Questions, Answers, and Intrigue

Disclaimer: I do not own Voltron or any of its characters.

Rating/Setting: Rating is T for kissing and groping. I know, who knew that I would write a story with some mild groping? Flavor is DotU, but is part of the "Just a Kiss" story arc. 1. Just a Kiss, 2. Shirts vs Skins, 3. More, and , Answers, and Intrigue. You really need to read them all to make sense of the story. Stories 1-3 are all pretty short and should be a quick read if you are interested.

Author's Notes: So it's been awhile! Especially since I visited this story arc. I think I started this story in 2014 and have pulled it out to work on every now and then. About two months ago, I pulled it out again. Sixteen chapters were completed and the date on the update file was June 2016. Inspired by how KA VLD was in this last season, I had a renewed interest in my DotU story. And while I haven't gotten it quite finished, it is on chapter 20 with only a few more to go I think. So I hope you enjoy it. Please take time to drop me a review if you liked it.

Chapter One

Allura's laughter rang across the gym as Lance made yet another inappropriate comment to her. They were circling each other on the mat as they sparred. "One of these days, Lance, you're going to forget and drop one of those innuendos around Nanny and you'll have a lecture or a rolling pin to deal with."

Lance laughed as he slapped away the hand she shot out in his direction. "I don't think it will be an either/or situation, Princess. I'm pretty sure it will be both." He continued to watch her closely. She'd thrown him once and he was determined that the next throw would be him throwing her. Her concentration broke for the moment and he seized the opportunity. Moving in quickly, he grabbed her torso and took her to the mat. "I think this makes us even," he said as he smiled down at her.

Looking up into his laughing eyes and handsome face, she was struck once again with the question of what it would be like to kiss him. Keith's kisses left her breathless and wanting more. Since the incident with Ignatius just last week, she had discovered that she felt protective of him. However, there had only been the two occasions where she actually kissed Keith. They had almost kissed again after that council meeting, but had been interrupted by the very man whose eyes she was staring into now. What would happen if she kissed Lance? Actually, the real question would be, would it feel the same as with Keith? Allura saw Lance's brows draw together when she didn't respond to his comment.

Acting on instinct, she put her hand around the back of his neck and pulled herself up, pressing her lips to his. After a moment of surprise, she felt him respond to her kiss as he eased her back to the floor.

Lance's lips slanted across Allura's and she parted her lips under his. He wasn't sure what came over her, but if she wanted to kiss, he wasn't one to say no.

She hated the fact that she was being analytical while Lance kissed her. She found it pleasurable and even enjoyable. But when his hand moved down her side in a caress, she found that she didn't want him touching her further. As she went to push him away, the sound of the door swishing open drew her attention and she turned her head as Lance moved to trail kisses down her neck. Her eyes met Keith's as he stood in the doorway. Even from the distance she could read the hurt in his expression as he silently turned and left the room.

Allura pushed against Lance, "Stop it, Lance."

Grinning like a Cheshire cat, Lance looked at her and said, "No need to stop, I'm just getting started." His lips went back to her neck.

Tensing, she said, "I mean it, Lance."

Feeling the change in her, he stopped immediately. He sat up confused and looked at her as she closed her eyes. "I'm sorry, Allura. I thought you were joking. You seemed to be into the kissing."

Pushing herself upright, she put a hand over his and said, "No, it's not you. I'm sure that what just happened was confusing to you. I never doubted you'd stop." She waved a hand in the air. "Don't ask me what happened, I'm slightly confused myself." She looked toward the door. "I need to go now."

Lance watched her stand and walk toward the door. "You're serious? You're leaving?"

Glancing over her shoulder, she said, "Yeah. There's someone I need to speak to. And if you can, just forget this happened."

Watching the door close behind her, he though, how am I supposed to forget that?

As Allura exited the gym, she looked both ways and blew a piece of hair out of her eyes. Of course he was already out of sight. The question was where would he have gone? His office? No, probably not. He'd expect her to check there. Black Lion? Maybe, but it would be easy to corner him there. Then an idea struck her and she looked at her watch. If she was right, there should be just enough time for her to change and get where she needed to be.

Twenty minutes later, she adjusted her lightweight robe and kicked off her sandals. Shaking out a towel, she laid it on the grass and plopped down crossing her legs as she sat. Gazing out across the lake, she could see him nearing the shore. Hopefully, he'd be willing to talk to her and not just turn around and swim back.

Lying back on the towel, she closed her eyes and thought. Sure, it had been impulsive for her to kiss Lance like that, especially after what had happened at Alder. She had been completely certain that Keith was the only one for her then. But Keith was the only guy she had ever kissed. When Lance had been staring down at her with his mouth so close, she just wanted to see if kissing him was different than kissing Keith. Was it wrong for her to explore? She didn't think so. It wasn't like she and Keith were a couple or anything. However, she knew that Keith wouldn't see it that way. In a way, it ticked her off. He didn't have any more claim to her love life than Coran or Nanny.

Hearing the water splash, she sat up. Her eyes met Keith's as he stood in the waist deep water. She swallowed hard and made a decision. "Are you willing to talk to me or are you going to run away?" There. That would either send him away angry or bring him to her side. Inwardly, she smiled as he trudged through the water to the shore.

Keith hadn't expected her to be waiting on the bank, but was pleasantly surprised that she was there. It showed that she knew him. However, he was still battling his inner green-eyed monster. When she called the challenge to him, he knew immediately that he'd talk to her. If he turned away, he might as well push her into someone else's arms. Moving through the water, he kept his eyes on her. Walking up to stand in front of her, he asked, "Is there room enough on that towel for me too?"

Allura looked down at the towel; there would be room, just not much of it. "I guess so." Scooting over a little, she thrilled as his wet body joined her on the towel. She drew in a small breath as his leg brushed against hers. She looked up into his eyes.

Seeing that she was already responding to his presence, he said, "Before you say anything, there's something I need to do." He watched her nod.

She was mesmerized as he laid her back on the towel. His body was pressed against hers. She could immediately see the similarity in the pose that she had been in with Lance earlier. Her breath came in short bursts. The water from his body and trunks was seeping through her robe to her skin. As her hand crept up to his neck, he leaned down without being pulled to take her lips in a gentle kiss.

Keith had only thought to kiss her lightly, but once his lips touched hers the gentle kiss soon became more passionate as he pulled her lip between his. Things only became hotter from there and he let his free hand roam down her side to the bottom of her swim robe. Sliding his hand up under the fabric, he caressed the soft skin of her abdomen with his fingers. His movements under the robe loosened the sash and the robe fell open. Without the robe in the way, his hand roamed higher in a feather light touch across her bikini top. At her moan, he moved his hand back to the side and with a soft kiss, he pulled back from her.

Allura looked at him with wonder. There was no doubt in her mind now. It wasn't that he was her first kiss, it was him. She wanted him like no other. All of her earlier thoughts about being free to explore and date others fled from her mind. As he looked down on her and smiled, she frowned and thought, this isn't going to be easy.