Hidden Behind the Mask (KLance Dance AU) - Completed

9: Happy Ending?

NOT THE END
It had been almost an hour and Lance refused to remove the dance outfit or move from in front of his mirror. He felt the urge to scream but he did not.
"And to go along with that gift, you will also get personalized lessons from the Masked Marmora himself." Keith smiled as he walked up behind Lance, wrapping his arms around Lance's waist. "I will need a predecessor."
Lance looked into Keith's eyes through the mirror, tears still dripping like rain drops from his eyes.
"You actually listened. All those times I thought you ignored me and thought that I was nothing... you listened... even if I am nothing..." More tears fell and Keith tightened his grip on Lance.
"Do not say that about yourself!" Keith became extremely protective. "You are so much more then nothing. You are amazing, a great story teller, a great listener when someone needs to just rant, an amazing friend, great boyfriend and my number one fan. Without you around, do you think I would have ever came out of my shell? I would not be the dancer I am today." Keith's voice was sincere.
"How did I affect you being a dancer?" Lance turned to look at him, an extremely confused look in his eyes. Keith took a deep breath.
"In middle school, I danced in the music room when no one was around. One day you had caught me and sat and watched me for like ten minutes before I noticed you were there. My heart started racing and I started having an anxiety attack. Not only did you calm me down but you also told me what an amazing dancer I was. I had never thought of dancing in front of people, definitely not becoming one of the worlds most famous dancers. But after you said those words, I went home and my mother got me into dance lessons. My father was not happy about it but I got better and refused to stop and before every competition, I would repeat your words in my head before putting on my mask and getting on stage. You inspired me at such a young age and... that is when I fell in love with you." Keith's lilac eyes met his lovers baby blues, which stared back in surprise.
"I inspired you... to become the Masked Marmora? Because of me... my favorite dancer exists. All because of something I said one day to calm you down? That is... crazy." Lance pulled Keith into a kiss, holding the back of his neck.
"Keith! Lance! Come down for dinner!" Lucena's voice echoed off the beige walls and through the white door, catching both Keith and Lance off guard.
"Shall we go show your mother your new outfit?" Lance nodded instantly, grabbing Keith's hand and dragging him down the stairs. Lance stopped quickly when he saw his father sitting at the table. The man looked up at Keith and Lance then stood.
"I need to talk to your boyfriend." He started out of the room. "Alone." Lance looked at Keith in fear.
"I will be okay." Keith kissed his forehead before letting go of his hand before following Lance's father to the room over. Lance looked at his mother, panic evident in his eyes.
"Wow honey! Did Keith buy that outfit for you? It looks amazing!" Lance was not sure why she was not trying to comfort him but instead trying to get him to think of something else.
"Mom... why does dad want to talk to Keith? He is not going to hurt him... right?"
"Of course not honey, your boyfriend is going to be perfectly fine. Keith has done something absolutely amazing that we all thought was impossible." Lance was even more confused. He was even more confused when Keith and his father walked in, an arm around Keith's shoulders and both laughing about something. A smile crossed Lance's face.
"Keith here is a good boy but he knows that if he hurts you, he will die." His father's grip tightened a bit more in warning. "Right Keith?"
"Of course I know that. Lance has also already got the warning from my older brother." Keith smiled. "But I definitely do not plan on hurting him and if I do, I know I will have his whole family after me." All four of them laughed and sat down.
"We should invite Veronica and Acxa for a meal soon so I can apologize for just how rude I have been. I never should have judged my children for their life decisions and I should just let them be happy." Lance smiled at his father.
"That sounds amazing Sweetheart." Lucena smiled at him. The four ate dinner and all having a beautiful conversation, Lance just did not believe there was a better happy ending. His life felt like a fairy tale.

Hope you all enjoyed the second to last chapter!!!