After about a month my wounds had completely healed and Shepard was also almost fully healed, I decided to find out more about human culture and had looked up all different sorts of articles. When I had first heard about human's they were just as alien to me as I was to them, but after meeting the commander my feelings changed. It was obvious that some actions were just impossible for a turian and human to work, like the way human's 'kiss' each other, I do not have lips, but that didn't stop me from wondering what it would be like. It was very obvious to the crew that the commander and I felt for eachother and I had told the commander so just a week ago, she had been really happy and kissed my forehead, at that moment I had felt in my heart that I truly loved her.
I was walking around the ship when I heard the commander talking, deciding to join the conversation I went towards the comm room. Then I heard Joker ask the commander "So you are in a relationship with the turian?" I carefully looked around the corner and saw the both of them sitting down and chatting. "Yes, we have felt this attraction for a long time. Why?" The commander answered. "It's just that it probably isn't easy to have an interspecies relationship, are you sure you want to start this now? We are on a mission to get Saren and there is a big risk involved with that, he could die, you would become depressed or you might even sacrifice yourself for him." The commander thought about his words and answered "I know what I am getting into Joker and I thank you for your concerns, but if I have to fight alongside anyone it would be him. There is indeed a chance that one of us does not make it and I am prepared to make sacrifices, that I am in a relationship does not change my status as commander and the responseability that comes with it." I felt my heart beat faster at her words and my mandibles flared. I then left their conversation and got some work done.
Shepard p.o.v.
After Garrus told me he wanted to be in a relationship the crew got very curious and sometimes very... bold with the questions they asked and so I got in this situation: In the middle of the night Joker decided that Ashley, Kaiden, himself and I would come together so I could answer some of their questions. Ofcourse I had refused at the beginning, but they would not stop asking about it, in the end I accepted because they had threatened to ask Garrus if I didn't want to answer their questions. Now we were sitting in the comm room, the four of us, and I had to answer their questions, great. The first to ask was Kaiden "Commander, I need to know who made the first move in your relationship." I shrugged and answered "Stop being so formal Kaiden, we are friends right now, not commander and lieutenant." I heard Joker chuckle and continued "To answer your question though, I would say Garrus made the first move, he misunderstood the meaning of a smile or something like that and came to the ridiculous idea of challenging me to a fight, ofcourse I agreed." Kaiden seemed to slump a bit but kept a straight face and nodded. "Will you let everyone know you and Garrus are in a relationship?" Ashley excitedly asked. "I figure that they will find out no matter what, so, yes." I said, honestly I was a bit worried about the reaction to our relationship. Not many humans had an interspecies relationship and it would probably not be welcomed by most.
Joker kept silent as if he was planning on some questions, and knowing him he would ask some outrageous ones. "What do you find attractive about Garrus? I mean, he looks almost nothing like a human." Kaiden asked, he was looking a bit sour, I replied "It's not his appearance that I think is most attractive, it's more how he and I just seem to fit together, we have the same mindset, but we are also both able to look at something from a different perspective." I had feared that the questions would have been worse, but up until now it all seemed fine. Until Joker opened his mouth "Deya, have you always been attracted to aliens, or only turians?" I sughed and answered "No, as I said before it was mostly his personality." Joker chuckled again and said "Yeah, mostly.". Then Ashley came with a question "What do turians look like without clothes anyway?" I felt a slight blush rise up to my cheeks before I could supress it and quickly answered "Why don't you just look it up?". Then Joker said "EDI, open extranet interface." I had walked right into his trap.
Joker then typed in 'turian anatomy', I was actually curious myself, seeing as I never got him pantless. I blushed at the thought. Some images showed up of turians with no clothes, they weren't exactly shocking, honestly you couldn't see anything that even looked like reproductive organs. I heard a 'huh' escape from Kaiden's mouth and Ashley turned to me "But, I don't even see genitals." I was no wiser, but I had some theories which I would not discuss with them ofcourse. Joker then said "Then how do you have sex with him?" Just as I thought I didn't need to be embarassed anymore the idiot just had to say something. "I haven't had sex with him, yet." I immediately regretted saying yet as Kaiden seemed to react immediately with his question "Yet!?". In all of my career there was not a moment I had wanted to disappear into the ground as much as I did right now. At that moment the door to the comm room opened and, ofcourse the person to walk in had to be the person we were talking about. "What are you all doi-" he looked up at the window still open and his mandables flared.
I think that we all looked like deer in the headlights as he realised what was going on, waiting for him to say something I sat still. He walked up to me, gave me a 'let's get out of here' look and pulled me with him, leaving the others behind. We went to his room and at first I thought he was mad at me, but when we entered his room he began laughing loudly. Confused I just stood there and waited for him to finish. He then straightened up and looked at me with an amused look on his face. "You know, you could have just asked." He said with amusement clear in his voice. I blushed and stammered "I wasn't sure you what you would say... or think, I mean, maybe you didn't even plan t-to, you know..." I felt super embarassed right now. Garrus then teasingly asked "Hmm, no I don't know what you could possibly mean... Care tk explain?" I couldn't help but smile at his tone and, feeling confident now, I stepped closer so our bodies were only millimeters apart. Then I seductively said "I was talking about... sex."
Garrus p.o.v.
It sounded so erotic when she said it, when she gave me that look I could feel my body heat up. "Well, maybe I was planning to have... sex, with you." I said as I pulled her so close we were standing directly against eachother. She kissed my neck and I closed my eyes letting out a satisfied sigh. She then said "I believe I explored your body last time, maybe you want to return the favour?" At her words I felt excitement coursing through me and she smiled at me. I gently removed her clothes and layed her down on my bed. She was still wearing underclothes, but even with those her body was beautifully revealed. I had seen naked humans before, on the extranet, but she, she was different, she was the most perfect human, no being in this entire galaxy and beyond. I lightly traced my talons over her very sensitive skin making her shiver, I traced her collarbones, her sides, her arms, her legs and I traced over the middle of her stomach to that odd little hole in the middle of it. I then tried to remove the uppernpart of her underclothes, which was oddly connected and she ended up doing it herself giggling at my attempts. She was so different from a turian, though I had never been with anyone in my life, the turian anatomy was understandable to me. Her body though, it had to be explored, I decided to ask her "What are these for?" I asked as I pointed to her chest.
She laughed lightly and said "Those are breasts, humans feed their offspring milk from them when they are young." I nodded and interestedly placed my hand over one of them making her gasp in pleasure, the breast was just a little bit fuller than my hand could hold and it was even softer than the rest of her body. Instinctively I began massaging them, feeling the softness. Deya moaned and seemed very pleased with what I was doing. I felt aroused, but knew that without the proper information we should not try to... engage in any, too dangerous acts. We would have to look something up later. Right now I focused on her, and I tried softly pinching her nipple, she let out a loud moan and arched her back so her hips made contact with my leg, which was placed in between them. One hand kept massaging her breast while I moved my upper body more downward to take off the remaining underclothing. It revealed a mound, it was relatable to what female turians had and I hoped it had the same purpose. Her mound looked very vulnerable, so I decided against using my clawed fingers and used my tongue instead. As I slowly swiped my tongue through her fold she let out the most delicious moan, causing me to continue with even more enthusiasm.
I licked over a particular small bud above her opening and she bucked her his upward, I kept stimulating her being rewarded by her moans each time. Her taste was like nothing I had tasted before, but I didn't mind it, I just hoped it wasn't poisonous to me. Even if it was, at this moment I was willing to risk it. I let my tongue explore the inside of her hole and felt her walls move all around, I felt a great need to be inside her, but the thought of hurting her because of my own impatience was enough to keep me at bay. I was still massaging her breast with my left hand and with my right hand I carefully pressed one finger against the sensitive bundle of nerves. Her muscles seemed to all tighten up at once and then she relaxed, taking this as a sign she had climaxed I layed down on my back beside her, feeling an overwhelming sense of accomplishment, her breathing was heavy and the room felt warm as she said "T-that was better than I could have ever hoped Garrus, I love you."
Shepard p.o.v.
As I was still high on my orgasm, I remembered that Garrus must be itching for release too. I then sat up, put on my panties and faced Garrus, who was looking up to me from his relaxed layed down position. "I imagine you want some release too, let me help." I said as he sat up as well. "If you're tired you can go to sleep, I can take care of myself." He said, but I wasn't going to let this opportunity slide. "No, I want to and I know you want it too. I can rest later." I pushed on, his mandables twicthed again proving that I had been right. I placed myself on his lap and removed his shirt, while doing this I said "I don't plan to go all the way before we find out what we can and can't do." He seemed to relax, proving that he had been thinking about it too. Sometimes it just felt as if we were of the same mind, cautious, but not afraid of adventure, able to follow, but also to lead. The likenesses between us two were what made me fall in love with him, he thought as I did and I was glad he did so. I admired his chest, letting my hand run over it, it was smooth, it felt kind of hard, like a thin layer of metal, but also smoother than I would've thought.
I then removed his pants requiring some of his assistance and admired his body for a few seconds. I then settled myself between his legs, resting my elbows on them and asked "How do your repdroductive organs work?" I felt no embarassment but also surprised, because Deya was still with me. I had expected her to have left earlier in the morning, but she was still here. I began to wonder, does she value me more than her job? On one side it would make me very happy but on the other side it was, worrisome, I don't want her to risk failing the mission for me... but then again, I would do the same for her. That feeling of worry made me embrace her tightly for a second, she was here in my arms, she will do the right thing when the time is there. She let out a soft yawn and turned over to me, letting one arm slip over my waist. She gave me a tired smile and placed a kiss in the nape of my neck, I had received numerous kisses from her in the time that we were together, but never once had I done something back to show that I also loved her. Then I just softly pressed my forehead against hers, feeling that it would be equal. She asked "What was that for?" With a soft smile on her even softer lips. "In return for your kiss." I simply said, knowing that she would understand the thought behind it.
It was as if only we existed right now, as if there were no problems, no stress, just the warm embrace we shared. And the loud banging on my metal door as Wrex yelled "Dammit Vakarian, get the commander out of your bed we need her right now. I've waited for you two wake up for over an hour, get your asses out here." If I hadn't known Wrex I would've thought that he was actually angry, but there was a hint of smug amusement in his voice. Deya sighed and gave me a reassuring smile as she got up and yelled "Yeah, yeah, we'll be over in half an hour. And I can almost hear you grinning in the other side of the door, get a move on!" Ofcourse she wasn't mad either, it was kind of how we treated eachother in this ship. She was already putting on her uniform, I stayed in bed until she was finished just to see as much of her beauty as I could. She then gave me a thumbs up and left my room, I quickly got up, not willing to wait for the loneliness to kick in and got on my uniform. Before eating I had to take a shower, if the noise yesterday wasn't enough then our smell would certainly give it away. After the nice shower Deya and I quickly ate a meal together, since we were late the others were already done, and we went to the comm room. Most people were there, as we sat down I scanned the others to see what they were thinking, Wrex had a smug smile, Ashley looked very happy, Kaiden had a bit of a frown going on and Tali was looking very rested. After Liara rushedly joined us we talked about how to find Saren and what the best plan of attack would be. Then Joker's voice spoke "Commander, incomming call from the council." I looked over to her, she shrugged and said to Joker "What about?" To which Joker replied "Something about a party, I don't know, want me to connect them?". "Yes please." The commander said, you could hear Joker snickering and he said "Well, I guess Vakarian's not the only one who can ask nicely." The commander's face lit up and my body tensed up, she was about to reply when the council came through. The commander hastily got up and stood in front of them, greeting them. "Hello, commander Shepard." The asari council member said, while the turian council member merely looked at her and the salarian raised his hand in greeting. "You must wonder about the nature of this call, I will get right to business. We call you for a ceremony for your recently acquired spectre status." The commander looked confused "If I may ask, why?" She said. The turian council member said "Because we decided on it, the media wants to know about the first human spectre." The commander raised an eyebrow but kept silent at the irritated tone the turian had, which gave away he didn't choose for it to be so.
Most of the important people from the crew were invited, plus our squad. Wewere told there would be sorts of important people and to leave a good impression, weapons were restricted. With one glance at the commander I could tell that she was going to take weapons anyway. We were told to dress appropriately, they specifically told the commander not to come in armor and sent further data about the event to EDI. Ashley and Liara were pretty excited for the event and quickly took the commander and Tali with them to make plans. The males were left, and it seemed that most of us weren't too excited about going, we talked about it for some time and then went seperate ways. When I was alone and went back to work I felt slightly worried for the ceremony and the 'party' afterwards, I would need to speak to Deya about our relationship and if she wanted it to be public or not. I was worried about what people from both races would think if the commander, an important person to everyone, announced she was in a relationship with a turian. Even worse a turian from her crew, they could see me as a distraction and strip her of her specter-rights. I was sure the commander would not care for their opinion and neither do I, but I do care about what happens to her and we would definitly talk about it soon.
Shepard p.o.v.
"You know, I've never been to a ceremony like this, back on the flotilla there would only be a small gathering when a new member is assigned for a crew." Tali excitedly said, it was very sweet to see her look forward to this, her race was not exactly used to this much wealth and events of this scale. "I am excited to see which important people will be there, business people or politicians or ambassadors." Naturally Liara was interested in that, she was a researcher after all, maybe this would give her the chance to speak up about her theories and research. "I just hope to get out alive and well." I said, wishing I felt the same excitement the others felt. Instead ai only dreaded what was to come, they would ask questions and want me to say somethjng inspiring for everyone out there. A crew is one responsibility, I don't need the responsibility of media publicity on me as well. "Hey, don't worry so much, it's going to be just like back when I was with my sisters. We can have a girls night out!" Ashley was probably the most excited about the afterparty, but seeing as this was a closed event and one full of media at that I don't think it will be much of a party. But not wanting to sour the mood I said "You're right, after the ceremony we'll have some fun." My smile not completely fake, it was different from a combat mission and a bit of variety can't hurt.
Then it was time to pick outfits, I had to say it was fun to spend time as a group of friends instead of colleage's. We started with Tali's outfit, since she had to wear her suit underneath the formal clothes. We eventually went with an indigo wrap dress that was fastened in the back of her neck, crossed over her breasts and went back around to form a skirt that was short in the front and long in the back, the dress matched her usual headdress in color and pattern. Liara chose a lightgrey skintight dress that came down to just above her knees with a high collar and darker grey stripes to accentuate her curves over it she wore a long coat from the same material the same color as the stripes on her dress. The coat came to hang just above the floor and had a round opening so you could see her back, the coat could be taken off for the party and was formal enough for the ceremony. Ashley then decided it was my turn and went to grab something from her closet, but I interrupted her and said I already had something. First she looked a bit disappointed but when I showed her the dress she was happy again, it was a black dress reaching the middle of my thighs and it was almost skintight, the upper part was held up by thin straps crossing at my back and with a bit of a cleavage at the front. The cleavage was not too large, it was modest and appropriate for the ceremony. The side had a red line with one thinner white line on each side of the red line with the N7 logo at the bottom. Ashley approved of my choice and showed her own dress, a dark red dress reaching the floor with a split up to just above her knee the upper part was decorated with small black beads in a flower pattern.
Garrus p.o.v.
By the time I saw Shepard again it was already almost nighttime, we were both tired, but sensing I had something to say she followed me to my room. "I'm sorry to bother you this late on the evening Deya, but I would like to know how and if you plan to tell the media you are in a relationship with me." I felt guilty for asking her to listen to me when she was obviously tired, but it had to be done. "I will tell them, but only if they ask about it." She said, rubbing in her eyes. "Wouldn't it be better if you just said it upfront? I don't think it will be easier if you have to answer that same question again and again to individual media interviewers." I protested, she looked in my eyes and let out a long sigh "I'm sorry Garrus, I'm very tired and the stress from the whole event will not put my mind at ease. I need some sleep now." Seeing her speaking only the truth I nodded in agreement and we both changed and went into bed. I whispered "I love you." But could sense she was already asleep, I put my arm around her and fell asleep too.