Secrets Between Blood

Chapter 10: The Arusians (Part 1)

Hey, sorry I'm late. Again. But, I have an excuse this time. I just found out the other day my grandpa has pancreatic cancer, so... I've been dealing. I try to keep updating, but dont be upset if I'm late.
Thank you all.

Keith's POV:

We just got done training with Voltron for the third day straight. I was starving! I know that galra metabolisms are faster, but this is getting ridiculous. This food goo is not enough. It's starting to get hard to hide how small I'm getting.

"Alright, Coran. Do we have anything other than food goo on this ship? Anything?" I asked, sitting down at the dining table.

"Well, I could make a high protein paladin lunch!" he said excitedly, and he ran off to the kitchen. Hunk kind of followed him with interest.

"Already sick of the taste?" Lance asked, sitting next to me. He took off his helmet, and I did the same.

"It's not the taste. I..." I glanced up at Shiro where he sat at the head of the table. "I have a really high metabolism and the food goo just isn't cutting it." I said, looking down nervously. I could practically feel Shiro tense up.

{"Keith! You know how high your metabolism is! Why didn't you say anything!?"} Shiro started yelling, and I flinched.

{"I'm sorry, okay? You know how I feel about this."} I replied, staying calm.

"Dammit! Coran!" Shiro yelled, getting up and heading into the kitchen. I glanced over at Lance, and he was still staring wide eyed at the kitchen door.

"Uh, yeah. He only swears when he's really worried. Sorry." I said, laying my head down on the table in shame and embarrassment.

"Well, at least you know he cares about you." he said with a chuckle, and I smiled.

"Yeah." I sat up and looked at him, and saw that he was watching me. It reminded me to talk to him. "So, I've noticed you've been watching me the past few days."

Lance's POV:

"So, I've noticed you've been watching me the past few days." The second he said that, I went pale.

"O-oh?" I stuttered, unsure of what to do.

"Yeah. So? Why are you watching me?" he asked, his tone immediately going from playful to defensive.

"Look, I was just-" *Beep! Beep! Beep!* Keith and I jumped out of our seats, looking around. Everyone came running in and Allura made a screen appear, turning off the alarms.

"What's going on?" Shiro asked, all of us watching the screen.

"It... it looks like a local arusian is approaching the front doors." Allura said calmly with a smile.

"Is it dangerous?" Keith asked, hand hovering over his bayard. That's when I realized it, I don't know what his bayard turns into. I've seen everyone else's, but not his.

"No. Arusians aren't dangerous. Not to us, anyways." Allura replied, swiping the screen away. "Let's go greet our guest, shall we?" We all followed her out, Keith gripping his bayard.

Once we were all outside, we followed Allura to a bush where the Arusian was hiding. While Allura was talking to the Arusian, my eyes drifted to Keith's bayard. He was still gripping it tightly, still not letting it transform. I stepped over to Keith, willing to just ask.

"Hey, what does your bayard turn into? I've never seen it." He smirked, not so tense now.

"Is that why you've been watching me?" he asked, and I rolled my eyes.

"I'm just curious." I said, looking away from him. He chuckled putting his bayard away as we followed the arusian to his village.

"A sword. Okay?" "...What!?"