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Here is chapter three.

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Merlin left the feast early with Gwen, but not before telling Arthur where he was going. Arthur kissed him and said that he would wait up for him. Merlin just smiled before leaving with Gwen. Arthur always said that he would wait up for Merlin when he went to Gwen's house so they could talk. Sometimes Merlin wouldn't get into bed until just before dawn and Arthur wouldn't know and Merlin knew that tonight would be no different.


Gwen and Merlin were sat at Gwen's table talking. Gwen had noticed the smile that appeared on Merlin's face after he came in from outside and wanted to know what happened. Merlin suggest that they talk at her house and not at the feast where anyone could hear.

"So I was right then?" she asked.

"Yep. He said that he wanted to be the only one who made me blush." Merlin and Gwen kept on talking well into the night. A full candle on Gwen's table had now been burnt so it was only half the size it was before Gwen lit it.

Gwen was laughing at something Merlin said but quickly frowned when she spotted someone making their way towards her house from the window behind Merlin's left shoulder. "Gwen? What's wrong?"

"It's Arthur. I've just spotted him through my window. He heading here."

Merlin frowned. "Arthur never comes here when I come here to talk with you."

"He has now. Sit on my bed with your back against the wall. Pretend you're asleep. Lets see what he does."

Merlin nodded and sat on Gwen's bed with his back to the wall and shut his eyes and pretended to be asleep when he heard Arthur knock on Gwen's door.

Gwen waited a few seconds and drooped her eyes to make it look as if she had just woke up and answered the door. "Arthur?"

"Guinevere. Sorry to wake you." Arthur said as he took in Gwen's sleepy state. "Is Merlin still here by any chance?"

"Yes." Gwen opened her door wider for Arthur to enter. Arthur walked in and stopped when he saw Merlin fast asleep whilst leaning against the wall. "He often sleeps here. If we are having a good talk and lose track of time, Merlin will sleep here and make his way back to you before dawn."

Arthur teared his eyes away from Merlin to look at Gwen. "He does?"

"Yes. Especially on a night where you need your sleep because you have an important day ahead of you. He never likes to risk waking you up so he spends the night here."

"Oh I am so stupid."

"Why Arthur?"

"Merlin is my partner I don't even notice when he's not in bed beside me. How could I have missed this?"

"I asked Merlin if you ever noticed he wasn't there and he would always say that you wouldn't notice because after a long day you would be asleep as soon as your head would hit the pillow, and that you wouldn't have any idea to the goings on around you."

Tut tut. You shouldn't lie to your King Gwen. Merlin thought.

"I asked him earlier on if he should go to bed, but he just said that you would be asleep and he didn't want to disturb you." Gwen said, continuing to lie.

"Normally I am asleep. But I told him that I would wait up for him."

"Forgive me for saying this Arthur, but, you've said that before and Merlin has made his way back to your chambers, not being able to wait to snuggle down with you and fall asleep in your arms and felt disappointed that you were asleep."

You're on a roll tonight aren't you Gwen? Merlin thought.

Arthur sighed. "I saw a knight get a little too friendly with Merlin and he made Merlin blush. I didn't like that. Anyway, what happened with me and Merlin afterwards..."

"You had sex on the balcony." Arthur looked at Gwen shocked who smiled apologetically at him. "Merlin tells me everything." she explained.

"Yes. Well. After that I started to realise. I miss him. Surely if Merlin tells you everything you will know what I am on about. I waited up for him tonight because I wanted to make love to him and fall asleep with him in my arms. It's been a while since that has happened." Gwen smiled at Arthur . "Guinevere have you got a spare wrap or something that I can wrap around Merlin? It's a cool night tonight." When Gwen went off to get a wrap, Arthur smiled at Merlin. Unbeknown to Merlin and Gwen. Arthur knew that Merlin wasn't really asleep. He had watched him sleep enough times to know when he was asleep or not.

Gwen came back with a wrap and handed it to Arthur who covered Merlin up with it before picking him up bridal style, when he did, Merlin's head fell to the side and fell on Arthur's shoulder. "You're not really going to carry Merlin to your chambers are you?"

"Yes Guinevere."

Gwen side stepped out of the way so Arthur could get past. "Thank you Guinevere. Good night." he said before leaving Gwen's house and walking to his and Merlin's chambers with Merlin still awake in his arms who was still pretending to be asleep.


Arthur got a guard to tag along with him on the way back to his chambers who opened the doors for him. Arthur asked the guard to turn the bed covers down, which he did before returning to his post.

Arthur gently laid Merlin down, he locked his chambers and stripped Merlin of all his clothes before doing the same to his self. Arthur got into bed and brought Merlin towards him, laying on his side, one arm under Merlin and his other arm loosely by his side, hand resting gently on Merlin's hip. He looked at Merlin and kissed him gently on the lips. "Simply beautiful." he whispered before laying his head on his pillow, facing Merlin, not missing the smile that appeared on his loves face.


The next morning, Merlin woke up and found his self in Arthur's arms. Remembering what Arthur told Gwen last night. Merlin buried his head further into Arthur's neck whilst his arm that was draped across Arthur, wandered downwards and came to a stop when he found that Arthur was hard. Merlin lifted his head up and pulled the covers down, exposing Arthur and himself. He wrapped his hand around Arthur and slowly started to stroke him. Arthur moaned and arched his back. "Ah Merlin." he moaned. Merlin looked down at Arthur and smiled before leaning down to kiss him. Arthur ran his hand down Merlin's back and came to a stop when he reached Merlin's arse and gave Merlin's right cheek a gentle squeeze.

Arthur groaned in annoyance and pulled away from Merlin when he heard an all to familiar voice arguing with a guard outside his chamber doors.


"Arthur's door being locked won't stop me." came Morgana's voice. "I need to speak to Arthur and I'd like to see you try and stop me."

Arthur, not caring about his nudity, got out of bed and walked over to his doors and unlocked them. He opened them and smirked when he saw Morgana cover her eyes when she saw the state Arthur was in. "I will see you in thirty minutes for breakfast Morgana and you can speak to me then." he said before slamming his doors shut. He turned and faced Merlin and was disappointed to see Merlin getting dressed. Arthur sighed before going to get dressed himself. He had servants that would dress him, but Merlin was the only one that did and that was how Arthur wanted to keep it. Sometimes Merlin would dress him but more often than not, he would dress himself as he often left Merlin sleeping in bed.


Just over thirty minutes later, Arthur walked into the throne room and found Morgana sat at the table waiting for him.

Arthur sat down and looked at Morgana. "What was it you wanted to talk to me about?"

"I want to tell you you're stupid. Gwen told me this morning about your conversation last night. You are supposed to tell Merlin that you miss him. Not his best friend Gwen. Do you know if Gwen tells him that you told her that, Merlin will just think that she is saying that to make him feel better."

"No he won't. Merlin wasn't asleep when I was at Guinevere's last night."

"How do you know?"

"I have watched Merlin sleep enough times to know when he he is asleep or not."

"I thought that you was going to take it slowly."

"I was, but after last night at the feast. I don't want to. Yes we stopped having sex when I became King. But I was still young. I was inexperienced. I didn't know half the stuff I know now on how to rule a Kingdom. Whilst I was still learning and preparing and getting used to ruling, it was long days and really short nights. I have caught up now. I have got into a routine and with the help of my advisor's I am quickly getting there, which means I have more time now then when I first became King."

Morgana smirked. "And what do tend to do with that spare time?"

"Have sex, sex and more sex with Merlin, last night opened my eyes and I realised how much I've missed him. Merlin knows I miss him as well. Normally if he wakes up before me, he wakes me up with a smile and helps me get dressed. Do you know how he woke me up this morning?"

"The state you was in when you opened your chamber doors and the look of anger on your face of being interrupted, I've got a pretty good idea."

"I do need your help though."

"My help. Why?"

"Merlin tells Guinevere everything. Guinevere tells you everything. Whenever Merlin tells Guinevere something. You get her to tell you, promise her that you won't tell me, then come and tell me the first chance you get."

"I can't do that."

"Please Morgana. Merlin might say he's happy to my face, but it doesn't mean he is. I never want my Merlin feeling like that again."

Morgana sighed. "Alright. I'll do it."

Arthur stood up. "Thank you Morgana."

"Where are you going? Aren't you hungry?"

"Yes Morgana. I'm very hungry."

"Then come and have some food."

"It's not food I'm hungry for." he muttered, leaving the room in search for Merlin.


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