A/N: This is my first fanfic and any reviews, good or bad would make me happy! If there are any mistakes I missed feel free to tell me about them!

The sunlight seemed to warm every part of Merlin. He could finally relax after saving Camelot again. It wasn't just Camelot that needed saving, that would be too easy; he had to save Arthur from danger because he wouldn't listen to Merlin. No matter how many times Arthur was warned about what type of dangers lay ahead Arthur always barged right into it. But hey, it was his destiny to save the stubborn prince time after time and to be honest Merlin loved what he did, it gave him the same warmth inside of him that the sunlight cast upon his skin on the outside. With a smile Merlin drifted off to sleep.

"Merlin! Where are you!? You had better not be in the taverns again!" Arthur bellowed across the forest.

With a jerk Merlin was on his feet trying to hid all evidence he had been sleeping. He had just finished desperately trying to flatten his mop of hair when Arthur came into view.

"I'm right here, Sire." Merlin said trying to keep the annoyance out of his voice. After all how could Merlin have been in the tavern? They were at least two days ride from Camelot on one of Arthur's hunting trips.

With eyes narrowed the future king started his usual rant "I didn't bring you on this trip so you can twiddle your thumbs! I have been carrying this bag all morning while I was trying to find you, who by the way is supposed to be at my side at all times. Need I remind you that you are my servant?"

"Of course not Sire, but with all respect intended, need I remind you that you are supposed to be a brave prince and leader of the knights of Camelot? Yet you can't even go without your servant for more than a few hours? On behalf of all the citizens of this fair kingdom I must say that I am disappointed in the ability of the future king." With his eyes never breaking contact Merlin allowed a small grin of triumph. Strangely enough though Arthur didn't seem fazed by what had been said. He looked almost happy.

"Perhaps you're right Merlin. I need some time away from my servant. As you may have noticed I have killed plenty of game and there is no way I can take it back with me, and I wouldn't want someone to trip over dead animals! What type of prince would I be? I want you to take all the dead animals and bury them, and no shallow graves, these animals were killed by royalty they deserve a good grave. When you are done with that be sure to water and feed the horses, and make dinner. That should be plenty of time for us to be apart. Don't you think, Merlin?"

With a glare Merlin went to the huge pile of game. How was he supposed to bury all these animals without any tools? And to think that Merlin believed only moments ago how he actually liked saving Arthur's royal behind. Then an idea started forming, looking around to make sure that Arthur was well out of sight Merlin softly said a spell and instantly the ground started to pile up in a way that looked like someone had just buried something, then he turned to the dead animals and with one last spell every last creature regained its life and ran deep into the woods. With that Merlin sat against a tree feeling a bit tired from using such strong magic. After allowing a few moments to catch his breath he set off to deal with the horses. As he was gathering water he heard what sounded like metal clanking against metal. Merlin ran towards the sound. He had heard it too much not to recognize a sword fight when he heard one. He found himself above a ravine looking down towards a trapped Arthur. He was fighting bravely but there was no doubt the prince would soon lose this fight. Merlin cast a spell quickly causing rocks from the side of a rock wall to fall on Arthur's enemies. What Merlin hadn't realized was that Arthur was watching him cast the spell, but it was too late to change what Arthur had seen.

A/N: I am trying to decide if I should continue this story. I'm not sure if I got the Arthur/Merlin banter right. Give me your vote on whether this should have a second chapter in the reviews!