Hiding Behind a Mask

Chapter 37- Rather Bold

The next school day Lance stares outside and smiles at the spring weather. Hunk runs in with Keith next to him and smiles.

"I CAN FINALLY RIDE MY BIKE!" He cheers.

"Good for you." Lance said. Keith looks at Lance's routine.

"Why do you do the same thing everyday?"

"Because if I do one thing off then my day is off." Lance said. Keith looks at the books, he rearranged everything. Lance screams. "NOOOOOOO!" Keith shuts the locker.

He gave him a wicked smile.

"I thought you loved me." Lance whimpers.

"The reason Keith did that was because he loves you."

"Yeah." Keith agrees with Hunk. Lance gave a sad look. Keith kept his smirk and walks away. Lance looks up at Hunk with puppy eyes.

"I've made friends with a bully."

"You did... Keith is a bully. He was and still is the most feared kid in school." Hunk points out.

"What is wrong with me?" Lance asks.

"I ask that same question everyday." Hunk said in a bored tone. 

Lance's day was all off, he wasn't focused and he was late to literacy. Keith gave him a look when he ran in.

"Sorry sorry sorry!" He said in a squeaky voice and sat next to Keith. He looks at the stressed out boy.

"What is up with you?" Keith asks. "You're never late."

"Oh I don't know... maybe someone came in and ruined my routine." Lance hissed, Keith gave him a confused look.

"It seriously messes you up that badly?" He asks. Lance nods and sets his head down. "I call bullshit. There is no way you'd be this unorganized."

"You don't understand." Lance starts. "It's my ADHD. I need to keep things in order or I'll become unorganized. I can't handle my things being rearranged." Lance went back to hiding his face. Keith rubs his head.

"I'm sorry."

"I doubt it."

"Look I didn't know, okay? I don't know much about mental illnesses."

"Clearly." Lance said. "It's not an important thing everyone has to know, it's kind of common to have a mental illness now." He looks up at Keith. "Just don't mess with my stuff."

"What if I really want to?" Keith asks in a playful voice.

"No!"

"But I thought it was funny! You were panicking and it was cute." Keith teases.

"No it wasn't! That was me seriously crying!"

"And it was adorable!" Keith continues.

"Can you save this attitude for work?" Lance asks. "Can't believe we have to fake date for that weird guy." Lance complains.

"Blame Allura, she forgot the rule Alfor made." Keith said. "We'll be fine if he isn't in the kitchen."

"Hopefully he's in the lobby."

"Yeah... hopefully." Keith thought a bit. "How do you act "lovey dovey"?"

"Hm?"

"We tease each other, but that's playful and friendly... like what friends do. How do we act like we're in love?"