I don't own Merlin sadly, it belongs to the BBC.
This is a request from Kenya1234 and is therefore dedicated to them. I want to thank them for giving me this chance to write this as I have really enjoyed writing it. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it. :D
Summary: In return for helping Gwen, she introduces Merlin to the rest of the gang. While it is love at first sight for Merlin, Arthur is a closed shell. Can Merlin break down the wall Arthur has built around his heart and get into where Arthur is determined no one will ever get to?
This story is the longest I have ever done it has 38 chapters.
Warnings: Malexmale. Ygraine alive, Uther nice lol. AU.
I apologise in advance for any mistakes
Arthur had got in and dropped his bag planning to unpack tomorrow, he was too tired, dropping on to his bed Arthur was just drifting off when his phone beeped with a message, lifting his head from the pillow he picked up his phone and saw it was Morgana. 'Arthur do you have more pictures, as much as I hate that you went on one without me the view looked gorgeous. Morgana. x.' Arthur yawned and sent her the folder where all the photos where kept that were taken that weekend and when it came up 'sent' Arthur set his alarm, placed his phone down and was asleep within seconds.
Morgana smiled when she received the folder and sat and went through the pictures while drinking her cup of tea, each picture just got better and better, the view was gorgeous, she went through them all and froze when she saw the last picture. It was Arthur and Merlin sat side by side, Arthur had his arm around Merlin whose other arm was reaching out obviously he used that hand to take the picture. They looked happy, so happy; Morgana had never seen Arthur looking at happy even when he was with Cenred or Sophia.
Her Porsche needed a looking at; Merlin might as well look at it while she asked some questions. Yes they looked happy together but what that picture showed was that they are a couple and Arthur wasn't ready yet, he didn't tell her that but he didn't have to, Morgana knew her brother too well.
She would go and see Merlin in the morning and ask him about his feelings for Arthur and what his plans are and how he wants Arthur, as a friend or more, she knew she wasn't going to meddle in Arthur's love life after last time but this isn't meddling, this is just her showing concern for her brother, and of course threatening Merlin if he hurt Arthur in any way.
The next morning Merlin was bent over the hood of a car, singing loudly along with the radio not even hearing footsteps approach him from behind and walk over to the driver's door, the window being down the man stretched his arm out and hit the horn on the steering wheel making Merlin jump and swear as he jumped back, spanner in hand, half raised.
"Didn't we teach you not to swear in front of your elders?"
"You stand need to talk you have forgotten more swear words then I will ever know granddad."
"True laddie."
"What is wrong with you? Why did you do that and make me jump?"
"You are in a too happy mood, what happened? Managed to finally get your leg over? I must say it is about time, it has been nearly three years. I was starting to think either your virginity was growing back or you were starting to dry up."
"Granddad!"
"What? So? Did you get your leg over?"
"No I didn't."
"Then why the insane grin and singing along to the music? Although I must say it is good to hear you sing again laddie, it has been too long."
Merlin was about to answer when a Porsche pulled up outside and looked at his granddad. "A new customer, please don't scare this one away."
"I haven't scared that many people away."
"Of course you haven't." Merlin answered sarcastically as he made his way outside.
"Morgana. Nice car."
Morgana stepped out of it and closed the door. "Thank you."
"What can I do for you?"
"Can you check over my car while I am here? I don't mind waiting."
"Well if you want a full check you will be sleeping here overnight."
"Oh, well how about just a quick check over on the important parts?"
"Of course. Um, not that I am complaining but it seems I have all new customers now I have made friends with you all."
Morgana laughed and walked into the garage after handing Merlin the keys to her car. When Merlin drove Morgana's Porsche so far in he sighed when he saw Morgana stood there with her arms crossed, eyebrow raised as Dragoon was circling her looking her up and down.
"Do you have a problem with me?" she asked.
"I don't know, have you done anything to make me have one with you?" Dragoon asked.
"Granddad don't scare her away." Merlin said as he got out of the car.
"This is your granddad?" Morgana asked.
"Yes I am, now who are you?"
"I am Merlin's friend."
"You're no friend I know."
"Granddad please I made friends with her and a few others a couple of months ago. Granddad this is Morgana, Morgana this is my granddad, my dad's dad, Dragoon."
"Morgana? First there were you and then Mordred and now her, does everyone who has pale skin and dark hair have their name begin with the letter 'M'?"
Merlin laughed.
"You have had new friends for two months and you haven't introduced them to me and your gran? Why?"
"Because you will scare them away."
"Nothing scares me." Morgana said.
Dragoon turned to look at her. "Tough cookie are you?"
"Yes I am."
Dragoon smirked. "Well laddie I will leave you to it, nice to meet you missy."
"She has a name granddad." Merlin called after him.
"I know that I am old not senile." Dragoon called back over his shoulder.
When Dragoon pulled away Merlin turned to face Morgana. "Sorry about him."
"No no he's fine, he's funny, is he always like that?"
"Oh yeah. Are you sure you are alright waiting?"
"Yeah it's fine." Morgana said, standing by her car as Merlin started to check it over. "So how was the weekend?"
"It was great. Had such a great time. I have to apologise for that text Arthur sent you with that view as that was me, he couldn't stop laughing when you replied back."
"So what did you get up to besides riding cable cars and sending me texts to wind me up?"
"We ate out for every meal, after the cock up at the hotel I wasn't giving them more money." Merlin said as he got on his back and slid under Morgana's car.
"What happened?"
"They made a mistake is what happened, had to share a room with only one double bed but it was okay according to the receptionist as we do look like a 'cute couple'." Merlin finished mimicking the woman at the hotel.
"Well you are both adults I am sure you got on fine, obviously you did otherwise you would have come home early."
Merlin slid out from under the car and stood up and looked at Morgana. "Out with it."
"Out with what?"
"What you really came here for Morgana."
Morgana sighed. "I want to know your intentions."
"My intentions?"
"With Arthur. I know that you know he has been hurt in the past and that is all you know but I received this picture among others." she said and showed Merlin the picture of him and Arthur. "I looked at this and couldn't help but smile at how happy Arthur looks but then I couldn't help but think that the picture taken of you two it doesn't look how mates are supposed to look in a picture together. Merlin I want to know how you look at Arthur, do you feel more for him than a friend? Would you like more to happen? If so I need to know more about you like that. I promised I wouldn't meddle again and this isn't me meddling this is me - "
"Showing concern for your brother, I don't blame you. Morgana my intentions are that I like Arthur, really like him and would like to be with him that way. I know he has been hurt in the past who hurt him or how he got hurt I do not know and I want to know but will wait until Arthur himself is ready to tell me. I want to be with him but only when he feels ready to, for Arthur I am willing to wait and happy to until he is ready."
"Then you won't blame me for threatening you that if you ever do hurt Arthur you will find yourself without any bollocks."
Merlin couldn't help but laugh at that. "Yes Morgana you are right I can't blame you for that, in fact I threatened Mordred with that when he started to date Freya."
"Well I won't ask all what I want to know as that would be meddling and I promised I wouldn't."
"Promised who?"
"Myself, I just ask that you please, do not hurt him and if anything does happen you leave it to hm."
"Morgana that is what I have done from day one, I couldn't hurt Arthur, I wouldn't want to."
"Do I have your promise?"
Merlin smiled. "You have my promise Morgana."
Two days later Merlin was in his flat about to sit down when a knocking sounded on his door, he walked to the door and opened it to find Gwen there. "Hey Gwen what's up?"
"It was my day off today, good job as well as I was just letting myself back in when a delivery man was knocking on your door I signed and accepted the parcel, you have to ring them and let them know you have it to keep me out of trouble."
Merlin laughed and took the parcel off her. "I will ring up now. Thank you Gwen."
Merlin had just come off the phone when it rang; he smiled when he saw who it was. Arthur. "You alright Arthur?"
"Yeah I'm good, you?"
"Good. What's up?"
"Football on telly tonight."
Merlin smiled. "Want to come over and watch it?"
"Yeah okay, be there in ten minutes. Oh hang on have you got any food in?"
"Loaf of bread and some tins of beans." Merlin answered.
"Really Merlin no wonder you are thin if that is what you are living off."
"It is muscle Arthur."
"I know Merlin I have seen it remember. In that case I will be there in about twenty five minutes."
Just over twenty minutes later Merlin opened the door and laughed when he saw Arthur stood there. A very large pizza in one hand and a bag in the other which Merlin saw held cans. "I had to knock with my foot." Arthur explained as he walked past Merlin leaving the brunet to close the door behind them.
Merlin walked into the living room and saw Arthur sat on the settee, trainers off and feet up on the table crossed at the ankle, can of beer in one hand and a slice of pizza in the other. "Make yourself at home." he said, smiling at how relaxed and comfortable Arthur looked.
Arthur turned and gave Merlin a smile. "Thanks. Footie is about to start."
Merlin walked over and opening a can himself he sat back to watch the football.
"What about your pizza?" Arthur asked.
"Oh yeah." Merlin laughed. "Forgot." he made to move forward but was stopped by Arthur.
"Here have this piece. I have only had one small bite." he said as he handed it over to Merlin and got another slice.
Merlin looked at the slice of pizza in his hand and then at Arthur's. "I hardly think that's fair, that means you have had a bite of mine." he said, smirk on his face.
"Can't have that, here you are then." Arthur said holding out his pizza, only moving it away when Merlin took a bite. "There fair now." he said, smiling before turning his attention once more to the telly.
It was at half time when Arthur had turned on the settee to face Merlin. "So how has your week been so far?" he asked.
"Good, got a visit from dad, got threatened, had to apologise to a customer for Will's behaviour. He isn't the most patient of men."
Arthur only heard one thing of that sentence. "Who threatened you?"
"Morgana."
"Morgana? Why?"
"Did you send her pictures of our time in Scotland?"
"Yes she asked for them."
"Did you forget the last one of the pictures I took in the cable car?"
Arthur sat and thought for a minute before his eyes widened. "The picture of us."
"Yes. She said in that picture we didn't look like mates but something more she wanted to know my intentions and made me promise not to hurt you should anything progress between us both. She then of course said if I do hurt you I can kiss bye bye to my bollocks."
Arthur threw his head back and laughed. "I bet after threatening you and asking of your intentions she said she wasn't meddling."
"Yes."
"I understand that. I mean when I asked Leon what his intentions were with Morgana and threatened him when they first started going out and I wasn't meddling I was playing my part as the protective brother."
Merlin smiled. "I did the same with Mordred when he started with Freya."
Arthur stared at Merlin before the whistle on the television signalling it was second half made him jump. "Care for a little wager? I bet United beat City." Arthur said.
"I bet they don't." Merlin answered, shaking hands with Arthur before settling down to watch second half.
"Yes!" Arthur cheered, punching the air when United scored the winning goal just seconds before the whistle went signalling full time. Arthur stood and looked around him. "Come on I will help you tidy up."
"You don't have to Arthur."
"I know but it is half my mess."
Halfway through cleaning Merlin stopped and looked at Arthur. "What is to be happening on Saturday then?"
"I don't know Merlin what is happening on Saturday?" Arthur said, small smile on his face.
"You forgot?"
Arthur looked up to see Merlin looking a little sad. "Enough of the sad face of course I haven't forgot. Saturday is our date and I know what you meant I am not telling you, you will find out on Saturday."
Merlin laughed as they carried on clearing away after themselves in silence. Once done Merlin thanked Arthur and walked him to the door. "I'll see you Saturday then Arthur."
"See you Saturday Merlin." as Arthur turned to leave Merlin stopped him. "Hey you never said what you were to get for winning the bet over the football match." he said.
Arthur stopped and turned back to Merlin. "I forgot about that, glad you reminded me."
Merlin leaned against the doorframe his feet crossed at the ankle, his arms folded. "What is it you want?" he asked.
Arthur bit his lip before moving forwards and placing his lips on Merlin's. "That." Arthur answered when he pulled away. "Night Merlin, see you Saturday."
"Night Arthur." Merlin breathed, a small smile on his face as he watched Arthur walk away, not closing the door until the blond was no longer in view.
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