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Cleaning Armour

Merlin sighed as he polished the shield. He knew Arthur hadn't meant it when he'd said Merlin had to do all these chores today, that had just been a joke. But after everything the young prince had done to save him, he could at least try to be a good servant and polish Arthur's armour, right? Funny, how he had loathed the prince in the beginning, now they almost seemed to be friends…. Hé certainly harboured warm feelings for the young man he'd called 'prat' when they'd first met. And even though Arthur could still be that spoiled prince sometimes, Merlin really liked him. If he hadn't, he wouldn't have drunk the poison in the first place. He hadn't thought Arthur would do what he had done though. Before all this happened, it never crossed his mind the prince might see him as anything more that the annoying manservant his father had appointed.

He sighed again and got back to his work. What Arthur had done meant nothing, he told himself, the prince had probably done it out of some strange sense of honour. After all, Merlin had saved his life. Twice. He grinned. For an 'Idiot' he was pretty good at saving the prince's life. The shield was shining brightly now, there was no way Arthur could have remarks on this, he thought, as he put it away and started polishing the future kings helmet. Trying his best to ignore the splitting headache that made him feel like his head could explode any minute. As much as he hated to admit it, Gaius had been right - as usual – he should have definitely stayed in bed this morning……

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Yay! Another Merlin fic! This just kinda popped up in my head after 'the poisoned chalice'. Please review!!