Keith x Reader - Violet (Soulmate!AU)

*Soulmate!AU where you can't see the color of your soulmate's eyes until your eyes meet*
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        "What the hell does purple look like?!"  Everyone looked up at you.  You were at your cousin's wedding reception, and everyone was talking about what a pretty purple the bridesmaid's dresses were.  You had thought that, for some reason, they were all in gray, which was really weird for a wedding, but your cousin always had been excentric.

        "Oh,you were gone from school when they explained it, weren't you?"  You mom realized that she had taken you to some funeral when they talked to the students about soulmates.

        "Explained what?"  You were a bit agitated, as you had heard of the color purple before, when you were younger and were learning colors in the first place, but you never understood why you needed a name for another shade of gray.  You learned eventually that it was it's own color, but you hid the fact that you couldn't see it. 

        Until the wedding, that is. 

        Your mother took you, her twelve year old child, off to the bathroom and stopped just outside of the doors.

        "[y/n], you know we have soulmates, correct?"  You nodded.  "Well, the color you can't see is the color of your soulmate.  It is rather strange that you can't see purple though."  Instantly, you thought that you were a fluke - damaged goods.  Who has purple eyes?

        You nodded.  "Okay."  You didn't really mean that though.  When they say 'ignorance is bliss,' they mean it.  You felt terrible, insecure after finding out that's how soulmates met.

        Five years later, you were walking down the street with your headphones in, on your way back to your summer job, since you had left for lunch.  You hummed lightly, but was shocked when a boy came up behind you and wrapped an arm around your shoulders.

        He was wearing a hat over his shaggy black hair.  His head was down and he spoke out of the side of his mouth.

        "Act like we're dating - I'm being followed."  You wrapper your arm around his waist and tucked you earbud in his ear.  You had always wondered if things like this happened in real life.  Apparently they do.

        The boy scoffed at the song coming through your headphones.  "What?"  He shook his head, but continued on.  "What?  It's a good song.  At least, I like it."  The boy had a really slim waist, you couldn't help but notice.  And you liked his arm around you.

        "So where are you headed?"  He asked finally.

        "Back to work," you said.

        "Oh, no, we can't go there.  I know a better place."  When you were supposed to cross the street, he turned you so that the both of you took a left instead, crossing the intersection and leaving in the opposite direction of your work.

        You shook your head.  "This better be worth something."

        After the two of you walked for about five minutes in silence (save for your music playing) the boy stopped.  You were in front of an ice cream shop.  He removed your earbud from his ear and took his arm back.  You suddenly felt cold, despite the summer heat, but the stranger took your hand to keep up the illusion of affection.

        "Hey, Shiro, I've got your flash drive."  The man behind the counter looked up.  You couldn't help but giggle when you saw him.

        The man was tall, buff, covered in scars, and wearing a pink apron.  He nodded towards you after acknowledging your kidnapper.  "Who's your friend?"

        "Oh, this is - Shit."  The boy looked at you, going to ask your name, but he met your eyes.  You had never seen that color before.  This boy was your soulmate, which meant his eyes were what people called 'purple.'  You gasped.

        The boy was your soulmate!

        A darker-skinned, skinny boy danced over. "What's wrong, Keith, cat got your tongue?"

        You and the boy - Keith - stared at one another.  The dancing boy looked confused, like Keith hadn't reached his taunt the way he wanted him to.  He also gasped when he heard Keith say "So that's [e/c].  It's beautiful."  You found yourself blushing.

        "Hey, Shiro?"  The dancing boy called out.  "We may have a little bit of a problem."  Shiro looked up from the sundae that he was making.  "I think Keith kidnapped some person and they turned out to be his soulmate." 

        "Really?"  Shiro looked between the two of you.  "Oh.  I know that look.  Congratulations you two!"  He finished the treat he was making and rung up the pre-teen girl and her little brother.  There was light applause for you and Keith, despite the Latino boy saying something about you being kidnapped.  "I'll make you two a chocolate shake, on the house." 

        Keith shook out of his daze.  "Hey, no, I didn't kidnap them.  I take offense to that."  He crossed his arms and gave a look to the other boy.

        "Um, so why did you need me to come with you?"  From the way that conversation was flowing, it looked like you were aiding in some espionage activity. 

        "Oh," Keith said.  "There really wasn't a reason, a friend of ours wanted me to pick up some random person off the street.  Pidge said we needed some variety in our lives."  The brown-haired boy went over to you.

        "And to think our resident mullet-head would have picked up his soulmate?  I'm Lance by the way.  And you are?"  Keith pushed him away.

        "Hey.  She's just been claimed, lay off of her."  You blushed.  It was still weird to have met your soulmate, especially since he had essentially swept you off the street.  You'd have to make some calls, to you job to make sure they knew it was an emergency, and you had to skip work, and to your mother, to apologize for the incident when you were younger. 

        Honestly, you were glad that you had made the fuss.  It was so worth it, purple being the most beautiful color in the whole world.