Merlin woke up after a long peaceful nap with Arthur, he found himself laying on the side of Arthur's chest, he figured that Arthur must have lifted himself up so he can let him sleep on top of him. How nice.
Then his stomach growled, he then looked at the clock next to them, it is morning. They have got to get up and have some breakfast. "Arthur" Merlin whispered, "Get up, it's morning" He shook him a bit.
Arthur only smiled in his sleep but didn't wake. "Come on you prat, rise and shine" Merlin chuckled as he shook him again. But he still didn't wake. "Come on, Arthur…."
Then he thought for a bit, "Hold on…." He lifted on of Arthur's eyelids and saw golden eyes, he then realised what happened. He had dragged him into a dream because of his magic, but this time he didn't get in.
Arthur, he's all alone by himself.
Arthur woke up in a sort of a daze, but then his eyes shot open when he realised where he was.
"Merlin?" He called out, but he found himself alone in his bed. He lifted his hands up to find any sign of marriage and found a ring on his left hand. He almost screamed at the sight of it, "Crap, I am married to Gwenivere again! If I found her next to me, I would definitely have screamed then" He thought. Jumping out of bed, he opened his cupboard and found his old clothes. Putting them on, he was putting on his shirt when Merlin barged in.
"Ah" Merlin almost bumped into him when he came in, "Sorry- Arthur….are you…getting dressed?" His eyes went wide as he saw Arthur putting on his shirt.
"Great, this is the old Merlin. It looks like I am dragged into a dream without him"
"Yes Merlin I am not an idiot" He said, rolling his eyes.
"I have not behaved like this with Merlin for ten years, treating him like he is a goofball. I must not let anything slip out of my mouth"
Er" Merlin attempts to pick himself up. "Your Father informed me of a meeting this morning, it seems important" Merlin said, at that point Arthur did his best not to grunt.
"My father is alive…..you've got to me damn kidding me! But then that means….."
"Yes, thank you" He said, then Arthur lifted his head at the manners. Merlin noticed, "Wow, you just said thank you. I didn't know you were capable of having manners"
Arthur pursed his lips together, "I don't know what came over me Merlin, I am just as surprised as you are" He said as he pulled his ring off his finger while Merlin was distracted. "Stop gawking and do my bed" He remembered his training in the afternoon on Wednesdays, "I presume that my chainmail will need cleaning, my amour needs polishing and my sword to be sharpened for this afternoons training"
"Yes sire" Merlin nodded his head and went on with it.
With Merlin out of the way, he lifted his ring up and glanced at it. "What on earth is this then? If my Father is here then I am not married to Gwenivere" He looked down at his Mother's ring on his left middle finger, "If that is here, then what is this?"
He remembered an engraving that he did on both of Merlin and his engagement ring as he made it. "No, it can't be" He twisted it to the side and saw an engraving on the inside, "I love you Merlin". He immediately put it in his pocket when he remembered that he doesn't have pockets in his pants. "My private wooden chest in my drawer" He remembered and opened his drawer that is closest to his bed, he got out a small wooden chest and opened it to put the ring in, locking it up, he put it in the drawer and shut it. "That should do it for now"
"Merlin, I am leaving for the meeting with my Father, I will see you at the training grounds"
With that, he left his chambers.
It felt quite odd to see his Father again but not in a ghost form, but nothernless he put himself together as the prince that he once was over fifteen centuries ago but he had his head completely clear and listened to the conversation within the meeting.
The meeting went well in his mind, when he got to the armoury afterwards he saw Merlin polishing his armour. "Well, at least he isn't using magic to do it"
"Doing your job I see Merlin" Arthur smiled, feeling a bit of warmth in his heart when he saw him. Merlin lifted his head and looked at him, chuckling, "Yes, I am almost done"
Arthur approached Merlin and took a glance at his armour, there seemed to be a spot unpolished so he grabbed a cloth and started polishing. "Uh, Arthur, what are you doing?" Merlin asked.
"Polishing, you missed a spot here" Arthur went ahead with the task. "Seriously, you seem to be a bit odd today" Merlin said, Arthur just smirked at his comment. "Here" Arthur showed Merlin the polished bit, "That's the spot you missed, you just have to-"
"Arthur!" Merlin exclaimed, bewildered. That really surprised him, taking him off. "What?"
"You're….." Merlin pointed a finger at him, "Your eyes…..they're gold!"
"What?!" Arthur was now the one freaking out, he picked up a piece of amour to see his reflection, his eyes were indeed gold. But they were flashing. "They're flashing, why are they flashing?"
"No idea!" Merlin looked around, "You aren't doing anything are you?"
"No!" Arthur exclaimed.
Merlin swallowed, "Come on, let's get you to Gaius. He should help you" Merlin took off his jacket, "Here, cover your head with this and I'll take you there"
"Thanks" Arthur let himself be covered by his jacket, Merlin froze for a bit, "You said thank you again, really, there is something weird going on with you today" He scattered about and rushed Arthur to Gaius's chambers, he pushed the door open wide and shut it quickly.
"Gaius!"
Gaius jumped up from his seat, "What is going on?" He asked, curious about what Arthur is doing covered by Merlin's jacket.
"You tell me…..something is off with Arthur! Look!" Merlin flipped off his jacket and Arthur rose his head, eyes open. Gaius gasped, "Arthur! What's going on?!"
"I don't know, my eyes are gold for no reason!" Arthur said, "And they're flashing, why are they flashing when nothing is happening?"
"Sit down and let me have a look"
The present Merlin held his magic book and whispered a spell to try and contact Arthur in his mind, but no luck, so he tries to use a spell to wake him up.
"Come on Arthur, wake up…."
Then he had an idea, what if he could trick his mind to think that he is paralysed so he cannot move around, so he can be unable to do anything in the past, wherever he is while he can find a way to fix this, to wake him up.
"It doesn't seem to be anything but it's like someone is controlling you Arthur" Gaius assumed, at that, Arthur's eyes lit up. "Ah"
Gaius mused, "Do you have an idea who?"
"Yes…." Arthur nodded slowly, "What are you trying to do Merlin?"
"But-" Before he could speak, he felt his body go still and suddenly he had no control over his body. He fell forward and Gaius caught him. "Arthur!" Merlin exclaimed, looking at him, he started to get really worried, "Whatever this is, someone definitely must be controlling him"
Arthur groaned, "Merlin, stop, what are you doing to me?"
Merlin glanced at Gaius, "No way, he doesn't know. How can he already know?"
Gaius raised an eye, "Do you have any idea how he could know?"
Merlin shrugged, "Well, for one thing, he has been weird all morning, he has being saying thank you more often than….well….never! He's polite! Don't you think that's a bit off?!"
Gaius frowned, "Sound like he knows your magic to me"
"I sure hope not!"
"Well if he did then why aren't you in the dungeons?" Gaius asked, "Well…." Merlin's mind wondered around.
Gaius hummed, "Let us focus on Arthur first before we can do anything, you should go and tell Leon that Arthur is sick and unable to do his duties today"
"I'll go do that" Merlin nodded and went out the door.
As Merlin shut the door, Gaius sighed and laid Arthur down, he opened his eyelids to see his gold eyes. "Now, what is the matter with you?" He grumbled.
Arthur started mumbling, "Arthur wake up, you have to wake up"
Gaius raised an eyebrow at that sentence, "Is someone trying to "wake" Arthur up rather than controlling him…?" He then got out Merlin's magic book and started reading through it. As soon as Merlin came back, Gaius gasped at the book.
"Did you find anything?" Merlin asked, "Yes, it seems that someone is trying to contact Arthur through time or space, it explains his eyes going gold. If the soul is bonded, it can be contacted in order to contact the person"
Merlin frowned, "Bonded? But who?" He asked, thinking who the heck he bonded his soul with, when did he actually do such a thing?
"We don't know, though I have never heard of such a thing. This is a very dangerous and risky spell" He continues reading the book, "But why would Arthur do any magic, in Camelot of all times? And a soul bond? Are you reading this right?" Merlin asked, denying what he just heard. He read through the book as well and absorbed the words, "I don't know what to say"
"Merlin" Arthur called out, and Merlin blushed, "You don't think he….?"
"He has been calling your name since you went out"
"You don't think that the two halves of one coin that make a whole is taken literally do you?" he asked. "No, I don't think it's that" Gaius mused, he grabbed the book from Merlin's hands and kept on reading.
"It says here, that if an item that is regarded precious and is held as a symbol for the soul bond, it would remain with the individual if separated from the other soul"
Merlin then looked at Gaius "Then I'll go and search through his chambers to see if I can find anything out of the ordinary. Look after him while I am gone will you?"
"I will" Gaius nodded and Merlin went out again.
Merlin had still yet had to absorb what had happened, Arthur was being nice this morning and now all of a sudden his eyes are gold, and now he is soul bonded and whatnot…..how did he not know this?
He entered his chambers with a long heavy sigh and started searching, he thought to be detailed in his search and not to ruin or make the place messy otherwise Arthur will be angry at him later. He thought of looking through his chest under the bed and then the drawers which may be an obvious place to keep something. A small wooden chest caught his eye, he had seen this chest when he cleaned around so he opened it and surprised himself by finding a golden ring. He frowned, he never seen this ring before.
"When did you get this? It's pretty good quality…..and how did you find the gold in the first place?" He mumbled, picking up the ring and looking at it, almost admiring how well it is made and how shiny it is.
"This must be it" He assumed, but then searched the rest of the room just to be sure. But with nothing out of the ordinary or anything odd or new, he took the ring with him and left.
"Gaius! I found something!" Merlin called out when he came back.
"Good, what is it?" Gaius asked and Merlin passed the ring to him, Gaius frowned, "An engagement ring?" he exclaimed, "When does Arthur had his hands on a ring like this?"
Merlin sputtered, this was getting odder and weirder by the minute. "Maybe he has married somebody in the future….?" Then he thought about Gwen and smiled. "Where did you find this?" Gaius asked.
"In his drawer in his small wooden chest where he keeps his most valuable items"
"Well, if he put this in that then I think that it's possible that he must be way beyond our time, an accidental spell maybe" Gaius examined the ring, then he gave it to Merlin, "Do you feel anything from the ring?"
"Yes…..it has a very powerful positive energy. I can feel it from like a mile away if I could"
Gaius hummed, he grabbed the ring and looked at again. He lifted it up and turned it on an angle, and then frowned again, "Merlin…the engagement ring says exactly who he is bonded to, possibly…."
Merlin turned to take a look at it but Gaius took it away from his sight, "What?"
"I am afraid that what you will see may have you fainting on the spot, maybe even shock you"
Merlin frowned, "What-"
Then they heard an audible gasp from Arthur as he awoke, he sat up straight away and looked around him. "What happened?" He asked, "You fell asleep sire, it seems that someone is contacting you"
"Well that makes sense" Arthur said flatly. Then he looked at Gaius, "I am from the future, I accidentally came here into the past by magic"
"What kind of accidental magic? If you can be specific, we can help you" Gaius said, then Arthur looked at Merlin and back at Gaius. Damn it all. "My partner is pregnant with twins, and is a warlock. My partner is unable to control their magic during their pregnancy stage therefore this happens"
He refused to say what the gender of his partner is, but then Gaius frowned deeply and looked at Merlin gravely. But when Arthur saw his engagement ring, he stood up and took it away. "Where did you find that, it's mine" He said, and decided to put it on his left hand.
"An engagement ring? Come on Arthur" Merlin scoffed. "Where did you even find a ring of such good quality?"
"I made it myself" Arthur said clearly. Merlin was surprised, "You. Made. It?"
"Yes, is that so hard to believe?" Arthur concluded that Merlin hasn't read the inside of the ring. Good thing he hasn't.
"It is well made Arthur" Gaius commented. "Thank you" Arthur sighed.
"Sire, are you dreaming right now?" Gaius asked.
Arthur stopped and sighed, nodding. "Yes"
"Wow. This is crazy, Arthur, are you really mannered and polite in the future?" Merlin asked and Arthur laughed out loud, "Oh Merlin, you have no idea. You really have no clue, if I told you what you are doing now you wouldn't believe me"
"Don't tell me then"
"It's pointless though, when I get out of here you will forget everything from the time I first came here today"
Merlin grumbled, "But for now" Arthur spoke, "We have to figure out how to get me out of here. What do we have so far?" He asked, looking at Gaius.
"So far we have figured out that you are from the future and the flashing of yours is your soul bond trying to contact you" Gaius updated. "Soul bond? Of course….."
Gaius had figured it out, Arthur said that his partner is a warlock, which means that he knows that Merlin has magic.
"So who did you bond with?" Merlin asked, and Arthur's face went a little red. "You….won't believe me if I told you"
"It's not Gwen if your partner is a warlock, how did you get to know a warlock?"
"Merlin" Gaius whispered, "He knows"
Merlin became white in the face instantly. "What?" His voice pitched. "It's okay Merlin, don't worry…..you are the only warlock I know. And a very loyal…." As he went ahead, his heart fluttered as he thought of Merlin, "Beautiful…..generous…..honest….kind…..person I and everyone will ever know…"
"Hold on, are you saying that…." Merlin started to stutter. Then Gaius looked up at him, "Merlin, the ring has an engraftment on the inside, it has your name on it"
Merlin then looked like he was going to faint. "Arthur married ME?!" He said in a whisper, his tone dead flat from the shock. "Hold on a minute, I'm pregnant with twins?"
Arthur nodded, "Two boys. You can tell, we already have one daughter"
Merlin let out a breath, and his muscles tensed. "It's almost too much to believe"
"I told you Merlin, you wouldn't"
Merlin turned his head to the side when he realised something, "So that's why you were being so nice this morning. You love me"
"No, that's not the reason. Actually there isn't a reason, I just noticed how much of a wonderful person you are and that's what had me fall in love. You have done so much for me that I can't ignore it"
"Am I still your servant?"
"Are you kidding me? You're my King Consort, we're on our honeymoon!" He smiled brightly.
"You're kidding" Merlin then approached Arthur and sat down next to him, "You made me King Consort?" he let out a chuckle. "Yeah"
Merlin thought for a while, "We have to get you back to your partner, if he is pregnant like you said, then he is going to need you" Merlin patted him on the back and Arthur smiled, "Thank you Merlin"
After a moment of silence, Gaius raises his voice, "While you are here Arthur, you cannot be woken up without that ring on your finger. It is a part of your bond with your partner so it stays with you when you are separated, you can only go back when the magic starts to settle" He finishes as he reads the book.
Arthur sighs, "Then it looks like I am stuck here for a while….with golden eyes? The whole time?"
"No, it seems that it is only a form of contact. Not to worry, when your partner figures it out he will get you back" Gaius assured. Merlin looked at Arthur's eyes again, "The gold is starting to fade"
"Good. When it's faded out, I want to get back to my chambers, I cannot be seen with golden eyes outside otherwise someone will be shouting "sorcerer!" before we know it"
"Has this happened before?" Gaius asked, "Yes, I usually come back at the end of the day after falling asleep"
"Then it shouldn't be a problem"
"In that case, will I be your company for the rest of the day sire?" Merlin asked, "You haven't called me that for ten years" Arthur smirked at the sound of "sire" falling from his lips. "Haven't I?" Merlin frowned, curious.
"We have been in a relationship for over ten years"
'That long?" Merlin gasped, then he got a lot more interested. "Erm….a really long time" He said, looking quite impressed. "How did we last that long?"
"Sire, you might know very clearly that homosexuality is not commonly looked upon here in Camelot"
"But in our time, it isn't. Camelot in our time is a hundred times bigger, and it flourishes so beautifully. Magic is used all around the world, used for cures, even miracles, Camelot is the most amazing place"
Merlin could imagine it, "Your rule is like that?"
"I couldn't have done those changes without your help. You were the puppet master to creating everything, which is how you are truly recognised and given your title"
Gaius smiled, "You see Merlin, I told you that you would be recognised, you only have to be patient"
"For fifteen centuries? Oh Merlin….." Arthur thought.
'It seems so Gaius" Merlin smiled.
"So this is the innocent Merlin who has no idea what his destiny has in store for him…"
He keeps the smile on his face, "Poor Merlin…" He thought sadly. "This Merlin….has no inch of sadness or pain in his heart, and it pains me to know that his destiny includes a fifteen century separation from me"
"You are an extremely patient person Merlin, and very loyal" Arthur patted Merlin on the back which brought Merlin a bright smile.
"Now. Why don't we go back to my chambers? Are my eyes blue again?"
Merlin checked his eyes, "Yes, they are. We can go back now"
"Be careful sire" Gaius said, "Be alert" He then looked at Merlin, "You too, keep watch on him"
"I will"
Arthur got up and they both smiled, Oh gee, Arthur is going to be very nice with Merlin today.
"Have you eaten this morning Merlin?" Arthur asked once they stepped into his chambers. "Er, no, I haven't had the time" Merlin shook his head.
Arthur then looked at his new lunch ready and served, a bit too much though, so he grabbed the plate underneath and took out half the food to put it on the empty plate. "Sit down, I don't need this much food. So help yourself, please"
Merlin happily obliged, "You share your food with me?" he asked, sitting down at the table. "Well lately you have three servings due to the pregnancy part" Arthur said as he watched Merlin start eating, "Though, I do have to admit that watching you stuff your face is utterly adorable"
Merlin felt a blush heat up on his cheeks as Arthur sat down and started eating his portion while eating.
"Well….since that we have the whole day in here, I am very eager to hear more. I want to hear everything before I forget"
This was expected, Arthur went along with it. "Alright, you can enjoy a less cranky version of Arthur for a day" He said and Merlin laughed. "So….do you have any questions for me?"
"I do. I thought you liked Gwen?"
"That's…. complicated, but Gwen gives us her blessings. She is very happy for us, Gwen and I….we did love each other but that is over, but it didn't end with an unhappy ending"
"Good to know" Merlin smiled with relief, "But how did we start exactly?"
"Do you want to take a guess?" Arthur asked, seeing if Merlin can guess who confessed first. Merlin hummed for a while, "It's terribly hard to imagine. I can't think of myself confessing to you or yourself, but I think you are much more likely since you're a romantic sob"
Arthur threw back a laugh, "Actually, I confessed to you. On my very bed. Now, I am surprised that you're even interested in a relationship between us that hasn't happened yet"
"On your bed? Have I been sleeping in it?" Merlin asked, blushing.
Arthur jut nodded, "You are a very good personal heater" He said, breaking the embarrassment, and Merlin slapped him in the arm.
"And I have a very good way of using a sword in bed" Arthur smirked. Merlin frowned, "Isn't that….painful?"
"Oh my god you sweet innocent Merlin!"
"You don't pick up what I am saying" Arthur said flatly. "No" Merlin shook his head, "I don't"
"Oh Merlin, for being the one is so good with dirty words, you don't even know so clearly what I am saying"
"No, care to explain?" Merlin asked and Arthur sighed. "Ok, use your head" Merlin nodded, "Clear your mind" Merlin took a breath and cleared his mind, "Now, imagine a sword" Merlin imagined a sword, "You picture the shape, right?" Arthur said and Merlin nodded again. "Ok. What is a sword shaped like?"
Merlin wondered, "A bat"
"Keep going"
"A whip"
Arthur sighed, "Keep going, think. Imagine some balls underneath"
Merlin frowned, "What's that?"
"Never mind, it'll be invented before you know it. They're circular, like a mace except for the spikes"
"Ok…" Merlin put the pictures together, and wondered, "A sewing needle with cotton wool?"
Arthur sighed deeply, "Balls, balls Merlin"
"Merlin, just how innocent are you?"
"No. No sire, I just don't see it"
Arthur then decided to go for it, "Merlin, they're right in the middle of your legs!"
"Ohhhhhhhh!" Merlin realised, then his face scrunched up. "What?"
Arthur did a major face palm. "Oh my god Merlin. Seriously, surely everyone at your own age knows that a sword is shaped like your own manhood!" Merlin shushed loudly, "Not so loud! The walls have ears!" he whispered.
Arthur slumped in his chair, "Sorry"
"So" Merlin concluded, "You mean to tell me that you are good in bed?"
Arthur nodded. "Oh"
"You tell me that I am more of a prat in bed than out of it sometimes. But we still do insult each other and do our regular prattles"
"How nice. Comforting to know that you know every inch of my skin" Merlin said sarcastically. Then Merlin sat down deeply in his chair awkwardly, letting a silence pass them before Merlin let out a "Pfft" and burst out laughing. "What? What's so funny?!"
"Sorry! I have no idea why I'm laughing! This is all so surreal!"
Now it was Arthur's turn to hit him, "Ow!"
And they just laughed it off. Soon after it died out, Merlin spoke again. "How are the Knights?"
"They are all very happy"
"Good to know"
Arthur then started talking to merlin about all of the great inventions that came through and how spread out magic is, how it's being used and recognised around the world, Merlin listened with great amazement. Arthur went through all the things that they did together before they noticed that it was getting dark.
"I probably be getting some dinner then" Merlin said. "Get two servings Merlin" Arthur said and Merlin happily exited the room and came back with two big meals for them both.
"Brilliant, let's tuck in before we have to finish up for the day" Arthur filled up both their goblets, and then helped themselves. "You know what, I should say thank you" Merlin said. "Aw. It's my pleasure"
Merlin just as happily ate his meal like the last one. Arthur smiled the whole way, and when Arthur was finished but had some leftovers Merlin obliged to clean the rest of the plate off.
"I'll put the plates away, will you need my service for the rest of the night?"
Arthur thought for a moment. "No, put the plates down" Arthur motioned and Merlin out them down, "Yes?"
"I have a better idea"
Merlin raised an eyebrow, "You're not letting me sleep in that big huge comfy bed of yours are you?"
Arthur chuckled a bit, "Er no, that's for later, I was thinking of a nice hot bath"
"This is the best day of my life" Merlin said with his eyes wide with surprise.
Later Merlin and Arthur were sighing of great relief in a huge tub, Merlin was much more relieved, rolling his head back he sighed deeply. "Soooo gooood…."
Arthur laughed, "Enjoy it while it lasts", he grabbed the soap and started washing Merlin's hair. "You are going to love feeling clean tomorrow"
"No doubt about it" Merlin gives into the nice feeling of Arthur scrubbing his hair. "Do you treat all of your servants like this?"
"We both do, they all have a nice place to live and have the same rights as the rest of us"
"That's wonderful" Merlin closes his eyes, "You know….you really are a great King, just as I imagined"
"Once we get out of this bath and get to bed, I'll show you something"
"Alright"
Once they got out of the bath and got dried up, Merlin put his undergarments and pants back on along with Arthur and went to Arthur's bed. "Ah…..so warm and soft….." Merlin commented. "Now, what is it that you wanted to show me?"
"Can you do that blue light for me first?" Arthur asked, and Merlin nodded, surprised that he knows about it. He took out a hand and uttered the spell, the blue sphere appearing above his hand.
"Now what?"
Arthur then put his own hand on top of the sphere and gently guided it onto his own palm.
"Wha- when did you start-"
"Shh….just…look"
The sphere eventually turns into a nice orange, and starts to form images. A King Consort Merlin appeared, smiling. "Oh my god, is that me?" Merlin gasped. "Yes, that's you, crown and all"
Then next to the image of Merlin, appeared the King Arthur, they both smile together and a little girl goes up to them. "Is that our daughter?"
"Yes, Maree Emrys Pendragon"
"She looks so beautiful"
"She is. She goes to a wizarding school"
"This is amazing! How did you learn magic?" he asked, "Well, you taught me. Kilgharrah did the first lesson"
They watched their future selves foreheads touch each other, a tear becomes visible in Merlin's eye before Arthur hugs him. "We look so happy…." Merlin commented.
The ball of light faded as Arthur felt sleepy. Merlin took notice, "You tired?"
"Yeah…..it's time for me to go back….."
"I'm here"
Arthur smiled, "You better leave before I wake up tomorrow morning or you'll get a very angry Arthur".
Merlin chuckled, "Since I won't remember, I don't think I will. Not with this super comfy bed of yours".
Arthur smiled contently at Merlin, "Hey…Merlin, remember this. Though you may not remember, it's still important"
"I am all ears"
"Don't…ever stop believing, your journey has just begun, no matter how painful it is to reach your goal, don't stop. Keep going until you have it. When you have to be patient, keep on waiting till it comes"
Merlin nodded. "You will someday become a great warlock known by everyone, even in legend. Just….don't stop on your journey"
"I won't Arthur"
"I'll hold your word to it"
Merlin smiled as he put a blanket over Arthur's shoulder. "Hey…..Arthur?"
"Hmm?"
Merlin bent down….and planted a kiss on Arthur's cheek, when he lifted his head up again he started to caress his hair. "Thank you for today"
Arthur smiled as he drifted into sleep and let himself be consumed by darkness.
Merlin in present time leaned against Arthur's chest, anxiously waiting for his husband to wake up. Suddenly he felt movement as Arthur's eyes flickered open. "Mer…lin?"
"Arthur!" Merlin got up, "You're awake!" He sighed of relief, "Oh…." Arthur smiled at his husband, "I missed you" he cupped his cheeks to pull Merlin into a deep kiss.
"Is everything alright?" Merlin asked, soothing Arthur's hair. "Oh yes, just fine. Nothing to worry about"
"Thank goodness. I sort of freaked when I realised what happened"
"I noticed, my eyes went gold for a while. You caused a bit of trouble"
"Sorry" Merlin frowned, "That's alright" Arthur smiled. "Don't worry, everything is fine"
The past Merlin snuggled happily in a big warm and soft bed, he felt strangely refreshed, his stomach full and his skin nice and clean. He hummed happily as he slept in the warmth, and woke as his eyes didn't open, he kept them shut.
"Gaius….when did I get my bed upgraded?" He called out when he felt a sudden move next to him, "Huh?"
"MERLIN"
He jumped suddenly, his eyes flipped open and immediately captured where he was. "Where the heck am I- Why am I in Arthur's cham- …." He looked down at the bed, and then he turned his head to see a furious Arthur. "Ur…" He pulled an innocent smile, "Good morning….sire?"
There was a slight pink colour in Arthur's cheeks but he was seething otherwise. "Merlin. Care to explain WHY ARE YOU DOING IN MY BED?!"
"Er…..sleepwalking?" Merlin said sheepishly. "I swear, I don't remember anything! This has never happened to me in my entire life!" Merlin innocently stuttered, feeling embarrassed, and then he looked at the room, it was in a state of a mess. Magic, dear lord.
"I DON'T CARE, JUST GET THE HELL OUT BEFORE I PUT YOU IN THE STOCKS FOR A MONTH" Arthur yelled at him, Merlin jumped out of the bed and put his shirt on. Arthur was now looking like an angry bull seeing red, Merlin immediately started cleaning the place.
Arthur huffed loudly, and then took notice of two plates on the table, then his head whipped around to see a tub full of water. "What the hell…."
Then Merlin took notice, "What….?" Then he sniffed himself, "Oh, get real. What did I do in my sleep…?" He groaned.
Then someone knocks on the door, it happened to be Gaius. "Gaius!" Merlin sighed of relief.
"Gaius…." Arthur said, silent, astounded. "What day is it?"
"It's Thursday sire, is there something wrong?"
Merlin and Arthur both frowned, "It's supposed to be Wednesday" Arthur noted.
"Yes it is" Merlin nodded.
"Sire?" Gaius frowned, confused.
"We must have been….enchanted" Arthur assumed. "Yes" Merlin agreed, "Nothing ever happened, since that we don't remember. Let's just pretend that everything is fine. Breakfast sire?"
"Certainty. Nothing ever happened Merlin"
Merlin twitched after waking up after a short nap. "Arthur?"
"Yes Merlin?" Arthur asked.
"What the hell did you do?"
