I don't own Merlin. (Sadly.)
Summary: After discovering a shocking truth, Merlin leaves Camelot with Arthur believing because Hunith is very ill. After receiving letters over the growing weeks that Hunith is getting worse, Imagine the shock when a healthy Hunith turns up in Camelot informing the Prince it is Merlin who's dying.
This has romance, friendship, angst in the middle but a happy ending :D
This is malexmale. It has eighteen chapters in total. A chapter a day :D
Thank you to Forevercullen with the help of the title. x
This story is for, and dedicated to my very good friend cathcer1984. SHE PASSED! I am so happy for her. x :D
I apologise in advance for any mistakes I may have made :D
The next morning Merlin got up and headed towards the lake to wash up for the day, with it being a warm morning and no one about, Merlin took his top off and began to stroke the small bump. "Just you and me now baby girl. I wish your father was with us as I miss him but that is just not possible." Merlin sighed, he missed Arthur a lot more than he thought he would, he now knew the saying his Ma always said was true. Absence really does make the heart grow fonder.
Merlin reached the lake and stopped and gasped at what he saw. Gwaine was wrapped in his husband's arms, both of them kissing passionately.
"Guys please I am horny enough as it is and neither of you are helping."
Percival and Gwaine pulled away from each other and smiled at Merlin. "May I feel?"
"Of course Percival. Baby isn't kicking or anything yet though." Percival placed his hand on Merlin's stomach. "It's amazing. It really is."
"I am always talking to her."
"Her?" Gwaine asked.
"I believe I am having a girl. I may be wrong and if I am it doesn't matter. As long as they are healthy."
"That's all you can wish for." Gwaine smiled as he placed his top back over his head, passing Percival his. "Come on Perce. Let's leave Merlin to wash alone."
Merlin watched them go and when he was certain he was alone, he stripped to nothing and slowly walked into the lake until he was in up to his waist. After washing, Merlin slowly ran his hand down his chest, past his stomach and took hold of his cock, he used his thumb and fingers to twist the head of his cock, imagining it was Arthur's fingers doing this to him, he slowly moved his hand down and wrapped his long, slender fingers around his shaft, slowly moving his hand back and forth.
His left hand disappeared under the water and he began to fondle and pull his balls a little before continuing to his entrance, hissing slightly when he pushed a finger in, again imagining it was Arthur's finger, adding a second and began to move them in and out as his right hand around his cock got faster.
Thinking about the night when Arthur took his virginity, both of his hands got faster and Merlin was soon cumming, ropes of cum spurting over his hand and into the water, Arthur's name on his lips, leaving his mouth with a moan.
When Merlin got his breath back he washed himself down and left the lake, drying himself down before changing into his clean clothes for the day, not believing that he had just brought himself off whilst thinking of Arthur. Damn his hormones. He blamed Gwaine and Percival for giving him the picture of them kissing without their shirts on.
It was soon time for Gwaine and Percival to return to Camelot. "Are you sure you are alright Merlin?"
"I will be Gwaine. It is just a cold coming on."
"Are you sure Merlin? We hate to leave you like this." Percival said, worry in his voice.
"Very sure. My muscles are aching and I am very tired it is just a cold coming on. Ma said she had one when carrying me and it was a bad one. I just have to rest up."
"You make sure you do Merlin." Gwaine hugged his friend one more time and got on his horse, Percival following his husband's actions with Merlin before he too, got on his horse.
When Gwaine and Percival arrived back in Camelot two days later they were not surprised to see Arthur waiting for them at the stables. "How is he?" were the first words out of the Princes mouth.
"Merlin isn't too bad Arthur." Gwaine said, smiling at the blond.
"Not too bad. He is either well or not. Which is it?"
Gwaine said nothing so Arthur looked at Percival. "He isn't. When we were coming away he didn't look well. He said he was just coming down with flu as he ached all over. He has had flu here though and he now has his magic book, which he thanked you for, so he will be fine."
"How is Hunith?"
"She isn't too bad."
Arthur just nodded his head, still not sure about Merlin and walked away towards the castle.
"We get back after being away for ten days and not only is the Prince of Camelot waiting in the stables for us, but the first thing he asks us is if Merlin is alright." Gwaine said, smiling at his husband.
"Arthur really does love Merlin and he isn't hiding it well is he. Come on. We have been travelling all day and I want a bath followed by food and then bed." Percival said as he took Gwaine's hand in his and made his way up to the castle.
Later that night when Gwaine and Percival had settled, a knock sounded at the door. Percival answered the door and bowed his head when he saw Ygraine and her daughter stood there. "My Queen. My Lady."
Mother and daughter smiled. "May we come in Percival?"
"Of course." Percival opened the door and hurried over to the bed, chucking some breeches at his husband. "Cover up."
Gwaine caught his breeches and hurried about putting them on, making Ygraine and Morgana laugh at him.
"To what do we owe the pleasure my Ladies?"
"Please call us by our given names." Ygraine smiled.
Once Ygraine and Morgana sat down and the couple sat facing them, the Queen spoke. "How is Merlin?"
"He doesn't look well. He said he is coming down with the flu but I am worried." Gwaine said.
"Why? Merlin has had the flu before and he has been fine." Morgana pointed out.
"Yes but before Merlin wasn't-" Gwaine stopped short when Percival nudged him in the side.
"Merlin wasn't what?" Ygraine pushed.
"It is not our place to say." Percival answered. "We promised Merlin we wouldn't tell Arthur."
"We are not Arthur and you have my word as Queen that what you tell me and Morgana will go no further."
Both knights looked at Morgana who smiled and nodded. Percival took a deep breath. "Merlin didn't leave Camelot to go and look after Hunith. There is nothing wrong with Hunith."
"Then why did Merlin leave?" Ygraine asked.
"Merlin is pregnant isn't he." Morgana stated.
"What makes you say that?" Gwaine asked.
"I saw it in a dream of mine. But I only saw him. No surroundings so I don't know when it happens. Just that it does."
Gwaine and Percival looked at each other, neither of them answering Morgana. But Morgana didn't need an answer. Their silence said it all.
Ygraine sat in silence, her eyes going from the knights in front of her to her daughter who was looking slightly worried. "Who is the father of the baby Merlin is carrying?"
"I am sorry my lady but we can't say."
"Can't or won't?"
"Both." Gwaine answered.
"So you know the name but you won't give me it."
Percival shook his head no and looked down. "No my Lady."
Ygraine stood up and placed her palms flat on the table's surface. "Both of you stand now."
Both knights did as they were ordered and looked at Ygraine who looked closely at the knights. "You have both been knights here for five years. You are my sons most trusted knights. I make it my business to get to know those who my son puts his absolute trust in. I know out of the two of you that you Percival are the more serious and honest one."
"My Lady?" Percival questioned.
"You said earlier that you promised you wouldn't tell Arthur so I ask you this: Am I going to be a grandmother?"
Percival looked Ygraine in the eyes who stared him down and didn't blink. Percival sighed and answered quietly. "Yes my Lady."
Ygraine slowly sat down. "Does Arthur know?"
"No he doesn't. Merlin didn't tell him as he didn't want to ruin Arthur's life." Gwaine answered.
"How can Arthur's child ruin his life?" Morgana asked.
Percival looked at Gwaine who nodded and began to tell the Queen and her daughter how Merlin really feels for Arthur. How he felt he had no choice but to leave as Arthur told him he was going to marry Princess Olivia, how Merlin believed that it wasn't an arranged marriage, but one out of love and how he knew that if Arthur found out, he would give up the woman he loved to look after his child and Merlin couldn't bear the thought of Arthur being with Merlin just for their child, him loving Arthur but Arthur only being with him because of a night Arthur told Merlin was a mistake.
Morgana sighed. "If I was in Merlin's situation with Leon I would have done the same thing. I saw bits of this in my dreams. Merlin pregnant but not sure when. I told Leon on our wedding day when Merlin left with Arthur that night that I dreamt of that and Merlin leaving the chambers next morning with tears down his face. But the morning after Merlin seemed so happy and always laughing so I didn't think what I saw in my dream was a vision."
"Merlin needs to come home. I know my son and have watched my son and the only person he is fooling is himself and his father. I know he loves Merlin." when Ygraine stood up from the table, Percival stood also. "My Lady you are not angry with Merlin are you?"
"No Percival. Now you have explained it and Morgana explaining about her dream I understand where Merlin is coming from. If I got pregnant by the man I loved and believed he didn't love me and knew he would marry me because he felt he had to I couldn't do it either. I couldn't spend my life with the man I love who would only be with me for the sake of it."
It was a couple of days later when Arthur was on the training field, shouting at his knights to get it right. Truth was the knights were doing exactly what they had been told to do but Arthur was in a bad mood as he had not heard from Merlin in five days and he was taking his mood out on his knights.
All knights stopped training when they saw who was approaching the training field. "What have you all stopped for?"
"Your mother Arthur." Leon informed the Prince. Arthur turned and did indeed see his mother making her way over to him. She never came onto the training field, no wonder the knights had stopped.
"That's enough for today." Arthur called and dismissed his knights and walked over to his mother who came to a stop, smiling at her son.
"Mother? What brings you out here?"
"I want to talk with you."
"About?"
"Merlin."
"What about him? I know I always let you know how he is when I hear from him but I haven't."
"I know that but I wanted to talk to you about your feelings for Merlin."
"I feel nothing but friendship for him." he answered, turning away from the Queen as he knew he could never lie to her face.
"Arthur when are you going to admit that you love him."
"Never because I don't." Arthur started to walk around the training field, hoping his mother would take the hint and go back inside, but much to Arthur's dismay, she merely picked up the bottom of her dress and followed her son, stopping after wobbling slightly as heels didn't help walking on the grass. She took off her shoes and held them in one hand and the bottom of her skirt in the other and marched over to her son who was looking at her incredulously. "Mother put your shoes back on."
"I wouldn't have had to take them off if you didn't walk away. I know you harbour more feelings than just friendship when it comes to Merlin."
"I am really not in the mood to talk about this now mother."
"I am not moving Arthur until you admit to your true feelings."
"Then you will have a long wait." he said as he walked back to the castle.
"Arthur Pendragon don't you dare walk away from me!" she called out after him, not bothered by the looks she got as she called out like that to the Prince, hurrying to the edge of the field, putting her shoes back on before walking back up to the castle, leaving the townspeople to stare open mouthed at their Queen.
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