Where's your neckerchief, Merlin?

Merlin POV

One morning as every other, Gwen was carrying the tray with Morgana's breakfast leftovers when she ran into a pretty busy Merlin – Probably fell asleep and Arthur yell at him for being late- She thought.

-Morning, Merlin!

The boy blinked with surprise, apparently a bit more absentminded than usual and hadn't seen Gwen.

-Gwen!

-Late, aren't you?

-Uh? Ehmm, yeah...

He was being more than weird that morning, maybe Arthur had been too bad with him, she wandered. Merlin also looked... different? Yes, he seemed to be wearing the same clothes as yesterday, maybe spent the night in the tavern with Gwaine, but the strangest thing was the way he was trying to cover up his neck with his jacket or his hands, just then she realized what was wrong. Merlin wasn't wearing his red neckerchief. But that wouldn't make him act strange, right? Maybe the way he lost it... so she decided to ask him.

-Where's your neckerchief, Merlin? You look... uncomfortable without it.

-Eh? My... neckerchief? It seems like I've lost it.

-Yes? How?

How had he lost his neckerchief? It wasn't like he didn't know, it was the fact that in his head the only thing spinning around was the things happened last night. And probably that made him look clumsier and more distracted than usual.

-I don't remember. - And he smiled at her brightly, but forgot the reason why he was awkwardly covering his neck.

-Merlin! What's that on your neck?

He rushed and put his hand there again, but it was useless Gwen was close enough to have a good look at it.

-Was it a...?

-No it isn't! ...I mean... Nothing, I... there's nothing on my neck.

-Right. Take your hand off, then.

-Nope.

-Don't be a child, Merlin. I won't say anything... with a condition.

-What would be it?

-You tell me who did it?

-EH? Gwen! That's not going to happen.

-Oh come on Merlin!

-No.

-It was Arthur, wasn't he?

Then, Merlin blushed. The way Gwen hasn't seen anyone blushing before and couldn't help but smirk a bit when the boy started talking... more like babbling.

-I... Have no Idea what you're talking about. And why to... to mention him? Why Arthur? He has nothing to do with me... with this. He's the King...

-Nothing huh? Why you blushed then?

-Because...- He said, calmer now (still covering his neck) - You! Say things like that suddenly.

-All right, Merlin...

-All right?

-You can keep the secret now, but...

-But?

-Let me finish!

-Fine.

-You can keep the secret now, but I'll tell Morgana what I've seen. And you know that when she wants to know something she'll get it. And if you make it harder for her, she won't be a sweet treat not with you...or... Arthur.