FWB|| Klance HS AU✓

Chapter 40: 'I'm fucking sick!'

Keith woke up the next morning with a killer migraine.

His eyes slowly fluttered open, quickly closing them from sensitively to the light. Keith let out a groan as he stretched his arms behind his head. He let out a sigh at the feeling of his head pounding, bringing a hand up to hold his forehead. Keith moaned in pain, his eyes squeezing tight. He knew that opening his eyes would do his headache no justice, his curtains serving no protection from the sunlight.

Keith rolled onto his side to face his boyfriend, his eyes slowly fluttering open. He found himself puzzled looking at the empty bed. Keith sat up fully, the blankets piling up in his lap. He looked around the room, curiously. Keith knitted his eyebrows together, not seeing Lance in his bedroom. He looked down at his half-naked body, also questioning if he had sex with Lance. Then Keith remembered the long talk he had with the younger, he must have passed out while crying. That drove Keith to the most important question, where was Lance? It was normal for Lance to be up before him, but where would he be? He tried not to overthink it, not wanting to get his nerves mixed when he just woke up. Keith looked around the bed for his phone to check the time. After coming up empty-handed Keith pouted, moving to stand up. He swung his legs over the side of the bed and sat there for a second. His head was practically spinning from how bad it hurt, almost making him whimper.

He looked on the nightstand for his phone, happily finding it there. Keith snatched it off the surface and turned it on. The time read '8:37', making Keith knit his eyebrows together. It was early for him, but it was early for Lance too. He quickly got to his feet, shuffling around his room in search of some clothes. Before Keith could find anything the door to his bedroom swung open, making him jump out of his skin. Keith whipped around to be met with his boyfriend. He had on long blue and black pajama pants with no shirt, his short brown hair a mess.

"Did I wake you, baby?" Lance asked, knitting his eyebrows together. The last thing he expected to see coming back from the bathroom was his night owl boyfriend up and about. The only logical explanation he could come up with was that he accidentally woke Keith up when he left the bed. Keith ended up passing out at about three in the morning. Lance didn't get much sleep at all. He dozed a little around four but woke up again at six. After those two hours of sleep, Lance couldn't bring himself to go back to bed. He stayed up for the rest of the night cradling his boyfriend. When Keith would start to wake up Lance held him close, letting him relax in his arms. It was pretty stressful not getting any sleep, but Lance didn't mind.

Kosmo came dashing into the bedroom, yipping at the sight of his owner. He ran to Keith's side, jumping up to paw at his leg. Keith bent down, picking up the puppy. Kosmo licked stripes up Keith's cheek, panting out of excitement. The puppy ended up slipping in bed with Shiro and Adam last night. Keith didn't complain because he thought it was cute that he wanted to sleep with the two. He must have missed Keith because he was extra excited, or he just had a lot of energy. Each answer made sense, so it could be both.

Keith shook his head, now realizing that he was overreacting. He felt guilty for thinking that Lance would be the type of guy to be gone in the morning. Keith just couldn't help the sick feeling that Lance might have gone after what Keith told him last night. It was a lot to take in and Keith didn't want Lance to overthink what he now knows. The older knew that he had to start trusting Lance or they'd never get anywhere. "I-I just woke up, and you weren't there so..." he trailed off, looking away from his boyfriend's gaze.

Lance smiled a little, walking closer to the older. He cupped Keith's cheeks, turning his face to meet their eyes. "Don't worry, let's just go back to bed," Lance mumbled, pulling Keith's bangs back to press a kiss into his forehead.

Keith nodded again, letting Lance lead him to the bed. The younger got down on the bed and under the sheets, gesturing for Keith to come cuddle with him. Keith crawled on to the bed, claiming his place in Lance's arms. The two were facing each other, one of Lance's arms under the pillow and the other wrapped securely around Keith's waist. Keith had his face pressed into Lance's collar bone, hands brushing through chestnut hair. Kosmo found his way underneath the covers, sitting between the boy's legs. Lance let out a chuckle, feeling the dog walk in circles before laying down. Keith could feel the blue fur brush against his legs, letting out a sigh. Between Lance and Kosmo, Keith wasn't going anywhere. Not that he wanted to, but the chances of rolling over were slim to none.