Fic - The Boy Next Door Series 43/? [Merlin]
This is like my favorite chapter eeeeeever!!!
Title: 43. Avert your eyes (The Boy Next Door Series)
Pairing/Characters: Merlin/Arthur
Genre: Humor/General/Romance/GenderBender
Summary: Merlin invites Arthur to Thanksgiving dinner;
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.
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43. Avert your eyes
Merlin is praying to not run into Arthur when she knocks on the front door of his house. She’s not sure if she can handle him without people around. Seriously, her crush was getting out of hand.
She knocks again, frowning at the delay. Morgana probably wasn’t home then. The younger girl was quicker than a bullet when she wanted to.
Andrew or Arthur then; Merlin sighs. Maybe, if she’s really lucky, Arthur wouldn’t be back from practice yet and she would be able to make the invitation to the senior Prince without any problems.
The door finally opens and Merlin has the absolutely certainty that the Gods hate her very, very much and they also have a thing for torturing her. Not only Arthur is the one to open the door, he does so wearing only a towel; with his hair wet and plastered against his forehead and droplets of water are running freely down his strong, muscular torso, heading towards… Avert your eyes, Merlin! Her mind chides and the girl looks up, feeling her cheeks burn.
“Do you want me to wait while you run back home to retrieve a camera?” Arthur asks with barely contained amusement.
“Oh shut up, you bloody prat!” Merlin glowers, but her words don’t have much effect because of her blush.
“I think you’re spending too much time with Morgana.” He answers with a smirk. “So what did you need, Merlin?”
“Mom remembered you guys are not really familiar with Thanksgiving, so she’s inviting you guys to celebrate with us next week.”
“I’ll let my father know.” Arthur says, nodding. “Anything else?”
Merlin’s eyes travel down his chest again, before she quickly looks away again.
“No, that was it.” She says harshly.
“Sure? I think I can lend you my camera. It’s here somewhere.” He taunts again with a smirk.
“You’re an insufferable smug bastard, you know?” Merlin complains sullenly, blushing again.
“Good bye, Merlin. I have a bath to get back to.” He says suggestively.
“Oh God! I hate you!” Merlin exclaims, hurrying back home as Arthur laughs behind her.
He was an evil, cruel, tormenting, smug bastard and Merlin did not want to jump in the shower with him… Not at all!
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part 44