The Boy Next Door

Secrets. Everyone has them. Wether they're secrets about another person or about yourself, they're still there. Secrets can range from taking your fathers last piece of cake even though you knew it was his and getting caught, forcing your sister to keep your secret so you won't get in trouble, to secrets that involve murder and the law. Secrets are hard to keep, especially if they can be life threatening secrets. For Matt, keeping his sister's secret was killing him inside.

He had only known of Pidge's secret for a week, but he was still trying to get a grasp of just how much trouble she was in. His sister, who he had thought would never get caught up in anything too dangerous, was basically being forced to help Lotor plan an attack that would not only kill Coran and Allura, but would also kill almost every senior that had no idea just how dangerous the night was going to be. When she had told him at first, he had been angry with her.

"Why the hell didn't you tell anyone?!"

"Lotor has me under his control, Matt! If I tell someone not only does he get sent to jail, but so do I!"

"That's why lawyers exist, Katie! We can get you out of this!"

"Oh really? Then tell me how my lawyer would defend my choice of dating Lotor, who is the one planning everything! The lawyer would have no idea what to do, and neither do I!"

He sighed. He understood why she would be scared, but he also didn't understand why she wouldn't tell anyone earlier.

"How long have you known?" He asked, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"A month."

"And you didn't think to tell anyone?!"

"I already told you that I've been unintentionally telling them shit since November, you dumbass! I can't tell anyone because I'll be thrown in jail, and I don't want that!"

After she had explained to him just how big the plan was, he understood why she would be scared to be thrown in jail. He still felt angry, but not with her. He felt angry that he hadn't pulled her out of that relationship as soon as he could have, he felt angry that he hadn't noticed. He felt like he had failed as an older brother. He had vowed to never let anyone or anything hurt her, but he had been to late. She had already been dealing with his shit since the time they got together and had unknowingly danced with the devil, who would not hesitate to throw her under the bus with him if she accused him. It made him sick to his stomach.

His sister was now caught up in something that she should've never been a part up. He blamed himself, but he also knew that it was Lotor's plan all along. He was a mastermind when it came to getting what he wanted, and based on what Pidge had told him, he had been planning this for a while. It was disgusting to see how far some people were willing to go just to have power and to prove that they were something.

Keeping her secret was something that was proving to be very difficult. When he had told her that he would keep his mouth shut and keep her secrets except if it was murder, he didn't really expect her to ask him to keep a murder a secret.

"Do you really think this is the right thing to do? Katie, Shiro and Allura just got married! They're so happy and thinking of their long future together while Lotor is planning to kill her in what, three months? This is morally wrong!"

"Do you think I don't know that?! Of course I know! I tried to stop him, but he's so far gone, Matt! I need you to keep this a secret between us. I don't want to go to jail," she whispered.

He frowned. "You're not going to. We'll figure something out together, okay?"

He groaned, getting up from his bed to reach for his phone, which was vibrating like crazy on his bedside table. Picking it up, he only groaned louder when he realized who the caller was. "Shiro, it's way too early to be talking on the phone. Everyone is still asleep!"