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The shuffling of clothing
Stepping of feet against a cold floor
She's pacing back and forth
Once she's past this door, Kaworu will see her, the real her, the bare her, the fraud who lied to her own girlfriend.
Maybe she can call this off…
A knock from the locker door startles her as she clumsily stands up. “Shinko? Are you okay in there?” Kaworu asks
Shinko is frantically pacing around as she yelps out, “Y-yeah, I'm fine; I'll be out soon.”
“Alright, honey, but if you're uncomfortable with this, we don't have to do this. I promise I won't be upset at you; I just want you to be comfortable.”
“I-I do want to do this. I'll be out in a sec, I promise...” Shinko stammers out
Kaworu sighs in relief. “Alright then, darling, I'll get into the bath then.”
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She opened the door; it's a metallic, very clinical-looking door, but all the doors in Nerv look like this; you'd think they would have more appealing-looking furniture in the bathing area.
She has a towel wrapped around her, hiding the lies she's kept from her beloved. She will hate me once she sees, won't she?
She's brought out of her thoughts seeing Kaworu relaxing in the bath, head laid back, ashen, long hair laid out all to see with her eyes shut. She looks so peaceful.
She's so beautiful, and then there's me…
She feels tears welling up but tries to suppress them as she drops her towel quickly to get into the bath, but as she does, Kaworu opens her eyes and sees her, all of her, only for a split second. Shinko thinks as she quickly submerges her body, except her chest, into the bathwater.
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The tension is as thick as the steam around them is
I’ve definitely made her uncomfortable; she thinks I'm a freak probably.
“Kaworu—“
“Shinko—“
Shinko clears her throat. “You go first.”
Shinko nervously stares down at the water, inspecting it like it's a priceless artifact.
Kaworu moves forward, getting into Shinko's space. She holds Shinko by her cheeks. “Please look at me, Shinko,” she says gently.
“I know what you're going to say.” Shinko hangs her head low, staring at the water even more intently.
“Not unless you're an angel who can read minds.” Kaworu quips, trying to ease Shinko’s mind.
Shinko smiles a little and then immediately goes back to her current state, head hung low as she whispers out “You think I'm a freak, right? A pervert? Everyone does...”
“I don't think that at all.” She rubs her thumb over Shinko's cheek.
She looks up stunned. “Y-you don’t?... You don't think I'm not a real girl? Despite what you saw...”
Kaworu looks her in the eyes. “What I see in front of me is the prettiest girl in the world.”
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“Let me show you something; it will ease your mind, I hope.” Kaworu stands up from the bath, water dripping off of her porcelain body; she glistens like an angel.
Shinko, bug-eyed, can't stop staring up at her.
She's…
She's…
Time moves so slow during these few seconds of silence.
“I'm just like you, darling; even if I wasn’t, I’d still love you no matter what.” She looks down at Shinko with warm eyes.
Shinkos eyes welled up with tears as she crashed into kaworu in a clumsy embrace “kaworu…”
Kaworu envelopes shinko. “You are so beautiful, my love. Never hide yourself from me. You possess true beauty, that of a goddess. Hearing you say those things about yourself, I don't want you to ever feel like that around me. If I must, I’d worship you.”
Shinko sputters out a response, “N-no, you don’t have to worship me. Kaworu, being your girlfriend is already a gift of its own.” Her face flushes a pink.
Kaworu giggles, “Whatever you wish, love~”
Shinko lets go of Kaworu. “I'm getting cold; we should get back into the bath.
They both sit back down
The warmth eases Shinko as she lays her head back like Kaworu did a minute ago.
But she feels something close to her
She flutters open her eyes to see Kaworu right next to her, not across like she was earlier.
Her face flushes a darker shade of pink as she realizes just how close she is to her “uh, k-kaworu?…”
She looks into Shinko's eyes with a sly expression. “Yes, love?~”
Shinko yelps and turns her face away as she whispers out, “Y-you're close…”
Kaworu's expression changes to that warm, caring one she always has whenever Shinko is in distress. “My apologies, love. I can move if I'm making you uncomfortable.”
Shinko stammers out, “N-no, just, it caught me off guard. You never make me uncomfortable, Kaworu.”
Kaworu sighs in relief and moves over to put some distance between them, but they are still very close to each other. “How about this?”
Shinko nods. “That's good, and if I, um, want you to come closer, I'll say so.”
Kaworu laces her hand with Shinko’s.
Shinko squeezes her hand
They sit in another comfortable silence, just staring at each other. It feels like time stands still; it's just them, no Evas, no crisis, just them existing.
I love her so much I want this to last forever..
Shinko moves forward, going in for a quick kiss.
Even though their relationship has been progressing, she's still so anxious about initiating kisses, but she just did it.
Hehe, I did it..
Kaworu smiles a faint pink, shading her cheeks
Kaworu leans in; their lips meet each other as they go into a tender kiss. This one is not too slow, not quick, just the perfect speed as Kaworu holds onto Shinko's hips; the hot vapors from the bath float into the air.
Everything is okay
Everything is perfect