Her alarm clock's relentless ringings pulled Asuka out of her slumber. She grumbled in annoyance and put a stop to the awful noise by smashing her fist on the damn machine. She stretched and rubbed her eyes out, waking up fully. She yawned as she got out of her futon. With all that happened yesterday, she had gotten few hours of sleep.
One odd and good thing was that she didn't dream of her mother that much last night. Another dream had mostly replaced her recurrent nightmares but couldn't remember it very well. Something about a club, music, a man and... his dressing room? She could recall only bits and pieces but she was sure of one thing: That it had been the most pleasant dream she had had in a long time.
She shook her head. It was too early for such heavy thinking. She stood up and headed straight for the bathroom, unminding of her half-dressed state. She needed a good morning shower to finish waking up.
Asuka's mind was sufficiently clear to notice signs indicating that the bathroom was already occupied when she arrived in front of its door (light was coming out at ground level and the noise of someone washing him/her/itself were loud enough). Yet for some unknown reason, she didn't register it at a conscious level or simply didn't care.
Asuka slammed the bathroom door open with her usual gusto. When she heard noises coming out of the shower stall, she immediately looked in that direction. Someone came out and she froze. Her eyes widened in surprise. She blushed like a tomato, completely speechless. Try as she might, she couldn't help but stare.
Why, you ask? Because a naked Shinji Ikari was staring back at her, his modesty only saved by a towel (a bit small for his new form actually) wrapped around his waist.
Until now, Asuka knew that Shinji had become more buff on an intellectual level only. Her roommate's exposed body was the final visual proof she needed to really consider him as a fully grown man in the physical sense.
Her eyes roamed on Shinji's athletic frame, taking in all the muscles that had sprout over his former scrawny frame. Not like a bodybuilder but more along the lines of those greek beautiful young men statues she saw at University Art classes. A flatboard stomach you could bounce money coins on. Not too much body hair so he didn't look like a naked monkey yet still enough to look 'manly'. Small rivulets of water made his skin glisten and she followed the droplets as they trailed down. Down to the wet towel who was not hiding much.
That was too much for Shinji "EEEK! ASUKA!" He retreated back in the shower, his hands trying to cover his private parts and their 'reaction' to Asuka's presence.
Asuka blinked. Then she realized what she had just done. She screamed "AAAAAAH! SHINJI, YOU PERVERT!" When in doubt, blame Shinji because he was a perverted little boy! Sohryu Asuka Langley wasn't a pervert and could never ogle him voluntarily, right? Right!
She tried to get Shinji out of the shower stall for some righteous smackdown but was foiled by his newfound strength. She started beating on the door "SHINJIIIIII! GET OUT OF HERE IMMEDIATELY AND FACE YOUR PUNISHMENT!!"
"I haven't finished! Wait your turn! Besides, you're the one who walked in on me!" was Shinji's answer to the redhead's ultimatum.
Annoyed (and secretly excited) that Shinji was choosing NOW of all times to grow a spine, Asuka intensified her efforts "BAKA! COME OUT OR..."
"ASUKA! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE!?" Misato's angry voice stopped the two Children's tug-of-war with the shower's door cold. The major was still in her sleeping clothes and looking very annoyed "Why are you trying to beat Shinji up?"
"The little pervert flashed me! That's why!"
"HEY!! YOU walked in on ME! I'm not at fault here!"
"Baka hentai! I'd never do something as stupid as that!"
"Asuka..." Misato said in a tired voice, pointing at something on the bathroom door "You see this? It's the 'occupied' sign"
Asuka seemed to notice that particular item only now "Er..."
"And I don't think Shinji was showering in the dark and silently, waiting for you. Am I right?"
"Um... Now that you mention it..." *How could have she missed such obvious clues? Did I want...? No, impossible!*
"By the way, I'm wondering who was flashing who here, Asuka..." Misato looked over Asuka's choice of sleeping wear for last night. Namely, a nice piece of blue lingerie she had bought yesterday.
"Eh?" Asuka looked down "EEEEK!" The Second Child panicked and ran back to her room to find something more decent to wear.
Misato laughed a little "It's okay, Shin-chan, you can come out now. She's gone"
Shinji's reply sounded like his old timid self, despite the fact his transformation had made his voice break "Er... Misato-san, I'm almost completely naked here. Could you please get out?"
Misato smiled evilly and her voice got a sultry quality "Oh, Shin-chaaaaan... We're all adults here. And it's not as if I haven't seen you naked before..." Technically, with his new body, it wasn't true anymore though. Details, details...
Shinji's head was visible over the shower's door and he looked positively mortified "Misato-san, please?"
"Fine, fine... I'm leaving but you better hurry before Asuka or... I decide it's time to wash up" There would be other occasions. Especially today since they were supposed to go shopping (and more if everything went as planned).
Shinji got her innuendo and nodded, blushing "I'll do that, Misato-san, thank you"
Misato winked at Shinji and left the bathroom, leaving him alone to finish his morning wash and think about things.
See other episodes by Jamil Nate
(Posted Mon, 08 Dec 2003 18:20)
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