Rei sighed to herself happily, the slim blue haired young woman
luxuriating in the warmth of the shower, the force of the water scouring
her body clean. She had thought the bell rang, the off in the distance
Asuka called out, "Rei? It's Asuka."
"Shit," Rei cursed under her breath, quickly shutting the water
off and climbing out of the shower, "I'm late!" Raising her voice she
called back to Asuka, "Come on in,"
Rei quickly dried herself as she listened to Asuka open the
front door and walk inside. She saw Asuka step into the bedroom as she
wrapped a towel around her body, smiling as Asuka's eyes visibly widened
at the sight of her
"I'm sorry," Rei said mildly, fighting back the pleasure she
felt at Asuka's reaction, "I'm running a little behind."
"Sorry," Asuka repeated, backing up so that she thumped up
against the wall, "I didn't mean... I didn't realize you were...."
Rei took a step forward, feeling the towel she was wearing slip
down a bit as she gently said, "It's all right, Asuka."
"Right," Asuka squeaked out.
With a slightly impish smile Rei took pity on her, tugging her
towel back up a bit as she said, "I'll be ready to go in a moment." She
went over to where a white dress lay on her bed, keeping her back to
Asuka as she softly said, "You look good in that."
It hadn't startled her, exactly, when Asuka walked in, but her
look had certainly Rei's breath away. The white button shirt and dark
pants suited the beautiful pilot, giving her a boyish air while still
highlighting all of her womanly charms. All in all Asuka looked lovely,
so much so she found it a bit distracting.
"Thanks," Asuka managed to get out.
Rei simply loosened the towel as she felt Asuka's eyes on her,
letting the towel drop to the floor. She picked up a pair of lacy
panties, bending over to pull it on and intentionally providing a lovely
view of her rounded bottom. Then she lifted her dress from the bed,
smoothly pulling it on over her head to let it gently settle down around
her body.
Rei reached around her back, trying to get her zipper pulled up
but frowned, not quite able to reach it. "Could you..." she looked over
her shoulder at Asuka warmly.
"Sure," the mildly pale Asuka said. She stepped close, carefully
grabbing at the zipper and pulling it up, the scent she wore mingling
with the soap and shampoo Rei had used. Asuka laid the tab down
smoothly, and Rei shivered slightly as she patted her on the back
gently.
Rei turned back to her and smiled up at Asuka as she murmured,
"Thank you."
Asuka cleared her throat, a bit of a blush to her cheeks. "I was
wondering," she said quietly, "where you wanted to go?"
Rei tried not to looked too amused at the effect that she was
having on Asuka. "Do you have someplace in mind?" she asked.
Asuka smiled a bit sheepishly as she suggested, "Little White
Dragon?"
"I'd love to," Rei said. She sat down on the side of her bed,
slipping white socks and her shoes on then getting up to take Asuka's
arm. "Shall we go?" she asked.
"Lets," Asuka agreed.
The two women walked through the crew section of the SDF-1,
eventually climbing into a jeep to reach the city of Macross itself. Rei
felt many eyes on them, taking them in as a couple and she felt a surge
of pride. Asuka strode down the crowded street, her red-orange hair
flowing around her shoulders. Rei stuck close to her side, holding on to
Asuka's hand and smiling up at the taller woman.
Asuka blushed slightly under the warmth of her gaze, the
jostling of the crowd throwing them closer together. "Are you all
right?" she asked, sheltering Rei with her arm.
"I'm fine," Rei sighed happily as she slid a bit closer to
Asuka, "thank you."
Asuka kept her arm around Rei's shoulders as they started off
again, entirely uncaring of the looks they were getting from the crowd.
"You're welcome," Asuka murmured.
The restaurant was busy as they two entered, some familiar faces
nodding from many of the tables. Minmei's Aunt smiled as they came up to
her, clearly delighted at seeing the two of them there together.
"Shinji, Minmei and their new friend went out already," she cheerfully
relayed, "but I hope you'll be staying for dinner."
"We were planning on it," Rei murmured softly.
Asuka pushed her hair back one-handedly, keeping a grip on Rei
as she said, "Do you think we could have a corner table, somewhere
private?"
"Oh ho," the older woman smiled, eyes twinkling. She nodded
firmly and said, "I'm sure I can find a spot for you two." A few moments
later she was sitting the two down at a secluded corner table, lighting
a candle that gave the area a soft glow.
Asuka held Rei's chair for her in a curiously old fashioned
gesture, one that brought a faintly pleased blush to her cheeks. Rei put
her hand on Asuka's before she moved to go to her seat, looking up
silently but with that warm little smile on her face.
The older woman smiled as she watched Asuka settled into her own
chair. "So what can I get you this evening?" she asked.
Rei nodded to Asuka, "You pick."
Asuka flashed a smile, "Right." She looked up at the lady beside
their table and said, "Two of the dinner specials, but could we have a
bottle of wine and two glasses?"
"Coming right up," with that the older woman was gone.
Rei had the oddest little smile on her face as she put her chin
on her hands, looking across at her warmly. "I didn't know you were so
romantic," she said softly.
Asuka met her eyes, her own smile matching Rei's for warmth.
"Only with the right person," was her answer, "I wouldn't do this for
just anyone."
Rei blushed slightly, feeling complimented by what Asuka had
just said. "And am I the right person?" she asked quietly.
Asuka reached across the table hesitantly, clearly unsure how
the gesture might be received, and laid her hand over Rei's. "I think
so," she answered quietly.
Rei squeezed that hand, touched by the gentleness she saw in
Asuka's eyes. "It's all right," she said softly. She studied Asuka a
moment, finally venturing to ask, "You're attracted to me, aren't you?"
Asuka's cheeks went a bright red. "I can't believe you'd just
ask like this," she muttered, looking down to hide her face.
"Are you?" Rei repeated, tilting her head a bit to get a better
look at Asuka's face.
"Yes," Asuka admitted, still blushing fiercely.
"Me, too," Rei agreed softly.
"Your two dinner specials," Minmei's Aunt dropped the two plates
off, clearly amused as the two pulled back a bit, "wine and glasses."
She beamed at the two women as she said, "If you need anything else let
me know and I hope you'll enjoy your meal."
"Thanks," Asuka smiled up at the older woman then looked over at
Rei as she added quietly, "I'm sure that we will."
"Let's go to the karaoke bar first," Minmei said cheerfully,
Shinji and Miriya walking beside the bouncy Chinese girl, "then maybe
we'll try the arcades."
"I should warn you that I don't sing very well," a smiling
Shinji noted, his short black hair falling down into his eyes.
"That's half the fun," Minmei laughed, squeezing his hand.
Miriya had that look on someone's face when they have no clue
what's going on. "Karaoke?" the green haired woman asked.
Shinji gave her a sympathetic look, clearly having bought into
the amnesia story. "It's kind of hard to explain," he said, "we'll show
you, okay?"
'Ah ha!' Miriya thought. 'Maybe this karaoke they mention is one
of their military secrets? This could be a breakthrough,' she mused
excitedly.
"Here we are," Minmei said cheerfully, tugging them inside the
modern building.
Miriya studied her surroundings intently as they entered the
booth, wondering what she might be dealing with. Two couches were on
either side, a odd looking mechanical device sitting in the center of
the room.
Shinji passed the cans of sake he had picked up from one of the
vending machines outside. "You'll need some of this once I start
singing," he said with a laugh.
"Thank you," Miriya blinked, after a moment's study popping open
the tin. She took a hesitant drink, her eyes widening slightly, "Whoo!"
"So who gets to go first?" Minmei beamed.
"You first," Shinji offered with a grin, "that way Miriya can
hear some good singing first."
"I'd like that," Miriya agreed, curious to see what this singing
and karaoke were.
Minmei ran through the selection a moment then nodded
cheerfully, "Here's one!" She hit the switch, soft music playing as she
raised the mic. to her lips and sang, ".... and heard her whisper out a
name long forgiven, but not forgotten."
Miriya felt her cheeks go red, emotions racing through her form
as Minmei swayed, her voice washing over her. It was almost as if
something old within her was awakening, touched by this strange sound,
this singing. She leaned forward, eyes closed, and soaked it in.
The final chorus rang out as Minmei finished, "You're forgiven,
not forgotten."
"That was good," Shinji murmured, looking over at Miriya and
surprised to see the glitter of tears on her cheeks. "What's wrong?" he
asked.
Miriya blinked at him, then reached up to touch the tears as she
looked at Minmei. "I've never..." she trailed off, not knowing what to
say.
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