Disclaimer: I do not own Voltron or any of its characters. If I did own them, Nanny would be much nicer to 'the boys.' Also, all errors belong to me as I didn't have this one beta read. So let me beg forgiveness in advance.

This fanfiction is in response to a KAEX Challenge: What Happens in Dradin, Stays in Dradin – I know that the challenge said something about the "team" but mine isn't the team, but hey, it does have Nanny and isn't that even more fun than the team? This challenge was out before I joined, so I'll use that as my excuse. ; - D

Rating/Setting: Rating is T. Setting is DotU but Dradin… I know, they don't really go together, but give it a try…

Chapter Three

When Allura awoke, she remembered where she was and sat up in the bed. She needed to check on Nanny and others, so she grabbed her robe and headed to the door. But she didn't go out because just inside her door sat a number of boxes. Opening them, she found several outfits in her size. Allura smiled as she realized that Keith must have bought them for her. She carefully set the boxes to the side and went into the common area.

Keith looked up from his spot on the leather couch and smiled at her as she exited her room. He was doing some reports on his data pad so that they would have time together later. "I just checked on everyone about thirty minutes ago. The medic says they are doing fine and no longer need the IV solutions."

"That's wonderful!" Then her face fell. "Does that mean we are leaving today?"

Glad to see that she was looking forward to time alone with him, he said, "Nope. Dr. Kontra says that they should stay here until tomorrow morning to rest. In addition, they may have a few more incidents with their stomachs." He laughed as she wrinkled her nose.

"In that case, we are definitely NOT leaving until tomorrow. Is Nanny awake?" When he indicated that Nanny wasn't awake, she said, "I'll go shower, dress and then check on them." Pausing, she turned and asked, "Did you order those clothes for me?"

"Yes, and some for myself." He waved his hand over his body and she took in the new stylish jeans and the fitted red tee. "I hope you like what I picked out for you. I checked a couple of your packed outfits for sizes when I was helping with the luggage last night."

"I haven't looked at all of them, but I love the ones that I have seen. Thank you… Have you thought of anything for us to do today? Should I wear something in particular?"

"Just wear something casual. I thought we could take in a couple of shows at the resorts and maybe play the slots. Tonight, we'll dress up –well, you'll dress up, and we'll go to a club for dinner and dancing." He watched her closely and saw nothing but happiness as he described their day.

With a smile on her face and in her heart, Allura went into her room to get ready for what she knew would be a wonderful day.

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Keith and Allura headed out in time to get lunch. It had taken a little time for Allura to get away from Nanny who had noticed the new clothes she had on. She had spent a lot of time cautioning Allura to be careful on this planet and then she had called Keith in to remind him of his duty in protecting the princess.

The couple was laughing as they took the elevator down. Nanny had talked to them like they were children heading out to a local park where they might encounter some unsavory characters. It always surprised Keith that Nanny didn't understand that they faced life and death every time they encountered a Doom ship. Worrying about a pickpocket or someone saying something inappropriate to the princess was the least of their worries.

Keith looked at Allura in the jean capris and sequined tank top he had gotten her. She wore a matching hair band that kept her hair out of her eyes and he thought she was beautiful. Getting into an air taxi, he gave the driver their destination.

"Where are we going Keith?"

He reached an arm around her, pulling her to him and pointed to a tall needle-like structure down the strip. "There. We're going to eat at the top of Needle Casino. It spins around so you can see the whole city and countryside."

She couldn't help it; she clapped her hands like a child. "I know I'm going to love it!" In fact, she loved it already as he hadn't removed his arm, but kept it wrapped around her. "What else do you have planned for today?"

"After we eat, we'll go to another resort to see a musical and some acrobatics if we have time."

"It sounds wonderful Keith! In fact, I'm feeling a little guilty that we're going to have so much fun while everyone else is having broth and rest." When he laughed, she said, "But I'd rather be out with you." She shivered when he squeezed her with his arm. "I'm curious though. I didn't picture you as a guy that likes musicals."

He was having a blast. He couldn't remember the last time he'd been so relaxed and laughed so much. It seemed that Dradin was good for him. Looking into her eyes, he said, "There are a lot of things you don't know about me Allura."

She didn't know if she was breathing rapidly or not breathing at all as she stared into his dark eyes. Then he broke the spell as he looked away.

"You know I like to read and enjoy classic literature. I also enjoy some literature that was put to music. They have a musical here that I remember from Earth. I think you'll like it."

A smile was playing around his lips, so she asked the obvious. "Okay Keith, what is it?"

"Phantom of the Opera."

"Opera? I thought you said it was a musical?" A musical was one thing, an opera was something else entirely.

"It's just the title Allura. It's not an opera. Just wait, I think you'll enjoy it."

She was still unsure about the musical, but as they sat eating cheesecake in the spinning restaurant, she had to admit that so far he had done an outstanding job selecting things to do. Putting her fork down on the table, she gazed out at the city. "It looks so big from the ground, but from here, it seems rather small. Of course, this is bigger than any city we have on Arus right now."

"Would you like to have a city like this on Arus?"

Propping her chin up on her hand, she pondered his question. "I would love for the people to have a place to go and be carefree and enjoy something like this. It's been so long since the people have had that ability."

He saw sadness come into her eyes. This was supposed to be fun. Something needed to be done to remedy this. "Let's go outside."

"Outside? We can go outside?" Excitement was back in her eyes and he was happy that he put it there.

Taking her hand, he led her through the restaurant and up the steps to the observation deck. There weren't a lot of people on the deck at the time and they were almost alone. She walked to the rail and stood as the wind whipped around her causing the sequined top to flutter and flap against her torso. Brushing a hand against her face, she pushed a strand of hair out of her eye. It did little good as another one replaced it snaking across her mouth. She gave up and laughed. The laugh caught in her throat as she felt Keith's arms circle around her waist, holding her steady against the constant pressure of the wind.

He closed his eyes as he held her tight. Her hair whipped around his head, weaving itself with his darker strands. Leaning over to her ear, he whispered. "I've waited a long time to hold you like this."

They stood like this for minutes, eyes closed, just enjoying being together.

Hearing the door open and a large group come out, Keith released his hold and took her hand to lead her back inside. Making their way down to the taxi stand, they didn't speak as the taxi took them to their next stop.

Allura leaned against Keith as he once again put his arm around her. It was time for this musical he wanted to see. Snuggling against him, she'd be happy to just ride around in the taxi with him all night if he'd keep his arm around her.