They were back on the Normandy, but the trip on Menae was... interesting...
Everything seemed like a dream.
They had fixed the comm tower so that the Turian government could find out who the next Primarch was, which was surprisingly right on Menae. Not only did they have to track him down, they met another of Shepard's friends; a Turian named Garrus Vakarian.
Garrus was a true Turian solider through and through. He reeducated Vega about the Krogan Rebellion, almost got crushed by a crashing fighter plane... oh, and don't forget the endless waves of Reapers!
But the worse part of the trip was none of that. Vega could sense a... connection... between Shepard and Garrus. And that was only a week ago.
Strange that all of that really happen, now that they were back on the Normandy.
Vega headed up to the crew's quarters to grab a towel an a fresh set of clothing.
'Man, do I stink!'
He exited out of the quarters to find Garrus was also heading to the showers. He'd never shared a shower with a Turian.
"You're James Vega, right? Didn't get much of an introduction on Menae, did we?"
They both entered the men's bathroom.
"So, how do you know the Commander?" James asked smuggly
But for some reason, he was think of how much he wanted to punch this Turian's face. Why?
"Oh, we go far back to around the time she became a Spectre. I was working at C-Sec, trying to find a way to get Saren arrested. She took me along for the ride, and defeated him.
Then we kicked some Collector ass together, along with some friends... I guess..."
James realized this as a challenge. They were now cleaning up.
"Ok, hotshot, just so you know, I fought off a whole shit load of Collectors... by myself!"
Garrus smiled. Vega was NOT gonna let him win!
"Did I fail to mention that Shepard and I... well, let's just say, we had a nice tussle before fighting off the Collectors..."
James was now getting pissed.
"Sure, bring your sex life into this, why don't you? THAT'LL SHOW ME HOW MUCH OF A MAN YOU ARE!"
"Oh, did I hurt the little Lieutenant's feelings? Some solider you are..."
James punched the wall beside Garrus's head, which left a little dent in it.
"LISTEN HERE, TURIAN; I DON'T NEED TO KNOW EVERY LITTLE DETAIL ABOUT YOU! OR ABOUT YOU AND SHEPARD! DO YOU HEAR ME?"
James quickly finished showering, dried off, then turned to the very shocked Turian.
"I'm leaving..."
"You have feelings for her, don't you?"
Vega stopped before the men's bathroom door. Garrus turned off his shower, slowly walked up to James, and whispered in his ear.
"Stay away from her, you hear? She's my woman..."
He couldn't take it. James spun around and did not hold back when he punched him in the face. The Turian staggered backwards, holding the front of his face, since his kind did not have noses like humans. James picked up his clothes and towel he had dropped, then faced against Garrus towards the door.
"I don't think that's for you to decide now, isn't it? Fuck you."
And calmly left the bathroom.
