Voltron One Shots [SLOW UPDATES]

2nd Chance ~ Keith x Reader

[A/N] just thought I'd warn you, this is a long one. 1356 words to be exact.

~flashback~

"(Y/N)..." Keith's face was completely expressionless,
"Yeah?" You asked, stroking his arm in an attempt to comfort him. He quickly shook you off before speaking again.
"I'm breaking up with you".
You froze in shock as tears began to form in your big, (E/C) eyes.
"W-w-what? B-but w-w-why?".
"I don't love you. I never have". You couldn't control yourself any longer. Rivers were falling from your eyes as you started to run.
"(Y/N)" Keith halfheartedly called.
You screamed without even looking back, "FUCK YOU, KEITH!"

~present day~

Your PoV:

Being the orange paladin is tough. We're constantly fighting the Galra, saving planets, most of what we eat is just food goo, Lance won't stop flirting with me and on top of all that I HAVE TO LIVE WITH KEITH! THE SAME KEITH THAT RIPPED OUT MY HEART AND TORE IT TO SHREDS! Ok I may have gone a bit far but he still broke me. The only person that knows about that is Lance as he was at the garrison with us and he's my childhood best friend. Me and Keith never speak to each other and that's definitely for the best. If we ever do talk, it's not long before Shiro is having to try and stop us ripping out each other's throats. Lance has always protected me and isn't very fond of Keith either. I lay in bed, waiting for the alarm. It's not long before it sounded and we were all summoned by Allura. I messed with my (H/L), (H/C) hair before jogging over to see what today's mission was.

Lance is once again the last to arrive and he groggily stands by my side.
"Good morning Paladins. We have received an SOS from a nearby planet. It appears a ship was shot down by Galra forces. I will send the coordinates to your lions" Allura instructed, sending us to our lions. We suited up and left in a hurry. I complain about being a member of Voltron, but it's so fucking cool.

We returned from our mission, tired but smiling and one by one began to return to our rooms.
"You were great out there (Y/N). Really contributed to the team" a sarcastic Keith smirked from the corridor behind me.
I spun around, "drop the sarcasm, douche bag". Truth is, I've been struggling to concentrate recently. The events of a few years ago replaying in my mind. I ran to the training room, hoping to put as much distance in between myself and Keith. Every time I see him it brings up a different memory. Good or bad. Slotting in my headphones, I started the sequence. I sliced through my enemies like a knife through butter. I didn't stop until I heard footsteps behind me. I ended the sequence before walking over to a worried looking Shiro.
"What?" I tilted my head, waiting for his response.
He sighed before speaking up, "I hope you don't mind me asking, but what happened between you and Keith?"
"It's nothing" I lied but Shiro obviously wasn't convinced, "okay, the night we rescued you wasn't the first time we'd met"
"Go on" Shiro encouraged.
"Me and Keith... used to date..." Shiro straightened up in shock.
"You what!?"
"It lasted quite a while but then all of a sudden Keith told me he didn't love me. Said he never had. A week later he dropped out of the garrison and I never saw him again... until that night" I slid down the wall and began to cry. Shiro rubbed my back and soothed my tears.
"Thanks SpaceDad" you smiled hugging him tightly. He gave you an extra squeeze before leaving to grab a shower.

Keith's PoV:

I felt terrible being mean to (Y/N). I wanted to tell her but every time I tried I either chickened out and was mean or she walked away.
"Keith!" Shiro called from down the hall.
"Hey Shiro" I muttered, earning a sigh from my slightly older friend.
"She told me what happened"
"Who told you what?" I asked, perking up.
" (Y/N). You broke her heart Keith. If you didn't like her you could of sorted it out in a better way"
I paused for a few minutes, deciding on whether or not to tell the truth, "I didn't want to break up with her. It was for her own good". I explained everything to Shiro, right down to the last detail.
"Maybe you should tell (Y/N) too, Keith"

I walked over to (Y/N)'s room and knocked on the door. There was a muffled voice that I couldn't understand so I opened it very slowly to see (Y/N) sat on the floor with her headphones in. I sat down next to her before she could complain. Gently, I took out one headphone and put it in my own ear.

I'm so lonely, that's ok I shaved my head
And I'm not sad
And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard
And I'm not sure
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there
But I don't care
I'm so horny, but that's okay
My will is good

"Can you remember my birthday?", tried to lighten the mood by bringing up memories, "we climbed to the top of our hill and danced to Nirvana for hours"
She gave a slight smile but it didn't stay for long.
"I can remember when we found that hill" I tried to cheer her up again.
"I had that argument with my dad so we decided to run away" she opened her eyes and finally looked at me, "although it didn't last for long"
I jokingly poked her in the side, "Yea, that's because someone got hungry and wanted pizza". She giggled and tucked her beautiful (H/C) hair behind her ear. God I miss her. I miss being with her. I miss kissing her. I can't take it anymore.

Your PoV:

"Keith, are you okay? You look kinda out of-" I was interrupted by Keith pressing his lips into mine. Could I do this? After everything that has happened? After what he said. But maybe he deserves a second chance. Maybe he had a reason for what he did. Fuck it. I started to kiss back. He pulled me onto his lap and ran his fingers through my hair, pulling out the headphones in the process.

I'm two quarters and a heart down
And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds
These words are all I have so I write them I need them just to get by
Why don't you show me a little bit of spine
You've been saving for his mattress, love
Dance, dance
We're falling apart to half time
Dance, dance
And these are the lives you love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love if they knew how misery loved me

I woke up to find a peaceful Keith playing with my hair.
He smirked and placed a kiss on my cheek, "morning beautiful"
"Can we talk about..." I took a deep breath, "what happened, y'know"
He sat up and grabbed my hand, "I'm sorry (Y/N). I thought that... you'd be better off without me" he whispered, tears starting to form, "that day, your dad came to speak to me-"
"MY DAD?" I gasped, "SAYING WHAT?"
"He told me that after we started dating your performance began to drop and if I wanted you to be successful, I had to let you go"
"Keith... so what you said..." I wiped his tears with my thumb and stroked his hair.
"I love you (Y/N). I always have and I will never stop. I fucked up. Badly. I understand if you don't want to give me another cha-" it was my turn to interrupt this time. No matter how many times we kissed, it felt like magic.
We finally pulled away, "of course you get a second chance silly"