I don't own Merlin (If I owned Merlin it wouldn't be so heartbroken at the end)

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Well this… I don`t know kinda OOC I think but I hope you like it.

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-I've done everything to hurry. You know, Merlin.

Merlin kept his eyes shouted, he couldn't believe it, his mind was playing trick with him again, he knew that that was all it was, a trick, his mind remembering Arthur's voice, the way he used to say his name, and using that now to relieve (or try to) some of the Merlin's pain, his loneliness…

-Merlin! I'm talking to you, you idiot. Are you asleep?

The warlock opened his eyes very slowly. Knowing that if he kept daydreaming he'll only hurt himself more, if that could be possible.

And then he just frozen, over opened his eyes and his jaw wanted to reach the ground

-A…Arthur? - He said sounding as shocked as he was, was he asleep? Was he still imagining things? Was he really there, standing in front of him, wearing the heavy clothes he used under his armor, looking at him right straight in the eyes?

-What? Thought you were waiting for me –He said as if all this was the normal day for him.

-Are you really here? –Merlin asked softly almost as a whisper, thinking that he might be dreaming.

-Well, I thought you could show… I don't know. Some happiness, your King has come back to death and you look like you want me to go back to the lake…

-NO! –Of course Merlin had shouted, of course he didn't want Arthur to go away he only wanted him to stay, to stay with him, forever.

-Now… You're scaring me Merlin. –Arthur blinked while looked at his servant, he hadn´t change a bit and he knew that a hundred years had passed, but of course he now knew that he was a warlock and… Merlin's whisper interrupted his thought line.

-I'm happy, you prat! … It's just that... I've waited as I told you, you know…. A hundred years, you hadn't changed…. I thought that I was dreaming… I wanted to… -He stopped talking and looked up and glanced at Arthur who was staring at him as he talked.

Arthur smile at him, it seems that he was telling him everything that crossed his mind at the time.

-Arthur… -Arthur could say, that Merlin's voice sounded as if he wanted to cry

-Hmm?

-I don't want you to go back to the lake –he whispered, and Arthur thought that he looked suddenly too weak, too sad.

-I was joking, you clotpole. I ain't going back, that's not the point on coming back from death.

-Will you stay?

-Well yes!

-With me?

Merlin's voice had sounded so full of hope and other thing that Arthur couldn't really say what it was, but the little sparkle in Merlin's eyes made him answer almost at the next second.

-Yes.

-Arthur…. I...

The Once and Future King waited for Merlin to keep talking but he didn't so, he had to ask, because really, that Merlin's attitude was driving him nuts.

-Yeah, Merlin, what is it? You know, I am paying pretty much attention and you are finishing none of your phrases.

-It's just that I… I wanted to tell you something but I'm not so sure of your reaction

-Try me.

-Will you stay anyways?

-Merlin! You just tell me.

-No, until you promise me you'll stay, prat.

-Is that way, then? I'll stay, idiot.

-Alright… You… well it is that I… uhmm… See. –Arthur saw him keeping silence for a moment as if he were fighting in his insides. And then he walked up forward him standing in front of him by only two steps separating them, looking at him in the eyes. –I… I love you Arthur. That's it.

Arthur blinked. Clearly surprised by the warlock's words, he really didn't expect that from Merlin, somewhere inside him he felt joy and he felt relieved, and by other side he didn't know what to say. Did he love Merlin? He some time ago had felt something for him, but after he married Gwen, he'd thought that those feelings had passed. Why didn't Merlin tell him something before? Why now? He stared at the warlock, who now had a sad face and a look of disappointment in his bright blue yes. He had to say something to him.

-Merlin, I… I don´t know what to say. You just caught me unprepared… I…

-It is ok, if you don't feel the same, you know. I just thought I have to say it to you, that you deserved to know. But Arthur, don't go, please.

The last three words said in a soft whisper, if not for the short distance Arthur hadn't listened.

In that moment he knew, he'd came back for him, for Merlin, he thought of all these past years, Merlin staring alone at the lake and he felt like hugging him in the act. Indeed he cannot tell him that he loved him, but he does feel something for him.

-Merlin, I told you I came back, and I'm staying with you, and I certainly had some feeling for you, I've always had.

But he didn't reacted as Arthur hoped, Merlin had started to cry, and saved the distance between them to hug him, and he had returned the hug, but he didn't really knew how to calm Merlin down, so the only thing that came into his mind at the moment was that.

And now they were kissing. Arthur had started the kiss slowly just to calm Merlin down, to make him stop crying, then he wanted him to feel how much has he missed his clotpole all these years and intensified the kiss and Merlin wasn't complaining.

They stopped kissing each other and stared at each other face, and now were Merlin who spoke.

-You dolophead. You sure about this?

-I'm going to try, you clotpole. –He gently push Merlin away to break their hug, keeping his fingers interlocked with Merlin's and sat down to the grass. –You have to keep me up now; there have been so many years since I was here.

Merlin sat down next to his King, with his head resting on Arthur's shoulder. –Too many I think, I've missed you.

Arthur let his cheek rested on Merlin's head. –We have many more upcoming, and I'm staying.

Merlin let out a relieve sigh, now everything was ok. He had come back, to him, and Merlin had confessed to him, and the best of all he'll now stay with him.

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