Warning: This chapter contains Adult situations. If you are under 16, do not read!
Warning: This chapter contains Adult situations. If you are under 16, do not read!
A Woman Grown - Five
Keith stood there, his face grim and his eyes filled with anger - anger at HER. Allura scrambled for something to cover herself up with while Lotor gallantly shielded her from Keith's angry gaze, unmindful of his own nudity.
"Traitor." Keith said lowly, his eyes locking onto Allura's. "You've betrayed Arus."
"I did not!" Allura clutched her jumpsuit around her.
"Fool.." Lotor smirked at Keith. "Do you really think she'd be betray Arus? You really don't know her do you? Even I know that."
"I haven't screwed her, if that's what you mean." Keith's anger was hot, but his tone was cold.
Allura was instantly on her feet, and with her one free hand she slapped Keith hard in the face.
"Don't you DARE talk like that!" Allura's eyes were stormy. "It was my decision - a NORMAL decision just like anyone else would have. You have no right to judge me!"
Lotor's eyes flickered with admiration.
"I have EVERY right!" Keith bellowed, slamming his fist against the cave wall. "You're - you're supposed to be - "
"What?" Allura asked. "Chaste? Safe little princess that'll never push you into a relationship, is that it? I tried to be more than friends, Keith and you pushed me away, saying that I was a Princess and you were a pilot. It didn't matter to me but I guess it did to you."
"So you screwed Lotor, a man that'd betray you and Arus in a minute." Keith's eyes glinted with a hidden malice. "Guess you're nothing but his slut now."
"That's IT! NO ONE speaks to Allura that way!" Lotor suddenly pounced on Keith with a vengance, his eyes seeing nothing but Keith and his hands wanting only to throttle the life out of the pilot.
"Lotor! Keith! No!" Allura tried pulling them apart but the two men were intent upon the fight and she could not stop them. But wait! Lotor's lasersword! She went over to where it was with his clothing and she took it out of the scabbard.
"Stop!" Allura shouted as she pointed the sword at them.
The two kept at it and she saw Keith aim his weapon at Lotor's chest.
"NO!!" She struck the sword dangerously close to Keith's head and Keith stopped, frozen. Lotor did too when he realized she had his sword. It was dangerous handling it if one didn't know how to work one.
"Stop it now." Teas were streaming down her cheeks. She hadn't regretted what she had done with Lotor, but Keith's reaction - that he had spied upon her and then judged her - it hurt and it sounded the death knell for any affection she had for him. He had wanted a paper doll princess - one that was safe to love from afar. One that he wouldn't have to show his emotions to, save for a scrap here and there. The two men parted and as Keith got up, he glared at her.
"Don't." Allura pointed the sword at Keith while Lotor stood by her side. "I mean it, Keith. How dare you judge me! How - DARE you!" This time Allura was angry and she wasn't going to be a lady or mince words anymore. "You're a cold, unemotional man, you know that? It's always duty with you, never love! I would have laid myself at your feet at one time, but not anymore. I'd rather have one moment with someone who can feel and love than a lifetime with someone like YOU!"
"Words from Lotor's whore." Keith gritted his teeth in anger. Lotor gave him a killing look, but only Allura stopped him.
"Call me that if it makes you feel better, Keith." Allura's eyes were still angry, but they showed deep hurt.
"I'll be resigning my commission from Arus." He said coldly. "It seems you have no need for my protection." Keith shrugged.
"She has ME." Lotor said with a smirk as he pulled her to him. At that instant, Keith raised his hand and fired his weapon at Lotor.
"No!!" Allura flew in front of him and caught some of the fire. Fortunately for her, the lasersword that she had held deflected the blow.
"You bastard!!" Lotor yelled as Allura went down. Keith paled, as he stood there, horrified at what he had done.
"Allura! Allura!" Lotor's eyes were searching her pale face.
"Lotor?" Allura's eyes were slits.
Lotor saw that she had a laser burn - a serious one - on her shoulder. It had come dangerously close to her neck. He had to get her to safety but he could not take her to Doom - it was too far. He'd have to take her to the castle.
"It's all right. I'll take you back to the castle." Lotor said gently, placing a hand on her forehead for a moment. Keith could see in that moment that Lotor's love for Allura was geniuine but this did little to soften his heart. Lotor quickly slipped on his pants and basically ignored Keith, who stood mutely. He couldn't go to her, she wasn't the same, HE wasn't the same. He really had loved her but it was as she had said - he loved a chaste fantasy, someone who would not challenge him to crawl out from his own fears. He hated her for being a real woman and he hated Lotor for making her one.
Lotor wrapped her up in his cloak and she groaned as he lifted her up.
"Shhh.." Lotor rocked her just a little and then his eyes blazed out at Keith's.
"If she dies, I shall avenge her with your death, Captain. You can be sure of that." Without a word, Lotor carried her out of the cave, and Keith did not stop him.
When he heard the sound of Lotor's cruiser take off, The Black Lion pilot went to his knees. A wind seemed to howl in the cave and Keith looked up. There was King Alfor, in all his splendor, but his counternance held an anger that Keith had never seen before.
~You - Alfor said. ~You, who I approved to take my daughter's hand - has broken our trust..~
"She broke MINE!" Keith stood up angrily.
The winds whipped around the cave furiously, ruffling Keith's hair.
~No. You hurt her deeply with your indifference!~ Alfor's voice roared. I approved your suit and yet you continued to throw barriers until she gave up! You wounded her much more than she wounded you. She wounded your pride and you wounded her heart! I withdraw my approval this very moment and give it to another. He loves her more than you ever shall and shall give up his very Empire to be with her.~
"Lotor..." Keith snarled.
"Hate.. Alfor's eyes blazed out at Keith. "Hate is of the Darker Arts, the side of the evil which you professed to have fought against..
"Lotor is EVIL!" Keith yelled.
~And even evil can change to good and good to evil..~ Alfor intoned. ~Begone, Captain Keith. I disavow you.~ The winds died down and Keith suddenly started to laugh, an edge of something in it that hadn't been there before.
"Fine. Go ahead!" Keith laughed. "Arus is screwed anyway. Your daughter's betrayed Arus!" A gleam came into Keith's eyes as he said, "Betrayed all of the good people of this planet who fought against Zarkon and Lotor. Well, I shall avenge them..yes, I will."
He got up upon his horse and rode like the madman he now was...