langst one shots

I did not Notice

Why? Why am I so late?

"I am sorry I did not see any of the warning signs Lance. I am sorry I did not see how you starve yourself every day. I am sorry," I let out a sigh a few tears coming down my face.

"I did not notice those cuts on your arms. Or how I did not notice you training every night for hours on end. How I did not notice how you limped into breakfast because you hurt your leg while training. I am sorry for brushing off your suicidal jokes as 'Lance was just being Lance." More tears rushed down my face and my breathing became faster.

"I did not notice the bags under your eyes and how slowly you became less of your self. You stopped flirting, you stopped goofing. I thought it was you growing up," I sobbed, "I never knew."

"How? How did I not know?" I struggled to breathe at this point.

"Oh God. Oh God. Oh God Lance. Why? Why? Why did you leave so soon? I... I should....I should have noticed...." My shirt was almost soaked from all the tears.

"Why didn't I speak up? Why did I not  say something? Why did I let the other paladins bully you to death."

"Please Lance. Please don't be gone forever."

I took once last look in the casket Lance was placed in. He looked perfect, like usual. The other paladins quietly cried as they buried him on this planet that looked like earth.

Deep down I knew he did not want this. He would want his family to say good bye. He would want to be buried in Earth. Not bumped on a planet he doesn't hold close to his heart.

That is the only thing I ever noticed.

Hey guys I just want you to note that this is kind of a different ending to 'I've noticed' it shows what would have happened if Keith didn't say anything. And in a nother one of my works (I forgot sorry) Lance says something along the lines of 'if they truly knew me they would know I want my family here. I want to be buried on Earth'