Crimson: Book 2 of "Red: A Keith x Reader Love Story"

Chapter 5

Dedicated to @ Scarlett-Red! Thank you so much for the cover!

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"How'd you escape?" You feel his throat bob underneath your hand as you squeeze his neck.

A laugh. "Did you really think a cell could hold me?"

"Don't touch her!"

"Funny. That's exactly what your brother said right before I took him."

The sting of your hand as you punch him across the face. Blood covering your hands and forming a puddle and rivets on your floor. The splatter of blood. The familiar crunch as you drive your sword through his chest.

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"NO!" You sit upright, panting. Your blood is boiling and your body trembles. Sweat trickles down the back of your neck.

A hand places itself on your shoulder and you jump. Keith looks at you, his purple eyes glowing in the dim light.

"Are you okay?" He murmurs.

"I'm fine." You shrug his hand off your shoulder, not meeting his eyes. "Just a dream,"

You lay down, your back to him. You feel his gaze on you before there's a shuffle and he lies down. You curl into a ball, your hands at your chest. You're still shaking, and you try to take deep breaths to calm yourself down.

Through the dark you can see Lance and Allura sleeping in each other's arms. Lance has an arm around her waist and her back is pressed against his chest, her hand in his. Your heart pangs painfully and you can't stop the tears that roll down your face. Silently sobbing, you bury your face in your pillow.

There's a soft tap on your head and when you look up, Pidge blinks down at you. She wriggles under your blanket and wraps her arms around you. You don't move for a second, shocked. Then you relax into her embrace and she hugs you as you cry yourself to sleep.

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Back in your world, Blu and Varius are being chased through a jungle by a swarm of gigantic bee warriors.

"Whose fricken idea was this again?" Blu yells as he swerves around a tree.

"Yours!" Varius growls.

"Oh, yeah!"

The two boys stumble to a stop as they come to the edge of a tall cliff.

"Oh, great." Varius pinches the bridge of his nose. The noise of the buzzing bees grows ever closer.

"Relax," Blu claps his boyfriend on the shoulder. "I got this,"

The two turn to face the jungle, shoulders brushing. The trees shake and there's a loud rumble. Then there's just quiet. Blu's hand tightens around the hilt of his sword. Suddenly, the trees explode and out come ten monstrous bees the size of houses.

Blu lets out a yell and charges the bees. His sword slices the head off one and it hits the ground with a sickening thud. The other bees buzz in fury.

Blu motions them to come to him. "Come at me, you little bastards."

The bees all launch themselves at him.

"I wouldn't say they're little," Varius yawns, sitting on the ground, legs crossed.

"What would you call them then?" Blu questions, his sword slicing open one bee.

"Hmm... Abnormally large, I think."

"Perhaps gigantic?" Blu suggests, leaning on the hilt of his sword which is buried deep in the skull of a bee.