Hiding Behind a Mask

Chapter 33-Tell Me Everything

Keith woke up in a hospital bed, he looks around and panics. He shook his head as he sat up.

"No no no. No no no no no!" He tried taking the IV out of his arm, he felt two strong hands push him down. He looks up at Shiro who looked more tired than ever. "Shiro?"

"Hey bud. You've slept the entire day away."

"Huh?" Keith looked at the clock next to his bed. Five thirty. He groans. "I can't stay here, I've gotta go-" Shiro pushed him down again.

"No, this time you're staying. I shouldn't have held this off..." Shiro sighs. "Keith... Allura and I have been talking about this for a while now. You aren't getting better, so we want you to stay until the doctors know what's up."

"No!"

"I know you fear hospitals Keith, but they'll help you this time. No one will die on you or lose a limb, okay?" Shiro asks. Keith looks away for a bit, he fell back on his bed.

"Fine. But I won't like it."

"No one said you had to. I'll tell a nurse to keep an eye on you just in case. Also I brought you some things in case you get bored." Shiro points at the yellow bag on the floor. He walks out.

"Where are you going?" Keith asks.

"Down to the lounge, I need to tell Allura and Lance you're awake." He walks out of the room. Keith was confused.

"Lance?" 

Allura was walking around the lounge talking to her father while Lance was messing with a ball and cup.

"He's fine father... ah, no. No you don't need to visit him. He'll be okay, just fainted is all. No I'm not happy he fainted!" She kept talking, Lance was getting annoyed with the toy.

Shiro walks in and took the toy from Lance. He made the ball go in the cup first try, he hands it back to Lance. Now even more annoyed and determined he tried again. Allura noticed him and looks back at her phone.

"I'll call you back, kay? Kay, yeah... yeah love you too." She hung up. "How is he?"

"Well he's awake, and not happy to be in a hospital again." Shiro said. Lance looks back at Shiro.

"Can I go see him?"

"Sure." Shiro said. Lance got up and walks towards Keith's room. Shiro and Allura watch him walk out.

"Anything else?"

"No, I told him he was staying though. I told him it was it was for the best. I should have listened to you from the beginning."

"Yeah you should've." She smirks. Trust me Takashi, this is good for him." She said.

"Wow way to be modest Allura." He teases her. "I am blessed to have you." Allura's smirk never left.

"I am the greatest thing you'll ever get!" She points out. Shiro chuckles a bit. "What?"

"You sound like that wife from "The Incredibles"." He said. She rolls her eyes and pushes him.

"Whatever Frozone ." 

Lance peeks into the room and saw Keith resting his eyes. He walks closer, Keith heard footsteps and saw Lance standing there. They stared at each other for a few moments, not knowing what to say.