Hiding Behind a Mask

Chapter 29- Broken Promise

The cafe wasn't busy but there were a few when Lance finally arrived. He was still a little uncomfortable about earlier that day. He wanted to kill Sam and his mother so bad. To top it off Sarah tried comforting him, making it worse. Curse them for laughing at his misery, and for laughing at a mostly pure girl talking about getting hard.

Allura waves at him with a sweet smile.

"Hello Lance."

"Hey."

"How's everything?"

"Besides Sam being wheelchair bound ninety percent of the time, life is great." Lance said in an annoyed tone. She giggles a bit.

"You'll adjust to it I'm sure." She said. "By the way some big hipster thing is going on around here so they'll probably stop in later tonight."

"Aw really?" Lance asks. Allura goes back to her book with a nod. Lance groans as he goes back into the kitchen. He saw Keith on the floor engrossed in his game. Lance watches over his shoulder. "Man you really love that pokemon game, don't you?"

Keith jumped and tensed at Lance's presence. He calmed down moments later.

"Yeah, yeah I guess." Lance sat next to him and watched.

"What's on your team?"

"Uh... here." He showed Lance his team. "Aren't they cool?"

"The coolest." Lance said in a teasing manner. Keith pouts at him and looks away.

"Well I think they're cool. They don't need your fucking approval." Keith mumbles. Lance laughs again. Allura put a note in the kitchen window. Lance got up and read it, another drink and pastry.

"Keith can you help with the pastry?" No answer, he was still playing. Lance put his hands on his hips and smirks at him. He knew Keith was ignoring him on purpose, he was still pouting and avoided all eye contact. "Quit being cute for a moment and help me out."

"I'M NOT CUTE!" He protests. Lance hands him the note as he began to make the drinks.

"Don't argue with me Keith. You know for a fact you're adorable." Lance pokes Keith's nose, he scrunches his face up in disgust and looks away.

"I'm manly."

"See, you saying that makes you cuter." Lance points out. Keith took a donut and smooshed it in Lance's face. He took the drinks and put them on the tray for Allura.

"A Red Lion: hot chocolate add caramel. And a Black Lion: Chocolate Cherry Swirl. With two bichon au citrons." Keith said as he hands them to his sister. He walks back to Lance and took some of the donut off his face and ate it with a smile. He giggles at Lance's "done" face.

Lance wiped some frosting off his face and rubbed it against Keith's face. Keith made an unattractive noise and tried pushing him off. Lance started laughing now. Keith reached into the pastry box and pulled out a cinnamon roll and pushed it back in Lance's face. He screams and pulled it off.

"It's sticky! ¡Qué perra! " Lance pushed it back into Keith's face, he was the one laughing now. Keith's eyes lit up, playful laughter escaped him. Lance couldn't get mad when Keith was acting like that. He hated how Keith was affecting him, he's had crushes before but not like this. The Cuban tried distracting himself by messing with the silverware. Keith stopped laughing and stares at him... did he do something wrong?

Keith peeks over his shoulder and watches him mess with the spoons. He looked at his face, then back at the spoons. That went on for a few minutes.