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"Okay. There is one thing that I am absolutely sure of." I whisper, glancing around the back of Tall Water High's bleachers with caution.

"And what would that be?" Merlin asks, curiously.

"At all costs we must avoid the cheerleaders." I say, with a very serious expression gracing my features.

"Are they magical creatures? Vile little things?" I shake my head in defiance.

"They aren't dangerous in that sense. Trust me, I was one in elementary school. Then I converted. However, they have hated me ever since the big "I quit"...so... now I just avoid them to protect myself from the Vine or Instagram."

"What is the Vine? I won't even ask about the inst-what ever that was since I can barely pronounce it."

"It is like the 'Rumor Mill' or the 'Grape Vine' but ten times worse. It opens you up to international humiliation and a slightly corrupt source of entertainment." My face darkens, "It is highly addictive. Yet the clutches of Imgur and Instagram are too thick."

"Alright, hold on a moment, then what is-"

I stop him in the middle of his statement. "Shh! There is no time to explain now, one of the cheerleaders, Trinity, is headed this way. I'll explain later when I get you in front of a computer, laptop or tablet device."

"What is a—" Merlin starts.

"I said shh!"

With that I drag Merlin across the back of the bleachers, across the track, and into the school shed.

"Stay as still as humanly or warlock-ly possible, I have a feeling we might be in here for a while..." I peer out of the shed through a small crack in the wood of the door. Trinity was walking past the shed with her crones on the track- Libby and Cara.

Trinity, herself, was a typical queen bee. She has medium-length, dark brown hair that was shined and straightened to perfection, pearly white teeth, bright blue eyes, and a perfectly airbrushed tan complexion.

Libby has bright red hair that was obviously dyed, blue eyes, and perfect boobs which I was convinced she had paid for after she came back to school last summer.

Cara was short, with brown hair and highlights, brown eyes, and a fiery temper. She was not one to mess with, and I am sure that she is only kept around by Trinity and Libby to scare away potential competitors.

"I am beginning to wonder about your sanity, Princess. Surely the world has not changed that much since my time." Merlin's mouth twists up into a smile on one side, his eyes twinkling in amusement.

"As a servant, were you deliberately taught to defy everything that royalty told you?!" I put my hands on my hips, turning towards him in a joking manner.

"Not exactly, but I contribute my wit to Gaius' influence." He smirks.

"Quiet down! If we're not more careful, they're going to hear us spea-" As though my sentence was an invitation, the door to the school shed busted open and none other than the she-devil herself stood before me.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't for the self-proclaimed loser come back from her disappearance act cry for attention. Looks like you were having fun while you were away, considering the hunk of nerd you were shacking up in here with. Tell me-were you here the whole time or did you just want to play seven minutes in heaven with your new nerd-boy? What's with your outfit, did you hideout at the renaissance faire?" Trinity spit out, not wasting any time in her goal to ruin my social life.

"Ok, Trini-bee, first of all I did not disappear because I wanted to or to get attention and that's none of your damn business in the first place! My outfit is gorgeous, and obviously above your price range. As for Mer-" I pause, "Colin, this nerd-boy is hotter than anyone you'd ever get and I'd gladly play seven minutes in heaven with him but I don't have to because I'm not a slut like you and I know I can get that any time I want without any effort." I smirk, exaggerating so she'd leave us alone.

"Hey, no one talks to Trin-trin like that! No one!" Cara screeches, taking a step forward.

"Yeah! What she said!" Libby joins in.

"If you take another step towards me, you will thoroughly regret it." My eyes darken, challenging them.

Merlin, at this point, just looked plain confused. I'm not hot. It's not hot outside.

I hold back a laugh. "I mean it." I warn.

Trinity rolls her eyes and holds her hand up in a stop gesture.

"She's not worth our time, girls. She's simply living her life like the hobo we thought she'd become since middle school. No need to stomp on trash when it's already been thrown away."

"Yeah, whatever." Cara mutters, glaring at me.

The girls turn around in a simultaneous movement—which they obviously must have practiced—and began to strut away.

As Trinity is walking, I channel my energy and my eyes flash; making her trip mid-step, falling face-forward onto the track.

"Trinity, you have to be careful! You don't want to risk breaking a nail!" I call after her, not bothering to hide my amusement at what I did.

Trinity let out a diva scream, "Whatever, nerd-girl!" as she walked away with her cronies towards the school.

"What..was..that?" Merlin asks, slowly.

"The she-devil, reincarnated."

"Morgana?" He asks, bewildered.

"No, I'm being sarcastic. She's just a prat." I glare in the direction she left.

"You hate her just as much as I hated Arthur when I first met him." Merlin stated.

"More." I go to sit on a bench that was aligned to the edge of the track and pat the spot next to me for Merlin to sit.

"...you called me Colin? Who is this Colin?"

"Just your tv double. I'll explain later. Since Kilgharrah said that Colin basically doesn't exist I thought it would be safe to use that as your name, here."

He reluctantly sat on the bench, "This seat will not start to move or do peculiar future things, will it?"

"No," I laugh, "It's called a bench."

"Like a work bench?" Merlin asks.

"Wow, that's the first thing you got semi-right." I smile, "I'm impressed."

"Are you?" Merlin smirks, getting a bit closer to me.

"Maybe." I smirk back, but noticing he was close I blushed and turned my head in the other direction.

"Haley," Merlin's hand reaches for my face, and turns my head back towards him,

"You are so peculiar."

"Hey! That's not nice!" I pout, kicking myself on the inside for silently wishing for him to kiss me.

Merlin chuckles, "I am not saying that being peculiar is a bad thing."

His hand pushes a stray strand of hair behind my ear, causing my heart to beat a mile a minute.

"In fact," he smiles lightly at me,

"I find it to be very endearing."

He leans in closer, brushing his lips against mine in the most gentlemanly manner possible and pulls away.

"Oh no, that won't do at all." I smile, and pull on his shirt to capture him in a kiss with all the emotion I could muster.

After pulling away, Merlin leans his forehead against mine. He was smiling, and looked content.

"So..." He started, "What was that seven minutes in Heaven remark?"

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