UPDATE (22.03.2017): Few changes in this chapter with Jack's dialogue (due to some comments) and added some spaces in the paragraphs so it would be easier to read.
UPDATE (30.03.2017): Thanks to Erin Primette from I got to know that Garrus' father's name is Castis and I decided to change Akteon to his canon name. Although I write AU fic I try to stick to as much canon stuff as I can. So that's it. Thanks again, Erin for your message :)
My second ME fic. This time First Contact War ended by Shakarian marriage AU. I've read some fics with that AU and I really liked what I red. So here is my version. Hope you enjoy and please leave comment as I don't know if I should continue ;d
My beta reader for 'Successful Therapy' edited this one too, big thanks Razzberry! Your support means alot to me :*
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"Jack! Did you see that?! Blue armor! He's here!" An armored woman - Commander Jane Shepard - screamed to another one from her cover, a less armored woman - Jack - appeared above the pile of debris. Two of them were guarding a human outpost on an abandoned Turian colony, used by human scientists to gain knowledge about their enemy.
If there wasn't a war going on, Jane would have liked to know about this species. They showed up out of nowhere after humanity activated another relay and without warning they almost decimated those vessels that were near the relay. Jane often mused that it wasn't how she imagined the first meeting of aliens. She always dreamed about travelling through the galaxy, having adventures.
Yet life had for her a slightly different scenario - she had to fight aliens, who she was really interested in. She had fought them so many times she forgot to count. But there was one alien whom she remembered well. Blue armor. They called him Vakarian, from what she could understand. Her translator was up to date but still a lot of words from the turian language was missing.
By this point he was her obsession, irking her nerves on the battlefield. Always the finding weak spots in her spotless, she thought, tactics. She also was getting on his nerves, she could tell. So by this point when they met on the battlefield, and that happened surprisingly often, they forgot about the others, fighting only against themselves. A lot of times it ended in huge explosions. One of the main reasons Shepard was considered the best of the Alliance fleet. Now wasn't an exception, she wanted to get that sneaky turian.
"Take care of it from here, will ya?" The woman asked and Jack frowned in response.
"Fuck, not again. Don't tell me he's here. Is he following us or something?!" Jack's hand touched her ear. "Alenko, Vega, we're going to the rendezvous point. Come here. Shepard is staying. Her blue, turian boyfriend showed up again."
Jane and Jack could hear sighs on the other side of the comm-link. That wasn't anything new for her ground team. They were stationed in a devastated skyscraper, which they used as a vantage point across the old turian colony. Minutes later, two soldiers came up to their floor. The smaller one approached Jane to voice his concern.
"Commander, you should come with us. Orders were…" She raised her hand to shut the man up.
"I know what the orders are, Alenko, but he's here. Vakarian is here. I'll show him this time." The one named Alenko shut up, a fire of determination in the woman's eyes told him there was no point in arguing.
"Yes, ma'am." The men prepared themselves and left. Leaving Jane with Jack. The latter approached her Commander and friend and patted her back.
"I hope he makes you come today, you are so sexually frustrated lately. Go and have your fun, remember that our shuttle arrives in 2 hours. You gotta be at the LZ or I'll kill you." Jane nodded, while changing the thermal clip and checking her sniper rifle. She moved her head up and smirked at Jack.
"Don't worry, love, I'll be there. Now, my beautiful, wish me good luck and get the fuck out of here." In response she got the middle finger from Jack. The woman left Jane to have her little game. She laid on the pile of debris and searched the colony for the blue armored alien. "Where are you turian? Where are you?" She didn't have to wait long, as he appeared with his squad of two other turians. She had him in her sights when she got a call. "Yes?" She asked angrily.
"Commander, a turian vessel showed up. You need to come back ASAP. No hunting today." Said her pilot - Flight Lieutenant Jeff "Joker" Moreau - through the radio. "Shuttle will be waiting at the rendezvous point in 20."
"Shit! Fuck! Shit! Alenko commed you, right? It's his revenge." She barked at Joker. "Okay, I'll be there in 10."
"Aye, aye, Commander. Joker out." Jane crawled backwards and then stood up, defeated. She wanted to kill something, someone. Quickly she jumped into the elevator shaft and slid down on the wires holding up the non functioning elevator. She left the building from the back and saw them, the turians were not moving and it seemed as though they were talking through the radio.
"What?" Vakarian said while holding a hand to side of his head. "But she's here… this human, Shepard, yes. What? No! Fuck! I saw her! She's close… Peace talks? Bullshit." Jane cocked her head to the side. What? My translator is malfunctioning… Can't be… "Okay boys, we're heading to the shuttle. HQ's order." The squad of turians turned and started to walk back in the direction they came from, only Vakarian stood in place and watched the skyscraper Shepard was in minutes ago. Jane bent and picked up a piece of debris. She tossed it at him to get his attention. The turian looked at her with wide eyes, his mandibles spread wide as well, utterly shocked.
"See ya around, big guy!" Jane waved at him and activated the stealth mode in her armour. "Bye!" She started to sprint. She had only a few minutes to get to the shuttle. His face… priceless! All in all her mood brightened up. Even though she didn't get a good fight, she could still fuck with this nerve racking turian. Soon she was at the rendezvous point. Jack turned around when she heard her footsteps.
"How was it? You climaxed already? Or you needing another R&R with Blue?" Her mischievous smile made Jane giggle. God, I love her.
"Sadly, no. But I got under his skin anyway. I overheard their talk, Jack. They said something about peace talks. Heard anything about it?" Jack looked shocked and shook her head. This was a first for her too. "Nevermind, our ride is here. Come on guys, I need a drink."
"You buying, Lola?" Vega asked with stupid grin, fanning his brows. The shuttle landed and they jumped in.
"You wish, Vega, you're buying. Let's say it's punishment for your behaviour." Shepard replied when she sat down and locked her belts.
"Dios, I already lost all my salary, have some mercy."
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The red haired woman was walking along the corridor leading to the main war room in Alliance HQ. Her olive skin scarred from battle, her green eyes registering everything and everyone with the precision of a sniper, which in fact she is. Each person she passes stopped, saluted and looked at her in awe, she did that to people. Aura of a born leader, her confidence and strength so visible. And she was famous. Everyone knows her name, Commander Jane Shepard. One of the best of the N7 program, a great leader with hawkeye sight. She was one of the reasons they had pushed the turians away when they appeared.
Seven years ago humanity discovered and opened a mass relay, driven by curiosity they searched for more relays, that's when a war with the aliens began. A so called First Contact War. Humanity learned about the other galactic species the hard way. Within those seven years they had to learn about mass relays, the Citadel, Council and the alien races: asari, salarians, turians. From what the Commander had learned, the war would soon be over. The Citadel species along with their Councillors, offered a hand with peace negotiations. Shepard didn't know any details though. She was ordered to come to Earth without any knowledge of why and if it was connected to the negotiations. The woman stopped in front of the big doors leading into war room. She grazed her fingernails over her short shaved right side of her head then brushed her long hair on the center and left side. Still wet, fuck. They didn't give me time to properly dry my hair. The Commander shook her head and straightened up, entering the room. Admiral Steven Hackett, Rear Admiral Kahoku, Captain David Anderson and to her suprise, Captain Zaeed Massani, her foster father, were waiting for her. Jane walked to them and stopped just a few feet in front of the men to straighten her back, stand to attention and salute. "Commander Jane Shepard reporting back, sirs."
"Hey, kiddo, good to see you back in one goddamn piece. I heard we fucked up your little date with that alien." Captain Massani snorts while closing the distance and hugging her firmly. Kahoku huffs in exasperation but doesn't comment on his colleagues behaviour. "We have had a little dispute here, I tell ya. I'm so close to smashin' those goddamn morons faces, shit you not." Jane relax as he talked. Zaeed wasn't polite at all, even as a renowned captain of the Alliance Fleet, regardless he was an efficient and smart strategist with lot's of successful missions on his record. Jane was lucky to be his protegee, she had learned a lot from him. She just regretted that Zaeed was too straightforward and couldn't contain his swearing, he could have been an Admiral.
"Good to see you, dad." She replied with a small smirk gracing her lips. Yet it vanished as soon as she faced the rest of the men. "Admirals, Captain." She dipped her head to each man. "You called me, Sir?"
"Yes, Commander." Hackett started. She could tell the man was stern and tense. The news had to be bad. Shit, something's wrong. Something's really fucking wrong. "As you probably already know, the Council offered it's help in brokering peace between the turians and us." Jane only nodded, acknowledging the news. "The thing is... They ordered our best soldier to marry their best turian one. As a proof of the peace between the races. Ekhm. You specifically."
"Shit." She could only say, shocked by his words.
"Like hell, I'll let my goddamn kiddo to be with one of those assho…" Zaeed started but one look from Hackett made him fall in line and shut up.
"Anyway, I really don't want to order you to do this. But we don't have a choice. High price is at stake here, Commander. If we accept the offer, humanity will gain an embassy on the Citadel. Maybe we will have a seat on the Council. And, let's face it, this war is consuming too many resources. Another thing is humans will gain access to the vast range of council space systems, where, as I was told, have colonizable planets." Shepard regarded the Admiral in silence, calculating the pros versus the cons. Yes, she was forced to do something unimaginable. But let's face it, she had been forced to do so since she had joined the Alliance forces. Especially the N7 program. Jane turned to look at Captain David Anderson, she had served under him for many years. He was the one to push her toward the N7 program. With one glance in his eyes, she understood it was serious. "What do you say, Commander?"
"I understand, I will accept the offer." Jane stated quickly, before Captain Massani could say anything about it. Later she left with him and went straight to their apartment in the Alliance base. They both entered the house to be greeted by Dr Karin Chakwas, Zaeed's forever fiancee'. The woman was like a mother to her. 'Her patchwork family' Jane called them.
"Karin, you won't fucking believe what those goddamn morons did. Fuck!" The man tossed his jacket on the hanger then rushed to the kitchen to sit by the table. "They want to marry our kiddo to one of those turians. Goddamn imbeciles." Karin entered the kitchen, her eyes wide in disbelief.
"No… you're joking. That's not possible. That's unethical." The older woman closed the distance towards Shepard and checked her from one side to another. "Nothing to patch up this time, huh? My dear child, what did you get into this time?" She asked while hugging Jane.
"If that's what is necessary to end this stupid war, Ma, I'll do it." The Commander replied with a sigh. "I don't like it, but to sacrifice one for the millions isn't a big price to pay, really."
"You say that, but…"
"No buts. Please, I don't want to talk about it now. Better tell me what's for dinner?" Jane asked with a small smile.
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Garrus Vakarian was pissed, lightly speaking. This fucking, cunning human messed with him again. He still had in his head the flash of her smirk just before she vanished right in front of his eyes. Nothing much to do about it, orders were orders, even if he wasn't a good turian in the first place. There were times when he had disobeyed orders to end a mission successfully, that's why he was the best soldier the turian military had. His supervisor, General Victus, was always praising him for his strategies. Maybe because Victus wasn't good at following orders too. Now, by the orders, he was entering the Hierarchy HQ in Cipritine, Palaven. He just had a few minutes to change into his Commander's uniform and was quick to leave to find out why he had been summoned. When he reached the last floor and was in front of the doors leading into the War Room, he stopped. Garrus checked if he looked decent to meet with the Generals and Primarch Fedorian. Spirits, I'm so tired. I look like shit. His hand brushed over the scar on his right mandible. Fuck, I'll never look good anymore. Because of that human. He growled. Shepard. Things got so intense one time that he got shot with a rocket to the face, almost dying as a result. Vakarian was pleased with his look before the accident, he was considered handsome by female opinion. Now his mother was literally crying over her baby boy's face. He shook his head with dismay and entered the room. Six turian generals and the Primarch turned to him and they greeted each other. "Commander Vakarian. Good you came so fast."
"It was kind of sudden but I managed to finish my assignment and return." Garrus nodded.
"We are also pleased that you didn't engage in any attacks during your mission. I've heard your nemesis was there." General Oraka said with a smirk. "The Council helped us broker peace with the humans."
"So I've heard, General."
"Commander Vakarian." The Primarch stepped up to Garrus with a stern look on his face and a trill of his subharmonics. Garrus started to feel uneasy. Something's up. I don't like it. "There is one condition for peace though. I know we have much to ask of you, but we need to ask anyway. The Council condition is: you have to marry one of the Alliance's best soldiers."
"What?!" Vakarian roared angrily. "Why?! Why me?"
"Council orders said specifically it has to be you, Commander. The two best soldiers of humanity and the turians have to marry." Garrus stepped back and leaned on his heel. Breathing heavily. It was something unbelievable to ask for. The Hierarchy's demand was to much for him. "What will you say, Commander?"
"Spirits, why me? Please, choose someone else." Garrus keened helplessly, trying to save himself, to get himself out of it somehow.
"It has to be you, Vakarian." The Primarch said firmly, frowning at the turian in front of him. "Listen, I can only imagine how you feel right now, but think about the turians. Casualties are too high, we need to stop this war. Besides pirates are starting to spread like a disease everywhere. Our position as the galactic police is shattering. We can't maintain peace in the galaxy and protect it while being at war with the humans. It's just impossible." Garrus mulled the Primarch's words, trying to find any flaw and way out of it but there was none. The turians well being was up to him now and he would turn traitor if he refused. "What is your answer, Commander?" Vakarian sighed heavily and nodded slowly in agreement.
"I'll do it. When and where?"
"Next month, on the Citadel."
"And who will be the bride?" Garrus asked sarcastically.
"We don't know yet. The Council haven't said anything about the human female that will marry you." General Victus replied.
"At least it's a female." Vakarian snorted, feeling defeated. I wonder what my dad and mom will say. Spirits. As if the turians in the room could sense his thoughts they said they had already informed his parents. With that, the meeting was ended. Garrus returned home in a gloomy mood trying to understand why he was so unlucky. When he entered the Vakarian mansion he was greeted by his parents.
"Son, I take it you know already?" Castis Vakarian came to him and patted his arm. "Don't be in such a foul mood, son. You will help the turians, you will be a hero."
"A hero, dad?! Seriously?" Garrus yelled at his father. Unshackling all of his anger, tossing it at the older turian. "A hero because I married a human? Oh! That's good. I'd feel better achieving something spectacular on the battleground… not… this." In the meantime his mother came to him and hugged him warmly. Soothing his anger with a subharmonic hum.
"Shhh, my child." His mother's hand stroked his cowl, making him calm at the gesture. Kalea Vakarian, his mother, was always was good at making him at peace, she was alway there when Garrus was feeling sad, angry, or defeated. She always had a way of making him feel better. "I'm proud of you, Garrus, and I'll always be. Remember that. Now come, let's eat. Solana and I made something delicious for you."
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A month later Commander Jane Shepard was standing with Ambassador Udina, Admiral Hackett and Captain Anderson in the Council Chambers on the Citadel. She was overwhelmed, being there for the first time, seeing all these aliens and their technology. The woman was watching everything with round eyes, she felt utterly happy to witness such a marvelous thing so few humans had seen so far. With an updated translator, thanks to the Council, she could understand everyone and that was amazing.
Jane was feeling a bit uneasy though, Udina ordered her to wear a dress and heels. Me?! A dress? Fucking high heels? Fucking Christ, what a joke. I never wore a dress in my life. I should be in my Alliance uniform, not this. Ugh. She thought to herself every time she looked at her reflection. She looked at herself again, her long red hair pinned was in a bun, a few loose strands out of it, it made her look sexy. Simple dark make-up she adored, deep purple on her lips. The black dress flushed her body, exposing her nice curves and thin waist. She felt miserable. She agreed on such an outfit, not having the strength to argue with the sleazy guy that Udina certainly was.
They waited for the turian representatives and her soon-to-be husband. God, I'll be marrying a turian in a few days. What a joke. She shook her head while regarding the trees in the Chambers. The place was nice, calming. Turians, salarians, asari and other races roaming around, waiting for their turn to have a meeting with the councillors. They had waited for some time when an asari came to them and led them to the meeting room where everyone was supposed to meet and debate over the terms of peace.
When Jane entered the room she saw four turians already there, three in military uniforms and one in a black robe with deep red stripes, one asari in a fancy dress and one salarian also in a robe, dark blue with a red stripe embroidered with golden ornaments. They greeted the humans, she learned who they were, the asari - Councillor Tevos, salarian - Councilor Valern and for the turians - Councillor Sparatus, Primarch Fedorian, General Victus and Commander Garrus Vakarian - her biggest surprise.
She was regarding him with round eyes and he responded in kind when he heard her name. The two of them looked at themselves in disbelief. Just recently they had tried to kill each other every chance they got and now they would get married? What a joke it was for them.
When the Councillors, Generals and Captain Anderson began their peace talks, Jane and Garrus sat in the room next to the meeting room, in awkward silence. Jane turned her head in the other direction, desperately trying to collect herself and not suddenly combust. She could feel Vakarian was trying the same thing.
After a moment, when she had calmed a bit she turned toward the turian offering her hand. "Umm, I'm Commander Jane Shepard, Alliance Navy, N7. Nice, ugh, to meet you." The turian, after a moment, turned to woman and regarded her stretched out hand in surprise. He mulled her words then shook hands with her.
"Commander Garrus Vakarian, human. And I know your name, as you know mine." He said and turned away again. Jane looked at the side of his face then sighed heavily. That will be a tough one. She played with her fingers for a moment, debating internally if she should keep on talking or shut the hell up. But silence was weighing on her so she turned to Vakarian again.
"The Citadel is a marvelous place. It's the first time for me being here. I feel like a kid receiving the best Christmas gift ever." She said, her hand moved up to curl a finger on one of her strands. He turned to her again.
"What is Chris…-" He asked while turning to her but stopped. "What are you doing with your fringe?" He asked abruptly, watching her fingers in disbelief.
"What fringe?" Jane replied with a shocked question. Then she waved with her hair strand. "This?" Garrus nodded, still looking at her red hair. "This is hair not a fringe. I'm curling it on my fingers. It calms me down a great deal. Sorry if that's making you uncomfortable." Vakarian regarded the human for a moment then turned to look in the other direction. "God, how long will this take?" Shepard asked herself, losing any faith in having any conversation with the turian beside her. "It's funny, just a month ago we tried to kill each other. Now they want us to marry."
"Tell me about it." Garrus said back shortly. Jane returned to curling her hair on her finger and staring out the window. Some time later, the Council and the human and turian parties agreed on every term and they called Shepard and Vakarian to join them in the main room.
"Terms of peace have been agreed on. The Council won't punish any side of the conflict, assuming that whole war began from a huge misunderstanding and lack of knowledge about Council laws on humanities part. As for you two, you will marry in two weeks and remain in the marriage for ten years at least." The asari Councilor was interrupted by Garrus' growl.
"What?! Ten years?! You gotta be kidding me… seriously." A turian calmed Vakarian down and the asari called Tevos continued.
"As I said, you will remain married for at least 10 years to prevent war and achieve real peace." Then she turned and with one flick of a finger on the console in front of her, she displayed photos of the apartment. "This is where you will live after you get married. It's an apartment on one of the interspecie Wards. It's small, one bedroom, living room, kitchen is big. Cooking spaces for both dextro and levo so you won't, uh, mix things. There is a also bathroom and small office room. It's nothing luxurious, just a normal, standardised apartment. For half a year you'll be living there without any jobs to worry about as you will be on vacation. Get to know each other… and don't kill yourselves."
"Easier said than done…" Garrus snarled. Jane looked at him from the side, wondering if it was a good idea after all. She remained silent, concluding if she was to say something it would cause war to break out again. Tevos coughed and looked at Councillor Sparatus.
"Vakarian, calm down." The turian councilor barked at Garrus then turned toward the humans. "I hope you are as pleased at what we have negotiated, as I am. Now please excuse us, we have much to prepare. We will send you the ceremony details soon." Everyone left the meeting room, humans and turians parted in silence, leaving in different directions. Shepard with the the other human, took a skycar and flew toward the building the Council offered to them. The woman leaned to Anderson and whispered to him.
"What did he mean by ceremony details?"
"Your ceremony will be a mixture of human and turian traditions. The Council will plan everything, every minute. I hope turians don't have any ritual dancing and sacrifices." Jane snorted at the remark, imagining turians dancing around a lamb then killing it to please their gods. "That's not funny, Shepard."
"It is. I just hope it will be quick. Quick ceremony and then I'll just hide myself in that apartment. Six months without doing anything, Anderson, six months." She emphasised bitterly the last two words. Jane gritted her teeth at the sole thought of spending half a year without a job, just sitting at home.
"It will be fine. There are a lot of shooting ranges here on the Citadel, and, Shepard please, you will have the whole Citadel to see, I bet you won't visit even half of it during the six months. Better tell me how's your papa taking it?"
"Zaeed's good, Karin is watching over him so he won't do anything stupid like starting a war or something... Pa's may be an impulsive son of a bitch but Karin knows how to handle him. She will calm him down or she just glares at him, either is good and works." Anderson started to laugh. Zaeed was always like that. The two men were best friends after all, David knew him too damn well.
"Same, old Zaeed. And how's Lieutenant Alenko?" David asked and waved his brows at her meaningfully. Jane winced at his question.
"I don't care. Listen, I know some… idiots… are talking. But I'm not involved with the guy. Not my type." David leaned even closer to her.
"We're talking privately here Shepard, screw the regulations."
"Yeah, I always screw them anyway, David. It's just that I don't want to have anything with him. Regulations or not. And there is no one else, trust me. Sometimes I feel like a kid that needs to try a little bit harder in school. Especially when you look at how Pa's behaving." David nodded, understanding. Massani had been watching over Jane ever since he had brought her to the Alliance base. The image of two-year-old Jane desperately clutching to him flashed in his mind. At least now Jane will have a bit of freedom, maybe even meet some nice man along the way. All in all, soon the Citadel would welcome humans as new inhabitants. "But I'm not complaining, Pa and Ma are the best people I ever met, they look after me. Because of them I'm here, just where I want to be."
"They love you very much."
"I love them too." She replied with a warm smile. Soon they arrived at the place. Jane went to the apartment where Zaeed and Karin were waiting for her. Barely stepping in the door, Zaeed grabbed her the second she entered and started questioning her.
"How was it? What did they say? Who will you marry? Kiddo, I couldn't sit on my goddamn ass, that worried I was." Chakwas shoved him to the side, letting Shepard free from his grasp.
"God, calm down, sweetie." Then she smiled at Jane. "Don't mind him, Janey. Now change and we will talk later." Jane smiled back and kissed her step-mom's cheek, she rushed to her temporary room where she grabbed her civvies and then went to wash herself. When she was ready she said what happened during the meeting. Zaeed was furious when he heard Jane had to stay married for 10 years. Later she left the apartment and went a few floors lower, where Jack and the girls shared their apartment.
"Yo, girls. I'm back!" Shepard entered the room only to see Jack, Kasumi, Sam, Ashley and Gabby sitting in front of a huge holo screen and watching some vids. Their eyes wide, looking at the screen like it was a miracle. "I thought we could party tonight. Where is everyone?"
"Shhh, we're watching, idiot." Jack hissed at her and waved her hand to silence Jane. "Come here." She patted the pillow next to her. Jane sat next to Jack and took an unopened beer from the floor.
"What I'm looking at?" Jane asked, looking at the holo screen where a turian was obviously flirting with some… em, woman? The woman was covered with an environmental armor from head to toe.
"Fleet and Flotilla. This chick is a quarian. Quarians wear suits that cover their whole body." Jack explained to which she was hissed at by the rest of the girls. "Shut up idiots, our beloved Commander is here. And I said we should wait for her. Anyway, this turian dick is in love with her. Nasty piece of shit."
"You're eyes are glued to the screen Jack, you are so full of shit yourself." Jane replied, whispering to Jack. "You won't believe who I'm marrying in two weeks." Jack abruptly turned to Shepard. She blindly paused the movie, eyes still locked on Jane.
"You gotta be kidding me, Shep! I don't believe that." Jack yelled, she realised immediately who might be Shepard's future spouse. "Your blue turian boy? Ohhh! That's fucking A! And maybe you will come at last, you ache for him, don't ya?."
"Jeez, Jack. But yes, I'm marrying that Vakarian guy." Jane nodded and all hell broke loose. The girls started to scream and ask her various questions about the ceremony and what the turian she was to marry, looked like. Just a month back they were cursing every turian, the Citadel and Council for picking Shepard for such a stupid thing as marrying one of the enemy soldiers. Now, when that information sank in, they were excited about the ceremony. Because of the ruckus they made, soon they could hear the doorbell ring. Jack got up from the couch and opened the doors to see Alenko, Vega and Jacob Taylor behind them.
"You can't be a little bit quieter, can you?" Alenko said while passing by Jack. "What are you doing here all of you?" Kaidan stopped abruptly when he spotted the red-haired woman he loved so much. "C-c-commander, you're here."
"How many times do I need to say it, Alenko? While off-duty I'm Shepard. Understand?"
"Yes, C-... I mean, yes Shepard." Jane nodded contended by his answer and smiled.
"Guys you won't believe who I'm supposed to be married to!" She said with a mischievous grin. "And where is Joker?" She asked, looking around then turned toward the doors where she could hear him limping.
"I'm here, Shepard, those morons left me behind. No love for a crippled guy like me." Jane stood up and went to help Joker. She loved him like a brother she never had. Or she never knew about, which was practically the same. "Only you are good for me, Shepard. Like my big sis." She laughed at the remark. When everyone was inside, beers in hand, Jane broke the big news.
"Listen, listen! I'm marrying that blue-armored turian I almost killed a few times! Garrus Vakarian is his name. How crazy is that?" She exclaimed while laughing. "Seriously though, he seems like a complete douche. I tried to talk to him but… ugh." Lieutenant Alenko growled and stepped to her, grabbing her by the arms.
"Commander Shepard! Jane! You can't marry that turian bastard, please! Let's run away somewhere… I'll take care of you. I-" Jane punched the man right in the face and shoved him to the side with a mighty blow. Everyone started to laugh.
"Eh, Alenko. You are brain damaged beyond repair. I said a hundred times already - NO!" She shook her head and jumped on the pillow next to Jack, sitting beside her best friend.
"Seriously, Alenko, you're such a deaf dick." Jack snorted. "Leave a girl be, she's interested in my cunt only, don't you see that? Oh, and maybe the blue dick of her turian guy she almost killed." Jack said merrily and hung her arm on Jane's neck. "Let's go to a club and have some fun."
"As if I'd friggin' want to, Jack, we can't. Steven forbade anything till it's safe for humans. And that means we can't go as we please. I don't like it either, but shit, better stay put for the time being… and when it's alright… oh, God, my sweetheart, we will rock this piece of junk!"
"Hell yeah!" The two women smacked their hands in a high five. The rest cheered at Shepard's words, wishing it would happen soon. They didn't have time for fun either as the preparations for the wedding, which turned to be galaxy-wide sensation, took up most of their time.
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