Disclaimer: You know what the Evas did to the spider angel? Yeah, that's you if I have to remind you about the disclaimer.
Rei Ayanami, a mystery in every way ever since Shinji has met her. An enigma of the unknown, showing almost no hints of emotion or action that would hint in any way of her thougts. Some would say she is not adept at living, but rather she was never given the chance to live. A chance to date, blush about a crush, watch movies, eat candy, hang with friends. Nope, she got one thing everyone gets on this day.
A fever.
Which was why Shinji is standing outside her apartment door, nervously deciding whether to simply leave the medicine from Ritsuko of fear or get a spine as Asuka suggested and open the door. He knew it was open, as referenced in past visits. Amazing how one pale, light blue-haired, crimson-eyed girl who was inches below him gave more shivers down the non-existent spine than even the german roommate.
Well, here goes. A slight tap was made on the door before opening it, creaking it open and looking around. There was still the dirty, bloody bandages on the floor and around the garbage can littered unsanitary near her bed. And on that bed was a messy clump of blankets and pillows- Hey, where's Rei? He looked around in a panic, seeing the bed but not the girl that should be there resting.
"Oh, shoot! Did Rei get better? Guess that was what that funny face Misato was giving me about..." He looked at the bottle in his hand. "Looks like I don't need this medicine to give her. Better just leave it here and-"
"Ikari, you are talking to yourself again."
He froze in place, hoping that wasn't who he thought it might not be. "Aya...nami?" Slowly, he piveted around shakily with a nervous look on his face. As he managed to get a glance on her, she was staring back at him head cocked from curiosity. "Do you always talk to yourself, Ikari?"
"Um, no! I...I-er, well..." His gears were busting past their expectations to make up excuses, but then another glance at Rei just stopped them cold.
She wasn't wearing nothing but the bare clothing, thank god, but something he thought would never see. "Ayanami, are those...p.j.s'?" he asked, shocked beyond belief.
"Hmm? Yes, these are pajamas that Major Katsuragi gave to me earlier when she had heard I have gotten a higher temporal body temperature today. That was also when Dr. Akagi had ordered me to stay at the apartment for rest and medication."
The words didn't go to his head. Misato definetly got her size right, being in a pink attire with stars and comets spotted all over. Her eyes seemed a little more dazed than cold, probably due to the fever. Speaking of which, "Oh, right. Here's the medicine Ayanami."
She took it without a word, bringing it over the kitchen sink with a found spoon from a drawer. In a routine fashion, Rei unscrewed the bottle, poured the liquid into the spoon, and swallowed it without any noise or face of disgust. This, the boy had to ask. "Ayanami, doesn't that...taste terrible?"
Rei re-corked the bottle. "Taste is irrevelant to make the human body better from a disease. There is simply no substitute for any artificial sugar or ingredients that might hamper or lessen the effect of the medicine just so it can taste acceptable."
"But how did it taste?" he asked.
"...Awful."