Oneshots

I Love You, Arthur

PART 1

I knock at the doors of Arthur's chambers. "Come in." He says. I enter with his dinner. "Merlin." He says surprised as I place the plate on his table. "When did you start knocking?" He says. I simply smile. "Here's your dinner, sire." I say. "You need to wash my clothes." He says and I look down at the floor. When I kneel to pick them, the cold blade in my belt touches my skin. I smirk. "I need to go now." I say. "You're acting very strangely this evening, Merlin." Arthur says with his mouth full of food. I reach the doors when he speaks again. "Aren't you forgetting something?" He says and I freeze recognizing his voice. Suddenly I feel myself. I feel free, like a heavy weight is gone in my mind. I turn to kiss him. "Goodnight, prat." I say. "And you're back." He smiles. I leave the room and I feel the blade. I take it in my hand and look at it. Why do I have it? I ask myself. Do it. A voice in my head speaks. You know what they've done. They burned Ealdor, killed your family and everyone you loved ever since you came here. Every man, woman, child who possessed magic. It speaks again. My eyes flash black. Yes, I have to do it. I knock at the King's doors. "Yes?" He says sitting on the chair in front of his dinner. "What do you want?" He says paying no attention to me. I approach him behind his back. "You have to pay for what you've done." Before he can do anything I take the blade and cut his throat deeply, blood flowing from his wound, staining my right hand. He coughs blood then his head hit the table. His eyes without life. I wickedly laugh and leave the room. "You're next, Arthur." I whisper.

PART 2

The next days people in the castle are still in grave for their King. No one has seen the murderer and they definitely don't suspect it was me. I enter in Arthur's chambers to wake him. I open the curtains. "Up!" I say but he doesn't move or respond. "I know you're sad for your father, but Camelot needs you." He sits on the bed and looks at me. "I'm not ready. What if I become a bad King and I bring Camelot to its destruction?" He says. I sit beside him and hold his hands. "I'll tell you how things are going to be. You're gonna be a strong and kind King. The best King Camelot has ever had." I say, a king who will soon be dead. "And I know this because I believe in you, Arthur." He smiles. "You always know what to say. I'm glad you're here with me, I don't know what would I do without you." He says and kisses me. I kiss him back, a soft feeling wakes something inside me. "I'll always be by your side." I sincerely say. Why did I just say that? Because I love him, someone says in my mind. He caresses my cheek, how stupid Arthur is to think I love him. "Now eat something." I say.

PART 3

After the coronation and the feast Arthur enters in his chambers. He takes off his red cloak and places the crown on the table. Then he falls on the bed exhausted. I giggle. "You know being King is hard." He says. "This is only your first day and you've only participated to your own coronation feast." I say ironically. And your last day. "Well it's still hard." He complains. "Sure it is." I say. "Like you would know." He says and gets up. He takes the cloak and the crown. Arthur places it upon my head and covers me with the cloak. "You're beautiful." He says and pulls me into a kiss. When his lips touch mine I feel that feeling again. My whole body warms and I feel free. I take his jaw and kiss him back. Wanting more kisses. But then he separates, the feeling slowly fades away. I replace the crown and cloak on the table and help Arthur to get undressed for the night. "It's late now, sire. I should go." I say. "Goodnight, sire." I add. Enjoy your night because it will be your last one. I imagine the scene of his death when I'll come later this night. "Wait." He says interrupting my thoughts. "Can you sleep with me this night?"

PART 4

"Can you sleep with me this night?" He asks shyly. Damn, this will be a problem. Never mind I'll find a way to kill him. "Yes." I say. When I blow out the last candle I take off my jacket and the neckerchief with my shirt. I lay down beside him. His arms pull me closer and hold me tightly. My heart starts to beat faster and the same feeling comes again. He snuggles and says "I love you, Merlin." For a moment I don't how to respond but then the next few words come naturally. "I love you too, Arthur." And I hold his hands entwining my fingers with his. Why am I doing this? I should kill him. No, I won't. YES, YOU WILL. I don't want to. My eyes flash black. I will kill him. In the middle of the night I silently get up from the bed. After taking a knife from the kitchen I return to Arthur. "Where were you? I was worried." He suddenly says and I immediately hide the knife behind my back. "Sorry, I had to pee." He laughs. "Let's go back to sleep." I say. I approach him but when I'm about to kill him, he grabs my wrist. The knife inches from his face. "Merlin! What are you doing?" He says. "You have to die!" I reply. His strength stops me and he throws the knife to the ground. I try to reach it but he pushes me to the ground, his body upon mine. I try to get him off of me but his hands block mine and push them on the ground.

PART 5

"Where's Merlin? What have you done to him?" He asks and I laugh. "So you really thought I loved you? I wickedly laugh. "Not you, Merlin. My Merlin." He says. "I'm here, Arthur. Help me, please!" I gently say. "Merlin!" He looses his grip and I push him away, laughing. I quickly grab the knife and throw myself upon him. I push the knife to his stomach but his arm blocks mine. "It was so easy to fool you. I've never loved you." I say. The blade touches his bare stomach. "And now I'm going to kill you, like I did with your useless father." I add with an evil smirk. "Merlin, I know you're still there." He says. "You would never do this. You love me, and I love you." He keeps talking. "We're two sides of the same coin, remember?" He speaks again. A tear falls from my eye. "Yes." I say. "Merlin fight back!" I push the blade and I feel it cutting the skin and he yelps. "I... I... c... can't..." I try to say. "I love you, Merlin. Remember this, always." He says with tears in his eyes. "I... I love... I love you too." I turn my face crying, not wanting to see him die. But his hand takes my jaw and turns my face to see him. "It's alright. Don't be sorry. Everything is alright." I cry as the knife pierces his stomach. He cries out because of the pain. "Please. Arthur, no." I push the knife deeper and deeper, he closes his eyes. Then I feel the control and I immediately pull out the knife. I grab his face. "Arthur! Arthur please!" I yell. He opens his eyes and smiles. "Your eyes..." He says but blood spills out from his mouth. "Shh... don't talk." I press my hand on the wound to stop the bleeding. "Arthur please stay with me." I say. "I love you, Merlin." He says, his eyes look at me for a last time before they close. "Arthur..." I say. "Arthur!" I yell but he doesn't respond. I bring his head to my chest and hold him. "Forgive me." I say between my tears. "I'm sorry." I cradle him. "I love you, I love you, I love you, please come back. Please, please come back. For me, please." I say crying. I hear the guards entering the room. They freeze for a moment then they violently push me away from him. "No! No! Get off of me! Arthur! No!" I try to fight back but then someone punches me in the face and I fall unconscious on the ground.

PART 6

I look at the crowd around me. I was sentenced to death for the murder of the King and the Prince. I find Gwen crying on Gaius' shoulder. I'm sorry. A guard approaches the stake and lights it up. Soon the flames reach my feet. I feel the warmth of the flames, the smoke filling my lungs. I am not scared. I'm not because soon I'll reach my half. Soon I'll reach Arthur. The fire surrounds me. I feel an agonizing pain, the fire burns my skin. A tear falls down my cheek and I close my eyes. "I love you, Arthur." I say as the fire swallows me.