Just a warning (or a note if that makes it sound less severe) this is my first ever fan fiction that I have written so please be honest with me when you tell me what you think and please review if you can as I need to make sure I'm doing everything right by you guys. I'm writing this just from my head as MShega is my favourite coupling and I really think it should've been an option in-game but oh well here's to a fanboy's feels! Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and please comment and review and whatever else you need to do to help me with this story, I am hoping to keep it going over a few chapters but I'm not sure how many as of yet.

Chapter 1 – Meeting A Legend

James Vega was the kind of guy that when you looked at him you thought 'Typical alliance gym-junkie' with bulging muscles that were etched with tattoos here and there. You'd never think to look behind this façade, through those glistening emerald eyes, and see a young boy crying out for a father figure in his life, someone to look up to, to talk to and most importantly, someone to teach him what it means to be a man.

For Vega, this is what Shepard, or Loco as he liked to call him, had become. Ever since he'd heard the first tales of the already legendary commander defending the Citadel when Saren attacked with Sovereign, James knew that he needed to meet Shepard in person. Luckily enough for him (although unlucky for the commander) John Shepard was grounded after the destruction of the Alpha Relay in a bid to slow down the Reaper threat which consequently lead to the destruction of the Bahak system, killing hundreds of thousands of innocent Batarians.

During the commanders grounding Vega finally got his chance of meeting John in person whilst stationed in Vancouver to watch over Shepard. When the first met the conversation was a little awkward as James had no idea what to say or as him, a lifetime of wanting this moment to happen had left him a little flustered and unsure how to address the commander, despite the defence his muscles were providing.

"Relax James, I'm not gonna bite you" said Shepard a little into the conversation, a slight grin edging in on the corners of his lips.

"Sorry Commander, I mean, John, I…Er..Shepard, yeah Shepard! That's your name!" James nervously blurted out, before following with:

"It's just, I've always wanted to ask you so much, watching you help defend the galaxy over the last 3 years has really made me wanna do something more than, you know, shooting stuff"

John Shepard could see the potential behind those glimmering eyes of Vega's and saw a soldier wanting to achieve something great like he once had. He saw James' thirst for a leader in his life, he saw the hole left behind by a father abandoning his son and most importantly, he saw a man crying out for someone to look beyond the outside and realise he was more than his muscles and his tatts and his military Mohawk. He wanted someone to love him.

James wasn't a 100% sure but when he quickly glanced at the Spectre again, he could've sworn that Shepard's dazzling sapphire eyes were staring right at his own, and he felt a shiver roll down his spine and the hairs rise on the back of his neck as some invisible connection began to weave its way between the two men.

"He's looking right through my eyes and into my soul, burning through those images."

That thought flew around James' head for all of half a second before the blunt mind frame of a soldier suddenly took over Vega's mind again, as he shouted:

"Shit!"

Afternote

There you go! Sorry that it's so short for a first chapter but this is my first ever fan-fic of any kind and so I didn't want to do too much (but I probably haven't done enough now!) Anyway, thanks for taking the time to read and please let me know what you think and if you think I should carry on. I already have the next few chapters planned I just need to write them up if people are interested in this story!