Nightshift

Nightshift
Friction

Shinji leaned on the catwalk and looked up at the massive Evangelion that he piloted. Normally he would be unnerved by looking into the dull white eyes of Unit 01 but, today, he could care less about how intimidating it was.

The pilot stared at the charred hand of Unit 01 that was being tended to and, absentmindedly, started to rub his own arm as he remembered how it felt to put it in lava. What he was thinking about wasn’t how bad it hurt. He was thinking about who he saved.

If he didn’t do what he did Asuka would have died for sure.

With that in mind, he could exhale a breath of relief despite how Misato yelled at him.

Of course, it wasn’t like he was in love or anything… Shinji just did what he had to do because he knew how it would have turned out otherwise. He also knew it was no guarantee that Asuka would have done the same for him but that didn’t mean what he did was wrong.

Shinji focused on the technicians as they worked to fix the burnt forearm as fast as they could. Allowing his thoughts to drift in a different direction, he was amazed by the work the technicians did.

Besides the occasional order, they silently but quickly pulled away the burnt layers off the hand and rolled them up. Even though the sight of the scorched arm could possibly turn many a weak stomach, the technicians worked like it didn’t bother them.

It didn’t take them long to finish their job. It couldn’t have taken more than twenty minutes to apply fresh layers of skin grafts and then pull the glove like material back up to cover it.

Taking a look at his watch, Shinji figured that Misato would probably take about another hour finishing the amount of paperwork he saw on her desk, “I guess I can just wait outside her office for a while…” He muttered before taking his eyes off the leaving technicians.

He slowly walked off the catwalk on his way towards Misato’s office which wasn’t that far away. At the rate he walked, he would still have about thirty minutes to wait but he didn’t mind at all.

“Maybe I should have walked home with Asuka…” He immediately crossed that idea out as he remembered that he couldn’t even look her in the face after she thanked him for saving her.

It was a good thing he memorized at least some of NERV’s layout since it was so easy to get lost but it was something that he didn’t remember until he rounded another corner.

He never went directly to Misato’s office from the catwalk.

Shinji sighed as he decided to retrace his steps before he got more lost than he already was. It was just like him to get lost while thinking about not getting lost but the ironic situation took second place to the conversation that he overheard before he turned another corner.

“…and I told her to do it and she did.” A man’s gruff voice flowed into Shinji’s ears.

“What a slut!” Another man exclaimed as he laughed, “How much does she charge again?”

“I don’t even know. I just threw some bills at her after I got finished.” The man said before joining him in laughing, “The bitch didn’t even pick some of them up.”

“What was her name again?” The other asked as their laughter died down.

Shinji had to move before he was discovered so he retreated back into the shadows that filled the complex as they continued their conversation.

“It’s Kari. At least remember her name since we are co-workers.” He voiced before they fell into another fit of laughter.

As they walked by, Shinji noticed that they were both technicians because of the dark gray uniforms they were issued. The pilot walked out of the shadows and looked at their backs as they walked off. It was no question what they were talking about and he couldn’t fight off the feeling of pity that started to seep into him at the thought of a girl picking up bills off the floor after… they were finished.

Even worse, he knew he couldn’t do anything about it. First of all it wasn’t his business and, even if he knew the girl and the people she was… involved with, what was he supposed to do? Tell on them?

Shinji shook his head as he realized exactly how useless he was. Of course he was able to help when faced with a problem but, when he wasn’t even involved with the person who needed help, he couldn’t do anything at all.

He started walking back to the catwalk with thoughts of the girl in mind until he discovered that, again, he took the wrong way and ended up at the bottom of the Evangelion cages.

“This is what I get for wandering around without paying attention…” Shinji whispered as he looked up at Evangelions that towered above him, “At least I know where I am… I think.”

Walking past the Evangelion he piloted, Shinji couldn’t help but look up and admire the work that was done on the hand but, in looking at it, he remembered what the technicians were talking about.

As he stood in front of Unit 01 confused over how he should feel, he heard someone crying. Not loud enough to attract attention but it was still loud enough that he could determine the direction it came from.

Those quiet, heart-wrenching sobs led him closer and closer until he saw a girl dressed in the same light dark clothes that all the technicians wore. Her oversized gray jacked was open and showed her white T-Shirt that was more than likely a couple of sizes too big. She pulled the gray cap down over her face as she cried and took no care in making sure her long black hair didn’t touch the floor.

Shinji’s eyes trailed down lower to her unbuttoned pants and the crumbled up bills that rested next to her.

There was no mistaking it.

She was Kari.

Completely forgetting about how long it would take Misato to finish the paperwork that was stacked on her desk, Shinji watched the girl sob. In front of him was a person that surely had a life worse than he could possibly imagine and he couldn’t do anything but watch her cry.

Seeing her sob again, Shinji did the only reasonably thing he could do.

He quietly turned around.

If she saw him she would probably feel more ashamed than she already was and, if she didn’t, he still wouldn’t be able to comfort her. Besides, it wasn’t his problem… he could barely help himself.

It made sense to run away from this.

“A-Are you…”

Shinji slowly exhaled as he attempted to try again, “Are you a-alright?”

No matter how much of a coward he was, not even he could run away from someone crying so hard.

His heart started to pound as the soft sobbing came to an abrupt stop. Shinji looked over his shoulder to find the girl looking directly at him. With her cap back on the top of head, he could clearly see her facial features now.

She was pretty…

Even with the tears still going down her face, her light purple eyes managed to trap his attention. Those sad lavender orbs stared directly at him in shock and Shinji couldn’t stop from looking at her lips as she spoke.

She pulled her knees to her chest and turned away from him, “I’m alright…”

Neither of the two talked or even moved as time continued to pass. After a while, Kari reached out and picked up the bills before putting them in her pocket, “What do you want to do?” She asked, obviously not looking forward to the things she had in mind.

“No!! I’m not here… for that.” Shinji declared with his back still facing her.

“Oh…” She turned to him again, “So you’re the pilot? You look smaller than you are close up.” Kari admitted giving them the change of conversation they were both wishing for.

“Yea, I’m the pilot of Unit 01.”

Kari chuckled but it sounded too hollow to even be considered joyful, “You know… Unit 01 is my favorite. Every since the beginning, it’s been here for us.”

Shinji thought for a moment, “I just like it since its purple.”

She laughed despite herself and it was an honest laugh this time, “Funny hearing that from the person who pilots it. It doesn’t scare you?”

“It scares me a lot. To be honest, I don’t even like piloting.”

She raised her head at his, “Why do you do it then…?”

He turned around and looked up at Unit 01, “I guess because I have to.”

“I see… I’m glad we have something in common.”

He didn’t have to ask what she was talking about. Seeing how the hand went deeper into her pocket, it was obvious that what she was doing had a very important reason.

“Sorry for bothering you.” Shinji said as he took his eyes off her pocket.

“Wait.” She called out to him as she got up and allowed to Shinji to see her full figure. Now that she was standing up, he guessed by the way she looked that she had to be at least four or even five years older than him, “Thank you… for talking with me.”

“Huh?”

Her purple eyes stared at him and he was unable to look away, “You are the first person to say something kind to me since I’ve worked here…”

Shinji blinked, “Impossible…”

The pretty lady in front of him was doing something so depressing and was being treated like garbage and he had no idea that things like this even went on here. Hearing that he, the least likely person to even say something that deserved to be paid attention to, was the first person to be kind to her since she started working here was possibly one of the saddest things he ever heard.

“I… can find a way to stop this.”

He would take drastic measures if he had to.

It didn’t make sense for someone like her, no, anyone to be in a situation like that…

Kari quickly shook her head causing her hat to fall off. She didn’t say anything but it was easy to tell that she had her reasons not to stop. Already knowing that she probably felt bad that he knew in the first place, Shinji didn’t want to pry by asking a simple question that consisted of only one word.

Shinji kneeled and picked up her hat, “I have to go.”

The pilot avoided looking at her unbuttoned pants as he rose and handed her the hat, “We can talk tomorrow after my synch test if you want.” He said fully expecting her to turn down his offer.

The technician blushed, “I-I’ll like that.”

He just couldn’t see her being treated as bad as she was. Still, Shinji nodded before he turned around and started to walk away, “I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Goodbye…”

Suddenly, he remembered why he asked Ayanami not to say that to him and, somehow, he managed to get lost again.

~*~

The cafeteria at NERV was never crowed. It wasn’t that the food didn’t taste good or anything like that, it was just the fact that it wasn’t all that good of a place to get together because it was so empty.

It was so quiet that it was hard to hold a conversation without feeling like you were the only two people in the entire complex but that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing when you weren’t exactly a social person in the first place.

“How does it feel?” Kari asked as she poked at the food on her plate with her chopsticks.

“It feels like you are a giant or something,” Shinji replied as he sat across the table from her, “You just have to think of what you want to do and the Eva will do it.”

Her eyes got wide as her mind began to fully understand what he said, “Wow! Really!?” She asked in amazement.

Kari’s excitement almost made him forget that he didn’t like piloting. Shinji stared at her as he chewed his food and quickly swallowed it in order to answer, “Yea, I can do back flips and stuff even though I can’t really do them myself.”

Pushing her tray aside, she placed her elbows on the table and rested her chin in her hands. The technician let out a dreamy sigh as she thought of how it felt to pilot, “I… I wish I could try it once.”

Shinji laughed as he realized that she sounded exactly like Kensuke, “My friend says the same thing.”

Her expression changed, “Friends huh…?”

“I’m sorry…”

“No,” She smiled at him, “It’s nice to have friends.”

That sad smile was something that Shinji knew was a reflection of Kari’s personality. He looked into her purple eyes and slid his tray to the side, “Kari…”

She backed her chair up and stood, “We… better get back. It’s about time for the Major to take you home.”

“You’re right.” Shinji agreed as he stood up and picked up both of their trays.

“Ah Shinji, you don’t have-“

“It’s okay, I don’t mind.” He said as he deposited the rest of their food into the garbage bin and stacked the trays on top of it.

With that taken care of, the two of them started to walk towards Central Dogma. Being careful to keep a certain amount of distance between them, Kari strolled behind Shinji and observed the way he walked.

Almost in similar fashion to the way she walked, Shinji took each step with his hands buried in his pocket and with his head looking down at the ground. It wasn’t so much that he seemed to be depressed or in deep thought like her, he just looked… tired.

‘Of course he would be like that since he’s a pilot,’ Kari reasoned, ‘I’m glad he talks to me about it though…’

More than that, the past few weeks were probably some of the best she had in a while. Spending time with Shinji every other day was one the highlights of time spent with NERV. Even if he didn’t come everyday it was alright since that only made the next conversation they would have more significant.

Another thing to look forward to, no matter how bizarre it sounded, was an Angel attack. Merely by chance, she managed to be in Central Dogma when the sortie against the tenth Angel was carried out.

She witnessed the scene of Unit 01 reaching the estimated point of arrival before any of the other and, alone, held the Angel up. Dazed by the sight of it extending its AT field in order to support the weight of the massive being, the technician couldn’t do anything but watch as backup arrived to assist and, ultimately, destroy the Angel.

It was exactly like she predicted, Unit 01 saved the day.

The pilot of Unit 01, her sole friend, was becoming better and better with every sortie. The bashful, innocent boy in front of her was the same person who got into the gigantic bio-machine in order to save them but he still managed to retain the kind attitude that made him sweet.

However, some things didn’t change.

“I… I have to go now.”

“Oh…”

They knew where she was going.

“Can I see you tomorrow?” Kari asked as she pulled her hat down to cover her face. It was a habit that, to this day, she couldn’t break. Even if she didn’t do it she couldn’t bare to look Shinji in his eyes knowing what she was about to be doing.

“I don’t know,” Shinji stared at his shoes as he replied, “I don’t have any synch test or anything but I’ll come… if you want me to.”

She laughed.

That hollow, forced sound that was supposed to be something happy became sadder than any tear that could ever trail down her face. Like the sad lavender eyes that hid behind the dull gray cap, her laugh was something that he would never understand…

“Y-You should go and enjoy your Saturday with your friends Shinji.”

Kari turned around causing her long hair to sway behind her. Without thinking, Shinji stepped forward and grabbed her wrist before she could take a step, “What about you?” He asked as he stared at the technician.

“I… I’m-“

“Why do you do things that make you sad?” Shinji questioned as his grip on her wrist got tighter.

No response.

“Kari… if you need money,” He paused, “If you need money I get paid for-“

“No…” She gently pulled her hand out of his grasp. Shinji didn’t have to look up to know she was already crying, “I won’t ever accept your pity Shinji. Ever.”

He had more questions but she ran off before he could answer. Following her would be easy considering how slow she really was but, if Misato or Asuka went looking for him and discovered Kari’s secret, she would be more ruined than she already was.

Weakly deciding this would be the last time he ever did it, he turned his back to the retreating girl. He was going to put a stop to this no matter what he had to do. Hoping that it wouldn’t be like this next time, Shinji started to walk in the opposite direction.

~*~

“So… you’re waiting for your girlfriend?”

“It’s not like that!” Shinji protested.

“I know! It’s just that you are so easy to tease,” Misato rubbed her hand around in his hair before walking past him, “Even if you didn’t say anything in the car, I know you only wanted to come today to see her.”

“You know her?” Her charge looked over his shoulder at the raven-haired woman as she neared the entrance.

“Nope, I only saw her walking with you to my office once,” The Major put her hand in front of her mouth as she laughed, “It’s so cute though! A pilot and the technician falling for each other… It’s a love novel in the making.”

“Misato…”

“Don’t look at me like that Shinji. I’m just having a little fun,” Misato winked at him before walking inside the complex, “I’ll see you in a few hours okay?”

He nodded as he looked on ahead. With Misato’s footsteps becoming more distant, Shinji’s eyes fell on the horizon as he waited for Kari to arrive. Sadly, he wasn’t even sure when she came in and didn’t even know if she was coming to work today or not.

Of course there was a chance that he was wasting his time doing this but, when it came to Kari, it was no such thing as wasting time.

Despite the month and a half they knew each other, he never asked why no matter how much he actually wanted to. Because he didn’t ask, they managed to become friends but that didn’t stop him from wanting… no, needing to know why she let herself be used like that.

Why was something like that happening to someone so kind?

Why did she need the money so bad?

If he found out what would happened to their friendship?

The sound of a car door slamming shut attracted his attention. Shinji lifted his head and looked at the familiar form of a technician getting out of a car. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that long, shiny black hair belonged to no other than the girl he was waiting on.

Another thing he noticed was the fact that it was a man in the car.

Overlooking the sharp sense of jealously that bit at him, Shinji could see the two share a short verbal exchange, exchange smiles, and wave before the man pulled off.

Kari couldn’t hide her shock when she turned around and saw the pilot waiting for her, “S-Shinji?”

“Kari…” Shinji’s dark blue eyes carefully looked at the technician as he addressed her, “Was that your boyfriend?” He quietly asked, half expecting her to not even answer.

She brushed past him and Shinji followed her.

Similar to the many times they walked with each other, it was quiet but the comfortable feeling that came with being with one another was replaced with a tense friction. It was so many things that needed to be said but nothing besides the quick sounds of her footsteps could break the heavy silence on top of them.

Kari slid her ID card through the machine causing the door to the GeoFront to open and, again, Shinji continued to follow her.

Quietly, they walked into the elevator and the question was finally asked.

“Why… Why are you here? You were supposed to be out with your friends.”

Not exactly liking how she stressed friends, Shinji decided to ask a question of his own, “Why don’t you answer my questions…?”

She answered a question with a question, “Why do you want to know so much about me? You have better things to do than waste your time with-“

“Because I…” Shinji looked her in the eye as he cut her off, “I think you’re wonderful…”

Caught completely off guard, Kari could only stare at him as he admitted how he felt.

“You are the kindest person I know but I just wonder why you are always so sad,” He continued as he stepped forward, “Why do you let these things happen to you?”

“You…”

“Please… at least tell me why.” Shinji nearly begged as he stood in front of her girl he adored.

“My boyfriend,” Those sad purple eyes that confused him so much started to get watery, “He needed money and…”

Shinji’s eyes started to get wide as he realized where she was going, “No, you don’t have to say any-“

“I love him so I give him my paycheck and… whatever else I get.”

Horrified, Shinji finally started to understand, “But! He looked… He looked like he didn’t even care!”

That laugh…

That lonely, sad laugh that didn’t at all mirror the happiness that it was supposed to mirror. Even now, she forced a laugh that shouldn’t at all be heard simply because of how empty it was, “I… know.”

“Then why!?” Shinji shouted, his sorrow beginning to evolve into rage.

The elevator doors slowly started to open and reminded the two where they were. Kari was the first to react. As she motioned to get off, she spoke, “Because he’s… important to me. I’m going to leave with him.”

It was his turn to be shocked, “What…?”

“He’s leaving and I wanted to go with him.”

The feelings he previously had started to fade as he realized exactly what those words meant. On one hand, that meant that she didn’t have to do this anymore but, on the other, if her boyfriend allowed it happen just because it was useful for him it was no telling what she would be forced to do later.

“I’m sorry for trying to avoid you,” She stood in between the doors to prevent them from closing, “I just never liked saying goodbye…”

The response that Shinji had died in his thoughts before he could voice it. It was obvious that she knew all along that she would be leaving and nothing he said now could stop her.

“When are you leaving?” He quietly asked knowing that it had to be soon based on how she was acting.

She stepped backwards and allowed the doors to start moving again, “Tomorrow.”

The elevator doors shut.

~*~

Shinji watched the technicians work from the bottom of the Evangelion cages. Unlike the first time he observed their work, this time they were simply running a simple systems check on Unit 01.

He learned earlier from Misato that each Evangelion had its own group of technicians and it was obvious which one Kari belonged to. Be it out of luck or just the fact that she asked to be in the group that dealt with Unit 01 was unknown to him, but it was easy to tell that she enjoyed working on the massive anti-Angel weapon.

Watching her smiling as she ran over the checklist, Shinji felt that skipping school to come here was the right thing to do. Otherwise she would have left without even saying goodbye.

Not out of malice, it was just the type of person she was.

Even though it made him sad that she was leaving, he couldn’t fault her for wanting things to get better but the real question was if it was ever going to get better than it already was.

That was one of the many reasons he had feelings for the technician. In so many ways, she was similar to him. She was in a hopeless situation but, unlike him, she was optimistic.

With all these bad things happening to her, she simply looked forward to the days ahead with that depressing smile spread across her face. No matter how bad things looked, she still smiled and Shinji respected her for it even if that small expression of happiness was far more hollow than he believed.

He continued to watch her prance around as she received hungry looks from some of her co-workers. He now knew the reasons but that didn’t make anything better…

Shinji fell in love with a woman that gave up everything for someone that hardly, if at all, cared about her… but he still thought she was the most wonderful person ever.

“That’s it for today people.” The supervisor called out, rousing the pilot from his thoughts.

As the crowd of technicians started to disburse, Shinji weaved his way through the retreating crowd to get to the one person he would never understand but loved all the same.

Kari stood still in front of Unit 01 and stared up at it possibly the last time.

The peaceful feeling that came by observing her would be wrong to disrupt so, instead of calling out to her, he watched her from behind and patiently waited.

Her hat shifted to the side of her head and Shinji thought it was falling until he realized that she took it off herself. Kari pulled her hat off her head but didn’t take her eyes off the Evangelion, “Shinji, I want you to keep this.” She whispered as the last of her co-workers exited the cages.

“How-“

“I saw you before we started working.”

Now with his previous question answered, Shinji started to ask the more important one, “Why do you want me to keep your hat… It’s important to you.”

Kari turned around and tossed her hat to Shinji who caught it without effort, “That’s why I want you to have it.”

He looked down at the hat he held in his hands, “I can’t take this. I don’t have anything to give you.”

“Even if you did I wouldn’t take it,” She bent over and leaned her face closer to his, “You already gave me a lot of things.”

That was that. His weak willed attempt to stop her would only make it harder for her to go but…

“Kari,” Shinji gripped the hat in his hands as he stared directly into the purple eyes that puzzled him so much, “W-What if I said I love you?”

He still had to try.

She smiled.

‘Please don’t smile at me like that…’ He thought as her eyes started to water.

“Then I’d say I love you too…”

She didn’t give him a choice.

Shinji already regretted his decision but he had no choice. He finally admitted his feelings but not even that was enough to make her stay. Seeing that, he only had one option left.

“Kari…”

Even if she was a sensitive person, that didn’t mean she was ignorant. She knew fully well what he was asking. For Shinji she was more than willing to do it, but that didn't mean it wasn't wrong.

That’s why neither of them said anything when she tenderly grabbed his hand and started to lead him to the closest restroom. The only thing he focused on besides the pounding of his heart was the soft touch of her hand.

Kari was delicate. More than anyone else he knew.

It took few words to bring her to tears and it was difficult for her to share her thoughts and feelings without being embarrassed. That’s why her actions stood out far more than anything she ever said.

Shinji’s eyes almost missed the sign that marked the female restroom as the creaking of the door drew his eyes to Kari’s back. The technician led him through the door and closed it behind her. The faint grasp she had on his hand was lost as she applied the lock on the door.

They both knew that NERV was a strange place where there were locks on every door in the complex but that fact was the last thing on their minds.

Shinji’s heart wouldn’t slow down. It continued to pound in his chest no matter how much he attempted to calm himself and Kari stood in front of him unaware of his feelings.

Or was it possible she was feeling the same way?

He didn’t know but her heart was beating as fast, if not more, than his. With anyone else, this would have been another shameful act that she would wash away before tomorrow but this was something completely different.

“Shinji…” She whispered with her back facing him, “I don’t deserve to be your… first.”

Not even he could know how dirty she really was. In contrast to Shinji, she was scum. She accepted money for sex while he piloted to save the people around him. Engaging in an act like this was more than wrong. More than the situation she was in, she was older than him, she was broke, she…

Nervously but gently, Shinji wrapped his arms around her causing her back to press into his chest, “I think you deserve a lot of things.”

She tensed at the sudden contact but relaxed when she looked down at his hand to see her hat still being firmly held, “You’re too kind to me…”

They stayed like that until she shifted out of his embrace and took off her jacket. The oversized jacket fell on the floor and was later followed by her T-shirt. Shinji turned from the small pile of her clothes on the floor and looked up at the technician.

For the first time, he really looked at her. Not like the occasional glimpses he stole while they were together or the gaze he held on her from a distance. This time he looked at that pale skin that made her seem so fragile. This time he looked at her shapely breasts and the lovely curves that made up her figure. This time he looked past her sad smile at the rose tinted color that started to darken on her cheeks.

“Don’t…” She clasped her hands in front of her chest and turned her sight to the floor, “Please d-don’t stare. It’s embarrassing.”

“S-Sorry!” He apologized as he too found the floor interesting to look at.

“It’s nothing to be sorry about,” Kari admitted as she neared him.

Again, their hands make contact but it was simply a brush of their fingers as she took her hat and placed it on the marble counter between the sinks. Upon finishing her small task, she turned back around and stared at Shinji. She had to know before this went any further, “Shinji, do you want to have sex with me?” Her blush started to spread as she muttered the blunt question but she was completely serious.

Of course she knew the answer already, but she still had to ask if only for general purpose.

Shinji nodded, “The question is do you want to… have sex with me.” He replied with some difficulty.

It wasn’t until he asked that she noticed no one ever asked her that particular question. She knew that her… previous partners didn’t care about her personally but not even her boyfriend of all people asked her how she felt.

Shinji was the only one that really cared. He was the only one who went out of his way for her.

Kari didn’t answer verbally but instead responded by moving closer to him. Ever so slightly her lips brushed across his ear and her soothing whispered did little to stop the feeling that shot though his body, “I’m going to show you what to do but…”

“Don’t kiss me okay?” She continued.

Had she not took his hand and applied it to her lace-covered breast, Shinji might have been able to ask why even if the answer was obvious. Without further instruction, he started to kneel the soft mound of flesh in his hands as softly as he could and Kari held no objections when he opted to place his hand under the pink lace that made up her bra.

With the soft moan that told him to continue, Shinji positioned him head between her breasts after Kari unclasped the bra and shyly licked her chest as he continued to massage her breast. Placing his hand on the wall behind her to support himself, he started to lick the area from between her breast all the way to the areola and repeated the motion.

“Can… you pinch- Ahh!”

Following her directions before she issued them, Shinji pinched her nipple between his teeth before he started to suck on it. He sucked on her breast like she was feeding him with it and it felt too good to hear her soft whimper as he pinched her other nipple between his finger and thumb before he returned to massaging it.

As he sucked, his tongue flickered across her erect nipple and the gentle groping became more forceful. Still Kari did not protest as she simply rested her back against the wall and enjoyed the experience.

Instead of stopping to speak, she guided his dominant hand to her crotch where she was already rubbing herself. Temporarily stopping what he was previous doing, Shinji did exactly what she wanted him to do.

His hand rubbed the spot between her legs and, despite the fact that some layers of clothing was in the way, he still managed to get the desired result.

The blissful whimper that came from Kari was proof enough that he was doing the right thing. Not satisfied with just doing that, he slid his hand over her navel and into her panties. Kari moved her hand out of the way as his hand went pass the small patch of hair and found her pussy.

Slowly circling his hand around the area, Shinji took note of the fact that her face tensed up when he brushed across what felt like a small bump. With that in mind, he stopped finally stopped at the wet petals of her sex.

Even though he couldn’t see it, he could feel the way her juices smeared across his fingers when he touched her slit. It didn’t take long for him to find the opening he was looking for and, when he found it, two fingers slide into her.

“Ah! Shinji!”

With that reaction bringing both his curiosity and arousal to another level, Shinji withdrew his fingers and then inserted them back into her warm pussy. Now that he knew what he was doing, he once again applied his mouth to her breast as he fingered her.

His fingers delved deeper into her vagina and her moans fueled the pace at which he went. Squeezing her breast to remind her where his other hand was, Shinji continued to stuff his fingers inside her sex as he pleasured her.

Abruptly, she forced her hand back inside her panties and started to rub herself as he once again plunged his fingers into her pussy. Her clitoris reacted with the friction she was providing and, before she knew it, her vision blurred.

That small flood of her excitement made her panties damp but the orgasm itself was something she cherished as long as humanly possible. Closing her eyes as the pleasant feeling continued to spread and, eventually, die down, Kari let out a sigh of pure bliss.

“…Thank y-“

His lips gracelessly met hers.

She didn’t want him to kiss her and he certainly knew why but he did it anyway. It wasn’t her first kiss and it wasn’t forced. It was soft, almost gentle enough to be considered a tease.

As the meeting of their lips started to become more than just a tease, she wondered why he did it. Despite the fact she was the one who asked him not to, she parted her lips and slid her tongue across the corners of his mouth.

Deep down, she knew the answer.

Because he thought she was wonderful…

Although that made her feel guilty since she obviously wasn’t anything special, it also made her feel beautiful. He told her how he felt about her and his sweet words still rested in his heart.

His touch was an extension of his feelings and this kiss was the best example of that.

As her tongue entered his mouth, tears escaped her eyes.

His hand left her erect nipple and made its way to the back of her neck as the passionate kiss continued.

She cried not because of how dirty or sad she was but because she was happy.

Kari leaned into him as he pulled her closer. With the taboo she placed on kissing completely forgotten, she allowed him to hold her close as their tongues met. She was his now. Shinji was free to do whatever he to her wanted from this point forward and, for once, she wanted it that way.

Shinji broke the kiss and slowly opened his eyes expecting her to be angry. Instead, he was faced with a girl who smiled despite the tears streaking down her face, “Kari…?”

“It’s…” Her smile became brighter, “It’s just this is the best I felt in a long time.” She whispered before she slid from under him.

The thought that they were finished never crossed his mind as Kari led him into one of the stalls. It was there that she slipped off the rest of her clothes and directed Shinji to sit on the toilet.

Sitting down on the toilet seat, Shinji looked the nude technician up and down before she reached for his pants and pulled them down along with his boxers. Their eyes only lingered on each other’s bodies for but a brief while but that was all that was needed to burn it into their minds.

Kari advanced on him and he offered no resistance as she got into position. The older woman squatted over him and looked him in the eyes as she descended. They could see the anticipation in each other’s eyes as she slowly lowered herself until the swollen head of his member met her sex.

As the she placed her hand on his dick to guide him inside of her, the nagging thought that someone like her would be his first tugged at her from the back of her mind. However, as the head of his dick gradually entered her, Kari’s thoughts were focused solely on one person.

With an agonizing sluggish pace, his member went deeper and deeper until her pelvis met his.

She had all of his length inside her and, that fact alone, made her feel more hot than she already was. Kari took a look at Shinji as she raised herself to repeat the process.

The pilot was in a daze. Not so much that he didn’t know what was going on, but, if asked, wouldn’t be able to verify if he was in a dream or not. Not only did it feel better than most of the things he ever experienced, it was because he was with her.

No matter if it was just a daydream or not, Shinji placed his hands on her slim waist and aided her on another descent. Unlike before, she dropped on top of him and, again, took all of his length into her in the process.

Getting into the rhythm, she was almost bouncing on top of him.

Kari leaned forward and kissed him as she continuously fucked him. Quickly, the wet sound of his pelvis meeting hers was becoming more constant but, for at least a moment, neither of the two noticed.

The only sense the two managed to retain in the heat of their passion was touch.

Fueled by lust, Shinji’s hands trailed across her body as they kissed. Places that were never touched before were felt and areas that were off limits were crossed. It came as no surprise that the feeling of being kissed while his dick was surrounded by the tight warmth that was her vagina was pushing him over the edge.

The kiss was suddenly broken as Shinji moaned and Kari increased her pace.

Like an electric shock, an intense feeling of pleasure surged through him. He continued to guide Kari up and down as the feeling started to become sharper with every thrust. Shinji was getting closer and closer to the peak of his ecstasy and, a minute or two more of this, would get him there.

However, Kari got there first, “Shinji! Please… Please don’t stop!” She pleaded as he continued to rock his hips forward every time she descended on him. It felt so good that she took her hands off the toilet and fell into Shinji but she still continued to keep going until her climax finally arrived.

It was already tight but, when her vaginal walls contracted around his dick, Shinji couldn’t hold back the satisfying feeling that assaulted him, “I-I’m com-“

“Please… keep going….” Kari panted out, too immersed in the lingering feelings brought forth by her orgasm to continue.

Doing his best to please her, he rocked his hips back and forth until he too reached his peak but she didn’t allow him to voice it as she pressed her lips against his. It wasn’t as heavy a kiss as the first two but instead just a soft meeting of their lips.

His warm seed splashed in her womb but neither of the two thought much of it. For the first time, they were together in a way that neither would ever forget and that meant a lot to both of them.

Still, as Shinji looked over her shoulder and saw her cap, he was reminded, “Kari, I love you…”

It was an honest declaration of how he felt but that didn’t mean it could keep her here. More than anything he wanted to stay, but he knew more than anyone that sometimes it was best to just get away for a while.

In Kari’s case, it wasn’t going to be just a while though…

At hearing his words, she snuggled her head into his chest. She knew exactly what he was thinking and she knew how to reply to both his thoughts and his words.

“Shinji…”

Those sad lavender eyes stared at him and he turned away before she could even make that single smile that made his heart ache. She hugged him as tight as she possibly could and continued to smile even though his sight rested on the gray cap behind her.

“I love you too.”

~Fin

Author’s note: Basically a filler chapter that fills the role of ‘Technician’. Before the tomatoes are thrown, I’ll like to say that the other chapters like this such as ‘Section Two Agent’ should be better than this but at least this is a chapter right? o.o?

Now about the story, unlike Satsuki, Kari is pure ACC (Author Created Character). This would have made for a much better multi-chapter story but, of course, almost every Nightshift story is like that.

I originally wrote Kari as a confident girl who just found herself in an extremely sad position but any self-respecting person would never do anything like that for someone who didn’t even care. Believe it or not, I did a bit of research on women like Kari in order to help me better write the character but, in the end, I just ended up with something that seemed over the top and somewhat corny.

Some more changes I made to the story was that I had Shinji walk away after their first meeting and I also was going to end it with Kari dying in the fourteenth’s attack but I found this ending more fitting for her character.

Ha, many thanks for reading and many many thanks for reviewing.

Let the tomato throwing begin. e_e