#anyways PLEASE DONT HARASS SODA

[keykite]

do you have any archived info about rtcd? like any info about the characters, art done, potential plot ect?

hey anon! at this moment i dont (sadly i didnt get around to archiving all of the spotify playlists before they were taken down) but i do remember some info. the main character (i dont remember his name) was a lesbian that used he/him and cat/catself i believe ... and kitsune's ex was going to be an antagonist? the one who took advantage of them prior to wtcd i believe. there was a genderfae character and a hijabi who needed hearing aids/was deaf i believe. also i think ntombi's sibling wouldve been in it. i do believe ... actually. hang on. we do have a cast list and at one point we HAD icons ..... ahhhhgh. okay i'm gonna draft this for now and come back after i do some digging..

okay! im back from my adventure! i found the spotify playlists.

and let me copy out the cast list for you, anon. incase you missed it;

delilah zielinski, ultimate librarian, genderfae, she/they

sekai ndlovu, ultimate racecar driver, she/her, aromantic

farah ali, ultimate mini golfer, she/her, lesbian

rin takeda, ultimate game show host, he/zi/they, (presumably) mlm, kitsune's ex

anne-marie viverette, ultimate arsonist, he/cat, lesbian(? if my memory serves), would have been the protagonist

amari adeyemi, ultimate ornithologist, they/them, aromantic (and presumably under the nonbinary umbrella), ntombi's sibling

anah elbaum, ultimate paranormal investigator, she/fae/they, lesbian

garmal ahmad, ultimate lifeguard, he/him, bisexual

katsumi fukei, ultimate performer, she/her, (presumably) wlw

akemi masashi, ultimate prince, he/him (no recorded image of his design or flags)

hayato fujioka, ultimate barista, he/they/fae (no recorded images of their design or flags)

sumiko takahashi, ultimate sailor, he/him (no recorded images of his design or flags)

meiko kutsuki, ultimate poet, they/them (no recorded images of their design or flags)

yuko kamiya, ultimate exorcist, he/it (no recorded images of its design or flags, but it had a playlist at one point)

yoichi sasaki, ultimate escape artist, any except for she/her (no recorded images of xeir design or flags)

aiko hamasaki, ultimate matchmaker, he/him (no recorded images of his design or flags)

also one plot point i totally forgot that was teased, but i was VERY upset about for a good while - angel (main character) and katsumi (akihiro's girlfriend) were implied to be a ship that was going to be canon in wtcd2. for obvious reasons .... this really isnt a good thing. i'm just gonna let my past self explain this one -

sorry this answer got a bit long anon!

[proshipdiaries]

hiii there! im mod dovey, or just a simple ivy if you want. my pronouny is here! but my main pronouns are she/they.

more about the mod!

– i wouldnt feel comfortable saying my age but please know that one of my roles in our system is that im an age slider

– adding onto that, im a system host of 300+ and they might show on the blog, but thats a might. also, im severly neurodivergent and mentally ill but i can read text pretty well but still, add tone indicators

– i can do things not on my whitelist, but thats just what ill more likely do

– also, im in like ALOT of fandoms so dont be scared to ask!

rules!

– dont spam the inbox. thats just a rule of thumb tbh.

– please respect peoples opinions and headcanons.

– uh i cant rlly think of anything else.

terms of usage!

– DO NOT use my stuff if you break my dni in anyway. i will pee in your ugg boots.

– credit isnt necessary but is very appreciated!

– seriously though dont use my stuff if you break my dni.

things ill do!

– headcanons/imagines

– kin & selfship matchups

– moodboards (though keep in mind theyll come out a little busted)

– icons

– pride themed requests (including xenogenders/mogai ofc!!)

– playlists

things i wont do!

– stimboards

– sprite edits

– any readings i forgot what theyre called called but

– drawings/doodles

– wallpapers/backgrounds

– dni banners

whitelist!

– aphmau (specifically minecraft diaries)

– danganronpa

– fnafhs

– dsmp (+ corpse, minx, tales of the smp: the masquerade)

– adding onto that, anything with ranboo or ranbutler ill probably do

– jjba

– homestuck

– yandere simulator

– yanderecore

– nsfw moodboards

– playlists

– kodocon stuff

– problematic pairings. i dont rlly have any limits to this.

– sally/wilbur

blacklist (alot of these are just bc theyre my triggers)!

– fugio (fugo/giorno – jjba)

– fugonara (fugo/narancia – jjba)

– davekat (dave/karkat – homestuck)

– fundbur (fundy/wilbur – dsmp)

– komahina (komaeda/hajime – dangan)

– cuphead/mugman (cuphead)

– charon/norman (GHOST and pals)

– vylance (vylad/laurance – aphmau)

– ranboo/tubbo (dsmp)

– rlly any romantic or platonic ship with ranboos that arent self inserts n stuff

– bungou stray dogs

– the heatwaves DNF fanfic

– 100 gecs

– rlly thats just. it

do not interact!

– antis/fanpol

– harass people over fiction for literally any reason. youre gross, go away.

– pedos/maps/no-maps or support them in anyway. this also goes to you, poppytwt

– zoophile/into real animals in anyway

– transphobes/homophobes

– radfems/terfs

– racists

– nazis/anti-semitic

– ableists/against self-dx/sysmed

– anti-kin

– anti-furry

– anti-kink

– anti-agere

– support cronchywaters/soda in anyway (just a personal thing)

– anti jessica bravura/aphmau (again, just a personal thing)

– transmeds (now, id prefer if they didnt but if theyre not gonna cause any trouble, then they should be okay)

– anti yandev/gremlins

end note!

ill update this if i remember anything or wanna add something. thats all! have fun requesting :)

last updated: august 11th, 2021

[dolphin-enthusiast]

good evening to you buttercup!! 💫 i hope you are doing okay today!! i saw that you answered a lot of asks, i'm so proud you!! that's a lot of work, i'm glad you could motivate yourself to do it since i surely wouldn't be able to in one sitting 😅 before i get into the more light-hearted stuff, i wanted to address something of more importance, and i think you know what that is,,(1/5)

"i want you to know that you don't have to worry about me darling!! i feel bad whenever you fret!!! i assure you that i am quite used to the whole harassment thing, it's quite the daily occurrence unfortunately, so i just try to ignore it the best i can,, i am very moved that you and a lot of others are so caring about this issue, it means the world to me honestly,, i probably know you won't stop caring, but i just want you to know that i'm accustomed to it, that's all 💖 (2/5)

now then, with that out of the way, i can talk about the nice things 😊 my family made me watch a horror movie today,, but it wasn't so pleasant on my end since i am a pretty skittish person,, i had to hide under a blanket the whole time!! ahhh i watched a lot of cute cat videos afterwards to calm me down hehehe (3/5)

oh!! and i got to go to an italian market today! the sellers know me well and we talked in italian for a long time, it got very loud 😂 i did end up leaving with some torrone (italian nougat candy) and chinotto soda,, plus they gave me some fresh bread on the house!! it was such a lovely surprise 💕💕💕 oh stars, i would write something of higher quality but i have this awful headache coming on, madonna, i apologize!! (4/5)

please take some time for relaxation, you deserve it amore! - virtual hugs, waifu 💓💓💓💓💓💓💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💘💘💘💘💘💘😘😘😘😘😘😘😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😍😍😍😍😍😍😳😳😳😳😳 ps: i bet i'd be able to watch a horror movie if i was with you 😳😘✨ (5/5)"

Ok so lemme just start off by saying that harassment is obviously not normal and its only natural that ppl would react to it...its not like im worrying my ass off 25/8 and not doing anything else ofc but still ppl lowkey stalking u and saying creepy shit isnt smth to get accustomed to so me and the clown army will hunt the simps for sport no matter what👀🔪

That aside u really dont have to b proud of me for answering some asks its the least i can do considering my writing inspiration and motivation b kinda wack nowadays rip but thank u anyway dear😩✌️ i also like how ppl often give u free stuff and shit bc ur vibes r extremely clean😳😳😳😳 i c o u l d n e v e r #rancidvibeganggang

Also im really not sure if u would b able to watch horror movies w me dear....once more we are polar opposites bc i absolutely love horror movies and i do watch some pretty gross ones sometimes so🗿🗿🗿 but if we ever meet up and decide to watch smth it doesnt gotta b horror if u dont want to anyway😍😍😍😍🤪🤪🤪👊👊👊

[thequeendesi]

Shit y'all need to acknowledge

Johnny isn't some small "uwu baby"

He's 16 years old

He can hold his own in a fight

He killed someone

He is a minor

He once got beaten by a board and didn't cry

Just bc he expressed remorse for murder, doesn't make him any less of a murderer

"But Des! He was just defending himself and Pony!" That is true, however, it doesn't change the fact that he is one, and you guys need to stop fucking acting like all he does is cry and is a "smol uwu baby". He isn't some stutter-y fool who can't speak up for himself. He stood up to DALLAS. He stood up to the SOCS. He saved CHILDREN. Johnny is so misinterpreted. He's SOFT SPOKEN, He is not DEFENCELESS.

Ponyboy is NOT a cry baby.

He is a 14 year old boy who lost his parents and then saw a DEAD body right in front of him

Ponyboy is a CHILD

Please read that one again

Ponyboy is a child who lost 4 people in less than a year

Who would most likely deal w ptsd.

Ponyboy can also hold his own in a fight.

The reason why pony thinks everyone hates him; HES A KID DUDE. Everyone gets that feeling.

"But Des! He cries a lot in the book :(". You tell me that you wouldn't cry after being an orphan raised by your eldest brother who is under so much stress that you think he hates you, lose your parents in a car crash, near 'bout fucking drown than like 30 minutes later see that person dead right next to you, lose your best friend right in front of your eyes, and then witness someone's suicide. The kid is going through the motions. He can't even remember to keep both of his shoes on, he has a nicotine addiction, and had to go to court to pretty much testify.

Dallas is literally a criminal at like 16ish years old

He fights

Steals

Harasses women

He terrorizes kids

All for the hell of it

He got locked up at 10

He isn't some good guy, he is a TERRIBLE person

"Uh, Des, He gave Johnny and Pony a place to stay when they went on the run, he obviously is a good person." Ok, no. Literally. No. He gave them a temporary place to go while they were on the run for murder. He gave a child a gun. He literally kept trying to get into Cherry's pants after she told him no. That is nOT ok. You guys need to stop glorifying Dallas as this hero who saved the day. Dallas is CANNONLY terrible person; he bullies kids, harasses women, breaks peoples bones for fun, steals and tried to rob a man at gun point. How bad of a kid could you be to get locked up at 10??

Soda is a high school drop out.

And he isnt better than Sandy

He flirted with other chicks

He made inappropriate comments to women

Soda's pretty much only talents are being "pretty" and "good at cars"

He isn't that smart. It's literally canon. And he's also a child at 16.

"But Sandy cheated Des!" In the book, i dont remember where it said Sandy cheated. I know she ran away to Florida. But the whole cheating part i dont really remember that. It's pretty much speculation people made to peg Sandy, a woman only mentioned like ONE or TWO TIMES, a villan. Soda isn't that much better if she even did cheat anyway. Soda regularily called women names, cat call, whistle, flirted. Pretty much was unloyal in different ways. Soda isn't that innocent either.

Steve doesnt fucking hate Ponyboy.

Steve isn't mentioned more than a handful of times anyway

Steve is pretty much described as Soda's best friend, who's gf's name is Evie, and "hates Pony"

He doesn't hate pony.

Coming from the eldest sibling with 5 younger, anyone would get annoyed if their friend's younger sibling would try to tag along everywhere.

He isnt a drop out, and is 16

Another child

Wow

"But Des. Pony literally says Steve hates him." And what i gotta say is; there are 2 sides to every story. Everything you guys say about Steve are pretty much speculation bc you want to villanize someone so bady. Steve is a child/teenager who wants to hang w his best friend and his gf, and his best friends gf without a kid tagging along. And i totally relate. It. Gets. Irritating. Stop villanizing Steve. Hes pretty much the best character.

Two Bit is a 18 year old alcoholic

Who pulls up girl's skirts at movie theaters

Does he even have a gf bc if he did he's definitely a cheater

Twobit is 18 and a jr in hs (wow just like my pos exgf)

He cares about ponyboy and shows it

He blames himself for pony getting sick (even tho that little asshole took a shitton of meds which isnt good)

"But Des! He-" nope. Shut up. TwoBit is a little shit too, he pulled a girls skirt up in public, does that mean him doing a bunch of good shit eliminate him humiliating that girl? Fuck no, he should pay the consequences of his actions. He isn't pure and innocent either, but he isnt a huge fucking dickwad either. He's just insensitive to women's feelings.

DARRY IS 20.

HE IS UNDER A LOT OF STRESS

HE'S BARELY PAYING BILLS

He's worried all the time, Ponyboy sleeping until the middle of the damn night in a fucking lot doesn't make it better.

Should he have slapped him? No. Do i understand on why he did? Yea

I have slapped the shit out of someone for saying something out of line. Ponyboy is a child, he doesnt understand the stress of being an adult, said something, and Dar lost it for a second.

"Darry abused Ponyboy!" No. He didn't. He did not abuse his brother, he provides the necessities, he smacked him ONE TIME. That is not abuse, maybe a small assault, but not abuse. And please refer to the fact, there is pretty much a cake in the fridge everyday that he makes. He works a job roofing houses, he takes care of a brother who dropped out of school and a brother whos going through a quarter life crisis. The man is stressed and tired. But he, of all people, doesn't deserve to be villanized the way y'all are doing. Quit.

"Cherry Valance/Sandy/Sylvia are a bunch of whores who cheated!" Yo, shut the fuck up. Cherry didnt even cheat. She talked to pony and then stopped. She had a reputation to uphold, shes a cheerleader, she has the ideal life. I completely understand on why she stopped, bc in all honesty i would have stopped too if my whole reputation was at stake. I did talk stop talking to a bunch of people bc my reputation and friendships were at stake. Shes also a kid.

Sandy is a teenager who made a mistake/choice if she did cheat. But running away from her problems is something a lot of people do. Ok. I know a lot of people who run away from their problems. Its pretty fucking common.

I DO NOT BLAME SYLVIA FOR CHEATING ON DALLAS. The man is in jail pretty much all of the time, he is bad with communicating his feelings, he's a fucking asshole. He probably cheated on her too, and treated her like shit. Don't villanize Sylvia and treat Dal like some victim of "bad gf syndrome" when they both made mistakes in the relationship.

[starpiper3]

Chapter 2: Food Fights

Chapter 1: All the Little Children

Chapter 2: Food Fights

It had been a few days since the food goo incident...

What was meant to be just a harmless prank turned violent, causing a fight to break out between Luana and Keith.

Luana laughed so hard she thought her heart was going to stop.

“Y-y-you guys should s-s-see your f-f-faces!!” She howled holding her stomach while reeling back in her chair. The paladins, minus Shiro, and Coran, had green food goo all over their faces and outfits. With a little help of science and what ever she could find in the kitchen, she managed to make their food explode with just a little bit of pressure put on the food. It was one of her best pranks she had done in space, along with one of her first.

The four of them stood up suddenly in disgust and alarm.

“Are you kidding me?! Another food prank? How classic.” Lance fumed as he began wiping the access goo off of his hoodie and shirt.

“First the salad bugs, then the nausea soda, then the Mac and cheese horror! Now this?! Oh god please when will it end,” Hunk cried as he stood there paralyzed, “I just want to be able to eat in piece,” he whined not wanting to touch the goo.

“I don’t see how this is funny,” Coran said as he was the only victim that was still sitting, “I think this is most efficient!” He announced as he stood, “You see, instead of wasting time using utensils...” he muttered as he talked to himself. He had gotten to the point where no one was listening anymore. It only seemed to give Pidge the opportunity to speak. 

“Oh you're just lucky I’m not wearing any of my electronics today. I left them all back in my room just for this purpose. You're too predicable now, and not even close to funny,” Pidge grumbled as he wiped his glasses off with the white napkin that was on the table, “what a nuisance,” his shoulders sagged as he looked at her.

“Oh come on you guys! It was supposed to be funny! Just like old times sake! You know,” her eyes narrowed, “your favorite prankster.”

Shiro and Allura looked at each other with concerned faces, unsure of what to say or do to make the situation any better. On one hand, Shiro wanted to go along with the joke, as it was a tad entertaining to him, but on the other hand, he knew a little bit of common sense would be needed in the situation. For Allura, it was only the same, yet she decided to give it a gentle scolding a shot anyways.

“Luana, that was quite-”

Allura was interrupted by Keith slamming his hands on to the table. His body shook with rage and his jaw was clamped together by an unimaginable force. Goo was dripping from his hair onto his face, and from his chin onto the table. His nose was scrunched up, allowing his brows to be brought so close together it was if they were mine as well kissing. 

“You think... that this... is funny?” he hissed leaning closer to her, “What about this seems to be any type of funny?”

There was a hard pause between the two before Luana decided to stand up and  lean her hands against the table to get even closer to him. Shiro and Allura both stood seconds ager her, ready to interfere if anything were to happen. Luana smirked. Her long deep amber side bangs covered a small portion of her face allowing her to look a bit on the menacing side, yet, it was not enough to harass Keith. 

“I find it funny that you guys think it’s ok to talk trash about me behind my back and expect it to not some how find a way back to me, Keith. I think it’s funny that it’s ok for a boy much older than me, to think that it is ok to bully such a small girl like me.”

“The only thing funny here is that the bully here isn't me, it’s you.”

Luana gritted her teeth and bared her teeth at him. Her arms shook from anger as she was ready to pounce at any second.

“You worthless, no good, little Rat,” Keith snarked, but Luana decided to hit him where it would hurt the most.

“Awww, is the drop out angry?” She said trying to hold her cool, “such a shame you turned out to be such a failure.”

“Dont, say that!!” He yelled as he quickly grabbed her hair, giving her no time to react to what was going on. Shiro and Allura launched themselves to Keith’s side of the table. They watched him drag her closer to him before shoving her off the other end of the table. Pidge, Hunk and Lance all stood back, cheering Keith on, allowing him to do his worst.

He jumped over the table and landed right in front of Luana who held her arms up for defense. Keith swung, she dodged it and continued to circle around each other. It wasn't long before Keith lunged in and pushed Luana to the ground catching her off guard. This allowed him to pin her to the ground. Reeling back to land a hard blow to her face, Luana brought her hands up to shield her face. It was only enough to block the first hit, the second punch he threw landed  and land a hard punch to her face. Struggling to get off of the ground, she kept fighting to break free. Grunting to keep her motivation up, she bore her teeth in pain and continued to defend herself.

Allura was beside Luana in seconds while Shiro yanked Keith off of her.

“I don't want to see you here in this dinning hall ever again! You hear?!” Keith yelled at Luana.

“Oh no... um...” Allura’s voice faded off as she looked down at the small girl who was squirming on the ground in attempt to get off of the floor. 

“What exactly is your problem Keith?!” Shiro yelled getting into his personal space.

“She deserved it!” He yelled.

“No one deserved to be attacked like that! Especially one of your team mates!”

“You don't even know half of the things she does Shiro, why are you always so concerned about her? Can’t you see that she’s awful?!” Keith yelled as he pointed to Luana. She held the side of her face with one hand while using her other hand to stand up in preparations to scurry away. Shiro’s face scrunched up in anger.

“You, stay right here,” he said poking his chest, turning to Luana, he knelt down to the ground, “Luana are you okay-” Shiro whispered, but she was already on the run for the nearest exit, “Hey! Wait!” He called out, but he was too late, she was already gone. Clenching his teeth, he stood and glared at Keith who glared back.

“We will talk about this later, and I expect a better explanation other than ‘she deserved it’.”

As Shiro left the dining room, Keith looked at the five pairs of eyes that were staring at him. He snarled and glowered at all of them.

“What are you all looking at.”

“Oh uh, we were just on our way out. We’re not really hungry anymore, are we.” Hunk asked looking at Pidge and Lance who muttered agreements. The three of them left quietly in an awkward silence.

“Keith, I expect this won't happen again.” Allura said with a demeaning face.

“No promises princess.”

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Shiro knocked on Luana’s bedroom door. Begrudgingly, Allura freed up a small closet and turned it into a bedroom for Luana. Even though the room wasn't what all the paladins had received, Luana seemed to be thankful none the less, “Luana?” He paused, “Are you ok?” He jiggled the door handle in hopes that it was miraculously unlocked, only he had no luck.

“I’m not going to apologize, I didn't even swing.” She muttered, loud enough for Shiro to hear through the door.

“Well, you're right about that part, and I’m not going to ask you to apologize-”

“Then what do you want.” She raised her voice. He froze where he stood, unable to form a comprehensive sentence in his head.

“I’m here for you, I hope you know that. I know I was gone for a while but-”

“I’m fine Shiro, just.... leave me alone... I’m not a baby anymore, I can take care of myself.” 

He hung his head and leaned against the frame of her door. Getting her back to her old self would be tougher than he thought. 

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 Since then, Luana helped herself to private dinners in her room. Not wanting to spread the team further out onto thin ice, she thought it was the best option for all of them. Until she no longer butted heads with Keith she decided to live on her own terms. Only today she had been personally messaged by Allura, saying that her dinner plate would be in the dinning hall as a wish for her to join her and Shiro for a nice meal. 

Getting the message really lifted up her spirits. There was no form of acceptance or love from the four paladins. It was just an unreal cruelty. She thought about it long and hard. Was this just a trap to get her to eat dinner with the group? Or was this merely just a kind gesturer. 

She hopped off her bed and walked over to the small mirror she had on the back of the door of her room along with the small backpack she had packed for the ‘short’ trip. Her black eye hadn't gotten much better. What would Shiro do to Keith if he saw the real damage he had dealt to her? Maybe she’d be better off skipping a meal, she didn't feel like talking anyways. Then again, it was in a couple hours, her mind could always change.

Sighing as she flopped back onto her bed, memories of her life back at the Galaxy Garrson flashed through her mind. How things were so much simpler. Her life as a prankster kept her alive. It was never the life she intended to have, but as the sayings always went, she had to fake it till she made it. But to where? Here? In space? In an alien like castle? It didn't seem real, nor did it seem right. 

“God, why can't I just be myself again.” She mumbled to herself as she turned on her side to fall asleep, clutching her prized stuffed animal close to her. It’s going to be interesting to see how things pan out later. She thought to herself as she drifted off into a light slumber. 

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Putting her hand on the door that lead to the dining hall, she took a deep breath. She didn't know if she was mentally prepared for what was going to be on the other side of the door. Closing her eyess, she pushed the door open slowly. Before her sat the paladins and Allura. Slumping her shoulders and keeping her gaze down, she advanced towards the table. She could feel everyone’s stare on her, some with smiles and some without. In all honesty, she just wanted her food. 

Luana picked up her plate with a glum look on her pale face. Her black eye was still present and not looking any better, as noted by everyone in the room. It was clear that she hadn't seen any sort of natural light in days, let alone any social activity. While the others glared at her, Allura presented a warm smile.

“Luana, how wonderful it is to see you today-”

“Thanks for making my plate princess.” She mumbled as she began to walk away. Allura and Shiro looked at each other not knowing what to do or say next. They couldn't force her to stay and eat with them, although doing so would lead to an even further back track on the progress they had made.

“Oh Luana, would you please join us?” She asked once more, hoping it would change her mind. Pausing where she stood, she took a second to think about what to do. Glancing back at the table, she noticed that there were a couple chairs open, but all of the paladins had put their legs up on the empty chairs.

“Sorry, these seats are taken,” Lance said as he started to eat his meal. 

“As are these,” Pidge said pretentiously eating his meal. Keith stayed silent as he continued to eat.

“Yeah, you mine as well leave,” Hunk muttered with food in his mouth. 

“Sorry princess, but it looks like the table is full,” Luana said as she continued to head towards the exit. Just when she got a couple feet from the door, Keith spoke up.

“That’s right, keep walking. You don't belong here.” 

Her plate cracked. A couple loose pieces fell to the ground making a high pitched clattering sound. She spun around and threw the broken pieces towards Keith. They landed just behind his chair. He glanced back and looked at the pieces before looking at her while he was drinking from his glass. He put the glass down and pushed his chair out before getting up and walking towards her. Getting up close and personal, he looked down at her.

“If it’s another fight you're looking for, why don’t you throw the first punch.”

Gritting her teeth hard, she clenched her fists and willed herself to walk away

“Speak for yourself, lackie,” She spat as she exited the dining hall. Shiro ran after her hoping to catch her before she disappeared into her room. Allura looked over at Keith. 

“You really do need to shape up Keith. That was uncalled for, unexpected, most of all, it was plain disrespectful!” She shouted at Keith.

“Please tell me this princess, for all the times she’s been rude to you? Does she not deserve it. She’ll never be a part of this time. I refuse to let that happen.”

“She doesn't,” the rest of the paladins looked at her, “for all I know, we had a rough start. Sure there was yelling and anger and a lot of disrespect, but you have to earn her respect, as Shiro has informed me. I changed, I started respecting her and she treats me right. I will not stand by and watch the paladin of the red lion treat someone so poorly.” She stood up and walked out of the room in hopes of finding Shiro and Luana.

“Do you think she’s right?” Pidge asked Keith. He glanced over at him and leaned back in his chair putting his feat up onto the table. 

“Pidge, if you knew what was good for you, you should listen to me and stick to not taking to her, let alone being around her. None of them know what they are talking about. This is our chance to make the team right.”

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At the sound of foot steps coming from behind, her short gait slowly turned into a full on sprint for her room. God, why won't he just leave me alone?!

“Luana wait!” Shiro yelled as she darted around the next corner. He was so close to catching her yet so far. The sound of feet hitting the floor echoed through the corridors as they raced each other to her room. Only the race came to a hard stop as Luana turned a corner too hard and came crashing down onto the hard floor. She could feel her skin burn and tear open as she slid across the floor, only they didn't effect her that much. This was nothing compared to what the boys and girls used to do to her back at the Garrson. 

Popping back up from the ground, she continued to bound towards her door. Shiro wasn't too far behind. He knew she was fast as a little girl, but now she seemed even faster than before. All of her training must have worked off, that is if she continued to train after I had left. Shiro thought to himself. 

“Luana please! Can we just talk?” He shouted at her.

“Just leave me alone!” She yelled, although it sounded more like a wail to Shiro. Turning the last corner, they reached her room. She opened the door and slammed it shut before Shiro could stop her. He slammed his fist against the door in frustration. No matter what he tried, he couldn't understand what the big deal was. Why she wouldn't talk to him, why she wasn't herself, had he lost what he had with her, was he really gone for that long? There were too many questions not to ask. 

“Luana open the door this instant!” He yelled demandingly, slowly losing his cool.

“No! You can't tell me what to do!” She screamed back.

“Luana Renee!” He seethed. A muffled scream came from her small body as she proceeded to stuff her face into a pillow. To Shiro, it sounded half angry and half upset. He had finally realized that he had crossed the line. Biting his lip, he took a deep breath to calm himself before attempting to do anything. 

“Please, can I talk to you,” he said calmly. Only unsurprisingly, there was no response, “I know it’s been difficult, and I’m sorry that most of it is my fault. I really did want to take you on the Kurberos mission with me, I swear I did, but the Commander said no. There wasn't much that I could do. We both knew that we couldn't leave you alone. But I don't blame him for saying no. The mission got compromised and everything went down hill from there,” he paused hoping there would be some sort of communication from her, but there was nothing.

Resting his head against the door, the only other thing he could think of to prove himself was to stay with her. He slowly sat down on the ground with his back to the door.  It wouldn't be the first time he had done something like this, and if he was right, it definitely wouldn’t be the last. Back at the Garrson, it was the only thing that seemed to work. After what seemed like forever, the door finally creaked open. 

“Why are you still here?” Her small broken voice asked. Shiro looked up at her from his seated position and slowly stood up. 

“Because I care about you Luana, you know I do. Can we just talk?”

“There’s nothing to talk about.”

“Well there’s actually lots to talk about.”

“Yeah? Like what exactly.”

“Well, we could talk about how the stars shine, how cool the castle actually is, or even what’s on your mind-”

“Yeah that trick doesn't work on me anymore and you know it.”

“Ok ok I’m sorry, but my point is that I just want to talk, hang out and you know, be there for you.”

“Sorry but the last time I checked, only team members were allowed to hang out and have fun, so sorry but I am no longer available.”

“No wait!” Shiro said reaching out, only he was too late, the door was already closed.

“Only paladins and royal members are allowed to be on the team! I don't have a lion nor do I fit in the royal category! I don't know why you keep on trying!”

“Because I am supposed to take care of you Luana! You are my responsibility!” He said in a raised voice.

“Mama and daddy did not leave you in charge of me! And I know it!,” she screamed, “They would’ve told m-m-me.... or... they...” She started to choke on her own words. Her breathing became irrational and her eyes filled with tears. He could hear her change in demeanor, feeling awful for her. The pain she must be in... 

“Hey hey hey... It’s going to be ok, I promise,” there was yet again, no response. He then thought of an idea that was almost guaranteed to work, or so he hoped. I just have to word this right.

“Hey, you may not be a part of the entire team, but would you like to be a part of mine?” Silence followed, “But, to be on my team, you have to do an extremely big task.” He paused, “I don't know if the other paladins would be up to the task, but I know you have a big big big amount of potential in that little head of yours.”

The door inched open once more. Her puffy eyes looked up at him. She sniffled and made sure to keep her face hidden, yet, her eyes were full of curiosity.

“You don't really mean that, do you?”

“Of course I do, so what do you say?” He knelt down to be eye to eye with her, "You think you can handle this extreme adventure?”

She looked down in thought before looking back up. Nodding her head, she allowed him to continue.

“What do I gotta do?” her small voice squeaked.

“You gotta take a ride with me....” He looked around all cautious before finishing, “in the black lion.”

Her eyes grew wide with awe and determination. “Noooo,” she said stunned.

“Oh yes.” smiling at her he extended his hand, “so what do you say? Wanna go for a ride?”

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Allo peeps. 

OK, so this semester has actually been a piece of shit. I’m busy basically 24/7 and I think I am cursed. I get pestered by a number of annoying people everyday and I get so close to losing it every day.

Anyways. 

Here’s chapter two. Not the best, and not really what I want, but editing comes later now, I guess. I dunno. I’m also so sorry that its so terribly short. I just, these were the only two scenes that were supposed to be in chapter two so.. Wellp. 

The song for this chapter is below

And as always, I'm always open for messages and feed back and honestly anything at this point.

Also, on a side note. I will be getting back into Mercy76 soon, as well as a story based on my relationship with my sister. We just went through a really tough conversation that lasted like. Three hours. With lots and lots of tears. So if you see something thats not fanfic related in the future, jut know that I am trying to also write about us. 

Until next time space riders.

~Starpiper3