"Trick, wake up," Kaidan said tucking his shirt into his pants. His casual wear was still his off-duty uniform. Some things never changed. Trick replied by throwing a pillow at him.
"Really mature," Kaidan said.
Trick grunted.
Kaidan walked over to the bed, holding the pillow.
"Time to get up," Kaidan said.
"Don't wanna," Trick grumbled burying his face into a pillow.
Kaidan hit him with the pillow he was holding.
"This means war, Major," Trick said sitting up. He grabbed a pillow and smacked Kaidan on the side of the head with it.
They were both standing on the bed, hitting each other with pillows when Ashley walked in.
"Stand down soldiers!" She shouted.
"You teach her these things," Kaidan said hopping off the bed, fixing his hair as he did.
"Yeah," Trick said with a proud smile. "Let me get dressed and we'll leave."
They made it to Ashley's school in time, though she told her teacher they were late because "Daddy and Papa were having a pillow fight."
In that moment they went from "Commander Shepard and Major Alenko, heroes of the galaxy" to "Trick and Kaidan, pillow fighters."