I do not own Mass Effect or any of the associated contact. Jagher Shepard is my Shepard and Fayelle Shepard is my friend's Shepard. This is a collection of moments set throughout the games. They're rated for language and violence mostly.
Mass Effect: Moments.
A Moment Interrupted.
"I guess we have some downtime to figure out what we are."
Jagher looked up at Kaidan, a small smile on her lips and a bit of a blush to her cheek. She so much wanted to say yes, to spend the downtime with Kaidan, talking and being close, feeling like a normal person with a somewhat normal relationship. But she couldn't just say yes. She couldn't just push everything else aside. They had to stop Saren and Sovereign, regardless of what the council said. They couldn't just sit there and do nothing. She couldn't just sit there and do nothing, as much as part of her wanted to. They had to find a way to get off the Citadel.
"Kaidan..."
He extended his hand towards her, leaning down slightly since she was sitting with her back against the lockers. "Come on Jagher," he said quietly.
She sighed playfully and took his hand, allowing him to pull her up and into his arms; she said a silent thank you that Kaidan was on this mission with her. He had this ability to make her feel better, to make her smile when that was the farthest thing from her mind.
One of Jagher's hands came to rest on Kaidan's chest. She stepped closer into him, her other hand sliding up to his shoulder, fingers dancing across his neck. The staff lieutenant dropped a hand to her waist, fingers kneading along her side, up to her ribs, as he used his other hand to brush some of her dark brown hair back from her face. They drew closer until a deep breath was all that separated them and what air there was between them was tense. Jagher inhaled sharply as Kaidan's lips brushed her ear and his body pressed against hers. She turned her face into him, moving for his lips.
"Uh, Commander? There's a message for you from Captain Anderson. He wants you to meet him at Flux."
Jagher jumped back from Kaidan the moment Joker's voice broke over the intercom, her breath rate rising and her face flushing a deep red. She took a deep breath to try and calm herself. Kaidan turned away, looking startled. "Were you listening in?" she asked, temper rising slightly. Kaidan's dark eyes caught hers and she felt her anger slide away.
"No ma'am. I just knew you were on board and would want the message as soon as possible."
Shepard rolled her eyes at the sarcastic tone in Joker's voice; he must have been listening in. "Yeah... thanks." She heard the intercom clicked off and Jagher sighed, running her hands back over her hair. The moment was gone and she was very disappointed; the memory of Kaidan's breath on her skin was too close to the surface. On the other hand, she now had something to do and since it was Anderson calling, she knew it would be something useful. Her green eyes found Kaidan and she tried to smile apologetically. "Kaidan..."
He stepped closer to her again but didn't touch her. "We'd better get going... Commander," he said with a smile.
She looked up at him, returned the cheeky smile and placed her hands on his chest, the motion bringing her even closer to Kaidan. Part of her wanted so much to finish what they'd started; part of her didn't want to go meet Anderson. But she knew she had to. Her relationship—whatever it may be—with Kaidan could wait. It would have to wait. Their relationship had developed fast but they could not go any farther, as much as she wanted it to.
Jagher rose to her tiptoes and pressed her lips to Kaidan's cheek, her hands still on his chest.
As she stepped away, Kaidan wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her back, sliding his arms around her in a hug. "When this is over, Jagher, we'll have time," he whispered against his ear.
"I know."
She pulled away again and smiled at him over her shoulder.
Author's Note.
Had to expand it.
Next Moment: Human.