( 2 months later, day of the enterance ceremony early morning ok closer to 08...30) my com unit next to me starts chirping. I answer it with some sounds that one could almost politely be called words. " Cap its Ensign Gadget sir, your cheng" I groan admitting the fact that wakefulness has out flanked me and sleep has fled the feild. " I know who you are Cheng you're the only crew member I've met" . I rolled out of bed and stumbled to the coffee maker. " well yes sir. the ship is ready sir you may move in whenever your ready. your quarters have been fernished as specified as well" I frown at the coffee maker. specified? does she mean they have comfortable chairs I hope the whole ship has that not just my room. oh well I'll figure it out later after coffee. " excellent I'll grab my stuff and be over shortly" thinking about how I would need to put on my dress uniform later I just went with civilan clothes and my holster. the Academy had low crime but was still a city and I believed in always having at least one way to defend myself. paranoid? maybe has it saved my life at least twice? sure has. checking out of the hotel and flaging down an Academy affiliated auto cab I scaned my new instuctor I.D. free ride from anywhere in the city to academy grounds or the Academy hanger. I nursed my cup of coffee on the ride over and finished it as I stepped out tossing the cup in the nearest trash can. no need to recycle small amounts of paper here trash gets thrown into the nearest sun 100% break down garenteed. and walked to the hanger and was immediately happy. all the changes I wanted were made and the ship was painted approved variant 3 also known as black. " oh thank god the gold is gone! I said walking to the boarding ramp which was down. Gadget met me at the ramp to give me the tour. first was the bridge located on deck one . while it was near the front of the ship there was at least not just a window between It and the vacuum tho floor to ceiling displays made you think otherwise in the front half. right off of that was my day cabin and office made a note to replace the couch wasn't long enough for naps. gadget piped up then. " the maid said the couch will be replaced with a longer one " I was suprised that someone already cuaght that " who is thamade? " I asked thinking I may have a really thoughtful crewman to thank. Gadget looked at me funny " the maid, your servant, sir?" she asked quizzically. oh she must mean a steward I didn't realize a ship this size rated one maybe an Academy thing since I am teaching and captaining? oh I hope it wasn't their quarters that the overhaul the last guy did removed If so I'll need to find him another set. Academy ships don't have a first officer so those quarters may work. " well I cant wait to see thamade" I said as I turned to continue the tour. for some reason this made Gadget blush. maybe she found Thamade handsome. we continued our tour down the thru the ship finding the CIC in the center at the safest spot engineering that looked like it had been polished to a shine, down to the cargo bay and hanger deck where two shuttles were....supposed to be. oversite on both our parts Gadget assured me she could get two standard shuttles for trading of the mini yacht pretending to be a shuttle before the end of the day. I thanked her again and we headed to my quarters so I could get situated. as we approached she Informed me that Thamade should be inside already. I openned the door to step Inside. Thamade was not there. what was there? the Maid. bent over facing away from me black heels white stalkings just over the knees a skirt that probably cover half her thighs while standing but just barely provided modesty now. I could tell she was of asian sector descent from the bare leg I could see between where the stalkings ended and the skirt started. I gulped audibly " oh... the maid" gadget turned red and I corrected " I thought you ment someone named Thamade " Gadget shook her head. and the door closed behind me. the lithe woman stood up. her hair just past shoulder length reminded me of someone. she turned around and her top was just as dangerous as her lower half. tight top and her breast while not large were a good size and generous neck line really drew your attention espically with her small bow at the perfect angle to tease without quite giving you a full view. topped of with the classic hair piece I was very distracted tell I heard her speak " yes master it is I your maid " said Sargeant Yuki Lin standing back up. " sargeant Lin" I blurted taken completely off guard. sure her calling me master is nothing new she's been doing it for years. becuase I'm her sword master she came to this sector knowing about thowing weapons and knifes I taught her how to use long blades like the boarding sabers ( you try running thru tight cordors with doors on both sides with groups of Friendly's civilans and enemies all over only using a gun let me know how that works for you). and sure on ocacasion she'd bring me snacks or coffee when I was working late but this... this was new. " not a Sargeant anymore master my enlistment ended next week and Captain Flufenhiem was gracious enough to grant me my last two weeks of leave to make arrangements for my new post service career, as your maid" Yuki liked to joke but this was too far for that and the look in her eyes was serious. she meant every word. " and the outfit" I asked trying and succeeding barely to keep my eyes on her face. " required uniform master" she said bowing a little lower this time. tho just before I did swore I caught a twinkle in her eye but I was a little distracted could have been my imagination. she stood back up bringing my mind back to its on postion as well " how much am I paying you" and from there we were discussing details her rates were reasonable as far as I could tell from a quick Data net search. the only problem was. " master there are no free berthing compartments and thanks to the redisgn your room is the only place with extra space" I then remembered to look somewhere other then at the sergeant err my maid. my room was palatial. large amounts of space for a ship. a private bath with a hot tube of all things. like seriously who goes warship what else does it need oh a hot tube! but whatever it was there now I wasnt going to turn it down or the large shower. what I would turn down Is the king size bed. and told yuki so. " since my room destroyed yours you can have the bed. I'll sleep on the couch tell the holiday brake In three months then we can get this stuff.out of here and divide up the room. the bed was behind a thin screen with the dressors and other personal area stuff. the front of the room had an informal lounge with a couch and seats as well as chairs. " nonsense master its a huge bed look if we both laid down on either side and spread our arms our fingers barely touch" she demonstrated by flopping on the bed and spreading her arms wide. I was diffently not distracted by the jiggle. nope. then she sat up folded her hands in her lap and gave this sad look I would never have guessed she could make in a hundred years " I would be a bad maid if I made the master sleep on the couch if it bothers you so much I can sleep on.the couch." i was beat. everything that flashed thru my mind was either I surrendered and we shared the bed or I made a lady sleep on the couch. " fine for now" she beamed at me with that familiar smile. " thank you for letting.me share your bed master." my eyebrow twitched but I refused to fall for the bait. a retreat was in order. grabing my formal wear from the closet I headed for the bathroom. " I'm going to have a bath and get change for the ceremony". yuki stood up " would master like me to was-" I cut her offensive off before it could seize a foot hold " no thank you Ive got it if your going to my " I puased becuase I cant wander around with a supicously scantily clad maid no matter how much she claims its the uniform " aid your gonna need proper clothes" she murmured something that sounded close to "mexi security" whatever mexi is as I closed the bathroom door behind me.