. Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin or its characters, just my imagination. If I did, Arthur and Gwen would have had five kids by now.

A.N. I know some of you have been waiting for the confrontation between Gwen and Mithian, and I promise it is coming. First just wanted to give you background information because you will better understand the characters and it is important in getting to what caused the break up.

Mostly Arthur's POV

My very first work of fiction please review, I need the encouragement

That week he tries to use all cunning ways to get information about her from Morgana but she had refused to oblige. They have rules they have abiding by since they were old enough to date and on top of that list is a mutual agreement never to date a sibling's friends. They learnt the hard way when Arthur had dated Morgause, Morgana's best friend when she was fourteen. His breaking it off with her had cost Morgana her friendship.

Try as he might, Arthur is unable to get Gwen out of his mind, thinking about her at very odd times. In that week he had to start work at the company headquarters, so it was not a good thing that he would find himself drifting off into "Gwen world"(according to Merlin) when in important meetings.

He is so desperate that in the end that he is forced, to his unending embarrassment, to ask Merlin for help. Arthur, amidst lots of teasing, finds out that Merlin already knows a bit about her since at the party Morgana had asked him to keep Gwen company while she did her rounds as the hostess. Guinevere had been born in France but lived in Kensington with her with her aunt. She and her brother had moved to London when she was ten after her father had died. Arthur pouts a little, feeling a little jealous that Merlin had had a chance to hang around Gwen. He concludes that it is because all women feel safe around Merlin. He tries to persuade Merlin to arrange a meeting with Gwen to which he would happen to come along as well but Merlin refuses sighting that he was genuinely scared of Morgana and does not want to be the target of her displeasure.

Arthur is at a loss on what to do. Gwen was constantly on his mind and he feels himself slowly going crazy. He is not used to not getting what he wants and the fact that all his plans are not getting him any closer to the object of his desire is not helping his sanity at all. He feels like a teenager experiencing his first crush. On the hand, Sophia has also noticed how distracted he is and is giving him grief over it. During one confrontation Arthur suddenly realised that she is now getting on his nerves with her constant whining and general shallowness. He promises himself that at the first opportunity he would end it with her. He cannot start anything with Gwen while still with Sophia.

Arthur starts to wonder whether he is ever going to have a chance with Gwen when opportunity presents itself in an unexpected way. Morgana is on spring break and announces that she has invited Gwen to stay with them the entire break. Uther is unconcerned as usual, but Arthur thanks the heavens for hearing his prayers. He just has to find a way to spend time with her in between his hectic work schedule.

Arthur remembers how everyday he would rush home after work in the hope of getting a chance just to speak to her. He had thought that after interacting with her, his attraction to her would fade and he would go back to his normal confident, clear headed self. He does not like the way his thoughts always end up on Gwen.

During the first week of her stay, Gwen looks rather shy and introverted around him and Morgana hovers around her like a mother hen. Arthur finds the whole situation rather ridiculous and frustrating. His opportunity comes when Morgana catches a rather nasty cold and has to stay in bed for a couple of days. Although he feels sorry for his sister, he cannot help thanking providence for the next three evenings that he spends chatting with Gwen about everything under the sun. Arthur has never been one to fuss about intelligent conversation when it comes to girls but with Gwen he realises how superficial he has been. Gwen is easy to talk to, very smart and has great sense of humour. Arthur discovers he enjoys making her laugh. He learns that she loves Chinese food and her stomach could not handle hot spices; that she loves to read and writes her own lyrics. She loved dogs and is allergic to cats; that she loves ballet and had been a dancer until she finished her A' Levels. She adores the theatre and movies, especially period dramas. She had initially wanted to be an actress but had felt music was more her thing. Her late parents had both been actors and her younger brother Elyan had gone to America after high school to live with their uncle. She confesses that she does not talk about her parents very often and he concludes that it is still painful for her to talk about them. Arthur understands because his father never talked about his mother either.

Arthur finds that his attraction for her is growing rather than dwindling. He catches himself often imagining Gwen and him as a couple. She is like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day and he realises he does not want her to walk out of his life.

The first few times that he asks her out, she refused sighting that she never, as a rule, dated her friends' brothers. Instead of discouraging him, Arthur feels even more determined to change her mind.

Arthur is relentless in his pursuit of her. He breaks up with Sophia, who is furious and starts bad mouthing him around their circle of friends, telling anyone who would listen that he cheated on her and she found out and broke up with him. Arthur does not try to stop her but his main worry is that Sophia might talk to the press and Gwen might hear of it and think he is a complete wanker. He does not want anything to spoil his chance with Gwen.

When spring break is over Arthur feels slightly depressed that he will not be seeing Gwen everyday but is slightly comforted by the fact that he can now pursue Gwen without Morgana's hawk like eyes on him. He sent her small gifts and flowers and talks to her every day. He would have liked to talk to her several times per day but is afraid of making her feel like he is pushing too hard. Arthur feels so out of depth with Guinevere he is always second guessing himself.

After weeks of practically stalking her (again, Merlin's opinion), Gwen eventually agrees to one date and Arthur is over the moon. He spends the rest of the week planning on where he would like to take her. He wants this not to be the first and last date with her. He wants to do something fun but in a place where they would be able to talk. He had heard that there was a carnival coming to town and knows that Gwen would enjoy it. He had wanted to go for an intimate dinner afterwards but thought that that would mean them going back home to change into more appropriate attires and so with fingers crossed, stored that idea away for another time.

On the Saturday, he nervously presents himself at Gwen's house, his arms full with two bouquet s of flowers, one for her aunt and the bigger one for her. Her aunt instantly takes to him and to Gwen's embarrassment, comments on how handsome and charming he is. By the time they leave, he gets the feeling she would have gladly married her off to him in an instant.

Arthur remembers how much fun they had. Arthur won a teddy bear for Gwen and got a hug as a reward. He wished he could keep winning if that was the reward he would get. They shared burgers and chips for lunch, ate toffee apples, took rides together, watched a magic show, got pictures taken with animals and clowns. Gwen loved chocolate covered anything and Arthur could not take his eyes off her mouth as she ate her choc and nutty ice cream.

Arthur cannot remember the last time he had so much fun. When they are watching the magic show, Arthur cautiously takes Gwen's hand in his and is relieved that she did not pull away. Her fingers are long and elegant and he cannot help but wonder how they would feel entwined in his hair. He feels her sneaking quick looks at him and smiles. He is hopeful that she feels what he is feeling. He knows he had to find out before he drove himself mad.

When they get into the car, Arthur turns to Gwen takes her hand in his again and looks into her eyes. His heart is beating painfully loud but he knows there is no going back. He wants to kiss her so badly but does not want to mess things up with her by presumption, so like a proper gentleman he asks if he can kiss her. Although he had been praying for it, Arthur was surprised but overjoyed when Gwen moves closer and lightly touches his lips with hers. He is instantly hit by a wave of desire his eyes involuntarily close and he moves his head to deepen the kiss. As her luscious lips and his separate, Arthur knows for certain he is in trouble. His fingers touch her curls and he cannot stop his eyes from looking at her sweet lips, so he goes for another kiss. His tongue begs for and gets entry into her delicious mouth and Arthur's whole system is totally engrossed in the feel of her lips on his. Eventually when they break off contact sorely because their lungs are screaming for air, he is overjoyed to see that Gwen's perfect skin is flushed and she is panting like he is. They kissed so many times that day, he was afraid that he would be able to leave her and go back to his own house

From that time, they had not been able to take their hands off each other. Despite, the mutual attraction, Gwen had been unsure if they should be in a serious relationship. He had not understood why until later on in their relationship, she had heard of his reputation with girls and was unsure of his intentions towards her. Moreover, she wondered why a well- known, good looking, wealthy guy like him who could have any girl in the world, would want her. Arthur had been amazed that Gwen did not realise how gorgeous she was inside and out and that he felt he was the one who was lucky to have her as his girlfriend. That day, Arthur vowed to make sure Gwen always knew how important she had become to him.

With Gwen Arthur felt that he could be totally himself. They fell in love hard and fast. Arthur saw himself tumbling without any way to stop himself, not that he wanted to. Sometimes Arthur was afraid that Gwen was young and might not be able to handle the passion they had for each other but he quickly realised that Gwen was actually more mature emotionally than other girls of her age. The only thing that kept casting a shadow on his happiness was his past that was far from pure when it came to relationships and the fact that once the press got wind of their relationship, they would not leave them alone. For the first time in his life, he wished that the press did not find him and his family so fascinating.

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