White Paladin

Chapter 14

Keith looked back, panic engulfed him as he saw Lance passed out on the floor, Keith couldn't keep this up, he knew that by the end of this he would be caught, the other paladins wouldn't be able to go form voltron, and Lance would be returned to Haggar and she would do god knows what to him.
Keith panicked and shot at a drone, destroying it, closing his eyes and readying himself for the bombardment of shots, when he opened his eyes he saw the green and yellow lion in front of him, he quickly switched on his comm and heard faint snickering,
"Thought we wouldn't notice" Pidge scoffed sarcastically and Keith knew she was smirking.
Keith scoffed, "well we need to get out of here, now" he grumbled into his comm as he glanced back at Lance who was whimpering, a small pool of blood under him, Keith left his seat and kneeled beside him, gently shaking him to try and wake him up but nothing happened besides a few whimpers escaping Lance, Keith sat back up, "and we need to go now" Keith hissed into his comm as he flew past the two lions and towards the castle, he flew into the hangar and messily landed his lion, grabbing Lance and sprinting past Coran and Allura, leaving them behind as he ran to the pods, setting it up from how he remembered and putting Lance inside, he watches for a few moments before going back to the door and locking it so none of the paladins or the two alteans would be able to come inside.
-
Shiro landed his lion, leaving the hangar to find Coran and Allura, the other paladins behind him, he saw Coran and jogged to him,
"Where's Keith?" Shiro said, he had seen Keith fly into the hangar, but his lion looked like it had been toyed with by a three year old and left there for the mother to clean.
Coran looked back as he saw Allura walking back, her shoulders slumped down.
"What? What happened?" Shiro asked,
"Keith's back, he's fine but he's locked himself into the pod room" Coran said and motioned for them to follow, they all got to the door but it was stuck shut, locked from the inside.
"Keith?" Shiro called through the door, he heard footsteps and a thump
"I'm here"
"Can you open up?"
"No"
Shiro stood there in confusion, looking over at Pidge and Hunk as they worked on the door,
"Why cant you" Shiro called through the door, leaning against the cold metal.
"Because I cant, if I do all of you will be pissed" Keith responded, Shiro listened, footsteps going back, down some stairs and then back to the doors,
"Why would we be pissed? Well could you at least tell me if you're hurt" Shiro questioned, wanting to keep Keith occupied.
Shiro waited for an answer but he could tell that Keith was hesitating.
He looked down at Pidge and she gave him the thumbs up, raising three fingers and counting down,
Three...two...one...
Pidge pressed the button and the doors opened, Keith moved back, stumbling a bit which was unusual.
Keith had his bayard and held it up, standing in front of a pod.
They looked back before they all slumped, Lance was there, they barely managed to recognize him.
"Is that-" Pidge stuttered, walking towards him,  her bayard slipped out of her hands.
Keith looked at them before putting his bayard back,
"I found ..." Keith started but was stopped by more footsteps
"Why did you bring him here!?" Allura shouted, stopping at the door, Keith looked at her,
"How could I leave him?" Keith said, his shoulders slumping as he moved out of the way, but not before the pod opened and Lance fell out,
"Wait what? I set it up..." Keith mumbled and Coran walked over,
"Well everything on the charts says that he's healed..." Coran mumbled, he looked down at him,
"All we can do to help now is let him rest" Coran mumbled with a shrug of his shoulders.
Keith nodded and with a bit of difficulty, picked up Lance and stumbled forwards, Allura moving away, disgust and anger clearly the main emotions that she was feeling. Keith walked before Shiro took Lance, rather easily and carried him to his room, Keith followed close behind and then everyone... well they were much more hesitant.
Keith opened the door and watched as Shiro put him on his old bed, Keith watched, hoping to see some kind of movement from Lance but he lay there, still as hell and taking shallow breaths.
Keith sat down.
Shiro looked at him,
"why did you go after him?" Shiro asked as he leaned against the wall,
Keith grumbled something and let out a long sigh.
"If you had been there... Shiro I almost left because I was scared of what I was going to see..." He mumbled.
Shiro sighed "I told you... I told everyone, we would check what was happening and then decided either we should go in and save Lance. You could've been hurt, you cant rush into things like that, Ive told you that already" Shiro said, he pushed himself up
"Well... we'll be having dinner in a Varga" Shiro said and left the room, tripping over Pidge and Hunk as they both stumbled back,
"What were you two doing?" Shiro asked as he crossed his arms,
"I... we were, Playing rock, paper, scissors!" Pidge exclaimed as she showed scissors
"We were? I thought we were li- OW!" Hunk began before being slapped by Pidge on the shoulder and the glared at him,
"Ya rock, paper, scissors" Hunk said while glaring back, they both got up and walked away, muttering things between each other.
Shiro chuckled and walked towards the dining room.
Keith held his breath and let out a sigh as Shiro left.
Keith looked at Lance, chuckling softly as he pulled his knees to his chest,
"I always seem to be the one saving you, would love to be saved by you" He mumbled the last part more quietly, in case Lance was awake.
Lance would not let him live it down if he heard that.
Keith pushed himself up to try and see if Lance's eyes were open but they weren't. Keith leaned back and sighed,
"Sometimes I really wonder if you just want to see me" He mumbled, not expecting what was about to happen,
"Maybe I do" He heard him say, but when he looked at him but he lay there quietly,
"Lance?" Keith said softly, as he waited for a response before shaking his head, "no I'm just imagining it" He told himself softly.
Keith let out a loud sigh, hoping to hear a soft remark from Lance, but he got nothing. He closed his eyes, sitting there quietly.
Keith shook his head and yawned, looking around as he sat up, he was some place he wasn't familiar with, he was in some clearing.
Keith got up "Hello!?" He called and heard the bushes, Keith reached back for his knife but it wasn't there, he looked up, raising his fists and then gasped,
"Lance!" He exclaimed before pausing, Lance didn't seem the same, he looked at him, Lance was wearing Galra armour, but it looked different.
He had a yellow glow to his eyes and he looked emotionless, as if someone was controlling him.
Keith walked towards him before stumbling back as Lance lunged at him, holding a dagger and attempting to stab him,
"Lance!" Keith yelled as he shoved him off before gasping, and the last thing he heard was Haggar's sickening cackle.
Keith gasped awake, stumbling off the bed and grabbing his knife as he held it up, beads of sweat rolling down his neck, he put his knife back, letting out a sigh, wanting to fall back asleep before he heard a soft snicker.
"Still the biggest idiot I know" Lance said, sitting up with a smirk on him,
"Thought I could sleep a bit more but guess not when you're stumbling around like an idiot" Lance scoffed letting out a soft gasp as Keith grabbed him into a hug,
"If you weren't hurt I would've punched you" Keith mumbled as he held onto him.
Keith smiled looking at Lance, he still looked beat up as hell but it felt nice to have him back.
"And I'm going to keep my promise" Keith said softly, mostly to himself as he looked up at Lance.
Keith stood up, "One second, Ill get you some water" Keith said as he left the room, a blush running up his neck and covering his cheeks before he rubbed his eyes and shook his face.
He was about to leave the room before bumping into Allura.
"Hey Allura" Keith said and glanced at her
"Is the Traitor awake yet?" she mumbled and Keith shook his head, wanting to keep it a secret for as long as possible, Keith walked into the hall way and crashed into Lance, he was looking down and shaking lightly.
"Is that what I am to you guys? A traitor?" He whimpered softly before turning and crossing his arms,
"Lance its not like that... its-" Keith was about to say
"Then what is it like!? I knew I shouldn't have left with you" He mumbled,
"Maybe I should have left the second I got the white lion, then I wouldn't be with any of you again... I keep hoping that you've changed maybe but I see that is the opposite of what I hoped" Lance said, his voice blank and without emotion.
"We have changed" Keith said...
"I promise".