This one is a little shorter than the others, but I will try to make more longer ones. Hope you guys enjoye it so far. I have a lot of more in this story to come.


"So in the picture you could see most of fathers' old crew. That is uncle Garrus dads' best friend. Next to him are Joker and EDI. Joker was the Normandys pilot while EDI was originally the ships illegal AI, that installed herself into a robot body, and that's the funny part, she and Joker became a couple."

Loty was listening like a little child. It was midnight everyone was sleeping beside them. Lia started to feel a little tired. It was a rough day for her.

"Loty... Let's get some sleep. I will talk to mom tomorrow; inform her about my status and the date of our shore leave. Plus I'll tell her about my plans for that time."

"Okay, I was getting tired as well...but you know those stories you told me, were fascinating."

Lia looked at the window, and back to Loty.

"Yeah they are. Good night Loty."

"You to, Lia."

At the morning they headed to the mess. Both of them had some protein tube, with some water, that was all they breakfast. Lia and Loty were chatting about random stuff, when someone approached them.

"Hi...sorry to interrupt you two...can I sit here?" She was very shy.

"Sure... what's your name? By the way I'm Lia and she is Loty."

"I'm Dari...Dari'Koxan..." She sat next to them.

She looked at Lia then after a little she finally spoke to her.

"Lia, I saw what you did yesterday... Keelah, I want to be half as good as you...then I couldn't feel like being a total lost..."

"Don1t worry Dari, you will be as good as all of us, now let's eat!" And they both inserted they tubes to their helmets, and eat there pasta.

"Fuuu... How could our parents eat this disgusting thing all the time?

"Loty! Stop complaining we will have only this at the field during missions, so just get used to it." Lia just sounded like her father.

"Hold on Lia... i know just...I'm glad we can eat normally now that's all."

"Sorry... I am just a little tired... Keelah I am so glad my shore leave starts tomorrow."

"Yeah you lucky bosh'tet... but don't forget what have you promised me!"

"I won't!"

Dari was looking at them silently.

"What did you promised?" She finally asked.

"Well Dari, my friend Lia will invite me over her house, to meet her family." Loty said with a lot of pride.

"I see... I hope you have fun..." Her voice was a little sad.

"Is there a problem Dari?" Lia asked in her softly voice.

"Well since our training has started I haven't really talked to anybody...I am a little bit shy... During shore leave I don't know what will I do, my parent live far away from here in Moreh."

"I see... Hey I have an idea." Loty now turn to Lia.

"Lia, my dear friend, can Dari come to you as well as me? Please..."

Lia hesitated a little then she just nodded.

"Thank you... Really thank you, I will look forward to it!" Dari was full of happiness.

After finishing their meal they split up. Loty and Dari headed to the gym for some exercise, while Lia went straight to the comm. area. For the first time since her training started, this was an opportunity to call her parents.

She shined her medal. Being a squad leader made her proud of herself. She stepped to the cabin, and activated the tool. She used secured channel to avoid any detection of who she called. After a little waiting, they answered her call. It was Tali on the picture. When she noticed her daughter she jumped a little out of her excitement. After a little she finally calmed down and spoke to her child.

"Hi Lia, It's good to see you! How are you? Is everything okay? When will you come home?"

Tali wasn't wearing her mask, thanks to that Lia noticed that tears were in her eyes, as she talked to her. Noticing that her mother cried made her sad, even though it was tears of happiness.

"I am okay mom, everything is fine. I even have some friends here."

"Ohhh sweetie that's great, and any boy, or someone special?"

"Mooommmmm..." She said with a little awkwardness in her voice.

"Sorry Lia, and why do you called exactly?"

"I will have a little leave not so far from now... and I want to ask a favour."

"What is it?"

"Well I looked at the old picture when your friends were here and I thought we should make it again... So could you and father arrange that? For me!?"

"Well...we could call for them...but Lia! You have been in training for just 2 weeks now who is this even possible? The first leave is after 3 week, only if you..." Her voice was cut in half, when she noticed the medal on her breast.

Lia stood proudly when her mother noticed it.

"Yes mom. I have been promoted to squad leader."

"Keelah...I am so proud of you; even your father will be pleased to hear that."

"Sure he will, by the way...Where is he?"

"Ohh he left to the Citadel, some issue happened, you know... Since the Admiralty board decided to send Xen as councillor so she won't make any attempt to create new Geths. She was always causing trouble."

"I see..." A little disappointment was in her voice.

"I will inform him as he arrives back, is there something else you want to tell me or this is all?"

"No, I want to tell him...and mom? I will like to invite some of my friends to the party. If it's possible?"

"Sure no problem! Your friends are always welcome here."

"Thanks. I should go! Love you mom!"

"You just start to sound like your father...See you later sweetheart. Keelah se'lai!" And she ended the call.