A/N: Remember when I said that things would feel rushed and unfinished…yeah, this is a great example of that. Knight starting a relationship with Liara. I wasn't that good at writing romance at this time as this was the first real "romance" story I wrote.
Also, note the large gap in between the last chapter and this one. I couldn't figure out how to continue where that one left off, but I will say that I imagined Knight literally pulling Roaran apart—so he's assumed dead at this point. I couldn't figure out where to go from there, so I used the power of time-skip magic to get to this point in the story.
-Eddy
Chapter 7
Dr. T'Soni called me to her cabin. I have no idea why. I turned her confession down. What's going on with her? She's told me before that she believes I have the soul of Commander Shepard, her past lover and best friend. I can't say that I haven't thought of the idea of us being together, but not if she's only wanting to be closer to her past lover. This has to be for us, not her and Commander Shepard.
As I near the door, I hear shuffling from inside the cabin. What is she doing in there? As I listen in, I rest my back to the wall across from the door. "She's taking a while to get here, Glyph. Do you think…?" I hear her ask Glyph. "She probably hates me."
"Doctor. There is not a clear reason why she would not show." Glyph says, almost as if it's trying to comfort her.
"She does not trust me, Glyph." Dr. T'Soni says. "Did I do something wrong?"
"No. According to Miss Knight's record, she has a history of distrusting others." Glyph says. It's right. I do tend to not want to trust others, but I trust Liara—I mean, Dr. T'Soni. "Judging from these facts, it must not be just you whom she distrusts." It says and I stand up from the wall and knock on the door.
"Doctor? It's Knight." I say as I feel my heart beating faster. I'm nervous. Suddenly, the door opens to a relieved Dr. T'Soni.
"Come in." She says with a shy smile. After I walk in, I hear the door closes behind us as I look around the room. The room is well cared for and there are several monitors stationed around the room. As I'm looking at everything, I feel Dr. T'Soni watching me.
"You're…well equipped, I see." I say and look at her. "You must be constantly working…with all of these monitors everywhere."
"It's my job to stay well informed." She says and motions for me to sit down.
"You wanted to talk?" I ask and we sit across from each other. With her on a chair and me on the couch.
"I wanted to apologize for last time…I didn't mean to scare you like that." She says, referring to her confession and me running away. "If you don't feel the same way…I'll understand."
"I don't even know who I am…how am I supposed to know that you really like me for me?" I feel myself ask. "As far as I know, you didn't have an interest in me until after I started talking with you about my visions."
"It's not like that!" She says with a worried expression. "You are very special to me, and it has nothing to do with Shepard…" She says and sighs. "I was being completely honest."
"Were you?" I ask as I feel my biotics starting to come out, but I stop it quickly. "I don't know…I've never been loved…I've never felt love before. I don't even know if what I feel for you is friendship…or more."
"That…actually explains a lot." She says as I sense her relief.
"I can't be your Commander Shepard, doctor." I say and she puts a hand on my knee as she looks into my eyes. "We are two completely different people."
"I know." She says and sits closer to me. "You may have her soul, but you are you. That's okay with me." She says and hugs me. Instantly, I feel as if my heart could jump out of my chest in nervousness. "Is it all right…to give it a try, at least?" She asks as I feel her rubbing my back slightly. It's not as uncomfortable as I thought it would be.
"I think so…" I say and she pulls away from me to kiss me. As we kiss, I feel her nervousness. Or, is it my own? Suddenly, I feel my biotics trying to come through, but they stop as I feel the doctor's calm hands holding the back of my head and upper back. Then, she slowly pulls back from me. "Doctor?"
"You don't need to call me that, Knight." She says with a warm smile and I feel my face turn red. "When it's just us two, you can call me Liara."
"Right…Liara…" I say and she kisses me again. It was passionate, and I think I liked it. It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. In fact, I felt at peace.
After hours of just sitting next to each other and talking like we usually do, I left. Just before leaving, Liara hugs me. "I'm glad we had the chance to talk, Knight."
"Me too. It was…nice." I say and we pull away from each other. "Thank you…goodnight, Liara." I say with a smile and turn to walk to the elevator.
"Goodnight." She says with a smile as the elevator doors close. Maybe being loved isn't as scary as I thought it would be. Maybe, in time, I'll come to understand my feelings for Liara.