A/N

Warning, Modern and sever AUness with a nice Uther and Morgana along with sever cheesiness and cat cuteness. You have been warned..

Merlin absentmindedly reached over and started stroking Kilgharrah's soft fur, staring at the computer screen intently. Kilgharrah purred contently, snuggling closer to Merlin. Merlin knew that no one really liked the tabby, but for the life of him he didn't know why, he was so sweet. Arthur walked in and plopped down next to Merlin, causing Kilgharrah to hiss and Merlin swore he heard Arthur grumble under his breath,

"Demon cat…" Merlin rolled his eyes and continued typing, "So when will I get my laptop back?"

"Hey you where the one who said I could use it," Merlin retorted, "When I finish, I only need one more paragraph…"

"It's ok," Arthur assured, laughing slightly. Merlin rolled his eyes, continuing to type as he did so. After Merlin's mother died, Merlin moved into Arthur's house, both Uther and Morgana had loved the idea when Arthur had suggested it, Merlin had practically lived there before the accident. Uther had always considered Merlin a part of the family, Uther taking Merlin in only made it official. Kilgharrah hissed as Uther walked into the room and Uther said,

"I don't understand why you like that cat so much Merlin."

"He's nice to me," Merlin replied.

"Any cat would love you after rescuing it from a tree," Arthur replied.

"He doesn't have any claws, he'd die out there," Merlin retorted, "I can't do that to him." Uther shook his head and vanished again. Merlin felt Kilgharrah curl up against Merlin, purring contently. Merlin grinned as he started typing again. There was a knocking at the door and Arthur stood to answer it while Merlin continued to type. After a minute, Merlin heard Arthur shout,

"Merlin get over here!" Sighing in frustration Merlin shut the laptop and set it aside before standing up, Kilgharrah yowling in annoyance. Merlin walked to the front door and was surprised to see Gwaine, Percival, and Lancelot all standing there.

"Guys I already told you I can't…" Merlin began but Gwaine interrupted him,

"We came with a surprise for you." Merlin turned to Arthur, who explained,

"They wouldn't tell me." Merlin looked over at Gwaine and noticed he was holding his hands behind him back,

"Ok… so what is it?" Merlin asked. Grinning Gwaine slowly removed his hands from behind his back to reveal a tiny white fur ball. Merlin looked more closely and realized it was a tiny kitten. A huge grin erupted across Merlin's face and he tentatively reached out to the tiny kitten.

"Who's this little guys?" Merlin asked.

"Remember how Mrs. Nelson's cat had kittens?" Percival asked.

"Yea," Merlin replied cradling the tiny thing in his hands, the kitten fit perfectly in Merlin's hands, his wide blue eyes watching Merlin.

"Well, this little guy is the runt of the litter and no Mrs. Nelson couldn't get anyone to take him, then we thought of you," Lancelot explained.

"Me?" Merlin asked.

"Yea, you took the devil cat in," Gwaine explained, Merlin glaring at him as he continued, "so we told Mrs. Nelson about you and she said that if you wanted, you could keep him."

"Really?" Merlin asked, face lighting up. Uther appeared at the door and demanded,

"What's going on here?"

"This little guys needs a home…" Merlin explained meekly.

"We already have one cat to deal with," Uther replied, "We don't need another." Merlin visibly deflated and Morgana appeared at Merlin's shoulder.

"Who's this?" Morgana asked, reaching out to stroke the kittens' soft fur.

"Mrs. Nelson's cats kitten," Merlin explained, "he's the runt and no one wanted him…"

"You aren't going to send him away are you?" Morgana asked as the kitten snuggled against Morgana's hand, "he's such a sweetie." Uther groaned, unable to resist both of their pleading looks. Uther tentatively reached out to the kitten and stroked his fur, sighing in relief when the kitten purred contently.

"Alright, but you will be in serious trouble if he scratches anything," Uther sighed.

"Thank you!" Merlin exclaimed wrapping on arm around Uther as he held in the kitten tightly against his chest, "you won't regret this!"

"I better not," Uther warned teasingly patting Merlin's back.

"You got to name him," Arthur informed Merlin as he set the kitten down to meet Kilgharrah. Merlin thought about it for a minute before declaring,

"His name is Aithusa."

"That's a weird name," Gwaine grumbled. Lancelot elbowed him and glared heatedly at him, Gwaine shrugging innocently. Kilgharrah slowly walked over to Aithusa and sniffed him. The whole room was tense as Kilgharrah inspected the newcomer. Merlin's grin widened when Kilgharrah purred contently as Aithusa played.

"Maybe this was a good idea," Uther muttered when Kilgharrah walked off, not even glancing at Uther. Aithusa tried to stumble after Kilgharrah, but Merlin bent over and picked him up instead, bringing him up to Merlin's face. Aithusa playful swiped his paw at Merlin's face meowing pitifully.

"Welcome to the family Aithusa."

End Notes

Yes it is a little cheesy and silly but I am in a really good mood so it was inevitable.