A/N:Hey guys! So this is going to be a lot of fun to write I think, and I really hope you enjoy reading it. I want to really delve into Miranda's mind. She's such a fascinating character, and my personal favorite LI. I feel like this chapter was a bit touch and go to give insight into Miranda's childhood and build her background a bit, the next one will have a bigger focal point. It'll also include more action and excitement.

This is indeed a Shep/Miranda fanfic. And it will be a novelization of ME2, 3, and so on! Not to worry, their romance will blossom and they will begin a to really interact with each other in the log stories very soon, with lots of little mentionings throughout this early part. I plan to have this fic's timeline run from childhood, throughout the entire Mass Effect trilogy, and into the aftermath of the Reaper War. It'll be a big one, and I'll probably have to make it a three-parter.

It'll be fun. Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think, any suggestions or concerns you have, etc. I would love to hear your thoughts! Please review!

-CN7

Important Notice For Anyone That Has Already Started Reading:

I've actually held some doubts about opening the first chapter with Liara because I feel like the story heading in a slightly different direction from where it was originally intended, but I also thought that if this was being retold several hundred years from now, Liara would be the one to present it because she knew both Shepard and Miranda so well. However, this is about Miranda. This is following her and you'll all have to wait and see what time period this story is actually being told. So, I have removed Liara as a partial narrator. It just wasn't working out, and I hope you all will enjoy it more this way. Thanks.