Oh my Castiel.
Okay.
I wrote this chapter out at like 3 in the morning so I was pretty exhausted anyway.
Selected all (because it was on my ipad and I was going to copy and paste it). Clicked paste accidentally. NO MORE CHAPTER. CHAPTER GONE. URGH.
So I had to rewrite it and I'm so sorry for taking so long to update but, again, college work got in the way-_- kill me, it'll be easier.
So here it is! The second chapter I had to write so I'm sorry if it's a bit shit because I was angry while writing this.
"Arthur, where are w-"
"Shut up, Merlin, just trust me, okay?"
"I don't trust you."
"Really. You don't trust your own husband?"
"Nope. Never have, never will"
Arthur rolled his eyes, keeping his hands on his husband's shoulders, guiding him as his eyes were blindfolded with one of his bright blue neckscarfs.
Merlin, waking up late, was blindfolded from the moment he woke up that day, having absolutely no idea what was going on.
"Arthur, I'm serious, what's going on?"
"I thought you liked surprises?"
"Urgh. Clotpole."
"Dollophead"
"I've told you a thousand times. That's my word"
"Not anymore"
Merlin shook his head, smiling. As he walked forward, he heard a door opening and then shutting behind him. Suddenly his blindfold was ripped off and everyone he knew and loved popped up from various places around the room.
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Merlin froze in surprise. It was his birthday? Smiling, Arthur walked up to him.
"I knew you'd forget about your birthday."
"Arthur...I...Wow..."
Ygraine chuckled, walking up for a hug, "Speechless, I knew that'll be your reaction. Balinor owes me a tenner"
"You seriously bet on Merlin's reaction?" Arthur asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course. Uther wanted to join in the bet but I knew, somehow, he'll cheat."
"Speaking of Uther.." Merlin said, looking around the room filled with everyone he loved, "Where is he?"
Ygraine chuckled, "In the kitchen with Freya"
Merlin nodded in thanks and, with a kiss from Arthur -earning many cheers and wolf whistles, mostly from Gwaine- he walked into the kitchen, his husband following.
There, pacing around the counters, was Uther, coeing softly over a bundle of blankets which covered a beautiful, brunette baby girl with bright blue eyes.
Uther didn't notice anyone was in the room, before Arthur couldn't hold his laughter anymore. Uther jumped, turning towards the doorway.
"Now there's something I thought I'll never see: Uther Pendragon. /Cooing/."
"Excuse me. Young man!...I wasn't cooing!"
Merlin laughed, "How's my baby girl?" He asked, walking forward, looking over Uther's shoulder to stroke his daughter's cheek.
"She's fine. Now get back to your party. Leave her with her grandfather"
Merlin smirked and patted Uther's arm, before taking Arthur's hand and leading him out to the party room.
The party went on well into the night. Molly and Leyla, Gwaine and Percival's twin daughters spent most of the time playing with Luke, Gwen and Lance's son, while the adults partied like when they were teenagers. By the end of the night, Gwaine managed to find the music source and put on some soppy slow music to 'get everyone in the mood'.
Arthur pulled Merlin into the middle of the room, beginning to sway them both slowly.
"Thank you for this, Arthur. I mean it."
"You deserve it, sweetheart. Being a head doctor is so stressful for you, I decided you needed a break."
"Thank you...by the way, where are we? I don't recognise the place."
Arthur grinned, taking his husband's hand and pulling him up the grand staircase, towards a large bedroom. Merlin still had no clue to where he was, as every window he passed had curtains drawn.
They got to a huge, fancy bedroom with double doors, presumably leading to a balcony. Arthur stopped just short of the curtained doors and turned around.
"Close your eyes."
"What? Oh come on, Arthur!"
"Trust me, okay? It'll be worth it...you know I told you to take those sleeping pills last night?"
"Yeah..."
"Well, I doubled the dose."
"You /what/?!"
"You slept for 15 hours"
"Arthur!"
The blond grinned, suddenly pulling back the curtains to the balcony. Merlin gasped.
Right infront of him, lit up in all it's glory, was the Eiffel Tower.
"We're...We're in /Paris/?!" Merlin's jaw dropped.
Arthur opened the double doors and led a still gaping Merlin out onto the balcony.
"Yep. You always wanted to go here"
"Wow...Arthur..."
"You've thanked me enough, Merlin. I think I should be thanking you. If someone told me when I was 21 that, in five years, I'd be married to the love of my life with a gorgeous baby daughter. I would have told them they're crazy...but it's true. Thank you for making my life worth living, Merlin"
Merlin turned to his husband, tears of happiness in the corners of his eyes. He grabbed both of Arthur's hands and kissed him tenderly.
"I should be saying that to you. I love you, Arthur"
"I love you too, Merlin"
Arthur smiled, kissing Merlin passionately again.
CLICK.
"Oh! That's going to be a /brilliant/ shot!"
"GWAINE!"
Aaand that's it for this story I'm afraid! I had no more ideas for this story so I decided to end it on a romantic note:) thank you my lovelies for your support! I can't thank you enough! HUGS!
If you have a love for Angel (The Buffy spin off), like me, then I'll be doing a fanfic for Spike/Angel (one of my oldest OTPs) soon, so keep a look out on my account. I've got the plot sorted, but have no idea when I'll be able to begin to write it.
Again, thank you for making this fic lovely to write, love you guys. Oh, and if you have any ideas for fics you want me to write, post it on a comment and I'll try and deliver:3