Alright guys here is the next one. It is short but sweet. I promise it... kinda. But yes there is one thing for me to talk about before you get to it. In my other story I posted replays to all my review and then realized that I had some forgot to post one here. SO without much to do here it is:

Thank you so much for reviewing and reading Mr.(Or Miss)Guest, Dowlsga92, Micheal 13, Guest #2, 2, Guest #3, velestro1, MeredithvL, geminidragon76, Filigree09 and GC42

Janelle: Thank you for answering my questions. I wish I could post everyday but life tends to say now and kicks me into the studio more time or not. I will update as quick as I can.

Kanaydian Dragon: Wow thank you for the review. Yeah I tried to make Shepard a surprise and everything. Glad I did a good job throwing you off. Yeah Nihlus is more brother number two than love interest. I have thought of doing a prequel once it's all done of when he finds Luna but I'm still not sure yet.

Tgee: Really best story ever? You just made my little artist ego inflate and I think I even blushed. You flatter me so. I'm glad that I can write something you enjoy so much. I will try not to let you down.

Shantie1984: Wow I think you were the first to guess Moulin Rouge. You get a prize. A d^.^b from me. I'm glad that you are enjoying the story.

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Disclaimer: I'm in secret negotiations now to find a way into Bioware to plead for the rights to Mass Effect. Once I get it you will all know...

He was standing in the middle of nothingness on a trail to nowhere. It felt so much like a walk he had done in every moment everyday of his life. Then something changed. Water began to pour in from nowhere he could see. At first it was slow, just covering his toes. The chill of the water began to numb the bottom of his feet. Then it slowly began to rise up towards his spurs, the biting cold of the water becoming more and more painful as more of him was consumed by the chill of the water. All too soon it was upon his chest and threatening to consume him completely.

Then the floor was pulled out from under him. No, that would be incorrect. It was more like the floor tilted downwards causing him to slide down the surface. He fought as hard as he could to find anything to grab hold of all the while he fought for air that was not coming. He was falling and drowning at the same time. It was hell and he could feel it. If he didn't find a way out soon it would be his end.

Then - five little fingers wrapped around his wrist and he ceased falling. His eyes moved upwards and into the smiling face of a simple human girl. She seemed so familiar that a single word sprung to mind as the young girl pulled him up effortlessly. 'Home.'

She seemed to be standing on a ledge or some sort of stable, unseen rise that she pulled him up to stand on. As he studied the girl he took in her short hair that stopped at her chin framing her face perfectly. He was not an expert on human age but he could see that this girl looked to be about 14 or 16. It wasn't until he took in her eyes, those piercing eyes that he realized just who she was.

Once he was stable on the 'ground' his hand reached up to cup her cheek lightly. He tried to speak but realized too late that he still had no air. His hand moved to her shoulder as the other moved up to try and cover his mouth and hold in what air he had as he sunk down to one knee.

Instead of freaking out or showing worry the human girl simply smiled and leaned forward placing a finger under his chin and lifting his face towards her. His eyes held questions and pain as he pleaded for help. And help came to him from the small girl leaning forward and covering his lip plates with her own soft lips. All of the sudden he took a deep breath and felt the air rush in giving his aching lungs a relief. His eyes drifted shut for a moment enjoying the feeling of air given to him in this odd human action.

As his eyes opened the small girl was gone and in her place was the older version that he knew all too well pulling away from him. She simply smiled to him as she helped him to stand back on his feet properly. He took note that he could breathe as if he was on dry land even though the water continued to sway around them, evident in the way her hair seemed to float around her effortlessly.

"How..." She stopped him with a smile and a shake of her head. And in that moment she stepped close to him and moved her hand up to let her thumb trace along his mandible then along his fringe. His eyes shut and he let a small purr echo inside of him as he enjoyed the feeling. In that small moment they became more than simple friends but instead of reaching their 'friends with benefits' stage they hit a different level. One that felt more emotional, more dependent. She moved closer to raise her lips to his ear as she whispered softly.

"I don't want to be alone again... But in the end you will leave... Just like the rest..." Her words brought a chill to his heart and he pulled her closer to whisper in her ear. "Never... I will never let you be alone again... I will be here for you..."

He couldn't help but let his mandibles twitch into a smile as his hands moved towards her waist. The fact that she was so close was spurring on more emotions from him and he couldn't stop himself from letting his face fall to the crook of her neck.

He heard her give a small chuckle as she moved her hands back down towards his chest. He could feel her take a sharp intake of breath as her body shook for a short moment. "In the end you won't have a choice..." Her voice was different now. It held pain and seemed like it was hard for her to say those simple words. His head tilted up and through her hair he noticed a large metal pole attached to the center of her back. Pulling away quickly horror filled his being as he took in her state.

A large three pronged, arrow topped clasp was protruding from the center of her chest. Her face, normally tan colored, had drained to a deathly white which clashed with the bright red liquid that leaked from the corner of her smiling lips. His fingers reached out to lightly trace over the metal talons that held fast to her chest as she reached up to cup his face once more.

"It is a fact Garrus... But do not be sad... It's just the way it has to be..." As she spoke a mass of something dark traveled up his feet to root him in spot. He was unable to move from his spot and could only watch as a chain that seemed to be attached to the metal spear began to lose slack, until the chain pulled her away from him. He reached up to take her hands as they left his face. He held onto them until the last bit of her fingertips slipped out of his reach. His arm remained outstretched. He reached for her as she reached for him, a sad smile on her face as she got pulled away from him.

"NOOOOOO-OOOOOOO..." Garrus woke up with a start, his breath ragged as he fought to regain air. A quick glance told him he was inside his room, the quiet hum from next door a small comfort as he let his legs hang of the edge of the bed. A hand moved up to rub his face as he leaned his elbows on his knees. It had been almost two weeks since they had docked with John's ship and it felt that almost every other night he had this sort of nightmare, only getting worse and worse each time.

He blamed it on the fact that Luna had not hinted at all to whether she was going to stay or join her brother. Garrus knew that Nihlus was still in the same sort of unsure state that he was in, he was just far better at hiding it. But one thing was for sure, he needed these nightmares to stop.

He was used to basic nightmares. He had seen war and fighting. That was no problem. He had seen some pretty twisted things on the Citadel during his time as a C-Sec officer. But all dreams related to those instanced left him angry and ready to fight. It made his blood boil and after them he needed to vent some of his pent up steam. They were easy to get rid of in the end. But this nightmare, it was different. It left him feeling hopeless and scared. Two emotions that were so alien to him that he didn't even know how to deal with them. Turian's were raised to not hold fear. You were trained to look down the barrel of a gun and laugh. And hopelessness? Ha, there was always a solution, always a way out. And if it meant to sacrifice your life then you would die a proud turian.

But to feel these emotions about someone else? No one had ever taught him how to deal with that. The only solutions he could think of was forcing her to stay, which would take away her freedom or to completely distance himself from her so that it would be less painful if she did leave. But both felt cruel and painful and he could do neither. He let out a large sigh as he rested his chin on closed fists. He felt like a ship with no pilot.

A small beep from the door caught his attention as his eyes moved to his omni-tool's heads up display to see the time. It was well into the sleep cycle, too early for someone to be up and to late for someone to still be up. There were only two other people on the ship and he was pretty sure he knew who roamed the ship at night. Another sigh escaped him before he reached over to hit the key that opened the door.

Luna stood in the doorway, dressed in her sports bra and a pair of shorts. The way her hair was slightly tousled lead him to believe that she had been sleeping. Timidly she stepped into the room and moved towards him as the door shut behind her. As she stood looking him over with a worried look on her face he couldn't help but drink in the sight of her and the small relief that came from seeing her in the flesh.

Since the encounter with her brother she spent most of her time in her room thinking. It didn't help that they also got three different missions from the Council so Nihlus and himself were off ship quite a bit. They had only had one day alone since then as well. He could blame the dreams on his lack of release. But he had gone so long before without release but not once did he have any dreams like this. At the same time he had never had this kind of relationship before. He looked up to her again, to ask why she entered but she beat him to it.

"You screamed... I was worried.." Her hand reached out to rest on his shoulder before it slowly moved up to cup his cheek. "Are you okay, Garrus?" He let out a sigh, this one more relaxed than filled with despair. Leaning into her hand he took comfort in her touch. Once more he would blame the dream. Those dreams that felt so lifelike that the emotion move into you when you wake were the worst. Now he was feeling an emotion that he didn't think he really felt. He simply wanted her near, not in an intimate fashion and not in a friendship fashion.

His hands moved from his chin to pull at her waist. Pulling her close she stood between his legs as he hugged her around the middle, the flat of his fringe resting on her exposed midsection. Her hands moved from his face to rest on the back of his neck. Her fingers lightly rubbing circles to relieve his tension in the exposed flesh there. He sat for a moment taking in the feeling before he spoke to her.

"It was a nightmare... One that I was not prepared for.." He could feel the small chuckle shake her body as he looked up to her a little hurt. She shook her head as she gave him a soft smile. "I'm sorry I'm not laughing at you. It's just that is a funny thing to say. To prepare for a nightmare. Like you know what you are about to dream." She moved to kneel between his legs so that she was level with his face. "Even when I have repeated nightmares I am never ready for them."

His hand moved up to mimic the action she had done earlier. He could see the slight confusion on her face as she looked to him. And he couldn't blame her. This was so out of character for them. They were either being buddy buddy, laughing as best friends or he was shoving her against the wall and doing everything he could to strip her down so he could get to her flesh and take her. But Spirits bless her she didn't voice the odd behavior. He let his thumb trace her cheek bone.

"What are your nightmares about?" She seemed a little taken aback by what he asked. It seems she wasn't expecting the question at all. But after a second she looked to him and gave a small smile, one that seemed so like the one in his dream.

"I have nightmares about a lot. Losing Terra. That roof coming down on me, what it felt like. But most are about the Cerberus base." She gave a light laugh as her eyes moved away from him. "Thankfully I sleep less than a normal human. Almost every time I fall asleep I fear I'll wake up back on that examining table..."

He could almost feel the fear radiating off of her. How was it that in his dream he seemed to know, seemed to understand that she was so afraid? She hid it so well. Was that why she left so much running in her room, to make sure her unconscious mind knew that she was not in some empty lab somewhere? The desire to keep her safe began to rise again as he pulled her towards him. As she became flush to his chest he wrapped his arms around her and turned to lay on their sides in his bed. He felt her tense slightly in his arms and looked down to make sure she was alright. He was greeted with a small blush that spread across her face.

"Sorry, Luna.. I just thought that if you had someone next to you, you won't feel like you were alone. But if you are uncomfortable.." He began to release her but was met with a shake of her head as she moved closer to him.

"It's not that.. It's just I try to make it a habit of not laying flat. I was that way for the entire time I was at the Cerberus base. Laid flat out on a table in a small room." She gave a small smile as she ducked her head to hide her face. Thinking back he realized that she had never seen her laying flat before. She slept in that large chair, leaning back slightly. And when they had been together exploring their benefits they had always been against the wall or in her chair. They had never really laid down anywhere.

One of his hands moved up to cup the back of her head as the other wrapped around her waist to draw her close to him. His eyes shut as his mandibles clicked into a smile. "Well with me here you will know you aren't in that damn lab. Maybe with each other here we will be able to get a nice night of sleep. What do you think?"

She was silent for a moment, which made him worry that she might not really be up for the idea. His eye peeked open to see her looking up to him with eyes that seemed to be screaming a word he did not know. His head tilted slightly and his subharmonics keened a tone of worry and seemed to say 'is that alright?'. But he was rewarded with her slightly leaning up so that her lips could meet his plated ones. While he had seen the humans and asari in romance vids kiss and he himself had felt her small kisses on his body, he had never been kissed like this before. It caused a knot to form in the lower section of his body. A knot that burned with a white fire he had never felt before.

As quickly as she had started she pulled away from him with a small smile. "That is one of the sweetest things I have ever heard. Thank you Garrus..." Another smile was given before she moved back to snuggle against his chest. He couldn't help but smile as he let his own eyes drift close.

"You know me. I aim to please. Just imagine me to be a giant spiky... Oh what did the vid call it... Fred... Freddie... Freddie Bear?" She chuckled as she moved slightly. He suddenly felt his chin resting on the side of her head. It took a second for him to realize that she had moved to rest her head on the carapace that circled his shoulders. In doing so her head was like a second pillow for his head. The way she seemed to relax told him she was comfortable so he allowed himself to relax which had him discover he was very comfortable as well.

She gave a content sigh as her hand moved to rest on his chest. "All right. You will be my teddybear and I will be your pillow. It's a win win.." He chuckled as he felt her breath to begin even out. She was already starting to drift off to sleep. His hand brushed through her hair a few times as he gave a small sigh himself. "It sure is, Luna... it sure is..."

If she was still awake enough to hear him she showed no sign of it. Garrus let his mind drift as he began to enter sleep. In the small part of his mind that seemed to take over in the limbo between the dream and reality he began to think over the severity of where he found himself. He was slightly aware that something was happening to him in regards to his feelings of Luna. She was becoming more than just his best friend. More than just the girl he fooled around with. She was becoming someone far more important and maybe far more dangerous.

Right before he finally hit the land of sleep his hold on her subconsciously tightened and he let out a small possessive growl. His mind was telling him that she was his and he wasn't going to give her up so easily. Those were the last thoughts that entered his mind before a dreamless sleep took him over. It was a shame that he would not remember it in the morning.