A Premier Suite, Wednesday Evening

[bitchprince]

"I still have my trousers on," Arthur reminded him, dryly, and shot a glance towards the bath.

And then reached over and yanked on the knot of Merlin's neckerchief. That wasn't your trousers, Arthur.

[[ continued from this for Um. Prooobably NWS ]]

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Yes, well." He was still very naked. "Yes."

He was flustered!

[bitchprince]

Arthur's eyebrow went up.

He reached out for one of Merlin's arms. "There's really no need," he said, lowering his voice to be as comforting as he could manage. "Despite what I may say about your apparent inability to eat anything...."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin rolled his eyes. "It's just a bit nerve wracking to parade about starkers, you know. I'm sure you've trained to not notice it yourself."

[bitchprince]

"More than a bit," Arthur agreed, his mouth tugging up. "But honestly - and I'm only saying this once, so you'd better remember, you little twat - you have nothing to be ashamed of."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

That earned him another eyeroll and a shove toward the bath. "I'll keep that in mind. Get in."

[bitchprince]

"I am in," Arthur told him, shamelessly yanking him along towards it. "Thinks he can boss me around."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Hey!" The splashing wasn't the best. Nor was the attempted drowning.

[bitchprince]

It certainly amused Arthur, though. "It's a bath," he called, wrangling a little to get Merlin back up topside. "Not a lake."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"You yanked me in," Merlin replied, wiping water out of his eyes.

[bitchprince]

"So I did." Unrepentant, your name is Arthur.

Although he did put in an effort to brush some soaked water out of Merlin's face before that became any worse.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin grabbed his shoulder and tried very hard to push Arthur on down in revenge.

He forgot that he was a twig.

Damn it.

[bitchprince]

Which was just adding to the unrepentance. "Now what are you trying to do to me?" Arthur asked, grinning up at him.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I can magic you under, you know." Maybe. Hopefully!

[bitchprince]

"And that would be cheating," Arthur told him, "Not to mention a serious abuse of power." Which would've been a point with admittedly more strength if he'd sounded at all serious.

His hands drifted to Merlin's hips again. Just so he wouldn't fall over. Yes.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin inhaled against Arthur's neck, concentrating on yanking a bit of water upwards. "You're the king of that."

[bitchprince]

"I never cheat."

But now his hair was soaked.

"Merlin--! Are you trying to wash my hair?"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Me? I didn't do anything."

[bitchprince]

"You're a menace," Arthur informed him, pulling on his hips.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

But he was one who now had water about to be less naked.

...while being naked. And on top of Arthur. How this was any better was up to the reader.

"You started it."

[bitchprince]

"You were being an idiot," Arthur told him, "I accept no blame but for doing my duty."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Since when is bathing a servant your princly duty?"

[bitchprince]

"I mean keeping you from being an idiot," he retorted, "Which is only my princely duty in that if I let you get away with it all the time you'd probably get us all killed."

Yes. Really. Merlin. Get them all killed. With a bath and nudity. "...and if you think this is bathing you, you have incredibly low standards for such a thing."

Don't turn this into a challenge, or he really would be soaping you up within the next few minutes.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Oh, terribly sorry. How should the bathing go?" Somehow... this was a sarcastic, but innocent question.

Give him time, Arthur. Give him time.

[bitchprince]

Arthur smiled at him. Beatifically.

Then held up a water-soaked sponge (...approaching loofah. Not that Arthur knew what it was, or he might have given it the EW COOTIES treatment) and squeezed it empty above Merlin's head.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"...I hope you don't expect me to return the favour."