A/N: This was written because there is not enough Arthur/Merlin out there. Reviews will be loved.

Disclaimer: If I owned Merlin, Arthur would have been there when Merlin woke up and would have kissed him instead of Gwen.

Dedication: Redbull07 for getting me to shut up and write for the ship

Word Count: 157

Destiny

At first Merlin had rejected the idea that Arthur was his 'destiny'. He didn't want to protect the stupid stuck up prince. For all he cared, Arthur Pendragon could go die in a hole. He was a no good, useless bully with an over inflated ego.

But after a while he'd decided that Arthur wasn't so bad. Yeah he was a jerk and teased Merlin mercilessly most of the time, but he trusted Merlin and saved his life. Maybe keeping his eye on Arthur wasn't going to be so much of a chore. He'd probably have done it anyway.

It was only when he had had to help Arthur into his clothes when he'd broken his arm that Merlin realised what being Arthur's other half really meant. And as Arthur backed him against the wall and used his one mobile hand to unlace his tunic, Merlin decided that he didn't mind Arthur being his destiny at all.