I don't own Merlin. Sadly. It belongs to the BBC
Summary: After another plan gets put into action by Agravaine and Morgana to capture and kill Arthur Merlin sets out to prove and show Arthur just who his Uncle is really loyal to.
This story has eight chapters, a chapter a day
Warnings: Malexmale. Angst. Non-con/rape, dub-con, mpreg
This story is dedicated to Cathcer1984 for all of her help, hope you like your story
Warnings: I apologise in advance for any mistakes I have made.
Gaius placed his hand on Arthur's forehead and looked down at the sleeping King, "the potion will let him sleep and he will have no nightmares. We must let him sleep."
Agravaine nodded. "I shall inform the counsel."
Once the door closed behind him Arthur opened his eyes. "He smirked when I told him I had a bad night."
"Of course he was smirking he is happy because he thinks Morgana's plan is working." Merlin said. "Did he read the new levy route?"
"He did, only me you and him know of it, I just told him I was taking four knights as well as you."
"Well he will watch you go sire so make sure he sees who you are taking with you." Gaius said.
Arthur looked at Merlin when they were alone. "If we get attacked and we know it was Morgana's men then I know it was my Uncle who told her."
"And if you need more proof then we can always follow your Uncle as he knows where she lives."
Arthur got out of bed. "You know where she lives?"
"I do. And shockingly it is only a one hour ride into the woods."
"You will have to show me where so we can end her once and for all Merlin."
Arthur looked up when his chamber doors opened and Leon, Lancelot, Percival and Gwaine walked in. "Arthur why are we here all kitted out with things to last us overnight, where are we going?" Gwaine asked.
"I will tell you on the way, just act as if you know if we run into my Uncle, that is all I ask."
As they all made their way to the stables they had passed Agravaine in the courtyard giving orders to a couple for guards, nodding to Arthur as he walked past.
Within twenty minutes of Arthur and Merlin leaving with the knights Agravaine got on his horse and went to visit Morgana. Having no idea he was walking straight into a trap.
"So Arthur wh-" Leon froze when Merlin lit the fire with his magic. "Merlin?"
"Yes? Oh yeah I am a sorcerer."
Arthur didn't know what to laugh at more, the looks the knights were pulling or how Merlin just came out with it. "I still can't believe you told Lancelot before me."
"What?" The knights said as they looked at Lancelot. "You knew?" Gwaine asked.
"I didn't tell him Arthur, for the hundredth time, he heard me saying the spell as he rode past me to kill the griffin." Merlin explained. "Now do you want to explain to your knights why we are collecting the levy tonight and tomorrow instead."
Arthur sighed. "Merlin here seems to think my Uncle is a bad guy and is loyal to Morgana and not me." when all his knights did was look at him he scoffed. "Oh come on all of you think it as well? My Uncle has always been there for me."
"Forgive me sire but if that were true how come he never showed his face until your father was deteriorating?" Leon asked.
"He and my father never got on." Arthur shrugged.
"I wouldn't let that stop me for seeing my nephew if I had one." Percival said.
Merlin placed his hand on Arthur's shoulder before looking at the knights. "I told Arthur that I can prove his Uncle is on Morgana's side, this is what we are here for, the only people who know of the new route is me, Arthur and now Agravaine, if we get attacked by Morgana's men we know it was him who told her because this is a route we have never done before and in an order we haven't done before."
"We might get attacked tonight then?" Lancelot asked.
"Yes." Arthur answered, "but not until we collect some money, we know Morgana needs money to get a bigger army and she is always taking ours when she can."
Merlin stood up. "I will make something to eat and then we can collect some money."
While all the knights were eating Arthur walked over to Merlin and sat beside him, his dish of stew in his hand.
Merlin looked and saw the dish empty. "You want some more?"
"If there is any."
Merlin smiled and took the dish from Arthur and filled the dish up before handing back to the blond. "Here you go." he said, frowning when Arthur handed it back. "I thought you wanted more."
"I just said that. Merlin, you only had half a dish of food, you are eating for two now. Eat up."
Merlin smiled. "If it will make you happy."
"Yes." Arthur said as he threw his arm across Merlin's shoulders as he ate. "It will." Arthur looked up to see his knights watching him and cleared his throat before retracting his arm.
"Who is closest to Merlin?" Leon asked.
"I would say Arthur, he knows Merlin as well as Merlin knows himself and the same with Merlin knowing Arthur." Lancelot said.
"I mean out of us knight's." Leon said.
"Oh. That would be me, either me or Gwaine." Lancelot answered. "Why?"
"Well I am closest to Arthur as we grew up, do you think something is going on between them two, anything more than friendship? I mean when is the last time Arthur sat next to Merlin and made him eat." Leon said as he looked over to the King and his servant, seeing Arthur whisper something that made Merlin smile.
Gwaine shrugged. "I have never seen that but have seen Arthur hug Merlin a few times, I mean last time I saw him hug Merlin Merlin was covered head to toe in something that didn't smell at all pleasant, I mean I was happy to have found Merlin and I always hug him but I wouldn't touch him then but Arthur did, he just didn't care."
"Something happened in that cell they were in, something between them, I mean look at how they sit, talk, their actions, something has changed between them." Percival said. "I think it has changed for the better."
Arthur leaned over and whispered to Merlin. "At least it is better than the last lot of stew I made you eat."
Merlin smiled as he remembered trying to feed Arthur rat stew. "I still can't believe you ate some, I didn't think I would get away with it." Merlin said as he emptied the dish before showing it Arthur. "There, happy my King?"
"Yes."
"Good, I will wash up and then we can set off again."
They set off and had travelled to the villages who never struggled and collected the levy before leaving, Arthur turned on his horse to face his knights. "We have quite a bit of money on us, if Merlin is right we will be attacked before heading back to Camelot tomorrow afternoon."
"I am always right Arthur, when I first met the dragon and he told me about it being my destiny to protect you straight away I told him he must mean another Arthur as you are an idiot and I was right there wasn't I." he said getting a small laugh from the knights.
"Careful Merlin." Arthur warned, a small smile on his face.
"Why? Can't exactly throw me in the stocks now can you." he whispered.
Arthur stopped his horse and leaned back to look at Merlin and felt something whizz past him and embed itself in a tree. Arthur turned and saw the arrow and looking to where it came from and saw men run over the hill yelling and brandishing their swords. "On me!" Arthur yelled as he jumped off his horse and unsheathed his sword.
Merlin dropped down from his horse and looked up to see Morgana standing there with a smirk on her face.
"Arthur! Morgana."
Arthur looked and saw his sister as he jumped up and kicked a thug with one leg before landing back on his feet to swing his sword across another thugs stomach, stepping over him when he dropped to the ground. "Do what you can to her without her suspecting anything and please Merlin, please be careful." he said as he turned to his knight. "Leon, on Merlin." he ordered before fighting again.
Merlin had watched Morgana closely and it was only when she started to walk down the bank did he take his chance, eyes flashing gold he watched as she stumbled and fell all the way down, knocking herself unconscious when she reached the bottom. With her now out of the way Merlin stepped forwards.
"Stop!" he yelled making not only Arthur and the knights to stop but Morgana's men as well. Walking forwards he looked around him. "You leave my King and the knights alone or you deal with me."
At this the men started laughing, but it was soon stopped as Merlin raised his hands and eyes glowing gold the men all went flying through the air landing hard on the ground, dead. Merlin looked up at Arthur, "Morgana will come around soon, put a slash across their stomachs or she will wonder how they died without a mark on them."
Arthur nodded and looked at his knights who all seem shocked by what Merlin just did, not only that he gave an order to the King and he listened. "You heard what Merlin said, start checking."
Morgana groaned as she started to come to, she shakily stood up her hand on her head as she looked around and saw all of her men dead. She didn't let a bad head stop her from screaming out in frustration.
"Un-fucking- believable!" Arthur shouted as he jumped off his horse and unsheathed his sword only to throw it hard at the ground where it stuck in. "How could my Uncle do this to me? He has told me from the start he hates magic, is against it, hates it as it killed my mother."
The knights stepped down from their horses but kept a safe distance away from their King, only Merlin dared to go forward. "Arthur calm down."
"Calm down? I have been betrayed he has been setting my people up, planting ideas in my head, pushing me to make bad decisions making me believe they were right, look at King Caerleon, you were right about him Merlin and I didn't listen. How could I have been so stupid!" he growled as he punched a nearby tree causing his knuckles to bleed.
Merlin turned to the knights. "Take the horses and go and see to them, leave us."
Once alone he took Arthur's hand in both of his and healed the knuckles with his magic, running his thumb across them when he saw no marks.
"You were right Merlin. You kept telling me and I wouldn't listen."
"It's alright Arthur, you have been betrayed by a lot of people you have put your trust in, I don't blame you for not wanting to believe it about the only family you have left besides Morgana."
Arthur looked up at Merlin and sighed. "Only family I have now Merlin is right in front of me, you and our baby."
Merlin smiled. "Just the baby Arthur, I am only family if we were lovers or married. Have you calmed down now?"
"I have."
"Ready to plan on how to be with your Uncle upon our return?"
"Yes, we shall see who he tries to blame, go and warn the knights, tell them everything all about Agravaine, who you really are and what happened in the cells."
Merlin nodded. "It took a while but I am glad you now see what your Uncle is like. I am proud of you Arthur." Merlin smiled, surprising his King by giving him a small kiss on the lips before walking away.
"Sooo you are pregnant." Gwaine said.
"Yes."
"Never mind about that." Leon said. "You were the old man, you did that to us in the forest, walked all over us!"
Merlin laughed. "I did enjoy that I must admit, but no one is to know about me, Morgana is desperate to find Emrys because she has been told Emrys is her doom."
"So you will end Morgana for us all?" Percival asked.
"Yes, but like me she is powerful, not as powerful but no mortal blade can kill her, so your weapons are useless against her, well all except Arthur's." Merlin said before explaining all about Arthur's sword.
"So what's the plan for Agravaine when we return?" Lancelot asked.
"Simple. Make him think his and my sisters plan is working," Arthur said as he walked over and sat by them all, "you are to not let on you know he is working for Morgana, you just keep a close eye on him." Arthur said before looking at Merlin. "Are you alright?"
Merlin nodded. "Yes, I am only a day gone Arthur."
Leon laughed. "Bless. What are you both going to do?"
"In concern of what?" Merlin asked.
"Merlin you are carrying Arthur's heir, our next King or Queen, you can't have this baby out of wedlock." Leon said as he looked at Arthur. "Surely you know this."
"I do, me and Merlin will have to talk about it further."
"No."
Arthur looked at Merlin in surprise. "No?"
Percival nudged Gwaine. "How about we all get the horses ready so we can head back to Camelot?" he suggested as he stood up, pulling Gwaine up with him.
Lancelot stood up. "That's a good idea."
"Yeah" Leon agreed as he, too, stood and together all four knights walked away leaving Merlin and Arthur alone.
"That's what I said Arthur. No. I understand the law and how it will look but I refuse to marry for the sake of a child, it was one thing giving up my virginity to a man who doesn't love me, something I didn't plan but I am not going to go into a loveless marriage for the sake of a child."
"Merlin... I'm sorry, I do feel something for you, but love? I am sorry but I know what I do feel isn't that, I do feel something for you more than friendship, otherwise I would have pushed you away or had a go at you when you kissed me earlier."
"I know, how about until you know how you truly feel you leave off telling your council or anyone, no one can know until after we have got rid of Agravaine and Morgana, tell Agravaine I am pregnant but tell him he is to tell no one, all he will do is go straight to Morgana and tell her."
Arthur nodded and held his hand out. "Deal?"
Merlin smiled and shook Arthur's hand. "Deal."
"Right then Merlin, lets head back to Camelot."
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