Timeless

Dragons and Names

Sorry it's so short guys! Trying to get back into writing!

-Ever21

Arthur misses Camelot.

More than he'd like to admit to anyone- especially Merlin.

He misses going for rides. And ruling people. He misses his people. He misses Gwen.

He sighs as he looks down at the computer on the coffee table that would show him photos of her and everyone else he wishes to see.

But it's not the same.

He glances over at Merlin who's rearranging the books so that the ones from Camelot have a place as well.

There's a knock on the door and Merlin nearly jumps out of his pants making Arthur laugh which causes him to get a look. Merlin walks over and grabs his shirt off the couch and why was he shirtless you ask? Because the idiot has been cleaning and moving stuff all day and got to hot in his shirt so off it went.

Not that Arthur was complaining at all.

"Clary!" Merlin says from the doorway and Arthur sighs setting his cup of tea down on coffee table in front of him that has the laptop and more books on it.

"Hello Merlin! Where's King Arthur?" She asks and Arthur smirks when he hears Merlin groan.

"You mean Arthur." He corrects and there are some hushed voices talking and Arthur takes it as Clary's mum.

All of a sudden the young girl is running into the living room and literally throws her self at Arthur who catches and hugs her back.

"Hello tiny human." He says and she just hugs him tighter before pulling away.

"You know what you should get?" She says and Arthur raises an eyebrow at her. "A puppy!"

"A puppy?" Merlin asks coming into the living room with a tiny backpack that's got Moana on it.

"Nice backpack Merlin. Suits you." Arthur snickers and Merlin sets the bag down and Clary bounds over and hugs Merlin's legs.

"Yes a puppy! You need a pet!" She says and then Merlin chuckles. And Arthur knows he's going to call Lilith.

Sure shit Merlin whistles and theres skidding across the floor and in comes a dragon the size of a Bernese mountain dog. Just without the fur. And this one could kill you easier than a dog could.

"Oh my goodness! What is that?!" Clary shrieks standing up on the couch while Lilith sits at Merlin's feet and her tail sways on the floor and she looks up at Merlin waiting for his next command.

"This here is Lilith. And the reason we can't get a dog." He says and Arthur nods his head, just imagining what would happen if they did get a dog.

"What is she?" Clary asks slowly climbing off the couch and towards Lilith.

"This here is a young dragon." Merlin says and Clary makes a screaming sound before running over to the dragon who sees her coming and runs away. Clary chases the dragon and the dragon wags her tail as she runs. "And that is another reason why I don't have a dog. A dragon can take care or herself and fight back, a dog doesn't stand a chance against her." He says as Clary finally gets ahold of Lilith who leans into the young girl and makes a cooing sound indicating she's happy.

"Well that went well." Arthur says and Merlin laughs, nodding his head.

"Hey Arthur." Merlin says as Clary and Lilith go into the basement to play. "Guess what."

Arthur raises an eyebrow at him. "What Merlin?"

Merlin then climbs into Arthur's lap and Arthur hands go to his waist. Merlin's hands go to Arthur's chest. "I love you."

Arthur beams at him. "I love you to Merlin." He kisses him gently then he pulls back a little confused. "Merlin, I have a question for you."

"Yes my lord." Merlin says in a teasing tone.

"Aren't dragons only hatched when called forward? Like, what I'm trying to ask is did you call Lilith?" He asks and Merlin stops all movement.

"I don't remember doing it. But I didn't think much of it before we found it because I forgot all about it. Maybe I called her in my sleep or something. I'm not 100% sure to be honest. But you're correct. Lilith hatched because I called her some how." Merlin explains and Arthur nods his head trying to follow what he's saying. "Dragons are strange creatures." Merlin continues. "I as a dragon lord named her Lilith. I knew her name before anything." He trails off confused and then it's as if everything slots into place. "I didn't think anything of it..." he trails off leaving Arthur confused.

"What are you talking about? Merlin you're not making any sense." Arthur says and Merlin sighs.

"Arthur. I dream of many things. I dream of Camelot, and the people and even you as king. I also dream about dragons. It's in my blood just as much as magic is. I had a dream not long ago and I didn't think anything of it. But now that you're bringing it up everything is falling into place. I called Lilith here in my dream to me. I dreamed of the dragon before she hatched." Merlin says and he looks away, guilt written on his face.

"And you didn't think to tell me this?" Arthur asks sounding hurt.

"I didn't want to worry you with dragon stuff. Plus I thought it was just a normal dream like all the other ones." Merlin says and then sighs loudly as Clary and Lilith come into the living room.

"Merlin! I love your dragon! Why's her name Lilith though?" She asks and Merlin chuckles and climbs off Arthur's lap and the dragon flips over to him.

"It's just her name." Is all Merlin says and Arthur watches as Merlin grins down at the small girl and dragon before scratching Lilith under her chin like a dog.

"It's pretty." Clary says before running off again downstairs.

The dragon follows her.

"Those two are gonna be the death of me." Merlin mumbles as he hears a loud thump and some crying follows it.

Merlin gets up and heads downstairs and Arthur just shakes his head as he watches the love of his life go check on a small child and a dragon.