Fic - The Boy Next Door Series 16/? [Merlin]
This is the biggest chapter I've written so far. It was suppose to be funny and light, but turned out like this instead.
Title: 16. Gaius (The Boy Next Door Series)
Pairing/Characters: Merlin/Arthur
Genre: Humor/General/Romance/GenderBender
Summary: Dinner with Gaius sends Arthur's temper flaring;
Warning: Girl! Merlin; possibly out of character, but hopefully, only slightly.
Spoiler: none
Disclaimer: Sadly, they are not mine.
Notes: English is not my first language and I have no beta, so forgive any mistakes.
Masterlist
16. Gaius
At exactly 8:30 p.m. Andrew is ringing the doorbell of the Ander’s house with his two children behind him. Morgana is grinning widely, content with the perspective of spending the night chatting with Merlin about Supernatural, while Arthur looks like he’s about to face execution.
Merlin answers the door and steps aside for them to come in and Andrew can hear the faint sound of Led Zeppelin.
Merlin guides them to the dinning room, which is separated from the kitchen by a stone counter where a laptop is playing Heartbreaker.
“Andrew!” Susan greets warmly. “I’m glad you came! This is Gaius.”
The man she introduces to him is around his sixties, with long white hair tied in a ponytail and wearing something that resembles a gown (a shirt made by a Peruvian native tribe, Gaius explained later), a pair of washed jeans, ripped on the knees and thick, colorfully rimmed glasses.
“Hello.” Andrew shakes the man’s hand a little taken aback by his garments. “I’m Andrew; these are my children, Morgana and Arthur.”
“Very nice to meet you folks.” Gaius smiles wide. “Now sit, sit. Dinner is ready!”
They all take their places at the table: Gaius sitting at one end, Susan at his right, with Merlin besides her; Andrew at his left, with Arthur and Morgana by his side.
They chat animatedly among each others. Merlin’s answering Morgana’s eager questions while bickering with Arthur and half-listening to what the grown up are talking about, until Andrew asks what Gaius does for a living.
“Oh, he’s a homeopath.”
Susan answers with a grin and Arthur snort, making Gaius focus on him.
“I see the lad doesn’t believe in homeopathy.”
“No offense, but if scientific methods can’t cure a disease I doubt a bunch of sugar pills can.” Arthur says a little aggressively.
“Young man, the body can cure itself from anything if the person has faith in the cure.”
Again, Arthur snorts.
“Faith doesn’t cure anything. A person with cancer can pray all she wants, but that won’t make her healthy again! Diseases don’t just disappear by miracle!”
He’s angry now, his voice rising slightly with every word.
“Actually…” Merlin starts in a small tone, very carefully. “There are reports of spontaneous remission in cancer patients…”
“Get real, Merlin!” Arthur nearly shouts, jumping from his seat. “Next thing, you going to tell me you believe in magic! It’s just pathetic!”
“That’s enough, Arthur!”
Andrew snaps, watching his son with a severe expression. Arthur glares at him, before stalking out of the room, slamming the front door after himself.
A dead silence sets over everyone. Susan is shocked, Morgana is staring at her plate saddened, Merlin is trying to hide the hurt in her face; Gaius has a blank expression on and Andrew just looks tired.
“I apologize for that.” Andrew finally says. “My wife passed away after years fighting cancer. It’s a tough subject for all of us, but especially for Arthur. They were very close.”
“It’s perfectly understandable.” Susan smiles reassuring and pats Andrew’s hand across the table. “Will you stay for dessert, please?”
Andrew glances at Morgana, who nods imperceptibly.
“Sure.” He replies with a small smile.
xxx
part 17
Title: 16. Gaius (The Boy Next Door Series)
Pairing/Characters: Merlin/Arthur
Genre: Humor/General/Romance/GenderBender
Summary: Dinner with Gaius sends Arthur's temper flaring;
Warning: Girl! Merlin; possibly out of character, but hopefully, only slightly.
Spoiler: none
Disclaimer: Sadly, they are not mine.
Notes: English is not my first language and I have no beta, so forgive any mistakes.
Masterlist
16. Gaius
At exactly 8:30 p.m. Andrew is ringing the doorbell of the Ander’s house with his two children behind him. Morgana is grinning widely, content with the perspective of spending the night chatting with Merlin about Supernatural, while Arthur looks like he’s about to face execution.
Merlin answers the door and steps aside for them to come in and Andrew can hear the faint sound of Led Zeppelin.
Merlin guides them to the dinning room, which is separated from the kitchen by a stone counter where a laptop is playing Heartbreaker.
“Andrew!” Susan greets warmly. “I’m glad you came! This is Gaius.”
The man she introduces to him is around his sixties, with long white hair tied in a ponytail and wearing something that resembles a gown (a shirt made by a Peruvian native tribe, Gaius explained later), a pair of washed jeans, ripped on the knees and thick, colorfully rimmed glasses.
“Hello.” Andrew shakes the man’s hand a little taken aback by his garments. “I’m Andrew; these are my children, Morgana and Arthur.”
“Very nice to meet you folks.” Gaius smiles wide. “Now sit, sit. Dinner is ready!”
They all take their places at the table: Gaius sitting at one end, Susan at his right, with Merlin besides her; Andrew at his left, with Arthur and Morgana by his side.
They chat animatedly among each others. Merlin’s answering Morgana’s eager questions while bickering with Arthur and half-listening to what the grown up are talking about, until Andrew asks what Gaius does for a living.
“Oh, he’s a homeopath.”
Susan answers with a grin and Arthur snort, making Gaius focus on him.
“I see the lad doesn’t believe in homeopathy.”
“No offense, but if scientific methods can’t cure a disease I doubt a bunch of sugar pills can.” Arthur says a little aggressively.
“Young man, the body can cure itself from anything if the person has faith in the cure.”
Again, Arthur snorts.
“Faith doesn’t cure anything. A person with cancer can pray all she wants, but that won’t make her healthy again! Diseases don’t just disappear by miracle!”
He’s angry now, his voice rising slightly with every word.
“Actually…” Merlin starts in a small tone, very carefully. “There are reports of spontaneous remission in cancer patients…”
“Get real, Merlin!” Arthur nearly shouts, jumping from his seat. “Next thing, you going to tell me you believe in magic! It’s just pathetic!”
“That’s enough, Arthur!”
Andrew snaps, watching his son with a severe expression. Arthur glares at him, before stalking out of the room, slamming the front door after himself.
A dead silence sets over everyone. Susan is shocked, Morgana is staring at her plate saddened, Merlin is trying to hide the hurt in her face; Gaius has a blank expression on and Andrew just looks tired.
“I apologize for that.” Andrew finally says. “My wife passed away after years fighting cancer. It’s a tough subject for all of us, but especially for Arthur. They were very close.”
“It’s perfectly understandable.” Susan smiles reassuring and pats Andrew’s hand across the table. “Will you stay for dessert, please?”
Andrew glances at Morgana, who nods imperceptibly.
“Sure.” He replies with a small smile.
xxx
part 17