So I just wanna quickly put a lil' authors note explaining some stuff, so yeah.

Hi.

Okay, that is not what I wanted to talk about so let me carry on. I was previously called CrispyFics, so there's no confusement or something but I changed it because I thought it was terrible.

Anyway, I haven't been posting for a while because one of my relatives died, (please don't comment sympathetic reviews because this is a site for fanfics, not a sympathy site or something) and I was really close to them. Their death affected me so that's why I haven't been writing or updating anything but I'm back now :'D *Cries internally*

Now onto stuff to do with this fanfic, a quick swearing warning, there are words such as the f-word, s-word and such, if you do not like it you can feel free to click off of this fanfic. This is also a kinda AU? Basically, its set after they find (CLONE) Shiro but they haven't done a lion swap yet. If you have any questions review them or PM me, I'm always open for constructive critism but if you do not like my writing or style, please don't leave a review saying this is horrible. Just leave a review saying what I can work on.

Ok I've done enough rambling, onto the first chapter!

-Narrator POV-

Keith didn't know what to assume when Lance cornered him in the training room. They had been getting along fine from what Keith could think of and they hadn't argued in a few weeks. Why was Lance acting so strange?

The first thing Keith noticed when Lance had walked in was the slight blush on his face. Was he coming down with a fever?

"Hey Lance." Keith called as he dodged the training robot's swipes. Although, moments later, he was knocked off his feet because he was too distracted by Lance's fidgeting. He got up and ended the training sequence. "You ok? You look like you've got a fever."

Keith walked over to Lance, who was hiding something behind his back.

"I-I'm fine…" Lance looked away, his blush deepening. Keith pondered an idea in his head as to why he was acting strange. He had one idea, but -Keith stopped himself- It can't be that.

"So… What's up?" Keith asked awkwardly.

"The… sky? Okay that was terrible, sorry… Erm." Lance fiddled with whatever was behind his back. His skin went a darker shade of red. Keith tried joking around to ease the tension.

"C'mon, spit it out-"

"I LIKE YOU!" Lance held out a single red rose looking flower from behind his back.

Silence greeted Lance's outburst.

"W-what?!" Keith asked, his mind double taking what he said. Meanwhile, a blush had formed on his pale cheeks. Lance shut his eyes and whispered.

"I like you…"

Keith just stood panicking, his eyes darting around, as if he was looking for what to say. He wasn't ready to come out as being gay! Mistakenly, he said the first thing he thought of.

"We're just… friends." Lance's eyes glazed over, his eyes going from hopeful to embarrassed in a matter of seconds. Instead of making Lance feel better, he dug a deeper hole;

"Lance we b-barely know each other? What are you thinking?"

Keith gently pushed the lonely flower away, but it didn't matter because Lance just let it fall to the ground, along with the shattered pieces of his broken heart. The blue paladin just blankly looked to the ground where it landed and wiped at his eyes furiously.

"Lance-"

"You've said enough." With that, Lance turned and ran out the training room.

-Lance's POV-

Why did I fall in love? Wipe. Why was it Keith? Sob. Dammit, WHY?! Scream.

After bolting from the training room, I hid myself in Blue. Although, her calming essence did nothing to soothe my shattered heart. I finally let a sob tear itself out of my throat, it's strangled echo bounced around Blue's cockpit.

'What happened?!'

Her voice called through our bond.

"Stupid… Stupid Keith!" Something like a scream and sob made its way out of my mouth. "I-I hate him… Him and his s-stupid… mullet…" I punched the wall in a mix of emotions and fell to the floor, my body shaking in rage and heartbreak.

'What did the red paladin do?'

"Please... Blue, n-not now." I hugged my knees to my chest and cried. I was worthless, of course Keith wouldn't like me back.

I was the 7th wheel. I wasn't needed.

All I am is a screw up, Keith was right to reject me.

Blue's attempt at comforting me was ignored.

-Keith's POV-

I fucked up. Oh my God, I fucked up big time.

It had been minutes since Lance had run out and I was still standing frozen regretting everything. Tears gathered at my eyes as I got angrier and angrier at myself. Then I suddenly came to realise something I never wanted to happen had just happened; everything I had with Lance was probably gone forever and it was all my fault.

"N-no…!" I let myself stammer out, "Why do I always screw up by pushing people away?!" I yelled as I put my head in my hands.

Lance was the first person I really cared about, (other than Shiro) even when we had the stupid 'rivalry'. I knew that I felt some way towards him -A warm fluttery feeling every time he spoke, the way he made me feel with every small praise or exchange of witty banter- but I didn't realise until to late that it was Love.

Now it wouldn't ever happen, and it was my fault and that hurt.

I clenched my fists as my body shook. I loved Lance so much that it was painful. I didn't want to push him away, I wanted more than friendship. More than boyfriends. I wanted to be soulmates.

But...

Would I ever be able to save what we could of had?

"Fuck…"