Merlin laid back on the blanket to look at the clouds. Arthur laid besides him after finishing his slice of pie. Merlin laughed at the mess all over Arthur's mouth. There were crumbs clinging to his face, and hair, and falling down his top. Merlin picked up a napkin and wiped Arthur's mouth for him. "You Mucky puppy!" Merlin smiled as he folded the napkin up and threw it back into the basket. "Woof!" Arthur smiled back. Merlin rolled his eyes and Arthur stole a kiss from him.
Merlin laid back down and Arthur snuggled by beside him. Merlin pointed to a large fluffy cloud. "I think that cloud is actually a teddy bear!" he smiled. Arthur tilted his head and smiled slightly. He smiled. "I think you're actually a teddy bear as well!" merlin said squeezing Arthur closer to him.
"Over there! I see a fluffy kitten. Like you!" Arthur said pointing up. Merlin laughed. Merlin pointed too. "I see an octopus fighting a ship!" he said. Arthur nodded laughing slightly as he did.
Merlin caught Arthur looking at his phone. "Everything alright?" he asked curiously. Arthur locked his phone and slid it into his jean's pocket. "Yep. I see a ship over there about to set sail!" Arthur said pointing up again.
"Your ship just became a cannon Arthur!" merlin laughed. Arthur nodded laughing in agreement. "Yes, yes it did!" he said. Merlin leaned into Arthur like a pillow, and Arthur put his arm around Merlin. Merlin sighed contently.
"See that plane?!" Arthur said pointing up at a skywriter plane, "the pilot's name is Dave!" Merlin picked his head up to look at Arthur's face. "How do you know that then?" merlin asked.
A knowing grin crossed Arthur's face. "Because I hired him to write a message to you!" Arthur said. Merlin looked up at the message wisping out over the blue sky.
I love you my merlin!
He smiled half of him didn't believe his eyes. "No one's ever done anything like this for me before!" he sighed happily. "Well I'm someone, and you're my everyone!" Arthur said. Merlin blushed slightly and looked down.
"What's wrong? Don't you like it?" Arthur asked concerned "I meant it to show how much I love you!" Arthur sounded a little upset and ashamed of himself now. Merlin grabbed his collar, pulled him in, and kissed his boyfriend.
"I love you too you idiot!" he whispered.
Arthur smiled his light blue eyes filling with adoring love. Merlin sat up and stared up at the message in the sky. Arthur was sure he was doing the right thing now. Though he was getting nervous that merlin wouldn't agree.
"Come on! I hired a hot air balloon!" Arthur grinned. Merlin smiled up at Arthur as he stood up. "You've got every second of this holiday planned out already don't you!" merlin grinned. Arthur offered merlin a hand up. "Only today and possibly tonight!" he said.