#klanceweek20

Keith, his…boyfriend, had practically kidnapped him and Adam from work – thankfully on a Friday – and after dressing them in clothes for warmer weather than was left in their city, shoved them on a plane to New Caledonia. In a normal situation he would love being spoiled but his…relationship with Keith was, odd.

For one, he was part of this famous social group, the Paladins. 4 teens, all children of famous and influential people. Keith’s mother was the CEO of the biggest company that had fingers in every pot. Shiro was a famous potter, the son of one even more famous. Pidge’s parents owned the biggest tech company and she headed one of their sectors at 16. Hunk’s grandfather was a well-known and well-liked former President of the State. Hunk kept the same kind air, known for his amazing cooking and his love life with geologist Shay Balmera. Lance by chance, was offered a scholarship to the school they attended Garrison Academy. He had apparently saved an important member of Keith’s company. All Lance remembered was seeing a guy close to fainting in the middle of a changing crosswalk and just ran. People turned their noses up at him, all children of famous, influence and rich parents, but Lance didn’t care. He did catch the attention of the Paladins though.

Thing about the Paladins, everyone wanted to please them and they could change their tune in a second. Someone bothering them at school? No problem, that person just committed social suicide. Someone under the protection of the Paladins? Everyone wanted to be that person’s friend, whether they wanted it or not. Some words had gotten mixed up and somehow, everyone thought Lance was the new target of ridicule. Attacked at the swimming pool, his desk defaced every day, getting tomatoes thrown at him? His life was starting to become hell and he snapped, finding Keith and screaming at him in the middle of the hallway. Once Keith said out loud he never said to do that, people got silent and then disappeared. He offered to make it better and announced that they were dating to keep people away from him. It meant that he had to let himself be dragged around by the 4, feeling like a pet.

Keith must have found getting yelled at hot because he started to take their fake relationship seriously. When an attack had gotten bad, bad enough he had to spend the night at Keith’s mansion, Keith personally went to his home to let his parents know he was taken care of. When he wasn’t being a rich jerk, Keith was actually kinda…nice. Of course, it didn’t help he was still dealing with his minor feelings towards Adam, his best friend. They were starting to fade though, with each event that lead him to spend time with Keith.

He could do without the excessive spoiling though. He was starting to feel like a bought woman or something. He liked it better when he took Keith to experience life without spending every cent. But they were at a tropical island, if the view outside was anything to go by, so he’d let it slid. This time.

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Their rooms were overlooking the water, the gleaming sun making it shine. Lance almost couldn’t keep his eyes off of it when Keith handed him the key to his room and sent him off. Of course, it was right next to Keith’s, but he was able to forget that when he saw the room. It was big and expensive and beautiful. He couldn’t help but love it. The bed was covered in flowers, as well as the bath and even though he didn’t love how Keith would spoil him all the time, the way he felt so relaxed here was making up for it.

He was sitting on his bed when he noticed someone had come in standing next to him.

“This is pretty amazing, I’ll admit.”

Keith sounded smug. “I know.”

Lance rolled his eyes but stared out at the water, “I feel like I’m floating on water.”

“Technically we are.” He must have seen the look Lance was giving him because Keith gestured for him to follow. They went out to the balcony and he pointed to the set of stairs. That lead straight into the water. The room – houses really – where on stilts obviously, but they were on the water. Lance remembered a picture that had been the family computer, that looked just like what he was seeing now. He always dreamed of wanting to go to a place like that.

“Where are we?”

“Metro Island. It’s our vacation spot. I know you wanted a beach day, so I thought I’d bring you.”

“Our? Wait, beach day? You remember that?” he had mentioned that in passing ages ago, when he went to Keith’s house for the first time during a charity auction. Keith had won him the goggles of one of the best swimmers in the world.

“Yeah, ours. The Blade Corp. owns most of Metro Island. And of course, I remembered.”

The way he said it, like it was a known fact. Lance didn’t know what to say to that. It was starting to get hard to not like Keith like that.

“Come on. We’re going to have a tour of the place before we head to our favourite hidden area.”

“Hidden cause you guys found it or hidden because ‘my mom payed for it, go away’.”

“I’ll let you take a guess.”

Lance rolled his eyes. Rich people, he swore.

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Lance couldn’t seem to keep his eyes off of Keith as he played volleyball with his friends, letting Lance just relax with Adam. Keith was usually poking to get his attention all to himself so this was, interesting to say the least. He kinda wanted his attention now. What did that say about him now?”

“I can hear your mind going a mile a minute.” Adam said, face still turned to the sun. “What’s wrong?”

Lance pushed his sunglasses up and huffed out a sigh. “we’re here because of me.”

“Um, yes Lance. I know that. Kinda hard to not know when your ‘boyfriend’ is one of the richest people in the world.”

“No, I mean, I told Keith I really wanted a beach day a while ago, and how I just wanted to I don’t know, float on the water. He remembered and brought us here.”

“ohh, sounds like he likes you.” Adam teased. He was expecting a rebuttal like usual but this time Lance was silent. He finally looked at Lance to see him biting his lip, looking guilty. “And you clearly like that. Lance, wow.”

“I know, I know! When I first met him, I thought he was like all the other students and I didn’t want anything to do with him, especially seeing how he treats people sometimes, me included, even if unintentional. But…every moment I spend with him, where I think I’m going to hate it, I don’t. I like it and I’m starting to like him.”

“Heads up!” Hunk called and Lance looked in time to duck the oncoming ball that Adam caught.

“Lance, are you ok?” Keith called, looking like he wanted to run over.

“I’m fine.” He took the ball from Adam and threw it back to them. “Be more careful.” Keith looked guilty at that.

“If you want my advice, if you like him, then just go for it. I can’t see it going wrong, at all.”