It's horrible.

After Gaius almost kicked Merlin out of the door with a broomstick, West sat on the bed with his cat in his arms in his arms, listening to the indescribable voices coming from downstairs, and couldn't get the slightest idea of saving the archmage who was in dire straits.

Just kidding, Gaius got angry and the whole of Carmellot was afraid, even the king was not spared. He was just a small mutant, and he really didn't dare to face the anger that might have ignited him...... Although this kind of thing is logically a slap in the face, and he and Merlin are each half responsible, but since the mage is already in front, then don't put yourself in it again, just quietly make a sick number, and silently pray for Merlin to survive Gaius's hands.

What's more, after a thousand years of accumulated resentment, it was indeed that guy who went too far last night.

"So, Gaius actually remembers the past?"

After finally being diagnosed and cured by the old doctor who ran away and allowed him to go out. West sat on the grass, looking at a certain archmage beside him who had wronged him and hugged him and didn't let go, and asked with some amusement.

"Yes."

Burying her face in the collar of the hermit, Merlin muffled. Not being able to meet this person for three days has exhausted all his patience, and finally hopes that West's fever will subside, and he will finally be able to escape from Gaius's terrifying stare in the name of class, he naturally has been sticking to the boy since the morning, and no one can drag it off, and the corners of Arthur's eyes twitch.

"I also found out shortly before you came to England, and Gaius has completely preserved his memories of Camelot." Taking a deep breath, the tip of his nose was filled with the smell of grass mixed with the sun on the boy's body, Merlin gently gnawed on the side of his neck, and squinted lazily:

"There are some things I can listen to him suggest and let him help hide them better from Arthur...... Honestly, it made me feel very relaxed. ”

Trembling by the mage's cold bite. Sensing that this guy was still not satisfied, and even kissed all the way down his collarbone, West couldn't bear to open Merlin's head and warned him not to play with fire in public.

"Actually, you should have told me you remembered me." Remembering that the mage not only pretended to be Colin and tried to get close to him, but also made a blind couple for a long time after he got into the real thing, the hermit felt a little unbearable on his face: "...... Or you don't use Occlumency, so maybe we'll probably recognize each other. ”

"I don't dare."

To West's surprise, after hearing his aggrieved accusation, Merlin's hand holding him suddenly stiffened. I don't know if I thought of something bad, the mage frowned tightly, his voice was hoarse, and his eyes seemed to fall far, far away:

"It is not permissible to force a soul that has been reincarnated to recall a past life...... I once couldn't stand them forgetting me, so I managed to get Arthur and Lance back to the memories of the Carmellot era, and they ended up in that life...... All of them died. ”

"So, I can't take such a risk on you, Serena Williams...... I finally found you, and I finally let you stay by my side, I can't let you leave me again because of my own selfishness, in order to tie up you now with our feelings thousands of years ago. ”

"And, I have a hunch. If I miss this one, I really won't be able to find you again. ”

The hands wrapped around the young man's waist tightened more and more, revealing the hidden pain buried in the master's heart for thousands of years. The boy shook his head blankly, black hair stripped the skin on West's neck, obviously soft, but it seemed to be pierced into a barb in his heart that could not be pulled out, making him feel a pain in his chest. How could he hear the fear of a possible future in Merlin's tone, West was silent for a while, and finally took the initiative to reach out and pat the mage's back soothingly.

They all love each other so much. Therefore, the person who is always afraid of losing is naturally never the only one.

"I'm by your side, Merlin."

The eyes shimmer with a moving light, as if it is an eternally bright summer, mixed with countless dazzling colors. Eventually, West gently took the mage's hand and gave him a gentle, lingering kiss from the corner of his mouth as the man next to him looked up.

He had never been more grateful for his abilities, for the gifts that had brought him so much suffering, but also infinite possibilities. So that he can always be by Merlin's side in the best way.

Even though time never ends, the road is full of bumps and loneliness. But they can go through the next millennium, the next millennium, and never be separated by anything again.

… …

And just like that, after being honest with each other and rolling the sheets without shame, Merlin and West began to grow sticky.

Although he has long passed the age of Fang Gang, and he is not a hairy boy who can't find the north for the first time to fall in love, he can't stand that both of them have a body that is still and will always be at the age of Fang Gang. Coupled with the fact that he had just eaten the marrow and was addicted to it, even if Gaius had repeatedly ordered Merlin and West not to indulge, he felt that his eyes were almost blinded by these two little bastards...... Seeing that the archmage once again put his hand on his boyfriend's waist as if no one was around, and he was faintly about to drill into his clothes, the old doctor who couldn't stand it finally drove the two out of the door together, as long as he didn't dangle in front of his eyes, he fell in love wherever he went.

The Hermit was horrified, but Merlin happily packed up his things, and was upgraded from Gaius's tenant to West's and Gaius's tenant.

As a result, the late nail household, who has been on the professors' blacklist all the year round, is no longer late for a morning class, but the time to make up for sleep in the classroom is greatly extended, and there is usually a boyfriend who does not carry textbooks but a bag of snacks next to him, seizing every opportunity for the teenager to be awake and stuff something into his mouth. In this regard, Arthur said that he didn't see it, Lancelot smiled and said nothing, and Gao Wen promised in public that if he could get snacks that were delivered to his mouth every day, he would also be willing to be dragged by his boyfriend in bed until midnight every day.

“……”

Oxford's top students say they seem to have accidentally learned something terrible.

Such comfortable days lasted for a while, and each day was full and pleasant. Although the news from New York indicates that Hydra and Elizhe have begun a general attack on the superhero camp, and the situation is quite tense, it does not affect West's mood in the slightest - in fact, as the only main force in the British region and Elizhe direct confrontation, his decisive battle with his old enemy is inevitable, but unlike the previous mentality of ending up together, even for this reunion that spans thousands of years, he must win this war perfectly.

At the same time, even if he was hit head-on by West, so much so that he had to hide behind Hydra to manipulate the overall situation, Yi Laizhe never gave up his plan to come to find the hermit's bad luck.

It's just that this time West is not ready to just sit idly by.

"What do you want to eat tonight?"

Finally the end of a week of annoying classes. Looking at the fiery sunset outside the window, Merlin took the young man's hand and walked towards the outside of the classroom without hesitation in front of everyone, while whispering softly in his ear: "How about I make you seafood baked rice?" After eating, we go for a walk by the river and come back to my house to finish the final paper? Gaius is out for a visit today and won't be back until tomorrow afternoon. ”

This is actually a hint of an invitation. Compared to West's bedroom, which had nothing but a wall and a bed, Merlin was more eager to hug him in his room. Because the carpets and cushions that cover every corner allow them to start from anywhere and try all kinds of things. But Gaius rarely spends time when he's not at home, and once there is such an opportunity, the mage will never miss it.

"Okay."

Naturally knowing what Merlin wanted to do, West smiled slightly, and had no objection to this. Anyway, even if he didn't agree, the mage would do everything he could to get him to nod his head, and instead of having no choice but to compromise in the end, he would prefer to make his lover happy at the beginning.

However, before they could take a few steps, they were stopped.

"Hey, you two!! Do you know what day it is? ”

The momentum was menacing at the entrance of Merlin's academy. I had already said that I would go to the party as soon as school was over, but I watched the two damn conjoined babies walk out of the classroom and pass by them, and they were discussing where to do at night, and they didn't remember at all. Arthur Pendragon, who had endured it all afternoon, only felt that the chords in his head were 'snapping'.

Yes?

Turning around and looking blankly at the former king, who seemed to want to strangle himself to death for a moment, Merlin opened his mouth and his expression went blank.

"It seems like Arthur's birthday today, right?"

Unexpectedly, he stood there and was silent for a while, but West reacted first. Tentatively speaking, he looked behind Arthur and pulled Lancelot to prevent him from rushing over and beating people. After getting a clear affirmation from the other party, Merlin, who finally realized that he had almost missed something, closed his eyes a little helplessly:

"God, can I choose not to?"

"No—can ——!!!!"

He was answered by the heart-rending roar of the former King Camelot.

In fact, Merlin not only didn't remember that it was Arthur's birthday, but even forgot to buy him a gift.

Originally, the last time he went to London, he did have this idea in mind, but the next series of explosions and disappearances and confessions obviously occupied all his energy, so that he is still in a state of confusion to this day - just think, I don't remember that Arthur's birthday has already made him so angry, if he said that he forgot to prepare a gift for him......

Merlin began to wonder what reason he should flee.

"You're not going to go empty-handed, are you?" Perhaps catching a glimpse of his friend's expression was something wrong, Gao Wen circled the mage's shoulder from behind and gave him another fatal blow with a grin.

"I ......" the tongue seemed to be knotted. Emorys, the most powerful magician in the history of the past who has lived for more than a thousand years, felt Arthur's knife-like gaze in front of him, and cold sweat was about to flow down.

And just as the king's eyes were getting more and more terrifying, and Merlin was getting more and more empty, and he was about to rush out of the encirclement with his boyfriend and run away, he heard West, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly spoke:

"I forgot the gift at home." Slowly pulling Gao Wen's arm off Merlin's shoulder, and by the way, he gave the knight a smile that made his back chill, and the hermit's eyes looked calm:

"So, are you going to the bar first, and I'll go back and get it when I get it and then I'll go to you?"

"No, we'll go with you."

As if from Merlin's surprised expression, it was determined that West wanted to take advantage of this to get out and make up for it temporarily, Arthur slightly hooked the corners of his mouth. Although he didn't necessarily want Merlin and West to give him something, he had always loved the jokes of his master, and these days he was stimulated by the two of them showing affection without scruples, and he naturally wouldn't let them go so easily when he seized the opportunity.

Feeling that he had just relaxed a little, Merlin grabbed his hand nervously again, and West shrugged his shoulders and didn't say anything, just laughing and following behind him as those who were waiting to see the show. Anyway, he had already asked Jarvis to help him order their latest product at Patek Philippe, which was a top luxury item that was rare even if it was released in the world, and even a young master like Arthur, who had lived a good life since childhood, must not find the slightest mistake.

So, with a group of people in the direction of their own home. Although he was repeatedly assured by Merlin that he was indeed prepared, there will always be something unexpected in this world that can happen at any time.

Walking slowly along the riverbank, he watched with some helplessness as Merlin and the Knights played and teased each other. West was about to curl the corners of his mouth, but suddenly he felt a familiar and gentle force squeezing into his mind.

He paused imperceptibly: '...... Charles? ’

… …

At the same time, somewhere in the UK.

"Let's go say hello to the hermit again."

Looking up at his most proud work in front of him, the white-haired man with gold-rimmed glasses smiled casually, and raised his hand to signal the ghostly young man following him behind him:

"Let Ethan take you with the Viper. I'll need to extract the mutant genes from West three more times...... If we succeed, not only can my bionic soldiers actually complete it, but no one in this world will be able to stop us. ”

"Remember, bring him back with the kid next to him. I want the hermit to see with his own eyes how his most important person is tortured by me, how he dies at my hands, so that he can be completely finished, and he will never be able to break out of the hatred I give! ”

Nodding, he obediently took the hand handed by the ghost. The blue-eyed girl's gaze is as empty as ever, like a set machine, without any brilliance that belongs to the living.

Taking a step forward, they disappeared from their place together in the green light of the hovering circle.