I'm posting this on Tuesday because I'm not sure I'll have access to a computer tomorrow. So I hope it's good and I hope you enjoy!

Lips locked together, hands entwined; Keith and Allura continued to cuddle together in the small group of trees unable to release the other. Finally, after about a minute, Keith peeled away from the Princess.

"Keith," Allura whispered buried her face in his muscular chest. "Don't ever let me go again."

Keith wrapped his arms around her in a protective motion. The kiss they had just shared had made him take back when he told her he was taking back that he loved her. How on earth did he manage to get himself in this situation so much?

"Never again," he promised knowing taking his love back again would kill her. And not just her, it would kill him too. He couldn't bear to see her hurt again, especially when he was the one who wounded her.

"I love you," Allura said. "So much."

Keith smiled, "I love you too."
"I don't care what anyone says. We're meant to be together. Forever Keith. I-"

"Wait Princess-"

"Call me Allura."

"Allura, what do we do about…about you and your throne and-"

"Nobody needs to know about us Keith. It'll just be between you and me. That's the way it should be," Allura said raising her head to place a second kiss on his lips.

"You are out of your mind, Lance!" Coran whispered as loud as a whisper can get.

"Just trust me; it'll be fine," Lance said smirking.

"No it's not!"

Lance sighed. "Coran, work with me here. Now what you need to do is-"

"What if you don't get back to me in time?"

"Then the plan's a dud and we make a new one to free us," Lance said calmly.

Coran let out a sound that was somewhere between a sigh and a growl. "Let's just get this over with."

The next thing Coran found himself doing was running out into the open before the hundreds of Drule ships that hovered above Arus in the sky.

'That boy's a complete nut' he thought as he jumped up and down attracting the attention of the Drule soldiers guarding Pidge and Hunk.

As the soldiers charged towards him leaving Pidge and Hunk who were still tied helplessly by the Lions, Lance, as quietly as possible, sprinted to their sides.

"Hey guys! What's up?"

"Mmmmmm!" came Pidge's muffled voice from under the cloth wrapping around his mouth.

"What?" Lance asked as he cut Hunk free.

"Look out!" Hunk shouted pushing Lance to the right. Smashing into where Lance had been moments ago, a large burst of Hagar's black energy whizzed by.

Lance leaped to his feet as soon as he realized what had happened but before he could do anything he saw the shadow of something hovering overhead. He glanced up to see Red Lion seconds away from crushing him and his friends under its foot.

"Come on!" Pidge shouted ripping the cloth from his mouth once Hunk had cut the ropes that had held him captive.

The three shot out of the way just in time.

"I don't suppose you have a plan B!" Coran shouted meeting them as they ran passed him and the Drule soldiers.

"Nope!" Lance shouted back as the four of them dashed into the woods.

"I know a place we can hide!" Pidge exclaimed. "Follow me."

Pidge led them in a circle around the castle from inside the woods, down a small slope, through a clearing, and into the mouth of a cave concealed in several large vines.

"You think they followed us?" Hunk asked as they all settled in the cave.

"They would have caught us if they had," Pidge said. "Wouldn't they?"

"What we need to focus on is getting our Lions back in our control," Lance said.

"I don't suppose you have another foolishly thought out plan," Coran asked dryly.

Keith stroked Allura's face as she fell fast asleep in his lap. He wondered where this new romance the two of them had found would take them. Maybe in a few years they would convince everyone that the Princess of Arus should marry whomever she wished and…no that was pushing his luck.

He sighed. For now, he'd make the best of what the two of them shared.

Hearing Lotor's ship hovering over them again, he pulled Allure closer to him. No way was he going to let Lotor take her away from him. Never! Lotor had crossed the line this time. Making sport out of hunting Allura and him in the woods was the last straw. He was sure Allura was sick of Lotor's constant pursuit of her.

The day was passing by and soon tomorrow would be at hand. Lotor had said he wouldn't kill him if he hadn't found them that day but what good was that?

Keith suddenly felt the hunger pains he hadn't noticed before but there was nothing to eat. He didn't even have any weapons to kill any game with. The best he could do was a small stick lying beside his foot. Before Keith could even try to hunt something, he would have to wait for Lotor's ship to pass by over head.

Keith slowly set Allura on ground and off his lap. He quickly snatched the stick up and peeked out of the small entrance waiting for Lotor to get the heck out of there.

Once Keith was sure the coast was clear he whispered, "I'll be right back," as he planted a kiss on Allura's forehead. He then slowly crept out of the hole. How was he going to kill a deer with a stick? He probably wouldn't even be able to kill a squirrel. Maybe there was some kind of edible plant nearby.

That's when he realized the stream might have something. He hurried to it and watched carefully for any movement that might indicate a fish was there.

"Keith," he suddenly heard Allura's sleepy voice say as she crawled out of the opening in the trees.

Keith put his finger up to his lips signaling her to be quiet. She nodded understandingly.

"I can't believe you haven't found them yet!" Hagars scratchy voice shrieked over the speakers as Lotor continued to hover over the Arusian forest.

"Quiet witch!" Lotor ordered. "You have no room to talk considering those other fools have escaped."

"How…how did you know that? You weren't even-"

"I saw them," Lotor sneered. "They ran below my ship while they were escaping."

"Why didn't you stop them?"

"I thought if you were so smart you'd get them back yourself."
"Grrrrrrr...That was a foolish move. Just like letting the Princess and commander Keith run away into the woods was," Hagar hissed. "Don't you ever think?"

"What are you talking about? I'm having fun tracking them down," Lotor growled.

"Yet you haven't found them and the day is almost over. Also, letting the two of them go into the woods was really stupid. It's obvious there is something between them and-"

"I don't even want to hear this!" Lotor shouted before cutting communication. "Who is she to tell me what to do?"

As crazy and insanely awesome as Lance was, he still wasn't sure if his plan would work. While Coran set out as a distraction the second time, he would confront Red in attempts to get him back in his control and away from Hagar's. Hunk and Pidge would make a b-line into the direction Keith and Allura had gone, doing their best to get Hagar's attention so she would be too busy trying to get them instead of controlling Red. It was just a guess but Lance was sure she was the one controlling the Lions.

If he was able to get Red back then he would go and get Hunk and Pidge back to their Lions.

"Lance, is there a reason you always put me as the distraction?" Coran asked.

"Just a coincidence," Lance said winking at the other two.

"It's kind of strange how you're the only one who's not a distraction," Pidge said crossing his arms.

"Hey, I have the toughest job. If you haven't noticed, Red's a lot bigger than me," Lance said.

"I'm curious to see if this is going to work," Hunk said.

"Let's hope it does," Coran said.