After a long, hard week of work, Arthur asked for a week of leave. Uther was incredibly reluctant, but ultimately he relented. Arthur didn't dare ask for permission to be in Merlin's show, though. He knew that would be pushing it.
You have a new IM
From: Modern_physician
To: Fortheloveofcamelot
Subject: Channel 5
Content: Are you ready?
From: Fortheloveofcamelot
To: Modern_physician
Subject: Re: Channel 5
Content: Beam me up, scottie!
A few seconds later, Arthur ended up in the blank room - and on top of Merlin. For one long, awkward moment they lay on top of each other, until Arthur got up. "Erm, sorry about that."
"No, it's fine. It's not your fault. I'll yell at Gaius later." Arthur looked around at the white walls.
"So this is where you've been the whole time?"
"Yeah. I've only just been moved to channel 5, but it's the same for me. Same blank room and all that."
"How do you not die of boredom?"
"Magic," Merlin replied, and Arthur laughed - until he realized that Merlin was actually being serious.
"Show me."
"You already saw it on the telly."
"It's not the same as in person. Show me."
"Are you sure? Most people are a little - startled." Arthur just fixed his gaze on Merlin. "Fine," he relented. Merlin muttered some unintelligible words, his eyes flashed gold, and the walls turned the same color. Merlin made a few candles float in the air, lit with blue-green flame. "How about that?"
"Not bad. Got anything else?"
Merlin smiled, and a slow ballad began to play. The lights changed to match that of a ballroom or dance hall. Merlin pulled Arthur in, and they began to dance. At the end, the music faded, and a calm silence spread over them.
"So, you can dance," Arthur said, when he got up the courage to speak.
"So can you."
"Got anything else?"
"Are you always so hard to please?" Arthur laughed. With a cheeky smile, Merlin said a few words in a language Arthur didn't understand, and mistletoe began growing right above their heads. Arthur looked up and blushed.
"But... but... it's not even Christmas!"
"Come on, Arthur. We're about to star in a romantic comedy. We're bound to kiss at some point, and there's no better time to practice."
"I've kissed plenty of people! I don't need practice."
"I think you'll find that kissing me is entirely different."
It was, of course. It was like nothing Arthur had ever felt before. It was as if... no, surely not... but he knew it was. He was in love. And if the mistletoe was any indication, Merlin loved him back. That thought, combined with the feeling of Merlin's lips pressing against his, filled Arthur with a warmth that left him feeling better than he had in a long time. It was a warmth that he knew would last.
"Come on, now," Merlin said, pulling away after what felt like an eternity. "We wouldn't want everyone else to come in and see us like this, would we?" Arthur just smiled.
Imthegreatestwarlock has entered the room, Albion Chat
Lady_of_the_Lake has entered the room
Lady_of_the_Lake: Is he there?
Imthegreatestwarlock: Yeah, he just made it.
Lady_of_the_Lake: Gaius says the others will be coming soon.
Lady_of_the_Lake has sent a file: Episode 1 Script
Merlin clicked on the file and showed it to Arthur. "You ready?"
"You bet."
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