A Ca-Voltron (Pitch Perfect AU)

Confusion (Chapter 14)

Keith stepped up to his room, the moment he got off the bus, he sprinted away across the dark campus. His jacket fell behind him, but he didn't dare stop. Lotor's words rang in his ears, over and over, so loud it drowned out the others' shouts to him.

Lance knelt and grabbed his jacket off the ground, shaking the dust off as he watched Keith go. Lance knew something was wrong, but Keith being Keith, he would probably never readily tell the Latino...

Still, Lance was willing to try to help him. He nodded to the others before sprinting after the Team Loner.

"Keith!" Lance shouted, probably waking up sleeping students in the dorms around them. Lance didn't care.

Keith pushed away faster, hands pulling tightly at his black hair. He had to know if what Lotor said was true, or else it would drive him nuts.

Spring Break was coming up, then he could do it. He could get tested to see if Lotor's remarks were true after all...

Lance snatched his shoulder, tugging Keith to a stop. "Keith," Lance breathed, catching his breath.

The emo didn't look at him. He kept his wide, violet eyes pointed at the ground. "Hey, what's wrong?" Lance pushed. "What happened when we were leaving."

"Nothing to worry about," Keith muttered.

"I know, I know, but I saw the Galra around you, Mullethead. It looked pretty serious--"

"That doesn't mean you worry, okay? I can handle myself!" Keith had to his whole life. He didn't need anyone's pity. They only slowed him down. It was better if he was on his own...

"Okay, why are you yelling at me? I'm the only one here," Lance muttered, insulted at Keith's words. Lance could practically see Keith's wall go up between them, just when Lance thought Keith had let down his walls for good.

"I didn't ask you to be!" Keith snapped back with a growl. Lance saw it then, the confusion in his shaking eyes. What happened to you, Keith...?

"I was just trying to help you," Lance countered.

"I don't need your help! You're not my boyfriend!" Keith yelled, catching his breath as his anger started simmering and dissipating.

"Got it," Lance muttered, eyes downcast as he turned back towards Keith's dorm. "Well, come on, the others are waiting in your dorm."

--

"Hey!" Hunk greeted happily.

The two muttered greetings, refusing to look at one another. Shiro watched the two, noticing the tension and mixed apprehension between them that wasn't there before.

"You guys waited up for me?" Keith mumbled.

"Of course we waited up for you," Shiro nodded.

"They've been here for a while. It's a little inconvenient, Keith," his roommate squeaked before rushing out to the showers.

"Keith, I'm glad you're here. I'm calling an emergency Voltron meeting," Allura began.

"Noooo," Hunk groaned.

"First up," Allura continued, glaring slightly at Hunk.

"Yess...?" Hunk corrected.

"Our score sheet revealed that the Sockapellas almost beat us. And Lance, you need to do it exactly how we rehearsed it, okay? No surprises."

"We should be taking risks," Keith countered, partly for Lance's defense. "It's not enough to be good, we need to put ourselves out there, be different."

"Keith's right," Shiro agreed. "The Galra never sing the same song twice."

"The audience love the Galra, they tolerate us. We could change the face of a cappella if we...Oh my god, that sounded so queerballs. What's happening to me?" Keith sighed. The others chuckled at his realization as he stepped over to his sound equipment. "Um..let me show you this arrangement I've been working on."

"I didn't know you were into this stuff," Shiro mentioned as he gazed at all the tech.
"Yeah--" Keith answered.

"Okay, I have the pitch pipe, and I say that we focus on the set list as planned. From now on, there will be no more wasting time with work or school or boyfriends or partners."

"But Allura, this stuff is pretty cool," Shiro countered. "I mean..."

"Okay, rehearsal tomorrow. 8:00 am sharp," Allura concluded.