Running in Circles ~ A Klance Story ~ Chapter 12
Shiro watched in horror as his Galra arm struck Keith before he could move away. Keith fell to the ground and grasped his side where Shiro had hit him.
He looked up at Shiro with tears in his eyes, but what pained him more, was the look of betrayal. After the strike, Shiro gained control of himself again, and he
couldn't beleive what he had just done. Most of all, he was furious with himself for not being able to control it. He picked up Keith and held him in his arms.
"Shiro.. what.. happened to you?" Were Keith's last words before he fell unconcious. Hot tears burned Shiro's eyes as he held Keith, and looked at the wound
he created. He walked to Allura's room.
"Shiro! What happened!" She looked paler than usual.
"We need to get him to a pod immediatley!" She rushed onto the bridge to bring up a pod. She helped Shiro put Keith inside before it slid close.
"Shiro... what happened? The castle isn't detecting any invaders.." Allura sat across Shiro in front of Keith's pod. Shiro looked down at his hands with
anger and sadness before clenching them into fists and looking back up at Allura.
"..It was.. me." Shiro squeezed his eyes shut.
"What do you mean it was you?" Allura asked shakily.
"There is smething wrong with my head, i have this voice telling me to do horrible things, and it gives me these urges, it's like my Galra arm and my brain
are my enemies. I tried to control it but as soon as Keith came too close to me, i lost control of my Galra arm, and it attacked him... I'm sorry Allura.."
"Shiro.. i don't know what to say. Why didn't you tell us before what was happening to you?" Her concern seemed to be more on what happened to him than what
he did.
"I didn't want you to be worried about me, and honestly i was going to leave to avoid hurting anyone, but i was too late. I should have left earlier." Shiro
hung his head in defeat.
"Shiro? Allura? What.. happened to.. Keith?" Lance slowly walked to the pod and looked up at Keith. Allura and Shiro stood up and tried to keep Lance away
from the glass. Tears had already started to well up in his eyes.
"Lance, there was-"
"It was me." Shiro said cutting Allura off. Lance turned around quickly to Shiro, his sadness replaced with anger.
"What!"
"It was my Galra hand, my head is messed up and i just-"
"Stop making excuses! You hurt Keith! That is unforgivable!" Lance walked back over to the pod without giving Shiro a chance to respond.
"Lance, it wasn't his fault.."
"What do you mean it's not his fault! He just said it was his hand!" Lance's usual happy expression was replaced with that of pain and resentment.
"Princess, I heard your distress call, what seems to be the matter? Coran walked in but understood immediatley when he saw Keith in the pod. He walked over
and looked at the small monitor next to the pod. He pressed a few buttons before his face went dark,
"He is in very critical condition, and it's unclear right now.. if he'll make it.."