Title: Intoxicated Truths

Summary: It seems Merlins tongue becomes rather lose when intoxicated. Merlin/Arthur pre-slash.

Warnings: None

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Sad times!

Word Count: 444

A/N: This is my very first Merlin fanfic. Actually, this is the first fanfic Ive written in quite some time Nice and short. Please tell me what you think. :)

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Merlin was not drunk. Not even the tiniest bit. Gaius was lying about Merlins inability to hold his wine; clearly this was the proof! Countless flagons scattered across the table in front of him and yet Merlin was not drunk. No way.

Merlin stared at the wall of the public house at the large moth flying relentlessly towards the flame encased in glass, smacking into the glass over and over. Clearly not taking the hint Merlin thought. He giggled at the thought. "Silly moth!" he snorted.

"Im sorry?" Gwen asked, sipping her wine casually.

"That moth just doesnt get the hint. It keeps smacking into the glass trying to get to the flame because its so pretty, but it wont get that the glass protecting the moth by not letting it get past. And even if it does the flame will only hurt it. Kill him." Merlin had stopped giggling as he mirrored the plight of the moth to his own life. Hes beautiful, but hes dangerous.

"Are we still talking about the moth?" Gwen asked nervously, shifting her eyes from Merlin to the moth and back again.

As if waking from a trance Merlin sat up quickly. Ram rod straight. "Arthur is annoying!" He declared loudly. "Annoying and... and something bad."

"Oh really?" A deep voice questioned causing Merlin to snap his gaze away from Gwen to the tall blonde man standing to the right.

"Sire!" Gwen greeted at once.

"I overheard the cook speaking about my manservant getting sloshed in here. I thought I should come and take him to his chambers before things got too bad. It seems Im too late." Arthur said, glancing at Merlin. "I'm annoying am I Merlin?" Arthur repeated his face stoic as if angry but the glint in his eyes hinted more to amusement.

"Yes!" Merlin said boldly "Yes, you are! You are very attractive and that annoys me."

Arthurs eyebrows rose so high they almost disappeared into his hairline. "I annoy you because Im good looking?"

"You're not just good looking! You're- you're gorgeous! I try not to think about it but then because I go 'hey dont think about that you idiot!' I think about it even more. And then I go 'Seriously! Stop it!' and then I want you more and more and more. And then because I cant have you it makes me mad! You make me mad!" Arthur glanced at Gwen who, Arthur noticed, looked far too amused for his liking.

Merlin hiccupped and his eyes went wide "I feel funny." he whispered before he collapsed onto the table in front of him, scattering the flagons on the floor around him.

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So there you have it my first Merlin fanfic what do you think? :) Please review!