There was a loud explosion, a crash. There was screaming in the hallways, so much overreacting.

"Its just a ship! Stay calm!" I yelled, I was busy just sitting outside, reading. When I heard it.

I ran to go find the others,  bumping into Pidge.

"(Y\N)! Did you hear that noise?"

"Yeah. Knowing Lance and Hunk, they'd be headed the way TO the noise. C'mon!"

I grabbed her arm (yes. She told you about the dealio, DEALIO.), running out the doors. We found Lance and Hunk, they were standing outside with binoculars.

"Lance! Hunk!" Hunk turned around, looking at us. Lance still stared through the binoculars.

"Oh no. No no no no no."

Lance snarled, and I raised an eyebrow.

"What?"

"Keith!"

I smiled. Keith Kogane. My best friend before Lance came along, then Keith got himself kicked out.

Damn him. He never even said goodbye.

"Who's Keith?!" I heard Pidge yell as she was struggling keeping up with Lance, Hunk and I. Lance had just bolted down the hillside. Running straight for the explosion.

"You'll find out!"

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I stood in the doorway of one of the Garrison Bases. I was eye to eye with Keith. He stared at me, smiling.

I had the urge to punch that smirk off his face. But before I even got the chance, Lance bombarded inside and shoved him aside.

"Nope! No you don't! I'm saving Shiro!"

"Who are you? (Y\N)? Who is he?"

Lance stared at Keith, then me, then him, and then me.

"YOU KNOW HER!?"

"Yeah. She was my beat friend."

Keith smiled, and I returned it.

"I'M HER BEST FRIEND!!!"

Lance just glared. Glared and looked like he wanted to kill him. I'm sure he did but, he sure as hell won't. Not with me around.

"Well. Stop standing here. They're gonna catch us if we stand around."

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Keith had taken us to his house in the canyons, I visited with him outside,  Shiro stood next to him, talking and laughing. Just like old times according to them.

When Keith was at the Garrison, he told me about Shiro, and occasionally I talked to him, getting to meet him. He was a great pilot, an inspiration.

I looked up to him too, Keith would always tell me I was just like him. Strong, patient, kind and calm. But, Shiro told me I was like Keith. Only in physical appearance. We both had the sane dark hair, styled similarly, and the same dark, raven eyes.

And I could've swore Shiro tried to hook us up. Hell no.

I decided to let them talk, after all, it had been a year. Pidge was sitting inside, staring at an old picture.

"Hey, Pidge. You Ok?"

"Yeah."

"Sure?"

She tried to smile, but it didn't fool me. I sat down next to her, and she nearly jumped on me, tackling me in a hug.

"(Y\N)! I'm sorry, it's just. Shiro was a member of the Kerberos mission. And if he made it here. What if my Dad and Matt are nearby?!"

"Then I'll help you find them. Honestly Pidge, you're like a sister to me, Hunk a brother... Lance... Well..."

She laughed, then hugged me more.

"Thank you! So much!"

"Anytime."

I left, walking outside after Shiro cane inside. I took this moment to talk to Keith.

"Hey cowboy."

"I told you not to call me that!" He laughed.

"Cowboy."

I playfully punched Keith's shoulder.

"Its been so long, huh? How have you been?"

"Good. I've managed, and.. Oddly enough.. Its hard to explain. Can u just show you?"

I nodded as Keith led me inside. He took me to his room, where a giant sheet was draped over a board. Keith ripped it off, and there were papers everywhere, graphs, Fraunhofer lines, pie charts, you name it.

"Keith?"