Different (Completed)

Chapter 17

I groaned as my head throbbed. I felt hands pressing on my shoulders.

"Relax. You need to rest." A familiar voice comforted me.

"Lance? I-I can't rest. I have to find my father." I forced myself to sit and stared into wide blue eyes.

"Shiro, Allura, Kolivan and Ulaz are doing all they can to locate him. You need to focus on feeling better before you go barging in somewhere and get yourself killed." Lance chided pressing a cold compress to my forehead.

I hummed in respeonse as a tic set in my jaw.

But I need to be out there searching for him. I can't just lie in bed and do nothing.

"I know what you are thinking and I'm begging you to not." Lance spoke a little softer.

"I don't know what you are talking about." I spoke tightly avoiding his pleading gaze.

Lance glared at me giving me a look I had seen on Ulaz's and my fathers face plenty of times.

"Everyone is really concerned about your health." Lance spoke quietly. His eyes relaying his words.

I placed my hand over his and squeezed his warm fingers.

"I'm okay. You don't have to worry about me." I smiled weakly.

"But I do." He shook his head. I sighed in exasperation.

"Well don't. I can handle this. I will find him. Let me find him." I demanded baring a bit of fang.

Instead of shrinking back in fear as I half expected him to, Lance simply reached out and cupped my cheek. His thumb rubbed soothing circles on the warm purplish skin.

"Calm down mi amor. Don't get so worked up." He spoke calmly. His hand was as steady as his blue eyes. He suddenly drew me close folding his long arms around me tightly.

"I'm always going to worry about you. Even if we hadn't mated I would worry. You're brave, but too stubborn for your own good." Lance drew back to stare into my eyes.

"This coming from you?" I spoke lightly. He laughed at that and ran his fingers through my mullet.

"I know, I know. Just let us locate him first and then we will come up with a plan and we will get him back together. All of us. As a team. As Voltron. We need you." Lance explained and I felt foolish for acting so rash.

Being a mate must make you softer.

Lance would have normally been in my face by this point, and I would have stood toe to toe with him in a shouting match.

Now that we've mated we are a lot more tender toward each other, and more aware of what ticks the other off.

"You really scared me when you fainted. Please don't push yourself too hard. I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you." Lance pleaded pressing his forehead against mine.

"I'm sorry. I promise I won't push myself too hard." I kissed his nose.

Lance giggled and pressed his lips against mine.

"We will find him. Don't worry." Lance murmured against my lips. I nodded and dipped my head burying it in the crook of his neck. I rubbed my nose against our mark breathing in his soothing scent.

Later after Lance had drifted to sleep I wandered to Red's hangar unable to sleep. I sat inside of the red lion and went over some research of my fathers last known whereabouts.

It just doesn't add up.

I pursed my lips tapping my fingers restlessly against my thigh.