The king and the manservant- Merthur One-shot

The king and the manservant

His heart was beating so fast he couldn't even hear half of what Arthur was saying, the final battle had ended and with it Morgana and Mordred, unfortunately Arthur had recognized the old man in the hill and afterwards Merlin, when he changed back. 'Stupid, stupid, stupid!' he was thinking while slapping himself mentally over and over again, five years of keeping his freaking secret and now he slipped? Now, really? Only he had that much bad luck. He just kept staring at the man who would probably have his head by morning, his real only opportunity to have magic free and he blew it, not to mention his friendship. Why did the universe hated him so much? Didn't saving the future of Camelot count to it? 'Oh god he's silent now' 'He's looking at me' 'Say something!'

"Sire?" Nice one, you dumbass.

"Merlin, didn't you hear anything of what I said?" said Arthur, raising his eyebrow.

"Of course, sire" he said laughing nervously.

"Then answer"

"Of course, sire"

"You already said that Merlin" responded the king with a hint of a smile, definitely enjoying Merlin's suffering...the bastard. 

"Of-" but then he kept silent.

"Alright, I'll say it again and that's it so you better get it through your thick skull" and after that he continued "You saved my life, so...thank you" Merlin stared blankly at him 'What?' 'Wait, was...was Merlin dead?' 'Was this heaven?'

"Merlin!" Arthur snapped his fingers, waking the warlock from his shock.

"Aren't you angry?" asked Merlin, baffled.

"Merlin, I've known for years that you've been breaking the law" said Arthur, this time with a smile.

"What?!"

"Do you really think I'm that stupid?" and after a moment he added "Don't answer that.

"Why didn't you said anything?!" Merlin kept screaming.

"I was waiting for you to tell me when you were ready" responded Arthur, keeping his calmness. Merlin just stared at him for what felt like ten solid minutes and then started punching the hell out the king's shoulder while Arthur tried to dodge him, laughing, which didn't help Merlin's "rage".

"DO YOU KNOW THE STRESS I'VE BEEN HAVING FOR FIVE FUCKING YEARS YOU STUPID DOLLOPHEAD? HOW MANY TIMES I'VE SAVED YOUR ARSE? DIDN'T IT OCCURRED TO YOU THAT, MAYBE, A THANK YOU WAS IN ORDER?- BUT OH NO, LET'S WAIT UNTIL HIS READY, EVEN THOUGH WHAT HIS DOING IS ILLEGAL AND I'M THE KING!" "WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?!" was the last thing he said before being breathless, his arm was going to hurt tomorrow, dang it.

"I love you" said Arthur between his last cuckles, staring at him.

"What?" said Merlin with a confused face.

"I love you" he replied more calmly, Merlin opened his mouth to reply but he was faster "Oh, shut up"  before the warlock could even say anything Arthur was already kissing him...Arthur was kissing him and before he could even respond to the kiss, it stopped and Arthur talked.

"Let's get you home"  

The end.