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Chapter 1.
Keith's pov
"Hey...Keith..?"
At the sound of his own name and a hand gently placing itself on his shoulder. Keith turns around ready to jump out of his seat and punch whoever the hell just touched him to instead be suprised by a tall well groomed, tan boy who had lips light and plump which lead Keiths mind to stray about how great a kisser this annoyingly cute boy probably was. Realising a little late that he had zoned out Keith looks the boy up and down before making direct eye contact.
"Can I help you?" Keith's tone unintentionally sounding harsh and blunt. With this he notices just how aware the boy is that he is not welcome hand retarcting quickly from keiths shoulder and down to rest on his own hip blushing qith embarrasment. Keith can't help but to feel a tiny stab of guilt which he instantly brushes away realising the boy has opened his mouth to speak once again.
"Well...uh..." the boy trails of obviously shaken a little at keiths reaction his body movement becoming hesitant and stiff as his voice cracks from the loss of confidence. "I was told to look for an emo with a mullet" the boy teases clearly getting his confidence back and raising his left eyebrow. "And your the only one with a mullet in here...not to mention sitting by yourself in a corner booth"
Was told to look?
Keith suddenly coming back to the realisation that he was indeed in a corner booth by himself and remembering why he was sitting in this corner booth in the first place, Keith looks down to the floor flooding with embarrassment.
Hesitating and than once again looking back at the tall tan boy. His embarrassment trying to make it's way to the surface of Keith's face. "Lance.. Is it?"
The boy just nods with a smile scooting into the booth shoving Keith to move over.
His unsure of what to do or what to say to break the ice he just knows he needs to otherwise the silence will last forever. "Do you know when they'll be here?" Lance looks a little jumpy and nervous.
nervous? . What did lance have to be nervous about. Keith didn't understand many things people did.
"Should be here any minute" Keith looked up at lance snapping out of his thoughts and back into reality. Lance just gave a flirty smile something he most likely gave all the girls that bothered to talk to him.
As Keith and lance sat in complete silence which Keith didn't mind to much. But had slowly started notice that lance looked like he wanted to say something but held himself back for at least another 10 minutes.
Just as lances head turned to look at Keith and his mouth begining to open as if about to say something. There was a big bloke squeezing lance into a tight hug so suddenly and out of nowhere that Keith felt as though he had completely jumped out of his skin and left his body. Finally slowing his heart rate back down. There was another hug and the smell of cinnamon. Instead this time Keith was being pulled into a hug by a small dorky looking kid. Oddly resembling one of Keith's friend Matt.
Keith scatters out of the booth as quick as it was possible feeling very overwhelmed and uncomfortable by the sudden amount of affection. Earning himself some very confused and worried faces.
The small dorky mini Matt looks at him confused and pushes there glasses up there nose and just smiling "Sorry about that.. my brother did warn me you weren't good with touching"
Almost immediately like switching a light on Keith judging himself harshly for being so oblivious.
"Katie..right?.." Keith almost second guessing what he clearly knew already.
"That's okay, call me pidge" they almost stated as if it were out of the obvious that Keith would know that. Though keith knew he probably should seeing as matt was one of his bestfriends.
Just as the silence started to dawn in again Keith noticed that lance was now in his own little conversation with pidge and the other big bloke that had hugged lance just a few minutes ago.
"So..you've met Lance?"
The familiar voice crept up behind Keith but it wasn't a shock no that voice was familiar and so he turned around with ease to see shiro now standing infront of him with a huge grin on his face and Matt laced around his arm blushing ever so slightly.
"What do you think?" keith a little annoyed at the fact that he was only now realising that shiro was trying to set him up with lance. It wasn't really a question but shiro seemed to answer it anyway.
"I think if I didn't have such a cutie on my arm rn I would totally jump his bones" shiro winking at Keith before achieving himself an elbow to the stomach from a slightly annoyed Matt.
"I'm sure you'd still be chasing me" Matt teases leaving shiros side to go sit with the others in the booth. Winking over his shoulder as he looks at lance suggestivley. Keith can already tell that he doesn't want to be in the house tonight or he might just end up scarred for life just from the noises that he'll never get out of his head. A shiver running down his spine just at the thought.
Keith turns back to face shiro with a frown and his eyebrows furrowed "why?" He hisses in an almost angry tone but with just enough annoyance that he still seems more annoyed than angry.
"Because you never go and mingle you spend all day tucked away or hanging out with Matt and I..." shiros expression falls a little like a worried older siblings would when they were worried about there brother or sister "...it's not healthy and it's not helping your..." shiros gaze falters like his searching for a sign of warning on Keith's face. Keith already knows where this conversation is going and he doesn't like it one bit.
"You don't have to remind me" Keith basically yelling at shiro now to the point that his eyes are swelling up just as much as his stomach is twisting. His becoming eager to feed off of the annoyance and fuel it into anger to scream to punch he doesn't want to be reminded of the horrible shit he has done in the past. His mind momoving to quickly to think before speaking begins to attack poor helpful and innocent shiro.
"You don't think I realise what I've done and what the cost of that has been!!!..." Keith is eager to erupt he needs to let it all out he doesn't care anymore.
"You can't just come in here and...and.." Keith beginning to feel his eyes stream with water. He needs to get out he can't let anybody see him like this... so vulnerable and weak. "..try control my life you don't know what I'm capable of and you don't know me..." Keith has one last thing to let out even if it isn't true he needs this outlet to calm down and get out of there. "I sure as hell wish I didn't know you!" Instantly realising how hurtful those words were and internally ripping himself to shreds he grabs his keys and runs out the door of the cafe.
As soon as the fresh air hits his face he takes a breathe and calms down to think over everything that just happened. The last face he had seen as he left was shiros. His face had been dull almost lifeless with his eyes looking sad and almost as if they were shattered. That face was sure to haunt Keith. He slowed his run to a steady walking pace until he reached his car.
The drive was quiet as usual but inside of Keith's mind there were a million thoughts screaming at him to be let free to just be said out loud. Keith refused to say any of his thoughts out loud he wouldn't even tell someone if he disliked them anymore. Not after that.. not after what had happened in his past. Keith was a monster he couldn't deny that he would never try to because he knew it.
Once he had arrived at shiros he let himself in through his bedroom window. Keith had been to angered, humiliated and plain out stuipid to not grab the keys to the front door. Once In he plugged his phone on charge and fell onto his back hoping to just dose off and feel nothing at all.
Keith sat up instantly. A nightmare another bloody one of those things replaying that exact night that everything went south in Keith's life somehow seeming even more chaotic in his own imagination.
Gathering all his thoughts together. Keith grabbed his phone to check the time. 4:34pm Keith knew he'd been asleep for a while but not nearly as long as 2 hours. He clicked his phone on knowing shiro would be worried and that was more than Keith deserved.
3 Unread messages from: shiro
2:50 Keith please pickup your phone..
3:20 I guess you need space but please reply when you get these! :(
4:10 look Keith I'm sorry. I'll probably stay with Matt tonight. Please be ok!!...
Keith felt bad for letting his friend worry about him. As he began to type back to shiro a notificaion from an unknown number appeared at the top of his screen. after debating for a good three minutes Keith began to type.
Message to: shiro
4:42 Hey, sorry for worrying you and sorry about what I said I'll probably just rest. Again sorry.
Keith was never one for apologies but when it came to his best friends he never hesitated. Just about to turn his phone of and go back to sleep another message appeared at the top of his screen from the same unknown number.
2 Unread messages: unknown number
4:37 Hey! ;)
4:43 Suprise me again!
Keith had no idea who the hell this was. But they were annoying and he wanted them to go away like right away. All that pent up anger from early still settling underneath his skin. He really didn't want some overly cheery stranger talking to him.
Message to: unknown number
4:45 Who the hell are you?
The number texted back almost right away
Message from: unknown number
4:46 it's lance.
4:46 you kinda left without a goodbye :(
Keith was a little shocked getting a message from someone he didn't even really know. He didn't know how to respond what was he supposed to say. keith just simply stared at his phone blankly for a few minutes before replying. He was to tired to deal with an annoying guy shiro had tried to set him up with.
Message to: unknown number
4:49 Goodbye
Keith thought he was pretty clever. Little proud of himself and a little annoyed that the only response he got was a...
Message from: unknown number
4:50 Heyy!! :(