Chapter Two
"Selina Kyle, huh". That name sounded familiar to Shepard but he could put his finger on it. "Selina My name is John Shepard" he said.
"I've heard of you. You're the maker of the first space crafts to travel through the relays" Selina said with much excitement.
"No, that's my dad you're talking about. I haven't made anything" Shepard replied with much animosity in his voice.
"I thought you looked a little too young for that. Anyway, what are you doing here on the Citadel and down here in the wards?" she asked
"I'm just traveling the galaxy getting my ass kicked by beautiful green-eyed girls like yourself." He replied while trying to sound sexy.
"That's a cute answer. How old are you anyway?"
"Old enough. Hey you ask a lot of questions Selina" Shepard answered in a hurried tone. "How about we continue talking over dinner. I am starving and I need to recover from that Bruce Lee drop kick you put on me earlier" he said.
"Wait, you want to take me out to dinner after I assaulted you?" she said looking slightly confused and flattered.
"Why not? Obviously I am not a threat to you, and besides the reason I was following you was because I wanted to talk to you" he said. Selina looked at Shepard as if she was about to decline before he interrupted her.
"Look I am new here and I don't know anyone. I really would prefer not to eat alone. Unless you have some jealous caped crusader as a boyfriend?"
Shepard's words finally made Selina smile and laugh.
"Okay fine, I will meet you at 7 o'clock at Ryuusei, it's a sushi place down in the wards. Do you think you will be able to find it?"
"Oh I think I will be able to manage" Shepard replied with a smile.
"Okay. I will see you then." Selina replied and walked off into the crowd.
Shepard could not believe his luck. He had an officer run into him earlier chasing someone, who he had a sneaky feeling was Selina. Then he meets a girl with the sexiest green eyes he had ever seen, which made him turn into a stalker and follow her. Got drop kicked in the stomach and scored a date all with the same girl. Shepard was very excited and enjoying his new life already.
Shepard soon hailed a cab to his awaiting penthouse suite in a very lavish hotel close to the wards. Once he arrived to his suite he located his luggage which was taken and delivered to his room once he landed earlier. He took a quick shower and changed into a tux which he thought might be over the top for a sushi bar but he didn't care.
Seven o'clock could not come fast enough for Shepard. He paced his suite for hours just thinking about Selina and how perfectly she matched him. She was slender but curvy. He was about 6'1 with an average build. She had long black hair while his hair was dirty blonde in color and cut very short. She had those big green eyes while he just had plain old dark brown eyes he thought to himself. But none of this caught Shepard's attention more than the way Selina seemed to glide when she walked. Her cat-like strut was unmatched and he was howling with excitement.
Finally it was six thirty. Shepard decided he would be early, so he collected himself and left for his date. He arrived in a very short time as the bar was close to his suite.
"Hi, I am John Shepard, I am meeting someone here at 7. I know that I am early and my party has not arrived yet but..."
"Oh your party is already here Mr. Shepard" the hostess interrupted. "I will show you to your table"
Shepard walked behind the asari hostess through the sushi bar to his table where Selina was sitting, in her low-cut emerald colored dress, looking a little worried.
"Here you are sir" said the hostess.
"Thank you" Shepard replied. "What's wrong Selina you look a little distracted? I know I am over dressed but.."
"No its fine, I am fine" Selina replied with a quick smile. "I didn't expect this many people to be here on a Monday night that's all"
"Well do you want to go somewhere else?" Shepard asked even though he didn't think that the sushi bar was overly crowed.
"No. You look very handsome Shepard" she said
"Thank you. You look delicious yourself Selina" he replied.
The two ordered their meals and made small talk about their earlier meeting. Their dinner did not take long to arrive and they ate almost in silence. Shepard was beginning to see boredom in Selina's face so he decided to ask her a very personal question.
"Are you after my money?"
This question almost made Selina choke on her dinner.
"What would make you ask me that?" she replied
"Or my body?" Shepard responded with a smile
The second question seemed to lighten the mood a bit.
"Shepard I don't know what you are talking about" she said
"Do you want my body?" he asked while playfully scooting his chair closer to Selina. Selina couldn't help but laugh at this gesture and flashed that pretty smile of hers again. Shepard almost melted on to the fish tank floor of the sushi bar at her smile.
"Why don't we go back to my hotel suite and talk or watch a movie?" Shepard asked. He half expected her to say no and call it a night but something about the way she was smiling made him think he stood a chance of getting a yes from her.
"What kind of girl do you think I am" she replied while trying to hide her smile.
"One that is tired of sitting in this sushi bar with all these people staring at you. That dress is very distracting. I am sure you noticed the guy in the brown trench coat staring from the moment I sat down" he said thinking he was complementing her.
"What?" Selina said. This seem to startle Selina and she being to look worried again. She looked around frantically to see who Shepard was talking about. Once she saw him her face seemed to lose some of its color.
"I think you're right, lets leave" she replied while standing up immediately. Shepard was not ready for her obvious discomfort suddenly. He figured the guy was just admiring her looks but after the response she gave he got the feeling she knew him.
He paid for the meal and they walked out of the sushi bar in a hurry. He almost had to jog to keep up with Selina as she marched to the cab station.
"What's the matter Selina? Did you know that guy? Is he an old boyfriend or something?" Shepard asked her while waiting for the cab.
"No. I have never seen that man in my life" she said, but Shepard got the feeling she was lying.
Finally the cab arrived. As they were leaving in the cab, Shepard glanced back at the cab station and the man in the brown trench coat was standing at the cab station where they had just taken off from. For a split second Shepard could have sworn the man was looking right at him with an expression as if he had something important to tell him.
Who was that guy and why was he following them Shepard though to himself. Did it have something to do with Selina? Just who is the girl clutching my arm and sitting next to me?