She Is My Precious -episode 4- By Finest Art Pr... -

She looked up at him, a questioning expression on her face. "Yes?"

"Aoi?" he said softly, turning to her.

"You're my precious," he whispered into her ear. "My precious Aoi. I promise to always be here for you, no matter what." She Is My Precious -Episode 4- By Finest Art Pr...

Aoi's arms tightened around him, and she buried her face in his chest. "I'm glad I have you," she said, her voice muffled.

"Can I ask you something?" Shinji said, his heart pounding slightly. She looked up at him, a questioning expression on her face

Aoi's eyes dropped, and she looked away. For a moment, Shinji thought he had overstepped, that he had pushed her too far. But then, in a low voice, she began to speak.

"I'm sorry," he said, his voice barely above a whisper. "I'm so sorry you had to go through that." "My precious Aoi

"I grew up in a difficult place," she said. "A lot of bad things happened to me, and to those I cared about. I learned to...to protect myself, to shut people out."