merthur oneshots

he has no magic

no merthur in this, just merlin in general!
elyan's pov

I get it, honestly. I have been a knight for the least amount of time so of course i won't know everything the rest of them do. of course they will keep certain things from me or play jokes on me; but this was truly starting to get on my nerves.

   We were in the middle of a fight, many bandits against Arthur, Merlin, Lance, and I. I knew that there was no chance we'd make it out with zero casualties. i glanced to the right and noticed arthur fighting one bandit, and another one start to come up behind him. but before i could even open my mouth to warn him, a seemingly sturdy branch fell off the tree above them, like magic. straight onto the bandit that was about to kill arthur. i saw lance looking in the same direction, with an odd expression on his face. i followed his glance and saw it went straight to merlin. Merlin couldn't have magic, right?

   that night, lance and i sat by the fire and merlin and arthur watched guard, talking to one another, occasionally laughing slightly too loud at what the other had said.

   "Hey, Lance, can i ask you something?" i began as he nodded his head. "Do you... is it possible, you think, that merlin might have... magic?" He scoffed, practically cutting me off before i could finish the word.

   "Absolutely not. There is no way Merlin of all people has magic." I studied his face for a moment, thinking of something to justify what i had just said.

   "Yeah," i laughed it off. "yeah, you're probably right."

   "i'm definitely right. now go to bed, you'll want to be rested when time comes for us to take watch." and i never brought that up to Lance ever again.
***

   It had been a few days since my odd thoughts about merlin, and the more i thought about it, the stupider i felt. Of course he doesn't have magic! Just look at him!

   Thinking about it now made me chuckle as I walked through the halls of the castle, down to the kitchen with Percival. As soon as we made our way in there i noticed merlin. I was about to wave to him, and even considered confiding in him about my moment of foolishness, when he dropped a tray of food, presumably for Arthur.

   But that's just it; he didn't really drop it.

   It fell out of his hands, and nearly onto the floor, when his hand shot out and he seemed to will the tray back into his hands. by the time i glanced up at his face, i swear his eyes were fading from a horrid golden color back to their normal blue.

   my head shot to Percivals, and he stood there, lips pursed as though he were disappointed.

    "Do you just see that?" i practically had yelled. He turned to face me, confusion spread across his face.

   "see what?" he asked, shrugging as though he hadn't just seen that when i know he had!

   "You know what! I'm going to ask a question and i am expecting an honest answer, Percival; Does Merlin have magic?" A look of anger spread through his face for a moment before he covered it once more with confusion.

   "I'm positive he does not have magic. Keep throwing around accusations like that and you might just find that soon you'll have one against yourself."

   "Was that a threat?" What the hell was wrong with him? Instead of answering he raised one eyebrow, clapped me on the back, and walked off without me.

    Was I going mad?
***
A week had passed since my last confrontation with anyone about Merlin and the possibility of him having magic. i've paid special attention to him lately, and i think he's been doing the same to me. But i've still been catching him in the same place as there are peculiar events.

   I walked down to training, too much on my mind, by myself. I noticed Merlin and Arthur laughing about something off away from the group. Merlin may or may not have magic, but there was definitely something going on between the two of them-and that was something i wasn't gonna ask any of them about.

    training was off to a good start with no magical mishaps, when Arthur and i began to spar.

    he parried, i blocked. i tried to disarm him, and he nearly disarmed me somehow. I was beginning to get frustrated and tired as this had been going on for sometime. But, i noticed arthur was as well. I smirked, ready to use that to my advantage, when i notice a knife making its way towards us. it was obviously no accident it had been throw towards us, and right as i was about to push arthur out of the way, the knife seemed to change directions rather abruptly, and land on the ground just behind me.

   i turned around and this time i know for a fact, merlin's eyes were glowing gold! i looked to the knights and saw them all conversing except for gwaine.

    he made eye contact with merlin and nodded slightly, in solidarity it seemed. i huffed, there was no bloody way that they didn't know something was going on with merlin!

    i stalked off over to Gwaine and grabbed his arm, dragging him to the castle despite the protests coming from Arthur.

   i led him into a hallway and forced him to look me in the eyes.

   "Gwaine, you must tell me the truth; does merlin have magic? I swear you must not lie to me as i fear i am going mad!" He looked angry with me, but answered nonetheless.

"Merlin has no magic!" He said, slightly too loud.

    "Did i just hear of my sons servant possessing magic?" i turned around and was face to face with the King. I gulped and forced myself to look him in the eye.

    "Of course not, Sire! Anything but, in fact!" He nodded slowly, his gaze never leaving mine.

    "Good, because if i ever hear of anything contradictory to that statement, the man servant would die a most horrible, painful death, and you would be banished from camelot for treason and conspiring with magic folk, and that's only if i'm in a good mood and decide not to kill you myself." his voice was eerily calm as he spoke, and it made me sick. i nodded slightly as he smiled, and turned away. Waiting until he was out of earshot, Gwaine spoke again.

    "For the last time, Merlin. Has. No. Magic. and don't you dare ask anyone about it again!" The look on his face was fearful, and i understood finally.

    Despite what you may think you hear, see, or feel, Merlin has no magic.