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[merlinastrice]

The moon was high and he was pretty sure he had fine tuned the spell to bring him back to right before he left. Hopefully she would be home when he appeared. Merlin took a deep breath and worked his magic

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[archicheck]

Ariadne had been in her bedroom doing some more reading for class when she heard the loud thud come from the other room, followed by Merlin's voice. Her breath caught in her throat when she realized he must have come to take the advice she had given him on the community. She hadn't expected him to come so quickly, but she was glad to get things cleared up.

Putting her books aside and taking a deep breath, Ariadne got up and went into the other room.

"Hello, Merlin." She smiled at him, despite how awkward she felt.

[merlinastrice]

He could his palms begin to sweat. "The last time I kissed someone, it was Freya." It all came out in a rush and he turned pink. "And...I don't know what kisses mean here. But...in Camelot, at least, it means that you...really like someone. And...I...really like you. Um...and I had meant that kiss...like I really like you."

He shifted uneasily from one foot to another. He really hadn't had much luck in romances. What happened with Freya...well. He didn't want to think about that. But Ariadne was normal. She was far away from Camelot. Which meant she could be far away from all the dangers of Camelot.

[archicheck]

She couldn't help but smile as Merlin so quickly explained the kiss. Things had certainly gotten cleared up faster than she had expected. She didn't really know who Freya was. In fact, there was a lot she did know about Merlin and his life in Camelot, but she liked him too. And she certainly didn't mind him kissing her one bit.

"Kisses usually mean you really like someone here, too." She shook her head a bit as she stepped closer to him. "But, unfortunately there are a few gray areas." When she was close enough she looked him in the eyes and smiled. "That being said-"

She closed the small gap between them and kissed him gently on the lips. "I like you, too."

[merlinastrice]

Merlin had been holding his breath as she walked towards him. Wait, smiles were good, right? Still, he stood stock still in case it could all go--

Oh...

He was too shocked to move for an instant before he kissed her back, still gentle and sweet. "Really?"