Title: It's Like Magic
Author: Kiki1770
Rating: T for Language
Setting: Modern Times
Summary: Gwaine and Merlin greet the new kid on the block
A/N This drabble quite literally came out of nowhere. But I thought the idea was cute and I had to write it! For those who are not familiar, Ding Dong Ditching is game children play where the ring someone's door bell and make a run for it. Can't say I haven't done it before (shh, its a secret), but the thrill is in getting away. So enjoy this cute, humurous drabble.
Reincarnation 5: Ding Dong Ditchers
"Why did I let you talk me into this?" Merlin groaned for the umpteenth time and scowled as Gwaine dragged him to the new kid's house. "Can't we just leave him alone? He seems like a nice lad."
Gwaine gave him a look. "Its tradition Merls, everyone knows we do it because we care. Besides this kid gives me prattish vibes." Merlin put his foot down.
"Firstly, prattish is not a word." He glared. "Secondly, that's my word!"
"Yeah yeah, now go ring the doorbell you lousy tosser!"
"Gwaine!"
"I'm hiding behind the car; signal me when you're ready to run."
Merlin swallowed nervously, and his finger hovered over the door bell. He took a deep breath and counted to three. He leaned forward and—the door swung open before Merlin could make his move. He froze, face to face with a blonde haired boy who seemed to be around his age.
Merlin feels blood rushing up to his cheeks. "Are you psychic?" he blurted without thinking. The boy raised an eyebrow.
"No…I was just about to leave. Can I help you?" The boy asked impatiently. Merlin scrunched his face, prattish vibes indeed. But unfortunately he was still panicking about his predicament to call him one.
"Oh me, no! My uhh friend and I were just…caroling." He winced at the pathetic excuse.
"In the middle of spring?"
"Y-yeah, see there's my friend. Come on Gwaine, don't be shy!" He all but squawked. Gwaine took one look at Merlin and took off running in the opposite direction. "Gwaine!" Merlin cried indignantly.
The blond haired boy guffawed at him, his face reddening to match Merlin's. The boy seemed nicer when he was laughing. "Right, so what were you really doing?" Just kidding, prat mode was back.
"We were ding dong ditching." Merlin said sheepishly.
"In broad day light?" The boy gaped. This time Merlin grinned, and echoed the words Gwaine used on him earlier.
"Makes things more exciting doesn't it?"
The boy paused for a moment, his mouth twitching in amusement. "You're an idiot." He concluded.
"Actually I'm Merlin. Idiot is just a nickname. You can be Prat!"
"Shut up! My name is Arthur!" The boy, Arthur said, pulling him into a headlock.
Hehe that was fun to write. Sorry for any grammatical errors, I might have butchered it in this piece.
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