Fic - The Boy Next Door Series 91/? [Merlin]
Title: 91. What's Wrong? (The Boy Next Door Series)
Pairing/Characters: Merlin/Arthur
Genre: Humor/General/Romance/GenderBender
Summary: “When are you going to tell me what’s wrong?”
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
91. What’s Wrong?
After Lance pointed out the car, Merlin started to notice it everywhere she went. Home, school, work… It made her so apprehensive that she glued herself to Arthur, moving her issues to the background.
“Merlin.” Arthur calls when they exit his car in front of his house. “When are you going to tell me what’s wrong?”
“What do you mean?” Merlin asks, trying to play innocent, but Arthur’s frown only worsens and she knows he isn’t buying it. “It’s nothing.”
“It’s not nothing. I hate when you lie to me.” He sighs annoyed, leaning against the car, arms crossed over his chest. “One minute you’re avoiding me, the next, you don’t leave my side. You’re not very subtle about things, you know?”
Merlin sighs heavily in resignation.
“Alright. Something is going on. I think…” She hesitates, looking over the street. It would be a good time for the black car to show up. “I think I’ve might been followed.”
Arthur looks about to bust out laughing and Merlin looks at him chagrin. She should have known he wouldn’t believe her.
“You know what? Forget it.” She says dismissively and a little hurt, before starting to move towards her house.
“Merlin, wait.” Arthur asks, holding her by the arm. “I’m sorry, alright? But you got to admit it’s a little absurd. Why would someone follow you?”
Merlin could think on a few good reasons why; unfortunately, all of them involved her magic and she couldn’t tell him any of that. So, instead, she just shrugs.
“See you later.” She says as a farewell and starts to move away again, but Arthur is still holding her arm.
“That’s not why things with us are so weird.” He says in a bitter tone. “It feels like when we’re together, there’s this huge space between us. You’re distant Merlin, and I hate it.”
He looks absolutely dejected and Merlin feels awful. She takes a step close to him, walking into Arthur’s embrace, breathing into his essence.
“I’m sorry about that. I really am; but I have things to figure out by myself and I need some time away from you.”
Arthur sighs against her hair, running his fingers down her back.
“Don’t take to long, alright? I don’t know how long I can wait.”
“I won’t.” Merlin says firmly, looking up at him. “That’s a promise.”
xxx
part 92
Pairing/Characters: Merlin/Arthur
Genre: Humor/General/Romance/GenderBender
Summary: “When are you going to tell me what’s wrong?”
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
91. What’s Wrong?
After Lance pointed out the car, Merlin started to notice it everywhere she went. Home, school, work… It made her so apprehensive that she glued herself to Arthur, moving her issues to the background.
“Merlin.” Arthur calls when they exit his car in front of his house. “When are you going to tell me what’s wrong?”
“What do you mean?” Merlin asks, trying to play innocent, but Arthur’s frown only worsens and she knows he isn’t buying it. “It’s nothing.”
“It’s not nothing. I hate when you lie to me.” He sighs annoyed, leaning against the car, arms crossed over his chest. “One minute you’re avoiding me, the next, you don’t leave my side. You’re not very subtle about things, you know?”
Merlin sighs heavily in resignation.
“Alright. Something is going on. I think…” She hesitates, looking over the street. It would be a good time for the black car to show up. “I think I’ve might been followed.”
Arthur looks about to bust out laughing and Merlin looks at him chagrin. She should have known he wouldn’t believe her.
“You know what? Forget it.” She says dismissively and a little hurt, before starting to move towards her house.
“Merlin, wait.” Arthur asks, holding her by the arm. “I’m sorry, alright? But you got to admit it’s a little absurd. Why would someone follow you?”
Merlin could think on a few good reasons why; unfortunately, all of them involved her magic and she couldn’t tell him any of that. So, instead, she just shrugs.
“See you later.” She says as a farewell and starts to move away again, but Arthur is still holding her arm.
“That’s not why things with us are so weird.” He says in a bitter tone. “It feels like when we’re together, there’s this huge space between us. You’re distant Merlin, and I hate it.”
He looks absolutely dejected and Merlin feels awful. She takes a step close to him, walking into Arthur’s embrace, breathing into his essence.
“I’m sorry about that. I really am; but I have things to figure out by myself and I need some time away from you.”
Arthur sighs against her hair, running his fingers down her back.
“Don’t take to long, alright? I don’t know how long I can wait.”
“I won’t.” Merlin says firmly, looking up at him. “That’s a promise.”
xxx
part 92