That Stupid Bug!

Finding that bug

Keith was extremely flustered around Lance and it didn't help that he was practically joined at him by the hip, pouring every single ounce of attention he had towards Keith, he couldn't complain though, he loved that his silly crush was sending grins, winks, finger guns towards his way making his heart flutter and feeling butterflies in his stomach. Pidge swiftly caught the little bug in a jar closing the lid and examining it before putting it in a bag, she clapped once again grabbing everyone's attention "Okay! I've got the bug, the flower can wait I need to examine this and Lance first, we can go back to the castle ship now" Pidge exclaimed Hunk let out a sigh of relief, Keith was also relieved since he could maybe get some time away from the lovesick Lance and get sometime for himself, it wasn't that he disliked having Lance near him but Keith did need to train and not have Lance attached to him.

The team walked towards the castle ship and boarded the transport ship, Keith felt a warm sensation envelope his hand once he entered the transport ship he looked down confused only to see that his hand was being held by Lance, he lifted his sight up only to see Lance's profile view but then being greeted by Lance's blue eyes and a smile "Hermosura, are you okay?" Lance asked Keith after noticing the boys confused face "Huh?" Keith said snapping out of his trance "I asked if you were okay, is this uncomfortable?" Lance asked at this point concerned, he didn't want to make his partner uncomfortable or scare him away "Uh... I guess this is nice" Keith said looking away but not letting go of Lance's hand hiding both his smile and blushing face, Lance looked at Keith once again, smiled and turned back to face the wall/door of the transport ship.

"So how did the mission go?" Shiro asked "We didn't acquire the flower unfortunately, Lance got bit by some bug instead," Pidge said "He what?!" Shiro asked mortified by the thought of Lance being hurt or in pain, he quickly moved his sight away from Pidge and scaned the group, his eyes finally being set on Lance who was happily chatting with Keith and smiling at whatever thing his little brother said, Shiro furrowed his eyebrows in confusion "He looks fine?" Shiro said looking back at Pidge "He isn't, you'll probably see in a bit" Pidge said looking around her bag for the jar that contained the bug "Here it is!" Pidge exclaimed grabbing the attention of Shiro "What is that?" He questioned "The bug that bit Lance, I'll be running some tests on both the bug and Lance" She replied adjusting her glasses and holding the glass jar "Wanna help?" She asked him "I don't know if I'll be able to handle lab stuff" Shiro chuckled and scratched the back of his neck "Nah, I'll be hanging in the lab with Hunk to make research on this little thing," Pidge said whilst tapping on the glass jar "But you can help us by writing a log of what symptoms or behaviors Lance is experiencing or showing, maybe ask him some questions about how he felt before and after?" Pidge asked Shiro looking up at him "Sure sport" He replied and smiled "Thanks Shiro" Pidge said smiling, she handed Shiro an electronic notepad and pen for him to write the questions and answers as well as to write down Lance's symptoms or behavior throughout the day.

Keith was suffering, not in a bad way, but his face was constantly warm or hot from Lance's continuous flirting, smiles or anything directed towards him, It was nice though but he was currently stuck in between Lance's arms being cuddled to death and getting complemented in Spanish left and right, he was on fire and that feeling doubled when Shiro walked into the lounge room catching them in the act "Uh..." Shiro said, he was holding the pen and notepad looking for Lance to ask him some questions "Is this a bad time?" Shiro asked, Lance opened his eyes and proceeded to eye Shiro up and down closing them when he finished and not saying a word instead he pulled Keith closer to him and rested his chin on Keith's head "Uh... n-no it's fine" Keith said pulling Lance's arms away from his body which caused Lance to whine about the loss of contact "Keeeeith" he groaned trying to pull him back into his embrace "I uh... I'm going to be in the training deck if you need me" Keith said blushing whilst stimming his thumbs, he quickly walked away in the direction of the training deck leaving Lance and Shiro alone.

"So, uh Lance" Shiro said still amused by the display of affection Keith had received from Lance "Que?" Lance replied in a mad voice, Shiro didn't understand what Lance had replied but neither less he needed to ask him some questions "Could I ask you some questions?" Shiro asked him "Si, si, lo que sea" Lance replied waving his hand back and forth and crossing his arms once he ended his gesture, Shiro was very confused and just hoped Lance would start speaking English once he asked the questions "So uh... it's going to be fast I promise, then I'll leave and you can go do whatever pleases you" Shiro said giving him a soft smile Lance's posture relaxed but he still had an annoyed look on his face "Si, okay lo que tu digas solo apúrate, no?" Lance said crossing his arms "Okay..." Shiro said confused "So, question number one, how are you feeling so far?" Shiro asked him as he wrote down the question on the notepad "Estoy bie– I'm feeling fine" He replied switching in between his mother tongue to his casual English "Okay good" Shiro said writing the answer down "Question number two, do you remember anything after the bug bit you?" Shiro asked Lance once again writing down the question "Bug bit me?" Lance repeated the last words in a confused tone "Uh, yes after the bug bit you, do you recall anything?" Shiro asked again "No, but I do remember staring into the most beautiful eyes while being helped up from the ground by the beholder of them" Lance said adding a bit of a dramatic tone to it "I see" Shiro said once again writing the answer on the notepad "Okay the last question" he said "Who is this 'beautiful being' and how do you feel about them, is this affecting you in any way?" Shiro asked Lance "Well in one way, I feel so, how can I say it..." Lance paused for a second "Como se decía... hipnotizado no..." he said under his breath muttering to himself whilst trying to remember the word he was looking for "mesmerized!" He exclaimed startling Shiro a bit "Yes! I-I felt so mesmerized by Keith's sight and I-I just can't bear being without him, he's such an amazing person y... y es tan bello y talentoso y" Lance stopped once again and opened his eyes widely, Shiro noticed how his eyes glowed pink for a split second and saw how the gleam disappeared after that "I must go" Lance said standing up from the couch and quickly leaving the lounge room. Shiro was very very confused but quickly wrote the exchange and what had happened just a moment ago, he stood up from the couch and made his way to where Pidge and Hunk were researching the bug, boy are they going to be in for a treat.

A/N: Hi guys!!! So I made this chapter a bit longer (but honestly 1266 words isn't that long ^^;) and I'm glad I did because honestly I'm also loving how this story is coming up and I hope you guys do too, now something I want to address are basically the "Laboratory" Pidge and Hunk make their research and such could be also considered the room where the healing pods reside in or idk if you guys want you can make it a separate thing and actually make it into a lab, but that was it, thank you for reading this chapter, comments, favorites, suggestions and such are always appreciated ^^

Translations:

"Hermosura, are you okay?" - Hey beautiful, are you okay?

"Si, si, lo que sea" - Yeah, yeah, what ever

"Si, okay lo que tu digas solo apúrate, no?" - Yeah, okay whatever you say just hurry up will ya?

"Como se decía... hipnotizado no..." - How do you say it? Hypnotized? No that's not it...

"y es tan bello y talentoso" - And he is so beautiful and talented