Repercussions And Dead Ends
She wakes up suddenly in her bed, naked, alone and covered in a new batch of scratches and bites. Her hands map her body again as she shakes her head ruefully. Her fingers trace the slightly torn up skin of her neck.
'I really should ask him about the neck biting thing. Maybe its like hickeys?' she mused silently as she stretches her sore muscles.
"EDI?"
"Yes, Commander?"
"Plot course for Citadel. Might as well get this show done and over with."
"Understood, Commander. ETA 3 hours."
Emily nodded silently and made her way to her armory, digging into her casual clothes she found a pair of cargo pants and a shirt that would partially cover her neck. Slipping her feet into her combat boots she pulled her long hair into a ponytail and descended the elevator to the mess hall.
It was empty, typical considering it was in the middle of the night cycle. She made herself a cup of hot chocolate and settled herself on the table with a datapad balanced on her knee and began to read.
Garrus rubbed his eyes as he stared at the number sequence on the console knowing he had to take a break before he broke something. No matter how many times he plugged in the numbers something was off.
'It's not the numbers that are off, it's you', a snide voice whispered in his mind. 'You claim you have no human fetish and look at what you've done, not once but twice. You had your Commander under you...'
'I don't have a human fetish!' He growled back, his fingers gripping the edge of the console hard.
'Do you really believe that? Ever since you've met her, all your dreams have been filled with her...Go ahead, think of a hot and sexy turian woman...I dare you...'
Garrus closed his eyes, trying to picture dainty claws, smaller fridge, piercing green eyes...only for it to morph into the last image of Emily, head thrown back, legs open wide and him surging deep into her. He let out a low growl as his plates shifted and groaned as the images continued to flash across his minds eye.
'I need a drink...a strong drink...' he quickly turned and walked out of the battery only to see the object of his desires sitting on the table. He froze and struggled to fight his instincts to take her again, just to push her down on the table and have his way with her.
"What is it with you and sitting on tables?" he blurted out.
She flinched slightly, turning her head slightly to look at him.
"What is it with you and sneaking up on people?"
"Why are you awake shouldn't you still be sleeping?" he countered as he slowly made his way to the table.
She turned her attention back to the datapad in her hand and ignored him. She narrowed her eyes slightly as she sensed him moving behind her, his chin lightly resting on her shoulder.
"What are you reading...?" he breathed softly into her ear, causing her to shiver and stiffen up.
She turned her head slightly towards him, his nose lightly brushing her cheek, her eye focused on him.
"Does it matter?" she asked softly.
"Do you plan on answering any of my questions?"
"That depends."
"Oh?" his hand slid up her arm, gently caressing it.
"Yeah, why are you wearing armor?" she breathed softly her cheek lightly nuzzling his nose.
He pulled back with a small chuckle thanking the spirits that his armor also hid the state of his body, the erection pressing tightly against his leg.
"We're on a Cerberus ship, who is known to dislike aliens. Why wouldn't I be in armor?"
She turned to look at him fully, eyes large in her pale face.
"It's my ship, they know better."
He reached for her, pulling her to the edge of the table, her back pressed into his chest as he rested his head on top of hers.
"I'll keep that in mind," he nuzzled his nose into her neck, inhaling her scent. "So again, why are you awake?" he continued to ask her, his hands sliding up and down her arms.
"Can't sleep, clowns will eat me," she said with a small smirk on her face.
He focused his attention on the panel of his visor, as it gave him a description and image of a clown.
"I don't see how a ridiculous looking thing can be considered scary," he drawled softly.
"Look up Pennywise, circa 1990," She mumbled as she leaned into his arms.
He quirked a brow as the images flooded his visor.
"Aha, well that explains it," he continued to squeeze her arm. "Well do you need help sleeping?"
"Thank you but no," she said softly, pulling away from him slightly and sliding off the table.
He moved quickly, pinning her against the table, arms on either side of her.
"Emily...we still need to talk..." he said while leaning into her.
"There is nothing to talk about, Garrus..." her eyes focused on his chest.
"Yes there is..." his eyes scanning the scars he left on her.
She shuddered and pressed herself hard into his chest, her legs suddenly weakened. Her head lifting up slightly, her lips parted as her tongue lightly licked her bottom lip.
'Her lips...they look so...soft,' he thought as he dipped his head and ran his tongue across her bottom lip.
Her tongue made contact with his as he pulled her tighter against him, exploring each other's mouths.
Heat pooled into her core as the rough texture of his tongue caressed hers weakening her resolve.
"Garrus..." she whispered pulling away slightly, looking up at his dark eyes filled with desire.
Flashes of Kaidan's face shimmered across her mind. She winced at the images as her hands moved up to his chest slowly pushing him away.
"No...I can't...we can't. Not till we...I figure out...what this is..."
She dropped the datapad on the table and walked into the elevator. The last thing she saw was her turian standing with his head bowed to his chest.
"I see..." Emily said.
Anderson had stonewalled her on the information she requested on the whereabouts of Kaidan Alenko and Clara.
Nodding mutely at her old Captain, Emily walked out of his office with Kasumi and Jack on her heels.
Jack shared a look with Kasumi who just shrugged and activated her cloak.
"Why don't you two go shopping or something, I'll let Miranda know to give everyone a small break to get some things done before we pick up our next recruit," Emily said dismissively as she walked into Dark Star with Jack on her heels.
The two walked towards the bar and ordered their drinks. Jack took the moment to look around the small crowd.
"We should come here when its packed, might be more fun," Jack commented as she fingered the brightly colored glass in front of her.
"Small talk Jack?" Emily teased as she knocked back a jello shot.
"Figured you could use it. You've been out of it since that night we got drunk in the mess hall."
Emily smiled sadly and nodded.
"Fair enough, ask away," She said while reaching for another brightly colored shot.
"Alright, I'll bite. What's going on with you and the turian?" Jack asked her eyes focused briefly on Emily's shoulder hidden under her shirt at the bite mark there.
Emily taken aback by the question blinked slowly, thinking how to answer.
"Garrus has been with me through the beginning, before you know... I died. He and I got pretty close, bonding over a Mako I kept wrecking. Probably on purpose..." Emily laughs slightly as she brushed her hair off her face taking another shot.
"And this Kaidan? You seemed torn about not getting the info on him."
Emily hesitated before answering, "We were...lovers. Well it only happened once but it built up to that point...I think. He wanted wedding bells and white dresses, the whole shebang...and I...I didn't know what I wanted. I just went along with it I guess."
Her faced grimaced at the empty jello shot. In a moment she gestured the barkeep to bring five more.
Jack sat analyzing her reactions before stealing one of the shots herself, "So where does Garrus fit into the equation if you had Kaidan back then?"
"He wasn't interested, I thought anyway, but...after Omega he proved me wrong. Maybe it was the whole cross species thing that got in the way back then?" Emily looked uncertain by her own answer.
She let her eyes drift to an alluring turian male with pretty markings. He lifted his glass to her with a smile before gulping it down as she did the same in return.
She let a deep sigh come forth before sluggishly turning to her right, "Kasumi you can get out of that cloak now and join the conversation anytime."
"Shit! How long have you been standing there?!" Jack yelled as she sloshed whiskey on her chest.
"Since you two walked in here," Kasumi grinned as she reached for one of the shots. "How'd you know I was here?"
Emily lightly tapped the back of her neck, "Biotic. Tactical cloaks give me a weird vibrating feel when they're in use close to me."
"Yeah? I heard your dossier said you went without an implant for quite a while. Up still Cerberus finally implanted you with one right? What's it like?" Kasumi asked curiously as she reached towards the back of Emily's neck.
"Like lightning dancing under your skin. With the implant, it feels stronger. It's a bit hard to control but on the battlefield, the lightning is dancing in my veins and its like music inside me," Emily's cheeks flushed with alcohol.
"Yeah...that it is, that it is..." Jack hummed to herself sharing a smile with Emily.
"We should spar sometimes," Emily said with a sudden look of glee on her face. "Miranda would shit bricks."
"Fuck yeah! I'll take you on any time!" Jack nudged Emily's shoulder lightly.
"Well..." Emily suddenly pushed herself up from the table unsteadily, "How about now?"
"Emily you're drunk, it would not be a good idea..." Kasumi said as she quickly moved to catch her.
"Noooo that'll make it fun! Right Jack?!" Emily said as she wrapped her other arm around the smaller woman's shoulders and pulled her close.
"Hell yea lets go!" Jack yelled her fist going into the air.
The drunken trio made it back to the ship with no problem amidst giggling and small girl talk. The airlock hissed open and the trio was confronted by a turian in blue armor, arms across his chest.
"Buuuuusted!" Emily and Jack crowed. The two rushed Garrus tackling him to the ground.
"C'mon! Jack lets go!" Emily said quickly climbing to her feet and making a run for the elevator.
Garrus groaned and watched as the two women slammed into the elevator.
"Ohoho, so you're the turian..." a soft voice chimed in from above him. "Mmm, not bad, not bad at all."
"What...just...happened?" Joker cracked a laugh, "D-did the great Garrus Vakarian just get knocked over by two girls?! Two DRUNK girls?!"
Garrus quickly got to his feet and growled at Joker causing him to take a step back with his hands held out in a pacifying manner.
"Everyone clear out!" Emily yelled as soon as the elevator door opened on the cargo bay. Her hoodie dropping to the floor as she lifted her arms up over her head in stretched.
She watched in amusement as a few Cerberus employees quickly scattered to the side lines. Tossing her long hair off her face she turned to look at Jack and grinned.
"Hey EDI put some music on will ya?" Emily shouted, she nodded as heavy metal type music flooded the cargo bay, Jack strolling up to her with a grin matching hers.
"You ready for this?" Jack asked as she rotated her shoulders and balled her fists, biotics flickering to life between them.
"Hell yeah!" Emily shot off a shockwave at Jack's feet, causing the smaller woman to stumble slightly.
Jack's grin spread wider as her eyes glittered in glee, her fist flying towards Emily's side covered in biotic energy. The two flew apart, biotic energy dancing over their bodies as the crew began shouting bets.
The two flew towards each other again in a charge, fists flying and dancing as they weaved and found each others weaknesses. Their biotic charge radiating like lightning.
Jack's fist connected with Emily's stomach, causing her to crumple to the ground panting up at the ceiling. Jack's face leaned over hers with a scowl, before Emily leg swiped her slamming her to the ground beside her.
"Shit...you do like it rough. You're alright," Jack panted as she quickly rolled to her feet and trudged to her bunk.
"Wake me up when you need me!" She called out leaving Emily laying on the ground.
Emily closed her eyes, her arm slung across her face exhausted. She knew the cargo bay had emptied once Jack had left but she say there with the vibrations of the music echoing against her back. In her exhaustion steady tears streaked down her cheeks.
'Where are you...Kaidan...' a pain filling her chest.
Her mind drifted until arms curled up under her.
"No...put me down..." she said her fist beating into a metal chest plate. She opened her eyes to see Garrus' visage, his eyes dark with sadness.
"I'm sorry Emily..." he said not looking at her as he carried her into the elevator.
"S'okay..." she mumbled as blackness filled her vision and swallowed her whole.