The Deep Waters and Wide Skies

Chapter 1

A/N: I know this is on a poll but i couldn't help it. If Siren AU is greatly desired you have this. If Siren AU is not greatly desired... you still have this. BTW, the one-shot I did might be incorporated into the story in some way.

ENJOY~~~

 Lance loved the ocean. He loved the smell of it. He loved the blueness of it. He loved how the water tickled his toes. He loved how big it was, it was like you could disappear in it. So that was why he was there now, curled up in a ball and staring at it. He wanted to disappear for a little bit, he finally was home in warm Cuba after one year in freezing Michigan. His family was all excited to see him; his twin sisters had hugged his legs, his father had clapped him on the back and smiled big, his mother scolded him for not eating well while he was in Michigan, his younger brother had punched him in the shoulder and cried. Lance smiled, his family was amazing. They had been through the thick and thin. They weren't rich, but they had managed to scrape together enough money so Lance could go to a boarding school. There, Lance managed to get some scholarships which would hopefully considerably lower the money his parents needed to get for him to go back to school. His friends had offered his family some money but they declined. Hunk's family was in the same situation in Hawaii, Pidge's brother got into all sorts of situations so the McClains insisted the Holts keep the money if they ever needed to bail him out of jail.

 So Lance was home for the summer, and he was happy. It wasn't like Michigan wasn't great or anything but nothing could compare to Cuba.

 "Lance! Mom is looking for you!" called a voice from behind him, Lance recognized it as his little brother's voice.

 "I'm coming, just give me a moment!" Lance called back. Tomorrow he would start surfing again, he was rusty and he hadn't done it in a while. Getting up and running towards his brother, Santiago, he felt happy.

 "Mom is gonna be mad you know." Santiago said.

 "Mom will be fine." Lance responded, making sure not to curse in front of ten-year-old brother.

 "But still. She'll get mad."

 "I'm home right now and that's all that matters."

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 Keith hated his stepfather. He hated his kingdom. He hated Neptune thinking he could fuck with Keith's life and get away with it. He growled and gave the dummy a final punch in the chest. He stood there for a few moments before shaking out his hand. He sighed, all anger gone. Snapping his tail, he propelled himself to the surface. When he reached the surface, he inhaled the air and sighed. He loved the land although he was forbidden from it, and the surface too for that matter. He looked at the white expanse of sand. He would give anything to just be able to walk for a day. Maybe he could runaway to another kingdom. But his stepfather would just send a squad for him. Keith sighed. As the only one in the family with true royal blood, he was, as Zarkon put it, a necessity for the kingdom to function. But instead of giving Keith the throne, he was going to give it to his stepbrother Shiro. Shiro wasn't bad, he would make a great ruler, but Keith couldn't help but feel as if he was being denied his rights as a prince of the Caribbean Kingdom.

 "Keith!" called a voice, Keith turned around to see his brother Shiro.

 "Hey Shiro. What's up?" Keith asked when Shiro was near enough.

 "Father is once again making go through some kingdom crap." he said sighing, "He doesn't realize that it's your throne not mine."

 "Shiro... you know I don't want to stay." Shiro shook his head.

 "Keith you should stay, the kingdom needs you."

 "You know that once you ascend that throne, I'll have no more royal blood. No more ties to this kingdom."

 "Doesn't that make you feel sad?"

 "No... it just gives a time limit until I can find a way to get to land."

 "Speaking of which, I may have found a way from a sorcerer in the Altean Kingdom."

 "Really?"

 "Yeah."

A/N: And yes I'm leaving you there.