Chapter 2 - First Lesson

Jack was Ashley's Biotic practice teacher, the two of them were stood in front of a practice dummy that stared blankly back at them. Jack patted Ashley's shoulder and smiled.

"Okay Ash, I want you to pull the doll." She said.

The other students all stopped what they were doing and watched her, she was the new girl they had expected her to be bad. Ashley breathed in and focused her mind on the dummy, she held her left hand open it pooled with a blue light, she gently pulled it back causing the dummy to lift off in the air. Its head bounced off the floor and onto the ceiling before it crashed back down on the hard floor. Ashley bit her finger lightly, and sighed.

"Sorry Jack, I pulled it a little too toughly." Ashley explained

Jack laughed and said it was okay, and told her to be careful in practice. Ashley smiled and went to pick up the dummy and practice again. Across the classroom Will, tried to pull the dummy his hand lit up blue but he lost his focus when a rogue doll hit him in the head. Ashley had seen that happen and ran over to him and picked the dummy up from off from him, he was unconscious.

"Jack, I'll get him to the med-bay." Ashley explained.

Ashley picked him up gently and carried him over her shoulders, Will wasn't heavy and Ashley had been to an alliance military school and was strong. Jack sighed as she watched them go; she noticed the students were gawking.

"Hey get back to practice!" She demanded.

Ashley lay Will down on the medbay bed; he just lay there as she put a wet flannel on his forehead. Her pale hands pressed it firmly to him and it made them a little wet. She sat carefully beside him and smiled, she thought how this school was unlike her last one. It was her first day and she was in the medbay.

"Well, this wasn't a normal first day." She lamented.

She made sure Will was going to be okay before she left for, biotic theory class. That class room was a normal one with the desks arranged in front of the board; the teacher had a desk,

"Good morning students." The teacher said; she was an Asari.

Ashley had sat at a desk no-one was sat at hoping Will was going to join her, but she was sure it would be a little time. She made notes for him on her datapad; Ashley enjoyed the practical lessons but not listening to a teacher moaning on. The teacher sighed and asked a question, a girl smiled and answered the question.

"Ashley Shepard, could you tell me what you would do to take down an enemy with a shield?" The teacher asked

"I would use warp, and then throw." Ashley said.

The Asari teacher nodded and continued her lesson, the room collectively sighed when they were given homework. Ashley had wondered what kind of homework she would get at biotic school, an essay on practical biotic appliance. She made sure to note it down for Will, and maybe ask him if he wanted to do it with her.

At lunch time, Will had re-joined Ashley at the table they sat at a few days ago. Will rubbed his forehead and put his tray on the table and smiled.

"Hey Ash, I took a hell of beating huh?" He said with a smile.

He sat down and picked up his sandwich, Ashley smiled and picked up her bottle of cola and drank.

From across the dining hall, a few voices rose over the main low mumble.

"Hey tech geeks, I think we could beat you with our biotics." Chad Eldris said he was the standard muscular sports player, with less charm that a small rock. Ashley couldn't stand it, she always hated bullying. She helped her brother out as he was being teased for reading a lot; she put down her drink and walked over to him.

"Oi back off, Leave them alone." Ashley said and focused her eyes on him.

Chad towered over her at six foot she was only five foot seven, but she was her mother's daughter and she had a fire in her eyes.

"What are you going to do about it?" He asked.

Ashley had readied a small singularity, it pulsed around her hand. Chad could see it and he was worried, he backed off a little and put his hands up.

"Ok I get it, the new kid saved you." He said

"I'll be there every time you try." Ashley replied as he walked away like a defeated cat.

The Tech students smiled at Ashley.

"Thanks, for the help. I'm Janey Wilson and this is Karl Anderson." Janey said

"It's okay, I hate jerks like that. I'm Ashley Shepard." Ashley replied