Being 15 is no different from being 14, only one year older and none the wiser. Nothing was different. Nothing magical happened on her birthday, mid June Earth-time. She didn't grow an extra few inches over night, but she was changing. Blooming so slowly no one took notice. Minus the only other female in the vicinity.

It was now around early September for them and they had been together for a year. Pidge was in the hangar messing with the controls on Red, giving every lion an upgrade as requested. Hunk joined her of course, helping with the math of it all and considering he had picked up Altean very well. At least written Altean. Speaking it was a nightmare.

Allura was spying on them, getting odd vibes from her lately and trying to find the root cause of it. She shouldn't really have been spying on the Paladins, rather leave them to their own devices. But she didn't know a lot about humans and watching them from the shadows proved interesting so far for Lance and Keith, she figured something interesting might come out of Pidge.

The two humans, completely oblivious to the spy, continued to work. Her hair had grown a considerable amount, layered and at her shoulders but still rather thick. She took a tie she has stolen from Allura and stuffed her hair into a tiny ponytail-puff. Pidge reached up, trying to climb on top of Red's already lowered head and Hunk laughed.

"Here." He said and laced his fingers together to give her a boost. She put her foot in his hands and he launched her up, feeling his arms strain.

"Whoa, you're getting heavy." He huffed, relived when she found purchase of the smooth metal head.

"Gee, thanks." She grumbled climbing up behind the ears. Hunk blushed.

"No, I didn't mean-"

"No, it's fine. I know you didn't mean it like that." She held her hand out for the tools she needed and Hunk passed her up the box and her laptop. "I know you wouldn't mean that." She arranged the tools around her in a semi circle for easy access and touched a panel open behind Red's left ear. "Just another reminder that my clothes are fitting weird."

"You clothes?" Hunk asked from the ground.

"Yeah, it's dumb but my pants and shirts don't fit right. I might have to visit that space mall again and buy some new clothes." Her voice was distant, focusing on a million things at once.

"Oh, can I come? I am always up for a shopping trip!"

Pidge laughed and nodded. "We'll just have to either convince Allura to take us or at least open a wormhole for us. I don't know how to explain it to her though…"

"What? You think Alteans don't go through…"

"Of course they go through puberty." She snapped with a frown on her face. "But I guarantee it's different for them then it is us."

"It sucks, that's for sure." He said and folded his arms.

"Preaching to the choir man." She smiled and they went into alterations talk.

Evidently the update the red lion needed was a new and even faster targeting system. Keith was finding targets before she was and it was just common sense for the lion to be as fast if not faster than her Paladin. It took them about half an hour eventually it was done. Pidge packed up her stuff and passed it on to Hunk, coming down last. He reached out to help her.

"I got it. Down is easier." She climbed down and grabbed the edges or Red's jaw and whatever else she could reach, her shirt catching on the metal to reveal the majority of her midriff, her pants barely handing off her hips. Hunk blushed and looked away but Allura didn't miss anything and smiled to herself. Pidge landed on the firm ground with a satisfying sigh and reached up to pat Red, her shirt coming up a bit.

"You should be good to go girl. Thanks for being patient." She smiled and turned to Hunk, lowering her arm. She saw his red face and raised an eyebrow. "What's up with you?"

"Nothing! Ugh, let's get this cleaned up." He paused and leaned down to organize the tools. "Last thing I need is for Coran to steal my tools again."

"Yeah, what would you ever do if you couldn't toy with something?" She laughed and grabbed her laptop, his face turning red again. She looked to him and scrunched her nose. "Why are you being weird?"

"I'm not." He lied and focused on getting the tools in their proper place.

"Hunk, you suck at lying. Is something wrong?" She asked, closing her laptop. He looked up at her and stood up, realizing he didn't have to look down at her as much. He came closer to her and pressed his hand on the top of her head, pushing through her fluffy hair to get to her scalp and ran his hand straight over to him, measuring her. His hand landed on his chest, about two inches lower than his chin.

"You got taller too. What did that happen?"

"Probably the same time I gained the weight and my clothes stopped fitting." She scoffed.

"Well, if it comes down to it, I can alter some of my shirts for you and you can steal some of Keith's pants. Unless you want to wear a yellow sundress." He smiled and she laughed.

"Dresses aren't that functional in space, but I do miss them. Pants suck sometimes." Hunk started to ramble about what kind of alterations he could make to everyone's spare clothes for her and they walked out of the hanger together. Allura was scheming.

"I've been told you need some new clothes?" Allura surprised Pidge in the corridor, alone. Pidge folded her arms.

"Either you have been spying on me like the others or your mice did it for you."

Allura went pink. "How… how did you know about the others?"

Pidge shrugged and walked closer to her. "We're aliens to you. You are a sucker for new information like me, but you have a need to know our human dynamic because it could affect the team. Do you honestly think I wouldn't figure it out?"

Allura paused and folded her own arms over her chest. "I prefer 'collecting information' but yes, I was curious. And it seems rude to ask outright. You all are so sensitive about your bodies and its functions."

Pidge looked around and sighed. "We can have this talk and I will tell you all you need to know, but not here. Somewhere private."

Allura's eyes lit up and she grabbed Pidge's hand, dragging her away through the corridors to her room. When the door was closed behind them, Allura had an evil look in her eyes.

"Sit! We have so much to talk about."

Pidge sighed and sat on a chair in her room, Allura sitting across from her on the bed.

"It would be easier for you to ask what you want to know rather than me give a whole anatomy class right now."

"Are you sure?" She asked cautiously.

"Yeah, it's just the human body."

Allura paused and leaned back on her hands. "I was mostly going to ask questions about you personally. I know about how it works but... you are the only person on board going through these large changes."

"It's not that bad. Try having a period in an all-boy dormitory and keeping it secret for months. That's hard."

Allura perked up. "Oh, I didn't know you were already going through that human phase."

Pidge just nodded and put her arms behind her head. "Two years ago."

"Anything else you are currently going through?"

Pidge looked up to the ceiling and thought about it. "Well you already know about the clothes, and apparently I've grown a few inches. My suit always fits perfectly so I never notice unless I'm in my own casual clothes."

"Do you want to try some of my clothes from when I was younger?"

Pidge grimaced. "No offence princess, but I'm not really into ball gowns."

"I have casual wear. I just dress as a princess of Altea should." She smiled and got up, walking over to her enormous closet. Pidge followed her and they went into the back, finding a few shirts, some pants, shorts, and some dresses that were very simple and knee length. Pidge picked out what she liked and they carried it all to the bed. She grabbed a pale blue dress first and put it in front of her and reached for the button on her pants.

"Oh, should I leave?" Allura asked. Pidge let her pants fall to the ground.

"Nah. You're a girl too and besides, Lance has seen me naked before."

Allura looked appalled. "What?!"

Pidge laughed as she took off her glasses. "Long story short, I am glad I have my own private shower now." She slipped her shirt over her head and tossed her shirt to the side. She admired the dress in front of her and imagined the fabric would feel soft. She was just about to put it on when Allura cleared her throat.

"What?" She asked and turned her head.

"Pidge… you don't-" She was trying to find the words so as to not be rude. "You don't wear a bra?"

"I don't have to; I'm small enough where I can get away with not wearing one."

"Pidge, look down and say that again."

She was confused and looked down, not seeing anything different. She shrugged and Allura pulled her towards a mirror. That's when Pidge noticed. She reached a hand up to size herself and a small panic came across her face, both hands on her chest.

"What the hell?! When did that happen?" It wasn't a question, more or less confusion. She kept remembering when her hands could cover her completely, but now soft rounded flesh peaked around each finger, no longer able to hide her chest with just her hands. "Shit… oh man." She turned to Allura in full panic. "What do I do? I don't have anything! I didn't need it when we left earth and I didn't exactly have time to plan or buy any! Oh god…" Her panic was spiraling. "Hunk. Oh my God. Hunk noticed. He saw. Oh my God."

"Pidge!" Allura said with her hands on her shoulders. "We'll get this sorted out just breathe."

She groaned and fell backwards onto the pile of clothes. She felt like crying and screaming at the same time. Instead she just covered her face.

"Look, you and I can sneak off later when everyone is asleep and go to the nearest place what would sell something you can use. A lot of races actually use garments like you and I so it wouldn't be that hard."

"Princess…" She uncovered her face and looked over at her. "I don't exactly have enough money for a whole new wardrobe. What are we gonna do?"

"Well, actually I've been collecting money here and there but I really have no need for it. I could give it to you. If that's okay."

Pidge nodded and groaned again. "Thank you. I'm sorry."

"Oh Pidge, it's not your fault."

"I know this whole thing is just so stupid and embarrassing." She thought of Hunk's blush again and wanted to die a bit. Allura, being the wonderful person she was, decided to press a button.

"If Lance has seen you bare why does it matter what hunk has seen?"

Pidge went deep red.

"Lance saw me just a few days after he found out I was a girl! Before all of this stupid stuff started happening! I used to be a flat short stick! It didn't matter then! Plus, I mean its Lance, it doesn't matter anyways."

"Why does it matter if it's Hunk then?" She asked with an evil grin and Pidge groaned again, curling into herself defensively as her only answer. Allura patted her head and sighed, changing the subject.

"We'll go together and figure out what you need. In the mean time, try on the dress."

In the middle of the night, as promised, she met Allura in the escape pod bay. They got in together and took off, leaving a note on the bridge that they were gone and would be back soon.