A/N #1: Look, an update! :D Enjoy the silly crack!ficlet at the end. XD

PART 11:

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

Anytime you hear anything about a "love triangle", you think of Arthur/Gwen/Lancelot.

You tell your friends (and maybe even random strangers) that "the darkest hour is just before the dawn" whenever the moment calls for it.

You hear the expression "Merlin's beard" and Dragoon/Emrys comes to mind.

You act out, write fics, or daydream about your favorite scenes from your favorite episodes, as well as the scenes you've imagined in your head that you know should have been added in.

Your professor calls you out for napping in class, and you are sorely tempted to tell them that you were actually listening for woodworm (since that particular time of day is when they are most active).

You pretend like your big shiny new bangle has healing powers, and you claim to have nightmares if you sleep without it.

You want a little white dragon as a pet (a stuffed replica would also suffice).

You are full from eating your last meal, and you comment saying that your belt is just "one hole shy of perfection".

You explain to your six-year-old cousin that the reason she can't be the green pieces on the board game you two are playing is because it is her destiny to be the red pieces while it is your destiny to be the green ones. (My cousin didn't quite understand the concept of destiny, but she fell for it anyway. ;D)

You know you could write an excellent paper on destiny if given the opportunity to do so.

- Ficlet time! -

Merlin had had it.

He was sick and tired of Arthur sharing his father's hatred of magic. Arthur was King now, the so-called "Once and Future King" that the druids spoke so highly of because of his supposed destiny to bring magic back to the land.

Some destiny, Merlin thought gloomily to himself. If only the druids could hear the prat now!

A magical creature attacked an outlying village the day before (with Merlin being the one to secretly defeat it, of course). Ever since then, much to the warlock's dismay, Arthur had spoken of nothing but the evils of magic and why his father had been right to purge the land of it.

Arthur had just sat down to eat breakfast and was already in the middle of his fourth magic-related rant since yesterday's incident when Merlin finally snapped.

"You wouldn't even be here if it weren't for magic, you dollophead!"

"What do you mean by that?" Arthur asked, his tirade momentarily forgotten and his expression one of true curiosity.

"You were born of magic, remember?" Merlin still wasn't quite sure when (let alone how) the young king had managed to find out this piece of information. But the warlock knew it was common knowledge, because it was brought up every once in a while.

Apparently, though, Arthur had temporarily forgotten that major detail of his life's beginning.

"Oh."

Merlin stared at Arthur, who seemed to be deep in thought. Just as the warlock was about to say "Sire?" in hopes of snapping the king out of his trance, Arthur snapped his head up and met his manservant's wary gaze.

"Right!" Arthur exclaimed loudly. "What was I saying?"

"That you hate magic and all who associate themselves with it...?"

"Now why would I say such a ridiculous thing like that, Merlin? Honestly, have you forgotten that I myself was born of magic?"

Merlin blinked.

"Now, go and gather the knights. I need to have a council meeting to discuss repealing the laws against magic immediately."

Merlin blinked again. This was too good to be true! Literally. In fact, Merlin was so confused by Arthur's sudden change of heart that all he could do was continue to stand there and blink at the young king. The secret warlock eventually found his voice again, just as Arthur tucked into his morning meal.

"Sire, are you sure that-"

"Enough, Merlin!" the king exclaimed through a mouth full of bread. "I don't have time to listen to your blubbering all day. Now go and gather the knights!"

Merlin complied like the perfect manservant that he was and left immediately, trying in vain to erase the confused frown from his face.

Maybe I knocked Arthur out too hard yesterday before magically killing the beast...

A/N #2: I just wanted to let you guys know that the reason my updates tend to take so long is because I'm so lazy about doing the ficlets for each chapter. :P The last one I ended up writing turned out to be so long that it became its own oneshot: "Like Father, Like Son". Go check it out if you have time! ;)

A/N #3: Sorry, one more thing! Some of you responded to needing links to watching season 4 episodes online, but I didn't have a way to reply due to you not having an account. So just type in "Watch Merlin Streaming Online Videos" on Google and go to the blogspot link. It has all episodes from seasons 1-4! :D

Until then, my friends! Thanks for reading and feel free to leave a review! ;)