You're still the one

Part 3

LANCE'S P.O.V.
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We've been playing for almost half an hour, man time flys by while you're having fun, but I still can't believe what I'm seeing, I didn't think Keith was.. so... nice with kids.
I've never seen Keith smile so much and his.. laugh... w-what am I feeling right now, am I... jealous that my niece and nephew are having fun with him?

We got done playing with the kids and it was near midnight.
"Well, see you later, I guess." Keith said to me as he pat the kids on the head and I got that feeling again. Ok, yeah, I'm jealous that he's spending time with my niece and nephew, but why? I thought I got over this 'wanting to be better than him' thing years ago. Why do my insides feel like their turning?
"Keith, don't you wanna stay over?" My mom asked. "It's nearly midnight, I'd feel horrible for letting you walk in the middle of the night, especially on your own."
"No, it's fine, I don't want to overstay my welcome, besides I have Cosmo with me." Keith said.
"Nonsense." My dad said. "It's late, and I'm both of you need sleep."
"Oh ok, I'll contact Shiro and tell him I'm staying here." Keith told me.
"Sure." I said.
Great, I got that feeling again. What is this, do I hate the fact of him staying here, why? Fine, whatever I'm feeling about Keith right now will surpass, I'll ask if he can stay in my room, the longer we'll stay together the faster this.. feeling goes away, right?
"Hey, Keith." I say.
"Yeah?"
"I'd hate if my best bud had to sleep on the couch, why don't you sleep in my room, I have a cot in my closet you could barrow." I offer.
Wow... Keith's cheeks turned completely red.
"Um.. you sure?" He asked. What was with that response, Is he uncomfortable with the idea?
"I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to." I tell him.
"No, it's fine, thank you." He said.
"Sure, no problem." I say.

I set up the cot for Keith and give him a few blankets.
"Now, it's not the best thing ever, but definitely better the couch." I say.
"Thanks." Keith says.
"By the way, Keith, what was that?" I ask.
"What was what?"
"That, back there, you don't come across to me as someone who's good with kids."
Keith just shrugs. Seriously that's all I'm going to get, A shrug?!
Cosmo soon teleports in the room and takes Keith's cot.
"Hey, Cosmo that's not for you!" I say. I try waking up Cosmo or trying to move him. Why am I doing this? It's not that bad if Keith sleeps on the couch, right? I mean it's not comfy but still.
"Lance, it's ok, he can have it." Keith says as he starts to head out of the room, but I stop him.
"Like I said, the couch is uncomfortable and I'm not doing that to my buddy, you can just sleep on my bed." I say.
"Are you sure, Lance? I-i don't-"
"It's fine, what's the harm in it?" Keith's face just keeps getting redder, is he ok?
"Ok then." He says.
"Just stay on your side, ok." I tell him.
He responds with a nod.

I wake up suddenly, I realize, that the room is pitch black, I look around and I can't see anything.
I start calling out. "Keith!?" Why is he the only person I can think of to call out to?
"Keith?!" I call out again.
Then I see... "Allura?" She starts to walk away.
"Allura!" I start running after her.
When I finally reach her I hugged her. "Allura, I'm so glad you're back." I pull away from her so I could look at her, but it wasn't Allura, it was Honerva. She blasts me with her magic and I get knocked back into a wall. I look to my side and I see Allura in a container. "Allura!" I shout. "Lance!" I run towards her and try to get her out any way I can. "It's ok, I'll get you out!"
"Lance, don't worry about me, you have to go!"
"No, I won't leave, not without you, not again!!"
"You must move on, Lance."
I hear a noise, like a machine powering up, she then gets hit with a blast inside the container and I hear her scream in pain.
"ALLURA!!" When the beam stopped, it looked like all her quintessence has been drained.
"NOO!!"

I wake up, heavily breathing, sweating and heart beating against my chest, luckily I didn't wake up Keith.
I tried going back to sleep but I couldn't, not after that nightmare.
I turn to see Keith, his back turned towards me.
"This is only because I can't sleep." I mutter to myself.
I wrap my arms around him, hugging him from behind. Ok maybe this was a bad idea, he might kill me in the morning for this, not only that but his mullet is in my face, and now I'm forced to smell it, which is... it.. actually doesn't smell that bad... it smells good, what shampoo does he use... Great.. now I'm intentionally sniffing his hair. Why aren't I pulling away?
But for whatever reason, I've calmed down, but I still don't pull away, I just hold him tighter, and I soon fall asleep.