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She woke up sore, which indicated that she was far from "okay." That's what she had been telling Shepard when she woke up short of breath and shaking throughout the night. Something strange had happened last night though. That was the main thing on liaras mind when she had woke up, not the pain in stomach and all over the rest of her body. The first time she had awakened from one of her more than terrifying nightmares, her lips had been not even inches away from shepard's, she had simply thought at first, because she couldn't remember, that they had simply fallen asleep that way. But after further investigation, or realization rather, liara had saw that Shepard had found her way between her thighs lying ontop of her right leg. But liara was no better, her blonde headed companion was not only to blame for the awkward position. Liara blushed in the dim morning light when she noticed her arms were wrapped around shepard's neck, her fingers twisted in the soft blonde hair.

Liara choked back the tears, making sure she didn't wake Shepard, everything hurt. Even though she was in the arms of the person she had fantasized about on multiple occasions, she couldn't block out the pain. Mostly, her head and heart. It's was cheesy to say, but it was the truth. She was full of emotions she had never felt before, before she was given no reason to. Not until Shepard came along. Shepard was always there for her, like a friend was suppose to be, but liara couldn't help but feel as though it was a different type of care with Shepard. Liara had never ended a bad day snuggling up beside tali, but she did with Shepard. That is, if Shepard wasn't with Miranda. That's what hurt the most, Miranda and Shepard. Were they really together or did they just...liara couldn't even think of a word for the relationship between the two. Miranda Shepard. Addison Lawson. Liara always thought liara t'soni-Shepard had a nice ring to it rather than Miranda Shepard or anything of that sort. She couldn't count how many times she's written it down in her journal after she finished all her work in class before anyone else. Liara Shepard. Addison t'soni. Liara Shepard-t'soni. Addison t'soni-Shepard. She was a nerd. A giddy love struck asari nerd. And she knew it, she just hoped Shepard didn't.

The slight pounding behind her brows came back, starting off pounding like her heart beat, their thumps in sync. Then, a slow hum of pain, like a never ending guitar strum. She was thinking too much, she always thought too much. She wasn't going back to sleep, that was for certain. She could see the light peering through the blinds making little slants on the floor, it reminded her of her favorite instrument, the piano. She only knew how to play one song though, some girl had taught her it when they were in chorus. Liara had never been "into" music, not until she heard Shepard sing. She wondered what the blondes beautiful voice would sound like to her favorite song. Maybe she Would casually throw it out in a conversation and hopefully the blonde will volunteer to write her a song with the melody, but liara highly doubted Shepard would make it specifically for her when she had a girlfriend. Miranda Shepard.

Liara winced. A big pang struck her head. She had to stop thinking. Which would be hard since she had school today.

"School!" Liara yelped.

Shepard jerked in her sleep, she let out a long groan of disappointment when liara jumped out her grasp onto the floor.

The asari ignored the strange look Shepard was giving her when she finally sat up in the bed. Liara blushed when the breeze on her legs reminded her she was only wearing her panties, she rushed to her closet, her feet pounding on the carpeted floor. She silently thanked her parent for not picking a house with cold wooden floors.

Shepard snuggled into the bed, "What's the rush?" The blonde yawned, "Have somewhere to be, do you?"

She began to slow down, Liara ignored all of her screaming muscles as she started crumpling to the ground, about to double over in pain.

"I...I have to get ready for school." Liara clenched her eyes shit. "I have...never b-been.."

Shepard threw the soft cover off of her body, missing the warmth of the bed and liara.

"Li..." Shepard shook her head.

The blonde walked over to her friend, scooping her up and walking back to her bed. Liara tried to protest, but failed when she felt the soft bed underneath her aching body. Shepard cover liara in the silk sheets of the bed, climbing over the asari to lie back beside her.

"Late." Liara finished.

"What's that?" Shepard said.

"I have never.. been late for school." Liara repeated.

Shepard smiled, "And you won't be, your dad came in here last night. You don't have to go to school given your current condition. Just don't think about it."

It was hard not to think about it. How much trouble would she get in when they found out? She could get suspended or worst expelled. Wait, why would she get in trouble? It's not like she tried to take advantage of Kai leng, if anyone should get punished, it should be that bastard. The only good thing liara could even connect with expulsion was Shepard. Spending way more time with Shepard, and maybe not even then, knowing her mother she'll probably ground her. Then again, she was ninety-one, merely a child in asari standards but an adult in human standards. Which, at this point, was good enough for liara.

"Stop thinking." Shepard said as she crawled back under the blanket. "You'll feel better once you realize everything is okay."

Liara face softened, "I'm sorry Shepard. It is just that...I-I don't.."

Shepard turned to face her friend, she slowly reached for liaras hand. Once her hand was on top of liaras, She was surprised when she felt her hand jerk away as she wore a look of dismay.

"What's wrong? Did I do something?" Shepard said her heart starting to pick up the pace.

Liaras shoulders fell, "No...of course not. I am just tired."

Shepard bit her lip. Liara was beautiful, there was no mistake about that. But now she looked exhausted, she didn't look as happy as she use to when Shepard saw her scurrying to class or in the mess hall chatting with her friends. It made Shepard feel terrible, as if somehow this was her fault. But there was no way it was her fault, she didn't tell Kai leng to harass the asari.

"Is this about Kai leng?" Shepard asked a melancholy tone seeping through her words.

Liara tensed up at the name, "I..." Liara moved her hand away from shepard's touch. "I do not wish to speak about that." The asari faced away from the shocked blonde.

Shepard bit her lip, "I should probably go. That is..if you want me to?"

Liara needed Shepard then. She wanted Shepard even more, but liara was starting to realize Shepard was bad for her. She cause her so much unwanted pain, by telling her one thing then doing another. By being so nice, smart and charming and funny all at once, by being the most caring and bravely strong person liara had ever had the pleasure of knowing. Shepard was something out of a dream, something straight out of a movie or out of one of the most magically story books you'd tell to your daughter right before bed. The only difference was that Shepard wasn't perfect nor was she fake. Shepard wasn't perfect and knew that, she claimed her mistakes and tried to fix them.

But just like in any story book or movie there was downfall. Liara just didn't hope this was it, she hoped that none of the would matter or end bad. She hoped Shepard wouldn't leave with out her having to tell her to stay, or that Shepard could just hold her tight and never let go and understand everything that was wrong and tell her it was okay. But Shepard wasn't perfect.

Feeling the bed rise from Shepard getting up, liara realized Shepard was speaking.

"I should probably get out of here anyways, Miranda's probably worried about me anyways. And then there's school." Shepard said slipping on a pair of joggers.

Liara was tempted to look back at Shepard getting dressed, to peak at her body. But she controlled herself, after all how was she ever suppose to get over her if she couldn't control herself?

Shepard grabbed her backpack and slung it over her shoulder. Liara listened to the foot steps heading to the door and getting further away. The door opened with a creek.

"I'll.. Just call me if you need me." Shepard said standing in the doorway.

"Alright." Liara said barely audible. She wanted to say, "But, I don't have your number. You never gave it to me." And of course she had never asked for it.

Shepard pressed her lips together, taking one more look at her friend before closing the door.

"Shepard." Liara said a little louder..

The door instantaneously swung open, "Yeah?" She said a little optimism in her voice.

"We are friends correct?" She whispered.

"Two peas in a pod." Shepard smiled.

Liara smiled sadly, as tears fell uncontrollably from her eyes. "Yes, of course."

Shepard nodded, "Right. I'll see you later then."

The door closed and she was gone.

Shepard walked through the halls of the school. Passing by the closed off hall where the "fight" had happened between liara and Kai leng. Apparently, that bastard was smart, too smart for the school board at least. Before he made his attack he overloaded the camera systems, which you would think, if you have a school full of hackers, tech geeks and people with biotics the school would have some type of unbreakable decryption on EVERYTHING.

He is here today, Shepard saw him in the hallway talking to Jacob and tela vasir discretely about who knows what. At this point Shepard was on full alert, something about that trio didn't sit right with Shepard. Jacob was always a good guy, until the whole Miranda thing. Shepard didn't think he was ever capable of actually hurting someone though, although drugs and alcohol can change people. Vasir, she seems nice but Shepard heard she was no good and to stay way from her. But Shepard hadn't really heard of any of the bad things she had ever done. She just hoped the rumors weren't true about her, otherwise if she was cooking something up with Jacob and Kai there was no doubt that would end badly for her.

"Sup shep."

Shepard looked over her shoulder at the hooded student who was trailing behind her closely. Shepard wondered how long she had been following her, but there was no telling with kasumi goto.

"Kas, what a lovely surprise. Glad to see you're still alive." Shepard joked.

"I should say the same to you, with what I overheard a heap of shit is coming you and your little liaras way." Kasumi said.

Shepard stopped in her tracks, facing the mysterious girl. "What are you talking about?"

Kasumi heard everything, she was the eyes and ears of the school. No matter what it was she was always the first one to hear about it, if it was anything about Shepard, which the majority of the time it was, she would always report to her blonde friend and tell her everything she knew.

Kasumi nodded, "Vasir, Taylor, Leng. There up to something I know it. I couldn't hear much but i know it has something to do with and your girlfriend."

"She's not my girlfriend kasumi and beside, vasir? She's completely nice. She told me she was helping me look for who attacked liara. Even though I know who did it." Shepard said.

"We. We know who did it, that bastard Kai leng. But we have no proof. I think vasir has something out for liara. And are you forgetting shep? I know everything, you and liara are the most oblivious people I've had the pleasure of stalking." Kasumi smirked.

Shepard snorted, "Oblivious? I'm not oblivious."

"Don't forget in denial." Kasumi crossed her arms over her chest. "Listen, shep I'm not gonna tell you what you already know. But what I will tell you is those little fucks are up to something and if I hear anything else I'll get back to you."

"Addison Shepard!"

Oh shit.

Shepard turned around to see a very pissed, Miranda charging after her.

"Kas-"

Kasumi was gone, but somehow Shepard could still feel the girls smirk burning into her.

"And..she left me."

"Shepard!"

Shepard whipped around to face Miranda, her arms crossed over her chest, and her brows furrowed with anger.

"Where were you yesterday? I called you over and over again." Miranda frowned. "And don't lie."

Shepard reached her hands out to put on Miranda's arms. "Bab-"

Miranda swatted shepard's hands away. "Don't. Do not. Baby me. You're not gonna charm your way out of this one."

Shepard smiled, which only made Her "girlfriend" angrier. "Miranda I was with liara t'soni. We did nothing. That's it." Shepard reached for Miranda again.

The raven haired girl slapped Shepard across the face, a red handprint taking it's place soon after.

"Don't touch me! You cheated on me for the last time! I loved you. Why can't you just love me?" Miranda began to sob.

The bell rung for class to end, students began to flood the hallways. Some of them captivated by the scene between Shepard and Miranda.

"Baby, I swear to you. I did not cheat. I NEVER cheated." Shepard looked around at the people staring, she lowered her voice. "Can we please do this in private? This will only start more problems Miranda, the world doesn't revolve around us."

"No Shepard, I know the world doesn't revolve around us it revolves around you." Miranda pushed passed Shepard only to be grabbed by the arm.

"Miri-"

Another slap, this time even harder and louder and with an audience. Shepard's sunglasses hit the floor, luckily not breaking.

"Let go of me." Miranda yanked her arm from shepard's weak grasp.

Shepard picked up her glasses, she didn't put them back on though. Everyone had already saw her bruised eyes, the thing she had tried to hide all along.

Shepard ran a hand through her hair. She ignored the stares and pushed passed everyone that crowed the hall. She definitely wasn't going to class, she had to get out that damn school with or without Miranda. The blonde bounced down the stairs of the school outside to the parking lot.

Shepard got into her car, and sat. She didn't realize how fast her heart beating or how hard she had been breathing or how much her face hurt.

"Shepard."

Oh god Now what?

Shepard's heart leaped when she realized voice came from the inside of her car.

"You look a little shook up. Trouble in paradise?"

Shepard kept her eyes forward as she felt the presents in the passenger seat. "Why the hell are you in my car Kai leng?"

Shepard clenched the steering as she heard the boy let out a sinister laugh.

"Oh Shepard, I was just thinking we could go for a ride while I explain your demise." He said.

"Give me on good reason why I shouldn't kill you?" Shepard whispered.

"Woah now, I knew you were in love with the bitch but I didn't think you'd go that far. Oh wait... Yes I did." Kai leng said.

"Cut the shit leng, what the hell are you up to?" Shepard said through her teeth.

Kai leng smiled, "The game wouldn't be as fun if i told you what happens at the end."

"Get the fuck out of my car. Now."

"Alright." Kai leng opened the door, soon closing it softly before getting out. "You've been warned.