Langst

Reality VS Dreams

Lance's POV

After arriving at breakfast 10 minutes late, the team just pushed it aside. 

'Weird...Shiro or Allura would usually tell me to arrive on time...' 

I pushed the thought aside, sitting down and poked the food goo. After everyone finished eating, I got up to throw out the goo. 

"Hey, aren't you gonna eat?" Hunk asked, walking next to me to the sink. 

"Oh...uh I'm not hungry," I replied, shocked. 

'Don't they always ignore this?' 

"Hm... Well, make sure you eat something. Cause we're training in an hour." Allura yelled from the doorway of the kitchen. 

"Here, an apple." Hunk threw an apple at me and walked out of the kitchen. 

'What is going on?' I took a bit of the apple and then threw it out. 

After about an hour, everyone headed to the training room. I walked out of my room a bit late and found Keith about to knock on my face. 

"Sorry, just wanted to ask if you'd like to walk with me to the training room." Keith offered with a small smile. 

"...Sure..." I faked a smile and walked down the hall with him.

'He's usually pounding on the door to remind me there's training and then leaves...what's going on today?!' I shook off the thought and then looked at Keith. 

He looked back and smiled again and went into the training room. 

'That was so flipping CUTE!! I have been blessed.' 

"Hey guys, we were just about to start. Allura said we're just doing some mental bonding to bring us closer." Pidge explained, putting on the headset and closed her eyes. 

I sat next to Hunk and did the same, pushing aside the depressing thought and the thoughts of Keith. Sadly that didn't end well for me. The moment I relaxed, all the depressing thoughts were pulled to the front and everyone saw. Thankfully the thoughts of Keith didn't go up as well. 

There was an awkward silence, then everyone threw off the headset and lunged at me. They gave me a group hug and promised to help me past my dark thoughts.  

After the training session, everyone became even nicer. They would all say compliments after a mission, or they would talk to me whenever they saw me alone. It was so nice, it all felt like a dream. 

As time went on, Keith and I grew closer...and closer...and closer. 

One day, Keith and I were walking throughout the castle on one of our free days, until Keith came to a sudden stop. I was still walking and talking out loud, not realizing he had stopped until he called out my name. 

"Lance." 

I turned around and saw Keith staring at me with such an adorable smile. I rose an eyebrow and tilted my head, confused as to why he had stopped.

"I know this might be weird but would you like to be my-" 

I snapped awake, looking at the makeshift clock Pidge made. 

The numbers 3:23 shone in the dark, making me sigh. 

Of course... it was just a dream

Why did I think all that had happened?

They just need me to form Voltron...

It doesn't concern them...

It's mine...my own problem...

I'll keep it to myself, it's worked for 17 years, so it'll be fine.

Not bothering to go back to sleep, I walk to the kitchen to grab a glass of water. I filled up the glass, finished it, and went back to my room. 

Opening the lights in my room, I grab my armor and went to the training room, sighing in relief, seeing it was empty. 

I trained and trained, stopping once in a while to check the time. 

When I saw it was 5:45, I stopped training and headed to my room. I walked in, removed the armor and went into the bathroom, took a quick shower and laid on my bed.

"OK everyone, breakfast will be ready at 7:30." I was awakened by the sudden voice and sat up, groaning. 

I checked the clock, seeing it was 7:17. I got up, feeling the soreness of my midnight training, and went to do my makeup. 

After finishing my makeup, I checked the time, seeing it was 7:38.

"Shoot!" I ran out of my room and toward the dining room. I slowed down and controlled my breathing, then slammed the doors open. 

"Hello everyone~" I pointed my finger guns toward Allura and smiled. 

"Lonce, I told everyone what time breakfast would be, so YOU can be here on time. Yet you still don't make it on time. Sit down, we're having training in an hour. The rest is free time." Allura explained, glaring at me. 

My smile wavered a little but then I 'brightened' up again. I sat down and poked at my food, waiting for everyone to leave. Hunk stayed behind, looking at me before leaving as well. 

I threw out the food goo and went to my room, thinking about what just happened. 

'I wish reality was just like my dream...but that's impossible.' I scoffed at my own thoughts and soon enough, an hour had passed. 

I heard knocking on my door and a "training", then footsteps getting further and further. 

I walked out of my room and went toward the training room. When I got there, Allura was in the middle of explaining today's training exercises and saw me. Allura suddenly glared at me and told me to join the rest.

"So I'll explain again since a certain someone wasn't here on time." Allura was still glaring at me and I mumbled a sorry.

"We'll just be fighting the bots like usual and then you'll get the rest of the day off," Allura stated, walking off. 

After finishing the bots, we were free to do what we wanted, and of course, I went to sleep. 

"boyfriend?" Keith finished. 

I started at him with wide eyes, looked around to see that I was dreaming again. I shook out of my shock and smiled. 

"Of course." 

I walked towards him and was about to grab his hand until I was pulled out of the dream again, by a very loud alarm. 

"What the..." 

"PALADINS! THERE IS A INTRUDER ON THE SHIP, GET READY TO FIGHT!" Allura's voice was heard throughout the castle. 

"Well, this stinks. I wanna be in my dream again."  I grabbed my armor and put it on as quickly as I could, running outside. 

I heard a scream that sounded like Hunk's near the kitchen and I instantly ran towards the kitchen. You know, I'm pretty stupid. Having forgotten my bayard in the training room, I ran into the kitchen, seeing Hunk shooting a galra, who had amazing dodging skill and a sword. 

I wasn't the best in hand-to-hand combat but I was pretty decent so when I decided to screw myself over, I ran over to the galran and slammed my fist right into its face. It grabbed my fists and threw me into the air. 

'Well...shoot.' 

I grabbed Keith's hand and we headed off to my room, cuddling and staying with each other for the rest of the night. 

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If the ending is confusing, sorry but basically, Lance died and is now in his dream forever. 

IDK what to do for split part 2 yet so it'll take a while to come out, sorry :P

Also, happy pride month!! Made this chapter a dose of klance and angst.