#firebender keith

He woke up to Lance on top of him, ice daggers floating over his head. He had been so stunned he couldn’t react when they fell, but they didn’t him at all. They turned back into water as Lance burst into tears, apologizing profusely, saying he couldn’t do it.

Turns out Lance had been picked by an airbender named Allura to try and kill the royal family, which included Keith.

He didn’t get much of a chance to talk to Lance, when Shiro came into his room, telling him they had to go. Allura had been stopped by Shiro and the other group who were going after Lotor and his father were stopped by members of the Blade of Mamora, a group who wanted to over throw his father, most of who were spies within the Nation. They escaped the castle and went to one of the nearby safe houses and Allura had dragged Lance away. He could hear the yelling from her, asking why Lance never told her.

“Because I’m in love with him Allura. You can call it a lie if you want, but I know it’s true and you can’t ask that of me.”

Keith had wanted nothing more than to see Lance’s face when he told him he loved him and now Lance didn’t see his when he heard Lance felt the same.

Keith turned at the sound of his bother approaching. “Never let anyone say airbender never holds onto anger, because that airbender seems to have nothing but anger towards any firebender. Granted its warranted anger, but still. Getting her to even believe the Blade is trying to overthrow the Fire Lord was almost impossible. I swear, if Antok hadn’t proved he was a metalbender, Angi knows she’d still be trying to kill me.”

“Hopefully we can come up with a better plan than just attempting to assassinate. If we hadn’t stopped them, they’d be dead themselves.” Keith said.

“True. So, that’s him right? Lance?”

Keith nodded. He knew Lance but Keith was sure Shiro was still surprised that the same Lance his little brother had been sneaking around with was the same Lance that tried to kill him, but failed because he couldn’t do it.

“Keith, I know you said when we left that you were in love with him. Do you think that the feelings you have for him are reciprocated?”

That was the million dollar question wasn’t it? Did Lance know and just fake everything?

No, not after that reaction. Even as Keith woke up, his first thought to seeing Lance on top of him was how sad and conflicted he looked. He broke down, begging Keith to forgive him. He yelled at Allura, saying he was in love with him and he couldn’t kill him because of it.

“I think so. I just haven’t talked to him since that night.”

Shiro rested his hand on his brother’s shoulder. “I think you should. Not only to talk this whole thing out, but you’ve missed him for the past 2 weeks. I think you at least deserve to talk to him.”

Shiro was right, but Keith couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous. Apparently Shiro took matters into his own hands by nudging a nearby rock to move making noise. Lance stiffened and the water also stopped.

“Good luck.” Shiro said before walking off, leaving the two together.

Lance let all the water fall back into the pond he had been standing in front of, still not facing Keith. He did hear the footsteps get closer before feeling the familiar heat come up behind him. Taking a deep breath, he turned around but still didn’t look at Keith.

“So…you got my letter?” Lance nodded, still not looking at Keith. “I missed you but I didn’t expect you to come all the way here just to see me.” Keith tried joking but Lance shot his head up.

“Trust me, I wish that why I came. I swear, I didn’t…I didn’t mean…I just.” Lance sighed, rubbing his hand through his hair in agitation. “It meant something to me, the time we spent together. I use to think that fate brought you to me as something good. Not something that would end in pain.”

“Lance…”

“Fire and Water, two completely different elements that can never really be together. I didn’t think it would apply to us. I wanted to tell you what I really was, but I couldn’t. I could only hope that, maybe it wouldn’t matter. But I tried to kill you, so why in La’s name do you even want to be with me?”

“Lance, I heard you. Yesterday with Allura. Lance, I meant what I said in that letter and the fact that you couldn’t even do it and were begging me to forgive you yesterday, Lance I know you feel the same.” Keith took a hold of Lance’s hands, getting Lance to look him in the eye. “Lance, I do love you and I don’t want to lose you. I want us to have a chance, if you still want me?”

Lance pulled his hands away to throw his arms around Keith’s neck. “I do, I just…I’m so sorry! I should have told Allura, we could of come up with something else, I was so sure you’d hate me.”

“I don’t hate you Lance. It just goes to show why the Fire Lord has to be stopped. If he never started this war, who knows? Maybe I could have met you under normal circumstances. And I would have fallen for you all over again.” Keith said, squeezing at Lance’s waist tightly.

He allowed Lance to pull away enough to kiss him. Agni, he missed this, so so much.

“I love you Keith.” Lance said as he pulled away.