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Kristen no longer had any concept of time. Day or night, it was impossible for her to tell. Whenever she briefly regained consciousness she would mostly only see the brights lights on the ceiling of her room through her close eyes. She hears the voices of doctors and other patients whenever her door opened and would miss the sounds dearly when the door closed, leaving her alone with the bright lights of her room. It was a routine that quickly grew stale. That changed when she heard the distant familiar and distinct sound of heels clicking on the floor. Kristen couldn't help but feel excited. There was someone who wasn't just doctor was coming to visit her. Someone familiar that she just couldn't place her finger on, but she was comforting. It was hard to remember things sometimes. Kristen remembers the doctors saying that there had been significant damage to her head, her temporal lobe? At least she thought so. She couldn't tell. When she was partially conscious she was sure that the doctors had told her the full extent of her injuries, but she had fallen asleep, or forgot about it. Probably both. Strangely enough Kristen couldn't recall having a family. What she could remember was Eden Prime although it was a little spotty in some places she can remember most of her time on that planet.

She can remember the three people she had been with, with amazing clarity. She held on to the memory like a lifeline. She felt a sort of connection to them, but she felt an even stronger connection with the woman with steel blue eyes. They seemed to pierce straight through her. Even though she only meet the woman once there was just….something. She opened her tired eyes the best she could and looked to the door as it opened. The woman walked in and met her eyes. There was silence as they looked at each other. The woman had an indescribable glint in them that flashed for only a second. A small grin formed on the woman's face. She walked to the end of Kristen's bed using a hand to brush the hair out of her eyes, her hand soft. Was her hair shorter? The woman leaned closer, and Kristen could smell the faint sweet scent of her perfume.

"Hello Kristen. My name is Maria Law," She said warmly. "As your new doctor I hope we can get to know each other well."

Her name, why does it seem so familiar? At the moment Kristen could care less. She felt safe and comfortable. Something she hadn't felt in a while. Licking her lips Kristen opened her mouth to try and speak, but stopped short when her first word came out as a croak. Maria quickly took note and reached somewhere past her head to reach something, a cup, she brought the cup to Kristen's face with a small quirked smile on her face. Feeling a laugh tickle the back of her throat Kristen took the pink straw in her mouth and took a generous drink.

The Commander sat, leaned back in a secluded corner in the Chora's Den with a drink in hand and lost in thought. The Normandy recently docked on the Citadel. After scouting a few planets for resources and doing some small side missions here and there for Hackett she had decided to try and relax at the now she was regretting the decision to come of all the clubs on the Citadel the Chora's Den was definitely at the bottom of the ladder with cheap drinks. Sure there were a few Alliance personnel here, but there were also members from various gangs scattered throughout the club. The music was outdated and it the air had and acidic flavor to it. Thankfully the club was quiet for the most part.

"Commander." Jane opened her eyes and was shooked to see Dr. Chakwas in front of her flanked by Kaidan and Ashley. Both Ashley and Kaidan were in their gear as per usual and Dr. Chakwas in her typical doctor's uniform. What was and odd and exceedingly rare sight was that not only was Dr. Chakwas not on the Normandy, but the fact that Jane could see her holding a bottle of alcohol in one hand.

Dr. Chakwas followed the Commander's line of sight to her hand and chuckled. She brought the bottle up and gave her a grin.

"Serrice Ice Brandy, Commander. I haven't been able to find a bottle recently and was informed that they were in stock, but that is not why I am here." Dr. Chakwas dropped the bottle back down to her side. A solemn frown adorning her face.

" Is there something wrong?" The Commander sat up straight, setting her drink aside.

"Perhaps not," muttered Chakwas " but there is something that you have been avoiding, and I know that it's been distracting you in your missions."

"Distracted on my missions? I can assure you that I not distracted by anything in the least." Shepard waved her hand dismissively.

"I wouldn't call you ending up my med-bay after nearly every mission for the past two months not distracted." Dr. Chakwas crossed her arms at how Jane tried to sidestep her question.

"Not all missions go as planned." Kaidan and Ashley shared a look behind the Dr.'s back.

"Does that include getting 3 fracture ribs and a broken pinky?"

"A krogan rushed me and my kessler was overheated. He got me in the side and I him in his eye."

"Dislocated shoulder and shrapnel?"

"The volcano was exploding fast and I was the last one to jump to the Normandy. It was farther than expected and I just barely caught the ledge." She gave a her a shrug.

"The bump on the head?"

"What can I say? I was tired after running from the volcano and tripped after I got on the ship." Jane lifted her hands in position that spoke her indifference.

"You do realize that was only yesterday?"

"All in a day's work."

"And all the other injuries you're recovering from; the hairline fracture on your femur, a sprained ankle, broken clavicle, broken radius-" Shepherd held up her hand, cutting Chakwas off.

"What are you getting at?"

"What I am getting at Commander is that you, Kaidan, and Ashley have been tip toeing around one thing in particular and it is doing all three of you absolutely no good!" Thankfully with the booming music in the club their conversation couldn't be overheard. Jane clenched her hands while Kaidan and Ashley looked to the ground, knowing what was going to be said.

"And then what is it that we are avoiding?" Shepard voiced tensely. She glared at the untouched drink in front of her.

"Visiting Kristen Anderson." Stated Dr. Chakwas. "Since the day after she arrived on the Citadel and was transported to Huerta Memorial Hospital none of you seem to have the time to spend at least 10 minutes to visit her." Behind Dr. Chakwas Kaidan and Ashley continued to have a mumbled discussion.

"From what I've gathered she supposed to wake up any day now." The Commander shot up from her seat, giving the three of them a hard glare, making her way to the exit. Her voice rang out clearly as she walked out the door.

"Shore leave is over. Report back to the Normandy in an hour."

With a paper thin plot line throughout and every chapter being pulled out of thin air, what do you guys think? I hope it's okay with you all. Have a good day!