Friendship Collection

Acethebatdog2039

Mass Effect Fanfiction

Chapter 12


Rain

They sent her home after the funeral for a month.

At first no one saw her cry.

Slowly her mother and sisters where there for her

The only time she found peace was in the rain

John loved the rain

She would sit in the storms just have a piece of him with her

It felt has if he was holding her

His voice in her ear confessing his love to her

She started to pray for rain every day for the next two years


Escape

He needed to get away every one now and then

To get away from the crew

His team

Paperwork

EDI

After everything with Horizon Garrus became a mother hen never leaving him alone.

Always right there

Right behind him

John needed to escape

He would tell Kelly not to let anyone even EDI to bother him for two hours.

Right after Horizon those two hours were used to drink

To drink the memories away

To drink her away

Today was one of those days

She would never truly leave him

No matter how many bottles he drank


Old Times

On the first Normandy they would play cards and drink

But after his death, Shepard noticed that Joker was distant.

John wasn't having it anymore

He took Joker out on some shore leave on Omega to Afterlife.

They sat in one of the booths watching one of the dancers.

"John, look"

Joker pointed to a tall asari who just walked their table.

John whistled.

"What the hell kind of clothes was she wearing?"

"I don't know Joker; I wasn't looking at her clothes."


Reunion

"Momma?"

John walked into the apartment leaving his bag at the door.

"Momma?"

He walked through the living room calling her name

He found her in the kitchen standing in front of the stove.

"You know it helps if you turn it on."

She jumped with surprise.

"John!"

She threw her arms around her son giving him a big bear hug.

"Hi Momma"

She pulled away from and slapped him on the shoulder.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" She hit him again "Making me worry like that!"

"I'm sorry, Momma. I just didn't know if I could trust my crew. I didn't want anything to happen."

Hannah went to stand in front of stove again.

John sat down at the kitchen counter.

"Besides I sent Anderson email." He picked up an apple out of the bowl and took a bite.

She turned around from the stove.

"You sent him an email?"

She waited for him to stop chewing before he answered.

"Yeah, I have to use Garrus' email because I can't send anyone anything with the one that Cerberus set up for me. I mean I can get them I just can't answer them."

He watched as his mother's face turned red.

"Momma, you alright?"

She nodded.

"So what you making?"

She kissed her son's forehead.

"Your favorite"


Proof

There was a knock at her apartment door on the Citadel.

The person on the other side of the door surprised her.

"Hi Ash"

There he was standing in front of her.

No armor, just jeans, a black t-shirt, his boots, and the jacket she got him for his last birthday.

"Hi, John"

His eyes never left hers

"Can we talk?"

"There's really nothing to talk about, Skipper"

He rubbed the back of his neck.

"Oh I think there is, Ash."

With that she let him into the apartment.

As she closed the door he took her other hand in his.

"John…"

"I have so many things to say to you."

She watched him

"I know you're a different person now. The sad thing is, I'm not. Everyone around me has changed and I'm still the same. It doesn't feel like I've been gone for two years. It feels as if I woke up the day after the Normandy went down. Not two years later."

John sighed.

"I still love you, Ashley. I think about you all the time. About Ilos and after, about how I wasn't there for you when you needed me the most. For that I'm truly sorry."

"Prove it"

With that he pushed her against the door

Before she could say anything his lips where on hers

Her arms went around his neck and his hands on her hips.

"John…"

He started to suck at her neck

"John… make love to me"

He kissed her again on the lips before answering.

"Led the way"

What the hell was he going to tell Miranda?


A/N: Oh, someone is going to get it.

Ace