Authors note: So, this story takes place in high school in the year 2195. It's basically a drama angsty fanfic just like high school is meant to be. I won't hold you up from the story with a long An so enjoy!

Don't listen to the people who say that real life isn't like the story books, because that's exactly what it's like. Especially, high school. Say what you want but I definitely know what I'm talking about, people get pregnant, people get picked on, shit people have sex in the stairway between classes. This shit really happens, of course it's hard to believe. That is if you've never been in high school. Maybe that shit just doesn't happen to you. See I've figured it out, everything in high school is hush hush, you know? On the down low. Everyone know everything but no one ever says it out loud. It's weird actually.

It's silenced torture.

"It's nothing she says, it's just the way she walks and the way she talks, it's everything." Liara t'soni admitted. Luckily, the chatter of the lunchroom covered liaras undying love confession for the most envied girl at the school. Addison Shepard. She was captain of the varsity bioball team since she was a freshman, she came from Britain and on her first day here she got into a serious relationship with her complete opposite the ice queen, Miranda Lawson. As far as everyone knew her life was perfect. she was perfect. The was her platinum blonde hair flowed and bounced when ever she moved and how her piercing but yet warming gray eyes struck you when she just glanced at you. She was perfect.

"I knew it! I knew you liked her!" Tali zorrah screamed jumping up, grabbing the attention of the nearby tables.

Liara leaped at her friend, "Would you please be quiet!" The asari yelled in hushed tone. "It's bad enough that I told you, who knows how long before it just Bursts out of me."

Tali sat back down in her seat, "Alright. Okay I'm calm."

Liara cleared her throat, she picked up her fork. "Thank yo-"

"Eppppp!" Tali screeched giddily, "This is so exciting! You two would be so adorable together!"

"Nonono! Tali, that would never happen. That is just unimaginable to think that the most popular girl in the school would like me. She probably doesn't even know my name, let alone my existence."

Tali felt a pang of sympathy in her chest for her best friend. "Come on liara, Shepard hasn't dated anyone one since Miranda moved last year."

Liara sighed putting her hand in her hands, "And how does that make me feel any better?"

"Well, think about it this way it's not that she doesn't like you it's just she's…not looking for anyone." Tali continued, "Just think about me and garrus…"

And here we go again. Liara loved tali dearly but she and garrus varikain, aka shepard's bestfriend had this whole "fling" going on and ever since she hasn't shut up about him. Liara swears she brings him up in any situation if possible. She always just nods and tuned her out and think more about Shepard and how if she were here she wouldn't have to hear tali babbling on on and on about garrus.

"Please tali I do not wish to speak about garrus right now," Liara said as politely as ever. "you two went on a date once and moved on…well, he has at least."

Tali became silent. It scared liara she had to look up, of course she couldn't see the tornado of emotion that tali had going on behind her helmet but she could sense her feelings were hurt.

"Fine. We won't talk about garrus. But maybe we shouldn't talk at all." Tali stood up but liara grabbed her arm.

"Tali, I did not mean it-"

Tali hurried off before liara could finish her sentence.

The asari sighed helplessly, she burrowed her head in her hands. This whole her and Shepard falling in love thing wasn't going to work for obvious reasons, and she would just except that even though it hurt a little to actually let reality sink in.

"Geez, wonder what that was all about." Garrus said looking back at his bestfriend.

Shepard took a hefty bite of her bacon cheeseburger, "Wonder what what what's about?" Shepard said her mouth full of meats and cheese.

Garrus made a face, "…Uh yeah, tali just stormed off away from liara. Looks like they got into a fight. She looked pissed."

Shepard almost choked on her food, she swallowed it and began to laugh. "How could you tell behind that bucket?"

Garrus's manibles twitched, "I know because I can tell when she's mad, with or without her HELMET."

"Be serious garrus, you guys only went out on a date once and from what you've told me, it was terrible." Shepard said.

"Why don't you go over and talk to her?" Garrus suggested. "And would you put that burger down? You have to stay in shape for bioball season."

Shepard sat down her burger, "Talk to who?"

"Liara."

Shepard bit it her lip, "I…I don't think that's a good idea, she kicked my ass in biotics and it's kinda awkward between us."

Garrus frowned, or that's what Shepard thought you can't really tell with turians. "Would just go talk to her?"

"Alright. Alright. I will. When the bell rings." Shepard held up her hands in surrender.

The bell rung and everyone began to scatter, Shepard watched anxiously as liara began to gather her things.

"Damn you unfortunate coincidence." Shepard mumbled.

Shepard swerved past the people hurrying out of the mess hall, she wanted to lose sight of the asari but then she didn't. For some reason she was actually nervous to talk to quiet beauty in her bio tech class, she was so unapproachable with those big blue eyes, little freckle like things that no other asari had and that shy smile she always gave when someone spoke to her. Shepard also liked the cute way she always tripped over her words and blushed when she was nervous and god be damned if she wasn't the smartest girl to ever walk the face of the citadel, it always scared Shepard to talk to her because what would she say? She was so smart, way smarter than Shepard could ever be, the blonde didn't want to say the wrong thing or something stupid, which never seemed to fail.

"Hey liara! Wait up!" Shepard called, liara looked back at the jogging blonde, her eyes widening when she came to full stop to let Shepard catch up.

"Shepard?" That was the only thing she could say, why was Addison Shepard talking to little ole nerdy liara? They had never spoken. Ever. Well, that's not entirely true, they are sparing partners in biotics 101 but the only thing they say in there is "Good luck."

Shepard flashed her pearly white teeth, "Hi. I just wanted to talk to you a bit." The two began to walk. So far so good, don't screw this up.

Liaras heart stopped on a dime, starting up again twice as fast. "Oh? What about?"

"You and tali." Shepard looked at the questionable look on liaras face. "What I mean is, garrus saw- well mostly everyone saw the little argument you two had in the mess. And he was wondering what was up."

Liara looked down at her feet, "Oh. That. Well if garrus would have like to know should he not be the one talking to me?"

Shepard sucked her teeth, "You know, that's actually a good question. Well, it doesn't matter now I guess. But anyways what did happened?"

"…uh I…" liaras hands became clammy and sweaty around her books she squeezed to her chest. She couldn't tell Shepard that they were talking about how in love she was with her or how tali was so in love with garrus either, because let's face it, tali was crazy about that turian.

The asari gulped, hoping Shepard couldn't hear it. "I can not say. I think it would only cause more problem-"

"Look at Lola tryin' to bag her a blue one!"

Shepard and liara looked over at the voice, of course it was none other than James vega. He leaned against the wall with shepard's second best friend Jennifer nought, they had this cocky look on the both of their faces that Shepard knew she was about to get in trouble, nothing good ever ended with these two by her side.

"Chill vega." Shepard chuckled.

James stood up and approached Shepard, jack in tow. "What? All I'm saying is-"

"Don't say it." Shepard warned.

Liara furrowed her brows, "Do not say what?"

Jack smiled, "That-"

"Liara we're gonna be late for class, we should go." Shepard said pushing her towards their class.

Entering the gym later than everyone else, all eyes were on them. The two awkwardly walked to their sparring mat taking a seat criss-crossed beside each other. The whispers and mutters trailed back to liara and Shepard, some of them making the modest asari blush.

"Alright. Settle down." Ms. Samara said softly, like she always did, she rarely ever yelled but people always listened so she didn't have to, there were so many rumors about ms. Samara like, At one point she ran with a mercenary gang and discovered her talent for combat. But then she left, to raise her three daughters, but discovered, they were all Ardat-Yakshi, so she killed them all. The reason everyone believes this story is because she's pure blood and everyone knows if you're pure blood chances are you'll more than likely have ardat-yakshi children.

"Shepard. Liara. Would you two please stand?" Ms. Samara said, she walked between the two as the stood. "You two are my most eligible students for demonstrations. You are both strong willed. Determined. Equal." Samara said eyeing Shepard. "Yes, liara is more skilled and cautious with her attacks, which gives her an upper hand sometimes. But Shepard is faster and she is quick to find an opening in the strongest defenses, like liaras." Samara turned to liara. "Ms. T'soni could you please preform a warp?" Samara stepped back. "Shepard I want you to go completely on instinct of what you think would be the best way to deal with not being torn to pieces in this situation."

"What?!" Shepard eyes widen. Liara was beyond powerful and even though Shepard was good at biotics liaras was naturally better.

Liara activated her biotics pushing a warp toward Shepard without warning. Quickly, but nearly losing her balance Shepard formed a weak barrier around her, strong enough to block the energy. Sorta. Shepard flew back, colliding with the gyms silver metal bleachers. Everyone oo'd on impact, samara walked calmy over to Shepard while everyone, including liara rushed to the scene.

"Oh goddess Shepard! A-Are you alright? I did not mean- well I did but I-I did-"

"Way to go t'soni." Growled Ashley Williams. "So help me if she's injured just when bio-ball practice is about to began."

Liara bit her lip, "Sorry…I didn't mean to hit her that hard."

"Step away. Go off begin practice before ALL of you are given detention." Samara said from behind the crowd. "None of you would wish to have the same fate."

The horde descended, some of them giving liara grimy stares and bumping past her for possibly hurting their star player. Liara felt terrible, it was all her fault. If Shepard was hurt she would become an even bigger outcast nerd than she already was and even then no one hated her but now they would.

Shepard let out a low groan that chilled liara to the bones. "I saw my life flash before my eyes…" Shepard rubbed her head. "Man, no wonder I almost died, I make really bad choices." Shepard held out her hand with a smile, "Help?"

Was she really joking at a time like this? Liara pulled up Shepard, even though she wasn't that strong so Shepard really did most of the work, it was the thought that count.

"Shepard I am so sorry! I-I should have given you a warning!" Liara apologized again.

"Liara I'm fine. Really. Don't be so hard on yourself." Shepard grinned even wider, liara could see the sincere happiness in those gray eyes but somehow she still felt guilty.

"But…but-"

Shepard took a hold of liaras shoulders. "Liara." The blonde winced, "I'm fine. Don't worry about what they said, I'll be fine." Shepard lost her balance, rushing to regain it. Samara and liara took hold of her before she crumpled to the ground.

Liara turned her nose up at the sound of Shepard spitting blood onto the floor.

"Sorry." Shepard said to samara.

"Please go to the nurse Shepard and stop worrying about everything else. You did good today, do not forget with greatness comes practice and pain." Samara let go of Shepard. "Liara, would you please Escort Shepard to the nurse."

Liara gave a nod before her and Shepard proceeded down the hall.

"I am so sorry, this is all my fault. I should have been more careful." Liara admitted. Again.

Shepard laughed. "I should've been better, I wasn't doing my best and I payed the price, lesson learned huh?"

How could she blame herself? I did this. Liara shook her head, "Shepard I think you could take your own advice, this was in no possible way your fault. If anything you did the only thing you could do."

"Which to remind you isn't that good." Shepard opened the door for liara, "beauties first."

Liara turned a interesting shade of blue before rushing in the office before Shepard could see.

Shepard limped in following the asari, "Chakawas I'm baaaacck!" She said in a sing song voice." Shepard sat on the table In the white quite room, she glanced at the time before looking at the shy asari examining the room. "She must be at lunch now, she'll be back any minute I believe."

Liara turned around to the blonde, now that she thought about it she had never been in the company of her this long, it excited liara, it made her happy to know how nice Shepard was. But it also scared her, she never wanted to mess anything up.

Shepard lied down on the examining table, groaning and wincing on her way down. "Damn. I don't feel too good."

Liara gasped, cover her mouth in shock. "Shepard you are bleeding. Under your shirt."

Shepard wasted no time pulling the shirt over her head and looking at the bloodstains in the white shirt. "Aw. I liked this shirt."

Liara, caught in a daze from the half naked shepard in front of her, tried not look directly at her and forcing her eyes to only stare at shepard's gray ones and not her hard rippling tanned abs. She also tried not to eye the mysterious angry scars scatter here and there across her body, they looked full of pain and burden and liara didn't want to cross boundaries and say something offensive and ruined their…friendship. Were they friends?

"Liara?" Shepard called. She snapped her fingers. "Yo! T'soni!"

Liara shook her head, she realized in her time of thinking of ways not to get caught looking at the blonde she was staring right at her. "I was" liara tried her hardest not to blush, it was an automatic giveaway. "You look really bad." She blurted.

Shepard furrowed her brows, "Well that's a first, should I put my shirt back on?"

"No!" Liara said a little more alarmed than she should've. "Goddess no, I meant that you look bad- but! good… what I mean is your body looks more than amazing, it's quiet beautiful actually…" Shepard cocked a brow at the asari who was flushed a darker blue than ever before. She felt so small under shepard's gaze. Whenever the blonde stared at her with those big gray almond eyes Liara felt as if she was a pray to her, like a mouse and a snake, Shepard teasing her tantalizingly with just a stare, never knowing when or if she's going to pounce."goddess, that probably made it worst l-let me start ov-"

"Liara." Shepard said not trying laugh too hard, "As much as I would love to hear you ramble cutely all day, I was just joking, I knew what you meant."

Liara sighed, "I feel absolutely dunce yet relived all at once." She said resting her head in her hand.

Before laughing it off Shepard looked back at the clock. "I'm getting blood everywhere, and I don't know when chakawas will get back. Could you…patch me up?"

Liara looked at the long slash up and down shepard's abdomen that almost oozed with blood. It did look pretty bad and it was her fault, but if she did this that meant she had a bigger chance of messing up. Liara grabbed some sanitary wipes from a nerby drawer and began to cautiously wipe the blood away, "When I apply the medigel, you should feel a tingle and sting." Liara said.

Shepard nodded hesitantly, liara gently rubbed the medigel over the wound dragging out a small groan from the blonde.

Liara stopped,"Should I stop? Does it hurt too much?"

The blonde bit her lip, "Just keep going you're almost done."

Liara rubbed tenderly at the long slash until all of the medigel was gone. She never imagined she would be touching Shepard so intimately. Well it kinda was intimate, liara will take what she can. She's not complaining. And to her pleasure neither was Addison.

"The worst parts over now, could you try to sit up please?" Liara said politely. After that the asari felt a little shaky, she noticed that her hands were becoming jittery and sweaty. she had excepted that she couldn't just make it stop, she begged her body to calm down, trying to convince it as if it wasn't her herself feeling this way. Get a hold of yourself t'soni! Even though you just massaged a half naked Shepard and she's watching you with those eyes and you can feel it! Goddess, I wish she wouldn't do that!

"Uh, liara? Are you alright? I didn't make you uncomfortable did I?" Shepard said cocking a brow.

Liara grabbed the gauze from the top shelf of the dresser, "What?" She tripped over her own feet walking back over to Shepard, quickly regaining her balance, she looked at the sexy lopsided grin Shepard was giving her, making her even more nervous. "No…it's just…I'm still a little overwhelmed by what happened in biotics 101." She lied. She wouldn't dare look into shepard's eyes, that would only deepen her blush and embarrassment.

Shepard knew she was lying, but decided not to tease her…even though that was starting to turn into something Shepard highly enjoyed.

"I said it's okay, it was my fault." Shepard said.

Liara wanted to protest but she learned Shepard was stubborn and once she had mind set there was no changing it, so instead she started wrapping the gauze around shepard's torso, making sure it was tight so it wouldn't slip off in the middle of class.

"Hey, can I ask you a question?" Shepard started.

Oh no. "Yes, what is it?" Liara said.

Shepard cleared her throat,"So you're insanely good at biotics, and even though I'm not really in any condition to be sparing with you, could you…you know teach me better control? It would really help me in bio-ball. We could go to my house and practice if you want and afterwards I can take you home."

Liara could help but smile widely at the offer, "I would love to Shepard, that sounds…off the chain.

Shepard chuckled. Then she became louder. Then she burst into fits of laughter, her laugh bouncing of the walls almost scaring liara. She liked it. "That!…that! Oh my god!" Shepard curled over with laughter. She wiped her her tears away and stopped when she saw a confused asari eyeing her.

"I am sorry but I'm having a hard time figuring out what is humorous. Did I use the saying wrong?" Liara said.

"No, it's just…that was unbelievably adorable. I just wouldn't expect you using really really old human slang." Shepard laughed.

liara gave small smile brushing off the blush with a little laugh. "I suppose that was completely out of character wasn't it? I've been researching human common interactions and customs recently."

The blonde gave one last chuckle. "You know, I think this is start to beautiful friendship."