((Send for a HEALTH headcanon))
One, two, three, four, five. Switch. One, two, three, four, five, UP!
She grunts, wipes the sweat that's obscuring her vision off her forehead and continues.
One, two, three, four, five…seventy-four, seventy-five, seven-
"Hey Commander, still working out I see?"
He eyes her appreciatively without realizing it, just watching her lift her leg above her head, once, twice, three times…
She glances over quickly, nods and keeps the pace going as she keeps stretching her legs out.
"How about we dance? You always tell stories of your martial arts, and I've been wanting to see it for awhile."
Shepard stops mid-stretch, and looks him over, top to bottom. She rolls out her neck, and cracks her knuckles.
"Let's go for it Jimmy Vega. Just remember not to underestimate me, cause you'll be down in ten seconds if you do."
She smiles when she says it, but he doesn't catch the serious flash in her eyes.
He smiles with a grin, take it easy on her, she's probably a bit rusty after all this time.
He jabs to the right, right, left, right and she dodges it just as easily and rolls behind him. As soon as he turns around, he blindly throws a hook, knowing that he knows won't hit her. He comes around and BAM!
Lights out.
He wakes up, seeing a wonderful sight of a woman with red hair, face and stomach shiny with sweat peering over at him. He notices the scar on her elbow, and the faintest one on her lip.
"You alright? Earth to Vega, the Commander wants her bodyguard back."
He groans, feeling a sore spot on the side of his head and touching it tenderly.
"I honestly thought you liked it rough Vega. Didn't think it would be this easy."
She winks at him, and offers her hand. He takes it gratefully, and is surprised that this petite woman can even lift him up.
He gives her a glance over as she fixes her hair, looking very smug and satisfied that she took James down a peg.
"Hey, wait a minute, what is that? Is that a… no way, a tattoo?!"
"Shit shit."
She quickly fixes her pants that crawled up her leg when she gave the KO kick.
"Nope. No idea what you're talking about."
"Alright fine." He grins. "But I know what the scuttlebutt on the ship is going to be about today."
He runs for the elevator, presses the button and watches the door close, and hears a loud thunkfrom where the shoe hit the metal.