The Kaidanovskys inspired jealousy wherever they went.

Whether it was because of their fighting skills, their celebrity fame, their incredible drift compatibility, or their near perfect relationship, people always found something to be jealous of.

And rightfully so, Aleksis thought as he noticed the glares and mournful looks directed their way as the two passed through the mess hall. There were a scant few who sent lustful looks at them.

Aleksis smirked. There were no secrets between him and Sasha and they had taken many different lovers together. Things were always interesting when there were three in the bedroom. And the Kaidanovksy threesomes were legendary.

Another thing to be jealous of.

They scanned the crowd for any of the comrades, but the only person they spotted that looked familiar was Tendo Choi.

He was on speaking terms with them and had assisted their technicians with Cherno Alpha many times. The man was good company and treated them like normal people. He was very refreshing.

The entire room seemed to hold its collective breath as made their way towards the chief tech officer. He nodded at their presence, but barely looked up from the datapad he was studying.

"Does that ever bother you?" he asked,

"Does 'what' ever bother us?" Sasha asked, a hint of ice in her tone. Tendo vaguely gestured to the mess hall, without looking up.

"Them. Everyone staring at you. Like they wish they were you or with you."

Sasha smirked.

"Who would not want to be us?" she shrugged. "I do not mind. Besides," her smirk turned wicked. "It brings many interesting people to our bed." She shared a smile with Aleksis, who nodded.

"Uh-huh, that's nice." By this point, Tendo had completely tuned them out in favor of whatever he was reading on his datapad. Sasha raised an eyebrow, but after a moment, the wicked grin reappeared on her face.

"Actually, Tendo, we were wondering," she turned to Aleksis and winked, "if you would be interested in joining us this evening." Aleksis snickered

"Hmmm, yeah sure, whatever, I'm probably free this evening," Tendo responded.

"Absolutely not!"

An irate Hercules Hansen had seemingly appeared out of nowhere, his yell reverberating throughout the mess hall. Everyone turned to look at him, wondering what on earth had happened to upset the Australian.

He fixed the Kaidanovksys with a murderous glare. The two of them met his gaze, with Aleksis folding his arms and Sasha lifting her chin in warning.

"Oh hey, babe," said Tendo, completely lost to the world.

"You!" Herc shouted. He grabbed the pad forcibly from Tendo, who responded with 'hey!"

Sasha and Aleksis looked upon the scene with interest, trying not to laugh.

"You're comin' with me. You are most definitely NOT free this evenin'. Or in this lifetime!" Herc said. Tendo, who had finally returned to reality,

"No need to be jealous, Hansen. You know you're the only one for me," Tendo said, teasing Herc as he did so.

The Australian narrowed his eyes.

"Why don't you prove it to me?" he asked, the phrase not really a question.

"Whatever you say." Tendo turned to wink at the Kaidanovskys. The marshal looked like he was going to pop a vein as he pulled the technician from the table.

Herc walked past them, dragging Tendo out of the mess hall, muttering "Damn Russians" under his breath. Sasha and Aleksis grinned at each other and bumped their fists together.

Everyone, including the "unshakable" Hercules Hansen, was jealous of them.

As they should be.