Hiding Behind a Mask

Chapter 22- Love Stories and Shooting Stars

The whole school was excited for winter break, just this week, that they were halfway done with, and then it's no school till January, the kids could hardly wait. I mean who wouldn't be? No school, Christmas, and New Years? What could be better than that?
Lance walks to his locker feeling a little down since what happened at the cafe with Keith, he felt awful. He creeped him out, he was a complete jerk to him. He felt the usual leech on his back.

"Hi Pidge."

"Sup." She noticed how down he was. "What's wrong? You seem a little down today."

"I scared Keith last night and now I feel like the biggest jerk on the planet." Lance said. Pidge wanted to groan and yell out how sick and tired she was of those two. She just wanted them to get together and make out already, but that wasn't going to happen. Keith was too scared and Lance didn't know jack shit.

"Then apologize or something." She said. Lance looks at her with a confused look.

"I-I will but are you okay? You sound frustrated."

"You two make me want to kill myself!" Pidge got off of Lance's back and pushes him. Hunk and Keith walk in and saw Pidge pushing Lance. Hunk spoke up.

"Uh... any reason for this violence?" He asks. "Cause I don't think this is how we should spend our last week of school this year like this." Hunk tried making peace, it wasn't working. "Keith can you help?" Hunk asks. Lance looked up quickly and locked eyes with Keith, the Korean looks away and walks off. Lance pushed the evil Pigeon off and walks towards Keith.

He finally caught up to him and grabs his shoulder. Keith flinches, Lance immediately lets go.

"Um... Keith... about last night... I'm sorry."

"Huh?" Keith just stares at Lance, he didn't know what to say. He looks down and kicks at the floor. "I-I don't know why you're apologizing."

"Cause I scared you, duh!"

"You didn't scare me." Keith confesses.

"Oh bullshit! You clung to Allura like your life was in danger! Of course I scared you, why else would you run from me and hide like that?" Lance asks, Keith did not want to tell him why. He was hoping Lance would drop the topic. "Well? I kind of want an answer." Shit.

"Um... I-It's nothing."

"Again, I call bullshit! What was the problem?"

"I'm sorry I made you feel bad, it's my fault anyways."

"Oh don't start this!" He said. "Tell me now, why did you backed off?" Lance wanted an answer. Keith was screwed. If he told Lance, he'd be creeped out and hate Keith. If Keith didn't tell him, he'd be annoyed. Poor boy didn't know what to do.

"Keith just tell me. I felt really bad and I thought I scared the crap out of you. I felt like I was roughhousing and I went too far and I-"

"IT TURNED ME ON OKAY?!" Keith shouts. He just wanted Lance to shut up and leave him alone. Lance stood their speechless.

"W-Wha-?" Before Lance could say anything Keith stormed off, he was upset and completely embarrassed. That's it, Lance would hate him now. He fucked up in front of his crush, life was meaningless now.

"KOGANE!" Pidge ran after him wanting an explanation. Hunk walked up to Lance and stared at his friends face.

"Uh dude? You okay?" He asked. Lance covered his face, he was bright red.