Left on Read // Klance AU

13. the city's brightest star

Lance felt uncomfortable as he walked to the subway station, he had the feeling someone was watching him so he kept turning around every 30 seconds only to find nothing out of the normal and no one following him. When he got on the subway train the feeling only amplified and he was about to get off when the train started moving. He was on edge watching everyone in the compartment and writing down what they looked like in his notes as he pretended to text someone. The train had stopped and he was about to get off when two of the guys on the train started walking towards him, Lance tried to walk past them but two more men got on the train and started pushing him into the corner. Lance tripped and fell to the floor, he quickly pushed his phone into the corner hoping someone would find it and turn it in to the police. The last thing he saw before it all went dark was a tall man with long white hair approaching him.
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Lance woke up in a dark small room. Scratch that. Lance had woken up in the trunk of a car. He tried to move his hands but they were tied behind his back. He tried to move his legs but they were also tied. He was stuck in a random trunk with no way to get out or get help. He didn't have long to think about it though because the car stopped and the engine was turned off. He quickly shut his eyes and pretended to be asleep as the car doors opened and footsteps made their way towards the trunk.
    "Grab him and bring him inside before Lotor yells at us,"
Lance could barely hear the voices from inside the trunk but he was sure they sounded more feminine than masculine. The trunk opened up and Lance felt someone pick him up bridal style and carry him inside where he was then put in a chair and zip tied to it. The only thoughts going through his head was how he would get out of this before he ended up hurt, or worse.
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To say Keith was a wreck would be an understatement. He hadn't showered, his hair had been put in a bun to keep it out of his face. He had skipped all his classes and would only come out of his room to eat and use the bathroom. He didn't sleep, no, couldn't sleep because everytime he closed his eyes he saw Lance dead on the floor just like his mom was. Shiro had started staying at the apartment more and more and Pidge had practically moved into the spare room. They couldn't bear to see Keith like this and had designated themselves his 'caretaker' until further notice.
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It had been a week since Lance had been taken and it seemed like the world had lost its sun. Kids at the campus had been made aware and everyone in his classes felt his disappearance. The art block had a heavy weight surrounding it and barely anyone was smiling. The city had lost its brightest star and everyone had taken the hit. Allura closed the diner for three days because she couldn't keep it together enough to open. The weather seemed to reflect their mood as it had been raining the whole week. Even people who didn't know Lance felt his absence, the stranger who always smiled at them on the subway wasn't there, or the guy who always complimented their outfit even if it was just sweats and a t-shirt. Rosa had flown up from Cuba and was staying with Hunk during the investigation. She had popped over to console Keith and the two of them had sat on the sofa talking about Lance and crying for what felt like days, but in reality was only a couple of hours. In those hours Keith felt like he had known her his entire life and Rosa had pretty much adopted Keith into the family.
The police had no leads and the case was slowly dwindling, they had interviewed all the passengers and they had come up empty handed with only a basic sketch to go on. The case was getting colder and Rosa and Keith knew it. Meanwhile Keith was falling deeper and deeper into the hole he was so desperately trying to climb out of. He yelled at people and got irritated at the slightest things. Other days he just wouldn't respond to anything, his mind consumed with thoughts of Lance and his mom.

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a/n: hello!!!! the chapter is late and im sorry but i suddenly got busy with stuff that i wasn't expecting but here it is!! the long awaited chapter 13. sorry its shorter but for me to be able to get chapters out to you they are going to be shorter so i don't feel pressured to write 1,000+ words each time because its one of the main reasons why i hadn't been writing. thanks for reading i hope you enjoyed this chapter, more is on the way!
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- janet (a very gay mess)