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This will (hopefully) span the Shenko romance through ME1-ME3 (including some DLC, such as Citadel), focusing mainly on scenes involving these two. I'm going to take some liberty with the conversations and probably some of the plot – I don't want to just transcribe exactly what was said in the game. Also, I'm inevitably going to skip some scenes normally included in Shenko fanfiction and just write about scenes that I want. So, pretty much it's going to be a series of one-shots. Hope you enjoy!

Commander Lily Shepard
Vanguard
Colonist
Sole Survivor
Paragon (mostly)

Lieutenant Kaidan Alenko stood patiently on the docks, waiting to board his newly assigned ship and to assume his position on the Normandy SR-1. He was quietly thrilled to have been assigned to a prototype warship the likes of which had never been seen before. Kaidan watched the bustling people around him, looking to give assistance to anyone who needed it as people loaded and prepped.

As he began to fall into a daze, he noticed a sudden shift in the quality of the movement around him. People were stiffening up and abandoning what they were doing and he quickly realized that they were moving to salute. He looked up in time to see Captain Anderson strolling toward the ship with a woman in tow.

At first the woman was mostly blocked from view by the Captain, but as she passed he realized that it was none other than Commander Shepard. He stood at attention but was silently taken aback. The legendary Commander Shepard…was shorter than he had expected. He had seen vids of her, of course, and had noticed in passing that she was attractive, but no more than how one notices that a celebrity is beautiful – not necessarily real or tangible in any way.

The Shepard that stood before him now looked much more feminine than he had imagined. Though she was clearly muscular, her body retained a softness that the vids did not do justice. She was small but voluptuous, and though Kaidan was about average height, he had to look down to see her face. She glanced briefly in his direction and nodded, then followed Anderson onto the ship. He watched her medium blond hair shine and bounce slightly as she walked.

Kaidan caught himself staring after her and quickly shook his head. As he pointedly shifted his gaze in another direction, he noticed that he had not been the only one who had noticed the Commander. Several men were still looking at her departing figure, and some had even blatantly stopped what they were doing to watch. He frowned slightly then followed his commanding officers onboard.

His initial few days on the Normandy consisted of the usual routine such as running diagnostics. He caught glimpses of the Commander but she was constantly busy. Anderson was often with Shepard and it was obvious that he held some sort of paternal feelings for her.

He heard occasional comments from other crew members that made him seethe. Kaidan tried to tell himself that it was just because it was inappropriate, but something inside whispered that he was just as guilty as them.

"Have you seen the Commander?" one man said.

"Ha, which part? I keep trying to look at her face but my eyes always get hung up on the way," said another.

The two laughed, "It's no wonder she's been promoted so far so young. If I had an ass like that I'd be an Admiral by now."

Kaidan strolled over, going into officer mode but seething underneath, "You should show some respect for your superior officer. Enjoy the extra hour on your shifts tonight."

The two looked dumbfounded and he heard one of them mutter, "freak."

As Joker announced that they were drawing near the Arcturus Prime relay, Shepard drew up behind Joker's shoulder. Kaidan peeked out of the corner of his eye, then went back to his screen. He couldn't get distracted at a time like this. Nihlus followed her and the two watched silently as they went through the jump.

Shepard raised her eyebrow as she listened to the pilot and the Lieutenant quip about the mission and the mysterious Spectre. Her reactions were fairly middle-of-the-road, humoring Joker, but when the pilot wasn't looking she looked to Kaidan and smirked, rolling her eyes.