Prompt: Insomnia

Category: Fluff

Timeline: Begining of season 8

Summary: Apparently Allura isn't the only one with insomnia.

Other: Note that this was written before season 8 aired.

The Garrison was deathly quiet. The only sounds were the sweet buzz of generators from the few generator closets and the occasional snoring of a resident. Allira payed them no mind and drug her feet down the hall, careful to avoid obstacles in the dimly lit passageway. This was the third night in a row that she couldn't sleep. Her deprivation was starting to affect her calculations and therefore, her work. No matter what she tried, the Altean could not get herself to sleep. She wasn't even very tired when awake.

Coran was sure she had caught an earth disease called Insomnia but Shiro insisted that Insomnia was a disorder not a disease and was not contiguous. Disease or disorder, Allura was not at all a fan of Insomnia. She had gotten tips from Pidge, Lance, Hunk, Colleen, Sam, Shiro, and even some from Matt, though those seemed to be just very annoying and in no way helpful. Nothing worked.

The queen rounded the corner and was slightly shocked to see the kitchen door partly open and a light radiating from inside. 'Who the quiznark is still up at 4am?' she mentally questioned. With her curiosity peaked, Allura cautiously approached the door. She peeked insode and immediately recognized the culprit.

She smiled as she leaned against the door frame. "You'd get into so much trouble if Shiro or Iverson found you," she declared teasingly.

Keith jumped at the sound of her voice and spun around, eyes wide with worry. He noticeably relaxed once he realised that it was just Allura. He closed the fridge as he replied. "Yeah, but you won't tell them." He displayed full confidence in his prediction.

Allura pushed off the door frame and strolled closer to Keith, and the fridge. "As much as I'd like to argue, you're probably right," she answered. She opened the fridge and pulled out a bowl of grapes, a food which Allura found to be her favorite out of earth foods. She popped one in her mouth before speaking again. "I can't seem to get to sleep."

Keith stared at her for a second before nodding in understanding and turning his eyes back to the cup of yogurt in his hands. "Same here. I haven't struggled with my insomnia since I left earth but now, every night, I just lay awake in bed, wanting to sleep but not being able to," he stated.

Allura sat on the counter next to the fridge, facing Keith who sat opposite her. "Well at least I'm not alone," she concluded with a little laugh.

"Yeah, I guess," Keith replied as he played with his yogurt, not really paying attention.

Allura knew Keith well enough to see that something was bothering him, though it didn't take a psychologist to figure that one out. She placed her fruit aside and gave Keith her full attention. "What's wrong?" she asked.

A slight debate ensued but soon Keith gave in to her prodding. "I keep thinking about Haggar. She's still out there, and she has a considerably large army backing her up. She's a massive threat and so I guess I'm unable to go to sleep because I think I can stop her if I'm awake and on guard."

"Well first off, you need sleep to be on guard and secondly, there is no way you could beat her by herself," Allura assured.

"That's what I have you for, to tire me out so I can sleep," Keith teased, jumping off the counter. He took a few hesitant steps toward Allura. "Got any ideas for me?"

Allura felt her breath hitch as Keith reached her knees. She quickly regained herself and smiled at him. "A few," she replied with a wink.

Like a bolt of lightning, Allura pulled Keith in for a kiss. She had found herself somewhat addicted to kissing Keith after a first kiss two nights before while in recovery. The feeling of their mouths somehow molding into one, it was strange but Allura loved it. They never really talk about their kisses or what kind of relationship they had with one another. Apparently both were scared that the other just wanted a "fool around" friend as Lance so nicely put it.

In her intense nights of insomnia, Allura would think about all this. She didn't understand it and she was a little scared of it but she didn't want to stop. Of course, they had to sneak around because the Galaxy Garrison frowned upon relationships within the corporation. That gave a certain thrill the the already bundle of feelings that the two felt.

The kiss they shared now started out as sweet and innocent but was now getting more...passionate. Allura reluctantly pulled back and looked Keith straight in the eye before things got more heated. "Keith, what are we?" Allura finally scraped together enough courage to ask.

Keith thought for a second, searching her eyes for a clue as to how she felt. "What do you want us to be?" he countered.

Allura didn't hesitate as she responded. "An us."

Keith was silent for a second and Allura quickly looked down at her hands, thinking he'd reject her. Keith, however, just answered with a quiet "Me too". The Altean's eyes darted back to the man across from her.

"Really? So we can actually go on dates and stuff?" Allura questioned hopefully, a toothy smile plastered on her face. Keith, expression parallel to Allura's, just nodded and she continued. "What about the Garrison policy?"

Keith shrugged. "There is actually no rule against it. It's just not encouraged," he informed, taking her hands in his. He pulled her in for another kiss as Allura let out a little giggle.

She wasn't even thinking of her insomnia anymore. Neither was Keith. It wasn't so bad having insomnia together.

I don't know what this is or if I like it...

I have made a decision to go back and modify some of my less well written oneshots and fix them. But this will get done slowly cause I have a lot going on.

Please review!

~ Pickles