AN (pre-chapter) - Hey! So I was originally going to put this chapter up on December 24, but I had no inspiration to write! So here I am, spending the last couple hours of my birthday, writing this. It was originally going to be just 1 part, but it turned into 2 parts. And yes, my birthday is December 31. I just turned 19.

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Wednesday December 24 - Remembering (Keith's POV)

"Coran! When are Mom, Dad, and Shiro coming home?" I look up from the drawing I'm working on. "They should be home shortly, Keith. Are you ready for Christmas?"

"Yeah, I mean… even though I've lived here for so long, I still feel like they're going to wan-" the home phone ringing interrupts me. Coran answers it since he's right next to it, "Shirogane Residence. Coran Coran the gorgeous man speaking." He pauses and I watch his face change from disinterest to scared. "Yes. Yes. We are on our way." Coran hangs up the phone, "Keith. Get your coat on. We have to go to the hospital."

"What why?"

"Your parents and brother were in a really bad car accident and we need to go to the hospital now."

We get in Coran's car, an old beat up 15 passenger van. As we pull out of the apartment building parking lot and start down the road, we pass the scene of an accident. There's at least 2 lumps covered in white sheets, a crushed in minivan and a semi that had been hauling pine trees. Coran quickly speeds up to pass it. We get to the hospital and are directed to a room. When we find the room, there are nurses and a couple doctors coming out of the room. One of the doctors spots us and walks over, looking down at me. "Are you Keith Kogane? Little brother to Takashi Shirogane, youngest child of Alixa and Justin Shirogane?" I nod my head nervously. "Shiro is in that room right there, but there are someth-" I run to the room before the doctor can finish. "Takashi!" I yell, running into the room and into Shiro's arms. "Keith! Oh my god. I knew you were at home, but thank god you're okay." Shiro hugs me tightly, but for some reason, his right arm feels cold. "Why is you right-" I pull away and look at Shiro's right arm, but instead of skin, it's metal. "Keith, now before you freak out, let the doctor explain." I follow Shiro's eyes to something behind me. Behind me is Coran and the doctor that asked who I am. "Well, here's what happened. In the car accident, Shiro lost his arm. Another doctor and I have been working on a new technology. Our first type is for late teens, and seeing as young Shiro has a couple more years of growth, he's perfect to help test."

"Without Mom and Dad's permission?" I look up at Shiro. His face becomes really sad. "Where are Mom and Dad, Takashi?"

"Keith… I am going to be you legal guardian now."

"What are you talking about, Takashi?"

"Mom and Dad were ejected from the car in the accident." I look at him confused.

"From what Shiro has told us, your parents hit black ice, and started to spin out. When they crossed into the other lane, they were hit head on by a semi, which crushed the van and -"

I'm woken up by the ringing of my phone. I groan as I roll over and look at my caller I.D.

"Lance? Why is he calling me?'' 'He's your soulmate, remember.' Red reminds me. "Right." I slide the green, "Lance? Why are you calling me at… 3:00 AM" I look over to my alarm clock.

"You wanna go for a walk?"

"Not particularly."

"Welllll…"

"Lance. What did you do?"

"I'm kind of standing outside your door, but didn't want to knock because of Shiro."

"Fine. I'll be out in 5." I hang up before he replies, pull on socks, boots, a long sleeve, and sweatshirt. "Red. Let's go." 'Coming.' Red turns into earrings and I head to the front door. On my way, I stick a note on the wall before the kitchen, letting Shiro know I'm not in the apartment. I step out, locking the door.

"Hello, mi amor." Lance smiles brightly.

"Why do you want to go for a walk at 3:00 AM?" I glare at him, starting to walk towards the door to the building.

"What? No nicknames?" Lance asks cheerily, catching up.

"You woke me up at 3:00 AM. So no. No nicknames. No playful banter. No shit, Lance."

"Oh." The bounce in his step dims as we walk. "Do you wanna talk about it?"

"Talk about what?" I look over at my soulmate...my boyfriend. He's looking at his feet as we walk, he has a pained expression on his face, and I can feel the concern over our bond.

"Whatever dream you were having. Whatever nightmare it was."

"I-I don't know…"

"Keith," He stops walking,and looks at me, and I can see the fear and understanding in his eyes, "I could feel it. It's was so powerful, and it frightened me. I woke up, and for 2 hours… 2 full hours, I could feel the fear. The concern. Everything going on in that nightmare, I could feel it. And what scared me was that I would find you the way I did that night." He looks at the tree we're standing under, "I thought I wouldn't find you until it was too late."

I glance at the tree, and realize it's the one where Shiro and I set up the memorial, "It wasn't a nightmare, Lance. At least, it wasn't one I can just wake up from. It was a memory."

"Of what?" He looks at me.

"That night." I nod towards the tree.

"I see." He looks up into the branches of the tree. We just kind of stand there for a bit after that. To anyone not knowing what the conversation was, it'd look like an awkward situation. My hands in my sweatshirt, looking down at my feet. Lance's hands shoved in his pockets, looking up into the trees. I take the couple steps forward, closing the distance between us, and wrapping my arms around his waist. After a second of hesitation, I feel his arms wrap around my shoulders, pulling me closer to him. We stand there until we're both cold. "Let's go home, mi amor. It's cold." "I agree." We start walking back to the apartment, his time, holding hands. "Can I ask how long?"

"What do you mean, love?"

"How long has this memory been coming back?"

I sigh, "Every year. Starting about a week before Christmas, until New Year's. I'm sure you've felt it."

"Well, yeah, of course I have. Since winter of 7th grade. But, I think after we found out who each other was, it magnified the emotions."

We step through the apartment doors, and Lance follows me down to my apartment. "I'll see you later tonight, love." I start to unlock the door. "I'm not leaving yet." I look up at him, and just nod, before opening the door. We walk in, and Shiro looks up from where he was watching the 5:00 AM news, drinking coffee. "Welcome home, Keith. Hello, Lance." "Hey, Shiro." Lance replies awkwardly.

"Was it that dream again, Keith?"

"Yeah. We're gonna go back to lay down."

"Alright. Lance, can I talk to you for a second?" Shiro asks before walking into the kitchen.

"Uh, sure." He looks at me.

I shrug, "Just come into my room when you're done. Last door on the left, across from the bathroom." He nods, before walking into the kitchen. I walk back to my room where I strip back down to just my sweats from before I was woken up. Red transforms back into a house cat, and sits at the foot of my bed. I crawl under my covers, and look up at the ceiling. A couple minutes later, I hear my door open and close. "Keith?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I can't sleep in jeans."

"Don't care. None of my sweats will fit you. Neither will Shiro's."

"Right." I hear rustling before the bed moves, and then he's under my covers. Then I feel another part of the bed move, and come to the conclusion that Blue is now with Red at our feet. I immediately roll over on top of him, "Are you only wearing your boxers?"

"I don't have any other choices."

I sigh, "Right. So…um…wh-what did Shiro want to talk to you about?"

"He just said 'Thank you'. For being there for you. And that he wouldn't want anyone else to be your soulmate."

"Oh."

"Go to sleep mi amor. We're going to have a long day ahead of us."

"Goodnight, Lance."

"Goodnight, Keith."

AN (post-chapter) - I am sorry this is a short chapter, but it's better than nothing. If you guys have any questions, ideas, or even pictures for me, go ahead and hop on over to my Tumblr page, .com or you can just comment on this and I will try to get to you guys. I hope you enjoyed this short fluff.

And I probably will not write smut. I'm ace so it's not my thing. I will read some, but not a whole lot. Also, if you send me your guys' stories, if you have any, I'd be happy to read them.

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