"I honestly think I would've been better off on the ship," Pidge said, crossing her arms over her chest.

Lance nodded and shrugged out of his suit jacket before saying "Maybe, but I do agree with Allura when she said you looked cute."

Pidge punched Lance's arm, a look of irritation plain on her face as she picked at the knee length skirt of her dress. The event the planet's inhabitants had thrown in honor of Voltron was formal, and Allura and Coran made it very clear that nobody would be attending in anything they considered shabby, even their armor. Sliding his hands into his pockets, Lance looked at the dance floor and then at the band as the music changed.

Nodding towards the floor, Lance asked, "You wanna dance?"

"No," Pidge stated, grabbing Lance's hand and dragging him onto the floor, "I want you to take my mind off the stupid formalities of this meeting."

Taking Pidge's hand and arm, Lance smiled before clarifying, "So that's a yes?"

Raising an eyebrow, Pidge let a smile grace her features before relaxing her shoulders. Pulling Pidge slightly closer, Lance started the step, moving to the fast paced dance with ease. Not taking his eyes off Pidge, Lance grinned as the green paladin laughed at the different sequence of steps she was pulled into, a gleam of determination in her eyes.

Looking around, Lance realized for a moment the alien Coran was speaking to was watching him intently, but almost instantly he turned back to face Pidge. Pulling her into a sweetheart hold, Lance felt the energy emanating from Pidge, even though she was originally reluctant to even come to the celebration. Before he realized it, the music ended and Pidge was pulling Lance back to where he left his coat.

Letting out a tired breath, Lance dramatically offered a hand to Pidge as the music changed again and asked, "Shall we continue?"

Pidge started to nod only to hiss slightly when she took a step towards the dance floor. Looking down, Lance saw the tech expert's problem. The shoes Allura had provided for Pidge were new and unused, already having given her blisters from wearing them most of the day. Frowning at the problem, Lance knelt down and gently grabbed Pidge's ankle and lifted her foot up, sliding it out of the pale green shoe. Repeating the action on her other foot, Lance tossed Pidge's shoes to the side, noticing the smug grin on the girl's face as he did so.

Standing up straight, Lance asked, "That a bit better?"

Pidge made a face before shaking her head and loosening Lance's tie. Standing on her toes, Pidge rumpled the collar of Lance's shirt before nodding approvingly and saying, "That looks more like my goofball."

"I'm not a goofball!" Lance protested, indignantly offering Pidge his hand and leading her back onto the floor.

Smirking, Pidge confirmed, "Yes you are," spinning into Lance and breaking his hold on her hand, "I think that's why you're so much fun to be around."

About to argue, Lance crossed his arms only for Pidge to order, "Catch me."

"Wait, wha—" Lance fumbled to grab Pidge as she placed a hand on his arm and jumped up.

Holding his left arm under Pidge's knees, and his right arm supporting her back, Lance shuffled back to the side of the dance floor. Glancing at the prideful look on Pidge's face, Lance asked, "Was that necessary?"

Smirking, Pidge said, "No, but it was fun."

Starting to put her down, Lance felt Pidge's hold on his neck tighten as she asked, "Don't you want your payment?"

"For what?" Lance asked, a nervous feeling developing in his stomach as he thought about the different ideas Pidge might have in mind.

Instead, Lance was surprised when the girl kissed her index finger and placed it on his lips saying, "That's the best you get. I've had too much affection for one night. If you want more, come back tomorrow."

Letting Pidge stand on her own, Lance stood up and felt his cheeks flush as she picked at her green skirt. Rubbing the back of his neck, Lance mumbled, "You really do look cute. Not just now, but all the time."

"What? Did you say something?"

Lance grinned, ruffling Pidge's hair and watching as her face light up with happiness and said, "I might have payment for you too. Wanna prank Hunk and Shiro?"

"Do you even need to ask?"

A/N I wrote this at three in the morning cuz that's when inspiration strikes. I hope I kept these two in character and you guys liked this chapter! Updates will either be once or twice a week, I'm gonna try and keep this active and not leave it hanging for a month.