Chapter Two
Allura and Lotor were eating dinner that evening when Allura asked the question Lotor had been dreading all day.
"Lotor?" she asked,"what did Coran need to speak you about this morning?"
"He-ah, just wanted to see how you were, Allura." Lotor replied, hoping she would accept that. By the look on her face, she didn't. She was getting upset, he could tell.
"Lotor, I don't believe you. You and Coran are keeping something from me, what is it?"
Lotor gulped, then he thought, why not tell her the truth? She has no way of leaving anyway.
"Allura, my father contacted your prime minister this morning. He said if you did not return to him within the month, he would attack Arus."
Allura jumped up out of her chair, alarmed. "Oh No! Not Arus! I thought you told me Hagar had him or something or other?" she looked at him puzzled.
Lotor sighed. "Allura, Hagar's dead-my father must have killed her when he found out. How he did it, I don't know."
Allura turned to go towards the hallway."I must speak to Coran! I must go back! I have to keep him from destroying Arus!"
Lotor leaped up out of his chair, and swiftly caught her before she could get far.
"Let me go!" she cried. Lotor held her tightly.
"No, Allura, your Coran asked me to keep you here with me. He doesn't want you to go back to Arus right now."
Allura looked at him in shock. "You're lying! " Lotor was mad. Here he was trying to tell the truth-and she didn't believe him!
He raised his voice. "No I'm not! You can check it for yourself on the recorder, Allura! You're not going!"
She started to struggle. "Yes, I am! I must save my people! I must! You can't tell me not to!"
He gripped her tighter. "Yes, I can! I'm the one protecting you1" he yelled.
She looked daggers at him and promptly stomped-hard on his toes.
"Ow!" he yelled, and released his grip on her.
She started to run down the hall. Recovering from his injury, Lotor ran after her. Allura had reached the communications room, and as Allura ran in, the door shut behind her-just in time for Lotor to slam into it.
"Aaghh! Dammit, Allura!" The door opened, and he rushed in just in time to see her trying to contact Arus. He swiftly came behind and grabbed her before she could begin. "No, you don't, Allura!" he yelled.
She screamed and started to stuggle. "Let me go! Let-me-go! Damn you!" she cried.
Lotor chuckled and said, "Such language, Allura! I will have to teach you some manners!" She struggled again, and before he knew it, Allura slammed her foot on his toes again-on his other foot! "Yyyowwww!!" Lotor yelled, and let her go again.
She ran out of the room, hoping she could get to a comm somewhere in the palace, when out of nowhere Lotor tackled her to the ground. He grabbed her roughly and flipped her over on her back, then grabbed her wrists so she wouldn't scratch him -as she was about to do.
"Get off of me! Lotor! Get off! I'm going to Arus! Get off!" she yelled.
Lotor wouldn't budge. He looked down at her and thought that she was beautiful when she was angry.
"You're not going, Allura-and that's final!" he said.
Her eyes flashed."You are not my father, or my husband or anything! I only agreed to come here for Keith's sake! You can't tell me what to do, D'aavid Lotor!" Allura said with as much venom in her voice as she could.
Lotor's eyes narrowed. He had just about had it! "I may not be your father, Allura, but we can rectify the husbandpart right now!"
Her eyes widened and then she said, "You wouldn't dare, Lotor!"
Without a sound, he quickly scooped her up(..Kathryn....a dream...? Allura thought. ) and flung her on his shoulder.
Allura kicked, beat, and screamed at Lotor, but it was like hitting a rock-he didn't move. He walked quickly, carrying her to his suite of rooms and kicked his door open. When they were in the room, he kicked it back in place and locked at with his free hand. Allura was still kicking and hitting, but she was getting tired. Suddenly, she was thrown onto something soft.
..The bed...oh no!...She tried scrambling off the bed, but Lotor had quickly pinned her down.
Allura yelled, "Get off me, let me go, Lotor! I mean it!" It was dark in the room, but she could see Lotor's face with that damned smirk on it. He said smugly, "The only time I will let you up, Allura, is to take off your clothes for me-which you'll do willingly once I've started with you."
She gasped at the audacity of his statement. "You-you insuffable, conceited--" he cut her words off with a kiss and then said, "There's no Voltron Force to interrupt us now, Allura....and you know you want more from me than a kiss.I can tell.I will make you mine at last and no one will take you away from me. I will make you forget Arus, forget everything but me."
He swooped down and kissed her again, pressing into her. His hands roamed her body as if he owned it, and he sighed with pleasure as he did so. Allura continued to fight him with her hands, but he merely chuckled and captured her wrists in his hands before she could scratch at him.
He said, "Don't fight me, Allura, you know you cannot win."
His free hand still roamed, but he frowned, as if dissatissfied. "Skin like yours derserves to be touched, Allura.I will rectify that." he smiled.
Allura thought, ..he's serious!...She tried to talk him out of it.
"Lotor, please--" He cut her off and said, "I'm tired of waiting, Allura. I love you and I want to show you how much I love you.It will be good for you, I promise."
With that, his free hand ripped open her blouse and his gaze swept her greedily. "You are so beautiful, Allura.I will give you only happiness."he murmured, his lips roaming and his free hand caressing her.
Allura felt like crying.She felt helpless like Rommelle did. She thought,he really will do this-no matter what! I never wanted it like this!!a sob escaped from her and she said,"Lotor...please stop this...please....I know you're not like this...please..."
He kept on, his sighs of pleasure reaching her. ...He's not listening!...Allura thought wildly.
Tears fell down her face as he went back up to kiss her mouth. He felt the tears on his face and he was stopped cold.
..what am I doing? ..he thought...I've ruined everything!...
He lifted himself up and looked down at her face.
Tears continued to fall as she said, "Go on, Lotor, you said nothing could stop you-well I won't stop you..." Lotor felt awful. He never wanted her like this, unhappy and only tolerating his touch. He wanted her to enjoy it as much as he did.
He looked into her eyes and said,"Allura, I'm sorry, I had no excuse.I just-I'm sorry, Allura...I really do love you.." he sighed deeply and said, "Now I guess there is nothing now.."
Allura looked at him and saw that he was truly remoseful. She knew how hard it was on him to be with her so much and have to restrain himself. He never had to do that before. And he apologized! He never did that before!
Lotor sighed and rolled off her. He got up, went to his closet and came back with a shirt of some kind. He handed it to Allura without a word and she covered herself with it. She thought that Lotor wouldn't have done that six months ago.
Allura made peace and said, "I forgive you, Lotor."
His eyes were startled. "You do?"
She said quietly, "Yes I do."
Lotor's eyes looked at her face as he sat down on the bed beside her, and stroked her hair. This was the Lotor who comforted her when she had her bad dreams.
She abruptly said, "Lotor...about Arus..."
Uh oh! he thought.
She continued, "I know you're telling the truth-Coran wouldn't have asked to speak to you alone if he didn't have concern for me. He doesn't like you too much, so it must have an effort for him to trust you with my welfare.I'm just scared for Coran and everyone. I wish I could do something."
Lotor continued to stoke her hair gently and said. "I know, Allura."
His stroking of her hair was relaxing her. This Lotor is nice, she thought...but not too nice... she smiled slightly.
Lotor looked at her tenderly, thinking how beautiful she was...especially in certain areas..oh man, gotta quit that.
He spoke, "Allura?" She stretched a little. "MMmmmh..yes, Lotor..?" she said in a relaxed voice.
I love her voice!Lotor thought as he replied, "Do you want to change into that shirt? I mean your other..." he trailed off, embarrassed again.
A wicked thought came into his head....I wouldn't mind helping you with it,Allura...the only problem is that I wouldn't let you put the other on..stop it, stop it, Lotor, you idiot! think about something else! Cossack in a pink tutu!..
Allura looked down at her chest, the shirt covering it, and said, " I guess I'd better. Is there someplace in here I can change?"
She got up, holding the shirt to cover her breasts. Lotor gestured without thinking. "Over there, Allura."
She started to move. "Where, Lotor? I don't see....Ow! " he heard her stumble over something.
Lotor got up, found her nursing her shin where she hit it against something. He put his arm around her. "Let me help you, Allura."
She hesitated. "Lotor, it would help if you turned on your lights." Lotor made as if to turn on his lights. "Whatever you say, Allura." Suddenly, she realized if he turned on his lights, he would really see!She blushed again, even though she knew she was covered and said. "No, no, Lotor. That's ok. Come and help me over so I won't break my neck!"
Lotor smiled. Sometimes Allura was very amusing. He laughed softly at the thought and went over to help her.