Blue, Black, & Red

The ascending dark blue curtain reveals two figures dressed in sapphire positioned on the stage parallel to one another, patiently awaiting their queue. Mimicking each other's movements flawlessly the twins glide gently from one side of the stage followed by a brief pause. Then once again in unison the two effortlessly move to the opposite end before repositioning themselves center stage with perfect symmetry. With their brief performance at an end the curtain floats down from above concealing the two bodies.

Her eyes remained shut as she tossed at the center of her bed restlessly, eventually rolling over to the left side where Shepard had been sleeping hours earlier. Lying on her anterior she pressed her face against the pillow, inhaling the scent that lingered from the human male. The aroma of their evening's events filled her nostrils; the feint fresh fragrance of shampoo was overpowered by the dried sweat that clung to the pillow case. Once exhaled of the smell the asari rested her head towards the window on the wall of her room. With the Normandy drifting through empty space, and without the usual mass effect fields clouding her view, Liara was free to admire the stars that gleamed from the empty void. The tiny dots that riddled the dark space seemed to spark that youthful sense of wonder she harbored as a child. Although having seen a great deal of galaxy on her travels with Shepard and having information on even more of it, she finally felt that with the war over she had time to distract herself with wandering the endless frontiers of space.

With majority of the ship temporarily powered down Liara's door had been left open to which she could hear the feint laughter of the human and turian from the mess hall. Liara had thought about leaving the two as they were but soon realized an unexplainable difficulty of returning to her sleeping state without Shepard and eventually decided that she would try to coax him into returning to the bedroom.

Completely naked, Liara gently wrapped herself in the blue blanket as she began to search for her clothes. Debating on her normal white suit lying at the foot of the bed or the little outfits in her dresser, she decided that it would be too troublesome to properly wear her suit and didn't want to pick something out of her wardrobe. But it wasn't long before the asari settled with the the N7 hoodie that Shepard left on the couch just below the window. As she approached the couch Liara's hand released the cover revealing her natural form. Vulnerable to the cool air, the asari pulled the black jacket over her blue skin only pulling the zipper up enough to cover her breasts. Before covering her head with the hood, she admired the trademark red detail that signified the individual's status as an N7 operative. To think about the adversity that Shepard endured to reach this status of prestige made her smile. To know that a man of such honor and integrity would find a place in his world for her was all the motivation she needed to comfort Shepard for the rest of his years. To allow him the much needed rest he so desperately longed for.

With nothing but Shepard's hoodie, Liara checked herself against the window's reflection to make sure she looked appealing enough to pull Shepard away from Garrus as she knew the two males could sometimes get too attached to their conversations. As she scanned herself, the asari couldn't help but notice the bottom of the black jacket just barely covered past her buttocks. Although she felt uncomfortable with the amount of leg exposure, Liara quickly shrugged off the insecurity and proceeded through the monitored filled room. It wasn't as though she was walking out into a room full of complete strangers after all. Before passing through the open door Liara could not help but over hearing the conversation discussed between the two in the mess hall.

"The eight-hundred years she's going to have to live without you…" Liara overheard the turian. It was obvious what they were discussing but curiosity over took the young asari as she continued to eavesdrop on Shepard and Garrus until nothing could be heard. Ceasing the opportunity Liara gathered her confidence and stepped out from the room. A few steps out she realized the two had continued which left Liara somewhat surprised. However this his had not discouraged the asari as she knew that she would be able to approach relatively unseen which worked to her advantage.

"I'm not sure I ever expected the two of you." Shepard confessed in disbelief.

"Well what was I suppose to do Shepard? The goddamn world was ending, and when you're dragged along by the galaxy's only hope for survival it's nearly impossible to flirt with the ladies." Garrus defended. "And besides Tali and I have been along for the ride just as long as T'soni has, so there was some tension brewing."

Shepard laughed. "I'm glad things are working for you two."

Garrus laughter was interrupted by an approaching figure from the corner of his eye. "Well speaking of T'soni."

The asari gracefully approached the two males; their awe inspired gazes only raised her confidence. The human and turian hypnotized by the elegant saunter of the asari sat silently as they admired the exposed legs of the exquisite alien. With each step she swayed her hips from one side to the other, her sapphire eyes lusted over Shepard as she made her way to the table. It was difficult not to be mesmerized by the obviously nude asari covered only by a red and black hooded sweat jacket. Regaining his composure Garrus greeted Liara in hopes to mask his astonishment.

"Ah T'soni, we were just talking about you." Garrus spoke hesitantly to the asari that stood before him.

Liara shifted her gaze from the human to turian. "Oh? What about?"

With mandibles twitching, Garrus struggled to find his words as the asari's fixed her stare to him. "We were just…Well you see…I, I mean Shepard…" Garrus looked to Shepard for assistance as he fumbled amongst his words. Shepard however didn't seem to have an answer as he was in bewildered by the turian's hesitation.

Liara fanned her eyes at the turian. "Garrus you wouldn't mind me cutting in and stealing Shepard from you, right?"

"Liara you don't have to ask for your bond mate." Garrus seemed to relax but was still tense.

"It would be rude if I hadn't asked. Besides, I know how important your conversations are." Liara reassured.

"Well T'soni you can. You can have your Shepard back." Garrus nodded to the human across from him. "He was getting bored of this ole' turian anyhow."

"If you didn't want to talk you could have just said so. Don't make me the bad guy." Shepard smiled.

"Trust me Shepard the last thing I'd do is make you out as some insensitive villain. Anyways I gotta go check on Tali. If I'm lucky she's still on the couch I left her on." Garrus yawned. "That quarian sure can drink."

Shepard stood up and met Garrus with a firm handshake to end their conversation and soon Garrus departed for the lounge. As he watched after the turian, Shepard's eyes met with the asari are who stared at him shyly. Smiling, the two embraced. Silent yet passionate the two locked lips briefly before separating.

With the small distance between each other Shepard found himself ogling at the exposed areas on the asari. Beginning with her legs his eyes traveled to her chest, where her blue skin was defined by the v-shape opening from the half zipped hoodie. He finally made his way once again to the sheepish expression on Liara's face.

"I hope you don't mind me borrowing it." Liara smiled playfully.

"Not at all. In fact I think it looks good on you, and I mean with just the hoodie." Shepard responded as he pulled her zipper a few inches higher. "However I don't advise you pulling this off in the presents of others…I thought you were gonna give Garrus a heart attack."

"Okay. I'll make sure this will be sight reserved for the great Commander Shepard." She promised with a kiss on the cheek.

"So did you do all this just to get me in bed with you?" Shepard joked slyly.

Without a word the asari took a couple steps away from him before extending her hand out to the man. Unable to withstand the asari's appeal, he surrendered. Shepard placed his hand on Liara's and was gently guided back into the den from which the asari came.