(TW: roofies, predatory behavior. Short chapter, sorry!)
And It All Seemed Harmless: Chapter 4
Aethyta walked into the back room to check on the two patrons. She had a bad feeling about the asari she was letting the kid be with alone with, and she intended on keeping situation in hand somewhat. At least for the kid's sake. No way I'm letting that skank of an asari try and pull a fast one over on her.
She strode in to see Shepard on her back, the asari straddling her and running her hands over her firm abdomen, whispering something the Matriarch definitely did not want to hear.
"Ahem."
The asari turned slowly, removing her hands from Shepard and stepping off over her languidly, one leg at a time.
"Isn't this room supposed to be Do Not Disturb?"
"Calm yourself bitch-tits. I just wanted to see if the two of you needed any more drinks. And hey, she doesn't look okay." Said Aethyta turning her attention to Shepard.
The soldier had paled noticeably and her breathing had slowed to a dangerous pace. Even from the door, Aethyta could tell by the shaky motions of the soldier's chest, that breathing was not coming easily. Aethyta pushed the asari out of the way harshly and knelt by the Spectre, grabbing her wrist to check her pulse.
"She's cold as fuck and she barely has a pulse. What the fuck did you do to her?"
The asari raised an eyebrow and stepped forward menacingly.
"You're the one serving the drinks Matriarch." she spit sarcastically, "She has all the tell-tale signs of alcohol poisoning. You just failed to cut her off."
"I did cut her off you bitch." Aethyta pushed past her and grabbed Shepard's drink, which was definitely not the same color as it had been when she had delivered it. That bitch.
"This was water. I gave her water with dye in it! You put something in this! Fuck she looks horrible, you know people die from alcohol poisoning and overdoses like this! But instead of taking her to a hospital, you kept trying to fuck her!"
The other asari glared back at Aethyta, but before she could open her mouth to spout some bullshit excuse Aethyta wouldn't want to hear, the Matriarch seized the asari by the throat and slammed her into the wall. The other asari barely had a moment to react before a biotic shockwave rippled through her body, shattering several bones. Aethyta smiled, satisfied with the justice she had enacted on the asari before stepping back and letting her drop to the floor. She took a moment to appreciate the sight before concern for the spectre took over her, and she ran to kneel by the laid out human, turning her body to protect her from choking if she were to vomit.
"Kid." Said Aethyta as she shook Shepard gently.
"Hey kid wake up."
When the soldier didn't answer, Aethyta sat back on her haunches and rubbed her forehead. Her stomach sank as she considered the possible consequences of her earlier decision of leaving the Spectre with the asari. Dammit, why the fuck did I let this happen? The kid was in a bad place, I should've just taken her home. Got someone to cover my shift and got the fucking savior of the Citadel at least back to her ship. She's obviously suffering from some severe alcohol poisoning and will need some serious medical attention if she didn't wake up soon.
She was about to curse when a scream from the doorway of the small room caught her full attention. It was her daughter.
