Special announcement
It was a year after the destruction of the reapers. Its was time for the grand opening of the fully repaired Citadel.
Much of it had been destroyed when the crucible activated. But now the massive space station was fully repaired and rebuild. They had actually managed to expand it.
Now the "New Citadel" as they called it, was nearly twice as huge and could support twice as many people.
Shepard was the guest of honor. He had been asked to speak at the main ceremony. He had been reluctant as he didn't like to be in the spotlight, but he quickly changed his mind.
It would be the perfect moment to encourage people all over the galaxy to move on. He certainly had done so…
He was engaged to the most beautiful girl in the galaxy. But they had agreed to not talk about their relationship in public. They felt it was inappropriate to rub their happiness on peoples noses, as they just lost their homes and loved ones.
But now things were different. Now was the time to start living again and find happiness. And announcing their engagement could inspire people to move on.
And...Liara was sick of all those women surrounding her commander, thought she would never admit it out loud.
The ceremony truly was grand. The entire Citadel was filled with people from all around the galaxy. Even with the expansions the New Citadel felt crowded.
There was so much entertainment all around the Citadel. Every race brought their talents to she were concerts, dances, memorials, private parties, all kinds of shows and parades and more! There was so much going on that it was almost ridiculous.
Shepard was preparing for the main event. He practiced his speech with Liaras help. They had prepared it together. After all his special announcement involved her.
"So, are you nervous to step into the spotlight as the fiance of the savior of the galaxy?" He teased while they wre taking a break.
"Your gonna get so famous! Think about how you will be featured in every gossip extranet site imaginable. Oh, and think about how those men's extranet magazines will soon want you to pose fore them!" He teased with a devilish smirk.
"Stop it!" She yelled and threw him with a pillow.
"You know I don't care about any of that. I just want to be with you." She replied.
The main event was huge. It was held in front of the new council building.
There were many speeches from different politicians and military officials.
After the councils joint speech it was time for admiral Hackett to take the stage and make his speech.
He was very much the main official behind the crucible. He was the one who had led the unified armada against the reapers. And for that reason he was now held in great esteem.
Shepard listened closely as the admiral spoke. He smiled as he spoke about unified galaxy and how important it was to keep the peace.
He teared up when the admiral reminder all about sacrifices that had to made. He encouraged all to honor those who fell in the war and fought for their future.
"And now it's time for our guest of honor to take the stage" Admiral Hackett announced as he gestured him to take the podium.
Shepard stepped on the stage. He was immediately greeted with thunderous applauds screams from the audience.
"I love you Shepard" He heard as he walked up to the podium. He took a deep breath and began his speech.
"Welcome all..."
Liara was sitting on the first row, right next to admiral Hackett. She listened how her commander spoke about galactic unity and the importance of cooperation.
He was so humble and modest, refusing to take the credit when he definitely deserved. It was one of the things she loved about him.
He spoke how time heals wounds and how some wounds never fully heal. He looked over at Liara spoke how love congers all, how that special someone was always there when you needed them.
She knew he was talking about her. She blushed. She knew what game next.
"Speaking of love, I have a special announcement." He said as he looked over at Liara and gestured her to join him.
"I'd like to introduce someone very special to me." He said as she walked over to him. He took her hands on his and kissed her lightly on the lips.
"This is Liara T'Soni, the woman of my dreams, the woman I would save the galaxy for. And most importantly the woman I'm doing to marry in the end of the year."
Liara ans Shepard stood there holding their hands, looking deep in each others eyes as the crowd started to cheer. Then, in front of all those people, to Liaras great surprise, He kissed her.
