"Ow, Hunk, watch your space!" Lance yelled into his comm as the Yellow Lion scraped against the side of the Red Lion. Pidge rolled her eyes as she put her feet on the dash, reading an book on Altean contraptions and mechanics Coran found at an space flea market. A couple weeks before.

"It's not my fault! You were the one who was trying to do a barrel roll!" Pidge looked up from her book and set it down, giving an amused look. "Lance, were you trying to impress Allura again?" At this, Hunk and Pidge burst out in giggle fits, Allura joining in after.

"I appreciate the show of affection, Lance, but please don't crash your lion. Or Hunk's, for that matter." Allura stated, a ghost of a laugh still present in her tone. Pidge snorted. "Yeah, when he stops being irrational and stupid, I might as well become the Queen of England. It'd make more sense than the former, at least." Allura laughed awkwardly before sobering quickly. "Whatever is 'England', Pidge? I've never heard of a planet with such a name."

Keith joined the conversation. "It's a country on Earth. A subdivision of land, I guess. But we're straying from the point." Pidge could feel the smirk in his voice. "So. About Allura?"

Lance grumbled something in Spanish before turning on his video comm. "A, I'm not irrational and stupid, Pidge. B, Keith, stay out of this. C... Uh. You guys are stupid!" Lance leaned back in his chair smugly, to which Pidge responded by crossing her arms. "Truly, a worthy comeback, Lance. You sure told him off." She retorted drily.

She leaned her head against her hand. "And you are irrational, sorry to say."

Hunk nodded in agreement, turning his video comm on. "Yeah, sorry dude, but she's got a point."

Lance shook his head fervently. "You wanna talk about irrational? Remember when Pidge pushed Hunk into an alien bush for breathing on her yesterday? Gave him a nasty rash too! Seems not very rational to me."

Keith turned on his video comm and gave a confused look. "What? Was that when I was negotiating woth the Haegations for housing arrangments?" Hunk nodded sheepishly. "Pidge!"

Pidge blushed and looked away, arms crossed. "I accidentally tripped into him, Lance. Not pushed."

Lance smirked. "Tripped, my foot! You rammed into him full speed!"

Hunk gave an uncomfortable look. "Look, she apologized, she was having a bad day, can we-"

"No, no, no, not finished. I have to make my point."

"Yeah, but Lance, it was different circumstances..." Hunk sheepishly said, hand gripping his arm, face flushed.

Pidge grimaced. If Hunk told Lance the 'circumstances', she wouldn't know what she'd do. Lance would tease her endlessly, without fail, not to mention the amount of questioning from Coran and Allura... Never.

She quickly changed the comm to just between the three of them, Hunk, Lance, and herself. She would have to explain to the others why she switched off later, but that was the farthest thing from her mind at the moment.

Lance noticed the switching of the comms and looked at Pidge suspiciously. "Mhm, okay, circumstances? Obviously Pidge don't want me to know about 'em, so my curiosity is officially piqued." He leaned over his dash. "Hunk, bud, come on and tell me!"

Hunk gave Lance a glare. "Don't ask me! I promised her I wouldn't tell!" Pidge nodded, giving a small smile. "Just drop it, Lance, it isn't a big deal."

Lance hmphed, sinking back in his seat. "Yeah, whatever. I will find out what's wrong though, mark my words, Pidgey."

Pidge rolled her eyes. "Knowing how absolutely clueless you are to everything else, I highly doubt it." Hunk laughed. "Yeah, sorry dude, I don't think Pidge is gonna budge on it."

"Well, we'll see about that." Lance said, face smug. "Lancey Lance will be observing you very closely, Pidge, and I will figure out your secrets."

"If you aren't too sidetracked over Allura, that is." Pidge retorted, smirking.

Lance rolled his eyes and turned back on the comms for everyone. Everyone seemed a bit confused. Lance decided to clear the air.

"Nothing happened, me and Pidge just had a chat." Lance said. Pidge crossed her arms.

"That makes it seem like you scolded me or something, Lance. Nothing happened. Lance was just annoying me and I went off on him, that's all."

Keith out his head on his hand. "So nothing out of the ordinary there. Lance probably deserved it."

Lance scoffed in mock offense. "Keith, as a perfectly obedient paladin, I am hurt. Wounded, truly."

Everyone laughed, and Pidge smiled. It seemed like everyone would forget what happened back on the hill, and maybe she'd be left alone.

She should've known that when Lance says something, he means it.