Chapter 2:

Yay! Thanks for the reviews guys! I will give you all cyber hugs! Aha alright so my overall plan for this story is to not have 95 chapters for everyday leading up to the implied reunion in me3. I will have my own take on how it all plays out. I feel that if I had so many chapters depicting an angsty Shepard recruiting his team of misfits would be incredibly dry since we have all played the game Many times over (I know I have about 28494 times) lol instead I will include the major events of me2 with Shepard as well as Ashley's follow up with the alliance plus her road to becoming a spectre:) hopefully this plan works out and you all enjoy! Now this will only be for a little bit and then we will give shep and ash the love they most definitely deserve with some good ol' action, violence, sex, and squad banter( especially the sex) that we need more of! ( im talking to you bioware!) Alright I should stop.

I heart the comments and reviews guys ( you have no idea) they make me smile :)

Now we shall see how our Shepard is handling the most recent events . ONWARD!
Oh and Bioware owns all

"Soo how did it go? I hear Gunnery Chief, Ashley Williams was there, did you patch things up? Do you still like her?" Yeoman Chambers's ever insistent voice greeted him as he walked to the elevator. He supposed it was a change from the
"Commander, you have received new messages at your private terminal "
At least 5 times every single goddamned day. Why did she feel the need to tell him? It seemed that that was her only job aboard this ship.
He always remembered to check his messages back on the SR1 without a bloody secretary so why did he now? Shit he missed that ship... Especially Ash..

"Chambers, I hardly think that you are in a position to ask me such questions just because you have a degree in physiology or some shit like that." He stated

"Well, I ...I didn't mean to offend yo..." she started

"now don't get your panties in a bunch Kelly. I think that we can learn from this little indiscretion that we don't..." he began

"purposely go out of our away to annoy Shepard while he is having a particularly shitty day." Chambers said, embarrassment clear in her voice

"I'm glad we understand one another" The elevator door slip open. "Ah, now that's my que to leave ."He had just turned his back to her and towards the elevator when she said"
Commander, for the record, if you don't mind me saying of course .. But I was genuinely concerned for your well being ... Because you looked rather.. Upset when..She.. I mean.. When the mission was over." Yeoman said.

"I appreciate the concern Kelly And I will admit, it was rather difficult seeing her and realizing how hurt she was and knowing that there was nothing I could have said to appease her. All she can see is Cerberus. Not the facts. "he sighed.

"I should go" he stated.

"Be well, Commander" she said

...

He collapsed onto the bed, thoughts and emotions jumbled into a pile of mess and confusion. He couldn't understand why she reacted as strongly as she did

Ash was a fighter, tough enough to go through the trials and tribulations of being an Alliance marine. Very few remained sane after being exposed to the very horrors that continue to haunt the galaxy like she had.
He remembered vividly meeting her on Eden Prime. She had lost her whole squad to the geth invasion and had managed to remain somewhat calm when speaking to him the very first time.
The fear was Clear in her eyes but she would never let it overcome her for fear of jeopardizing the mission
The very determination and stubbornness that helped her to succeed countless times was also a weakness

Her very desire to remain level headed at all times did not allow her to falter. If that slight tip off her perfect balance moved, even just an inch , any logical or practical thought disappeared. The calm would immediately be replaced with catastrophic levels of emotion. The scale of balance, broken in half, resolve annihilated.

Shepard could not come up with any other explanation concerning Ashley and the disaster that was Horizon.
Commander Shepard always dissected every single aspect of an altercation or situation. It made perfect sense to him: Analyze the situation, think about every possible thing that could have been done, if you had tried every single possible thing , then it was safe to say that you tried your best and there was nothing you could have done.

Horizon was no exception. He had thought about what Ash had said, realizing that she did have some validity to her arguments , however harsh her method of telling him exactly what she was upset about .
But shit, she did not even let him talk for fuck's sake! Didn't she learn in grade school that when accusing someone of an offense, you must give them time to defend themselves or clear any misconceptions that she may have had to solve the conflict as quick and painlessly as possible?

He assumed that her perfect marine state of mind had finally cracked as she saw him alive with Cerberus. What began as joy and relief switched to anger and shock in a matter of seconds which he decided, was more than enough to tip the scale. And he had received all the fallout.

He sighed, the scene constantly replaying over and over again. He remembered asking her to join her on the normandy again, just like old times as a last attempt to calm her down. Her reaction was unexpected as she turned from him, biding him farewell. He only realized now that how he had asked her was what caused her to stiffly walk away.
Wow shep, your quite the idiot aren't you? "I could USE someone like you? "Really? That's the best you could come up with? Real smooth. No wonder she left him

He had it all planned out in his head, one last gallant effort to save his (not so) damsel in distress. It had all come out wrong. Dammit get a grip, you sound like a whiny little teenage boy. Straighten up solider.

Well, we were both incredibly daft in this little equation of stupidity weren't we?

He considered the old saying "love makes us do crazy things." Yeah, no shit.

Damn, I need some sleep and For Chawkwas to become a part time mental therapist.

Next up: some story progression some annoying ass ambassadors and our favorite crew of misfits! Woooo! Hope you all enjoyed our sheps internal dialogue! Oh and let's not forget miss Yeoman Kelly chambers! I'm sorry but she annoys the hell out me! I can stand her! So I apologize for making her a bit of an idiot :p
Oh and guys and gals, dont y'all worry , shep and ash lovin' Is on the way!

Oh btw guys, so I gave shep the generic "John" as a first name. If any one has an epic name to suggest, I will incorporate it into the story ! Doesnt that sound fun?
Until next time
- steph3 :)