AN// hi it really has been a while, but I am trying I swear! I won't give up on this! So don't give up on it either.

"Dude, what're you doing? She probably should go to the nurse." Lance spoke up. He turned and looked at Katie. "Explain the doppler effect." I grabbed Lance's shoulder to stop him as Katie started to speak.

"Uh... the Doppler effect is the act of turning acids or bases into a safe substance." Katie answered. I let go of Lance confused.

"No Katie that's wrong." I spoke and Lance nodded picking her up.
"I'll take her to the nurse. You call Matt." he spoke and left.

-_-_-

I sat on the ground watching the people around me shuffle around. They acted like they were looking for something, but the room was clean. One turned to me and sighed rubbing his hand through his hair. I smiled giving a small nod watching them think.

"Pidge, What do you remember from last night?" He asked. I hummed think of the answer.

"I walked up here and I looked at the buildings around us. Something startled me and everything goes black." I answered. He turned back to the growing mess. "I need to finish my homework." I mumbled and stood. Which I regretted as everything started to spin and the pain in my head pulsed. Leaning on the wal I wait for everything to stop. A warm hand touches my shoulder drawing my attention.

"Are you alright?" He asked and I nodded. "Are you sure?" He clarified now. I watched the world spin around him before shaking my head no. "Do you want me to help?"

"Please." I spoke leaning into him as his arm wrapped around my side. He guided me down the stars and the world slowly stopped spinning.

"Where to?" He asked as I stepped off the last stair. I pointed towards my room. He nodded and walked me there. I forced myself to stop leaning on Shiro as we reached my desk. Stretching my arms out I grab my laptop.

"Since you have a concussion you can't read or work your brain too much." Shiro spoke taking my laptop from me. I stitched my brows together to glare at him. "I can help you, but I can't do your work."

"I need to get this done. She-"

"Will have to understand you are I injured, and forced into a situation where you are incapable of completing the task given to you." I growled at his words. He was right but I was rude to her and deserve this punishment.

"I'm going to need a doctors note." I sighed looking at my bed. Shiro nodded and handed me a piece of paper.

"We have one. I'll put it with your laptop so you don't lose it." Shiro spoke I nodded and thanked him. "So what do you want to do that doesn't work your brain?"

"We could play ERS." I answered looking through my drawers on my desk.

"What's ERS?" Shiro spoke as I found my deck of cards.

"Egyptian rat slap. It's a fun game. If we get everyone in the game it could last for a while." I answered walking towards the dining room table. Shiro brought everyone downstairs. We sat around the table as Matt explained the basics of the game. If the same card is stacked on top of each other you can slap the pile and claim it. If there are two of the same cards with one different in the middle making a sandwich, you can slap and claim the pile. Hand in the bottom wins the pile. If an ace is laid down the person who would play next lays down four cards hoping for another ace, king, queen, or jack. Kings are draw threes as queens are draw twos. Jacks are draw one. The player doesn't see their cards.

Matt sealed the two mixed decks to everyone at the table. He laid the first card down to reveal a seven of hearts. Shiro, who sat to the left of Matt, laid down an eight. The cycle continued this way until Lance laid down a queen. Keith froze and looked to Matt for help.

"Lay down two cards and try to beat the queen." Matt spoke. Keith nodded and laid down an ace. Matt sighed as he laid down four  cards. The game continued like this until it was down to Hunk and Matt trying to win. Hunk ended up winning. We congratulated him as he left to cook dinner.

"So anything coming back from early this morning?" Matt asked. I smiled at him as I shook my head no. Matt sighed. "Well don't force it." He sighed.

-_-_-

A couple days passed before Katie stopped having migraines. She also stopped complaining about everything spinning. She finished her presentation and presented without any problems. There was just one thing we needed to know. What happened?

Katie sat in the living room beating Lance and Hunk at Mario Kart. She laughed as Lance complained about her cheating. Her laugh brightened the room and forced a smile on my face.

"Oh!" She yelled pausing the game and moved to look at us. "I remembered something while I was in class." She spoke and glanced around the room. "It's kinda fuzzy, but someone hit me with a brick." I felt anger bubbling in my veins as her words echoed in my head. "Shiro are you alright there?" She asked pulling me from my thoughts. It was John it has to be.

"I'm fine. I am going to take a shower. See ya in a few." I spoke standing to leave.

-_—_-

"What do you think that was about?" I asked as I continued to play with Lance and Hunk.

"Who knows. Everyone was worried about you when we found you bleeding. Shiro especially." Keith spoke joining us.

"Why would he care? I mean I was fine wasn't I?" I asked looking at Keith now.

"You had mild head trauma from someone hitting you with a brick. And someone pushed you down the stairs. Not to mention your brother's incident. You two are prone to injury." Kieth spoke once more.

"We were not prone to injury until John decided to live his fantasies of revenge." I grumbled.

"What was that?" I heard John's voice echo in the heavy tense air. I turned to look at him forcing a smile on my face.

"Oh nothing." I smiled standing and retreating to my room. Trying to feel safe once more. Sadly my safety was destroyed when I entered my room to see everything was torn apart. My posters torn to shreds on the floor. My picture frame discarded on a pile of glass and the picture was taken. Feathers from my pillow lay on the floor peacefully. My clothes were gone. I felt tears form in the corner of my eyes as I moved to leave my room. I hid my face as I entered the bathroom. I could hear the water running from Shiro's shower stop.

"I am passing through." I call out as I enter the closest stall. I heard my voice crack as I spoke.