The Gray Lion? [Keith X Reader]

Chapter 11

~~~~~A WEEK LATER~~~~~

Author's POV:

It's been a week since you were back 'home'... The torture was worse than ever before. Zarkon would come back to torture you every other hour. You wouldn't be able to get a break and the hours that he didn't come, Haggar would come. Zarkon would slice you up and put his hands through the cut which was the worst feeling ever. Then he would make you send him some the energy from your powers to him. You wouldn't even be able to heal. You would heal the hours that he didn't come in but you wouldn't be fully healed, so Zarkon would reopen those wounds and create new wounds.  The other hours would be Haggar who would make you replay scenes that happened in your head. Especially when you crystalized half you guards because of the paladins. You crystalized Dewei, Kapono, Dario and Wren which broke you. To make it even worse Haggar made you feel what they felt and it felt like you had frostbites and salt on top of it. Then you would hear them grunt and be in pain which killed you. You screamed to make her stop but she didn't. After your father and mother stopped torturing for the night. It was your time to cry at night. You held in your tears in front of them since if you cried they made it worse. You cried to yourself, some nights you would cry to Korus and other nights you cried to Cree. You felt like you were living in hell. You didn't know what to do and thought you were going to go insane. You missed being with all your bodyguards on Arus and laughing happily together. When you guys were all just talking and Wren got scared from a bug since he wasn't expecting made you guys all laugh. You wanted to go back in time and be with them all on Arus. But you couldn't as it was all over now. 

I'-Im sorry you guys... I-I didn't mean to and I didn't want too...  

All you wanted was this pain to go away and get far away from everyone. You just wanted to be with Korus and Cree since they never used you. But you knew deep down you can never leave Zarkon's ship though since they saved you from the vile people that was using you. Plus they're your father and mother so you couldn't just leave. 

~~~~AT THE CASTLE Of LIONS~~~~

Lance's POV: 

"Why do we keep running away?! We need to save her from Zarkon." I got pissed as I said that. I was worried about the girl who saved me. Zarkon could be cruel and I just hated the thought of him having her.

"For the hundredth time, Lance! We can't! We almost lost the Black Lion from Zarkon's hands! If we go back and fight, we'll lose Voltron. Plus she's the enemies daughter! It's better that we don't have her." Pidge said as she sounded annoyed.

"Yeah and we need to rest first before we can get her back and get an upper hand on Zarkon! We haven't full rested yet since he keeps finding us." Shiro said as he put a hand on my shoulder.

"She's probably working with Zarkon and telling him how the Castle of Lions look like right now. Right Allura?" Hunk asked as he yawned from how exhausted he was. I looked at Allura when Hunk finished his sentence but she looked lost in thought. 

"Princess?" Coran said to get her attention.

Allura's POV:

How can she be a Quintesscean?! How is that possible? Unless there's more of them? If only father was still here... Then I could ask him more questions about them... How was Zarkon able to find one anyways? So this means that Zarkon is way to power with her and the witch by his side... We need to find the Gray Lion... but without her it seems that we can't find the Gray Lion... 

I was cut out of my thoughts when I heard Coran calling me. I looked up as he called me and noticed that everyone's tired eyes was looking at me.

"Right Princess?" Hunk asked me as dark circles have formed under his eyes. 

"About?" I asked unsure what he asked me

"That Zarkon's daughter is probably scheming together." Coran said before Hunk could say it.

Should I tell them the truth? Yeah I should... We need to save her and get the Gray Lion. No... What good will come out of it if I told them the truth... They would just hate me especially Lance... I can't have that. I already lost Altea... I can't lose anyone else. 

I looked back at them as  I decided what to tell them.

"Yes, She's scheming with Zarkon. She's his own daughter..." I said as I looked at all of them, some were shocked while a couple couldn't believe me. Then I looked at the ground as I felt a small tug in my heart feeling guilty for what I just said.

"Are you sure Princess?" Lance asked as he looked shocked as he truly believed that she wasn't evil as well as Zarkon's daugther.

"Yes. I heard him call her as his daughter when I was taken to see Zarkon. So we must not be hindered by her, she's clearly just trying to get to our good side."  I said as I gulped after these words came flying out of my mouth.

Did I actually say that? I was going to tell the truth but I was too scared... I can change it... I just need to say... No. There's no other choice. I don't want them to hate me for lying to them. I don't want them to hate me even more after the way I treated her... I don't even trust her to be the paladin of the Gray Lion. Let's just get her back, find the Gray Lion, lock her up in the castle and end Zarkon's reign. Then after that I'll tell them the truth about who she really is...

As I looked up I noticed that Shiro, Pidge, Hunk and Coran was now confident not to trust her and were correct not to trust her. I then looked at Keith who was still confused wether or not to believe me. I turned my head to look at the Blue Paladin and as I gazed at him, I was ashamed of myself for lying to him especially. But as I looked at his face, he looked like he was hurt.... 

I'm sorry everyone... But I can't afford to lose you as well as to trust that she didn't teamed with Zarkon. She lived with him for how long... I'm sure she teamed up with him and was showing her weak side to gain out trust. I'm sorry Lance but if I tell you later, I know you'll understand...

Keith's POV:

As I heard Allura tell us what she saw on the ship, I was stuck. I felt my head tell me that Allura was telling the truth. That she was just showing us her weakness to let her in and then stab us in the back. It made sense why Y/n would act like that. But in my gut I felt like Allura wasn't telling the truth. I felt like she was hiding something from us like how Zarkon was the former Black Paladin. 

Why am I being pulled in two different ways... Let's just think logically. Which means that Allura is correct and it makes sense why she was so vulnerable. She was just trying to use us. I won't let that happen. I'll make sure of it. 

I looked at everyone else and noticed that they were thinking the same as I was. I turned my head to look at Lance who looked hurt and betrayed. He looked like he couldn't understand or comprehend that Y/n would do that. Then again I understood why Lance thought like that since she saved him.

*BEEP BEEP BEEP*

We all looked at the screen and saw that Zarkon has found us again.