An Age a Month

7 Years part 2

Nobody moved or made a sound. Keith clung to Lance like a life muttering into his ear. Lance looked confused but let it happen.

Coran sat in silence. What he had witnessed playing over and over in his head. How can a father do this to their own son.

Shiro slowly approached Keith and Lance.

"Keith? Are you okay?"

Keith snapped up. "Lance?"

Said boy looked up. "Had he done anything to you?"

Lance frowned. "Who? Daddy?"

Keith stopped and shook his head. "Never mind"

Shrugging Lance got off Keith's lap and pulled him in what he thought was the direction to the kitchen.

"We are getting food now" he said and pulled Keith out the room. Shiro still concerned went with them.

Coran finally looked up but refused to meet anyone's eyes. He wasn't sure if Keith heard it but the words Lances father whispered to him every time...

"I hate him"

Everyone looked to Coran. Coran very rarely hated anyone, he was joyful and full of optimism. It was hard for him to hate many.

Allura placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Do you want to talk about it?"

Coran shook slightly. "I don't know if can repeat it"

Nothing more was said. This had to be more horrific than last time.

Hunk decided he need to talk to Lance. He meet him when they were around 7 years old and he didn't know a thing about this.

He approached the kitchen to find a crying Lance in Keith's lap. Keith looked up as the doors opened.

"Hunk! Thank goodness! Shiro needs to go!"

Hunk looked to Shiro quizzically.

"Again?"

"It's not his fault! Just something he said I think triggered a memory!"

Hunk quickly bustled a confused Shiro out of the room.

"What did you say?"

Shiro meet Hunks eye. "I said I think it's time we had a more serious, the Lance started crying. I was going to say conversation about everything but Keith started yelling at me to leave."

"Stay here for a sec"

Hunk walked back into the room. Keith looked up again and relaxed a little when he saw Hunk.

"I don't know why Lance gets so scared of Shiro. Maybe you can explain?"

Hunk asked. Lance had calmed down a bit but looked to Hunk. Before giving a small smile and reaching towards him. Hunk took him from Keith and sat down at the table. Lance stared at Hunk.

"I'm here to help buddy" Hunk smiled.

Lance smiled back before climbing down and back up onto Keith. Hunk smiled.

"He really likes you huh?"

Keith flushed and looked away as Hunk started laughing.

"I'll ... Tell you what I saw" Keith mumbled. Clearly still upset. Lance laces his fingers with Keith's with a knowing look on his face.

" When... When Shiro said we needed to have a more serious I assume conversation... Lance had a flashback. I -I saw it too despite it being what I just saw earlier. " Keith paused as he tried to stop the tears.

Hunk gently patted his back waiting patiently for him to continue.

"Something happened and Lance's" he sighed "Lances father decided he needed a more serious punishment"

"That's what triggered the memory, Hunk..." Keith looked at him, covering Lances ears despite him already knowing what he was taking about.

And In the quietest, quite broken sounding voice Hunk had ever heard him use.

"He raped him, Hunk"