It was the day after the evening that Team Voltron had spent on planet Diligitis.

Lance trudged to breakfast feeling blue. Pun intended.

He saw you dancing with Keith last night. In normal circumstances, his attention would probably be fully on the Diligite girl that took interest in him. But last night, it was almost like her couldn't escape that girl.

He kind of wished he could've been the one dancing with you, but he was glad that this plan was getting somewhere at least. You were finally gonna be happy with the guy of your dreams, right?

Lance didn't sit next to you at breakfast; he sat in between Hunk and Shiro. He immediately started plowing down on his food silently.

You were confused as to why he did that, but were somewhat happy that Keith had taken the opportunity to sit next to you instead.

Pidge arrives, holding a clear container in her hand.

"Morning, guys. Listen, a small insect that came from Diligitis somehow found its way into the castle. I'm containing it inside this jar for now, so I hope it's okay with you guys that I run some tests on it today," says Pidge, holding up a glass jar with a pink beetle-looking insect inside.

"Be careful, Pidge. Coran said that the creatures on that planet are known to be able to weaken those who are bitten by them," warns Allura.

"I know, I was just hoping to get a sample of its venom by letting it bite through a smaller, fake insect I built to absorb its venom."

"As long as it doesn't escape, you're free to experiment on it as much as you want, Pidge," Says Shiro.

Pidge raises a fist in the air in celebration, "Sweet! Thanks, Shiro."

Pidge grabs a plate of food to bring with her and walks toward the door to go to her lab.

"Hey, Pidge, can I come with?" You ask, standing eagerly.

"Of course, (Y/n). Come on," Pidge says excitedly.

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Pidge stays focused on her workspace.

You watch as she flickers her attention back and forth from the insect and her computer screen.

Hunk had joined the two of you, eager to see what the insect's true potential was.

You and Hunk waited and watched Pidge do her thing, and eventually Hunk mentioned what was on your mind as well.

"So, (Y/n), what was the deal with the seating arrangement at breakfast today?" Hunk asks, toying with one of the many gadgets near him.

"What do you mean?" You ask, not taking your eyes off of the pink beetle crawl around its jar.

"Liiiike, Lance not sitting next to you and looking totally bummed."

"I...I don't know," you answer truthfully, "Maybe it had something to do with that girl he was talking to last night?"

"Nah, he told me about her. He wasn't at all interested in her."

You stare at him in awe, "He wasn't?"

"Nope."

"But she was like, gorgeous."

"He told me that she was boring compared to you."

"I-...Really?" You felt your face heat up.

"Yup."

You put on a thinking face. "I can check on him when he, Keith, and Shiro are done training."

Hunk nods, "Yeah, you should probably do that. I hate when Lance is sad. It brings down my mood too, ya feel?"

"I feel," you agree, still caught up on what Hunk had told you.

Pidge finally lifts her head from her work.

"You find out anything, Pidge?"

"Yeah, I think I found out what this little guy does," she replies.

"Really?" Hunk asks excitedly and picks up the glass jar.

"Once it bites someone, it immediately triggers a very strong emotion in one's brain. It temporarily makes them go extremely clingy and lovey-dovey with the first person they look at after being bitten."

"So almost like Cupid's arrows," you observed.

"Precisely," Pidge agreed.

"Wow, so that's what Coran meant by the creatures causing its victims to become weak," Hunk comments.

"More like weak in the knees," You state.

"Since it's such a small creature, I don't think its venom is too powerful, as opposed to the larger ones that might be on planet Diligite. At least, that's just my guess," Pidge presumed.

Hunk goes to set down the jar back onto the work table, but it slips out of his hand, and it lands on the floor with a crash.

The three of you gasp.

What happened next occurred all too quickly.

The insect quickly scattered, and crawled up the first thing it could get to: (Y/n).

You panicked and accidentally backed up into a table, causing yourself to land on your butt onto the floor facing the door.

You suddenly felt a sharp prick on your right arm.

Your vision blurred pink.

All you heard was Pidge's faint shout, "I caught it!" And the snap of a jar closing from behind you.

You caught a glimpse of the door in front of you sliding open and a figure walking into the room.

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-Author's note-

Ooo cliffhanger ;)

who do you think gets to be the lucky guy and get all of your attention?

Stay tuned to find out :P