I don't own Merlin. (Sadly.)

This story is the sequel to 'Kingdoms united, families united, and families continued' Raven is now eleven years old and their other daughter is five and Merlin is heavily pregnant with his and Arthur's third child. This sequel is letting you all know what is happening as their lives go on. People keep asking for a sequel so I just continue :D

Warning 1: Ygraine and Balinor are still alive. Warning 2: Uther will be ooc in this story (sorry if you don't like that) Warning 3: This will be malexmale. Warning 4: This will be Mpreg.

Thank you to cathcer1984 for your help :) x

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

Arthur went to open the door to his and Merlin's chambers and found them locked. He sighed and took one of the keys off his belt and went to unlock the doors in front of him and still found them locked. If the key didn't undo the lock then there was only one other thing, Merlin had used his magic to lock himself in.

"Merlin let me in please?"

"No."

"How can I apologise if you won't let me in to talk. You always say that you can tell when I mean something because you are looking at me."

"So you won't mean it when you do apologise?"

"No! I mean yes. Stop twisting things Merlin."

"You are always telling me things Arthur, you never show me anymore."

"I show you that I love you every night."

"Wipe that smirk off your face."

Arthur backed back from the door with a frown on his face. "Can you see through wood?"

"Don't be stupid Arthur. I know you too well."

Arthur sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "So you want me to tell you I am sorry as well as to show you?"

"Yes."

Arthur placed his hand on the door. "Then that is what I shall do. I love you Merlin." he said before walking away.

Arthur was in the throne room asking his father and father-in-law for help when Ygraine came walking in with Hunith, Morgana and Raven who was staring at her feet. "What's wrong Princess?"

"I'm sorry papa."

"Papa?" Balinor frowned.

"She only calls me papa when she is either scared or knows when she has done wrong." Arthur explained. "What have you done Princess?"

Raven looked up at Ygraine who smiled at her encouragingly. Raven faced her father once more and took a deep breath before telling the three men in front of her what she had been doing with the help of the three women behind her and Merlin. Raven was crying now. "And now you and daddy have fallen out because of it. I'm sorry papa, please don't be mad at me."

Arthur walked forward and knelt before his eldest daughter. "You doing what you did, winding us up is just your daddy coming out in you as he does it constantly. The reason for us not talking at the minute is my fault. You are not to blame sweetheart." Arthur comforted as he brought his daughter close and hugged her close to him.

Gwaine went to Merlin and Arthur's chambers and knocked on the door. "Merlin it's Gwaine. I'm on my own. Arthur is not even in the castle." Gwaine stood and waited as he heard several locks undo before Merlin shown himself. "Where is he?"

"I am to take you to him. Raven has told him, Uther and Balinor what she and Lucan had been doing with the help of you, Morgana, Ygraine, Hunith, Catherine and Edward."

"What did they say?" Merlin asked as he started to walk with Gwaine to the stables Gwaine got on his horse and watched in amazement as Merlin flew from his feet and got on the horse next to him.

"Arthur hugged her and told her everything is alright and she was not to blame. That her winding him up was you coming out in her. He apologised and said that it is him and him alone to blame for you both not talking at the moment."

After ten minutes of riding they came to a clearing where Merlin saw a large blanket laid out with cushions going across the top of the blanket with all of Merlin's favorite food.

Arthur was stood at the side of all of this with his brown breeches on, his boots, with his white see through top that Merlin loved to see him wearing finished off with his belt. "Merlin sweetheart."

But before Arthur could say more, Merlin turned his horse and made his way back to Camelot. Arthur sighed and looked at Gwaine. "Do mind me sharing your horse to get back to Camelot?"

"I can do better than that." Gwaine got off his horse and handed it over to Arthur and sat down on the blanket. "Can Percival come out to meet me?"

Arthur smiled a he mounted the horse. "I will send him out to you."

Arthur was walking through the courtyard and saw Merlin walking down the steps laughing and talking with Percival, Raven was holding Merlin's right hand and Evie was sat on Percival's shoulders.

Arthur stopped in front of them and Raven let go of Merlin's hand to hug her father. "Percival the picnic I set up, it's a shame to see it go to waste. Gwaine is out there waiting for you." Percival lifted Marie-Eve up and Arthur turned round. Percival getting the idea, placed Evie on her father's shoulders. "We will be back before patrol Arthur."

"Don't worry about that. You just enjoy the day with your husband."

"Thank you Arthur." Percival said bye to them all and left.

"Daddy can me and Evie have dinner with you and father in your chambers please."

Merlin looked at his eldest daughter and smiled. He knew this was her way of trying to get them talking, looking at her face he found himself saying yes.

The servant came and filled the table in Arthur and Merlin's chambers with food and left. Arthur helped Merlin sit down and inwardly sighed when Merlin didn't say thank you or kiss him to say thank you as always. Arthur sat down facing Merlin when Raven and Evie smiled at each other and jumped up. "Oh I forgot. Me and Evie are having dinner with grandpa and grandma so you and daddy are on your own. Bye." she said, grabbing Evie's hand who giggled as she followed her big sister from the room.

Arthur looked across the table at Merlin. "Could they have been any more obvious at what they were trying to do?"

"They are our daughters Arthur who hate to see us like this. Lets just eat and put on a show for them."

"Merlin I said I was sorry and you accepted that but you said you wanted me to show you which is what I thought I did with the picnic."

"Arthur I want you to show me your sorry by doing for me what you used to do before Raven came. You did it twice and promised that you would do it for me more often and it has never happened since."

When Arthur frowned and dropped back in his chair away from the table, Merlin smiled a little. "That's got you thinking hasn't it."

It was the next day when Arthur was on the training field. There were four more who had yet to face Arthur and win if they were to be knighted. Arthur was currently fighting the first man who was to either beat him in one minute or last for a minute in combat. Lancelot, Gwaine, Percival and Merlin were all watching along with Marie-Eve and Raven.

Merlin was still not talking to Arthur and had only come to watch to put on a show for their daughters.

Arthur called the fight to a stop when the timer had ran out, Arthur congratulating him and telling him to stand beside Lancelot before calling the next man over to him.

Arthur nodded to a servant to turn the time turner and as soon as it was turned Arthur faced the man in front of him and attacked.

Merlin whilst watching was talking to the man beside him who was next to face Arthur. "How long have you wanted to be a knight of Camelot?"

"For years sire."

"Call me Merlin."

"Okay. Merlin. I have wanted to be a knight of Camelot for a few years. I have been training and when I thought I was ready me and my wife with our son set out for Camelot."

"How old is your son?"

"He is two next month. He seems to be growing up so fast. Me and my wife couldn't wait for him to talk and now he has found his voice he is all we hear from when he wakes up until he goes to sleep."

Merlin couldn't help but laugh as he and Arthur went through the same with their daughters.

Arthur who was still fighting got distracted when he heard Merlin laughing. He had missed that sound, dropping his guard slightly, Arthur looked over at Merlin and in doing so, failed to protect himself from the blow the man in front of him did, causing Arthur to yell out and grab his arm with his hand. "Papa!" Evie and Raven squealed as they both went running over to Arthur.

Arthur nodded to the man and congratulated him. "I'm sorry sire."

"Don't be. You won. You will be knighted in the morning." The man bowed and went to stand beside the other man who had already fought Arthur as Evie and Raven ran up to Arthur. Evie wrapped her small arms around his thigh and hugged him whilst Raven clung to his waist. "I'm fine sweetheart." he soothed his daughters as he held out his good arm to steady Merlin who had come rushing over, slightly out of breath when he reached Arthur.

Merlin pushed Arthur's injured arm back as he pulled at the sleeve. Once his arm was out of the sleeve, Merlin placed his hand on Arthur's bicep, just under the gash and Arthur watched as his husband whispered something under his breath, eyes turning gold before a smile appeared on his face. "There." Merlin looked into Arthur's eyes. "If you was focusing on your opponent instead of looking at me this wouldn't have happened."

"True. But I heard you laugh." Arthur looked across the training field and saw a man walking towards the castle. "Looks like your delivery has arrived Merlin. It is what I had delivered to show you that I am sorry."

Merlin looked to where Arthur was and saw a man enter the castle with the biggest bunch of roses Merlin as ever seen. Merlin turned back and gave Arthur a small smile. "You are getting warmer."

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Chapter fourteen will be up on the 2nd January. Happy new year every one :)

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