Keiths pov

I feel a tap on my arm. I turn to look at lance in his paladin armor.

"So this is it"he says with a breathy laugh.

"Yeah, last battle. The biggest and most dangerous...but if we win, we can go home"i say with a slight smile on my face. I hide it well but i too miss earth. I miss the green grass, the light blue sky, i miss kids being kids, i miss laying around haveing nothing to do, i miss my abandoned shack....i miss visiting my father on his birthday and just talking to him for hours even if he cant reply...

"Yeah...look Keith we might die but...but if we both survive this...would you marry me?"he says. I feel my eyes widen in shock and i take a step back from him.

"What?"i question my voice shaking. Sure i have liked him for a long time, maybe you could even say i love him. But this is so sudden.

"N-never mind"he says and continues to walk to his lion. I watch him walk away not even attempting to chase after the boy. I didn't know how to respond. I walk into red.

As lazers and bombs are thrown at us, i can only think about lances proposal...i didn't hate the idea, it actually sounded appealing. My tiny shack wouldn't have to be so lonely, maybe we could live somewhere else bigger But the idea still sounded absurd.

We were split apart, lance pidge and allura inside the galra bases taking them down from the inside, me, hunk, and shiro working from the outside to take them back. Coran in the castle to man those guns and to help the injured.

"Shit!"i hear lance shout....

....

...then soon after a big explosion is sounded off in the background, along with lances screams. I feel my heart stop, i hold my breath, and my hands start shaking.

"Lance!"i shout.

No answer. We all shout out lances name, but no response. I feel tears prick my eyes.

"Oh my god!" I hear allura shout, her hearing the cuss word and meaning behind it from pidge a few months ago.

"Fall back, they are down"shiro says. Even though shiro gave orders i didn't move, i couldn't moves

"Allura what?!"hunk shouts.

"I found lance..."she whispers.

"get him back to the castle, I'll meet you there"i say quickly snapping into my sences. As soon as i make it i jump out of red and run to allura who is carrying lance out of pidges lion that she, pidge, and lance used to sneak onto the galra ships.

I rush over and pick up lance bridal style, that being more effective then alluras sling one arm over the shoulder and drag method.

"I've got this Keith"she says voice being rough and demanding.

"No you don't"i tell her taking a step away from allura who was trying to grab lance.

"You don't understand!

...i care for him, i like him"she says, looking to the side. I feel anger boiling up in me.

"You bitch!"i shout, not holding anything back, anymore.

"You don't get to say that! You had all the time in the world to get with lance! He was open about liking you and all you did was ignore him and put him down!"i shout, holding lance closer to my body. Alluras eyes were wide and tears were building up at the bottom.

"Keith it's not the time!"shiro yells, he scoops lance out of my arms taking the boy i love away from me. I want to follow but feel my feat rooted in their spot. I take a step closer to allura, tears poring over my bottom eyelids now.

"I care for him too! Hell i love him! So don't tell me i would understand!" I shout. Finally i am satisfied and walk away from the crumbling princess. I run to the med bay and see that coran has taken off lances armor.

"Can i help?!" I ask frantically.

"Actually yes, while i set up the pod you take off the black layer of clothing"coran says stepping away from lance. I nod and grab the clothing. I look at lances face, big open gashes, burnt hands, a crooked nose, blood underneath his head and poring from his mouth and nose. Some burnt hair. I start to tug up the black cloth. There is a part it's stuck at. No matter how i tug it won't move. I find a way to look at it closer and see the horrifying reality.

"Coran!"i shout.

"Whats the problem?"coran asks turning to look at me.

"The black suit....it fused with his body. I-i cant remove it"i stare at the spot where the dark fabric clearly connects to the skin and becomes one with his flesh.

"Fine he doesn't need the healing suit"coran say like it was nothing. I watch as the older man picks up lance and shoves him in the pod. Finally everything has finally calmed down and i can breath.

I fall next to lances pod and just...cry...

Lances pov

I feel myself falling before a pair of arms grip me.

"Wh-what?"i whisper and stand up.
I look up and see that Keith has his arms around me. He smashes his lips into mine, i feel myself become lighter like how i felt after the explosion. Pure bliss, no pain...it was also different from how i felt after the explsion, i also felt like happiness was pouring from every opening, my nerves seemed to be buzzing every which way and my heart was pounding like it would Burst from my chest...but in a good way. Keith finally pulls away.

"Yes! If the option still stands then yes i will marry you"he says wrapping his arms around me and pulling my close. I wrap my arms around him closing my eyes and my mouth holding a pleasant smile.

"The option still stands...i love you"i whipser.

"I love you too"he says back. I open my eyes and gasp out. I take a few steps away from Keith staring at my arms.

"Oh my god..."i whisper. I look at the black spots that are mixed in with my mocha colored skin.

"Lance-"Keith starts but i cut him off with a shout.

"Fuck no!"i shout looking down at my chest and legs that are bare, the only clothing item on me being boxers. Larg black spots are mixed in to my skin.

"Lance, you suit fused with your body, the healing pod got rid of the suit that wasn't fused to you but the other parts that stayed became part of your flesh"Keith says.

"No...h-how will my mother recognize me now, what would my sisters say when they cant do skin care routines with them, will my brothers think I'm a monster, how could you love this..."i whisper the reality of this being to much. I look up at the shape of Keith through my tear filled eyes. I feel his arms wrap around me.

"It dosent matter what you look like, your still lance...and I'm just happy your alive. Your family will love you just the same"he says trying to comfort me.

I didn't believe him, i couldn't believe him. I was hideous. My once flawless skin now fused with cloth. I only had my looks no one liked anything else. What would my family think, would they believe it was me or would they refuse and say thats not the pretty mocha colored skin son i raised and turn me away. No matter how Keith comforted me, it felt useless.

So i just played along.