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Keith opened the door to his apartment. It was small, and he seemed to be living on his own.
Lance tilted his head slightly confused,
"Where is-?"
"I don't have any family" Keith said, before Lance could finish.
Lance looked at Keith sadly,
"Oh.. I'm sorry Keith. I didn't know"
Keith smiled slightly, "It's okay. We all have secrets, right?"
"Yeah" Lance said, as his father flashed through his mind. He lifted up his phone and saw texts:

Dad~ you little shit! Why didn't you come home at 7:00! You are dead when you come home from your sleepover! You get the belt!

Lance set his phone back in his pocket, biting his lip. He felt himself shaking, and was holding back tears.
"Lance?" Keith looked at him, "You Okay?"
Lance opened his mouth to say something, but all that came out was a sob, and he fell to his knees, embarrassed at himself.
Keith quickly bent down and put his hand on Lance's shoulder.
"Hey.... Lance it's okay.. It's okay.."
When Lance only sobbed harder, he pulled him into a tight hug.
Lance shuffled through his pocket and pulled out his phone, handing it to Keith.
Keith looked down at the phone, and his eyes grew wide. He looked at Lance, startled, "Is he always like this to you?!" Keith asked.
Lance nodded, crying even harder.
Keith was tempted to text what he thought to Lance's father, but instead, turned it off and set it down beside him, wrapping his arms around Lance, tearing up as Lance relaxed in his arms.
"I'm so sorry this happens to you..." Keith sighed, looking at his friend.
"It's-Its okay" Lance forced himself to say. No. No it's not. It's not okay.
Keith felt something spark inside of him, like he needed to protect his friend, and keep him safe.
I'll do just that. Keith thought, anger surging through him, like a powerful wave of fire.
"Lance. You can talk to me about anything" Keith said once Lance's sobs had died down.
"A-Anything..?" Lance asked, taking a ragged breath. Keith nodded, breaking the hug, finally realizing he had been hugging Lance.
Lance blushed just slightly, WHY ARE YOU BLUSHING LANCE!? YA DING DONG. Lance lifted his arm out to face Keith, trembling as he did so.
Keith looked at his arm, unaware of what Lance was doing.
"You won't tell anyone, right?" Lance asked in a faint voice.
"No one" Keith reassured him, and watched as Lance rolled down his sleeve.