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A bit of a brain child I've been cooking up for a while now. For those who have been following my other Mass Effect stories, don't worry I haven't forgotten them but I really needed to get this idea down on virtual paper. This isn't a Zo Shepard story but rather a different character altogether. Hope you like her and I hope you like this story.

Chapter 1: Vixen.

The Citadel was a buzz of life and activity. But tonight, Flux was dull. The usual vibrate colours of the dance floor seemed to dull while the smell of alcohol lingered in the air. Drunken Krogan jeered and chortled in the furthest corners of the bar while Asari danced the night away. Turians dressed in C-sec armour, patrolled the area but even they looked bored. The music (if that's what you called it) had a tin like sound to it and rang horribly throughout the bar while the 'dings' of the slot machines on the upper level were having more luck at ringing than most of the guys at the bar.

In the darkest corner of Flux, covered in lingering shadows, two different coloured eyes watched the events of the bar with uninterested gaze. Nothing was happening but the shadow knew they had to be there, something was going on at this bar and they wanted to crack the whip. It wasn't Chora's Den where they could pull out a gun at anyone and they would spill the beans, no this was Flux…you had to play nice here. Flame red hair with white tips framed a face of beauty. Her scars small but defined her features; one ran the length on her narrow jaw while another hide just under her hair line. Her eyes, one green and the other blue, scanned the area while her slightly full lips twitched with a ghost of a smile. Her armour, close fitting but protective, hid her body within the shadows of the booth. A pistol at her side was her only companion as she waited. She hated waiting, she wanted action, the place to erupt in a violent storm of music and dance letting the energy soak into her skin and bones. She hated waiting.

Then a body moved into the booth, the form angled and predator. His plates a rich dark red making his white markings stand out. His bright green eyes scanned the area before taking in the human before him.

"Anything?" His voice spoke to her silently while sounding as bored as she felt.

"Not. A. Thing. Didn't I say that about five minutes ago" the woman spoke, growling as her multi-coloured eyes narrowed at the scene of drunken Krogan trying to pick up the Asari waitress. That had been the only entertainment during this whole night. The Turian next to her smiled and shook his head.

"He say they would be here, we just have to…"

"Wait. I know. That's what you keep telling me. Please can't I just go shoot the bar tender? You know he's in on it" The woman pleaded as her hair fell in front of her face. The Turian chuckled and shook his head.

"You know we can't…He'd kill you if you tried anything like that" The Turian pointed out and the woman huffed.

"I'd like to see him kill me, how will he get sex then?" the woman replied and the Turian laughed. An Asari waitress wandered over asking for their order. The woman shrugged her off while the Turian ordered something strong.

"Nihlus, you're not meant to drink on the job" the woman told him as the Asari went away to the bar. Nihlus cocked his head with his signature smile he was known for.

"I'm not working. You are Vixen…So more drinking for me and you get to watch" Nihlus poked her arm as Vixen scowled.

"…Didn't you beg him to let you help…because I remember sitting on a bed half naked watching as you pleaded with him…or was I just imagining that a few days ago?" Vixen kicked his legs lightly and Nihlus chuckled in response. The Asari came back with Nihlus' drink; an odd looking green liquid that seemed to steam with a blue vapour…Vixen felt her stomach churn.

"Oh I remember, How can I forget that display of stamina as I walked through the door…could warn a guy next time" Nihlus told her and Vixen gave him an evil grin.

"You just wanted to join in" She jabbed and Nihlus pretended to look horrified.

"Vixen, you wound me. How can you say that I wanted to join in that tumble, I'd rather have you all to myself. He could watch of course." Nihlus smiled as his hand slowly moved down the table and landed on her thigh. Vixen cocked her head towards him with a smile on her lips.

"Continue and he will kill you" Vixen told him with a sing song voice. Nihlus chuckled and moved his hand higher along her thigh.

"I'll risk it…I still don't know what you see in him." Nihlus lent closer and acted like he was just another guy trying to pick up a woman. Vixen leant into him while keeping her eyes on the floor. Two Batarians walked into the room, armed to the teeth. A small bag hung in the space between the two as they walked over to the bar while looking round the area. Vixen quickly improvised and swung her legs round Nihlus, straddling in the booth while effectively tipping over the glass spilling out the contents all over the table leaving it to slowly drip to the floor. Nihlus growled approvingly as Vixen rolled her eyes and cocked her head towards the two Batarians.

"I know, but we have to put on a good show or else" Nihlus lent in and nipped at her neck making Vixen yip in surprise but was soon quelled when his hands gripped her waist and he ground his hips into hers. Vixen leant her head back to see what was going on, the drunken Krogan had taken notice and were watching with shit eating grins but the Batarians hadn't noticed. They placed the bag on the counter and waved over the Salarian bar tender that nodded and went into the back. Vixen grasped Nihlus' neck and leant into his body and ran her teeth along his mandible, Nihlus purred as one of his hands moved up her back and into her flowing red and white locks. Vixen hid her hands behind his back to shield the light of her Omni-tool and sent a message, telling the person that it was time. Nihlus growled in annoyance.

"I feel so used" he complained while Vixen smiled before taking his mandible into her mouth and sucked lightly, Nihlus growled rewardingly.

"I'm only using what you taught me, use what you have to your advantage" She whispered as she ground her hips against his and Nihlus chuckled deeply.

"I still feel so used" He spoke, Vixen was about to answer but suddenly the sound of gunfire erupted through the club. The music died and screams of scared Asari filled the echoing silence. Vixen smiled as she looked over her shoulder to see the two Batarians, now cowering behind a flipped over table with weapons drawn.

"Yay, play time has begun" Vixen jumped off of the grumbling Nihlus and pulled out her heavy pistol. The Batarians noticed but it was too late, Vixen shone with Biotics as she started running. Soon she was a flash of light and the Batarians went flying over towards the drunken Krogan table. The Krogan didn't take kindly to their drinks begin spilt all over them and started to give the Batarians a beat down. Vixen reappeared next to flipped over table and rolled her shoulders.

"Shepard" a snarling voice came from the other side of the room and Vixen felt chills zoom up her spine. She knew he was storming over to her, his metal like talons clicking against the smooth surface of the floor while his blue eyes narrowed with displeasure. Vixen turned to him and steeled her face to him as she squared her shoulders; she wasn't going to back down to him. Saren moved closer towards her while his cybernetic blue eyes seemed to be scanning her body, his mandibles flicking against his jaw with irritation while he placed his assault rifle into the slot on his back.

"What did you think you were Doing Shepard, I told you to stay put" Saren growled while Vixen narrowed her eyes to him as she snarled back.

"Oh, I'm sorry did I finish your little fire fight too early for you? Or are you Jealous with that fact that the Krogan are having all the fun" Vixen pointed towards the fight behind her as a Krogan roar sounded throughout the room. Saren's eyes narrowed before grabbing her arm and pulling up her Omni-tool towards her face.

"How many times have I told you to read your messages…Not just ignore them" Saren growled out. Vixen took a glance at the Omni-tool and saw she did in fact have one unread message. She turned her focus back to the sliver plated Turian in front of her and ranched her arm away from him before growling at him, making her fiery red and white hair flick in front of her eyes.

"You were taking too long…and Nihlus was getting too grabby" Vixen pointed to the other Turian still in the booth.

"Hey, don't bring me into this…I was totally against this Saren I swear but you know Vixen and her Vanguard ways. Stubborn" Nihlus told him but Saren looked like he didn't even care. He walked over to Vixen and again grabbed her arm, wrenching her to his eye level. Cybernetic blue bore into sea blue and forest green.

"Next time you listen to me before you do anything else like this" Saren growled out before dropping her to the ground and walked over to the abandoned bag that the Batarians had left. Saren looked inside and nodded before taking it away and moving towards the door of the club. Vixen watched as he left and Nihlus moved closer to her.

"Again…what do you see in him?" Nihlus asked as Vixen smiled. Her Omni-tool beeped and she looked down and saw she had another message. She opened it up and smiled.

"Because of when he does thing like this" Vixen spoke and Nihlus looked down at the message, smiling as at the words.

Next time be more careful, I don't want to see you hurt. And do something about your hair…it nearly caught fire again.

SA

Nihlus shook his head as Vixen closed the message and looked over towards the Krogan.

"Think we should help them?" Vixen cocked her hip.

"Who? The Krogan or the Batarians?" Nihlus joked as Vixen punched his shoulder. They walked over and while Nihlus calmed the Krogan with promises of more drink, Vixen cuffed the Batarians who were amazingly still awake and alive.

"Get your hands off us human…" One Batarian groaned but they were in no state to fight her off. Vixen shook her head and as C-sec approached she let the authorities take over. As she watched the scene she noticed a Turian with blue markings taking in the scene before him. Vixen felt her heart skip a beat as their eyes connected for a moment, his blue orbs drinking in her form for a moment before pulling away and moved on to take the Batarians away. Vixen shook her head and brushed her hair out of her face; Nihlus patted her shoulder and chuckled.

"Come on Vix…better get out of here before the Alliance shows up" Nihlus told her and Vixen groaned.

"Had to remind me" Vixen put away her pistol and walked with him out of the now ruined Flux.

"How else am I meant to tease the remarkable Commander Vixen Shepard, First…"

"Will you shut up, that's meant to be secret, not even the Alliance know about it" Vixen punched his shoulder again and Nihlus laughed.

"Yeah, Yeah I know. Come on, we need more drink because mine is now gracing the floor back at Flux" Nihlus told her. Vixen smiled as they walked through the busy streets of the Citadel. The Nebula giving a view unlike any other while dancing lights of the transits flew in the distance. Nihlus put his arm round her shoulders and brought her closer to his body, Vixen knew what he was doing. Eyes were on them, it was still rare to see a friendship between Turians and humans even rarer to see them as a couple. But walking like this was safer among certain groups of humans and Turians who still felt the effects of the war.

Vixen and Nihlus walked to her apartment in one of the upper wards and played the part of a couple saying goodnight. In truth they were just really good friends who loved to tease each other. Vixen was just a raw recruit when she had first met Nihlus and they butted heads something fierce but after a few nights…and days of sleeping together, their friendship blossomed. But Nihlus and Vixen agreed that they should stay friends, he was a Spectre and she was just a recruit back then and their jobs were hectic enough without the xenophobic judgmental attitudes of some people. They did meet up with each when they had shore leave on the Citadel and blew off a lot of steam together but that was about it, until Nihlus introduced her to Saren. At first they tried to keep the meetings a secret from him but soon found out that Saren knew all along. They started meeting up together in secret, Saren would hate it when she appeared and kept saying that she was a good for nothing worm of the galaxy. But in time they had warmed up to each other…so much so.

Vixen opened her door and was greeted by the silent darkness of her small apartment. Glittering light bathed part of her floor with dancing lights of transits passing by but the rest of the room fell into darkness. Vixen closed her door and was about to turn on the light when suddenly she felt a taloned hand rest over hers while the biting cold of a metal plated chest pressed against her back. Vixen smiled as she turned slightly to see the faint glow of cybernetic blue eyes, hooded with desire, staring down at her.

"Why hello again" Vixen spoke in a light sing song voice before Saren leant forward and nipped at her neck with a purr. Vixen's breath hitched in her throat as she leant into his body and ran her hands along his waist.

"I should have looked at my messages, I get it…I won't…Ah!" Vixen's words were silenced when Saren pushed her against the wall and licked along the shell of her ear.

"Shut up" He growled making Vixen smile.

"Yes, mentor sir" She mocked.

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