Lance and Sam back home and flop on the couch. Lance saw Sam take it first so naturally he laid right on top of him. Sam groans uncomfortably but he was ignored. There Mom walks in and grabs her car keys.
"Rebecca I'm going now."
"Kay Mamá." Rebecca shouts back. Lance got up quickly, hurting Sam in the process, and runs over to his Mom.
"Mamá, Mamá can I ask you something?"
"What is it Lance?" She sounded a bit annoyed. Lance looks over.
"Um... a friend invited me to her house this Friday so I was checking if that was okay with you." Lance said, his Mom crosses her arms looking right at him. " Así que ¿puedo Mamá? " He asks sweetly. His Mother let out an annoyed sigh and nods.
"Yes you can. But you get home before dark, ¿hacer yo claro? " She asks. Lance nods happily.
"Yes yes I understand. ¡Muchísimas gracias Mamá! " Lance says and runs upstairs happily. His Mother smiles and walks towards the door.
Lance was downstairs when he was talking to Rebecca that night. She found a new show she adored, but it was on a two in the morning. When it went to commercial she looks at him. He knew where this was going.
"Soooooo how was school yesterday?" She asks. Lance thought about what to say without pissing his sister off. His leg gave him away. "Lance what happened?"
"Um... nothing much."
"Lance you are a bad liar." Rebecca said. "Is it that boy again? Oh I'm gonna get him if it's the last thing I-"
"N-No no no it wasn't him!" Lance lied. Rebecca looks at him and raised one slim eyebrow. The show came back which saved him. Rebecca watched it ignoring Lance, he was thankful the cheesy show was back. However it was almost over so his saving grace left him in a matter of minutes.
As soon as it was over his sister looks right at him. He didn't want to explain the fight they had, he got sent to the office and that alone would send Rebecca over the edge. She was waiting for him to answer her honestly, her eyes shooting holes into him. Lance caved in.
"I got into another fight with him and sent to the principal's office, please don't tell Mamá!" He whines. Rebecca was shocked at what she heard. She walks off then comes back with their Mom's sandal. "No no no no I'm sorry! ¡Perdón! ¡Perdón! " Lance's apologies did not save him from la chancla . Rebecca smacks her brother upside the head.
Lance runs from his sister, Rebecca chases him with the sandal causing Sarah to wake up and watch her two siblings run around. Sarah spoke up after a few seconds of watching.
"Rebecca, why are you beating Lance up? Did he do something bad?" She asks. Rebecca points at Lance with the sandal, causing him to flinch.
"Sarah, when you get older do not be like this idiot!" Rebecca shouts. Lance runs to his little sister and hugs her.
"Sarah protect me!"
"Don't use our little sister as a meat shield!" Rebecca shouts again. "Come here and take your beating like a man!"
"I'll run from la chancla like a little bitch!" Lance took Sarah and ran off. Rebecca chased him again.
The next two days were the same, the three meeting up, Lance and Keith fought, getting scolded at lunch, and fighting some more. Then go home. After school Friday the two boys follow their little friend to her Mom's car.
"Hey Mom." Pidge said as she climbed in. Hunk and Lance crawl into the back of the small car.
"Hey Mrs. Holt." Hunk said.
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Hiding Behind a Mask
RomanceSummary: After his parents got divorced Lance had to move to a big city with his Mother and four siblings. While starting his new school life he comes across two new friends and a loner who doesn't seem to like the Cuban boy. Lance just wishes that...
