A/N #1: From now on there may be references to the fourth season of Merlin since it is airing now. And don't use the excuse of "I don't live in Britain so I can't watch it!". If you haven't been able to watch the fourth season yet for this very reason and you want to, just let me know in a review/PM and I can direct you to some links! :)

A/N #2: Stay tuned for the Christmas oneshot at the end! :D

And now, on with the next chapter!

PART 10:

You know you're obsessed with Merlin when...

You're tempted to ask for a chain-mail shirt for Christmas or your birthday, but one: your parents declare you have no need for one, and two: you know you would probably sink to the ground trying to wear the heavy thing (but then again, Merlin did run pretty quickly when dressed as a knight!).

You're typing lecture notes during class while your professor is talking, and for absolutely NO reason whatsoever you type "Bradley James" (I guess everyone knows one of the things I Google search a lot, now! haha).

You go camping and you laugh when you nearly catch your sock on fire while sitting near the campfire.

You think the Dorocha are the explanation for the suddenly cold weather.

You see the word density and think it says destiny.

You see the word Emmys and think it says Emrys.

You avoid holding crystals because you're afraid of the horrible futures you will see in them.

Your doodles consist of dragons and warlocks and all things medieval.

You yell Merlin's "dragon-speak" when you are angry (and you make sure no sane person is around to hear it).

If you want to make your voice raspy and/or lose your voice, you yell in said dragon-speak voice for about half an hour.

It was Christmas morning, and the whole of Camelot was covered in a fresh blanket of snow. After waking the King with a loud exclamation of, "Merry Christmas, sire!", Merlin brought Arthur a warm, delicious breakfast from the kitchens and later proceeded to help his master get dressed.

The two bantered with each other about various things as Merlin helped Arthur into his armor. When the King was finally dressed and ready for the day's festivities, he dismissed Merlin until lunchtime, allowing his servant some extra time to spend with Gaius. Before Merlin left, however, he wanted to ask Arthur a favor.

"Could I borrow one of your gauntlets for a moment?"

"What for?"

"Just... let me see it."

Puzzled, Arthur took off his left gauntlet and handed it to his servant. Merlin then took the metal glove and turned to walk away. Just as Arthur thought Merlin was about to walk out of the room without an explanation, he stopped and quickly turned back around to face the King with a serious expression on his face.

The warlock took a few steps towards his confused friend and threw down the gauntlet on the floor between them. The loud noise and the suddenness of the situation made Arthur twitch, but otherwise he was not phased by Merlin's strange actions. What he said next, though, Arthur could not have seen coming.

"I challenge you, Arthur Pendragon, to a snowball fight."

A smirk quickly appeared on Merlin's face, but Arthur forced himself not to give in to the humor just yet.

"You're not a knight, Merlin, so you can't challenge me to do anything."

Merlin crossed his arms over his chest. "Do you mean to say that you're afraid of being defeated by your servant in a snowball fight?"

"I mean nothing of the sort," Arthur replied as he bent down to retrieve his gauntlet. "In fact, what I mean to say is that I challenge you." A smile slowly spread over the two friends' faces.

"You're on."

A/N #3: Whether or not I reach the 200 review mark with this chapter, I want to thank all of you who do review! And a Merry Christmas / Happy New Year to everyone!

A/N #4: Lastly, a bit of shameless self-advertising: I had originally planned on posting a different ficlet for this chapter, but it quickly became too long. So I'm going to be posting it separately as a oneshot hopefully sometime later this week! Not sure yet of the title, but watch for it and/or add me to your Author Alert so you can read it! ;) It will feature sick!Merlin and caring!Arthur... just what everyone loves! haha :)