Don't Leave Me
Chapter 6
Hey guys! Here's Chapter 6! It's a little short, though. Read On!
Liara was outside the Med-Bay on the hospital ship, SSV Edwin, waiting while the doctors performed on John, helping heal any severe injury. Despite him standing on The Normandy, he ignored the pain just to embrace her again. That showed how much he loved her and missed her. She let a few tears roll as she thought of the memory. She took off her engagement ring. Again, she shed a few more tears as her life was slowly becoming the time she wanted to live. She's got so much life left to live and she wanted it no less than spend the rest of it with the love of her life.
She studied the ring, it is made of Prothean metal, which was very rare. She looked on the inside of it, she gasped at the words that were on it as she started to cry. It read;
I love you forever and after.
She sobbed for a minute. She wiped the tears away, This man has done more than anyone could in her life. He has gotten her a Prothean ring, No telling how much trouble he has gone through to get this. She clenched his tags as she hoped her lover would be in a condition to where they can continue. She cannot repay what the savior of the galaxy did for just an Asari Scientist.
"I love you, John, no matter what happens." She told herself, while sobbing, "I'll be with you now and to the end..." She trailed off as she continued breaking down. She heard someone walking up. She wiped her tears away and turned toward the sound of the footsteps. It was someone familiar.
"Hello, have you..." A woman trailed off as she recognized Liara, "Oh, Liara. Why are you crying?" She asks as she saw The Asari's bloodshot eyes.
"Oh, Ms. Shepard, I was just remembering what your wonderful son has done for me." Liara muttered as she wiped more of her tears away, "He has done more than I can repay."
She nodded, "What do you know about my son? Is he okay?" She asked, wanting to know that he was okay.
"He's in the med-bay, they are helping him recover." Liara answered her, with her voice slightly cracking.
She nodded again as she looked down at the floor, but as she did, she noticed something shining in Liara's hand.
"What is that?" She asked, pointing at the Asari's hand.
Liara looked at the hand she mentioned, she held it up to where Hannah could see it. John's mother gasped as she saw what it was.
"A ring? He proposed to you?" She said as her voice cracked.
Liara nodded, with her tears flowing down her cheeks again.
Hannah covered her mouth and nose with both of her hands. Her son proposed to a future wife. She cried as she felt joy for her son to have someone as special as Liara.
"My son...is going to have a wife!" She said as she brought Liara to a heartily hug.
Liara rested her chin on Hannah's shoulder, "Yes..." She said with her voice cracking, "I love John, He has done so much for me..." She said as she was cut off by her own tears.
Hannah nodded as she let Liara go.
"Do you know when the wedding is?" Hannah asked, with her own voice cracking.
"He said after he recovers good enough, I doubt it will be long." Liara answered her as she wiped her tears away again, smiling.
Hannah nodded again as she acknowledged, rubbing her eyes on the sleeve of her Alliance fatigues.
"May I see the ring?" She asked.
Liara nodded as she smiled whilst handing her the ring.
She studied the ring, it had a blue gem, the same color of Liara's eyes. She noticed the words on the outside. She felt emotion rise in her as she read the words. With further study, she noticed the words on the inside. She let a few tears escape as she read how much John valued his future wife. She wiped them away as she handed the ring back to the wife.
"It's Beautiful." Hannah commented.
Liara nodded in response, "Yes, it is. It's made of Prothean Metal. A very rare element." She said while tears flooded down her face again, "It's..." She struggled to say, "It's the best he has given me..." She croaked.
Hannah gave in to a few more tears also, Her son was treating his lady like a princess. She couldn't believe it.
"I want to live the rest of my life with him, no-one else... He has stood by me and held me up whenever I fell... He has loved me and done more for me than anyone in the universe could...I'm lucky to have a man, your son, as a future husband. I will stand by him whenever he falls on hard times and comfort him, while standing by his side like he has Ll the time before." Liara told her.
Hannah smiled at Liara, "I'm glad my son has someone to come back to after all of this. I can't think of anyone else who deserves him."
Liara shook her head, "I'm just a Prothean Scientist. I don't deserve him."
Hannah put a hand on Liara's shoulder, "But he still loves you more than anything in the universe, doesn't he?" She smiled as she told Liara.
Liara smiled back, "He does, doesn't he?" Then she broke down again, "He made a promise I asked him for, the night he proposed to me...That...that..." She failed to say the words.
"What did he promise?" Hannah asked, wondering what her son has told Liara.
She looked Hannah straight in the eyes, with tears in her own, "That He will always come back..." She sobbed, "He honored his promise by doing everything he could, just to get back to me..." She covered her face as tears overwhelmed the Asari.
Hannah hugged her again, hoping to help calm her down. Which took her about five minutes,
"Because I love you and I promised My Asari I will come back." A familiar voice came out.
"Am I hearing things now?" Liara asked after Hannah let her go.
Hannah stepped back, shaking her head, with tears in her eyes, Looking past Liara.
Liara turned around, and her tears come over her like a wave. Standing in front of her was No other than John Shepard. She cried uncontrollably as she threw her arms around him, holding him tightly as she soaked his Alliance Fatigues. After a few minutes of crying, she finally pulled him in for an extremely deep passionate kiss. They didn't come apart for several minutes, Hannah was still in tears of her beloved son surviving and reuniting with the one and only he loved.
They pulled apart, looking into each other's eyes.
"You have no idea on how much I miss those eyes." John told her as he lost himself in the jewels sparkling.
She smiled lovingly at him.
John pulled her into an embrace. He hugged her tightly. After he released her, he went over to his mother.
She reeled him in for a loving hug, "Oh, John...I missed you." She told him, voice cracking, with tears coming down as she finally got together with her son again.
"I missed you too, mother." John told her along his voice cracking also, nearly giving in to the tears he has held for her.
They separated and his mother held onto his shoulders, looking at her grown-up son, taking in his handsome face he has inherited from his father.
"You look just like your father, John." Hannah told him, voice still cracking.
He nodded, "Thank you, mom." He gave her a smile.
She smiled back, "Can I at least expect grand kids?"
His eyes went wide, he looked at Liara. She smiled and nodded. He looked back at his mother. He smiled.
She bear-hugged him, he could've swore one of his ribs cracked.
"My son's going to have my grandchildren!" She said happily.
"What happened while I was out?" John asked.
"From what I heard, The relays were destroyed by the crucible, Some are repaired and the rest are being worked on by the Geth and the Quarians. So far, the homeworlds of all species has been in contact saying the reapers are down. The Citadel has been damaged by the crucible, and it's also being repaired by the Geth. The Krogan has demanded colonization for the planets they've lost during the Krogan Rebellions. The council has accepted. The Turians and The remaining Krogan are acting as rescue squads, while the Salarians are helping assist in medical needs." Hannah told him.
"What about the Normandy?" He asked.
"Joker is overjoyed that EDI wasn't destroyed in the Crucible Blast, James and EDI recovered, and everybody else is out helping." Liara told him.
He nodded, He was very glad that Joker still had someone. He was relieved that James made it, along with EDI's body. He smiled to himself, he has done the impossible, now, he deserves sighed a relief, Liara came up behind him while he was looking at his mother, intertwining her hand with his.
Hannah smiled at her son. He has been through so much, she was relieved he's finally able to get some down time with the person he loved.
"John, I have no words able to describe on what you did today." Hannah told her son, smiling at him.
"Mother, you are one of the reasons that got me here. You encouraged me to join the Alliance while we were in space, you encouraged me to take on the N7 Program, You are the one who got me started to where I am now." He told her as he smiled.
Her heart stopped as said those words, the mother in her died. Tears swelled up in her eyes while she smiled.
"Oh...son!" She said happily, as she brought him into another hug with water pouring down her cheeks.
He smiled again as he was hugged. When he was released, he intertwined hands with Liara again. She smiled lovingly at him, he returned it.
"So What happens now?" Liara asked.
"Is the relay leading to Thessia available?" He asked.
She nodded.
John smiled really big, "Our Wedding. I have an Asari Scientist to marry!"
Liara opened her mouth as she smiled. Hannah smiled with her.
That's all, Folks!
Sorry for rushing his recovery! I doubt anyone wants to read paragraphs of Liara talking about the things John has done for her. Aha!
I hope you enjoyed reading! Please do, if you can, leave a review! See you next time with Chapter 6 of "The Asari Spectre"!
~Dark