A/N - A romance story between Kasumi and my MSHep, Dener. A Paragade Infiltrator. This story will later contain lemons and adult stuff, lots of talk and stuff like that. Leave a review if you liked, + know that english isn't my native language, so there maybe mistakes. Enjoy.
"Password, Commander Shepard ?"
Those were the first words of the most famous Thief in the galaxy, Kasumi Goto, which she spoke to, now her best friend, Commander Maya Shepard. Those three words were the beginning of their never ending friendship. Maya trusted only few people in the galaxy, and she was very proud and glad for having Kasumi in that small circle of people. At first, she had no idea how she should act. Careful, or calm. Friendly or aggressive. There were lot's of people that wanted Maya dead, and Kasumi could have been one of them. But since they fought together, Maya learned to trust her with her life. Yes, she had secretly loved the Ice Queen Miranda Lawson, but it was Kasumi who had her utmost trust. Not that she didn't trusted Miranda, quite the opposite. But it was Kasumi's reassuring smile that secretly told her Everything will be alright every time she needed to hear it. She was her best friend, almost like a sister. Maya was indeed shocked when she saw both Miranda and Kasumi laughing in Kasumi's cabin, obviously talking about girl stuff and other non-important things. Maya was almost jealous. For Kasumi, since she could make Miranda smile, and for Miranda, slowly taking her best friend away from her. Their first talk together was rather strange. Miranda desperately tried to keep her icy form, but seeing Kasumi and Maya laugh at her poor performance, and in the end all three of them ended up laughing at each other. Kasumi knew what Maya felt, they joked about it every time they were alone. That she took another suicide mission if she thought she could break the barriers of the Ice Queen. Kasumi liked Miranda. She was cold, yes. But only outside. Inside, she was indeed perfect. Caring, friendly.. She even joked a few times, even thought the jokes were horrible. This was Maya's perfect team. The way they were synced was incredible and beautiful. Their tactics were flawless. No enemy, big or small, strong or weak could face them and leave the battlefield alive. And it was that one mission on Horizon that tested both their trust in each other, and their friendship. Her best friend, and the woman she loved. She knew her trust in them was correct. No matter what, she could trust them with her life. As could Miranda. For once in her life she could finally let her guard down when she was in private with these two magnificent women. For once, she could truly relax. She had a best friend, and a woman she loved. Even thought the second one came a little later.
It was a nice, calm night. As always, Maya was in her quarters, silently and intensively thinking about her perfect Operative. It was her daily routine. Standing from the bed, she went to her computer, wanting to see what was new. She smiled, feeling the familiar presence right next to her. Kasumi loved these hide and seek games. She uncloaked, having a huge grin on her face. Grin that meant nothing but trouble.
"I got it" Kasumi said with joy, as she sit on Maya's couch. She was overjoyed. Maya, on the other hand, was tired. She yawned, going to the bathroom to brush her teeth before finally slipping into the dream lands. Maya wanted to sleep so badly. "Got what exactly ?" she asked from the bathroom, staring at herself in the mirror. Kasumi, at the moment, made herself at home, already too familiar where Maya secretly kept her beverages, and her well hidden secrets nobody knew about. Nobody but Kasumi of course. "Everything you need for a party, Ms. Gun" said Kasumi as she was waiting for Maya to finish her activities in the bathroom. In the meantime, Kasumi was intensively observing her commander's quarters, looking for anything new. It was that picture which was standing on her desk that made her smile. There were lots of picture on her desk, but Kasumi noticed only the first two. On the first one was Maya, Kasumi and Miranda, each of them having their characteristic look. Kasumi was making horns with her fingers, Miranda had an icy glare, with a tiny bit of smile, but her hands were around Maya. Yes, she was actually hugging her. And Maya ? She was overjoyed, having Miranda so close to her. Their skins practically touching. Maya, at the moment, was very happy.
The second one was...strange. She didn't knew Maya and Miranda were so close, they actually had a picture together. Just the two of them. Not hugging or anything, but staring at each other, smiling. At the picture, they were both actually very happy. It was the first time she saw Miranda smiling, and it was very cute. Kasumi was staring at the pictures for so long, she didn't noticed Maya was already done in the bathroom, and now she was standing right behind her. A loud sight awoke Kasumi from her trance, then she felt Maya's head on her shoulder, smiling. Kasumi smiled too, taking her hood off and then she went to the couch. "How did you convince her to do this ?" asked Kasumi, seriously not believing that the Ice Queen actually agreed to this. "She lost a bet" Maya sat next to her, scratching the back of her head."A bet ?" Kasumi asked again, not fully understanding how could Miranda Lawson attend herself in Maya's silly games. "Yep" Maya laughed.
"So, what do you have ?" Maya asked, and Kasumi told her her genial plan. They spend the good two hours and the tiredness Maya felt suddenly left, making her fully aware of what was Kasumi saying. The plan was plain simple. Get in, open the vault, steal the hardware and get out. Quite simple. Except that it wasn't. They needed help. After everything was said, Maya stated simply, pointing at the map in front of them. "You do realize we can't do this on our own ?" Kasumi stared first at the map, then at her. She knew Maya was right. This was not a two person action. They needed help. Maya lightly scratched her chin, a small idea came to her mind. She smiled. Kasumi, on the other hand, was not smiling at all, which was pretty weird since she was smiling all the time. Nuzzling her eyes, she went up from the couch, pacing through the room, desperately trying to think of something. Then she gave up, turning to face Maya, a broken look on her face. "Yeah, but what else can we do ? You're the only one invited. Others will only draw attention. This is our only chance Maya, i am not letting it slip" Maya went to her secret bar, pouring two strong drinks, then she went to Kasumi, offering her the ultimate tool of relaxing. "Well i already asked Miranda to provide tactical support through the comm link. And i think i know someone who could help us from the inside" drinking her beverage, Maya went to her console, searching for a name she knew very well. Kasumi was slightly annoyed by how confusing Maya was acting. "I'm the only one who can cloak, if you didn't noticed Maya" at this Maya laughed again, this time pretty louder. Shouting a big BINGO in the process. Turning to Kasumi with a huge grin on her face, Kasumi was confused. "I didn't thought about one of our people Kas. EDI ?" Maya called to EDI, still staring at Kasumi. Her confused gaze made her giggle in a ways she haven't in a while. "Yes Commander ?"
"I want you to send a message to Operative Dener Shepard, stationed on the Citadel. Codename ACHERON" in Kasumi's face was an unanswered question. Who the hell was Dener Shepard ? "Will do Shepard" EDI said, doing exactly what she was told. Maya yawned loudly, and scratched her eyes. Then she said to Kasumi with a tired voice. "You, go to sleep. Tomorrow we will talk about this again, with both Miranda and Dener. Trust me Kas, i want to help you more than anything, but this must be planed, with atleast two or three gateway plans. This is not just a simple robbery" Maya said with a reassuring look on her face. The kind that made Kasumi give up. "Alright... This better work Maya"
"It will...Goodnight" said Maya, Kasumi, using her cloak skill to silently leave Maya's quarters.
"I wish you would atleast ONCE leave like a normal person"
