(I think I'm getting back into the writing swing again, to any poor souls who read this: do you prefer short but faster updates or longer but in ages? This is going to be longer but in ages.

LANCE ISNT DUMB YOU ARE

THIS IS NOT A SLOW BURN STORY. IF YOU WANT SLOW BURN WATCH THE FUCKING CANONICAL SERIES

This chapter has a flashback, basically Keith was in a relationship with a son of Hermes, and this is why he's scared of loving someone. First burn song, because I can't write songs and this is a musical fic, I'm not sure if that's a thing but it is now. Sofia didn't know what was going on other than they went out, he did something with a girl, and they broke up. Btw she has Percy Jackson level obliviousness.

OK IM UPDATING THIS EARLY BECAUSE HOLY SHIT SEASON 8 TRAILER IS OUT!)

Chapter 5: Requited love is great.

~~~Lance~~~

Pidge and Keith were going crazy, Keith had silent tears rolling down his face as he tugged at her. She was held in place by some sort of tractor beam generator? She says something to them, she figured it out. Pidge starts running around it trying to turn it off, Keith's still crying. I walk over to him, planning to comfort him, I look at him his eyes are closed, his lips moving ever so slightly.

"Your little brother never tells you but he loves you so," Keith's voice is husky, and comforting, "you said your mother only smiled on her tv show." The words popped in his head as Keith sang them.

"Your only happy when your sorry head is filled with dough," I join him, we need to talk, "I hope you make it to the day you're 28 years old." We sing and the looks we throw at each other, I keep glancing at him. Obviously I'm worried but it feels like I'm projecting. It doesn't matter, I don't. I swear I can see him look at me, like... me being hopeful and setting myself up again.

~~le time skip~~

"I roll to seduce, cause I'm lance and I have to flirt with everyone." Keith mocks me.

"Leave him alone Keith, it's just a game." Sofia playfully shoves his shoulder.

"Ok, ok. Keith and Lance love each other and are getting married blah blah. NOW CAN WE CARRY ON WITH THE GAME?" Pidge screams.

"Look guys whatever Pidge says that may be untrue. Now is not the time to argue about that, she hates it when people waste time during something she loves. We don't want the gremlin appearing." Hunk says.

Sofia lets out a laugh at that, a full laugh, not those stupid ones girls do when they flirt. I smile, but I can't keep it there. She reminds me of Veronica, too much. I swallow back tears, looking at Keith and Sofia, they're looking into each other's eyes. Sofia's has tears rolling out of them, Keith's are cold and both are distant. I'm not the only one who has noticed Pidge and Shiro are whispering, Pidge throwing glances over to them.

~~Sofia~~

I couldn't stop laughing, the irony of this situation. I look at Keith. Then something happened, I'd only experienced this once before with Hazel, she let me see Sammy.

The night is lit up by stars, there's a campfire. A silhouette of a boy with a bad haircut sat in front of a blazing campfire, feeding it. Keith... by the size of him this is around the time of... Liam. I inhale sharply, Liam is Keith's ex, he wrote letters to him when he was in the garrison. 16 year old Keith was hunched over, tears streaming down his face.

Now Keith (basically Keith from the present) has frozen, "Sofia, I'm sorry." I look at him dumbfounded. Why is he sorry? I can see someone walk over to him. Liam, I try not to scream or cry. I wanted to beat him up, but that wasn't helping anyone, Keith has to deal with things for himself, is what he told me. Liam told everyone at camp that he slept with Sarah, I'm not sure if it's true but... Keith was at camp whilst this. It was painful.

"I saved all the letters you wrote me," he started to sing, voice cracking full of pain, "From the moment I saw you.

I knew you were mine,

You said you were mine,

I thought you were mine.

Do you know what Sofia said

When she found out what you'd done?

She said,

"You dated an Icarus,

He has flown too close to the sun"

Don't; take another step in my direction,

I can't be trusted around you.

Don't think you can talk your way

Into my arms, into my arms.

I'm burning the letters you wrote me,

You can stand over there if you want,

I don't know who you are,

I have so much to learn.

I'm re-reading your letters,

And watching them burn,

I'm watching them burn,

You showed them the letters she wrote to you,

You told the whole camp

How you brought this girl into your bed,

In flaunting your name, you have ruined my life,

Heaven forbid someone whisper

"He's part of something real"

Your friend whispers

So you make me scream

I know about whispers

I see how you look at my sister

Don't

I'm not naive

I have seen people around you

Don't

Think I don't see

How they fall for your charms

All your charms

I'm erasing myself from the narrative

Let future campers wonder how Keith reacted

When you broke his heart

You have thrown it all away

Stand back, watch it burn

Just watch it all burn."

Liam hesitates, and walks away after one of Keith's famous death glares. I look at Now Keith, his eyes are closed, fists clenched my his sides.

"I guess-" I start, voice shaking, " I guess I rub off on you?"

"In your mind everything was your fault, I couldn't tell you the way he- the way he looked at you- I- I had to deal with it myself. I told myself that you wouldn't be around forever," his head bobs in shame, "Being a demigod is dangerous, and you're so strong. I was terrified." I pull him into a hug, his forehead resting against my cheekbone. His hands go around my waist, and my arm goes around his head, stroking his hair. Again I'm a huggable person.

"Well, remember who dad is. Remember what you can do, I'll always haunt you, that would make me a terrible sister if I didn't."

Back in the castle of lions, I keep staring at him. He breaks down into tears, I do too. Shiro mouths "Liam?" I nod, slapping my hand over my mouth trying to stop the choking sound of crying stop. Note the word trying, he leans over to Lance and whispers something. Lance nods and carefully takes Keith outside.

"I'm ok, shrio. I'm good. It's just, I'm mad. He- he- he didn't deserve that." I choke into my hand, slobber going everywhere. Tears down my face.

"It was lia-"

"No, you- you don't- understand. He- he was- he used- Keith- to- he- wanted to- me." Chocking on my own sobs.

~~Keith~~

I calm down, Sofia's got me in a hug. I calm in her arms, breathe in, out, in, out. Wait, she smells weird, like soap. She normally smells like earth, smoke and something he can't put his finger on. This smells strangely like- LANCE. I push away, I can't- I can't get another crush on him, think about when Shiro's better and you have to leave for the blades again. I look at him. He's got his arms around himself, his face reminds me of a heartbroken puppy.

"I suppose you want to know what happened?"

"Only if you want to tell me."

"No it's fine..." I breathe out, "ok- ok. There- I dated this guy, a couple years back, long story short: he slept with a girl and told everyone and he liked Sofia as well."

"Oh, that's rough man. Is that why-"

"I'm so closed down? Yeah, if I never loved them it's easier to leave."