A Beat in the Stars

8

HAHA! YOU'VE READY SOME OF THIS TOO!! I DON'T WRITE ORIGINAL CONTENT I GUESS!

I walk towards Keith's house with the rest of the team and Matt. Krolia, Keith's mom apparently, tells us shes meeting Kolivan at the coffee shop and also where Keith's room is. Pidge slams the door open about 2.5 seconds after Krolia has left.

"Elivs has entered the building!" Pidge screams in Keith's room. Keith groans and pulls the covers over his head. Shiro pulls Pidge out to talk about manners while I come into the room with Hunk and Matt. I find myself instictively sitting on his bed and talking softly.

"Hey buddy, how you feeling?"

Keith mumbles into his pillow saying, "I feel like crap."

"You want us to get you anything?" I ask, Hunk and Matt nodding even though Keith couldn't see. 

"No..." Keith mumbles. Hunk and Matt wander out of the room but I just sit on the bed, refusing to leave him alone. Keith scooted away and pats the bed next to him, I guess he wants me to lay down? I lay down under the covers next to him and Keith cuddles up to me. He was shivering from being so cold, so I wrapped my arms around his waist to try and warm him up. Keith fell asleep in my arms not even a miunte later. I was dozing off but still smiled down at Keith. He wasn't so stupid looking when he was scowling.

~10:57~

I wake up to a flash and see Pidge racing off with her phone out. Damn it. (Lance language, says the inner Shiro.) 

I see Keith snuggled up into my chest and my arms wrapped around his waist. I try to slowly remove Keith from my arms so he wouldn't wake up. He groans and rolls over, I'm free! I slowly remove myself from the bed and start to wander off when Keith sneezes, which makes me jump. I turn back around and see him stretching then curling back into a ball and closing his eyes. I wander off the bathroom. I find his medicine in the cabnet after texting his mom, then go down stairs for a glass of water. i take them both to Keith's room and set them on the table before gently shaking him awake.

"Keith, buddy. You gotta take you're medicine dude."Keith nodded slowly and slowly sat up. He looked paler then usual, not as threatening. I hand him the pills and water.

"So, blood pressure issues huh?" I ask gently, pulling my legs up to my chest. 

"Yeh. It's going to suck when competitions start. I might have to sit out most of them." Keith said, swiping his finger across the rim of the glass. 

I scowl and decide that I wasn't gonna let that happen. "No way, there's plenty of ways for you to join the team on stage at the competitions! Its not fair to make you sit out if you don't want to. I mean Mateo was always sick but he does everything any other kid does!" I pout and cross my arms, ploping back on the bed.

Keith flenched, "Lance it's about if my blood pressure fluctuates on stage, it can lead to serious injuries," He mumbled, "I should just give up."

"What? No way! Theres plenty of things you coud do. theres medicines to keep it under control right? And I mean... theres gotta be something." I couldn't stand not being able to help him.

"Yeah I guess... I," Keith was interrupted by his phone. I can't hear the person on the other side of the call. "Yeah I'll be there in a few,"Keith said and hung up. "Sorry Lance, but i have practice, and dance mmeting in a few minutes. I have to go," He said. "Feel free to stay here, I should be back around 1, " Keith grabbed his dance bag and headed to the bathroom. I watched out the window as he jumped into a Blade member's car, then rush down the stairs and follow them from far enough back they wouldn't see. I wanted to make sure he didn't faint or something at practice.