Okay last chap. Hope you had fun.
Disclaimer: do not own!
Oh and sorry if the McKay was… *thinks for a moment* WEIRD to some Stargate fans (if any are reading this)… but what happened was I stopped writing when I said, "what's your name sir?" And then I didn't get back on to finish until, like, 3 days later. So it came to me while I was on break so… it just kinda happened. Hope it was kinda fun.
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"Shepard. Over here! Shepard!" Reporters shouted.
"Shepard!"
"Jack, Jack!"
"Garrus over here! How do YOU feel about your relationship with Commander Shepard?"
"I feel fantastic." Garrus said. "Shepard is an impressive woman, without her I wouldn't be here. I owe her everything, being with her on a higher level is great." Garrus said confidently, inside he was sighing with relief her didn't trip over his words. The reporter nodded and moved aside, sharing a tid bit to the camera, his camera floating in the air next to him.
"Shepard, what do you have to say about your team's behavior inside and outside the theater? Sources say that your team disrupted most of the movie, and one of your team members had caused QUITE a disturbance even after the movie was done."
"I'll be honest, though the movie was rather good there were some… controversial parts in there. Many that either upset my members or made them excited. I'm sure you can understand when Hollywood… adds its own…" Shepard paused looking for the proper word. "twist on subjects it can be a problem for some of the people who were really there." Shepard said professionally as the team continued their way down the walkway and to their ship.
"Well you must understand not everything was provided to the public so some things had to be added. Not to mention some parts may have needed to be… jazzed up." The reporter argued.
"Added? Jazzed up?" Shepard stopped her walk, the others behind her stopping as well.
The reporter cleared her throat, "Yes. That's what I said."
Shepard squinted her eyes at the reporter, staring her right in the eye. "You do not make my team member take a dangerous shot like that when he would do no such thing, when he DID no such thing!" Shepard said referring to the Garrus 'loyalty mission'.
"You do not jazz things up by making my pilot flirt and 'fall in love' with a COMPUTER! Such things not only embarrass my members but also make them look bad." She shouted.
The crew members and reporters all looked at her in surprise, utterly silent.
"My crew are good people, fantastic people. I trust my them with my life, they all have their quirks but none of them are like the people you people made them out to be. So the next time you want to defend a movie rather than understand why my people were disrupting from time to time, maybe you should understand that Hollywood has the tendancy to be over dramatic; and their 'jazzing up' is more than inaccurate. Always has been always will be."
Shepard finished her little rant and continued walking all the reporters silent as she walked arm in arm with Garrus, leading her team back to the shuttles and onto the ship.
"Nice." Joker commented once they were clear of any reporters.
"Yes, very impressive." Garrus agreed.
"It had to be said." Shepard shrugged.
"Well you sure said it!" Zaeed said from behind her.
Shepard rolled her eyes.
"Well, now that that is done and over…." Kasumi started. "Party at my place?" She asked, walking up next to Shepard.
Shepard thought for a moment. "Why the hell not?" Shepard smiled at her friend.
"Yes!" Kasumi pumped her arm in the air. "Party at my place!" She announced to the rest of the crew, followed by whoops and hollers.
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"Karaoke!" Kasumi shouted.
"Noooo." Some people drawled, while others cheered.
Shepard was between both, she was enjoying drinking her stirred AND shaken drink with Garrus, but she loved singing. Near half the crew had changed out of their fancy attire, she had. She was in jeans and a green tank top, her hair was still curled but instead of being up and pretty it was just down and around her shoulders.
Kasumi still had her hood off but was in her usual suit, Tali had switched out her head dresses for her casual one again, and Jack was back in her usual attire, a leather vest and cargo pants.
"Shepard c'moooon. Sing with us!" Kasumi beckoned her.
"Maybe the next one." She shouted over the cheers and already playing music.
"C'mon Shep!"
"If you sing then I will." She smiled, taking a sip of her drink.
"Fine. We can do a duet!"
"That is NOT what I said…. But I'm game!" Shepard laughed, setting her drink down next to Garrus, reserving her spot next to him.
"Great!" Kasumi beamed. Shepard stood up and said, "I'll be RIGHT back Garbear."
Garrus rolled his eyes goodheartedly.
"Well there are only two songs that are for two girls on here that are duet…" Kasumi said flipping through the Karaoke machine.
"What songs?" Shepard asked, pulling her hair up into a quick and loose pony tail.
"One and the Same by Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato… and Telephone by Lady Gaga and Beyonce."
Shepard thought for a moment putting her hands on her hips. "One and the Same." She said finally.
"Really?" Kasumi asked, shocked.
"Yeeeaah." Shepard said after a beat.
"But you LOVE Telephone."
"I over played it." Shepard admitted, scrunching up her face.
"Oh." Kasumi nodded, "One and the Same it is."
Kasumi pressed play. "I'm pretty sure this is a kids song…" Kasumi said as the music started, handing Shepard a mic.
"Tonight… we're all kids." Shepard smirked.
"Understood." Kasumi smiled, starting off the song.
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"Garrus… you're strooong." Sheppard drawled.
"Yep…" He agreed. "And you are druuuunk." He joked.
"Yeaaah. But I sing better drunk so…" She had sung almost all night after the duet with Kasumi, "including songs like, Girlfriend, Poker Face, Don't Know Why, Come Away With Me, Hallelujah, finishing up with New Classic, sung with Joker. The elevator door dinged open revealing her door.
"I think you rock at singing either way… sober or drunk." He smiled as she pressed the door pad to her room, for him.
"You're too kind." She smiled.
"You wanna get dressed?" Garrus asked as he laid her down on the bed, she still had on her jeans, and tank.
"Nooo." She whined. "Too tired…"
Garrus chuckled, "Alright." He looked down at the already half passed out Shepard, her long curls sprawled over the pillow.
"Stay tonight?" She asked dreamily, her eyes already closed.
"If you want." He said, getting on the other side of her, holding her close.
"Goodnight Garrus." She yawned.
"Good night Shepard." He wrapped his arm around her, bringing the blankets over them.
"Had a great evening…" She murmered, followed by a soft snore. She was out cold.
"Thanks for bringing me as your date." He whispered. Completely sincere. He knew that taking him was a risk for her image, but that's what he liked about her, among other things. She could care less. She cared more about him and their happiness over reporters and public approval.
He hoped that she knew he felt the same way for her. Caring more about her than anyones approval of their relationship. With out her, there would be no him. He would do everything he could to keep her here by his side.
He stroked her hair gently and nuzzled her neck briefly, "I love you Shepard." He whispered into her long curls, within moments he too was asleep. Completely content.
Tonight was his first movie premiere, and if they were all going to end like this. Her in his arms, then he hoped there were several others.
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Aaall done. That was one of my shorter stories… but I'm kinda proud of it. There are a lot of problems with my grammar and my descriptions… but those are being fixed. Hope you enjoyed, don't forget to review!
Btw, as for the songs Shepard had sung, I used what played on my Zune. It was on shuffle. *shrugs*