Oh dear goodness don't hate for the ships.. Basically, all the paladins in the story are aged so that they are the around the Same age.

Keith- 16

Lance-16

Pidge/Katie-15

Hunk-16

Allura-17

Shiro-age not changed

So this is a summer camp au, that came to me in a dream. I figured I should write it cause, why not? Shiro will play a small part in this story, and the main focus will be lance, Pidge/Katie and Keith.

Hunk and allura will be minor characters. Also, Ashla is human Axca, all of the people are human so I thought her name was a bit too alien!

Enjoy reading this!

Love. Portrayed in movies, books, and much more, Love seems visible at every turn. In truth, its not. People can like some one, but you have to learn who they are to love them. You have to know them at their worst to see them at their best.

Summer camp was exiting for lance, especially this year. He was determined to find a sweet summer love before the camp was over. That was his one and only goal. He had been watching movies, reading books, playing music, anything he could get his hands on. He wanted the perfect summer romance. He practically jumped out of the car just to get into the camp. He made sure to choose a camp this year that none of his siblings chose, so he could get away without them watching him 24/7. He had made that mistake last year, and oh did he pay for it. The camp he so happened to choose, was Adventure summer camp.

Sounds dumb, doesn't it? Katie didn't want to go. She honestly would have rather stayed home, hung out with matt before he left for college, worked on machinery. Her parents were making her go to this stupid camp, and she hated it. Katie looked out the window of the car, noticing they arrived. Stepping out of the cool air conditioning, she made her way to her trunk to gather her things. Adventure summer camp? More like a reason for her to socialize.

In truth, Keith had only gone because he promised Shiro he would. Shiro had really pushed for him to go here, Keith really didn't know why. He knew Shiro had gone himself when he was 17, but always said it was just a normal camp. Keith would much rather be home than here. Long distance relationships never work do they? Did this mean Ashla wouldn't be there for him when he gets back? He didn't like not knowing. He wasn't sure why he agreed to go.

After they were dropped off one by one, they all watched their rides fade from view. Pidge arrived first, having left earlier to get on time. Lance arrived second, a few minutes before the time the entrance party. Keith arrived fifteen minutes late, because they lived further away then the others, and that Shiro can't navigate to save his life.

When pidge saw her roommates side of the tent, she inwardly groaned. It was covered in cute stuff and plush animals. Pidge sighed and set down her bag. She had brought more little projects than clothes, much against her mothers recommendations.

When she had finished setting up her side, it was messy looking, to anyone else. Pidge was actually proud of herself. It looked better than her room at home.

She went to the ceremony, or whatever it was supposed to be.. She was given a time and place, not an explanation. When she entered the main hall, she found that about a hundred people her age were gathered there. She slipped quietly to the back of the room, to an almost empty row. Only a few seats remained. Pidge wondered if every seat was filled, or they had a few empty ones. Pidge was still a little early, so she took out her sketchbook and started making blueprints for a machine she had an idea for on the car ride. The chatter of all the people soon became invisible to her ears, and she didn't even notice the kid come right up to her and sit.

"Cool drawing, What is it?"

Pidge jumped so high her glasses became crooked, and a hand quickly flew up to fix them. Her face snapped back to her page, without looking at the person talking to her.

"A battery powered fan for my tent. Its-uh- hot." she didn't want to talk about the fact that she sweats a lot.

"Oh! Cool! You should make me one too!"

"Look," pidge closed her book, and brushed her hair out of her face. " I don't know. " she looked over to see a tan-skinned boy with short brown hair and blue eyes.

"Pleeeaaassseeeeee? Please?" he squealed, making people near them turn to look.

Pidge was flustered by the sudden attention, but did her best to focus on the conversation.

"I-I don't even know if I have enough materials.."

"Pleaseeeeeeeee!" he almost jumped from his seat to land on the floor with his knees pressed into the cold tile. "I won't leave you alone until you make me one!"

"Fine." she put her book back into her bag. "My name is Pidge"

A look of absolute wonder flashed across his face before it was replaced with a huge smile " The names Lance!"

It almost looked as if he was about to say something else, but the lights dimmed and the owner came out to greet this years campers.

"Hello everyone! Today is the first day of camp for you all, and I do hope you enjoy! If you have any questions, need any help, or find yourself in trouble, never hesitate to ask one of our amazingly qualified staff members. If you haven't already, you should find your tent and leave your belongings there, you can find your tent number on your information packets-" he went on for another fifteen minutes.

When they left the building, they were all directed back to their tents. Everyone had the chance to meet their roommates, and finish unpacking.

Pidge was nervous to meet her roommate, because she tended to dislike people that had rooms like that. She stepped inside to find her tent empty. She let out a breath of relief, and sat down on her cot. After a while, her roommate entered. A tan skinned girl with insanely long silver hair stepped in, and she looked like a fresh shining star despite the humid heat.

" Hi! I'm Allura! Its so nice to meet-" her soft accented voice was cut short once she got sight of pidge messy side of the room. " its nice to meet you." she continued. Pidge stood up, almost regretting it because of the differences in their height.

" Nice to meet you too! My name is Pidge. Sorry my room is so messy" normally, pidge doesn't care about what other people think, but since she was going to share this space with this person for a few months, she wanted to make a good impression.

They talked for a little while, but it was mostly just small talk. After an hour or so, they both went out to the dining hall for dinner. The food wasnt the best, but it wasnt inedible. They had cartons of chocolate milk, which both girls grabbed a few for each of themselves. During dinner, Lance appeared and drank one of Pidges milks. They all chatted and talked about basic things, Allura seemed to dislike lance in some weird way that Pidge didn't know about.

After dark, they had a big bonfire and most of the campers came to roast marshmallows. People sat around in groups and told scary stories, gossiped, and joked. Pidge improved her blueprints by the warm light of the fire. Lance dropped in to check on pidge, seeing she was working on her blueprints.

" Hey Pidge! I have something you need to see!"

She looked up, seeing lance across the fire. He had a smores in his hand, and he looked like he didn't have a worry in the world.

"If its about that fan don't worry about it."

" follow me!" his voice was lighthearted. He looked effortlessly happy. Pidge grumbled as she stood up and stretched, her back was tense from sitting hunched over her drawing.

Pidge begrudgingly followed Lance, who was practically skipping, away from the fire and towards the old jungle gym. Eventually, lance ran up and climbed to the top of the bars. Pidge picked up her pace, joining lance at the top.

The metal was still warm from the heat earlier that day, and pidge sat next to lance, wondering what he wanted to show her.

"So... What is it?"

" I'm surprised you haven't noticed. Although, I shouldn't be. You're always looking down.. Whether its at your sketchpad, or when youre talking to someone.. You should look up a little more.. Sometimes, you can see the world in a better way"

Pidge took her glasses off and risked a glance at him, too see him staring straight up. She followed his gaze, to see a billion bright stars above. Thousands- no billions of twinkling stars shone above them. The smoke from the fire in the near distance dissipated into thin air, and the line of the trees swayed with the cool breeze. If you thought there was an empty spot, you could stare at it long enough to see dimmer stars. It was the most beautiful thing pidge had ever seen.

" Thank you.."


All is not as it seems.

Tell me what you think, I really hope you will.

-Ace