Not Your Average Fairytale Between a Princess and Her Knight
Disclaimers: I do not own Voltron, all its characters belong to their respective owners. Just wished it was me, just kidding The story Idea is mine, so that's it for this little portion.
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Chapter Nine
Curiosity getting the better of him he pushed it open slightly more and noticed a passageway. The passage was not lit in any way, he had to follow the wall by the touch of his hands. He followed the darkness for what seemed like hours till he found a door. He pushed it open to be taken by the sight before him.
He gasped in surprise to see the scenery before him, it was like an enchanted garden. There was an opening at the top to let in the moonlight shine down and it just made the whole place seem like if it was alive in its own special way. He followed the dirt road that was laid out under his feet and there at the end did he find the weeping princess.
Her back was facing him, but the moonlight shimmered down on to her form to highlight the picture perfect figure she possessed. Her hair glowed in the moonlight as it descended from the Heavens. Old feelings stirred in his heart, seeing her like this made his heart jump. He hadn't known anyone else that could make his heart jump without seeing her face, but her very presence shook him to the core.
"Alyssa," Keith said softly, using an old familiar name and she quickly turned around to face him with her tear stained face. "Or should I say Princess Allura?"
Allura just gave him a scowl and turned to face the other direction away from him, how he had missed those special facial expressions that she had. "How did you find this place?"
"I found some opening in a wall and followed it here," Keith told her and watched her stand. She apparently was wiping her face, to try to clear her face of the wet tears that were fresh on her face.
"Don't do that," Keith said who had made his way across the distance that was between them to grab her hand. Allura just froze at the touch; she tried to get her hand back only to have it held tightly in his grasp.
"Why…"
"Why what," Keith asked with a simple tone in his voice. He gently caressed her face, even if it were for a moment. They could just be the same two that met up in the academy. Not a princess and some lowly pilot that was the captain of Voltron.
"Why won't you let me fly," Allura asked as she turned her face away from him. "Did after all I graduated with you with the same marks."
"Allura, it is not the same thing," Keith said with a sigh. "You are a princess and even if I wanted to let you fly, Coran and Nanny would have me beheaded for even thinking about saying yes."
"You know I'm capable," Allura said with a huff as she walked away from him after getting out of his hold."
"So you planning to stay in here forever," Keith asked and she turned to finally notice something on his left hand. Keith followed her eyes to his hand and lifted it up. He had kept the ring and left it on his finger and no one said anything about it. They let him keep it without question and Allura then showed her hand.
"You kept it," Allura said with a sad smile. "I had to put it on my right hand since Coran was asking a lot of questions."
"I couldn't forget you, and yet you lied to us when we arrived…" Keith looked at her and Allura turned her gaze to the ground below her. She then twirled around and walked towards one of the trees.
"I didn't want anyone to know that I was on earth, nor did I wish for the fact to be revealed I lied about my whole identity while my stay on earth," Allura said simply. "Uncle Graham told you when I left didn't he?"
"Yes, he felt like I needed to know due to our relationship at the time," Keith said simply and then…an angry Allura staring back up at him. She was not arrived to stare him straight in the eye.
Just like old times, those fire filled blue eyes, Keith smiled to himself. He didn't let the smile show on his face though and now began questioning could he really wear this ring now that he knew for sure she was a princess. Their relationship would not be approved by Nanny or even Coran. He was her guardian after all and yet she was old enough to make her own decisions.
"So, we don't even stand on the same grounds of anything…even all those times I gave not only my heart, but my body and soul to you?" Allura began shedding tears once more.
"Allura…" Keith tried to say or try to bring words to his mouth but nothing came to mind. There was nothing he could say about what he felt; in all reality he was confused. He still held strong feelings for her and yet to him he almost felt as if she was a stranger.
"So I guess I can return this to …" Allura never got a chance to say the last word, Keith's lips had met hers in a quick motion. She willingly returned the kiss in full; she has missed him that this was like a breath of fresh air.
King Alfor and his wife were looking down on the couple. They smiled at each other and knew the whole situation between the two. They had approved of the relationship for quite some time. They knew that it was nothing something that would be easy for them to pursue but it was something that was worth it. It was a true love that can surpass time, that feelings never fade…they cling in the hopes of meeting their other half.
"You know, it will not be easy for them," Alfor looked over at his wife. They went unnoticed by the embracing couple.
"But, it wasn't easy for use either. Their relationship will survive…it has been written in the stars, as we were at one time." She smiled up at him and they couple held onto each as they faded from the scene.
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Keith emerged from with Allura from the secret wall, however they were back at square one. They did not know how to pursue their relationship or if they could even have one. But they knew if it was meant for them then it would happen. They had to start back at the beginning and rebuild from there. They knew what they had to know what they needed to have done.
"So, you are going to let me at least fly temporarily right?" Allura looked up at him with puppy dog eyes and Keith inwardly groaned. He knew that once they had made some amends that he would not be able to pass down those eyes. Those were his biggest weakness back at the Academy and it would be his undoing now here on Arus.
"But, if I tell you to return back to the palace you will obey," Keith asked in return and Allura just gave him her famous smile. "Then see you at oh-five-hundred in the morning for practice."
"You always were the early one," Allura pouted and began walking off but Keith held onto her hand.
"No fancy tricks that you use to pull at the academy. I out rank you on the field," Keith told her firmly yet softly. Allura turned to look over her should with a curt nod. He then let go of her and to let her walk off into the distance. But he then picked up his radio as he watched Allura walk into the hallway that her room was located at.
"This is Keith, Allura has now returned to her room," Keith spoke into his radio and heard sighs of relief from all of the members that were searching for the princess.
"So what happened?" Lance's voice rang over the radio's intercom.
"Allura is on temporary pilot duty till a replacement arrives, I don't like the idea of doing this but she still remembers some of her tricks from the academy," Keith said simply. "We need a fifth member, Coran." Coran just huffed on the other line as Keith continued to walk over to the control room. He knew that Coran was displeased but right now Allura was the only one that knew how to pilot anything.
Keith arrived with three cheering pilots, and two angry elderly adults. Keith sighed as nanny began scolding him about the things that princesses should not be piloting anything. That the only safe place is in the palace grounds. Then Keith recalled some of his conversation with Allura…
"If I am to stay in the palace and that is so safe, then what of attacks on the palace? Would I be safe then? I can defend myself yes but what of other issues?"
"Allura would not technically be safe anywhere due to the attacks of Doom. Granted the palace is equipped with state of the art technology but she is not really one hundred percent safe in the palace or piloting blue lion," Keith stated simply. "So in the terms of our situation, I have decided to let Princess Allura to pilot Blue Lion until the replacement pilot arrives."
"I think your decision is fair enough captain, but if she…" Coran was cut off by Lance.
"If you were there during our days at the academy you would know that she is a capable pilot," Lance said simply. "She did after all graduate at the top of our class with Keith."
"The princess really," Hunk asked as he looked over at the two men.
"I heard of a girl that tied Keith, but I would have never imagined in a million years that she would be Princess Allura." Pidge said with a shrug of the shoulder. "It is interesting that the events would turn out this way."
"Well, I suggest we all get some rest and prepare for tomorrow morning's training session," Keith said as the all agreed to prepare for tomorrow.
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Wow, loooooooooooooooong time no update…hehehe, sorry had a dry spell to this story. I'll try to update more soon…