A/N: ok introducing GWAINE, into my story. How him and Arthur/Merlin meet is totally different. I tweaked Gwaine a little, in future chapters he's going to be totally different. Oh and there is an introduction to arwen sex at the end. I stopped myself from getting too descriptive, leaving that for a later chapter!
Gwen looks into the prince's eyes with sadness beaming from her own.
"Nothing, sire. Nothing is wrong." she wants to walk away but Alexander stops her with his hand.
"Your name is Guinevere, right"? He asks
"Yes. Guinevere or Gwen whichever you prefer sire." Gwen said through sobs. Alex noticed a curl dropping from her hair; he took his hand and placed the curl behind her ear.
"Tell me what troubles you Gwen?"
"I do not wish to speak out of turn sire, but why do you care about my quarrels? I am only a servant, whom you know nothing about except my name. Why do you care about my tears?"
"I just saw a woman crying and wondered who was it that could make such a beautiful woman cry... You should not be crying! You should be smiling. A woman like you should always smile." Alex attempted to touch her again; Gwen moved his hand away lightly. Alex gave her a knowing, but disproving look.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I have to go" Gwen bows and begins to walk away. Alexander catches up to her and stops her. "Did you get my flowers?" he smiles when he sees the shocked look on her face.
"Your flowers?"
"Yes. I sent them to your home last night. With a note?"
"That was you? I was wondering who would send roses to a servant."
Gwen tried to make to seem like she knew they weren't from Arthur.
"I do not see you that way." Alex grabs her hands. Gwen's bag falls to the floor. Gwen was starting to become annoyed, why won't he just leave her be?
"What is it that you want from me?"
"Isn't it obvious? I want your love." Gwen started laughing and startled a few pigeons.
"You do not know me but proclaim love? Is that how you think it works?" Gwen continued laughing
"Actually, I know not about how anything works. I just want one chance to show you I'm not like every other spoiled royal prat." Gwen released his hands from hers and picked up morgana's clothes.
"You seem very kind and sweet prince... But sadly I am spoken for." Gwen grazes his face with her hand and walks off.
"Will he love you like I would!" Alexander screams to her. Gwen laughs again. Even though she was still mad at Arthur, prince Alexander managed to make a bad day, bright. Gwen smiled and went back to re clean morgana's clothes.
Arthur finally had to tell Vivian he had to go the toilet just to get away from her. She was certifiable. He knew once his father said she was here he was in for trouble, but Arthur never anticipated Gwen walking in on Vivian trying to play tonsil hockey with him. He had to find her and explain things. She should understand, after all she was his wife right?
Merlin walked into his room. Arthur sent him out to see if Gwen was home.
"Well? Any news... Where is Gwen?"
"She's doing her job Arthur, until later on tonight? You know this."
"Argh!" Arthur exclaimed in frustration
"Merlin I don't know what to do. I have to keep my father happy, keep Olaf happy, keep Vivian happy and far away from me, all the while trying to manage a marriage, in which has to be secret, and we hardly get to see another! Why do I have all these worries?"
"Well if you want my opinion.." merlin started.
"No! I do not want your opinion."
"But you asked as if I were a question." Arthur cuts him off.
"Let's go out of town.. To a local tavern, I could use a nice tankard of mead."
"But what about-" Arthur puts his finger to merlin's lips "don't speak.. Just follow me."
Arthur and Merlin made it to their destination. A local tavern right off the northern boarders. Arthur told Merlin to treat him like he was a simple peasant and Merlin graciously and sarcastically complied. They sat down and a beautiful chambermaid came to take their order. Merlin smiled at her and she smiled back.
"Hi I'm grace." she said to Merlin only. Her beautiful blonde hair swished back and forth. Her smile brightens when his did. Merlin was feeling wonderful, Arthur was feeling neglected. He cleared his throat to get her attention.
"Hello, two tankards of mead please." he said.
"Coming right up.." she said to Merlin.
Merlin watched as she walked away.
Arthur slapped him on the head.
"What was that for?" Merlin asked.
"For being an idiot." Arthur says.
"You cannot help but demand attention, at all times can you?" Merlin laughed
"Oh please, the only reason she was even looking your way was because... Because women can sense when a man is married!" Arthur didn't even believe his own words.
"I'm sure they can." grace came back and put the drinks on the table. While she was bending over Merlin saw a glimpse of cleavage. He liked that glimpse. She smiled one more time and lingered on his back as she walked away. Merlin was amazed someone that beautiful actually was interested in him. Arthur was making all sorts of noises to get merlin's attention; Merlin ignored his cries and kept his eyes on grace. Arthur had enough. He got up to use the bathroom when three guys blocked his path.
"Oh excuse me, I just want to get in here..." Arthur says.
"Here that boys? The handsome duckling wants to use the bathroom!" they all laughed at once.
"Is there a problem?" Arthur asks
"Yeah.. I got a problem. It starts with your face." number 2 said.
"Well I'm sorry that you got the last bits of your families gene pool, is that my fault that I'm handsome and you are not?" Arthur laughed to himself.
"Talking smart aye? How about we knock some sense into you?" number 1 says. They all crowd around Arthur and before he knows it he is surrounded. "Merlin!" Arthur yells through the crowded nighttime bar. No one answers him. Before the bandits get to pounce a man comes up behind number three and taps him on the shoulder. Number three turns around with a smug look on his face.
"Anyone ever told you that three against one is terrible odds?" he says.
"What's it to ya?" number three states.
The man shows his pearly whites to number three then punches him right to the ground. After that chaos insues.
Arthur spears one man while the strange man works on number three.
Hearing the commotion Merlin leaves his kissing session with grace to go help. As number two tries to throw Arthur across the room, Merlin enchants a spell and throws a wooden chair to his head. Number two falls down. Merlin runs over and takes a jug and smashes him over the head with it. The man kicks number three in the nuts, punches his face two more times and he falls. Arthur takes number one down with a chop to the neck. The next thing they know all three of them are being thrown out of the bar onto the pavement. Arthur hits Merlin.
"Where were you? I almost got hammered by three men at once!"
"Well I was preoccupied." Merlin said craftfully.
Arthur turns to the man and shakes his hand. "I don't know why you chose to help me, but thank you."
"Well, I saw that it was three against one and I liked the odds." the man smiled. He has a beautiful smile. He picks Merlin up off the ground and shakes his hand.
"So what do they call you then?"
"I'm Merlin, this is Arthur."
"You both fought well in there. I haven't had a good fight like that since... Last weekend." he cheesed.
"So your name?" Arthur asked
"Gwaine. Call me Gwaine."
"Gwaine, how peculiar." Arthur said.
"Don't listen to him, he's just mad that he has to go home and deal with his wife."
"Really?" Merlin and Gwaine laughed together. Arthur gave them a look.
"You have done me a kindness. Why don't you stay with us tonight?"
"Why not? I've got no where funnier to go right now!" Gwaine took Merlin's shoulder and he helped him walk..
"Oh by the way.. Where do you fellas live?" Gwaine asked as they got on the horses.
"Camelot." Arthur said.
Arthur knocked on Gwen's door in his cloak. She opened it and crossed her arms in front of her as soon as she saw that it was him.
"Arthur. What are you doing here so late?"
"I was hoping we could talk?"
Gwen nodded and he came in. He watched her as she made her way to the bench to sit.
"Gwen, look. I meant what I said. It wasn't what it looked like; I have no feelings for Vivian whatsoever. I swear it, I love you."
In the light Gwen could see his eye. It was dark as if he were fighting.
She immediately went to the sink and got a hot rag. She came back and gave it to him to put on his face.
"So from the smell of it, you had to have a drink and a fight before coming to talking to me?" she was growing angry.
"No Guinevere I was a bit stressed, Merlin suggested we go for a drink and these guys they wanted to fight so naturally I-" Gwen cut him off.
"Arthur Pendragon you really expect me to believe anything you say? Just go." she turned towards her bed so she wasn't facing his face.
"Gwen what is wrong with you? I thought you understood these things?"
Gwen got up and started pacing.
"Oh I understand. I understand I married a man and I cannot tell anyone because I'm not appropriate enough for your father. I understand that I married a man who would rather go with his servant to a tavern then come and talk to his own wife. I understand that princesses flock to you because naturally, your prince Arthur the' bachelor' of Camelot but who is there watching it all? Me! Watching you day after day knowing that I cannot enjoy in what others do because I was not born into it." Arthur just looked at her. Gwen seemed stressed her self.
"I do not mean to speak out of turn." she went over to her window and looked out of it. Arthur came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I know how it looks, Gwen. By day I'm prince Arthur, knight of Camelot, bachelor of Camelot, royal prat and future king." he turns her around in his arms so that she is facing him. He continues. "But at night all my titles go away, and all I am is a man who is desperately in love with you, who wants to see your face, in he morning's sunrise before I have to become prince Arthur again for another day. Who wants to kiss all over your gorgeous body and make love to you in my bed, in my home all night long. I wish you would realize all I want is you." her frown went away quickly after his words. In fact he couldn't stop her smile if he wanted to.
She reached up and kissed him. Their lips part and Arthur breathes heavily.
"I told you about kissing me like that." he says jokingly.
"If you want me to try again?" she entertains him. Without notice he picks her up and flattens her against the wall. She curls her legs around his slim waist and runs her fingers through his thick hair.
He smashes his lips to hers in a desperately savage kiss. He gently took her hands out of his hair and put her hands over her head on the wall and held them there. "Don't you have an early day tomorrow my love?" Gwen said through light feathery kisses.
"How can we worry about tomorrow when tonight is so much more... Enjoyable." Arthur's full lips made it to her special spot on her neck. Gwen couldn't handle all the temptation. If Arthur didn't leave now she would surely be pregnant next month. His teeth pulled at her nightdress he finally let go of her hands to run his hands possessively over her body.
"Arthur..." she said through moans. Arthur grabbed her buttocks to let her know he was listening.
"Gwen.. You are my innermost desire. I think of you all day, coming home to you, and making love to you."
Before she knew it she had his shirt off. Her fingers raking his chest and abs. He picked her up and they made their way toward the bed. He ran his hands up her legs to feel the silky smoothness of her body. His hands made their way to her breasts. Gwen arched her back to give him better access. He pulled her nightdress all the way down and tossed it to the ground. Arthur sat back and indulged in her beauty for a moment, she looked like a goddess. Her tan body glowing with desire against the nighttime. He fiddled to take his pants off. Once he did he was on her again. Lips lingering around her nipples. Arthur had to remind himself to slow down cause he wanted the moment to last.
"I can stop," he said to her.
"No Arthur! I want you now." he said.
He didn't need anymore convincing. He and Gwen were going to have another great night indeed.