Last chapter Shepard was turning into a hurricane of rage, Liara will break the news to Tevos, in order to make sure nobody gets hurt – I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Also, another side note, after reading some review, I actually felt the need to clear something out. –
I do know Asari's get pregnant when they want, and Benezia got pregnant because she really wanted that, however, later on she regretted, I mean, I have a friend who got pregnant, SHE REALLY WANTED TO, but when she saw how complicated things were becoming, she began to regret everything. That's what Benezia's feels are right now, the pregnancy was no mistake, at least not on the moment, both asari's wanted (foolish young minds), but then Benezia realized that things weren't so simple and began to regret it. – I don't write it all in one chapter, because in the future ones it won't be as exciting and it will be smaller than the one before.
And I know there's no pill, I made it up, only to add a bit more drama on the fanfic, and it's a fanfic it's the only place where we can open our minds more and write about our favourite games/series/shows/etc. –
And obviously not every meld ends with children, but in order to make children they have to meld, through the all melds they done, one of them was used to procreate. – I don't mind negative reviews, as long as they are 100% right.
Anyway, I really felt the need to point that out so my other fellow readers don't get confused or upset about few things. : )
Enjoy! – Sorry for any typo
Chapter 4: Painful Memories
T'Soni's House
"Once again, I apologize for bringing up the news like this, Councillor Tevos." Liara spoke, through her omni-tool, that was showing Tevos face as well, since the two were talking through vid too.
"I completely understand, Doctor T'Soni, under these circumstances, this was the only right thing to do." Tevo replayed.
"I thought so, and I also felt like you would be the only person who was able to understand my position as a mother."
"How did Shepard react?"
"Not so good...That's why I was warning you, because I have a feeling she will be there soon. I do not wish bother you or Aria, but I believe Aria and Shepard will have some argument."
"Indeed, their personalities tend to...crash a lot into each other."
"Correct."
"Alright, thanks for telling me, Doctor T'Soni, it's not the best news, that's for sure, and I did had an argument with Venus three weeks ago, grounding her because of this matter, but mostly was because of her behaviour. – I shall go see her in her bedroom, and make her talk, maybe I will get some information from her, and we can figure out where Benezia went."
"Much appreciated, Councillor."
"Will keep you updated." Tevos said, turning off their conversation.
Liara simple took a deep breath, feeling deeply concern about her daughter and Shepard. But she couldn't do much but stay home, waiting for Benezia if she ever showed up, and also taking care of Liana, even though the little girl is asleep, she can wake up any moment, and she won't leave such young child alone.
T'Loak's House
"Tsk, can't believe this girl is already giving us problems." Aria said standing by the door with her arms folded. She had listen the entire conversation between Liara and Tevos, and she actually managed to remain calm, because she was also remembering her maiden years, how wild they were and trying to understand her daughter, but it was hard to. "What bothers me the most is that it wasn't any mistake."
"It can't be a mistake. They wanted, and they had it. Now I believe they think it's a mistake, things didn't turned out as simple as they would want, I guess."
"Yeah..." Aria took a deep breath before unfold her arms. "I have to deal with Shepard, I'm not interested having a human yelling at me."
"She's a father, Aria. I believe you two will get along just fine. I doubt you want your maiden daughter to have these responsibilities so soon, that's what Shepard probably feels right now. So you both should just go into good terms."
"Of course I don't want Venus to deal with such things so soon, but I'm not throwing a fist at Shepard's face because her daughter is pregnant. It happen, now the kids have to deal with it. It's a good life lesson if you tell me."
"Remember it's not common for humans to get pregnant soon. Well, it is common, it's just not accepted that well." Tevos tried to correct herself, humans were still kind of mystery for her, she studied them when Udina got the power, and she studied them to figure out more about Shepard's battlefield actions and decisions, but there's still things she doesn't know.
"Yeah, I will keep that in mind while we have a biotic battle." Aria said with an annoyed tone.
"Please, Aria. Do your best to not turn this into a bloody battle. Argue like real adults. Like you both are."
"Aye, aye captain." Aria said with a sarcastic tone.
Tevos rolled her eyes before going upstairs. "I shall go check on Venus, maybe she can tell us where Benezia is. Remember Shepard is also under more stress because she doesn't know where her daughter is."
"Yeah, feel pity about the human." Aria kept her sarcastic tone, before walk into the living room, as Tevos simple went upstairs.
It didn't took too long till the "devil" showed up, Aria could already heard some strong knocks on the door, and it has only been seconds since Tevos went upstairs. Huffing out, the asari walked up to the door and opened it slowly, seeing Shepard.
"Where is she?" Shepard quickly walked in, hitting her shoulder slightly against Aria's while getting inside, without thinking twice.
"Its polite wait outside before I tell you to come in." Aria said with a huff.
Shepard turned around, facing Aria. "Cut the crap, Aria. I believe you know where I am here. Where's Benezia?"
"How am I suppose to know? She's your daughter, not mine."
"Yeah well, your daughter got mine pregnant, and Benezia run off. So where could she be hiding? Probably here, don't you think?" Shepard said, folding her arms, frowning slightly.
"Shepard, please. If your daughter got pregnant, it's because she wanted to. Can't blame only one, I'm not happy either, but if we are going to blame somebody, it's both their fault." Aria said with a bitter tone, not really liking the way the human was talking about her daughter.
"Either way. Your daughter is probably the only one who knows where Benezia is, so I want to have a chat with her, and get the information out."
"I'm sorry if I won't allow that. I'm not letting you interrogate my daughter."
"Aria, we can do this the calm and good way, or the troublesome and bad way."
"Is that threat, Shepard?"
"Not a threat, a warning. I need to know where my daughter is."
"Why are you so angry at this? It's not only because your daughter went missing is it? Or because she's too young?" Aria said as she began to walk around, still facing Shepard, like she was watching her prey.
"What if those are actually the real reasons?" Shepard frowned watching Aria.
"I feel like you are hiding something. Either you tell me, and calm the fuck down, or I won't even let you talk to Venus."
"I'm not hiding anything, Benezia's just a maiden, she's still in her academy years, almost finishing them, yes, but there's still so much life for her before face this. – Plus she's missing, my reckless pregnant daughter is missing!" Obviously the ex-commander wasn't taking anything to the calm way. In fact her biotics could already be seen on her hands.
"Benezia isn't the only one who will face those responsibilities, Venus will too. I feel like this is a good life lesson for both maidens. – And I told you, to calm the fuck down." Aria said, as she showed her biotics on her hands too, waiting for any attack from the commander.
"I'm not calming down!" Shepard shouted at her, raising her hand towards her, she wasn't going to attack Aria so it was more like a symbol of warning, but Aria didn't took any chances, so she sent a wave of energy against the human, making her stumble back. Luckily she gain back her balance and stood up without falling. "The hell are you doing?!" The human snapped, finally letting her biotics go after Aria.
"Making you calm down!" Aria shouted, as she protected herslf with a quick biotic shield, then quickly rushed her way towards Shepard, grabbing the humans shoulders, and without much of a warning, she looked into Shepard's blue eyes, and mumbled. "Embrace Eternity." Then the asari's eyes went black, as she finally got herself in Shepard's mind, forcing herself into those barriers, and getting information from Shepard.
Shepard removed herself away from Aria, and groaned out in pain, as she held her head on her hands. It was so painful, because she wasn't allowing Aria to look through her memories, so it was messing up with her brain. "Stop it! You have no right to do this!" Shepard managed to shout between her groans of pain, as her view was slightly blurry.
"Tell me what you really think about this, Shepard..." Aria mumbled through Shepard's mind, going through her memories.
"No! Stop talking through the meld! Get the ell out of my mind!" Shepard tried to keep up the "barriers", but Aria was a strong asari, and it was hard to do such thing, and having Aria tell her about the "real reason", only made Shepard's memories pop out, the ones that Aria was after, that was her intentions, so whenever the barrier was weak and the memories were showing up, Aria finally began to see through them, and she wished she didn't.
"Aria! Stop!" Tevos ran downstairs, as she shouted to her bondmate. "You will damage her brain!"
Aria finally snapped out of it, breaking the meld, as she gasped a bit, those memories were even fucked up for her, and she was shocked. She looked at Shepard, who was still in pain. "Shepard, I..." For the first time Aria was actually feeling sorry about Shepard, well it wasn't the first time, but it would be the first time admitting.
"Save it, Aria!" Shepard spoke up, s till with her hand against her head, as she felt a huge headache, and like a sound of a hiss in her year, loud, it was a total pain.
"This won't get us anywhere. Venus isn't here either, she ran away as well. Her car isn't outside, so she probably ran off in it." Tevos spoke in the calmest way possible.
"What?!" Aria said staring at her bondmate. That damn Venus ran away too? "Ugh, probably ran off with Benezia."
Shepard just listen both asari's, at least as much as she could, since the hiss was still in her ears. She walked outside, bumping into Aria's shoulder again. As she felt the asari grab her wrist, "Going after them?"
Shepard looked down at her wrist, and yanked it away from Aria's grip. "No, at least not now. After this, I doubt I will have the most decent/rational thinking." She said in a low angry tone, before leave the asari's place.
"What was that all about?" Tevos asked, watching Shepard leaving.
"Contact T'Soni. Shepard has some dark secrets that she needs to see. – Maybe I shouldn't have judged her so early."
"Oh? And you understood that after melding with her? Almost damaging her brain?!" Tevos hit Aria's shoulder with a slap.
"Yeah well, she didn't make things easier for me. It was the only way out." Aria frowned slightly, as she looked at Tevos.
"I will contact Doctor T'Soni. If both girls are actually together then that's a good thing. At least we know they will take care of each other." Tevos said, looking through her omni-tool.
"Yeah, I feel like a Shepard and a T'Loak will be just fine. But we still need to find them." It was hard for Aria to admit that her daughter was with Shepard's daughter, maybe it wasn't a human, but god damn, it was still Shepard's family, which was just too awkward; they were going to have a granddaughter together! She only realized that now, and an expression of disgust crossed her face.
"You feeling alright?"
"Yeah, just realized something horrible..."
There, chapter done. – It was a tough son of a bitch to do as well, because I "lost my passion" on the beginning, and then I got more ideas and could type it all up – Next chapter we shall see what is this memories Aria is talking about!
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