Just a little something that I'd started writing way back when the whole ReTake movement was going down. Takes the last bits of the Vanilla game then its my own story from there. Credit for the name goes to my friend inderdunkelheit Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, nor do I own the setting, They are soley the property of Bioware/EA.

After their date on the Citadel, Kaidan and Shepard have some alone time together in her cabin.

Four years after Shepard fired the Crucible and at the beginning of a new decade, Specter Kaidan Alenko discovers a new and old threat to the galaxy. But within that threat, he also finds a treasure which might be able to help him move on. Torn between duties and overwhelming feelings, the second human Specter is desperately in need of a sanity check. Warnings: Slash and violence

Between turmoil and war, Kaidan and Shepard have three days to find out where they stand. Happens between Chapter 8 and Chapter 9 of "Why I am alive". Rated M just in case.

"Major. He did it." This time there was something else other than shocked realization in Jokers voice, something like concern. Thats when it hit him. "Kaidan…" "He did it." His voice was cracked, filled with pain. "He… he…"

Kaidan and Shepard share an intimate moment.