Arthur woke up and he smiled when he realised who was snuggled up against him. The prince kissed Merlin's head and he started to caress his secret love's back with his fingertips "I love you so much".

Merlin started to wake up and he smiled at Arthur "I love you too" he yawned as he rubbed his sleepy eyes.

Arthur smiled more and he chuckled "You're beautiful when you're tired".

Merlin smiled and he kissed Arthur "You're beautiful no matter what".

Arthur kissed Merlin and the raven-haired young man rolled on top of him; straddling his waist and his showing himself off to the prince. Arthur placed his hands on Merlin's hips and he smiled "I wish that I could marry you".

Merlin smiled "I would make the worst husband ever".

"How could you be the worst husband ever?" Arthur sat up and he wrapped his arms around Merlin's waist "Everything about you is perfect".

Merlin's eyes sparkled with love and he leaned in to hug Arthur "You're not so bad yourself".

Arthur chuckled and he hugged Merlin "I am just glad that I am worthy of your love".

Arthur and merlin hugged for a but before Merlin climbed out of his bed and he got dressed, Arthur watched with a smirk as Merlin pulled on his clothes. Arthur allowed himself to daydream as he watched his love and the servant smiled at him.

"I like it when you look at me like that, it makes me feel loved" Merlin stated and he pulled his jacket on.

"It's a good job that I love you then" Arthur chuckled.

Merlin walked over to the bed and he kissed Arthur "Get out of bed and you can kiss me some more".

Arthur practically jumped out of bed and he grabbed Merlin by the hips, he pulled the young man close and their lips crashed together. Merlin wrapped his arms around the prince's neck as their lips moved against each other's and Arthur moved one hand and placed it on Merlin's hip.

Merlin pulled back after a minute or so and he smirked at Arthur "I want to go back to bed now".

"Then why don't we?" Arthur smirked as he slowly pulled Merlin closer so that their bodies were pressed together "We can go back to bed if you want to".

Merlin sighed "That idea is very tempting and you are extremely tempting, but we have you get you dressed and ready for the day before people come looking for you" he stated before he kissed Arthur.

"Fine" Arthur groaned.

Arthur got dressed and Merlin went to the kitchens to collect the prince's breakfast, the warlock returned after twenty-five minutes and he set the table. Arthur sat down and he grabbed Merlin's wrist, he pulled the young man down to sit on his knee and he wrapped his arm around Merlin's waist. Merlin smiled and he kissed Arthur's cheek before he leaned his head on the prince's shoulder, Arthur kissed Merlin's head and then he held his fork to Merlin's mouth and the servant ate the food that had been offered to him.

Arthur and Merlin finished 'their' breakfast and then Arthur pushed the plate of food away before he gulped down the water. Merlin smirked and he started to kiss Arthur's neck, the prince placed a hand on Merlin's thigh and he started to slowly rub it. Merlin gasped when the prince slipped a hand between his thighs and his warm breath hit Arthur's neck; this sent a shiver of excitement through Arthur's body and he groaned.

Later on that day, Arthur was walking through the palace when he saw King Triser, he walked over to the king and he stood in front of him.

The visiting king looked up and he saw Arthur "Prince Arthur, to what do I owe the pleasure?"

"My manservant had a black eye and a cut on his cheek, care to explain to me why he had those injuries?" Arthur asked.

"I do not know, I hope that the boy is alright and that he has not come to any harm. People can be so cruel and it is simply unacceptable and unjustified" King Triser tried to act innocent but he felt quite proud of himself.

"You are correct and I give you my word that I would gladly run my sword through the stomach if the monster that dared to harm one of my people without having a justified reason" Arthur forced himself not to smirk when he saw the fear and the pathetic look in King Triser's eyes "I must take my leave, enjoy the rest of your day" he nodded before he walked off. A proud smile now plastering his face and the love in his eyes as he thought about Merlin.

Determined to finish his little quest, Arthur marched straight to the throne room, not knowing that King Triser was right behind him. Arthur threw the doors open and stormed up to his father.

"What is it, Arthur?", Uther asked his son, quite unimpressed.

King Triser hung back, scared that the prince would tell Uther that he had struck a servant without reason.

"It is about the marriage, I cannot go through with it", Arthur stated with confidence.

Uther sat upright in his seat, taken back by what his son had said, "May I ask why?"

'Because I am in love with Merlin and there is nothing that you can do about it, clotpoll' did he really just think that? Merlin had a huge effect on him. Arthur shrugged, carefree, "I do not want to marry the princess. It would make us both unhappy and a kingdom cannot function properly with unhappy rulers".

Uther met Triser's eye and glared before returning to Arthur, "Happiness is a luxury, Arthur, you should know this by now. You and Cecilia will get married!"

Arthur smiled and shook his head, "I will not get married to Princess Cecilia". Arthur turned and walked away looking smug as his father struggled to get a comeback. King Triser bowed as Arthur left through the doors and watched in confusion as he whispered to a guard who promptly ran after Arthur.

Uther faced Triser and smiled sheepishly, "I am sorry to say this, but it appears that the wedding was cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience. I shall have the servants help you with packing, have a good day".

Uther then left the throne room to attend his chambers, leaving Triser in a state of shock.

Meanwhile, the guard finally caught up with Arthur and pushed him inside of his chambers before locking the door.

"Hey! Let me out!", Arthur roared with anger as he pounded his fist on the door.

"King's orders", the guard said plainly before standing watch outside of the door.

"Dammit!", Arthur cussed and slammed a fist into the door before collapsing on his bed.

Hours passed before the door opened up and someone walked into the room. Arthur bolted off of his bed, stumbling as he thought he could make an escape. However, instead of a guard he found himself almost knocking over Merlin.

"Ah! Sorry, Merlin!", Arthur apologised as he straightened himself up.

Merlin smiled, "Not to worry, sire, I brought you food!", he said as he put down a tray of food.

Arthur noticed the strange way Merlin was talking and turned his head to the door to find the guard peeping in. The prince rolled his eyes and went up to the door, closing it and locking it from the inside.

Merlin laughed as Arthur collapsed on his bed in frustration. "I take it as you are more than a bit tired of being in confinement?", Merlin asked teasingly.

Arthur sat up and held Merlin in a tight embrace before collapsing once again. Merlin giggled and tried to escape but it was in vain. Arthur bit Merlin's neck lightly, making the warlock moan the softest of sounds.

"I am very tired but happy that you don't have anywhere to go", Arthur whispered.

Merlin pouted and winced, "Guias gave me extra work".

Arthur pulled an expression a prisoner being whipped to death would make, "Why?", he whined.

Merlin kissed Arthur lightly on the nose and smiled, "Sorry, I'll be back later...when we aren't being watched. Eat your food, okay?"

Arthur sighed but nodded before pulling Merlin into a kiss. When they broke away they said goodbye and Merlin left. Arthur sighed with boredom before he fell back onto his bed and he crossed his arms as he thought about how much he hated being grounded.

Merlin eased his boredom later on at night.