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April 16th (Friday): Allergies/Park
“Why are we here? Just to suffer.”
“Is this really how she goes? Is this really how Katie Holt, Pidge Gunderson the green paladin of Voltron dies? After returning to earth, in a park, sitting in a bench, her brain melting and running down her nose, not even able to enjoy a date with her boyfriend?” the words came out of her mouth higher pitched than usual as she felt herself die while waiting for Keith.
“and you say Lance is overly dramatic” Keith’s voice came from behind her, she raised her head until she could see behind, Keith held two crepes in his hands and smiled at her. Keith leaned down as she looked at him and gave her a kiss, god she loved his kisses but GOD DAMN IT EVEN THEY TASTED BLAND NOW!! “seriously Katie it’s just a pollen allergy, you won’t die because of it”
“I feel like I am dying”
Keith walked around and sat next to her, gave her one of the crepes, strawberry flavoured one and put an arm around her shoulder bringing her close.
“nope, you are not allowed to die and that’s an order soldier”
“you can’t give me orders, I’m not a soldier and neither are you” she bit into her crepe that was, just as the kiss and everything she ate that day, bland as hell, stupid sense of taste why does it have to be connected to her nose? Well at least she could lean into Keith right now “I’m a scientist and if I recall you lead an intergalactic charity”
“Touché” he took a bit of his own lemon crepe “but really don’t die just yet it would be rather sad if you survive zarcon just to die to a flower”
“hey nature is lethal no matter how small it is” she retorted.
“calling yourself small paladin of nature?” that earned Keith an elbow to the ribs but he was still smiling.
“I’m calling myself lethal thank you very much”
“especially when cooking, those classes with Hunk didn’t do much” he ate again bringing her closers to him, she decided to cut the middle man and just sit on his lap, it was spring, there were a lot of couples around so she was sure no one would even bate an eye at that “not like I’m much different”
“Keith you burned our kitchen, we had to move!” they had been living together for about 3 years now, since the war was over, those had been some if not the best years of her life and she loved him greatly but how does cooking eggs and bacon end up with a campfire in the kitchen and that escalating to a fire that ate away at the cutlery and everything else in the room?
To be fair they had been looking for an excuse to move so that was a blessing in disguise and their new home was way nicer: a two story house with plenty of room for them and visiting friends or children if they ever had some; Katie wanted a home similar to her parent's and honestly Keith deserved something bigger than a shack or a small apartment so when she saw that one being sold Katie bought it without a second thought.
“at least I tried, you just programmed a robot to cook for you”
“and Rober 3.5 is still one of the best chefs we know” she said finishing the tasteless crepe. “just wish he could make food that tastes good when my brain is running down my nose”
“I’m not sure how that would work” he put his chin on her shoulder and his hand on her stomach rubbing it as he hugged her and lead her eyes to some of the evil flowers causing allergies. “if you are having a bad time we could just go home”
“no way!” she leaned even more on Keith “it’s just allergies and we haven’t had a date in months” she put her hand over his “besides even if it’s annoying, like most parts of nature are, it’s important, it’s new life, the pollen is just children going around playing, if I want my own I’ll have to learn to deal with annoying stuff”
“so you want children?” he hugged her a bit more tightly.
“yeah, when I find a good husband or wife” she smirked, Katie knew her boyfriend this would cause jealousy and that usually lead to a show of affection to make her forget about even considering someone else over him.
Keith just sat in silence for a second before turning her around and into a kiss, a deep kiss she melted into as much as she could with the sore throat and overall pollen related problems, the warmth and love he exuded covering her as a blanket “let’s have two then” he said once the kiss broke.
“is that your way of proposing?” she smiled.
“yes, I’ll go buy a ring later” the answer came as a surprise, but a welcomed one, she only kissed him once more, this time ignoring everything else.
“maybe next year there will be someone around to join in my allergy suffering”
“well in that case” he put an arm under her knees and the other on her back lifting her in a bridal style carry and began walking
“hey! Hahaha shouldn’t you wait till the wedding for this?”
“we need to find that ring” he said holding her close before a frown came to his face “Lance will ask to plan the wedding”
“come on it won’t be that bad” she lied, knowing well why Keith was already annoyed at the idea.
“you said the same when he planned Shiro’s birthday” he said still carrying her with a smile “do I have to remind you about the makeup?”
“the undead theme for his ‘deaths’ was a bit much I guess but” she threw her arms around Keith’s neck holding onto him “no matter what it will be the best day ever”
He smiled at her as he was deep in thought “I guess it will be fine as long as it doesn’t have a fire theme, he will set on fire the reception just to go with it”
That was something she could see happening even if not by Lance’s design, but…. A wedding, honestly she had waited for a long time to hear that, she expected something out of a movie but this was the only way Keith would have proposed, a quick decision in one moment, pure instinct and emotion lead by care and love. She couldn’t wait for next spring.