Klance oneshots

The bookstore (10/12)

Keith walked me home. I was still thinking about that kiss when he left, I could still feel the ghost of his lips on mine. I was confused.
"Veronica!" I called her "I might need love advice!!"
I almost thought she wasn't home, but it seems the words love advice activate something in her and make her appear wherever she's needed.
"Tell me what's going on" she said.
"Okay, so I apologized to Keith and as you know he took me out for dinner. I was looking at him while we chatted..."
"And..?"
"And, his eyes are mesmerizing. But that's not the point" I sighed. "Well, he thanked me for being there and stuff and he was gonna kiss my cheek but I turned to face him and... well, that."
"Lance! That's fantastic! What happened after?" It was clear that she was invested in the story.
"He said we should pretend it didn't happen, but I'm still thinking about it. Maybe you were right, maybe I like Keith."
"Maybe?" She smiled.
"No, I'm sure I have feelings for him. What do I do?" I asked, frustrated.
"You tell him!"
"I can't just tell him, what if he doesn't like me back? I appreciate our friendship too much, I don't want to make things weird or uncomfortable for him, Veronica."
"Well" she started "you know it was like that for me and Acxa too. I acted like everything was normal until I found out she liked me back. Give him space if he needs it, treat him well, like you always do. You can talk about it when you're both ready."

I headed to my room and tried to sleep, but in my mind his lips were still on mine.
It had been my first kiss, if that even counts as a kiss, but I wanted to feel like that again. I wanted more kisses from Keith.

The following morning I put on Keith's favorite shirt, perhaps on purpose. I hugged Veronica and sat Rachel on the counter so she would be as tall as me.
"Remember Keith?" I asked her in a whisper.
"Your pretty boyfriend?"
"Yes" wait, why did I say that? "He's coming over today, so I need you to be on your best behavior, okay?"
I was leaving, but Rachel yelled at me.
"Lance!! He's your boyfriend? You said it!"
As expected, Veronica appeared next to me and both of them looked at me waiting for an answer.
"He's not" I admitted "but I'm not hopeless yet."
I left without having breakfast, but I stopped by a coffee shop. When I glanced at my watch I realized I was half an hour early. Great. I wasn't in a rush, so I thought I could pick up Keith instead of waiting for him by a bench like I always did.

Shiro opened the door.
"Word is that you broke that jerk's nose" he laughed.
"He had it coming" I shrugged.
"Indeed. Go upstairs, he's still sleeping, but wake him up."
"Huh... Am I allowed in your brother's room while he sleeps?" I joked.
He patted my back.
"I trust you, Lance. You're a good guy."

I opened the door to his bedroom and, of course, he was deeply asleep. He wasn't much of an early bird.
I blushed when I noticed he was sleeping shirtless, he looked good. I erased that thought and sat next to him. He slept with a hand on the necklace I gave him, which made me smile a lot.
I thought I could wake him up with a kiss, but then I remembered that was not the way to go. If I were to kiss him, it would have to be consensual.
I placed a hand on his shoulder, trying to wake him up softly. It worked, but he didn't expect to see me so close to him and that startled him a bit. He leaned towards me, making me recede.
"Why are you here, Lance?" He didn't look bothered. In fact, he looked amused, and sleepy.
"Huh... nothing" I wasn't making any sense.
He continued moving forward, forgetting he didn't have a lot of clothes on.
Without breaking eye contact, I handed him a shirt that was on the bed.
"Oh?" He said "Am I distracting, Lance?" He laughed.
Keith ran his hand through my hair and leaned in closer. I thought he was gonna kiss me, but he just kissed the corner of my mouth.
"Let's go, we're gonna be late."
"You're evil, Keith" I stated.
"I know."

I left so he could change and I joined Shiro downstairs. He was enjoying a bowl of cereal.
"I hope nothing happened up there" he told me.
I breathed in.
"I know you're joking, but I actually like your brother" I confessed.
Shiro spat out his half-chewed cereal.
"You what?"
"You heard me. But I'm not James. I have no intention of hurting him, I care about Keith a lot."
"So... are you two—"
"No" I interrupted him. "Nothing has happened. But if you're okay with it and, most importantly, if he wants to, I'd like to give us a chance."
"I still think you're a good guy. But please, don't play with his heart."
"I would never harm him" I assured.

Keith appeared soon after, wearing black jeans and a blue shirt. He grabbed a donut and we both left the house. I wished I could hold his hand on our way to class.
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Well, hello again👀 did y'all go feral this time?
I have a part 2 for this chapter that's just Keith's POV, but idk if I should post it next week or (as it's not really a /new/ chapter) just post it in a couple of days. What do you guys think? Just a heads up, the story is coming to an end. I have 2 more chapters left + the aforementioned Keith's POV and another extra chapter. So 4 more updates total. When I finish this one shot, I don't think I'll be able to update as regularly, the only reason I'm posting so often now is because translating the bookstore doesn't take much inspiration, but writing new stuff is not easy, specially through rough personal issues.
I'm gonna try to keep this up anyway, because your support is really encouraging.
Thanks for reading!