'Alone…I'm alone…'
The darkness beckoned and pulled Shinji deeper into its embrace. It felt familiar…like an embrace he hadn't felt in years.
Shinji looked up into the twisted, contorted face of his mother.
'It can't be…' He stared in absolute horror of the apparition holding him to her breast.
She possessed Unit-01's horn on her fore head along with a brightened version of its eerie eye color. Her mouth was slightly open exposing her extremely sharp canines.
'Shinji…mine forever…'
Shinji jumped up quickly in bed screaming.
As his screaming fit subsided, the last pieces of his dream floated in front of his eyes before fading. The first her smile, the second…those eyes…bright green, almost yellow irises…
Shinji shook his head in an effort to clear his thoughts.
After an ice cold shower, Shinji held a cup of hot tea.
He sat at the kitchen table with a melancholic expression adorning his face. It was just turning six a.m.
'Pretty soon, it'll be time for everyone to get up.' Shinji sighed to himself.
He chugged the scalding black tea. It was worth it to have something else to focus on.
He rose from the table, washed his cup and started preparing breakfast.
Misato hugged her knees to her chest and looped her arms around them.
Shinji's scream had awakened a memory Misako thought was buried. It was the same scream she used to scream…in that place…
Before the floodgate of her memories could be unleashed on her psyche, she chugged down three beers in rapid succession.
As her mind clouded the memories washed away. That was all she cared about…
Shinji set plates of food for the girls of the house, packed lunches for himself and Asuka and poured another cup of black tea. Strangely, he liked it.
As usual Asuka stormed into the kitchen.
There was a towel wrapped around her body and she was trembling lightly.
"Shinji!" She yelled.
He was lost in the murky depths of his tea.
"Hey idiot!" She continued, still trying to gain his attention.
"SHINJI!"
The boy finally realized he was being called and turned his head to the angered redhead.
"Yes?"
She took a moment to decide whether to keep talking or murder him. "Shinji, you left the water on cold!"
"Is it my fault you never look before you leap?" He said while looking back into his tea.
Asuka decided to let him have that one. Normally, he would never speak to her like that. She would get him back of course.
Asuka left the room and came back in her school uniform. She sat down and ate her breakfast, occasionally throwing venomous glares at the boy who didn't look up from his drink.
Misato entered the kitchen oblivious to whatever was going on. She ate her breakfast and washed it down with another can of beer, mulling over dug up memories.
Shinji opened the door for his friends.
"Hey Shinji," Toji and Kensuke greeted, before popping their heads in the doorway.
"Good Morning Misato!"
Misato took another sip of beer before going to the bathroom.
The two boys stared after her shocked.
It was just after lunch and the boys were still lost in their self-pity. So lost, they never noticed Shinji leave the school grounds.
Asuka saw her opportunity to get some much deserved payback…
She followed Shinji as he took a train to…somewhere.
It was a crystal clear lake.
She found him standing in front of it. Then he kneeled as he looked into his reflection.
"Shinji" She called to him.
"A-Asuka,"
He was surprised to see her standing there.
"What are you doing here?" He said rising from his kneeling position and turning to face her.
She smirked at him. "It's simple."
Asuka unbuttoned the top three buttons of her shirt. She caught the blush on Shinji's face. She grabbed a finger from his right hand and drew a line from her left collarbone to just above her breast.
Shinji's face turned bright red and he tried to pull his hand away but she tightened her grip.
He tried again and Asuka let go as he began pulling back.
For a moment the whole predicament played out in his head. Asuka planted herself in the path of his escape and left him standing on the edge of the lake. She baited him with touching her then used his momentum to let him fall into the water.
'Clever…' he thought.
Asuka laughed at him. "Next time, put the water back." She said smirking, and then was off on her merry way.
The night greeted him with a different dream.
There was a figure standing amongst prone bodies. The figure turned to Shinji.
"Your Guardian can't help you now."
Her yellow green eyes burned bright and then she raised the gun.
"Goodbye…Shinji…"
She fired.
Once again, Shinji woke up screaming. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and panted lightly.
Another cold shower helped him partially forget.
He smirked as an idea came into his head. Sure he would die afterwards but it would be worth it.
Instead of getting fully clothed, he put on only his boxers and snuck into Asuka's room. His resolve weakened as he saw her laying there. Then she smirked in her sleep and it ignited the flames again.
He slid back her covers and froze. Asuka lay there with only her panties on.
'Oh well…now or never...'
Shinji straddled the sleeping girl, who woke up.
"Shinji?" She whispered.
Before anymore words could be said he pinned both of her arms over her head.
Her eyes went wide as she realized she was only in her panties.
Part of her wanted to fight. Another part was enjoying this in a strange way. His eyes only looked like this in battle. That fearless look…
The last part of her was afraid. After all, he could practically have his way with her. In truth, she wouldn't mind…
Shinji smirked as if he could read her thoughts. Her eyes held an innocent look he never saw before. Deeper in he could read the fear.
Shinji used his other hand to stroke her face, down her neck stopping where she stopped yesterday.
His smile widened as she moaned softly.
Asuka felt as if her body was aflame. Another involuntary moan came as Shinji's line passed over her nipple, which had hardened through the cold and now, the arousal.
"Shinji…"
A need arose when she called his name like that. His self-control was breaking down as his judgment became clouded. He had to stop it now or…it would lead to something he didn't want to do.
'But, the goal wasn't accomplished!" His mind screamed at him.
Shinji stopped torturing the poor girl and brushed a few strands from her face.
"Asuka," he said huskily.
Asuka's eyes got cloudy her body naturally reacted, preparing to receive…
He bent closer to her face.
Asuka was glad for the low light or he would have seen the massive blush on her face and much of her body.
He breathed on her lightly as he said, "Does it still tickle when I do that?"
She had no idea what he was talking about until it dawned on her.
'The Boredom Kiss.'
She would never admit it but she liked it but was still a little angry over the fact he didn't kiss her back.
She closed her eyes and poked her lips out waiting for him…
…and waiting…
…and…waiting…
She opened her eyes to see Shinji's smirk.
'He was teasing me!' She realized.
Shinji left her room afterwards, leaving Asuka with her thoughts and desires.
Asuka put her hand on her breast where he touched it.
