Keith ran to his car and bursts into tears, that was all his fault. Like everything else that got hurt in his life. All that was because he walked in and showed himself. He hated himself, he hated everything about himself.
He hated that he wasn't normal. He hated that he was gay, that he liked theories like some nut job. That he was practically an orphan, that he had hurt everyone he ever cared about. That the person he cared about the most was being beaten right now. Out of everything he hated, he hated himself the most.
Allura looks up when the door opened to the apartment opened, Keith walks in still wearing Lance's clothes. She was confused but ran up to him worried and relieved nonetheless. She was glad to see him safe and sound.
"Oh God Keith." She hugs him. "Where the quiznak have you been?" She used her made up swear word when asking. Keith looked up at her and began to cry.
"I hurt Lance."
"What?"
"I hurt Lance Allura." He hugs her tight. "I didn't mean to hurt him, I'm sorry."
"W-Why are you apologizing to me? Apologize to Lance."
"I can't, his father is beating him because I was there." Allura froze at that.
"What was that?"
"Lance's father is beating him because I was there. He thought I was dating him or thought we had sex or something! He was getting hurt because of me." He looked at Allura. "I hurt my first friend."
"W-Wait is Lance being abused by his father? Keith is Lance being abused? Tell me!" Allura's protective big sister instinct kicked in. She knew Lance for a short while, but she thought of him as her little brother. Not like Keith who was going to be her brother-in-law who she still loved dearly, but he had Shiro still. She also knew Lance had recently lost his sister.
"I was so scared... I ran away..." He noticed his clothes. "I forgot my clothes at his house."
"Yeah... I noticed those were baggy. At least you remembered your shoes." Oddly enough he was wearing them. "But enough of that, please tell me the truth Keith. Is Lance's father abusing him?"
"I hurt him. Him being beaten is all my fault."
"God dammit Keith." Allura groans, she lead Keith to the couch and took his shoes off for him. He curled his legs up to his chest when they were off. Allura grabs her phone and calls Shiro.
Keith stayed on the couch. He noticed Black, Shiro's pet cat, hop up, sniff Keith and rub against Keith to get his scent on him. Keith pet's Black and watched Allura pace around the small kitchen. He heard Shiro pick up on Allura's phone.
"Shiro?"
"What is it Princess, everything alright?"
"No, Keith came home in tears! He said Lance is hurt and it's all his fault. I think Lance is being abused by his father!"
"A-Allura calm down, did Keith say he was being abused?"
"I can't get a proper answer out of him. Come home and try to talk to him, maybe you can get him to speak the truth."
"I can't just leave, I'm at work."
"When you get home."
"What about you? What are you doing home?" Shiro asks.

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Hiding Behind a Mask
RomanceSummary: After his parents got divorced Lance had to move to a big city with his Mother and four siblings. While starting his new school life he comes across two new friends and a loner who doesn't seem to like the Cuban boy. Lance just wishes that...