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Keith was hiding his face from me. I could tell he was crying but the way his body moved when he breathed. I couldn't speak, I couldn't move. Keith was scared I died, he cried for me. My heart was still but my mind was racing. Keith had done so much for me, did he really hate me.

"K-Keith" my voice was husky. I reached out to him, I set my hand on his knee. He was hugging his legs. "Keith it's okay, I'm here, here with you." The words flowed like the streams on earth, softly and hushed. "Please Keith it-it's okay" I said again. He looked over at me. His dark eyes looked like the depths of space with Star like tears shining in them. He had a crimson blush and his bottom lip quivered like my little cousins did. "It-it's n-o not -o-ok-okay" he was trying to speak but the sobs racked his words and he just kept crying. I knew how to deal with little kids crying so I did what was natural. I hugged him.

Keith was crying into my shoulder, my heart ached for my paladin, my Keith. This Brough back the memories of the photo incident I have been trying to Suppress. Keith was still Hyperventilating and I could feel his rapid heart beat like my own. I slowly moved Keith around. He was laying on the floor with his head in my lap so I could play with his hair whilst he calmed down.

Keith's jet black hair was soft and shiny. His hair was fine to my surprise. He still gulped and hiccuped every now and then. I braided his hair into many small braids.

"So Keith can you please tell me what's wrong" I said, Tying of his fifth small braid. "I was scared you had died and though about how much I-we-we care about you" Keith had his eyes closed and level breathing. Had he said I. I had so many questions but only one came to my mind.

"Keith do you hate me"

Silence

"No"

"No?" I repeated. "No I don't hate you, I guess I'm..j-jealous." "Wait what!? Jealous of what" I was shocked that he said jealous. "Well I'm jealous of lots of people" he trailed off, "but you're so confident and good with people and you are.........handsome" he said and his words got very quite. I openly scoffed and Keith jumped at the sudden sound. "I'm jealous of you, you're such a natural flyer and so good at fighting, you're brave, I can't go five minutes without being compared to you and don't forget you are a cutesy" I said, .......wait did I just call Keith cute. I reddened and I could see in the dark Keith's ear turn pink. "I....I...um ahhh" he muttered. "Sorry..sorry Keith I didn't mean it...well I did you are cute but ummmmmm" I tried to clear it up I just made that so much worst. Keith started laughing. "Hahhaha no..n-no homo" I smiled to myself, I have never seen Keith so relaxed. I tied off another braid. We had some more silence then Keith said "okay okay my turn for a question.."

"What's with us doing this question thingy" I asked, "to pass the time till the other paladins can find us, now shut up." I did as he was told and tied off another braid.

"Why do you chase so many girls" Keith tone was innocent but also hesitant. "What" I laughed a little, "would rather I be chasing boys" I meant it as a joke but as my hand brush through Keith's hair as I said it, my hand grazed his neck and his pulse was crazy. "Its just..... I Umm... I don't know why, I want to have a purpose and maybe making people feel good by me loving the, is what I want to do .... can I let you in on a secret" I said. Keith was silent but he nodded. "My..my fear is philophobia" I was almost whispering. "What" said Keith. "It's Umm the fear of..... um"
"Spit it out loverboy" that stung a little because " it's the fear of falling in love"

Keith was silent. "It's more like a fear of not being loved back or... not being able to live up to my lovers ideals of me, what happened if I fail them or make a mistake... its kinda funny I'm a failure just the seventh wheel and I'm scared of what I'm know for" I pushed the words out before Keith could respond. My heart was racing and I had scrunched my eyes closed. Keith was moving I could feel his weight shift.

"Lance please look at me" he whispered. I was scared but I opened my eyes. Keith was gazing at me, his look was so bitter sweet like he wanted something and longed for it but it was on the highest shelf and he could never reach it. "Lance please you're not a failure, you're are amazing, you're not a seven wheel, you're a valued member of our team, we need you, I need you" Keith spoke with such Sincerity my heart beated in my throat. He tucked a piece of hair behind my ear and looked into my eyes. I didn't want to meet his gaze but my eyes flickered from his eyes to his lips to the cascade of braids in his hair. Keith left his hand on my cheek, his fingers was warmer then I though they would be, my stomach had deflated. I pulled away from him and lay back against the wall. Keith looked away from me and saw how much he was blushing and how cute he looked. Brain why are you thinking that , heart stop jumping around. "Keith I have a question for you" I said into the silence. He looked back up at me "what is it" I met his gaze.

                                             "What is love to you"
                                                              ...
"Love is caring about someone beyond all rationality and wanting them to have everything they want no matter how much it destroys you, it's love. And when you love someone you just, you...you don't stop, ever. Even when people roll their eyes, and call you crazy. Even then. Especially then. You just—you don't give up. Because if I could just give up...if I could just, you know, take the whole world's advice and—and move on and find someone else, that wouldn't be love. That would be... that would be some other disposable thing that is not worth fighting for. But I  know because I love y-"

His words made my heart beat faster, it summered it up so perfectly.
"You said I, it sounds like you know what love is, have you ever been in love Keith"I said. Keith didn't look at me. He turned his back and when the the other side of our small prison. He didn't make a sound but I could tell he was crying.

Long one today, I am a writing machine that is 3 chapters in the past 24 hours ❤️💙