4. Civil ServantPaper Work

Characters: Lance's family – the two characters on the right.

Summary: Certain cadets always created more paper work for her.
Pairings: The two characters on the right of Lance's family memory.

Theories: The character on the far left of Lance's family memory is her sister, and she is the psychologist at the base. The character next to her is either her husband, or fiance. He's also Hunk's older brother, hence why Lance and Hunk know each other. This also works with the theory that Shiro and Keith are blood related siblings.
Warnings: None

Not many cadets managed to create a mountain load of paperwork for her

Keith Kogane by far was the worse, despite the fact he was no longer in training at the Garrison Barrack. The woman pushed up her glasses, her free hand straightening out her maroon skirt as she looked over Keith's records again. Everything regarding Keith's records was a mess, and yet every time she looked at his file she knew not all of it was because of the disciplinary issue.

The woman sighed, leaning back in her chair, knowing full well the family situation the young man came from. The boy lost his parents at a young age and found himself shipped off to a distant relative who didn't have time for him. The counseling meetings never got around to discussing this issue, as Keith avoided the subject, mostly giving her the silent treatment. "I really hoped moving in with Shiro would have done him some good."

"You're talking about Keith?"

Her head darted up, looking up at her significant other. "What? When did..." A sigh escaped her lips. "You know I'm not allowed to talk about this. It's patient privilege and confidentiality you know."

The man flopped onto her couch, closing her eyes. "Come on. You know that I'm aware of Shiro and Keith's home situation. Speaking of which, I thought Keith's sessions for grief counseling was another day entirely. You've also not packed your bags to head out to that small shack of theirs."

Grief counseling was mandatory for family members of fallen Garrison members. Normally someone would be out of counseling after a years time, but the situation was ongoing. In particular, the Garrison commander hoped she could get Keith over his discipline issue which meant attempting to beat up anyone who spoke ill of Shiro after the failed mission, or doing stupid things to prove how good of a pilot his brother was.

The file snapped shut. "This isn't about that."

"It's not about the fact the commander sees Keith as an asset due to the fact he's got the same piloting skills as Shiro, or even the fact he's getting pressure from the head of the Shirogane family?"

"You know about the incident, right?"

"Yeah. Kind of pissed I can't tell the rest of the family Hunk's done something really stupid this time, kind of like how you and your oldest brother can't say anything to your side of the family."

"Keith was there. He's the one who set off the explosions."

"Oh." The man sat up, only to burst out laughing. "Great. Lance and Keith are going to kill each other."

"Lance never got into a fight with Keith. He adores Shiro. He..." The woman stopped short, letting out a sigh.

"Yup. That ego of his about how good of a pilot he really isn't, that is going to be an issue. By the way, tech thinks it was Lance who was flying that UFO."

"It was a blue lion."

"It's still not completely identified, thus a UFO."

"I'm having to go over the paperwork of all three cadets, plus Keith's to give the commander an answer, but honestly, it isn't there." The woman looked at Pidge's papers, noting this was the first time the young cadet had ever gotten in trouble. The lack of information was odd.

Hunk, no thanks to Lance, was another matter. The gentle giant always found himself dragged into Lance's problems. Most paperwork outside of Keith was the result of Lance, making her hate the fact she was the base's psychologist and thus guidance counselor to all the young cadets. On top of that, her brother had a smart mouth about him.

Neither one of the adults in the room though wanted to bring up the firth missing person, one who according to all official sources was dead. Her hand finally went to the fifth file on her desk, containing Shiro's records. Disciplinary issues hadn't been the child firefighter prodigies problem, although there had been some incidents with her significant other and eldest brother due to Shiro's lack of understanding of the Japanese culture.

"Shiro's alive, but he's not well." The words came out of her mouth. "I read the medical officers notes. He's missing his right arm, there is a scar across his nose, and some of his hair has turned white. He was also panicked when they talked to him."

"You know he'll take care of the other kids, right?"

"I'm not worried about the other kids. I'm worried about him, particularly with his way of putting others first." Her eyes closed, her hands folding in front of her lips. "He was never allowed to be a kid, and instead got shoved into one mess after another. What are those kids going to do for him? They can't fix his issues. Not even Keith can."

The man's mouth twisted into a frown. "I'd like to say Hunk might stand a chance, but I doubt even that kind heart of my brother could heal everything. Still, Shiro's a tough kid. Don't forget, he's not going to be a teen much longer."

"What you saw on the video feed, that didn't concern you?"

The man remained silent, then flopped back onto the couch. "I guess I'm here for a session with you doc. See, I've got this very young friend who grew up in a very strict family, not at all like yours or mine. He took care of his younger brother, and for a long time, we thought the kid was dead. A full year, you know. He comes back, and he doesn't seem to be the same person, and he's disappeared again. What do you suggest I do?"

"I'd be telling you there is no use worrying, and to hope for the best." The woman stacked her files together. "I guess that's what I've got to tell the commander as well."