The Boy Next Door

Break My Heart: Part One

When it came to holidays, Hunk was a huge fan of them. Especially the winter holidays. His friends and their families also loved the holidays, and it all had to do with the fact that they were all close and would come together to celebrate.

It was fun to celebrate, but this year something was so off.

Maybe it was just him being paranoid, but he could sense something brewing. And it wasn't a cup of coffee.

He sensed a fight coming, something big that would be explosive. But he couldn't quite put a finger on it; he just knew it was going to be soon.

If Hunk was going to be honest, he wouldn't be surprised if Keith and Pidge had a falling out of sorts. They fought a lot, especially over Lotor, and while they managed to make up there was always something there. Now if he was being completely honest, well, he was just surprised that Pidge or Keith hadn't accidentally declared their love for the other during one of those fights.

Jealousy was an ugly thing, he decided.

Going back to the Thanksgiving dinner, Hunk could talk about it for hours. There was a lot of joy and jokes, plus some pranks. Oh, and truth or dare. One of the most memorable events was daring Pidge to get Shiro drunk and while it had taken a bit of coaxing, she managed to get him drunk by replacing his coffee with alcohol.

Drunk Shiro wasn't what they had expected though, and now they all refused to let him get drunk because he was 'too sappy,' in Matt's words.

Needless to say, holidays with all four families were the highlight of the entire year and in Hunk's opinion, totally worth the wait. This year would be different, though. He could feel it.
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Hunk groaned as he eyed Lance and Keith from the corner of his eye, the two boys desperately trying to dip their finger in the cookie dough that he was using. Pidge sat at the table, watching the three in amusement while texting someone.

Lance shoved Keith and the other boy scowled before shoving him against the floor. Hunk pretended to ignore their shenanigans as he took care of the pies before turning around when Pidge suddenly burst out laughing.

When he turned around, he was a mix of confused, amused and annoyed. Keith was trying to dip a spoon into the remainder of the cookie though while the rest was mostly splattered on Lance and the wall. Well, mostly Lance. Pidge burst out in fresh peals of laughter upon seeing how Lance and Keith both froze like deer caught in the headlights when they realized that Hunk was judging them.

"Seriously guys?"

Keith dropped the spoon in the sink, quickly standing up straight before clearing his throat. Lance tried to cover the dough on the wall with his body by moving in front of it, sending Hunk a sheepish smile.

Hunk shook his head. "You guys realize that I've been watching you stick your fingers in the cookie dough for the past twenty minutes, right?"

Keith stopped forcing a smile and shrugged before grabbing both the bowl and spoon in his hand. "No point in hiding our intentions now."

Pidge snorted from her position at the table. "You guys are terrible at helping out in the kitchen."

Lance pouted and shot the smaller girl an accusatory look, crossing his arms carefully to avoid getting more cookie dough over him. "Says the one who hasn't even picked up any kitchen utensil the entire time we've been here."

Pidge rolled her eyes, turning her upper body around to face the dough covered boy. "Hey, you know how the kitchen gets when I cook. It gets messy."

"You don't know how to cook, Pidge."

"Hey! I know perfectly well how to cook!"

Keith raised a brow. "Offering people gum is not cooking, Pidge."