Love in an Odd Place
Chapter 4
First day on the job
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Disclaimer: Nope you guessed it I still don't own Voltron.
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Keith awoke to a rough tug on his arm. It was easy to see that Allura was upset over something. "What's wrong princess?"
"Were going to land soon and I'm just worried about what's going to happen." Her eyes were a dark blue with worry.
Keith noticed that her hand was still on his arm. He then took his own hand and clasped it over hers. "Don't worry. I'll protect you." Keith quickly noticed that his comment didn't help too much. He gave her hand a tight squeeze and added, "Haven't I always protected you?"
Allura looked down at her dress. "Yes, you have, but that's not what I'm worried about."
"What then?" Keith probed.
Allura didn't say anything for a while as she twisted her fingers in the hem of her dress. "You Keith. I'm worried about what they're going to do to you!" Tears started to line the bottom of her eyelid, but she tried not to cry.
Keith once again felt a pain inside him as he saw her tears appear. "Please don't worry about me. I have a feeling that I'll be just fine. No matter what I'll find you. You'll see." Right after he said that the ship touched ground and the guards appeared to take them away. Keith and Allura both had to go through inspections. Afterwards Keith was sent on to a work camp inspections and Allura was sent to the one place that she hated so much that she felt herself almost sick from the thought of it. to meet with Zarkon and Lotor.
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"Your Majesty." The guard ran into the thrown room where King Zarkon, Hagar, and Lotor were all talking. He quickly fell into a low bow.
Zarkon looked at the man and bellowed, "What is it?"
"Sire the Princess Allura of Arus is done with inspections and is now here as you ordered." The guard said as he stood up.
"Is Commander Keith at the camps?"
"He's going through their inspections at this very moment."
"Good. Yes, this is very good!" Zarkon stopped as a large smile started to appear. "Go ahead and bring the young princess in."
"Yes sire!" he then bowed and headed fro the door.
"You've sent Keith to the camps? Why not just kill him?" Hagar said angrily.
"I've decided on a new strategy. We've always worked against them. Always trying to kill them. Why not kill them with kindness. Instead of separating the two they will be allowed to stay in the same cell. Also we will keep both alive." Zarkon paused to revel in their shocked faces. "They will serve as slaves and as bait."
Just then the guards entered with Allura in their arms. She was still dressed in her pink gown, but her hair was untamed and messy. She also had shackles on her wrists and ankles. This made her walk slower so the guards were practically dragging her. Not to mention the she didn't want to be there at all.
"Let me go this instant!" Allura screamed. The guards then dropped her in front of the tall thrown. Allura was on her hands and knees when she heard Zarkon start to speak.
"How was your trip princess?" he questioned.
Allura slowly rose up to sit on her heels. With daggers in her eyes she stared at the so-called King. "Do not tease me! Just get to the point! I am in no mood for small talk!"
"Oh princess, I'm sorry. I brought you here to tell you what is to happen with you." Zarkon paused for a moment, but soon resumed his speech. "You are to work as a palace slave. This means that you will do the laundry and serve the meals. Do you understand?"
"Yes, but what of Keith?" Allura asked.
Zarkon could see for an instant how much love she had for the commander. He also knew that Lotor had seen it to. "During the day he will got to the work camps, but at night he will help you with your work." Zarkon watched as her face brightened just a little. "You will be happy to know that you and he will be sharing the same cell. This is so you both will feel easier at your new home." He stopped and noticed that she didn't know what to say. 'My plan is working.' He thought. "Now it's late and I would like to eat soon so please escort her out and to a shower so she may clean up."
"Yes sire." The guards picked her up and left the room.
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Allura turned the knobs of the hot and cold water until no water came out. Her movements were slow, mechanical, and heartless as she tended to drying off. How could she care about her own self when of coarse Keith was the one in trouble? Lotor hated him and even though Zarkon gave his word Lotor didn't.
As she was putting her dress on she caught her own image in the mirror. The way her hair fell across her face and body, limp with the weight of water brought back memories that only deserved to be in a fairytale. The feeling of their bodies shrouded in rain. Her hand in his, her body pressed up to his, and the look of love in his eyes. Not only was there love in those eyes but caring and protection. She had rarely seen so many emotions for her in those eyes. She could count those special times that they shared on her hands, but that only made them more special.
Allura then shook her head violently as she returned to pulling her dress on. After zipping it up and wringing the excess water from her hair she started to bang on the door. Her hands were throbbing, but finally the guards returned. They put the shackle back on her wrists and ankles and led her to the kitchen.
"Princess? Is it you?" Keith said as he appeared from around the corner. He quickly walked up to her and took her hands in his. "I told you that we would be together.
"Excuse me, but you two have work to do!" Allura and Keith turned to face an elderly woman with a plate in her hands. She pushed it towards Allura and added, "take this and spoon it out it all the guests and then come back in here."
"Yes ma'am." Allura took the food and quickly walked into the dinning hall. There she saw Zarkon at one end of the table, Lotor at the other end, and Hagar sitting next to Zarkon. Allura quietly served Zarkon and Hagar and then headed for Lotor. Keith walked in with more food and started to serve Zarkon.
Lotor put his hand on Allura's arm. She froze immediately. "Princess you know I can take you away from all of this."
"Thank you, but I'm just fine." Allura stated and walked back into the kitchen.
Keith entered the kitchen right after her. "Allura!" Keith grabbed her before she went back into the dinning room. "Are you okay?"
"Yea, sure. I'm fine." Allura said a little distracted "I should hurry up and get out there." She then walked past the commander and into the dinning room.
Keith stood there and watched her retreating figure. With a sigh he also went back to work.
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"Well nice job you two." The older lady set down two plates of food in front of the two newest servants. "Now you get to eat."
Keith thanked the lady and picked up his fork. After she had left Keith turned and looked at Allura. "I saw that Lotor wouldn't leave you alone. Are you sure your okay?"
"Keith it just makes me sick." Allura put her head in her hands.
Keith patted her back reassuringly and added, "I know."
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They ended up finishing their dinner with out much conversation. Not too much longer after cleaning the dishes the guards reappeared and escorted then to their cell.
The cell was dark and hard. There were two beds that sat right on the floor. Keith insisted that she take the bigger bed and after some argument she agreed.
Allura pulled back the covers and sat down on the bed. She had nothing to change into so she slept in her dress. "Goodnight Keith."
Keith gave her a warm smile and said, "Goodnight Your Highness."
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"For always taking care of me. L don't know what I would do if you weren't around." She said truly grateful.
"Your welcome." Keith said as the light went out signaling that it was time to sleep.
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Disclaimer: Nope you guessed it I still don't own Voltron.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Keith awoke to a rough tug on his arm. It was easy to see that Allura was upset over something. "What's wrong princess?"
"Were going to land soon and I'm just worried about what's going to happen." Her eyes were a dark blue with worry.
Keith noticed that her hand was still on his arm. He then took his own hand and clasped it over hers. "Don't worry. I'll protect you." Keith quickly noticed that his comment didn't help too much. He gave her hand a tight squeeze and added, "Haven't I always protected you?"
Allura looked down at her dress. "Yes, you have, but that's not what I'm worried about."
"What then?" Keith probed.
Allura didn't say anything for a while as she twisted her fingers in the hem of her dress. "You Keith. I'm worried about what they're going to do to you!" Tears started to line the bottom of her eyelid, but she tried not to cry.
Keith once again felt a pain inside him as he saw her tears appear. "Please don't worry about me. I have a feeling that I'll be just fine. No matter what I'll find you. You'll see." Right after he said that the ship touched ground and the guards appeared to take them away. Keith and Allura both had to go through inspections. Afterwards Keith was sent on to a work camp inspections and Allura was sent to the one place that she hated so much that she felt herself almost sick from the thought of it. to meet with Zarkon and Lotor.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Your Majesty." The guard ran into the thrown room where King Zarkon, Hagar, and Lotor were all talking. He quickly fell into a low bow.
Zarkon looked at the man and bellowed, "What is it?"
"Sire the Princess Allura of Arus is done with inspections and is now here as you ordered." The guard said as he stood up.
"Is Commander Keith at the camps?"
"He's going through their inspections at this very moment."
"Good. Yes, this is very good!" Zarkon stopped as a large smile started to appear. "Go ahead and bring the young princess in."
"Yes sire!" he then bowed and headed fro the door.
"You've sent Keith to the camps? Why not just kill him?" Hagar said angrily.
"I've decided on a new strategy. We've always worked against them. Always trying to kill them. Why not kill them with kindness. Instead of separating the two they will be allowed to stay in the same cell. Also we will keep both alive." Zarkon paused to revel in their shocked faces. "They will serve as slaves and as bait."
Just then the guards entered with Allura in their arms. She was still dressed in her pink gown, but her hair was untamed and messy. She also had shackles on her wrists and ankles. This made her walk slower so the guards were practically dragging her. Not to mention the she didn't want to be there at all.
"Let me go this instant!" Allura screamed. The guards then dropped her in front of the tall thrown. Allura was on her hands and knees when she heard Zarkon start to speak.
"How was your trip princess?" he questioned.
Allura slowly rose up to sit on her heels. With daggers in her eyes she stared at the so-called King. "Do not tease me! Just get to the point! I am in no mood for small talk!"
"Oh princess, I'm sorry. I brought you here to tell you what is to happen with you." Zarkon paused for a moment, but soon resumed his speech. "You are to work as a palace slave. This means that you will do the laundry and serve the meals. Do you understand?"
"Yes, but what of Keith?" Allura asked.
Zarkon could see for an instant how much love she had for the commander. He also knew that Lotor had seen it to. "During the day he will got to the work camps, but at night he will help you with your work." Zarkon watched as her face brightened just a little. "You will be happy to know that you and he will be sharing the same cell. This is so you both will feel easier at your new home." He stopped and noticed that she didn't know what to say. 'My plan is working.' He thought. "Now it's late and I would like to eat soon so please escort her out and to a shower so she may clean up."
"Yes sire." The guards picked her up and left the room.
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Allura turned the knobs of the hot and cold water until no water came out. Her movements were slow, mechanical, and heartless as she tended to drying off. How could she care about her own self when of coarse Keith was the one in trouble? Lotor hated him and even though Zarkon gave his word Lotor didn't.
As she was putting her dress on she caught her own image in the mirror. The way her hair fell across her face and body, limp with the weight of water brought back memories that only deserved to be in a fairytale. The feeling of their bodies shrouded in rain. Her hand in his, her body pressed up to his, and the look of love in his eyes. Not only was there love in those eyes but caring and protection. She had rarely seen so many emotions for her in those eyes. She could count those special times that they shared on her hands, but that only made them more special.
Allura then shook her head violently as she returned to pulling her dress on. After zipping it up and wringing the excess water from her hair she started to bang on the door. Her hands were throbbing, but finally the guards returned. They put the shackle back on her wrists and ankles and led her to the kitchen.
"Princess? Is it you?" Keith said as he appeared from around the corner. He quickly walked up to her and took her hands in his. "I told you that we would be together.
"Excuse me, but you two have work to do!" Allura and Keith turned to face an elderly woman with a plate in her hands. She pushed it towards Allura and added, "take this and spoon it out it all the guests and then come back in here."
"Yes ma'am." Allura took the food and quickly walked into the dinning hall. There she saw Zarkon at one end of the table, Lotor at the other end, and Hagar sitting next to Zarkon. Allura quietly served Zarkon and Hagar and then headed for Lotor. Keith walked in with more food and started to serve Zarkon.
Lotor put his hand on Allura's arm. She froze immediately. "Princess you know I can take you away from all of this."
"Thank you, but I'm just fine." Allura stated and walked back into the kitchen.
Keith entered the kitchen right after her. "Allura!" Keith grabbed her before she went back into the dinning room. "Are you okay?"
"Yea, sure. I'm fine." Allura said a little distracted "I should hurry up and get out there." She then walked past the commander and into the dinning room.
Keith stood there and watched her retreating figure. With a sigh he also went back to work.
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"Well nice job you two." The older lady set down two plates of food in front of the two newest servants. "Now you get to eat."
Keith thanked the lady and picked up his fork. After she had left Keith turned and looked at Allura. "I saw that Lotor wouldn't leave you alone. Are you sure your okay?"
"Keith it just makes me sick." Allura put her head in her hands.
Keith patted her back reassuringly and added, "I know."
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They ended up finishing their dinner with out much conversation. Not too much longer after cleaning the dishes the guards reappeared and escorted then to their cell.
The cell was dark and hard. There were two beds that sat right on the floor. Keith insisted that she take the bigger bed and after some argument she agreed.
Allura pulled back the covers and sat down on the bed. She had nothing to change into so she slept in her dress. "Goodnight Keith."
Keith gave her a warm smile and said, "Goodnight Your Highness."
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"For always taking care of me. L don't know what I would do if you weren't around." She said truly grateful.
"Your welcome." Keith said as the light went out signaling that it was time to sleep.