I don't own Merlin. It belongs to the BBC
I know its been a while but I have a few more stories to come I haven't stopped. This is my first crime story and I couldn't have done it without my great friend Forevercullen who co wrote it with me.
This will have 14 chapters a chapter every two days.
Warnings: AU, violence and crime, malexmale.
Summary: Arthur Pendragon goes undercover at a law firm to catch the man behind all the killings and is shocked and surprised and can only hope that the partner of the law firm doesn't blow his cover when the partner is no other than his ex. Merlin Emrys.
I apologise in advance for any mistakes I may have made.
Arthur Pendragon walked into the police station and past the middle aged police man sat behind the front desk. "Morning Joe."
"Morning Arthur, got a call from upstairs, boss wants to see you as soon as you arrive."
Arthur nodded and swiped his card before going through the door, turning he headed upstairs and knocked before entering, once in there he saw Lancelot, Leon, and Percival and his father sat behind his desk.
"You're late."
"Sorry, I am here now, so what's happening?"
"Cenred King the lawyer, we know he is a dodgy one but we have yet to prove it, Valiant blew up the small garage and we know that Cenred helped him do it and has got rid of the evidence, we need to get Cenred, flush him out, if we get him Valiant doesn't stand a chance." Uther said.
"Well Cenred will have gotten rid of things but I bet he has it all on file somewhere." Leon said.
"Exactly, we need someone in the law firm, someone who has the experience and someone that Cenred has never met." Uther said.
Arthur stepped forwards. "I'll do it. I only know what he looks like through pictures I know he has never met me and I have the experience."
Uther nodded. "I was hoping you could do it, you do have your law degree after all, I will set it up and you start tomorrow."
Everyone took that as a dismissal and left, Arthur going straight home to get everything ready for the next day, opening his wardrobe he looked at all his suits, picking out one and hanging it up before leaving his flat once more to get some things.
The next morning Arthur stood looking up at the law firm.
"Arthur Pendragon?"
Arthur turned to see an old man stood there. "Gaius!"
The old man chuckled. "Your father rang and told me everything, come, let's get you to your office and settled."
Merlin Emrys a senior partner in the law firm froze in his tracks when he saw Gaius walking down one of the corridors with a man in a suit with blond hair, no, he thought to himself, it couldn't be. When Merlin heard the blond haired man laugh he felt his heart jump up into his throat, it was him. He stood to the side and waited for Gaius to come back, not really paying attention when a secretary came up to him asking him to sign something before they turned and walked away.
When Gaius left the office that was now taken he stepped out and stopped the old man from walking any further. "Gaius? Is this the new guy?"
"Arthur James. New lawyer, got a great law degree as well, never thought I would see another one as high as yours."
"Hmm well if you don't mind I would like to give the new guy his first case, ease him into how we do things." Merlin smiled but it was all for show.
"That's a good lad, he seems a little nervous." he said tapping Merlin on the back before walking away.
Arthur sat at his desk in his office and looked around, it felt strange behind back behind a desk, sitting behind a desk wasn't him, chasing bad guys and catching them was. He just turned his computer on when a knock sounded at the door. "Come in."
"Arthur ... James was it?" Merlin said coming into the office.
Arthur gasped and stood up. "Merlin." he looked around before looking at the brunet closely.
"You remember me? Funny that seeing as I've never met Arthur James." Merlin scoffed.
"You have changed law firms." he said. "Merlin please."
"I had to because of you." Merlin growled. "Please what? Please don't out you or please don't make my life a living hell because I can only do one."
"Merlin this is a big case. If I get discovered I could end up getting killed, do you understand that? Killed. I am sorry for what happened you have no idea how sorry but that's why I left you. If I left you then the others at the other law firm would think I never liked you like that or was using you and you would be fine."
"Fine? FINE?" Merlin yelled. "You abandoned me when I needed you the most; you arrested my boss then dumped me how the bloody hell was I meant to be fine."
"Abandoned you. I just dumped you and fucked off. And of course I arrested your boss he was dealing drugs Merlin!"
"What is going on in here?" Gaius said as he walked in.
Arthur looked from Merlin to Gaius. "Nothing Gaius, everything is fine."
Gaius looked at Merlin. "Merlin?"
"I was just informing James here that his first case is about a man who fucked off right when his partner needed him." Merlin replied.
Gaius looked between Merlin and Arthur. "Merlin I have known you since you were knee high, you can not lie to me. You know each other don't you."
"You could say that, though I guess I didn't know him very well." Merlin rolled his eyes. "Should have known he was a waste of space."
"I am not a waste of space! I broke up with you to protect you I arrested your boss as he was dealing drugs!" Arthur turned to Gaius. "Please Gaius if it gets out who I really am I could be killed."
"Protect me? Please the only thing you did was prove to them I meant nothing to you. And as for you being killed... I wished for it after you broke my heart but I don't care why you're here I want no part of it." Merlin snapped.
"Merlin!" Gaius scolded. "You apologise right now, now I knew you were in a relationship and serious about them I didn't know with Arthur but I knew how you were afterwards, you did not mean what you just said then, you can see with Arthur this is killing him enough."
"It still does Gaius."
"Not enough to stay by my side, it would seem. I won't apologise for the truth after all he did prove to them he was just using me." Merlin replied coldly.
"I wasn't using you! I made it show that I was to make them believe it but I never expected you to believe it also."
"What was I to believe Arthur? You arrested my boss and when I was being harassed at work you dump me, like I was nothing, like I meant nothing." Merlin rolled his eyes at Arthur.
Arthur opened his mouth to speak when a knock sounded on the door. "Come in!" Arthur all but snapped.
The door opened and a man walked in. "Ah Gaius I was told you were here, I need a word."
"Of course, before we go I would like to introduce you to a new lawyer. Arthur James."
Arthur walked forwards and held his hand out. The man smiled and walked forwards. "Cenred King, pleasure to meet you."
"And you."
Merlin looked at Arthur closely and saw that the blond was stiff and looked slightly uncomfortable. Cenred let go of Arthur's hand and left the office with Gaius.
As soon as the door shut behind them both, Arthur shuddered and wiped his hand down his suit as he returned to stand behind his desk.
"It's him isn't it? Well I won't have you ruining my life again. Stay away from me Arthur I mean it I want no part of this." Merlin demanded. "If you don't I'll tell him, everything. I trusted you once and paid for it not happening again."
"So as soon as you leave this office that is it? I am to stay away from you?"
"Yes." Merlin answered coldly.
Arthur nodded and walked around his desk and over to Merlin, wrapping his arm around the smaller man's waist and drawing him in, crashing his lips on the brunets in a fierce and passionate kiss, his right hand going up, letting his fingers brush the short locks of hair as he dipped the man he still loved, thrusting his tongue inside when he heard the brunet moan, moaning himself as he stood Merlin back up and drew away for some very much needed air.
Merlin slapped Arthur hard across the face. "That's the last time you touch like that. You lost that right when you threw me to the wolves." Merlin stormed out of the office.
Arthur sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "What a great start to the day." he sighed as he lifted his hand up to gingerly touch his cheek. "But god was it worth it."
Merlin waited until he was in his office with the blinds down before he completely fell apart, it had been a year since that dreadful day and the hole in his heart still bleeds from the gaping wound caused by the man he thought loved him. Dropping into his chair Merlin turned to face the window just in case so no one would see his tears.
Merlin had learned a long time again to not trust anyone with his heart but he thought Arthur was different, the man never once talked about his job, only that he was a cop that he came from a family of cops. When Arthur had shown up that fateful day Merlin believed it was to see him but soon that proved to be wrong. Merlin continued to believe that Arthur loved him and would always be there for him, so one day when the bullying at work had been too much and Merlin found himself crying in Arthur's arms he had not expected the next morning to be dumped and cast out. No matter how many times he said to his co-workers that he had nothing to do with their boss going to jail the bullying only got worst after news had spread that Arthur had dumped Merlin.
Soon it had become too much for the young lawyer and he was forced to leave and grateful to his uncle that he was able to get a job at his law firm and work his way up, to prove that he wasn't a backstabbing arsehole his old co-workers believed.
But even with the tears running down his face and the pain filling his head and heart Merlin couldn't help but slowly reach up and touch his lips.
Arthur walked over to his desk and started typing on the computer there, opening a certain file he typed. "Cenred Kings office." he said as he typed and straight away Cenred's office came up on his screen and he watched as Cenred slammed his phone down and started pacing before leaving his office. Arthur closed the video and sighed before typing once more. "Merlin Emrys' office." he murmured.
A video popped up and Arthur sat and watched as Merlin was sat in his chair, he couldn't see Merlin as he was looking out of the window but he gasped when the chair turned and he saw the man he still loved with tears tracks on his cheeks, he couldn't do this, he couldn't invade his privacy, he had to tell Merlin. Closing the window and locking his computer so no one could get into his files he left his office and headed to Merlin's office.
Arthur sighed when he arrived and ran his fingers over the plaque on the door which held the brunets name before knocking.
"Just a minute." Merlin called out as he quickly wiped his eyes and grabbed the nearest file to hide his red eyes. "Enter."
Arthur walked in and closed the door behind him and walked up to the desk. "Merlin."
"I thought we had an agreement Mr Pendragon, no wait it's James right?" Merlin said coldly without taking his eyes of the file on his desk.
"I know but I forgot to tell you. With me here undercover we have to watch his every move, Merlin we have put hidden cameras and mics in his room so we can see and hear what he is doing but how he works he might be using another office, he will do if he is clever and as he hasn't been caught yet tells us he is, so we have had to put cameras and mics in all of the offices."
Merlin's head shot up. "You bugged my office? You do realise you're breaking the law right? Or don't you care as long as you get your man."
"Merlin you are a lawyer you know how this works. We are the law we need to watch his every move I can not follow him everywhere he will get suspicious, I will tell you where the camera in here is and the mics but I won't invade your privacy. Yes I will be looking in your office but that is only when I need to check where he is."
"Did you need to check my office? Is that why you came here to tell me all this because you saw me?" Merlin said.
"Yes I saw you Merlin and I apologise I shouldn't have done and I am sorry, you have no idea how sorry that you are still hurting so much, please Merlin I know how much you hate me but I need you to put on a front with him. I know how much I am asking but if my cover gets blown then not only will I be dead but others as well. I will keep out of your way as much as I can it is just when we are passing when he is around."
"Oh don't worry Arty; you're too new to know my nickname is cold bastard. So don't worry about your cover because I'm going to treat you just like I treat everyone else, because that's who I am." Merlin smirked, "Oh and I wasn't crying over you so you can get over yourself. I had some emotions I need to get rid of."
"Thank you Merlin, the mics are in your phone and computer and the camera there is one on every wall hidden as we need him at every angle, underneath all the hidden cameras is a mic." Arthur turned to leave and stopped when he opened the door. "And Merlin? About the emotions? We were together for two years, you can not lie to me." he said and shut the door behind him.
"No but doesn't mean you know a damn thing about me now." Merlin growled. "I'm a whole new Merlin thanks to you."
It was a few days later when Arthur decided to go and see Gaius to talk to him see if he could talk to Merlin and get him to understand more when he was stopped by Cenred. "Oh hey, Arthur right?"
"Yes." he looked up when he saw Merlin walk out if his office and head towards them.
"James. We don't pay you to stand around and make friends. I want this case solved by the end of the week or you'll find yourself working in the file room." Merlin snapped slamming a file into Arthur's chest before walking off. "I want it on my desk by eight a minute later and you'll be sorry." With that Merlin disappeared around the corner.
Arthur winced; Merlin slammed it hard that it hurt.
"Don't mind him, he is always like that, not getting any is my guess. Can I use the phone in your office? Mine is playing up."
"Of course, go for it."
Cenred walked into Arthur's office and picked up the phone; dialling the number he wanted he waited for the other person to answer.
Arthur walked back the way he came and walked into the nearest office, not seeing it was Merlin's he walked into also not knowing that Merlin saw him walk in there and headed back there. He took out his phone and typing in a password Arthur held the phone in his hand and started to listen, he jumped when the door opened and Merlin walked in. "What are you doing in here?" he asked the brunet.
"Funny I was going to ask you the same? Or have you changed your name again to Merlin Emrys?" Merlin pointed to his name on the door.
"You're office? Sorry I just walked into the closest o-" Arthur stopped when he heard Cenred on his phone, moving forwards he shut the door and looked at Merlin. "Shh." he said.
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