New Timers (a klance au)

Chapter 4

// hey guys. I was kinda in a hurry to write this lol so if there are any typos just comment or message me and I'll fix them, I'd really appreciate it <3//

After the whole bathroom thing, lance wiped Keith's eyes an walked him back to class. The smaller boy was beyond embarrassed. He was  at his most vulnerable, and he let his guard down. He was just so desperate and starved of touch that he would grab hold of anyone who had walked through that door. Although Something in him was glad it was lance, yet he still wasn't sure.

Keith waited near the the schools main doors where lance had requested to meet before they walked home together. He had said 2:50 but it's now 3:30 and Keith was getting a little tired of waiting. He decided to just walk home on his own.

Since he was alone he decided he was going to take the short cut through town. Sore it was a little sketch on that side of town, but he was a tough kid who was capable of protecting himself. Sure he looked a little scrawny, but he had more muscles than he let into.

There were about 3 different alleyways he had to cut through, and with his glare he got himself in some trouble on the third.
He saw the clearing by his house and was relieved he was almost home. He was almost through the clearing when a cloaked figure emerged from the shadows, two following behind. They started walking forward and it wasn't long till they had Keith pinned against the wall.

"How much you got on you." The man said.

Kieth was ready to bolt when one of them pulled out a switch blade and held it up to Keith's throat. Keith fumbled through his pockets and found nothing. He pulled his pockets inside out to show them he had nothing to offer. The biggest one whistles and all he remembered from there is pain.

A whole world of pain.

He awoke to see lance shining a mini flashlight in his eyes. "I came looking for you when your brother said you weren't home" lance said. Keith just starred at lance. He wanted to say something, anything, but his mouth wouldn't move. The edges of his vision was blurred, and the last thing he saw was lances worried expression before blacking out.

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He woke up in an unfamiliar place. The bed was soft and the room smelled like fresh paint. He turned his head and nearly fell out of the bed. Lance shot up and yelled something in spanish that Keith didn't understand. Lance calmed himself and yawned. "Oh your awake."

"I...uhh where am I?" Keith questioned

"My room" lance replied

Keith couldn't hide it anymore. His blush returned full force. It didn't take long before Keith noticed the sharp throbbing in his head. Lance shuffled over to him and gently placed his hand on Keith's shoulder. He took Keith's hand away from his head.
"You should rest some more" lance cooed
Keith couldn't do anything but stare into lances ocean blue eyes; he was completely
Disregarding everything lance was saying. After all, things were still a bit hazy.
"What happened..?" Keith questioned "wait.. d-did we!?" Keith grabbed a fistful of the sheets in anticipation
Lances eyes went wide and a fiery red took place of his once bronze skin.
"N..no! Of course not!! How..why would you even..." lance panicked
"Sorry I just feel real fucked up right now." Mumbled Keith. The taller boy climbed out of bed, and walked round to where the other boy sat. "Hey it's ok, we're friends after all." Lance tilted his head and shot him a small grin. Keith could fee his heart beating against his ribcage. A warm feeling washed over Keith for the first time in a long while. It didn't last long; it was soon replaced by guilt when he remembered Shiro.
"Shit! I really gotta go!" The smaller boy attempted to jump out of bed, but as soon as he hit the floor the rest of his body followed. "Careful, they cut you up pretty bad, and you lost a lot of blood.
In Keith's eyes the room was spinning and he couldn't feel his legs. Lance mustered up all the strength he could and lifted Keith back into the bed. When lance left the room he had plenty of time to think. He saw his phone on the bedside table, along with a bunch of text messages from a very worried Shiro.

Keith, where are you!

Keith????

KIETH

ok I'm calling the police

Kieth call me back please

Kieth I swear

Ok your really worrying me, come home.

Keith could feel guilt piling up in the pit of his stomach. Sure he and Shiro didn't always get along, but he would never run away.

~

His thoughts were interrupted by lance walking in with a plate of eggs and toast.
"I'm no chef but it's something." Lance said
"Umm.. Thankyou.." Keith said, looking down at his lap.

Later when Keith was feeling better he and lance decided to walk down to the park where they both met. The shorter boy was holding onto the others arm as they waked. His ability to walking was still pretty bad.
As they walked, lance looked over at the other boy and realized he was staring at him. Keith turned his head faster than he's ever had before. To any passer by, it would look like the two were on a date and that thought drive Keith mad. He'd never really had time for relationships with all that's happened in the past few years.
As they approached the park, Keith felt his stomach drop.

"Those..those are the guys."

// whew the next chapters gonna be a doozy //

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