing before he could stop it, kissed him, hard on the mouth.

Arthur didn't kiss back.

"Damn and here I thought the person was me," he whispered before he fled the room, Arthur yelling after him as Merlin ran and ran until he could on collapsed back on a light pole and onto the sidewalk. He rubbed his eyes and his lips and laughed.

He kept laughing until he heard a splash and looked up to see, soaking wet since it just happen to be raining, Arthur Pendragon coming up to him. He went up to Merlin and stopped. They locked their eyes and Merlin looked away first.

"You have no more guesses left, Merlin."

Merlin muttered, " I don't want to play anymore. I don't care who you like…and now you know why."

Arthur came to sit by him and Merlin wanted to scream at him to go away and to go back to Leon who must have been the one even if Arthur had lied. Arthur gripped his hand instead and Merlin looked to it to Arthur's face.

"You might because the person…is you."

Merlin could only look at him as the rain continued to poor…..and Arthur kissed him.

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