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Merlin woke up with an arm wrapped tightly around his waist. He turned over slightly and smiled when he saw Arthur, still asleep. His blonde hair was a mess and was absolutely adorable. Merlin rolled over carefully, he moved slightly and Arthur stirred. Merlin leaned forward and messed with the curled and messy ends of Arthur's hair. After about 10 minutes, Arthur's eyes fluttered open and Merlin smiled weakly,

"Morning my king." Arthur smiled weakly and said groggily,

"Good morning my lovely little sorcerer." Merlin raised an eyebrow to this but smiled and moved forward so the kings foreheads were touching. Merlin tried to sit up, only to have Arthur tighten his grip on Merlin's waist, but the blonde also snaked an arm around Merlin's shoulders. Merlin yelped slightly as Arthur pulled the brunette back down onto the bed. Merlin looked at Arthur, or rather glared and said,

"Arthur, I have to get ready. We are doing to signing today, to join the kingdoms.." Arthur smirked and said,

"Oh yeah. Go, get dressed." Merlin stood up and walked over to his wardrobe, then pulled his shirt off. He dug through his wardrobe and pulled out a plum purple shirt (Which Arthur loved at first sight) and pulled it on. He turned and faced Arthur and smirked at the expression on the blondes face. Merlin stretched and said,

"Arthur, you want some breakfast?" Arthur sat up and nodded, then smiled. A quick though came to the blonde, he asked,

"What are we going to call our conjoined kingdoms?" Merlin smiled and walked forward, he whispered something to Arthur, who grinned. He nodded and said,

"Yeah.. yeah. I like that." Merlin's face lit up and he said,

"Great." Arthur stood up and changed quickly, he was now wearing a dark green shirt and dark brown trousers. Merlin's chambers door was knocked on and Merlin rushed over, Lucia's voice startled Arthur. Lucia entered with a medium sized tray of food, she looked at Merlin, then to Arthur and smiled broadly. She set the tray on the table and said,

"Alright sires, I've brought your breakfast." She turned to Merlin and said, cupping her hands together,

"Alright Merlin, the paperwork and other things have been set up for the joining of kingdoms has been set up in the throne room, when you two are ready I'll send the council to the throne room. Alright?" Merlin nodded and said,

"Alright, thank you Lucia. We'll be ready in 2 or so hours. Thank you." Lucia nodded and bowed slightly, then left the chambers. Arthur stood up and walked over, he slinked his arms around Merlin's waist and chest. Merlin looked at Arthur, who was resting his head on the brunettes shoulder and smiled.

"Come on, breakfast." The two kings sat across from each other and began to eat, an extremely comfortable silence surrounding them. They ate for about 15 minutes, then Arthur stood up and walked over to the end of the table, where Merlin ate and drank sweet wine. Merlin took a sip and looked up at Arthur with a raised eyebrow.

"Arthur?" Arthur leaned down slightly, his elbows on the table and reached down Merlin's shirt, grabbing the family crest seal ring that danced around Merlin's slender throat. Arthur took it in his hand and looked at the crest, then whispered,

"What did I do to deserve someone like you..? What did I do to deserve you.?" Merlin took Arthur's hands in his own, the ring in between their hands, and mumbled weakly, just barely audible,

"You were yourself. You were Arthur Pendragon." Arthur smiled and leaned forward, pressing his lips to Merlin's. Merlin tasted like his breakfast. Sweet wine, meats and fruit. Arthur stood up and sat on the table, then buried his head in Merlin's hair. He smelled like smoke, mint and home. Arthur smiled and buried his nose deeper into Merlin's hair. Merlin looked at Arthur's clothes, unable to move and smiled to himself. He hugged Arthur's shoulders and buried his head in Arthur's elevated shoulder and neck.

After a few minutes of silence, Arthur broke the hug and leaned down, capturing Merlin's lips in a passionate kiss again. Merlin smiled into the kiss then asked quietly,

"Why so passionate this morning?" Arthur smiled and said,

"I don't know.. Once we sign the treaty.. I must return to Camelot so I can explain everything to my council." Merlin nodded and said,

"Will you be staying in Camelot or-" Merlin was cut off by Arthur cupping his chin and kissed him again. Merlin melted into the kiss, his eyes fluttered shut as Arthur deepened the kiss. Merlin smiled into the kiss, broke it and stood, then asked,

"Ready?" Arthur nodded and the two rushed out of the room and headed to the court room.

They spent the next several hours signing papers, making pacts and other things to join the two kingdoms. At the end of it all, Arthur, Merlin and the Camatin council were alone in the court room. A councilman appeared with two glasses of wine and Arthur smiled to himself. It was a ritual common among many kingdoms. Whenever any form of joining takes place, the signing of a treaty, a wedding or anything else is sealed with wine.

Merlin took a glass, Arthur did the same. They cheered and chugged the expensively sweet wine. Merlin smiled widely and Arthur grinned like a child, the council gathered the papers and treaties then disappeared from the throne room, leaving the two kings alone in the court room. Arthur got an idea, then took his hand and dug it down his shirt, he pulled out the Camelot successor ring. Merlin raised an eyebrow but did the same. Arthur gently grabbed Merlin's ring and pulled it over his head before Merlin could blink, Arthur took his own ring and gently pulled it over Merlin's head, they had exchanged family chrest rings. Merlin looked at Arthur, surprise in his eyes. Arthur cupped Merlin's chin and leaned down, then pressed his lips to the brunettes. Arthur took his hands and rested them on either side of Merlin's head and whispered,

"No matter what, Merlin. We will alway be together, forever. You are my sun and my moon, I cannot function without you. I love you Merlin. I always have and I always will. No matter what comes our way. I love you." Merlin was smiling now, his eyes were welling too.

The exchanging of family crest rings among kings, queens and wards was all but a wedding proposal in many kingdoms, including Camelot and Camatin.

Merlin looked at Arthur, then leaned forwards and pressed his lips to Arthur's.

"I love you too Arthur. You are the single most important thing in my life, I will not be able to live without you. You are my king and I am your loyal servant. I love you so much Arthur." Arthur smiled and kissed Merlin again, then tucked Merlin's ring under his shirt. Merlin did the same and the couple kissed again. A knock at the throne room doors startled the two kings, Arthur cleared his throat and said,

"Come in." The knights entered and Gwaine looked at the two, then asked,

"Hello sires. So the treaty is..?" Merlin smiled and said,

"The treaties have been signed, everything has been sighed and taken care of." Leon smiled and said nervously,

"So.. are we changing the name of the conjoined kingdoms?" Arthur smirked and said,

"Yes. We're calling the new kingdom... We're calling it The kingdom of Avalon."

All the nights smiled, Merlin and Arthur smiled broadly and Arthur said,

"Leon, Percival and Gwaine, Prepare. We're going to Camelot to alert the council and subjects." The three of the four knights nodded and turned on their heels, Gwaine looked at the two kings and smiled broadly, he probably knew about the couple. Gwaine nodded and walked out of the room, then closed the door with a shallow clunk. Arthur turned to Merlin and cupped his face, he rested his forehead against Merlin's and whispered,

"Merlin.. I have to go prepare. But, if anything is to happen. I want you to remember.. I will always love you. You are the single most important person in my life and you always will be. I will always be here for you. Merlin, always wear my ring. Always wear it and remember. I love you Merlin. I love you so much." Merlin smiled and took Arthur's hands in his own, then whispered,

"Arthur, you are the best thing that's ever happened to me. I love you more than anything, you are the most important thing in the world. I would move mountains and fight armies to protect you. You're so amazing and fantastic, I don't even know why your with me but I'm so glad. I love you so much Arthur. Please be safe."

Arthur let go of one of Merlin's hands, then brought the hand he still held to his face. He kissed Merlin's knuckles, which to the blondes disapproval were littered with small scars and cuts. He leaned forwards and whispered,

"Of course. Anything for my sorcerer." Then he closed the distance between their lips.

Hours later:

Arthur, Leon, Percival and Gwaine are prepared and Merlin is standing near Arthurs horse.

"Are you sure you don't want me to come along?" Arthur shook his head and said,

"No Merlin. You're needed here, we'll only be a few days." Merlin smiled sadly and weakly but nodded. He stepped away and the group of 4 men sped off on their horses.

Merlin watched sadly as the horses disappeared from view, then he turned and entered the castle, a nagging feeling in his gut.

Arthur's POV:

Arthur, Leon, Gwaine and Percival rode in silence. Arthur looked over his shoulder and saw Gwaine smirking at him.

If course he's smirking, he's the only one that know about Merlin and I.

Arthur continued to ride, everything was moving extremely slowly. Slowly, Arthur's thought returned to his beloved sorcerer awaiting him in Camatin. He smiled to himself as he thought about Merlin, the way he smiled. The way his eyes changed when he used his magic. He way his attitude could change from being kind-hearted and selfless, to cold-hearted and protective. The way he licked his lips when he was nervous and the way he could make everything frustrating. And god, the way he could make everything amazing.

Everything about Merlin was amazing, beautiful and utterly magical. He was brilliant and he could make any experience amazing and just.. magical. Arthur remembered back to a date the two of them had several weeks ago.

Flashback: 7 weeks ago;

Merlin was walking down a hallway by himself, the castle had been rather deserted. He was walking, when suddenly, a pair of strong arms came out of nowhere, one arm wrapped around his waist, the second arm wrapped around his mouth, muffling his shout of surprise. He was dragged into a small room and spun around, only to he met with the grinning Arthur. Arthur moved his hand from Merlin's mouth and the brunette smacked the blonde playfully on the arm.

"You clotpole! You scared me half to death!" Arthur smiled and said quietly,

"Sorry love. But I didn't want you to cry out and draw too much attention. I've got a surprise for you." Merlin raised an eyebrow,

"Oh? and what might that be?" Arthur smiled and grabbed Merlin's wrist.

"Come on." Merlin raised an eyebrow but allowed Arthur to pull him down the hall. Arthur pulled out a thin piece of fabric. Merlin raised an eyebrow, but before he could protest, Arthur moved behind the brunette and wrapped the fabric around Merlin's eyes, blindfolding him.

"Wha- Arthur?! What the hell do you think your doing?" Arthur chuckled and whispered, wrapping his arms around his beloveds waist,

"Shush Merlin. Can't have you alerting someone and ruining my surprise, now can i?" Melin chucked slightly and let Arthur pull him around a few corners and up a few flights of stairs. Arthur and the other knights of Camelot had been in Camatin for several weeks now, so most of the men knew the kingdom like the back of their hands.

Arthur pulled Merlin around a little more, then stopped him. Merlin heard a heavy door shut somewhere in the background but didn't know what to do. Arthur suddenly pulled the blindfold off and Merlin gasped quirky. Arthur had lead Merlin up to one of the abandoned towers, it had been abandoned, not because of structural problems, but because the kingdom of Camatin had no use for them, except the occasional storage facility. Arthur had moved things around and the blonde was extremely proud of the turn out. He'd had a bed placed up in the tower, hundreds of pillows were strayed about the room and a dark colored curtain had been placed over the few windows, darkening the room. A basket and hundreds of candles decorated the room, it was romantic and breathtaking. Merlin turned and was greeted by Arthur's lips smashing into his.

Arthur hoisted Merlin up, the brunette instinctively wrapped his lengthy legs around Arthur's waist, and without breaking the kiss, the blonde carried the brunette over to the makeshift bed. For the next several hours, the two kings laid on the bed, talking, eating, kissing and joking. Arthur looked at Merlin and whispered,

"Merlin.. may I see a magic trick.?" Merlin looked up at him and smiled, then snatched up a plump and robust strawberry, then cupped his hands around the fruit. Arthur shifted and moved forward, wrapping his arms around his slender beloved. He watched as Merlin brought his cupped hands to his thin lips and whispered something into his hands. Once again, to Arthur's amazement, Merlin's eyes flashed that burning yellow and Merlin slowly opened his hands, revealing a bloody red flower. It was small but amazing. The pedals were blood red, light in some spots, while dark crimson was flecked over other spots. The inside, near the pollen was flecked and splashed with gold and a tinted yellow color, it was amazing. Merlin slowly brought the flower to Arthur's nose, as if inviting him to sniff the flower. Arthur inhaled slowly, and the beautiful scent of strawberry filled his nose. Arthur smiled, still amazed and whispered, pulling Merlin closer to him,

"You never cease to amaze me Merlin. I will admit, it was a shock to learn of your magic but.. I'm glad I found out. You are so incredible, so utterly amazing. Your talented, loyal and one of the best people I have ever had the honor of meeting. Honestly, I'm glad we met that day in Camelot, when you spoke your mind and challenged me. I love you Merlin."

Merlin was blushing violently from all the praise he was receiving from Arthur but he welcomed it. Merlin turned and buried his head in the crook of Arthur's muscular neck.

"I'm glad you almost took my head off with a mace Arthur. I'm glad and grateful for everything thats happened. I'm glad I saved your life and I'm glad your father appointed me as your personal manservant. I'm so glad.. I love you too Arthur." The two faced each other and shared yet another extremely passionate kiss. Merlin looked at Arthur, then at the flower still in his slender fingers and said,

"As long as this flower lives, our love will always survive. As long as we both are living, this flower will never loose it's golden spark." Arthur smiled and Merlin showed his several more tricks.

After several more hours, Merlin gave Arthur the flower, which he tucked away carefully.

"I will keep this safe, forever and always." Merlin smiled and whispered,

"Forever and always."

End Flashback.

Arthur reached into his shirt and pulled out the necklace that had Merlin's ring but there was something else on the necklace too. It was the flower, but it was in a small case like thing, frozen.

(Like those cool bug necklaces, where the bug is frozen into the plastic, or whatever it is.)

Arthur smiled and gently kissed the ring, then tucked it back under his shirt, chainmail and armor. Gwaine trotted up and raised an eyebrow to Arthur who sighed heavily and pulled out the necklace. Gwaines eyes widened slightly when he saw Merlins ring, but he relaxed and grinned when he saw the flower. Gwaine turned and looked over at the other knights, then whispered,

"You really love him.. don't you?" Arthur smiled and nodded weakly, then whispered back,

"More than anything in this world." Gwaine chuckled and said,

"Arthur Pendragon, acting like a love sick- homesick puppy. Never thought id see the day." Arthur glared and the brunette knight and Gwaine returned it, full force. Arthur chuckled and shook his head, his thoughts slowly returning to Merlin.

Merlin POV:

Arthur had been gone less than a day and Merlin was already feeling the effects of his loneliness. Everything had been rescheduled for the treaty signing, so Merlin's next few days were free. Merlin was laying in his bed, staring at the ceiling. His thoughts almost immediately returned to his beloved. Merlin lay there, wondering if Arthur was thinking about him.

Of course not. He has to be alert, focused, ready to fight! There's no way he's thinking about me at a time like this.

Merlin rolled onto his side and sighed heavily, his eyelids getting heavier with every breath, every passing though. After several seconds, Merlin's electric and exotic blue eyes were hidden away behind his eyelids and he fell into a loving dream, filled with memories of Merlin and his blonde beloved.