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"Quietude"
Coran put away the cleaning supplies he had finished using. It had been a difficult, long day with the Paladins fighting a large armada. Relief came in the surprise of one of the little Galra fighters firing upon its fellow fighters. It turned out that Keith had commandeered one and joined the fight.
Once the fight was over, Keith had come aboard the castle ship at behest of the other Paladins. Coran had set a course away from the battle and then set to cleaning up. His clean up had many interruptions throughout the evening. Only after dinner, when the Paladins (and Keith) had disbursed, did Coran manage to finish his cleaning.
He realized how late it was and decided to check on the Paladins and Keith. They should all be sleeping. He checked Allura's room first, but the princess wasn't there! A quick check of the other Paladins' rooms showed that they weren't there either! Coran stroked his moustache. Where could they be?
He checked Green Lion's hangar for Pidge, but she wasn't there. A check of the training deck showed that it was empty. The kitchen was vacant as well. Well, there was only one place left to check. If the lounge was empty, he would raise the alarm, which should attract someone if not everyone. He walked into the lounge and found the most adorable yet confusing sight.
It was obvious that Hunk had arrived first as he was under everyone. Lance had to be next since he was almost directly on top of Hunk. He was sitting to Hunk's left, but his legs were splayed over Hunk's, his arms were wrapped around Hunk's neck, and his head was resting against his shoulder. Shiro surely had arrived after Lance. He was reclined against Hunk's other side and had his left arm propped up against Lance's right leg. Pidge was probably the next one to come. She was laying on top of Shiro, who had his right hand gently on her back. Hunk had his right arm stretched out behind Shiro to rest on Pidge's shoulder. Allura had to have come next. She was stretched out face down over Hunk's lap and Lance's legs. Her head was nestled in her crossed arms, which were near Shiro's propped up arm. The strangest addition was Keith, who had nestled himself beside Lance but had his legs draped over Allura's back, one of them touching Hunk's right knee. He was leaning his head against Lance's back and had his arms crossed. He noted each of the original Paladins were in their original color Altean night clothes. The princess was wearing her blue nightgown.
Coran quickly and quietly backed out of the lounge. As appalled as he was about Keith's position, he understood that Allura probably allowed it. She couldn't have been asleep when he came into the lounge and probably negotiated with him as to their sleeping positions. Since they were all sleeping, Coran decided to try to get a little sleep himself. Tomorrow was another day.
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