And now for the second chapter and the usual disclaimer: I don't own Voltron

Chapter Two

"That's the last of it," Keith called out entering the beach house through the tunnel door for the Blue Lion. The people of Arus loyalty to the Royal family never ceased to amaze Keith. Architects, interior designers, plumbers, electricians, and carpenters traveled from nearby villages to thousands of miles away to build the Royal Beach House. Located high on the cliff overlooking the Sea of Amority, the house was made on impenetrable metal that looked exactly like rich maple wood which was simply breath taking. Inside you could easily see the details of the carpenters work in every crevice of custom molding and piece of furniture. Each room had an escape hatch which led down to a smaller version of the castle control room and where the Blue Lion rested in a pool filled with water pumped in from the sea.

"Where do you want me to put the………..," His voice trailing off after catching sight of Allura in the galley kitchen.

"Put the what," Allura asked turning around with a spoon in her hand. She couldn't help but smile at the look on Keith's face as he looked at her from head to toe. Gone was the pink pantsuit that she had on at the beginning of the trip and in its place was a blue strapless beaded sun dress, which accented her small waist, and had a flowing bottom that stopped at her knees, allowing Keith to take full advantage of her toned legs.

"Like?" Allura asked twirling around.

"Very much so," he said walking over to her and wrapping his arms around waist and pulling her close for a long lingering kiss.

"Mmmmmmm, Captain, you keep that up and we are not going to be able to stick to our agreement," Allura said referring to the pack that they made before leaving the castle. Both would stay in separate rooms and they would refrain from making love.

"You know," Keith said gently moving her hair off of her shoulders and kissing her neck right below her earlobe lightly, "That's one rule I wouldn't mind breaking." He said continuing to plant kisses on a trail from her shoulder and lips.

"As tempting as that sounds I want to get to know you, so when we do make love I can be yours physically and mentally," She said giving him one last kiss before pulling away. "Besides, I have worked too hard on this dinner to let it go to waste."

"That does smell good. I didn't know that princesses could cook," He said taking the lid off of one of the pots on the stainless steel stove and smelling it.

"Thanks, we will be dinning on honey roasted chicken, summer vegetable melody, mushroom wild rice, and turtle cheesecake for dessert. Believe it or not you have Nanny to thank for the scrumptious meal you'll be eating tonight. She insisted that princess or not a woman needed to know how to cook for her man. So when she returned to the castle, that's one of the first things, she taught me," She said smiling and walking up to Keith and wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him close to her face.

"Why," she said planting a kiss on his left cheek, "Don't you go on the deck and enjoy a glass of wine," Then planted another kiss on his other cheek. "Dinner will be ready in about forty-five minutes." She said before kissing him fully on the lips and running her finger through his thick raven hair.

Keith responds to her by pulling her closer and deepening the kiss as he begins a long sensual play session with her tongue before moving down her neck to her shoulders. Finally he gets control of his emotions and ends the make-out session before things go too far. "Well did Nanny teach you how to kiss like that too?" He asked grinning but still holding her close.

"Not exactly, Nanny came back to my life when you guys revived Voltron. So Coran was my primary caretaker and guards were scarce back then. It was pretty easy to slip off at night to the caverns for the teen mid-night hang out sessions." She said

"Really," Keith said raising his eyebrows.

"Yes," She said laughing at his hesitation regarding her childhood. "Believe it or not Captain, the children of Arus had some semblance of a childhood thanks to those caverns. There's a spot about a ½ mile from where we found Pidge and his friend shortly after I began piloting Blue. There's an underground paradise of soft green grass, flowers, fresh water, and fruit. As we grew older it became a place where we could experience things that normal teenagers do."

"Exactly what sort of normal things did you experience," Keith asked sternly.

Amused by his obvious jealous, Allura decides to make him sweat a little longer, "Oh just the sort of things that any girl would do with a handsome six foot tall sandy haired young man." She said with a sly smile on her face. "Relax sweetheart. Evan and I never went beyond what you call first base on Earth."

"Well, if it's all the same to you, I would like to check this Evan out. You never can be too careful when it comes to ex-boyfriends." He said matter of factly.

"I don't believe it! Keith you are as bad as Coran and Nanny. Why can't believe that your seemingly inexperienced girlfriend, may know a little something after all when it comes to the opposite sex?" She asked playfully.

"I am not, just cautious. As the head of your security and the love of your life, I can never be too careful. He may be an Arusian version of Lotor," He said sternly.

Pulling Keith close to her again, "Well he may exhibit some qualities of Lotor, but any obsession he has is directed towards his wife and six children," She said emphasizing the number six before kissing him on the lips once again.

"A wife and six kids huh," Keith responded sheepishly.

"Yep six…one, two, three, four, five, six," Allura said holding up six fingers to emphasis her point. "Sweetheart, I think it's cute that you're jealous, but I hope you know that no man will ever capture my heart and soul the way you have. I will love you until the day I die. Please don't ever forget that."

"And I love you too," Keith said simply before pulling her in another passionate kiss, while thinking about his own dark secrets before pulling away from Allura. "As much as I love kissing and holding you, I really need to check in with Lance and Coran before dinner, so the rest of our evening will be uninterrupted."

"Alright," Allura said signing deeply, "But don't take too long, dinner will be ready soon."

Keith walked into the massive study and sat down behind King Alfor's maple desk in the center of the room. He tapped in the air above the desk and an invisible telephone communication screen materializes before him and the key pad lifts out of a secret compartment within the desk. "Authorization code 98542." He states.

"Welcome Captain Kogane," A computerized voice responds. "How can I help you this evening?"

"Secure a connection to Delta Alpha Phi 0319," Keith commands.

"One moment," it responds, "Connection complete and secure. You may proceed."

An older woman appears on the screen, "Hello Keith, it's been far too long……"