"…come with me…mmm…made of gold...mmmhmm…mmmmhm….ocean meets the sky ….mmmm…we'll sing the song of the sea …mmmm…"

"Lance?"

Lance looked up from helping Coran clean the sleep pods.

"What?"

"What are you singing?"

"Singing?!" Lance raised both eyebrows, "I wasn't singing."

But Hunk continued to give him a very worried look so Lance thought for a moment. Had he been singing?

Lance started to laugh as it came to him.

"Holy Crow! I've not thought about that song since I was in third grade!"

"What song," Hunk asked carefully. This was thin ice. It had been almost two months since they'd finally got rid of the Dradite. But they still didn't like coming anywhere close to the topic.

"My Gran'pap came over from Ireland and lived with us for a few years and taught us a bunch of old songs and lullabys. Mom and dad had a fit when he taught us an old drinking song. He went back home when I was like, eight? Somewhere around that time? I'd all but forgotten those songs!"

"So you were remembering your grandpa?"

"I guess so," Lance grinned, "Old Gran'pappi William."

Hunk choked. Lance slapped his back.

"You're supposed to swallow your spit, big guy, not inhale it."

Hunks head spun. Lance had named the Dradite after his own grandfather! He had given it a family name!

"Hunk, you ok?" Lance was starting to get really worried about his friend.

"Yeah, I'm just going to go get a drink of water, do you want one?"

"Naw, I'm almost done," Lance shrugged, "You look like you might need a nap too."

()

Over time the team became used to Lance absent mindedly humming the lullabys he used to know.

He went out to scan areas and they teamed up with hunters in search of those that would disturb the peace.

They had even take a quick trip home and saw their families. Lance was the first one off the ship to the awaiting crowd of people. He was so happy he even hugged his new brother-in-law.

Hunk was just as excited and even Shiro couldn't keep his joy from showing. Krolia greeted Keith; she had come with Sam and Colleen to see them. Allura was ecstatic to finally see everything that the paladins would talk about or reference. She was everywhere and all in all acted like a little kid.

They stayed for a few months before Allura asked them if they wished to go back out and explore.

"We still have to help," she added. To her surprise they answered immediately.

"We were wondering what you were waiting for!"

"Home is great, but once you've been out and about, you can't stay for very long after wards."

Hunk was in seventh heaven as he stocked the kitchen with everything he'd ever wanted in space. Kalteneker even got a few new friends in the form of chickens.

The team said their good byes and Shiro watched as Lances sister had the new niece wave good bye to Lance. Lance waved back, totally unashamed.

()

"I'm taking a brake today," Lance said face down on the couch.

"You were out late last night," Pidge said sitting on top of him and typing away on her laptop.

"I couldn't get a solid read in the area I was in," Lance sighed, "I still didn't manage to get anywhere."

"Allura told you to leave it for another day."

"It was mocking me."

"You sure showed it."

"stuff it."

She chuckled and even Lance had to grin into the cushions. Until he felt something against his ear. Wiggling slightly to release his arm he reached into the back cushion and pulled out a blue rubber ring.

Pidges heart stopped.

"What's this?"

"Oh, nothing," Pidge snatched it out of his hand, "Its just something hunk and I were working on. We were, um, testing out coolant materials. It gets hot in the lions sometimes…"

Lance laughed, "that's good. I thought for a moment that I accidently stole my nieces teething ring. My sister woulda been pissed."

Quiznak, that's a better story.

Pidge waited but Lance didn't seem to be bothered at all. She shoved the ring deep into her pocket. She had been sure that they had turned these couches inside out before Shiro and Lance had come back!

()

Lance stared at his dark ceiling. He'd just been dreaming about something. He knew he'd had the dream before, but he just couldn't place it. He could never remember it.

But it always made him sad.