Time to use the most iconic sentence and moment in Shallura culture! This prompt actually made me kinda nervous because I felt like with this particular sentence there was soooooooooo much at stake! Just thinking about the way Shiro put his hand on Allura got me weak to the knees XD

Day 5: "I know how you feel". Someone is feeling blue and get some cheering up from the black lion.

Enjoy!

Princess Situla followed the muffled sounds until she found her little brother crying under his bed. "Come here," she said while scooting next to her brothe Alfor and wrapping him into her arms. "They'll be back soon."

"That's what they said when they left two months ago!" Alfor replied angrily. The 7 years had woken up from a bad dream and found refuge in his own private sanctuary, the space under the bed.

"I know how you feel," his sister replied, "and I'm not gonna pretend like it doesn't hurt, because it does. Instead, I'm gonna ask you to follow me because you trust me and I know exactly what could cheer you up." Alfor thought about it. Of course he trusted his older sister, they were not only siblings but best friends. He just didn't know if he could trust the gleam in her eyes. "Okay, I'll follow you," he said before he could have a chance to change his mind. He followed his sister out from under the bed and into her own bedroom. Situla led her younger brother to her private closet. "I don't feel like dressing up," Alfor mumbled. Ignoring his comment, she led him behind a row of banquet attires and pushed a small button at the bottom of the wall. A door opened up and little light lit up. "Dad said to only use this exit if it's an emergency and I feel like it is." H hesitated at first to follow Situla. Letting his trust guide him rather than his doubts, Alfor followed Situla down the secret hallway.

When they exited the tunnel, Alfor wasn't too sure of what he saw. But a little march around the structure made him realize that he was now in the haggard and was face to face with the black lion. The black lion opened its jaw and pulled out the ramp, inviting the royal children inside. Situla was now pulling a terrified Alfor up and deep into the beast. "Dad will kill us if he knew we were here!"

"For heaven's sake, I'm not a Paladin, I can't drive this lion so can you PLEASE just trust me?" He looked at his sister. "The young prince is right," a voice suddenly said. The prince jumped. "What was that?" He yelled out.

"Prince Alfor, I am the black lion, the head of Voltron. Your sister, Princess Situla, didn't bring you here to cause you any harm but rather to try and heal your sorrow. You see that big seat near the front?" He turned around to see what Black was talking about. "If you and your sister sit on it, I can show you a little something special." Slowly, Alfor made his way to the seat. He laughed when he realized that three of him could probably sit next to each other and still have some wiggle room. Situla sat next to him. The black lion lit up and images filled the screen before them.

A young Princess Allura was talking to Shiro about something. "Is that mom and dad?" Alfor asked in awe.

"This war against Zarkon is exhausting! I know we can't attack aimlessly but sometimes... I wish it could just be over," Allura whispered in the video. Shiro put his hands on her shoulder. "I know how you feel. I remember my mother telling me that when things looked like they were too much, take a breath, count to ten, make a plan and fight till the end." Allura looked at him, she closed her eyes and did just what he told her: she took a deep breath, counted to ten, and visualized a plan to defeat Zarkon. Satisfied with how things turned out, Shiro lifted his hands up in the air, confusing Allura.

"Wait...is that," Alfor whispered, "Is dad teaching mom how to do a high five?" The little boy laughed, completely forgetting about the pain and worries that plagued her not too long ago. "Mom didn't know what a high five was?" He said, laughter still going through his body.

"Thank you," Situla whispered to Black. "You are most welcome," the lion replied.

That night, Black used their mental bond to tell King Shiro about the midnight visiters. And it didn't take much to convince his wife, Queen Allura, to head home early and spend some quality time with their children.

Fun Fact: I did a bit of digging and Situla, also called Kappa Aquarii, is a star in the Aquarius constellation.

I don't know if this counts as Shallura but since it's their future children... Did I break a rule?

Tell me what you think!