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Chapter 28

Kila's Helai!

… It's getting late, but Liara always wants to stay with Shepard, as long as possible. Liara feels good, if she can talk to her. When she watches at Shepard's sleep, she feels she is never alone. Whenever she barely touches the Shepard's hand, Liara perceives unmistakable, her presence, getting inside. She is absolutely sure that Shepard is listening, who is feeling the same emotions, and they are still sharing every small sensation, and shade of color in whatever frame of mind.

When evening comes, Liara is very tired, exhausted. Because of the mental mergers, certainly, but above all because of the unstoppable wave of emotions and feelings, which every day crosses her soul. She may feel overwhelmed by joy, or torn by grief. In any case, Liara's heart runs faster and faster, it does not want to stop feeling.

Sometimes, relive those incredible days spent with Shepard, becomes more difficult, strenuous, but it is still beautiful. Liara cannot surrender to. She feels awfully lucky to be alive. Sometimes, she has trouble believing the war is really over, and she is holding Shepard's hand in her own!

Sometimes, she needs to linger longer on Shepard's face, caressing it. To feel the soft touch of her face under her own lips. Only in this way, she can feel really alive, and she can realize that, the beautiful human creature lying in bed next to her, is her Emy because, she is survived for real! And then, a bright smile turns on the Liara's eyes. It burns hope sparkles on her face, as she finds herself thinking, "she promised ... sooner or later she has to come back!"

… Aethyta is waiting that Liara may turn away. As she turns the communicator off, a rash of memories runs unexpected in her mind. Thoughts popping in her head, overlap, knocking on. For a long time, she did not think about the Geth war, and the hell of a huge mess that Quarians were able to topple over themselves.

Karin looks at her in silence. Her loving eye senses a hint of uneasiness in the Aethyta's gaze, just confounding her smile. Unflappable face colored with slight discomfort. Such a breath of distress that only love is able to see. A tremor of unease tickles Karin's skin. Her protective loving instinct filters benevolent through the tone of her voice, as she hastens to ask ...

K: Hey, Sweetie, I know that "misty" look. What's bothering your thoughts?!

The thoughtful timbre of voice of Karin enters deeply into the Aethyta's emotions, sweetness pervading. It makes the folds of her soul with intimate sensuality cherished. The presence of Karin induces a constant balance in the Aethyta's states of mind. She is less irritable, more relaxed. The feeling of well-being flows rapidly through her veins, softening her thoughts, positively modulating all her moods. Aethyta's voice is just a little stern, responding ...

A: Oh, it's nothing, Sugary! I was just thinking that, nothing in this part of the Universe is as dangerous as the fear. Nothing can be more fucking contagious!

Karin hands a glass of white wine to Aethyta, sitting down beside her, very close. The sweet taste, and slightly sparkling of the tasty drink leads to dialogue and reflection. The soothing voice of Karin urges pleasantly Aethyta to the conversation ...

K: You mean the Geth War, I guess...

Aethyta pull the glass, slight tinkling it with the Karin's one, into the hint of a toast, as she says in a serious voice, and in whispers...

A: To the power of love!

Karin tinkles back, seductive face, the pleased tone...

K: Oh yeah, that's my religion!

They both drink a few sips of wine, then Aethyta picks Karin, head gently resting on her shoulder, before talking, quietly, in a slightly critical tone ...

A: You know, Sugary ... it's curious how, sometimes, the flowing of time has a revolutionary effect on the truth! Facts can take on a different appearance, over the centuries. Radical changes occur, modeling the story in the image of its own narrator. So, if you can live long enough, you wake up one day, and what before you believed good, without even realizing, suddenly has become pure shit!

Karin ensconces herself gently in the Aethyta's embrace, her hands tenderly hold the Aethyta's arms, as she says in an impressed tone ...

K: That's curious! I always thought the bad guys were the Geth!

Aethyta reciprocates the sweetness of the embrace, her lips placed slightly on the Karin's brow. Aethyta kisses it lovingly, as she lowers a few shades her voice now sinuous, but sensuous ...

A: Yeah, that's what the history books say, but ... I was there!

Karin smiles, gets lost in the comfortable atmosphere of the embrace, is lulled by the soft voice of Aethyta, and carried away by her own pleasant curiosity.

K: Hmm, I have a good day! The sexiest story book of the whole library is right here, and only for me!

The compliment walks on the Aethyta's skin, penetrating inside, up to wrap her heart with tenderness. Her intoxicated emotions make her response, stimulating, the captivating tone ...

A: Well, this sexy book has a huge need for its sexy reader, you know? So, come closer, my hot little piece of "history buff"!

K: Oh yeah, I can't wait to ... read you!

A: Well, the history books don't say, but it was even a damn ... Civil War!

The excited voice of Karin inspires the Aethyta's memories ...

K: Oh, come on! Don't keep me hanging!

Finally, Aethyta brings herself to continue, but her calm voice soon becomes angrier and angrier ...

A: Hmm, you know Sugar, Quarians were quite fascinating creatures, when they did not wear their own environment suits yet. Their Ambassadors' persuasiveness, nothing short, convincing! "Geth means "Servant of the People"!" Oh, the Ambassador Feera'Lana, did nothing but repeat it in front of the Council! "They are just working tools!" She said, "Very advanced tools that allow us Quarian, to exempt ourselves from the heavy work that would otherwise require a great expense of time, and considerable energy. We assure the Council that our tools are VI completely harmless, and under control, the same way as a hammer or a plow. They respond to Quarians, obey their Quarian, and are controlled by Quarians!"

However, the panic runs much faster than common sense, My Little Nugget! That's a damn rule, which is no exception even for the Council! The suspicion that the Quarians were contravening Directives about AI, became daily more concrete and troubling. Holy Tits! Those pompous, self-centered little smartypants, they shouted themselves hoarse to deny, as their Central Government seemed possessed by an insane and irresponsible collective euphoria. Of course, the Quarian obtained huge advantages with the Geth, and ... their potential damn unlimited! For this reason, the Quarian Government had never bothered to ask itself the most basic questions of protection and safety, and all those motherfucking directives went to hell! More time passed, and more self-centered scientists, and their damn capable engineers, thought many brilliant ways to make Geth VI increasingly advanced.

The brass spurred, pushing hard, and in a relentless way! Quarians leaders were dominated with such an unhealthy craving. They went totally blind! Well, blind, and to any sort of warning so deaf damned! The Council chose its own Advanced Computer Systems' super-brain, appointing him Supervisor. Needless to say, he was a Salarians! The little dude remained back on Rannoch for weeks, verifying, investigating, scouting, reviewing, examining, and whoknowswhatafuckdoing! I read a copy of that crap report! Holy shit! I didn't understand a fucking word! However, the Supervisor ensured that, there was no AI!

Perhaps the Council has moved far too fast, or Quarians government hid the evidence. Well, maybe, they really would have the opportunity to stop themselves in time, dammit! May Athame strike me dead, if I know! Just one thing I know: when the candies are too good, the kids cannot help but clean out the whole bag quickly!

It was just a matter of time. The Central Government was pressing for new upgrades. Of course, regular people were kept in the dark about the actual potential of the "Project Geth". Moreover, the "side-effect" to risk being permanently excluded from the Galactic Community was ... carefully kept under wraps! Finally, the Quarian government allowed to Geth to create a collective neural network, with which they became able to share colossal amounts of data ever quicker ways and efficiently. From then on, Geth didn't stop growing in exponential way and irreversible. Athame, oh, it sounds crazy, I know! Still, Quarians saw the abyss, but they jumped in, consciously! No big shot concerned about, doing the damn jump, could mark forever the fate of their own whole species!

The Quarian Government was pushing too far beyond the game, in a space where it was strictly forbidden to go! So, they recklessly kept their own people out of the loop, with the arrogance that is typical of the greed, and the lack of responsibility, as the result of their own cursed vanity! No filter whatsoever about the likely impact on their own world. Limitless indifference about every possible effect towards any other world! They introduced the Geths anywhere on Rannoch. They produced them intensively, in headless way, making them more and more. Soon, Quarians began to spread the Geths out in all their Colonies. Until one day, they armed them, using them even like the support units of the damn Army!

You know it, Little Bunny. When we are speaking about Armies! ... Well, The Turians and the Salarians had long since begun to put their feelers out! It wasn't long before the suspicion that Quarians were hiding expansionist ambitions caught on, exploding. The pressure on the Council began to be heavy. A lot of people clamored, asking that the Geth were disabled on the basis of increasingly detailed clues. The Quarian Government was publicly urged to comply with the Council's laws about AI, and the matter became public.

In the meantime, the Geth grew, evolved themselves. They developed their own awareness. Some of them began to wonder about the meaning of their existence. However, the vast majority of Quarian common people kept trust Geths! They did not feel at all under threat because of Geth evolution. Huh you know, on the contrary, they thought the Geth empowerment was cooler than shit! But, their government was aware it had already armed with thousands of units, deployed them in every Colony. No less, the domestic Geth units were scattered everywhere on Rannoch, and had become fully independent from the Quarians! The Geth were strong, intelligent and organized. So, the Central Government could smell the panic, biting its ass!

Nevertheless, the Geth didn't show to be dangerous! Their intelligence was evolving, but they stayed loyal to their creators, although, no longer dependent on them. However, when the panic began to "bite", the bloody rule was not an exception even for the Quarians! The survival instinct feeds avidly of fear, and often it gets dominated and imprisoned by. When the government realized that restore the original VI condition of the Geth, or shut them down, it would be impossible without unpredictable damage. They saw no other solution but ... destruction!

Before you know, the Government began to panic the population into thinking that the Geth had become a threat. The fear, scattering among the people. Terror works as a fucking drug, getting obfuscated your mind! It can be much more contagious disease than the bravery. Irrational fears make quickly everything else forgot. So, the number of those who looked at the Geth with suspicion grew one day after another! When the government commanded the destruction of the Geth, some citizens took that order as more justifiable than they should've done. Like wildfire, the respect, the patience and dialogue, along with all the sampling of good intentions shoved wildly down the crapper!

They began to put the Geth down, by the thousands. With no mercy, but above all ... without the shred of a fucking reason! Shot down units were totally devoted to their creators. Geth didn't try not even to defend themselves. It was a damn witch hunt, that's the story! However, I must say that many of Quarians, who up to one minute before the madness had worked side by side with the Geth, they showed to have a kick-ass conscience! They thought the Government's behavior was deeply unfair and meaningless. So, they tried to protect their synthetic friends. Fatally, it was the beginning of the end!

The Quarian created a very sophisticated VI, like servants. They perfected them, made them sentient creatures, and finally, persecuted them in the name of an irrational fear that, one day, the Geth could go out of control! It was a fucking preventive slaughter of sentient beings, who had no other fault, but to have become "potentially dangerous!" You know, it reminds me the thinking of Reapers!

The Aethyta's voice rising several tones, now her disappointment, converted into outrage, fatally turns to anger ...

A: Bloody hell! If we had to kill anyone who seems "potentially dangerous" the fucking galaxy would be a pretty darn quiet and Lonesome place! AIs were also prohibited before the Quarians would create the Geth! They were not at all fools, observing the guidelines, very simple. All the Quarians had to do was put the required security blocks to their VI. If they just wanted to. But, they failed to do so! Because they assholes didn't want to! So, they created synthetics beings devoid of restrictions, absolutely free to evolve. Then, they deliberately decided to destroy them, by eliminating whoever tried to stop them! Well, where I come from, this is called "to be fucking dangerous!"

Those among them who sought dialogue, the good people stood up for it. They were imprisoned, and left rotting in a cell! Finally, the Geth realized that, Quarians would not stop shooting them down, until the last of their species, it had become metal scraps for the recycling matter. So, the Geth fired back, and it was the war! A bloody war, and relentless, which did not spare anyone. The "friends of Geth," the Quarian who defended Geth, helping them, were murdered brutally, and mercilessly. Until, there was no one still standing, anymore!

Well, usually, it is very easy to think at the Krogans, as in big and bad ones! However, maybe, we should never forget that, the same seeds are scattered everywhere in the universe, spreading evenly across! The Quarians unleashed a real shit storm! So, at some point, the fury of Geth became irreversible! The rest of the story has not changed so much, if it compared to all the fucking books! But, just one thing is sure. The Quarians should just like to thank to have created such "potentially dangerous" creatures who were nothing like them! Otherwise, today we would be talking about an extinct species, and slaughtered every last one of man, woman and child, by a fierce creature, and cruel. Such a superficial being, fool, and completely devoid of common sense, too!

Karin tightens herself in the Aethyta's embrace. Their eyes, meeting. Karin's lips touch Aethyta's, resting on slightly, before expanding into an encouraging smile and sweet ...

K: Yeah, you're right, Sweetie! No doubt, the Geth showed a very good sense, saving the last Quarians, and later, planning the Legion. But, I also believe that, among young Quarian as Tali, there are many successors of those good people, who sacrificed themselves in the Geth war! After the Reapers, the hope to make things better, by learning from our own mistakes is greater than ever! You know, when I think of Shepard and Liara, to our friends among Turians and Krogans, I must say that, I feel pretty optimistic about the future! It's just really too bad that, we will never see the Quarians and the Geth prosper together back on Rannoch!

Sweetness slowly comes back in Aethyta's thoughts. It gently wraps all around her senses. Karin's voice spreads reassuring, as a wave of positivity, capturing the hearts of Aethyta that, beat after beat gets relaxed.

A: Yeah! So do I! Let just hope that, something good jumps out quickly, even among Salarians!

K: Well, actually, the old Mordin was always telling me of his young nephew! A brilliant guy, he said, more than Mordin has been. At the same time, with a very unusual democratic view, and respectful way to act!

A: Oh, that sounds great! ... Hmm, and about the Legion ... you've met him, haven't you? So, you were talking to him ...

K: Of course, I was! Every day because, he was placed in the EDI's AI core room, which was located at the rear of the infirmary. Whenever the Legion had to enter, or leave, he necessarily had to cross the med bay. Well, actually, at the beginning, I thought he was a bit disturbing ...

A: Holy tits ... so, you've slept with a Geth every night!

The slightest hint of jealousy in Aethyta's voice nicely caresses the senses of Karin, as in a more sensual voice, she says ...

K: Well, not in the same bed, but ... yes, very close to. Don't tell me you're jealous!

Aethyta drives sweetly Karin on the bed, caressing the Karin's hair. Aethyta's fingers slip gently on Karin's face. She skims the Karin's neck with her lips. They smile each other, as the voice of Aethyta lights with sensuality ...

A: Oh, of course not! Because ... he was no match for my sex appeal!

… The next day gets there fast. Liara is already sitting next to Shepard. Her soft voice and gentle, spreads sunny in the room. Liara's voice goes through the senses of Shepard, it travels them in depth. As a delicate music, stimulating her feelings. Shepard feels as in a new dream just started, which traces fast the plot of her memories, contemplating them, one by one. Instantly, a wave of unforgettable emotions comes alive ...

L: Well, your experience in the Geth consensus was a very deep journey through the history of the "Servants of the people", who showed the Geth in a whole new light. The Legion thought that, after removing the Reapers' code, the Geth would have had, a good chance, to get reunited, and he hoped in a realistic prospect of coexistence in peace, even with their own Creators.

… Do you remember Rannoch, My Love? It's a very wild Planet and wonderful! The technological buildings are minimized. There's crisp atmosphere, and fragrant, a lot of enchanting nature. Many delicious streams run along narrow gorges. They are punctuated by high rocks shaped by the wind and water in such absolute artistic forms. The tireless work of the nature is reflected in truly spectacular landscapes, able to leave breathless!

From the first moment, Tali was struck by the beauty of her Birth Planet. She spent her whole life without a real home. During her entire existence aboard of Spaceships, yearning for a home. Putting her feet on the ground back on Rannoch, and to be held in her hands a dash of that sand, it was for Tali, as to see a long trip of hopes and dreams, consumed in small sips, day after day, finally, become reality. Tali was very excited because, at that moment, she finally felt at home!

Being a witness of the Tali's waking dream was encouraging me not to stop believing for a bright future, even ahead the two of us! As I was looking into Tali's eyes, I felt pervaded with hope. My survival instinct grew through myself, expanding. My will to live flowed increasingly strong within me, getting my determination exploding. When I spoke, I could hear the sound of my voice echoed in the resolute tone of your two voices, which sounded together, just in the middle of my heart ...

L: Oh, Tali, Kila's Helai!

T: Kila's Helai!

S: Yeah, kila's Helai!

… The Geth extended one blast shield, which prevented us to use our targeting laser. We had to penetrate through the Reaper Base, crossing all the enemy's fortifications. We needed to activate the manual door override command. It has been one of the most daring and dangerous battles, and intense, we had ever faced! Well, until that moment, at least! Biotic powers have no effect on the Geth Primes, but fortunately, Tali was there. The teamwork is where our strength lies. So, thanks to Tali's sabotage ability, eventually, we only just got out alive!

… A tremendous explosion occurred! The terrible shock wave hit you hard. You plummeted several feet down, falling heavily on the ground. I heard you scream, but all I could think was the pure panic! I just wanted to reach you. I wanted you to get you safely, and drag you away from that hell! My body was running faster than my thoughts, frozen in the excruciating anguish. So, I reached you, before I even discern you breathe. Before feeling your dazed presence safe inside me.

You were alive! Thanks to the Goddess, the Cerberus enhancements proved precious once again. But, that signal ... was not a signal! It was a damn Reaper! It came roaring out of the hole. It was huge, and it raged only a few meters from us. The Normandy's attack had not even scratched it, but certainly, it'd get it madden!

… The monster had a weak point, but it was too tight for an orbital attack! You needed to use the targeting laser. Unfortunately, there was no other way! When I realized what you were about to do, I felt as if all the air around me had suddenly turned into water. I was falling into a terror ocean and despair. My awareness I was no longer able to breathe, more and more chilling. I stood with my breath held in my chest, for an indefinite time, as the contours of eternity expanded. I knew that you would never back down. You would do it, with your life, if necessary! When I heard your resolute voice gets me inside, your words stopped my heart...

S: EDI you connect the Quarian weapons to the Normandy. Let's get the laser targeting synchronized with the damn whole Fleet!

We left, while I was fighting with all my strength to start to breathe. Slowly but surely, oxygen flowed back inside me, infusing new hope. I told myself that, if we were together, we could do it! However, if I landed, I'd be more on the way, than helpful, and I couldn't risk taking your concentration off, in such a delicate moment. So, there was only one way to help you ... join you in a remote merging!

I felt your muscles tensed, instantly tighten up my body. My neural system frozen in firmness, my heartbeats syncing my own rhythm into yours. - "Shepard! Please tell me you can feel me!" - Your sweet presence spread in my body in an instant. In my every thought, mingling. - "I got you loud and clear, My Love! I was waiting for you!" - All my strength flowing inside me, doubling, tripling, exploding! My will was melted with your dogged determination. I felt grow in your confidence, my courage reinvigorated into yours. - "I'm here, I won't leave you alone! C'mon, let's focus, and let's take that damned beast out, Commander! In the usual way!" - ... - "Yes, ma'am!" -

The first time, the orbital attack only grazed the Reaper. As the only upshot, it noticed about you, who became its favourite target! Reaper's huge, flaming central eye stared at you angrily, while its deadly beam shone threatening, slashing the air, in a bid to turn you to ash. You had to keep moving, rolling on yourself wildly, trying to confuse the Reaper, to take advantage of the moment when it was loading its shot. Heaven and earth were mixed in a dizzying dance, the dark and the light melted together. The high and low directions, dangerously exchanged, disorienting my balance and your. You desperately needed a reference point. - "The Eye, Shepard! You focus on the eye!" -

The second shot was definitely more accurate. The orbital strike hit the Reaper's weak point, throwing the beast to the ground. It wasn't enough! You were completely under tension, really focused. I clearly felt your intention not giving up, roaring inside me. My will to resist, got excited to. Intensely in your thoughts pervaded. You just wanted to take it out, no matter what! I felt the same conviction grow hard inside me ... we could do it! - "OK, this is it! Just hold in there a little longer! I know you can do it, Shepard! You're so small ... so fast! It's difficult even for it to get you hooked on. Keep on moving, Shepard! C'mon Emy, get the damn target once again! You cannot fail ... woe to you, if you do!" - Your voice warm and confident, spoke to my soul, wildly beating my heart into yours. - "If you don't go, I won't fail! I promise!" -

A shot found its mark, then another one. The Reaper came up, shaking the surrounding land. It widened its flaming eye, which seemed even bigger, awful, riddled with flashes of light. It didn't stop watching you, intense and disturbing. That enormous, monstrous red eye was staring at you, wide open, but it couldn't recharge the beam cannon. The Reaper was finally helpless, and we had our chance ... it was now or never! My mind, in your mind to infuse you calm and quietness. - "OK, Shepard, you take your time! Stay focused, aim it now, before it recovers. Don't worry, you have all the time you need. You'll get it!" - I could feel all the calm of your concentration, the total silence, the peace of your mind. Then, a thought exploded simultaneously in your head, and in mine - "Fire!"-

… You had no intention to save the Geth, wiping out the Quarians! But, you couldn't let that the short-sighted and bloodthirsty Han'Gerrel's behavior was causing the extinction of the Geth! Inside that server Geth, you understood the Quarians was having a real chance to return to their Home Planet in peace, because the Geth had never been as relentless as the Reapers! So, they could welcome their Creators on Rannoch, to really try starting over together!

Thanks to the upgrades of the Reapers, the Geth could complete their evolution, and achieve full self-consciousness and free will. Tali and the Legion had always been like the opposite faces of the same coin. They both loved their people, both ardently longed for peace. They were a shining example of how Geth and Quarian could learn to be friends again.

S: It's all in your hands, please ... Kila's Helai !

…"This unit has a soul?" The Reaper code upload failed! The error code alarm cried in the air, all around scattered. The dismal failure was announced straight through our hearts. Well, it is curious, isn't it? The sacrifice always demands a heart, but the Legion had a big hole in the place of! However, when he realized that, the Reaper code was not enough, he had no doubt. All he wanted was helping his people. And, help his people would be all he was about to do ... in the only one way! The Legion turned slowly, towards the Rannoch's glorious sky burnt by the sunset. The hope and faith were what we could see that day, as the last sparkling light in his eye vanished away. The Legion fell down to the ground, after being entered the Geth consensus, one last time, disseminating himself in any other Geth, evolving all of them in living creatures and sentient, providing them with a wonderful soul ... his own!

S: Goodbye, My Friend! Kila's Helai!

… We were finally alone, in the Hangar's elevator. I was dying to hold you in my arms, to find myself in your embrace. I had been so afraid of losing you! I had unbearably need to touch you, to feel your breath, the heat of your body. You took me in your arms, hugged me gently. Then, you sighed at me, holding me stronger, as in your sweet tone you said ...

S: Ah ... there's a lot of work needs doing, I know, and I'm bushed! But ... we can't keep dating on the elevator, Little Heart! So, please, come up to me ... 10 minutes, I promise!

L: huh, huh, yeah! I suppose you're right ... OK!

We went in your cabin, and I locked the door because, there was something I longed since the clash with the Reaper had ended. So, I told you shyly ...

L: I am in great need to do something, Shepard. Well, a boundless need ... indeed!

You got closer, taking my hands. We wrapped around our fingers. Your lips tickled my face lighted up, coloring your smile in blue. You kept smiling softly, but you could not hide a hint of impatience in your voice ...

S: Then, do it right away ... what are you waiting for?!

I smiled at you awkwardly, taking my eyes off. Finally, I said ...

L: You don't even know what it is!

But, your hand on my chin, gently pulled my gaze back into yours, as your voice became more and more excited ...

S: hmm, whatever it is ... I feel, I'll love it!

I confided to you my desire, trying to suppress the last ghost of self-doubt in my voice ...

L: I ... well, I would like to feel your heart, Emy ... The strength of its beat, the warmth of your skin on my face, the rhythm of your breath which caresses my cheek, and it keeps me safe and warm!

Your smile lit up the room, as you brought my hands onto your lips, kissing, and tenderly stroking them with your cheeks. My fingers slowly guided to unbutton your uniform. I looked for your heart, travelling down your skin with my lips, sweetly. When I reached your chest, I laid my face onto that beat, gently. Your heartbeat was steady, so strong that it erased any tension, dispelled all the fear. You held me in your embrace, more intensely, saying ...

S: Hey, you're driving my poor heart crazy, if you do that!

L: I love you, Emily! And, my heart has been already totally insane anyway ... for you!

S: Hey, my little Baby Girl, I love you too! Well, you know, actually, I'd be in great need of something, too ...

L: Oh, whatever you want ... you shall have!

S: Well, I have this irrepressible urge and irresistible of your wonderful lips for days, but ... I'm not talking about an "ordinary" kiss. Oh no, of course, I want the sweetest kiss you can find!

I closed my eyes, as I was approaching your face. I let myself guided by your breath, your mouth patiently waiting. My lips slipped slowly towards your own, stroking them, you smothered with many small kisses. Soft kisses, at first, and delicate, which grew more and more into a deep, long kiss, and ardent. I interlaced myself in your hands, totally merged with your senses. I was filled with your infinite sweetness, getting my senses carried away by your boundless emotion. Till, I was pervaded by your sultry voice, once again ...

S: Oh, Little Heart ... now, that's called a kiss! I love you, Liara! This has been so amazing! I hope, it wasn't the last one!

I replied, whispering on your lips, gently wrapped in your arms. Suddenly, the war seemed to us infinitely far ...

L: Oh, wouldn't worry about it, MyLife! I still have some hundreds of thousands kisses like that, and ... it seems, you're a very lucky girl because, all my kisses belong to you!

… Liara, look at Shepard's face, the sweetest gaze lights her eyes. Shepard is still, between her bed clothes, her eyes are closed, her expression is peaceful, as if asleep. She is stable, so changeless, so far away. Liara leans on Shepard, the hint of a smile on her lips. She slightly pulls the sheets with two fingers, revealing the Shepard's skin. Liara observes the slow movement of the chest, and steady. The Shepard's gentle breathing reveals her heartbeat. Liara approaches her lips, to caress the Shepard's heave. Until, she gently lays her cheek on Shepard's heart, just like that day.

Liara closes her eyes, and let herself be lulled by Shepard's breath, so quiet, continuous, tireless. From Shepard's beat, strong and safe, which is not at all changed and, now is getting faster and faster, just like that day, aboard the Normandy. Shepard is calling her. She is speaking in silence with the same wonderful words of love! So, Liara hugs to Shepard, caressing her lips once again. She is hiding a tear, who secretly crosses the limit of her eye, stealthy and silent. Now, Liara would have a great need of that kiss. But, her sweet voice can hide all the blues, as she says ...

L: Oh, Emy ... you remember that kiss, don't you? It's been wonderful! You know, I miss your kisses so much! You ... oh, you're so sweet, MyStar, and amazing! Well, when you come back, you'll have to kiss me for hours because, we've so much to catch up on!

Liara smirks, while she travels with her imagination. The thought when Shepard will wake, is able to get her soul full of joy. A chill pervades her voice, as she says ...

L: You know, My Star, I'm not at all sure that a lifetime, it will be enough! ...

To be continued ...