All Shepard could remember from the beam run was going into it, after that it was all blurred in her mind and she couldn't tell it apart. She had been in this hospital for nearly 3 months, unable to move or talk, she was still able to hear the doctors and nurses in other rooms and out in the hall.

Garrus often visited once every few days, though he doesn't say much, he usually sits, waits, and falls asleep if it's during the night.

"My sister, Sol stopped by, she wanted to check up on me. She had said my father would arrive in a couple of days. Supposedly he's been wanting to see me, even though we have...a difficult past."

Garrus had fallen asleep not long afterwards. The next day Garrus was kneeling over Shepard's motionless body.

"I..." He stopped, thinking of what to say, "Listen Shepard, can you just follow this last order like you did before the beam run? Come back, from wherever you are, like you said, there's no Shepard without Vakarian." he made a soft moan after he finished the last words.


Garrus walked back and forth through the halls, he seemed rather nervous, then a female turian approached him, putting her hand on his shoulder. he stopped, looked at her, then looked away slowly. "Its going to be fine Garrus, he has been really looking forward to seeing you again." Garrus just leaned his head down and turned towards her.

"It's not that Sol."

"then what's wrong?" she ask curiously.

"I just, don't know how to tell him I fell in love with a human, he has always been trying to hook me up with turians ever since I joined C-Sec." Garrus said worriedly.

"look, you just need to relax. No matter what he says, you don't need his permission, even though you obviously want it. If this is what you want, just do it. Don't care what anyone else says." She exclaimed angrily.

Garrus shrugged and leaned against a nearby wall. "Sol, you know how he is, just like our uncles, aunts, and grandparents. They are old, traditional, they really get upset when someone falls in love with an outsider."

Garrus looked over at a door as it opened, a tall, older looking turian stepped out, his face resembled that of Garrus, only it has a much more worn look, and doesn't have a rocket blast to the face scar.

The older turian walked towards garrus, they both looked each other the eye. garrus got up from kneeling and held out his hand to the turian. "Hey...dad...uh...so how have you been?"

His dad didn't shake his hand but gave him a mean look, if turians do those. Garrus put his hand down in embarrassment as his father spoke, "I've been well, luckily we only lost a few of our family members from this war. I count at most 3 from what I've heared from the others but" he stopped for a moment.

"Um...but what dad?" Garrus persisted.

"I want to hear about you Garrus, I noticed you have a major scar on your right, plus I've really missed you son, its been so damn long since we spoke."

"Well, there's a few things I should tell you. The scar is from a gunship when I was on Omega." He stopped because his father made a grunt noise.

"Omega? Why there?"

"Long story short, love of my life died, decided to be go deal with criminals. Got all 3 major organizations mad at me."

"Impressive, I think."

"And if you're wondering, I have found someone, but she hasn't woken up from a coma yet. She's... really important to me father, even though she's not a turian, but she comes from a military family."

"Oh really?" he seemed surprised, but not angry. "And tell me, who might she be? asari? Quarian? I know Admiral Zorah has a thing for you." Garrus shook his head to every awnser his father said until...

"Human? Are you considering bonding with a Human?" Garrus was starting to get a bit annoyed by his father's rudeness.

"Yes, it is a human, she's been there for me ever since she found me at C-sec, and I think she feels the same way. NO! She does feel the same way, I just know it."

His father didn't say anything.

"Her name is Jane Shepard. To me she is the only person I could see spending my life with and for. Now you may think its just stress or my youngness but." he hesitated before he continued. "I want to do this, I know a bit on earth's customs. I'm not looking for approval but I know this is the right thing I'm doing."

Sol looked at her father then back a Garrus and smiled. "I'll leave you two to talk." She said as she walked off towards the elevator.

"Garrus." Garrus sort of made a groan when his father said his name. "Though you may not be able to have her join the Vakarian family, you have my approval, if it helps." Garrus looked at his father with wide eyes.

"You mean that? Be honest please."

"For to long I've made you feel as every decision you made was a failure, but seeing as you are committing to something that I know you won't back down on, I think its time you stop looking for my permission, and seek your own from within yourself." He stood at attention and made a salute to his son. Garrus saluted back, that was his fathers sign for your welcome or thanks.

"Thanks dad!" Garrus said cheerfully as his father walked off down the hall.

Not long afterwards Garrus walked into Shepard's room and went to the side of her bed.

"Jane! You should have been there, my father accepted me to bond with you. I'm still shocked, I told sol and I thought she was going to burst through the window for joy, though you probably won't get accepted into the Vakarian household, but I promise you I won't abandon you. Ever."


AUTHOR'S NOTES:

This shepard is based off of one of my characters.

I truly hope you enjoyed reading chapter 1, next chapter I am planning to have Shepard wake up and have loads of chatting with Garrus, next chapter will be out whenever I get a chance to.

This chapter seems a bit rushed but, don't worry, there's going to be loads of chapters in the future!