Gemini, Touch the Sky (Voltron: Legendary Defender Fanfic/ONC Entry)

Home Coming

"Thank you." Ryo watched his agent bow towards Rachel's family from where he sat in the garrison vehicle. Ryo now wore a hoodie sent by the garrison so that he wouldn't draw attention to himself when they arrived. "Thank you for making us feel welcome."

Nadia looked at those getting to go with tears in her eyes. "Why can't we get to go too?"

"Yeah, I want to see Uncle Lance."

"We've been over this." Veronica looked down at her nephew and niece. "We decided I would go and see if Uncle Lance is with Voltron before the family comes out."

"But Aunt Rachel is going with."

Veronica glanced up at where Rachel sat next to Ryo. Ryo felt her fingers twist through his. "She is going to support Ryo." Ryo watched her get down on the level of her niece and nephew and remembered Shiro doing the same for him. "I promise I'll send for you guys as soon as we know something, okay?"

"Okay." Both children looked at him with their lips jutted out. Veronica stepped into the vehicle and the door closed.

"They didn't say who was with them?" Rachel asked.

"No. Voltron was apparently making arrangements for their landing still when they called me and arranged for the vehicle to come pick us up."

"There is no use worrying until we get there."

Ryo appreciated what his agent said, yet he still found himself in the place he found himself when Holt started talking about the war having a negative effect on those involved. He didn't want to know, yet he needed to know. When they arrived they were greeted by James and Kinkade. Ryo looked at both. "Any news?"

"Come." James started walking away and Ryo followed with Rachel and Veronica while Kinkade followed from behind. They arrived at one of the places for landing spacecraft and Ryo's jaw dropped at seeing the huge robot lions looming above them, only for his eyes to be drawn towards the group standing in front of the lions. He recognized the one in the red uniform as Keith.

The one in blue poked Keith in the chest. "Why are you the one to go to the infirmary and check in on Shiro? Huh?"

"This is not the time Lance."

"Of course..."

"Excuse me." The anger in Rachel's voice made him turn and look at her.

"Wh..." Ryo's eyes blinked.

"... this is..."

"Rachel, please don't do anything..."

Ryo's eyes closed as Rachel's fist made contact with the chin of the person dressed in blue. They opened up and he whispered so Veronica could hear him. "Let me guess. That is your brother Lance?"

"Unfortunately."

"Seems he's not changed." James seemed far from pleased.

"Keith seems to. I mean, he didn't lose his temper." Kinkade let out a laugh as Rachel started dragging her brother away from the rest of the group.

"I'm not sure Rachel gave him the time to." James turned towards Ryo. "Hey. Listen."

"If it's about what you did to Keith."

"No. I'd hoped to get you here before they took your other brother to the infirmary. He's honestly been through the wringer."

Ryo nodded his head. "Thanks for letting me know."

"And that purple alien with them?"

"What about her?"

"Apparently she's Galra, but on our side."

Ryou wasn't sure what to think of that but started forward with his hands jammed into his pockets. Keith seemed to notice his approach and started looking up, but not before Ryo reached out and pulled Keith into a hug. He didn't care if Keith slugged him, but he caught sight of the scar on Keith's right cheek as he did. He felt Keith tense up. "Ryo?"

"I'm sorry." Ryo let his eyes closed. He was sorry for not being a good brother.

"You're sorry? I should be the one. I didn't bring..."

Ryo took a deep breath and pulled away holding Keith at arm's length. "You mean Takashi didn't tell you?"

"What?" Keith stared at him in confusion.

"Keith, I didn't approach you back then for the reason..."

"I know." Keith glanced at the ground but reached up to remove Ryo's hands. "Krolia told me."

"Kr..."

"I'm still sorry for not bringing Shiro back in the condition he left, and I'm still sorry for slugging you back then and misunderstanding."

"Hold on a second. Whose Krolia? Why would this person know you're our brother?"

Ryo watched Keith turn and look at the Galra female who stood chatting with three aliens who looked human except for the pointed ears while scratching the head of a big blue wolf. "She's Krolia. As for why she knows..." Keith turned back towards Ryo. "She's our mother."

V

"What is your problem!"

Rachel watched Lance glare at her while leaning up against the wall with his arms crossed. "I should be asking you that Rae."

"No, you shouldn't. The way you were acting back there..."

"Why are you defending Keith?"

Rachel clenched her fists together. "You should be asking why you're so hard on him."

"Why? Because they're playing favorites with Keith again. They're letting him go to the infirmary to check up on Shiro." Lance pointed his finger at his chest. "Keith is the one who took off on us for months and I was left being the one to support Shiro, yet he's the one who's getting to waltz in as if he never ran away."

"What did you do to drive him away?"

"Excuse me?"

"Don't play naïve Lance. What did you do to make Keith not feel welcome?"

"That..." Lance glanced at the ground. "That's beside the point." She watched his hands tighten around his arms. "I'd rather introduce you to Allura."

"You mean the alien princess you're going to marry?"

"Of course. She can't resist my natural charm." Lance wiggled his eyebrows.

"Yeah, sure."

"Hey, if you don't want my advice in catching a guy like I've caught Allura's heart..."

"I actually have a boyfriend Lance."

She watched her brother's eyes blink. "Wait. Who?"

"Honestly, none of your business."

Rachel enjoyed watching his jaw drop, but she wasn't in the mood of telling him. In the back of her mind, she contemplated asking the rest of the family not to let Lance know who her boyfriend was simply to see him squirm.