"Leaving so soon?" He questioned the day after. It was relatively early, but she'd fallen asleep in his bed. She bet the crew was just absolutely worried, Shepard wasn't the most punctual person on earth, but she surely wouldn't stay gone for a whole night.
"Sorry, but my crew needs me," she wished that she could've stayed a little longer. He was such a kind person, but it wasn't for the best.
"You've saved the galaxy how many times? Take a little break,"
She shook her head and picked up her heels from the floor. Not putting them on, but holding them so they wouldn't be forgotten, "No can do, Krillik, maybe another time."
He quickly stood from the bed, his bed sheets being the only thing that covered his lower plating. He placed a talon on her cheek and kissed her, long and passionate, or at least that's what he wanted. She was quick to pull away from the sign of intimacy.
"Y-your scent isn't hard to withstand anymore. His smell is still there, but now, I can smell me more than anything else," he took a long deep breath of her hair and sighed out, smiling hard above her.
"I've...gotta go," she said, quickly pulling away from his hold and down the stairs.
"Long night, huh?" Kasumi asked as she sat at the bar. She was sad, tired, and rather lonely, but instead if venting about her unspeakable amount of problems, she merely just nodded as a response, "Yeah, I can tell. You're not wearing any panties."
"I know, Kasumi," she groaned out and took another sip of her drink. What was she doing here, drinking away her sorrow while the man she had strong feelings for was probably worried sick about her?
She couldn't face him. Not because of what he did, but because of what she had just done. She went out and slept with someone else, and seeing as it was another Turian was only adding salt to the wound. What she did was petty, and she knew it, but in the heat of moment things were different. Garrus was a villain, out to ruin her life and for once she was the damsel in distress. Krillik came along, just your average superhero, and saved her life. Or at least, that's what it felt like.
There was an explanation behind what Garrus did, but she was caught up in so much anger that she couldn't find a way to care, and now that she'd stooped down to the lowest level, she knew that she was wrong.
She exited the Lounge and walked over to Life Support. The door stayed unlocked, even though there wasn't much of a use for it after Thane's passing, but it felt as though he was still there at times.
In a moment like this she would come to Thane for his wisdom and advice. He was like the father that she could reach easier than her own, by merely walking down a few steps and going into this room.
It still smelled like the candles he burned when he meditated. A sweet smell of vanilla, he said it helped relax the mind.
She sat in the chair across from his, the one she'd sit in all the time when she came to chat with him. Jane had a high respect for objects of the dead, she felt as though if she disturbed them, she would disturb the spirit that was attached to it too, even though she knew that Thane was already across the sea right now, with his late wife.
"Hey, Thane, it's been awhile huh?" She spoke to the silence, like she'd done many times before after his death, "I bet you're across the sea, looking over at me, and face palming. I know I know, I'm an idiot. You could tell me if you wanted to."
She clasped her hands in a praying motion, as she'd seen him do time and time again, "What do I say to him, Thane? I know you're not the most romantic person in the Galaxy, but when it came to advice, you we're the person to go to. I bet you want me to be honest right? You want me to own up for my mistakes. You always believed that honesty was the best way to go. I'll tell him, I'll tell him everything,"She stood from her chair and smiled into the air, " Thanks for listening, Thane, I'll miss you."
As soon as she spoke those words the doors opened and a highly upset Garrus stood in the doorway, "I was worried."
The words stabbed into her chest like a knife and made her body ripple with pain. She merely nodded though, not sure of what else to say.
"Garrus, I-"
He sniffed the air loudly, "What's that smell?"
"Uh, Vanilla?"
"No! Not that one!" He walked close to her and grabbed her by the shoulder, taking a deep inhale of her body, "Who have you been with?"
She froze entirely, "H-how did you know?"
"Superior sense of smell," he growled, "Now answer me!"
"I just got so upset over everything you did Garrus. The bonding and the lying about it-"
"How do you know about that?"
"I have a Kasumi,"
"Listen, Garrus, I'm sorry. Last night I just….I just couldn't function properly. I went out to the club on the citadel and I talked to that Turian bartender, the one who gives me free drinks, we talked, and he took me back up to his room and we-," she trailed off a bit, "I'm sorry for what I did. I know it was wrong. I am so so sorry."
He placed his forehead against hers and nuzzled it slightly, releasing a few soft purrs, "I was in the wrong here, Jane, and we know it. If it weren't for you finding out about the fake accidental bonding, I probably would've never told you."
"And if it weren't for Thane, I probably wouldn't have owned up for Krillik."
"Thane?" He questioned.
"Nothing nothing, we should leave now, and arrange a time to meet up and talk about it later," she suggested.
He nodded and left Life support, the door shutting quickly behind him.
"You always know exactly what to do, Thane," she spoke to the air again, but just as she was about to leave she heard a soft thud behind her.
She turned back and looked at the empty room behind her, the only difference now being one of Thane's candles lying on the floor instead of on the self like it usually was.
She held back a little smile as she picked it up and held it close to her chest, "I won't use it until I absolutely need it, thank you again, Thane."
She closed the door to Life Support and smiled, taking a large whiff of the vanilla scented candle, she walked to the elevator a lot happier now.