M A N I A - Klance - Langst

Chapter 3 - They Know

Lance 

I felt my body go cold and my eyes shot open. My vision was blurry but I could just make out Hunk, Pidge and Shiro standing in front of me. No Keith. I tried to take a step but instead I face planted straight onto the castle floor with a loud thud.

"Whoa, Lance, take it easy there buddy," Hunk helped me up and put my arm around his shoulder. 

"Thanks, Hunk," I muttered.

"Can you stand?" Shiro asked, taking a few steps towards me.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." I said, trying to support my own weight, "I'm just tired, 'sall"

"Ok, Lance, go to bed, we'll check on you in a bit." Shiro patted my shoulder and his eyes flickered to my cheek. 

I limped my way down the hall and to my room. My door slid open and I flopped on my bed. The fluffy blue blankets engulfed me and my body finally felt warm again. 

I was just getting comfortable when I felt something scratching on my back. I lifted my shirt up and over my head and lay back down. Maybe it was part of the fabric? The scratching persisted. 

I felt the sheets underneath me and my finger slit open. I hissed in pain and brought it to my lips and sucked it. Must be a paper cut. My other hand found the culprit of the crime and pulled it out from behind me.

It was a small slip of paper that said:

Lance, I borrowed your jacket last night and accidentally fell asleep next to your cryo-pod wearing it. I hope you don't mind.

Any way, this thing happened that I want to talk to you about. I think the others know.

Keith xo - no that was stupid

- Keith

I chuckled to myself and clutched it to my bare chest. He does care. And he wore my jacket. 

I turned over and my jacket's sleeve hit my face. I grabbed the rest of the coat and inhaled. It smells like him. I felt my face go warm. Oh, god, I've fallen so hard.

I pulled my blankets over my head and fell asleep immediately.

***

I felt a hand on my forehead, it was gentle and kind. 

"Keith?" I muttered and opened my eyes. The mullet head looked flustered and a red tinge came across his cheeks.

"What? Lance, I, uh, totally was not expecting you to wake up. I'll just go now," Keith removed his hand from my forehead and moved away from the side of my bed.

"Hey, hey, it's okay," I said, grabbing his hand and pulling him closer, "Your note, it was-"

"Stupid, I know, I just-"

"I was gonna say, cute, you know?" I smiled and motioned for him to sit on the bed. I sat up and the blankets fell away from my chest.

"Oh, whoa, you are shirtless. That is, just, I'm gonna not look." The blush grew even larger on his face and crawled onto his nose.

"Oh, come on. You know you want this," I showed him my 'hardcore' abs, but saw his obvious discomfort in the situation and leaned forwards, "Hey, you, uh, said in your note that you wanted to talk about something," I swung my legs around and sat next to Keith, "So, what's up?"

"Well, I was walking around last night and Shiro talked to me and you know he knows but when I was at your cryo-pod, the others were acting weird. I think they know." Keith stared at the floor. I put my arms around him.

"Hunk's known I was bi for ages, Keith. He won't be against this. I know." I pulled him closer to me, "Now what can I do to cheer you up?"

He just looked at me, pain in his eyes.

"Keith. You can talk to me. I don't want to see you sad like this." I said, lifting his chin up so his face was just inches away from mine, "Why don't we, go to the training deck and practice a little before the others get there?"

"Okay, but put a shirt on first." Keith got up and threw a red shirt at my face. I saw a small smile flicker on his lips, but it faded as he saw me looking.

We walked to the training deck in silence. Keith kept looking around for the rest of the team and was reluctant to look at me the whole way there. 

The castle felt gloomy without the usual joy of Hunk, Pidge and Keith laughing away at each other's jokes. It was tense. The lights were oddly dark instead of their bright white hue, they were grey and gave me a sense that something wasn't right. Which it wasn't.

I dropped behind for a little while and looked at Keith, walking, hunched, in front of me. His jet black hair was just the right length on his neck and his jeans fit just right. He was perfect. How had I not realised it before? The bonding moment, the teasing, the elevator! Keith has been flirting with me this whole time! I'm so stupid! I've been rejecting him all this time for no reason and now everything is wrong.

I have to make things right.

"Keith." I said, "Let's not go to the training deck." he spun around and looked at me incredulously, "We can take my lion out and go someplace else," I held Keith's hands to calm the sceptical stare he was giving me,"I can book us a place at the fanciest restaurant in the entire space mall." 

"Are you sure, Lance?" Keith asked, "I mean, we can't just leave the team here."

"What reason have they given us to stay?" I raised my eyebrows at him and he grinned. 

-

My hands ran through Keith's soft hair as Red's jaw opened to let us in. His lips were on mine and it was hard to walk straight. I pushed Keith against the back wall and pinned him there. I started to move my kisses down towards his neck.

"Red, take us to The Atomic Bar," I muttered, in between kissing. I doubt I could drive whilst this was happening.

Keith let out a little moan as I kissed his neck. I felt Red start to move and leave the Castle, alarms blared outside. 

"Hey, Lance, maybe this is not the best idea," Keith said as he broke away from me.

"Keith. Listen to me. I love you. I've denied it for a long time and so have you." He looked me in the eye and blushed a small bit. "Fighting to save the universe is awesome and all that but I miss home. I miss everything. Even the Garrison. Everything feels like it's closing in on me. But you, you're like my first breath of air after being underwater, you are the best thing I have ever known and it destroys me to see you so sad. Come with me, please?"

"Okay, but what if something happens to one of us?"

"It won't. Trust me."

***

OH MY GOD.

I AM SO SORRY

I have not posted on here for absolutely AGES.

I know yall are disappointed in me (I am too) but you have a new chapter!

I might be able to write a little more over christmas cuz I am at a place with not much wifi and I can continue on google docs and post it over a period of time.

#qotc (question of the chapter) Who is your favourite NON paladin character and why?

Say awesome,

Kerberos xoxo

p.s im gay