THIS IS ALL FICTION, ALL OWNERSHIP GOES TO RESPECTIVE OWNERS.

Set after (The End of Evangelion)

Chapter 1- Nope, No Hope.

Adam...That's the fortune Shinji recieves.

Eve...Asuka wanted it...

What of the others? How will they be affected? Shinji saw hope in Asuka and wished for her to be with him in the new world they inhabit...but she takes the time to decide she can forgive herself, or if Shinji really had forgiven her truely for pushing him away. At his time of need, Asuka says she would be the one just getting hurt...It seems as if He may have...and to see if she had truely came back, he had to clasp his hands around her neck...she had assured him of their new relation to be real...But yes...this is a happy story at the moment. But under the crust lies Shinji's sanity and self worth. Not everything about him will be the same but his weakness will remain...So Shinji has faith in Asuka after seeing her past, and getting to know the "Real Her" may be a challenge...In this...well the situation turns to nothing...and it's all tumbling down...tumbling down...and tumbling down.

"Asuka, is this Adam and Lilith's way...to let us restart?"

"You wished for it didn't you? You want me in your life...And I want to be with you...But this is all insane Shinji. Are we even here? It feels as if I'm dreaming." Said Asuka as she stared at the waters that were red. She looked empty but not as grim and pale as she did when she was in a coma. She then trudged to the water and had gone to slam her face into it. As bubbles rose from beneath the surface, Shinji walked over and pulled her out to try and get an answer.

"A-Asuka! I-I'm scared! Are...Are we dreaming!? Yelled Shinji with a horrified look on his face as he wasn't sure of an answer.

"Why are you asking me? You don't know so how would I? You wanted me dead, and now you look to me for an answer in a world you made..."

"I didn't want you dead, I wanted the pain to stop...And all I did to you was cause pain? You think I meant to?"

"Well why wouldn't you? It was obvious... You took advantage of the looks... (My attempt was a failure) and that had me in worry. So I tried getting you to notice me.

"Thermal Expansion? That's kid stuff!"

"I don't think about things like that!"

"Go ahead and do it like you always do...I'll even stand here and watch."

(I'm So Fucked up...)

"Notice you?"

"Then the kiss..."

"Hey Shinji...You wanna kiss me?"

"Huh? WHAT?"

"You know, Kissing...?"

"I'm not afraid!"

(Oh...I made him think it was nothing more than a dare...It really was my first kiss...)

"Asuka...You made it sound like a tease. It couldn't be special to me...If I thought it wasn't."

"Yeah...But you don't like...Rei?"

"Oh...No...She was different...I couldn't understand my feelings until I was sure of my choice..."

"Can you tell me your feelings?"

"Why?"

"I'll tell you mine...I WON'T lie..." Said Asuka with a stern voice as she rose from the sand.

"Well...I'll start with..."

"Rei...Start with her. I need to know now..."

"She seemed more like a mother figure...I was confused on my feelings but I know she was making me happy not so much in a romantic way...But of a familiar way...She is designed after my mother after all..."

"You mean a clone."

"Yeah...And...What do you think of all this? My choice I mean?" Shinji pulled a sad expression as he waited for an answer.

"Well people will return on their own right? I say let them. And for now, I enjoy just being alone again..."

"Well...I do too... But it's ok because you wanted to be here with me...Despite that I was angry..."

"I shouldn't have pushed you away, everybody needs help..."

"I should have been more open to you though..."

"NO! You IDIOT! It's the other way around! The boy is supposed to be mindless and stupid, and the girl is supposed to knock some sense into that wasteland he calls a brain!"

"W-W-What did you say! WASTELAND?! At least I can speak japanese entirely!" Said Shinji as he pointed a finger.

"Oh? Having the knowledge of another language makes you top dog now? Remember I went to college while you were sitting around playing hee-haw with the mess around gang!"

"Hee... Who Gang?"

"(Sigh) Just forget it..."

"So I told you about Rei... Umm...What about me? I mean it's fine, you don't have to say anything." Shinji assured of no pestering but Asuka knew better now. She knew he would be hurt later.

"I came back to this world because I knew I'd be alone with you. I want you and nobody else. If you don't feel the same then kill me now." She had cradled her head in her lap as she sat down and waited for an answer.

"Really? Well I came back not because of just you, but because my feelings were real and I was my own person. If I could have got the chance to see everybodies faces again, then that was the chance I took. They all may not come back in our lifetime, but my loved ones will. And on the top of my list was you Asuka, from the beginning." The stunned red head had let an wet eye appear through her hair as she looked back at the boy she came to love. She had remained in her position as Shinji scooted slowly by her and wrapped his body around hers. She had trembled and let out a cry.

"Shinji! I'm...I'm Scared.. What if you hurt me? What if I hurt you..?"

"Well I promise nothing will hurt you Asuka...If I did...well I wouldn't live with you here..."

"Promise? (No line will be crossed?)

...

"Huh? Am I...Alive?"

"But How?"


Well?

You Think Shinji is...?

What about everyone else?

I don't know, but it's just us 3...

Lets just go look around...


Shinji and Asuka had realized at a moments notice that they indeed were in Tokyo-3 and that some things still remained...Actually everything still worked, and anything could be used under the ocean of LCL. No forms of life were in view, and the effects of the tang still kept their hunger at bay. So they had journeyed far to the ruins of town central where LCL tidal waves that had only the force of its mass to knock certain buildings over. Shinji had layed his eyes on a music store that had a violin in it and the sight only made Asuka feel empty inside. And by this scene she sagged slowly to her knees holding herself as she stared at the washed up ground with wide eyes.

"Hey don't get down...Just...I'll take care of you. Understand? I want to help you...I don't want to be selfish, but I can't do this without you Asuka." She had given him a look and decided to slowly get up and show her sadness again by getting right in his face.

"Fine...Prove...Prove that I matter Shinji... Show that you need me..." She said as the tears rolled, this suddenly put tears in the tragic heroes eyes as well when he was familiar with the pain she felt.

"You...You don't think that you m-ma-...Matter?" She gave an empty look with a slight season of shame... "Fine! I-I'll Show you... I want you to know that I need you...No one else...matters like you..." He had raised her head and he had gotten into close contact of hers and thus initiated their own 2nd impact...

...

"I hope Shinji is fine...But Asuka..."

"Well...We were all one being at a point... So your'e telling me nobody talked to Shnji?"

"..."

"Well somebody woulda had to talk some sense into him...I mean...He was the catalyst if I'm correct..."

"With his memories from before instrumentality was proposed...It sure looked like he was tired of being the beaten dog..."

"Shame...I knew he was a little...Out of it but he...No...He couldn't come to us...We left him alone..."

"I left Asuka alone..."

"Yeah..."

"Yeah..."

"So where could we look first? We all are in Tokyo-3 right?"

"Ha...Yeah from the looks of it..."

Muddled footsteps come from down the streets...

"Is that?"

Running goes towards the scene...

"Sh-Shinji?!"

The 3 strangers run into...!

"Oh..."

Disappointed looks on their faces...

"D-Damnit...Stupid...movies..."

Tears roll down the collective faces...

"Wh-What now...Class Rep...?"