Title: It's Like Magic
Author: Kiki1770
Rating: T for Language
Summary: Merlin got thrown in the stock one too many times
Setting: Some where between season 3 and 4
A/N: I had a lot of fun writing this one! For some reason I wanted to write it in Gwaine's POV because he's just such a fun character! So just the usual message: Follow my community: The Best of Merlin, for novel quality stories.
Brotherhood 1: Merlin's Revenge!
Gwaine loved his life in Camelot. Why? Because the longer he lived, the more interesting life got. One particularly fine morning, Gwaine had been patrolling the forest with Lancelot. It was of those lame look out for bandits sort of patrol. He expected it to boring and entirely uneventful. How wrong he'd be.
He was presently nursing a very full bladder with dying conviction to hold it in. Last night was another pleasurable night in his favorite tavern. The Princess and Merlin decided to join them. They spent half the night arguing but it was all good fun. Arthur spent a good part of the night trying to convince Merlin to take the fault for him so that he could sneak away for a quick hunt the next day. Merlin refused, stating that Camelot was currently suffering famine, and he didn't want to add to their hunger by getting thrown in the stocks.
Too bad for Camelot; Gwaine was lucky to catch a glimpse of the spoiled produce rain down on his friend. But Gwaine was not heartless; he stole the potatoes of course. Merlin smiled at him gratefully when he got out and rambled about how he was gonna get back at Arthur while loading Gwaine's horse for the patrol.
If Gwaine had know that Merlin had even the teaspoon of a devious mind that was there all along, he would dragged the manservant's butt out of Camelot to pester and rain hell down on Nobles of all standings years ago. Because Gwaine was currently stand in an open field watching the Prince of Camelot dangling by his ankle…in a rabbit trap.
"MERLIN YOU IDIOT!" Arthur bellowed, completely red faced, whipping his fist in the direction of his manservant. "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE CATCHING THE RABBIT, NOT ME YOU BUMBLING FOOL!" He hollered once more.
Merlin watched the Prince struggle, hanging upside. He was trying to contain his laughter but was failing miserably. Arthur whipped his body around trying to strangle Merlin but the boy was too far out of his reach. Merlin caught Gwaine standing in the opening of the clearing and laughed as he walked to greet him.
"You realize he's gonna have you flogged right?" Gwaine chuckled without a trace of seriousness in voice. The devious glint in Merlin's eyes said otherwise.
"Don't worry; I drugged his wine earlier,"
"MERLIN! Get. Me. Down!"
I love Arthur-Gwaine-Merlin stories! Those three are always full of adventure and always getting into so much trouble! I hope this at least brought a smile to your face :)
Review please. I'd update up to three in a day if you did :)
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