An Allurance Story

Chapter 8

Allura walked down the hall, dressed in a cream shirt with flowing sleeves, shorts and sandals, waiting for Lance, baby Athea in her arms.

"Hmmm..." Athea hummed, dropping her small blue lion toy.

Allura copied her smiling.

"Hmmm!" Allura replied tickling Athea's stomach.

Athea giggled.

Allura bent over, picking up the toy, handing back, and looking in the direction Lance had exited their room from.

He was dressed in a light blue button up shirt, the sleeves pushed to his elbows, with capris and high tops.

He walked over with a wide smile on his face, taking Athea an tossing her high in the air, and catching her.

"There's my Blue! Happy Birthday cutie!"

Athea laughed loudly, "Daddy!"

Lance carried Athea down the hall, Allura sticking close to his side as they walked to the dining hall.

They entered the room, Shiro and Hunk, Pidge, Keith and Acxa, with their son, all in the room decorated for Athea's third birthday.

They set Athea in a chair, and set a cupcake infront of her, with a swirling white and pink candle on top.

Everyone began to sing, Allura and Lance crouching down by their daughters chair, Hunk taking pictures.

They helped Athea blow out her candle, everyone cheering, watching Athea begin to lick the frosting of the cupcake.

They all began conversing, dividing slices of an already made cake, and sat down at the long table.

"So, we would like to introduce you to Kuro. We're so sorry you haven't been able to meet him. Things have been a bit... chaotic on Daibaazal."

Axca held the small four year old, his features more Galra than human, a collection of both his parents. But, surprisingly, he held more Keith in his face than Acxa.

"No! No reason to worry!" Allura said waving a reassuring hand.

They both smiled releaved.

Lance looked at Kuro, noticing the scar like imprint on his left cheek.

"Hey Keith? His that a scar on his cheek?"

Keith shook his head.

"Galra birthmark. They are extremely common among the Galra actually."

"Hmm." Lance hummed, stabbing his fork into his cake slice, and scooping it into his mouth, smiling at the delicious taste.

Allura looked over to Athea, her smiling, frosting covered face, and cake crumb covered hands showing she was enjoying it.

"Let's go clean you up and then give you a bath." Allura said, lifting Athea out of her chair, and began to carry her down the hall.

Lance turned to Pidge, Hunk and Shiro.

"So, how have things been going at the Garrison?"

Shiro smiled.

"We have had double the amount of new cadets than before. It's amazing, But... extremely tiring at the same." Shiro said laughing.

Keith laughed. "I wonder if their are any as annoying and stubborn as I was."

Everyone laughed, and continued chatting.

Allura came back with Athea, all clean and in a new outfit.

She set her back in her chair, and sat next to Lance, joining in on the conversation.