Merlin's magic (Oneshots) 1

A servant's worth - 2. Merlin is NOT a cat!

A.N.// Welcome back ^^

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"NO, Merlin, GET DOWN!" The cat was on the loose and it was jumping all over Arthur's furniture. Arthur couldn't deny that it terrified him to see Merlin like that. First of all, he was a cat and apparently didn't have his normal conscience, secondly, he was really high up in a place where Arthur couldn't reach. Arthur pulled at his hair, when the cat jumped from his cabinet onto the nearest shelf. "Merlin, I'm serious, get down there before you break anything!"

"Meow!"

"I mean your bones! God damn it, Merlin, I'm not afraid you'll break my stuff, I just - HEY, STOP THAT!"

The cat had begun scratching at the curtains and ripping holes into it. "Meow!"

"That's not hypocritical! Merlin, I'm begging you! Come down!" Arthur nearly ripped out his hair as he saw the cat getting stuck on the fabric. "You're going to kill yourself."

To be fair, this had been going on for over an hour now, Merlin made no sign of listening to Arthur and now he was literally breaking stuff. Arthur's working table was a mess, his ink bottle had been spilled all over the peace treaty Arthur had been crying over for a month, and his ink covered paws were now covering nearly every piece of furniture in Arthur's room. Arthur was ready to cry. "Merlin, please!"

There was a knock on his door. Arthur froze.

"Arthur?" The gentle voice belonged to Guinevere who was now standing in the doorframe looking troubled. "I just ran into Gwaine and he told me that Merlin was missing." She seemed confused as she searched the room with her eyes. "I wanted to ... check on you - Is that a cat?"

Arthur felt his heart heat up with the questions. "I-" For a moment he debated whether or not to tell her the truth. It was a painful thought. Not the thought of keeping things from her but the thought of revealing to her how much he worried over Merlin, the thought of revealing Merlin's vulnerable position to her, the thought of revealing how much pain he was in. "That's Merlin." He admitted through his teeth.

Gwen blinked and the door fell shut behind her. "What?" Arthur pointed at the cat that had now stopped destroying Arthur's curtains and fixated his big eyes on Guinevere. There was a beat before Merlin's claws dug into the wood of Arthur's cabinet and he jumped down on the ground. Arthur couldn't hide his terrified scream at the sight before the cat jumped right into Guinevere's arms. She caught him with a gaping expression but didn't move as the cat snuggled into her arms and purred. "I- huh?"

Arthur felt his embarrassment worsening. "Merlin was turned into a cat." He explained quietly and stepped closer to her. The cat - Merlin - ignored him. Arthur had his hand reaching out to him but he thought better of it and put it back down. "I... I don't know what happened. But that is his neckerchief and I couldn't find Merlin anywhere. And Gwaine seemed sure that something magical was going on and I just..." Arthur felt himself tear up again. "What the hell do we do, Gwen?"

Gwen stared at the cat, then Arthur. "He's not really behaving like Merlin now, is he?"

"No, he doesn't have any memories on his human life."

Gwen narrowed her eyebrows. "And... you're sure this is Merlin?"

Arthur groaned. "Nothing else makes sense! He just appeared the same moment Merlin disappeared! What am I supposed to think?"

Gwen went on to scratch the cat's neck and under the neckerchief. "I mean, it could be that this is a stray that Merlin picked up? That neckerchief might be his but -" Gwen paused. "Oh."

"'Oh' what? What is it?" Arthur was getting anxious. He wanted to believe Gwen. He wanted to think that this wasn't Merlin, but since when was he ever this lucky?