Stay with Me

Chapter 3: And Your Answer Is…?

Keith was, at first, thrown off by the offer, but then began to comfort his rambling boyfriend. "Hey. Lance. It's okay babe. Calm down." He smiled at the nervous wreck and continued, "I would love to."

At this, Lance looked at his boyfriend shocked.

"R-Really?!"

Keith nods and smiles gently, "Of course. It makes me happy that they have accepted me and my mother for who we are. Especially since the Galra destroyed their home."

Lance looks solemnly at him. "They could never hate you, Keith. They know how much I love you."

Keith blushes and the proclamation of love by Lance. Meanwhile, Krolia just leans against the wall, smiling, knowing full well of how much in love the two really are.

Later that day, they headed over to Lance's house and his family happily welcomed them in. Lance's mother quickly hugged Keith and he was surprised at first but smiled and hugged her back. Lance smiled, and his heart was filled with so much joy and his family was now complete.

Once Lance's mother let go of Keith, she said, "You are just in time for lunch. Come have a seat."

She gestured to the kitchen table where a few family members were already seated and they all sat. Food was passed around and they ate and talked amongst each other. Lance and Keith shared stories of their time in space and explained to them all how the five paladins ended up fighting an intergalactic war.

Lance chuckled, "Yeah, Keith came in all cool and went to rescue Shiro. I tried to play it off like I was mad at him because I wanted to save Shiro first, but once I saw mullet-head over here" he gestures to Keith, "I had to take action. I hadn't seen him in so long. I actually really missed him, but since I didn't want Pidge and Hunk to know, I played it off as a rivalry thing."

Lance chuckles embarrassed and Keith smiles, "But, at that time, I had no idea who you were. All I knew was that some hot guy came in and tried to rescue my brother. Once I realized who you were, and it hit me. I've been calling you the wrong name the whole time at the Garrison. When you said your name was Lance, it didn't register… I thought your name was Taylor." He looks down embarrassed and blushes. Lance giggles, but his family looks perplexed.

"Why did you think his name was Taylor?" Veronica asks.

Keith looks up blushing more, but refuses to meet Veronica's eyes, "Well… he would always say in the flight simulator and while flying that they called him Taylor because of how he would thread the needle. I thought it was a play on words for his name."

Keith goes red and Lance chuckles a bit while blushing as well. Everyone laughs and teases them.

Veronica giggles, "So, when did you two realize you liked each other?"

Keith blushes when he admits, "W-Well, for me it was kind of the day I met him. I always thought he was cute… but he was so outspoken and friendly…the complete opposite of me. Plus, I always saw him flirting with girls, so I felt like I didn't even have a chance."

Lance blushes and states, "To be honest, once I met you, you kind of annoyed me. You always tried to show off and were always the loner. Also, at the time I was trying to come to terms with realizing I was bisexual and I liked guys. I tried to hide it from others because I was too nervous to tell anyone. Even Hunk."

He looks down embarrassed and continues, "But, once you were gone, I missed you and your show-offy self." He smiles and looks at Keith.

Keith smiles back, "Aww, you missed me?" He giggles and teases Lance.

Lance chuckles back, "Well yeah. Look at you. You're cute as hell."

Keith blushes and everyone chuckles.

Lance continues, "So, once I saw you again, I couldn't let you leave again. I had to go after you whilst trying to save Shiro. But my stupid ass decided to continue the rivalry rather than admitting to you as well as myself that I had feelings for you. That's why I went after Allura, because I thought maybe I actually had a chance with her. You were too good for me. Plus, you're a guy so I didn't know you went that way, you know? When in reality, I developed feelings for Allura as well. But, once Lotor came into the picture, I realized she didn't feel the same way and I also realized how much of an idiot I am. She would never like me and that I had really loved you all along. … When you were gone with the blades, I still thought about you every day. Whenever you called, I was overjoyed to hear from you, see you, and hear your voice. I missed you more than ever. I was so so stupid. If only I had seen my true feelings before, maybe we would have gotten together sooner. Every moment with you is the best moment of my life." He looks at Keith sincerely and Keith blushes more.

Everyone aws and smiles. Veronica says, "Well, at least you are together now." She smiles and everyone nods and agrees.

Lance and Keith smile at each other and Lance reaches over and holds Keith's hand. Everyone continues to eat lunch and they two continue to share their stories of Voltron and their time in space.

After lunch, Lance decided to show Keith around his house while Krolia spoke with Lance's mother and got to know her more.

Lance began to show his boyfriend around. He showed him the downstairs, which included the kitchen, a living room, a small bathroom and a play area near the back door for the younger kids in the family. There, Kosmo was laying down while Lance's niece and nephew played. Once they were down downstairs, he led Keith upstairs. He showed him where all his siblings and his parents stayed. He then showed him where his mother would be staying. They walked down to the end of the hallway which led to Lance's room.

Keith looked at Lance confused, "So, where will I be staying?"