6 - Hero/Villain
/featuring lyrics from "Again" by Crusher-P
Some lyrics are skipped because they don't fit in with the oneshot/
I haven't been myself lately
Every since the time they got separated... Ever since the time he lost contact with most of his friends, his family, Lance has been different. The whole incident made him realize just how dangerous being a paladin of Voltron is. It also made im realize just how badly the universe needs their help. How badly the universe needs his help.
"LANCE!" Keith shouts, after Lance performs one risky move after another. "Are you trying to get yourself killed? Are you trying to get us killed?"
I don't blame you for not wanting to stay
"Trying to get myself killed? Trying to get you all killed? As if! I'm protecting myself! I'm protecting you guys! Most importantly, I'm protecting the universe! By the way I'm not being reckless. I'm being brave. Unlike you cowards I'm willing to die in the name of peace!"
Saying things that I don't mean,
Not meaning what I say.
"You should really apologize to everyone else as well," Keith whispers to Lance. Lance, who woke in the middle of the night due to a nightmare decided to apologize to Keith... Keith who was merely looking out for him. Hell, everyone else was looking out for him, yet he snapped. It was extremely uncalled for.
"I know," Lance mutters, all the while leaning on Keith. "I wanted to apologize to you first. After all, you are my wonderful boyfriend."
"Ok now you are just sucking up to me."
When it's good, it is so good,
When it's bad, it's SO BAD.
"Lance," the voice is quiet at first. So quiet, that Lance hears it but ignores it. "Lance, LANCE! You won the training session! Look at the robot! LOOK!" At the end, the voice is yelling at him. For some reason the loud volume makes him wince and get a headache. In an attempt to get the voice to leave him alone, he gazes at the training robot.
He blasted it to pieces.
"You went a little crazy today," a different voice jokes.
"Yeah, he went a little mad," another adds.
Maybe I REALLY have gone mad
"What happened to you when we were separated?" Keith quietly asks, all the while rubbing reassuring circles on Lance's back. "Did you talk to anyone? Did you argue with anyone? Did you fight anyone?"
The horrible memories wash over Lance in a powerful wave that threatens to drown him if he doesn't do something to change the topic of thought and conversation. "It isn't any of your business."
What am I supposed to say,
when I end up driving everyone away?
Sensing Lance's discomfort, Keith doesn't pry. "Okay, we don't have to talk about it... You do know that you can tell me anything, right?"
"Yeah, I know. Nothing happened. I'm fine."
cause, I am on fire
a crying, burning liar
Lance MUST do something or they will kill him. Or worse, torture them. They will torture KEITH if he doesn't do something. He must stop them. HE must kill them. HE MUST HE MUST HE MUST
every inch of me is charred
God, what happened to my heart?
Keith knows something is wrong when he finds Lance punching walls and muttering strange things in the middle of the night. Slowly approaching is boyfriend, he calls out quietly, "Lance, are you alright? It's me, Keith."
"I WON'T LET YOU HURT KEITH!"
I'm about to fall apart,
again, again
Lance punches and kicks at an enemy the Keith can't see.
again, again
again, again
again, again
again, again
again, again
"And it's like every day is a fight for my life and to get some self control," Lances says to Keith the next day, trying to explain how he feels. "It is like I'm a puppet."
I lost myself hitting the ground.
I tried to scream and made no sound.
Lance experiences another nightmare. The nightmare is identical to his previous nightmares with one small exception. Towards the ends he hears a woman say, "he makes a better weapon than Shiro."
Her voice sends a chill down his spine.
every inch of me is charred
Keith finds Lance again... This time lance punches the walls so hard that his knuckles are bleed. "Lance, baby, it's me."
"I WON'T LET YOU HURT KEITH!"
"I am Keith!"
I'm about to fall apart,
again, again
Lance didn't mean to. He didn't mean to attack Keith... To hurt Keith. To... To...
I'm about to fall apart,
again, again
again, again
again, again
again, again
again, again
again, again
To kill Keith.
