Day 21: Mornings, evenings. Or at least my version of those two moments. The morning part happens during the war and the evening part happens after the war.

Enjoy!

Allura woke up earlier that day, surprised to see the other half of the bed already empty. She quickly put on a pair of pants and Shiro's black t-shirt before heading out of the room. Shiro wasn't a sleepwalker, that much she was sure of. But he also wasn't the type to wake up early without warning her the night before. She walked around the castle, the others still asleep, and found Shiro in the observation deck.

Quietly, she walked towards him and wrapped her arms around him. "Good morning, love," Allura whispered. Shiro smiled when he heard the sweet name she called him by. "Good morning to you, slept well?" He asked while pulling her in front of him. "Yes but you didn't tell me you were planning on waking up early so I came to check on you." Shiro moved a hair away from her face. "I'm sorry, I woke up not too long ago and you were sleeping so peacefully so I came here."

"Why exactly?" She asked while turning around to face the window. "Wait a little longer and you'll see," he whispered in her ear.

The sun rose slowly above the horizon, tainting the sky and clouds with hues of yellow, red and orange. Shiro wrapped his arms around her shoulder, resting his head on hers. "Is this why you came here?" she asked in a hushed tone. He nodded. "On Earth, I used to go hiking during early morning just to catch the sunrise," Shiro explained. "I hadn't see one since I got captured and when Coran told us the expected weather for today... I just... I miss Earth." Sensing the sudden sadness in his tone, Allura turned in his arms to face him. " When this war is over, we can watch the sunrise together," she said, "and then we can actually sleep in for once." Shiro chuckled, lifting her chin up to lay a tender kiss on her lips. "That sounds like a great idea," he said before kissing her again. They stayed in the room until the sun had completely rose and made their way back to their shared room. The war wasn't over yet but at least they were alive to see the sunrise.

Shiro and Allura were making their way back to the cottage. They didn't realize how late it had gotten until the sun was gone on the other side of the mountain. They walked on the path lit by rocks that had glow-in-the-dark paint on them.

"Shiro do you see that?" Allura asked while pulling his arm. He turned his head towards the direction she was pointing and saw tiny lights flickering. "Oh fireflies!" He whispered excitedly. "They are little flying bugs that create their own light, harmless really. Do you want to catch one?"

"Is it safe?" she asked.

"I wouldn't be offering if it wasn't," he replied with a grin. They walked slowly towards the few light and as they tried to catch one, other fireflies started appearing and they were soon surrounded by tiny lights. Allura was so focused on catching the firefly that was a few feet away from her that she didn't see the other one nearby until it was making its way towards her Altean mark on her cheek. Another one landed on her nose and soon, her body had a dozen of fireflies resting on her.

"Shiro..." She whispered to get his attention and not frighten the glowing creatures. He turned to look at her and gasped. Allura had always been beautiful. But to see her relaxed, in human clothing and with the fireflies decorating her body like that made his insides stir and his heart pound. "Allura," he said while walking to her and wooshing away the fireflies on her face, "can I kiss you?"

"Are you okay?" she asked in a teasing tone.

"I just gotta make sure you're not an illusion," he jokingly replied. She laughed, getting herself on her toes and seeking his lips.

* Deep Breath *

I'D LIKE TO MAKE MYSELF BELIEVE

THAT PLANET EARTH TURNS SLOOOOOWLY!

Okay enough fooling around, hope you liked it!