Bachelor In Paradise: Voltron Edition

Shrouded

Lance was once again woken by the sounds of the waves crashing on the shore, only this time it was accompanied by the sweet songs of the birds in the trees. He ended up just sitting up, eyes groggy, and looking out to the window to see the waves cascaded in darkness, as the sun was rising on the other side of the area. The birds continued to sing and the waves continued to crash, slowly waking Lance with their own song, almost as if it was just for him. 

Then there was a loud banging on the door. 

"Lance! Come on, the new person is arriving today!"

"Hunk," Lance whined. "I'm sleeping."

"No, you're talking." Another voice sounded.

"Pidge!" 

"Get up."

Lance just groaned and sat up, looking out the window. 

Last night was rough. After Allura left the hot tub, Lance just thought of a bunch of ways he could've handled the situation better, and he lost a couple good hours of sleep. Which really sucked considering he was in paradise right now. He just sighed and got up, walking into the bathroom to get ready. 

***

"So who's coming?"

"For the last time Lance, you can't know yet," Bob replied. The alien had shown up to introduce the new person and explain the rules to them. Dragging another confused person into this, everyone had to be prepared to help with questions. Now, they were all gathered by the bar, ready. 

Lance looked to Allura, who was two seats away from him.

Everyone was required to wear swimwear this morning, as they were supposed to be swimming and Bob wanted them to so much he was basically forcing everyone. 

There was really only one way to describe her outfit, shrouding. 

She was now in a completely covering bodysuit, it cut off at her neck and her ankles. It was formfitting and tight, but no skin could really be seen except Allura's head, neck, hands, and feet. But she looked happier than yesterday, and Lance was happy about that(even if it was a sin to cover such flawless skin).

Pidge also had a different swimsuit than yesterday. Instead of a one-piece, they wore a swim shirt and swim shorts. Lance agreed that it was much more fitting for them. They looked way better in the forest green swimwear today than the hideous brown-green yesterday. Hunk and Keith were just dressed the same, as Lance was.

"Here they come now!" Bob exclaimed, catching everyone's attention. We all turned our view to the stone steps, waiting for the mystery person to come down the steps. Anticipation hung around us thickly, most hoping for someone, some not hoping at all, some worried. They heard soft steps and everyone held their breath, and Lance prayed to God it wasn't someone he hated.

His prayer was answered. 

"Shay!" Hunk exclaimed, standing up and smiled. 

She smiled back, her yellow eyes gleaming at him happily. A shaw fell gently over her shoulders, covering the majority of the once-piece she was dressed in. Both were white, bright against her gray skin. 

"Hunk!" She rushed forward, and everyone watched as they embraced. She pulled away, confusion now in her eyes. "What's going on? Where are we?" 

"Aww," Bob said, his hands cupping his face. "How cute! The new couple, here to show us how love looks!" 

Shay turned her attention to him. "Who are you?" 

It was then that Bob took the opportunity to explain everything to her. Who he was, what the show was, why they were there, the whole shebang. Shay just stared at him as he talked, face going from confusion to understanding to happiness. She turned back to Hunk when Bob finished. 

"Well, even if this whole thing sounds and looks crazy, I'm just happy to be here with you." Blushes cascaded across both their faces and mixed reactions were seen across the room. Pidge was wrinkling their nose, Keith just looked away, Shiro and Coran were smiling, Allura had her hand across her mouth to keep herself from making any adoring noises, and Lance-

Well, Lance was starting to leave. Jealousy was surging up through him, so he figured he better remove himself from the situation. He made his way down the steps to the ocean and heard some steps behind him. He looked over his shoulder and almost tripped in shock. 

Why was Allura following him?

"Oh, uh, Lance," She moved down the steps and walked with him. "So, I was wondering if you would teach me surfing?"

Lance just stared at her for a few seconds. "What? How do you know what that is?"

"Oh, Hunk told me, and it sounds fun so I was just," She looked down, her voice going soft. "I was just wondering if you could show me? Since you know how."

"I dunno Allura, it takes a lot of practice and work, are you sure you want to? It took me months to actually master it." 

"I want to, Lance." She seemed so sure. 

He stopped walking, just looked at her, and then over to the surfboard rack. They were down on the beach now. 

"Okay then, whatever you want." 

She smiled and they both walked over to the surfboards. Lance picked out the blue one, and Allura took the pink. It made sense since everyone seemed to have their own colored surfboard, as each of the paladins had their chosen color. They made their way to the shore and Lance stopped, setting his board down on the ground. 

"Now, I've never taught anyone, so I'm just going off how I learned. Is that okay?" 

Allura nodded and set her board down. "Why are we not going into the water?" 

"We need to make sure you have good board balance and you know how to lean first, then we can actually get on with the real learning."

She nodded and stood on the board next to Lance. He looked back to the steps, seeing Hunk and Shay holding a date card and beginning to walk along to the beach. Jealousy surged up in him again. To have what they have, a blooming relationship, a happy one. He wanted that so bad. Maybe he didn't deserve it, maybe he did, but he didn't want it any less. 

He turned back to Allura, and she looked at him, her head tilted. 

"Is everything okay?" She asked. He just nodded and smiled.

"Ready for surfing lessons?"