The days leading up to the funeral, Merlin spent with his TV. His watched every single piece that Gwaine filmed of them. He was in basically every shot! You could hear him all the time. He did ridiculous things! It made merlin smile.

"Hey guys! I'm going to film you guys since you got together! I was doing it for a class before but now it's just fun!"

"Lookie Percival! Lookie look! Look! You're not looking! Percival! Merlin tell him to watch! Merlin you watch instead!" then Gwaine did a back flip off a table and went into a cartwheel. "I hope you saws that because I'm never doing it again! Oh you got it on camera! Great!"

"Merlin pass the ketchup! I can't believe you fell for that! Want to borrow a clean top?"

"Merlin smile dammit! You're looking glum! You have a pretty smile!"

"Merlin Arthur will come around! You've had one argument. Over pasta of all things! Cheer up, flash a smile and help me shift this piano!"

"Leon hold my cape, I have a crown to steal!"

"Bow down before me peasants!"

"Help me up peasants!"

"I believe I can fly-y!" he jumped off of a wall and onto the mattresses set at the bottom, "I believe I was wro-ng!"

"Ha you idiots thought you could escape me! Percival where did you say we were?!"

"Percy look there's the message! Isn't that cute!"

"Dammit Arthur I'd never be able to match that! Don't set your expectations for this Percy!"

"Oh my G-O-D Merlin you're getting married I never thought I'd see the day! Seriously though can I be bridesmaid?! We can go dress shopping! You should do it in drag! I'm so going to plan you a wedding!"

"Yeah I am deadly serious! If you dare come near my friend again or if I see you harassing anyone else, I will beat that sexist rapist grin out of you!"

"I am so getting him in drag! Both of them! They can go down the aisle to nice day for a white wedding!"

"Stag do-o-o!"

"I have never seen Merlin look so happy to be in a cage!"

"Merlin you doing ok?!"

"Whoa merlin don't drink that! That dude just spiked it!"

"I am so damn hammered!"

"Merlin are you alive? We're still in the hotel. We've got a day to get home and get rid of that hang over. You're staying with Percy and me tonight alright? It'll be amazing!"

Then there were just films of them lip syncing and dramatically dancing to various songs.

It changed to Arthur and Merlin walking down the sale together. Morgana and Gwen threw rose petals over them as they passed at Gwaine's will. There was a little catch of Gwaine slipping the conductor £20 for him to play Martin Freeman's One Love as they walked out in a shower of petals and confetti. Then it descended into the reception.

"Hey Merlin and Arthur! Happy wedding day guys! You two will be damn happy together even If I have to die to make sure of it!"

"Hey you guys got messages for the groom or merlin?!"

"Dance baby dance!"

"Percival dance with me! Let us dance the dance of life! Screw you I'll dance with merlin!"

"Where did the groom's go?!"

"Percy look! Merlin fell asleep under the table the little twit. Hold the camera. I'm going to carry him to his room!"

"Look! Arthur's already asleep!" Gwaine proceeded to tuck in Merlin and Arthur. "Nightie night groom and groom!"

"Gwaine put the balloons down. You can't just let them go! I don't care if they're full of helium you've got every single balloon they brought and a single piece of card to wish them a happy marriage! No don't let go Ohhh!"

The mixture of white, blue and silver balloons pulled the card into the darkening sky. Clearly on the camera it said:

Have a happy marriage Merlin and Arthur!

Then they went back inside to the otherwise empty room. Gwaine stuffed almost an entire cake slice in his mouth. Percival laughed at him. With a full mouth he muffled for Percival to dance with him. Percival set down the camera and went to dance with Gwaine.

"I love you!" Gwaine said a bit of cake crumbled from his mouth as he did.

"I love you!" Percival said.

Then it went back into day to day life. All too soon it came to the barbeque. Then the hospital. Then one single message from Gwaine that Merlin had plaid over and over and over.

Gwaine was lying on his hospital bed and he didn't have long before he was being taken to surgery.

"Hey merlin! I'm totally excited to save your clot pole's life again! I know everything's going to be fine and great and everything's going to turn out ok; but if it doesn't don't blame yourself. I know it's a slim chance but I've done stuff with slimmer chances! It's just to save Arthur. So be grateful, don't forget me, and whatever you do, do not move the piano in our attic ok! Just don't! oh and can you bring me that clover I brought you? if you've still got it that is! I want to be buried with it. love you merlin! Be happy!"

Merlin sighed. He brushed the tears off of his face, and reached for the clover. "bye Gwaine!" he whispered.