Lance-

We spent the ride back in Red in almost complete silence.

Keith looked wiped. I wanted to get him into a healing pod as soon as we got back.

I really was just hoping that when he came out, he didn't apologize and tell me he had been delusional.

He had kissed me.

He had really kissed me.

The moment when I had come upon Keith, I had shouted to him, "Keith! KEITH! KEITH WAKE UP!"

I remember my voice ringing in my ears.

I had stared at his broken body in my arms. I remembered the sting of tears as they fell down my face while I forced myself to look at his injuries.

"Keith," I had whispered. "Please don't leave. I need you. I… I love you. You and your stupid mullet. I don't know what I would do without you. Please, just don't leave me…"

I had waited. I don't remember if I could tell if he was breathing or not.

I had been so overcome with despair and longing, that I had placed a gentle kiss on his lips, determined to tell him how I felt.

A moment later, Keith had woken up. It was almost like Sleeping Beauty. The prince wakes the beautiful… prince.

It was too amazing to be real.

Keith had woken, thankfully, and we were able to head back to Red.

And then… right as the question became too much for me and I was ready to confess, Keith had kissed me!

I was still too stunned to say anything.

In a daze, Keith and I left the Red Lion when we arrived back at the castle.

Pidge bounded off to the kitchen, with plans to then sleep, after saying a quick hi and possibly muttering about us being head-over-heels. I didn't comment on that one. The others followed suit fairly quickly.

"Let's get you to a healing pod," I whispered to Keith.

He had wanted to remain strong so he was still standing by himself, but I could see him leaning to the left, dangerously close to falling.

I swooped down and wrapped his arm around my shoulder and my arm around him. I held him and his warmth close to me.

"What do you mean?" Keith said, dazed. "I'm perfectly fine."

"No. You're not. Now, come on."

I half carried him down the halls to the healing pods and set him gently in one. He clung to me, reluctant to let go. All I wanted to do was to hold him and not worry about anything else or anyone else.

My better judgement got ahold of me, though, and I stepped back, allowing the pod to close. Keith was already asleep by the time the seal was shut.

I sat in front of the pod and waited, unmoving, for Keith to emerge. I didn't care if I could go get dinner; I didn't want any. I wanted to watch over Keith until he was safe.


Pidge-

I charged into the kitchen, drank a gallon of water, and immediately began to gorge myself on green goop.

"Pidge," Allura said with a laugh as she entered with Shiro and Hunk, "don't make yourself sick!"

I didn't even pause to answer.

"Ah, let her eat," Hunk said walking up and holding a bowl out to me to fill. I paused for a breath of air and filled Hunk's bowl. "We did leave her trapped in a Galra prison without food for, what? Twelve hours?"

"Vargas," Allura supplied.

"Whatever," I said through a mouthful of more glop.

With a bit of persuading, I let the others fill bowls and we all sat at the table. I had slowed down in my consumption enough to notice that Keith and Lance were absent. "Where did Keith and Lance go?" I asked somewhat suspiciously.

"Yeah, where are they?" Hunk asked looking at Shiro and Allura.

"I know that Keith was somewhat hurt," Shiro said thoughtfully. "Lance probably took him to the healing pods."

"Oh," I said with a knowing smirk. I glanced at Hunk, my closest companion in figuring out if Keith and Lance were secretly dating or not.

Hunk nodded ever so slightly and mouthed 'later.'

Satisfied, I continued eating until I had depleted as much of the castle's goo as I could and I was full.

I filled a fresh bowl and stared at Hunk until he caught my eye. When he finally looked at me, I flicked my head towards the hallway to indicate that I wanted him to follow me out.

"Well," I said as I stood. "I'm gonna head out. Next time you rescue someone you might want to think about timeliness."

Shiro and Allura both nodded solemnly, clearly exhausted, so Hunk and I stood and made our way to the hall. I was still holding the fresh bowl of goo.

"Spill it," I said to Hunk.

"Okay, okay," Hunk said excitedly. "So, I was walking down the hallway, and this was just after Keith arrived but no one knew Keith was coming because Lance had called him without permission. Anyway, I was walking down the hall and I noticed Keith, so I called to him, but the closer I got, I realized that he was walking with Lance. Like with, with Lance. Like their arms were linked together and they were walking side by side."

"You have to be joking," I cried excitedly. "No way could that have happened."

"It did!"

"Ohh, they are so dating," I said as I started a faster pace down the hall. "Come on, we have to get to the pods so that we can mock Lance!"


Notes: Bah. Fine, I keep lying. I keep saying 'one more chapter' and then changing my answer. I should have two left. I decided to keep them at about the same average length instead of having on 5,000 word chapter. Plus, coming up with chapter titles is fun.

Stay tuned for the end! (: