Lance finally gets up some time later but refuses to move. He cuddles against Keith and sighs as he listens to his heart beat. This is something he could get use to each and every day.

As if sensing Lance is awake, Keith moves his hand from the boy's back to comb through his brown hair. Keith's eyes are still closed and gives no other signs of being awake.

Lance can't help but smile at this. He feels Keith's touch and cuddles into the feeling before trailing gentle kisses over his chest. He kisses so softly, it could almost be mistaken for butterflies

It takes quite a few kisses before a smile breaks onto his face. Hoping Lance hasn't noticed it yet, he barely opens his eyes to peak down at his mate.

Lance doesn't notice at first, but as he trails up Keith's chest toward his neck, he realizes Keith's eyes are open and laughs. "How long have you been watching me?" His voice is quiet and his cheeks are a bit pink upon being caught.

"A while," Keith chuckles and kisses Lance. "You're so adorable." Remembering that Lance liked it last time, he lightly scratches the scalp. "Any cravings for breakfast?"

"How was that adorable?" He pouts a bit then sighs and relaxes into the scratch on his scalp. "And I'm sure you on an island is out of the picture, yes?"

"Hmn? I'm not sure what you mean, do you want to look for an island right now?"

"I-no. Ugh." Lance cant get himself to explain himself so he just blushes and shakes his head. "How about some fruit?" He mumbles at last

Keith smiles. "We can go pick some fresh ones if you want." He doesn't remember how much is left in their food stash.

"I'm sure what we have will be fine." Lance, rather than getting up however, cuddles into Keith more and kisses his neck a few times. "I also don't need to head that way right away. Unless you do." He speaks between kisses.

"I do not," Keith says quietly as he tilts his head to give Lance more access. His wings twitch a bit, feeling a bit stiff. Maybe he'll ask Lance for message later. He also just wants more of Lance's nonsexual touches.

Noticing the way Keith moves, Lance looks at him. "Do you need me to move?" He asks before propping himself up to a seated position. When he looks down at Keith, his smile grows somehow softer and he sighs before running his hand through Keith's hair.

Keith slowly sits up and stretches what he can in that position. "My muscles are just a bit stiff." Probably from the fact that he isn't used to sleeping constantly in this form. It's not that the fluffy bed doesn't help, just pent up from the nights before the giant fluffy bed.

Lance watches Keith stretch then smiles and scoots behind Keith. He doesn't have much knowledge in massaging, but he knows what feels good to him so he does his best to mock that. "Well, maybe this will help." Lance hims as he massages as best he can. Occasionally, he will lean in and plant a gentle kiss on Keith's scales. When he gets to the base of Keith's wings, Lance seems nervous, as though afraid he might hurt the spot from yesterday even though he can't see it anymore.

Keith is secretly glad Lance can't see his expression right now. He is in utter bliss. His eyes are half closed and his exhales are long. Pleasant shivers run down his spine with the kiss. When Lance rubs the base of his wing, his mouth slightly opens. He peaks over his shoulder to see Lance's nervous expression, explaining why his hands have stopped. "What's wrong?" He asks, not realizing that Lance's hands are near where he was hit yesterday.

Lance sees Keith look back and pouts. "I just...don't want to hurt you." He says sadly. "Does it still hurt?" To Lance, Keith's soreness was likely because of the fight yesterday.

Keith had also forgotten he was actually injured from the hit. "It doesn't hurt at all." He twists his body to give Lance a quick peck on the lips. "I don't think I would have been able to lay down on my back if it still did."

"I-I guess that makes sense." He looks bashful, as though ashamed he hadn't thought of that. The small kiss makes him want more kisses, but Lance want a to help Keith so he decides to kiss the spot between Keith's wings before starting to massage it. He attempts to massage the base of his wings too, hoping it might alleviate some of the pain.

Keith hunches over a bit as Lance really starts to give the base of his wings attention. He bites his lip in order to try and keep himself quiet but a moan still escapes. He instantly becomes a blushing mess. It just feels so good, even without sexual intentions.

Lance blushes too then can't help but laugh a but before leaning into Keith and hugging him. With a teasing smile, he kisses Keith's cheek. "Certainly must feel quite a bit better." His voice is quiet and playful before going back to massaging, half because he was genuinely enjoying giving Keith a massage and half to watch Keith get riled up.

Keith's blush darkens at the kiss. Now he's really trying to hold back all noise. His mouth is still parted in silent moans but a few manage to slip out.

Lance's smile only grows as he kneads the area so clearly sensitive of Keith's back. He works his hands down his back and toward the tail he enjoys chasing after his hands in a trail of warm kisses.

Slowly, Keith becomes unable to hold back his voice. He moans more and more as Lance travels down. His tail is already shivering and swaying from the pleasure.

Lance cant hold back his laughter. It's quiet and warm, but a laugh nonetheless. Driving his mate mad like this is actually quite fun. He massages part of the way down Keith's tail before sliding his hands back up Keith's back in one fluid motion before slipping over his shoulders and pushing his chest against Keith's back. "I never thought I'd be so good at massages." He whispers teasingly with his lips so close to Keith's ear he can likely feel the breath of his words.

Keith whines as more shivers run down his spine. He ducks his head and curls his tail onto his lap, looking adorably embarrassed. He would use his wings too if Lance wasn't so close.

Lance kisses Keith's neck and smiles. He trails one hand back to the weak spot on Keith's back and keeps the other wrapped around him. "No sulking." He purrs in Keith's ear before massaging his back again. "I don't have to stop." He smirks, pretending that is why Keith was pouting.

Keith moans and lifts his head back up. "Lance." He leans away but Lance's arm keeps him from going too far.

"You haven't forgotten my name." Lance teases, not slowing any of his motions. "That's good." He adds before slipping his other hand into Keith's hair and scratching the scalp there.

Keith's moans gets mixed with the rumbling in his chest. He wants to face Lance, not knowing how much longer he can remain sitting without a lot of support. His wings would be in the way if he turned around so he shifts to human form. Before Lance could say anything, he turns and leans his head on his mate's shoulder.

Lance chuckles and wraps his arms around Keith before kissing the top of his head. "Isn't being like this more dangerous?" He asks before running his hands up and down Keith's back. Using his nose, Lance gets Keith to look up at him. "You are so gorgeous." He whispers before dragging his nails down Keith's back and raising an eyebrow.

Keith's moan gets louder. He had forgotten how much more sensitive his back in this form. "Lance," he whines as he gazes into into the sea blue eyes. "Nooo."

Lance smirks and stops, likely way too abruptly. "If you insist." He sighs then kisses Keith's neck. "Should I go get breakfast instead?" He stretches and starts to stand, half hoping Keith would tackle him.

Keith quickly shakes himself out of his daze and grabs onto Lance's pants. "You're not fair," He whines as he pulls his mate back down. As if worried Lance would try yo get up again, Keith climbs on top of him.

"I only did as you asked." Lance admits, doing his best to hold back his smile. He feels his breath hitch when Keith climbs on top of him but keeps himself level headed. "What's not fair about that?"

"You know that's not what I meant." Keith nuzzles into Lance's neck. He then back up to meet eye to eye. "Don't leave," he practically begs with puppy dog eyes.

"I'll never leave." Lance coos as he runs his hand through Keith's hair and smiles. "But if that's not what you meant..." He playfully touches his chin, "then what did you mean?"

Keith whines and pouts. He nuzzles back into Lance's neck. "Don't stop," he whines as he presses his chest more against Lance's.

Lance smiles and leans down, pretending he's going to give a gentle kiss. But the instant his lips meet Keith's it is shockingly impatient. He forces his tongue quickly into Keith's clearly willing mouth before sliding his hands to Keith's back and digging his nails into the sensitive areas of his back. "Like that?" He asks after pulling just far enough from Keith's lips that he would have to chase them.

Keith lets out a needy moan when Lance pulls away. Hands on Lance's shoulders, he weakly tries to pull himself higher in order to chase. "Kiss," he whines right before reaching his goal. His lips are already parted.

Lance kisses him before slowly pushing back into Keith until he is climbing on top of Keith, successfully pinning his hands against Keith's back. He kisses him and digs his nails into the sensitive areas before starting to grind against him.

Keith moans louder and grinds back. He tries to moan Lance's name but it gets muffled in the kiss. He is incredibly hard and he can feel the heat starting to build.

Lance practically rips off Keith's shirt to be able to play with him more at Keith's sounds. His hands attack Keith's back and his mouth finds one nipple to kiss and suck on it. He honestly hadn't planned on doing anything this early but damn...look at how sexy Keith is and the bulge against him is beyond tempting.

Keith throws his head back and moans louder. He keeps grinding himself against Lance. "Lance," he moans," Close." It's insane how sensitive his back is.

Lance pulls back for a second he looks Keith over and realizes if he finishes like this, their clothes will be messy. "Not yet." He breathes. Not wanting Keith to feel bad, he scratches down his back then trails his tongue down Keith's chest and over his stomach. Using his teeth to pull down Keith's pants, Lance looks back up to Keith and moans in response to Keith's sensual face before hungrily going in for another kiss and dragging his hands back up Keith's back.

Keith whines softly while Lance is busy with his pants. He closes his eyes and moans into the kiss. "Can I cum now?" he asks once they pull away. He's really close to cumming but he's still holding himself back because Lance told him to.

Lance smiles but doesn't say anything. He slides himself down Keith and licks up Keith's throbbing dick before smirking up at him. "Can't have you making a mess." He teases before taking his dick into his mouth and licking the precum off the tip.

Keith's hip shakes and he lets out a shaky moan. He digs his hands into Lance's hair and lightly grips onto the brown hair. "G-gonna aahhhh~ Cum~!" He throws his head back as far as he can as he arcs his back. Keith cums hard from being it being so built up.

Lance had known it wouldn't be long but is still surprised when Keith cums as quick and hard as he did. After swallowing and licking Keith clean, he climbs back up and bites his own lip before swallowing the lump in his throat. "Can-can I...try taking you?"

Keith hides the wave of nervousness that washed over him. He wants Lance to take him. "Y-yeah, go ahead."

Lance nods and kisses Keith as he almost frantically undresses himself. He sticks two fingers in his mouth wanting to both stretch and slick Keith before he takes him. Even though he really aches to. Once his pants are off, Lance rubs against Keith as he inserts his fingers and thrusts them in and out. He noticeably struggles not to just take Keith.

Keith moans as his insides are stretched. He wonders if Lance feels just as good when he's the bottom one. He thrusts his hips, wanting Lance to be deeper. He doesn't know if Lance noticed but he can feel himself releasing some slick.

Lance is surprised when he feels his fingers starting to move more easily. His breath quickens as he pulls his hand frantically away and leads himself inside. A loud moan escapes his mouth when he enters Keith. "You feel so good." He moans as he carefully starts thrusting.

"So warm," Keith moans. Not being able to control his body, his hips move to match each thrust. "So deep." His worries fade as he gets lots in the pleasure. He wants to at least warn Lance about cumming inside but all he can do is moan.

Lance moans as he thrusts, the sounds getting more and more overpowering as he gets deeper. When he looks down to see Keith moaning and gripping one of the blankets in ecstasy, he can't help but thrust faster. With one hand, he grabs Keith's shoulder to push them closer together. The other hand scratches down Keith's back before Lance moans again.

Keith moans louder. "Lance!" He grips the blanket tighter, his knuckles turning white. Despite having just came, he feels his climax starting to build again. It doesn't help that to Keith, the wet noises seem louder and it only makes him more aroused.

Lance gasps and nearly climaxes the instant Keith screams his name but takes a deep breath and steadies himself. He grabs Keith's hair and moans loudly before struggling to pull himself down to Keith, not stopping his thrusts. With them in this new position, Lance finds himself losing his ability to think straight. He moans loudly before finding Keith's mouth and kissing him deeply. He starts pounding into Keith as soon as their lips meet, using the kiss to muffle what would be horny screams.

Keith tightens around Lance, getting closer and closer to the edge. His thrusts match each pounding, making him scream with how deep Lance is. His instincts kick in and he wraps his legs around Lance, pulling him as close as possible. He wants to be filled. He pulls away from the kiss and begs," Cumming! Fill me!"

Lance finds himself cumming before Keith can even finish his sentence. He screams as he does, beyond pent up from how much he had worked up Keith. "I love you." He pants before kissing him as he finishes cumming.

Keith cums as he is filled. He is left panting heavily and weak. "I love you too," he replies softly after the kiss. He tries to take deep breaths in order to steady his breathing.

Lance runs his hands through Keith's hair and kisses him again before finally pulling himself from Keith. "That was an unexpected breakfast." He teases breathlessly.

Keith chuckles almost inaudibly. "Very unexpected." He cuddles into Lance's arm. "Can you bring the food here?" He asks with a guilty expression. "I don't know if I can get up right now."

Lance blushes and nods. He kisses Keith again before slipping on his pants and heading to the kitchen area to grab the fruit and brings it back to Keith. "Was I...too rough?" He asks, clearly worried about it.

While Lance is away, worry comes back. He scoots as fast as he can to the edge of the bed. He ignores the pain in his hips. Once at the edge, he tries to get as much of Lance's cum as possible. When Lance comes back, he quickly hides his cum covered fingers. "N-not at all."

Lance's eyebrows furrowed in confusion with the way Keith is acting. He sits down beside him gently and kisses his cheek before feeding him a strawberry. "Are you...sure you're alright?"

Keith eats the strawberry before answering," Yeah, just sore." Should I tell Lance now? I don't want him to worry though. Still hiding his hand, he cuddles closer to Lance. "It felt amazing. Is it the same for you when I take you?"

Lance smiles and eats a bit himself. Blushing a bit, he nods. "Yeah. It's...I like it." He hands Keith more fruit than props himself up with one arm. "Why else do you think i wanted it so much?"

Keith blushes. "Maybe it was part of a human mating ritual," he mumbles before eating more. He mentally sets a reminder to have a talk with Shiro.

"I mean...it...sorta is?" Lance laughs a bit then shrugs. "But I think it's more...It feels good than anything else." He grabs a handful of berries and eats them before putting a few into Keith's mouth and following them with a playful kiss.

Keith hums into the kiss. "What shall we do after this? Is there somewhere you would like to go or do?" He knows that it won't be easy for him to move around but he doesn't want to keep Lance from doing things.

Lance watches him with a smile and shrugs. "I think...I am pleased just...being here." He boops his nose against Keith's and sighs. "We can find our island later."

Keith smiles and it only grows at the reminder of their island. He pulls Lance down into a hug. While thinking of what they can do in the cave, he remembers the two stones. "Should we make little shrine home things for the dragon stones?" He just feels like they deserve a nice storage place in place of having a burial.

Lance cuddles into the hug until Keith comes up with a plan. He jolts up and the smile on his face answers before he can. "Yes! Oh my gods yes." Grabbing Keith in a huge hug, Lance quickly covers him in kisses. "I can gather some plants from outside and we can cover an area for them, decorate it with plants and pretty rocks." He's already excited about it.

Keith chuckles, the flurry of kisses tickling him. "They'll love it." He kisses Lance on the lips. "You go get started and I'll join you." He's still naked with cum on the inside of his thighs.

"I'll go gather up stuff from outside to decorate." He notes why Keith isn't moving so he kisses him once more and winks. "Go ahead and clean up. I'll be back soon." Then Lance takes off outside, hoping to gather all the prettiest things he can.

Keith watches with a loving smile until Lance stops to search the ground. He slowly sits up, and finishes cleaning himself. He licks his hand to clean it, blushing lightly. He then slips on his clothes. His hips aren't as sore as before but he can still feel it. Just as he starts to walk towards Lance, his purple earring glows. Lotor is calling for him, most likely related to the hunters. He sighs and shifts into dragon form. "Lance," he calls as he exits the cave.

Lance had darted off toward a field of flowers to pick the ones he liked best. He hadn't heard Keith call for him and honestly hadn't expected to hear him until he got back inside. His heart bubbles with excitement thinking about decorating a little shrine for the dragon stones.

"Lance?" Keith tries again. It honestly worries him a little that Lance had suddenly disappeared from where he last saw him. He wants to let Lance know before he leaves but Lotor is rushing him. He looks around with sad eyes but tells himself that Lance will be okay. "Lance! Lotor is calling! I'll be back soon! I love you!" he yells and waits a little bit longer.

Lance thinks he hears Keith so he looks around but when he doesn't hear him again and can't see him, Lance shrugs and just goes back to gathering flowers. He starts to hum some silly song he had heard sang back in the days of his childhood.

Keith sighs when Lance doesn't reply. Hopefully whatever Lotor needs will be quick. He jumps off the edge and flies as fast as he can to Lotor.

Lance looks to the pile of flowers he has and nods in success. He scoops them up and carries them into the cave. Scoping out the best spot, he starts to decorate a small hole in one of the walls. Careful to mix the colors and make an adorable nest for them Lance looks back toward the sleeping area, surprised Keith hasn't joined yet. "Keith?"

Behind him a group of three men creep into the cave. The one closest to Lance pulls out a sleeping splash potion. They throw it at Lance's feet and quickly steps back as fog spreads from the shattered bottle.

Lance's eyes grow heavy and his head starts to spin before he realizes what it might be. Fear strikes his heart but he knows it's too late. "Keith!" He screams out before collapsing.

Meanwhile, Lotor had called Keith because he had found the hideout of the main part of the hunter's guild. "What took so long?" He questions, not so much angrily as with a tone of pure curiosity.

"I had to tell Lance I was leaving and he went further away than I expected." Keith doesn't transform, it's easier to move around in dragon form. "Did you find them?" he asks, assuming they got information from the ones they captured.

"Of course." Lotor climbs onto Keith, he had thought ahead and not had Keith show up too near the base. "I wouldn't bother you and your new mate so soon." He leads Keith toward the location and then motions for them to hide.

While on the way, Keith has a bad feeling. He hopes that Lance hadn't noticed he has disappeared yet. He wants to ask how many people would be inside but doesn't since he knows that he can't really whisper in this form.

Lotor looks at Keith and nods before motioning to sneak in. He prepares to use his magic silently.

Meanwhile, other members of the group are carrying in a mainly covered body from another entry point. It is limp and the skin is familiarly tan.

Keith shifts to his two legged form. How the heck will a dragon sneak around a human base? His arms are tense as he quietly walks towards the door, ready to attack at any moment.

Inside the base, a still unconscious Lance is tied to a pole with a black bag over his head. He is breathing, shallow breaths, but they are steady. Several men surround him and are bickering back and forth about what should be done with the "dragon fucker" and the dragon that will surely be looking for him.

When Keith peeks in, he is immediately enraged. Not waiting for Lotor's signal, he charges in and attacks whoever is in his way to Lance. He manages to knock a few down before their stronger goons arrive.

Lotor growls before heading in to try to help. He is always one for a plan and he hasn't quite figured out the best one by the time Keith is swarmed. Working his hardest to keep them all off him, Lotor starts to blast them with magic, careful to avoid the rampaging dragon. "KEITH GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!" He shouts as the two of them are quickly being overrun.
Hearing Lotor snaps Lance out of his daze. He listens anxiously as he cant speak with the gag in his mouth and try as he might, Lance can't move

Keith lets out a roar as he is hit by a strong lightning attack. His wings extend out, trying to make himself look bigger. The other hunters take this as their chance to attack with daggers. It hurts, the growing number of wounds, but all he can think about is killing them all.

Lotor watches Keith and sees the growing number of wounds. He helps finish the last few off, doing significantly less than Keith, who isn't looking so great. Once the enemy is defeated, he hurries over to him. "Keith. Are you ok?"

Keith staggers a bit, the adrenaline rush slowing down. "Y-yeah." He has lost quite a lot of blood. "Lance," he whimpers as he looks at his tied up mate. He tries to walk over but stumbles and falls. His body feels heavy and it hurts to breath.

Lotor hurries over to Lance and quickly unties him. "Go help him!"
Lance rips the gag from his mouth and coughs before hurrying over to Keith. "Oh my gods. Keith. I'm here." He carefully grabs him before looking back to Lotor. "How can I help him?"

"Use your healing magic you idiot!" Lotor is starting to panic. He can see Keith slowly slipping away and he can't do anything about it.

"I dont have magic!" Lance shouts but grabs Keith up anyway. His hands shakily cover the wound bleeding most. "So much blood." He panics as he looks him over and feels tears starting to fall.

Keith weakly nuzzles closer to Lance. He lets out a broken whine which hurts both Lance and Lotor's heart. "You do," Lotor says quietly. He wishes so badly that he knew healing magic, but that isn't one you can just easily learn.

Lance feels his tears starting to fall and just bites his lower lip. He squeezes his eyes shut then presses his forehead against Keith's. "I severely hope you are right." Lance sobs as he focuses on the thought of "save Keith. Don't let him die." He's completely unaware of how much magic he dispels in doing so. He starts to glow as the wounds on Keith start to heal. Still afraid that he won't be able to help though, Lance keeps his eyes closed and face against Keith's.

Keith's breathing slows to its proper pace and Lotor sighs with relief. He is too focused on watching the wounds on Keith fade that he doesn't notice some of his own fading. With a sad smile he finally gives the two alone time. He he goes outside to call in help to gather everything here.

Lance doesn't even realize that he's done anything. When he hears Lotor leaving, his heart drops so he opens his eyes and quickly looks toward him. With his eyes still watering, Lance thinks he just looks sad so he bows his head and presses it against Keith's chest.

"Lance," Keith rasps softly. The wounds are all gone but his energy is not back. His chest rumbles, edging Lance to look at him.

Lance jumps and looks Keith over in amazement. "Did..." He shakes his head and grabs Keith in a hug. "Don't ever do that again." His voice is weak and full of emotion as he grips him tight.

Keith nuzzles Lance. "I had to save you." He weakly wraps his arms around Lance. "They stole my treasure."

Lance laughs weakly as he continues to cry, not yet able to stop. "But I almost lost my everything in the process." He whines before kissing Keith's neck once. Suddenly he perks up. "How did you even know where I was?"

"This is the hunters hideout." Keith says then looks around for Lotor. "Lotor got the location and I brought him here." Not finding the man, he nuzzles Lance again. "We didn't know they had taken you. I'm so sorry for not being able to protect you."

"Stop apologizing!" Lance whines before pulling back and wiping his eyes. "I was fine! You were the one who...who almost died." He looks Keith over in amazement. "Did I really heal you?"

Keith looks down to where he had been stabbed the deepest. It's completely gone except for the very light scar left behind. "I don't see anyone else who could have done it," he says as he looks back up at Lance. He hadn't seen Lance glowing, his eyes were closed and even if they were open, he would have been to out of it to notice.

Lance grabs Keith tight and exhales. "So I managed to save you." He laughs awkwardly. "I don't know how...but at least I did it." He kisses the scar then grabs Keith's face and kisses him passionately.

Keith hums into the kiss. "My magical treasure," he mumbles when they pull away to breath. "You've saved my life twice now."

"Twice?" Lance asks curiously before standing and offering a hand to Keith. "Are you good to walk?"

Keith takes Lance's hand and slowly stands up. "I think I can." His legs are still a bit wobbly. "You don't remember the first time? When they attacked at the waterfall?" He swears he told Lance that he saved his life then.

"Oh. Right." Lance rubs the back of his head. "I guess I just...I'm still a bit flustered is all."

Keith chuckles as boops Lance's cheek. "Did they hurt you at all?" He didn't see any wounds on Lance earlier but it could have been hidden.

"They put me to sleep. Beyond that I'm not sure." He smiles back at Keith and boops him back. "Where did Lotor go?"

"He's probably outside." Lotor wouldn't just leave all these hunters here. "Would you like to talk to him about your magic?"

Lance shakes his head. "I- no." He still finds it hard to believe that he now has magic to begin with. "I just figured you want to make sure he is fine too."

Keith nuzzles Lance. "Thank you. I'll go check up on him. Do you want to stay here or check on him too?"

"I don't want to leave your side." Lance answers simply, tightening his arms around Keith's.

Keith smiles and nuzzles Lance again. "Then together we go," he says before slowly walking out of the building.

Lotor is standing a little bit away from the door, watching as several dragons land. "Lotor, you okay?" Keith asks once he and Lance are outside.

Lance cuddles into Keith as he walks outside to find Lotor. The man with long white hair is speaking with another group by the time they get outside. He is telling them all what to do and informing them of the clean up required. Finally, he turns back to Keith and nods. "I'm fine. Actually, what wounds I did have seem to have been healed in Lance's attempt to save you."

Keith smiles and cuddled Lance. "That's good. Did we manage to get most of the hunters?" He knows with how he barged in, there is a few that probably ran away.

"Two got away. However, they were caught as everyone arrived. " Lotor walks up to Keith and puts a hand on his shoulder. "You did amazingly." Then he turns to Lance. "With the help of your not magical mate that is."

Keith laughs. "Yes, my non magical mate did amazing." He sends Lance a teasing look. "It's no wonder our wounds heal fast."

Lance blushes and buries his face in Keith's shoulder. "I really didn't know ok?" He mumbles.

Lotor smiles then clears his throat. "Are you good to return home?"

"Yea. You got everything else covered? I don't mind helping out if you need it," Keith offered. He knows Lotor doesn't want to over work him or anything but he is Lotor's only contracted dragon.

"I'm fairly certain you and Lance handled your end of the job plenty well." Lotor smiles then watches as two of his helpers step forward.

"Wait...Lance?" The woman questions before pulling down her hood to reveal a face strikingly similar to Lance's. Lance's eyes grow wide at her voice but his grip on Keith's arm only tightens.

Keith lightly glares at the woman, he doesn't have a good feeling about her. "Ready to go?" He asks Lance softly as he tears his eyes away from her. He shifts his body to hide his mate from sight, not caring how rude it might be.

The woman hurries up to Lance despite Keith's motions. She grabs up Lance and hugs him close. "My boy. I haven't seen you in so long. I miss you!" The man, who must clearly be the father walks up and places a hand on his head.

"Son." He says firmly. Lance struggles to get away but also can't help but tear up a bit as he really did miss them. Meanwhile, Lotor looks to Keith in confusion and shrugs.

Keith sighs and pouts. Lotor isn't helping at all. He sees Lance trying to get away so he transforms and towers over the three. He lowers his head and huffs out smoke, covering the three humans in front of him. Hopefully it scared the other two.

Lance turns to Keith as the smoke makes his mother falter. He darts behind Keith's leg to glare at his parents. "Let's go home Keith." He speaks and hate is heard in his tone.

"Darling, why don't you come home with us? We've missed you so. And I'm certain your mate would be happy to see you with family again."

Keith growls to keep the parents away as he lowers himself for Lance to climb on. The father dared to still take a step forward so he breathes enough fire to make him take a step back. "He doesn't want you," he growls.

"You left me on the streets. I have no desire to return to you now." Lance climbs onto Keith's back and kisses his neck. "Let's go home."

Keith flaps his wings purposely harder to make the two have to brace themselves while Lotor is just standing there, calmly. Keith quickly leaves as soon as his feet are off the ground.

Lance clings to Keith and tries to keep from sobbing. He had wanted to see his family again, but it somehow hurt to see them only want him after hearing he was magic.

Hoping it would help, his chest rumbles and he shakes his scales. He flies faster, wanting to cuddle Lance as soon as possible. When he lands, he quickly walks to the bed before letting Lance climb off.

Lance grins when he sees the scales shimmer then hugs Keith as best he can until they land. Once back home, Lance first darts over to where the dragon stones had been wrapped up for safe keeping and sighs in relief to see them safe. Then he walks back to the bed and collapses, still trying not to be emotional. "Still feeling ok?"

Keith nods and curls around Lance. In dragon form, he gives off more warmth so he assumes Lance would rather have that than him in two legged form. "Are you feeling okay?" He nuzzles Lance's side with worry in his eyes.

Lance cuddles into Keith and looks into his eyes with a smile. "We are safe at home, together." He boops Keith's snout then kisses it. "Of course I'm fine."

"But you were sniffing on the way here. My mate is sad." Keith gently nudges Lance. "Is it because of the two humans?"

Lance looks down and sighs before nodding. "They were...are? My parents." He swallows hard. "But...they made the choice to kick me out because I couldn't figure out magic. So...to see them care so much after so long it...hurt I guess."

Keith frowns, even if it can't really show. He curls tighter around Lance, the tip of his tail now near his head. "They don't deserve to be called your parents. I'll make sure they know they don't belong anywhere near you."

Lance smiles and pets Keith's tail. "I know. And I'm more thankful for that than you realize." He scoots down to better cuddle into Keith and gazes up at him lovingly. "But no more diving into enemy bases head first and nearly dying, ok?"

"So long as you're not tied up inside, I promise," Keith says with a smile. "No one will ever steal my treasure again." He presses the tip of his snout against Lance's cheek.

Lance chuckles and nods before taking a deep breath. "I'm never leaving your side again so it shouldn't be an issue." He agrees sweetly.

Keith's chest rumbles. "I love you so much, my treasure."

"I love you t-"

"Keith! Are you alright?" Shiro interrupts the two as he barrels into the cave. His eyes are wide with panic and Matt is on his back with a smaller figure nearly buried in blankets. "Lotor told us what happened."

Keith is a little shocked. "Yeah, I'm okay. Lance healed me good as new," he says as he slowly uncurls. He transforms into two legged form and cuddles Lance.

Matt slides off with the smaller figure, allowing Shiro to transform into his human form. "Lotor told us about that part too but you know Shiro," Matt says with a slight smirk.

Lance blushes a bit, still finding it strange that he healed someone. He curls into Keith but can't help but strain his neck trying to see whatever Matt was holding.

"Yes, but Lotor's version of fine isn't always the same as mine." Shiro barks back to Matt before hurrying up to Keith and hugging both him and Lance.

Keith laughs and hugs Shiro back. Having his arms full, Matt just stands next to the group hug, bouncing the bundle of blankets a little. Keith looks over to Matt and calls," Kere."

Lance watches Matt then looks over to Keith with wide, excited eyes when he hears Keith call to the bundle of blankets in a cooing voice. "Is that a baby?!" He asks excitedly. "Can I see?" Lance has always loved kids and there is no hiding that right now.

Shiro chuckles. "I take it your mate is a fan of children." Pausing, he furrows his eyebrows. "Does he...know yet?"

Keith looks down in shame. "I-I didn't tell him yet." He then scoots closer to Shiro to talk quieter. "There didn't seem to be a right time when he wanted to take me in human form."

Shiro sighs. "It...can be a rather unusual thing to mention to your human mate." He rubs his forehead then looks over and smirks. "If he's anything like Matt, he wouldn't believe it right away anyway."

"I don't think he can not believe it seeing Kere," Keith chuckles softly," But seeing that he love kids, hopefully he won't mind." He then watches Lance a loving gaze.

Matt chuckles and angles the child to face Lance. It's a girl with brown hair darker than Matt's with a streak of white above her right eye. Her eyes are a pretty orange and she has purple scales. "Say hi," Matt says in his baby voice.

Lance covers his face and smiles before crawling over toward her and waving. "Hey there!" He sings to the girl looking at him with big, bright eyes.

"Hi." The girls says quietly before looking back to Matt. "Matt, who he?" She asks curiously.

Answering for Matt, Lance holds out his hand and smiles. "I'm Lance!"

"It's Dad," Matt whines with an exaggerated sad face.

That causes Keith to laugh. "Does she call you by name too?" he asks Shiro.

"No." Shiro laughs. "She just refuses to call Matt dad for some reason." He scoots over toward his daughter and nuzzles her playfully. "You know Dad gets really sad that you don't call him dad right?"

"Dad." Kere points to Shiro then to Matt. "Dad!" She smiles a huge grin.

"That's right!" Shiro starts to count using his fingers then.

"Kere is both...of yours?" Lance asks with his head tilted.

"Yup! Did Keith not tell you?" Matt glances at Keith who has a guilty look on his face again. "Male dragons are the ones that get pregnant."

Lance looks to Keith for a second then back to Kere and smiles. "I can certainly see both of you in here." He admits before holding his arms out and looking to Matt and Shiro for permission. "Can I?"

Shiro actually laughs under his breath at Lance's lack of reaction before elbowing Keith. "Doesn't seem to mind. Don't tell me you two plan to give Kere a new family member to grow up with already."

Keith blushes. "If Lance wants to, I don't see why not." He loves the image of Lance with a baby in his arms. It makes his heart melt.

"Sure," Matt says with a huge smile. He gently hands over Kere. "Her name is Kerophilia but we all call her Kere."

She looks up Lance for a little bit before trying to say his name. "Lan."

Shiro laughs then watches Lance for a second before giving Keith a one arm hug. "At least it seems like he will make a great dad." He teases quietly.

Lance's smile grows as he scoops Kere up and starts to sway her as though he's cared for a child his whole life. "That's a beautiful name for a beautiful girl." He is clearly speaking to the child now, voice cooing in a pitch higher than normal. When she says his name, Lance laughs and nods. "Lance. Yup. That's me!" He looks over to Keith with a momentary look that says he's offended. "Why didn't you tell me I had such an adorable little niece to flatter?!"

Keith's blush darkens and his stomach tightens. "I didn't know you liked kids," he says with raised shoulders. He relaxes when Lance smiles again.

"Keef," Kere calls with grabby hands. Keith chuckles and cuddles up to Lance. Kere notices the new earring and pokes it.

"Keef." Lance repeats with a smile. "It's so cute." He almost squeaks. Kissing Keith's cheek, he looks down to Kere and angles his head so she can see that his matches. When he looks back at Keith, Lance smiles. "I love kids." Then he leans in and whispers, "though I had no idea that...well...you know." He is blushing so he hopes that does well enough to get his point across. "Though...if it ends up being something you want, I will be happy to oblige."

"Would you like? I wouldn't mind," Keith whispers back. He blushes, his scales shimmering.

Kere notices and giggles. "Shiny! Keef is shiny!"

"Isn't Keef so pretty when he's shiny?" Lance half teases Keith as he speaks to Kere. "I think he is anyway." Lance then looks back to Keith with love overflowing from his eyes. He leans in and kisses Keith before whispering in his ear. "I'm never leaving your side. So whatever you want...whenever you want it...I'm here for you."

Keith's blush darkens. "We'll need to find out island first, then we can try for a baby," he whispers then hides his face into Lance's neck.

"A baby? Will they play with me?" Kere asks, eyes sparkling. They often play with Pidge but a baby is closer to her age. "Will they be a girl like me?"

Lance nods in agreement before kissing Keith's cheek. "With a volcano for you." He then looks back to Kere and laughs. "I'm sure they will but I...don't think we get to decide whether its a girl." He tickles Kere's cheeks. "Would you mind if it ends up being a boy?" Leaning down with a playful smile, Lance whispers, "It'll be pretty like shiny Keef either way."

Kere smiles widely. "That means I can still play with their hair!" She yells excitedly then starts playing with Keith's hair. He just laughs, not having heard Lance's last comment. Keith leans down a bit to make it easier for Kere.

Lance cuddles into Keith and smiles before kissing his neck and watching Kere play with his hair. Knowing Keith will blush, Lance grins before whispering, "add an island behind us and I could get use to this for sure."

Keith blush darkens. "Soon. We'll have your own little family soon." He carefully turns towards Lance and kisses him. "Our own little happy family."