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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
- 2-Ch. 2
- 3-Ch. 3
- 4-Ch. 4
- 5-Ch. 5
- 6-Ch. 6
- 7-Ch. 7
- 8-Ch. 8
- 9-ch. 9
- 6
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- 8
**Arthur**
Arthur wakes up in an unfamiliar bed, spooning Merlin as they both lay there naked. He opens his eyes to see Merlin’s familiar mop of black hair and he turns slightly to look around the room. He then remembers that they’re in Merlin’s cottage, well their cottage and Arthur smiles. He was surprised when Merlin opened up a portal to this place, but being here seems to feel right like they belong here. He disentangles himself from Merlin and sits up, feeling refreshed. He looks down at Merlin, sleeping peacefully and wishes he could wake up every day like this.
He bends down to kiss Merlin’s head before slipping out of bed. He hunts down his breeches and puts them on before leaving the bedroom to explore the rest of the house. He’s startled at a woman sitting at the table in the main room of the cottage, not expecting anyone else to be here.
“Hello young Pendragon,” the woman greets him with a beautiful smile as she sits there looking very regal, “I am Danu. Please sit.”
“You’re the Goddess that Merlin calls Godmother,” Arthur ventures a guess from Merlin’s descriptions of her as he bows to her formally and then blushes as he realizes he’s half naked in front of the Goddess.
“Yes,” Danu smiles at him, “And don’t worry about impropriety, you look just fine as is.”
Arthur nods his head and sits down opposite of her.
“I had Emrys bring you here because I would like to speak with you,” Danu says, “I want to know what your intentions with Emrys are?”
“I love him,” Arthur declares to her, knowing it’s important to be honest with her, “and I want to spend the rest of my life with him.”
“What about marriage?” Danu asks.
“I want to,” Arthur answers but hesitates, “but since I am king, I have to have a legitimate heir.”
“You do realize that you are not the last Pendragon,” Danu points out and Arthur recalls that Morgana is his half-sister, “While it is not feasible for her to ascend the throne, but any child of hers will carry Pendragon blood.”
Arthur is taken aback as he didn’t consider that before, suddenly he is flooded with happiness as he will be able to marry for love.
“I can see the idea appeals to you,” Danu smiles at him, “However, there is one other matter that will affect your decision to tie your life with Emrys’.”
“What’s that?” Arthur asks, wondering what could go wrong with marrying Merlin.
“Emrys’ name means ‘immortal’ and he is that,” Danu explains, “He has a much bigger destiny than you could imagine as there are things he must do that will take him thousands of years to accomplish, especially for your return as king of Albion.”
“Thousands of years?” Arthur’s mind boggles at someone living for that long.
“Yes,” Danu nods her head, “He is a child of the Old Religion and has been given a lifespan to reflect that status. Are you willing to stay by his side for that long?”
Arthur doesn’t answer right away as he thinks about it. He knows he is willing to die for Merlin, but can he live for thousands of years for him? Watching his friends and family grow old and die while Arthur lives on? If Merlin has to, then how could Arthur be any less? Arthur loves Merlin and wants him at his side until the day they die.
“Yes,” Arthur finally answers, “I love him that much.”
“Good,” Danu beams a smile at him, “I was hoping you would say that. I would suggest you wait until Morgana has chosen a suitor before proposing to Emrys. There will be a special wedding ceremony for you two to bind you closer and allowing you to live as long as Emrys. When you are ready, you and a few selected people will come to the Isle of the Blessed for the ceremony and make sure to bring the cup of life.”
“We will,” Arthur grins as he is filled with happiness, “Thank you so much Danu.”
“I want to make sure Emrys is happy and you bring him the greatest joy,” Danu smiles at him before cocking her head to the side as she listens at something, “Emrys is awake. I’ll leave you two to enjoy breakfast before talking to the both of you as there is something important you both must know.”
Arthur nods his head and gets up to head back into the bedroom, still elated over the fact that he can marry Merlin. He smiles even more as he sees Merlin sitting up on the bed with the blanket pooling in his lap, leaving his chest bare and the tattoo shimmering slightly in the sunlight.
“Good morning,” Arthur greets him as he goes over and sits on the bed. He leans in to give Merlin a morning kiss that started off innocently enough but Arthur’s excitement turns the kiss into something far more passionate as Arthur reaches to cup the back of Merlin’s head and holds him close.
“I like this way of greeting in the morning,” Merlin pants slightly as they break apart for air before leaning forward to kiss Arthur again. Arthur climbs on top of Merlin and pushes him back into the bed as he rubs his growing erection against Merlin’s morning wood. They both moan at the contact and things heat up even more between them. Arthur grinds his erection against Merlin’s as he teases Merlin’s nipple with a finger. Merlin reaches to grab Arthur’s arse, squeezing it with pleasure.
“How are you feeling?” Arthur finally asks as he breaks from Merlin’s lips to attach his to Merlin’s neck.
“Ngg, good. Much better,” Merlin moans as Arthur finds the spot on Merlin’s neck and sucks on it.
“Good,” Arthur pulls back to grin at the mark he left on Merlin’s neck. He loves marking his lover, soon to be fiancé, as his. Arthur moves off of Merlin to shuck his breeches off before yanking the blankets off of Merlin and climbs back on top of him with nothing in their way now.
He passionately kisses Merlin once more as he reaches down to palm Merlin’s erection, making him moan into Arthur’s mouth. They’ve learned that if Merlin comes without Arthur being inside of him, the magical display of passion is less than if Arthur was only inside him. Arthur wraps his fingers around Merlin’s cock and slides his hand at a lazy pace, enjoying Merlin’s expressive face twist with pleasure before he cracks open his eyes with a pleading look to go faster. Arthur grins, knowing he’s teasing Merlin and is silently almost daring Merlin to do something about it. Merlin gives him a mischievous smile and before Arthur could comprehend what happened, he’s suddenly on his back with Merlin straddling him, Merlin’s eyes are glowing with gold.
“I think it’s my turn to be on top,” Merlin says before he starts kissing down Arthur’s chest and torso. With each kiss, Merlin leaves a trail of magic that sparks the pleasure nerves on Arthur’s skin. Arthur moans and his hips jerk forward as Merlin gets close to the spot where he wants him the most.
“Merlin,” Arthur groans as he reaches down to grab his hair, pulling him in the direction where he wants him. Merlin moans as Arthur pulls his hair, but Arthur can feel him grinning against his inner thigh.
“I want to be inside you,” Merlin says softly, they both know that he had done it only once before, thankfully it was outside as when they awoke the next morning since flowers had bloomed everywhere including out of the tree bark.
“You sure it’s going to be safe?” Arthur teases as he runs his fingers through Merlin’s soft hair.
“Prat,” Merlin chuckles before he licks the length of Arthur’s cock, causing Arthur to gasp with pleasure. With a silent permission, Arthur widens his legs to accommodate Merlin’s questing fingers past his heavy balls. Arthur isn’t sure how, though most likely with magic, Merlin’s finger is already coated with oil as he teases Arthur’s hole by fingering him. Arthur moans, still trying to keep his head up to watch Merlin reach with his other hand to pump Arthur’s shaft with the same pace of his finger.
“Merlin,” Arthur whispers as he swallows, “Now you’re teasing me.”
“I’ll be the better man,” Merlin replies, a little haughty as he teases Arthur. Merlin sinks his finger into Arthur, drawing out a long moan from Arthur. He reaches again for Merlin’s hair, pulling on it slightly as he knows the sorcerer enjoys the bit of pain. After a few thrusts with Merlin’s finger, he slowly introduces another, stretching Arthur. It’s maddening for Arthur as he wants Merlin inside him, never thinking that he’d enjoy this so much. Merlin hits that spot in Arthur that makes his nerves tingle with pleasure as he moans. Arthur can feel Merlin’s fingers stretching his passage and with a third finger, Arthur almost feels as full as when Merlin’s cock is inside him.
Merlin lifts Arthur’s cock and engulfs him, causing Arthur to grip the sheets tightly as he tries not to thrust into that wet hot cavern.
“Oh Merlin,” Arthur moans, trying not to come as he so desperately wants to. Merlin bobs his head in time with his fingers pumping in and out of Arthur, forcing Arthur to close his eyes from the sheer pleasure. After what seemed like blissful yet agonizing moments, Merlin completely pulls away and Arthur groans at the loss of Merlin’s mouth and fingers. But just as Arthur opens his eyes, he feels Merlin’s slicked up cock slowly breeching his waiting hole. His eyes flicker up to see Merlin’s mouth open with pleasure as he continues to push into Arthur.
“Oh Gods, you’re so tight,” Merlin moans, “It’s amazing.”
Arthur reaches up to brush his fingers against Merlin’s jaw, loving how open his lover looks. Merlin smiles and sucks on Arthur’s fingers as he is finally seated inside him. Arthur moans as he feels Merlin swirl his tongue around his fingers as well as from the fullness he feels from Merlin being inside him. Merlin grabs Arthur’s hips with both hands and uses it as leverage to pull himself mostly out of Arthur before pumping back in. Arthur removes his fingers from Merlin’s sensual mouth as he grips the sheets again as Merlin picks up a rhythm to thrust into him, causing both to moan loudly.
He tries to keep his eyes open to watch Merlin’s face, but the pleasure is too much as he briefly closes them to just feel Merlin sliding in and out.
“M-Mine,” Merlin moans and Arthur snaps open his eyes to see that possessive look that gets Arthur harder. He can see the fierce need to possess Arthur’s body in Merlin’s fae-like eyes that makes him arch his back with a great moan. Merlin starts to thrust faster and harder, making Arthur moan as he meets Merlin’s thrust with his own hips. Arthur knows Merlin is getting close as he reaches to stroke Arthur’s leaking cock with each thrust. Arthur moans and he can feel his own orgasm coming as his balls tighten.
“Merlin,” Arthur moans his name before tipping over the edge, coming hard. Arthur hears Merlin moaning his name as he comes inside of Arthur at the same time. They both lay there, panting from the force of their orgasms and Arthur remembers about Merlin’s magical problem.
He cautiously opens his eyes and looks around the flower-free room with puzzlement. He looks back up at Merlin, who looks surprised as well until he looks at the window. Arthur follows his gaze and sees a small tree outside that wasn’t there before.
“We’re going to have to put curtains up,” Merlin jokes with a chuckle.
“Only you, Merlin,” Arthur teases him as he leans up for a slow kiss. They spend a few more minutes kissing as Merlin pulls out of Arthur and then flops right next to Arthur.
“Mm, I think that used up what energy I recouped,” Merlin says with a smile.
“We should get dressed and eat breakfast,” Arthur replies, but doesn’t move himself, “Danu said she wanted to talk to us after we ate.”
“Danu?” Merlin sits up to look at Arthur, “Did you two talk?”
“A little bit,” Arthur replies with a shrug, not wanting Merlin to get a hint of marriage until Arthur proposes as he wants it to be a surprise.
After a few more minutes of lying there, they both finally get the energy to get up and get dressed before coming out to the main room. There they see two plates of food waiting for them, but Danu isn’t in sight.
“Well she did say she wanted to talk to us after breakfast,” Arthur comments as they sit down at the table. Arthur is amazed at the food and wonders if this is what Merlin has been eating here that made him fill out a little more.
“After we talk to her, I think you should run a few laps around the woods,” Merlin grins as he takes a jab at Arthur’s weight.
“I am not fat,” Arthur protests and just to spite him, he grabs a sausage and takes a bite out of it.
“Yes, Sire,” Merlin retorts in than uncanny tone that Arthur knows he’s being sarcastic but still sounds polite. Only Merlin can pull that off.
Once they finish breakfast, Danu walks in smiling. She clears the dishes away with a wave of her hand, which startles Arthur slightly, but he guesses a Goddess doesn’t have to worry about dirty dishes.
“I know that it is the beginning of your Golden Age, Pendragon,” Danu segues from the pleasantries of making sure Merlin is well-rested as she helped to speed up the process, “And partly is because magic is thriving once more. However, this will only last until the end of your reign.”
“What?” Merlin looks horrid as he stares at Danu and Arthur seconds the sediment as he wishes to see Camelot continue to prosper after he is gone. Danu holds up a hand from further protests as she goes on.
“It was never meant to last,” Danu explains, “The Great Purge extensively hurt the magic, forcing it to prepare for hibernation until such a time that magic can once freely thrive. It does not mean that magic will disappear completely, but it will become harder for magic users to wield the same power as once before.”
“But what about all the new laws and lifting the ban on magic?” Merlin asks, worriedly.
“It is a reprieve,” Danu inclines her head slightly, “But it is not enough to stave off the hibernation. The world is changing as you will soon discover, Emrys. However, what you have done is given a positive memory for magic to dream of during the hibernation, allowing it to be willing to be used during its slumber.”
“So it isn’t a lost cause then?” Merlin seems so hopeful and Arthur knows it’s because for Merlin, magic is like air.
“No,” Danu gives him a small smile, “But it’ll be your responsibility to ease the transition during Arthur’s reign as once Arthur is no longer king, magic will go into hibernation.”
“How long will my reign be?” Arthur asks, hating to discuss his inevitable death, though with what they spoke of earlier this morning, there might be a chance he will continue to live for thousands of years alongside with Merlin.
“For at least twenty-one years,” Danu gives him a look that conveys he should know the meaning behind her words.
Twenty-one years, Arthur thinks why that number would be significant and then it hits him. Twenty-one is the age when the heir becomes regent prince, signifying that he is ready to rule. Which means that as soon as Morgana gives birth, the countdown of Arthur’s reign begins. He nods his head at Danu, indicating he knows the significance of her words.
“Over twenty years is good,” Merlin smiles in relief, probably grateful that it isn’t within a few years and missing the silent exchange between Danu and Arthur.
“Wait,” Merlin’s eyes widen slightly as his smile disappears, “That means that Arthur is going to die in twenty years.”
“Don’t dwell so much on that,” Danu cautions him, “There are events that can change circumstances but haven’t happened just yet.”
“Like someone killing Arthur in the next few months,” Merlin suggests and Arthur looks at him strangely for thinking so morbidly.
“Yes,” Danu concedes, though looks doubtful, “or he could live longer than twenty years.”
“So we’re back to where we’ve started,” Merlin sighs as he throws his hands up in the air dramatically, “I’m forever going to have to save Arthur.”
“Hey,” Arthur playfully pushes Merlin at the shoulder, “I think it’s the other way around, I’ll be forever saving you.”
“What, no way,” Merlin argues with a hidden smile, “I’ve saved you more times than you’ve saved me.”
“I doubt that,” Arthur argues back, “Every step you’d take, I’d have to save you from falling.”
“Not anymore,” Merlin retorts with a slight pout, knowing that Arthur has saved him at least several times from his own clumsiness over the years they’ve been together.
“So you didn’t trip just last week and I had to catch you from falling down the stairs,” Arthur points out with a grin, wanting to win the argument.
“That was a fluke,” Merlin protests with a wave of his hand, “Besides, I’ve had to save you every time you step outside of Camelot and it requires a lot more effort than yanking on someone’s tunic.”
Danu laughs a little bit, but holds up a hand, halting them from bickering.
“Regardless of how long Arthur’s reign will last,” Danu looks at them both, seriously,” You must return here and can’t go back to the mortal realm for a hundred years.”
“A hundred years?!” Merlin gasps.
“Yes,” Danu nods solemnly, “It is so that events can unfold without your interference. It is important that your friends and family live out their lives, giving way to the next generations and to allow certain outcomes to happen. However, you won’t be sitting idle. There are things you can do here and other realms to explore, so you won’t be bored.”
Arthur nods his head, knowing that if given the chance, both of them would want to go back just to see their friends and check up on how the kingdom is going, but the temptation to help or fix things would be too great.
“It still seems like a very long time,” Merlin complains with a pout.
“Don’t make me say a hundred and fifty,” Danu threatens, though is smiling, “I’m sure the time will go by fast.”
“Yes, Godmother,” Merlin replies with a sigh.
“Alright, I’ll leave you two on your own,” Danu smiles at them, “Enjoy the stay as you’ll be returning to Camelot tomorrow.”
~@~
Three months had passed from that day leading into the middle of winter when Morgana gave Arthur good news. With her back, it was a rocky few weeks to get the people to trust her again, slowly with Arthur and Merlin’s support as well as Morgana working hard to change her image the people accepted her back in. Throughout the whole ordeal, Mordred also stayed by Morgana’s side as he gives her encouraging words or a shoulder to lean on during the roughest of times. Arthur could see the love forming between them, but until she announces her wish to marry, Arthur would have to wait. He didn’t wait idly though, he secretly commissioned a pair of royal wedding rings and an engagement ring for him and Merlin. Getting Merlin’s ring size was the hardest part and he finally had to confide in Gaius about what Danu told him and his plans. Gaius was flabbergasted over the information, but proved to be just as wily as ever in getting Merlin’s ring size without letting Merlin suspecting the reasoning behind it. Gaius also proved to be a continued resource of advice as he gave suggestions on what Arthur should do to prepare for Camelot’s future.
It was just a few days before the winter solstice when Morgana and Mordred approach Arthur in the throne room. The meeting had ended, so people were filing out as the two walk in. He watches them bow and curtsy to him and he tries to hid his grin, knowing this would be good news.
“Sire,” Mordred says softly, “We would like an audience with you.”
“Of course, Sir Mordred, Lady Morgana,” Arthur nods his head as the people stopped and wandered back in to see what’s going on. Arthur knows Merlin is off to the side, watching them with ease.
“Arthur,” Morgana starts the conversation, “I know my previous behavior should have meant that I don’t deserve happiness, but ever since Merlin has given me a second chance at life by changing my fate, I have strived to make amends for the wrongs that I have done. During that time, Mordred has been a constant support for me as we share a special connection and because of that connection, we fell in love.”
During Morgana’s speech, her and Mordred reach for each other and hold hands to show unity in front of Arthur. He also sees the glances of love and adoration they throw at each other, making it hard for Arthur to keep a straight face as he knows better than to disturb Morgana when she speaks. He also knows that she’s slightly overdoing it for the real audience, but the love shown is true.
“With your permission,” Mordred continues Morgana’s speech, “We would like your blessing for our marriage.”
Arthur waits a few seconds before responding, just because Morgana deserves the dramatic flair.
“As you know Morgana is my half-sister, bearing the Pendragon name and blood. Whoever’s child she bears can potentially inherit the throne if I do not have any children. With that said, any alliance brought through her marriage could be very valuable,” Arthur tampers down his grin as he tries to act like a king in this matter while watching both of them wondering if Arthur is going to deny them. He worked hard on this speech as he knew it was just a matter of time before they came to him, “However, what kind of king, nay, brother, would I be to deny her to marry for love. I grant my permission and blessing for a fortuitous marriage.”
With that, Mordred swings down onto one knee in front of Morgana with a ring held out in front of him.
“Morgana Pendragon,” Mordred beams a smile up at his love, “Will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”
“Yes,” Morgana gasps with a huge happy grin, “Always.”
Mordred slips the ring onto her finger as the audience claps and cheers for them. He stands up and kisses her merrily.
Later that evening, Morgana is in Arthur’s room for a private chat.
“So, when are you going to propose to Merlin?” Morgana raises an eyebrow at him, catching him off guard as she usually does. Though, he should know that she’s smart enough to add things together to know what he was really doing with his speech.
“Soon,” Arthur hedges, not quite sure when exactly as he wants to plan it just right.
“Oh Arthur,” Morgana chuckles at him as she probably misinterpreted his hesitation, “I know what you’re doing and I heartily approve.”
“You do?” Arthur looks surprised, wondering what she has figured out.
“Any fool can see it,” Morgana replies with a grin, “Though maybe not, as your fool is still in the dark about it. You plan on waiting until I’m pregnant so you can declare my child as heir and you get to marry your precious Merlin. Lucky for you, I’m completely in love with Mordred and we both want to start having kids right away. So, I’m thinking of a spring wedding, the first day of spring to be exact.”
She gives Arthur a look that clearly says ‘you better make it a good wedding’ in which Arthur grins.
“Of course, dear sister,” Arthur replies both to the spoken and unspoken demands, “You’ll have a lavish wedding to celebrate your union and yes, I plan on naming your child heir as I doubt Merlin can get pregnant.”
“You never know,” Morgana teases, “He is the greatest sorcerer to ever walk the Earth, I’m sure even he could bend the laws of nature to bear a child.”
“Oh Gods, I hope not,” Arthur stares at her in horror, “Imagining you being pregnant is going to be tough on us all, but Merlin? The mood swings alone will kill us all especially since his magic is so responsive to his whims. It goes wild when he… ah.”
Arthur blushes as he realizes that he was going to tell Morgana about their sex life.
“When you have sex?” Morgana finishes for him with a knowing grin, “I did put two and two together when there was a ‘sudden’ windstorm in the throne room while you two were quite alone in there.”
“Just don’t let Merlin know you know,” Arthur blushes even more as he remembers that day. Merlin was feeling very frisky and goaded Arthur to have sex on the throne, which he initially thought was sacrilegious at first, but the thrill he got for having sex in public was exhilarating. It was one of Merlin’s most daring sexual undertaking that if he knew that people found out about it, he’d be mortified.
“And deprive me of seeing how red Merlin can go?” Morgana giggles, “Fine, at least tell me how you two finally got together.”
Arthur sighs, but tells her from the beginning of how they came about.
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