A/N: so chapter 4, I hope you will like it. I'm not completely sure about this chapter, but I just wanted to write it. If anyone has any suggestions for future subject, please tell, I have some ideas, but more are always welcome. I already have in mind what I want to do with the next chapter and it will be somewhat darker, but for now enjoy this chapter.

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Merlin stared to the landscape in front of him, feeling the soft breeze against his skin and a smile appeared on his face. It had been a long time since he felt so peaceful... it was so peaceful...

'Merlin!'

His head shot up and he almost fell of the ledge he was sitting on. He groaned when he held himself up, trying not the think about what would have happened if he would have fallen and searched for the origin of the voice. The raven sighed when he recognized the man running towards him, a smile plastered on the man's face.

'Merlin.' The man said again and he stopped in front of the warlock. 'What a coincidence that I see you here.'

'As if, you knew I was coming here.' The man slowly rubbed through his dark brown hair, showing that he was indeed guilty. 'So what's it that you want?'

'Uhh... the same as I wanted last time...'

'No.' Merlin replied coldly and the brunette looked at him with begging eyes.

'Oh please-.'

The raven glared at him. 'Leo, I said that I didn't want it. I don't want any pictures of me, just in case someone will recognize me in the future.'

'I promise you that nobody will... Please, you will be my masterpiece!' Merlin lifted his eyebrow, Leo had been begging him for at least two months now and he was sure that even before the man was eyeing him.

Merlin took a deep breath before he gave up. 'Fine... but hurry!'

Pure amazement spread over the man's face and he almost jumped up and down in excitement. 'Really?!' Leo almost shouted and the warlock slowly nodded. The brunette suddenly ran off, looking once back at Merlin before he turned around the corner and shouted. 'Stay there! I will be right back.'

Merlin looked amused as the man ran away, he hadn't seen such excitement in years, it may be what drew him towards the man.

Around 15 minutes later Leo came back, arms filled with pencils, paint and what more. He carefully placed them on the ground and moved to the raven. 'Ehhh... so can you sit down on that ledge.. yeah, you look incredible against the background!' The artist now even more exited pushed him down and turned back to set everything up.

The raven turned once back to look at the landscape behind him, it was indeed really beautiful and somewhere he was excited that it would be on the same portrait as he would be on.

'Sit still!' Leo yelled and Merlin immediately turned back, looking at how the man started drawing him and he just gave him a soft smile.

Two hours later Merlin was still posing and he was now questioning why he allowed the other to draw him? He glanced once up, seeing how the sun began to set and knew it would be a long... long day.

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Merlin stood in the doorway, looking at his old friend's back... fine he, the almighty Emrys was older, but he didn't age so it didn't count. He slowly lowered his bag and placed it against the side of the door and walked inside, causing the old man to look up. When he recognized the warlock a warm smile spread over his face. 'Welcome back.'

'Thanks.' The raven replied softly, it had been more than 20 years since they saw each other for the last time and he threw his arms around his friend. 'You look old.'

He laughed. 'And you look still the same as back then... I missed you.'

'And I missed you too, Leo.' Merlin said gently and they sat down, Leo's old bones didn't allow him to stand for too long. The warlock looked from his old friend to the man's work, it looked even more amazing then he remembered.

Leo noticed how the man's interest lay with his work and he pointed at a painting across the room, a white cloth placed over it. 'Look at that one.' Merlin looked confused at him, but Leo signed to him that he had to take a look.

He walked to the painting and slowly lifted the cloth of it. He looked amazed at the portrait that appeared when he lifted the fabric, it was beautiful. 'I... Incredible...' He turned back to his older friend. 'Who is this?' He didn't recognize the woman on the painting, still there was something familiar about her... he just couldn't place it.

The older man's eyes started to shine, before he replied. 'You don't see it?' Merlin slowly shook his head, not sure where this was going too. 'Look closer.'

The warlock narrowed his eyes and kneeled down to look better at it. In front stood a woman, her gentle smile touched him... and the background, a beautiful landscape that... His eyes widened and his head snapped around. 'You didn't!' The man's face almost split in two when a smile spread over it. 'A woman?... You made me a woman!'

'I promised you that no one would recognize you.'

Merlin threw his arms in the air, but still an smile was plastered on his face, somehow it was kind of amusing. 'As you promised me, you're greatest artist ever.'

'I'm not so sure about that... it's nice, but still...'

The raven glanced confused at him, it was beautiful! 'So what do you call it?'

Leo looked up, staring at him with his old gentle eyes. 'The Mona Lisa.'

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A/N: I just had to do this one, I wanted to do something with it ever since I read that some people say that she (the Mona Lisa) is probably a he.