Don't Come Down// Klance

Aye Aye Captain

"Hands!" Aurora sang out, holding out one hand to Lance and the other to Keith.

"We can't walk down this hallway together, it won't leave room for people to get by." Keith said but Lance took Aurora's hand immediately.

"Oh shut up Keith and take her hand." Lance said. Aurora grinned and shook her hand out at Keith who rolled his eyes and then took it. Together, the three of them began walking down the large hallway.

"Now, what do we suppose we should do this weekend? We've exhausted all of our resources on base. We're not allowed back into the library for another week, sorry again Keith I know you use those computers." Keith shrugged. "Lance and I are personally banned from the lounge for a month because of our slime incident and the roof is boring now that Parker and I are doing a detox."

"The roof isn't boring. There's star gazing." Lance said with a smile.

"Yeah but those stars are always there. We need something new. Something exciting. Something..." There was footsteps coming down the hall. Keith paused immediately.

"Stand at attention." He hissed. Keith and Lance immediately fell into line but Aurora faltered. She grinned and stepped into line with her friends, raising her hand to her forehead as the boys had done.

"Good Afternoon Cadets."

"Good Afternoon Major General Korson Sir." Lance and Keith said. Aurora's voice was absent. That smile on her face still present.

"I don't think I heard all of you." the Major General said, glaring at Aurora. Lance wanted to elbow her in the ribs. Keith wanted to kick her shin. If Aurora pissed off the Major General, they would be fucked. They could spend the rest of the week, no the rest of the month doing drills. They could be forced to clean out the cargo hangers instead of going to sleep or made to scrub the bathroom floors until their hands were raw.

"Sorry sir." Aurora said, lowering her arm so she could fake cough. "I'm a little sick."

"Not sick enough if you can still run your mouth." He snapped at her. Aurora laughed. "Have I said something funny Cadet!"

"Aye aye Captain." Aurora said in mock salute scaring Lance and Keith half to death with how informal she was being. This was Major General Korson she was talking to, not just another Captain. He was currently the highest ranking military personal on base and she was trying to joke around with him? Lance and Keith said nothing though. The General hadn't told them to relax.

"Are we making a joke Cadet?" The General's voice boomed, echoing down the empty hallway. Lance nearly cringed. He had only ever heard him speak during the occasional announcement and he didn't even like hearing his voice through an intercom. How could Aurora stand there so calmly?

"Sir yes, sir." Aurora said, putting her hands on her hips, still not saluting and still looking the General in the eye. Two things she was never supposed to do in his presence. Aurora and the General stared each other down and then suddenly, the General laughed. Despite how surprised the boys were, they didn't drop their arms. "Hi daddy. How's work going?" Now that was a sentence that nearly made their jaws drop. This was Aurora's step-father? Is that why she had never told them who it was before? Because he was literally in charge of everyone here?

"It's going fine sweet-pea. Are these two of your friends?" He asked, looking towards Lance and Keith. 

"Yes, sir." They both answered at the same time.

"They're very disciplined. I thought they were going to shit themselves when you started disrespecting me. At ease boys." Lance and Keith dropped their arms and exhaled.