Pidge looked down the hall making sure they had adequate time to set up. He then spotted Keith escorting Allura down the hall. He ducked back into the room to get everyone ready.

Allura felt her way down the hall as Keith escorted her. She could only smile since she could not see a thing.

"Why did you have to blindfold me?" she asked.

"Its all apart of the surprise," he said. "Don't want you to spoil it."

"Keith..."

"Shh!" he said.

They then came to a stop, and Allura was about to take off the blindfold, but felt his hands cover hers then brought out in front of her.

"Where are we?"

He placed a finger to her lips to silence her. "We can't spoil the surprise just yet."

She heard the audible sound of a door sliding open, and he slowly led her into whatever room he had led her to. She then felt him release her hands and slowly, the pressure of the blindfold loosen.

"Ready?"

She nodded and soon the blindfold came off, and as she adjusted her eyes to the sudden brightness of the room....

"Merry Christmas!"

Allura smiled as Nanny handed her a dish of chocolate cheesecake and then took a seat on the long sofa in the rec room. She was so surprised to see everyone in such good spirits. But nothing was compared to the delicacy she currently held in her hand.

"Be careful with that young lady, cheesecake is one of the 7 deadly sins!" Lance called from where he sat with Pidge.

"7 deadly sins?" Allura asked.

Keith smiled as he handed her a cup of eggnog and seated himself next to her on the sofa. "Actually its number 8," he said almost in a laugh. "Lance was just joking."

Allura smiled as she took her first bite out of the delicious dessert and her expression that followed made Keith laugh.

"First time you had cheesecake?" he asked.

She nodded and quickly took another forkful of the dessert, eating it quickly and smiled. "Nanny, why haven't you ever made this before?" she asked.

"I never had the recipe for it, until Pidge found it for me," Nanny said as she cleared the small coffee table of the empty dishes and cups. "Im glad that the dessert is satisfactory."

"Nanny, whenever did you not make something less than satisfactory?" Coran asked with a smile. "But yes, this is one of the best deserts we've had in a while."

Nanny smiled. "Well, I've had a long day, so unless you guys don't know where the kitchen is, leave everything here and I will clean it up in the morning."

"Aww Nanny, don't worry about us!" Lance said. "We're old enough to clean up our own mess. Besides , you gave us a great dinner..why not help you by cleaning up our own mess?"

Nanny smiled. "Well...if you don't get the chance to..."

"Go to bed!" Lance yelled with a smile.

"Goodnight," she said as she took the tray she held and then walked out of the rec room.

"Goodnight Nanny," Allura called after her. She smiled as she took the last bite out of her cheesecake and set her plate down. She then saw the cup of eggnog and studied the creamy concoction. "What is this?"

"Eggnog," Keith said as he grabbed his cup. "Be careful...and drink it slowly."

Allura nodded and slowly sipped from her cup. Her face soured for a bit, but as she got used to the taste, she took another sip.

"It takes some getting used to," he said as he watched her drink it. "But it goes well after eating cheesecake."

She nodded in agreement as she took another sip. "This is good...but.."

Keith quickly placed a finger against his lips as he turned to look at Coran. He then leaned over to her.

"I think Lance spiked it though..so don't drink too much." he whispered to her.

"Spike?" she whispered.

"A little alcohol," he said with a smile. "He was in charge of making it, and well, he's had several cups already."

Allura looked over her shoulder where Pidge and Lance were fighting over which side of the Wishbone they would hold. "Well, he doesn't look inebriated," she said.

"Lance can hold his liquor, he just gets a little goofy," he whispered to her.

She then smiled as she met his gaze. "And what about you?" she asked. "I've seen you drink about three cups now."

"Who said that I wasn't inebriated?" he asked with a smile.

Her eyes widened then she laughed to herself. She then surprised him by downing the rest of her drink and placing the cup next to her empty plate.

"Coran, have you tried the eggnog yet?" Allura offered.

Coran smiled as he turned to her. "If Lance made it, I have no intention of drinking it," he said with a smile. He then stood. "I shall be turning in, and Allura..."

She looked up at him with a smile.

"Don't drink too much," he said before he made his leave.

Allura watched as he slowly left the small room. She quietly laughed to herself. "Is it me or has he gotten better hearing in recent months?"

Keith smiled as he placed his empty cup down next to hers on the table before them.

"No, I just think he knows how young people can be," he offered. He then turned to her with a smile. "FYI...the cheesecake was laced with whiskey."

Allura's eyes widened as she stared at the empty plate on the small table.

"Did Nanny know?" she asked.

"I don't think so," he said as he turned to where Lance was. "It was the only way Pidge can...uhum...take liquor."

"Pidge?" she asked. "What? Corrupting a minor?"

Keith let out a laugh. "When you cook liquor, it doesn't have quite the same effect," he said. "Besides, Pidge had a hard time sneaking the liquor into the recipe."

"Pidge did that?"

Keith nodded.

"AHAH!!! I win!"

The two turned to where Lance and Pidge were, while they each held on side of a broken wishbone. Allura leaned on the back of the couch as she smiled at them.

"So, Pidge, what will your wish be?" she asked.

The boy smiled as he pushed up his glasses and looked back at her. "Don't you know princess, my wish won't come true if I say it out loud." he said. "but trust me its a good one."

"Ah shut-up squirt," Lance said. "Here, have some cheesecake."

Allura smiled, then slowly came to the realization that they were one member short. She looked around the small room then turned to Keith.

"Where's Hunk?" she asked.

Before Keith could answer, the doors to the rec room slid open and Allura could not help but laugh as Hunk, dressed in this ridiculous red and white outfit, sporting a fake white beard and a bag over his shoulder.

"HO HO HO!" he bellowed as Lance and Pidge stared at their burly friend.

"Merry Christmas!"