The Losses That Plague You
Chapter 1 : The Battle is Over
The door slid open, as Shepard turned to look at the Doctor walking in. He was a tall man, a little taller than Shepard, with short hair that was greying near his ears. He had short, greying stubble that dressed his defined jaw.
"Your vitals are fine, you're doing amazingly well…" The Doctor spoke, his head tilted in sympathy. "…considering your recent ordeal."
"Thanks Doc, how long till I can get out of here?" Shepard asked as he sat up in hospital bed.
Garrus walked into the room casually, he cleared his voice to gain attention.
"Well… they told me you could leave today if you had supervision." Garrus spoke, before the Doctor could begin. "I guess you'll be crashing at my apartment for a while." Garrus laughed.
"Garrus, am I glad to see you." Shepard laughed, suddenly feeling exposed as he sat naked with nothing but the usual patient robes on. "That was one hell-of-a fight."
"We finally got that bastard Saren." Garrus laughed as he tossed Shepard's clothes at him. "Now get dressed, I can't have a man dressed like that roaming about my apartment. What would the neighbours say?"
The Doctor chuckled as he and Garrus left the room. Moments later the door slid open again as Kaidan walked into the room. He walked right up to Shepard smiling.
"I don't think the neighbours would say anything, they'd be staring at a man sculpted by the gods." He smiled as he kissed Shepard longingly. Shepard kissed him back, missing the touch of his lover.
"So you heard that I'll be staying at Garrus' apartment?" Shepard laughed as he de-robed himself.
"Yes, Garrus has invited me over too." Kaidan smiled as he admired Shepard's body.
"Stop it." Shepard warned. "That look you get in your eye drives me wild, and we can't relieve that energy here." Shepard laughed as he pulled his jeans on. He buttoned the jeans up and pulled on his black t-shirt.
"Of course not." Kaidan chuckled. "Although, I wouldn't say no." He laughed. Shepard put his pumps on and put his arm around Kaidan as they walked out of the patient room.
Kaidan and Shepard walked silently, enjoying each other's presence. They walked up to the front desk to sign Shepard out.
"I'm just going to go to the restroom quickly." Kaidan smiled as he gave Shepard a quick kiss.
"Okay, hurry back." Shepard smiled as he approached the desk.
A young asari woman sat at the desk, she smiled as Shepard approached. She was a light blue, but slightly darker than Liara.
"How can I help you?" She spoke quickly with a smile on her face.
"I'm here to sign out, I'm John Shepard." He smiled.
"Oh, Commander Shepard!" She sounded flustered. "S… sorry, I should have known. Thank you… for getting that son-of-a-bitch Saren, you saved us all." She smiled. "Even if some of the other species don't realise it."
"It was no trouble at all." Shepard smiled as he signed the papers. "See you later." He smiled as he walked off towards the exit. He waited as the doors glided open and he walked out.
"Shepard!" Garrus called as he jogged over to the Spectre. "Here." He spoke as he opened his omni-tool. "That's the co-ordinates for my apartment, and here's the access code. I've got a few errands to run so make yourself at home." Garrus smiled as he bolted off.
"See you later!" Shepard called after him.
The doors behind him slid open as Kaidan exited the Hospital. The front of the hospital was crowded with people and ambulances.
"Where's Garrus running off to?" Kaidan asked as he watched the turian run towards a cab.
"Just to run a few errands, which means his place will be empty." Shepard spoke as a sly grin crept across his face, Kaidan blushed.
"Well, I don't know about you but I'm still sore from our last mission…" Kaidan laughed as he rubbed the back of his head. "Maybe you'll just have to do with some light over-the-clothes rubbing."
"I guess that'll do." Shepard teased as he took Kaidan's hand as they hailed a cab.