Fates | Klance AU

Chapter Forty Seven: Devil's Gift

Lance ruffled Keith's hair, "See you later, babe."

"Don't call me babe," he grumbled, eyes still stubbornly shut.

"Alright then, but I am leaving."

"Noooo." Keith reached his hand out and fumbled around until he grabbed Lance's hand. "Stay."

Lance laughed. "I have school."

"I thought you were too cool for school..."

"Well, the law says I have to go to school."

"Well frick the law."

Lance kissed him on the forehead and pulled his hand away. "See you later... probably at Pidge's birthday."

"Bye, eebbuh."

Keith sat up and rubbed his eyes. Did that happen? He wasn't sure. Probably. He went into the bathroom and brushed his teeth before heading downstairs. María was sitting at the table, typing on a laptop. "Good morning, Keith."

"Good morning, Mrs. McClain."

She smiled in response and shook her head. "You can just call me María."

"Good morning, Mrs. María."

A small laugh came out of her. "That's close enough." She stood up. "What would you like for breakfast? I usually just give the kids eggs and bacon for breakfast. Is that alright with you?"

"Yes, that's fine. Thank you."

The house was silent again as María made the eggs. She set the plate down on the table. "So, Lance told me that you're homeschooled. Do you need a computer? Since you don't have any books, I would assume that your studies are done online. We have a computer in the office if you would like to use it."

"That would be great," Keith smiled and started eating his breakfast. "Thanks."

"No problem," María smiled.

Once he finished breakfast, María led him into the office and he worked on some of his projects for a couple hours before he got a text from Matt.

Mattatouille: Hey am I pickin you up

You: yep

Mattatouille: I'll get you at 4?

You: sure

You: Lance is going right

Mattatouille: Concerned for lover boy?

You: no

You: I need to tell his mom tho

Mattatouille: good point

Keith stood up and walked down the stairs. María's laptop was still open, but she was lying down on the couch, eyes closed.

You: she's asleep

Mattatouille: tell her later

He sighed and walked back upstairs.

You: I'll text you in ten mins or so

Mattatouille: k then

Keith grabbed his towel and went into the bathroom to take a quick shower. When he was done, he went back into Lance's room and pulled out Pidge's package. He sat down on the bed, towel wrapped around his waist. "Time to open the devil's gift, I guess." Keith ripped open the paper and pulled out the various pieces of clothing. "...Oh no."