Lia looked at herself in the bathroom mirror, her scars from Earth and Akuze were all gone, only the faint red glow of the ones from the Lazarus Project, including in her eyes. She walked out of the bathroom with a sigh. She turned to see Garrus, looking at her scars had been a pass time while waiting for him to come up.
"Garrus," she said, he turned and looked at her intently. "You wouldn't mind 'blowing off steam', a bit, would you?"
"Sure." he replied. Lia sighed her relief, stripping off her clothing.
"Thank you." she thanked, pulling off her shirt and taking off her pants. She moved closer so her face was only an inch away from his. "Coma and get me, then." she whispered with a wink, lifting a hand to touch the scarred part of his face then turning to walkover to her bed, signaling for him to fallow.
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Lia felt his mandibles on her neck as he kissed it. She ran a finger over his fringe as she let out a small groan.
"What brought this up, anyway?" he asked between kisses.
"I can't just love on my favorite Turian?" she questioned back.
"You always have a reason, Lia. What's wrong?"
"Yes, your right, there is something bothering me." she paused to run her fingers over his fringe again. "Just that past and whats to come."
"I'd be happy to listen if you wish." he replied, sitting up. She sat up next to him as he took one of her hands in his own. Lia smiled and nodded.
"Alright." she sighed. "It's the Reapers, Earth, Akuze, plus everybody watching my every move. Maybe Miranda did quit Cerberus when I blew the base sky-high, but it doesn't mean that there aren't still bugs, or that the Illusive Man isn't watching. It's so much to handle." she took a deep breath. "I don't know what to do about the Reapers. I still remember the blood and acid covered ground of Akuze, the pain twisted faces of my allies and friends, poor Rita. Then there's Earth..." she paused again. "Being in the Reds, it scarred me. Killing people for no reason, just for sport, then raiding homes and bodies. It all seemed right to me then...but now I see it was wrong. People have done things to me, I'd rather just forget.
"I've seen things and done things I shouldn't have. It hurts. I never knew my family, my long time friends are all gone. Sure the people I know now are friends, but I recruited them then became friends. I don't have many like Tali and Ash now. None like Rita. There's very little I have left. Nothing on this ship is really mine. Not even my own damn body." she stopped. "I only have one thing in a screwed galaxy like this, you. There are so many people I can't trust, only a select few that I can. But when it all comes down to it, it's you that I trust the most." she ended, tears falling down her face.
"I'm sorry to lay my burdens on you." she apologized, wiping away the tears with her free hand.
"You didn't" he assured, kissing her lips.
"Still, this galaxy is fucked up." she sighed with a smile. "But, I have things most people want in the first place. Who knew street trash from Earth would end up like this. Being from London, it was well set out, then I met Rita and we moved to New Your City, that place was...horrible." she shivered.
"It is fucked up." he agreed, kissing her again.
"Mmmhmm." she managed.
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"You know, now that I think about it, maybe we should...'bond' as you called it." Lia murmured after a while.
"You mean that thing the humans call 'marriage' or did I get something messed up?" Garrus replied.
"Yeah, I suppose they are the same, so you didn't get mixed up. I'm just confused since I thought Asari 'bonded' but then again, I talk with to many people. Hell, maybe humans do that and Hanar have weddings." she laughed. "Or is it Elcor? No, it must have been space cows...wait now I'm getting mixed up with Pyjacks."
"Very funny. I can agree."
"Okay, how it done again. I, er, forgot."
"Now?"
"Yes."
"But why now?"
"It's as good as any other time."
"Alright." he sighed. "Where's the face paint I left here the other day?"
"One second, I put it in the bathroom." she replied, getting up and stumbling away.
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Lia returned with a small box and handed it to Garrus. He twisted the lid of the container and put some on his talon, then on her face. She stayed silent as he did.
"You have to repeat this, it's old and in Turian, so the translator may mess up on a few words." he explained. She nodded. "From past to now, and in the future, I have cared for you, always have and always will. You make me feel complete. I promise to stay by your side from now until the end of time."
"From past to now, and in the future, I have cared for you, always have and always will. You make me feel complete. I promise to stay by your side from now until the end of time." Lia echoed, her voice soft but firm, and a smile on her lips. It was silent for a moment. "Now what?"
"It's different from that Human celebration you explained. For one, uh, Turians don't kiss. More of a cut to the arm. And another, those 'rings' or what ever you called them, it's a bit mark." he explained.
"I'm okay with both of these. I still want a kiss though. Oh, and I don't have traits of a Turian, of course, so I'd have to use a knife or something. Yes?" Lia replied, slipping a dagger out of it's case near her bed.
"Let me see your arm." Garrus said. Lia held out her left arm and he cut her forearm. When her held out his arm she cut under the plates with the dagger, then flipped her hair off her shoulder.
"If you bite me, bite me here." she whispered, pointing at her shoulder.
"Are you sure?" he asked. Lia nodded, trying to keep her long hair off her shoulder. Garrus leaned down and bit her shoulder, then leaned back as blood dripped down her shoulder.
"No worried." she assured. "Now, my turn." she added, taking the dagger in hand and making littled marks on his shoulder plate. "I think I did it right. If not, I'm sorry."
"It's fine." Garrus told her, Lia smiled back and put the knife away.
"Good. Oh, there's something I learned in the Reds, though. People who got married, mixed there blood, after they ran tests to make sure the other wasn't sick or anything. If they were, then they put it in a small tube thing, letting it mix. It was their way of saying they'd be together forever." she explained, looking back over to him. "Does blood matter between Human and Turians, you think?"
"I don't know. I wouldn't think so." he replied. Lia nodded her agreement.
"Well, do you want to try? It's just a silly little Earth thing, so I really don't care. I mean, it doesn't matter." she mumbled.
"If you want to, then I don't mind." he replied. Lia felt him lift her head with one talon and kiss her. Then let her head fall as she press her arm to his. Even on the floor the blood went from red and blut to purple.
"About the last name, I don't give a shit." she murmured.
"Nor do I." he agreed.
"You know, let's continue with earlier. I would call it a small way to celebrate..." she trailed off. "Maybe a little wine or something later."
"Sounds good." he told her, pushing her onto the bed.
"Yes, yes it does." Lia smiled, her tone playful. She hadn't expected a time she had figured to be R&R to be like this, but she didn't mind. In fact, it made her happy.
