(A/N Rip my social life, on that note any good musicals/bands- I need to drown the pain of season 8 out. I'm also writing a klance oneshot on it so...)

Chapter 9: When the bad things happen

~idk, sofia~

Red dust, everywhere, just everywhere. I turn slowly. I'm on a battlefield, a strange planet battle field. Keith... he's there, so is Shiro, Lance, Pidge, Hunk and a woman. I have no idea who that woman is. They're all screaming, sobbing at me. I look down at me, I'm wearing some sort of armour with a hrey colour scheme. A grey v on my chest. Words come out my mouth, not by choice, by force.

"Keith, Lance- don't be." Then my eyes see someone behind Keith he raises a gun at him. Not in my lobby. I grab Keith by the shoulders and swing him round so that the gun fires at me instead.

~~Keef~~

I fall back in bed, trying to sleep. I'm so exhausted. But I can't, there's something bugging me. A moment at the back of my mind. I lie awake staring at the ceiling, a sense of dread filling my stomach. What have I forgotten? I think about Lance and the vision I had in the quantum abyss. It was nothing t tell me the future really, but it was Lance. He was just singing, I dont even know what but, it was sweet. At the time I assumed him and Allura got together and he was singing some sort of ballad to her. 'Ok that's fine, it's not like you like him' I told myself. It must've been a big warning sign when I thought about that every day. There were other visions with Lance, just not of him. The paladins were sat at a cafe, after the war. Pidge wasn't there and the atmosphere felt it, it was heavy with loss. I try not to think about it. I try not to- Sofia wasn't there either. The dream. Dread and guilt poison my mind. No, no, no NO...NO NO. I steady my breathing, it was just a dream. I rack my brains to see if i can remember if Lance was there or Shiro, Pidge, Hunk. Anyone! I cant remember anything! All I remember was red, red dust; a barren wasteland, stained red; Sofia pulled me in for a hug; but she didn't; she turned, swapped our positions and got shot. I remember running to her, then... she said something. Then... then she- then she died. IT WAS JUST A DREAM! You were a kid, with a hyperactive imagination who watched too many scary movies at night. It was Voltron (which you are LIVING); and you were 15... Nope decision made, it was a dream. And if the lead up to that ever happens... you turn away with her, so you're both out of the firing line. The image of her face stained with blood and sweat, and her lips moving slightly.

"I didn't die to protect you, I died because sal's pizza place near mine and Noah's apartment burned down." and then he woke up. She doesn't die there, he wakes up. He gets her to a healing pod and we live happily ever after. The end.

(A/N Sorry about the last chapter ;) If you understood the pizza reference MARRY ME)

~~Pidge~~

I'm watching the Hamilton movie on YouTube, top quality. The one you pay for but I didn't, I just glitched it so I could watch it anyway, when Keith brings Sofia in.

"Shiro is right... sometimes," he sighs and puts her in the sleeping bag on the floor, "Are you sure you're alright with her in here? Because demigods have bad dreams and-"

"Yeah, yeah. I read Percy jackson." I wave it away, they have bad dreams.

"I have no idea why Percy agreed to that, but most of the people don't believe it so... no harm done I guess?"

"Hmm? Oh yeah. You should probably go sleep now."

"Yeah, but the dreams aren't every night, just most. Oh, and she moves around a lot and talks in her sleep."

"It's fine." I barely sleep anyway. I get back on my phone when he leaves. Carry on watching Hamilton.

~~~Sofia y el time skip~~~

I wake up to the sound of when my voice went weird in the Reynolds Pamphlet. It kinda cracked but Harvey said it sounded emotional, like everything hurt. Noah would always play that whenever we were arguing and then we would laugh and- I close my eyes.

"GOD I HOPE YOU'RE SATISFIED!"

I hear my sob as I run out of the study in the film. Everything seems ages ago, like this all happened 10 years ago, talking with keith feels as if it were last year. But I was proud of that sob, Harvey (the director) said it was full of the emotion that Angelica must've felt. The anger at Hamilton, the sorrow for Eliza and the guilt, if she didn't let Eliza marry Hamilton and she did instead, she'd be the one with the pain and suffering. I will choose her happiness over mine every time. I guess I kinda relate to Angelica with the whole Liam thing but, at least Keith is happy now. I smile at that. I breathe and just listen to it.

"I saved every letter you wrote me,

From the moment I saw you

I knew you were mine

You said you were mine

I thought you were mine..." I can't remember who made the decision but they used first burn instead of burn in the movie, I think it's so not everything was the same and because it was more popular. But there's a part in it where Isla, Connor and I sing. Isla Frotherswoth plays Eliza, Connor Hamilton (brilliant casting I know) plays Laurens and I play Angelica. I think the movie wanted to highlight the lams, to appease the gays, or make it more historically accurate. But I like my version better. But I think the cherry on top is that Connor is dating Jack Turner (Hamilton). Ok, but they are the cutest couple ever I swear to all the gods they are goals.

Then I think about Eliza's orphanage, I remember how we got to film in the actual orphanage with kids that were helped by Graham Windham and from camp. I actually cried, I did, there were tears on my face. All the kids, were so happy. Camp was made a bit more younger child friendly as the titan war promise, blah blah blah. So gods wanted to claim their kids early, so they didn't forget. Therefore they started to get a lot more younger children, most half-bloods arrive there when they're 4 now. There's obviously some except but no one gets there when they're older than 12, exceptions to the prophetic 7 but... So they got a massive play ground, they had slides, they had a nest swing; they had a massive jungle gym but it wasn't hard, it was to get little kids ready for the ones used for training and a mini climbing wall, no lava. Piper funded most of it, after the emperor wars, she managed to get her dad's well- everything back. He still was mentally broken from the giant capture and he died a few months before Piper. It's sad, Aphrodite herself made an appearance at Piper's 'funeral'. I don't know what the greek version is called. Drew tried to be a better person and she succeeded I think. But everyone remembered what she used to be like and she hated it. I think she took over Cabin 10, trying to be like Piper. I don't know for sure because everything from that time is just dark and fuzzy. I was also 5 so...

Pidge gasps, and stay alive (reprise) pauses. Then it plays again, weird. Wait, how is he watching the movie?

"Pidge?" I ask lifting my head up, shit, I sound tired.

"Whayasayin," She responds and then shakes her head, confused at what she said.

"First of all, what time is it (on earth) and how did you get that movie?"

"Oh, I kinda hacked YouTube... and its around 2."

"Dear gods. Well, I need sleep." I turn over, fucking ADHD

"Mmhm," she nods, "Oh, you want me to turn it down."

"No, I'm gonna be a Shiro now and ask you to turn it off and sleep, we can finish it when we wake up."

"Fine..." she grunts.

"Oh my god I can feel myself getting older." I yawn.

"Nah, it's cool. Oh, by the way," She turns to face me, I'm on the floor on a spare mattress, "You are a really good actor."

"Thanks," I smile, "Now go to sleep." She turns to face the wall and is immediately out cold. It doesn't take long for me to follow.

~Bad baLANCE~

"No," I stare in awe at Sofia, who currently has a smug ass grin on her face, "So I believe I win..." She raises an eyebrow, challenging anyone to oppose her.

"Fine, so Sofia wins nearest death story." Hunk sounds very worried.

"But she actually died therefore it shouldn't count!" Pidge opposes her, we hear Keith take a deep breath in.

"So that means Lance should win then?" Sofia's smile is sly.

"His story is where he died as well!" Pidge screams.

"Well I seem to remember someone telling me about a certain fight with Sendak..." she says calmly.

"Who the fuck-" I start until Shiro cut's me off.

"Language Lance." He warns.

"Ok, ok I'm sorry, I'm sorry," I smirk, "WHOM THE FUCK TOLD YOU THAT?" Shiro sighs and shakes his head.

"Legolas."

"Her name's Allura by the way." Pidge pushes her glasses up her nose, you can tell she's still fuming about Sofia sassing her.

"Oh I know, it's just I like the name Legolas, and she says she's ok with it, excuse me for a second. Let me put my British accent on. Of course you may call me Leg- Legola- Legolas? Is that correct? I am fascinated by your earth culture!" They all laugh. I smile at Keith. He catches my eye and smiles back.

~~Sofia~~

"Um? Sofia was it?" I jump at the sound of her voice, Legolas.

"Top Banana ," my head goes fuzzy. Why did I say that?

"Sofia? Are you ok?" Keith is concerned. I don't need anyone to worry about me.

"Yeah, whats up?" I start speaking in Greek, not on purpose.

"Greek?" he sighs, then he starts speaking Greek as well, "What's up?"

"The sky." My head's pounding.

"But seriously though are you ok?"

"Never been-" I stare at nothing, "Ok."

"Is she ok?" I hear whispers.

"I- good."

"Sofia, miss "I good". Such a way with words." My headache goes away.

"Happy Birthday Keith," I smile at him, I see the colour drain out of his face,"HIT IT PIDGE!" Rover yeets into the room at toP spEed blasting the happy birthday song. Everyone laughs, except from Keith. Who is currently... giving... me... the death stare. Yeet? Worth it.

"I hope you die a slow, painful death after everyone you love is dead." He grumbles through gritted teeth. I close my eyes, red dust. I open them, not going through that door.

"Sofia?" Allura taps my shoulder again, "Can you come with me?"

"Sure, what's up?" I stand up as Allura walks off.

"We need you in the hangar. It's this way." She nodded.

We walk through the labyrinth of corridors and hallways and at one point I am convinced that Legolas herself was lost until she approached a doorway with screams from moustache man coming from.

"Sofia? We considered that you would be staying with us and you will be in a lot of danger even if you don't decide to join Voltron, which is a noble cause and what I can gather about you, you have a high probability of joining. Even so, you'll need armour." She walks through the door, and all five lions stand tall, my mouth drops, "I took it upon myself to design some armour for you, it's very faint but you have a connection to the Blue lion, and if Lance and I were... compromised, that you should be able to convince her to let you fly her." She weaves her way through yellow, red and blue legs.

"Wha-" I'm still trying to process what she's saying. I- can fly- a lion of Voltron? She stops, in front of her there is a set of paladin armour. Like the actual paladins' except for the colour: grey... Flashes of memories that haven't even happened yet.

"If the design is alright?" She questions, her voice anxious. I flash her- a what I hope is convincing- smile and she relaxes. You're an actress Sofia... of course it's convincing.

"Thank you, Princess." I smile genuinely at her, the fates have decided, there's nothing you can do. Except for help people until then, don't let fear stop you.

~~Lance~~

Everyone keeps telling their stories of stupidity. Basically we say a topic and whoever has the stupidest- true- story wins. The person who choses the topic can't participate though, so it's fair. Sofia is currently in the lead but Pidge and Hunk are close behind. I am honestly surprised by that. Who would've thought that the sweet Hunk, has been to jail. FOR PUNCHING A GUY THAT COOKED LOBSTER WRONG IN A RESTAURANT! I swear to god that he's a space Gordon Ramsey. I close my eyes.

"Who's ever-" Keith stops, thinking. This boy is going to kill me, his face goes all cute and scrunched up when he thinks hard, "Worst date."

"Oh that's easily me," I say, "Diana Hill, couple days before my sixteenth birthday. She ordered the most expensive things on the menu and left halfway through. Never called me back. Oh sweet Diana with the red hair, what did I ever do?" I said inna sing song voice. Everyone rolled their eyes.

"Anyone else?" Keith mumbles.

"Me," Pidge pipes up, "Lance's was child's play. I was once smitten with a boy in my middle school. We had such a wonderful romance. Until that one date..." Everyone looks at her confused.

"Wait- wait- you've dated someone before?"

"Yes, now shut up! On that beautiful July lunchtime, we might have set the school on fire."

"Can't say I'm surprised." Keith shrugs.

"Hang on- hang the fuck on- ¿salías con alguien?" Pidge sighs. (You went out with someone?)

"Get over yourself." Pidge rolls her eyes.

"Lance," Keith grumbles, "No es compilado." I swear to fucking god my heart stopped right there. (Its not hard)

"You- you know spanish?" I try to say, but I'm trying not to kiss him.

"Mi tío Leo me enseñó." (My uncle Leo taught me)

"¡Tengo que conocelo!" (I need to meet him)

"Yeah, you should when we get home."

"Yeah, if." I shrug, I've already accepted that I'll never see them again, my family anyway. It doesn't matter anyway, so what if they think I'm dead. Everyone dies anyway, there is no point to life because it was never meant to happen. So there's no point in whether you live it or not.

"nos lastimamos y sanamos de inmediato. quiero decir esto tienes razón pero seguimos amor, reír y lloraba," Keith smiles sadly,"(We get hurt and we heal immediately. I mean this, you're right, but we still love, laugh and cry),"And you need to sometimes."

~~Pidgeon~~

"Are we just gonna ignore how gay they're being?" I whisper sideways to Hunk. Keith and Lance are talking in Spanish.

"Ignore it and it'll go away" he whispers to himself.

I shrug and think this'll be a good time to finish watching the rest of Hamilton, I get out my earphones and plug them in.

~~( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) idk~~

"HOW FUCKIN DAR?" I scream. Keith smirks, Hunk jumps and Pidge looks up from whatever she's doing on her phone. She raises an eyebrow, and starts silently crying. What's up with her?

"THE ORPHANAGE" her phone blasts at full volume. She bursts into tears.

"NAH WE AINT CHAGIN SUBJECT!" I scream, "YOU INSULT MY FAMILY'S HONOUR! NOW PAY THE PRICE." I stand up pointing an accusatory finger at Keith.

"I ONLY SAID A YO MAMA JOKE?" He pretended to be annoyed.

"MY MAMA BIRTHED 4 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND ME SO SQUARE UP YOU MULLET BITCH"

"FINE!" He screams.

"FINE!" Its silent for a few seconds.

"RACE YOU TO THE TRAINING ROOM!" He sneers and runs off. I follow and as soon as the door closes he's slowed down next to me. His pinky wraps around mine. He smiles.

"You aren't beautiful," he whispers, "you're gorgeous. Like, if there was one was I would choose to look at for the rest of your life- it'd be yours." I guess he must've seen confusion in my face cause he immediately started to panic.

"I mean- you always get used to other peoples faces but there's always something about yours, like- there," he points at the bottom of my jaw," theres a beauty spot right there."

"Keith..." I whisper.

"Hey? Guys can we stop being gay for one moment?"