The Love of a Life Time
Chapter 1
Arthur, man he was beautiful. The golden hair, those exquisite muscles and the brilliant blue eyes you could lose yourself in for an eternity. And he was all mine. Merlin looked at his love as he entered Arthur's chambers with bedding. Arthur was stood looking onto the courtyard through the window, oblivious to merlin entering the room. He decided to scare Arthur as always, never fully managing to succeed as much as when he was on the receiving end.
He gently placed the bedding on the table and slowly stalked behind his prince. But before he could pounce Arthur spun around grabbed him and grappled him into a hug pushed up against the wall. Arthur had a smirk on his face looking lovingly into his slightly dumfounded boyfriends face. "you never were good and the stealth part were you?" he said with a chuckle.
After realising his position, he slumped into Arthur, grinning and reciprocating the embrace. "I was so close this time" he whined. This made Arthur chuckle more.
"you really weren't love, I heard you closing the door"
"really! I thought I had it"
They both chuckled as Arthur brought a hand to Merlin's chin bringing up to him, so he could kiss those amazing pink lips of his lover. He never stopped loving how it felt to hold Merlin and explore his mouth with his own. But sadly, this moment of bliss was cut short by a slight cough coming from the doorway.
The two split apart brushing themselves off quickly looking to who had caught them. A wave of calm flooded them both as their eyes fell upon Lancelot and Gwaine.
"Oh, don't worry princess just us secrets safe," Gwaine said as he walked to the table and sat down without permission as always. Lancelot stood still and chuckled to himself when he saw the rosy blush appearing on the prince's cheeks.
"What is it you want sir Gwaine, that is if you ever remember to act like a knight" Arthur scowled at Gwaine who now had his feet up on a chair. Then to the rescue (as always), Merlin let his magic flow and his eyes flashed a vivid gold as he swiped the chair from under Gwaine causing him to fall to the ground with a thud. Everyone laughed, that is everyone bar Gwaine who glared at Merlin. Who stood innocently with his hand up in fake surrender.
"What? Wasn't me" he smirked
Gwaine picked himself off the floor and dusted himself off. "Whose side are you on?" looking at Merlin
"hey, I'm the one who cleans the chairs remember, and I don't want your muddy boots everywhere"
Gwaine looked at his boots covered in mud realising the mess he made and look sadly at his friend. "sorry merlin ill clean it up" he hated the fact that his friend still had to clean up after Arthur even when they were together.
Arthur looked to his trusted knight Lancelot "So why are you guys here lance?"
Lancelot straightened his back shifting his stance back to that of a proper knight and said "the king has requested your presence in the throne room sire"
Arthur sighed he did love his father, but he made it difficult sometimes, what with the attempted arranged marriages, the constant insulting magic and by proxy Merlin the man he loved. "okay. thank you we will be there in a minute"
The two knights took there leave. Leaving the two lovers alone. Arthur looked Merlin up and down, covering every inch of that amazing body he claimed as his own. He rested looking into those deep blue eyes that felt like they knew every secret he ever had.
"So, guess we need to go see what your father needs" Merlin kissed his love one last time. Then gave a little smile before leading his love from his chambers, towards the throne room
As they reached the throne room doors Arthur glanced at Merlin as they shared a small smile of endearment preparing each other for whatever misguided matter had his father needed him for this time.
They entered the throne room to see the king leaning his hands against the end of the long table where the council members sat. The look on Uther's face already let Arthur know this was not going to end well. The look of doom and fury across his face, he hadn't seen this look in a very long time. Arthur stiffened at the sight of his father, but he couldn't let anyone else see how uneasy he felt in that moment. He walked forward stopping at the other end of the table "You asked to speak with me sire"
Uther looked up from the table and stared at his son with a determined and focus look "yes. We have a problem there is an increase in magic in the city, it needs to stop and by any means necessary"
"How do we know this? Has there been another attack?" There had only been one magical incident in the last month and that was when a man tried to break into the treasury using magic. And even then, he didn't use it against the guards just on the doors.
"No son but since the treasury was broken into I sent out men to inspect the lower town for sorcery. My men found four sorcerers they are to be sent to the dungeons to await execution."
Arthur looked at his father in frustration as the guards brought in three men and a woman shackled to each other. They were bruised and beaten. The woman eyes were red from where she had been crying. The guard shoved them onto the floor next to the king. Arthur took a few steps closer "but how do you know they are evil?"
Uther looked at his son confused at how blind he was to the dangers of magic. If only he knew, that it was magic that took his mother from him. "Arthur all people who practice magic are evil! They will see the end of you and I, it will be the end of our great kingdom"
"But father you don't know them. They were just living here lives! This woman is a healer she uses herbs to cure people. My men have told me so, she is not a sorcerer." Arthur walked to his father quickly glancing at Merlin who stood near the wall with the other servants. He looked afraid his eyes glued to the floor as he played with his shirt sleeve as he always did when he was anxious. He couldn't fathom how Merlin is feeling right now. Those where his people on the floor awaiting persecution from non-other than his father. He hated how his father was so blind to the amazing qualities of magic. If he could only see how beautiful Merlin's magic was.
Uther's face changed to one of fury. "I do not care what your men say. I am the king! They have been found using magic, so they will be charged with such!" he bellowed.
Taken aback by his outburst even though it wasn't out of the ordinary for his father, he needed to think of a way to stop these poor people from being executed. He shook himself and put on his best 'Prince Arthur' voice. "sire at least give them a trial. Let them speak their side. This will allow you to show the kingdom how you are a fair and just king" he hoped this was enough to appeal to his humanity. Unfortunately, today the king was not in a forgiving mood.
"NO! They will be executed tomorrow morning. They will be an example to all other magic users that there is no place for magic in this kingdom, not now not ever!"
He glared at Arthur daring him to argue against him, that was not something Arthur did not want to do. He knew better than to fight against his father now, it would only make things worse.
"That is the end of the matter. You are all dismissed" he turned and stormed out of throne room leaving no room for argument.
Arthur turned and walked out of the room heading towards his chambers Merlin following quickly behind.