Klance Omegaverse/Galtean AU

(3) Intimidation

Keith's p.o.v:

    The dance ended with a very awkward bow to one of the Altean lords from the first Altean kingdom, the song was now over and he was free to do what he wanted since he chatted up everyone on Queen Ophelia's list. Keith grew rather anxious as he searched the groups of people on and off the dance floor searching for Lotor and his ridiculously long white hair. After what seemed like a long time of scanning the ballroom and avoiding bumping into or being trampled by the big alphas and betas, he finally spotted Lotor near the buffet tables. Keith was going to just head over and hang out with him for the remainder of the ball but he noticed Lotor was talking to Lance and not looking anywhere near pleased with doing so, Keith decided to leave his friend and stalker alone to their chat. "Great, can't exactly go over there until those alpha's chill out." He muttered. Instead of going over there to investigate what they were chatting about and running the risk of getting affected by their pheromones he decided to go back to chatting up the other guests that were still attending tonight. It gave him something to do.

. . .

    Keith was practically being yelled at at this point, so much for chatting with the other guests. He should've just joined Lotor and his stalker's conversation earlier. "-Well Prince Keith, How would you have dealt with that situation exactly?! huh?" Sendak questioned, raising his voice with a menacing growl in his voice. The lord was clearly trying to either get Keith to step down from what he had previously said and make him say something along the lines of 'I was wrong', or to literally fight him over this. Either way his Omega instincts told him to bolt out of that damned ballroom, running to Lotor to hide behind him for cover from this disgruntled alpha also came to mind as a valid option. He was getting scared and he really couldn't afford to be. His instincts were telling him that he was in danger.

    Even though everything in his body told him to submit and stand down or even cower in fear, Keith can't show that kind of weakness. He can't submit. None of these lords or royals can find out that he's a 'lowly Omega'.. A weak Alpha would be one thing but there is a difference between being a weak Alpha and being an omega. One will still try to fight and lose, while the other will cower in fear or run away when challenged like this by an alpha. An Omega's instincts react to Alpha pheromones and scents, right now Keith was dealing with a very agitated Alpha and his instincts were on the cusp of exposing him as an Omega to everyone in this ballroom.

   They had gotten into a political conversation on how lord Sendak had 'solved' his issue with his miners that refused to mine any longer by not giving them any choice and threatening them with their own lives into doing what he wants, Keith wasn't pleased and spoke his mind and now here they were arguing in front of a huge crowd of people. He should've known this would happen, he shouldn't have said a damned word about it. But Sendak had been given the task to look after a specific group of people under Queen Ophelia's orders and lately he has been acting like he has more power then he truly does. How could Keith stay silent when he was just so outraged by this man and his cruelty?

    "Unlike you I wouldn't have practically ENSLAVED my own people! Their working conditions are so unsafe that half your work force went missing, or just simply died! Honestly, you can't even blame them for going on strike. They begged you not to send them back down there until it was safer for them to work, but what did you do? Hm?! You threatened their lives and made examples out of some of them by executing them in front of the rest of the people under your command." Keith stated, trying his best to keep his voice civil and as far from being shaky as possible. Holy quiznak he was going to die, Sendak was probably going to kill him at this rate. Lord Sendak growled in response, being anything but civil as the other lords and ladies watched as Keith helplessly fought his case and tried to stand his ground. "Forcing them to work with the unsafe working conditions in the mine in the first place was wrong, ending their lives if they still refuse to work is borderline slavery. They are people. As unfortunate for them as it may be, they are your people. The ones you were supposed to be looking after, not mercilessly killing on a whim!" He shouted, not realizing he had been yelling or that while he was ranting his head off he had yanked Sendak to his level by his tie.

   He's doomed. This is an absolute death wish, what is he even doing at this point? Digging his own grave deeper isn't helping one bit. Keith was gonna get ripped to shreds by Sendak for arguing with him in front of all these people isn't he? Keith was internally screaming at himself for being way out of line, that he should learn his place. But for now... He had to play it off as if he was truly an alpha and have a panic attack later if he lived past this encounter. Pretend that 'no one should ever dare oppose me'. Everyone thinks he's an alpha so he's got to act like one, his life depended on it. "Sendak. I want you to listen very closely right now, don't make me repeat myself." Keith stated with a low and serious tone, now waiting for a response from the lord as he glared at the area slightly below the other's eyes. If he made eye contact with this alpha right now his performance might waver and he couldn't risk that.

  All Sendak did was nod, if you can even call it that. The lord was clearly pissed off, anyone in this damned ballroom can see and sense that. "If you don't fix the wrong you did to the people you were specifically told to look after, me and you are going to have some serious problems. I'll just have to get Queen Ophelia involved, trust me when I say you don't want her to get involved with this little issue. You don't want her to do you?~ You know how ruthless she can be to those who don't know their place~" Keith explained, tilting his head to the side cockily. Gods he was really testing his luck today. Sendak slowly shook his head 'no', his face looking anything but apologetic about what he has done. "Great!~ Then you could have this issue settled in a phoeb(month)?" He said, not asking- he was basically telling this intimidating alpha what to do with a damned time limit. Keith was still desperately fighting the urge to just turn and run away from this situation, all the while making everything worse by staying. This behavior was definitely not allowed for a lowly Omega, every fiber in his being told him so. "I mean an 'all great and powerful' lord like you can fix your mistake within that time right? Shouldn't be that hard to figure out something that makes all party's happy if you're as smart as you claim you are!~" Keith stated with a cocky tone but in reality he was so scared that he was about to be called out as an Omega and have this situation completely turn around on him.

    Keith glanced from side to side at the crowd this disagreement has gathered, acting unbothered by the attention but was freaking out on the inside. He turned his attention back towards Sendak and glared, still holding his tie in a death grip. Slowly Keith let the tie slip out of his grasp as if he had just been testing how the fabric felt against his fingers, a smirk played across his face. All of this confidence was just for show, he felt like he was going to throw up from all the anxiety he was fighting to stay calm in this moment. Keith walked away and the group of lords and ladies all started erupting with laughter, not at him but at Sendak.

   He felt like he was going to just double over and throw up, his instincts were a mess and he couldn't even think straight. Picking a fight with an alpha was a big no no for Omegas and he had pretty much just done that! An Alpha! Gods he was lucky if he made it out of this event alive. Keith made it this far without making a scene that would reveal his secret but his fight or flight instinct was messing with him, how he had fought the urge to run till now he will never know. Maybe Sendak was a weak Alpha?

   As Keith was walking around trying to find a safe and secluded place to attempt to calm down he was suddenly pulled into a nice, warm embrace. It was soothing and familiar, he was hit with a wave of calm and realized who it was by the scent. "Guess you saw all of that go down?" Keith asked quietly, turning so he could hug Lotor back. Lotor nodded slightly as he patted Keith's head, the alpha's scent becoming more calming by the second. "I was quite worried about you caving over there Keith... I would've gotten in-between you guys but they'd call you a weak Alpha if I helped you out." Lotor mumbled as he pulled away slightly, keeping Keith under his right arm while walking him towards the buffet table area.

    This sort of thing had kind of become a routine the two had at events like this, one Keith found quite comforting. If He starts to panic Lotor will let out calming pheromones, the alpha's scent alone was calming to him at this point. They are childhood friends and Lotor really does look out for him, all to help him keep his secret from getting out.

   Lotor had him sit down in one of the chairs in the corner, knowing Keith liked small spaces and felt safer in them. The two held hands as they sat together in the corner, time passed by but he was too busy trying to calm down after all that stress he couldn't be bothered to notice. Keith finally snapped out of it when something was put in front of his face, no longer blanking out and finally registering that someone was trying to talk to him. The thing being held in front of his face, was a wine glass filled with water.