Welcome to the final chapter of Soul Mates. Many thanks again to my reviewers, cheerleaders, and the ladies that help me with editing the stories.

I make no claims to Voltron or any WEP characters.

Enjoy Chapter 11

Until next time…

Mertz

A week later…Keith knocks on Allura's bedroom door and enters when bidden. His eyes travel around the room to find her sitting at her vanity brushing out her hair. Spotting Keith in her mirror, Allura places the hair brush back down, turning around to smile at him.

He walks forward and stops just before her, his eyes studying every detail of the simple dress Allura is wearing. Deep blue in color, the sleeveless dress is cut low to the top of her breasts and gathers under them before the skirt flows to the floor. Her long blond hair is loose and flowing down her back as she stands up to finish the few steps to reach him.

Wrapping her arms around him, Allura looks up into Keith's face and smiles before leaning up on her toes to kiss his lips. Keith sighs then deepens the kiss, his tongue lightly probing her mouth and teasing her tongue into playing with his.

Allura releases everything and lets her pleasure flow out to Keith as his hands move up along her arms and his fingers lightly tease the skin as they drift back down. She shivers slightly at the touch then moans as Keith's pleasure reciprocates and fills her mind, spreading throughout her body.

Keith echoes her moans as her arousal infuses his mind and spreads out to his body while his lower body comes alive and starts throbbing. With some regret, Keith pulls away from Allura and almost laughs at the look of disappointment on her face.

Leaning down, he kisses her softly on the lips once more then tells her, 'If we keep this up we won't even get out of this room.'

Allura lets out a sigh as she reaches up with her hand to caress his cheek, 'I wouldn't mind…'

A wry smile crosses Keith's lip as he takes her hand and pulls her toward the door, "Then you wouldn't get your surprise."

As expected, Allura pulls on his hand to try to get him to turn around again; her face is animated as she asks in an excited voice, "What surprise?"

Keith smiles broadly as he turns back around to her and arches an eyebrow, "It wouldn't be a surprise if I told you, now would it?"

He starts laughing at the look on her face and leans down to kiss her lightly on the lips again, 'You will get it soon enough my love.'

Allura nods then pulls him to the door, 'Let's go then, I want to see my surprise.'

Keith chuckles all the way out the door then takes over leading Allura down the hall.

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Keith leads Allura to entrance to the garden and stops to look back at her, "Close your eyes."

Allura arches an eyebrow at him and Keith laughs more as he puts his fingers gently on her eyelids, "Close them."

Letting out a sigh, Allura does as requested and Keith leads her out the door and down into the gardens. Once they are in the middle, he turns to Allura, "Open your eyes love."

Allura opens her eyes. Surprise and happiness fill her as she looks around the garden. Allura looks at Keith and as her happiness projects to him, he smiles in return. She turns around as she looks about, the garden had been decorated in fairy lights that lit up the trees and bushes, making everything feel magical to her.

Keith leaves her for a moment as she continues to look around and walks over to the side wall to press a button. Soft music fills the night air as Allura turns to Keith with tears in her eyes while he walks back to her, 'It's wonderful Keith!' She wraps her arms around him and Keith holds her close to him for a moment before pulling her hands up into a dance frame to waltz her around the garden path.

Moving along the path to the sound to the music, Allura closes her eyes and rest her head on Keith's shoulder, inhaling his spicy scent. Keith pulls her body tighter to his in the dance so there is no space between them.

Allura lifts her face and kisses Keith's neck as his hand moves down her back, gently caressing her through the fabric of her dress. A quiet whimpering sound escapes Allura as Keith stops dancing and stares down into her eyes.

Leaning fully against Keith, Allura kisses Keith's chin before pressing her lips to his. Keith stays still, allowing Allura to kiss him then he pulls away from her. Confused, Allura looks up at him, 'Keith?'

Taking her hand within his, Keith pulls Allura off the garden path to her swing. He stops in front of it and gestures with his hand for Allura to take a seat. Allura sits down and looks up at Keith apprehensively. She relaxes when she sees a smile on his lips before he kneels down on one knee in front of her.

"Allura, I didn't think I could find happiness again. In fact, I tried to avoid it because I was afraid to be hurt again." Keith reaches out to take her hand within his as he looks deeply into her eyes, "I love you. It has taken me a long time to realize how much you mean to me and how sad and lonely life would be without you."

Keith reaches into his pocket to withdraw a small gift box. Gently he lifts the lid before turning to present it to her, "Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"

Tears run down Allura's face as she takes the box from Keith with shaking fingers. Inside is a beautiful silver ring with a diamond solitaire in its center. Intricate designs in the metal crisscross around two smaller diamonds at each side.

Unable to speak, Allura nods and then launches herself at Keith, wrapping her arms around his neck as her lips find his. He catches her but loses his balance and both fall back onto the ground. Keith breaks the kiss laughing at her enthusiasm as she continues to place kisses all over his face.

She finally stops so she can stare down into his eyes, "I love you Keith Kogane…Commander of the Voltron Force and captain of my heart."

Keith leans up and kisses her lightly on the lips before pushing her up, "Let me up love."

Feeling slightly disappointed, Allura rolls off of Keith and sits beside him as he sits up. He takes the ring box from Allura then pulls the ring out of it. Taking her hand within his, Keith places the ring on her finger then kisses it before pulling Allura to him to kiss her again.

Allura sighs as she wraps her arms around Keith's neck again, wrapping her fingers into his silky hair. Just as Keith is about to deepen the kiss, Allura pulls away from him. He watches her stand up then holds a hand down to him.

Keith rises and Allura walks him backward to the swing. 'Sit down my love…' Arching a brow, Keith looks behind him as he grasps the ropes of the swing in his hands while sitting down on the seat. Smiling down at him, Allura kicks off her shoes. Lifting her skirt and sliding first one leg then the other around Keith, she sits in front of him on the swing, groin to groin, her legs dangling behind him.

Feeling his desire firing up, Keith feels Allura's lips on his before her voice fills his mind commanding him, 'Swing us.'

Keith pushes off with his feet and leans forward with the swing then back as they move ahead. Allura moves her body along with the motions of the swing and soon they are rubbing against each other with the movements of the swing.

A deep groan escapes Keith as Allura rubs against his groin as she leans back to follow the movements of the swing. He feels himself hardening to the point of throbbing and projects his longing to Allura who gasps as his desire fills her mind and body.

She feels his hardness rub against her core with the movements of the swing and Allura leans forward to wrap her arms around Keith's neck while pressing her lips to his. His tongue pushes into her mouth, stroking her tongue and eliciting a low whimpering sound from her.

Allura wraps her legs around Keith's waist to eliminate any space between them. She fully feels his groin rubbing against hers and feels her nipples harden while a fiery heat fills her nether regions. Her longing fills Keith's mind and he abruptly stops the swing.

Breaking the kiss, Allura asks as she looks into his eyes, 'What's wrong?'

Keith leans forward and kisses her lips softly before responding to her as he rises with her still in his arms, 'We need to get more comfortable to finish this…' and walks toward the back of the garden. Allura curls her fingers into Keith's hair, enjoying the luxurious softness of it as she moves her lips to his neck, kissing him there.

He moves faster when he feels Allura pull his ear lobe between her lips and suck on it. Reaching his destination, Keith lowers himself to his knees then lays Allura back onto the blanket while letting his full weight push into her.

Allura looks away from his neck to look around her. Surrounded by tiki torches, she is surprised to find herself lying on a blanket in a quiet corner at the back of the garden. She looks back into his eyes, a questioning look on her face, "How?"

Keith smiles tenderly at her, "I was hoping you would say yes…and planned for it." He dips his head down and kisses her, his tongue sweeping into her mouth. Allura responds to the kiss enthusiastically before Keith pulls away from her to search her eyes, 'Is this what you want Allura? To make love with me? Or would you rather wait and move slower?'

Sapphire blue eyes fill with tenderness as Allura reaches up with her hand to caress Keith's cheek, 'I want nothing more than to be one with you…my love…my soul mate.' Keith turns his head to kiss the palm of her hand before lowering himself down to kiss Allura's lips again.

A bit surprised, Keith feels Allura's tongue plunge into his mouth to engage his in a war to control the kiss. He rotates his hips, grinding his groin into Allura's, causing her to gasp against his mouth and a raging desire rushes through her body and into his.

Rolling slightly onto his side with Allura, Keith reaches behind and pulls the zipper on Allura's dress down her back then pushes her onto her back again as he continues kissing her. Sliding his hands up her arms, Keith grasps the shoulder straps to her dress and pulls them down her arms.

Allura pulls her arms out of the straps and listens to Keith's soft groan as her naked breasts press into his chest. She hears his question in her mind as he pulls up to look into her eyes, 'No bra love?'

A bright, seductive smile crosses her lips as she leans up to kiss Keith's mouth, 'No undergarments at all…you weren't the only one hoping for something tonight.'

She almost laughs at the groan that statement elicits from Keith as his hand moves down to pull her skirt up and his fingers move around to cup her naked bottom. Allura sighs as Keith moves his lips to her neck while those fingers massage the soft skin of her buttocks. The sigh becomes a moan as Keith rotates his hips to move against her once more.

Allura reaches between them to work on the buttons on Keith's shirt. He sits up slightly to give Allura better access. As the buttons come undone, Allura pushes the shoulders of the shirt off, exposing Keith's chest. He lies back down on top of her and the feeling of her chest against his creates a deep longing within Keith to bury himself inside of her.

Pushing the feeling away, Keith places a kiss on Allura's lips then moves along her jaw down to her neck. Continuing to kiss his way down to her chest; Keith pauses a moment to study the beauty in front of him before lowering his lips to a hardened nipple.

He listens to Allura suck in a deep breath as he suckles on the nipple of one breast. Moving his hand, Keith starts massaging the other then groans as Allura's pleasure saturates his core. His tenuous control starting to slip, Keith lowers his hand between Allura's legs and slips a finger along her slit.

Allura groans with the pleasure and bucks her hips up at Keith while her fingers find their way into his hair and she pulls on it lightly. As another dose of Allura's pleasure and desire rockets through Keith, his control completely slips.

Pulling himself away from Allura, Keith yanks his boots off then stands to work on his pants. Allura pushes her dress off of her body, admiring Keith's physique as it is exposed to her. Once fully nude, Keith lies back down on top of Allura, his mouth attaching to hers as he pushes her legs apart with his knees to settle more fully between her legs.

Allura wraps her legs around Keith and pulls herself up against his shaft in invitation. Groaning against her mouth, Keith reaches between them to guide himself into her warmth. Pushing slowly, Keith grits his teeth with the pleasure he is receiving as Allura's tight vaginal walls squeeze around him.

As his pleasure mounts, it flows through Allura, who throws her head back with the combined pleasure she is experiencing. When Keith bumps against her virginity, he takes a deep breath, 'This may hurt for a moment…'

Allura doesn't respond to him, she reaches down instead to pull on his hips. Taking the hint, Keith pulls back then plunges into her. As Allura cries out in pain, Keith sucks in a deep breath, the pain Allura is feeling shooting out through their link and fills Keith's mind and body with agony, making him swear, "Son of a bitch!"

Keith looks down into Allura's face to find tears slowly slipping out of her tightly clenched eyelids and running down into her hair. He takes several deep breaths to get the pain under control within himself before releasing a feeling of calmness to Allura, who hasn't moved.

Staying as still as possible within Allura, Keith leans down to lightly kiss her lips, 'Allura…open your eyes and look at me love.'

Watery blue eyes open and Keith uses his fingers to wipe her tears away, 'I'm sorry love…I had no idea it would hurt you that bad.'

Allura leans forward to push her face into Keith's neck as the pain between her legs slowly recedes and a pleasant pressure takes its place. She relaxes her body slowly then finally replies to Keith, 'I'm sorry…I know you felt my pain.'

She listens to a soft chuckle leave Keith and pulls her face away from his neck to look back into his dark eyes as he says, "You hurt, I hurt…" before leaning down to kiss her.

As he deepens the kiss, Keith pulls slowly out of Allura before driving back into her with equal speed. He hears a slight gasp of pain and feels it within his own body before pulling back slowly to do it again, reaching out to Allura with his pleasure.

The mixture of emotions overrides Allura until only the pleasure remains and she once again wraps her legs around Keith's hips to urge him to move faster. He obliges her and begins to thrust harder and faster, her cries of pleasure echoing in his ears and in his mind.

Feeling himself nearing the edge, Keith reaches out again to Allura, 'Please love…I need you to join me…' He pushes all of his pleasure out to her and feels her pull in a deep breath while her vaginal walls begin to squeeze him in climax.

Letting out a deep guttural groan, Keith releases his own climax as he buries his face into Allura's neck. Several moments of silence pass, but inside, Keith feels a humming vibration coming from her. Lifting his head, Keith looks down into Allura's peaceful face.

Leaning down, he lightly kisses her closed eyelids before moving to her lips. As she responds to him, Keith sends out, 'I swear if you were a cat, you'd be purring.'

He starts laughing as Allura purrs at him before he pulls himself out of her and rolls to his back, taking her with him. Allura looks down at him from her place on his chest, 'Outside of the initial pain…that was wonderful.'

Keith smiles at her as he moves his hand to stroke her hair, "Next time there will be no pain…only pleasure."

Allura smiles then her brow furrows at the sudden change of expression on Keith's face, "What's wrong?"

Keith looks uncomfortable for a moment before clearing his throat, "You wouldn't happen to be on birth control…would you Allura?"

Shaking her head, Allura asks, "Why?"

A groan leaves Keith, "The shared pleasure killed my self-control off and I forgot about the condom in my pocket."

Allura's eyebrows go up with understanding, "Oh…"

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Nine months later:

Keith smiles as he gazes down at his sleeping wife. Her exhaustion was understandable given what she had just been through. He turns his eyes away from her to look at the small bundle in his arms. As his newborn son moves in his arms and opens his sapphire blue eyes to look at his father, Keith feels a peace within himself that he didn't know was possible.

Moving across the room, he sits down in the rocking chair that was moved into the room last week and smiles as his son yawns, "My son…I'm going to let you in on a little secret." He snuggles the baby closer to him as he makes a fussing sound, "You know…I've always been amazed by the idiotic advice you receive from people sometimes. Look before you leap, take time to smell the roses, think before you speak, life's too short and don't take things for granted. But then I am also amazed by how sometimes the small things can change the course of your life. If I had only turned left instead of right or stopped when the light turned yellow instead of pressing harder on the gas pedal." A brief pause, "Or had remembered the empty milk container at home when I was at the grocery store instead of having to stop by a minimart on the way home… Small things…sometimes things that seem so inconsequential at the time, but can cause such drastic changes when one least expects it."

He stops speaking as he places a kiss on his son's head, "It's those little things that you need to watch out for my son, for they are what brought your mother and I together." Keith looks up as a soft voice enters his mind, 'Do you regret those small things love?'

Smiling, Keith stands and walks across the room to Allura. He sits down on the bed next to her and while placing their son beside her, Keith bends over to kiss his wife, 'Not in a million years my love. They brought me to you and I love you with every breath that I take. I cannot regret anything that brought me to you, my love…my soul mate.'