Someday And Forever 》 Klance

Chapter 16

"Please have a seat."

The detention teacher, Mr Novak, placed Keith and Lance in separate seats across the room, then went to go stare blankly at a book in silence.

The silence was awful.

Only two other people were in there.

One had his nose so far into a book, that his face was hidden.

The other was buried in scarves and a parka, and had his head resting on the desk.

This sucks, Keith thought.

Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to pick a fight on the first day of school.

Now I have to spend the second day in detention.

But if Keith was being truthful to himself, finding his best friend outshone all of the negative aspects of his situation.

Sure, he was still picking cherry tomato seeds out of his hair.

But he had Lance now.

An hour passed.

Maybe two.

The classroom door flew open, and Coach Winchester's head popped through the doorway.

"Cas!", the coach shouted.

They must be on pretty food terms if they call each other by their first names.

Mr Novak looked up from his book, gazing at the coach with a look of annoyance.
"What now?"

"I told you yesterday that we were going to McDonald's for our lunch break", Coach Winchester smirked.

"What about the students?"

"Mrs Harvelle is down the hall. She'll listen out for the heathens."

Mr Novak sighed. He stood up and ran a hand through his dark hair.

"Behave", he told the students sternly.

The two teachers left.

Moments of silence passed.

"Well, that just happened", Lance chuckled.

"I'm pretty sure you couldn't handle the tension", Keith teased. The Cuban boy stuck his tongue out at him.

"Whatever. You couldn't either. I could see you squirming from over here."

A sultry chuckle filled the air.
"I haven't heard that bickering in years."

The boys turned to the student that spoke, the sweatered boy with his nose in a book.

The boy set the book down, showing his angular face and platinum blonde hair that framed it.

"Lotor?!", Keith exclaimed. He recognized his old classmate immediately.

"The one and only!"

Lance reached over and gave Lotor a high five.

"Lotor moved here around the end of kindergarten year, remember?", Lance told Keith.

Yeah. He moved away.

What luck is this?

Me, Lance, AND Lotor in the same room?

"You grew up, Kogane", the boy smirked. His crystal eyes glinted mischievously.

He shrugged and chuckled.
"Puberty does that to you", Keith said.

"Look at us!"
Lotor stood up galavantly. He gestured excitedly to the two boys.
"Reunited under the most random circumstances! What even happened to you, Kogane?"

Keith froze.

I...

"Stuff happened", he said indescretly, "I had to move."

Lotor's wide smile softened slightly. He didn't press Keith further, thankfully.

Lance propped his white sneakers on the desk in front of him.
"So what brings you to detention, Daniel?"

"What's more important- and quite funny, if I may add- is the reason you two are in here."

"So you heard?", Keith asked.

"Heard?!"
Lotor laughed loudly.
"Your rivalry is across the entire school now! Everyone has heard!"

Wow. News travels fast.

The silent boy in the parka coughed violently, shaking the entire desk he sat in.

Lotor immediately rushed to the boy's side, kneeling down and lifting his face up. He pressed a hand to the boy's forehead as if he were checking for a fever.

"Asher?", Lotor whispered gently, "Are you okay?"

The boy, who had a dark complexion and hair, looked at Lotor warily with dark eyes.
"I'm fine", he muttered, "It's just a cough."

Lotor kissed the top of the boy's  head.
"Okay. I was just checking, darling."

Lance and Keith cut a gaze at each other.

"Darling?", they both asked.

Lotor smiled warmly and scratched the back of his neck.
"This is Asher Haxus", he introduced the sick boy.
"Our relationship has been under wraps. Detention is the only way I can see him inside of school without being suspected."

"Awe man, that's sweet", Lance smiled.

"We won't tell anyone", Keith told the couple.
He meant it.

If it was someone's private business, then it was theirs and theirs alone.

Keith respected those choices.

"Thanks", Haxus smiled. He coughed again into his scarf, which led Lotor to asking him of he was okay again.

"I'm fine", Haxus groaned playfully.

His boyfriend kissed his head again.
"I just want to see you better. I love you."

"I love you too."

"You guys are too cute", Lance chuckled.

Keith admired the way Lance didn't mind Haxus and Lotor's relationship.

There weren't many people like that in the world. Keith was glad that his best friend was supportive.

I wonder if he knows I'm pansexual...

Should I...

Could I tell him?

Keith decided against it. Not today.

Instead, he happily carried along a conversation with Lance and the friendly couple.