The day had started off like any other. Lance had woken up, made himself some breakfast and got ready for the day. The day was going like any other, until lunch came around that was. His mother had called. It wasn't unusual, he was use to calls from his mom, it happened at least a few times a year. What he wasn't expecting was that she had made plans to visit. Specifically to finally meet the boyfriend Lance had always bragged about.

It wouldn't have been a problem, except that he wasn't actually dating anyone and the person he'd made his parents believe he was dating was actually just his roommate of two years. He didn't know what to do, or say. He couldn't tell his parents he'd lied for the past year about his relationship, but he didn't know how Shiro would react to finding out he'd claimed him as his boyfriend of a year.

Allura had picked up that something was wrong when he'd hung up his phone, immediately growing concerned. "Something wrong, Lance? You look pale. Did...something happen?" Lance shook his head, feigning a smile.

"N-no. Um...it's just...my parents are visiting." He said quietly, staring at the table of the cafe they were in.

"Well that isn't so bad. Your family sounds lovely,from what you'd told me about them." She smiled, confused as to why he was worried.

"It isn't" He sighed, running his hands through his hair. "...Allura I haven't exactly been honest with them for the past year." She only grew more confused, tilting her head to the side.

"What do you mean?" She asked quietly. He sighed, taking a deep breath before meeting her gaze.

"I...may have told them that I've been dating Shiro...for a year." His voice came out more quiet than he intended, letting his head fall into his hands. He hated having to lie to his parents, but ever since he'd moved, they'd been hounding him about if he'd been dating anyone yet. He just wanted them to stop, before his mother tried to set him up again. Allura laughed at his confession, shaking her head at her friend.

"Well...you could always tell Shiro. He's a great friend, I'm sure he'd help you out." Lance sighed, his shoulders slumping at the thought of having to have that talk to him about it.

"But what if he doesn't and he ends up hating me? I live with him and don't exactly want to be kicked out."

"Or, maybe he'll be understanding." Allura assured, hugging Lance. "And there's always the option of telling your-"

"No!" He cut her off, snapping his head up to look at her. "No. No I can't do that. They'd definitely set me up on a date then. Or be disappointed and angry. I'll just...I'll talk to him." He said, feeling defeated. He checked his phone, biting at his bottom lip before getting up. "He's probably home now. They're flying over tomorrow night." Allura nodded, getting up with him. "Well, good luck." She gave him another hug before they left, Lance walking home anxiously.

When he got home, he let his bag fall to the floor and took another calming breath. "Hey, Shiro? You home?" Shiro poked his head out from his room, smiling when he saw Lance.

"Hey. Yeah, something up?" He asked, walking into the living room to meet Lance.

"Uh...yeah. I gotta talk to you about something." He mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Okay?" He started to feel concerned as he sat down.

"Okay. Promise you won't freakout." Lance started, starting to pace. "So...my parents are gonna be flying out here to visit me for a month."

"What's so wrong with that? That sounds great." Shiro stated, confused.

"Yeah, it would be if I hadn't told them that for the past year we've been dating." He said more quickly, feeling his anxiety grow more. "And it's totally understandable if you get angry or wanna kick me out. It was wrong of me to do this." He continued on, starting to panic more.

"Lance."

"And I'd totally understand if you want to stop being friends over this, I mean who wouldn't."

"Lance."

"Which would suck because you're one of my closest friends on campus and losing you would really hurt a lot."

"Lance!" Shiro finally yelled, walking to him and grabbing his shoulders to make him stop pacing. Lance looked up, finally giving his attention to Shiro."It's fine." Shiro assured him, smiling.

"Wait, what?" Lance asked in shock, his eyes growing wide.

"I don't mind helping. Really." He repeated, letting his arms fall to his side.

"Wh...are...o...kay." Lance was in awe, not believing it went so well. A small smile crept onto his face, sighing in relief. "Thank you, really Shiro. You have no idea how much this means to me." Shiro shrugged, turning to go back to his room.

"That's what friends are for." He said before shutting his door, smiling widely to himself. Unknown to Lance, Shiro had developed a crush on Lance over the past two years they'd known each other. They'd become close friends after Allura had introduced them the first day of school, enjoying the upbeat and outgoing nature of Lance. He was going to enjoy getting to pretend to be with Lance, even if it was just for a month.