Okay guys, I give you the newest chapter! Honestly, every time I post a chapter, I'm always surprised that you guys like and it and you honestly want to see what's next in store for these guys. I honestly only started this series as a one-shot fix-it fic, but since so many people were telling me to keep writing, I couldn't resist. So thank you guys for sticking by me! And like I said in my update, more chapters WILL be coming. :)

And lately, I've been contemplating starting an Ao3 account to post more of my stories there, so, that's a thing. Nothing's set in stone yet though, I'm just trying to find ways to keep busy. But anyway, I hope you guys enjoy!

The first steps back on Garrison soil was relieving, yet bittersweet.

Keith walked through the halls of the Garrison, hoping for the numbness in his feet to fade as he paced about. He had intended to stay up atop of the Black Lion until sunset, but had ended up staying there until Shiro had called him, saying he had been out two hours over the time he said he's leave and that Romelle was getting concerned, the Altean having been keeping Kosmo company in her room for the time he was up there. The black paladin had simply said "okay" as he hung up and finally stood, beginning the descent down the lion. Needless to say, once he finally came down, his feet had to readjust to the ground beneath them as he walked back to the Garrison.

As he started walking back, Keith couldn't help but to think about Lance and how his date had gone. He can already hear him raving about it tomorrow. How he pulled out the chair for her every five seconds. How he impressed her at the dinner table with some of his corny one-liners. How he probably dipped her under the moon for their first k-

Keith pulled his hair firmly. He hated that he felt this strongly. When Lance had first said that he was going on the date with Allura, he genuinely was happy for the red paladin. He finally got to be with the woman he loved and take her out for a romantic date. He was supposed to be happy for him. He is happy for him. But that didn't mean he couldn't feel the tiniest bit saddened at the idea. Especially after the events on the lion's head just a few hours before.

Get a hold of yourself man.

Don't make this about yourself.

You had your chance.

And you missed it…

…again.

The black paladin bit his lip as he thought back to that small moment back on the Black Lion. He couldn't help but remember the burning feeling in his chest when Lance was looking at him. He remembered the way Lance leaned in. He remembered how he wanted more than anything than to lean In and relish the feeling of his lips as the sun gleamed on their blushing faces.

Fast forward to now and the events still played in his mind. Keith sighed as he stopped in his tracks, finally loosening the grip on his hair. He raised his head as he looked up at the ceiling.

Must be nice, he thought somberly.

The half Galran was so lost in thought that he was taken completely off guard when he felt something firm bump into him, pushing him forward slightly. Keith turned around quickly, about to see what hit him when his eyes widened in surprise.

"Lance?"

Lance stood in front of him, a look of surprise and embarrassment etched all over his face. The Cuban teen stood awkwardly as he scratched the back of his neck, the other hand stuffed in his pocket. Lance chuckled awkwardly as he snapped out of his short stupor.

"Hey. Sorry man, I didn't mean to bump into you." Lance said awkwardly. Keith shook his head and waved his hand in front of him.

"No, it's fine. I probably shouldn't be standing in the middle of a hallway."

"Yeah, you probably shouldn't." Lance smirked. Keith rolled his eyes, a small smile gracing his features and an eyebrow now raised.

"Yeah, whatever. I was just lost in thought. What's your excuse?" Keith quipped. The red paladin paused in his response as he sighed softly. Keith turned towards Lance completely, worried he said something he shouldn't have said.

"Same thing." he finally replied.

"Oh." Lance looked down awkwardly, the hand previously on the back of his neck now newly stuffed into his other pants pocket. Keith crossed his arms in worry as he looked at the guy he thought about kissing a few hours ago.

Did something happen on his date?

"Do you…do you want to talk about it?" Keith asked cautiously. Lance looked up at Keith as he searched his face, looking for any signs of seriousness. It was there, along with eyefuls of genuine concern.

"Y-yeah.'

"Everything okay?" Lance took a sharp inhale through his nose.

"Something happened on my date with Allura." Keith did his best to keep his eyes from widening again. He began to walking from his original spot to the anxious paladin, stopping when he was right next to him. The black paladin turned his head to him.

"This warrants a walk." Keith said, reassurance laced in his voice. Lance smiled in thanks as he turned around and started walking side by side with Keith.

"So, you said something happened when you were with Allura?" Keith asked.

"Yeah. Well, mainly what happened towards the END of it."

"I'm listening." Keith's eyes snuck a glance at Lance, noticing the tension in his body as he walked. His eyes were filled with confusion and…embarrassment? If Keith wasn't feeling bad before, he was definitely feeling it now. He turned his head completely to look at him.

"Hey. If you don't want to talk about it, then-" Lance raised his head quickly and returned Keith's gaze, eyes widened in worry.

"N-no, no! I want to." Lance replied quickly. Keith nodded and waited for him to continue.

"Okay, so…after we had dinner with my parents, we took a walk and went to this park I used to go to when I was a kid. And without getting into too much, I told her about my feelings for her."

D-did she turn him down?

"Did she turn you down?" Keith asked cautiously. A deep blush grazed Lance's face as he began to slightly panic.

"W-well, not exactly?"

"Huh?"

"I mean, she didn't turn me down. B-but she didn't turn me up, either?" Keith looked at Lance incredulously at what he just said, never having felt so confused in his entire life. That statement alone caused the Galra to stop in his tracks as he just stared at the panicking teen, whom was too focused on staring as his shoes and blushing to even acknowledge Keith's existence at the moment.

"Lance. What the fuck does th-"

"SHE TRIED TO KISS ME AND I DIDN'T DO IT!" Lance all but exclaimed quickly. Keith's heart stopped as his eyes widened once more. So many emotions flew through his mind at once, but one look at Lance's confused and almost scared face and he knew that he needed to focus on him.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to shout like that I just-" Lance didn't get the chance to finish as Keith placed a firm hand on his shoulder, leaning down a little to meet his eyes.

"Hey, it's okay. Just tell me what happened." Lance sighed as he began to recount the events, but not before shooting Keith a quick grateful glance.

"After I told her, I was holding her hand and she was smiling at me. And then next thing I know, she starts leaning in and I lean in to but then-then I just couldn't. And I wanted to! Man, I really wanted to do it!" the Cuban teen said painfully. Keith furrowed his brows. He chose his words carefully.

"Why didn't you?"

"I-"

Lance's closed his eyes tightly, as if he was trying to get his words together. What was he even supposed to say? That he had bad breath? That he left the gas running at his family home? That Allura had some parsley stuck in her teeth? The red paladin slowly opened his eyes as he slowly turned his head and met Keith's gaze. Once again, he found himself lost in purple.

The same purple that kept him from kissing Allura.

His purple eyes.

"I-I'm scared." It wasn't until he felt the lump in his throat that he realized that he was crying. He didn't mean to say that as an answer, but when he really thought about it, it was true. Sure, when he didn't kiss Allura, he felt a lot of things, relief being one of them, but he also felt scared. He was scared that when it came down to it, he couldn't go through with the one thing he's been wanting to do since the day he met her. He was scared that even though he was beating the shit out of himself for not kissing her, he was patting himself on the back for not going through with it. He was scared of the fact that when he was leaning in, the eyes of someone else came into his mind and he didn't fight it. He let himself get lost in the eyes of someone he considered his friend. Someone who looked at him with the upmost trust. Someone who looked at him as the farthest thing of a burden. Someone who is looking at him as the most fragile piece of glass in the world and is trying to keep them from falling apart.

"Whoa whoa! Lance, it's okay!" Keith panicked as he wrapped his arm around Lance's trembling shoulders, rubbing his hand up and down his arm to help him stop himself from sobbing.

"Lance, it's okay. It's okay to be scared. I've been there, just…it's gonna be okay." Keith whispered. His felt an ache in his chest as he saw Lance make an attempt to wipe at his eyes, a hand over his mouth to keep any incoming sobs from spilling out. Keith raised his heads and quickly looked around the hallway, looking to see if there were any prying eyes. Luckily, they were the only ones in the currently empty hallway, and there was no way in hell was he gonna let ANYONE see Lance like this. Keith turned his head back to Lance.

"Hey, do you feel like heading back to your room?" Keith asked urgently. Lance turned his head to him as he slowly nodded his head.

"Do you want me to take you?" Lance looked down for a moment before looking up at him, hesitatingly.

"Please." Lance choked out.

The red paladin returned his gaze back to the floor as Keith walked him back to the dorms. As embarrassed as he was for crying in front of Keith, if he had the choice, he wouldn't mind going to him. And even though he was relieved that this night was coming to an end, he couldn't help but feel like that there were once again things that were left unsaid.