Author's note
Hi, so this was a random idea I had for a while and then I saw someone else on here do something really similar and it inspired me to write. A lot of the original song lyrics have been changed to fit the story better, and I did use some of the lines used for the song in that original fic, but everything else is my own, aside from the song itself, of course. If there are any spelling mistakes, I'm sorry, I wrote this in all of fifteen minutes and I haven't proofread it whatsoever. I might edit this in future but for now this is it. Hope you enjoy!
Song - When Will My Life Begin?
Merlin had woken up to quite possibly the weirdest day of his life. When he went to bed the night before he hadn't suspected anything to be strange or off. But when he woke up today his heart was filled with a bursting desire to start singing. Even the world around him seemed to inspire this feeling more and more.
Gaius left earlier this morning, as he had been for days now to tend to a sick mother and child in the lower town, leaving Merlin in the chambers himself. Merlin pulled himself out of bed and the music started playing in the air everywhere he went. First, he got dressed and headed down to the main chamber to start on Gaius' chores for him, ready to burst into song. As soon as he picked up the broom to sweep, the words flew out of his mouth uncontrollably.
"7am, the usual morning lineup
Start on the chores and sweep 'til the floors all clean,"
"Polish and wax, do laundry, mop and shine up
Sweep again and by then it's like 07:15,"
Merlin headed straight to the kitchens, still in a daze of song and dance as he got Arthur's breakfast.
"And so I'll fetch his meal
Or maybe two or three,
Merlin soon barged through Arthur's doors, still singing away while the king slept peacefully. He sat Arthur's breakfast on the table and woke the king up for a meeting.
"I'll serve and slave away
Until my back is weak."
"I think the castle's cursed
'Cause I can't stop singing
Just wondering, when will my life begin?"
Merlin's voice faded out until he started cleaning up Arthur's chambers after he left for the meeting.
"Then after lunch, it's dishes and pots and training
Sharpening swords, saving the king and stress
Saving his life, bring him home and surviving the making
Of this mess, maybe fetch!"
Merlin threw a pile of clothes at Arthur while the king merely stood there and laughed. Yet another mess for Merlin to tidy.
"Hey!" Arthur exclaimed in amusement at Merlin.
"Take your hind, and go and dress!"
Merlin shoves more clothes at Arthur before turning back to the messy room.
"And I'll re-clean this room
If I have time to spare, I'll go and save him more
I'm sure there's doom somewhere,"
"And then I'll hide and lie, so I can keep my head
Stuck in the same phase I've always been
And I'll keep wonderin', and wonderin', and wonderin' and wonderin'
When will my life begin?"
Merlin looks around at the messy room in despair and sighs. Back in his own chambers, he looks out his bedroom window and the song continues.
"I'm sure someday
The light will appear
Just like it did all those years before, each day
What is it like?
A place where magic roams
Maybe when I'm older
Arthur might just
Let me know"
Merlin stared into the sunset with a gloomy expression as the song finally ended. One day, he promised himself. One day…