Star in the Universe

T w e n t y - s i x

"You kidnap me, and won't even tell me where your even taking me? For all I know your transferring me to another ship," Lance sat on a bench with his arms and legs crossed looking up at Lotor.

"I didn't kidnap you blue," Lotor looked at him smugly.

"You drugged me!"

"I let you have a cup of nunville..."

"Not my fault I have a low alcohol tolerance," Lance huffed as his reached up and placed his fingers on his new piercing, he hated how he got it but he actually loved how it looked now. Chloe says their twins now.

"Can you just please tell me where we're going?" Lance sighed boredly.

"I want this to be a surprise," Lotor sat next to him leaning on his knees.

"Why?" Lance didn't move away as he looked at him confused and stubbornly still mad.

"As an apology for everything, even if you don't forgive me its for you still," Lotor told him calmly and Lance relaxed a little as he looked at Lotor a little guilty that he cares this much.

If he cares this much does that mean Lance was doing good? With the mission? Was this what Keith meant with weakening him...

"Perfect timing," Lotor smirked at they landed and lances breath hitched as he stood and held his hand out for Lance to take.

Their hands met as Lotor pulled Lance up from the seat and let Lance walk forward but placed his hands gently over lances eyes. He stiffened as he was now blind but felt Lotor lead him forward.

"Trust me at least?"

Lance nodded and continued forward.

He heard a door open and smelt fresh air. Fresh air. He didn't realize how much he missed the smell of the outdoors from months over months of being in a ship in space.

"This is the planet jagolee, it's a residence now but I've been familiar with the planet for a while now," Lotor told him and Lance felt something drop onto his head as another and another continued when they walked further and further out until Lotor stopped but let Lance keep walking with his eyes closed.

"You can open your eyes Lance," Lotor smiled backing away and the human did so slowly.

His breath stopped as he look up seeing stormy grey sky as rain was falling down to the ground. It almost looked like earth except the clouds where purple and the trees look nothing like earth trees. But the rain was water... It was rain.

"Lotor..." Lance whispered looking back at the prince.

"I heard of this illness you have, quite serious in fact, miss Chloe told me the diagnostic, homesickness?" Lotor smirked leaning on the door frame not wanting to get wet.

"This is all because of the tagging?" Lance covered his mouth in shock as he used his other hand to extend feeling the water.

"And the branding, and earth, and assault, and abuse, and the verbal abuse," Lotor looked down as if it was his fault.

Lance ran to him and jumped up, wrapping his arms around Lotors neck and his toes barely skimming the wet ground. Lotor felt wherever Lance was against him dampen from Lance being soaked.

"I know I'm not your favorite person right now or at all... But I hope you'd like to stay for a couple quintants with me, many would grow curious why I left my assistant at a planet, alone," Lotor whispered in his ear and Lance laughed hugging him tightly as tears of joy ran down his face.

"Thank you so much," he croaked with a smile.

"Of course blue," Lotor nodded as he smiled a little. This human has made him do and feel many things he's never have felt with anyone, it felt like a dream almost with how fast his heart was beating.

"But your still a dick for this," Lance teased letting go and motioned to his piercing.

"But you look so beautiful now," Lotor gave a challenging smirk of confidence as Lance went red.

"I'm not doing this again," Lance backed into the rain again feeling happy with water dripping down his body.

"Doing what?" Lotor stayed inside the ship.

"Calling me beautiful, or that temple bullshit, one thing is abuse, another is lying," he crossed his arms.

Lotor looked up at the sky with his arms crossed and gave a small shrug walking into the rain as his hair began to flatten but slickly laid against his armor walking to Lance.  He smoothly slipped his hand around lances cheek and wiped away a rain drop looking down at him. Lance waited not knowing what would be the next move, he was unpredictable.

"I don't lie," Lotor stated calmly as Lance looked into his eyes, he wasn't lying... 

"We all lie," Lance breathed with tears in his eyes.

"I've never lied to you if any actions where able to be in my control," Lotor whispered and slipped his hand down lances arm and to his hand, lifting lances hand up as he pressed his lips against the top of his hand softly.

Lance didn't know if it was tears or the rain as he felt everything collapsing, the mission, earth, now, Lotor, Keith.

"But I do keep all promises," Lotor stood up and saw Lance shaking a little as he cried silently.

He felt secure when large arms held around him and heard a heart beat as he laid against Lotors chest with tears mixing with the rain. He cried harder into the galra holding him closer.

"No more pain, I promise," Lotor kissed the top of his head and Lance closed his eyes as he cried to the prince.