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Now How Did I End Up Here?
By The Redundant Goddess…
-X- What? -X-
So that's how he got here!
My very long flash back faded away and all I could do was stare at the floor. It didn't seem real, just another one of those silly dreams I always have. But then again, there he was…
I could hear muffled laughter and looked up to see Kaworu desperately trying to control himself. I would've been angry, but he just looked so damned…well I don't know… great when he laughed. His eyes do this little thing…
Ahem.
I blushed, as per usual, out of embarrassment for A) falling flat on my ass and B) thinking about Kaworu way too much.
Christ, he comes back into your life only hours ago and for some reason you can't stop wanting to stare at him until you kiss him. HE ONLY SLEPT ON THE COUCH BECAUSE YOU KNACKERED HIM OUT! …And not in that way either, you pervert! Oh man, I am starting to sound like Asuka, besides he doesn't even like me like that- wait a min… YOU don't even like him like THAT!
"Shinji?"
His ever so calm voice was a welcome distraction from my rather disturbing thoughts. I think I blinked and, you guessed it, blushed again. Only this time it's so much hotter than all the other time. I'm sure I could feel my face begin to sizzle.
"Yes?"
"Are you alright?"
At this point, the pain in butt decided to make itself known to my brain.
OUCH!
Damn it, now I'm going to have a huge bruise!
I nodded and shifted uncomfortably on my sore bottom. Oh well, a little pain never hurt any body, well accept me I guess, but hang on… My mind somehow managed to squirm it's way back to before Kaworu asked if I was okay.
Do I like him like THAT?
It was an odd question, although not entirely unexpected and if I'm going to be honest, I already knew the answer. I liked him. I mean I really liked him. I mean I really, really, really (you get the picture) liked him. So much so I think I have spent more time concentrating on him than I have on breathing. I don't think it's love, he's just come back and to be honest I don't really know him that well. But I'm pretty sure I like him… right? I mean, I just thought about kissing him!
The only problem was; how did he feel?
I gave him a sheepish smile and he grinned back, the he always did.
He said he loved me before, but I don't think he meant it quite like that. I'm sure he meant it the way Ayanami means things. You know, kinda cryptic with hidden meaning? Or maybe that is the hidden meaning? GAH! I don't know!
"Are you sure your not hurt Shinji?"
GAH! What the-? Kaworu had somehow managed to get up off the couch and moved to where I was on the floor with out me noticing. I shook my head and tried to figure out some sort of answer. So in the end I went for the easy option, I just nodded and offered a goofy looking smile and, of course, I blushed.
He reached out a hand for me to grab and started to pull me up. However, due to some unknown reason, my feet had got tangled up in the towel and as Kaworu pulled I lost my balance. Needless to say I fell over, for the second time in so many minutes, and dragged the taller boy down with me.
I don't think I've ever blushed so much in my life. My body was a thermo nuclear reactor, how Kaworu managed to fall on top of me without being vaporised was beyond me. Actually, how the hell did I manage not to melt into nothingness?
I opened my eyes slowly to see Kaworu slumped over me, his head against my chin. Ouch, my chin must've knocked against his head during the fall. However, as he moved, my body got very sensitive all of a sudden. My stomach felt weird as he shifted his weight off me to lean on his hands, his whole body covered me like a cage. Not that I was complaining. His eyes stared into mine just as mine stared into his. All I could see was red and happiness, which is quite an unusual combo when you think about it.
Then there was a loud bang, I think it sounded like a door being slammed, but I was too busy trying not to do anything sudden and make a tit out of myself yet again. However, the loud noise must've startled him because he jumped and lost his balance and…
Smooch.
It was a total accident, honest! Our lips met and my eyes few open wondering what the hell was going on. However after a few seconds of mental panic, the sensation of those warm and surprisingly soft (if a little chapped lips), my eyes kinda did the usual thing of fluttering shut… Almost. That was until something or someone interrupted the whole experience.
"And just what the hell is going on in here!"
I think my heart stopped for a second before I managed to push Kaworu off me and saw Asuka standing behind us, hands on hips and her glare set to kill. My mind went blank as my mouth tried to verbalise a reasonable and logical reason for…well… what had happened.
"Erm… I mean, we… this is…and rain and… tripped…"
But the red haired demon of some many of my nightmares didn't seem to care for my failed attempt at basic speech and moved her attention to the now very confused looking Kaworu.
"And who the hell are you?" She snarled.
I tried to mumble out something, but my seemed to sound like a mouse caught in a blender. So my taller friend managed to answer her with a calming smile.
"I'm Kaworu, Kaworu Nagisa. I'm a friend of Shinji's and you must be the second child. Am I correct?"
Asuka puffed out her chest and glared at him.
"Well of course I am! But why are you here? I didn't know Shinji had any other friends apart from the rest of the stooges."
The panic started to seep back into my system, clogging up all hopes of getting out of this alive, but Kaworu didn't seem too fazed.
"I've been out of town for a while." He replied his voice steady and showed no hint of fear whatsoever. "I don't believe I had the opportunity to meet you then, you were unwell I believe, however it is nice to finally meet you in person."
Asuka raised a red eyebrow and her expression softened a bit. I relaxed; she wasn't going to kill us after all…maybe.
" Well of course it's nice to meet me, I'm a nice person and it's nice to see a person with manners. Unlike some people I could mention…" She sent a glare my way and all I could do was giggle nervously. "Any way, just what are you two doing there any way, hmmmmmmm?"
GAH!
"We tripped."
There was a sort of silence for a minute or so. Asuka's blank expression didn't give me any hopes for not being found out, but Kaworu's encouraging look did. Although I was still secretly praying to every god that ever existed for help… After the minute Asuka gave us a sceptical look and, well at least I think, she smiled. It was small, but I'm sure it was there.
"Riiiiight." She drawled. "Well I'm off for a nap before dinner."
With that she exited the room and the sound of her bedroom door sliding open and shut could be heard. I breathed a HUGE sigh of relief and looked at Kaworu, who just sat there with an odd smile on his face.
"Phew, that was close."
"Is she always like that?"
"Actually that was her being polite…"
A shocked expression crossed his face.
"Really?"
I nodded and chuckled to myself.
We managed to get up off the floor this time without gravity pulling us back down and we just stood there in silence. I rubbed my arms nervously, not sure of what to say or do. My mind awash with feelings and images about what had just passed between us, plus I was still a little bit jittery from our close encounter with the second child.
"So…"
"…yes."
"Erm. I er… Kaworu."
"It's okay Shinji."
I blinked. I didn't understand him, which wasn't a first but…
"What's okay?"
"This."
Okay, now I was really confused.
"This?"
"Yes." He nodded, moving closer to me. His eyes smiling into mine, giving me confidence. "What ever happened here, this, it's okay. I don't mind."
Oh, he meant the kiss, if you could even call it that.
"Oh."
"Yes and if it continued then I would not mind either."
"Huh?"
" Remember what I said to you in those Nerv bathing rooms all? I meant it, you have my empathy and…"
"…Your love?"
"Yes, you have that. As my friend Shinji, but if…"
"…We continued what happened here today, it would be okay?"
He nodded and I could feel my heart do that thing all those romantic movies dribble on about. It was flying and soaring and cheering and all that jazz, I think I even started to grin too.
"But…"
"But?" My heart's jet engines chose that very moment to stall and my happiness began to plummet.
"I think this, what ever it is, should happen slowly. Okay?"
My heart and happiness pulled out of its nosedive and rocketed upwards and outwards into space. I grinned like I had never grinned before in my life, my whole face radiated what it meant to be absolutely over the moon.
"Yes!" I cried out, clamping a hand over my mouth. "That's fine. I mean its perfect."
He gave me a warm smile and his eyes almost glazed over as he put a hand up to my cheek.
If I hadn't melted all those times before I was pretty close to doing it then. I was quite tempted to inch closer and show him how happy using my lips. However as I set my plan into motion, my nostrils picked up a sweaty and smelly whiff. On further investigation I noted it was coming from me. Oh yeah, I never did have that shower…
Just as our noses were about to touch and not by accident this time, I pulled back and sniffed myself.
"Urgh, I need a shower!" I groaned.
Kaworu just rolled his eyes and shook his head. He chuckled a little too, but I couldn't help but notice the hint of disappointment. I felt a little guilty, but I gave him a happy little grin, picked up that blessed towel and moved towards the bathroom.
"I'll be back in a bit. You can watch TV or wait in my room if you like?"
"Thank you…" He bowed and I bounced out of the sitting room and rushed towards my much-needed shower. Not before giving him a huge hug and a peck on the cheek.
I don't think I've ever felt so happy in my life and as I reached the shower, got undressed and felt the first streams of water grace my skin, I felt a little confused too.
I'm not sure how it happened and I'm still not sure how I got here. But from what I saw in the mirrored tiles, I don't think it mattered. If that beaming and slightly smug expression on my face was the result of wherever 'here' was, then I was happy not knowing. He was back and he loved me, as a friend of course, but it could only get better from here on in. In the end, I don't think it really matters how I got here. What does matter is that I did get here and you know what? I don't think I ever want to leave…
-X End X-
(A/N: I DID IT! I finally finished this story and I am so happy at how it's turned out. I know there are some cliché moments in there, but I did resist letting S and K get into an all out snog and love fest. So how did you like it? Was it better than the last episode of Enterprise? (Although that's not saying a lot .) I'm so sorry this final chapter took so long to write I had a dry spell that lasted a couple of months. However it's done and I'm proud of how it's turned out. The last paragraph especially.
I want to thank you all so very much for reading and reviewing this fic and to the readers that wanted this fic happen. You've got your kiss now and I hope you liked how it turned out. It very nearly didn't happen. You reviewers have been wonderful, so thanks to you:
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