Don't Come Down// Klance

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"So how was the movies?" Parker asked as Aurora and him squeezed past several young Cadets to get to their next class.

"It was fun! I sat between Keith and Lance so they wouldn't start a fight like Keith said they might. They seemed to be getting along though so I don't know what he's talking about." Parker shrugged and tried to straighten out his Garrison issued uniform.

"Don't know. I didn't even really know before yesterday that Lance hates Keith. They got into fights as Cadets but I thought they got past all that." Aurora licked her lips, thinking.

"Maybe they harbor feelings for one another." Parker snorted and Aurora elbowed him in the ribs. "Don't be homophobic they might."

"No, it's not that." Parker said with a laugh. "It's just..." Parker paused and shook his head.

"Just what?" He sighed and the two friends paused in the hallway.

"Look, maybe I shouldn't tell you but I thought it was kind of obvious..." Aurora waited for him to continue. "Lance likes you and maybe he thinks you and Keith are a thing, he could be jealous." Now it was Aurora's turn to laugh. "At least that's what Hunk told me once last year. He briefly mentioned that Lance talks about you a lot." Aurora stared at him, wondering if what he was saying was true. If it was that was kind of awkward.

Aurora had a couple crushes before on different people at the Seattle Garrison and here but she was always too focused on school to pursue anything. Besides that, she was kind of into older guys like Matt Holt, Carter Kane and Magnus Chase, all boys who had graduated just two years ago. One of which was still working at this Garrison. Kane was a big doofus with nice skin and dark eyes that Aurora liked to flirt with on occasion because he was always so surprised by her forwardness. Since he was 21 though and she was seventeen, Aurora never took the flirting farther than she knew was comfortable for him.

"You're lying." Aurora said but Parker just laughed.

"I'm not. I swear." He vowed. "I don't know if Lance likes you now but I'm still under the impression that he is." Aurora shook her head. Parker was crazy. Lance didn't like her. Sure he stuttered around her sometimes and... Blushed and... Got this dreamy look in his eyes. Oh my god maybe he did like her.

"Oh no." Aurora murmured. Parker snickered.

"Let him down easy De La Cruz. Unless you feel the same way that is." Aurora pursed her lips. She didn't, she was sorry to say. Lance was cute and really sweet but if he did like her, she didn't return his feelings.

"Man I hate doing this." Aurora grumbled.

"Break hearts often Cruz?" Parker joked.

"Yeah I broke yours didn't I?" She joked right back. Parker scoffed.

"You wish." He said with a roll of his eyes. "You gonna talk to Lance?" Aurora pursed her lips.

"Yeah I should. He might not feel the same way anymore.. Hopefully. Otherwise things might get a little awkward." Parker shrugged as they entered their classroom.

"Maybe but you're Queen at getting out of bad situations." Aurora laughed. He was kind of right. She was good at getting her friends out of awkward/ bad situations but she wasn't all that good at getting herself out of them, unless they involved a higher authority. Adults she could handle. Her peers was a different story.

Aurora 💙
Hey! Want to eat lunch with me today Lance?

Lancey-Lance
Yeah. Pidge, Hunk and I will head over to your table this afternoon.