Shepard Stories – Chapter 20: Bla-Blam!
Main Characters: Liara and Miranda
Armali, Thessia – T'Soni-Shepard Estate
The living room furniture was pushed out of the way, and it was now a large open dance floor. There was a table lined up with food, a bartender was serving drinks, and another hired person was walking around handing out drinks, tube shots, and jello shots. All the ladies in the house were having fun singing, dancing, and the adults were having alcoholic beverages. Liara even let the commandos join in on their fun night. She had over forty people in her house all women, friends, family, acquaintances, and some of her children's friends. It was dark, lights were strobing, the music was blaring, and the bass was thumping through all the downstairs speakers. The selection of music was all coming from Shepard's music list. A few hours into the party, turned into something from a night out at the club, they were feeling the alcohol, and everyone was dancing.
Aethyta watched her daughter a few times out of the night. The main person she danced with all night was Miranda. The more they drank, the closer they got.
They were touching each other's hips, legs, and sides. Liara and Miranda were grinding on each other; they both bit their bottom lip and gave each other a look then her dad just shook her head. They did this during the beginning of the song then parted when they realized what they just did in front of everyone.
Liara walked over near her dad. Thyta turned to her daughter, "Liara, I saw that."
"Shut up, dad. I don't know what that was," replied Liara
"You're a young asari you can get cravings at times. Without Jon around to fulfill it, she's your next best thing. You're the best of friends, and you love each other, it happens. She looked at you the—"
She shook her head, "Stop it. I've had too much to drink, I need something to eat and water."
"Mmmhmm… you're panicking because you'll have to explain that to Shepard."
"Ugghh. Damn it. Will you just shut up." Liara said as she grabbed a quick bite to eat.
"You're just mad because I'm right." Said her dad as she grinned then leaned into her close, "Just fuck her and get it over with."
Liara quickly turned to her dad, "Dad!"
Aethyta laughed, "You didn't say no because it's running through your mind."
Liara looked down at her omni tool to see several missed calls and vidcalls from Shepard over the last several hours. "Damn it." She staggered slightly to her room and vid called him. He answered and sounded like she woke him up, "Baby, I'm so sorry. We're having this party, and I didn't feel or hear my omni tool. Mmmm, I miss you."
He rubbed his face "nMmm mmhmm. I know I saw the vid from Benezia. What else are you doing without me?"
She panicked and quickly responded, "What…what, do you mean? Ummm Nothing!?"
He could tell his wife was drunk, and he caught an unusual panic in her voice "Liara…is there something you need to tell me?" he said as he sat up in bed.
She hung her head "I've had a lot to drink, and I was dancing with Miranda. We were dancing a lot closer than we should have been. I had some sexual thoughts about her. That was all." She looked up at him to see that his brows were arched.
She closed her eyes as she braced for the worse.
"I'm surprised that you haven't had them before, to be honest with you." He said with a smile.
Her eyes popped open, "Seriously? Are you not mad?
"I'm not mad babe. It's normal to have thoughts, and you two are pretty close. Did she return the feeling?"
She cleared her throat, "Ummm, yes…"
"Hmm… well… is she my competition?" He said with a smirk.
Liara shook her head, "No baby, never. My heart is yours always. I love you." She looked over at her door then back at her bondmate. She bit her bottom lip "I'm just, really nMmm horny baby. I need you is what I need. I have a desire that needs quenching badly."
"Mmm, what type of desire? Physical, melding, or both?
She closed her eyes "When are you coming home?"
"Another week or so. We were going to head home after we completed that Spectre case, but we found clues on the Wisbey Hilmus case, and I believe we're right on their trail. That's a hundred million credits if we can close it and money that we can use toward the Academy.
Liara smiled "Oh, you found them? We've been looking for them for months!" She took a deep breath then said, "Ughh babe, I need you."
"Babe, I can help with your physical release but not with the other."
"I know you can, baby and you have before." She sighed.
"Are you asking for my permission to be with Miranda?" he said gently then arched an eyebrow
She responded quickly, "NO! I wouldn't do that to you."
He smiled, "I trust you and love you with all of my being. Couples do things like this all the time. If you want to venture down this road, we can. I'm ok with it…if you are."
She pinched her brow markings then looked at him. "What…what are you saying? That it's ok for me to be with her tonight or to bring her into our lovemaking? Wait, is there someone you want to have sex with?"
"I want you, but we can venture out if you so choose, but it'll have to work both ways."
She gave him a small glare. "I've seen her pop into your mind several times but never said anything."
He laughed. "I'm fine if you want to experiment with her but only if Alex approves and knowing him, he will. Here's the deal though, if you sleep with Miranda then you'll let me sleep with Miranda. I'm going to assume Alex will want to sleep with you."
She scrunched her face and shook her head. "I'm ok with Miranda, but I really don't want anyone else in me but you."
He laughed, "hmmm...I'm assuming you don't want me in Miranda either?"
She groaned "nnnMmm baby. You're mine..."
He shook his head, "How is this fair? So, we just get to sit back and watch you two?"
She pouted "Baby…nnnmm" she looked at him and then smiled, "Oh…you want to watch us together?"
"Maybe. If you do something tonight. I'll get to see it anyway."
"Mmm you're so bad, and I love you."
"Ooooh look at you. Your face lit up, and you want to do this." he said
She nodded her head. "Yess but I'd rather you be fucking my brains out right now."
"Damn babe, you are horny. We'll need to talk about this more later. Go have fun. Eat something, so you don't get sick. I love you."
She made kissy noises at him, "I love you. Goodnight my love."
—/
Liara exit her room and walked over to Miranda, "Hey, you ok?"
Miranda touched her forehead "Yes, too much alcohol. I need to eat something."
"Yea me too." She paused for a moment, "About earlier…."
Miranda shifted her feet, "Yea… umm, I'm sorry."
Liara looked at her "Sorry for what? We were equal in what we did."
They walked over to the food table and grabbed some food then walked out toward the pool, sat down, and ate.
Miranda let out a breath. "Liara, you're my best friend, and I love you very much… you know not like how Shepard loves you but love you."
Liara laughed, "I know, I love you the same way, and you're my best friend as well."
Miranda ate some of her fried chicken tenders "mMmm nothing like fried food to help with drunkenness."
Liara finished chewing. "Yea, I know. So good."
Liara looked around then leaned into Miri's ear "Jon said it was ok if you want to. You know…"
"If I want to what-" Miranda dropped her chicken tender, "Get the fuck out!"
Liara leaned back and rubbed the back of her neck.
Miranda looked at her "Lia… "
Liara closed her eyes then looked at her friend, "Yes?"
"You actually want to? I mean, I know how you are with Shepard. You surprised me is all. Giving me a look is different than following through. Well, and you were touching me, but yea."
"Well I do, if you do and if Alex is ok with it. Do you think our friendship will get weird if we do?"
"Alex and I have talked about it over the years but have never agreed on someone. I know him, and he will definitely agree to you. It won't get weird if we don't make it weird."
"Jon and I talked about it; I don't want anyone other than him in me, or him in anyone else..."
Miranda arched her, brows, "Oh!" She laughed, "You greedy bitch. So, we get to have all the fun, and the guys don't?"
Liara laughed, "I guess so. How different can it be? They're twins… wouldn't it be just like having sex with my husband but with blonde hair and green eyes?"
Miranda gave out a hardy laugh "I see your point, but you honestly intrigue me with the stories you tell me about him. Similar but I'm sure he's different than Alex. I've never slept with a woman or another race other than a human."
"Oh, well, then you and I are the same."
Miranda rolled her eyes then pushed her arm "That is true."
—/
After they finished eating they both got up and walked into the house to a blaring song "Hey Mama"Yes, I'll be your woman; Yes, I'll be your baby…
Liara walked in after her and began to dance behind her. Miranda swayed her body to the music then looked back and pushed her ass into her. Liara grabbed her hips and moved with her. Liara pushed her tits into Miranda's back as she brought her lips to her ear and sang part of the song. "I wanna hear you callin' my name…"
Miranda smiled as she reached a hand behind her then placed it on Liara's hip then gripped it slightly and sang part of the song to her "I know you want it in the worst way…"
Liara leaned into her ear and breathed, "How about right now?"
Miranda nodded her head, then said, "Yes, your room? Give me two minutes." Liara moved from behind her, walked toward her room then turned and gave her a look and smiled as she walked away.
When she got to her room, she called out "V.I lights at twenty percent." Liara hit the bathroom to relieve herself and to freshen up quickly. She walked out of her bathroom, and Miranda was walking in. Liara called out "V.I, I want a secure door but with no halo indicator. No one comes in here." Liara's heart was beating fast.Goddess, I know this woman, but I'm nervous. She walked to her friend, and she watched as her hips swayed seductively. When she reached her, she ran her hand through Miranda's black silky shoulder-length hair. Liara leaned in, and before their lips touched, she closed her eyes. Miranda gently brushed her lips up against hers and gave her small tender kisses, then she felt her tongue parting her lips. Her kisses were much different than Jon's. Mmm and she tastes like green apples.Liara took her hand and walked her over to the bed, and she could feel Miranda was nervous, more nervous than she was. With all her years of melding with Jon, she was familiar with all his techniques. She decided to take the initiative in taking control and pleasing Miranda. She would be fine without the physical stimulation, but she needed her sexual melding. They both sat on the bed and removed their shoes. Liara looked at her "You ok?" She said as she removed her jeans.
Miranda looked at her "Yes, why?"
Liara took her top off "I don't know you look really nervous."
Miranda removed her bra and smirked, "No more nervous than you are." She said as she slid back on the bed. Liara removed her bra, and her underwear then noticed Miranda with hers still on "mMmm would you like me to remove those for you?"
She grinned at her and bit her bottom lip. "Mmmhmmm"
"Mmm," Liara crawled on the bed towards her seductively. Miranda looked at her. She's absolutely beautiful. When Liara got closer to her, Miranda extended her arm and gently ran her hand down Liara's arm. "Lia your skin is so unique. I really love the feel of it."
"Miri, you've touched my skin before."
"Yes, but not like that." She said as she laid back.
Liara shimmered her fingers down her chest and over her breasts, "Your skin is so soft Miri, I love it." She bent down and kissed her breasts then sucked on her nipple. She heard her moan in delight. Liara rolled her tongue around her nipple then bit it gently as she kneaded the other.
"MMmm." Mira softly ran her hand up and down her back.
Liara kissed up her chest and to her neck. Miranda closed her eyes when she felt her breasts against hers, then tilted her head to the side as Liara kissed down her neck.Her lips and kisses are so gentle and sweet. As Liara kissed and gently nibbled on her neck, she ran her hands down her back. Her hands shimmered over her e-zones as they made her way to her ass. She heard Liara moan when her hands made her way down. "Wait, what was that?"
Liara kissed her neck, "My erogenous zone on my lower back, you touched them. It spikes my sexual desire; it just feels really mmm good."
Miranda moved her hands back up until she heard Liara moan again, "Here?" She said as she gently caressed them in circles and felt her body shiver.
"Mmm… yes." She breathed, "Miri, are you going to be ok with me melding with you?" She said as she made her way down her stomach. She kissed her hips then slid her thong off.
"Yes, tell me what I need to do."
Liara slowly slid her hands down her legs and parted them "When I'm ready you'll feel me gently pull at the back of your mind" she said as she kissed down the inside of her thigh.
Miranda's heart was racing in anticipation God she's driving me crazy, her hands are like silk.She took a deep breath when she felt Liara's fingers glide down her wetness then felt her mouth on her clit.
Everything she could remember seeing Jon do to her, she did to Miranda, and she knew she was doing it right when she heard her breathy moans.
Liara was rolling her tongue around her clit as she fingered her. Miranda was moaning in pleasure but didn't know what to do with her hands as Liara had no hair to grab on to and she needed to do something with her hands. She decided to run her fingers down a crevice on her crest. Liara stopped and moaned "Mmmm Miri, that's another e-zone."
"Damn how many do you have?" She wanted her to answer, but she wanted her to keep going.
Liara stroked her engorged pink nub with long wet strides. "Several, Mmm, you taste good." She said before she sucked on her clit.
She let out long breathy moans. "Liara you are… very good at this…" Miri said as she pushed her hips into her.
"Good, I'm glad you're enjoying it." She flicked her tongue quickly over her pink nub.
"Yesss…. " she breathed then licked her lips.
Liara slid up her body and dragged her hard nipples against her body, kissed her lips, and rub Miranda's clit quickly from side to side. Miranda bucked against her hand. Liara stopped kissing her lips and kissed on her neck. She gently ran her fingers up and down Miranda's dripping wet folds. "Do something for me?"
Miranda ran her hands down her back as she murmured "mMmm… Tell me…"
"Rub my lower ezone," she said as she gently suckled on her ear lobe.
She slid her hand down to her lower back, "Here?"
"A little lower…"
She slowly walked her fingers down until she heard her moan then she stopped. She gently did a two-finger walking motion over her e-zone and could hear her purring
"Mmm Miri what are you doing…"
"Is that ok?"
"Yes, that's mmm nice. I like it. Do it a little bit harder."
Miranda applied more pressure, and she felt her body react, and her breathing became heavy. Liara murmured. "Mmmm yesss…. perfect…"
She felt Liara rub up against her leg, "Mmm, you are wet …"
"Yes, I am Miri. You turn me on."
"I have? I haven't done anything to you. You're pleasing me."
"Oh, you're doing plenty to me," she said before she moaned.
Liara slid her two middle fingers into Miranda and palmed her clit. She curled her fingers and pumped her hand hard. She smiled as she heard Miranda let out a loud moan as her hips bucked into her. Her head tilted back, "Oh my god... Liara yesss…"
Liara breathed into her ear, "Mmm you like that? Because I sure as hell do."
"Fuck… yesss… God, please don't stop." she said as her breaths became ragged and her hand gripped onto the sheet.
Liara's rubbed herself up against Miranda's leg. "Are you ready for me?"
Miranda could barely speak "mmmhmm. Yess…. Yess..." she panted out.
"My eyes are going to turn black" As she said those words, her eyes went black as night and said, "embrace eternity." Miranda could feel her gently pulling at the back of her mind, and she let her in.
She was in darkness then she heard Liara sweet voice come across (Miri?)
(Lia? Is this what's it's like all the time for you and Jon?)
She heard her giggle (Sort of… I haven't opened my gates yet. Don't be scared. I promise I won't hurt you.)
(I'm not scared of you hurting me because I know you would never.)
(I know, but you're shielding all of yourself to me. Here, let me show you some of me.) Liara opened bits of her mind to her friend.
Miranda was amazed. (Wow, did I just see parts of our friendship over the years?)
She saw Liara smile (Yes, you don't have to show me anything that you don't want to.)
Miranda opened partial pieces of herself to her.
(Awww thanks Miri.)
(Miri this isn't all…)
(What's next?)
(You're going to feel me and I'll feel you. Then when I release it'll be like a tidal wave crashing into you. I'm going to show you where I am as of right now.)
Miranda's body shivered (Oh wow…. Bloody fucking hell. I'm loving this already.) She could feel her body coming to a peak, she could see her and feel every bit of her, and she was pulling her with her.
Liara's sweet sensual voice echoed in her mind (Miri…)
(Yes… Lia? Why is your voice so damn sexy in my mind?)
Liara laughed (Because it's how I'm sending it to you.)
(Mmm well I like it.)
(Miri… come with me.)
(I'm barely hanging on Lia.)
Liara let herself go and when she released Miranda's body convulsed, and she was breathing heavily. The moment Miranda was alone in her mind, she spoke, "Holy hell… that was amazing! I understand the saying now and believe it."
Liara kissed her and laughed. "Once you go blue nothing else will do?"
Miranda laid there as her body still had tiny ripples of pleasure flowing through it "Yes… and I've been missing out. Ssssss…I don't know if Alex will ever do now." She said as she laughed
Liara looked at her and laughed, "I hope you're kidding."
"I love my husband's dick, but you were amazing." She said as she smiled. "I want to do something really quick."
Liara arched her brow marking "Thank you and yes, so do I. What do you want to do?"
Miranda leaned over her, "I want to touch you." She ran her fingers over Liara's breasts and felt her hard nipples then leaned down and sucked on them.
Liara ran her fingers through her hair. "Mmmm Miri...you're going to spike my desire again." She said as she looked over at the clock 0110, "Shit, were we really in here for forty minutes?"
Miranda looked at the time then at Liara. "No way... Were we? I was thinking more like twenty-five. I don't know, but I'm sure someone has been looking for us by now."
They both slid off the bed and put their clothes back on quickly.
Miranda went to the bathroom to fix her hair, checked for any of Liara's lip gloss on her body and to use the bathroom. "Lia I'm going to head back out there."
Liara went to use the bathroom. "Ok, I'll see you out there."
—/
Miranda jumped when she heard Benezia behind her, "Hey Auntie, where's my mom?"
She panicked for a moment then said: "Oh, ummm I'm not sure where your mom is, she might be in the bathroom."
Liara came out of her room and back to her guests. Her heart skipped a beat when she heard one of her daughters calling for her. She whipped around and said, "Yes?"
Her daughter looked at her weird, "Are you ok?"
"Hmmm? Oh, umm, yes. What did you need?" she said as she fiddled with the side of her jeans.
"We have cabs lined up outside whenever you're ready to kick all these people out. All of us younger girls are already making our way upstairs, I just wanted to let you know. Where have you been and I think something is wrong with your door because it wouldn't open."
Liara swallowed hard. "Thank you, sweetie. Oh, ummm Well… Miri and I were outside chatting for a while then I noticed I had several missed calls from your dad. So, I decided to step away and talk to him for a bit. As for the door, I'll have a talk with your dad about that when he gets back."
"Oh, I forgot to tell auntie. There are several guests passed out in her room. I guess she's sleeping with you tonight. I walked into my room, and someone was asleep in my bed too. So I'm bunking with Mil in her room."
Liara turned then smiled. "Thank you. I'll let her know. Goodnight sweetie. It won't be much longer." She walked to the kitchen over to where Miri was to get some water. "Nezzie just stopped me, and I thought I was going to jump out of my scales."
Miranda swallowed her water, "I know she stopped me too, and I did the same thing."
They both took a breath. "Shit…" then laughed. "Whewwww"
"Oh, Nezzie wanted me to tell you that there's several passed out ladies in your room. So, you're with me tonight." She said as she smiled.
"Mmm lovely," she said as her eyebrows raised quickly then she smiled.
Aethyta walked over to them and had a good idea where they disappeared to. She leaned in near them and pointed to Liara's neck "You missed some of her lip gloss." Liara's hand quickly shot up to wipe it away then realized that Miranda never kissed her neck. She closed her eyes at her mistake, and so did Miranda.
Thyta smirked and waved her finger in front of both of them. "You two, naughty. What will your precious bondmate say?"
Liara looked around. "Shut up… and he already approved."
She threw her head back and laughed, "Wow!"
Liara clenched her teeth, "Shut up! And help me get these people out of here. I'm ready for bed."
Thyta laughed again. "Oh, I bet you are!"
"Dad, shut up!" Liara hissed
—/
Miranda was standing in the kitchen drinking some coffee then said, "Ok, so let's talk more about this Higher Learning Academy you want to do. Where are we on it?"
Liara walked by her to get more fruit when Miranda slapped her ass and said, "Damn Lia when's the last time you were on a treadmill. Bla-blam" Several people clutched their mouths and tried not to laugh.
Liara's mouth dropped open as she turned and looked at her. "Excuse me, are you saying my ass is fat?" she said in a tone as she grabbed a handful of grapes. Several eyes were looking at them now.
She laughed, "I'm not saying your ass is fat. I'm just sayin'…" Miranda pinched her fingers and her thumb together. "So, husha ya mouthsa."
Liara walked up to her, leaned in close and murmured, "You didn't have a problem with my mouth last night."
Miranda starting choking on her coffee; she just swallowed. She took a long-strained breath then began coughing again.
Liara cocked her head and patted her back as she gave her a slight smile, "Are you ok?"
Miranda struggled to speak through random coughs. "Yes, coffee just went down wrong." she said as she looked around. She took another deep breath and patted her chest.
Liara turned her head from everyone and covered her mouth as she laughed quietly.
She leaned into Liara and whispered, "Your ass isn't fat; I just needed an excuse to touch it."
Liara smiled as she ate her grapes. "Ok so, Shepard loves the idea, so do the mayors and the high council. The mayor of Armali has sent me the paperwork to get filled out. Which I have already, to get the ball rolling for accreditation. Once that's in the pipeline it'll be filtered out to all the asari basic schools, companies, and the universities."
Aethyta walked over, "Wait, what are you doing?"
Liara looked at her dad "Setting up a Higher Learning Military Academy for asari girls that couldn't afford to get into one because as you know higher learning is optional but without it, it's harder to get better jobs, and they can't attend a university."
"Yea but why… Do you know how much this is going to cost you?" Aethyta said with a tone.
"Mili is why, plus she gave me the idea to help others. Yes, it's going to cost at least eighty to a hundred million credits or more easily."
"How do you plan on them paying for yours if they can't afford to pay for the others?" Said Thyta
Miranda spoke up, "We've figured that out. They do a work-study while they're at school. They work jobs such as kitchen help, mowing the grass, laundry, housekeeping, etc. instead of Liara hiring people to come in and do it. Then when they get out, they work something similar to an intern, but instead of paying the student, the company pays Liara for their time."
Aethyta nods "Interesting… There's no way you can do this for ten to twenty years as the other schools do."
Liara says, "No way… The structure will be similar to uni. Four years to get our hundred minimum approved credits in then they're out, and they have one year to work to pay off the rest of their debt Dad, as you know higher learning is mostly about learning our biotics, fine-tuning them and our mental stability. Another large portion is learning the different asari languages because before uni they want you to be able to speak High Thessian. Then we dabble in business, culture, the psyche, economics, politics, and whatever else. We still need to come up with an actual fee for the four years. I'm thinking it has to be under sixty thousand maybe even under fifty thousand credits for the four-year term to make this work."
Aethyta smirks "Lia, there's no way you can cram three to fifteen asari languages into four years. It's not possible. That's the point of the ten to twenty-year span."
Liara snapped back at her in ancient Thessian that isn't translated by communicators and knew that maybe only one or two of the older asari there knew it. "You think I don't know that! I'm not a moron! Don't make me look like one in front of everyone here, especially in front of my children!"
Her dad threw up her hands, palms out and made a quick nod.
Miranda just stood there confused as several of the others in the room were as to what was just unknowingly said "So, how do we handle the language part. What's the minimum?"
Liara took a breath. "Absolute minimum for High Thessian is three, but the preference is eight. Fifteen is on the high upper end of everyday conversation. The theoretical maximum is in the low forties. For accreditation, they'll need to know eight, but they really want ten. So, we'll focus on just the eight but work towards the ten."
"Bloody hell that's a lot in four years. Hell, humans take several years to learn one language. How are we going to do this?"
"I know, but we're Asari, and we have this lovely thing called melding. The kids should already come in with a knowledge of four to five...I'm hoping. We're only going to focus on Thessia's home republic languages. My top choices are Armali, Serrice, Attena, Kendra, and I'll have to pick other ones. With the help of melding they'll learn the languages in the time frame that we're giving them." She pointed to Mili, "Mil, how many languages do you know currently?"
"Auntie, I know eight already."
Liara smiled. "Good! Then you're already set."
Aethyta smirked "That's because she went to a private school for basic learning and Illium of all schools. Also, she had the help of ex councilor Tevos."
"Dad, you're not helping one damn bit!" Liara turned to Anna's friend "Suada, you're the same age as Anna. Right? Twenty-two? How many languages do you know?"
"Yes, ma'am I'm twenty-two, and I know five but working on my sixth." said Suada as she looked over at her own mom and smiled.
Liara looked at Benezia "Nezzie? How many do you know?"
"Eight, I think." Replied Benezia after she finished chewing her food.
Liara looked at her eldest, "Anna?"
"Oh, umm nine or ten, I believe." Said Anna as she looked up from her omni tool.
Aethyta laughed, "Liara, you won't be dealing with children compared to yours. You're a linguist it was one of your many majors, and you're constantly teaching your children, they don't count. You'll be dealing with lower-class asari that went to public schools that teach the basics of information. You'll be lucky if they know three at best, maybe four. Four years is not going to cut it. Your application needs to have a spot for known languages. So, you can see what you're dealing with. The ladies you pick need to be dedicated to this program, or they won't make it."
"Mhmmm good idea…" Liara turned to Mili, but before she could speak, Suada's mother said something "Dr. T'Soni-Shepard?"
Liara looked her way, "Yes? Treis… right?"
"Wow, you remembered. Yes. So, who all can join your Academy? What's going to be your selection process?"
"Treis, we're really aiming for the families that can't afford to send their children to higher learning. Even though I know, my two eldest will want to attend very badly because they know what type of training-"
Anna's head shot up and interrupted her "What are you serious? We're not going to get join? So not fair!"
"See what I mean. My two eldest love our commando military training. Plus, my husband and I train them."
Treis eyes widen. "Your girls have trained with your commandos and with you both?"
"Oh yes, they all have but these two, love it. That's why they're one of the best on their teams at the Armali Armax League. Isn't Suada part of their team?"
"Yes, but your girls carry the team on the Armax league and they're always directing them on what to do. I guess that's why Anna is the captain and it all makes sense now." replied Treis
"Well, Suada is always more than welcome to come over and join us when we do our sessions."
Suada looked over at her mom then at Liara. "Seriously? Can...can I?"
"If Dr. T'Soni-Shepard is fine with it, then yes." She looked at Liara. "I have a cousin whose's daughter has a lot of potential, but they can't afford higher learning school. So, as long as they fill out the application in time and fall within your parameters, she's in?"
"Correct, but we're only allowing so many girls in a year. I'm thinking of twenty a year. My expectation will be high; I want 110% from these ladies even when filling out the application if you catch my drift. Our website will go live in a few days. I have a feeling that we're going to get flooded with applications within a short amount of time. I'll give your cousin the benefit of the doubt and send you an application for her personally. If she falls within our parameters and makes it through our selection process and interviews, then she'll be in."
"That's fantastic, thank you! You're an amazing woman for doing this for our community and these young asari." Said Treis with a grateful smile.
Liara smiled and nodded her head then looked over toward Mili "Mil?"
"Yes, ma'am?"
"I've talked to several of the Deans here on Armali, they all have the same issue as the others unfortunately but if I'm backing you then they'll let you in and none of that ridiculousness you heard the other day." Liara paused for a moment and shook her head then continued, "So, you have three options come August:
One, you can join any one of the schools here that you choose for the next ten to twenty years. Two, you can wait until our Academy is finished, which should be at the start of the 2216 school year and join us. Three you can do a combo of each, start in August then join us after it's built. You tell me what you would like to do?"
"Wow, auntie that's great! Thank you, I would love to attend Armali higher learning—"
"Well… then that settles that. I'll give Dean–"
"Umm, auntie I wasn't done."
"Oh… I'm sorry, sweetie. What else did you want to say?"
"I would love to attend Armali higher learning or any of the others, but if I'm not truly wanted there, then I'll wait for a place that actually wants me. So, I'll just wait until your Academy is complete."
Liara smiled "Of course I'll want you. I still don't understand why these schools don't want someone as intelligent and athletic as you. Are you going to help us plan and prep for it?"
"Heck yea! Whatever you need from me. I'm here and ready to help."
"Great because we have a ton of work to do."