Allura stood on her balcony, looking out into the dark night sky. She was
daydreaming about Keith,
as usual. She always thought about him. She smell of him;he smelled of a
nice scenting cologne, his
big beautiful eyes, his dark wavy hair, his tall muscular build.~God..I
can't believe that he doesn't
date anyone.~ She thought, her face flushed. Then she heard a knock at the
door. Allura sighed and
walked over to the door and pushed
a button to open it. When the door opened, she saw no one. A bit of anger
flashed through her, she
was thinking about Keith and then some jerk banged on the door and then
when she opened it, the
jerk was gone!! Allura took a step forward and then cried out. She looked
down on the floor and
found a single red rose and a few drops of blood. Funny enough, the rose
was the same shade of red
as her blood. She flushed and her heart turned into jelly. ~Oh, how sweet!~
The reason for her
crying out  and bloodshed was because she had no slippers on her small and
delicate feet and the
rose had some thorns on it.  The rose did not match her nightgown
though,Allura was in a thin
night gown. It was the color of snow and it hugged her figure. ~I wonder if
Keith gave it to me.~
She sighed and picked it up and just now noticed a that their was a note
underneath. Her heart
turned from jelly into pudding and once again she felt the blood rise into
her cheeks. After picking
the card and rose up she turned and went inside. Keith who was hiding in
the shadows near by
smiled to himself. His heart hurt when she cried out in pain, but it
disappeared as soon as he saw
her light up into a big, bright smiled. He thought of how the rose matched
her full, red lips. And so
he stood there a minute more and then walked to his bedroom, all the while
he had a dreamy smile
on his face...Just wait until she sees the gift I'll give her.~ He thought.

Both of them went to bed that night dreaming of the one they loved. Allura
was dreaming of
knighting Keith and Keith was dreaming of kissing Allura at the alter of
their wedding...And their
was a single phrase that played in Keith's mind over and over again in his
mind that night, while he
was in the subconscience world of sleep. ~To  really please a woman,you
give her your heart.~ And
that's what Keith will give her..next week, when she finally sees her
surprize.
At the crack of dawn, the next day, Allura woke and read her card again..It
said that more gifts will
follow and to meet him next week in her library and 12:30 a.m. What a
strange, yet romantic time to
meet someone. Everyone will be a sleep when she will meet this dream guy.
And their was also
words to a song on the beautiful card, which came in a deep red envelope
and had a picture of a big
pink heart on the white card, itself..and the song went as follows...

To really love a woman, you got to understand her
You got to know what's deep inside, you got to read her,
Really taste her until you can feel her in your blood
And when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms,
You know you really, really  really love a woman.....
And when you see your unborn children in her eyes,
You know you really really love a woman...

And all the while while reading and humming the words, her heart told her
it was Keith, but yet her
mind told her it had to be someone else. If it were someone else, who would
it be? A part of her was
thinking, too. And Allura got ready for the day,not noticing the silver
necklace on her dresser and
she wouldn't until night fall, when a knock would be at her door and she
would find a letter saying,
I hope you like your necklace. She will search her room then and would
almost faint at the locket
which hung from it, the words encarved on it and the picture inside of
it...


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(11:30 p.m.)
As the week went on, Allura received more and more gifts. She had received
a little blue teddy bear,
a beautiful bookmart and elgant hair pieces; each piece had a few precious
jewels on it. Allura loved
all her gifts, but her favorite was the locket which was made of silver and
had the words "For you to
love me more, i'll give you my soul," engraved on it. The picture which was
inside, was a picture of
her in a short white cotton summer nightgown. She was holding a bunch of
beautiful flowers and a
precious smile was on her face. The picture must have  been taken in her
garden, she thought, a little
while after dawn. It were as if lightning had struck her now; she lost all
feeling in her body for a
moment. ~What if it's Lotor?~ He could have taken this picture of me early
in the morning one
day.~ Yes, it was possible. Even though Allura's mind was worried,her heart
wasn't, though.
~I bet he's found a way to get into the Castle..~ Her mind told her.
Meanwhile, her heart told her
~It's Keith! Don't worry!~ And it whispered, ~he loves you.~

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~Alright Keith. One hour.~ Keith told himsef, running right hand through
his dark, wild hair.
He was looking into the mirror and has been for well over an hour, now.
Keith almost didn't
recognize himself when he first looked into the mirror. He had a dark blue
dress uniform on and
many millitary pins on his left brest of his jacket. He had on white gloves
as well. Keith thought that
he could pass for a prince, looking like this.  ~Yeah, but Princes' never
have the look in their eyes
that I have.~ Keith thought. Keith had the look of tremendous fear as well
as other emotions mixed
in there. ~I know she liked all my presents. I saw her open each
gift...execpt the locket..God, I hope
she liked it. I haven't seen her wear it; though, I haven't really looked
at her much, this past week.
I'm glad she didn't ask anyone about her gifts or if we might know who's
the  person  behind it. She
should know it's me, right? Or shouldn't she? Does she think it's someone
else? Oh god...I just hope
she'll like my gifts and the things i'll say to her...most importantly, I
hope she likes the gifts that are
the hardest for me to give her...but that's all of them...my heart, my
soul, my life, my promise, my
past...and perhaps one other...And he smiled to himself...

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In five minutes, Keith's life will change. Many butterflyies were in his
stomach and fear just about engulfed
him. Keith will give his heart and soul and life to Allura..at least he
would offer it. Keith closed his eyes and
dreamed. A beautiful woman stood by his side. She was breath-taking.
Diamonds and other jewels were in her
long maine. The beautiful goddess wore a beautiful white gown. The straps
were thin and it was low cut. The
dress hugged her beautiful figure. She had beautiful white shoes on. On her
head rested a coronet. A big,
beautiful one. Many jewels were in it. The woman  also had a vail on and
her dress had a train on it, which
seemed to be endless. They were standing  at an alter. Keith was in a black
dress uniform, almost identical to his
dark blue on. Only, he didn't wear gloves with this one. He was speaking.
Keith was saying, no promising, that
he would love her forever, for eternity. He promised that their everlasting
souls would always be intertwined. He
spoke of how beautiful Allura's soul was and how beautiful she was. He said
how she brought happiness into his
meaningless and once unhappy life. He spoke how her eyes looked like jewels
and that her heart was of gold. He
spoke of her courage and how much he admires her...He spoke: "My life was
once empty. My soul was once
dark and stained, my heart was once in constant pain..until I met you. You
gave me joy and happiness, you
unstained my heart. From the moment I first gazed at you, I knew you were
the one  for me. And for a little
over a year, I kept my feelings to myself; I kept them inside of me. I was
afraid..and once I overcame my fear..I
proposed to you..I always loved you, Allura, and today I give you my life
and my future and soon I will give
you children...And today.. here, right now.. I give you the final piece to
me, of myself...Allura Vera Collins, my
life is now in your hands..I have given it to you. You hold my life and my
future, my soul and my heart..my
life..my past..and you  hold my smile...You, my dear Allura, hold every
piece of me..now...Now and forever.."
And as Keith spoke these words..tears were running down his handsome face
as well as his bride..Their gazes
were locked...and soon their souls would be..
    Keith opened up his eyes. He saw only darkness. The lights weren't
on..He was at the place where they would
rendez-vous. ~J'adore vous.~ He thought. It is french for, I love you. In a
minute and a half..or more..or
maybe less..His life will change..Keith was hiding behind a big, tall
column of book shelves..He was once again
in the shadows..or would be..once the lights are turned on, for Keith wants
to keep his precious darling in
suspense and doubt for as long as he  possibly can...


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Allura took a deep breath. She was scared to death. She calmed down a lot
in the past hour. She
talked to guards and checked security monitors..It had to be Keith..right?
A part of her asked.
It couldn't be Lance. Allura suspected that he had a crush on her..but she
could never imagine him
being THIS romantic..but...Allura's cheeks were flushed...She wore a white
casual dress..white
stockings and white high heel shoes...She closed her eyes and brought her
index finger up to the
control pad...She opened her eyes and pressed the right button which will
open it..~Here goes..~
She thought and her face became even more red..

Once the door opened up..And Allura saw darkness!! Complete darkness. A
worried look appeared
on her face and her heart began to hurt..tears started to form in her
eyes..~OH NO!~ She cried...and
a few tears slid down her beautiful face...

Keith could hear her footsteps..light and delicate..he smiled..His heart
was beating a thousand beats
per minute..at least it felt like his heart was...

Allura was in such a daze that she just walked in the room without turning
the lights on..she
couldn't believe this..Some jerk made a fool out of her...

Keith wondered why she didn't turn the lights on...for some reason anxiety
filled his body..

"Ahh!!" Allura cried out..She had tripped over something...She sighed..~Can
this get any worse.~
She wondered, lying on the floor..Allura got up and turned the lights on...

Keith saw her..her flushed face and the shocked expression which was
written on it..apparently he
did a good job with this room...

Allura couldn't belive what she saw...their was pink blanket which was
laying on the floor..in the
center of the room... dozens of little red paper hearts were all placed
around the blanket's perimiter.
Their was a bucket with ice placed, in the middle of the blanket..two
bottles of champaigne were in
it. Then their were about a dozen letters that were on the blanket..each
had a pink envelope...And
then there were presents wrapped in pink paper...which was placed to the
left of the blanket and
placed on the right side of the blanket, were a dozen roses...eleven red
and one white..

Allura felt her already warm cheeks become even more hot..She couldn't
believe what she saw...~So
much to give to me and I don't have anything to give to him..~

Keith noticed the sad look upon Allura's face..His face changed from a
happy one to a sad one,
also..~Smile Allura..please..~ He thought.

Allura walked up to the blanket and sat down. She grabbed the presents
which were away from the
rest and placed them on top of the others..~So this is what I tripped
over.~ She thought.

She looked at the cards...and saw that one of them had "read me as soon as
you see me" on it.
So she did...

And.....

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She slowly  read the first card. While reading it, a single tear slid down
down her
delicate face. "If only you knew how long I was in love with you." One line
said. For at least
Keith, it had been since the moment he gazed upon her. This card also
explained about the
flowers; saying that the eleven red roses were all the people of the
endless Solar Systems
and that the white rose only represented one person; her. What did this
mean? Why
something great. It means that Allura stands out from all the rest and even
though the
letter didn't explain how, Keith certainly would, later.

    Keith saw Allura's delicate face while she was reading his first card
that he gave to her.
Keith didn't know whether she would like reading what he thought, what he
believed, what
his heart told his mind every night. His heart would sing about Allura,
constantly...hell, if
Keith could, he'd sing a love song to her, tonight..but he can't and he'll
just have to settle
with telling her how he feels through writing and through words. Yes, Keith
was a little
apprehensive. Keith never wrote anything like this- EVER! Keith couldn't
help but think that
the card was a little sappy. All he was telling, though, was the truth. He
loves her and very
soon he'll be telling her that.

    Allura quickly found the present marked #1 on it. The first letter had
said to look for
and find it. Whatever the present was, it was medium sized. The wrapping
was of a pink
rose coloring. Their was dusty blue ribbon tied around it. The bow was of a
dark pink hue.
Allura opened it- and gasped! It was a beautiful crystal figurine. ~It's
precious!~ She
thought. The figurine was of her in a beautiful ball gown with loose curly
hair. The little
crystal figure of herself had a beautiful smile upon her face and upon her
tiny feet were
cute high heels with straps around her ankles. Their was a note which was
attached.
This is only 1/2 half of a whole..the other half of it rests near me..
The tiny note went on to say that she must find the present marked #2 upon
it.

    Keith had seen her face and heard her gasp while she opened his
present. ~My
present..no..my gift..yes, that sounds much better...gift...~
The second present Allura would open will tell her to close her eyes..and
when she does,
Keith will carefully and ever-so-lightly walk up to her and sit down in
front of her...
His heart began pounding again...~Relax, Keith...~

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  Allura studied what the note on her second present had to say.  The
second gift was a gold
bracelet with Arussian phrases of love engraved in it. All these
presents...~Why so many?~
Allura thought. All these presents someone has given to her..and she had
nothing-nothing to
give to him.

    Keith was studying her face..~So sad..~ He thought. An angel doesn't
deserve to feel any
sadness..but she is and she has..so much sadness she's felt in her short
years of being alive. ~I
jsut wish I could make all the pain she keeps deep in her heart, go away.
She hides it SO well,
but many times I passed by her room late at night or early in the morning
and I would hear her
cry her heart out. I wish I could prevent her from ever feeling any painful
emotions ever again,
but I can't. What I can do, though, is heal her heart and heal it everytime
someone carves a
knife into it.~

 close your eyes and i'll appear and tell you when to open them...

    Allura just finished reading the line once more.~ Awful straight
forward.~ Allura told
herself and began to laugh and cry; though it wasn't a joyful laughter she
let out, but on of
something else...~Straight forward..Like Keith always is.~ And then an
image of him appeared
in her mind. He was standing outside in the sun. Golden rays of the sun
casted upon him. The
sun casted over him so he glowed. He had a cute smile upon his face and his
eyes were ones
which danced with happiness..they also looked as though they culd pierce
right through
someone's soul...Yes..Keith was the one, Allura's heart told her. keith is
the one she loves, had
always loved, and forever will love. And if it should be him..who's behind
this...~God, I've
waited for this night for SO long!~ Her mind played over and over again in
her mind..If Keith
is the one..she'll probally cry when she first looks into his eyes..Allura
unconsciously started to
finger I Love You upon the blanket which she was sitting upon.

~Hmm..a perfect place to bring me..He must be in here already. The letter
said to close my
eyes..Alright, I will.~

~Finally, her eyes are closed.~ Keith thought. He didn't miss her writing I
Love You with her
finger tip,on the blanket. ~Just wait until she she's the other half to my
other present she
opened. ~

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~And many a times I wanted to come near..but I always stayed away,
because I was
consumed with fear..~ Were the words echoing through Keith's
mind..~And so the moment
draws near.~ He thought to himself. ~I know she'll open them..so I'll
just walk so i'll be
behing her when she opens them..If theirs one thing I know Allura..You
hate surprizes..but
that's too bad, Love..~

Allura heard nothing! ~Maybe..I'll just open my eyes. It could be some
kind of joke...If it
is..Oh..boy..what will my friends think once they find out? Or..it
could just be Lance!! Yes,
it could be him! Lance!!~ Her mind screamed mentally.

Keith culd think of himself as a pangher, but then again, everyone at
the academy learns
how to sneak up on people..It's second nature!

~ I don't like this. I mean..I don't know..~ Allura thought to herself
as she started to open her
eyes.

Two hands placed themselves on top of her eyes..Her first instinct was
to jerk forward and
that's what she did after she let out a startled yelp.

When Allura pulled away, he contracted his arms and made it so he
brought her head
towards him. His arms were still around her head and his hands were
still covering her
eyes.

Allura felt herself be drawn towards someone...A minute passed and her
head was lying
against someone's chest..She couldn't explain it, but this felt SO
right to her..This person
felt SO right..Keith had always felt right..

Every dnace they had shared at the few balls he was able to attend,
she felt warm and
protected and..and something else...Something more..just like how she
feels right now..

Keith moved his left hand which was coverng her left eye, over to the
right side of her face.
Once his left hand overlapped his right hand, he slid his right hand
off of the dazed
Princess's face. His left hand now covered both of her eyes and his
right hand is free. What
seemed like forever doing this; was ohly a couple of seconds and
Allura didn't make a
move while he did this...

Allura's heart is beating furiously..~It's got to be Keith!~

Keith took his right hand and placed it under Allura's chin. He noted
how soft her skin is...
All Keith could think of was what was about to happen in one moment!!
The sound of his
heart beating was all he heard...

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Allura felt her head being turned...It felt weird..One hand was turning her
head while the other was still across her eyes..Her
face was hot and her heart was beating very fast..~And all for
Keith..right?~ She asked herself. ~It's his hands upon me..It's his

handsome face I'll see and it's his heart that he's giving me, right?~ Her
mind yelled...~God, it has to be!~ And Allura started to

shed some tears...Seeing some tears slide down her face, made Keith's heart
start to ache. It always pained him to see her cry,
except when she cried from tears of happiness and joy. He also noticed how
her beautiful face had a beautiful blush cast
upon it..If only he could kiss her tears away...~I love you, Allura. More
than I tell you tonight, more than you'll ever possibly
know.
Her head was turned to Keith, who was kneeling on the floor. He took his
hand which was covering her eyes,off her face.
Time stood still for him. He was just gazing at her face. Her soft,
beautiful delicate face.

Allura felt his hand leave, but yet kept her eyes closed. ~This almost
seems like a dream; but this is very much real.~
Allura also felt a ton of tears fall down her face. ~Why am I crying?~  She
asked herself. She should be so excited and happy
and yet she's crying. ~Am I crying tears of joy?~

Keith just continued to stare at her face. The tears which were a stream
running down her face a moment ago, were now an
ocean. Keith just couldn't figure it out. ~Why the hell is she crying?
God..It's hurting me..God, Ally..Stop crying...~

Allura slowly opened her eyes..through blurred vision, she saw the bottom
portion of a mans face. One which looked very
fimiliar, too. Her heart beat didn't speed up, though. She wasn't happy or
surprised or anything. Yes, the face looks familiar, but

it's as though her mind is just...just..saying..ok..fine it is him..or that
it might be him, but so what? She raised her head up and
found it to be Keith. It felt as though her heart just got pinched, the
reality of it just now seeping into her mind..~Keith.~ She
thought and her tears slowly became less and less...She looked at his
face..his handsome face..his eyes were closed, just like
hers had been..and a few tears had escaped from his closed eye lids..~Oh
God..Keith!~ And she felt her heart speed
up..Keith..It's Keith..her Keith..her handsome Keith..her Captain and the
one she loves..And she started to laugh quietly;
laughing because of the joy that she was now feeling...Yes...All this joy
is now filling her heart...Her beloved..Her
Prince..er..The handsome man whom she had always secretly dreamed would
eventually become her prince..her husband..her
future husband..?...
Her beautiful Knight; which he was, not. Allura had though, always referred
to him in her head as her Knight..Always saying to
herself that he is what every Knight should be..and even though he may
never become a Knight officially and become a Knight
in the eyes of everyone else..To Arussians...and to not be known as one
throughout the Universe..he already was one and
always will be one, to her....and he had always been one..~Since the very
beginning...When I first looked at you..I already
knew who you were..A great man..A strong man..A loyal man..One who would
serve me well..one who would forever be
courageous..I saw you as a dashing and valiant man as soon as I first
looked at you..and now...now...~

A single tear rolled down her face..~Great, i'm going to start crying
again..I just stopped a moment ago..~ No more tears came

and she just stared at Keith's eyes..~What's he thinking..? She asked with
a bit of concern.

Keith knew Allura was staring at him..he could tell...he didn't care
though...he was crying in front of someone he swore he
never
would. To cry in front of Allura means that he has weaknesses ..and Keith
never wanted to come off as some weak boy in
her eyes-ever!..He always wanted her to see him as courageous and
strong..and never weak..but right now Keith was showing
Allura that he had a weakness..He was showing her that his weakness..his
one weakness, his only weakness; was her.

Allura reached out and took a hold of his  left arm..she let go and then
reached out once again, but this time for his left hand.
She raised his hand up and raised her other hand up..with one hand, she
held Keith's hand, with the other she caressed the
inside of his hand..Allura brought his hand up to her lips and kissed the
middle of his hand..and then his palm..and then back up
to the middle portion of the inside of his hand..She then brought his
fingers to her lips and kissed a couple of fingers with one
kiss...and then brought the fingertip of his index finger to her lips...and
she kissed him there, too.

"Keith?" She whispered.

"Keith?" She whispered, again..and a tiny stream of tears ran down her
face..Keith opened his eyes..and saw a beautiful
goddess staring at him..He loosened his hand from hers and brought it back
to his side..then he reached out with his right hand
and held her chin..and with his left hand-he brought it up, under her left
eye and put his finger in the beginning of her stream of
tears and ran his finger down..down the river of her tears.. Next
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****

Allura closed her eyes and took in the feel of him running his finger down
her face..she was upset and confused and maybe
even a little scared. She still couldn't quite believe that this had all
happened. Last week, she got a beautiful card and a beautiful
rose..through the week she received so many precious gift...and now,
tonight, she was here with the one person she would love
to spend the rest of her life with..He wrote the card, he sent her all
those gifts, he set up this rendez-vous, this date. Keith was
her  secret admirer..her secret lover..He bought all these gifts; set just
a couple feet away from her..She felt so strange..for what
seemed to be an eternity,she thought to herself everyday..that he didn't
love her..that he kept his distance because he didn't like
her..or that he knew she liked him..and that he didn't want to hurt her
feelings because he didn't love her, so he stayed away..

For countless nights, Allura had cried over him..she loved him so..since
the very beginning. She stopped denying it about 5
months ago..and it just ripped her heart apart that he didn't love her...

"You always loved me.." She whispered..her eyes still closed..

Keith who had traced his finger down her beautiful, ivory face..now hand
his hand on her cheek..

Allura realized what she just said and blushed..she opened her eyes-to find
Keith's  incredibly handsome eyes staring deep into
hers..She got up, so did he..and when they were both standing..Allura
lowered her head and looked down at the floor..
~Oh my god..~ She thought..~No, it's alright. This is the whole point..he
loves me..why would he be here if he doesn't~

Keith reached out and lifted her head up, he then let go and placed his
hand back at his side...
Keith closed his eyes and spoke. "Allura..." He said..in a low voice..which
carried an emotion of..of..well, Allura didn't know..

He opened his eyes and she saw a tear slide down his face..

Keith took his hand off of her face..took a step back  and drew in a deep
breath...He closed his eyes and released his breath..
He tried to speak, but could not...

Allura saw his mouth move, but heard not a word..

He stopped trying to speak and stepped back and drew in another
breath..still he had his eyes closed..

"Allura.." He managed to say, in a soft, tender tone.

He opened his eyes..and was almost blinded by her deep, blue-piercing
eyes..

"Allura." He said again, while staring into her eyes...

Keith closed his eyes, once more.."Open up the next gift, Allura.." He said
and then looked down at the floor.

~Why won't he explain..why won't he explain why I'm here..why hasn't he yet
told me that he loves me...~


"Keith.."

Keith lifted his head up...Allura's face was so red from emotion...He
didn't want her to cry..all he wanted was this night to be so
wonderful..so fun and exciting..he wanted this night to be a night full of
happiness...

"I'm so sorry.." He whispered..looking at his beloved..

Allura stared at him a moment longer and went to get the present marked
#3...

"Allura!" Keith called...

She stopped, but didn't turn around..

"No, not the one marked three..but the one..marked...twelve."

"Twelve." She whispered to herself. ~Hmm..what could twelve be..~

And then guilt bit into her heart...

~And I have nothing to give him..~ "I'm so confused.." She whispered..And
he heard her..

"I love you, Allura.." She heard Keith say...

and time and space stood still...

****



I can't describe how you make me feel..
I can't describe all the love that I
feel..
I want to hold you forever...
Call me your lover...
Say you'll stay with me, forever...
I just want to run my hands through
your golden hair..
And you see that gift over there..?



Well that's your new teddy bear..
Know that I have always cared for you..
You and only you...
You shine..god, do you shine so bright...
And may we never fight...
And I will never forget all of what
you gave to me...
Call my name and I'll be right there...
God how you shine..You shine so bright..

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These words were echoing through the
library..They were beautiful words to a beautiful song..


Lance smiled to himself. He snuck in
the library just a little while ago. He heard Keith's emotional
speech. He was outside in the hallway
when he heard it. All Lance could think of was that it was about damn time
that he told Allura that he loves her.
Lance was inside the library by the time
Allura cut him off and said "don't say that..god Keith.."
**flashback**
"I found that you loved me and as much
as I love you..Allura-"
"No..don't say that..god Keith.." Allura
said, staring into his eyes. Don't say that you were in pain
and for so long..You don't know how much it hurts me to hear that your
heart has been aching." Allura said looking at his face, which was stained
a light hue of red. Tears were still streaming down his face. "I'm so happy

that you love me, Keith. I love you, too." And Allura shed some tears of
her own.
"I've hurt you as well, Allura
and I'm sorry..I pushed you away from me so many times. I didn't know I
was hurting you, until not too long ago. I went over in my mind of all
the times I've been cold to you and pushed you away. I remembered your
expressions and it just hit me, one night, while running through my
memories,
that I've hurt you by pushing you away. It just came to me  one night
Allura. One night I remembered all the expressions on your face as I told
you to get away from me and...and I saw looks of pain and sadness. I'm
so sorry, Allura. I realized I was fond of you about 5 or so months ago.
I realized you mean a lot to me and I swore that I would kill anyone that
makes you sad or hurts you. I didn't realize until a little while ago just
HOW much you mean to me. I know for sure that I  can't live without
you."
    He told Allura
all of this while looking deep into her eyes. He told her this while a
thousand tears were running down his face..
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*Present*
Lance smiled to himself once morel
For the past half hour Allura and Keith have been opening her presents
and smiling and laughing with each other. After Keith had said his second
*speech* to Allura, he walked up to her and kissed her. ~Quite
passionately,
too.~ Lance thought. Although Lance was happy for them; he couldn't help
but feel a little jealous and envious. Among other things that Lance
thought
and felt, was ~I can't belive that Mr. Isolated pulled this off..God..And
to think I thought Keith couldn't be even a bit romantic..They should be
alone, but it's not like I'll disturb them  any.~ And a smug smile
appeared on his face. Lance also couldn't shake the fact that they look
so happy right now...~They look so peaceful..~
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Allura was sitting on the blanket, thinking. She sat in front of Keith, but
had her back on his chest. His
hands were around her waist and his head was resting on her left shoulder.
Allura loved all the gifts
that Keith had given to her. She found that the figurine of her which Keith
had given to her, connects
to a figurine of him, in a dress suit. The figure of him was quite nice,
she thought with a smile. The
figurine Keith had a smile upon his face. Yes, she loved the figurine of
her dashing Champion.
Her favorite gift, however, was the tape player. A friend from Galaxy
Garrison must have shipped it
to Keith because no one had a tape player on Arus. She thought that he last
gift had to be a cassette
for her cassette player.

"Keith?" Allura asked him, staring at her last  present.

"Yes?"


"I was suppossed to open that gift before I opened all the others. Before
you told me how you felt
about me and everything, you said to go get that gift over there." Allura
pointed to it.
"Then after we kissed, you said to open the others, first. What changed
your mind about when I
shoud open it?"

"I originally planned for you to open this one last." Keith said as he
reached out with one arm and
grabbed it.

The gift fit perfectly into his hand.

"Are you ready to open it?" He asked.

"You bet I am!" Allura replied with a smile.

When she opened it, she found what she thought she would see. She saw a
cassette tape titled
Valentine They both listened to it and when the song was over, Keith
reached into his pocket and took out a
black box. He then kissed the top of her head. "It's a tradition on Earth."
He told her tenderly.
"When a man loves someone..um..and want's to spend the rest of their life
with that person.."

Allura's heart stood still..~It can't be..~

"Well..this ring..I mean..Allura, this ring..it tells people that we're to
be married."

Allura's face became red and a million thoughts were going through her
mind.."


Keith got up and walked in front of Allura. She looked up and he motioned
her with his hands to
stand up. She stood up and he dropped to one knee. Allura laughed ~Another
Earth tradition,
huh?~ She thought.

"I want to be your husband, Allura, and I want you to be my wife. This day
on Earth is Valentine's
Day. It's a day for lovers to be together and celebrate their love for each
other. They usually give
each other gifts..Please give me one..tell me that you'll marry me." He
said in his kneeling position;
staring into her big, blue eyes.

Allura could hardly contain her happiness and yelled that she would marry
him..

And as for Lance..he just smiled to himself..His best friend is to be
married and Lance was very
happy for him..He was also very happy because Keith would have to let him
get away with some
things, unless Keith doesn't mind him telling everyone what happened
tonight..

And so Allura and Keith lived a happy life and they waited 'til a yr. later
to get married. They
married on Valentine's Day...

The End