King Shiro and Queen Allura are together in the study, looking over books, when the guard bursts in. His face is open and shocked.

The two look up at him, confused.

"The- the prince." The guard manages to stutter.

They share a look of shock, because he can't be serious, can he?

The guard simply nods his head and gestures for them to go.

They drop the books and race out of the room, down the hall and out towards the balcony that over looks the kingdom. Just before they reach the door, they pause, looking at one another.

Shiro takes a deep breath and grabs his wife's hand. Together they push the doors open.

Outside, stand two men. They're holding hands, looking down at the grounds below. They turn when the doors open. The shorter man has on tight black pants, and a flowing purple tunic, his hair is black, and rests just passed his shoulders. It's cut unevenly, so some of it is a bit shorter in front. It doesn't look bad though, in fact, it suits him. His face is pale, and his eyes a startling purple-blue, they stare towards the King and Queen in wonder.

The man beside him is taller, more lanky. His clothing is wrinkled, like it was washed hastily. There's a cut down the side of the fabric of his green jacket, and when he moves they can see that the tear is in his grey under shirt as well. His hair is brown and short, but hangs slightly in his face.

His skin is dark and his eyes are bright ocean blue.

Slowly, the taller man pushes the other closer. King Shiro and Queen Allura step onto the balcony, moving in closer to the boy.

Once she's close enough, Allura reaches out, softly touching her finger tips to her son's cheek. She laughs softly, tears filling her eyes. Keith steps in closer to her, tears in his eyes as well.

Allura wraps her arms around him and pulls him in close, hugging him to her tightly. Keith wraps his arms around his mother, pressing his face into her shoulder.

He glances up to see his father, his real father, Shiro looking down at the two of them. He's smiling, and he's crying too. Shiro wraps his arms around them both and together, the three of them sink to the ground on the balcony.

Lance watches them, smiling softly. He can hardly believe that he's part of what made this possible.

Allura looks up at him and holds her hand out, Lance smiles a little wider and takes it. Before he realizes what's happening, she pulls him down into their hug, into their family.

"Well!" Lance smiles, leaning away from the children, "You can imagine what happened next." "Tell us, Lance!" One little girl cries.

Lance smiles, "The kingdom rejoiced! For their lost prince had returned. The party lasted for an entire week, and honestly? I don't remember most of it."

The children laugh, pressing their small hands to their mouths.

"Dreams came true all over the place" Lance exclaims, "Remember Hunk? He went on the be the most famous chef in the world, if you can believe it. And Thace? Well, he eventually found true love."

The girls all coo softly at that.

"As for Kolivan, the mime? I assume he's happy. He's never told me otherwise." Laughter breaks out among the children at Lance's joke.

"Thanks to Coran, crime in the kingdom disappeared almost over night. As did most of the apples."

One of the kids seems to be about to question him, so Lance hurries on, "Pidge? She never changed."

They all laugh about that, even Lance.

"At last, Keith was home, and he finally had a real family. He was a prince worth waiting for. Beloved by all, he lead his kingdom with all the grace and wisdom that his parents did before him."

"What about you?" An impatient child asks.

Lance smirks, "And as for me, I started going by Lance again. I gave up thieving and basically turned it all around. But I know what the big question is."

The children all lean in close to Lance, holding their breath.

"Did Keith and I ever get married?" Lance smiles, "Well, I'm pleased to tell you, that after years and years of asking and asking... I finally said yes."

Keith huffs a laugh and moves beside his husband, resting a hand on his shoulder, "Lance."

Lance looks away from the children and up at Keith, still as beautiful as the day he first saw him.

The crown of jewels decorating his dark hair, "Alright, I asked him."

Keith looks out at the children, "And we're living happily ever after."

Lance reaches up and sets his hand on top of Keith's, smiling widely, "Yes. We are."

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Hey Paladins! So this is it! The end of this fanfic, and maybe the story??? Still don't know. But they found love and got together.

I hope you gus like the story, please go read my other storys! ^^

~Pam