(Keith x Lance)

I'm sorry, I know this was requested a while ago I just haven't gotten to it till recently. But I'm sorry If this doesn't turn out how you wanted it too. IDK.

It's been about two weeks since Lance has been put in the cryotube and Keith hasn't left his side. The Blade Of Marmora has tried to get him to do missions but just the thought of leaving Lance again made him sick. He wants to be here when Lance comes out and if that happens while he's away he's never forgive himself because it would be like he's too busy for Lance all over again.

Everyone was worried about Keith as he refused to move other than to use the restroom but even that only lasted for a few seconds. He tended to refuse any food given to him but when ever Hunk breaks down crying and saying that if he continues like that he wouldn't make it to see Lance, Keith usual forces himself to eat some of the food.

Then finally, at the end of the third week of Lance being in the cryotube it opens. Lance stumbles forward and Keith is there to catch him but he doesn't have enough strength to hold him while on his feet so they both fall to the ground.

"Hi," Keith whispers looking down at Lance who still looks a little drowsy from his three week nap.

"Hi?" Lance says confused as he looks around at the medic bay not sure what he's doing there. "What happened?"

Keith is shocked and floundering for something to say, he doesn't remember? "He really don't remember?" Keith asks just to verify that he had forgotten.

"No, dude, also why are we on the ground and why are you holding me? Can you let go?" Lance asks sounding a bit awkward not sure what to go as Keith is still clutching him tightly. Keith's eyes fill with tears as he reluctantly releases Lance and watches as he stands up leaving Keith sitting on the ground watching him desperately.

Keith stumbles to his feet and hurried to the wall pushing a button to alert everyone to come to the medic bay quickly. Almost instantly everyone comes running in happy to see Lance awake and moving around but when they look at Keith they becomes very very worried. "He doesn't remember me," Keith croaks before silently crying into his hands as Hunk pulls him into a hug.

"Hey Lance, who is this?" Shiro says pointing at Keith who is trying to make himself as small as possible.

"Uh, Keith. Are you guys okay?" Lance responds looking at them all trying to understand the situation he's currently in as it is not making any sense to him. "Why is he crying? Will someone please explain to me what's going on?"

"Coran!" Shiro says looking over at him as he inspects the information he had gotten while Lance was in the cryotube.

"Oh my," Coran says looking over at the others, especially Keith, worriedly.

"What's wrong?" Lance asks walking to stand next to Coran but not understanding anything he's reading.

"I'm afraid that while number three was in the healing pod his mind, in trying to heal, decided it was best to erase the memories that had lead to this event. That is the reason he has forgotten number four," Coran explains and suddenly Keith feels like he can't breath. For Lance's brain to see him as the problem just proves how terrible he was. Maybe it's for the best, now that Lance has moved on in his own way maybe it's time he tried to as well.

"What are you talking about? I remember Keith, you know rivals Keith and Lance neck-and-neck," Lance says as if trying to jog all their memories on the matter. Keith just releases a desperate watery laugh as he leaves the medic bay. Nobody looks at him knowing he wants his privacy as he grieves the memories that have been lost.

Lance still isn't sure what happens as everyone comes up and starts giving him a bunch of hugs but he knows he's forgotten something important. Though if it's bad enough to make his mind want to forget he isn't sure he wants to remember.

Later that day Lance decided to take a shower to rinse the imaginary feeling of the cryotube off him. When he steps out and looks in the mirror he sees all the new and unremembered scars covering his body. He stumbles back against a wall as blurry images of battles flash through his mind. Eventually he pulls out of them breathing heavily against his sink. Maybe it's for the best that he doesn't remember if they're all going to hurt like that.

Lance eventually heads down to dinner to see everyone but Hunk and Keith there. They all smile at him, some are larger than others. "Hey guys," Lance greets to which he receives a response from everyone.

Hunk suddenly walks in frowning before giving Lance a small smile. "He won't leave his room, I can't reach him anymore," Hunk states worriedly as he sits at the table not even touching his food.

"Come on guys it's just Keith being is usual emo self, he'll come around," Lance reasons trying to cheer them all up though only a few of them even pretend to be happy and Lance doesn't like that. Why does that emo freak always have to bring everyone down?

After dinner Lance storms right up to Keith's door and knocks aggressively but there isn't a response. "Keith,"he hears Keith's breath catch on the other side meaning that he is listening to him. "You have to come out, you're making everyone worried and that's not cool buddy. You can't just keep bringing everyone down with your emo self, you need to come out."

Lance hears some sobs on the other side of the door before a weak voice responds, "Just go away Lance." Lance doesn't know how to respond, he's never actually hear Keith cry before. Sure he had been crying in the medic bay earlier but Lance thought it was nothing.

"Come on, budd-" Lance starts to say trying to coax him out but he's cut off by Keith's voice getting louder.

"GO AWAY LANCE!"

So, Lance stops trying and walks away. "I'm sure he'll be fine," Lance thinks to himself as he goes to joking the others. "eventually."

There you have it folks, did you enjoy the ride. *Train whistle blows twice* Yeah, so sorry for continuing the angst but it's just how it goes. But yeah......

See ya next post✌🏻