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Katie froze.
Keith absolutely blew her away, he always has really. Not only was he extremely attractive, even with the mullet but something about his personality, the sense of mystery that surrounded him is what drew her to him. She had slowly fell for him over the time they had been together, and their bond as the arms of Voltron had only drawn them closer.
Every time Katie got around Keith she had to force herself to stay calm. The ever-present anxiety that she would say something to piss him off was always there, and she never really knew what would set him off. He was temperamental, just like his lion.
She wasn’t really sure how long she had been anxious around Keith. She was sure that this was new to her. She had only felt these kinds of emotions once in her life, and that… well that didn’t end well. She knew there was no reason to be nervous around him. He was her friend, her teammate. They had saved each other’s lives, on more than one occasion, and he was always looking out for Katie. She literally had NO reason to be nervous around him and yet here she was. She was constantly a stuttering, blubbering, blushing mess around Keith, and he probably thought he hated her.
At least that’s what she thought.
Now here she was, lips pressed together. She felt something in the pit of her stomach; butterflies maybe? She wasn’t sure. Hell, she wasn’t even sure what she felt for Keith yet. She didn’t want to call it love until she was absolutely sure that’s what she was feeling.
This was her first kiss. Keith Kogane was her first kiss. That’s the next thought that crossed her mind. So why was she still frozen? She knew she felt something for Keith, albeit she didn’t know what to call it yet. So instead of pulling away and ruining this whole thing, Katie wrapped her arms around Keith’s neck and melted into the kiss.
She tugged him closer, catching him off guard, eliciting a small noise from the red paladin. He placed one hand on the back of her head, the other finding its way to her waist. One kiss turned into many, and they got closer with each one.
Katie’s first kiss slowly turned into her first makeout session, and she wasn’t sure what to think anymore. The feeling in her stomach kept growing and she knew that she was screwed. She was falling hard for this boy, this boy that told her, her family was dead, and she couldn’t stop herself. Especially not now.
When the pulled apart, finally, Keith’s face was blood red, and Katie could feel that familiar burning sensation she got whenever she was around Keith. She was blushing too. She looked at Keith and saw a smile on his face.
A real, genuine smile.
Katie was blown away once again by the beauty of this boy. This boy that had kissed her, with no hesitation.
Which is what brought on her next train of thought. Why? Why had he kissed her, like it was the last time he’d ever be kissed? She wasn’t anything special, and she knew for a fact that Keith was WAY out of her league. Katie just wasn’t the type of girl that guys like Keith date, or love for that matter.
Katie is the type of girl who get guys that don’t really care about her, and lead her on until she’s ready to drop everything for them and then they decide that Katie just isn’t good enough anymore, which she really isn’t, and then they leave her stranded in the middle of nowhere, walking for miles until she can FINALLY get a signal strong enough to call her parents and tell them what happened. Okay, so maybe that was specific.
Anyway…
Katie is the type of girl who loves and eats as many peanut butter cookies as she can fit in her mouth, which is not a pretty sight, and builds computers for fun. Guys don’t like to even remotely talk to her because she outsmarts them. So, they opt to pick on her instead, and they pick. At EVERYTHING.
So, over the years, Katie grew very insecure about everything. Her hair, her eyes, her nose and ESPECIALLY her height and intelligence.
So why, WHY, would KEITH KOGANE of all people decide to kiss HER?
Maybe this was a joke, a cruel joke that he had been put up to by Lance or Allura. There was just no way that Keith could feel the same.
Keith was staring at her, smile softening as he cupped her face.
“Look, I-I’m sorry about that I just-“ Katie cut him off.
“Why on EARTH would you be sorry? That’s the best first kiss a girl could ask for!” Keith’s eyes widened.
“That was your first kiss?” His hand her on his head now, he was officially freaking out.
Katie’s resolve that she had somehow managed to muster up, was gone in an instant.
“Well, guys haven’t really paid that much attention to me. I’ve always been in Matt’s shadow, as his weird little sister. They would sooner pick on me than kiss me Keith,” her voice was sad, memories were resurfacing that she couldn’t afford to think about.
Keith’s hand was back on her cheek, “well I think you’re amazing Katie, fuck what they think.”
Katie looked at him, tears brimming, threatening to fall.
“I- thanks Keith.”
“I know you’re probably confused, but I think I love you Katie,” his voice was soft, and he wouldn’t meet her eyes anymore. This was a new sight, seeing Keith being nervous.
“I- okay gimme a minute. I just… I have a lot to say,” Keith nodded, blush still fresh on his cheeks.
“Okay so I… I don’t know how I feel. I know I feel something for you Keith. It was there when we were kissing, and it’s the reason I kissed you back, but… I just don’t want to call it love too early, you know? I did that before… once before and it just didn’t work out well in the end. This guy, he thought he was in love with me, but he realized later on, that maybe he didn’t, and he cheated on me and I’m just scared… I know you wouldn’t do that to me, but what if you wake up one day and realize I’m not what you want, or that I’m not as pretty as you think-“ She was rambling and she knew it, and the only things that stopped her from talking was the lump in her throat and Keith’s lips on hers.
“I’m so sorry Katie,” he pressed a kiss to her forehead, wiping the stray tears off her cheeks, “but I’m sure that I love you, and that you’re the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Seriously, like, ever. I am never, ever going to stop loving you Katie Holt, and I will wait as long as it takes. Okay? Trust me on this, I’ve thought about it very thoroughly,” he leaned in, their lips almost touching. His voice was a whisper, “and you know I don’t do that often.”
This earned a giggle out of Katie, and she pulled him in for another kiss. He pulled her so that she was sitting on his lap, practically straddling him.
Needless to say, she had her first kiss, and two makeout sessions to add to her list now.