This is for the first Kacxa prompt of the week 'future', only the rest of the story will have nothing to do with Kacxa week. Instead this is a story that I was hinting about on my other Kacxa fic (Every Love Story Starts Somewhere), and I hope ya'll will enjoy this one!


Keith took a deep breath as he walked towards Acxa's room. The war was over, but Voltron wasn't going to be staying on Earth. There was a lot of clean-up to do all over the universe, and they were needed elsewhere.

He hesitantly raised his hand to the door. Almost backing off, but... "Keith?"

He was staring at the smiling face of his girlfriend. "What are you doing here? I thought you would be in some meeting or something."

"Without you?"

That earned him a smile. Good. "I want to take you somewhere."

Acxa crossed her arms and leaned against the door frame, the smile never leaving her face. "Somewhere? I don't like surprises."

Keith chuckled as he took her hand and led her away from her room. "This isn't going to be a bad one. I promise.

"Should I trust you?" The girl teased as they entered the elevator.

The Black Paladin leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Yes." He whispered into her ear.

Acxa smiled, and stayed silent for the rest of their walk through the Garrison. Regardless of the fact that Keith was the Black Paladin, and the fact that Acxa wasn't evil, people, no matter what planet they were from, always gave them odd looks.

Some remembered that Acxa once worked with Lotor and Haggar. Other's just couldn't understand how the leader of Voltron, the Black Paladin, was part Galra.

Honestly, it made both half-breeds very uncomfortable. Which is why they spent most of their time with the other Voltron team members, Shiro, The Blade of Marmora members, few of the Coalition members, and the MFE's.

Oh, and the other Paladin's families, but that was different.

The first thing that caught Acxa's eye as the pair exited the Garrison, was a red hoverbike.

"We're riding on that?" She questioned as Keith pulled her towards it.

"Yeah, as much as I love Black, I really missed this baby."

"Baby? It's a machine."

Keith laughed as he sat down onto it. "Sometimes we humans call things 'baby.' Usually when we are very protective of whatever the object is."

"But why? And how did this thing survive?"

Keith scrunched his brow as he thought. "I'm not sure why, As for the second, it didn't. But Hunk and Pidge put it back together for me."

"They're good friends." Acxa commented as she got on and wrapped her arms around him.

"They are."

Keith started the bike, and they off. The ride was lovely. They went away from the Garrison and into the desert. The thing that both of the halfbreeds loved, was that it was quiet. There weren't stares or whispers. Fans or enemies. There was just nature.

"What's that?" Acxa shouted, as a building came into view.

"Our destination."

The building was a house... okay it was more like a shack, but it was once a house. There was evidence of a tree, but not much else. Only debris.

Keith was off the hoverbike the moment he turned it off.

"Do you know this place?" Acxa asked, as she dismounted.

"Yeah... I uh... I lived here, before my dad died... and after I got kicked out of the Garrison. It was in this house where the other Paladins, Shiro and I all came together before going out to search for the Blue Lion."

"I'm sorry, Keith. It must be hard to see it like this."

Keith sighed, turning to the girl. "It is. But I did bring you out here for a purpose."

Keith walked forward and took both of Acxa's hands in his. "Acxa, I brought you here so you could see where I come from. My dad was a fireman who lived in solitary, and my mom was a Blade of Marmora member who just happened to crash not far from this house. I was born here, and was raised here until I was around seven years old."

Acxa looked into his eye's, trying to determined what he was saying. But when she opened her mouth to speak, he raised a hand.

"As a Paladin of Voltron, I will never be in one place for long. Once the new Castle of Lions is complete, I and my teammates will have to leave Earth. It has the Atlas to protect it. But-"

"But?"

"But I don't want to leave you." Keith knelt down before her, and looked up, a nervous expression on his face. "Acxa, will you marry me."

Acxa took a deep breath. She might not be from Earth, but she did know what that meant. It meant the same thing as becoming mates, just different words.

He was asking her to walk through life by his side. To be there for him as he would be there for her. To love him as he would love her. To be his family... and he would be her's.

Keith stood up, still holding onto his girlfriends hands. "I know that it's a lot to ask. But... I love you. When I think of the future, I think of you. Acxa, I want to be able to care for you, protect you, be your family, spend my life with you. Love you. And, I know that we'll have our moment of fighting, but I also know that we'll work through it. When I'm not with you, I always feel like something is missing. There are times when I wish I could just have you with me to talk, or times when I want you're opinion on something. There are times when you're on a mission, and I worry because I don't want something bad to happen to you."

Acxa could feel tears coming to her eye's, and before Keith could say anything else she pulled him in for a kiss.

"Of course I'll marry you." She whispered when they pulled apart a minute later. She set her forehead against his. "Keith, I can't imagine a life without you. In those three years without knowing where you were, it was the fact that you were out there that kept me going. The day I picked up on Voltron's signals was one of the happiest days of my life, because it meant that you were okay. The days you spent at my camp, I loved because I loved talking with you. When you and the other Paladins headed for Earth, I worried because I didn't want something bad to happen to you. I didn't want to lose you. You have a kind heart. You're a person who protects other, and is always there for them. I want to love you, spend my life with you, have adventures with you. I want to have a family with you, and go through hard times with you."

Keith pulled her into a hug, tears in his own eyes. How long they stand, standing in front of an old wrecked house, nobody knew. But their happiness was contagious and the wedding date/marriage ritual was set.

For two weeks away.


I know, their OOC, but that was my first time writing a marriage proposal...