Hello people, I'm back! So this is the sequel to 'I think that I love you' and 'being a family' and I hope that all of you will like it. For those who read this and haven't read any of my previous stories, please do so and if you really don't want to do that than I guess you only have to know that Arthur and Merlin are married and have two sons, Kay and Will. This story will be set when the boys are 17 years old. This chapter will a bit of an introduction chapter and yes, I know that the end will give you all a lot questions.

Yeah I know not a really original title and not the best summary, but otherwise I would give away to much of the plot and you guys have to figure that out yourself.

Disclaimer: It may be a surprise but I don't own Merlin.

And to everyone, please forgive me for any mistakes I have made, but English isn't my original language and I had to learn it at school and on the internet. So please enjoy reading this and leave behind a review for me.

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'Where are those boys?!' He heard Arthur roar as the door to their chambers slammed open.

Merlin looked up as he turned to face his husband. He chuckled softly as he saw that angered expression on Arthur's face, one that was covered in bright purple dots, probably Will's work.

The boys were growing fast, but they never forgot to play tricks on others, or better said it was more Will tricking than Kay. They were currently 17 years old and if he could say so himself, two rather handsome and intelligent boys.

Kay, the oldest of the two was the tallest with a mob of blond hair that reached his jaw, the back somewhat longer than the front. He looked a lot like Arthur, but his eyes were clearly that of Merlin and he wasn't as broad as Arthur, or at least what Merlin thought Arthur looked like when he was Kay's age. Will on the other hand was almost the same as Merlin, his hair only slightly longer and he had Arthur's ears, thank god. He was shorter than Kay and his eyes were like Arthur's, always holding mischievous joy.

'So what have they done now?' Ignoring the obvious of Arthur's face.

Arthur glared at him. 'What have they done now, what have they done now?!' The king yelled in anger. 'Don't you see what your son has done to me and the other knights?'

'So now it's only my son?' Merlin asked as he rolled his eyes, this happened at least once a week. 'You shouldn't worry, I can get rid of it.' He answered as he walked towards his husband, smiling softly as he placed a gentle kiss on his lover's lips. 'Áwendednes hrycg.' With those single words the purple dots on Arthur's face disappeared and Merlin quickly handed Arthur a small mirror.

Arthur's eyes clearly softened as he gave Merlin another kiss on the lips. 'Thanks for your help... but that doesn't mean the boys aren't in much trouble.'

Will may have done this, but he knew that where one was the other couldn't be far off, Will definitely couldn't have done this without his brother's permission. 'Then lets search for them, but I don't want you to make a whole scene like you did last time!'

'I don't make sc-.' Arthur didn't finish his words as he saw Merlin's glare. 'Fine, you can decide on what to do with them when we find them.'

'Begíemend ús.' His eyes turned golden as he spoke the spell and a soft golden light appeared in front of them, guiding them to the boys. 'Let's find our sons.'

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'We definitely got them good this time!' Will chuckled as he high fived Gwaine, their older uncle laughing loudly in response.

Kay on the other hand was just standing nervously next to the two tricksters, he wasn't as fond of the tricks as his own brother, but he didn't stop them. No, now he was more worried about what his father would do to them. 'You know that dad is going to kill us.'

Will just shrugged. 'Papa will hold him down.' His brother said simply and Kay lifted his eyebrow. Yeah, maybe the first or second time, but this was the third time this month and somehow he just knew that they wouldn't get away as easily as last time.

'Will's right, Arthur would never hurt his little boys.' Gwaine joked as he rubbed both boys through their hair.

'Oh I won't be so sure about that!' All three of them spun around and Kay stared wide eyed at their dad, their papa not far behind him.

'Uhh, yeah...' Will started as the boy started to nervously jump from one leg to the other.

Merlin brushed himself past his husband and looked stern at both boys. 'I'm really disappointed at you boys... yes, that goes for you too, Gwaine.' The latter he added as he saw that the knight was busy trying to make his escape. Their father turned back to his sons. 'It's the third time this month, please stop playing these tricks on the knights, they deserve some more respect.' He stepped forwards and grabbed both boys by the arm, pulling them, with the help of some magic, towards the training field.

Kay looked desperately at his father, but he knew that once Merlin had decided on something his father wouldn't change his mind. He turned to face his other father, seeing the anger that still was spread through those eyes, but it was clear that their papa had been able to calm the other down somewhat, which was definitely good news for them.

Gwaine also followed after receiving a death glare from Merlin and walked after them almost like a kicked puppy.

The knights looked curiously up as they noticed their kings and princes walk onto the field. All of their faces, expect that of Percival who had probably been spared as he was Gwaine's husband, were covered in purple dots.

So their father planted them in the middle of the field, glaring at them for a moment before he signed the knights to come to them. 'My sons have something to say to you all.'

'We're sorry.' Both boys mumbled and Kay averted his eyes from the knights, he felt like a little boy again, being scolded by his papa for doing something bad. His cheeks burned a fire red and it wasn't the first time that he regretted listening to his brother and uncle. The later now being scolded by his husband, something about no sex... he didn't really wanted to hear that.

'Now turn them back to normal.' Their papa ordered his brother.

Will had always been the one with magic between the two of them, his power almost as great as that of their father. Kay himself... He looked more like their dad, he knew a bit of magic, he had a telepathic bond with his little brother and was a dragonlord, but besides that he had little power, he wasn't able to heal wounds or create magical barriers. It didn't mean he had no magic, he could feel it run through his veins, but it wasn't as powerful as that of his brother and father. On the other hand he was great when it came to the sword, almost as good as his dad and definitely better than Will, the other twin could handle a sword, it was the best thing he could say about his brother's ability with the weapon.

He looked at his brother, who was currently helping the knights get rid of their dots and the knights were definitely not happy about it.

'I had expected this of Will, but you...' He turned back to his papa as he heard the warlock's voice.

'I'm sorry papa.' He mumbled softly.

Merlin sighed as he brushed his hand over his son's cheek. 'You shouldn't let him do these kind of things...' His father's eyes softened for a moment. 'Just be yourself and stand up to your brother if you don't agree with his actions.'

Kay gapped at his father. 'I woul-...' He didn't finish his words. He knew that his father was right, he had always just followed his brother and went with the boy's tricks. He sighed, one day he was supposed to become king and... he couldn't even speak his mind to his own brother, even though he knew that Will knew exactly what he thought.

'Maybe it's a good idea to separate you some more.'

His eyes snapped up as he heard his father's suggestion, separating them... they always had been together, ever since they were born and... but it would be good, wouldn't it?

But he couldn't talk further with his father about it as his dad walked towards them, eyeing the warlock with a hint of amusement. 'And you told me that I couldn't make a scene?'

'Yes and you told me that I could handle it the way I thought was right.'

The king shot his son a quick disapproving glance before turning back 'So what do you plan on doing next then?'

'Oh I have some ideas.' Merlin answered with a chuckle and Kay could feel shivers run down his spine, yep, that was definitely not a good thing.

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Merlin stared down at his two groaning sons, he had decided to punish them in a rather un-princely way, he had forced them to scrub, without magic, all the halls of the entire west wing.

He glanced once back at his sons, knowing that they wouldn't disobey him, otherwise he would know and they would be in way more trouble than they already were in. He turned back and headed towards his and Arthur's chambers, there was still a lot to day before the end of the day, but he would give himself a small break for now.

He still had to go through a mountain of paperwork and Jeremy had asked him to take a look at one of his patients... the young man had taken over the physician's duties after... He felt his heart ache at the thought of losing his mentor, the man he had seen as his father. Gaius had died three years ago, it hadn't been a big surprise, but still... Jeremy had been doing a great job so far, not as good as his former mentor, but still good enough. He also had promised to help Gilli, who now was the head of the Magical Academy of Camelot, with grading a few last year students.

It wasn't long before he reached their chambers and he made his way inside, grabbing an apple from the table before he sank into his favorite chair near the window. He loved watching the people from his place next to the window, Camelot had definitely bloomed under the reign of Arthur. For a moment he was lost in the memories of old adventures, they were definitely getting old...

Old... He reached for the small mirror in the drawer and quickly glanced at himself... Older... He sighed softly as he placed the mirror on the table, his eyes tightening themselves as he did so, he didn't know what to do, it scared him...

'You okay?'

He looked up to see Arthur's face hanging above him and he could only nod. 'Yeah, I'm fine.' He mumbled as he leaned up to kiss his husband. '... but Arthur... We need to talk about it, we can't ignore it anymore.'

Arthur's face paled, as it had done so many times before as he tried to bring up the subject, it was obvious that the blond didn't want to talk about it, but... they couldn't ignore it anymore and it scared him immensely. 'No... no.' The king started as he walked to the other side of the room.

Again a sigh left Merlin's lips as he stood up and followed his husband. 'Arthur, please.'

Arthur gave him a forced smile. 'It's just because you're so beautiful.' The king tried before he dropped his eyes and rushed out of the room.

Leaving a rather upset Merlin behind, a single tear rolling over the raven's cheek. What was he supposed to do.