Hurting Inside {Modern/Steven Universe AU}

Chapter 7: Nightmare

The minute Lance left, the doorbell rang. Keith looked at his tired body.

Not happening.

"SHIROGANE!! I THINK ITS FOR YOU!!" Keith screeched at the top of his lungs.

Shiro walked in-- no catapult himself in. He flattened the creases on his shirt, before opening the door.

There stood Adam.  His beautiful boyf--soon-to-be fiance.

Keith watched as Shiro grabbed Adam's wrist and pull him into the house, and disappearing in his bedroom.

Keith suddenly felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him. His eyelids felt heavy so he let them close. He left him self drift from consciousness.

Big Mistake.
Trigger has been deployed

Keith quietly opened and closed the door to his run down apartment he shared with his father. Suddenly the light flashed open. His dad was staring at him, belt in hand. He got up and pulled it, so it made a menacing snap sound. Keith trembled before him. He swallowed. "You're late. You know what that means." Keith whimpered. He could smell the alcohol in his breath. "Please sir I'm sorry I--" His father slapped him, shutting him up. Tears rolled down Keith's porcelain cheeks. Well one of them. They other was kind of messed up and swollen.

He folded  the belt and put it under his armpit. He removed the teen's clothes, quickly,then started beating him. Every time it came in contact with his skin he would utter a 'please' or 'stop you're hurting me.'  Every smack he gave him more and more pain blossomed.
Bright red marks covered the small body.Keith shook violently. His whole body was sensitive. It ached everywhere. He just wanted then pain to end. The evil bastard got tired and decided to have 'fun' with him. He stripped of his clothes and left them in a pool on the floor.

He grabbed his neck but when he opened his mouth the voice that came out was not his. It was full of concern and...what was that word...oh...love. "Keith! Keith, baby, please wake up!!"

Keith sat up and immediately began sobbing, his face in his hands. Lance looked at him, his face a perfect example of concern.
He wrapped his arms around the smaller teen. Lance almost gasped when all he could feel was bones, but he kept quiet and let him sob into his shirt. Soaking it with his tears.

"I-I sorry." Keith said finally. Lance tools his frail hands in his own. He rubbed his thumbs on his knuckles. Then brought it to his lips making Keith blush.

Lance caught sight of one of Keith's arm. His eyebrows furrowed in sorrow. He slowly pushed the white sweater off. Cuts. Hateful cuts. Large cuts. Small cuts. Even some cuts that seemed to form words. Keith realized what Lance was looking at. He snatched his hands badefinitely bad.dled them close to his chest with fear in his eyes.

"Kei--"

"No. Just do it already." He said quietly.

Now Lance was confused. "Do what?"

Keith looked at him. He could feel a shred of hope awakening.

"You know....hit me. Punish me for cutting."

Lance looked at Keith like he had two heads. Keith looked at Lance like he was insane.

"Keith, you don't hit someone just because you cut."

Keith tilted his head. "You don't?" He asked. Lance felt his hart break. Being beaten up was his routine. That is definitely bad.

"Keith." Lance put his hands on his pale have and started rubbing it with his thumbs in a small circular motion. Keith closed his eyes and leaned into his touch.

Then he groaned and fell forward
burrying his face into the Altean's shirt.

"너 는 형 형 이ㄷㅏ." (I am messed up.) He mumbled into his shirt. Lance chuckled. "No you aren't." Keith sat up looked at him surprised. "You understand what I said?" Lance nodded the kissed his nose. Keith shook his head, making his hair away. Then he grabbed Lance's collar and smashed his lips against his own. Lance was surprised but quickly melted into the kiss.

Keith tilted his head so he could get a better angle of his mouth. Lance licked his bottom lip asking for entry, which Keith gladly excepted. If you were standing in front of them you could see drool and youngest clashing together. It was the perfect moment until...

SNAO! SNAP! SNAP!

"PIDGE THEY'RE BEING GAY AGAIN!!" Adam yelled. Keith and Lance jumped away from each other panting. Keith covered his face. Pidge ran in with a large grin on her face. But that quickly disappeared when she caught sight of the couple. "Aww I missed it." She kicked an imaginary rock. Adam placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry. I have really good ones." He showed her some pictures.
"Ooh yeah those are hot!" Keith turned to the short teen. "PIDGE!" Adam nodded in agreement. "I gotta send these to Takashi." Lance turned to him. "ADAM!" Pidge walked off yelling. "BEWARE OF BLACKMAIL IN YOUR FUTURE." Adam took off.

Keith and Lance ran after him. Unluckily for Keith he was wearing socks so he ended up hitting the wall. With his face.

"Owww....." Lance picked him up then continued running after the cackling Blonde.