Part 1

'Now when Lady Hunith and her son arrive I expect you to show respect and kindness to her and her son. Do I make myself clear?' Uther asked sternly.

'Yes Father…' Arthur grumbled, scuffing his feet as he trailed behind his father.

Uther turned, stopping, staring Arthur in the eye and said 'I'm serious you will treat him as you have learned to treat Morgana. There will be no bullying am I understood?'

'Yes father I understand completely…' he mumbled staring at his boots already plotting revenge against a boy he'd never met!

'Good' Uther said with a sigh 'Now go and get that dirt off your face they'll be arriving this afternoon at the latest and when they do arrive you are going to look like the Crown Prince of Camelot not a filthy stable boy. Honestly what have you been doing all day?'

'Training with the knights!' Arthur replied with a beamy smile.

'Good you're eighteen now it's about time you started a proper training schedule instead of just when you fancy it.' Patting his son on the shoulder he left to prepare for the arrival of his new wife.

That Afternoon:

'My dear, how was your journey?'

'It when mostly without incident but-' Hunith stopped wondering whether to continue or not.

'Carry on my love.' Uther urged.

'Merlin was slightly reluctant to leave, you see we did not have room to take all of his things and he is quite put out, he does love his books.'

'I'm sure there are plenty books here to occupy him until all of his things arrive.' Uther chuckled as he wrapping an arm affectionately around her waist. 'Morgana, Arthur come and greet Merlin.'

Morgana went first practically skipping forwards to meet the enemy! He is the enemy thought Arthur. I bet he's horribly stupid and deformed and ugly with a name like Merlin! But oh boy was he wrong as he saw the boy who stepped up to great Morgana, lightly kissing her on the hand as he smiled shyly up at her his eyes sparkling in the sunlight- SHUT-UP Arthur barked at himself, mentally stamping on his sudden and very inappropriate thoughts about this beautiful stranger, as he tried to composed himself.

Morgana was giggling at something Merlin had said as Arthur approached them with what he called a smile, but to anyone else it was clearly a scowl.

'Hello Merlin.' Arthur spat.

'Hello! My name is Mer- oh wait you know that nevermind ahaha! It's fantastic to finally meet you my mother says your wonderful I'm sure we'll become great friends!' The idiot blurted all the while grinned as if he couldn't see the scowl or hear the bitter resentment in Arthur's voice.

'Well we'll see…'

Two months later:

'STOP FOLLOWING ME! GET YOUR OWN FRIENDS TO FOLLOW!' Arthur roared at Merlin.

'I ALREADY HAVE FRIENDS YOU - YOU-YOU PRAT! WHO WOULD WANT TO FOLLOW YOU AROUND ANYWAY!' Shouted Merlin as he marched back across the training field and back inside the castle kicking things as he went scaring off any passers by.

'Gods help me.' Arthur whispered to himself shaking his head to clear out all the Merlin.

Later that night (after supper):

'Well I think he's an ass anyway, and you would too if you had any brains!'

'I hate him Gwaine he's such a prat!' Merlin blurted, angrily gripped at the bed sheets to stop himself from punching the wall or maybe Gwaine.

'You know you're sexy when you're angry…'

'I what-' but that was all Merlin got out before Gwaine's full lips were crushing urgently against his sending them tumbling back on the bed, Gwaine on top of course. Gasping Merlin opened his mouth, incidentally letting in Gwaine's tongue. His head spun as he tasted the sweetness of Gwaine, his body reacting almost immediately although clumsily his youth and inexperience showing through as he struggled to keep up with Gwaine.

'I-I've n-n-never I-I don't know if I- AAaaHHhhaahh!' Merlin practically screamed as teeth scraped against a sweet spot under his ear.

'Merlin what in the world are you- HOW DARE YOU GET OFF HIM!' Arthur yelled, as he came storming through from his adjoining room, as he aimed a punch at Gwaine, missing as Gwaine dodged out of the way, and instead he hit Merlin sending the dark haired teen flying off the bed and onto the floor…

CRACK!

'Bloody hell Arthur what was that for!' Gwaine snapped.

'What do you think that was for!'

'Jealous I got there first Pendragon?'

'Shut-up! It's- It's inappropriate for- why would- It's Merlin I would- why would I be jealous?' Arthur struggled.

'Merlin? Are you alright?' Gwaine asked ignoring Arthur's question 'Merlin?' when Merlin didn't reply Gwaine leaned over the bed expecting to see Merlin rubbing his cheek only hiding because there were tears in his eyes but what he actually saw was worse and not funny in the slightest! 'Gods Arthur!' gasped Gwaine as he slide off the bed and felt for a pulse and to see if Merlin was still breathing 'you've bloody knocked him out it's a wonder you didn't kill him!

'I didn't-'

'Oh shut-up! Come on we have to take him to Gaius he'll fix this, and then you can hit me.'

And the two of them carried the unconscious boy to Gaius as quickly as they safely could without smashing Merlin's head off any doors or archways!

The next day:

'I was so stupid- I just- Morgana he had his hands all over him!'

'So you are jealous?' Morgana said biting her lip to suppress a smile.

'It didn't even look like Merlin was enjoying it! I can't believe he'd have the nerve to- and with one of the Kings wards!' Arthur raged completely ignoring Morgana.

'If it was Gwaine then I think that Merlin was defiantly enjoying it.'

'D-d-does Merlin like Gwaine, like that then?'

'He never mentions Gwaine like that and he tells me almost everything now…' Morgana trailed off now smiling.

'Morgana!'

'No he made me promise not to tell anyone! So I-'

'Mor-'

'Okay fine! I'll tell you!' Morgana blurted 'About a month ago I went to find Merlin and he was asleep in the library and when I sneaked up to wake him up I heard him talking in his sleep and he said your name and then he moaned and it sounded pretty 'interesting' if you get my drift so I woke him up and made him spill and then-'

'You're a monster you know that Morgana, pretty but evil.' Arthur grinned full of a new hope and maybe something else… he'd been waiting ever since he saw Merlin to have a reason to throw him down and fuck him so hard he'd forget his name now he had just that so he left Morgana and ran all the way to Gaius's chambers.

A few moments later:

'Merlin?' he whispered.

'Hmmm, Gwaine? Is that- oh its you!' Merlin grumbled as he saw who was standing there.

'Look-'

'Were am I?' the bruised teen asked as he struggled to sit up.

'Lie down you'll hurt yourself or something.'

'Oh am I in Gaius's chambers?-' Merlin paused for a moment thinking and Arthur noticed the realisation shine in Merlin's eyes right before he watched the boy force himself to sit while screaming 'YOU! Why did you hit me?'

'Look calm down, I only came to-'

'If you came here to point and laugh I swear I'll poison your dinner when you're not looking!'

'No… I just came to apologise.' Arthur said softly while he stared hard at his boots and the floor beneath his feet.

'Oh really? I hardly believe that!' Merlin huffed crossing his arms roughly then wincing as he felt the sting of his tender skin. I must have hit the floor pretty hard Merlin thought although I don't really remember.

'Shut-up Merlin I meant to hit that bas- Gwaine it was completely improper! Why were you letting him touch you! How could you! Did you even think about how I- never mind…'

Merlin's head was reeling from the remains of his anger and by what Arthur had just almost said.

'Why would I think about what you thought? Hmm? Why should you care about who I let touch me!' he watched as Arthur's face grew a deep crimson, watched as the Prince turned his head away as he mumbled something incoherent.

'becauseiwantyouto…'

'Pardon?'

'I'll go and get Gaius I'll tell him your awake!' and with that the Crown Price of Camelot fled.

The next day at dinner (with the King & Queen and Morgana):

'I'm glad to see you're recovering swiftly.' Uther smiled, actually smiled!

'As am I' Hunith said her, voice full of relief and love, hand resting on top of Merlin's.

'You still have to see Gaius everyday though? I mean to make sure you don't have some sort of brain damage.' Morgana chimed in from across the table.

'Yes, although nothings seems unusually so I doubt that Giaus will need to see me after this week, which I must say is a relief.' And everyone, almost everyone, around the table chuckled softly as Merlin grinned like a complete fool.

'Arthur? Your offal quiet today, are you coming down with something?' Hunith asked and Arthur could see the concern in her eyes.

'May I be excused?'

'Yes oh course Arthur, although I hope to see you up early training with the knights.'

'Yes father. Goodnight father, my lady, Morgana… Merlin.' His voice quiet but calm unlike his reddened face that gave away too much. Embarrassed he walked swiftly from the hall and made his way to his room.

Once he was alone in his room he sunk down onto his bed and let loose everything he'd shut out before. He let thoughts of Merlin spread like poison until they consumed his whole brain! His chest heaving as he imagined all the things he'd do to Merlin, not that he's do them but alone in his head there was no one looking or telling him that it was completely inappropriate to think about Merlin naked and writhing below him…

A couple of hours of sleep later:

Merlin's pov:

'Yesss, Merlin- oh gods yess like that… mmm your so wet…' Arthur mumbled in his sleep his chest heaving as he wriggled in his sleep arching as Merlin watched. He had to cling to the doorframe to stop himself from touching him, stop himself from running his hands down Arthur's built chest, had to stop himself from licking the sweat from Arthur's neck, stop himself from it all. His whole body ached for Arthur, he didn't know why. Honestly he really didn't know why, really he should hate him but then hormones, and feelings, weren't logical…

Arthur's pov:

Arthur woke up hot, his whole body vibrating with a forgotten dream, he tried to shake of the urge to cross his room and enter Merlin's. But when he turned towards the door he didn't have to seek Merlin because he was there standing in the doorway between their rooms shirtless and hair sticking out everywhere.

'M-Merlin!' Arthur stuttered.

'Arthur I was just- I heard- I thought you were calling me to come through, but I guess you weren't..' Merlin lied. Even in the dark Arthur could tell Merlin was lying just by the tone of his voice.

'Your lying.' Arthur stated as he struggled against the sheets to get out of bed.

'A-a-a-' Merlin stuttered as he stared mouth open at Arthur. 'Your so-'

'I really am sorry about what I did Merlin I couldn't help myself. Honestly I just couldn't bear to see someone else touching you.' The sleep that still clung to his brain made him tell the truth, for once about how he felt whether he meant to or not his secret was out.

'I know that's what Morgana said when I spoke to her; she said you were jealous of Gwaine. Are you?' Merlin asked as he made his way towards Arthur, as he walked he didn't look at Arthur's face but instead kept his eyes fixed to the tent in Arthur's trousers.

The knowledge that Merlin had noticed and was staring made it that much harder for Arthur to calm down.

'Yes- yes I was jealous…'

'Good' and as the younger boy took the last step towards him, he could now see the need in Merlin's eyes. All of the hatred gone, for now, and replaced with a burning want, a burning hunger.

Okay so I'm ending it here for now but I have a lot more ideas so this isn't the end my dear Merthur-ers. Until next time x

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