Lance sat on top of the edge of the highest building he could find in the city. It was quiet up here.
He told Allura he was going to hunks house for the night but he just needed to get out of the house. They weren't going to be patrolling for a while but he still felt the need to go outside to make sure there were no screams of someone who thought they were out there to protect them still. But he wouldn't fight a shadow if he didn't have too, only self defense and to stop a murder. That's it. The police were on their own and he prayed to a god that everyone would stay inside.
He sighed closing his eyes enjoying the breeze on his skin.
"Hey dad," lance whispered leaning his cheek against his knees that were pull to his chest as he looked over the city.
"Long time since I've talked to you," he gulped a little keeping his eyes hooded.
"My day was fine, kinda miss you though, Ryan's back for a little, I know you liked him," he smiled softly looking up at the stars.
"But I think I made a friend, his names Keith, you'd like his spunk, but he likes me at night, he doesn't talk to me as lance," he chuckled shaking his head.
"Allura and I are moving to Abuelas, moms mom, I'm excited, I miss her, I'll make sure to say bye to you before we leave in a few months but just wanted to give you a heads up," lance smiled but felt tears burning in his eyes.
"I don't know what to do dad..." he whispered as a few fell down his cheeks.
"I thought I avenged you finally but Hagar is alive still and Zarkon still kills, I'm failing you and this city," Lances jaw quivered as he ranted to no one. He knew that..
"I know I've never been smart but I don't know what to do, I want to just live like me and I would never blame Allura for that, I want her to be happy but I hate who I am most of the day, quiet and weak but-but no one gets me, I just feel so alone, I miss you dad," he sobbed putting his face in his hands. Tears streaming down his face silently.
He hated he couldn't be himself.
"God keep it down will ya?" A voice laughed behind him and lance quickly turned around with his hands and eyes glowing brightly in defense.
"Oh, hey ezor," he saw the mutant girl making her way over with a small skip.
"Honestly this is a good crying spot," she jumped next to him and sat down with her feet kicking off the edge.
"Sorry," he wiped his cheeks and looked down ashamed.
"Depressions a bitch like that, don't apologize," ezor smiled brightly at him. Lance glanced up and pursed his lips before smiling back.
"My dad died here," lance sighed finally leaning on his arms and stretched out his legs. "But I like it up here still,"
"Didn't zarkon kill him or something?" She made a face but she didn't pity him. Lance almost preferred that.
"Hagar and zarkon did, Yea, right in front of me on the street below us, my sister was on the other side of the city," he huffed a little closing his eyes, he slowly opened his eyes to look down, he remembered exactly where his father died down there.
"Yikes, that's one for the trauma therapy," she nodded.
and lance burst out laughing a little.
"No shit, you'd think you'd get one traumatizing event in your life but then your dad is slaughtered in front of you," he snorted as ezor smirked.
"Don't forget being hunted down by humans that try to kill you multiple times as a child," she smiled cocking her head to the side.
"Or the students in your school beating you till your unconscious," he added on.
"Or never knowing what it's like to really be safe," she nodded.
"Hell yea man," lance high fived her.
"So are we suppose to fight or something? I'll be honest I'm not feeling it tonight," he sighed resting his head back as his face was towards the sky.
"Nah, it's quiet tonight," ezor nodded.
"Where's the other?" Lance asked.
"Lotor told us about earlier today, laying low is the plan," she told him simply and he nodded agreeing.
"Same here,"
Silence.
"Sorry I cut your boyfriend," she said after a few minutes of silence.
"Keiths not my boyfriend," lance snapped his head at her.
"Seriously? You're super protective, from the first night we found him and last time, seemed like you cared about him a lot," ezor made a face and shrugged.
"I know him but doesn't mean I don't want him safe," lance told her flatly and she giggled.
"So your telling me you don't care about him more than just a friend, or as someone you just know?" She didn't believe him.
"I don't know," he shrugged.
"I like being around him, but only like this," lance sighed a little as he explained. "Not like he's talk to me at school though,"
"Why not? You don't seem awful," ezor rolled her eyes a little and he shrugged again.
"I don't want him getting caught up in this shit, I shouldn't even still be talking to him, I just like being around him this way... like me," he gulped a little feeling embarrassed a little.
"It's selfish.." lance nodded as ezor looked at him calmly.
"This worlds not meant for a lot of things, not for happily ever afters, not peace, but just because you found something good in it doesn't mean your selfish because you wanted to know what it was really like to feel good," ezor stretched her arms up and kicked her legs a little as they dangled off the side.
"But you did, you found something good I think, why are you letting it go?" She asked looking at him.
"No offense but it's people like you ez, I don't want him getting hurt because of what I am," lance told her and she nodded a little.
"I'm just saying, you don't have to listen to me though," ezor hummed smirking.
"But if I were you, I wouldn't let it go,"
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Knock knock
Keith gasped awake from his bed and saw a darkly figure standing at his window, his eyes widen seeing bright blue eyes staring at him. A moment went by and he realized who it was.
"You dick head, don't scare me like that," Keith rubbed his face tiredly as he got out of the bed and went to open his window seeing the mutant.
"What are you doing here blue?" Keith yawned a little as he sat on the window as lance smiled kneeling on the fire escape.
"Bored as usual," lance shrugged as he sat down on the metal to be leveled with Keith.
"I thought you were getting tired of me," Keith smirked a little. "Where you been?"
"How could I get tired of a hot head like you?" Lance laughed a little as keith joined him on the fire escape me closed his window behind him.
"But.. I am gonna be gone for a little," he sighed softly keeping his mask over his face as keith looked at him confused.
"What do you mean?" Keith asked.
"There's some bad people out there and they don't like my sister and I, and some of our allies, so We're not going to be out anymore for a little," he explained with a shrug.
"Why are you out here tonight then?" The human asked gently as lance looked at him again.
"I wanted to see what the night would've been like if I wasn't out fighting the shadows, avoiding cops, tonight I was only going to defend myself and make sure everyone was still inside," lance told him calmly as he stood up with a grunt.
"You wanna go to the roof? Might be a while before we can go again," he offered the shorter boy a hand.
"I'd love too," Keith touched his hand and let the hero pull him out of the window and close to his body. Keith held on as lance crouched to jump to the top of the building as he landed softly with Keith in his arms.
"I don't think I'll ever get use to being up here at night," Keith sighed letting go and stepped into empty air with a cold breeze.
"It seemed to suit you a lot," Lance followed him with his hands in his pockets.
"So why are you leaving then?" Keith turned back.
"I'm in trouble a little, and to stay safe I have to... I can't risk the people I care about," he sighed a little running a hand through his white hair.
"Like your sister?" The mullet nodded understanding.
"I enjoy spending time with you too," lance told him quickly. He blushed brightly looking away.
"Aw you care?" Keith cocked his head to the side smirking.
"Apparently, I don't like letting go," he laughed shaking his head.
"Don't be afraid to come visit, but I totally get it," Keith crossed his arms as lance looked at him. Almost memorized by the way Keith looked in the moon light. Completely opposite of what he was in the day, he was calm, nice to be around, he almost looked pretty...
"I'm closer than you think," lance winked at him.