Sorry this took me so long, guys! Been busy studying for external exams...this is the final chapter, hope you all like it :)
Chapter 5/Epilogue
The day after:
"May I sit here?" Arthur asks quietly. He holds a silver tray, laden with salad and lean meat, in both hands.
Merlin looks up at him, stunned. He can feel his heartbeat racing.
"Umm...yes?" Freya squeaks. Will looks up at Arthur curiously and Gwyn smiles to herself.
Arthur grabs a chair and sits down next to Merlin so that their knees are knocking against each other and he takes Merlin's hand under the table. Merlin just can't take it upon himself to let go.
One week after:
"What do you think you're playing at?" Merlin asks Arthur furiously, cornering him in the bathroom between classes.
"What do you mean?" Arthur asks innocently.
Of all the nerve, Merlin thinks irately. "I mean putting that note in my locker, asking me to come with you around Europe next month! I thought you'd had your fun!"
"So you don't want to go?"
"What does that have to do with...Oh hell, just forget about it," Merlin says finally, throwing his hands in the air and storming back to class.
When he finds the already paid for ticket in his locker the next period, he holds it gingerly in his hands, examining it in shock. Slowly, his mouth spreads into a smile and he folds the ticket- tucking it safely into a pocket in his backpack.
One month later:
Merlin feels the seat rumble beneath him and he curses under his breath. Arthur puts an arm around him and holds him so that Merlin can hide his face in his neck.
"Trust me?" he whispers into Merlin's ear.
"Yes," answers Merlin, so faintly it was almost incomprehensible. Arthur smiles at him tenderly and holds him even closer as they take off into the night sky.