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The sound of clicking Keys echoed through the silent hanger of the green lion,
Pidge groaned in frustration, deleting a line of code, it wasn't like her to mess up on this kind of stuff, but her mind was on other things, or well one other thing and it had taken up her attention for the last few days,
She reentered the code only to realize it was incorrect again, " forget it", she gently closed her computer, because it didn't matter what kind of mood she was in Pidge would 'never' abuse her equipment,
"You okay there?, she swiveled in her chair to face Hunk, who she didn't even realize had came in until he spoke, he stood there with awkward smile on his face holding a plate of gingerbread cookies,
"Yeah I'm fine, I just can't focus", he hummed in thought, coming closer, holding the platter of cookies out, she didn't have to be told twice and scooped one up taking a bite of its head,
It was warm and sweet and melted in her mouth, she couldn't help the moan of Delight, " these are delicious",
"Thanks, I wanted something to remind me of Christmas back on Earth, which I get pretty close tasting, it just doesn't look like them ", he held up one of the way to Yellow cookies to be natural as he said it",
"but enough about me, what you working on?,
Pidge turned back to computer and opened it up turning the screen of coding back on, and showed it too Hunk, "I'm working on a program it will comb through prisoner logs, that Matt gave me to help find our dad",
"And it's giving you trouble?, she hummed turning her attention back to the yellow Paladin, "what, no that's not the problem",
He gave her strange look and Pidge realized she hadn't actually explain what the matter was, that was always a problem with her, she was never really good at communicating,
Lance had to always remind her to say her words because he couldn't read her mind, "Pidge my love, my beautiful genius girlfriend, my magnificent glorious Warrior, you have to tell me what the problem is because I can't read your mind,
"sorry... the codes not the problem it's me, I can't concentrate on it long enough, and I keep messing it up", " well then what's taking your focus", he pulled a chair over and sit down next to her,
Wait had she, this whole time not actually said what the problem was?, Aww Pidge you've done it again, she facepalmed groaning and irritation, " I'm so sorry this whole time I thought told you, but now that I think about it I realize I haven't actually said it out loud",
"I know what the problem is, I can't figure out what to get Lance for Christmas, every idea i come up with he'd hate and say he loved, or something to impersonal, and it has to be something really good, it's our first Christmas together as a legit couple",
Sometime during the explanation she found her shirt sleeve very interesting and had been towardling it around her fingers self-consciously,
"Oh, well do you know what Lance is getting you?, maybe that will help figure out a good idea for his gift", Hunk shifted closer to her,
" I'm pretty sure that takes the surprise out of the gift if you know what it is", " yeah, you have a point", he reached over and close the computer on her desk,
" but knowing Lance is a sweet, personal, super romantic gift", she fell back in her chair growing in frustration which Pidge seems to be doing a lot recently, she's going to blame Lance for that,
"Anything I get him he's going to love, even if you know, he doesn't actually love it, and he will say something like, it came from you Pidge of course I love it more or I came from the heart so I love it, and then he will call me some stupid pet name",
Her irritation was interrupted by choked snort as Hunk tried desperately not to laugh, " it's not funny", which only made it worse because he no longer tried to cover it up, and just burst into full on hackling as he clenched his stomach trying to breathe in, and calm the fit of giggles,
"Nope, nope you're right this isn't funny this is 'very serious", his tone drips with sarcasm and if there's was something Unbreakable close by and spotted the cookies,
" you know what never mind just go away", she snatched the plate of cookies that he had sit down on her desk and hoarded them in her lap, which just start the Laughing fit over again,
She picked up one of the gingerbread men and toss it at him, " leave, go I don't need your help, get", she continued to toss cookies at his fleeing back into the hanger door shut behind him,
Which was on unfortunate waste of perfectly good cookies that only left her with one edible gingerbread man, Pidge turned back to her desk, leaning her elbow on The Wooden surface, when she noticed the quiet Rumble,
" not you too", she glared at the green lion as the massive robot continued to laugh at her " I'll throw this at you" she held up the last gingerbread cookie threateningly",
The Lions green particle barrier lifted around the mass Beast, but the Laughing did stop" haha very funny, besides I wouldn't waste the last cookie on you,
That gained her a angry growl but Pidge ignored it continuing to think of a good idea for Christmas gift, while taking a bite out of the gingerbread man's leg,
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She made her way down the hallway at a quickened Pace, dodging around Keith as he stepped out of his room, and towards the end of the hall annoying the shouts of her name, and towards the giant metal doors,
She passed through into the kitchen, the room was empty except for Hunk who's was behind the counter mixing something in a glass bowl,
When she confirmed her boyfriend wasn't there, Pidge darted across the room and threw herself at the counter, "Hunk I figured it out", he jumped to engrossed with his work to notice her entering,
" what?, with all he managed before she cut him off "I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner, it's such a great idea",
"Whoa whoa slow down, what are we talking about?,
"What? oh sorry, the gift for Lance, I finally figured out what to do for him", Pidge realize once again she forget to actually say what was on her mind,
"don't you think you're cutting it kind of clothes, you know it, be in Christmas Eve and everything?,
"No I've already got everything set up all I need your help",
"Okay sure I'll help what do you need", he put down the glass bowl on the counter and set the spoon on a napkin beside it,
"You know how Lance is always home sick",
"Yes he tries to hide it but he's kind of a terrible liar when it's about him", Hunk spoke as he's made his way over to the oven turning it off, a note of sadness to his tone,
"Yeah", Pidge agreed her own voice going somber, " anyway", she shook her head dislodging any sad thoughts," I came up with a plan, I repurpose one of the spare rooms",
"And a few useless well not useless parts but ones I wasn't using, okay well maybe a few I was using, but it's worth it for Lance, and build a projector of sorts with a sound machine, and now the room looks like a beach with seagulls, a blue sky and everything",
"Oh that's a great idea he'll love it",
"Yeah but it's not enough, so that's where you come in", she gave him a brilliant smile with the best puppy dog eyes she can manage, " I was hoping you could show me how to make garlic knots",
He froze staring at her intensely with a look she couldn't interpret, " you want to cook.... in 'my' kitchen",
Pidge gulped trying to keep her smile up, Hunk what's the sweetest guy in the galaxy, he was literally a cinnamon roll in every single way, but he could be very territorial about his kitchen,
" well i umm I would ask you to make them, but since they're supposed to be a gift from me it wouldn't make sense if I didn't at least help",, he set there for a moment pondering her argument,
"Fine but you have to do exactly what I say, and don't touch anything without permission first, it took me forever to clean up the mess from the last time you cooked, he picked the bowl of batter back up along with the spoon and resumed his mixing,
"Sooo-", "No", he cut her off I'm already doing something you have to wait until I'm finished, "but", she was about to protest when the big metal doors opened in Keith walked in, hands in his pockets and glaring at her,
"Is everything all right?, oh wait that wasn't his glaring face that was his worried face, "Yeah why wouldn't it be", Hunk hand it over the mixing spoon which she accepted with Glee, and starting plopping down whatever he was mixing on some cookie sheet,
" because you ran through the Halls at mock speed, I thought something bad happened", " nah everything's fine I just had to talk to Hunk", she started licking the mix off the spoon, which tasted amazing,
Keith rolled his eyes and turned around, only for the kitchen doors too open again and Lance to run straight into it him, "sorry mullet didn't see you there", her boyfriend backed away slowly, his hands raised,
Before the Hot Head could respond Hunk spoke " hey Lance, what do you need?,
He looked away from Keith finally noticing the two other people in the room, "Oh hey I didn't see you there", he waves at both of them before turning back to The raven haired boy, " I almost forget, Shiro was looking for you",
"why didn't you start with that", Keith March past him not giving Lance time to respond, and out of the room,
" hey is it me or is he actually Pleasant to be around these days, he actually like, talks to you", he threw a thumb over his shoulder pointing the direction of the door, while making his way over towards the two of them,
She let Hunk answer for her as she licked the last remnants off the spoon, " yeah I think he is, Shiro has really been trying to get him to open up more, and I think it's helping,
"Is that's the only reason you came in here was to tell him he was needed?, Pidge inquired as she put the spoon down on a napkin that Hunk had left out for her,
He mocked gasped at her " Pigde you wound me, thinking I would come in here to talk to him, when I could be coming here to talk to you, my beautiful gorgeous genius girlfriend", he finished with a smile too bright and she had to fight to keep from blushing,
"Oh stop it, no really what is the reason you came here", she tried to make her voice sound annoyed, but at the way his grin widened she knew Lance had seen right through her,
"Amm", Hunk clear his throat, " do you want me to leave, because I was here first, sooo...",
" what, oh no sorry", Lance pulled back from the counter that he was leaning on and rubbed his neck, a nervous habit he had which Pidge found quite cute, not that she'd ever say that out loud,
" no actually, Matt called Allura about some information the Rebels had found on abandoned Galra basis, so Shiro Matt and I are going to go check them out",
"Wait only the three of you", his Expressions softened at her concern tone, " we'll be fine Pidge, I promise, we won't even be going alone, a couple of hours at most,
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It wasn't a couple of hours, it was Christmas day now, and no one had heard from them.
Pidge robbed she sore eyes, she's been up all night, hunting through coded Galra Communications, for some hint of her missing family, but there was nothing, which was both helpful and irritating,
Because on one hand there was no information saying the Galra had them, but on the other, there is no information on where they could be, a ball of irritation crawled its way up Pidge's throat, making her want to cry, instead she slammed her computer shut, and buried her head in her arms on the kitchen counter,
The loud sounds snapped Hunk out of the cooking trance he's had been in, " hey, it's going to be okay, we'll find them, we always do", she put her head out of her arms and stared at him gradually,
breathed in deep and releasing it slowly, " I know, it's just.... I'm worried, what if we find them and it's too late, what if we're too slow", her voice cracked at the end and she bit down on her lip to keep it from quivering,
Large arms infolded her, holding her close to his chest, " we're going to find them, and they're going to be okay, it's the season of Miracles after all, now come on", he pulled back from the hug to look at her, " let's go finish Lance's Christmas gift",
They had use the first few hours, after he left, before Pidge learned they gone missing, practicing with Hunk making garlic knots, by the end of it they'd actually started to look good, even she dare say 'edible',
She followed behind him to the other side of the counter, pulling a bowl down from the cabinets, as Hunk collected the ingredients from the pantry.
The kitchen doors wished as they opened, and she looked up hopefully,
Had they returned and no one informed her, her hope was quickly dashed, as Keith step through the doors a scowl on his face, " anything yet?,
"No", she responded sitting the Bowl down the counter, he he dipped his head and turned leaving the room as quickly as he entered, since they realized their friends had disappeared,
He had been spending his time in three places, the kitchen, with Allura, or in the training deck, beating the Quiznak out of some droids. " here", Hunk handed her a measuring cup, you start with the dry ingredients, and I'll start with the wet.
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Something shook her and she ground irritated, and tried sinking down lower in her soft bedding, it didn't deter whoever it was and they continued there assault, " go away", she's sweated a hand blindly at them, not bothering to lift her head from the blanket,
"Pidge is Christmas you have to get up",
she recognized that annoyingly, sweet, gentle voice, she turned her head slowly forcing open one eye and then the other,
Her boyfriend's face look down at her as Pidge pulled herself from her bed, when had she gone to bed, the last thing she remembered was finishing the garlic knots and returning to her computer,
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!, she jabbed a finger in his chest, Lance backed up racing his hands and surrender, " okay I get that you might be upset", he tried to defend himself, only for her to snap back, " you think, yeah I'm upset, you don't just get the disappear on Christmas Eve",
His face twisted into something sad, " yeah okay, I'm so sorry about that, you must have been so worried", he took the hand still pointed at his chest, and wrapped it with his own,
" I wasn't worried, you're a big dumb goof, who would worry about you", she pulled her hand away, turning to stare at the wall, wrapping her arms around herself,
Lance sighed, " you have every right to be mad with me," he stepped closer trying to get her to turn to him, when she didn't move he continued speaking, " look is Christmas and I think you'll forgive me if you see what we found",
She let her arms fall and turned back to him, "fine but only because it's Christmas, and I'm kind of curious to see what possessed you to just disappear",
" thank you", his face brightened, as he snatched both of her hands and dragged her out of the room and into the Hall, " okay real quick this wasn't originally what I plan to get you for Christmas, but once I saw it I knew it would make a much better gift", he winked and continued to drag her down the hall like it was some kind of inside joke,
"wait you disappeared for a Christmas gift", she tried really hard to keep the anger out of her voice, but come on all that worrying for a Christmas gift,
But before she could vent her irritation, they arrived at the Lounge room door, a soft muttering of voices could be heard from behind the heavy metal,
" come on they won't wait forever", with that he went through the door into the brightly colored room, it's not like Pidge haven't seen it before, she helped put up the decorations,
But somehow the room with more festive than she remembered it, Hunk walked up to her holding a plate of cookies, " Merry Christmas Pidge I hope you got some sleep",
"Apparently I did, even though I don't remember going to my room?, she raised an eyebrow accusingly, but it only made him smirk," do you want a cookie, there gingerbread, I finally get the recipe right",
Pidge rolls her eyes but did snatch a few, and turn back the Lance, only to realize he was gone, her eyes darted around the crowd, hoping to spot her boyfriend, finally flash of blue caught her attention in he emerged from the crowd someone trolling behind him, but she couldn't tell who,
" where did you go?, she asked as she handed him a gingerbread, " to get your gift", his smile was too wide and his eyes glowed with Mischief that could rival her own,
" Lanccceee-", before she could question what her goof of a boyfriend was up to, he stepped aside, and she froze, the remaining cookies slipping from her hand,
" hey sweetheart",
She felt her eyes water and lunge forward, "DAD!!, he stumbled back at the weight but still wraps his arms around her, "l...I missed you so much", she didn't even try to fight the tears as they streamed down her face,
Her father pulled back, and dried her wet cheeks with his thumb, " I missed you too, both of you", he looked to someone behind her, turning to see who it was she smiled as Matt emerge from the gathered people,
" you knew", Pidge addressed her brother because now she was confused, is that why they left, had they found him and not told her, a spark of anger grew at the thought,
Matt must have realized what she was implying and quickly explained, " no we have no idea he'd be there it was just luck and, Lance", she looked at her boyfriend who just smiled,
" thank you", she grabbed him by the sleeve and pulled him in for a hug, Matt joining moments later, " you have to tell me exactly what happened, but not right now I still have to give you your gift",
" what you got me something", he teased and she elbowed him for it ," yeah I get you something you big dummy, and you're going to love it",
" I'm sure I will", his voice was soft and gentle and she couldn't help the blush,
" Merry Christmas Lance",
"Merry Christmas Pidge",