A Space In-Between (Shidge/Klance AU)

6- A Hearty Discussion

Katie listened to every word Shiro spoke about her family. "Matt and your father had fallen into this world like you had, except they were running from something," he had said to her. Meaning they did something the institution didn't like. 

The sun had began to set when they realized how long they had been in the little store chatting. "Oh no, Allura and them must be worried about us," he said, standing. "Let's go back, shall we?" Katie sighed and nodded, taking his outstretched hand. He helped her to her feet and let go of her hand.

"Yeah, I don't want imagine how it'd be like when we turn up with only this place in mind," she said and followed him out. Thunder crashed down in the distance and Katie jumped. Shiro looked back at her.

"You okay? You're not afraid of some thunder are you?" he asked and she shook her head. 

"It was just so sudden, it was like a jump scare," she explained as they packed the things they deemed useful into the bag they brought. Another one sounded and she flenched. She had two good reasons to dislike that sound and even fear it. It was thundering the night she lost both her father and brother and the second reason was...

"Hold still Miss Holt," the warden said as he  strapped her down into place. The machine next to her starting chiming. In her ears the sound multiplied to loud thunder.

It was like that every night. They'd strap her so she could escape the sound and send those noise sounds, trying to make her abilities awaken sooner then normal. Sound affected the asleep power, they had always told her. It was like trying to wake somebody up. The power needed to hear a certain octave to awake.

The sound had kept her from sleeping every night. "You sure?" Shiro asked, removing her from the memory just as another boom went off in the distance. She'd heard thunderstorms many times and hid herself during them to try to block out the sound. After they released her, she had her mother.

In a moments notice she flung herself under the table and enclosed her ears with her hands. Shiro squatted and looked at her. "You are not okay, come here," he said and held out a hand to her.

Another crack went off in the sky, this time sounding closer. Katie took his hand and he pulled her to his chest. He quieted her with a 'shhhhh' and patted her head. Another thunder sounded and she tensed in his arms. He reached in his pocket for something. After a  few moments she felt him place something cool in her hands.

"What is this?" she said and looked down. A Mp3 player rested in her hands, earbuds with. She recognized it as Matt's. She looked up at him before plugging the earbuds in and pushing play. She had no idea how it still was at a hundred percent, but it was. She couldn't hear the thunder anymore as the first song rolled on.

Shiro helped her to her feet once again and grabbed the bag. He then led her away from the little town and to their hideout. Halfway to their destination, it began to pour. Shiro grabbed a large elephant ear and held it above their heads. She followed him all the way back to where everyone awaited.

"Where were you!?" Keith called gripping onto Katie's arms as she took one earbud out. "Fishing out items for us to use in a shop, duh," she answered, pushing past Keith. He viciously turned around.

"You had us all worried - where did you get that?" he said, noticing the Mp3 player. Katie smiled. 

"Shiro knew my brother and he gave this to him, which he gave to me," she explained, wincing at the boom of thunder. Keith noticed, knowing why she did so.

"Just put the earbud back in. I understand what happened. I will say I was slightly worried when I heard the thunderstorm start," he said with a sigh and walked over to where Lance and them were around a fire.

"I almost forgot, did you get in?" she asked, turning the music on low so she could hear a response. Keith only nodded and leaned back.

"Though, there's a part two to the exam. I'm taking that tomorrow afternoon, I think," he said as Lance huffed beside him. She bet Hunk had told Keith about what happened in the town square that morning. She noticed it had gotten dark outside, almost pitch black.

"So find anywhere that might be of use?" Shiro asked Allura. The woman shook her head as Katie pulled her knees to her chest, watching.

"They were all terrible. Destroyed and barely livable. Right, Hunk?" Allura said, looking towards Hunk. He nodded and whispered something to her. Allura nodded. "Oh, and we have new member. We found her while searching. Lotor's creatures killed her family and people."

Katie turned her head, when she saw everyone else had, to the entrance. She saw a figure walk back in with a smile. She noticed that girl's skin seemed harder then most and was more green then it was tan. Her eyes were a bright yellow and her hair was shoved into two buns. Metal triangles hung from the woman's ears.

"Meet Shay!" Hunk cheered as Shay waved a hand.

"You must be Katie and Shiro. I am happy to meet the prince. I am also glad to hear you are fighting against Lotor," she said, joining them by the small fire. Shay was fairly tall and had wide shoulders, weird for a girl. Overall, despite her strange traits, Shay was beautiful.

"I'm Katie and this is Shiro," Katie introduced, shaking Shay's hand. Shiro also shook her hand. "Well, its nice to meet you, Shay," Karie announced and looked to Allura. "Allura, me and Shiro found a town thats completely vacant. All the places there are in well condition. We each could finally have our own place, or at least our own room."

She picked up the peas and bread that Allura had placed down for them to eat. "Sorry I'm no cook. Coran was always the cooker. Hunk helped some this time at least," she said. "And that place sounds nice. We'll have to check it out as a group."

A crack came across the sky. It wasn't thunder. The sounds of wings flapping got closer and something shook the ground. They stood up, Katie's Mp3 falling to the ground on the pillow she had been sitting on.

"You sure this is where they are?" a woman's voice asked. "I doubt a prince and princess would allow themselves to stay in a place like this." Katie's heart froze. Someone had found them and they were looking for Allura and Shiro.

Mwahahhha You'll have to wait~~~ I love cliffhangers lolol SORRY!

-ThatOneServant