Fixing Season 8 With Shidge
Shiro and Pidge are both of age in this fic! Thank you!
I have one more item to discuss. Itâs our last night on earth and weâve got a lot of hard work ahead of us. We may not be back home for years. So Iâm ordering you to take some time for yourselves. Be with the ones you love. Youâve earned it.
âPidge?â Shiro asked, walking into the room Colleen and Pidge were in. âOh hi Colle- uh Mrs. Colleen- I-I mean Mrs. Holt. Hello Mrs. Holt.â Shiro said, clearing his throat after. Colleen smiled happily at the boy.
âHello, Shiro.â Colleen laughed out before pressing some buttons on the tablet.
âShiro,â Pidge said, walking over to him. âWhatâre you doing here?â She smiled, grabbing her hands behind her back and swaying on her feet.
âWell, I was just wondering if you wanted to go on a walk?â
âUh.â Pidge looked towards her mom. âI can't. My mom decided that even though I'm 19 she can still ground me.â
âWELL, MY DAUGHTER THINKS THAT SNEAKING OUT AND DEFENDING THE UNIVERSE IS AN ACCEPTABLE ACTIVITY FOR 15-YEAR-OLD!â
âNEVERMIND ME SAVING DAD AND MATT!â Colleen shook her head.
âYou can go on your walk but I want you back here in 20 minutes!â
âUgh. Fine. I'm not a kid anymore. I'm 19.â
âYou live under my roof young lady!â
âWe live in a giant robot right now!â
âDon't take that tone with me!â Pidge grabbed Shiro's hand pulling him out of the ship.
âWhat's that? I couldn't hear you. Already out the door!â Shiro laughed a bit as the two stood right outside the doorway. The two looked down at their hands to see them still intertwined. Pidge quickly pulled away from his hand. âUh sorry.â
âNo no! It's okay.â Shiro said.
âThere was one time on the ship that Matt had to wait so long for your dad to get out of the bathroom that he peed in a can!â
âOh no!â Pidge laughed out.
âYeah it was terrifying,â Shiro said.
âWell one time Matt invited some guy or girl over or whatever and he had these like posters in his room he was embarrassed about and they tried to get into his room and to stop them he pressed the lock but the lock on his room is broken! Long story short he got locked in his room and had to get out through the window!â It was Shiro's turn to laugh now.
âOh god. He's ridiculous.â Pidge stopped Shiro. âKatie I-â
âOh oh sorry. You can go.â
âShiro. Since you invited me to walk and-and since we're alone I have something to tell you-â
âCaptain Shirogane!â Curtis yelled, running up to the two. âOh sorry was I-â Shiro sighed.
âNo it's fine. What happened? Sorry Katie I have to-â Curtis raised his eyebrow at the man. âI mean Pidge! I'm sorry. I'm just gonna-â Shiro walked away with Curtis, Curtis showing him something on his tablet. Pidge watched the two walk away. She watched as he rounded the corner.
âShiro...I like you.â
âSoâŠâ Nadia said as the group of girls walked through the âmallâ. âYou and Shiro? Whatâs going on there?â
âW-What?! I donât know what youâre talking about.â
âOh come on. Weâre not blind.â Nadia said.
âAgreed. I have seen certain romantically coded interactions between you two.â Ina said.
âWhat does that even mean?â Pidge asked.
âIt means she agrees!â Nadia said laughed out.
âI have to admit-â Allura started.
âOh not you too Allura!â Pidge said.
âOh come on! You get flustered whenever you talk about him!â Pidge shook her head.
âThereâs nothing going on with us. I promise.â
âBut do you want something to be going on with you two?â Romelle asked, putting her hand on the girlâs arm and smiling.
âDo you need help from the Atlas?â Veronica asked.
âNo assistance required. Lance will figure it out.â
âRight, Lance, the navigation genius.â Veronica said sarcastically.\
âAffirmative.â The group heard.
âHow long have they been delayed?â Shiro asked, visibly worried.
âThey should have arrived when we did.â
âThis doesnât feel right.â Shiro said. âCurtis can you track-â
âAlready on it.â Curtis replied, tying away at his keyboard. âIt looks like their frequency has been dinging off of some sort of decoy.â The desperate cries of the paladins were heard as every call came through.
âWe need all hands on deck!â Shiro yelled out. He looked down at his control panel. âLet them be safe. Please.â
âI found the lions. Theyâre this way!â Pidge said, running towards the lion with the tracker in her hands. She was breathing heavily and as she ran she fell.
âPidge! Are you okay?!â Hunk asked.
âI-Iâll be fine.â The sound of an engine was heard from above them. âThe atlas! We have to get to the-â And with that the small girl fell, Hunk catching her mid-fall.
Pidge was laying in a hospital bed in the infirmary of the Atlas, Shiro sitting by her bedside.
âKatieâŠI-Iâm so sorry. I should have known. I was scared. I was so worriedâŠ. I still am. Katie I-â The boy ran his fingers through his hair. âI was so scared you were hurt and I was even more scared that you were-...that you were-â He couldnât bring himself to say it, to say his biggest fear out loud. âKatie...I know Iâve never told you and thatâs kind of late now and itâs stupid that Iâm trying to practice this speech while youâre laying there unconscious but...I god I just have this ridiculous crush on you.â He stood from his chair. âWhat is wrong with me? I should be focused on my job. Iâm should be helping people! And Iâm sitting here, trying to work up the nerve to tell you I have a crush on you. It feels like Iâm in high school all over again. Itâs so stupid.â He sat down. âPlease wake up Katie. I want you to be here with me, okay and safe. I wish I was there to protect you. Please just wake up.â
âKatie!â Shiro yelled. She smiled as he hugged her.
âTakashi...I heard you.â She said, looking away from him.
âO-Oh. I- that was just- it was uh-â She laughed.
âItâs okay. I...feel the same way.â She smiled.
âKatieâŠâ He reached out to grab her hand.
âSheâs awake!â It was Hunk who had come back from helping with something Coran needed him for. âPidge!â He ran up to her and engulfed her in a huge hug. âOh god, I was so worried.â Pidge laughed weakly.
âThanks for the help Hunk.â Hunkâs eyes went to their hands intertwined.
âOh. Oh! OH! No, I was interrupting something wasnât I?!â They quickly let go of each other.
âNo no no no no. Hunk! Please donât tell anyone!â Pidge said.
âOf course I wonât! Youâre my best friend Pidge.â
requested by  @theoneandonlychaoticperson and @tressa-rose