"We're here because we love you Keith." My stepmother's voice soothes me. She holds one of my hands and gives me a soft smile. I don't know how to feel about it. "Yeah, we all care about you." Pidge chimes in from the couch where she sits with Hunk. I smile at that. My brother, my sister, my stepmother, and my friends are all here. The only person who's missing is Lance. I gasp, "Lance! Is he okay?" I worriedly look over to Acxa. She nods with a small smile, "All because of you. His burns are permanent but he is alive and healthy. Lance woke up only about two hours before you did too." I let out a sigh of relief.
Because I swore....I saw him die.
I screamed his name. Lance smiled at me but the hurt was clearly there, the rain had matted down his curly hair and made his white shirt practically see through. His tan arms scattered with fresh cuts and bruises shined clearly. I winced at those. "Lance please don't do it!" He shook his head slowly. He looked up at the sky and said something to himself, I couldn't hear him though. I wished I could get closer to him- to stop him. But the men held me back. I kicked and shoved at them but they just held me in place. I couldn't believe what I was seeing and I couldn't believe these men were okay with just watching it happen. "Please Lance! I love you! Don't do this to yourself! I need you!" The saddest thing is he didn't have any emotion when he heard my cries. Like they didn't even matter in the end. Now I stood there watching the love of my life step farther and farther from me but closer and closer to the edge. How ironic it would be that the first and last times I had seen him would be with him standing in the rain. Face tilted high, like he wasn't afraid. Yet you could see the tears staining his cheeks, the difference between the rain and his tears is that one goes away after time. He took a step forward and then with my gut wrenching shriek he disappeared from view.
That never happened. He didn't jump from a building...No...There was fire. Tall flames that burst up in a split second. Strong flames that didn't die down in the rain. "Keith? Keith are you okay?" I snap back into reality and see everyone's worried expressions. "What happened?" I ask and Shiro answers, "You fainted again." I quirk an eyebrow, "Again?" They all nod. My stepmother speaks up, "You woke up multiple times before today, screaming for Lance. But eventually you would always fall back asleep." I look down at my hands in horror. I was having a repeating nightmare of Lance dying for days?
"Where is he?" I ask, they all know who I'm talking about. "Lance is in a room down the hall. Hunk and I can go visit him if you'd like." I nod at that, "That would be great. I'll join you." As I start to sit up Shiro presses against my shoulder gently but firmly, "No you don't tiger. You need to rest." I glare at him hard, I know hes being caring but I've been sleeping for days. "This isn't an argument Keith. This is an order. Let your friends go check on Lance and we'll keep you company for now." I groan but comply with my stepmother's words. "Fine. Go on your own to see Lance." Pidge and Hunk nod and head towards the door. "Wait!" I croak for them. They look back not at all surprised. "Yeah?" I choke on my own words, I don't know what I want to say to Lance. I just want him to know I care and I'll be with him as soon as I can.
"Tell him...Tell him I'll be at his side soon." Hunk smiles softly, "We will Keith, don't worry." With that, the two leave the room onto Lance's.
"Do you want to see your back honey?" My stepmom asks from my side. I look at her quizically, "Why would I?" Then as her mouth starts to form words I fall back from the hospital room and instead I'm surrounded by hot flames that lick at my back as I cover Lance with my own body. The pain seers and I can feel the skin peeling and the flesh burning. I scream out but I don't lose my grip on Lance. I only hold on tighter through the pain.
"Keith!" A strong hand grips my shoulder. "Sorry...Fire...Made me think..." I hear my words barely come out in a whisper. "Are you okay?" Acxa asks while holding my hand. I nod and give a small smile, "I'm fine." My stepmom glares at me, "Keith stop acting. You're crying. It's okay baby." Then Aiko lightly wraps her arms around me. Acxa joins the light hug and then soon I can feel Shiro hold on to all of us. "You don't have to look at the burns anytime soon honey." My stepmother's voice coos. I let the tears fall and I sob a little. I bury my head in Aiko's neck. She runs a hand through my hair over and over so soothingly. So motherly. "I love you guys." I can feel them all tense up in surprise, especially my stepmother. "I love you Acxa." I say and my sister hugs a little tighter, "You know I love you too Keith." I smile to myself, yeah I do know.
"I love you Shiro." Then after a short silence, "I love you too kiddo." I can feel Aiko's breathing stop short as I open my mouth to say the next words everyone can predict. "I love you...Mom." The hand in my hair stops abruptly and I almost wonder for a minute if this isn't what she wanted, if she doesn't want me to love her. If she doesn't want me to call her mom. "Oh Keith. I love you too. My little boy." And then she hugs me even tighter, but she's careful not to hold on to my back- only my shoulders. I feel the tears fall down my cheek again. There's only one person missing and he's on a business trip in Hawaii, not even worrying about his son in the hospital.
I pull back first then Shiro, Axca and last is Aiko who smiles and wipes a tear from her eye before going to a couch at the opposite side of the room and pulling out her phone. I have to admit it hurts a little but I then hear what she's saying, who she's calling. "Honey- Honey- Please- Sweetheart- MARK!" Her yell catches me off guard. It catches my siblings off guard too. "Your- Our son is in the hospital. You know this! You don't even care to get a flight over? Oh you have too much work? Who the hell cares? Tell your boss your son was in a fire and was unconscious for days! I'm sure he'd understand! OH WOULD YOU LISTEN TO ME FOR ONCE?" My eyes go wide as I watch Aiko stand fast as a bullet and storm out of the room while saying other things to my father. The door slams behind her and I'm left dumbfounded.
"Did I just see that or am I dreaming again?" I ask my siblings. Shiro is as surprised as I am and Acxa just shakes her head, "Who made a clone of our stepmom and made it like a normal mother?" I can see Shiro look out of place, a big guy like him twiddling his thumbs and looking down just looks weird. "She meant mom. Our mom." I say to Shiro who smiles gratefully at me. Acxa looks between us, "Yeah. Our mom." With that I laid my head back down on my pillow and closed my eyes.
This is where the story takes a turn! I am hoping to really improve because I find my first oh I don't know fifty chapters quite cringy ha...ha....Whoops. Well anyway, I hope you enjoyed. Do you trust this family relationship? What do you think Lance and Allura are talking about right now? Or have they finished now since Pidge and Hunk walked in? Do you have any theories of what went down?
Anyway, have a great day/night and as always thank you so much for reading!!!
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The Boy in the Rain//Klance
FanfictionHow ironic it would be that the first and last times I had seen him would be with him standing in the rain. Face tilted high, like he wasn't afraid. Yet you could see the tears staining his cheeks, the difference between the rain and his tears is th...
