Klance Anastasia AU

The Interview

~Allura's POV~
The man stands in front of me. "Yes, I remember it so well, Aunt Acxa was from Moscow, and on Saturdays we'd..."

I rub my temples and interrupt him, "We would go for picnics on the shore on Sundays. Don't you have anything better to do." I wave him off, and Shay ushers him out.

No more, I feel my heart breaking. If Akira was out there, I thought he would've come by now. Though I expected a lot, I got way too many fakers claiming to be him.

"Dear, I was sure he was real, I mean he was real, he was human. We'll find him soon Madame. I'll ask really hard questions nect time."

"No, I will not see any more men claiming to be him." She sighs and nods.

~Lance's POV~
Hunk and Pidge keep asking Keith questions as we ride the carriage to the interviewing house. "Where was Aunt Ezor from?"

He fiddles with his knife. "What if Shay doesn't recognise me?" He asks.

"Don't worry, she will, you're Akira," Hunk says happily and I smile.

"It's just a while ago I didn't have any past at all, and now I'm trying to remember an entire lifetime."

"That's why you got me," I say.

"Now where was aunt Ezor from?" Pidge asks irritatedly.

"Moscow?" He kind of asks.

We get to the house and Hunk knocks on the door. A maid answers but is quickly pushed aside by Shay. "Shay, my darling!" He says happily pulling her in for a hug.

"Hunk you angel," she says flirtily. Then sees the rest of us, "Kat-"

Pidge cuts her off, "Pidge."

"Oh, yes. I forgot you don't go by your birth name. But look at me, where are my manners."

She ushers us inside and I shut the door behind me before Shiro comes in. "May I present, the grand duke, Akira Yorak Kogane." Hunk says formally.

She looks at Keith and walks around him as he faces forwards as if nothings happening. "My heavens, you sure do look like the grand duke. But so did many of the others. Where were you born?"

"The Castle of Lions," he answers smoothly and respectfully.

"How does Akira like his coffee?"

"I don't like coffee, I perfer tea with a slice of lemon."

I don't listen to most of the rest of the questions, but a few stick out to me. "Who did you most often dance with?"

"My mother or a servant's boy."

"One last question, and you might find it impertinent, but indulge me. How did you escape from the palace on the night of the attack?"

I cover my face, I never brought myself to even tell Hunk this. The day I was left for dead, the day Akira disappeared.

"The servants boy, opened a wall. I know it's crazy, walls opening." He laughs as I look up. He's actually Akira, I'm going to have to give him up to his grandmother. At least he'll find his family he was looking for.

"How did he do?" Hunk asks.

"Well he answered every question." Shay replies.

"So when can we meet the emperess?" Pidge asks.

"Oh, I'm sorry, but the emperess won't be seeing anybody." Shay says sadly.

Hunk wraps his arms around Shay, she giggles, "I'm sure they must be some way to sneak in a word with the Emperess."

Shay perks up, "Do you like the Russian ballet?" I nod, "It will be preforming in Paris tonight. Allura and I love the ballet, we never miss it."

Shay offers us to stay in the house for the night, to which we politely accept. I walk outside to think about it.

I finally found Akira, but immediatly have to leave. It'd be better for him anyway. He wanted to know who he is, who his family are, and he'll finally get that.

Hunk walks outside, "We're going to see the Imperial Highness tonight. We're getting ten million reubals."

"Hunk, Hunk. He is the prince"

"Keith was extraordinary!" I tap him on the shoulder. But as soon as I do Pidge walks up.

"Shay will be taking us shopping for the ballet, come on." She says, and I nod.