Chapter 20

Know that I'm with you

The only way that I can be

Until you're in my arms again

Remember me

Lotor smiled as he held Pidge's hand. According to Haggar she was due to wake soon.

Soon, so very soon, he'd be graced with the presence of his wife. Who had been sleeping for two months.

Her honey eye's flickered open. He watched her attempt to sit up.

"Katie stop, you just woke up. Don't push yourself." Her eyes on him.

Everything that was in her eyes these eyes were gone, all the pain, the hidden hatred, the tears. Instead they were placed with curiosity.

"Um… Are you talking to me?" She asked confused.

"Of course, whom else would I be addressing other than my lovely wife?" Lotor helped her change out of the healing suit into a simple lavender dress.

"Wife?"

"Of course. You are Kathrine Holt… But you like to go by Katie or Pidge. We married some years ago." Lotor offered his arm to her. Pidge cautiously took his arm.

Lotor smile down at her.

"Um… I know we're supposed to be married, but I don't recall your name." He squeezed her hand and kissed her head.

"Of course, the medical officers said that the accident could have an affect on your memory." Lotor stopped in the middle of the hall to kneel before her. Taking her hands in his, brining them to his lips. "I am Emperor Lotor Daibazaal, of the Galran Empire, and your husband."

Pidge started down at him. She seemed to trust hi words.

"I love you, Katie, more than anything in the world. I understand if you need time to remember your feelings."

"Alright, thank you, Lotor." She watched him stand with curiosity.

He led her back to their room, Which he had once again renovated in her absence.

Now it was built like a small apartment. It had everything Pidge could every want or need in his absence.

And so Lotor watched his wife fall into a rhythm. She'd wake up and cook breakfast for them, it usually burnt. After they ate he'd head to work, but keep a camera on her to watch her movements.

He'd watch her work on projects he left in the lab. She usually either worked on tech or experimented on plants. Pidge would take a break for lunch, to eat it in the synthetic Green House. After she'd water the plants.

Her plants started yielding produce after awhile, and she started using them in her cooking.

After working in the Green House she'd use the books he left for her to study. Then relax and watch the Limited channels, movies, and shows he allowed her.

He'd 'come home' after a long day of ruling and she'd be making dinner happily.

"Evening, Dearest." Lotor smiled seeing her at the stove humming. He smiled as he placed a gift onto the table.

"What's this? Did I miss a birthday or anniversary?"

"It's alright, you have no recollection of it, so I don't blame you." Lotor smiled.

"What is it?"

"Our marriage anniverary." Pidge blinked and gasped.

"I knew today was something special, stay here and watch the food." He nodded watching her run off to her hobby rooms to grab something. While she was gone he slipped some quintessence into the food before stirring it in.

She returned with a box full of something.

"What do you have there?"

"Well, when I was working I had this feeling today was something special…" She took a Robot cat out of the box. It looked like a miniature version of the Voltron Lions with all the colors of the lions on it. "I feel bad that my health is so bad I can't leave this room. You must be lonely, so I made Ron Volt here to keep you company." Lotor tried not to break the robotic cat, his loving wife had built just for him.

"I love it." He smiled and moved the food off the heat. He lifted Pidge onto the counter and kissed her lovingly. "Almost as much as I love you."

"I love you too." Pidge wrapped her arms around him. Lotor smirked picked her up bridal style and setting her on her chair at the dinner table. He served what he assumed to be stew to him and his wife.

"Now its your turn to open your gift." Lotor pushed the box towards her.

"Dinner first. I really want you to try this new recipe! I worked really hard on it for you…"

"Alright, alright." Lotor sat down across from his wife. She smiled as he took a spoonful of stew. Her cooking had been getting slowly better. "It tastes delicious Pidge."

Ron started circling Lotor's feet and sat beside him. Lotor ignored the cat and continued eating the food.

Pidge smiled and ate her own bowl.

"Seconds, love?" Lotor asked.

"I'm full."

"You need to be healthy, what if we decide to have children?" Pidge choked on her water. Lotor jumped up and began rubbing her back. "Are you alright?"

"Sorry I just wasn't expecting… that… I mean…" Pidge blushed at Lotor's stare. "Not that I don't want children, it's just I want more of my memory back before we do have kids, or at least of having a memory of being married to you for a year or two before we discuss children." Lotor nodded.

"I understand." He kissed her cheek and grabbed her empty dish. "But be better about your health."

"Alright, I will." Pidge let him place the wrapped box into her lap.

"Present time." He sang. "Happy Anniversary Katie."

"Happy Anniversary Lotor." She let him wrap his arms around her shoulders. She gently ripped the paper and broke the box.

She blinked as she pulled out a dark green dress, with glittering star like sparkles. However, the dress was only the first thing in that box. Next was a set of black sandal heels, then and expensive looking necklace with a matching tiara with purple and green jewels. She blushed at the last items in the box.

A lacy panty and bra set, it was a dark purple.

"I'll admit those are a gift for both of us." Lotor mumbled into her ear.

"Ah… I see…" Pidge tried not to blush. "I don't know if it will look good on me."

"Darling, I know for sure you'll look enchanting." Pidge nervously tried not to shrink away from her husband. Who had been nothing but understanding and loving in the past few months. Who had worked to try and help her.

But she had this nagging feeling something was wrong. And she didn't know why.

In the nursery KitKat played house with Marmora.

"Mama and Papa's anniversary's Today." KitKat said from their tiny table. Marmora fake cooked eats.

"Oh, how are they celebrating? I know Daddy had a party today to celebrate his rule." Marmora asked.

"Probably by doing mushy gushy adult stuff."

Neither child had seen their mother since she recovered. They did get to see the tube their younger brothers were developing in.

"I can't wait till we meet Damon and Adlai." Marmora mumbled trying to cheer KitKat up.

"Yeah me neither…" Suddenly their game seemed less happy.

KitKat wondered if she'd turn into a monster like their dad.

Locking those she cares about up. Never letting her children see their family.

She tried protecting Marmora from it. From their father.

But it was only a matter of time before their father tried to separate them from each other. The Governess's were already distancing them and trying to get them to work on their own, stating they might have to fight each other someday.

KitKat worried for Damon and Adlai, her two baby twin brothers who had yet to truly enter the world.

What could she do to protect her family? She was powerless against her father. And Marmora was just like their mother.

He was a sweet boy, but he was weak, submissive.

He needed to be protected, he wouldn't do it himself.

KitKat sighed shaking her head on what to do about their life.

She promised not to be her father.

With the exception, that it would protect her siblings and whoever they choose to love.