Hiding Behind a Mask

Chapter 43- Like Any Other Day

"So how did it go?"

"Fuck off Shiro." Keith took his hair out and storms in his room. Shiro had his usual shit eating grin. He followed his little brother into his room and kept asking him.

"What did you do?"

"Go away."

"Did you have fun?"

"Just leave me alone."

"What did you do?"

"Let me sleep."

"Why won't you answer my questions?"

"Please..."

"Did you kiss?"

"SHIRO!" Keith was beat red, Shiro started giggling. "God, go bug Allura!" He threw the blankets over his head and waited for Shiro to leave. He didn't leave.

"Come on, we're curious about how it went." He said in a teasing manner.

"We did random stuff, now go." Keith said.

"Are you upset?"

"Yes, cause you're annoying me."

"What happened?"

"I'm a fucking wuss now beat it." Keith grumbles. Shiro lays next to him with a smirk.

"You couldn't say it, could you."

"Shut up."

"How hard is it to say you love someone. You say you love me. You say it to Allura, and I know you say it to Pidge. So what's the issue."

"I-I don't know. Whenever I try I feel all funny. Like I get flustered and feel sick, I don't know how to describe it. But then if I don't say it I feel guilty."

"You're pathetic Keith. But besides you chickening out, how did it go?"

"Um... it was a lot of fun. Though I was mad that he dragged me into a ball pit." Keith remembers that horrid moment. "I had to drag him out before he started an army of kids."

"That sounds awesome."

"Yeah I figured you'd think that." Keith said. "Can we stop talking about it?"

"No." Shiro said playfully. "Talk to me~ Tell me everything~"

"I raged at mini golf."

"Besides you being a dumbass Keith." Shiro said. Keith pouts.

"Hey I didn't mean to! That game is cheap!"

"Yeah yeah, anything else?"

"Just little things Shiro. It wasn't anything special." Keith looks down not wanting to talk about it.

"It was special to you." He said. Keith smiles.

"Yeah... I guess." Shiro left his brother a smiling mess. Allura came home later and did the exact same thing to Keith. Poor guy wanted to be left alone. 

Lance arrives at the cafe early the next day. Allura waves at him sweetly, then she rests her face on her hands.

"Sooo?"

"God dammit." Lance chuckles.

"Was it fun?"

"Yes it was fun." Lance said. "What's my job today?"

"Now now now, we just opened up." She silences him. "I wanna know more, give me details." She said. "Keith told me some interesting things last night."