AN:Hey there, this is my second fanfic, a lot of thanks to those who read my story, I'm just a little busy these days so I couldn't do anything, but I will whenever I can.

By the way, there could be some mistakes since English isn't my first language, so if you find any, please let me know.

Disclaimer: I don't own Evangelion or it's characters.

It was another night in Tokyo-03, at least it was for two of the occupants of the Katsuragi's flat, but it was not for someone.

After moving in her bed, trying to forget what happened, the Second Child and Ace of the European air force, Asuka Langley Shikinami finally gave up and looked at her window as thoughts began to appear.

Inside her mind a lot of things where spinning, things she would rather not think about; How she couldn't take down the angel by her own, how the Commander's Doll could penetrated it's AT field to gave her a precise attack, and above all else, How the Idiot could actually will for his Eva to go beyond the normal speed and how he could support the tremendous pressure of the angel alone even if his hands where pierced by it.

Those were not the only ones, since she met him, she was began to feel something strange for the Third Child, something she could not put a name on.

It was a weird, when she was with him, her heart raced and she began to feel warm,if he was not there, she could feel more lonely than ever before, when he was sad, she could sense his sadness as it was her own, and if he was smiling, she could relax and feel happy also.

"I've always been alone." muttered as she was watching the sky.

"Loneliness... It's not supposed to bother me."'But now...I just can't be alone any more' she added as her thoughts finally settled down, by now she already decided what to do, it would be dangerous, and perhaps she would feel the consequences for the years to come, but if she didn't did this, she would regret it forever.

Inside his room, the Third Child, Shinji Ikari, was sleeping even thought his hands were hurt and bandaged, courtesy of the eight angel.

He actually had to support it for a forty seconds, even if that wasn't a great amount of time, it did was a huge weight he had to stand, and it went worse not so long, he saw how the upper part, or at least he thought it was, intertwined his hands with his, and later, an undescriptable pain, due to his high sync, his hands and arms were burned as much as his Eva's counterparts were pierced by the angels hand.

That and everything else made him really tired, after he was checked, he and Asuka were picked up by Misato, when he arrived, he immediately went to his room and fell asleep, he woke up some minutes ago, but he tried to sleep again, he was nearly asleep so he didn't noticed at the small change of light nor the silhouette that stepped inside his small sanctuary, but then he felt something fall beside him.

"Ah.. Wha-?".

"Shh, don't look over here" said the unmistakeable voice of the Second Child.

"Okay." he said in a submissive voice as several thoughts were passing through his brain.

'Is this a dream, is this a trick or is this real?' his doubts were intensified by his surfacing emotions.

They were the most confusing he ever had before, he would feel this way always with his red-haired roommate, true, she could be always a bit bossy, and granted she hit him the first day twice even if it wasn't his fault, but he would always come back to her.

Why?, he didn't knew, but he will always feel something inside her, beneath her beauty and mouth, it was intoxicating and made him feel dozed by her.

His thought's were suddenly stopped by said red-haired.

"I'll put with you a little longer." she said quietly.

'I can't believe it's everything I can say to him, damn, why is this so hard?' thought Asuka as she was trying to find a way to express her feelings.

'What is she meaning, is she talking about how she can't stand me...or' thought a scared Shinji, later giving himself a bit more hope '..could she be talking about us.', he needed to know, or doubt would ate him.

"Umm..Shikinami-san?" asked quietly, his response was a grunt and a suppressed yell which made him shiver.

'Gott, I forgot we don't use our first names, what should I tell him?' thought the young girl.

"Because what happened in today's confusion, we will go by our first names, okay?" the boy was now looking at her over his shoulder "I'll make it special, I'll let you call me Asuka, but I'll still call you baka-Shinji." ' That will be enough, I hope'.

The so called baka, was now trying to not put his hopes to high, even when he was feeling that sensation burning inside him with even more strength.

"Then..umm, Asuka, why do you pilot Eva?" he inquired

"That's a stupid question, just stay quiet, baka-Shinji." to say that Asuka was getting impatient it would be the greatest understatement, she could feel her heart in her chest beating with such force that she didn't knew if her chest could stand more, but she knew she couldn't ask for more 'Well, I guess that's a start, a bit stupid and hard one, but a start nonetheless.' she decided to be honest.

"I pilot Eva for myself, what about you?" Shinji managed to smile a bit when she answered but he lost his grin at her question.

"I...don't know" he didn't gave enough thought to that before, he hoped he could escape from it.

"Anta Baka, that's just avoiding your responsibilities." Asuka regretted saying that, but she understood that this was a part of opening up, she was going to tell him he didn't need to answer now, but that didn't happened.

"I believe... that I want my fathers praise." Asuka now was the one who was looking over her shoulder, she didn't expected such an answer, but she choose to not gave to much details to that.

"Today was the first time that happened.." continued Shinji with a smile in his face "..It's the first time that has made me happy..." he continued as he was clenching and unclenching his hand "..maybe that means he already appreciates me, what Misato told me could have been right." he finished as he closed his hand and what this could meant, maybe things were not so dark in his life, maybe this could give him a second chance with his father.

Asuka was still watching him, she had saw how the commander treated him before, so the fact that his father's showed pride for him, must have meant a lot for him, she later sighed as she could feel herself smile a bit.

"You're really stupid, you know?" Shinji didn't reacted in the outside, but inside him, he could feel as the emotional chaos invaded him.

"She doesn't care about you."

"You're just an annoyance for her."

"She hates you."

'...Still, I have to do this, I have to tell her, or I'll never be able to look at her again.' as he regained his confidence, he prepared himself for what was to come.

"Umm,..Asuka?" he muttered

"What is it Baka-Shinji?" replied the red-haired

"Wh..What did you meant when you said you would make it special?" he inquired with all the courage he could muster.

"Ugh."'DAMN IT! What should I tell him? What should I tell him?' Asuka was in a dilemma, should she tell him the truth or not?

"Wh-What do you feel about the favorite?" she said finding an escape

"Wh-who?." he didn't expected that.

"Anta Baka? I'm talking about the doll." her patience was growing thin.

"You mean Ayanami?" he inquired a bit scared.

"Isn't it obvious?, well, do you like her?" her heart was ready to either brake or explode.

"I.. I don't know, but when I'm with her, I feel safe...like she is family to me..like a sister or a mother,..so you could say I like her as a family." he replied confident ?Let's go Shinji' "..and I couldn't like her as another thing, because..,because."'Come on.'.

"Just Say it!" yelled Asuka.

"I like you." Asuka was now frozen, he liked her, he returned her feelings, what should she do?

"You..like me?" stated in a whisper the Second Child, making Shinji turn completely with his back on the floor, looking at her fearfully.

"Ye-yes." he replied quietly.

He could see as her shoulders relaxed "Well, then there is something I need to do." then he saw how her left hand was rising in the air, Shinji was to scared to do anything.

'This is it, I'm going to die.' he thought fearfully as he could feel her hand grabbing his nose, he closed his eyes in fear of what was coming, yet what he felt later was nothing he expected to feel, he began to feel a warm and wet sensation in his lips, but he could feel more things than the physic ones, he could feel a torrent of emotions passing through his mouth.

He then opened his eyes and he nearly screamed in surprise but he did not, he chose not to, he was really happy.

The kiss was a simple one yet complicated, it was soft but firm,not caste but caring, and it held so many emotions that it told everything in their hearts to the other.

Asuka could feel now at ease with herself and with him, finally all the things she needed to say were told, or better say done, and she was close to crying of joy as she felt Shinji's arms held her and his mouth responding to her, a few seconds, or minutes or hours they didn't cared passed and she broke the kiss.

"I like you too, Baka-Shinji." she said with a radiant smile that Shinji could see even in the dark, defying the shadows of the night.

"Asuka, will this change anything between us? " asked Shinji a bit dozed by the kiss.

The red-haired sat looking at him "Anta Baka?" she replied as she huddled in his chest "It changes everything." she finished as she began to hug his neck.

"Can I sleep with you tonight?" she asked as her head moved upwards, meeting his eyes.

"Yes." he replied as he encircled an arm to her.

"Goodnight Asuka"

"Goodnight mein baka" and with that they went into a calm sleep, embracing each other, dreaming with each other.

AN: well then that's the end of the first chapter, as before please R&R, and if you have ideas or constructive critics, I'll welcome them.

Baka: Idiot

Mein: my

Gott:God