Chapter 5
Months started going by faster than Davin could believe. After Vara's run in with the Blood Pack, Davin decided to teach her how to defend herself. Every day they would start in the lab, learning all he could from her and helping her where he could. At about 3 o'clock they would go to an abandoned building, he would set up targets, and she would try to shoot them. He learned early on that her aim was terrible; at first she was lucky to hit 1 can. He told her how to hold her gun correctly, the posture she should take, even down to teaching her to take apart her gun and put it back together. She learned pretty fast, and only improved.
But his favorite part of the day was their hand-to-hand combat sessions. As Vara learned the hard way, you can't rely only on a gun; they run out of bullets, and it isn't hard to be disarmed. She wasn't the strong type, so Davin had her focus on speed and brains. Each species has advantages and disadvantages; for example, no human or Quarian is going to overpower a Krogan. But outsmarting them is simple, and they can't hurt you if they can't hit you.
Starting off, Vara's fighting was like her shooting; terrible. She couldn't throw a punch to save her life. He taught her how to keep a proper stance, how to swing a punch, how to keep your center of gravity, everything. Once she started learning all of this, she started to become deadly; but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't land a solid hit on him. Everyday, Davin could see her getting frustrated, swinging fast and never landing. It wasn't her fault; Davin's father was set on putting him in the military ever since he was born, so he had Davin take as many martial arts classes as possible, even alien martial arts. By 15, Davin could take on black belts and win.
Davin also felt him and Vara growing closer. He noticed her loosening up, joking more with the group, being less stubborn, and most importantly wanting to be around him more. He started looking at her differently as well, noticing how her suit fit her body very nicely. One day she was bent over, doing something that he couldn't remember, and when he walked in he couldn't help but admire the view. If Erik hadn't come and stood next to Davin, killing the moment, Davin probably would have stood there until she turned around and saw him. For once, he wasn't mad at Erik for being himself.
Today was a lazy day, and they were all in the living room, relaxing, when Erik spoke up. "Guys, we need to get out. We've been cooped up in here for far too long, and unlike the lovebirds over there, we don't have anything to do."
Davin rolled his eyes. "Well, what do you have in mind?" Han asked.
Erik smiled. "Well…we have been at Omega for a few months now and have yet to visit the Afterlife club."
Debra roared with approval. "I'm down. We haven't had some real fun in too long, and I've heard that Afterlife is a damn good night club."
"Just don't scare away the dancers Debra, and I'm down as well." Adam said, receiving a middle finger from Debra. One after another they all agreed, even Vara, and Davin gave in. "All right, let's go. Why not right?"
The team let its approval be known, and all went to get ready. Davin sighed, getting up as well. He saw Debra grab the girls and take them to one room; Davin shrugged it off as a girl thing. As he was on his way to the room, he suddenly had a thought. Erik had been giving him crap about Vara for the last few months non-stop. Davin smiled to himself.
Time for some payback.
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"Well, I see now why they say the Asari are the most beautiful and sexy species." Erik said, admiring one of the Asari dancers as they drank. They had just gotten there a few minutes ago, and had to wait for the women. What better way to wait then to drink while you're waiting?
Davin shook his head at his almost drooling friend. Adam grunted. "Why, because they can wear skimpy clothes and dance?"
"No, because their whole species is female, and very good looking females at that." Was his answer. Davin saw Jacob shake his head and take another shot; out of all of them, Jacob was the one who drank the most, and the one who never threw up or got a hangover. No one knew why, but he had no limit. Davin could drink a good amount himself, but he could never match Jacob.
"A whole species of females, and still not one would touch you Erik." Debra said, the girls finally arriving. Debra actually dressed like a girl, wearing a shirt red dress with a tear drop collar to show off her cleavage, which was completely different then her usually heavy armor get up. Levie was wearing a long, beautiful black dress that didn't show cleavage like Debra's, but was tight and showed off her body well.
Davin spotted Vara and didn't believe what he saw at first. She was still in a body suit, but it was a different one; this one had more cloth, like a long dress that doesn't show off any skin. The hood she usually wore around her mask was larger and more elegant; it was all a beautiful deep ocean blue. Davin's favorite part was the mask that came with this suit was different; it was clearer, and Davin could actually see more than just her glowing eyes.
She turned to Davin, smiling, and he could actually see her smiling; she was beautiful. He didn't know what to say at first, then he got up, remembering that as Commander he wasn't allowed to say nothing.
"You all look stunning tonight." He said, walking over and hugging each in turn. When he was hugging Vara, he whispered "Especially you." He pulled back and grinned, seeing her blush; it was nice to actually see if he was affecting her or not. He thought that he was pretty smooth there.
They sat down and they got to drinking. Or at least they tried to, but Davin noticed Vara wasn't drinking. "There isn't any way you can drink Vara?"
She shook her head. "No, unless I had something I could pour it down. If I could somehow connect something to my mask, then I could pour it into my mask. But I don't have anything to do that…"
Erik laughed, and went to the bar. They waited, curious as to see what he had in mind. Sure enough, he came back, twirling a straw between his fingers, handing it to Vara. She stared at it as if it were an amazing discovery. "What is this device?"
Davin blinked while Erik laughed. "I call it…a straw! I don't know about you, but when you were describing what you needed, this came to mind."
She looked at Erik, smiling. "I think it will work, this…tube that you call a straw." With that, they all laughed and officially began their night of fun. They started off with a few shots, getting them loosened up and tipsy. Then Erik stood up. "There is music blasting, alcohol running through our veins, and I ask you this; why is no one dancing?"
They looked at each other, not able to answer the question. Davin himself was actually a good dancer, but he never liked dancing alone. It was then he realized what Erik was trying to do; he was trying to get Davin to dance with Vara.
Davin liked that idea. He stood up as well. "That is a good question my friend." Davin grinned, seeing his secret weapon walk into the club right then. "Well, I will answer you; you weren't dancing because your dancing partner just arrived. Hanna!" He yelled, waving his hand and getting their pilots attention. He saw the grin disappear off of Erik's face as if it had been slapped off. Everybody knew Hanna liked Erik, and that he liked her back; but he never had the guts to make a move on her, being the fact that she is gorgeous. As she approached, Davin saw she was wearing a medium length green dress with no sleeves, showing off just enough legs and cleavage to catch a mans eye, but not too much as to look skimpy. Hanna was beautiful; long, curly blond hair and stunning blue eyes, he actually saw a couple of heads turn as she walked over to them. She was Erik's weakness; he couldn't function with her around. Davin grinned. Payback is a bitch, my best friend.
Davin gave her a hug when she got to them. "You look beautiful as always, Hanna." Hanna smiled. "Thank you Commander." She turned to Erik, and blushed a bit. "Hello Erik."
"H-h-hello H-Hanna." Erik managed to spit out, blushing a bright red. Davin laughed; he couldn't help it. "Well, now that you're here, we can answer Erik's question. We couldn't dance without everyone here Erik." He saw Erik glare at him, which only made Davin smile more. "Hanna, how would you like to dance with my good friend Erik?"
She started blushing as well. "Oh, well I… I wouldn't mind of course…if he wanted to…" Davin turned to Erik, his expression going from Happy to serious in a flash. "Of course Erik wants to dance with you…Right Erik."
Erik saw Davin's face and sighed, knowing he had been beaten. He took a deep breath and said "I would love to dance with you Hanna."
Hanna giggled, beaming at Erik, and Davin thought Erik was going to melt for a second. He regained his composure and stuck his arm our, a little awkwardly but he managed. She took it and they went to the dance floor. Davin looked at the rest of them and started laughing.
"Damn, remind me not to fuck with you, Commander." Debra said, laughing herself. She got up and offered Jacob a dance, who grunted in response and took her hand, meaning yes. Davin smiled and walked over to Vara, who had been giggling at Erik's suffering. He held his hand out and looked her right in the eye. "Would this beautiful Quarian like a dance?"
She blushed, but nodded as well, smiling and taking his hand. He led her to the dance floor and started dancing. He thought Vara would have trouble, never having drank before tonight, but she seemed fine; at least by the way she was dancing she did. They way she moved her hips made him lose all thought. After dancing for a bit she got closer.
"Davin…I need to ask you something." She said, still dancing. The way she said it almost made him stop, but he kept dancing. "Ask me anything." Was his response.
She was silent for a couple of minutes, than said, "Look, I know that, over these past few months, we have been…growing closer. I just need to know 2 things; one, if you truly like me, and two, if you are prepared for what liking me comes with."
He blinked, surprised by her. He knew she was outgoing and blunt, but even he didn't expect she would spell it out so easily. Maybe it was the alcohol, he didn't know. "What do you mean by the second part?"
She sighed. "A human and Quarian relationship would be…frowned apart by both species. I don't fully know how your family would react, but my entire family, maybe excluding my mother and aunt, would totally flip out about it. Word would spread, rumors would start, and my entire race might start shunning me…and you. I just want to know if you are prepared for that. If it is too much, then-"
"Vara." He said, stopping her. He placed his hands on her hips and got closer, until his face was only an inch away from her mask. "My entire life, everything has been chosen for me; my career, where I live, what I wear, everything is chosen by my father and my military. Now, I will be damned if I'm going to let anyone tell me who I should like, regardless of race or species." His eyes and tone softened. "I have been around many women throughout my career. I have had plenty of chances. Not a single woman has caught my eye or my attention like you have. You are beautiful, you are a fucking genius, and you are straightforward." He pulled her even closer, until his forehead was against her mask. She was blushing, but her eyes never left his. He continued. "So, to answer your question, yes I like you. And no one in this entire universe is going to convince me otherwise or push me away. Your species, shun me? Let them. I'm sometimes shunned by my own species; I could care less if I am shunned by people I don't even know. If anyone has anything to say about it, they can say it to me; when they wake up, maybe they will have more sense."
He kept looking at her fiercely, his eyes looking like they were on fire in the reflection on her mask. "There's your answer. I'm fully prepared. Do…you feel the same way?"
She pulled her head back a bit, and he could see her smiling. "Feel the same way? If I didn't need this mask, I would kiss you right now. Oh Keelah Davin, the way you said that…" She looked away, blushing. He smiled.
He thought he was pretty smooth there too.
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Debra, Erik, and Hanna had sat back down, watching as Davin and Vara got enveloped into each other. "My god, it's like they are in their own little world." Hanna said, eyes shining as she watched them. "The way he looks at her would turn any woman on. I'm surprised she hasn't pulled him back to the house yet." Hanna looked at Erik and sighed. Debra chuckled; hopefully he was taking a few pointers from their Commander, who she couldn't have been more proud of. They all thought Davin would make his move tonight, but he exceeded all of their expectations. She was behind Davin when they were talking, and she was blushing just from hearing it. He was so smooth about it, you would think he had been with multiple women. Unlike Erik, who could barely say a sentence around Hanna. But some girls like the cute, shy type, so he might be in luck there. Debra would have a word with him just in case.
Debra smiled to herself, an evil smile, and Erik caught it. "Whoa, what was that smile about?"
Debra turned to both of them, still smiling. "If you think they are getting close now, just wait. They are going to dance until they tire, sit down and drink until they can't feel their faces...and go home to find that their blankets have disappeared. I guess I forgot to wash their blankets with the rest of the laundry today."
Erik raised his eyebrow. "But nobody did laundry today…" Then he got it, grinning along with her. "Oh, you're evil Debra. And I'm going to assume all of the extra blankets are being washed as well."
Debra shook her head, smiling. "Nope, they were sent to the ship for Dr. Alere and Hanna. It gets pretty cold at night in Omega.."
This time Hanna smiled. "Genius Debra. Next time I need help with a man, ill call you." Hanna winked.
On cue, Erik looked at her. "Wait, like, another man? Besides me?"
Both of the girls laughed, watching Davin and Vara while Erik sat there confused.
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Davin glared at Debra, who was smiling too much. His head was spinning with the alcohol; he could think clearly, which he never understood, but when it came to moving, that's when you could tell he was drunk. He could tell you exactly how to put a gun together drunk, but couldn't physically do it himself.
Something's fishy about this. Davin thought as Debra explained that both his and Vara's blankets were accidently not washed with the other laundry. That's funny, since everyone's laundry was done 2 days ago. But she wouldn't give in, so there was nothing he could do. He grunted and told her to go. She laughed, said goodnight, and left.
He lay down in his bed and closed his eyes, trying to sleep. He was glad he finally made a move on Vara; it had been a long time coming. He always thought she didn't like him because he was human. But it was the problems that came with him being human that made her hesitate, and he couldn't blame her.
"Davin?" Vara called, pulling him from his thoughts. He opened his eyes and looked over at her. "What is it V-Vara?"
"I'm….cold." Was all she said. He almost laughed; damn Debra, her plan was perfect. He smiled. Thank you Debra. "Then…come over here."
Silence for awhile, then. "I…don't know if I can make it."
He laughed, remembering that this was her first time being drunk. "I'll…come over there and get you." With that he rolled out of bed, slowly getting up. He didn't wobble too much, and he assumed he was able to do this. He walked over to her bed, almost falling along the way, and gently placed one arm under her head, the other under her curved legs. He was about to pick her up when he realized that their beds were the same size; he could just sleep in her bed instead. He laughed at himself and lay next to her. She instantly cuddled up to him, trying to steal his warmth.
"You…are very warm." She said, wrapping her legs around him. He nodded in response, turning and wrapping his arm around her. He had never cuddled before; why didn't anyone tell him how amazing it was?
"Hey…I need your help with something." She said, pulling him from his thoughts again. "What Vara?"
"Help me…remove my mask."
He blinked, almost not believing what he heard. "Are you s-sure it's ok to do that?"
She nodded. "I need to get used to you anyway. Ill get sick, but the more I do it, the more I'll adapt to the environment. Plus, when I finish my research and projects, I can cure my immune system and be able to be free of my suit."
Davin nodded, understanding, and helped her with her latches, until the mask came off with a quiet hissing sound. She pushed her hood back, and he could finally fully see her face and head. She had a weird design above her eyes, which he found fascinating. Her eyes glowed even brighter without the mask, and her hair was long; he guessed it would go past her waist. How she kept all of it in that suit he had no idea.
He looked into her eyes, and she looked back. They stayed like that for a long time, then he finally said screw it, leaning in and kissing her.
He had kissed a girl before, but it was nothing like this; He got lost in her lips, kissing slowly at first, then faster, sliding his tongue across her lips. She met his tongue with hers, and they made out for a long time, Davin running his hands through her long hair while she pulled his hair the entire time. It was when she took her hand and put it on her breast that he pulled away and shook his head. "No, not while you are drunk. We can wait for that."
She pouted. "Why? It's your fault, kissing me so roughly…you turned me on." She finished this by biting her lip, almost driving him insane; but he stayed strong. "Not tonight Vara, but don't you worry; later we will."
She pouted again, then surprisingly laughed and snuggled against him. He sighed in relief; if she really pushed towards it, he didn't know how much longer he could have held out. He kissed her on the forehead, and they both passed out, not noticing that their door was cracked open, and they were being watched.
They would know the next day, that's for sure.
