Chapter 6
When Merlin woke up the next morning Arthur was with him. He held his close apologising threw tears, Merlin kisses them away, whispering to Arthur that he had nothing to be sorry about.
Arthur never left his alone. He followed Merlin around all day, held his hand, kissed his neck laughing when Merlin blushed at the people giggling on the sidelines. By the end of the day the entire city knew about the prince and the servant boy. Most of the people where supportive and happy for them, glad that they had found someone to love. There were others who avoided their eyes, left the room when Merlin walked in with Arthur, one or two of them yelled insults at Merlin, Arthur had spun around so fast and shoved them into a wall threatening them for everything they had that Merlin didn't know what was going on. As quick as Arthur had turned around he was back, holding Merlins hand again pulling him away.
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So once again Merlin found himself forced into attending a feast, at least this time he was with Arthur.
Merlin sat resting his head against Arthur's shoulders, who played with his hair, trying not to laugh as Adianna tried to explain the differences between Camelot and her home.
"What do you mean you don't have a queen?" a knight asked, Callum sat next to Adianna kissing her hand "we have a Queen instead" she laughed, Uther scoffed "we have a king with no queen" Morgona defended "And the dancing there is much more fun" she looked Merlin in the eyes "you "she laughed "should never try it" Merlin felt Arthur laughing, "anyway we'll have a king soon enough" she shrugged eating a grape "what?" Arthur asked "OH" she blushed "I forgot to tell you" she smiled at Callum "What?" he asked moving in his seat to get his drink "who's going to be your king?" Uther raised an eyebrow "Callum" she stated, Callum chocked on his drink "what?" he gasped "My mother has decided to make you her heir" "But" "I never wanted you to be my king, I wanted to be your queen" Adianna ran her hand down Callum's face. In the background Uther winced at the touch Adianna gave his unwanted son. He had spent his nights dreaming of the girl's beauty and here she was giving her grown away to a mistake that seemed to follow him where ever he went.
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"I promise I won't let you fall this tome" Arthur teased letting his head fall on Merlins shoulder "what will you do if I won't?" Merlin challenged "I'll put you in the stocks for a week" "no you wouldn't" "Oh wouldn't I?" Merlin looked at Arthurs face and groaned "fine" he complained. Arthur smiled as he dragged Merlin off to dance. Adianna laughed and pulled Callum up to dance. "See your better this time" Arthur whispered, it was true Merlin actually knew what he was doing. He blushed, smiled and laughed as Arthur twirled him around. "So you still think these dances are boring?" Callum whispered, Adianna turned he head to say something but Callum picked her up and spun around "put me down" she shrieked "not until you admit that this isn't as boring as you make it out to be" he spun around again "ok, ok this isn't that boring" she rolled her eyes, Callum raised an eyebrow and tried not to laugh.
Uther sat watching to foreign princess and servant boy. His knees felt weak at the sound of their laughs. The way they smiled made a strange feeling come alive in side him, something he didn't know he could control, he would leave Adianna alone, if anything happened to her Callum would most likely start a war with him but Merlin, he was just a servant who would believe him.
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"Come on Merlin" Arthur laughed trying to pull Merlin out of his seat "No" Merlin shook his head "enough dancing" he mumbled closing his eyes "ok" Arthur leaned in kissing the top of Merlins head "you just rest I'll go dance with Morgona".
When Merlin opened his eyes he had no idea where he was. He sunk in his seat when he remembered, he mentally groaned and cursed himself, trying to hide from a amused Gwen, "I just had to fall asleep at a feast, oh god Uthers staring at me" Merlin thought to himself "Ah hi see your awake" Merlin jumped at the sound of Uthers voice "I'm sorry" he blushed and Uther waved his hand to silence him "Arthur was going to move you but I told him to leave you" Uther leant forwards in his seat "you just looked so peaceful" Merlin backed up 'in his chair "you were talking in your sleep as well" "what?" "Don't worry, it was nothing, you mumbled Arthurs name a bit, you mentioned your mother then something about someone never hurting her again" Uther shrugged tracing his hand along the arm of Merlins chair "you whimper so sweetly" Uther placed his hand on Merlins knee. Merlin looked up franticly searching for Arthur who was on the other side of the room, Arthur meet Merlins gaze and frowned before detaching himself from Morgona and stalked over to where Merlin sat frozen in his place. "He'd never had to know" Uther moved his hand along the inside of Merlins thigh, Merlin looked up again, Arthur was enough that it Uther got mad Arthur could save him "NO" Merlin moved his leg away " I should go" Merlin flung himself in Arthurs arms who wrapped then around him holding him close.
Arthur looked between his father and Merlin who was almost in tears shaking in his arms. Leading his love away Arthur pulled his away from the feast. "Are you ok? What's wrong? He didn't hurt you did he?" Arthur questions when they were far enough away, forcing Merlin to look at him "Merlin?" Merlin shook his head "No, I just, I don't know I just had to get away out of there" Merlin chocked out "its ok" Arthur squeezed Merlins hands taking him back to now their chambers,
Uther took another sip of wine. So his first plan had failed, Arthur had shown up and Merlin had fled away with him. Uther laughed, so he had failed this time but he wouldn't next time and then Arthur wouldn't be around to mess things up for him.
Hey
Soz it took so long, just to clear something up I love bullet and escape that fate in the last chapter there was a typo and I wanted to make it clear that I don't hate them. This time I want to thank rise against and snow patrol. Yeah I can never write anything without good music. Thanks for reading reviews make me happy. Ily xoxox nim1611
