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"Boyfriend Vs. Mom, Sister, and Brother"

Keith snuggled against Regris, tired from the movement he spent with the Paladins. He would have preferred his entire pack to be there, but he knew he had to wait for them to get done with their work. He did find it odd that his mom and twin weren't there, but he was just glad that someone was there for him to cuddle. It was nice at the castle ship, but the Paladins (except Lance) weren't comfortable with the idea of Keith cuddling them. Either that or they weren't comfortable with how Galra Keith looked now. The only things that were the same were his eyes and his hair. Aside from that, he looked a lot like his mom, except he was...he supposed the best term was fuzzy. He wasn't as furry as Thace or Antok, but he still had fur. Lance, on the other hand, had taken the change in looks well and loved to cuddle his boyfriend.

Regris's tail wrapping around his leg brought a smile to Keith's face, and he purred sleepily.

"Just sleep, little brother. I've got you. I'm not going anywhere until you wake up." Regris started grooming Keith's hair, soothing the part Galra, eliciting more purrs from him. He nuzzled his hair, saying, "That's right, Keith. You're back home where nothing can get you."

Regris continued grooming his brother's hair, lulling him to sleep, soft purrs escaping the young kit.

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Krolia and Acxa were anxious to get back to their nest as they knew Keith had returned after a movement. They just had to finish their rounds, which brought them to the hangars. Strangely, one of the Voltron Lions had just landed. It was the Red one. Krolia tensed slightly, and Acxa drew her blaster but kept it at her side. She knew it was one of the Paladins, but she was not taking any chances. Why was one of the lions here when Keith had just left them?

The lion knelt down, and its mouth opened. A figure in blue carrying something red walked out of the mouth. The Paladin removed his helmet, showing his face to the Blades. "Hi! I'm Lance. Is Keith around?"

Lance was taken aback by the two female Galra growling at him. "My kit just returned. Why do you want to see him?"

"He forgot his jacket, and I volunteered to bring it back to him."

"Why?" Acxa growled.

"Because it's his, and I wanted to make sure my boyfriend has what he needs." Lance was unsure why these Galra were overprotective over Keith. He lifted his eyes to the door in hopes of seeing someone he recognized. His prayers were answered when Ulaz walked by. "Ulaz!"

When he heard his name, Ulaz looked up. He saw the Blue Paladin standing before Krolia and Acxa and could guess what happened. He entered the hangar and greeted, "Hello, Lance. What's the issue?"

"Keith forgot his jacket when he left, so I volunteered to bring it to him, but these two won't let me give it to him."

"Forgive them, Lance. Krolia is Keith's mother, and Acxa is Keith's twin." Ulaz placed a hand on Krolia's arm and the other on Acxa's. "Lance isn't here to steal your kit or your brother."

Acxa still growled. "He dares to call himself Keith's mate."

"Whoa! I said boyfriend, not mate!"

Acxa snarled. "It's the same thing."

Lance was starting to get the feeling that this wasn't his brightest idea. He honestly didn't think he was doing anything wrong delivering Keith's jacket to him. If he was honest with himself, he missed holding his boyfriend. He had a feeling that if these two ladies had their way, he wouldn't get close to Keith again.

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Keith was just drifting off when he caught a whiff of one of his favorite scents. His head shot up. Regris, who had been lightly dozing, was immediately on edge due to Keith's behavior. "What's wrong, Keith?"

"Lance is here." Keith started getting out of bed.

Regris tightened his tail's hold on his brother's leg. "Who's Lance?"

Keith paused. "That's right. You haven't met Lance. He's one of the Paladins and my mate."

"Has the pack met him?"

Keith grinned, knowing what Regris was asking. "Kolivan, Antok, Ulaz, and Thace have met and approve of him" Keith's face fell. "Mom and Acxa have not met him. I need to get to him before he says something that will get him shot."

Regris reluctantly released Keith's leg. "I will come with you. I want to meet this Lance."

Keith rushed from the nest room and headed for the hangars. He saw Red first, then he saw Lance being confronted by his mom and sister with Ulaz trying to reassure them. Keith skidded to a halt and let out a questioning noise, causing the quartet to turn in his direction.

"Kit?"

Keith darted forward and hugged Lance, purring in contentment. Lance wrapped his arms around his boyfriend. "I missed you, babe. Also, you left your jacket."

Keith nuzzled Lance's neck before he pulled back. He grasped his hand and brought him closer. "Lance, this is Krolia, my mom, and Acxa, my twin. Oh, and that's Regris. He's a brother to me."

Lance repressed the urge to pull away, when Regris was suddenly in his face. The half-Galra sniffed Lance before his eyes darted from Lance to Keith and back again. Seemingly satisfied with whatever he found out, Regris pulled back and smiled at Lance.

Keith had approached his mom and twin. "He's a good guy. Please, he really loves me for me. He doesn't care that I look more Galra than I did when we first met."

Krolia drew her son into her arms, nosing his hair. "I can see that, kit."

"Plus the rest of the pack likes him," Ulaz added.

"He's come all this way to bring me my jacket. Can he stay for a little while?"

Krolia looked at Keith and found herself unable to deny her kit. "Of course, kit. Take him back to the nest with you."

Keith chirped in response before he nuzzled his mom and sister. He grabbed Lance's hand and tugged him out of the hangar. "Come on, Lance. I'm still tired after the week I spent with you guys. Come lay with me."

Lance let Keith tug him into the nest. Lance made himself comfortable and suddenly found himself with his arms full of Keith. Lance reached over and pulled a blanket over and draped it over the both of them as he held his boyfriend. Lance kissed the top of Keith's head. "Get some sleep, Mullet. I'll be here when you wake up unless that sister of yours decided to throw me out an airlock. She's scary, you know that?"

Keith chuckled. "Acxa may seem scary, but she's just overprotective." Keith yawned and laid his head on Lance's shoulder. "She won't throw you out an airlock."

Lance laid his head against Keith's. He would just lay there and hold his boyfriend. He wasn't going to fall asleep.

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Kolivan and Antok were the last two pack members to get back to the nest. They were surprised to see Lance in the nest with the rest of their pack surrounding Keith and his mate.

Kolivan entered the nest and asked Thace, "When did the kit get here?"

"About a couple varga ago. He said he wanted to return Keith's jacket to him. He was apparently tired," Thace replied, not moving from in front of his mate.

Antok slid in behind his mate and started undoing his braid. "Those two kits remind me of us, 'Van."

"To me as well," Kolivan replied, looking at the position of the kits in relation to the rest of the pack. Keith was laying beside Lance, both of whom were on their sides. Thace and Acxa were cuddling Lance and Keith, respectively. Behind Thace was Ulaz, and behind Acxa was Regris. Somehow, Krolia had managed to maneuver herself under Lance, so Keith and his boyfriend were on top of her.

Once Antok was done undoing his mate's braid, he tugged him behind Acxa and curled around Kolivan, who ran his claws through Acxa's short hair. All four of the kits (including Lance) were asleep, three of them were purring, and Kolivan could tell that Lance was going to become a welcome addition to their pack, especially once Krolia realized he was actually younger than her son.

Fin