TITLE:  It 6 - The Shower
AUTHOR: TrexPhile ([email protected])
SERIES: TNG (well, for my purposes, but you can use any series you like)
PART: 1/1 (thank God it's not longer)
RATING: PG-13
CODES: Once again, whatever het couple you want.  Me, I like mine P/C.

AUTHOR'S NOTES:  Um... TheBevster made me do this.  She kept *complaining*
about how she couldn't get The Shower right, so I finally decided I'd do it
myself.  <eg>  Actually, I enjoyed myself immensely while writing this one.
 

DISCLAIMER:  Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah, I don't need one.

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THE SHOWER

I can hear her coming closer.  She's laughing softly as the door opens.  Is
she coming to see me?  I hope so...  I've missed her.  She's never here
anymore it seems.

She's not alone!  There's someone with her!  What is this?  She's not
supposed to have someone in HERE with her!  This is a private place, a
place for cleansing and invigorating -- where I can make her happy and
whole when she's feeling less than her best.

Perhaps he's just in here to talk to her while she-- what?  He's turning my
knobs!  He's... he's... he's taking his clothes off!  And now he's taking
HER clothes off!  Oh no...

Who is this man?  I've never seen him before!

Oh no... He's doing it -- he's stepping in, letting my water flow over him.
And he's got her hand and he's pulling her in too!!  WHAT is going on
here??

Okay.  I can handle this.  I can do my job for two instead of just one.
Let my water run, monitor the temperature so that it's just right, dispense
the shampoo and the soap and--

Um... what is he doing to her?  He's got a lot of my soap and he's washing
her all over.  I *know* that she's capable of doing that on her own.  Must
be some new ritual or something.  She seems to be enjoying it.  I guess
that humans occasionally want another human to perform these rituals.
Well, as long as she's enjoying it...

Um, Mister?  I think she's plenty clean there already.  You can stop
washing that now.

Oh no!!  He's hurting her!  She's moaning and crying out!  She's in pain!
What do I do, what do I do??  Should I blast them with scalding water to
make him stop!!  No, I can't -- it might hurt her too!!  Oh deardeardear...
I don't know--

Wait a minute... I don't think she's in pain.  She's SMILING and she's even
LAUGHING now.  This is strange, very strange... And now she's...  OH MY!!
What *is* that thing??  She's... washing him in the same place he was
washing her, but he's got something... she doesn't look ANYTHING like that!
What *is* that?

Okay, I'm not going to think about this anymore.  I'll just concentrate on
doing my job.  Water temperature -- check.  Water pressure -- check.  Slip-
resistant flooring -- check.  Shamp--  OOF!!

Okay, now that almost hurt!  Mister, there was no need to slam her against
my wall like that!  If I could call security, I'd have them in here in two
seconds to haul your soapy ass down--

Oh.

My.

Um...

So *that's* what that thing is for.

Uh...

Hmmm...

Well...

This is very interesting.

You know, it *looks* like that would hurt but I don't think she's moaning
in pain.  And I have to admit that he's got a nice rhythm.  Almost as good
as my massage mode.

Oh wow.

Okay, honey -- that scream was just a *tad* too piercing.  I think you
shook a couple of my tiles loose.

Hmmm...  I guess they're finished.  They're both standing now, they've
turned my water off, but they look a little wobbly.  That is NOT a good
sign.  I'm supposed to cleanse and invigorate, not sap them of energy.

Damn.  I've failed.  I'm defective.  They're going to come in here and take
me apart and strip me of my pipes and throw me into an airlock where I'll
be blasted into space and never ever--

What's that she just said?

"Oh, that was the best shower I've ever had."

<happy sigh>

Damn, I'm good.

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