Written in the Stars

He likes me?

instead of going for a walk i go to the red lion. she activates up as soon as i step into the hanger, purring inside my head. "hey girl, i'm back" walking into her mouth i run my hand along the wall until i'm sitting in the front seat.

sitting there an idea pops into my head. "Red? can you get the black lion to contact Shiro for me?" we had found out a while ago that the lions could communicate together. "i need him to tell Shiro that i am just going to go for a light fly around the castle." i can feel her emotions on this idea.

one part of her wants to go flying the other wants me to go back inside. "and add that i'll be careful i just need something to distract me" 

it's a while until i get a reply, Shiro's okay with it as long as i stay close and don't do anything reckless. he knows that i need space when i'm like this and a distraction work best. that is why i'm always training, even if i don't have anything on my mind.

"lets go" easing her out of the castle i take a minute to marvel at the bright stars around me. with only one hand on the controls i steer carefully and slowly so that we are doing small loops around the castle. 

gaining confidence i go a little faster and stray off of my path moving into the slow meteoroid shower. dodging between the meteoroids we only move at a medium pace but it's nice and relaxing. not that i think red would let me go any faster anyways.

closing my eyes i take the time to connect with red, to see through her eyes. since i had nothing else to do and i was here i had to try it. the sight appears in my head, like i am looking through her eyes.

relaxing my body i focus on using my mind to control the movements. at first it's a little bumpy and Red has to make decisions on her own to move out of the way but other then that i do pretty well.

it's a good way to take my mind off of things.

Lance's POV

"where is Keith?" Allura questions, getting everybody attention. looking around i realize that the mullet is missing from the kitchen where everyone is hanging.

"he is..." Shiro starts then looks to Pidge. she shrugs. "he is letting off some steam"

"how?" Hunk pauses his eating to look up at them. "in case your forgot he currently has a hold in his shoulder." putting my sandwich down i look at Shiro in worry.

"yeah, i haven't forgotten." Shiro cringes.

"he's out flying with red" Pidge takes a bite of her food like it's nothing as my stomach lurches.

"he's flying Red?" images of the last time i had been in red with him flash through my mind and i shiver.

"yes, he needed to be alone and let off some steam."

"but" i splutter. "what if he hurts himself, he shouldn't be out there alone." i stand up almost ready to go out there and drag him back.

"what are you going to do about it?" Pidge gives me the evil eye. "i thought you where currently ignoring him." freezing as realization draws on me i flop back down in my seat.

"i didn't mean to" looking down ashamed i don't meet their eyes.

"sure you didn't." i go to argue back but she cuts me off with a look. "i don't care what happened but you two need to talk and work things out" there are nods from everyone in the room.

"what am i supposed to do?"

"ask him out for starters" Shiro scoffs and surprisingly my face doesn't burn up.

"i was going to." grumbling i pout. "but apparently he doesn't like love" 

"Keith doesn't not like love. he just need someone to show him what it is."Pidge reasons, putting down her food.

"and you think i can do that?"

"yes, Keith likes you lance" my face does start to get red at that comment. "and you like him. so talk about it together and work things out."

"keith likes me?" giddy i can't stop the smile on my face. everyone in the room groans.

"yes, your are officially the last person to know." Hunk pats my shoulder. "and Keith will be the last person to know that you like him if you talk to him."

"and ask him to be your goddamned boyfriend already" Pidge gangs up on me.

"yeah, i'll think about it" sinking into my chair i pretend not to notice the looks they share.

Keith's POV

i get to the end of the meteoroid shower when i notice that i have gone too far from the castle. puling out of reds head i eases the throttle forwards and head off at a fast pace back to it, going as fast a i dared.

all of his slow moving had gotten to me and i needed to go fast. so i do, i speed up, getting faster and faster. an image of Lance flashes through my head and i go a little faster. the image of him ignoring me plays out and i go faster still.

i had apologized! that is something that i never do and am never going to do again. i don't need him anyway, getting faster still i swear into the path of rocks. slipping the sling off of my arm i bite back the pain of the movement.

pushing the pain aside i grip the controls with both hands, letting the rush of piloting overtake the pain that i am going to pay for later. i don't care though. wrapping my fingers around tighter, i grin as i begin to fly through the maze of rocks.

purposely taking sharp turns and near misses, relishing in the joy of it. i can feel Red's worry die away as the rush of it all takes place and i know that where both feeling this. spinning upside down i grit my teeth through the pain and hold on tighter.

going back and forth through the shower of rocks i hardly notice as time ticks by. it's not until Shiro's voice crackles in my headset that i realize that it's time to head back.

"Keith, i hope that you still have that sling on and are buckled in?" using his big brother voice he steer Black to the edge of the shower.

"i do now" easing red out of the rocks i reach behind me and grab the sling off of where it miraculously hasn't moved. slipping it on i can feel as the adrenaline washes away and the pain kicks in.

"come on, it's time to get back" following Shiro i go the same slow pace that he is. "so did it help?"

"yeah, it always does" the castle comes into view and outside it Pidge and lance are waiting. below them Hunk, in yellow, is floating upside down. clicking the side of my head i change to their radio channel.

laughing comes through as Hunk makes funny noises.

"okay guys, time to get back" Shiro commands and Hunk turn the right way round.

"hey, Keith" Lances voice comes over and i tense up. quickly i change back to the other radio channel that's just me and Shiro.

"how long was i out here?"

"about two hours" Shiro's voice is sympathetic.

"huh" time really did fly past.

"now hurry up and get inside that castle, you have to talk to Lance sometime and it's not going to happen out here." stopping i glare at the black loin knowing that he can't see me, but it still makes me feel better.

"or i could just stay out here and float away into outta space." an aspirated sigh comes over the com's and i grin.

"it's not going to be that bad Keith.

"i have to share the same couch as him for the whole night" i emphasize my words to get my point through. black stops outside the castle and turn towards me.

"i promise you that it's not going to be that bad, in fact i would bet my left arm on it"

"Shiro" i draw out.

"come on, just give him a chance" 

"fine" grumbling i steer forwards and park Red into her hanger.