Stone Cold

F o r t y o n e

Lance walked in his home as Lotor stayed at work as he saw Milo laying on the couch playing video games as Chloe had the second control.

"Hey dan," lance walked to the kitchen seeing her on the laptop eating cereal.

"At Lotors?" She asked and he nodded softly.

"Keith back," he pursed his lips as he grabbed a beer from the fridge.

"And also Marco found out me and Lotor are dating," he sighed as Dani looked at him wide eyes.

"And I think I'm going to go to a doctor," he listed looking at his feet with a soft look in his eyes.

"Why..?" Dani asked.

"I don't feel good in the head Dan, my anxiety is catching up to me and I just... I don't feel like myself," he bit his lip looking at her like he lost a war.

"I'm sorry," lance sighed.

Dani got up and raced to her big brother as she threw her arms around his chest tightly as lance held her close.

"Don't apologize, I understand you can't be the strong adult parent all the time, your allowed to be just a big brother sometimes," she held onto him and lance smiled.

"You've really stepped up lately, thank you for that," he kissed her head and Dani smiled leaning against him. "Don't turn into me,"

"Responsible?" Dani chuckled.

"Stuck with the family shit," lance shrugged.

"I know, graduate first," Dani looked up at him.

"Get a damn good scholarship and get out of here, get to college," lance held her cheeks and squished her face smirking.

"I'm going to turn out like you, without the kids part," Dani stuck out her tongue.

"That's why I stuck around so you guys had a chance to be something else," lance pushed her away laughing and Dani giggled.

She looked at lance like he was her hero, she remembered before Chloe was around when she was his little girl, littlest sister, he was her favorite person in the world when they were little. Now she just had to share him a little more and Dani was okay with it.

"Wonder when Marcos going to come raging and actually step into the house again, I convinced him I was 18 so he wouldn't call the cops," lance sipped his beer smirking a little.

"Do you love him?" Dani asked.

"Marco? I don't know, he's family but... he's not a brother," lance scoffed a little.

"No, Lotor,"

"I honestly don't know, I trust him... he wants to take me to Spain," lance shrugged taking another sip.

"Spain?" Dani blinked surprised.

"Vacation I guess, for my birthday, I could meet his brother," he chuckled.

"He actually has a personal life? Who knew," Dani crossed her arms.

"Lance Charles!" Marco walked through the door making Milo and Chloe perk up confused.

"Isn't that Marco?" Milo made a face.

"Which ones marco?" Chloe looked at lance.

"What are you doing with Lotor?" Marco crossed his arms stopping in front of lance.

"Um I'm pretty sure it's called dating, I'd say procreation but that's not how it works," Lance sipped beer.

"Lance you can't be serious," Marco whined.

"Why does it matter? I dated Keith last year and it didn't matter, he's older," Lance quirked a brow.

"Shit Dan I have a type," he gasped looking at Dani.

"Why lance, why are you interested in someone from another generation? He's my age," Marco rubbed his face irritated as lance seemed amused.

"Cause I like him, did you see his hair? Gorgeous," lance winked.

"Give me a serious answer, and I'll leave it," Marco snarled a little.

Lance sighed running a hand through his hair setting the bottle down.

"When he looks at me, he looks at me like I made the world stopped spinning," he said in a serious tone putting his hands on his hips.

"He looks at me like no one else has," he said calmly and Dani smiled softly at her brother as Marco let out a sigh.

"You have no right to tell me what I can and can't do Marco, you haven't stepped foot in this house in months so why should you get an opinion?" Lance defended glaring.

"I know I haven't been around lance but if Lotor is black mailing you, or being a predator, the money doesn't matter if your not safe," Marco grabbed his shoulders and lances eyes widen in horror as he looked at Marco.

"Fuck you, I love him," lance snarled.

Dani sat up more as Marco was shocked.

"He's the reason I feel safe," he barked backing away. "Where were you when I was in constant danger? Gangs and perverts, mom? He's been here, for once someone is taking care of me!" Lance raised his voice at his brother as the younger ones sat on the couch looking confused but concerned.

"Besides he's the only reason you got that promotion for your stupid restaurant, with Veronica, but you didn't bother to tell us that you were even going to take our month rent," he scoffed running a hand through his hair and Dani nodded.

"If that's all, I gave my reasons why I'm with him, then get out," he spat glaring at his brother.

Marco closed his eyes letting out a deep breath but they all heard a squeal at the door as they saw their mother standing there seeing her son.

"Mi mijo Marco mi amor!" Maria ran to her son as lance shook his head looking at Dani.

"Hey ma," Marco smiled confused at her as he hugged his mother back.

"Go to allura's," lance whispered in Dani's ear and she nodded narrowing her eyes at Maria.

"Hey baby," lance smiled as Chloe walked up to him and he picked her up as she wrapped her arms around his neck looking at her mother and brother.

"Why doesn't Marco like Lotor? Lotors nice to us," Chloe asked confused leaning against lance as he held his hand out for Milo as his little brother grabbed it not looking back at the two as Dani picked up Sam.

Lance didn't say anything as he made eye contact with Marco with a dark look, his blue eyes were stone cold as he shook his head as his big brother.

"Your not welcomed here," he said and lead the kids out of the house as he closed the door behind him.