A/N Several F Bombs coming your way. I apologize if my crass language offends you.
Ashley
I glare lasers at my love's back as she allows Kaidan to hold her tightly, I hear the word 'always' in barely a whisper. I feel pissed is she leading us both on, because that is totally not okay. Had she said the same words to him about how much she liked him. As if they both sense my anger, Kaidan lets go. Shea walks around to the elevators and grabs me on the way, I lean against the wall in a very stand offish mood. I remain glaring daggers at her. "What the fuck was that all about Ash?" she asks. "You tell me, miss let's get all up ons with everyone." I said. "Seriously Ash. Did you misinterpret what I said about others touches. Ash it was a hug, Kaidan is sad and he feels lonely. He misinterpreted me being nice for an attraction. I set him straight. Ash you are the only one who's touch gets me all hot and bothered. Your touch is the only one that soothes and comforts me completely. I said after Saren and I meant it. You are the only one I want to be with. Please believe me." She says.
Who am I kidding I could never stay mad at her for long. "I'm sorry, I'm still getting used to these overwhelming feelings which seemed to have gotten better and yet worse at the same time, since I know you like me too." I said. "I give you my word and a Shepard never breaks there word, as soon as we're able to I'll be yours and only yours." She says and strokes my cheek. I lean into her touch. We walk back around the elevator and we just wait for Dr. Chakwas to tell us how our friend is. It's another hour before the Dr. comes out. " She'll make a full recovery with no lingering effects except for aches when it gets cold. She needs at least 24 hours to rest, so the intervention will take place at the earliest tomorrow." She says. We all sigh in relief, both because she is ok and because the intervention gets put off.
Once Dr. Chakwas gives the all clear that Chey is clear headed enough for the intervention to proceed. We all convene in the mess again, even Joker hobbled his ass down there and he never leaves his chair for any other reason the eating, sleeping, or going to the bathroom. Shea carries her into the mess and sits her down. "What is this?" Chey asks. "An intervention ." Shea replies. "I am fine. I do not need a fucking intervention!" Chey shouts. "Restrain her." Shea orders only Wrex is brave enough to do as he was ordered, no one had seen this kind of fire in her eyes before. "You are not fucking okay Chey! So you will fucking sit there until we've all said our piece!" Chey tries to break free, but can't the knots Wrex tied into the rope is too strong. "Might as well stop struggling that rope is strong enough to tie ten Krogans up and not break even if they all combine their strength." Wrex says. She glares at him and tries to struggle again. "Settle the Fuck down Chey and listen!" Shea orders. She pushes a couple of buttons on her Omni tool. "You still there mom?" she asks. "Yes. I'm here." Chey glares at her sister. "Really you brought our mom into this fucking intervention?" her mom comes over the speaker "You watch your language Cheyenne Denise Shepard or I won't even wait till your sister tells me to come and get you!" her tone even sends shivers down my spine, I can definitely tell where Shea gets her commander's voice from. I would very much like never to be on their mom's side of ire.
"What do you mean come get me?" Chey asks. "If we can't reach you through this intervention and you keep up your kamikaze and destructive attitude, I will remove you from this mission. Mom has agreed that if that was the case, she would come and get you and take you to get professional help. You're current path risks not only yourself but all of us, the ship, and the mission. So you will listen to us Cheyenne. If I have to remove you I will." Shea says. Her voice is strong and stern and doing weird things to my body. I was always the one who would take charge in the bedroom. Now I wanted Shea to be the one who is in charge in and out of the bedroom, once we get to that point that is. "After Saren." I vow.
Shea
I took no pleasure in doing this to Chey. I hated that he had come to this, I hated that I took Liana's ashes from my hiding place. It pained me to sit it on the table before her, here I was laying out almost everyone of her secrets for the crew to know about. It broke my heart to see my sister face Liana's ashes. I had hidden it that I had picked up her ashes on the citadel without her knowledge. I could see how much it pained her to look at the wooden box with her wife and child's name on it. "Aunt Karin you've know us the longest besides mom so why don't you start this off." I said. She nods. "I have known all three of you since you were swaddling infants. So I know how Liana would have felt if she could see you now.." Chey sniffles a sob. "Please don't say her name.." she begs. "I'm sorry Chey, but you can't ignore this and I will not dishonor Liana's memory by being complacent in this." Karin says.
"Liana would be disappointed and hurt by you. She went through hell to get you through Akuze and she confided in me that, she had made you give her your word that you would never let the tragedy of Akuze and any future tragedies consume you again. You are breaking your promise to her, just because she died does not mean the promise is rendered null in void, you dishonor her memory and the love you two had." I tell mom to go next. "Sweetheart, I more then anyone else can understand what you are going through. After your father was killed the only thing that kept me going was you two. Despite that pain I wanted you both to find love like I had. When you and Liana got together, I was overjoyed. She had accepted you for all you were the good and the bad and she loved you. When you two got married I cried for joy that day, because of her I had my daughter back. Every time your hearts broke when you lost a baby , my heart broke too. My heart breaks for your still, because you never got the chance to know the joys of children. When the miscarriages happened it was you who put together the pieces of Liana's shattered heart. It was you who gave her the strength and desire to keep trying. Liana isn't here to mend your broken heart anymore, so you have to be the one to draw strength from Liana's spirit to mend your own heart as she has and would if she were still with us." I wait a couple seconds and once sure mom was done I looked to Ashley. "Ash."
"When I was stationed on Eden Prime you and Liana took me in. You shared your home and hearts with me. Liana and I would sometimes run into each other in the middle of the night when sleep wouldn't return. She always spoke of how brave you were how selfless you were in giving of yourself and your time when someone needed it. She was so proud of you for opening yourself up to others especially with what you went through on Akuze. She told me you had been her strength and her drive to continue on after she lost the other babies. Your love for her always saw her through her rough times, she teared up when she thought about how you would for go sleep, just to hold her hair back when she was sick and to hold her. You saw her through the death of her parents and her siblings. She confessed to me that her one prayer to God was that you never lose that heart, that no matter the trials, the pain, or the tragedy that your heart would remain the kind soul it was. That you'd never lose your away like you did after Akuze." Ash finishes. I shiver and hold back the damn of tears threatening to break with in me. "Who would like to speak next?" I ask. Joker steps forward, I nod.
"Chey when we were in basic together before I went into pilot school, you never let me allow the others teasing break me down. When my bones would break you were there to give me a hand, you never tore me down because of my illness. When the drill sergeant went to strike me, for his enjoyment you stepped in for me. You took his beating and allowed him to strip you and lay all of you bare for the others to ridicule you." I never knew about this event. I need to find that man and met out justice.