Prophecy

A/N: Hello again! Sorry to seem so brutal. Okay. I have a matter I would like to clear up. I realised I'm not making this very clear. The boys are just starting to fall in love at this point. Merlin loves Will also though. Both Merlin and Arthur are aware of these strage emotions they're feeling but they're also denying the feelings are there, and they're denying what the feelings mean ect. I tend to keep switching between them knowing and them not knowing because their love is meant to be CONFUSING. I just want to make this clear. 'Kay? Comprende? Good.

This is set during Ep 4 and guess what? There are spoilers! Hehe. Enjoy and don't forget to review x

A wise old dragon had once told Merlin that his destiny was entwined with Arthur's. That they were two sides of the same coin, in fact. Merlin had thought the stupid creature foolish. He'd thought it must be mistaken for Arthur was a prat and a hopeless one at that, not a mighty King or heroic warrior. Yet, Merlin couldn't help but wonder if maybe that dragon had been right.

Did it mean that Merlin would spend the rest of his days serving Arthur? The warlock hoped not. That would be torture. What about the 'entwined' part? Did that mean what he thought it meant? That would be…peculiar. As if. Although...

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Merlin snapped his head around, a sudden thought popping into his mind.

"Arthur?" he called and the prince froze, turning back. Merlin looked at him, his face set into a gentle, almost affectionate expression. Merlin's sapphire eyes were whispering tales of such things as friendship, trust and maybe even love. They were rippling in the images, laced with that soft confusion that his age brought. His voice was drowning with something Arthur couldn't quite put his finger on and Merlin didn't quite understand,

"Thank you".

Arthur paused, slightly taken aback. He stared at Merlin, the mask slipping away for a similar expression of affection. He showed his real emotions and was shocked that Merlin didn't grimace and turn away. Arthur's eyes were also clouded over, only with an image that the not-so-distant future would bring. A bond that went deeper then anything. He opened his mouth to say something only to close it.

His mind, for some odd reason, went back to that light in the cave…

"You too," he replied. Merlin had saved his life so many times. Arthur had no idea…

Merlin smiled slightly and they shared a brief moment of just their eyes connecting them. They didn't understand it – not yet. They didn't even notice it. It was a mere echo of their destiny they'd accidently followed, not meaning to but refusing to go back. That was the thing about wearing your heart of your sleeve – someone you least expect could easily steal it. Gaius stood there and watched both boys and knew it from that very moment what they didn't. Ah, he thought, smiling, the fools.

Arthur spoke without the mock or the teasing and with just that weird tone they couldn't decipher. "Get some rest". With a final glance, Arthur turned and walked away, frowning in confusion.

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Entwined indeed…