Hey all D

I decided to start a NGE story seeing as how I'm a big fan of the series. I based this off of a dream I had a while back. Strange, huh? .?

Anyway, I hope you guys can enjoy this and everything. And by the way, if you're curious, for the most part, this is going to be running off of the NGE timeline, with only a few events from it.

Didn't really listen to any music for this story yet. I jus tlet it all flow out into my fingers and from there into my laptop. Once again, hope you can enjoy it, and I'm glad to be back at typing

"Ugh…." The room was dark. There was a small ray of light coming from underneath a door, but other than that, it was pitch black. "Whoever did this… Shinji... or those idiots… there better be a good reason. No, screw that! There is no good reason for this!" a girl's voice cut through the darkness. She struggled, but found herself unable to move.

She hadn't felt the ropes before. She was too focused on her anger. She silently seethed as she tried to get the ropes that kept her arms tied behind her back around the elbows loose. She tried moving her legs as well, but she found the expected result. They were tied as well, around the ankles and the knees. She squirmed on the cold ground as she attempted to loosen both ropes while also silently swearing. A laugh startled her and made her jump a little bit. It was a smooth, slow laugh.

"Ha ha ha ha….. heh heh heh... A struggler are we?" whoever it was spoke slowly. His voice was low and just the sound of his voice seemed like it was poking fun at her. She heard a small rustling, like the sound of pant legs brushing up against each other after someone sits up from a relaxed position.

"Ugh…. Who the hell are you, why the hell am I here, and where the hell are we?" she growled at him. She couldn't see the man that was speaking to her, but if she could, her cold, sapphire blue eyes would be burning holes in him like lasers. All she got back was another sarcastic laugh.

"For such a beautiful young woman, you sure have a foul mouth" he replied and once again the sound of movement could be heard. She growled again, struggling harder. This only seemed to amuse the man. He chuckled as he heard her struggling. "You… are an interesting young woman, miss

--1

Soryu Asuka Langley" the young man leaned forward, almost over the counter. The woman at the desk leaned back a little. He was acting pretty scary.

"Shinji, you have to relax" she reached forward, putting her hand on his shoulder. She rubbed it softly and smiled. "We're doing our best right now, but we don't have any information yet. Don't worry. We have agents and officers all over Japan-no, all over the world looking for any piece of information pertaining to her whereabouts, no matter how insignificant. It won't do you any good to be constantly on edge like this. You have to calm down before you have a breakdown" the girl took a breath, and stood up.

Shinji stared down at her desk. She was right. He couldn't be this tense 24/7. Not only was it bad for the body and the mind, but if he remained like this, he would probably end up doing something stupid. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. He looked up "Maya, where are you going?" he asked as the brown haired girl stood next to the door out of the main office.

"Sorry. Dr. Akagi paged me. I have to go. If we find anything, I promise I'll let you know right away. Got it, Shinji" she looked back to him and smiled, before waving and hitting the button to shut the sliding metal door.

"Yeah… got it…" Shinji muttered. He was left alone in the room. Or so he thought. He heard some rustling behind him and turned around to see the back end of a green school uniform. He bent down slightly, attempting to peek underneath it. What am I doing? Oh well, what the hell? He reasoned it was okay if it was taking his mind off of the situation. Just as he got a good view, he heard the voice that belonged to the skirt.

"Brother…?" the low, flat voice came. He jumped back a bit, shaking his head. He scolded himself in his head for attempting to peek under her skirt, now that he realized who it was.

"Y-Yes, Rei?" he laughed nervously as she turned around. Her red eyes peered straight into his while she walked towards him.

"Is something wrong? You seem troubled. Is it because of Pilot Soryu?" she sure knew how to get straight to the point and hit the nail on the head.

"W-Well yeah… I'm… I'm worried about her. I just want to find her so we can know she's safe" he nodded and regained his composure as he got this off of his chest. Sure, the way he was acting made it pretty apparent that he was worried, but saying it to Rei made him feel more at ease.

"I'm sorry, brother…" Rei moved forward again and took his hand. She started pulling him along gently towards the door.

"Huh? Rei, where are we going?" Shinji was still out of it, trying and failing to not think about Asuka. He often wondered to himself: Did he feel something for her? Sure, she was the closest thing to a girlfriend he'd ever had, but at the same time, she irritated him, she hit him for no reason sometimes, she yelled at him, she was loud, annoying, and was sometimes just a stuck up bitch. Then again, she had been living with him and Misato for a while now. He was used to having her around, used to walking to and from school with her. He was used to cooking breakfast for her and Misato and hanging out around the house in their spare time with her.

This was always the point where he was confused. She was close to him, there was no doubt about that. But how was she close? Which line was she on: Sister or girlfriend? Did the lines cross or collide? He shook his head once again and rubbed his temples. This was always the point where he stopped thinking. It was too confusing.

With Rei, it was easy. He had felt something for her at first, but the relationship between the two quickly moved to a more sibling relationship. She looked, felt, and acted as if she was his sister. She had even started calling him "Brother" recently. He shrugged as Rei answered his question.

"To the cafeteria. You need nourishment. You haven't eaten anything since yesterday" she was, once again, simple and to the point.

Once again, caring for him like a sister would. Or perhaps a mother? He didn't know. Now that somebody mentioned it to him, he finally felt how hungry he was. He let Rei lead him along as they neared the NERV cafeteria. He never really like the way this place looked. Long steel hallways that looked identical. Sometimes, there were sections that looked identical. In fact, that happened more often than not in this place.

He once again shrugged as he talked to himself under his breath about random things and Rei led him into the cafeteria.

"Here. Sit" he pulled out a chair for him "I will bring you something" she walked off towards the counter with her NERV card ready. You could swipe those things anywhere and buy anything with them. It was pretty cool really. He relaxed and laid his head down on the cold metal table as he waited for her to get back.

"I just gotta relax…."

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Asuka sighed. She had drifted back into unconsciousness shortly after her 'conversation' with the man. Whoever he was. From the sounds of it he was gone. The little light at the foot of the door was still there. She sighed and brought her hand up to her head.

"I can't believe this… captured by some weird guy, out in the middle of nowhere, tied up and- wait…" she rubbed her cheek with her hand. Then she moved her feet. "Yes!" she pushed herself up, but almost immediately fell back down. She felt queasy now. Still lightheaded and sick from the drugs or whatever he used, she reasoned. She held onto the wall as she moved along, towards the door. Towards the small sliver of light.

"Where are you going, Miss Soryu…?" the voice sounded different now. Smaller. A short buzz confirmed her suspicions. It was a handheld radio, and that meant he was observing her from somewhere.

"Oh, nowhere. Just the normal places. You know, bathroom, get some water, kick your ass" she growled and continued to pull herself along the wall towards the light.

"Oh, is-is that so?" the man laughed in the middle of his sentence, making him repeat some of it. He seemed endlessly amused by her. "And how do you expect to do that? You should just be a good little girl and go sit down. I'll bring you some food later on, and show you something" he laughed again"You're still groggy from the drugs"

"FUCK YOU!!" she spat, slamming her hands down on the wall. It was true that her legs were still shaking and unsteady, but she wasn't about to admit that.

"Oh, Miss Soryu, you're so entertaining. I'm glad I decided to capture you" his mocking laughter filled the room once again.

In a fit of rage, Asuka felt a momentary adrenaline rush. She moved forward and kicked the radio across the room. Afterwards, she wished she hadn't. Now there was a stinging pain in her foot.

"Oh ho ho! You certainly seem feisty! Perhaps I could show you the full depth of your situation now then" it sounded like he was musing things over. "Yes, now is as good a time s any. You want to know where you are, don't you…?" she could practically see the smug grin on his face. That is, if she knew what he looked like.

"Yes! And I want to know who the hell you are, and why the hell I'm here!" she screamed for the second time today. Or… was it still the same day? She couldn't tell.

"Just step through the door. Although I'm not sure if you'll like what you're going to see… heh heh…" the doorway slide open, and the light poured in. Asuka had to shield her eyes, which had seen nothing but darkness for god knows how long. She slowly pulled herself along and through the doorway. She could feel a bit of strength returning to her legs.

Outside of the room wasn't any interesting than inside of it. It was still the same damn cold steel under her feet. She could see she was still wearing the clothes she was wearing at the Christmas party. The room, now that she could see it, was a perfect square room, just plain steel, no details. Which was the same as the hallways.

"Reminds me of the base…" she muttered, walking slowly and unsteadily. Her legs were still somewhat shaky, but the more she walked, the better they got.

"Almost there, Miss Soryu" a disdainful chuckle filled her ears as she moved down the hallway. "Keep going. That door on your right" the person instructed her. She grumbled as she pressed the button next to the door. It slid open and she moved through it. She was beginning to get the rest of her strength back.

"Now where the hell am I?!" she screamed up at the ceiling, knowing he could hear her.

"Just take a look for yourself…" a darker tone was in his laughter now. The southern walls started humming, and then rolling up. The steel shutters pulled up to reveal to Asuka her location. Her eyes shot open and her mouth dropped slightly in disbelief.

"Wh-what? That's… impossible"

"I told you that you wouldn't like what you saw…"

--

Shinji sighed, lying back on the couch. What with all the stress and worrying and the energy he burned looking up any leads as to Asuka's location, he had no energy left to make dinner.

"Hold on, brother. It should be done soon" Rei's voice floated over the couch and into the uneasy sea of thoughts in his head. He shook himself and sat up a bit, looking over at Rei. She looked cute in Misato's pink apron that she bought but never used. She was cooking some sort of soup. At this distance, Shinji could tell exactly what kind. He relaxed back and sighed.

It seemed like everyone was trying to get him to chill out a bit. He was getting teased every chance the people at nerve got. He recalled what Aoba and Hyuga had said to him.

"Yo, Shinji! Workin' hard trying to find those lease, eh?" Aoba slapped him on the back as he sorted through files on a computer. "Looking pretty hard for Asuka, aren't you?"

"Yeah. I wonder… Well, they have been living together for a while… I wonder if…! They must have! You guys have slept together, haven't you?" Hyuga smirked and flashed a thumbs up

He shook his head. He was getting teased left and right. But it eased his thoughts somewhat. Everyone knew how serious the situation was, and yet they were still trying to get him to calm down. Although Hyuga's comment did make him think back to his and Asuka's combat duo debut. When they did they participated in the synchronization training, she did come in and sleep with him… didn't she? She slept next to him, curled up against him, and almost kissed him.

He closed his eyes. Rei was right. He was getting uptight and stressed again. He just needed to stop thinking for a bit and eat what she was cooking for him. He just needed to relax…

--

"Oooh, Miss Soryu… the reaction alone was worth snatching you up, not to mention your way of endlessly amusing me. But-but here's the great part!" he laughed hysterically. "The real fun is still to come!"