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Nathan's ship lands and he exits. Walking onto the landing pad, he sees that no one awaits him. "Where is that bitch?" He asks himself.

Allura meets him at the entrance to the castle. "Why the hell were you not waiting for me? And why were those assholes firing on me?"

"For one thing, I don't need to wait for you. I am no longer your wife Nathan! And another thing, the Voltron Force was firing on you because you didn't identify yourself. That is how we do it here on Arus."

"You are still my wife! I have not signed those papers!

Just then the members of the Force file in behind Allura. Nathan moves his glare away from Allura to the group. "Ah, so this must be the infamous Voltron Force. I'm surprised that you weren't up there in your Blue lion love. Other plans?"

Allura knits her eyebrows together in anger. Nathan notices Keith's furious expression and moves closer to Allura. "I always liked it when you were sweaty, turned me on then and still does now." He tries to pinch Allura's breast playfully but she smacks his hand away. Nathan looks over to Keith and smiles then yells to his servant, "Boy, grab my bags and take them to my room." He turns back to Allura, "I'll see you in our room love."

"Fat chance," is her response.

Nathan leaves to go to his room and Allura turns to the group. "Good show out there. I think he needs to go change his pants."

They all chuckle.

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The Voltron Force, along with Romelle, Sven, and Coran sit around the dining room table, enjoying their meal. The doors to the dining room open and Nathan walks in. "What, couldn't wait for me?"

The group looks at Nathan and then back to one another. Nathan comes to stand next to Allura's chair "Where is my seat love?"

"You no longer have a seat." She says bitterly as she continues eating her meal. Keith can't help but smile at Allura's reply.

Nathan bends down slightly and says, "You have quite the tongue while your friends are here."

Allura ignores his words and continues to eat. A guard walks in and whispers something in Coran's ear. Coran looks up and says, "If you will excuse me, I'm needed elsewhere."

The group acknowledges him and Coran leaves. Nathan quickly takes Coran's vacated seat next to Allura's right side.

Nathan looks at Keith who is seated on Allura's left side. He smirks and says to her, "I missed you in our room love. I was quite lonely."

Keith holds back a glare and tries to ignore his words. Allura states flatly, "Maybe you should have asked one of the castle maids to help relieve your loneliness…oh wait, you're probably bored with them."

Nathan loses his smirk and looks once more at Keith. "So Commander, how has my wife been treating you since you have been back on Arus?"

Keith looks up from his dinner and says, "Just fine. Allura has always treated us with the utmost respect."

"Allura? Shouldn't you acknowledge her by her title Commander?" Nathan asks sarcastically.

All the others are able to do is sit silently and watch the exchange. "Allura doesn't like to be called by her title Majesty. She never has. I would think as her husband, you would know that."

"Ah yes, she never really was into formalities. Although, she was quite the prude in the bedroom…until I taught her to play by my rules. It took a little coaxing, but in the end she was willing."

Keith's anger is building inside him. He wraps the napkin in his fist and squeezes hard. Allura senses his anguish and touches his knee under the table. Feeling her palm on his knee, Keith unwraps his hand from the napkin, placing his hand on top of hers.

Romelle stands from the table. "Sven, I'm not feeling very well, could you walk with me to our room?"

"Of course." Sven stands and they excuse themselves from the table.

Lance, Pidge, and Hunk sit quietly while they eat as they listen to Nathan and Keith's remarks.

"Nathan stop. That is enough." Allura demands.

Nathan reaches for Allura's hand and she retracts it before he is able to make contact. She rises from the table and looks at everyone but Nathan, "I'm tired…if you all will excuse me."

The men stand from their seats and Keith speaks up, "I'll escort you to your room."

Nathan raises his voice. "You mean our room and I can escort my wife." Nathan begins to move closer to Allura and Keith, but is intercepted by Lance, Hunk, and Pidge. "ALLURA! ALLURA! COME BACK HERE!"

Allura ignores his demands and walks with Keith out of the room.

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Keith walks with Allura on his arm. "So…am I taking you to his room?"

Allura stops walking and looks up at him. "Of course not! How could you ask me that?"

Keith runs a hand through his hair. "Sorry…I just…"

"Keith, I just want him gone. Could you just walk me to my room?"

"Sure." They begin walking again.

They stop at Allura's bedroom door and Allura looks up into Keith's eyes. "Thank you Keith for walking me…and…I know the things he was saying about me was upsetting you…I'm sorry."

Keith places a hand on her cheek. "Don't apologize for that jerk."

Allura begins to get lost in his beautiful dark eyes. She reaches up and takes his hand from her cheek. "I better get to bed. I have to figure out how to get that moron out of my life for good."

"Ok…remember, you're not alone. Good night Allura."

"Good night Keith." She turns and enters her room.

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Nathan paces the length of the bedroom. "That bitch should be here with me. She disrespects me…I know where she is…she's with that commander!" He storms out of his room and grabs the first guard he sees. "You…where is the Queen staying?"

The guard speaks with apprehension in his voice. "Sire…I…I'm not sure…"

Nathan grabs the guard by the neck and speaks, "I am your King and you will tell me where my wife is or face the consequences!"

"Yes Sire. She is staying in the interior hall, I believe room S12."

The King smirks and lets the guard go. Smacking the guard's cheek lightly, he says, "Good boy."

Nathan walks quickly to Allura's room. He tries to open the door, but finds it locked. He spots another guard and orders him to override the lock. As soon as the guard leaves, Nathan slowly enters the room. Darkness fills the room and he waits until his eyes adjust to it.

He slowly makes his way to the bed and looks upon it to find Allura lying on her back. The sheets are pulled off of her as if she kicked them off. He smiles down on her as he silently descends on the bed. He straddles her body and quickly cups his hand over her mouth. Her eyes go wide and she attempts to scream. She moves her body about to try to get him off of her.

"Shhhh….it never worked when you fought. It only made things worse…for you." He runs his hand under her nightgown and up her thigh. He begins to massage her slit through her panties. Allura attempts to scream even louder. As his grip on her mouth gets tighter and the movements of his hand become more aggressive, Allura is able to lift her leg, kneeing him in his groin. He releases her and doubles over. She pushes him off of her and she quickly makes her way to the door.

Allura runs down the hall, not really sure where she is going. Ending up in the hallway where the Voltron Force sleeps, she finds herself pounding on one particular door.

It opens forcefully and Keith is standing there with a questioning look on his face. "Allura? What's wrong?"

She is crying as she asks, "May I come in?"

"Of course…come on."

She walks in with her arms wrapped around her. Keith grabs a blanket and drapes it around her. Turning to him, Allura rushes into his arms. Keith wraps his arms around her and she cries louder. "Allura…."

"Just hold me…please." She whimpers.

Keith and Allura stand there in an embrace. Her crying begins to diminish and she lifts her head to meet his gaze. "I'm sorry…I shouldn't have come here." She begins to move away, but Keith stops her.

"What happened? I don't mind you being here, but something has you upset. Now talk to me….please."

He leads her to sit on the edge of his bed and she begins to speak. "He found me…I was sound asleep. I woke up to him on top of me. He tried to…" her voice begins to crack and the anger begins to build in Keith once more.

"That's it…he's dead." He rises from the bed and starts toward the door. Allura jumps up dropping the blanket to the floor. "Wait Keith…please." She stands in front of him with her hands on his chest.

"You can't go after him."

"Allura, he will continue to do this to you until he is stopped."

"Not like this Keith. If you go to him and beat him down, you will be the one in trouble. He is still the King of Arus. As much as I hate that, we have to do this right…whatever that might be."

Keith searches her eyes. "I can't stand by and watch him hurt you like this."

"I'm not asking you to. I just need your support. Can you do that for me Keith?"

He begins to calm as he stares into her deep, blue eyes. He places a hand to her cheek then moves it to the back of her head. With fingers entwined in her hair, he moves his head down to hers and gently presses his lips to hers. She moans as the kiss deepens as she wraps her arms around his neck.

As the kiss becomes more intense, Keith begins walking Allura backward to the bed. Once they reach the bed, Keith lowers her down and lies down on top of her. Allura opens her legs to give Keith a more comfortable position.

Keith begins to knead her breasts gently and she begins to move her hips up against his groin. Keith moans deeply and joins her in her movements. They break the kiss and stare deeply into each other's eyes.

Breathing heavily, Allura places her fingers to Keith's lips. "We…can't do this…as much as I want you…we can't."

Keith kisses her fingers. "I love you Allura…."

She stops his sentence as if trying to convince him. "I want to make love to you so badly, but Nathan is still my husband. Until he is out of my life, I don't think it would be right."

"I was going to say…I love you Allura and I will wait for as long as you want me to. I respect how you feel. He never deserved you."

She strokes his cheek and kisses his lips tenderly. "I don't deserve you…I love you."

Keith smiles down at her then lifts up off of her. "We need to find you a new room to sleep in…one that maybe only I know about. There is one in this hall. I'll make sure the coast is clear then I'll walk you there."

"Thank you."

"You don't have thank me." He winks at her and says, "I do however have to take a cold shower."

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Keith lies in bed, staring at the ceiling. He wants nothing more than to go to Allura, to comfort her. I should have told her how I felt for her before I left Arus. She wouldn't be going through this right now. Damn…why do I have to be so stubborn? I should have listened to Lance all those years ago….whoa…what am I saying? I need to get some sleep. Try anyway…and hope that son of a bitch gets the point and leaves.

Keith rolls over and finally falls asleep.

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Allura lies curled up in her bed with the sheets pulled closely around her. Her thoughts are of the kind, loving man she has just left. The thoughts of the last four years without him come crashing in on her. She feels sadness overwhelm her and tears begin to fall steadily down her cheeks. I feel so lost…what will I do if Nathan won't go? Keith…

Her thoughts finally bring her to sleep.

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Morning comes and Keith can be found sitting in the dining room drinking his coffee…alone. Nathan walks in and Keith looks up. Ahhh…shit.

"Good morning Commander." He sits across from Keith and begins to pour himself a cup of coffee. "How was your night? Sleep well?"

"I slept great…you?"

"Well, if my wife was by my side, I would have had a wonderful night. Since she is a bit moody, well, I had to find someone else to occupy her side." He winks and gives a grin.

Keith controls his anger, but can't keep his mouth shut. "Why don't you just sign the divorce papers? You don't love her. If it is Voltron, well, she'll never give him over to you. He belongs to Arus."

"Well, I do have to admit, in the beginning, it was Voltron…now, I just like to irritate her." Nathan takes a sip from his coffee.

Keith raises an eyebrow at his response. "What has she done to you to make you so bitter?"

Nathan rises up from his seat and places his fists on the table. Leaning in closer to Keith, he states, "Want to know what she did to me? We were in bed, she was sound asleep and I decided that I needed to be pleased…I began to…how do you earthlings refer to it…"fondle" my wife…you know, tease her. Do you know how she responded to my touch Commander? She called out your name…Keith."

Keith smiles inwardly. "Listen…King…Allura and I have been friends for a long time…"

"I don't give a shit about friendship! Your name was said more than it should have been! She is my wife!"

The door swishes open and Allura walks in. Not really noticing the tension radiating from the two men, she stands next to Keith. She throws a stack of papers in front of Nathan.

"What is this love?"

"Divorce papers…sign them and get the hell off of Arus. You have until noon today." With that, she turns and leaves the room. Keith watches the expression on Nathan's face and stands.

"Well…King, I think she means business." Keith leaves the table and exits the room, leaving Nathan to stew in his anger.

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Allura hugs Romelle tightly. "I'm so sorry I have to leave Allura."

Allura pulls back from her, "It's ok Romelle. You have matters to attend to on your own planet."

"I just feel like I should be here with you. You know, while Asshole is here." Romelle whispers.

Allura giggles, "My friends are here now Romelle. I am just happy we were able to spend some time together."

"Me too," the cousins embrace one more time.

After Sven says goodbye to everyone, Keith stands shaking Sven's hand. "You're doing well Keith."

Keith raises an eyebrow in confusion. Sven nods his head in Allura's direction, "She seems happier…more confident."

Keith smiles, "I think maybe she is getting through to Nathan. She didn't really give him a chance to speak to her today when she tossed him the divorce papers. You can tell she is really over him."

Romelle and Allura make their way to where Keith and Sven stand. "Thanks for taking such good care of my cousin Sven." Allura says.

Sven hugs Allura and whispers, "I should thank you for taking such good care of my friend." He pulls back and smiles deeply at her. She returns the smile and watches as Sven and Romelle enter their transport that will lead them to Pollux.

As the transport rises into the sky, Allura turns to Keith. "Well, did Nathan raise hell after I left?"

Keith shrugs, "I don't know. I didn't give him a chance to say anything. I just left."

Allura giggles and they turn and walk into the castle along with the others.