Hiding Behind a Mask

Chapter 40- A 'Matt'er of Time

"Lance."

"I guess Allura knows what it's like."

"Stop it! I know what you are doing!"

"I'm doing nothing Cariño ." Lance was being salty. Keith pouts and looks away from Lance. Lance went back to leaning against Keith, he knew Keith wouldn't push him off.

"Anyways... can you put me down now?"

"Sure." Shiro drops Matt. "So what are you doing here?"

"Oh yeah, I took a break. I wanted to hang out with my old pals again, and I see I have some new friends to make."

"If I mistake you for your sister I apologize in advance." Lance points out. Matt looks at Lance.

"You're friends with my little Katie?"

"Uh... yeah." Lance nods. Matt smiles.

"Aw I'm glad she's making more friends! She's so sassy I thought she wouldn't make any other friends." Shiro taps Matt's shoulder.

"You know... Keith and Katie started hanging out."

"Really? Those two use to hate each other." Matt was actually shocked. Keith nods, he leans his head on Lance's and kept listening to their conversation.

"And you'll never guess this." Shiro starts again. "They're best friends."

"No way!" Matt laughs. "Oh my God. I guess it's fate!" Matt said. "So fate, it was meant to be!" He kept laughing. "So who's this Lance guy? Did you finally come out of the closet and got yourself a boyfriend?" Matt asks, Lance just looked to the side.

"Dunno, you tell me."

"Get away from me if you're going to be like this!" Keith hissed. Shiro looks at Matt shocked.

"Y-You knew he was gay?"

"It was obvious Shiro." Matt said. "He never looked at women the same way most kids his age did at the time." He points out, Shiro facepalms over not being observant. That's his little brother, he fucking lives with the guy and never once noticed.

"Yes, I came out." Keith said.

"So this is your boyfriend or is he just a friend?" Matt asks. Lance wouldn't look at Keith.

"I guess we're just friends." He said. Keith lost it.

"That's it, I'm done with you!" He got up and storms off. "I cannot stand you when you're like this!"

"Oh bite me." Lance snaps back. "I'm going home, nothing's happening here."

"Okay, goodnight Lance." Allura said. A few minutes later Keith walked out.

"See you at home you two." He said. Shiro and Allura looked at each other, this wasn't going well. As soon as Coran left Allura locked the door and the three hung out in the cafe together to talk.

"You want something Matt?" Allura asks.

"Coffee please."

"Anything special?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Hm... you got hazelnut?"

"One hazelnut coffee." She began to make it. Shiro sat down with a green tea and waited for Allura to come back. She walks over with Matt's coffee and sat down with the two boys.

"So how's everything Matt?" Shiro asks.

"Good, my father has been making me work to the bone lately so it's nice that the two of us could finally take a break." Matt takes a drink and sighs. "Damn this is good."