Misato Katsuragi was slowly disrobing for her evening bath, her face in the mirror remaining inexpressive the whole time. Her red jacket, shirt and pants were haphazardly thrown to the side. She unclasped her bra, making her breasts bounce as the piece of lingerie joined the rest of her clothes. Her panties followed and she couldn't help but notice how much they were soiled now, sending her thoughts back to what just happened between her and Shinji.
She absent-mindedly traced her scar with her right hand. Shinji had surprised her earlier. He and Kaji had been the only men who had seen it and Shinji didn't stop, comment on it or reacted badly. Such a little thing and yet, it warmed her heart in a fashion she couldn't describe.
The major took a quick shower and scrubbed herself of all the day's dirt and grime as well as the remaining traces of her encounter with Shinji. Once it was done, she let herself sink in her bath and sighed in delight, the warm water soothing her skin and relaxing her tensed muscles.
Of course, this took her back to what happened in her car half an hour ago. She knew why she was a little sore and why some of her muscles got to exercise themselves after years of inactivity in that department. Her head sank a little lower in the water and she sighed again, making little short-lived bubbles. She closed her eyes, trying to organize her thoughts.
Misato knew that she had crossed a line today. As a rule, a legal guardian and her ward do not have sex... She thought about it a bit and frowned. No, this sounded wrong in her mind. That hadn't been raw animal sex like it had been the case with Kaji so many times in the old days. She and Shinji had actually made love to each other. She refused to consider it to be anything else but the real thing "Shinji-kun..."
She frowned a little more when she realized what she said. Okay, she couldn't help but growing attached to the boy under her care. He was sweet, kind, polite, helpful, serious, cute, vulnerable... Many times, she had watched him and had wondered "What if he had been closer to my age...?" She had always been attracted to men who resembled her father in some way. Shinji had been the first to break the mold, too bad he had been so young.
Ah, but it's not a problem anymore, is it? whispered an inner voice sounding like her when she was drunk and uninhibited Now that Shinji's turned into Mister Japan 2015... He looks twenty and he has always acted more mature than his age anyway.
"Oh no..." Could it be? Could she start falling... Naaaah... "It can't work out between us. I'm still his guardian and superior officer. Even if he was great... No, it wouldn't be proper. Better if we forgot the whole thing"
Forget the best (and only) lovemaking of our life with you two living under the same roof? How long do you think you will last? Stop kidding yourself... It's too late.
Misato was getting peeved at this traitorous side of herself "Really? Give me one good reason to pursue such an immoral relationship and I might consider it..." She smiled smugly, sure to win this little argument.
Simple. He loves you.
Misato narrowly avoided slipping inside the bath's water and splurted water out of her mouth, stunned at the revelation she knew was true "WHAT!?"
He cares. He told you so. How long since when has someone pointed out how you're self-destructing more each day with your living habits? Since when has someone male not considered you as a mere sex object but as a person? Maybe his love for you isn't romantic yet but it could be... if you wanted it.
Misato opened her mouth but no words came out. It was true that Shinji was the only male figure in her life she could be totally at ease with. She realized that many of her attempts at making him 'loosen up' with peeks at her body had been partially an invitation, even if she couldn't admit it to herself at the time. Shinji's transformation complicated things even more as the 'too young for me' excuse now sounded hollow. His body had rejoined his mental maturity in a twisted sort of way.
Misato was still deep in thought when she heard it. Shinji was playing his cello and the beautiful yet sad music tore at her heart. It mad her want to go to him, to comfort him and and seek the warmth and love he had given her in her car earlier while giving him the care and love he had been denied by his father.
She sank back in the water and sighed more bubbles "No, Misato, your life's not complicated at all..."
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(Posted Tue, 02 Dec 2003 18:01)
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