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"I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe."-Dalai Lama
Shepard had just arrived in Olympus station waiting for a transit shuttle to take her to her father on the SSV Sacajawea. Being a Navy brat, she spent most of her days on a ship; she breathed Alliance from the day she was born. It did not come to anyone as a surprise when she announced it to her parents that she wanted to enlist as soon as she was eighteen. That was nine month ago, in less than 3 month, Sara Shepard will go to basic training. Her parents did not want her to join the Alliance; they wanted her to have "normal grounded life". They tried to enlist her in boarding school. Unfortunately, there was no school willing or able to take care of someone with her "gifts". Instead, Hannah and Will Shepard homeschooled her and when it came to her biotic, Shepard learned to control her biotic by practicing and using the cargo hold of her parent's ship to practice. As much as her parent's hated the idea of her being an Alliance Marine, deep down, they knew that it was her best chance as biotic.
She waited patiently in the docking area, waiting for a shuttle to take her to the SSV Sacajawea. She was reading a book on her datapad. Her reading was interrupted by a soothing humming sound, which sent a chill up and down her spine. She looked up and noticed a young boy, a new recruit in his early twenties. He had dark fresh buzzed haircut, rich caramel brown eyes that spoke to her soul. She caught herself staring for a second before she went back to her datapad. She could no longer concentrate on what was in front of her, the word jumbled. Between the soothing hum of her biotic, and his oh so dreamy eyes, she had to keep reading the same sentence, and she still did not understand the words or remember what she read. Keep a hold of yourself, it's not like you have never seen a boy before, or seen such a strong jaw line, eyes that can pierce any armor…oh blast what am I saying? She was blushing and he saw her trying very hard on concentrating on her databse…or..something? He could not help but smile, the girl in front of her was gorgeous. She had short brown curly hair that framed her delicate face, olive skin, and deep brown eyes. He thought she was cute and the face she was making was adorable. I wonder what she is reading that got her so flustered…I bet she has a cute smile, I mean, isn't how it worked..a gorgeous girl would naturally have a beautiful smile. His thoughts were interrupted with a beeping from his Omni-tool. Shepard got a message at the same time. Both of them unaware of the other person now, read their messages.
Message received: January 3rd, 2174, 1300
Subject: Solar Flare.
Due to high level of Solar Flares, all shuttles are grounded until further notice.
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In unison both Shepard and the new recruit, mumbled under their breath, Shit. Both of them heard the other ones comment and looked up at one another, both smiled shyly. They stared at each other; it was Shepard that broke the staring contest, "Sorry about that...I did not realize I was that loud..." The young recruit smiled warmly, "Yah, you and me both." He walked closer to her, Shepard, now the new recruit both felt the humming sound get stronger, but ignored it. He extended his hand; "I am Kaidan by the way." Shepard put her datapad under her arms and extended her hands to accept his shake, "Sara. it is nice meeting you." Both of them chuckled, Shepard giggled nervously, who could blame her. As soon as she took his hand, her biotic went nuts, creating an electric discharge. Kaidan removed his hand, and saw a look that mirrored his own feelings. Great! Now she knows I am weird...and will probably run. Great job Alenko, you managed to scare off the only friendly face you have seen since…ugh. He cursed himself for not controlling his biotics, unaware of her biotics; he nervously rubbed the back of his neck. He took a step back in response to her retrieval, he quickly apologized, "I am really sorry..i don't know what happened." He was about to explain his biotic, when she interjected with apologizes. "Oh god…no I am the one who should apologize…it is my umm…biotics...I thought I had it controlled, I guess not." Shock, surprise, and relief hit Kaidan all at the same time.
Author's Note: Please review and rate. Like i said, this is my first fanfic...I want to know what you think, comments are greatly appriciated.