"Ikari-kun." She said to Shinji making him shy more so.
"Y-yes Ay-Ayanami?" his voice was shaking heavily.
Rei hesitated for a moment. Why? Shinji hadn't know her to be shy. If anything she was slightly antisocial.
Then Rei did something so off. She smiled. She smiled at Shinji. "I think I'm in love with you..."
The words hit Shinji. His heart nearly exploded in his chest cavity. She loved Shinji? The feeling was definitely mutual. It felt almost like she read his mind and said what he meant to speak.
"W-wh-at?" Shinji could scarcely let his words escape while hiding his joy. Rei turned around fully to find face the blushing boy. The smile was still there. Shinji looked back, red faced. The first child stepped closer to him until they were only a foot apart.
"I love you Ikari-kun." Her arms folded around Shinji and he stood there, heart beating rapidly. Shinji then looked at her face, seeing strangely, faint red painting her cheeks.
She looked sincere and his next movements were too. He enveloped the slender girl in his arms taking her in. His breath was moving as fast as his heart rate.
"I-I love yo-you too Ayanami..."
They both made their sincere confessions.
(AUTHORS NOTE) I really love this pairing! I just completed the anime recently and I can't get over these two. I would also be honored to call this my first published work. I know it's very short but I intend to make a much longer story later down the road. And if Rei is a little off it's because she's truely in love. Finally thank you for reading and goodbye for now. I hope you liked it! -Nathan
