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The Magic of Love	By : kdarkbutterfly Category: M through R > Merlin (BBC) > Merlin (BBC) Views: 4251 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-The Magic of Love
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- 3-Ch. 3
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- 5-Ch. 5
- 6-Ch. 6
- 7-Ch. 7
- 8-Ch. 8
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**Arthur**
The first week and a half for Arthur was pure misery. He regrets his harsh words with Merlin and is sick with worry for his friend. The kitchen staff is still barely civil towards him, but there are no extra sweets that only Merlin could somehow entice them to part with for Arthur. Gwen scarcely speaks with him other than when it’s necessary and his men… for those that adored Merlin, which quite frankly was most of them, they were coolly cordial with him. The only good thing, which makes him miss Merlin that much more, is his temporary manservant being very efficient in his duties.
It wasn’t until Gaius showed him the first letter Merlin sent, proving that he’s alright. Arthur was elated to know that Merlin isn’t dead or suffering some fate worse than death. With that letter, he had hope that one day Merlin will return to him, to Camelot. But the Gaius started questioning Arthur’s intentions about having Merlin back as Uther’s son and heir, he would be expected to uphold the laws. Gaius had told him it would be best if Merlin did stay away, but Arthur vehemently shot that down, which prompted Gaius to ask about his feelings for his former manservant.
Arthur spent the next week, when he could spare the moments, on inspecting his feelings and thoughts about Merlin. On one hand, Merlin is his friend which he readily admits to himself as he begrudgingly enjoys Merlin’s company and complaints about pretty much everything. He does notice the changes within himself, he’s less cocky and more understanding, all due to Merlin’s influence. He is a better person because of Merlin. But that doesn’t seem like enough to evoke such intense feelings for the servant, it’s almost like the same depth of feelings he had for Gwen, which startles him.
He spent a whole evening probing his feelings for Gwen and realized that they’ve changed. He doesn’t love her as intensely as before, which makes him sad because she is a great woman and he loves to hear her opinion on matters. That next day, he tracked her down as he didn’t want others to overhear his conversation with her, which brought everything into perspective.
“Gwen, I’d like to talk to you,” Arthur speaks softly to her when he found her in the laundry area. She still has castle duties now that she’s no longer the maid for Morgana.
“Of course, Sire,” Gwen curtsies to him before leaving the other girls to continue to work on the laundry. He takes her into an unused area of the castle as he really wants privacy.
“Gwen,” He looks at her, noting she’s been looking better as her mocha skin seems to shine again, but any feelings to declare his love for her aren’t there and he frowns, “I don’t love you anymore.”
“Sire? Arthur?” Gwen looks at him puzzled at what he said.
“I’m sorry, that came out all wrong,” Arthur apologizes, “I mean, I used to love you so much that I was willing to defy my father to marry you. But now, I don’t know when exactly, but I don’t have that same desire to do so. I don’t love you as much or in that way anymore. I do value your council and your thoughts as I want to make you an advisor because you know what the people want.”
“Oh Arthur,” Gwen giggles and Arthur is taken aback by it, “I know you don’t see me like that anymore and I know when it happened.”
She pauses to look at him and Arthur feels like he’s going to go mad at the suspense. She must’ve finally saw how desperate he wants to know when.
“You really are a clotpole,” Gwen laughs, using Merlin’s made up word for him which frustrates Arthur even more, “You used to give me those heated looks across the halls and track me with your eyes when you didn’t think I’d notice. And I saw the jealousy rise in your eyes when I talked with other men, trying to nonverbally tell them I belonged to you, that I was yours. But that all stopped.”
She pauses again and Arthur is about ready to strangle her. It must be a woman’s thing to know what infuriates men the most, he thinks to himself, trying to prompt her to finish.
“It stopped when you really noticed Merlin and doing those same actions that you used to do with me,” Arthur almost cheers with triumph when she finally finishes, but he stops himself as the words sink in while Gwen goes on, “You love him.”
“What?!” Arthur successfully moderates his voice so he doesn’t sound like a girl, but nonetheless, he’s shocked by her revelation, “Its Merlin for god sakes, that’s insane.”
“Yes, but its Merlin,” Gwen is grinning as she is apparently enjoying this far too much, “You always teased him for having a bit of insanity, but I think it’s time you realize that you’re a bit insane too.”
“Also,” Gwen is still grinning as she continues, “I’m not the only one who’s noticed.”
“What?” Arthur’s eyes go wide, “Who else?”
“Gwaine,” Gwen states, “Lancelot told me that every time you call Merlin your servant, Gwaine replaces the word with ‘wife’ in his head.”
Arthur’s mouth opens and then he closes it as the thought sinks in.
As my servant, you are expected to anticipate my needs/ as my wife, you are expected to anticipate my needs.
It’s my royal right to make demands of my manservant/ It’s my royal right to make demands of my manwife.
They’ve been bickering like an old married couple. Could he be in love with Merlin, his manservant, his friend, his sorcerer? A fierce need to protect Merlin surges within himself at that last word, sorcerer. He wanted to do whatever it took to get Merlin back and he can’t deny the fact that Merlin has do magic, which means he has a strong desire to repeal the magic ban just for him. But it’s more than that, he wants Merlin by his side while he’s on the throne, when he’s out on a quest, and when he goes to bed, falling asleep with Merlin in his arms. He can picture Merlin now, sleeping in Arthur’s bed with his hair all messy and his mouth slightly opened. Of course, he can also picture himself waking Merlin up by slipping his tongue into Merlin’s open mouth, kissing him, while reaching down to stroke his cock into hardness.
“Uh, yes,” Arthur suddenly coughs while blushing at the little daydream of what he wants to do to Merlin’s body, “You’re right. I do love him.”
And he really does, but is it too late? Does Merlin now hate him for driving him away?
“Oh Gods, Gwen, what am I going to do?” Arthur now realizes he might not have the chance to have a relationship with Merlin. While unconventional, it’s not unheard of for same-sex marriages, though rarer when it comes to royalty as there is always the thought of an heir. Usually the same-sex marriage happens after the queen had given birth to a child and passes away, but Arthur doesn’t want that. He still wants to marry for love, he wants to marry Merlin without waiting for his wife to die.
“There, there,” Gwen pats him on the arm, “If we can find a way to get Merlin to come back home safely, then we can find a way to get you two together.”
“The only way is to have the magic ban lifted,” Arthur states the heart of the problem, “I’m going to get rid of the ban.”
Gwen gasps slightly, but it shouldn’t be too much of a shock for her as she’s smart to piece it all together.
“I’m going to need your help on figuring out how,” Arthur all but pleads for her to help him.
“You have my support,” Gwen pledges with a firm nod of her head.
“Good,” Arthur smiles and it feels great on taking some kind of action rather than mope around, “We’re going to have to be subtle about it as my father can still overrule me, but if we can slowly get the nobles to come around our way, we can gain their support in the repeal. But we’ll need to figure out how to apply the laws to magic, so we need Gaius as well.”
“What about the knights? Is there any way they can help?” Gwen asks.
“Good thinking,” Arthur flashes her a smile, “Most are of the nobility class and if they back up the repeal then we can bully the other nobles into doing so.”
“Maybe we should talk to Gaius as well and see what he suggests as well,” Gwen suggests and Arthur agrees. If they can get Gaius to help them first, then he’ll also know how to go about introducing the changes once Arthur is truly king.
“It’ll have to wait until I have the time,” Arthur sighs as he knows he has a meeting in a few minutes, “But I will speak to him before I do anything else.”
It wasn’t until weeks later when Arthur had enough time to spare a clandestine meeting with Gaius and explain to him about wanting to repeal the ban on magic.
“Sire, I strongly suggest you proceed with great caution,” Gaius warns with concern but not surprised, “it is still treasonous to be even discussing this kind of upheaval while Uther still lives. Are you certain this is the best course of action for the people?”
“Yes,” Arthur says with conviction, “Despite the ban on magic, we are still being plagued by magical attacks, leaving us pretty much defenseless against it. The ban punishes people who could use it for the greater good as those with evil intentions will always still break the law.”
“Very well thought out,” Gaius nods his head in approval, “You’ll need logic in order to gain the nobles’ support. I was worried that this might be a desperate attempt on getting Merlin back.”
Arthur looks a little uncomfortable as Gaius raises an eyebrow at him.
“Well, it is in part,” Arthur admits, “I want him back, Gaius. I realize that I love him and I hope I’m not too late. I want to appoint him as Court Sorcerer as I’m sure he’s earned the position.”
“You can’t,” Gaius warns him, “As much as I want him back as well, it would be suspicious if suddenly you give him a position like that as most know him as your former manservant.”
“What would you suggest I do then? Have a contest?” Arthur says before realizing that might not be a bad idea, “Actually, wait, a tournament would be good as it would get people to see what sorcerers can do and if you say is true that Merlin is the most powerful sorcerer in the land, then he’ll win.”
“That is an excellent idea,” Gaius smiles with approval, “I have received another letter from Merlin and he says he is studying magic under the best teacher.”
“That’s great news,” Arthur smiles, “Any idea on how to get a letter out to him?”
“Not without knowing where he is. I’m guessing he is sending his letters by bird,” Gaius replies, “They usually arrive at night, by the window, but the bird never stays afterwards.”
“Well, keep trying,” Arthur nods his head, hoping to have a means of actually contacting Merlin to let him know that he’s not mad at him and wishes he could come back.
“Of course, Sire,” Gaius replies, “In the meantime, I will see what I can do about aiding you in changing the law as we will have to worry about the legal changes when the ban is lifted.”
“Thank you Gaius,” Arthur replies, meaning it from the bottom of his heart, “I’m not sure what I would do without you.”
“Indeed,” Gaius says, having to have the last word.
~@~
It was a month after that conversation in which Arthur, Gaius, and Gwen worked tirelessly on finding old laws on magic and writing speeches that Arthur will give to sway the nobles and the people on the repeal that the unthinkable happened.
Arthur woke up in the middle of the night, the hairs on his body standing upright as he hears someone chanting. He quickly rolls off the bed to see a woman standing on the other side, holding out some kind of charm. Dimly, he hears the warning bell ring, but he pays it no heed as the sorceress continues her chant and the charm glows.
“Death to all Pendragons,” The sorceress exclaims as a guard finally bursts into his room and Arthur uses the distraction to snag his sword and unsheathes it. Arthur charges at her, sword in hand as she swings around to deal with him. He uses his strength to thrust the sword in her middle, stopping her chant as blood gurgles out her mouth. He pulls his sword out of her and she drops like a stone, dead.
“Sire, are you alright?” The guard asks in concern.
“Yes, I’m fine,” Arthur replies with the sudden adrenaline running through him.
“The king… the king is dead,” Another guard comes in to inform them and Arthur closes his eyes in grief.
“How?” Arthur asks softly, still reeling from the news.
“The sorceress attacked him first,” The guard reports, “The charm she had in her hand, drained him of life, leaving him….”
The Guard trails off, looking disturbed at what the king must look like now.
“Get someone in here to take her away and burn the body,” Arthur points at the dead sorceress while he takes a few deep breathes. He knew that one day his father would die and tried to steel himself for the inevitable, but having it done so suddenly shocks Arthur to his core.
“Of course, Sire,” The guard replies and does as he’s ordered.
The next couple of weeks were a flurry of activity as Arthur buries his father and ascends the throne, crowned king of Camelot. He knew his first act is to lift the magic ban, so he sequestered the nobles and began the arduous task of convincing them to see it his way and even using his father’s death as a point in that they need to use magic to protect themselves from magic. Those that have family members as a knight of Camelot supported Arthur in which he is grateful for his knights’ loyalty. The few that opposed were his father’s cronies and Arthur made strongly worded suggestions that they retire and allow their heirs to take the reins of their lands. That seemed to convince some of them to see it his way while others are off into their early retirement and the sons were more amendable to Arthur’s repeal.
Geoffrey provided the greatest asset for Arthur as he brought into light the old laws regarding magic, though they needed to be updated. Arthur called to the throne, the druid leaders, wanting their input and advice about magic as well as forming a treaty with their people. They sent a druidic council and Arthur spent two days negotiating a deal that would benefit both parties for years to come. With their help, Arthur was able to create a special tournament for the Court Sorcerer position in which when he made his declaration on rescinding the ban against magic along with introducing the new laws regarding the use of magic, he also made the announcement that the tournament will be held in two weeks for anyone approved by the druidic council to participate.
Finally, he asked the druids if they could send a message to Merlin that Arthur extends a special invitation to participate in the tournament as well as to know that it is ok to return to Camelot.
Now, Arthur prays that Merlin gets the message and arrives so he can begin begging for forgiveness.
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