"PIDGE!" You screamed, watching your best friend and crush fall to the ground after being shot by one of the Galra.  "PIDGE!"  You ran to her side, crouching down next to her and gently checking her over, looking for any injuries.

"Y/N!  What happened to Pidge!" Shiro called, glancing over at the two of you.  He knew about your crush, as did Hunk and Allura (who you had told very begrudgingly - you knew she would take as many pictures as she could - but you two were friends, even if you weren't as close as Pidge and you).

The rest of them...

Lance would tease you about it, Coran probably wouldn't care - you thought, which is why you didn't tell him - and Keith... Was Keith.  Scary and unapproachable.

Shiro was Space Dad, so you told him - and he accepted it without question, hugging you and asking if there was any way he could help you confess...

...And you told him no - Pidge didn't like you, you guys had been friends since babyhood!

Hunk was your big brother figure.  He told you everything, and you told him everything.  Hunk would keep your secret, you knew.

You had to tell Allura... She would've found out either way, and this way you could tell her to NOT TELL ANYBODY ELSE.  You knew she took pictures, though - you heard the camera snap many times, and once you thought you caught a flash... And the muttered curse that came after it.

"Y/N, watch out!" Hunk called, and you dragged Pidge out of the way just in time - Hunk's blaster's shot almost blew the two of you apart, instead hitting the Galra soldier behind the both of you.

"Thanks, Hunk!" you replied, re-checking your crush over.  Unhurt... Thank goodness.

"Y-Y/N?" Pidge quavered.

You jumped - you hadn't noticed her awaken.  "Pidge!  Are you alright?  Stay with me, you'll be okay!"

"Everything hurts..." she groaned, fainting again.

That was it.

You gently pried her bayard out of her hands and settled her behind a few boxes so she'd be safe.  "I'll be right back, okay?  Don't worry," you reassured her... Not that it did anything - Pidge was out cold.

You stood up, the gentleness fading from your E/C eyes, your S/C hands clenching into fists.  You raised Pidge's bayard and lunged towards the nearest Galra soldier, the one you were fairly sure had shot Pidge.  The bayard went straight through its armor, piercing it like soft cheese.

You were only fairly sure it was that Galra though...  What if I got the wrong soldier?

Naturally, you had to whoop the sorry butts of the rest of the Galra, just in case.

"So there!" you cried, stomping on the helmet of the final Galra.

"Is she... Okay?" you heard Lance mutter to Shiro.

"... Y/N is... Y/N.  I'm sure she's fine..." Shiro mumbled back, hesitant and fearful lest you heard him.

You heard him - Lance isn't known for his silence, and Shiro used Lance's volume - but you didn't care.  Scrambling back to Pidge, you hoisted her up, meaning to carry her back to the castle ship and put her in a healing pod...

...But you collapsed into a heap on the ground.

"Y/N, do you need any help?" Hunk asked, relieving you of your welcome burden - Pidge.

"AHH!  CAREFUL!" you shrieked, grabbing Pidge back into your arms and continuing to limp towards the ship.  "I'm fine!"

The Paladins watched as you made your way through the fallen Galra soldiers, only stopping when you reached the healing pods.  "There you go," you whispered, gently setting Pidge in the nearest healing pod.

One, Two, Three days passed before Pidge woke up.  You looked up tiredly from your seat on the floor - you hadn't slept since the day she'd been shot.  "Pidge," you whispered, too tired to use a louder voice.

Pidge cried out "Y/N!" and picked you up, wrapping her skinny arms around you.  Then you felt something on your mouth...

You opened your eyes wide, seeing Pidge's lips on your own.  She reached up to touch your soft, H/C, H/L hair and gently pat it down - three sleepless nights had done its number on your now messy hair.  The kiss lasted for a moment longer before she stepped back and glared at you.

"Next time, you get to be the damsel in distress!"  She threw her hands up in the air and walked away, blushing.

"Wha- Pidge?!" you sat down and promptly fell asleep, too tired to process anything more.

BONUS:

"I KNEW IT!" Lance shrieked, bursting into the room.

You were still out cold on the floor - nothing was waking you up today.

"Lance... Just admit that you didn't," Keith groused, walking in behind him.  "And next time, I'm not coming with you to spy on Y/N.  She doesn't deserve that - did you see her beat those Galra?"

Lance gave Keith the stink eye, to which Keith put his hands up in surrender.  "So what if I didn't?  You didn't have to say that."

Keith shrugged.  "So... We should probably bring her to her bed..." he said, ignoring Lance's frustration.

Lance nodded, forgetting his previous feelings, and the boys carried you to your room - but not before Lance snapped a few blackmail pictures.  Who knows, he could use this stuff!

Pidge... She had told herself mentally that she was walking to her room to work on one of her new projects, but she knew that wasn't true.

"Allura?" she called softly, gently hitting the door to Allura's room.

"Pidge!" Allura yelped, surprised (or so she pretended to be).  "Come in, come in!  What can I do for you today?"

Pidge glared at Allura.  "You know why I'm here."

Allura grinned evilly (well... for her), skipping toward her closet.  "Right through here, Pidge dearest!"

Pidge grumbled...

...And followed Allura into her closet, where she found a plethora of pictures (taken secretly) of Y/N and Pidge moments.

Pidge paused, grasping Allura's wrist.  "Tell Lance and I will destroy your online reputation."

Allura nodded, not quite sure what an "online reputation" was.

Allura and Pidge spent the rest of the day fangirling over pictures of you and Pidge doing things together... Somehow Allura had gotten pictures of the two baby yous...

We should all be afraid.