Ok, so this is a Tevos and FemShep fanfic. I always tried to find fanfics paring those two, but I only find a couple of them. I really like them, and I hoped there would be more fanfics, so I decided to create my own with this two. – I know most are Tevos with Aria, which is good, but this time I want to see some Tevos with Shepard, hope you like it though.

- Jane Shepard / War Hero / Vanguard / Paragon / 6ft / 160 pounds / Pale skin / Blond hair / Blue unique eyes(green line around the pupil)

- After defeating the reapers, she spent five months in a coma. Now it has been two years and the "commander" is still trying to get used to her wounds.

-She isn't romantic involved with nobody.

-Her closest friends are Liara, Joker and Ashley.

-There will show up other couples, some you are used to see/read, others maybe not.

-Shepard's parents will show up.(Yes, in this fanfic both are alive)

-Shepard still remains her title as a commander, but does not go in missions due her physical condition.

-Guess that's all..

Now time for the fanfic.

Enjoy! – Sorry for any typo.

Chapter 1: An odd favour

Citadel – Gym

"Damn it!" Jane Shepard cursed under her breath as her body fell limp over the cold ground of the best Gym from Citadel. The place was huge, it had the all equipment one would need to work out their body. Jane was in a rather private room, the equipment in there obviously wasn't to build muscle to defeat an army, but to help your muscles when they started to fail. The room was empty, she was lying down on the ground, under two white bars, and they were often used to help those who are trying to walk again.

Yes, Jane was trying to walk again, she was crippled now, had to sit down on the damn wheel chair most of her day and move around with it, till her arms got too tired and somebody pushed her around. However, she doesn't have anybody else to push her around anymore, only a nurse who is only here and goes to her apartment three/four times per week.

Where are her friends? Well they are all in a mission, Tali is busy with her admiral statues; Garrus now is a hell of a captain; Ashley after becoming a spectre become commander too, and James is one of the members of her crew; Joker was not a pilot anymore, he decided he was only Normandy's pilot, so he quit that job and now focus more on fixing ships, it was always his passion as well, so why not? Liara is still the Shadow Broker so she is always busy, and recently she was sent to Ashley's ship to help out in a mission; Samara is trying to live a happy life with her daughter; Kasumi is being...Kasumi; Miranda seems to be settling down with Jack, which was not so big surprise for Shepard; Grunt is back in his suppose home world helping out Wrex;

The only one she really saw around more often was Doctor Chakwas who was her personal doctor as well, checking out Shepard's condition every week. She can't really complain, at least he friends are all safe and living their lives peaceful in some way, the galaxy is safe once again, the reapers gone, and Jane almost died with them, hell that's how she crashed her damn legs, it was a miracle that they were able to put her bones back all together, but now she needs to learn how to walk again, and get used to the new changes of her bones, muscles were ripped as well, they basically had to rebuild her legs from almost scratch. It might seem everything's normal, but she's more robot than before, which bothers her more than she shows.

"One more time..." Jane mumbled, as she pressed her pale hands against the ground, then stretched out her left hand to grab one of the bars and pull herself slowly up as she grabbed the other bar as well. The muscles from her skinny arms clearly showing the effort she was doing. It was no wonder that the commander lost a bit of her soldier body shape, she got skinnier because of her condition, and when she went through lots of meds, it didn't helped one a bit either. Yet, even if she was skinny, her muscles were still there, maybe not as shaped as before, but they were there. She always thought to herself she would have one hell of arms when she was back on walking, she does so much work with them, lifts herself around, pushes the wheels of the chair, does some work out as well, so she can have enough strength to not get tired so easily, and lift herself up.

"Ugh..." Jane groaned in pain, as she held herself up on the bars and felt her bare feet against the cold ground. She always encourage herself by saying since she felt her legs, she would be able to walk again in a glimpse of seconds, but it has been two years, of course she only started this ten months ago, but it's annoying and frustrating to her how many times she fails. Obviously the great commander Shepard hates to feel weak, but it's not her fault, pressing her weight over her legs makes her fall, she is only able to take two steps then falls, the pain is too much for her, it makes her remember the all pain she went through the war against the reapers, maybe that's why she feels so hopeless.

While the woman was about to take her second step, somebody stepped in the room, well two people in fact, two turians dressed in alliance guard uniform.

"Commander Shepard, we have an order to bring you to Councilor Tevos as soon as possible." One of the turians said.

"Order?" Jane asked, perking up an eyebrow.

"Yes, commander. Please come with us, the Councilor said it was very important."

"You mean right now?"

"Yes."

"Ugh, fine. Be a gentleman and bring me the wheel chair." Jane said looking away, as she felt her arms trembling, she was about to lose her strength, but thankful the turian was kind enough to put the wheel chair right behind her, so all that Jane had to do was just let go off the bars and drop herself over the chair. "I may need to change. So if you guys don't mind..."

"Excuse me commander, but Councilor is asking for you already. We don't have time."

"Geez, it would only be five minutes, but fine." It wouldn't be only five minutes, she sadly knew that. She had to change her entire outfit, since she was wearing some tight working out shorts, and then a black tank-top. She grabbed the wheels with her hands and pushed forward, moving herself around to only get a towel and wipe out the sweat she had on her face and arms, before trying the bars, she had been lifting some weights to gain more arm strength.

"Commander..."

"Aye, aye. I'm coming!" Yet she was able to grab one of her hoods and put it on.

Councilor Tevos Office

The turians guards left her alone after helping her out with stairs and anything else that difficult her moving around. Right now she was on her way towards Tevos office. God damn what can be so urgent that she can't even wait ten minutes, I hope this isn't another politics business... Shepard thought as she pressed a button on the code from the Tevos office, it was basically warning the Councilor that somebody wanted to go in, so in couple seconds the doors slide open and Shepard wheeled her way inside, allowing the doors to close behind her now. She was finally thankful she was in here, and people wasn't looking at her anymore. She didn't know if they were looking at her because of her lack of clothing, or because of her current state.

"Shepard, thanks for coming by." Tevos womanly voice broke the odd silence in her office.

Jane looked up at Tevos in her usual red formal dress, but something wasn't so normal on her anymore, her belly wasn't flat anymore, it was a bit bigger than last time Jane saw Tevos. Oh of course! The Councilor was pregnant, she had totally forgot about that, she was four or five months pregnant, it was only a small bump because asari pregnancies tend to last a little bit longer than humans. When she was about to push the wheels forward, she saw the stairs, which now was her enemy... "Guess Citadel isn't made for cripples.."

"I'm sorry. Here let me help you." Tevos said as she approached the woman, or at least tried to.

"No, no need. I can handle myself." Of course Shepard's pride wouldn't allow her to accept Tevos help. She already accepted tons of help, Liara, Ashley and Joker's, now it's time for her to be on her own and start getting used to it.

"But, Shepard..."

"I can do this." Jane frowned, as she pushed the wheel forward, making it fall on the next stair, then with a deep breath she pushed the wheel forward again, slowly, however it seems the stairs wouldn't accept her gentleness, so after that push, she simple began to fall over the stairs, till the wheels of her chair hit the straight ground. It was a bumpy ride. "That went well..."

"If you like to think so."

"Yeah. Anyway, why did you call me?" Jane said, as she approached the councillor, but she was facing another pair of stairs as well, but this time Tevos approached, not to help the commander, but to just stand on the same level as her, so she didn't had to go through the stairs again.

"I have a favour to ask."

"A favour?"

"Yes, a very odd one."

"I see..." Jane frowned slightly, wondering what really this favour was.

Tevos turned around, facing her back to Shepard, but her front to the large windows of her office. She placed her hands behind her back, clenching her fists gently before speak again. "Before I ask, I must remind you this is a very important one. It involves magazines, reporters, news, even politics. I do know it's everything you don't like, Shepard, but I would be most grateful if you helped me."

"Councilor you are only making me regret coming here. What is really this favour?" Jane perked up an eyebrow, as she took a deep breath, fearing the worst.

"Well..." The councillor took a deep breath as well, before start speaking again. "My assistant has been informing me about some magazines that are spreading rumours about me, about my pregnancy. Since nobody knows who my partner is, they are throwing options around, even pared me with Aria, out of all bloody people."

"I thought asari don't get pregnant by accident, so where is your partner?"

"We don't. It was no accident, in fact it was very much planned, but destiny brings you many surprises that aren't so pleasant. Sadly my suppose partner is no longer around, not dead either."

"I see...But how is this a problem?"

"You see commander, it's not rare a single asari mother, but as a Councilor I need to keep up with appearances and represent my people in the best way possible. As you may know, being a single mother and a Councilor as well it's not a good way to represent a strong respectful community. – So if I want the asaris, the magazines, even the entire Citadel to keep their respect towards me, I shall get myself a partner that is not an asari and have a normal family."

"Are you...Are you asking me to find you a partner, Councilor? I mean I know lots of people, but most are either busy, or already engaged."

"No, Shepard." Tevos shook her head, before clench her fists tighter than before. Closing her eyes for a second she turned around, facing the commander. "I'm asking you to be my partner, and pretend you're the child's father."

If Shepard was drinking something right now, she would spit it all out, or choke herself with it. Did she heard right? The Asari Councilor Tevos was asking her to be her partner and pretend to be the child's father?! Well, this was all because of appearances, but...Did she really ask that?!

...

"Shepard, are you alright?" Tevos asked, her voice showing a bit of concern and fear. She feared that Shepard would ignore her favour and maybe even laugh at her, or tell the magazines. "Shepard?"

Jane finally snapped out of it, and gulped before look back up at the asari. "Ah-hum, sorry. Did I really hear you right? You are asking me to be your partner?"

"Yes, and the child's father too."

"Well that's..."

"It would be only for the appearances, and maintain my reputation. Of course you would have to start living with me and even show affection in public so everybody would buy it."

Shepard stared at Tevos again, getting more pale than usual. She was trying to picture everything in her head. It was hard to.

"So what you say Shepard?"

"I..." Shepard couldn't still find words.

"I knew this was foolish to ask you. I just found myself in a rather desperate situation, and I thought you would be the only that could help me. After all you are probably the only person I trust enough for this."

Shepard just stared at her, did the Councilor really trusted her this much to ask her such thing?

"Once again, thanks for coming by Shepard. But please do not spread this information around." Tevos said almost begging, but only her voice showed that, she was turning around, almost walking to her table, if she didn't felt a hand grabbing her wrist.

"Wait, wait." Jane said as she allowed the asari's wrist go, and pushed her wheel forward, getting herself closer to the Councilor again. "I'm actually honoured that you are asking me this. I just wasn't really seeing that coming, so I'm still a bit in shock."

"Understandable, Shepard."

"Yeah...But if you really need this favour so much, I might be able to help you."

"Really?!" Tevos showed more excitement in her tone than she should.

Jane smiled a bit "Yes. I still feel like I need to make up for you after what happen to Thessia, so maybe this is the best I can do."

"Please, Shepard. You destroyed the reapers, almost died, you done enough for me, and for the galaxy."

"Either way, I will help you." Jane said with a shrug.

"Thank you, commander. I haven't felt this relieved in a very long time, the paparazzis and reporters just won't leave me alone with this matter, and now it's even the other politicians."

"Yeah, about politicians. I'm not a big fan of them, no offense though. But I hope I won't be dragged into a politic mess."

"Don't worry commander, you will be dragged into a gossip magazine politics mess."

"That's comforting..." Jane said with a sigh. "What do we have to do now Councilor?"

"Well, first of all, you will need to start call me Tevos, and get used to it. Couples don't call each other by their rank titles."

"I guess you are right, Cou- Tevos..." It felt a bit weird saying only her name.

"We already have a big team of reporters and journalists wanting news about this situation. They are probably after the father's child, and my partner, which is already done now, and also the child's name."

"Don't you have one already?" Jane asked, pushing herself forward the windows, seeing news skycars parked outside.

"No, I feel like that's both parents decision, not just one."

"Ah...Hey, I'm new in this, I'm still trying to get myself used to that fact I will have a pretend bond with the Asari Councilor. I think the name should be up to you."

"Tevos, Shepard, Tevos." The asari corrected her, before speak again. "It may be pretending, Shepard. But at some point the baby will be born and you will have to show her to everybody, acting like a normal loving father."

Jane gulped, as she tried to relax her shoulders, but they got tense again, when she felt Tevos hands on them. "Another thing I need to get more used to..." Jane bit down on her lower lip, before look out at the view. "I'm not really good at this but what about Maria?"

"That's a very human name, Shepard. Let's try something more asari, maybe a mix of both."

Jane felt like Tevos was teasing her, making her think about asari names, like that was easy for her. She had a name in her head, maybe it was not Asari, but it wasn't so common on humans either. "You asaris have goddess, don't you? Well some human's old greek mythology had goddess too. Name her Athena. She was the goddess of wisdow, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts and skill." Shepard spoke with sparkle in her eyes, like she was describing the perfect goddess, and she knew everything, she only took the normal stops in her sentence. It's like everything was in her brain and she simple spoke them.

"That sounds a perfect goddess. You seem excited about her."

"Yes, when I was little, I went through a bad time on finding my beliefs, my mother began to teach me every religion, even though now a days I have none, Greek methodology is something that always fascinated me. – My mother even used to call me little goddess, and said that one day I would be as powerful as the goddess Athena." Jane shared one of her past memories, with a small smile over her face, a tender one, clearly showing nostalgia as well.

Tevos was focus on Shepard, focus on how she spoke her memory, how happy yet sad she sounded at the same time. She gave a soft grip on Shepard's shoulders before speak again. "Then Athena it is."

Shepard cleared her throat, pushing the nostalgia away, as she looked up at Tevos. "Really?"

"Yes, if she's going to have me as a mother and you around as a father, I believe she will be everything you described from Goddess Athena. I would be honoured to name my daughter that." Tevos looked down at Shepard with a smile on her face.

Shepard returned the smile, nodding slowly. "Yeah, she will be a hell of an asari." Her blue eyes went back to the window as she smiled happily.

"A perfect one." Tevos spoke before give another squeeze on the humans shoulders. "Come, we have a conference to attend to. The reporters are already waiting."

"Wait...You prepared a conference already?" Jane perked up an eyebrow, moving on the wheels and turning herself around slowly.

"Yes."

"How did you know I would help you?"

"I didn't."

"Well then, what would you do about the conference if I didn't?"

"I would try to convince you again."

"Righ...That sounds a successful plan." Shepard rolled her eyes, before start pushing on the wheels.

"Indeed it does, Shepard." Tevos smiled, getting herself behind Shepard's chair, then grabbing the handles and start pushing her forward, even helping her out with the stairs and heading towards the room where they would have the conference.

Tevos methods seem just right, haha. – I hoped you liked this chapter and the plot as well, next one shall be their conference and more.

Stick around!