A/N: The next chapter, made it really quick, so I'm proud. I'm also kind of confused, I made Aithusa a male, but now I hear that the dragon is a female? So I guess we just have to wait for the next season to find out.

Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Merlin... otherwise I would know if Aithusa was a male or female ;P.

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'Merlin!' Arthur screamed while running into Gaius's his chambers. He heard stumbling inside Merlin's room and a panicked Merlin opened the door to close it immediately after him.

'Yes, sire?' The servant asked nervously.

The king frowned. 'What were you doing?'

'Ehh... nothing, I have finished my chores already and thought of taking a nap.'

Arthur sighed and pushed Merlin out of the way, so he could walk into the servant's room. He stopped seeing Gwen sitting on Merlin's bed hiding something behind her back.

'Why is Gwen here? She wouldn't, right... she wouldn't cheat on me... especially with Merlin... but why did Merlin lye?' Arthur looked hurt at both his wife and his best friend. 'What were you two doing?'

Gwen and Merlin looked at each other, before Gwen looked back at her husband. 'Nothing... just talking.'

More anger rose in Arthur's heart and he felt pain from the betrayal. He heard the footsteps of the knights coming up the stairs and standing behind him. 'Don't lye to me! I want to know the truth!'

Gwaine laid his hand on the king's shoulder. 'Arthur, I didn't mean what is said, I ju-'

'No, there is something and I want to know what it is!' He pulled the knight's hand of his shoulder and stared angry at his wife. 'I have a right to know if my wife and my servant are having an affair!'

Both Merlin and Gwen gasped while staring in his eyes. It was Gwen that started to laugh and Merlin only stared frozen in shock. 'Merlin and I... an affair? No, we aren't having an affair, why would you even think that?'

The king looked angry at the knight behind him before letting out a deep sigh, he felt that he could trust the words his wife told him, even when he felt they still didn't tell him everything. He also felt the knights behind him clearly relax. 'I'm glad to hear th-.'

'Auntie what is a affair?' A child's voice asked. Arthur blinked and looked around the room, the only thing he saw were Merlin and Gwen frozen in shock, both with wide scared eyes.

'Who was that?' He heard Gwaine asking behind him.

It was silent for a moment before the voice spoke again. 'I shouldn't have said that.'

Gwen let out a sigh. 'You really shouldn't have said anything.'

'I'm sorry Auntie.' A quilt filled voice replied back.

'I guess you should come out now, it's not like we can hide you anymore.' Merlin said.

Arthur's eyes grew big when a little white snout come into sight from behind Gwen's back. The creature walked further allowing Arthur to recognize it as 'A... a dragon.'

'He's cute.' He heard a voice whisper behind him.

The dragon stared at him with big eyes and he tilted his head a bit to the side. '...You're king Arthur, right?' The soft voice of the dragon asked.

Arthur stared shocked at the dragon, he had heard him before, but seeing a dragon talk was just shocking. 'He talks...'

'Yeah, I talk just like you!' The dragon said proudly. 'But you still haven't told me who you're and mommy told me that you should always introduce yourself when you meet a new person otherwise you're rude.'

The knights behind the king started laughing and Arthur glared at them, before facing the little dragon again. 'I'm king Arthur.' Then he turned to Merlin and Gwen again. 'What is the meaning of this?'

The queen took the little white dragon in her arms and glared at the king. 'You're not going to hurt Aithusa, he's just a baby in need of someone that loves him.'

'But it's a dragon!'

'Yeah, but also a baby!'

Arthur looked helpless at his wife. 'But Gwen-.'

'No buts, Arthur Pendragon! I'm not allowing you to hurt this little one!' Gwen shouted angry.

Both husband and wife glared into each others eyes. It was silent, but after a few long seconds the silence was broken by little sobs. Aithusa started to cry and Merlin took the white dragon out of Gwen's arms and tried to calm him down, helped by the knights that were now standing next to the black haired man.

Aithusa calmed down somewhat and through his tears he said. 'Please don't fight, I don't want to see auntie fight with her mate because of me.'

Merlin tightened the hold on the dragon. 'It's alright, it's not your fault.'

'But it's my fault and... and...' More tears fell down the little dragon's snout.

Arthur sighed and looked down, he knew that he couldn't win from his queen. 'Why does all of this have to happen.' He walked to Merlin who looked at his king with wide eyes and was ready to act if Arthur would try to hurt the dragon. 'Calm down Merlin, I will not hurt him.' The king slowly placed his hand on the dragon's head. 'But you have to promise me that you will not hurt anyone here in Camelot.' The last he said to the little dragon.

Aithusa's eyes grew wide and his eyes started shining. 'I promise I will not hurt anyone, I also had to promise mommy that I would not hurt anyone.' Aithusa looked up at Merlin who smiled back at the dragon.

Gwen stood up smiling. 'Let's go downstairs so we can all sit down and we can talk.'

Arthur nodded and the rest followed them to sit down in Gaius's chambers. Arthur looked curious at the little dragon. 'You're talking about your mommy, but Gwen is your auntie, so where is your mother then?'

Aithusa blinked at the king. 'Mommy is here.' The dragon said while looking up at Merlin who started to blush.

Both the knights and the king started laughing and Arthur was able to say through his laughter. 'Merlin... you... are his... mother!'

Merlin became even redder and looked away. Gwen glared angry at the men, but before she could say anything Aithusa let out a large low growl, which made the others in the room stiffen up. 'Don't be mean to my mommy, because my mommy is really nice and really great and stronger then any of you!'

Percival smiled at the little dragon. 'We won't laugh anymore.' The others nodded that they also wouldn't laugh. 'But why do you call Merlin your mommy?'

Aithusa stared confused at the tall knight. 'Because mommy is mommy. He was the one that hatched me.'

The knights looked confused at Merlin. 'What is-.'

'Your the last dragonlord.' Arthur said with a neutral face and Merlin stiffened in shock.

'How... how did you know.' Now the knights gasped in shock when they heard how their friend didn't deny the words of their king.

'I just figured it out when I heard him talk like that and when we went to find Ba... oh god.' He stared with hurtful eyes at his friend, before taking his head in his hands. 'I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said it back then, while he was your father.'

'What does Arthur mean?' Elyan whispered to the other knights and Leon the only one that knew only shook his head in reply.

Merlin sighed before telling the king that his thoughts were right. 'Yes, Balinor was my father, it... it was the first time I met him and because of his dead I became the last dragonlord.' Nobody said anything for a few seconds before Merlin asked. 'What are you going to do with me now?'

Arthur looked shocked up. 'Do you think I would execute you?' Merlin didn't say anything and only looked at his own feet. 'Idiot.' The king growled. 'I have just allowed a dragon to live in Camelot, don't you think that I will allow a dragonlord then? I'm only angry that you didn't tell me!'

'I'm sorry, but I was just afraid that... your father...'

Arthur nodded, he understood that Merlin would fear his father and yes he also understood that the boy would fear him. 'I understand Merlin.'

Elyan tickled the little dragon. 'So you hatched this little one here.' Aithusa laughed from the knight's touch. 'He's so cute.'

Merlin gave Elyan the dragon and all of the knights started to pamper the little dragon. Arthur turned to Merlin. 'You have magic then?' Merlin gulped and nodded. 'I want to talk with you about all this when I have had some time to think.' Merlin nodded that he understood, still a bit nervous, but he also looked relieved.

At this moment Aithusa and the knights were playing some kind of tag game and Aithusa was half flying, half jumping through the room. Arthur turned himself to his wife that had been silent for awhile now. 'How long have you known?'

Gwen sighed. 'I found out a week ago, but I trust Merlin enough to know he is not evil.'

'So that's why you were so much together the last week.'

Merlin joined the conversation and asked. 'Is that why you thought that Gwen and I were having an affair?'

Arthur started to blush. 'Yeah...' The dragonlord and the queen looked at each other and started to laugh. The king felt stupid that he even considered that possibility from the two persons he trusted the most, okay they had kept a big secret from him, but still.

'I'm going to get you!' Gwaine screamed while running in front of the other knights who were all chasing Aithusa and seeing the state of his knights let Arthur think that the dragon was winning their little game. The little white dragon was clearly enjoying himself and Arthur became nervous seeing how he had already broken three of Gaius's vials.

Aithusa flew towards the king and landed, crashed, into the king's arms. 'Save, he is a save point!' The little dragon shouted to the knights who were breathing heavy. Aithusa smiled at the king. 'I like you.'

Arthur smiled back. 'I like you too.'

The little white dragon started to purr, before looking at the man with big begging eyes. 'Do you want to become my daddy?'

All the others stared at the king and Aithusa. Arthur burst out in laughing and patted the little dragon on the head. 'But I'm Gwen's husband, doesn't that make me your uncle.'

The baby dragon blinked. 'No why would you be my uncle then? I want you to become my daddy, because you look like a daddy.'

Merlin came to Arthur and whispered in his ear. 'He doesn't realize what those relations really mean.'

The king nodded and turned to the little dragon. 'I will be your daddy.' The dragon smiled happy and crawled further into Arthur's arms.

Gwaine came forward and smiled at the dragon. 'Then you can call me uncle Gwaine.'

Aithusa shook his head. 'No, you don't look like a uncle.' He jumped out of Arthur's arms and on Leon's shoulder. 'But you look like a uncle, do you want to be my uncle.' Leon nodded that he would be his uncle, but before he could say anything the white dragon jumped towards Percival and Elyan who were standing next to each other. He looked from the one to the other and smiled. 'You two can also be my uncles!'

Percival and Elyan smiled at each other and Percival answered. 'We would love to be your uncles.' He took the little dragon in his arms and somewhere it looked right, the big but gentle knight and the small baby dragon together.

Arthur looked at Gwaine who was clearly hurt by little dragon's words. Suddenly the little dragon froze and stared at the door, before he shouted happy. 'Grandpa is coming!' The door opened and Gaius walked inside, but froze in shock when he saw the knights standing in his room. The dragon jumped into the older man's arms. 'Welcome back, grandpa.'

But the physician had only eye for the knights and his king. 'How... no... Merlin?' By the last word he looked at the raven haired boy.

Arthur walked to his old friend and laid a hand on his shoulder. 'It's okay, we know and I won't hurt him.'

Gaius let out a sigh. 'Please tell me everything then.' And so they did.

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Arthur sat at the large table and one of the council meeting had just ended. He looked tired at his black haired friend. 'Lock the doors and come to me.' Merlin only nodded and went to lock the large doors. He turned around and walked to the king who let him sit down next to him. 'We need to talk.'

'About my powers?'

'Yes, I want to know everything, no more lies.'

Merlin closed his eyes when he started to talk. 'I was born with magic-.'

'But it thought you got your powers after Balinor died.'

'No, I was born with them, I got my dragonlord powers after he died. I was able to use magic before I came to Camelot all those years ago.' Merlin looked up to see his friend's reaction, Arthur was calm, but Merlin could see a bit of anger resting in the man's eyes. 'I wasn't able to tell you back then and after your father's dead I didn't think you would be able to accept it.'

'Why didn't you help him?' Arthur asked with anger in his voice. 'Why didn't you do anything and let Dragoon kill him?'

'I... I tried and... Dragoon didn't want your father to die, it was a necklace from Morgana that changed the healing spell into one that would kill him.' Merlin looked at his feet, not able to look in his friend's eyes.

'How do you know?'

'After Uther died Gaius and I found the necklace and because... because I'm Dragoon.'

Arthur shoot up out of his chair and grabbed Merlin at the man's collar. 'You were him!' Arthur eyes shoot fire. 'Then that incident with Gwen and you...'

'I'm sorry Arthur, but I couldn't see Uther hurting Gwen, it was just a trick.' Merlin's heart beat rapidly and he looked at his friend with wide eyes filled with fear. 'I'm sorry Arthur, but I have always tried to do the best thing for you and for Camelot.'

Arthur let go of Merlin's collar and let out a scream of frustration. Merlin didn't say a thing, he only looked at his friend. Finally after several minutes the king looked at the black haired man. 'Tell me, tell me everything and no more secrets.'

The dragonlord nodded, he would tell, finally tell his king, his friend everything. Arthur reacted so different from Gwen, he showed more emotions, both happy and angry. They never were interrupted, probably because the knights guarded the doors, never letting anyone inside. It was dark outside when Merlin finished his story and both didn't talk for a long time.

He had told him about their destiny, but he saw that the king didn't understand it. Merlin didn't explain it further, one day the king would understand, but that day was not now.

Arthur took a deep breath. 'You have done so much... so much and I would have never imagined it... and I trust you. Merlin you're my friend, don't let it go to your head, you've always been loyal to me and Camelot, so would you be... would you be Camelot's court warlock.'

Merlin gaped at his friend. 'What... yes!'

A smile spread over the king's face. 'Then I will announce it and lift the ban on magic tomorrow, I was already planning on lifting the ban. Oh and Merlin make sure that 'my little son' doesn't get into trouble.'

Merlin smiled. 'Of course, so he's allowed out of my room?'

'After the announcement tomorrow.' Arthur stood up and Merlin followed him. 'We should get something to eat.'

They opened the doors and all of the knights stood nervously outside of the room. They turned to the king and his servant and smiled. 'So you haven't killed him.' Gwaine said half laughing.

'So I think he said yes.' Leon asked.

Arthur laughed, 'I would like to introduce all of you to our new court warlock.'

The knights started to laugh and yell and slapped Merlin a bit to hard on the shoulder. Gwaine was the last one to congratulate him. 'Let's go celebrate this with some mead! Merlin rolled his eyes, but followed his friends.