Tall Tales
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Insomnia
Word: Pumpkin Spice
Word Count: 597
By White Angel of Auralon
Word: Pumpkin Spice
Word Count: 597
By White Angel of Auralon
Disclaimer: Voltron and all associated characters are owned and copyrighted by WEP. Original/new characters belong to the author.
Inside the Castle of Lions there were many that sometimes had trouble dealing with the mental consequences of the constant attacks from planet Doom. Unknown to most inhabitants of the castle, one of them was quite prominent, but managed to hide his problems as he didn't want to worry his friends and the ones counting on him. His problems mostly showed in insomnia. He would lie down and see too many horrible scenes in front of his eyes, both caused by real events and fears his imagination turned into images that became nightmares to continue sleeping.
At first, he had tried walking around to get tired enough to fall asleep. Then he had worked out at the gym, hoping exhaustion would let him sleep without dreaming. But the one thing that made his mind relax and give him some rest was something he hadn't thought of at first.
At first, he had tried walking around to get tired enough to fall asleep. Then he had worked out at the gym, hoping exhaustion would let him sleep without dreaming. But the one thing that made his mind relax and give him some rest was something he hadn't thought of at first.
~*~*~*~
"Have you heard the rumours?" asked Lance when he arrived at breakfast.
"What rumours?" asked Pidge.
"Of the baking ghost."
"Baking ghost?" asked Hunk curiously.
"Yeah, I heard it from the kitchen maids," nodded Lance, "Several times now in the morning there were baked goods in a basket. And they were made by things from the kitchen."
"Really? Any clue who did it?" asked Pidge.
"No, that's the strange thing."
"What were the things they found?" asked Hunk.
"Biscuits, bread, cake, cupcakes, and strangely, the last ones looked like gingerbread, but clearly somebody used pumpkin spice," answered Lance.
"Why would that be done?" asked Pidge confused.
"Perhaps a simple mistake," shrugged Hunk, "The glass with the spices might have been mislabelled."
"Want to hunt the ghost?" asked Lance.
"Sure," agreed the other two.
"What rumours?" asked Pidge.
"Of the baking ghost."
"Baking ghost?" asked Hunk curiously.
"Yeah, I heard it from the kitchen maids," nodded Lance, "Several times now in the morning there were baked goods in a basket. And they were made by things from the kitchen."
"Really? Any clue who did it?" asked Pidge.
"No, that's the strange thing."
"What were the things they found?" asked Hunk.
"Biscuits, bread, cake, cupcakes, and strangely, the last ones looked like gingerbread, but clearly somebody used pumpkin spice," answered Lance.
"Why would that be done?" asked Pidge confused.
"Perhaps a simple mistake," shrugged Hunk, "The glass with the spices might have been mislabelled."
"Want to hunt the ghost?" asked Lance.
"Sure," agreed the other two.
~*~*~*~
Sadly for the three Voltron pilots, their plans were thwarted by Keith, who told them off and ordered them to not waste their time on something this harmless, as whoever used the kitchen to bake didn't cause damage and didn't poison the baked goods. He needed them rested in case of attacks.
~*~*~*~
Allura walked through the corridors of the castle. She had been woken up by a thunderstorm. As she couldn't fall asleep again, she decided to get some warm milk. But when she reached the kitchen, she saw some light shining under the door. She carefully opened the door, making sure to not cause noise. What she saw surprised her. There was Keith, with his jacket on a chair, kneading some dough. He was focused on that, not noticing her. She watched for a few minutes before sneaking inside. She waited until he was putting a tray with something into the over before she spoke.
"I didn't expect you to be the baking ghost, Keith."
"Baking ghost?"
"That's what the maids call you."
"Well, I can see where that rumour started. I found that when I can't sleep, baking relaxes my mind enough to at least get three hours of sleep afterwards," admitted Keith.
"Did you see Dr Gorma?"
"He said my mind needed some outlet that didn't have anything to do with my job. This is what works. And Nanny knows. I asked her to buy some things for me."
"I see. What did you make?"
"Pumpkin bread. It's something I like eating. And there was some pumpkin spice left from the accident when I tried to make gingerbread."
"Can I try some when it's ready?"
"Sure."
They talked while the bread baked, finding out more things about the other, getting much closer than before. And Allura proclaimed his pumpkin bread great when it was done and cooled down enough to try a slice.
"I didn't expect you to be the baking ghost, Keith."
"Baking ghost?"
"That's what the maids call you."
"Well, I can see where that rumour started. I found that when I can't sleep, baking relaxes my mind enough to at least get three hours of sleep afterwards," admitted Keith.
"Did you see Dr Gorma?"
"He said my mind needed some outlet that didn't have anything to do with my job. This is what works. And Nanny knows. I asked her to buy some things for me."
"I see. What did you make?"
"Pumpkin bread. It's something I like eating. And there was some pumpkin spice left from the accident when I tried to make gingerbread."
"Can I try some when it's ready?"
"Sure."
They talked while the bread baked, finding out more things about the other, getting much closer than before. And Allura proclaimed his pumpkin bread great when it was done and cooled down enough to try a slice.
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