Pidge had tears siting on the brim of her eyelids she didn't want to cry with Shiro there. However, when he said he missed her brother too, which of course she already knew, but her name… her real name one she hadn't heard in god knows how long. It hit home, and then it spilled her tears her emotions, she started bucketing tears, sobbing into her hands. Shiro had never seen her cry like this before, he really had no experience and not knowing what else to do he wrapped his arms around her.

"I-it's okay," Pidges sobbing only increased, Shiro had seriously thought he'd done something wrong… but he didn't move away his instinct told him to stay. Instead he just tightened his hold and spoke softly. "this way no one can see you cry…"

After a few minutes pidge seemed to calm down her breathing evened out and her body wasn't shacking, then through some mumble she whispered, "Thank you, Takashi…"

Hearing his name was also something Shiro hadn't heard in a long time it made him smile that she'd say that. Then pidge turned around Shiros' arms resting her head against his chest, the beat of his heart relaxing her entirely until she finally nodded of. She looks so cute asleep Shiro thought to himself resting his head on top hers… after a while they had both dozed off together.

Pidge woke up surprised to be in Shiros' arms still. Looking up she saw his face it seemed so peaceful nothing like it did at breakfast the other day, pidge had been staring for awhile until she caught herself doing so, her face turned the shade of a tomato. Adverting her eyes Shiro started to move, his eyebrows' furrowed he looked scared as his once peaceful state was completely flipped around. Pidge had to do something she didn't want to just let him keep living in whatever nightmare he was in!

Pidge gently shook Shiro, "wake up." She whispered. As Shiro started to wake she lay back in his arms, slowing down her breathing and loosening her muscles, pretending to sleep so that he wouldn't notice.

As Shiro opened his eyes rather quickly, checking he still wasn't in the dream, a small sigh of relief escaped his lips, "12th one this week…" As he looked around his eyes landed on the small girl in his arms. Smiling to himself, he got up slowly as to not wake, what he thought, was a sleeping pidge back to her room.

The rest of the team were in a deep slumber it must be the middle of the night then… Shiro thought to himself, carrying pidge bridal style through her door.

There were stacks of paper on the low desks, that suited her small stature, but were like some dolls possessions compared to the towering Shiro. As he manoeuvred his way ever so slowly, trying not to tread on pidges many experiments!

Laying her down on her bed pidge tried to act the limpest she could. Shiro then pulled the blanket over his small companion, then leaned in and kissed her on the forehead softly whispering, "I love you, Katie." Speaking just quiet enough for pidge to hear, not knowing she was completely aware. Shiro the exited the room heading to his down the hall.

Pidge slowly opened her eyes, staying quiet, listening attentively so she could tell when Shiro was out of ear shot… a relived sigh escaped pidges mouth, "that… was close…" she whispered to herself. Touching her forehead were Shiro had gently kissed her face suddenly grew to a bright red spreading al the way to her ears. She quickly turned over and buried her face into her pillow, to try and compute what just happened.

I'm sure he didn't mean it like that… pidge debated, he must've meant it platonically? … I mean, its me… yeah of course he did. Why do I even care?! Its not like I like like him… right? It was just one thing, and were friends, so its fine… but what did he mean by '12thone this week'? is that why he looked so tired…

Slowly her brain started to slow down to tired to worry about such a thing, she slowly nodded off to sleep once more.