Sorry about the long wait…again! I finally got a change to work on this story.

The moon shining and stars twinkling, Keith and Allura made their way through the castle garden. They walked on the grassy path that had large stepping stone embedded in it. Aligning it were tall pearly poles with a beautiful canopy of vines draped on them hanging above the path. Gorgeous crimson, snowy, pink, and orange roses were planted beside the path blowing softly in the wind. Their sent was intoxicating as it spiraled around the air. Planted all around the path were hundred of varieties of flowers, bushes, shrubs, and trees. Brilliantly, the moon's light leaked through the canopy shining on the garden ground.

"It's so beautiful tonight," Allura said stroking Keith's hand which rested in hers. "Look at those stars!"

"You mean the ones up in the sky or the ones that twinkle in your eyes?" Keith asked.

"You said something similar the last time we came out on a walk," Allura said smiling down at the ground. "Right before you told me you loved me."

Keith beamed on her sweetly. "I did, didn't I?"

"And then the next day you took it back," Allura said coming to a halt. They had just come to the end of the green path. Before them stood a large fountain, with a large statue of a lion standing on its hind legs with its paws hanging in the air as it growled viscously. Water poured into the air from the holes that rested by the statues feet. Floating in the water were several white lilies.

"About that," Keith said taking Allura's other hand in his free one. "I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how much pain I put you through."

Allura shrugged and then sat down on the edge of the fountain. "The time we spent in the forest made up for it. But I will warn you, if you ever take your love for me back again, you'd better learn to sleep with one eye open."

"Is that a threat I hear?" Keith asked sitting beside her.

"More like a promise," Allura said. "Now come here." She pulled her hands away from his and then wrapped her arms around his neck leaning in to press her lips against his.

The two of them moved in as close as they could get to each other as they enveloped in each other's arms.

That night they slept on the ground arms entwined around each other. It seemed even the moon looked down on them with pride as it shone brightly above.

What they didn't know is who had spotted them. It was around 2:00 a.m. when Pidge's eyes grew wide as he gawked at them on the monitor. "What on Arus!" he exclaimed scratching the top of his head. He had been awake the entire night working on the lions when he had come to the control room to check on the radars. He had defiantly not been expecting this.

Coran had fallen asleep on his chair and Keith and Allura were lucky that Pidge was the one who caught them.

He decided not to bring the subject up or even think about it. Better not cause chaos between Allura and Nanny, or Keith and Nanny for that matter. Pidge could just feel the pain Nanny would cause Keith.

Rising from his seat, Pidge quickly turned the monitor off which he had seen the disturbing image. How would he even be able to associate with them the next day?

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Lance made his way into the dining hall the next morning. "Morning!" he exclaimed cheerfully as he entered through the large door.

"Hey Lance!" Keith said almost as cheerful. In fact, it was too cheerful for him. The huge grin and the joyful smile that rested on his face just didn't seem right.

Ignoring the hot pancakes drenched in syrup that rested beside sizzling boiled eggs and delicious smoked ham, Lance narrowed his eyes at his jovial commander. "Hey…Keith," he said suspiciously.

"It's such a beautiful day!" Keith exclaimed throwing his arms up in the air. "Those birds were sure chirpen today!"

Coughing, Pidge choked down a large bite of pancakes remembering where Keith had clearly woken up. It was obvious that he woke up to birds chirping alright…and Allura. He began to turn red at the thought.

As Lance sat down in-between Coran and Hunk he said, "So…I see someone woke up on the right side of the bed this morning."

Keith chuckled loudly. "Yeah, I woke up on the right side of the "bed" this morning," he said winking at Allura.

Pidge forced himself not to hit himself in the forehead.

Hunk glanced at Lance. "Are you going to eat that or can I-"

Slapping Hunk's hand away from his plate, Lance said, "Don't even think about it!"

"I have more, Hunk," Nanny said. "Help yourself."

"So anyways," Lance said. "What are you going to do about the technology from galaxy garrison?"

Pidge shrugged and then said, "I'm going to first finish a diagnostic I started last night before I do anything else. I found a few affairs-I mean tares in the engines of the Lions that I kissed-I mean missed."

"So from what you had on the diagnostic last night you think things will turn out very hot?" Lance asked.

"Well…things were pretty hot last night," Pidge said doing his best not to look Keith or Allura in the eyes.

"So the damage was pretty severe?" Hunk asked.

"Uh? Oh no it's not that bad," Pidge said. "It'll take me a few days to fix everything the technology messed up."

"Then why'd you say it was hot?" Lance asked.

Pidge glanced at Keith and then back at Lance and then back at Keith once he realized Keith was no longer there. And Neither was Allura.

"Um…I'm going to go get some Advil," Pidge said rising from his chair.

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Lotor moaned as he sat on his throne within his large ship. Once again he had failed, and once again he was going to have to explain everything about his unsuccessful mission to his father. Oh how he dreaded that. But the biggest disappointment was his failure of capturing Allura. Why was it so difficult to succeed at that? Why?

"Princes Lotor," Hagar hissed from beside his throne.

"What is it!" Lotor growled. "I am trying to figure out how to tell my father-"

"You won't half to," Hagar said. "I have a back up plan."
"Uh?"

"It's to capture the Princess and-"

"Allura!" Lotor exclaimed leaping from his seat.

"Sit down," Hagar growled. "It's not for your own disgusting pleasure. We'll hold her for ransom. They'll get her back when they hand Voltron over to us and I don't want you messing anything up with your lustful unreliability."

"But she will be mine Hagar?" Lotor asked. "Right?"

"Of course," Hagar said. "After we have Voltron in our grasp, what is to stop us from taking over Arus and seizing her again?"

"Good," Lotor said sitting back down on his throne. "So what's the plan?"

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Allura giggled wildly as Keith carried her to the small balcony that hovered beside Allura's bedroom. They had made their escape from the others as quickly as possible and had hurried through the castle halls.

Keith gently set her down on the balcony railing carful do keep a firm hold on her since the way down to the ground was quite a ways.

Allura then placed her hands on his cheeks pressing her lips on his forehead. She then ran her hands down to his neck.

"When you said fun, I was thinking of something way different from last night," Keith said.

"Like what?" Allura asked.

"Dinner, a movie, a walk in the park that didn't involve the things we did."

Allure snigger and then said, "You sure seemed to enjoy it."
"Maybe a little too much," Keith said. "We went a little far last night."

"Keith, there is no such thing as too far when it come to-"

Keith placed his hand on her lips ushering her to be quite. "Please Allura, let's wait until we've fully decided what to do."

"I've already decided. I want to spend the rest of my life with you," Allura said. "I don't care what Nanny says or anyone else. We belong together."

Keith sighed. "But before we take it any further, let's wait just a little bit longer."

Allura shook her head and then ran her hands down his sides.

"Allura," Keith said removing her hands.

"I did that last night and you didn't mind," Allura said.

"Yes but, I thought I said we should wait until we've-"

"Yeah, yeah," Allura mumbled.

"You are really hard to keep at bay," Keith said.

As Allura hopped off the balcony Keith leaned against it. "Listen Allura. I love you and I don't want to get you in trouble. What if your nanny saw what we did last night?"

At least he's not taking his love back, Allura thought.

"Can you image the pain she'd put you through?" Keith asked.

"I really don't care what she says," Allura said turning to face the balcony placing her elbows on it and resting her head on them.

"You are quite the rebel. Good thing it's not Lance you're into. You two would have already run away," Keith said.

It was at that moment that just the thought of Allura and Lance made Keith's blood boil. He could almost feel steam searing out of his ears.

"Ok?" Allura said raising an eyebrow. "Well, whenever you think we've waited long enough why don't you come and talk to me."

She then turned marching towards the door.

"Allura," Keith exclaimed grasping her hand. "I do love you. I'll find a way we can be together."

"We could keep our love a secret. Just between the two of us," Allura said hopefully.

"I'll think about it," Keith said.