AN (pre-chapter) - Lance Soulmate Writing. Keith Soulmate Writing.

I am SOOOOOO SORRY it's been forever since I updated. So, I also updated my last chapter titled "8th Grade" because I realized it didn't save the distinguishing part of Lance writing to Keith, and Keith writing to Lance. I mean, I hope you could figure out that Lance's lines were any that said "mi amor". If not, that's ALRIGHT. I hope it save it this time. Thank you Tabitha56329 for the favorite!

Just a heads up for this chapter, the team get's their pets!

I do not own Voltron or any of the characters.

ENJOY!

High School Orientation (Keith's POV) (Fall):

"New students and their families: Please make your way to the auditorium for initiation and welcoming to your new school. There are certain sections for your grade. Family members, you will be sitting in the front of the auditorium while the new students will be escorted to their section." That stupid announcement was playing on repeat, although the voice was pleasant sounding. It also sounds familiar. "Shiro, where are we going?" I ask him as he drags me through the school. 'Man this place is huge.'

"We're meeting someone special. You'll love it here, so don't worry."

"Just because you liked it here, doesn't mean I will."

Shiro stops and turns to face me, "Trust me, okay? And always remember, you can go to the principle with any problems you may have."

"No." I pull my hand out of his grasp, "I am heading to the auditorium. I don't want to meet the shitty principle until I have to." I turn and start walking away, "Keith!" I ignore his yell and head to the auditorium. I get there and they are currently working on telling us where we can sit. I head for the back row of the freshman section, with is easily 10 times bigger than the other 3 sections combined. When I get there, I hunker down in my sweater and pull the hood up. About half an hour later, I feel someone sit next to me. "Hey, Keith." I'd recognized that smell and that voice from anywhere. Hell, they've been tutoring me for the past 3 ½ years. "Hey, Pidge."

"Why are you sitting back here?"

"Why do you think?"

"So he can talk to his BOYFRIEND." I hear a deeper voice in front of me. I recognized the smell of the kitchen wafting towards me.

"Hey, Hunk. And he's not my boyfriend."

"Right, Soulmate." Pidge says in a singsong voice. I sigh and take my hood off, "Look. I don't even know who it is, okay?"

"What?" both Pidge and Hunk look at me like I'm crazy. I shrug, "Yeah, we had a mutual agreement to not reveal our names until we either are comfortable doing so, happen to see the writing on the other's body, or after graduation."

"Dude! That's crazy! I at least know my soulmate's name!" Pidge exclaims.

"Yeah, me too." Hunk sides with them.

"Do you really?" I ask.
"Rover Marine. She's actually going to be a freshman here as well." Pidge replies.

"Okay, does she know your REAL name, or the one you're enrolled as?"
"Both."

"Lame." Hunk replies before I can, "My soulmate's name is Shay Bulmeran. She's a freshman here too, and her brother is a senior here this year."

"Well, do you know what he looks like?" I shake my head, "Not clearly. I know his body type and hair and whatnot, but never seen him."

"What's up my dudes!" an annoying voice cuts in, sitting by Hunk.

"Hey, Lance." Hunk and Pidge answer. I just pull my hood back up. About 20 minutes later, there's a recognizable voice over the speakers. I pull my hood off and stare at the man at the mic on stage. I also notice that the auditorium is now brimming full with students and families. Oddly enough, I can spot Shiro's tuft of white in the front row. "Welcome, Students and families." My attention returns to the man at the mic, as he throws a floating cube in the air.

"My name is Coran Altean, and I am the 1V homeroom teacher, Chemistry teacher, Vice Principal, and the soccer and swim coach of this lovely high school. Now, you may be wondering what the 1V homeroom teacher means. We have 7 homerooms per grade lettered by; V!" "V!" the floating cube mimiks, separating into 2 cubes. "O!" Coran exclaims, and the cube repeats, making 3 cubes. "L! T! R! O! N!" and the cube repeats, until there are 7 cubes floating in the air. "And the numbers are 1 through 4. 1 is for Freshman; 2 is Sophomore; 3 is Junior; and 4 is Senior!" The floating cube then splits until each of the 7 cubes are 4 of each and there are 28 floating cubes. "Now, let me introduce our very lovely Principal, and my niece, Allura Altean!"

The entire auditorium break into a round of applause. I decide to pull out my pen, knowing what she's about to say next by heart because I know her and she's been practicing, although now I know who she is, I feel bad for what I told Shiro earlier, 'I should probably apologize.'

Hey, this assembly is boring.

I see Lance jump out of the corner of my eye, and ignore it.

Mi amor, you finally sent me something. (My love…)

I smile slightly,

Yeah, sorry. Things have just gotten crazy. Although no, I don't want to stop talking during school. What happened last year, how I never replied after your question, was complete accident.

Oh, okay! I thought I said something to upset you.

No, but I do have a question. What does "Mi amor" mean?

Hahahahaha. It means "my love". But hey, we'll talk later, okay? I don't want to miss anything in this assembly, since it's probably the only one I'll attend.

Oh, ok. Bye for now, mi amor.

Nope.

What?

No. No. No. Not happening. You have to find something else to call me. Mi amor is my nickname for you.

I don't reply after that, I just pull my sleeve down to cover the writing, and small smile on my lips.

"Now, onto these animals you're probably wondering about. Maybe your parents, or siblings, or friends have them. Everyone in this school has these little animals that are required to get into the school. They are acquired at orientation, unless you transfer in later on. Which since this is orientation, congrats! Now, I will tell you now. You do not get to choose your animal; they choose you. And I will tell you, you may have noticed that there are suppose to be 5 lions up there, but there are only 4. These lions are very special. They do not regenerate like the others do, and will not change colors. And finally, their owners personality will reflect their own.

The blue lion is hyper and a fun loving lion. Her ancient name is Guardian Spirit of Water, so if she goes missing, find the closest water source.

The red lion is fast and agile, as well as temperamental. She relies more on instinct than skill. Her ancient name is Guardian Spirit of Fire. It takes a lot of a person to have her. In the past, she has even growled at anyone who stood before her. If she goes missing, check a furnace, fireplace, oven, stove, or heater vent.

The green lion has an inquisitive nature, meaning she is very curious in nature, and she has a high intellect. She is also very peaceful and adaptive. Her ancient name is Guardian Spirit of the Forest. If she goes missing, check grass, forest, or a library.

The yellow lion is caring and protective. In ancient times, he was referred to as the armoured attacker. His ancient name is Guardian Spirit of Land. if he goes missing, check muddy area or the desert.

Now, the black lion is a lion that chose it's paladin 7 years ago today. The black lion is a natural leader that is calm and collected in the face of danger. It's ancient name is Guardian Spirit of the Sky. I don't need to tell you guys this because it's paladin knows this already, but the black lion will never go missing.

Those are the only ones you need to know about before you start coming up. Every single one of them will tell you about themselves, and their preferred gender. The only reason the lions have been gendered is because of when this school was made, and they told my father their gender at the time. Please, respect all the animals, or the may not let you into the school one day, which would mean no classes for you, and a call home. Miss too many days, and you will be kicked out, which means the removal of your partner, which is a very painful process. The same goes for if you die. These beings are ancient, and cannot die. When their paladin dies, they go into depression, which is very hard for them to come out of. That is why the lions are so temperamental and selective.

These animals unfold or connect with others, or whatever you wish, when their owner asks. They can do anything a real animal of nature can do. The only difference is that the lions fly.

Now, onto a happier topic! Let us start the choosing ceremony! We will do it by class. Each cube will have a hologram list of it's class name, and the students in it. After you have gotten your partner, you will line up with your 1V!"

The first cube flies forward and displays a list of 20 or so names. I quickly scan it and groan. Not only am I in the class, but so is Lance. At least Pidge and Hunk are as well. The four of us stand, along with the 16 or so others. We walk forward, and unfortunately I am in the front. Allura gives a big smile. "Now, as you approach the wall, you will start to get a buzz in the back of your mind. It's like a game of hot a cold. The closer you are to your partner, the more buzzing, the farther you are, the less buzzing. And don't worry if you don't find it right away, we have had people walk in front of this wall dozens of times before they figure out who the buzz is coming from. So, let's start." She waves her hand towards the wall, motioning me forward. I don't know what it is, but I have the instinct to walk right to where the red lion is lying in her cave. The buzz intensifies, and then it turns into purring. The red lion jumps out of her cave, and transforms into the size of a small house cat, before landing on my shoulder and rubbing her metal head against my chin. There are gasps in the crowd as this happens. "Well," Allura walks over to me, "I guess she, right she?" I nod my head, "I guess she found the right person. Please, go stand in line by your cube." Pidge is next, and they have to walk in front of the wall a couple times until the green lion mimiks the red and lands by Pidge's feet, being the size of a medium dog, and butting her head against Pidge's hand. Then Hunk goes, and Yellow practically yowls when Hunk passes it. Then he jumps out, landing next to Hunk, but Yellow is about the size of a real lion, forgetting to transform. Now Lance does something really stupid. He walks forward and holds open his arms. Blue practically pounces on him, making him stumble. 'They are both definitely hyper.' I shake my head, a small smile on my lips. As he walks towards us, all of our lions abandon us, and go to the middle of the stage. Then a black lion appears from Shiro's direction in the crowd. At the point they all meet, they transform, and form into the school's mascot. After that, they come back to us. The red gets back, she apologizes for not telling me that, and curls up in my hoodie pocket. "Well, this is certainly interesting. Not since the first year my father opened this school, has all 5 lions been able to form Voltron." Allura beams.

After that everyone else slowly lines up and receives their partner. As we head to our homeroom to get our schedules and lockers, people are sneering at us. Probably because of us getting the lions, and Lance gloating about it probably doesn't help. I elbow him, hitting his rib. "Ow! What was that for, Mullett?"

"Stop gloating or else everyone will hate you." I shove my hands in my sweater pocket, Red currently curled up around my shoulders, while Blue is staring at me. "Lance, tell your cat to stop staring at me."

"She's talking to Red. Can't stop, won't stop." he replies with a cheeky grin.

"Fine, whatever." I groan and rub my left arm where my Soulmate wrote to me.

AN (post-chapter) - Thank you SO much for reading. Again, I am terribly sorry that it's taken so long to update. I've had stuff going on with my grandpa, and I recently started making a chainmaille (or chain mail) shirt for Halloween and my family reunion next summer. I will try and post another chapter soon to make up for it being so long. We have 3 more chapters until backstory is over! After that we will start the original story I made before coming up with this backstory! And there's actually a weird twist to the original story. I'll go ahead and say why.

So I originally came up with this story back in June, maybe May, of 2017, but I planned on having it start on All Hallows' Eve, which is another way of say Halloween, in case you were confused. And the funny part of this is that in 34 days (as of September 28), it will be Halloween! So, in that case, I will try to finish my back story, and post my original chapter on the day of Halloween! So, please look forward to that! Along with that chapter, I will post a link to my Instagram,where I will be posting a photo of my Halloween Costume. Please go check out my other story, titled, "Son of a Preacher Man". I promise there's only a couple lines in the beginning of it that are considered religious, but otherwise it's not religious at all.