"Merlin..." I rolled over and groaned. "Merlin." the voice said again. My eyes popped open and I sat up realizing that I didn't know that voice. I've never heard it before. How could it have known my name?

"Merlin!" Gaius yelled. I climbed out of bed and walked into his bed chambers. I sat down and prepared to eat when Gaius knocked a bucket off of the table. On instinct I used magic to keep the water from falling. Then after realizing what I had done, I stopped and the bucket fell hitting the floor with a thud.

"How did you do that?" he asked.

This is the way the conversation went up until the point where he told me that I needed to deliver some medicines to a few people. Seeing as I had nothing else to do, I agreed to deliver them.

After having delivered the medicines I walked along the path towards the square and found him standing there. He was being a complete asshole to his servant and in that moment, if it wasn't obvious enough already, I knew he was really the Prince.

He was being a real big prat and I decided it was time to stand up for the servant boy. Damn the consequences. "Hey, come on that's enough." I mumbled

"What?"

(Arthur's POV)

I was messing around with my servant. It was quite fun actually but I couldn't help but think about that man I saw yesterday.  I threw the dagger and startled the servant into dropping the shield he was holding.

The man I was thinking about appeared and I couldn't help but laugh at the irony of it all. He was telling me to stop scaring my servant.

"You've had your fun, my friend."

"Do I know you?" I asked deciding to irk him. I wanted to see how level headed he could be and for how long. I was also doing it because it angered me that he was so calm while just the sight of him, made me ridiculously nervous.

"Er, I'm Merlin."

"So I don't know you."

"No."

"Yet you called me friend?" I was really enjoying the look on his face. He seemed angry but took a deep breath and I watched as his face relaxed.

"That was my mistake."

"Yes, I think so." I was laughing my ass off inside.

"Yeah. I'd never have a friend who could be such an ass." then he turned and prepared to leave. I was left stunned for a moment before stopping him with a comment. I don't even know why I had said it.

"Or I one who could be so stupid." I had to fight the cringe at the words. Merlin stopped walking and I smirked. "Tell me Merlin, do you know how to walk on your knees?" I realized I was being stupid and was over analyzing everything so instead I did what I was good at. Being an ass.

"No."

"Would you like me to help you?"

"I wouldn't if I were you." I chuckled slightly. What could this scrawny little thing do to me? Honestly?

"Why? What are you going to do to me?"

"You have no idea."

"Be my guest! Come on! Come on! Come oooooon."

He swung at me and I twisted his arm behind him. He winced in pain and I fought the cringe once again.

"I'll have you thrown in jail for that."

"What, who do you think you are? The King?"

"No. I'm his son, Arthur." I watched in a mix of amusement and something else, as he was dragged towards the jail cells. I shook my head to clear all my thoughts of him and focused back on my servant.

(Merlin's POV)

"What, who do you think you are? The King?" I don't know why I was asking this. I knew he was the Prince. Why must I be so stupid?

"No. I'm his son, Arthur."

Two guards grabbed me by the arms and dragged me towards the jail cells and I thought about the amusement in his eyes as he watched me being dragged away. What a horrible person. Why did I ever think he was great?