I Love You Keith

Stars

Keith POV 

Even during dinner, people were still congratulating me for my success in the simulator. I was very popular. Veronica was over the moon when she heard, and Pidge just punched me in the arm, saying "Gays are good pilots." She wasn't wrong. Me and Shiro were both "the best pilots of our generation", and James and Lance weren't too bad at flying either.

After dinner, when we got to our room, James pulled me into a hug and carried me to the his bed. "Ah! James!" He just laughed, setting me down next to him "What? Am I not allowed to be happy for my boyfriend?" I blushed hearing the word. Our relationship was mostly huge and affectionate words, no actions. "You are,  but I don't like being picked up." He nodded "Okay. So, what do you want fro your birthday?" I shook me head "I don't want anything. I have everything I need." "But Kitten, it's your birthday. There has to be something you want." I thought for a moment, and felt my eyes flick to James's lips. Then I knew what I wanted "Well...there is one thing." James's eyes lit up "What? What is it?" I felt my face heat up a bit "I want to go on a date." I blurted out. James looked shocked for a moment, then smiled. "Of course. I think I know what we can do. And it's right here at the Garrison." I raised an eyebrow "What is it?" He just smiled at me "You'll have to wait and see." I pouted "But Griff!" He shook his head "Nope. You ain't getting anything from me." He started to stand, but I tackled him around the waist. "Oof. Kitten, what are you doing?" I put my chin on his chest and smiled at him sweetly "You're my prisoner now." he rolled his eye "And how do I get out of prison?" he asked with a smile on his face. "With cuddles." I stated, still staring at him from my place on his chest. He just shook his head and wrapped his hands around me "Like that?" and I nodded. I rolled off him and clung to his side. "So..why have you been so moody lately?" I asked. I had him here, I might as well ask. He sighed "Well, my parents have been...fighting a lot lately. They're considering getting a divorce." I heard his breath hitch on the last part, and I realized that he was trying not to cry. I sat up, and moved so that he could sit up next to me. "Really?" I asked, concerned. If his parents were getting divorced, that would change his entire life. I knew first hand what that could do to someone, losing your parents, or not having them there. He nodded, eyes on the ground. "Yeah. They told me a little while before school started." "But they seemed so happy together." "Yeah, they were. But I guess, it just wasn't the same. I mean, when I was a kid, I thought that they were perfect for each other. We did lots of stuff together, like go to the beach or park. But lately, they've been..I don't know. Awkward around each other. Pretty much the only time that we were all together was dinner, and even then it was weird. But it's not like they're yelling at each other and screaming across the house. But over the little things." I leaned on his shoulder  "I'm so sorry. But how? You said that they've been together for years. That they were each others best friends." "Yeah. But I guess that now, they're just meant to be friends. It worked for a while, but I guess it doesn't anymore. But they said it won't be anything major. I'll probably stay with my dad, since my mom has to travel for work sometimes. They said that we'd stay in Texas though, and still do stuff together. They just won't be married. But its just..... it's weird. They still spend time together, but they won't be in a relationship." I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him. He leaned into my chest, and I fell back on the bed. He smiled at me "Now you're my prisoner. I demand cuddles." I rolled my eyes and sighed "Finee." We laid there in silence for a little while before James started talking "Hey..Keith?" "Hmm?" "I want to show you something." "Okay." We got up and walked out the door. It was getting late, and most everybody was in their rooms. He grabbed my hand and led me to a closet. He checked to make sure nobody was watching, then pulled me inside. There were cleaning supplies, a trash bucket, and..a ladder? "James? What is this?" He just smiled at me and started climbing the ladder. I climbed after him, and he opened a hatch up top. He climbed up and offered me his hand. HE pulled me up and I saw where we were and...

Wow. It was beautiful. We were on the roof of the garrison, and you could see the last whispers of the sun peeking out over the horizon, and above us were the stars. Hundreds of thousands of them, shining in the night sky. Constellation upon constellation, visible in the night sky. I looked at James, who was smiling at me fondly "How'd you find this?" He shrugged "I was poking around one day. I come up here to think a lot. It's one of the few places in the Garrison that's quiet, and I don't think anybody else knows about it." I continued to stare at the stars. It was so clear up here. Most places had clouds and smog in the sky, so the stars were invisible. but here, they were clear skies, and the stars shone brightly. "Come on. Let's sit down." He pulled me to the edge of the roof, and we carefully sat down. "So is this why you're always so tired? You come up here at night?" James nodded "Yeah. I come here to think and clear my head. And it's not like we can see the stars from the dorms. We don't have any windows." We laughed, and I smiled. "This is..beautiful. I haven't seen the stars this clearly in years." "When was the last time?" I shrugged "Me and Shiro were in one of our first few foster homes. They lived out in the countryside, in a small town. They were really nice, and took us stargazing once or twice a month." I smiled, remembering those nights. They were some of the best of my life. We'd stay out for hours, finding the constellations and making up our own. "What happened?" "We had to move. Me and Shiro. We lived in a orphanage nearby, and the people there were really nice. Not all of them are like the ones in the books and the movies. Shiro enrolled in the Garrison, and a few years later, he was 18, and we were no longer in the system. He bought our house far out near the desert so that we could still see the stars. I think it was also a big part of why he wants to go to space so bad. So he can be among the stars." James was silent. I looked over at him, and he had a smile on his face. "What?" "Nothing. You're just beautiful when you smile." I felt my face heat up, and I pushed James's arm. "Shut up." "What Kitten?  You also have beautiful eyes." "James!" "And a cute laugh.." I shoved him "Stop!" he wobbled on the edge a bit, but didn't fall. "What? Do you not like compliments?" i shook my head "I don't like blushing when I get compliment. And whenever it's from you I'm going to!" He just smiled and leaned back. We sat there for a while before heading back to our dorm. We never said a word, but an agreement had been made. the rooftop was our place. We weren't going to tell our friends about it, just like we weren't going to tell them about our relationship.

It'll be our special place.