GAME: Mass Effect
PAIRING: Kagome/Thane Krios
HEAL

The next time the Normandy decked at the Citadel, Thane Krios made his way to the sickbay. Over time his cough had worsened and the only thing that could alleviate the pain at least somewhat was medication from Huerta Memorial Hospital.

He hadn't told Shepard anything about it – the Commander had enough to worry about without Thane adding to it, being the only one willing to fight against the Collectors.

The nurse tending the front desk smiled as he walked through the doors. "Welcome, mister Krios. A room has been prepared for you down the hall, the last door to the left."

"My thanks", he murmured, bowing his head before walking to the assigned door. Entering he stopped on the threshold, unable to progress any further.

A human woman, probably some years younger than Shepard, was sitting in the room slightly turned away from him. She had shoulder-length black hair and pale skin that seemed to glow under the luminescent light. He had never considered alien females before, but he found himself thinking of her as beautiful. And her eyes, blue as the seas of Kahje, made his heart skip a beat.

He stared, transfixed, as the human woman hummed to herself, stirring a cup of – judging by the scent – was tea. And then he coughed, breaking the calm.

The woman stopped her movements, turning to face him. "Hello?" she asked. Her voice was soft as silk, caressing his ears as subtly as a lover's touch. It was a very fair voice, one he wouldn't mind listening and compelling to his memory.

"My apologies, miss. I'm here for my medication, the-"

"Oh!" The woman jumped up and hurriedly placed the cup down on a table. "One moment please! Now where did I..?" she mumbled to herself as she held her hands out in front of herself, turning and slowly approaching the many shelves lining the wall.

Her behavior confused him. He watched her quietly as she progressed, reaching for one shelf and feeling along it until she gave a cry of victory. When she turned around with a smile he asked, "Forgive me for asking, but are you-?"

"Blind? Yep," she replied cheerfully. "Been for some years now. Nasty explosion hurt them so badly that not even replacements could save my sight." She shrugged at that, as if her loss of sight was simply an unfortunate occurrence.

"My condolences", he said. Now when he knew, he did notice that her eyes seemed a little more dull than other humans eyes. But they were no less beautiful.

She waved it off before holding out one hand, slowly walking toward him while holding his prescript in the other. He approached her and reached for her hand.

Or that was his intent, until she stumbled over her feet. Before she could fall to the floor he had caught her, sweeping her up into his arms.

"Oh my-!" she gasped, grasping his arms to hold herself up. And then she began feeling over his arms, his chest, up to his lips and under his eyes. He froze, but didn't move away. "Damn, you must work out a lot!"

He blinked, not really sure what to say.

She gasped again, quickly leaving his embrace. "I'm sorry! I tend to do that sometimes, get a little too touchy-feely with strangers." The woman muttered something under her breath that sounded like 'stupid fluffy ears'.

Thane chuckled at her blabbing, not at all put off by her 'touchy-feely' tendencies. "My name is Thane Krios, miss...?"

"How rude of me!" The woman smiled brightly, bowing at the waist. "I'm Kagome, Higurashi Kagome. It's nice to meet you, Thane!"

Sorry for the wait. My internet died - quite literally by being electrocuted... stupid weather - so I had to wait until it went back in order. And know what? Now suddenly I can have internet all the time.

I haven't been able to stop smiling since three today. I've never had unlimited use of the internet.

So guess what I'm doing? Yep, ogling all the anime/series/games I suddenly can view/play... It's almost too much.

This pairing... Honestly, I adore Thane quite a lot. First time seeing him I went bananas, giggling quietly to myself over his voice and his appearance - and of course, the first streak of personality I could make out. And then the famous blow came: "I'm dying."

... Why, Bioware? Why?