There has to be an After for Us ~ (shadam / klance)

Chapter 52 - Where they went wrong *BONUS CHAPTERS*

"Ahem," coughed Allura, catching their attention then subtlety pointing in the direction of Melenor.

"Melenor... uh...," stuttered Alfor, clearly surprised to see her there.

"It's not what it looks like, your Majesty!" cried Coran.

"Oh my, who knew you two were in love since childhood? Not I," said Melenor, oozing sarcasm. "This is a complete shock to me."

"Melenor, c'mon," said Alfor, sitting up. "Nothing happened until you were long dead."

"As much as that phrasing was meant to trigger me, Alfor, you are aware I do not care. We may have married in a reality or ten, but you are not tethered to me for eternity." Honestly, it had been ten thousand years. Melenor was over it.

"Not soul mates," Bored stage whispered to those observing.

"Wait... soul mates are a thing?" asked Matt.

Bored shrugged. "Yes and the way they talk about them around here, you'd think it was the only thing that mattered. However, not everyone gets one so it's kinda rubbing it in."

"Not you?"

"Obviously not me. Why would I have one? But not Mel either. Yet she keeps helping the immortal gay and the dead gay because they're soul mates. I don't understand it."

The other Guardians were starting to stir as Shiro and Adam returned. "We felt the realm quake," said Shiro.

"That was a big one," said Adam. "Oh, look they're awake."

"The Guardians," gasped Shiro, looking down at them.

"Blaytz, buddy!" said Lance, jogging back to the group. Keith was forced to speed up to keep him close since their soul didn't like to spread apart too far. Lance kneelt down beside Blaytz as his eyes fluttered open.

"Lance," said Blaytz, grasping Lance's arm. "I had something I wanted to say to you, but I got so confused and said it to Allura instead."

Lance glanced over at Allura, but she shrugged. That had to have been the other reality Allura. "What is it?"

"I wanted to say that you have greatness within you. That's why Voltron chose you."

"Aw," said Lance, his eyebrows turning up. "That... that means a lot." Lance sniffled.

"Are you crying?" asked Keith.

"No," said Lance, brushing away tears with his sleeve.

"That reminds me," said Alfor, sitting up properly with Coran supporting him. "I believe I said something to you that wasn't the full truth."

"Guess that's alternate reality me, but okay, what do you have?"

"I told you I could feel your love for Allura through the Red Lion."

"What?" Keith's voice had never sounded so terrifying as he fit all the scary in a single word.

"That is not the case," said Alfor. "I can only feel that you are in love through the Red Lion and having my Guardian memory restored I am certain the love I felt was for the one who shares your soul."

"It better be," said Keith. "Otherwise I'm going to stab a table."

"The expression is 'flip a table,'" said Lance.

"I stand by what I said."

Grygan and Trigel were stirring. Hunk and Pidge went to go help them sit up.

"Why would I tell Allura she has greatness within?" Blaytz muttered to himself as he sat up. "She's already a princess. My head is all muddled. Mel, what happened?"