Sadly I don't own Merlin. It belongs to the BBC.
Chapter two is up. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed, put this story on story alert or made it one of their favorites. You are AMAZING. I love you all :D
A couple of things to point out. Merlin hasn't been in Camelot long and Arthur knows about his magic
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Merlin was stood in front of Gwen's door. Looking from left to right to make sure the coast was clear, Merlin let himself into Gwen's house knowing that Gwen would be nowhere in sight as she was currently with Morgana who went to visit her fathers grave.
Finding an empty vase, Merlin filled it so far up with water and placed the red roses inside the vase, he moved the vase so it sat at the centre of Gwen's table and laid down the short note in front of the flowers before leaving.
Just after nightfall after Gwen knew that Morgana was asleep, she made her way home and felt her eyes widen as she saw the vase full of red roses on her table with a note sat in front of them. Gwen walked over and picked up the note.
Guinevere. I never looked at you in that way until I noticed you staring at me. Here's me hoping you don't mind roses as you shall be getting more. x
Gwen smiled at the note and sighed happily as she got undressed and ready for bed. Thinking of the roses and note as she blew the last candle out. Gwen went to sleep with a smile on her face.
The next morning Merlin woke Arthur and placed his breakfast on the table. Arthur made his way over to his table as Merlin set about making his bed. "Did you leave the roses and note?"
"Yes Arthur. I put the roses in a vase with water and sat them in the middle of her table and sat the note in front of them."
"Lets see what she does today." Arthur said as he ate his breakfast.
After breakfast Merlin reluctantly went with Arthur on his hunt. Once again Arthur stopped his men and dragged Merlin forward. Ordering him to go into the bushes and scare whatever was in there to come out. Merlin hated doing this. He was sent in, unarmed. What if what ever was in there was dangerous and Merlin had no way to protect himself. Merlin had pointed this out to Arthur several times but Arthur's only reply was to use his magic. It's alright to use his magic, but what if one of the knights saw him.
Later that day when Merlin, Arthur and his men came back, Merlin went straight to Gaius to get his arm treated. The animal that Merlin was supposed to scare into coming out in the open was as big as him and managed to swipe its claw at Merlin's arm before Arthur shot it with his cross bow.
Gaius put some salve on it which made it sting then bandaged it up before sending Merlin on his way, warning him to be careful in future.
Merlin entered Arthur's chambers to see Arthur sat at his table staring at a small piece of paper in his hands. "What's that?"
Arthur looked up. "A note from Guinevere. It was on the floor when I came in, she must have slipped it under the door." He handed the note to Merlin and Merlin read what it said.
Thank you for the roses. I love roses and it was a nice surprise to come home to them on my table. Thank you again. Here's me, really happy, ecstatic even, that you have noticed me. x
"How long do roses last Merlin?"
"It depends. Why?"
"On what?"
"Well, if she keeps them on her table. They will last about five days."
"Keep an eye out, and when them roses are gone. Can you get some more but use your magic to turn them from red to purple?"
"Of course I can. Why?"
"Because her favorite colour is lilac. Well it seems to be. It's the only coloured dress she wears."
"Yeah. I think that is because she can't afford to buy herself any more dresses. But yeah. I can do that."
A few days later, Merlin had to find out if the roses had died so he could get some more to turn purple, he decided to go to Gwen's house and see. He walked into her house and decided to have a look around. What he didn't expect was for Gwen to be at home, sewing. "Gwen."
"Merlin. What are you doing here?"
"Um." he had to think of something quick that would give him a good enough reason for him to just walk into her house. "I haven't seen you all day and I normally do, so I came here to see if you was alright. I thought you were sick or something."
"You were worried about me?"
"Yes. Arthur too."
Gwen blushed. "That's very kind."
"I noticed you had flowers the other day. What happened to them?"
"They started to die. So I had to get rid of them. It was a shame really because a very handsome man got them for me."
"Handsome?"
"Very." she said smiling. "I'll leave you to it Gwen. I'm glad you're alright."
"Thank you for the concern Merlin. See you tomorrow." Merlin gave her a smile before leaving. When he left, Gwen gave a happy sigh and went back to her sewing with a smile on her face. He was worried about me.
The next day when Merlin saw Gwen busy sorting Morgana out, he went and got some more roses. He placed them in a vase full of water and sat them in the middle of Gwen's table again before using his magic to turn them lilac. He placed a note in front of them before leaving.
That evening when Gwen returned home, feeling tired and worn out, what she saw on her table made her smile. She picked up the note and saw that it was shorter than the last one, but just as sweet.
Guinevere, I noticed you've had a hard day and thought you wanted cheering up. Hope I've succeeded. X.
The next morning Merlin took Arthur his breakfast and woke him up. Whilst Arthur was sat at his table eating breakfast a note slipped under his chamber door. Arthur left his breakfast and walked over to get the note. He read it and looked up at Merlin. "What did you put in the note and talk to her about yesterday?"
"I went to see if the red roses were gone. I didn't expect to her to be home so when she asked what I was doing there I just said that me and you had not seen her and we normally do so I came to see if she was alright."
"And she believed you?"
"Of course she did. I always tell the truth."
"Of course you do Merlin."
"Name one time I have lied to you?"
"Magic."
"But you know now."
"Back to the subject."
"Well. I told her that I noticed she had flowers and she said that a very handsome man had gave them her."
"Handsome?" Arthur said smugly.
"Hm." Merlin said looking Arthur up and down. "Can't see where. Anyway. I noticed that she had a busy day yesterday so I got some more roses, turned the lilac and left a note saying 'I noticed you've had a hard day and thought you wanted cheering up. Hope I've succeeded.' Why?"
Arthur gave Merlin the note to read. Thank you for the roses, I've never seen lilac ones before. Thank you, they did cheer me up. It was a nice surprise to come home to after a hard day. Thank you for your concern. X.
Merlin looked up from the note to see Arthur staring in the distance, thinking. "What are you thinking about?"
"Looking at Guinevere, what size would you say she was?"
Merlin felt his jaw drop at Arthur's question. "You constantly tell me that I know nothing about women which is why I'm still single and that a woman wouldn't fall for me even if I enchanted her and you expect me to know a woman's size by just looking at her?"
"You need to find out Merlin." Arthur said, ignoring Merlin's question. "You'll have to find out so I can get a dress made for her."
"I need to find out? If you're the one who is supposed to be wooing her, why am I having to do everything?"
"Just do it Merlin." Arthur replied as he went back to his breakfast.
Chapter three will be up within four to five days.
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