Disclaimer: see chapter 1
Part 5
Closed doors
By Random1377
Shinji walked home in a blissful, misty frame of mind. Replaying the evening in his mind - especially their last, slow kiss, and her final whispered statement, 'I... I want to see you again tomorrow... ok?' He had only been able to nod.
Now opening the door to the apartment, he was filled with apprehension, -I'm late...- he thought, trying to be quiet, -I hope Misato isn't TOO mad...-
He was creeping through the hall when a voice from the kitchen said, "Hey, idiot... kinda late, aren't you?"
He put a hand over his heart, "Asuka... don't DO that!" he shot her a small glare, but he couldn't help smiling through it.
"Why are you so happy? Date go well?" Shinji did not like the way she was smiling. It looked... predatory.
"Umm... yeah... yeah it did." He frowned, his concern growing as her smile widened. "I'm going to go to bed... night."
He started walking towards his room.
"So," she said in a conversational tone, "how is Miss Ibuki?"
He froze, every muscle in his body tense, "W-what?" he whispered, not daring to turn around.
She rose to her feet, still smiling broadly, "You heard me, I asked how Miss Ibuki was..." she leaned close to him, "did you have a fun ride?" she said quietly, her breath tickling the back of his neck. "I'll bet Misato would just love to hear all about how you and her-"
Suddenly Shinji felt anger rising in his breast, -No... NO! I won't let her ruin this.- He spun around, grabbing the startled Second Child by her upper arms and pushing her against the wall. He stared into her eyes coldly, "Don't..." his voice came out shaky and low, "don't try and take this from me, Asuka... do you hear me?"
Asuka's eyes were wide, and her words came out falteringly, "Let... let me go you jerk!" she tried to sound angry, but it just came out frightened... which she was. She had never seen him so... so... -Furious! He looks like he's ready to kill me!- she briefly considered screaming, then realized it would do no good. Misato had to go in to work, and the apartment building was practically empty.
Shinji's eyes widened as he saw the fear in her eyes, -Asuka... what am I DOING!?- he let her go and stepped away, looking at his hands. "I..." he didn't know what to say as she started rubbing her arms.
"Why did you do that to me, Shinji? I was just teasing... I wasn't going to take anything from you..." her voice was small.
Shinji realized that he had never seen Asuka scared, -Of me... she's scared of me...- "Asuka, I..." he reached out to touch her.
"NO!" she yelled, pressing back against the wall, "You stay away from me!!"
He fell to his knees, looking once more to his hands... as if they had the answer to his questions. "I... I'm sorry..." his voice trembled, "I... I was scared, Asuka..."
She stopped moving, taken aback by his confession, "Wh-what?"
He looked at her, his eyes overflowing, "I... I was happy tonight... I just... I just didn't want to lose that. I was scared that if you told Misato it might end... I didn't want that to happen..."
Angrily she spat, "So you felt like slamming me up against the wall would help?" she instantly regretted the words as his face crumpled.
He looked at her sorrowfully, then rose to his feet in a daze, "I... I'm sorry... Asuka..." he whispered.
He started walking towards his room, his eyes on the floor. Asuka raised a hand, about to speak... but she could not make herself break the awful silence. As the door to his room slid shut, she knew that it was more than just that door closing - it was the door to any hope of friendship that may have been between them. She sat down at the table, trying to comprehend what had just happened... and why she felt that it was her fault.
**
The next day at work, Maya sat smiling at her terminal, busily keying in code for the next Evangelion test. -Tonight...- she thought happily, -I'll see him again tonight.- She felt very warm.
Ritsuko watched the younger woman carefully, and then smiled. "Maya... you seem very pleased today." She observed.
Maya turned to her, looking around to make sure no one else was around, "I... I took your advice... your advice as a woman..." she smiled brightly, "Thank you, Sempai."
"Anytime. So tell me," Ritsuko said, leaning forward, "is he a good kisser?"
"SEMPAI!!" the younger woman was scandalized, "I... I don't think I should talk abo-"
Ritsuko grinned, "Oh come on, Maya! What will it hurt if you talk about your boyfriend a little? He IS your boyfriend, isn't he?"
Her thoughts echoed back, 'Will you be my girlfriend?' -Why is it that if a man says girlfriend it sounds immature, but if a woman says boyfriend it's acceptable?- she wondered suddenly. To her superior she said, "Yes... he is..." her voice was low with embarrassment, -I almost said no to him because he spoke that way...-
"So... give!" Ritsuko set aside her keyboard once more, letting Maya know that her attention was all on her, "I want to know everything."
Maya turned away, "I... I don't think it would be right... for me to talk about it with you..."
The blonde's eyebrows rose, "And just why not?"
"Because..." she replied, looking at her screen intently so she would not have to meet the other woman's strong gaze, "it's something that's only between him and me. It's not part of work... it's not part of EVA... it's not part of school..." she blushed once more, her mind tripping back to his age, "it's something that only WE have... me and him. I..." she took a deep breath, finally looking up, "I don't want to share it yet."
Ritsuko looked surprised, then nodded and smiled reassuringly, "Will you tell me about it later sometime?" she asked, "I promise I won't make fun of you, Maya, I really want to know."
Maya studied her face for a moment, a bit surprised, "Yes..." she said finally, turning back to her computer, "yes, I'll tell you about it later..." -Once I know for sure what it is I feel... and what he feels.-
Ritsuko nodded, satisfied for the time being. She turned back to her work. After a moment of silence, Maya's voice caught her attention, "Sempai?"
She looked up, "Yes, Maya?"
The younger girl didn't take her eyes off of her computer, but her cheeks were flushed with color, "Yes..." she said quietly, "he is..."
Ritsuko looked puzzled for a minute, until she realized that her subordinate was answering her initial question. -Good for you Maya...- she thought with a smile, -I'm glad you've found someone you can hold... I envy you...- her face darkened as she thought of her own situation. She decided the best thing to do would be to focus on work... but she found herself softly smiling at her coworker's innocence.
Had she known more about Maya's past, she may have felt other emotions for the girl...
**
Asuka walked to school alone. Shinji had left the house before she had ever awakened... though he left breakfast on the table for her.
She rubbed her shoulders absently, -That idiot...- she thought to herself, -he needs help...- "I... I WON'T feel bad about this..." she whispered, making a fist, "HE hurt ME... I... I didn't even DO anything..."
Even to her ears, it sounded hollow. She resolved to talk to him about it, "I'll... I'll make him apologize again..." the thought that maybe SHE should apologize skittered through her mind, -Well... maybe...- she thought.
She would have to wait longer than she thought to speak to him, as he was not in the classroom when she arrived.
**
Maya found Shinji at the lookout, even though she was two hours earlier than she said she would be.
"Shinji?" she said, carefully approaching him.
He looked up slowly, his face haggard.
"What's the matter, Shinji?" she asked, her tone worried, "I... I know that you didn't go to school today..." she blushed at the intrusion into his privacy.
He didn't notice, or care if he did notice. He had a far away look in his eyes as he spoke, "I hurt Asuka yesterday... I scared her so bad she wouldn't let me anywhere near her..."
Maya looked at him with shock evident on her face, "What happened?"
He turned away, looking out over the city, "She... she was teasing me... she said she would tell Misato about... about us..." Maya's eyes widened. He went on slowly, "I... I lost it. I slammed her against the wall, Maya... she didn't do anything but tease, and I slammed her against a wall." He was shaking with barely contained tears.
She came up behind him and put her arms around his chest, resting her head on his back, "It's ok... I'm sure you didn't mean to hurt her..." she said softly.
He shuddered in her grip, placing his hands over hers and leaning back slightly, "I never knew..." he whispered, "I never knew that I could get so angry. She didn't deserve what I did to her..." he sighed deeply and turned his head to look at her, "Are you sure you want to be with me? I might..." he swallowed hard, "I might hurt you..."
She turned him around to face her, "Shinji... I don't think you ever would, you're not the kind of person to hurt-"
"But I DID!" he cried, rubbing his eyes with the backs of his hands, "I did hurt someone..." he looked at her, "I... I couldn't live with myself if I hurt you... I..."
She pulled him to her, gently caressing the back of his neck, "Shinji... don't do this to yourself. If you're sorry about what you did, tell her your sorry."
"I tried," his voice was choked with emotion, "I tried... but she... didn't even want me to come near her."
She continued to touch him softly, "Shinji, of course she didn't want you to come near her right THEN... you scared her." He began to cry softly, "Shhh... don't cry..." she kissed his cheek, "She's had some time to get over her fear... tell her you're sorry the next time you see her. If she doesn't accept your apology... well... then she's stupid."
His tears slowed and finally stopped as she held him, "Maya...?" he whispered, "What if... what if I hurt you...?"
She turned her head and spoke into his ear, "Then I expect you to say you're sorry... then give me some time... then say you're sorry again... and then kiss me to show me that you mean it."
He relaxed in her arms, holding her tightly, "But..." he whispered, a touch of mischief creeping into his voice, "but I shouldn't kiss Asuka, right?"
She pulled back, pretending to frown, "You better not!" she kissed him, intending to make it a short peck... but for some reason her neck muscles would not reply to her mind's command to pull back, and she held the kiss for several moments, savoring every second.
As she broke away he caught her head gently, holding her close to him, "I don't want to kiss anyone but you..." he whispered, staring into her eyes.
She stared back at him, barely breathing, -Is this love...?- she thought suddenly, -Is it?- "Shinji..." she whispered, "will you... sleep with me?"
His eyes widened and she realized what she'd said. Flushing, she hurried on, "No... not that way... I..." she looked at the ground, "I want to SLEEP with you... I want to wake up with you beside me..."
He looked uncertain, "I... umm... that's... that's a big step, don't you think?" he asked, stammering badly.
She nodded, "I know... I just... I don't know... it feels right..." she still would not meet his gaze, "I... I want to feel you holding me all night..." she finally looked up, "Is that wrong of me? To want to be with you that much after only two days? I... I don't know anymore..."
"I... I don't know if it's right or wrong..." he admitted. He pulled her close against him, "But is this enough for right now? I don't... I don't think it would be a good idea tonight... how about in a few days?" he kissed her forehead, "Please don't get me wrong, Maya..." he whispered, "I really want to... but I don't want to go too fast...does that make sense? So much is messed up right now... I... I want this to be right..."
She nodded, "Shinji..." she looked at him, running her fingers across his cheek, "do you... do you think that I'm... that I'm dirty for asking you that?"
He looked at her, confused, "No... why would that make you dirty?"
She looked at the ground, "It's so forward... it's... it's not the kind of thing a good girl does..."
Since she was looking down, she missed the look of absolute bafflement that passed over his features, "Maya..." she looked up just in time to meet his lips. He kissed her gently, running his fingers through her hair and over her shoulders, finally stopping and pulling her tightly to him. After a moment he broke away and whispered, "You are the nicest, cleanest person I know, Maya... I don't think you're dirty at all..."
She burst into tears, "Shinji... I..." she could barely speak through the sobs that wracked her body, "I... AM... I... I..." she could not tell him... it was too hard. "Please Shinji... please hold me..." she said desperately, "please... please tell me that I'm good... please?"
Confused, he did as she requested. Stroking her hair as she wept uncontrollably, whispering that she was, in fact, a good person... one of the best that he knew. Her mind screamed that he wouldn't say that if he knew the truth... that he would abhor her, shun her, discard her... the darkest point in her life flared into brilliant, horrid detail as she clung to him.
Finally she was able to close the door on that memory and hold of herself, "I'm sorry..." she whispered, still short of breath.
"You don't have to apologize..." he said, still stroking her short brown hair, "can you... can you tell me why you were crying?"
She cringed, "Not... not yet..." she buried her face in his shirt, "but I will... someday. I promise, ok?"
He nodded, then raised her head and gently wiped away her tears. He looked at his watch, and said quietly, "I... I still have a few hours..." he kissed her once more, "do you... do you want to take a... a nap, or something... with me?"
Her breath caught, "Yes... I... I would like that..."
Together they climbed into the back seat of her car and closed the door, trying to find a comfortable position in the cramped space. Eventually they came to rest with Shinji on his back, his legs hanging off the seat, and Maya lying on top of him. They were both bright red, but said nothing. After a few moments, it didn't feel awkward any more, and they both began to drift... exhausted from the stress of the day. As they slept, safe in each other's arms, they dreamed of what the future would hold... sure that they would share it...
Continued...
Omake
Together they climbed into the back seat of her car and closed the door. Trying to find a comfortable position in the cramped space, they readjusted Shinji's baby restraint seat. Eventually they came to rest with Shinji snuggly strapped in, his legs hanging off the seat, and Maya lying on top of him, the arms of the seat cutting roughly into her shoulder blades. They were both bright red, but said nothing. After a few moments, it didn't feel awkward any more (though they were uncomfortable), and they both began to drift... exhausted from the stress of the day and the diaper changing. As they slept, safe in each other's arms, they dreamed of what the future would hold... sure that they would share it...
Shinji whispered, "Mama," quietly, and began sucking his thumb contentedly...
Author's notes: What is Maya's secret? Wait and find out next chapter (chapter after next at the latest). If you've already figured it out, for the love of Pete, DON'T SAY IT!! :) Thanks to JobFaust for helping me once again with flow... and coming up with the Omake.
Feedback is always welcome at Random1377@yahoo.com.
Part 5
Closed doors
By Random1377
Shinji walked home in a blissful, misty frame of mind. Replaying the evening in his mind - especially their last, slow kiss, and her final whispered statement, 'I... I want to see you again tomorrow... ok?' He had only been able to nod.
Now opening the door to the apartment, he was filled with apprehension, -I'm late...- he thought, trying to be quiet, -I hope Misato isn't TOO mad...-
He was creeping through the hall when a voice from the kitchen said, "Hey, idiot... kinda late, aren't you?"
He put a hand over his heart, "Asuka... don't DO that!" he shot her a small glare, but he couldn't help smiling through it.
"Why are you so happy? Date go well?" Shinji did not like the way she was smiling. It looked... predatory.
"Umm... yeah... yeah it did." He frowned, his concern growing as her smile widened. "I'm going to go to bed... night."
He started walking towards his room.
"So," she said in a conversational tone, "how is Miss Ibuki?"
He froze, every muscle in his body tense, "W-what?" he whispered, not daring to turn around.
She rose to her feet, still smiling broadly, "You heard me, I asked how Miss Ibuki was..." she leaned close to him, "did you have a fun ride?" she said quietly, her breath tickling the back of his neck. "I'll bet Misato would just love to hear all about how you and her-"
Suddenly Shinji felt anger rising in his breast, -No... NO! I won't let her ruin this.- He spun around, grabbing the startled Second Child by her upper arms and pushing her against the wall. He stared into her eyes coldly, "Don't..." his voice came out shaky and low, "don't try and take this from me, Asuka... do you hear me?"
Asuka's eyes were wide, and her words came out falteringly, "Let... let me go you jerk!" she tried to sound angry, but it just came out frightened... which she was. She had never seen him so... so... -Furious! He looks like he's ready to kill me!- she briefly considered screaming, then realized it would do no good. Misato had to go in to work, and the apartment building was practically empty.
Shinji's eyes widened as he saw the fear in her eyes, -Asuka... what am I DOING!?- he let her go and stepped away, looking at his hands. "I..." he didn't know what to say as she started rubbing her arms.
"Why did you do that to me, Shinji? I was just teasing... I wasn't going to take anything from you..." her voice was small.
Shinji realized that he had never seen Asuka scared, -Of me... she's scared of me...- "Asuka, I..." he reached out to touch her.
"NO!" she yelled, pressing back against the wall, "You stay away from me!!"
He fell to his knees, looking once more to his hands... as if they had the answer to his questions. "I... I'm sorry..." his voice trembled, "I... I was scared, Asuka..."
She stopped moving, taken aback by his confession, "Wh-what?"
He looked at her, his eyes overflowing, "I... I was happy tonight... I just... I just didn't want to lose that. I was scared that if you told Misato it might end... I didn't want that to happen..."
Angrily she spat, "So you felt like slamming me up against the wall would help?" she instantly regretted the words as his face crumpled.
He looked at her sorrowfully, then rose to his feet in a daze, "I... I'm sorry... Asuka..." he whispered.
He started walking towards his room, his eyes on the floor. Asuka raised a hand, about to speak... but she could not make herself break the awful silence. As the door to his room slid shut, she knew that it was more than just that door closing - it was the door to any hope of friendship that may have been between them. She sat down at the table, trying to comprehend what had just happened... and why she felt that it was her fault.
**
The next day at work, Maya sat smiling at her terminal, busily keying in code for the next Evangelion test. -Tonight...- she thought happily, -I'll see him again tonight.- She felt very warm.
Ritsuko watched the younger woman carefully, and then smiled. "Maya... you seem very pleased today." She observed.
Maya turned to her, looking around to make sure no one else was around, "I... I took your advice... your advice as a woman..." she smiled brightly, "Thank you, Sempai."
"Anytime. So tell me," Ritsuko said, leaning forward, "is he a good kisser?"
"SEMPAI!!" the younger woman was scandalized, "I... I don't think I should talk abo-"
Ritsuko grinned, "Oh come on, Maya! What will it hurt if you talk about your boyfriend a little? He IS your boyfriend, isn't he?"
Her thoughts echoed back, 'Will you be my girlfriend?' -Why is it that if a man says girlfriend it sounds immature, but if a woman says boyfriend it's acceptable?- she wondered suddenly. To her superior she said, "Yes... he is..." her voice was low with embarrassment, -I almost said no to him because he spoke that way...-
"So... give!" Ritsuko set aside her keyboard once more, letting Maya know that her attention was all on her, "I want to know everything."
Maya turned away, "I... I don't think it would be right... for me to talk about it with you..."
The blonde's eyebrows rose, "And just why not?"
"Because..." she replied, looking at her screen intently so she would not have to meet the other woman's strong gaze, "it's something that's only between him and me. It's not part of work... it's not part of EVA... it's not part of school..." she blushed once more, her mind tripping back to his age, "it's something that only WE have... me and him. I..." she took a deep breath, finally looking up, "I don't want to share it yet."
Ritsuko looked surprised, then nodded and smiled reassuringly, "Will you tell me about it later sometime?" she asked, "I promise I won't make fun of you, Maya, I really want to know."
Maya studied her face for a moment, a bit surprised, "Yes..." she said finally, turning back to her computer, "yes, I'll tell you about it later..." -Once I know for sure what it is I feel... and what he feels.-
Ritsuko nodded, satisfied for the time being. She turned back to her work. After a moment of silence, Maya's voice caught her attention, "Sempai?"
She looked up, "Yes, Maya?"
The younger girl didn't take her eyes off of her computer, but her cheeks were flushed with color, "Yes..." she said quietly, "he is..."
Ritsuko looked puzzled for a minute, until she realized that her subordinate was answering her initial question. -Good for you Maya...- she thought with a smile, -I'm glad you've found someone you can hold... I envy you...- her face darkened as she thought of her own situation. She decided the best thing to do would be to focus on work... but she found herself softly smiling at her coworker's innocence.
Had she known more about Maya's past, she may have felt other emotions for the girl...
**
Asuka walked to school alone. Shinji had left the house before she had ever awakened... though he left breakfast on the table for her.
She rubbed her shoulders absently, -That idiot...- she thought to herself, -he needs help...- "I... I WON'T feel bad about this..." she whispered, making a fist, "HE hurt ME... I... I didn't even DO anything..."
Even to her ears, it sounded hollow. She resolved to talk to him about it, "I'll... I'll make him apologize again..." the thought that maybe SHE should apologize skittered through her mind, -Well... maybe...- she thought.
She would have to wait longer than she thought to speak to him, as he was not in the classroom when she arrived.
**
Maya found Shinji at the lookout, even though she was two hours earlier than she said she would be.
"Shinji?" she said, carefully approaching him.
He looked up slowly, his face haggard.
"What's the matter, Shinji?" she asked, her tone worried, "I... I know that you didn't go to school today..." she blushed at the intrusion into his privacy.
He didn't notice, or care if he did notice. He had a far away look in his eyes as he spoke, "I hurt Asuka yesterday... I scared her so bad she wouldn't let me anywhere near her..."
Maya looked at him with shock evident on her face, "What happened?"
He turned away, looking out over the city, "She... she was teasing me... she said she would tell Misato about... about us..." Maya's eyes widened. He went on slowly, "I... I lost it. I slammed her against the wall, Maya... she didn't do anything but tease, and I slammed her against a wall." He was shaking with barely contained tears.
She came up behind him and put her arms around his chest, resting her head on his back, "It's ok... I'm sure you didn't mean to hurt her..." she said softly.
He shuddered in her grip, placing his hands over hers and leaning back slightly, "I never knew..." he whispered, "I never knew that I could get so angry. She didn't deserve what I did to her..." he sighed deeply and turned his head to look at her, "Are you sure you want to be with me? I might..." he swallowed hard, "I might hurt you..."
She turned him around to face her, "Shinji... I don't think you ever would, you're not the kind of person to hurt-"
"But I DID!" he cried, rubbing his eyes with the backs of his hands, "I did hurt someone..." he looked at her, "I... I couldn't live with myself if I hurt you... I..."
She pulled him to her, gently caressing the back of his neck, "Shinji... don't do this to yourself. If you're sorry about what you did, tell her your sorry."
"I tried," his voice was choked with emotion, "I tried... but she... didn't even want me to come near her."
She continued to touch him softly, "Shinji, of course she didn't want you to come near her right THEN... you scared her." He began to cry softly, "Shhh... don't cry..." she kissed his cheek, "She's had some time to get over her fear... tell her you're sorry the next time you see her. If she doesn't accept your apology... well... then she's stupid."
His tears slowed and finally stopped as she held him, "Maya...?" he whispered, "What if... what if I hurt you...?"
She turned her head and spoke into his ear, "Then I expect you to say you're sorry... then give me some time... then say you're sorry again... and then kiss me to show me that you mean it."
He relaxed in her arms, holding her tightly, "But..." he whispered, a touch of mischief creeping into his voice, "but I shouldn't kiss Asuka, right?"
She pulled back, pretending to frown, "You better not!" she kissed him, intending to make it a short peck... but for some reason her neck muscles would not reply to her mind's command to pull back, and she held the kiss for several moments, savoring every second.
As she broke away he caught her head gently, holding her close to him, "I don't want to kiss anyone but you..." he whispered, staring into her eyes.
She stared back at him, barely breathing, -Is this love...?- she thought suddenly, -Is it?- "Shinji..." she whispered, "will you... sleep with me?"
His eyes widened and she realized what she'd said. Flushing, she hurried on, "No... not that way... I..." she looked at the ground, "I want to SLEEP with you... I want to wake up with you beside me..."
He looked uncertain, "I... umm... that's... that's a big step, don't you think?" he asked, stammering badly.
She nodded, "I know... I just... I don't know... it feels right..." she still would not meet his gaze, "I... I want to feel you holding me all night..." she finally looked up, "Is that wrong of me? To want to be with you that much after only two days? I... I don't know anymore..."
"I... I don't know if it's right or wrong..." he admitted. He pulled her close against him, "But is this enough for right now? I don't... I don't think it would be a good idea tonight... how about in a few days?" he kissed her forehead, "Please don't get me wrong, Maya..." he whispered, "I really want to... but I don't want to go too fast...does that make sense? So much is messed up right now... I... I want this to be right..."
She nodded, "Shinji..." she looked at him, running her fingers across his cheek, "do you... do you think that I'm... that I'm dirty for asking you that?"
He looked at her, confused, "No... why would that make you dirty?"
She looked at the ground, "It's so forward... it's... it's not the kind of thing a good girl does..."
Since she was looking down, she missed the look of absolute bafflement that passed over his features, "Maya..." she looked up just in time to meet his lips. He kissed her gently, running his fingers through her hair and over her shoulders, finally stopping and pulling her tightly to him. After a moment he broke away and whispered, "You are the nicest, cleanest person I know, Maya... I don't think you're dirty at all..."
She burst into tears, "Shinji... I..." she could barely speak through the sobs that wracked her body, "I... AM... I... I..." she could not tell him... it was too hard. "Please Shinji... please hold me..." she said desperately, "please... please tell me that I'm good... please?"
Confused, he did as she requested. Stroking her hair as she wept uncontrollably, whispering that she was, in fact, a good person... one of the best that he knew. Her mind screamed that he wouldn't say that if he knew the truth... that he would abhor her, shun her, discard her... the darkest point in her life flared into brilliant, horrid detail as she clung to him.
Finally she was able to close the door on that memory and hold of herself, "I'm sorry..." she whispered, still short of breath.
"You don't have to apologize..." he said, still stroking her short brown hair, "can you... can you tell me why you were crying?"
She cringed, "Not... not yet..." she buried her face in his shirt, "but I will... someday. I promise, ok?"
He nodded, then raised her head and gently wiped away her tears. He looked at his watch, and said quietly, "I... I still have a few hours..." he kissed her once more, "do you... do you want to take a... a nap, or something... with me?"
Her breath caught, "Yes... I... I would like that..."
Together they climbed into the back seat of her car and closed the door, trying to find a comfortable position in the cramped space. Eventually they came to rest with Shinji on his back, his legs hanging off the seat, and Maya lying on top of him. They were both bright red, but said nothing. After a few moments, it didn't feel awkward any more, and they both began to drift... exhausted from the stress of the day. As they slept, safe in each other's arms, they dreamed of what the future would hold... sure that they would share it...
Continued...
Omake
Together they climbed into the back seat of her car and closed the door. Trying to find a comfortable position in the cramped space, they readjusted Shinji's baby restraint seat. Eventually they came to rest with Shinji snuggly strapped in, his legs hanging off the seat, and Maya lying on top of him, the arms of the seat cutting roughly into her shoulder blades. They were both bright red, but said nothing. After a few moments, it didn't feel awkward any more (though they were uncomfortable), and they both began to drift... exhausted from the stress of the day and the diaper changing. As they slept, safe in each other's arms, they dreamed of what the future would hold... sure that they would share it...
Shinji whispered, "Mama," quietly, and began sucking his thumb contentedly...
Author's notes: What is Maya's secret? Wait and find out next chapter (chapter after next at the latest). If you've already figured it out, for the love of Pete, DON'T SAY IT!! :) Thanks to JobFaust for helping me once again with flow... and coming up with the Omake.
Feedback is always welcome at Random1377@yahoo.com.