Merlin woke up in the morning to find that Arthur wasn't in the bed anymore. He sat up, to see the door of the bathroom ajar.
Merlin slid out of bed and wandered over to the door. He gently pushed it open with his foot. Merlin leaned in the doorway with a slight smile.
Arthur was keeled over the toilet with his head against his arm and threw up again. He had been throwing up constantly for about two hours.
"What's wrong? Bad burger?" he chuckled almost smugly. Arthur breathed heavily and glared up at merlin. Merlin smiled. Arthur turned back to the bowl. "You're alright then!" he said before vomiting again.
Merlin wrinkled his nose but didn't move. "Yeah I feel fine. You talked to anyone else who had a burger?!" he asked. Arthur shook his head. "No!" he panted.
"I'll do it then!" he said with a little smile.
Merlin wandered down the hall to the phone. He called Gwaine first. Percival picked up. "Hey, err Arthur's sick. We just want to know if you two are ok and it's not the burgers!" Merlin said.
"Ok hang on!" Percival yawned. He rolled his arm to hit Gwaine who was asleep on his stomach hugging the pillow to make it plumper. "Hey you alright? Arthur's sick!" Percival said. Gwaine made groaning sounds that were muffled slightly by his pillow. It was almost impossible to understand. But Percival knew everything Gwaine meant. "He's ok. Me too. Try Mordred I think he had a burger or two. Leon defiantly did!" Percival said.
"Ok thanks Percy!" Merlin said and hung up.
Percival snuggled back down against Gwaine and pulled his duvet up slightly. He put his arm over Gwaine's chest. Gwaine made another groaning noise. "Yes Mer's alright I think it's just Arthur who's effected!" Percival said. Gwaine made the noise again. "I think Arthur would rather have merlin at home than at the pub!" Percival said. Gwaine groaned as he rolled over. "I know I'm right!" Percival said.
After talking to Morgana and Leon merlin found that Arthur was the only one effected. Merlin went back to lean back on the bathroom door.
"It's only you sweetie!" Merlin said. Arthur didn't reply. He threw up again. Merlin's heart almost stopped. There was red spots in his sick. It was blood! "Arthur? Arthur?!" Merlin gasped.
The next thing he knew, Merlin was running alongside Arthur as he was rushed along the hospital corridors in a bed. Merlin kept saying that everything was going to be ok, but he was terrified. He felt the nurses try to pull him away. He let them.
Merlin gulped as he watched Arthur be rushed away from him. His eyes pricked with tears. "It was just a burger! Just a burger!" he repeatedly muttered.