Keith guided Black Lion to a soft landing on the bridge. He unbuckled and
went back to the princess. He grabbed his helmet and shoved it on before
he tenderly lifted Allura. He held her as close to his bare chest as he
could get her. Keith was very aware of Allura's warm breath on his sweaty
skin. He shook his head. This was no time to be thinking about that. He
pulled the lever to open the hatch and stepped out into midair. He landed
as gracefully as a cat on solid ground. Paramedics rushed over and
surrounded him. Keith reluctantly relinquished Allura into their care.
Coran waited patiently until the paramedics had cleared. He approached Keith. "So what exactly happened out there?"
Keith sighed as he pulled off his helmet. "I'm not exactly sure." Coran listened intently as Keith explained all he knew of what happened earlier. "You're not going to tell Nanny yet are you?" He asked after he was done with his report.
"Who's not going to tell me what?"
Both men froze at the sound of Nanny's voice. Coran turned around slowly, and came face to face with her. "Um...uh... . . ."
"Allura was injured today." Keith spoke up.
Nanny looked around Coran and saw a bare chested Keith. His head was bowed and his wild black hair covered his eyes.
"WHAT!?!?" Nanny screamed.
"Allura was injured during the battle today." Keith repeated.
"How could yo let her be injured?! I have trusted you so far to keep her safe! And you go and let her get hurt?! If I had my way I would send you back to Terra and have done with you!!" Nanny screamed into Keith's face.
Coran watched as Keith's hands closed into fists and start to tremble.
"Nanny..." Coran started.
"No. That's ok." Keith raised one trembling hand to stop Coran. "Nanny, I would never intentionally hurt Allura. I would rather it be me who was hurt instead of her." Keith raised his head. Unshed tears glistened in his dark eyes. "I would rather die a thousand deaths than see any harm come to Allura."
Nanny was at a loss for words. She had never once guessed that Keith cared for Allura that deeply.
"Now if you will excuse me," Keith bowed to Nanny, "I will go." Keith straitened up and walked past a spluttering Nanny. Coran watched him pass. "Let me know when the Princess wakes up." Keith asked as he passed Coran.
"I'll do that." Coran didn't look at him.
Coran waited patiently until the paramedics had cleared. He approached Keith. "So what exactly happened out there?"
Keith sighed as he pulled off his helmet. "I'm not exactly sure." Coran listened intently as Keith explained all he knew of what happened earlier. "You're not going to tell Nanny yet are you?" He asked after he was done with his report.
"Who's not going to tell me what?"
Both men froze at the sound of Nanny's voice. Coran turned around slowly, and came face to face with her. "Um...uh... . . ."
"Allura was injured today." Keith spoke up.
Nanny looked around Coran and saw a bare chested Keith. His head was bowed and his wild black hair covered his eyes.
"WHAT!?!?" Nanny screamed.
"Allura was injured during the battle today." Keith repeated.
"How could yo let her be injured?! I have trusted you so far to keep her safe! And you go and let her get hurt?! If I had my way I would send you back to Terra and have done with you!!" Nanny screamed into Keith's face.
Coran watched as Keith's hands closed into fists and start to tremble.
"Nanny..." Coran started.
"No. That's ok." Keith raised one trembling hand to stop Coran. "Nanny, I would never intentionally hurt Allura. I would rather it be me who was hurt instead of her." Keith raised his head. Unshed tears glistened in his dark eyes. "I would rather die a thousand deaths than see any harm come to Allura."
Nanny was at a loss for words. She had never once guessed that Keith cared for Allura that deeply.
"Now if you will excuse me," Keith bowed to Nanny, "I will go." Keith straitened up and walked past a spluttering Nanny. Coran watched him pass. "Let me know when the Princess wakes up." Keith asked as he passed Coran.
"I'll do that." Coran didn't look at him.