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Gwen's POV*
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Take it easy Merlin, you have only just gotten back. I am sure there will be plenty of chances to kiss Arthur."
I heard Arthur make a sound from the corner of the room where Gaius was working on something to help Merlin.
Though I knew this could be a serious issue I had to restrain a laugh, this was so ridiculous. Why would morgana send Merlin to kiss Arthur again and again.
The thought of morgana killed any laugher I had. The charcoal black hair, green and blue speckled eyes and sweet smile. The sound of evil laughter and sword fighting come fast to my mind. I took a breath, looked down at Merlin who was smiling at Arthur. He looked love struck, well not much different then normal actually.
Just then Gaius came over holding some sort of herds in a cloth bundle.
"Hold him against the table" was all he said.
I push Merlin's face down with little difficulty, well that was Intel his ropes turned into snakes and rapped around my arms.
I screamed stepping back as I sent the snake flying.
By the time I gathered myself from that obvious display of magic, Merlin was kissing Arthur again.
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Arthurs POV*
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Merlin moved with such speed that I could not avoid the next kiss, really this was getting old, I decided that enough was enough. I picked up the unused brewing pot a thumped Merlin on the head knockig him out.
"Sire!" Came Gaius curt remark and donating eyebrow.
"What? This way we can get this over with without anymore unwanted snogging." I picked Merlin up, he was way to light I need to make sure he eats more, and put him on the table.
Gwen just stood there staring at me then looking at the snake that had turn back in to ropes laying in the ground.
"Alright Gaius let's get the old Merlin back"
I walked back to the corner this time with a pan lid just in case this didn't work.
Gaius looked shocked for a long moment before dabbing the bundle on Merlin's neck. He and Gwen watched and then Gwen said "is it dead?"
"I am afraid not, only stunned" he got up and grabbed a bike from the shelving uncorked it a waved it under Merlin's nose.
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Merlin POV
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My nose flared as it picked up a putrid smell, I jerked up holding back tears and I exclaimed.
"uhhh, what is that, Arthur's socks!"
"Thank the gods your back" I glanced towards the voice to see Arthur in the far corner of the room. Gaius and Gwen standing right by me.
"Why are you all the way over there?" I turned to Gaius's for answers.
Arthur sucked in a breath then said "You mean you don't remember what happened?" There was a brief pause. "You don't remember kissing me? Multiple times."
Head wiped over to Arthur so fast that I felt my neck pop. "I WHAT!" I looked at Gwen hopping this was some kind of prank but seeig only her shy apologetic smile.
Gaius meanwhile looked relieved. He asked "so you don't remember anything?" At that moment my stomach gave the lowest growl and I felt like I was gonna faint from exhaustion.
Arthur rolled his eyes "Let wait tell he had something to eat, you said the Fillmore make not eat and sleep right? Arthur finally walked over passing Merlin a plate of fruit.
I dug into the fruit hungery but not starving. The others waited until I finished half the plate before continuing. "I remember Morgan conjuring the snake but nothing else." I admitted looking at Gaius to avoid Arthur stare.
Gaius looked thoughtful then said "I am afraid the books on this say there is only two ways to get rid of this, one is to kill the mother beast, the other is for whatever morgana told you to do to happen. and since we don't know what she said we will have to go with the first."
"I agree, but we have been looking for Morgana from months." Arthur looked at me thinking for a second then making up his mind. "The only way I think we could find her is if Merlin used magic."
My heart stopped, I looked at Arthur for the first time since hearing that I had kissed him. "What?"
AN: Hi guys, long time no see. i forgot to put an author note on the last one cause i got struck with the writing flow and wanted to use it before it vanished.
so two chapters in one day to make up for the lack of updates in a while. well i know were this one is going i want to say i dont know how its going to get there at all. so wish my luck
-hitomyemail.
