Heart of Courage Chapter 1●Wake-up Call

A/N-Some of the older chapters have been updated. Including this one. I just decided I needed to change them. I liked them better this way! Please R&R!-

Selena woke up laying by Garrus in her bed. She watched his chest rise and fall in rhythm with his breathing. After a few minutes she heard a grumble from Garrus and had actually wondered if he was waking up.

She watched him a little longer to be sure he was okay. He jerked in his sleep. Selena laid a hand on his arm to maybe supress whatever nightmare or dream he was having. He seemed to flinch when she touched him,like he was afraid.

She removed her hand and watched him again. She suddenly noticed he was shaking. Selena shook his arm to wake him but it didnt work.

She rubbed her hand over his arm in a comforting motion. It was the only thing she knew to do. She stopped when he opened his eyes.

"Im sorry. I didnt mean to wake you." She apologized.

"Its okay. What are you doing up?"

"Thinking. You cant sleep when your brains going a mile a minute, you know?"

"Believe me. I know." He answered.

Before she could stop herself she asked. "What were you having a nightmare about?"

He took in a breath. It was obviously something that bothered him and she wished she hadn't said anything.

"When the reapers hit Palaven. I was scared for myself yes, but I was scared more for my family and you. To me you are family."

She shook her head and smiled. "You don't have to worry about that anymore. Ill always be here." She mentally slapped herself for saying that. Who knew if she was going to even be alive tomorrow. This war didnt allow for much decision. It was die, die or die. That was it.

"I know."

Selena wanted to comfort him in anyway possible. She knew that in a few days they would be back fighting and honestly she didnt want to think about it. She just wanted to stay here with Garrus forever, but she knew in the back of her head that they would probably never have that.

Selena just wanted to pretend that the Reapers didnt exist. That had seemed to work for the council...its obvious it didnt turn out for them considering they're dead.

Selena had had the option to save the council but she felt that they never helped her so why should she help them.

Besides the best thing they had given her was her Spectre authority, also she just hated their guts. Maybe it was wrong to speak ill of the dead but she had grown quickly tired of Sparatus' frickin air quotes every time Reapers were brought up in conversation. When they had figured out the truth they were terrified she knew but she had no remorse for them.

Then when the Reapers hit Earth, everyone was trying to get her help, she had tried numerous times to get everyone to believe her, to buy them time to be ready but no.

They say "lets wait until we can see first hand what these abominations can do and then ask Shepard for help after she had tried to help within the last few years. We arent prepared but we can survive."

They can kiss my ass! She thought. Selena was brought out of her thoughts by Garrus getting out of bed.

"Where are you going?"

"Bathroom. Ill be back."

She nodded and watched him enter the bathroom. She laid there wondering how she got so lucky to find someone like him.