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"Lost Memories"
Part 4
"Nurse, I would like Captain Keith to stay," demanded Allura and eyeing the Captain.
"Your Majesty, you need your rest," replied the nurse looking for an agreement with Captain Keith.
"I know that," answered Allura, " but I want to talk with him more about my life . . . Please . . . just an hour."
"Alright Princess," conceded the nurse and seeing a grin on Captain Keith's face, "ONE hour."
"Thank you," replied Allura, and wondering why Keith had a huge grin on his face.
"Why am I smiling?" laughed Keith and seeing her nod yes, answered, "you are acting like the Allu . . . Princess I know."
"Um . . . Coran informed me that . . .," stated Allura while twisting the engagement ring, "that we are engaged."
"Yes . . . yes, we are," sighed Keith and taking a seat on the foot of the bed.
"I'm sorry, I wish I could remember," apologized Allura, "I'm so sorry . . . I . . ."
"It's not your fault," replied Keith placing a comforting hand on her ankle, "we'll get through this."
"I know, even though I don't remember anything," said Allura staring into his dark mysterious eyes, "for some reason I feel this connection with you."
"You have no idea how much that means to me to hear you say that," replied Keith staring into her deep blue eyes.
Allura had begun to blush at his stare, she became uncomfortable and decided to change the topic a little. "How did we fall in love?" asked Allura and anticipating the answer from him.
"Good question," laughed Keith and earning a laugh from her as well. "There was never any one moment, it just gradually happened. We became friends and over time we both felt something deeper than just friendship. I guess what pushed us together was the fact that we both cared for each other more than we realized. Though you always told me I was stubborn for making you wait, but I felt that I didn't deserve you."
"When did you realize that you loved me?" asked Allura wanting to know more about this man that she was going to marry.
"Um . . . the time that Lotor and Hagar had put a sleeping spell on you," answered Keith. "We all thought, hell I thought, that you were dead. But we later found out that it was one of Hagar's spells. That was when I knew I had deeper feelings for you than just a physical attraction."
"Please tell me what I was like to you," asked Allura hoping he would answer her question.
"One time Nanny and Coran wanted to marry you off to a Royal Consort," replied Keith, "but you disagreed with them because you wanted a marriage out of love, not convenience."
"Who is this Prince Lotor?" asked Allura, " Coran only told me that he was King Zarkon's son."
"Prince Lotor . . . hum . . . there's not much you can say about him that is good," answered Keith but went on at the urging of Allura. "Lotor is a constant threat to you and Arus, especially you. Every chance he has he attempts to kidnap you. If he succeeds he would give you a choice; your planet and people or you. Lotor always tried to convince you with his wealth and power of the galaxy, but you weren't interested in that, you wanted love. That was something he just couldn't understand. There were a number of times that we, or I, had to rescue you from him. But then again, you also saved out butts on a number of occasions as well."
"So you fell in love with me because you thought it was your job to!" snapped Allura seeing Keith's face turn from shock to confusion and crossed her arms over her chest.
"NO!" replied Keith quickly not knowing where that statement had come from then softly held her face in his hands, "Allura, I love you. I always will love you. I thought that I didn't deserve you but somehow changed that."
"I'm sorry . . . I . . . I just wish I could remember," cried Allura as Keith took her into his arms and held her.
"You will," replied Keith softly while running his hands through her long golden blonde hair. "You will, I just have a feeling that you will."
"How . . . how did this Prince Lotor come to love me like that," sobbed Allura against Keith's chest.
"He saw you," Keith replied dryly.
"You mean he only loves me because of my physical appearance," said Allura while wiping away the tears from her face with Keith's help.
"Yes," replied Keith, "it's because of your beauty."
"No wonder why I don't give in," replied Allura, "he's a pig to think that!"
"You're right, he is," said Keith looking at her tear stained face, "your nose and eyes always get red when you cry, but do you feel better now?"
"Yes, a little bit. Now that I've had a good cry," replied Allura looking at Keith and noticing how close he was to her.
"I've been so worried about you," said Keith while caressing her cheek with the back of his hand. He smiled when she took his hand into hers. He wanted so badly to kiss her to make sure that she was really here, but he knew that it wouldn't be right, that it wouldn't feel the same, that it wouldn't be his Allura.
For the rest of the hour Keith told her of their many escapades around the castle, and mentioned a few of her outrageous escapades as well. Even before the nurse came in, Allura had fallen asleep in Keith's arms. He quietly placed her back in the bed and left. He finally felt relief from the worry he had carried over the past three days. He wondered when she would regain her memory, but knew that he should be thankful that she's alive.
"So how is she?" asked Lance along with Pidge, Hunk, and Sven wanting an answer.
"She's just like her old self," smiled Keith, "but without her memory of us."
"Should I call for Romelle to come, it might help," asked Sven.
"Thank you for the offer Sven," answered Keith, "but I doubt that it would help. Allura wouldn't remember her, much less recognize her. By the way, has anyone found her journal?"
"We haven't looked yet," replied Pidge.
"That's alright," said Keith, "I'm going to go look for it. See you guys later."
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Entering her room, he knew she would be angry with him under normal circumstances, but this wasn't any normal circumstance. Allura had amnesia and she needed him to help her.
~Now, where would she hide her personal journal,~ he thought.
Looking in the usual place, between the mattress, under and behind objects. He knew it was useless, if Allura could hide that bikini from Nanny, then she could hide anything. He often wondered what she wrote in it and she almost read him a passage from it but . . . Lotor had interrupted. He snapped his head around when he heard noise and was relieved when he saw the source.
"Hey guys!" smiled Keith to Allura's mice. "I'm surprised you haven't visited Allura yet. I need your help . . . do you know where Allura's journal is?"
The mice nodded their heads and Keith followed them to her desk. He opened the first drawer and saw it, unfortunately he needed the key. Then the mice ran off to their hole and came back with the key.
"Ah, I see," laughed Keith while taking ahold of the key with the journal in hand, "the journal is easy to find, but the key isn't!"
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Opening the door quietly, he slipped in without anyone noticing. She looked so beautiful to him, even with all of her cuts, bruises, and bandages. Setting the present on the nightstand, he sat on the bed, and just looked her over, love filling his entire body. Caressing her face gently, he leaned down and softly touched his lips with hers. Smilingly he placed another kiss on her forehead.
"I'll be back in a little while," he whispered into her ear, "I love you, with all my heart, with all my soul, and with every being of my body."
He quietly slipped out as he had slipped in. He returned as he had promised, but what they didn't know would eventually come to haunt them again. Lotor was rebuilding his forces and would attack Arus when he saw the right time.
To Be Continued
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