A Work of Art

Chapter: 4

Feelings of Longing

Here's the next chapter. Hope you enjoy. Warning: This has a Citrus flavor to it...meaning if you aren't over 18 or are offended by description of sexual acts (or in this case description of masturbation) please don't read.

Lina sighed as the hot water ran down her body. She smiled as she thought, 'This time is strange but I love whoever invented this shower thing. Hot water instantly is wonderful.' Zelgadis had shown her how to use the shower and then went to go start dinner. She hummed to herself as she soaped up the rag and began to wash herself. She worked her way down her body as she began to feel clean in over a few centuries. As she was washing the inside of her legs she began to think of Zelgadis. "He's a nice guy...really nice," she said to herself while bringing the rag upwards.

'I mean I don't like to be treated like I need special attention, but I am grateful for what he has done for me,' Lina thought as she moaned because of where her hand was. She leaned against the wall of the shower as she held her hand in place. She then dropped the rag, and the pretext of still bathing, as she ran a finger over her nub. She slowly slide down the wall as she ran her finger over the spot a few more times. When she came to a rest on the floor she inserted a finger while continuing to rub. She slowly moved her finger in and out of her patch as she moaned again, "Zel..."

After a few moments Lina had increased the speed and force of her finger as she had almost reached her point. "Oh gods...Yes," Lina somewhat wailed as she felt the extreme surge of pleasure hit her senses and caused her back to arch.

A moment later she came down from cloud nine and back to reality. She lifted her hand to see some of her juices still there. She sighed as she washed off her hand thinking, 'Jeez, ever since I got out of that painting I've been this way. I mean I've never spontaneously kissed a man I've just met much less masturbated while thinking about him,' Lina thought while slowly standing. "Well time to get out," Lina said as she turned off the water.

She pulled back the shower curtain and grabbed a towel. She toweled herself off then wrapped it around her petite frame. She opened the door and walked out with the steam following her. She walked out into what was now her room by default and stopped in front of the mirror on the dresser. She struck a pose and thought, 'Thank god I didn't age any while stuck in that painting.' After a moment of messing around in front of the mirror Lina went through the dresser and picked out an outfit.

Lina dressed in a black sweatshirt and a pair of jeans before hanging up the towel. She then opened the door to walk into the living room. She breathed in deep and took in the aroma of the meal Zel was preparing. Lina moved towards the kitchen and poked her head in the door to see Zel busy at work. Zel's concentration was held by cooking the meal to the point where he didn't notice Lina. He quickly chopped up some carrots and other vegetables and added them to a large pot. As he turned his attention to a skillet of ground beef he felt something lean against him. Zel looked behind him to see Lina looking over his shoulder at what he was cooking. He smiled and said, "You could've just asked," as he moved aside so Lina wouldn't have to stand on her toes.

Lina laughed and said, "Well you just looked so determined that I didn't want to disturb you."

Zel chuckled as he turned back to the beef and stirred it a little. "Don't worry about it conversation is welcome."

Lina smiled and then asked, "What do you do for a living Zel?"

Zel thought on how to answer and then replied, "You remember that machine I told you about in the living room?"

Lina thought for a second to remember the name then answered, "You mean that computer thing?"

Zel nodded and replied, "I make some of the programs that makes the computer work right."

"Oh...," was Lina's comment. She then asked, "How many people do that?"

Zel thought for a moment and said, "A lot of people do. The company I work for has two programming departments because of all the programs we make."

Zel took the skillet off the burner and dumped the beef into the pot and covered it with a lid. He then washed his hands in the sink before walking out into the living room with Lina in tow. He sat on the couch and invited Lina to sit next to him which she accepted. Zel looked at Lina before asking, "Why so interested in my work all of a sudden?"

Lina shrugged and said, "I just want to learn as much as I can. And, I might as well start with asking you the easier questions."

"Well anything else I can answer while you're thinking of questions," Zel asked.

Lina thought for a second before asking, "What's for dinner?"

Zel chuckled and replied, "Vegetable soup...You get a lot of volume for just a small amount of actual food."

Lina smiled and said, "Good I'm really hungry."

Zel winked and said, "I know...I thought Filia was going to have a heart attack when you finished ordering."

"Hey! A lady needs to make sure she has proper nutrition," Lina stated while inclining her nose.

Zel chuckled and said, "Well speaking of that the soup should be done. Let's eat," as he helped Lina up and they went back into the kitchen for dinner.

Lina laid awake in Zel's bed, or should she now say her bed, while looking at the ceiling. 'Man that was a good meal. Zel is a really good cook I'll give him that,' Lina thought. She rolled over and stared at the wall while her thoughts went back to the young man in the next room. "He's a jack of many trades it would seem," Lina said out loud to the darkness.

Lina was happy to be out of the painting but she was even happier that it was a person like Zelgadis that released her. 'I mean I could be stuck with some fat jerk,' Lina thought as some other unwanted releasers came to mind. Yes, Zel was an ideal rescuer if Lina could pick anyone. Lina shook her head and said, "Man, when did I just start thinking about Zel like this?"

She rolled over and stuffed her pillow over her head, as if to muffle her thoughts, but she still found herself thinking of him. She tossed and turned for a good while before she finally got situated and felt like she could go to sleep.

Out in the living room Zelgadis was having the same problem with getting to sleep. He rolled onto his side and closed his eyes just to see her face. He opened his eyes once again and thought, 'Have I already fallen for someone that I've only known for one day?' He rolled onto his back and looked up to see the frame with nothing in it. He smiled as he remembered that night but then brought his hand up to his lips. He remember that kiss she had given him; how could he forget it? "She said it was just her being overexcited and I'm sure it was mostly that. I wonder if I could get an encore performance," Zel smirked as he rolled over again.

He was about to go to sleep when he heard the bedroom door open. He sat up and looked to see Lina coming out of the room. The main thing that struck him was that she was wearing one of his shirts. After he got over that fact it made sense. His shirts were long enough for Lina to be decent without have to totally dress. He looked at her and asked, "Something wrong Lina?"

She nodded and said, "I can't get to sleep Zel...do you have anything that might help," hoping this new age had more than her time with sleeping remedies.

Zel nodded saying, "Yeah, I show you," as he got out from up his blanket and stood up.

It was Lina's turn to stare as Zel stood up. He was in a pair of loose fitting sweatpants with no shirt on. She moved her eyes up and down as the moonlight from the window illuminated his lithe but muscled features even more. Before she knew it Zel was right in front of her asking, "Is something wrong?"

Lina blushed and averted her eyes saying, "No...nothing....nothing is wrong."

Zel raised an eyebrow and looked down to remember he had taken off his shirt to go to sleep. He blushed but didn't retrieve his shirt from next to the couch. He just repeated himself saying, "Just follow me."

Lina nodded and followed him into the bathroom. She watched as he opened the medicine cabinet and started searching through some of the bottles until he found a large glass one that was labeled, 'Sleeping Pills.' He dropped two into his palm and hand them to Lina. "Here. Take two of these with a glass of water and you should be out within thirty minutes," Zel instructed before walking out of the bedroom and closing the door.

Lina looked at the white pills then at the door while thinking, 'Thanks Zel,' before doing as instructed.

Afterwards Lina laid down and covered up she giggled and said, "I think I'll forget where the sleeping pills are next time," as she pictured Zel in her mind as she drifted off.

Zel laid back down on the couch and thought, 'Well I never thought a simple task like that could seem so interesting.' He then smiled and said, "Oh well at least I can say Lina has good looking legs."

Zel then laid on his back as he drifted off with idea of a certain red-headed woman filling his mind.

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