Web of Sins

You're Human

So, here is the next chapter! Yay!

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Every second Keith spent on the road was another second for Lotor to torture Lance in some way, be it physically or emotionally; he let that thought sink into him over and over again, never letting his fire die out as he pulled into the Holt's driveway.

He didn't know what exactly he was after, but he knew that he needed some sort of plan to help Lance, and right now Katie was the only one who he hoped could help him. The entire family must've been asleep right now, but desperation and intuition told him to ignore that fact as he knocked on the front door, unable to stop his hands from shaking. Lotor's last text message was still very fresh in his head.

Not even ten seconds passed before the door opened, revealing a smaller version of Matt that must've been Katie.

He rose an eyebrow, momentarily forgetting his shaking.

"...you...answered the door pretty fast."

"Is that a problem?" She asked, eyes observing him while her arms crossed. When he didn't answer, she tilted her head down approvingly. "Didn't think so. So, are you here for Matt? I can go get him—wouldn't be the first time I woke him up late at night."

"Actually, I'm here for you." Keith cleared his throat, realizing he must've sounded pretty strange, and maybe straight up creepy.

Katie raised an eyebrow at him, but other than that, she showed no opposition, and even stepped back to invite him in.

Keith was taken aback at how conveniently things were going. He was pretty sure this wasn't how Katie should be reacting to a random guy showing up and asking for her.

"Um...you're willing to invite a strange man into your house just like that?"

Once again, she looked him over before shrugging. "It's whatever. If you try anything, I can probably kick your ass." She reached into her pocket and pulled out a needle that must've been filled with some strange sort of paralysis drug. The mere sight made Keith shiver.

"We can go up to my room if you really wanna talk." She lead the way upstairs, not even waiting for him to follow.

He shut the door behind him on his way in, since it seemed Katie wasn't concerned about it, before following her up to her room. This was already off to a much better start than he'd been expecting, which did help with his anxiety a little bit.

"Uh, thanks a lot, Katie."

"Call me Pidge." She ordered, sitting back on her bed as he tentatively entered her room. She had a lamp on a table that lit up the deep orange shades of the room, like sunsets painted on the walls, and there was a bookshelf against the back that was impressively well organized and neatly arranged. Keith didn't have time to take in the full aesthetic of her room, though, as classy as it was.

"Alright. Pidge. So..."

"What do you want?" She lifted a leg onto her bed so she could rest her chin on her knee, watching him curiously. "You must've come here for something."

Keith gulped and nodded, glad that she seemed better at getting to business than he was. Then again, he didn't really know how to bring this up to someone he didn't even know.

"Right. Well, I'm Keith. I'm a..." he paused. "...a...friend...of Lance's."

She nodded. "You're his boyfriend, I know."

Keith stumbled back a bit at the blunt statement, staring at the girl's unbothered face in shock. Surprise quickly turned to grief, however, and he found himself sitting opposite her on the bed, shoulders deflating.