A Servant's Love/ Merthur

Chapter Four/ Unconscious Realisation

Merlin rung out the cloth that was soaked with warm water and knelt down beside the unconscious king who was sitting up against the same tree he was at when Merlin had first summoned Kilgharrah. He began to wipe the dirt and blood off his friend’s handsome face. As Merlin rubbed off the grime he couldn’t help but think about how perfect his face was, tanned and full, his skin was so soft and smooth, though most of the usual colour was gone and he had dark circles under his eyes, he was still perfect to Merlin. Merlin began to run his hand through Arthur’s hair smoothing it out. Merlin found himself staring at Arthur’s little pink, chapped lips. He wanted so badly to reach down and close the gap between them but he resisted the urge for the billionth time. Merlin was unsure of himself, was this just a side effect of being with Arthur 24/7? Or was this love?

Merlin snapped out of his little day dream as he heard a snap from a twig behind a bush. Very carefully Merlin moved towards the bush ready to use his magic and defend Arthur if need be. He sighed in relief when he found the intruder to be just a rather large hare. His stomach began to growl, oh how he hated hunting but it seemed he did not have much of a choice, he was too tired to conjure food so hunting it was.

Within the hour Merlin had a decent amount of raw meant piled up on a flat rock and a few veggies and herbs he had found in a makeshift basket. He began to cook the meat on the fire that was begining to die down into coals, even better for cooking. Soon enough he had made a rather mouth-watering stew. He set a bowl of the stew by Arthur and put a spell on it to keep it warm as he scoffed his own. He looked up to his King his face much cleaner than before, Merlin could never tire looking at him and would never let anything like this happen to Arthur again. Merlin knew now that this wasn’t just a destiny and a duty he had to fulfil, it dug much deeper than destiny. Merlin was in love.

A/N: hey guys, sorry it's short. I'm still not quite used to people actually giving a damn ( my friends and family aren't in any fandoms.)  Anyway hope you like the chapter and i'll get a new one up as soon as i can.