Pidge whispered to the crew, his mumbling drawing her attention, "He wants Shiro." Lance glanced over from where he was talking to Hunk, "Huh?"

"Keith wants Shiro. He just mumbled Kashi."

"Oh. Should we go get him?"

"Maybe. Not sure. Maybe wait till we hear more." Keith settled down for a few minutes before mumbling again, "...on't go... Kashi..."

"Yeah, I think we should go get him." Pidge ran out. Lance knelt next to Keith, "Easy Keith. He's coming."

Pidge ran into the room and looked for Shiro, "Shiro." Shiro glanced over, "Yeah? What do you need, Pidge?"

"Keith is mumbling your name. We think you should come." Pidge said anxiously. Shiro paled slightly and quickly followed Pidge to where Lance and Hunk were trying to keep an almost frantically sleeping Keith calm. Lance and Hunk moved away slightly as Shiro comes in with Pidge, "Keith? I am here." Shiro said calmly. Keith stopped stirring, a tiny whisper being heard, "Kashi?"

"It's me Keith. Right here." He got down next to him and put a hand on his shoulder. Keith reached out and grabbed Shiro's sleeve, "Thought you... lef...gone..."

"No, I was right here." Shiro tried to calm him down. "Don' go... can't... 'gain..." Keith's lower lip trembled. "I am not going anywhere." Shiro held his hand and squeezed it. KEith settled down a little, mumbling, but no longer coherent. Shiro rubbed his head gently.

Hunk spoke up quietly behind him, "Is he okay?"

Shiro shakes his head, "I don't know."

"Maybe having him help today was too much..." Lance said hesitantly. "Maybe Lance, but we couldn't defeat those ships without Voltron and I don't need to worry about Allura too." Lance nodded, "True." Shiro just watches Keith. Keith eventually settles down completely, no longer mumbling or stirring in his sleep. Shiro decides to just stay. The others eventually moved on with their day. Shiro watched Keith and thought, 'He really is attached to me. He may think he'll lose me to Allura?' Shiro hummed thoughtfully, rubbing Keith's back as he shifted, 'I won't know till he tells me.'

Keith spasmed lightly in his sleep, a small distressed noise slipping into the air. Shiro leaned back on the chair. The younger boy stirred, sounding panicked and he mumbled again as Shiro's hand fell to his lap. Shiro grasped Keith's hand again and Keith immediately went silent and calm. Keith slept through the early afternoon, waking near dinner.

"Hey there Keith." Keith blinked, feeling a bit disoriented, "Hey..."

"How are you feeling?" Shiro smiled and rubbed Keith's head. "Okay I guess." Keith stretched, "What time is it?"

"Close to dinner. You were asleep all afternoon after we got back." Keith nodded, rubbing the sleep from his eyes as he sat up, "Sorry, didn't mean to fall asleep."

"You should have slept. Don't apologize." Shiro said, "We all wanted you too. How did you sleep? Okay?"

Keith hesitated for a split second before nodding, "Yeah, it was good."

"You sure? It seemed as though you were having a rough time." Shiro raised an eyebrow. Keith fiddled with his gloves, "I... may have had a nightmare." Shiro nodded, "Want to talk about it?" Keith shook his head quietly, "Okay. If you ever do I am here okay?"

"Yeah, thanks Shiro." Keith stood up, "I hope Hunk's almost done with dinner. I'm starving."

"Yeah, same here." Shiro walked with Keith to the dining room and sat down. Keith sat down as Pidge and Allura came in, "Hey guys!" Pidge said cheerfully.

"Hi Pidge. How is your lion? And you?" Shiro didn't want anyone else hurt in the battle since Keith wasn't better yet. "Fine Shiro. Green is healing nicely. Allura has Coran and I working on the sensors to help find a medically suited planet nearby."

"Thanks for doing this guys." Shiro smiled and thanked Hunk for what he put in front of him, "How is the progress on the sensors coming?"

"Pretty good. We've already scanned a few of the closer planets, but none of them are advanced enough yet."

Shiro nodded and began to eat. Keith cocked his head to the side, a little confused, "What are you guys talking about?"

"Shiro asked us to scan different planets for ones that are well-versed in medicine. We want to help you get better." Pidge piped up and adjusted her glasses. "Oh." Keith looked mildly surprised, "Uh. Thanks." Shiro nodded again.

Lance and Coran never showed up for dinner, both working on the scanning. Shiro turned to Allura, "Thank you Allura for helping Keith like this." Allura gave a slight nod, "Of course Shiro." Shiro smiled a little and they continued talking through dinner. Keith was silent all through dinner, thinking about how they may find a planet for them to get him some help. 'Wow, I didn't think they cared this much. What am I thinking? Shiro asked them too. Of course they'd do it if he asked.' Keith thought to himself bitterly. He spasmed lightly, biting his tongue to keep quiet, 'I'm probably just a burden to them. Allura must really hate me for all the trouble I am causing. All because of my hot-head and Shiro leaving." Keith stood up as he finished eating, "I'll see you all tomorrow." He left to his room quickly.

"Wonder what is eating him. He can't be going to bed, he just woke up." Hunk looked a little confused.

Shiro pursed his lips, "He's just working through his thoughts. The battle must have been rough on him."

'And he's having some other problems with me and Allura.' Shiro thought. "Yeah. You going to be in there tonight again?" Hunk questioned. "Probably. I don't want to leave him alone for too long. After what happened today... it's not a good idea." Shiro grimaced, shaking the image of Keith in his lion that morning out of his head. They all nodded but Allura spoke up,

"Just don't lose track of your own health Shiro. The responsibility is beginning to show the strain." Shiro frowned a little, "Right. Now I'm more worried with Keith's health Allura."