A/N: I had some ideas that just didn't fit into my main story, First, so I decided that I would start posting some of these. If you like them, let me know and I'll continue. My plan is too keep these ones light and fluffy since I'm not constrained by the regular game plot. The title came from the obvious, but not everything will happen in Vancouver, but I think most of it will.
When Kaidan brings Shepard to Vancouver to meet his parents after defeating Saren.
Shepard laughed when they walked into the smallish room. There they were, Alliance issue metal bunks, just like Kaidan's dad had said. A couple old military posters adorned the walls. Men and women standing tall, the Alliance flag waving behind them.
"Is this for real?" she said teasingly. "I mean you really did sign on for the dream!" She laughed some more and shook her head. "I grew up with all of this and all I wanted to do was kick ass like Blasto!"
Kaidan felt more than a little embarrassed, but he wasn't going to let her get the best of him. "So you got the kicking ass part down, and the Spectre thing too. Was your Blasto career going to involve a lot of 'enkindling' too?" He stepped in close and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Because I'm sorry to say, I'm not letting anyone else have you." He started to kiss down her neck.
"Maybe, but your dream is still intact, isn't it?" Shepard giggled.
Kaidan's reply was broken as he continued to pepper her neck with kisses. "Fighting for the woman I love…yeah, I'd say I'm living the dream." His hands began to wander under her shirt.
Shepard quietly berated him, "Kaidan! We are at your parents' house! We can't do this here!"
Kaidan finally lifted his head, putting their foreheads together and looking straight into her eyes. "Rachel, I'm 32 years old. The door is closed. My parents probably know to leave us alone. Or do you think I should put my boots outside the door? Or yours?" Kaidan smiled wickedly. "I'm not really sure how that should work. It is my room. I suppose it should be your boots. Just so my parents know that you are the one ravishing me."
He let Shepard go and bent down to take off her boots. "Hell no, Kaidan! Get your hands off my boots unless you want one in your ass!"
"Nope, wrong again. This is my room. My rules." He grabbed her around the knees, picking her up and putting her on the bottom bunk. "What I say goes, and I say take off your boots."
"Well, that's all you're getting to see me take off tonight, mister." Shepard dutifully kicked her boots off and threw them in Kaidan's direction, then grabbed her duffel and walked to the bathroom.
When Kaidan heard the shower turn on, he really wanted to sneak in with her. He looked and saw his parents sitting in the living room down the hallway, and he felt like he was 14 years old. Pursing his lips, he turned back, shut the door to his room and put on his sweats.
Shepard finally returned to the room and Kaidan was sitting at his desk fiddling with something on his omni-tool. "Whatcha doing?" she asked.
"Well," said Kaidan with an exaggerated sigh, "since this room must remain chaste, I thought we could watch a vid. I was looking through some trying to decide what to watch."
"How about we watch the Blasto one you got me for my birthday! I missed like half of it." Shepard chuckled. "I was so wasted."
Kaidan feigned irritation. "I know. You drank my whiskey. I don't even know how you got the whole bottle in you without dying." He winked at her to show he was joking.
"Blasto is better with alcohol." She stepped closer to Kaidan. She smelled wonderful, no particular scent, just clean, just her. "Think we can scam some off your parents? Or are we going to have to make a run to a store?"
A snort came from Kaidan's mouth. "I think it won't be a problem to get some from my parents. What kind of beer do you drink?"
"The kind that doesn't taste like a skunk's ass. If we're going to watch Blasto, better bring more than a couple. I need to buzz, and you should know it takes a good bit of booze for a biotic to reach that fuzzy happy place."
Kaidan laughed as he shook his head and left the room. Shepard took this opportunity to really look around. That's when she saw it. A teddy bear. It had a bow on it and everything! Shepard was giddy. The bear looked worn, but well cared for. The bow was blue, as if she expected Kaidan to have anything in colors other than blue. As she picked it up, she noticed the bear's fur was slightly singed. "Were you a little pyro, Kaidan?" Shepard whispered.
"What are you doing with Growly? Put him down!" Shepard jumped as Kaidan entered the room.
"Ok, yikes." Shepard gently laid the bear down. "Is he special?"
"Yeah, kind of," said Kaidan as he put the bottles down on the desk. "He was my practice bear."
"Practice bear?" Shepard couldn't help the grin that appeared on her face. She was trying so hard not to laugh.
"He was with me when I discovered I was a biotic. I got scared one night by a storm and my powers manifested into something crazy. He got a little burnt. So for a long time, before I even told my parents about it, I used to throw him around. Mom always thought that I was being rough with him, but she'd stitch him back together for me. He just held my secret, so I kept him."
"Do you keep everything that hold your secrets?" Shepard's sweet smile burnt past any irritation Kaidan might have had.
Her arms wrapped gently around him. "I think I hold some of your secrets," she said, her voice low.
"You hold a lot more than that." Kaidan kissed her, gently, sweetly. Their lips separated and he looked down at her, stroking her cheek with his thumb. Her innocent look suddenly turned naughty as a wicked smile creased her face.
"Now, let's get hammered and watch Blasto."