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Chapter 1
Arthur had always been told by his father that his twin had been stolen at birth and had never been found, but Arthur had never really stopped looking. That is until Merlin came into his life. Arthur had always felt apart of himself missing until Merlin seemed to complete him and fill that hole that his twins absence had left since he was an infant. He felt like he had met Merlin before but knew he never had, but he had to know why. That is why Arthur had told Merlin that he need to talk to him that morning and Arthur was nervous as hell because he had never told another person what he was about to tell Merlin.
Merlin came sauntering in without knocking as usual and that cheeky grin on his face "Morning Arthur, what is wrong you look like death warmed over?" there was a bit of a teasing tone laced with seriousness in Merlin's voice but when Arthur looked in Merlin's eyes he knew Merlin was dead serious.
Arthur took a deep breath "Merlin, sit down we need to talk." Merlin now knew something was up so he did as he was told while looking at Arthur suspiciously. Arthur sat down across from Merlin taking in a shaky breath "Merlin, I am going to tell you something only a select few know about and most have forgotten. I am not the only Prince of Camelot. I am technically the oldest because I was born first but I have a twin brother out there somewhere.
When we were a few hours old my twin was taken. My father said a note was left in his place saying we would never see him alive again. He also said I seemed to know he was gone because I cried for days, the only reason I stopped crying was because I cried my voice out. My father searched for years for my brother once I was old enough I helped as much as I could, but we never found him. Father gave up searching when I was fifteen but he prays everyday that my brother is alive and not dead as the note said. I never gave up searching for him because even though everyone else thinks he is dead I have this feeling and I know he is alive out there. But the strange thing is I stopped searching when I met you. At first I didn't know why until a few days ago I analyzed it a little deeper and I realized I don't feel a part of me missing anymore with you here. I wondered at it and what confuses me more is when I first met you I had felt I had met you before though I am pretty sure I never had. I was wondering if you ever felt that way."
Merlin let out a slow shaky breath "I felt that way all my life till I came here and met you. Hunith is not my birth mother, she adopted me. She found me left in the woods to die, I was wrapped in a red blanket with an insignia on it. It was from here, Camelot. When she found me I was only a few hours old. After I turned fifteen she told me everything and gave the blanket she had found me in. I keep it on me no matter what because it I have to hope that my birth family did want me and were looking for me though I knew it was unlikely. I came here at my mother's request to live with Gaius but I had another reason as well, I had a hope that I would find my birth family but I never did. This is the blanket Hunith found me in." Merlin pulled the blanket out of his jacket pocket and placed it flat on the table not noticing how Arthur's breath hitched at the sight of it. "It is a reminder to me that I have another family out there and hope that I find them one day if only just to ask why they left me and if the even wanted me at all."
"Merlin, I think I might be able to help you with that. Wait here." Arthur's voice was shaky but a hope had started to fill his chest. He walked over to the desk and picked up a piece of fabric that lay there half obscured by paperwork. It was Arthur's own baby blanket.
Arthur laid the blanket out flat on the table like Merlin's was and asked "What do you see, Merlin?"
Merlin's eyes darted between the blankets and Arthur about five times before he said anything "There exactly the same, How is that possible?" "The night my brother was taken we were wrapped in identical blankets. Our mother made many blankets when she was pregnant with us but she was only expecting one child. She only made two blankets exactly the same. Those two identical blankets were what we were wrapped in the night my brother was taken. There is only one explanation as to why you have the only identical blanket to mine." Arthur had tears in his eyes but he did not let them fall and Merlin was in compete denial.
"But that would mean that you're my brother and that is not possible. I can't be." Merlin said shaking his head trying to deny it even with the proof sitting in front of him. Arthur finally let the tears fall and let them stream down his face he could not contain the joy he was feeling at the revelation that was just unveiled. "There is no other explanation Merlin. I have been searching for that identical piece of cloth and you since I walk old enough to do so. Father never gave up hope even after he stopped searching that you were out there, alive. I just can't believe that you have been with me for three years without me even knowing it was you." Arthur shook his head in wonder hardly believing it but at the same time so happy about it that was until Merlin exploded.
"I can't do this. I can't do this! If this is true my own father would kill me if he knew what I really was! I can't do this!" Merlin yelled and then he fled the room "Merlin wait! Merlin!" Arthur yelled after him but could not stop him.
Uther came in right as Merlin had fled with a scowl on his face and when he spoke there was disapproval in his voice "Arthur why is that useless manservant of your fleeing you chambers like a madman and when he saw me, looked at me like I had grown a second head and did not show me the respect I am do from a servant?"
Arthur was to stunned by the revelation that Merlin, his idiotic, clumsy, brave, loyal to a fault, selfless manservant was in fact his long brother to answer his father. To say the least Arthur was ecstatic about finding his brother but confused and stunned by Merlin's claims that their father would kill him. It confused Arthur to no end but he knew he would find out before his father did.
