Just a quick short story I came up with when I found a riddle. It will only be 2 chapters and the second will be around this length as well.

Riddle Me Rei

Part 1

Rei was doing what she normally did when at school, looking out at the only tree in viewing distance. This is how Rei spent her days when not at home or Nerv. Rather boring but Rei used this time to think and understand the world around her. And today should have been no different except she couldn't think of anything to think of to understand. It would have been a really long and boring day had Shinji not dropped a piece of folded paper in front of her as he tripped over one of his shoe laces.

Rei ignores Shinji 'owwws' and 'ahhhhs', as he rubs his hurting knee, and examines the folded paper. After unfolding and reading what on it, Rei looks at Shinji, now looking for the piece of paper he dropped. Shinji eventually feels Rei's eyes on him, a feeling he has never gotten used to, and looks at Rei, and her very confused expression plastered on her face.

"Umm... is anything wrong Ayanami?" Rei seemed to ignore him, so Shinji again starts looking for the paper and finds it in front of Rei. He goes to grab it but Rei swipes it before he made contact.

"Ayanami, could I have that piece of paper back please?" Rei again seems to ignore him but does so with a question of her own.

"What is this?" Rei said pointing to the words written on the paper which said 'When I'm used, I'm useless, once offered, soon rejected. In desperation often expressed, the intended not protected. What am I?' . Shinji give Rei a confused look, surly she knew what that was, everyone know but this is Rei we are talking about.

"That's a riddle... Asuka gave it to me, she said that I'm so stupid that I wont be able to figure it out, and I haven't yet. She gave me a clue, she said 'It's what I give people a lot.' But that hasn't helped me solve it.

Rei looks back at the riddle and concentrates for a few seconds before she handed the paper back. Then looked back out the window, she now had something to think about, the answer to the riddle.

Well what do you think the answer is? I don't think it's hard but not everyone is good with riddles. R&R