Lance laid in bed waiting for one in the morning to come, everyone was still fucking awake. Hunk and Pidge, and Allura. He thought they'd be sleeping by now. But nooooo.

Lance sat up and went to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth since the boys had one bathroom and the girls had theirs. Allura was in the girls with hair hair up and she was washing her face as well to clean off the day.

"Did you get to find some earth skin care that was good?" Lance looked over curiously.

"Uh I think so, is this how you felt when we had only altean products?" Allura showed lance the face wash bottle.

"This might dry your skin out to much, here's a moisturizer I use and a eye cream," lance showed her his out of the many bottles.

"Why do you care so much over this? I heard earth males don't use proper hygiene products," Allura tried the moisturizer as she was in lances bathroom now as he was splashing water on his face.

"Had horrible acne as a preteen, plus I was always in the sun and didn't want wrinkles when I'm 30," lance rubbed the face wash soap in his hands before lathering it on his face.

"Hey so I was meaning to talk to you, my sister asked if I could go by my parents to have a family dinner... I don't wanna go if we're at high risk of an invasion," lance looked down at the water as Allura sat on the counter.

"How long will it take?" She raised a brow.

"I'll make it short, two hours," he pursed his lips washing the soap away.

"At max?" The altean offered.

"I'll try," he smiled shyly.

"Alright then I don't see an issue, stay close though," Allura jumped down when was grabbed the towel behind her.

"Yea of course, I'll talk to Ron tomorrow then," he sighed. Why wasn't he as excited as he should be.

"She said I could bring a friend, I don't think i am, there's still tension," he told her quietly.

"To your family dinner? Why are you telling me?" Allura made a face. Lance felt his chest drop, he forgot she rather be anywhere but with him.

"W-well Allura I was thinking maybe-I uh," he was loosing all the energy to keep trying for her.

"What?" She asked calmly taking her hair out of the bun.

"Never mind, i was just thinking it might be tomorrow night anyways," he turned away to finish his routine.

"Allura-" lance inhaled deeply and looked at her.

"Do you find me annoying? I've been trying to be better about boundaries, but every time I talk to you it makes me feel like I've made no progress," he said softly as Allura closed the door so they could talk in private.

"I've found you overly flirtatious and obnoxious at times," she said truthfully.

"And now?" Their eyes met.

"I don't know..."

Lance crossed his arms frowning a little, he wasn't getting better was he? He didn't know how to be better... it doesn't help when no one wanted to help.

"Well sorry bout all the trouble I've been, I appreciate you being patient with me," he chuckled rubbing the back of his neck with a goofy smile.

Allura nodded slowly and left the bathroom as lance leaned against the sink waiting for the door to close again.

He wanted to go now, he needed kinkade to come get him, he just wanted to get out, he was so embarrassed.

Lance finished his skin care and put on a hoodie over his shirt and went to his bottom bunk that was under hunk. He laid on his back starting above with his mind being to loud when the room was so quiet. Hunk and Pidge didn't even look over at him when he came back.

"Hey I'm going for a walk," lance announced and got no reply. He got back up getting agitated and left the room anyways.

He rubbed his face and pulled his hood over his head and went to walk around the halls since it was late enough less people would be around. He hoped kinkade had better luck.

He knocked on the pilots door and waited for someone to answer. He prayed it wasn't Griffin. Who knows what that jerk might say.

James Griffin answered the door.

Fuuuuuuuuuuc-"hey is kinkade here?" Lance asked in a sweet tone.

"Yes he is Mcclain," Griffin smiled with mischief in his eyes.

"Lance! Wanna come in!?" Rizavi waved him from the room. Ryan looked up from his phone and saw Lance, he smiled.

"Is that okay?" He asked getting shy around the mfe pilots. James grabbed his arm and brought him in the room and closed the door behind him.

"Dude your always welcome in here," James smiled brightly but lance cringed away.

"Don't say it like that, you use to be a dick," lance scrunched his nose up and Ryan offered him a hand to join on the top bunk.

"That's valid, I know we use to have issues but let's just put that in the past, a war can change someone," Griffin flopped on the bottom bunk as Ida was taking a shower.

"Yea fair, good to know I thought you held grudges cause like Keith beating you up once or twice," lance smiled down at them as Rizavi laughed.

"I won those fights!" James screamed.

"Dude seeing how Keith fights, I doubt it," he laughed a little leaning against the wall.

"So what brings you here?" Ryan asked softly.

"I got bored, no ones sleeping," lance whispered with a smile.

"Then why are you here?" He chuckled a little.

"Dude they won't even notice I'm gone, we're in the clear," the Cuban waved him off with a smile.

"Well since your here, I got you a present," Ryan handed him a small box that was in his pocket.

"Ha a present? It's not even my birthday," lance blushed softly as he took it hesitate.

"Call it a gift for coming back to earth," Ryan smiled brightly and lance opened it awkwardly. It was a new phone with three cases.

"Wow they really upgraded," lances jaw dropped as he picked up the smart phone.

"Can you help me set it up?" He asked in awe holding the phone wide eyes.

"Yea of course," Ryan nodded as lance went through the three cases the pilot got him to see which was the best.

"I love these cases Ryan! They're so cool!" Lance touched a clear case phone with white sea shells and star fish around the edges.

"If you don't like any of those I can take you to find one you do like," Ryan gulped a little as his cheeks heated up.

"I love this one, how do I put it on?" Lance handed him the clear one with the white outlines of seashells and starfish instead of the black case with astrology constellations or the blue case with black and white designs.

He snapped it on the phone and powered it on for lance as the Paladin intensely watched looking over his shoulder.

"Here just put in what you know and if you need help I'll be here," Ryan handed it back and lance nodded as he focused on typing on a phone again.

"Oh lance you should get my phone number when your done!" Rizavi gasped as she was on the other top bunk.

"Really? Okay," lance beamed happily.

"Me too!" Griffin waved from below.

"Wow am I not getting your number then?" Lance teased his friend next to him.

"I'll put in my number before them," Ryan whispered in his ear making lance giggle nodding since no one else heard.

"Dude this will make it so much easier than hunting the whole garrison to find you," lance elbowed him back and kept putting in what he needed for the phone.

"We have a whole group chat when we're in meetings," Rizavi grinned deviously.

"Smart," lance agreed.

"Here I'm all set, would you do the honors and be the first phone number I get?" He handed the phone to the other.

"It would be my pleasure," Ryan agreed and made his own contact with his number in it.

"Oh you get a picture for your contact, smile," lance held up the phones camera and Ryan's face dropped surprised.

"I need a smile so people believe that your my friend and not a hostage," lance said flatly making Ryan burst out laughing.

"Perfect," he grinned and showed Ryan the picture of him laughing.

"I look not the worst," Ryan agreed.

"You have a great smile," lance saved the picture and made the contact.

"How do I make wallpapers?" He asked curiously.

"Here," Ryan took the phone and held it up with the camera so they could take a picture together. Lance wrapped his arms around Ryan's neck with a smile as Ryan gasped surprised but snapped the picture on accident.

"Yay now I have a wall paper!" Lance laughed grabbing his phone back. He giggled covering his mouth seeing the picture, Ryan looked over at it and smiled, it was a funny picture but it was a nice one.

"Send that to me, I love it," Ryan leaned forward to watch the phone screen.