Arthur couldn't contain his feelings anymore, he loved Guinevere, and Guinevere loved him. There was no more to say, he wanted people to know- and one by one, he was going to show them. Merlin already knew….. And he probably told Gaius, so that was two out of the way. The only two left to tell was Morgana, and unfortunately his father. Arthur thought of ways to tell his father as he made his way to Morgana's chambers. Guinevere would be working so he could tell Morgana and show Morgana that Guinevere loved him to. He knocked on the door, "Come in" he heard the high tone of Morgana's happy voice. He slowly opened the door to see Morgana at her desk and Guinevere making her bed. He noticed Guinevere look up at him and smile, but she quickly lowered her eyes and curtsied, a faint "Sire" escaping her lips. "Morgana, I need to tell you something and I think the only way to tell you is to show you- so here it goes" he walked quickly around the outside of the bed, wrapped his arms around Guinevere's waist and kissed her passionately. Gwen, who had not expected such an open showing of his affections, took a while to adjust to his lips on hers but soon found herself wrapping her arms around his neck and leaning into his chest. Morgana, who had been brushing her hair lightly, rose from her seat and started to hit Arthur, thinking he was abusing her poor maid, and more importantly her best friend. "ARTHUR! GET OFF HER NOW!" she continued to hit him, punching him on his back again and again. "GET OFF OF HER!!!" she screamed. Arthur realised what Morgana thought he was doing so released Gwen from his clasp; he turned around with a smile on his face, not looking to see Gwen take in some breaths and blush a deep crimson. Morgana met his face with a hard punch on his cheek; he fell backwards, not expecting the blow which hit him on the side of the jaw. "What was that for?" he asked, rubbing his saw cheek and looking annoyed. "Umm…. I don't know, perhaps it could be the fact that you just kissed my maid without her permission, did so in a very un-gentlemanly manner that took her off guard, just look at her!" she shouted at him, although not as loud as last time. Arthur turned around to see Gwen looking at him, trying to fight a smirk. "Morgana, I did not take advantage of your maid, I thought this would be explanation enough……I love her" he looked to Gwen and then looked directly to Morgana. "Seriously? You expect me to believe that?" she spat at him, her voice venomous. "Well….yes actually" he looked at her blankly. "You, a spoilt, arrogant pig of a prince in love with a good mannered, fantastic maid and best friend to your almost sister?" she looked confused now, he seemed serious but she couldn't believe it. "I am actually offended Morgana, but yes, it is true, I am in love with her- besotted you could say" she looked at him straight in the eye, he was telling the truth. She looked at Gwen, who was a bright crimson and had remained silent during this conversation. "Gwen, did you know of this?" she said, her voice softer, but still astonished. "Yes milady" was all she could utter. "And you love him?" she continued, "Yes milady" Gwen replied. "Well, that changed things, I don't understand…. How come you fell for him?.... How long has this been going on?..... Why didn't you tell me?" Morgana sat down on her bed, stunned but regaining control. Guinevere was starting to also regain control of her speech, so, with a sigh, sat down beside her friend. "The first one I cannot answer, I never had any feelings for him but things changed, I came to know him as more than an arrogant pig that we both thought he was," she peered up at Arthur, who was standing, still rubbing his cheek but looking like a lost puppy. "The second, since Arthur went to fight a monster, the week the jousting was on" Morgana looked confusingly at her then, this was a time for Arthur to step in. "I didn't go fighting, the beast was imaginary, I made it up- I wanted to fight in the tournament as someone else, so people wouldn't be afraid to beat me. I was sick and tired of people continually making me win because of my status, so I became Sir William of Daira- the man you saw was a farmer. While I was hiding, I stayed at Guinevere's home." At this Morgana's eye brows rose and she looked at Gwen, Arthur realized what she was thinking and quickly corrected himself. "When I say stayed at Guinevere's house I mean that I lived there but we slept in different beds, well… I didn't realize there was only one bed and Guinevere being the well mannered person that she is didn't tell me, so she slept on potatoes for the first night." Morgana smiled at this, even outside the castle he was pig headed- but seemed to be quite nervous about her reaction. "We spent a lot of time together and I started to see who Guinevere really was, not just your maid but-" he sighed and looked into her eyes "A beautiful, wonderful, caring, loving-"
"OK! OK! No more about that- I have a weak stomach- Gwen, I think its best you continue" she looked back at Gwen, who was just as shocked as her at Arthur's sudden confidence. "I won't give you the details but after that, we started to realize that we could not hide our feelings anymore" she looked up at Arthur again, who smiled at her. "So is that why you rescued her?" Morgana asked, looking up at Arthur. "Yes, I could not live knowing she had died because of me" he looked serious, something struck Morgana which she had to ask, "What about Lancelot?" she looked at Gwen directly, although she could feel that Arthur's body had become stiff and he drew in a sharp breath. "He's not going to come back, and I guess its time to move on" Gwen replied, Morgana could see she was upset, but would not show it. Gwen shook off her sadness and smiled, "the third, the reason I didn't tell you was because of how you might act- which, Arthurs cheek is the evidence" Morgana smiled and Arthur chuckled, the mood suddenly lifted. "Well, I guess I can't stop you, I think your mad Gwen, really I do- I thought you would like someone less……arrogant and pig ignorant- but I have to admit he has changed in the last couple of months and that if probably due to you" she took Gwen's hand in hers, "I'm pleased for you" she then looked up at Arthur "I'm sorry for thinking you were taking advantage, and punching you. Although I think you would think the same if you saw it from where I was standing." Arthur looked at her and tried to fight back a smile. "What is it?" Gwen said, noticing the sudden change in his face. "I was just imagining me trying to fight Morgana off Merlin" Morgana looked aghast at the idea as Gwen and Arthur burst into hysterics. "I heard my name, what have I done?" Merlin called, poking his head round Morgana's door. This sudden entrance made Arthur and Gwen continue to laugh uncontrollably. "What is it?" Merlin asked, looking confused as he looked between the laughing Gwen and Arthur to the crimson Morgana. "Stop it Arthur, don't make me hit you again" she said, thinking of how Merlin would react if he knew of what they were laughing at. "Ok, I'll stop-" he said, trying to look serious, although releasing a smile as he continued "-But the image won't!" Gwen managed to keep herself calm, by not looking at Arthur, which nowadays was a challenge in itself. Arthur looked up at Merlin, "Merlin, let me fill you in, I came in to Morgana's chambers, kissed Guinevere" (Gwen looked down in embarrassment) "got punched by Morgana who thought I was taking advantage of Guinevere, this ended up with a joint effort of explaining the last few months to Morgana, featuring me and Guinevere" Arthur let out his little excess breath as he finished he incredibly long sentence in a short amount of time. "Right…. I think I understood that" Merlin still looked confused but smiled anyway. "That's all well and good- but you still haven't told your father, who is the main reason why this "relationship" can't be public." He stood next to Arthur now, Morgana noticed how Merlin had become actually handsome in the last year, and he had grown a bit of muscle and had a kind heart…. But no- she could not be… it was impossible! She shook her thoughts from her head and added her point into the conversation "Why don't you tell him?" she asked, trying to get away from anything Merlin related. "I will, I promise" Arthur looked down at Gwen as he said this "But give me some time, I was thinking a good time would be at the Christmas ball" he smiled, he could just imagine Gwen in a beautiful ball gown, dancing with him as they moved around the room. "Well that's a good way, ask him while he's drunk so he forgets he agreed in the morning" Morgana snorted, but she could see his point. "It may work, I can't keep my love secret forever", Merlin scoffed at this, and noticed that Morgana also laughed, Morgana was so beautiful, Merlin thought as she tried to stop giggling. Her hair, as black as a raven, smooth and shiny, her figure was a beautiful shape, her voice was beautiful, her manor- everything was beautiful. He shook the idea from his head, unlike Arthur, Morgana would probably never look at a servant in that way. Arthur reached out for Gwen's hand, releasing Merlin from his thoughts of Morgana. "Guinevere" he said, looking into her eyes. "Arthur" she replied, looking back into his. He cupped her face with his hands and brought it to his, gently kissing her on the lips. The moment was ruined by Morgana, who, with Merlin both said "Please! Not in front of me! It's not right- go to your own chambers'!" Arthur laughed, and, looking deeply at the smiling Gwen, kissed her more passionately with just the result he expected. "EUGH!" Morgana said, turning around and back to her hair. Merlin walked out of the room, quickly glancing at Morgana, who, for a split second seemed to be doing the same. Arthur enjoyed seeing his friends disgusted with him- although their reaction wasn't the only reaction he enjoyed, as Guinevere wrapped her arms around his neck to draw him closer.