Friday morning went through pretty fast. Because it was the final day at college, everyone would be finishing at noon. On the morning, Arthur had found Merlin walking through the college gates, only to be stopped by Arthur to arrange where to meet up, before heading off for their first class. Merlin approached the reception block, where Arthur jumped in front of the lad and tugged his wrist, emerging from the crowd and into a narrow alley that connected the blocks together.

"Hey-y!" Merlin gasped as Arthur pulled him. Noticing the figure, Merlin beamed and relaxed into Arthur, "Hey!"

Arthur kissed his lover, and then searched through his mind to think of what he originally was going to say. "Morning, anyway, I can't hang around for too long, I was going to say I'll meet you later at the Science block for noon."

"Of course. I might out a little early from History, doubt it though."

"No problem. I've gotta go, I've got tutorial and then class." Arthur gave a quick kiss to Merlin, and made his way to class, Merlin heading in another direction.

Arriving by the Science block for just after noon, Merlin and Arthur were about to head off to Arthur's, where Morgana and Gwen approached the pair, the boys restraining their positions. "Going somewhere Arthur?" Morgana called as Arthur's hand was trying to search for Merlin's.

"Erm, yeah, we just on our way out to head on home. No point in staying at college when we're finished for the summer."

"Oh, well you'll be in the house on your own for a good few hours then."

"Why? Where are you going?" Arthur didn't mind Morgana going out; she was nearly an adult after all, but he was proctective over his sister.

"None of your business!" Every time Morgana announced spontaneously that she had plans, Arthur always queried her, Morgana in the end admitting her plans, and according to Morgana, at the age of 17, she should be allowed the freedom she deserves without people sneaking up on her, especially during the day.

"Morgana. Dad is on business this weekend, and since he's not here, I'm in charge of you, so yeah it's my business."

Morgana turned to Merlin and Gwen. "See who I have to put with! I don't know how you can handle him Merlin."

"Oh, we get by," Merlin responded, knowing not to mention anything after yesterday's talk.

"Fine, if you must know, I'm off to Gwen's for a few hours to do, you know, girl things."

"Okay then. At least I know where you are." Both Gwen and Morgana eyed each other, surprised that Morgana's words worked, and Arthur had failed to realise what Morgana actually meant.

"Say hi to Tom and Elyan for me," Merlin added, eyeing Gwen.

"Will do." Gwen responded, as she led Morgana out of the college, and in the opposite direction to home.

Living in Camelot, Merlin and Arthur would only need to walk for about 15 minutes to reach the latter's house. Situated on a quiet road on the borders of town, Arthur's house was a detached modern, surrounded with a garden and hedges. On the side of the house was a garage, where usually Uther's car would sit.

Merlin was left speechless by it's outer interior, never mind what was inside. Arthur unlocked the front door and led Merlin in. They came to the front hall, where both took off their trainers and left them in a small cubby hole with their bags, no coats or jackets needed due to the summer heat.

Arthur automatically stepped into role as the host. "Would you like a drink?"

"Please."

"Tea? Coffee?"

"Cup of tea would be nice, one sugar and no milk."

"Coming right up. Make yourself comfortable."

Arthur took to the kitchen, leaving Merlin in the hallway. Entering the front room, Merlin took a tour. The walls contained mint green wallpaper and jade green carpet, still soft as Merlin buried his toes into it. Either the carpet was new or no one wore shoes in the house. Towards the front contained a bay window, with velvet green curtains. There was a hi-fi player near the middle of the room, next to widescreen high-defintion TV, which was at least a 32 inch. Near the window contained a shelf with board games on, and a bookcase. In front of the TV was a sofa and an arm chair, again green. Who loved green here?

The other end contained some sliding doors, leading out into the garden, where within view was a small outdoor pool and a barbecue. Next to the doors was an electric piano, coated in rich black gloss. The piano looked new, if no more than a couple of years old. Who'se did this belong to? Sitting down on the sofa, which backed into the wall joining the dining room, Merlin sank into the warmth and texture of the sofa. The sofa, and by looks of it, the arm chair, were also of velvet.

"Merlin!" A faint whisper called from behind.

Merlin turned in all directions, gazing from behind him. Situated between the wall, was a set of minature glass doors. These opened out towards Arthur into the dining room, where Arthur passed him his cup of tea, passing Merlin's expectations for a decent cuppa.

Arthur brought his own in, sitting next to Merlin on the sofa, and lifted his feet to rest on Merlin's thighs.

"So, what do you want to do?"

"Don't know. Talk, do something together."

"How good are you with watching television and snuggling up together?"

"Pretty good."

Arthur went upstairs, leaving his tea on the coffee table with Merlin, as he went in search for a DVD. Returning back a good few minutes later, without the box in hand, Arthur placed the DVD into the system, immediately turning the TV on and grabbing the DVD control, as well as a box of tissues, and returning to Merlin.

"What have you put on?" Merlin asked in question, having some idea that Arthur's option is either ridiculous or something awfully soppy.

"You'll see," was Arthur's answer.

The credits rolled until the main menu appeared, Merlin in shock over the name of the movie, Arthur pressing play. "Titanic! Are you serious?"

"Of course. I'm a complete sucker for it, and that gives me an excuse to cuddle into you."

"I thought you were going to cuddle into me anyway?"

"I am, but if I'm sobbing, then I'll cuddle you more."

The movie went in from old Rose talking in the submarine to the treasure hunters about her memoirs of being on the Titanic. Going through her story, Rose boarded the ship, as did Jack. They had just got up to the part when Jack was introduced to Tommy, and saw Rose for the first time, as they were discussing Jack's drawings.

"Hey." Arthur began as he lifted his head, which lay on Merlin's shoulder. "That Tommy guy, he's like you."

Merlin leaned up to come face-to-face with Arthur. "How?"

"He's Irish, like you."

"He's from Dublin!"

"Well where the hell are you from then?"

"Armagh!"

"Isn't that nearby?"

"No! It's miles off. It's a completely different country. For one, I'm not Irish."

"I thought Gwaine said you were? You said you were!"

"Sort of. When I introduced myself the first time round. Gwaine automatically said I was Irish, which was a pretty dumb answer because he's Irish himself and I sound nothing like him; even you can say that. Every time someone says that, I have to correct them, and to be fair, I'm sick of correcting people. People clearly can't tell the difference in accents, so I let them believe what they want to. I'm Northern Irish."

"Okay, to be honest, I'm terrible with accents. But, I care where you're from, and you should take great pride in your heritage."

"So, you don't mind if I'm not Irish?"

"Of course not." Both left the conversation in the air and returned to the movie, Arthur trying to mimic Merlin's accent, Merlin falling off the sofa in a fit of giggles at Arthur's poor attempts, only for Arthur to pull him back up, and check for bruises just in case one hurt himself.

"You are terrible!" Merlin fell off the sofa and went into the coffee table. "Ow!"

"If my bad accents are giving you injuries, then I better shut up."

"Aww don't, I think it's cute..." Merlin couldn't help himself but continue to laugh "... and bloody hilarious!"

"You try an English accent then!"

Merlin cleared his throat and attempted an English accent by saying "Hello, my name is Arthur and I'm terrible at trying to mimic my boyfriend Merlin's accent." Having succeeded his attempt, Arthur poked Merlin in the stomach.

"Ow! That hurt!"

"How did you learn to do that so well?"

"Oh, I played an English emo once for a production at school. We took on roles from British Television Shows, and my group did Doctor Who. The drama teacher chose Midnight, as it easier to create the set, and I played Jethro. Teacher said I looked like the dude who played him."

"I hate you."

"No you don't" Merlin sing-songed.

"You're right, I bloody love you."

A good hour or so through and both had completely forgotten about the movie. Arthur had brought in some food from the cupboards and the fridge, as both were having a late lunch. Feeling satisfied, both returned to the comfort of laying on the sofa together, Merlin on top of Arthur, as they both fell asleep. It would be a couple of hours later when they both awoke, Merlin first, as he traced Arthur's jawline with his forefinger, chasing the trail with kisses. Arthur awoke with a loopy grin, and brought a hand up to rest on Merlin's neck, bringing Merlin down so Arthur could kiss him then and there.

"So, do we now get to be ourselves?" Merlin questioned as he was showered with kisses.

"Yeah," was Arthur's reply, currently interested in Merlin's neck, Merlin craning his neck back, giving more access.

With both engrossed in kissing each other, both were occupied enough not to hear Morgana and Gwen emerge through the front door, Morgana having her own key. Morgana heard shuffling around, loud enough to be more than one body, as well as kissing. There was definitely more than just Arthur here. She motioned to Gwen, "Shh, I think he's got a girl over."

Both were about to head upstairs to Morgana's room, when Arthur moaned out "Mer... Oh god, Merlin!" With Morgana on the third step up, Gwen about to start the first, both were stunned. Either Arthur was dreaming or Merlin was actually here. But why the hell would Arthur moan Merlin's name like that? One would only moan in such an intoxiating and arousing way when they were head over heels for someone. Being Morgana, she trailed back down the few steps and towards the front room, silently opening the door, Gwen leaning on her tiptoes to peak over Morgana's head around the door. The lads were still on the sofa in a sticky mess as Arthur's t-shirt pooled on the floor along with Merlin's overshirt, both still kissing, Merlin still atop of Arthur, as Merlin licked a stripe from Arthur's jaw down his chest. Knowing that their father didn't accept this, Morgana was worried, and didn't want things to go too far just in case their dad at any random moment, suddenly decided to come through the front door, cutting his business trip short.

"Afternoon Arthur, having fun?"

Immediately, Merlin broke and pulled away from Arthur, giving Arthur room to turn and face the caller. Both noticed Morgana and Gwen in the doorway, as both of them gasped in horror. Their secret was out.

Arthur and Merlin retreated off each other, and back into a sitting position. Arthur grabbed his t-shirt from off the floor, passing Merlin his overshirt at the same time. Then Arthur confronted Morgana. "Morgana. What are you doing here?"

"I live here Arthur! Gwen and I were going upstairs. The question is, what are you and Merlin up to?"

"Having some alone time if you don't mind."

"I think we can see that. I don't recall you pair shacking up?"

"We've only just started dating, like four days ago."

"Wow! Four days and the eagle has landed here. This seems pretty promising then." The four remained in an awkward silence for a few minutes, Gwen and Morgana still hovering by the door, and Merlin and Arthur still on the sofa. It was when Morgana went to the shelf and picked up KerPlunk off the board game shelf, this broke the silence. "Well, since there's four of us, we might as well play."

"Individual's or in teams?" Merlin asked. Merlin had only ever played KerPlunk once, and this was when he was he at Will's when they were nine. So seeing the board game brought him down memory lane.

"Teams. Gwen and I and you and Arthur?"

For a good hour or so, the four would sit around the game, trying to pull out plastic rods and try not to let the marbles drop. In the end Morgana and Gwen won. Gwen then mentioned that she needed to get back, and that she apologised to Morgana for not spending enough time together. Arthur slipped out of the front room after putting the game back, only to notice Morgana and Gwen share a kiss as Gwen left. Arthur remained put at the kitchen door, Morgana closing the door to find Arthur standing there.

"Hmm Morgana. You ask about Merlin and I, and then look what we have!"

"Erm... Arthur... erm..." Morgana stammered, running up the stairs in horror, Arthur hearing the door slam shut soon afterwards. Arthur returned to the front room, where Merlin was dusting himself down. "Yeah, I think I should be heading back as well. It's getting late."

"Then let me walk you back. Morgana had just slammed her door and probably won't be back down for a good while. I'll leave her a note to say I've gone and walked you back to Ealdor."

"Arthur, I'm more than capable of walking home myself."

"I know, but anything can happen and I want to make sure that you're safe." Holding his hands up in defeat, Arthur wrote a quick note, leaving it on the coffee table. Both collected their trainers and Merlin's bag, leaving the door silently, not disturbing Morgana in her thoughts.

The journey the pair made had them walking together, holding hands like some young cute couple - well they were, weren't they? Reaching the final field, Merlin could see his home from a clear distance, and mentioned to Arthur that he could easily make the remainder of the way home. Giving in, as Arthur was worried about Morgana, both embraced and shared a long kiss.

"Mmm, Arthur... Need to go."

"Mmm Merlin, don't wanna let go."

"You have to, Morgana remember."

"Right. I'll miss you."

"Arthur, you'll probably see me tomorrow or the day after."

"Don't care. Still would miss you."

"I know." Merlin finally broke off or he'd never get home, as Arthur watched Merlin run the distance of the final field, running past the gate and up the road to his house.

Slipping the key into the door, Arthur returned home, taking his shoes off in exchange for his slippers. Entering the front room, Arthur straightened up the place, the note still in place as Arthur had left it before making the journey with Merlin. Cleaning up, Arthur made Morgana a drink of chocolate, adding marshmallows to it, which always cheered her up as it were her favourite and no-one, from Morgana's point of view, made drinks like Arthur Pendragon, and took the mug upstairs.

Arthur knocked on Morgana's door, as he could hear quiet sobs the other side. "Morgana. Can I come in?"

"Go away Arthur! I know what you'll say!"

"What will I say then?"

"That I'm a cow and dating women is wrong and I should go to hell!"

"No, I've come to say that I've brought you up your favourite drink. I understand if you don't want to talk."

Movements could be heard as Morgana slid the lock off her door, opening it and returning back to her bed, motioning Arthur to come in. Arthur knew that the hot chocolate code always worked with Morgana, regardless of the situation, as she couldn't stop her craving over hot chocolate and marshmallows. Arthur found Morgana curled up as if she were a cat, clutching a box of tissues. Athur placed the drink onto her night table and sat on the edge of the bed. Morgana sat up and leaned into Arthur, Arthur letting the younger Pendragon sink into him.

"You're not mad at me Arthur?" Morgana questioned, fear circulating in her eyes.

"Why would I be? I thought you were with Gwaine though?"

"I was, but we broke up last February. Then Gwen came on the scene last May when she joined us in Camelot and I couldn't help myself. I didn't even know I liked women. She's beautiful Arthur; down to earth, charming, trustworthy and caring, as well as many other things."

"Indeed she is a very pretty woman. Morgana, if you love her, and she loves you then I have no problem with that."

"I'm sorry I was sadistic earlier."

"It's all right. I got a little carried away myself."

"Do you love him?"

"Yes. I've never loved another man like that, ever, but I love Merlin, with all my heart. Like in the way you love Gwen."

"He makes you happy, and by the looks of it, you make him happy. Maybe we should do a double date sometime."

"Hmm, we'll think about it."

"Arthur?"

"Yes?"

"What if dad finds out? How are we to explain to him that we're both bisexuals?"

"Well, we could keep it away from him. But I think he'll find out eventually and then we'll have to tell him. He'll have to learn to accept it if he don't like it. But I would only tell him voluntarily if you feel confident enough to do so."

"You know you can be a right swine, but you're a good person. You can be really compassionate sometimes. I'm proud to call you my brother."

"Thank you, and you're a great sister. Now drink up or it'll go cold."

Morgana reached for her mug, taking a long swig of the warm fluid. "Mmm Arthur, you always make the best drinks."

"You should try Merlin's."

"Merlin's?"

"He works as a barista at the coffee shop in Ealdor. I'll have to take you there at some point."

"Probably will have to be after camp now."

"I'll be downstairs if you need me."

Arthur left Morgana to get changed into night gear, as she joined Arthur downstairs on the sofa watching TV, as they dug into a takeaway pizza.