Hiding Behind a Mask

Chapter 40- A 'Matt'er of Time

Lance walks into his home, he throws his coat off and hid his face in the couch. Then he screamed. He screamed out all his frustrations, anger, and sadness. He did not expect that to go down, he never thought he'd get into a fight like that.

Rico comes down and saw his brother in his current state. He walks up and rubs Lance's back, hoping that'd stop the screaming. Lance stops and looks up at Rico.

"W-What is it Rico?" He asks. Rico saw tears coming from his brother's eyes, he could tell Lance was upset by something.

"You okay Lances?"

"Oh. Y-Yeah." Lance wipes his eyes. "I'm fine sweetie. Just... I just got into a fight with Kei Kei is all." He sat up, Rico climbs on the couch and sat with him.

"What you fight about?" He asks. Lance sighs.

"Well... someone likes me and Keith doesn't like that."

"Why?"

"Cause apparently I'm Keith's boyfriend. I'm with him and someone else is kissing me and telling me they like me."

"But Kei Kei is suppose to do that, not someone else." Rico said, Lance nods.

"I... I know. But this guy. He-He calls me "Beautiful" and holds me, makes me feel special. Keith doesn't do that... so I don't know. I kind of wish he'd do that more."

"Lances." Rico starts. "Kei Kei loves you lots and lots. He knows you betta dan da person who's been twien to take-d you." Rico says. "If you love-d Kei Kei lots and lots dan you should love him da way he is." He points out. Lance was trying to remember how old this kid was.

For being two this kid speaks his fucking mind, and he has a smart mind.

"Night night hermano. " He got down. " Espero que te compones con Kei Kei. " Rico walks back upstairs. Lance nods when Rico wasn't looking.

"Yeah, night Rico." Lance leans back and stares at the ceiling. He cannot believe that he talked about relationship issues to a two year old, like Rico understood... he was too young to understand what was going on. 

Keith tried playing his DS, he was trying so hard to distract himself but nothing was working. Not even his cute Typhlosion could distract him. He saved and turned his DS off. He fell backwards and waited for something to happen, like something good to happen. Nothing.

"Dammit." He mutters. Keith got up and went into the kitchen to eat something, he didn't care that it was two in the morning, he was hungry and too upset to sleep.

He threw some leftover chili in the microwave and sat down on the couch waiting for it to be done. He watched outside, a clear night, he could see faint lights from nearby stores and bars. The city was always bright.

He heard the microwave go off, he walks over and grabs the bowl. He put it on a plate so he wouldn't burn his hands and walks back to the couch. He continued to watch people outside. Like some gang members who were fighting, he watched some gang members beat each other up, steal money, and ran before the cops showed up. Well that was entertaining for a good five seconds.

Keith finished his food but he decided to lay on the couch and stare at the blank TV screen. He didn't know what to do or how to fix his current situation. Keith remembered what Lance had said to him.

Compliment him? Keith has a hard time being nice as is. Hold him, call him Beautiful? Keith is awkward, like he can do that. Try? He was trying. He's never been in a relationship before, hell he didn't have any friends till this school year started. He thought about how Lotor acted in the cafe.