More Than What Meets The Eye

Sometimes It's Better To Keep Your Mouth Shut

The title will probably change later.

Long story short, there was a lot of yelling and at one point Krolia actually had to go check on the two. Shiro was done right upset over the fact that Ryou had left, but he had refused to listen to Ryou on why he left. It wasn't until he had held Shiro up against a wall that he could explain the situation to Shiro. The thing was because he was only half Vyrean, his markings didn't show until much later in life, similar to how Keith's Galran and Vyrean markings have yet to show, once they showed up he knew he wasn't safe on Earth. He had a ship able to get him back to the rebels, where he grew up, where the shack was. How no one found it is still a mystery. He wanted to give Keith a relatively normal childhood without being tested on or questioned by the government if they ever found out about Ryou's biology. Sadly it didn't turn up that way, from what Shiro said his childhood wasn't the best. He had moved from foster home to foster home until the Shirogane's had adopted him and was bullied throughout middle and high school.

Ryou looked over to Keith upon seeing him enter, "I'm so sorry Keith. If I would've known I would've brought you with me," he said walking up to Keith and hugging his son. "Dad, it's not your fault. You didn't know," he said hugging back and snuggling deeper into his father's grasp. "But I should of, your my son and I ignored that," he countered holding his son tight. It was a touching moment for the two, it had been over ten years since they last saw each other. "Is everything resolved back there?" yelled Matt through the other room. "Yeah," Shiro yelled back. Keith's friends were weird, able to act like nothing happened after something serious did.

It's been a few quintants since then and Keith was visiting Zia. "Hey Zia," he said walking into her office. She kept working, not hearing him, and was working with what seemed to be flower and gas of sorts. "What are doing?" He asked looking over her shoulder. "I recommend you put your mask on, I don't know how this will affect you," she said. "But you aren't," "Well it doesn't affect me like it might you. You may be part Vyrean but your half Galran and part human, so who knows what will happen," she said. "What are is that and why are you using it anyways?" "It's a vernial flower, it's oils can be made into a vapor that would paralyze Galrans, it's meant for certain surgeries and treatments,". Keith gave her a strange look. "Are sure you should be working with in such an open area?" "Keith, please leave," she requested. Well, more like demanded. He took his leave and walked away questioning her irritability. 'What's gotten into her?' He thought heading down to the training room.

"Is something on your mind, kit?" Asked Antok, he was with Keith while training and noticed how his current fighting style was different. It was a common sign something was on his mind. "No, not really," "Are you sure?" "It's just that Zia's been really irritable lately," "That's strange, she's a generally calm and pacient person," he replied trying to think of what could be wrong. "Don't too much into it, kit. If something happens with her we'll keep an eye on her,". Keith nodded understandingly. "It's almost time for dinner, let's head to the mess hall," suggested Antok. "Okay,". They raced down to the mess hall.

"Hey Keith, can I talk to you?" asked Ezern sitting down across from him. "Sure, is something wrong?" "Yeah, it's Zia. She's been closing herself out and hasn't been that talkative lately," "I've noticed too and plus she's been very irritable lately," he said concerned for their friend. "Keith, remember when I told that Zia's father had died?". Keith looked worried, he had been told that the original leader was Zia's father. "Yeah, did something happen?" "Yes, his death was" she explained. "But aren't most Galra highly protective of kits? It doesn't make sense on why he would leave her anyways,". Ezern sighed, she wished she didn't have to tell him but he needs to know. "Yes, but in Galran heritage having a kit without them having littermates is viewed as a bad omen. What he never realized was that her mother couldn't bare multiple children, a Vyrean having more than one child is very rare so Zia having any littermates was nearly impossible. But also due to the fact that Zia is half Vyrean, I'm only an eighth, she wouldn't be that big to begin with," she explain. "Ezern would you like to tell me what you were talking about?" said a very stern voice for behind Keith, only to be recognized as Kolivan's "Ezern it is against the rules to be talking about such a sensitive topic such as Zia's father,". "Sorry sir, but Keith should at least know about Zia's situation. He shouldn't be left in the dark about it," she apologized, Kolivan just sighed, "Please do it in a more private setting then, not the mess hall,". "Yes sir,".

Zia's POV

I was rushing down the hallways, 'I can't be caught!' she thought taking another sharp turn to her room. I walked in, the smell of my room was quite potent from all the gases and vapors from alien and unknown plants. If anyone knew of my work, I'd be as good as dead. "Just because you don't follow normal Galran culture doesn't mean your ways are right. A kit's life is not worth the hundreds of men you've lost," I say to myself