Disclaimer: Voltron and its characters are owned by WEP. I make no claim to them. Other characters and the story belong to me.
Some innuendo/ some KA sparks
Enjoy!
Chapter 9: Intensity
The door to the dining room swished open. The members of the Force turned to greet the last minute arrivers. There was an audible gasp as they took in the sight of the princess.
"Princess, you look amazing!" remarked Pidge. "The blue in the dress really brings out your eyes."
"Beautiful, Princess, like a clear summer sky," noticed Hunk with a sweet smile.
Lance wasn't as tactful. "Allura, you just look hot! Where have you been hiding that little number?" he asked referring to the dress. "Two thumbs up!" He winked mockingly at the princess.
"Thank you, thank you all!" replied the Princess coyly, a pretty pink blush coloring her cheeks. She looked up to catch the gaze of the gentleman who had said nothing.
Keith stood at the far end of the room, near the head of the table. The other members of the Force were in front of him, so they couldn't see his face. Only Allura faced him. Keith stood with his arms folded, staring at Allura, his expression at first unreadable.
As Allura watched him silently, the rest of the dining room and the people in it melted away. It was just the two of them, locked in a heated gaze. Keith raked his eyes lazily over Allura from head to toe, taking in every inch of her beauty. His eyes stopped momentarily at her hips and again at her breasts. She could see the sharp intake of breath as in took in every curve. When his eyes returned to her face, the look Allura saw there scorched her to the core. His obsidian eyes smoldered with an intense and wordless passion. It was a promise of what was to come. Allura suddenly felt light headed and reached out to steady herself on a chair. She felt like she could drown in his eyes, in that look. A small gasp escaped Allura before she was drawn back to reality with the opening of the kitchen door.
"Be seated, be seated!" Nanny announced happily. "Dinner is served!"
Allura blinked several times to refocus her brain and calm her racing heart. She glanced around. The members of the Voltron Force and Nanny and Coran were standing by their seats, waiting for her to sit before they would seat themselves. When her eyes reached Keith, the intensity in his face was gone, replaced by a calm, impassive expression. She caught his eye and he pulled her toward him with a gentle smile. She returned the smile and walked to sit next to him at the head of the table. Once she was settled, the rest of the diners joined her in their seats.
Unbeknownst to the commander and the princess, the little exchange did not go entirely unnoticed. Lance whirled around to try and catch the commander's expression at the sight of the beautiful vision in ice blue. Lance was not disappointed; pure raw emotion washed over Keith's face. Lance also thought he saw something flicker between the princess and commander when their eyes met. But it was fleeting. With the distraction that Nanny provided, the evidence was gone, replaced by a neutral nonchalance in both Keith and Allura's faces.
"Hey, Hunk," Lance leaned over quietly to whisper in the Big Guy's ear. "Did you notice anything weird between Keith and Allura?"
Hunk frowned slightly as he considered the question. "Weird? Nah, not that I noticed. Why?" he asked.
"No reason," Lance replied thoughtfully. He leaned toward Pidge and posed the same question.
Pidge scratched his chin and shook his head from left to right, "No, but I am noticing something weird with you!" he responded playfully. "What has you so paranoid, Lance?"
"Never mind," Lance retorted. "Must have been my imagination." But Lance didn't have himself entirely convinced. He had a little more investigating to do before he would be satisfied that what he saw was nothing.