I need to wait, just a few hours.

Part Two.

That was too much. Merlin's heart was pounding out of his chest.
"Arthur.. you're not going to die... it's just the fever... don't lose your mind.." Merlin was trembling.
Arthur came closer.
"Merlin I'm dying... I know that." He murmured.
"No. Honestly Arthur, the magic makes you feel like this."
Arthur put a finger on Merlin's lips.
Merlin was too surprised to move.
He blushed and his ears became red like tomatoes.
"I have to tell you this before my death..."
"Arthur please..."
He was delirious. Merlin couldn't stop him. "Merlin... I..." He was suffering a lot, he could barely speak.
Merlin hugged him and a tear rolled down his face.
"Please just shut up." Merlin whispered with a shaky voice.
"I'm the king, you can't tell me what to do." Arthur coughed.
Merlin almost smiled in his neck.
"Merlin... I Love you."
Merlin opened his eyes wide, immobile.
"I love you like no one ever loved anyone else before."
He sighed for the pain and finally he closed his eyes, falling asleep.
Merlin remained still and tears ran down his cheeks. He couldn't control that.
"Arthur..." Merlin sobbed.
When he saw Arthur with his eyes closed, he felt fear. He put his head on Arthur's chest.
He was breathing. He was just asleep because of the effort of saying his last words.
Merlin freed himself from the embrace and left Arthur's room.
He came back to Gaius to tell him that Arthur was safe in his bed.
"You can check on him, but in a couple of hours. He should be completely healed."
I have to wait, just a few hours. Merlin thought.