I don't own Merlin sadly. It belongs to the BBC

This story is dedicated to a great friend of mine, Forevercullen. More sister than friend. She got the job! So happy for her xx

This story has six chapters and there will be a chapter posted everyday like always :) I know I am posting a lot of stories lately but I seemed to have finished writing them all at same time lol

Summary: Uther and Ygraine sick and tired of just how spoilt their son Arthur and daughter Morgana are, Uther makes them a deal, question is, will they go through with it when they find out all what it entails?

Warnings: Malexmale. AU. Rated 'M' for swear words

I apologise in advance for any mistakes I may have made

Arthur woke up and looking through the small gap of the tent he saw it was very early the next morning, he looked down at Merlin to find him still sleeping, smiling he held Merlin closer to him, squeezing him a little bit tighter.

"At least allow me to breathe."

Arthur smiled and loosened his hold. "Sorry. Morning."

Merlin smiled. "Morning, how long have you been awake?"

"Just, you slept all night Merlin."

"I did, didn't need to take a tablet to help me sleep either." Merlin moved from Arthur's arms and stretched as best as he could. "Do you think everyone is still sleeping?"

"I think so. Why?"

Merlin sat up and looked over his shoulder at Arthur who was still laying on his back. "Lets go swimming, they all went without us yesterday."

Arthur smiled and sat up. "Yeah alright."

When Merlin crawled out of the tent Arthur searched for his swimming trunks and towel, once found he crawled out of the tent and stood up, freezing when he saw Merlin in front of him who had just dropped his sleeping pants and kicked them towards his own tent before running into the lake naked.

Arthur looked around before quickly stripping to nothing and running into the lake just as he was in to his waist Merlin's head popped up over the surface. "Now that is refreshing." Merlin said before looking closely at Arthur. "Are you naked Arthur?"

"Yes he is." came a voice.

Arthur turned around and Merlin looked up towards camp to see Freya stood there with a laughing Lancelot and a giggling Gwen. "I say Arthur I thought you only saw full moons at night, not in the morning also." she said making Lancelot and Gwen laugh harder.

Arthur turned to Merlin when he heard the brunet laugh. "Whose side are you on?"

"My own."

Arthur shook his head. "What are you all doing up so early anyway?"

"We are going to do some washing, best to do it every day." Gwen said. "Just waiting for Morgause and Morgana to get their stuff to wash."

"Great you can take mine to be washed." Arthur said.

Merlin pulled a face and threw two handfuls of water at Arthur. "No they won't, you are to wash your own."

"Come on Merlin you can't be serious."

"Very. The deal was to live here for a few days, fend for yourself, look after yourself. So do it."

"It is only a few bits to wash Merlin."

"Then you should have no problem doing them." Merlin made to walk from the lake but was stopped by Arthur's hand on his wrist.

"I am sorry. I will I promise, but only as soon as they go. I want no one but you to see me in my naked state, I also want no one but me to see you naked as well."

Merlin smiled. "Fine, as long as you promise."

"I will, we will both go and wash while Leon catches some fish for breakfast and then when we get back Morgana and Morgause can cook it."

"Why us!" Morgana called from the camp.

"Because you and Morgause are the only ones who haven't cooked yet."

"But I am already washing."

Merlin smiled. "It won't kill you to do some chores Morgana, Arthur has done it all except wash and he is still standing."

Morgana huffed. "This is bullshit!" she snapped before storming off, Freya, Morgause, Gwen and Lancelot following her.

Once camp was empty Arthur hurried from the lake and picked up his towel, turning to face Merlin, smiling when he saw the brunets eyes were not on his face as he walked from the lake. He took his time in wrapping his towel around his hips.

Gathering up the clothes that needed washing Arthur showed Merlin. "What do I wash these with besides water?"

Merlin laughed, "the bars of soap we have bought with us." he said as they both made their way up the lake to where the others were.

"But those bars are for washing ourselves."

"Yeah and also our clothes Arthur."

Morgana's piercing scream had them both jumping before running to where everyone was. "What's happened?" Arthur panted.

"Look in that bucket." Morgana snapped.

"Morgana are you hurt you squealed."

"Yes and you will see why when you look in the bucket!"

Merlin walked over to the bucket and couldn't help but laugh.

"What is it Merlin?" Arthur asked.

Merlin, instead of answering, reached into the bucket and pulled out a few clothes which were pink and a red thong. "Morgana did you put your thong in there to soak with your white clothes."

"What does it matter they all have to soak in there before being rung out." she walked over and snatched her red thong back from Merlin. "Why has it turned my clothes pink?"

"Morgana, it has turned them pink because the colour has ran. I am as spoilt as you and even I know you separate your whites from your colours." Arthur said, not being able to hold his laughter any more.

Morgause shook her head. "Honestly Morgana it isn't that bad, you are making a big deal out of nothing." she said before picking up her own bucket with clothes in before squealing and dropping it.

"What now?" Gwen said.

"I broke a nail."

"Fuck your nail Morgause that will grow back. These clothes are expensive!"

"It's not like you bought them, daddy paid for them all."

Arthur and Leon knowing what was coming stood between Morgana and Morgause stopping them for doing anything, Leon picked Morgana up. "Calm down, you don't go overboard with hysterics when all you have done is ruin a few clothes, everyone has to learn and you do not pick fights with your friends. Don't you have any sense?"

Morgana wiggled out of Leon's arms. "Obviously I don't, I agreed to marry you didn't I." she snapped before storming back to camp.

Merlin walked over to Leon. "Aren't you going to go after her?"

"Nah. She'll calm down and apologise to me when she wants something doing."

Arthur stepped away from Morgause. "Go back to camp and apologise as you and Morgana are cooking breakfast. Your clothes have been washed we will bring them back."

The following day Morgana and Morgause were still not talking, they worked together to do things but the only thing Morgause kept saying was 'I am doing this to be a model' over and over again.

Leon was right Morgana had apologised and made up with him as she didn't want to catch the fish for breakfast.

Arthur looked up from washing their pots from what they had breakfast on and frowned.

Merlin seeing this placed a small kiss on his lips. "What's the frown for?"

"Where's Lancelot?"

"I don't know. Why?"

"Haven't you noticed that in the few days we have been here, he does a lot to help but he also disappears a lot."

Merlin looked around camp. "Yeah he does doesn't he."

"You talking about Lancelot?" Freya asked as she came to collect the clean pots. "He has gone for a walk with Gwen." she smiled before walking away.

"Arthur?"

"Yes Merlin?"

"Gwen is in her tent, she didn't feel well after breakfast so I told her to go and lie down and yet Lancelot told Freya he has gone for a walk with Gwen?"

Arthur frowned and looked up. "Hey do any of you guys know which direction Lancelot headed of to?"

Leon nodded and pointed where before placing more logs on the fire.

Arthur nodded. "That's all the pots washed. Lets go for a walk Merlin, see what Lancelot is up to."

Morgana who was laying on her back in only a bikini pushed herself up on her elbows when she saw Merlin and Arthur walk into the woods hand in hand, smirking she looked at Leon. "I bet they have gone to shag up against a tree somewhere."

Leon laughed. "They asked about Lancelot so probably gone to find him. You have a dirty mind my love."

"And you love it, now put some sun lotion on my back." she said as she turned over and untied the back of her bikini.

Lancelot was leaning against a tree as Uther went through the pictures on his phone that he had taken, Ygraine looking at them with her husband. "Are they now together?" Ygraine asked.

"Yes. The second night here Arthur and Merlin slept in the same tent but then Merlin reminded Arthur of the rules and slept in his own last night." Lancelot explained.

"Sound as though Arthur is learning." Uther said. "And our daughter?" he asked.

"She caught our breakfast, cooked it yesterday. Last I saw she was sunbathing." Lancelot said.

"Still is." came a voice.

Ygraine and Uther looked up from the phone and Lancelot turned around to see Arthur and Merlin stood there.

"I don't fucking believe this!" Arthur said.

"Arthur calm down, they probably just want to see how we are getting on." Merlin said.

"That is what we have phones for. And look at that." he said, pointing at Uther's hands. "Lancelot never lost his."

Ygraine smiled. "Arthur baby." she said and hurried over to hug her son. "I have missed you. You and your sister."

"This isn't fair." Arthur said as he hugged his mother back. "Every time I am pissed off or mad at something mum gets emotional and hugs me this isn't fair."

Merlin smiled. "You shouldn't be mad at them Arthur, they only wanted to see how you and Morgana were doing, if they rang and you were struggling you wouldn't admit it."

"That is why they rang and asked me to keep an eye and take photos."

"Photos?" Arthur said as he let go of his mum. "What photos?"

"Just photos of you all love." Ygraine smiled. "You are not mad at your mum and dad are you? After all we have done for you."

Arthur sighed and looked at Merlin who smiled at him. "Fine. I am still pissed though, all this time you have been spying."

"Of course we have been son, you and Morgana are my children I will always watch out for you both." Uther said.

Ygraine smiled up at Arthur. "My son, you are catching breakfast, cooking, washing, doing chores. See you can do it can't you."

Arthur had to laugh. "Yes I can. Morgana washed yesterday turned her whites pink, she snapped and went off on one, her and Morgause are not talking."

"What about her other two friends? Gwen and Freya?" Ygraine asked.

"They are loving it." Arthur answered as he looked at Merlin. "Must admit so am I now."

Uther smiled. "It doesn't bother you then with no internet or the apple things on your phone?"

Even Lancelot laughed at that but it was Merlin who answered. "They are called apps Uther."

Arthur smiled. "No father. I can honestly say I am not missing my phone."

Ygraine smiled and took her son's phone out of her bag and turned it on. "What is the pin?"

Arthur sighed. "Zero one zero one."

Ygraine frowned as she typed it. "What odd numbers for your password, what made you come up with that?"

Merlin grinned. "Yes Arthur, what did make you come up with that?"

"New years day!" Arthur answered quickly. "Best day of year, start a new, that kind of thing."

Ygraine chuckled. "Oh silly me, of course, and here was me thinking it was because it is Merlin's birthday," she smiled. "Oh look at all these notifications and messages, oh and some twits."

"Tweets mother! And it isn't going to work, it doesn't bother me."

"You sure?"

"Yes. I have Merlin now, that doesn't matter." he said as he put his arm around a blushing Merlin.

Uther smiled. "I see you have what you wanted for doing this trip Merlin."

Arthur grinned. "You know what Merlin wants! Tell me, when you asked Merlin what he wanted he just said you know what he wants, what is it he wanted father."

Merlin sighed. "I wanted you Arthur, but I didn't think I would ever have you but spending a few days so close with you was a lot more than I ever hoped to have."

Ygraine smiled at her son and Merlin. "You both have some time left, I trust Merlin to still do things right."

Merlin nodded. "Yes, separate tents."

Uther nodded. "Make sure your sister and Morgause are friends again, if anything this trip is to bring you all closer together."

"We will father. We will see you both when we leave here."

Lancelot cleared his throat, "sorry mate, about the sneaking about." he said once all three of them left Ygraine and Uther.

Arthur smiled and kissed the side of Merlin's head. "Lancelot I have just found out what Merlin has always wanted, nothing can make me mad now." he sighed and looked at Merlin. "All the people to fall for and want and you want me."

Merlin hummed. "Mm, I must need my head looking at."

"How Arthur used to be though, spoilt, not helping anyone, never doing anything unless he saw what was in it for himself why fall for him?" Lancelot asked.

"Same reason as you are his best friend despite all of that only I took it another step further, plus I do see the caring side of Arthur, he just never shows it anyone else. I was struggling a few months back and he helped me out without even thinking about it, wouldn't accept no for an answer, that is who I fell in love with, once he showed me just what was underneath all that spoiledness."

Lancelot looked at them both. "I will leave you both to it." seeing that his friends were only looking at each other he smiled. "Just keep the noise down."

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