Chapter 2

Just as she said, his clothes were returned to him within the day and they had been dry cleaned. She had also left behind a note inviting him to join her crew on the Normandy. He would have to think that one over for a bit.

He decided to do a bit of research on the commander and was fairly surprised by her track record. Even more surprising, she was currently under consideration for Spectre status. She could possibly be the first human to receive that honour! Perhaps he wold take her up on that offer after all. He flicked his Omni-tool to life and sent her a voice message telling her that he would be glad to join her aboard the SSV Normandy.

He got a text message back almost instantly

SSVN_COM_R_SHEPARD: GREAT! WILL HAVE TO ENDURE QUALITY CONTROL, HOWEVER. MEET AT BATTLE SIMULATOR ON SILVERSUN STRIP AT 19h00. DON'T BE LATE.

He frowned at the message. Quality control? What did she mean by that? Surely she could delve into his records and see his history. Did she not think he would be good enough? If she did think so, why would she bother offering him a place on-board? The feeling of irritation grew and he wasn't sure he quite admired her heavy handedness.

She was difficult to miss, even in the crowd. Her long red hair had been pulled back into a severe bun but still shone under the multiple neon lights of the strip. Her skin shined ethereally compared to others darker, dulled skins of the batarians and turians around her. She stood overlooking part of the citadel, and he quite admired the way she filled her suit. Despite his irritation in her lack of confidence in him, he felt quite excited to be going into virtual battle with the commander. She might want to test his abilities but he had also decided to test hers along the way; to see if they would work well together.

"Hey, Shepard. Ready to see what I can do?" he asked as he approached.

She smiled wide, putting her hand out to grip his in a firm handshake, "Good to see you Alenko. Sorry to put you on the spot like this. Don't be offended, I do this to all of my recruits. I just want to see how we work in the field together, better you know, then to find an incompatibility when live ammunition is headed our way. Also, I want a chance to check out your L2 implants. I bet they are going to add a certain ass kicking component to my team!"

Kaiden froze at the mention of his implants, "Listen, Commander, if my implants are going to be a problem… I have them under control and they have yet to cause any damage to myself or anyone around me, by accident anyway. If you are worried about my competency, I can assure-"

"Woah, whoa, slow down there Lieutenant. I have no problem with your implants. I have never really met many humans with L2 implants and so I thought this would be a great opportunity to see them in action. I do not doubt your abilities. Believe me, I looked you up and I know that you can handle yourself." She knocked him in the shoulder, "Now if we are done deliberating, let's go kick some ass." And like that, she was gone.

"Welcome to Armax Arsenal Arena."

A feminine voice greeted them as they entered the complex. Shepard sailed right past the ticket counters. She had received a lifetime membership which included free access. She waved Alenko away from the stalls and shooed him up the stairs.

"Alright solider, what will it be? Do you feel like fighting the Geth or Cerberus soldiers? I am sure I could pull some string and get some Krogan involved if you feel like more of a challenge?" she asked.

"Let's start out small and then build up to Krogan," he grinned, "Perhaps we should start with Cerberus in the Blasteroid map?"

"Ah, starting really small I see…" she snickered as she input the details. He grabbed her hand and whispered, "Alright, bring on the Krogan."

"That's more like it!"

They suited up and she couldn't help but admire the way he strapped his guns to his back. He moves with such fluidity as if he knew how to handle anything with a heat sink. Had she really just gone there? Was she sexualising a potential recruit? "Get your head in the game Shepard." She admonished herself.

"The next match will be starting soon. Good Luck to the competitors"

"Ladies and gentlemen. Its combat night in the Armax Arsenal Arena!"

"Ready or not, here we come" Shepard screamed at their imaginary foes.

"Five."

"Four."

"Three."

"Two."

"One."

"Round one."

Alenko ran ahead of her and down the bridge. He crouched behind a wall and took aim at the head of the first combatant. Within 30 seconds, he had taken out 5 of the targets. She shook her head and started scoping. She got one in the head but true to form, the Krogan stayed on his feet. She jumped out of hiding and used her biotics to throw him back. Alenko went for the kill and shot the Krogan in the head, heart and groin. She gave him a high five and ran along the walkway. She ran for the bonus.

"Round 2."

"Show me what those L2's can do Alenko!"

He was a thing of beauty as he ran here and there, shooting imaginary Krogan. Shepard thought about all the possibilities of having someone like him on her crew could provide. Hell, if he could learn to Reave they would be made. They continued through the course and eventually concluded with an amazing 6127 points, her highest ever. She beamed at him as he took his helmet off.

"Alenko, you are going to be just fine! Welcome aboard the SSV Normandy!"

Kaiden had just finished moving into his new bunk upon the Normandy. He looked around at the rows upon rows of bunks that would soon house his fellow ship mates. Shepard had given him the grand tour of her ship. He could tell that she was very proud of the beauty and her affection for her ship softened the hard features of her face. He had introduced her to the other member of the crew who would be taking part in missions. The most noteworthy of the introductions was a Garrus Vakarian, former C Sec officer, turian of course, who seemed to have a rather large soft spot for Shepard. The turians eyes had followed Shepard as she had moved around the small conference room interacting with everyone.

"So Lieutenant Alenko is it?" a loud female voice caught him off guard. He spun around to see Ashley Williams before him, "Welcome aboard. I hope to become good friends. There aren't too many humans here so we need to stick together. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against aliens, I just think they should keep to their own ships," she blushed, "don't tell Shepard I said that. She'll tan my hide. Anyway, are you glad to be here?"

He smiled warily at the young woman. She was very confident and not a little pretty either.

"I look forward to working with you Lieutenant Williams. I am sure that we will work well together."

She winked at him playfully while beginning to disrobe for what he hoped was bed. "Uh, what are you doing?" he asked

"Just getting comfortable. It is not healthy to sleep in such tight fitting clothing. Do you mind helping?' she asked coyly, looking out from under her lashes at him.

He shifted on his feet, uncomfortable at her very obvious advances.

Sensing his awkwardness, she stopped unbuttoning her pants, "Okay Kaiden, you don't mind me calling you by your first name do you?" she didn't wait for him to respond before continuing, "I haven't been laid in four months because most of the men on this ship are either aliens or idiots. I like the look of you and I know that I'm coming on strong but I can feel a connection. If I read you wrong, just say so and I'll back off. But if you want to blow off some steam we can keep it casual. I am not here for love, I just need someone to rock y world for a bit."

Kaiden couldn't believe it. What was it with the human females on this ship? Were they all so sexually starved that they had to hit on him?

"I'm really flattered… but… uh… I kinda had my sights set on someone else, to be honest. You seem really great and I might have taken you up on the offer if I wasn't hoping to blow off some steam as you put it, with another female."

"Shepard already got you by the balls then has she?" Williams asked without skipping a beat, "Oh well, it was worth a try. Unfortunately, everyone seems to have a thing for Shepard. It makes me wonder if her pussy doesn't dispense some sort of drug to the people in her life. Everybody is tripping. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bitter or anything, it just sucks that of all the competition in the world, I get the great Commander Shepard." She began to redress herself, "Anyway, worth the try. You know where I am and that I am willing if you change your mind Kaiden." And with that she left the room, blowing a kiss over her shoulder.

What a strange woman he thought to himself. Strange but oddly arousing. He wondered what she had meant about Shepard's pussy. He had a front row seat to it the other night. He didn't take advantage because she was clearly very intoxicated but he couldn't seem to get the image of the commander, lying in his bed naked, rubbing her fingers over the pink suffused area. And with the way his thoughts were going, he was going to have to find a private place to work out his… issue.

He ducked out of the bunk rooms and headed towards the showers. Thank god for individual stalls. Stripping down quickly, he stepped under the spray of hot water and allowed it to work all the kinks out of his back and neck. Who knew being propositioned twice in two days was such hard work. He thought about the arena and how Shepard had taken down enemy after enemy. Her own biotic power was something to be valued. She moved with the grace of jungle cat. He wondered if she used her teeth or her nails when engaging in foreplay.

He gripped his cock in his hand and imagined it was Shepards. Would she be wild or tame in bed? Would she be dominant or submissive? He liked Shepard for her ability to surprise him. He would be expecting her to be wild and authoritative but he was betting she would give in to his every whim, would do exactly what he told her to do, taking orders instead of following them. The pace of his hand moved faster as he thought of pushing Shepard onto her knees, gripping her by the hair as he guided her mouth over his cock.

He leaned his head back as he imagined pushing it down her throat. He would cum in her mouth though, that wasn't as fun as marking her as his own. He would make her bend over and expose that pretty cluster of ginger locks between her legs. He would lick and finger what the fire guarded. He would taste his commanding officer before shoving himself into her. She would be tight he thought as he increased the pressure on the head of his cock. He would tease her, move slowly inside of her and then faster. He would feed her the tip and then slam into her repeatedly until her pink pussy came around him.

Then he would fuck her until she screamed his name. Only then would he pull out, flip her over and cum all over her perfect, pert breasts. This image sent him over the top and he felt the kick of his member, felt the tension in his back and shoulders release completely. Opening his eyes he looked straight into the eyes of Garrus Vakarian.

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