Love in and Odd Place
Chapter 6
The Meeting
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Disclaimer: All standard disclaimers apply! Got it I on no Voltron!
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"So your new right?" A voice said from behind Allura.
She turned around to face a young girl about seventeen. "Yes I guess I am." Allura paused and extended her hand to the other girl. "Hi I'm Allura what's your name?"
"Oh I'm Violet. I've been here ever since I was like twelve." She looked all around her and then leaned in and whispered, "What planet are you from?"
Allura looked at the young girl in front of her. What a sad life she must have had. She had long blonde hair, but you could tell that it had been poorly cut by a sword. She had fair skin that was a deep contrast of her green eyes. All those years as a slave had toughened her up surely. On her upper arm a small skull was burnt on to her skin. Numbers were also burnt under it.
Allura shook her head as she came out of her trance. "Oh yes excuse. I'm from the Planet Arus."
Violet's eyes widened with shock. "Are you the princess Allura?" she had no idea what to do once Allura nodded yes. "I'm form Arus also. I remember you standing by your father and what hope the people had. I thought you had been loss also. Are the people okay?"
"Well by receiving Voltron we have started to rebuild Arus to the wonderful place it once was."
Violet looked happy by this news. "That's wonderful! Maybe one of these days I'll see Arus again." Allura saw a tear appear. "I can barely remember what freedom felt like." Violet realized that Allura had noticed and gave her a smile. "So what are you doing here?"
"The Captain of the Voltron Force and I were captured." Allura saw disappointment appear on Violet's face. "Oh don't worry. This isn't the first time and I trust Keith with my life. He will get us free!" Allura grinned at Violet as she saw the disappointment disappear.
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"Lance where are you going?" Kelsey said as they stood near the Red Lion.
"The Princess and Keith are still missing so we were called back to Arus." Lance took her hands within his own. "It was fun. Don't be to upset, please."
A shocked look appeared on her face. "You were never serious, were you?"
Lance started to walk backwards as he remembered what usually happened when a woman used that tone. "It's just that we lice to far apart. It just wouldn't have worked." He then yelped as her hand made contact with the side of his face.
"Your right! It just wouldn't have worked!" with that she turned and ran.
Lance turned to see Pidge and hunk standing there laughing.
"Shut up! We have to hurry!" Lance yelled.
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The day felt like it was never going to stop and to make it worse it was now time to serve dinner and all day Lotor had been a royal pain!
"Good evening, Princess." Lotor said with a grin.
"Good evening Lotor." Allura was polite, but tried to serve him quickly.
"What's the hurry?" Lotor grabbed the chain of her shackles and started to pull her closer. "Why don't you spend sometime with me?"
Allura looked up and saw Keith walk in with a tray of food. "I'm sorry, but I must get back to serving. You are hungry aren't you?" Allura mentally slapped herself for being so dumb once she saw the look on his face turn into a wicked grin.
"Only for you." He said as he yanked her even closer to him. She was now crushed up to his body. "Now come on!"
"Stop it, Lotor!" Allura tried to pull away. "Let me go!"
As Keith became aware of the situation all he could think about was protecting her form Lotor. Keith slammed the food on the table and ran to Allura. "Let her go! Now!" In Keith's hand was Lotor's steak knife.
Lotor looked at the knife and started to laugh. "You think you can hurt me with that?" he then released Allura with a shove.
Allura quickly got behind Keith as the two men glared at each other. "Keith please stop. I'm okay. You're hands are bind together, Keith. That puts you at a disadvantage." Allura told him in a pleading tone.
"You should listen to her you know! I'd actually love to kill you!" Lotor got to his feet and walked closer to him. "I wanted to kill you on earth when we took Allura, but my father wanted you also. So I just settled for knocking the shit out of you."
"Stop both of you please!" Allura pleaded with the two.
Zarkon jerked to his feet finding his opportunity to speak. "You two gentlemen heard the princess! Lotor sit down!" He then turned to the guards standing at the door and nodded. They quickly came towards Keith and grabbed him. "Now Captain you must know that slaves that threaten royally must be punished, but I will give you a few minutes to make your plea."
Keith stood up strait and proud as Allura watched with her hands tightly entwined with one of his behind his back, "I was only protecting my princess! If that means killing Lotor than. so be it!"
A gasp escaped Allura's mouth. "Keith!" she turned him around to face her as Hagar and Lotor started yelling. "Oh Keith! You could be put to death! Don't you know that?"
"Yes Allura! Of coarse I know that!" Keith stopped and took her own- shackled hands within his own. "Allura I acted in instinct. My instinct told me to protect you, by making an excuse to Zarkon for my actions then I feel that I'm saying that what I did was wrong." He stopped for a few seconds. "What I did was not wrong and I will not say it was just to save myself."
"Guards! Take him back to his cell and chain him to the wall." Zarkon ordered with much arguments form Hagar and Lotor
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The dinner ended quickly afterwards and after Allura was escorted back to her room. The doors shut behind her as she looked around the room. She ran quickly to the corner where Keith was sitting with his knees bent and head down.
"How was dinner Princess?" Keith said when she threw herself to the floor beside him.
Allura embraced him in a tight hug, but soon released him. "What were you thinking? I almost lost you out there!"
"I'm beginning to think that I've already lost you, Princess!" Keith said as his gaze snapped to look her sternly in the ear.
"What are you implying Keith?" Allura was shocked by his comment.
Keith's eyes left hers and returned to the floor. "What's happened to you Princess? You used to fight, never lie down."
"Nothings happened! I'm not any different!"
"Bull Shit! Don't you dare lie to me!" Keith cursed. He looked up at her with anger in his eyes.
Allura involuntarily backed up. "I met a girl the other day, her name was Violet. She."
"Tell me Princess! I need to know." He stopped and with his free hand he embraced her body. She was convulsing from the tears that flooded her eyes. "You trust me don't you?"
"Yes Keith." Allura pulled away and began her story. "She looked to be about seventeen and was gorgeous. I met her while doing some laundry. She said that she was also from Arus and had been a slave ever since she was twelve. I told her of Voltron and how everyone would soon be free. She was so happy. She told me how she could barely remember what it was like to be free." Allura stopped to wipe some tears away. "She had so much hope in her eyes. She began to speak of her future and you could see that she was finally acting her age for the first time in years."
Keith knew that the ending of this story was going to be hard for her to say, but she had to. "Princess, go on please."
"Well farther down there was a struggle between some woman and a guard. We heard a gun shot and saw her body fall to the ground. I didn't know what to do. Violet just ran towards her. I watched as the guard warned her to get away, but she refused. He warned her one last time, but she persisted. In on moment she was bending over the woman and in the next she was killed." The tears came once again and through her gasps she tried to finish it. "After the guard had left I ran to see if there was anything that I could do. All I found was two dead bodies. One of an elderly woman and the other of a girl barely an adult. I was covered in blood when the guards took me away." Allura threw her head into her hands as Keith pulled her towards him. "Maybe the wars will never end and all that will happen is more suffering. I should be called the Princess of Death! Everyone dies when I come around!"
"Stop that!" Keith yelled as he gave her body a hard shake. "You know that's not true. Should I call myself the prince of death? My mother and father died and well. I've lost a lot of other people also." Keith raised Allura's head to meet his gaze. "You're a princess which means that you have the power to stop it all."
"Not anymore. I'm only a simple slave now." Allura said as she tried to look at the floor, but couldn't because of Keith's grip on her.
Keith let out an agitated groan at this. "I can't take it any longer!" he watched as she gave him a confused look. "Princess I care for you greatly and it's killing me to watch your spirit being broken."
"I understand what." she was then cut off by the commander.
"No I don't think you do Princess.' He stopped trying to think of a better way to say this. "Princess I know that I'm out of position here, and for many years now I've tried to change or forget my feelings, but every time you become threatened my feeling get stronger." He stopped and wished he didn't have to continue, but he knew that he could no longer lie. "Princess, I mean Allura, well. I'm in love. With you!"
Tears that had disappeared returned, but with a new emotion now. "I must be dreaming! Are you really telling the truth?"
'Could she possibly love me also?' Keith was shocked at her reaction. "Yes Allura. I am telling the truth." As he saw a smile appear on her face Keith's impulse to kiss her was too much. He slowly lowered his head down so his lips could meet her own.
Allura patiently awaited the arrival of Keith's kiss. He was so close k=now that she could feel his breath on her. But their kiss was not to be. In the background an alarm began to ring throughout the halls.
"Hey you guys, look what we have here!"
"Oh shit." Keith groaned across Allura's lips and he quickly recognized the voice. He was so close and yet so far!
Allura looked up to see Lance and Hunk at the window grinning. A blush slowly stained her cheeks. "Hi there!"
Hey to you to!" Lance chirped.
"Just hurry up and get us away from here!" Keith yelled as he yanked at his shackle.
"Yes sir!" Hunk said as he pulled Lance away.
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Keith and Allura were now standing on the ledge outside their cell. Lance and Hunk had left them when Pidge arrived. Their lions weren't far away.
"Keith are you okay?" Allura said as she saw a distressed look on his face.
"Oh yes Allura." Seeing that his answer wasn't good enough for her he continued. I'm just relieved and disappointed at the same time."
"Disappointed? Why Keith?"
"Well you have no idea ho ling I've waited for the time that I could kiss you and well.it just wasn't what I dreamed of."
"Then we should make sure that the next time it is everything that you dreamed of." Allura said with a sly smile.
"All the same I think that I'll ride back with Lance." Right after he said that the three lions appeared. "Hey Lance. I think I'll ride with you. You know catch up!"
Allura only giggled as they boarded the lions. She knew very well that Lance was going to get a long lecture.
The End
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Disclaimer: All standard disclaimers apply! Got it I on no Voltron!
~*~*~*~*~*~
"So your new right?" A voice said from behind Allura.
She turned around to face a young girl about seventeen. "Yes I guess I am." Allura paused and extended her hand to the other girl. "Hi I'm Allura what's your name?"
"Oh I'm Violet. I've been here ever since I was like twelve." She looked all around her and then leaned in and whispered, "What planet are you from?"
Allura looked at the young girl in front of her. What a sad life she must have had. She had long blonde hair, but you could tell that it had been poorly cut by a sword. She had fair skin that was a deep contrast of her green eyes. All those years as a slave had toughened her up surely. On her upper arm a small skull was burnt on to her skin. Numbers were also burnt under it.
Allura shook her head as she came out of her trance. "Oh yes excuse. I'm from the Planet Arus."
Violet's eyes widened with shock. "Are you the princess Allura?" she had no idea what to do once Allura nodded yes. "I'm form Arus also. I remember you standing by your father and what hope the people had. I thought you had been loss also. Are the people okay?"
"Well by receiving Voltron we have started to rebuild Arus to the wonderful place it once was."
Violet looked happy by this news. "That's wonderful! Maybe one of these days I'll see Arus again." Allura saw a tear appear. "I can barely remember what freedom felt like." Violet realized that Allura had noticed and gave her a smile. "So what are you doing here?"
"The Captain of the Voltron Force and I were captured." Allura saw disappointment appear on Violet's face. "Oh don't worry. This isn't the first time and I trust Keith with my life. He will get us free!" Allura grinned at Violet as she saw the disappointment disappear.
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"Lance where are you going?" Kelsey said as they stood near the Red Lion.
"The Princess and Keith are still missing so we were called back to Arus." Lance took her hands within his own. "It was fun. Don't be to upset, please."
A shocked look appeared on her face. "You were never serious, were you?"
Lance started to walk backwards as he remembered what usually happened when a woman used that tone. "It's just that we lice to far apart. It just wouldn't have worked." He then yelped as her hand made contact with the side of his face.
"Your right! It just wouldn't have worked!" with that she turned and ran.
Lance turned to see Pidge and hunk standing there laughing.
"Shut up! We have to hurry!" Lance yelled.
~*~*~*~*~*~
The day felt like it was never going to stop and to make it worse it was now time to serve dinner and all day Lotor had been a royal pain!
"Good evening, Princess." Lotor said with a grin.
"Good evening Lotor." Allura was polite, but tried to serve him quickly.
"What's the hurry?" Lotor grabbed the chain of her shackles and started to pull her closer. "Why don't you spend sometime with me?"
Allura looked up and saw Keith walk in with a tray of food. "I'm sorry, but I must get back to serving. You are hungry aren't you?" Allura mentally slapped herself for being so dumb once she saw the look on his face turn into a wicked grin.
"Only for you." He said as he yanked her even closer to him. She was now crushed up to his body. "Now come on!"
"Stop it, Lotor!" Allura tried to pull away. "Let me go!"
As Keith became aware of the situation all he could think about was protecting her form Lotor. Keith slammed the food on the table and ran to Allura. "Let her go! Now!" In Keith's hand was Lotor's steak knife.
Lotor looked at the knife and started to laugh. "You think you can hurt me with that?" he then released Allura with a shove.
Allura quickly got behind Keith as the two men glared at each other. "Keith please stop. I'm okay. You're hands are bind together, Keith. That puts you at a disadvantage." Allura told him in a pleading tone.
"You should listen to her you know! I'd actually love to kill you!" Lotor got to his feet and walked closer to him. "I wanted to kill you on earth when we took Allura, but my father wanted you also. So I just settled for knocking the shit out of you."
"Stop both of you please!" Allura pleaded with the two.
Zarkon jerked to his feet finding his opportunity to speak. "You two gentlemen heard the princess! Lotor sit down!" He then turned to the guards standing at the door and nodded. They quickly came towards Keith and grabbed him. "Now Captain you must know that slaves that threaten royally must be punished, but I will give you a few minutes to make your plea."
Keith stood up strait and proud as Allura watched with her hands tightly entwined with one of his behind his back, "I was only protecting my princess! If that means killing Lotor than. so be it!"
A gasp escaped Allura's mouth. "Keith!" she turned him around to face her as Hagar and Lotor started yelling. "Oh Keith! You could be put to death! Don't you know that?"
"Yes Allura! Of coarse I know that!" Keith stopped and took her own- shackled hands within his own. "Allura I acted in instinct. My instinct told me to protect you, by making an excuse to Zarkon for my actions then I feel that I'm saying that what I did was wrong." He stopped for a few seconds. "What I did was not wrong and I will not say it was just to save myself."
"Guards! Take him back to his cell and chain him to the wall." Zarkon ordered with much arguments form Hagar and Lotor
~*~*~*~*~*~
The dinner ended quickly afterwards and after Allura was escorted back to her room. The doors shut behind her as she looked around the room. She ran quickly to the corner where Keith was sitting with his knees bent and head down.
"How was dinner Princess?" Keith said when she threw herself to the floor beside him.
Allura embraced him in a tight hug, but soon released him. "What were you thinking? I almost lost you out there!"
"I'm beginning to think that I've already lost you, Princess!" Keith said as his gaze snapped to look her sternly in the ear.
"What are you implying Keith?" Allura was shocked by his comment.
Keith's eyes left hers and returned to the floor. "What's happened to you Princess? You used to fight, never lie down."
"Nothings happened! I'm not any different!"
"Bull Shit! Don't you dare lie to me!" Keith cursed. He looked up at her with anger in his eyes.
Allura involuntarily backed up. "I met a girl the other day, her name was Violet. She."
"Tell me Princess! I need to know." He stopped and with his free hand he embraced her body. She was convulsing from the tears that flooded her eyes. "You trust me don't you?"
"Yes Keith." Allura pulled away and began her story. "She looked to be about seventeen and was gorgeous. I met her while doing some laundry. She said that she was also from Arus and had been a slave ever since she was twelve. I told her of Voltron and how everyone would soon be free. She was so happy. She told me how she could barely remember what it was like to be free." Allura stopped to wipe some tears away. "She had so much hope in her eyes. She began to speak of her future and you could see that she was finally acting her age for the first time in years."
Keith knew that the ending of this story was going to be hard for her to say, but she had to. "Princess, go on please."
"Well farther down there was a struggle between some woman and a guard. We heard a gun shot and saw her body fall to the ground. I didn't know what to do. Violet just ran towards her. I watched as the guard warned her to get away, but she refused. He warned her one last time, but she persisted. In on moment she was bending over the woman and in the next she was killed." The tears came once again and through her gasps she tried to finish it. "After the guard had left I ran to see if there was anything that I could do. All I found was two dead bodies. One of an elderly woman and the other of a girl barely an adult. I was covered in blood when the guards took me away." Allura threw her head into her hands as Keith pulled her towards him. "Maybe the wars will never end and all that will happen is more suffering. I should be called the Princess of Death! Everyone dies when I come around!"
"Stop that!" Keith yelled as he gave her body a hard shake. "You know that's not true. Should I call myself the prince of death? My mother and father died and well. I've lost a lot of other people also." Keith raised Allura's head to meet his gaze. "You're a princess which means that you have the power to stop it all."
"Not anymore. I'm only a simple slave now." Allura said as she tried to look at the floor, but couldn't because of Keith's grip on her.
Keith let out an agitated groan at this. "I can't take it any longer!" he watched as she gave him a confused look. "Princess I care for you greatly and it's killing me to watch your spirit being broken."
"I understand what." she was then cut off by the commander.
"No I don't think you do Princess.' He stopped trying to think of a better way to say this. "Princess I know that I'm out of position here, and for many years now I've tried to change or forget my feelings, but every time you become threatened my feeling get stronger." He stopped and wished he didn't have to continue, but he knew that he could no longer lie. "Princess, I mean Allura, well. I'm in love. With you!"
Tears that had disappeared returned, but with a new emotion now. "I must be dreaming! Are you really telling the truth?"
'Could she possibly love me also?' Keith was shocked at her reaction. "Yes Allura. I am telling the truth." As he saw a smile appear on her face Keith's impulse to kiss her was too much. He slowly lowered his head down so his lips could meet her own.
Allura patiently awaited the arrival of Keith's kiss. He was so close k=now that she could feel his breath on her. But their kiss was not to be. In the background an alarm began to ring throughout the halls.
"Hey you guys, look what we have here!"
"Oh shit." Keith groaned across Allura's lips and he quickly recognized the voice. He was so close and yet so far!
Allura looked up to see Lance and Hunk at the window grinning. A blush slowly stained her cheeks. "Hi there!"
Hey to you to!" Lance chirped.
"Just hurry up and get us away from here!" Keith yelled as he yanked at his shackle.
"Yes sir!" Hunk said as he pulled Lance away.
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Keith and Allura were now standing on the ledge outside their cell. Lance and Hunk had left them when Pidge arrived. Their lions weren't far away.
"Keith are you okay?" Allura said as she saw a distressed look on his face.
"Oh yes Allura." Seeing that his answer wasn't good enough for her he continued. I'm just relieved and disappointed at the same time."
"Disappointed? Why Keith?"
"Well you have no idea ho ling I've waited for the time that I could kiss you and well.it just wasn't what I dreamed of."
"Then we should make sure that the next time it is everything that you dreamed of." Allura said with a sly smile.
"All the same I think that I'll ride back with Lance." Right after he said that the three lions appeared. "Hey Lance. I think I'll ride with you. You know catch up!"
Allura only giggled as they boarded the lions. She knew very well that Lance was going to get a long lecture.
The End