I don't own Merlin. It belongs to the BBC.

Summary: Finding out he was being used a heartbroken Merlin moves out of Uni and goes to live with his granddad Dragoon, leaving Arthur behind who didn't really realise what he got until he lost it. Determined to win not only Merlin back but his heart and trust as well Arthur learns it is not just Merlin he has to win over.

This story has twelve chapters. A chapter a day :)

This story is for and dedicated to ForeverCullen as a thank you. I suffer with panic attacks and she always managed to keep me calm by typing to me, keeping me calm. Thank you xx

Warnings: Malexmale. AU

I apologise in advance for any mistakes I may have made :)

It was 9 o'clock in the morning when Dragoon opened the door, ready to snap, "any idea what time it is idiot? Some of us are not as young as we would like to be and do need our sleep." the young man at the door opened his mouth to say something when Dragoon lifted his hand up, pointing a finger at him. "Ah! And don't dare say something about how soon I should be getting all the sleep I need otherwise I shall -"

"Granddad, must you insult everyone who rings your doorbell?" Merlin asked, pulling his top down. "Sorry about him."

Dragoon lifted his hand up and hit Merlin round the back of the head. "Don't apologise for me laddie. I see you have roses there." Dragoon moved forwards, stepping outside, making the delivery man step back. "Haven't pinched them from my garden have you?"

"Granddad please, go on inside and put the kettle on, I will be there in a minute."

When Dragoon went back inside, scrunching his face up at the delivery man before going back inside, Merlin turned and gave him a smile. "Sorry again."

"That's okay. Um, Merlin Emrys?"

Merlin sighed. "That's me."

"I hope your granddad doesn't mind but I will be making several trips to my van and back I have seven dozen roses here."

"Seven? All for me?"

"Yes. Along with this card here."

Merlin took the card from the man and smiled at the note. "'Seven dozen roses. A rose for each month I have known you. A dozen as twelve months in a year. Seven dozen as seven years I have had the pleasure of knowing you for. Arthur. X.' Puke."

Merlin looked over his shoulder to see his granddad there, his chin resting on his shoulder. "They say it is rude to read over someone's shoulder."

"I do a lot of rude things. You are softening laddie, too soon if you ask me but how I know you are you have lasted longer than I thought you would."

"I am granddad. I mean I want to stay mad at him as he did hurt me but he is making it very difficult." Merlin explained as he stood and watched the delivery man walk in and out of the house, with the flowers.

Dragoon looked closely at the roses. "Let's see what we have here then. Yellow with red tip is friendship, falling in love. Orange, desire and enthusiasm. Lavender, love at first sight. Light Pink, sweetness. Deep Burgundy, unconscious beauty. Red, love and Yellow which is joy."

"Thank you granddad, you do know your roses."

"And so should you laddie, I have told you about them countless of times. Well I better get some vases out to put these in, good job I have plenty, have to allow them to breathe after all."

Merlin grinned and shook his head at his granddad who picked some of the roses and headed to the kitchen. He took his phone out of his pocket and began pressing buttons.

Arthur was sat at his desk in his dorm room and growled in frustration, scrunching the paper up and throwing it across the room, his paper was due in Monday and he was nowhere near finishing, in fact he hadn't even started it.

He ran his hands through his has, making it more messier, he placed his face in his hands and sighed when his phone beeped indicating he had a message. He picked his phone up and gasped when he saw who the text was from. Merlin. He opened the text and smiled at the message. 'Thank you Arthur, they are beautiful, all eighty four of them :)'

Arthur stood up and hurried over to Lancelot and shook him awake. "Hey mate he got the roses and text me and thanked me."

"Muh, who got what roses?" he asked, mumbling as he sat up, wiping the sleep from his eyes.

"I sent Merlin seven dozen different colour roses, each colour having a different meaning, a rose for each month a dozen for each year I have known him. Anyway he must have got them as he sent me a text thanking me."

"Arthur you woke me up for that? Arthur I have been up at six or earlier every morning this week and the first Saturday I get, free Saturday I get you wake me up before I wanted?"

"Sorry mate but I am happy."

"I can see that. But I am tired so I am going to go back to sleep." and with that, Lancelot dropped back, turned over and went back to sleep.

Monday morning came and Merlin walked into class and looked up to see Gwaine sat on his own. Where was Arthur? Merlin frowned as he sat down. He was just getting his books out when Gwaine sat down next to him. "Hey Merlin."

"Hey. Where's Arthur?"

"He isn't coming to this class today."

"Why?"

"Have you handed in the paper that was due today for this class?"

"You know me Gwaine I handed it in Friday, the day after we got it."

"Yes well since we have got it Arthur has been trying to get the paper done and has been trying; only to start again as he isn't happy with what he has done."

"He is stuck?"

"Yes. Me, Lancelot and Percival have offered to help but he told us no and that us helping him isn't right whatever that means."

"It means he only allows one person to help him. Me."

"Right then shall we begin?" The Professor said as he walked into the room.

Merlin stood up. "Merlin what are you -?"

"Sorry Professor, something has come up and I need to leave, it's urgent, I have handed in my paper though."

"I know you have Merlin. You may go."

"Thank you Professor." Merlin gathered his books and hurried from the room.

Arthur swore as he scrunched up yet another piece of paper and threw it." Fuck sake, come on."

"You know saying that isn't going to make the writing just appear."

Arthur turned in his chair and saw Merlin standing in his doorway, his bag on shoulder. "Economics always was a struggle for you."

"Still is. I was doing well until just recently. Just can't seem to concentrate that well."

Merlin closed the door behind him and got the chair from the other desk and sat next to Arthur, he took the book from Arthur and opened it to a certain page. "Right then..."

Almost an hour later Arthur burst into his Economics class, making the Professor jump. "My paper Professor."

"Arthur Pendragon you know my rules, all papers must be handed in before the class ends on the day it is due to be in."

"I know that Professor and I still have..." he looked at his watch. "Two minutes."

His Professor didn't look happy but took the paper. He told the class that was it and Gwaine jogged over to Arthur. "You were cutting it fine weren't you?"

"Yep. But I am glad I got it done. Where's Merlin?"

"He was here but he said an emergency came up and he had to go."

"Emergency what kind of an emergency?" Arthur asked, keeping one eye on the Professor who had packed up and just left. Arthur sighed. "Merlin came to me."

"He helped you write it?"

"No. He talked me through it and explained it to me and I got it done."

It was the following week when there was a fair on that the Uni did every year to raise money for others. The students could either go and give what they could or they could help out. Every year him and Merlin would go together and have a laugh and spend what they could to help.

This year it was to seem strange as Arthur would be going alone and meeting everyone there. When he got there he saw a few from Uni had volunteered to help, well, all except one, Valiant was sat on a plank, his arms folded whilst people tried to hit the target to dunk him in the water. From how he looked, Arthur could tell he wasn't doing this voluntarily.

As Arthur got further into the fair he saw Gwaine with Percival on the twister, Gwaine looking very happy in Percival's arms. Arthur stopped when he saw Leon behind one of the stalls, handing him a bow and arrow. "Want to see if you can hit the targets to win a prize?"

"It's not a question of 'if I can' Leon." Arthur said as he paid his money and took the bow and arrow off his friend. "What have I got to do?"

"You get three arrows. You need two out of three perfect bulls eyes. I will take out each arrow after you fire."

"Okay." Arthur scored three perfect bulls eyes.

"What do you want Arthur?"

"That." he said, pointing at a big soft toy.

"Hey Arthur. Like your toy." Lancelot said as he jogged over to him.

"It's for Merlin. What's up?"

"I, that is, we, need your help."

"We is?"

"Me and Gwen. Gwen is doing the kissing booth and they are some who prefer the same sex so we were wondering if you..."

"I would let boys kiss me?"

"Please Arthur. Merlin is here somewhere. I bet he will come to you. He goes to the kissing booth every year."

"If that's the case then he will go to Gwen and not me." Arthur sighed and looked at his friend. "Fine."

"Thank you Arthur."

After half hour at the kissing booth, Arthur walked over to Lancelot. "I didn't know there were that many gay students at Uni Lancelot."

"I didn't Arthur, but I got asking a apparently there are quite a few scared to come out but seeing you that you are letting males kiss you that you are gay also, so they have decided to come out."

"Yes but Lancelot I love Merlin and only Merlin. I want to kiss him and only him." Arthur said, neither of them noticing a certain brunet smiling at what he heard.

Fifteen minutes later, Arthur was leaning on his elbows, playing on a game on his phone when Lancelot called over. "Arthur. You have another student who wants a kiss."

"Has he paid?" Arthur called back, not taking his eyes from his phone.

"I have."

Arthur looked up and gasped. "Merlin?"

"Yes Arthur. So? Do I get my kiss?"

"With me being this side of the booth it is me who decides how long the kiss is for and what kind of kiss. I will leave that up to you Merlin."

Merlin smiled and slowly moved forwards and placed his lips on Arthur's, staying there for a few seconds before pulling away. "Thank you Arthur." he said, smiling.

"Merlin will you go on a date with me please?"

Merlin stood and thought for a few minutes before... "Yes."

Arthur sighed with relief. "Thank you. I won this for you." Arthur bent down and picked up the big cuddly toy.

Merlin laughed as he took it. "A dragon?"

"Yes. Can I pick you up at noon tomorrow?"

"You can." Merlin leaned forwards and placed a small kiss on the blond's cheek. "Thank you for the toy Arthur."

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Chapter seven up tomorrow :)

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