All right well, here I go again. Thanks to everyone who replied to the fic so far, I appreciate it really. And in advance, sorry if it takes me a while to update, I'm a procrastinator. Well, onto the story. Maybe by the end of this chapter I'll find out where I'm going with this fic?
Black. All he could see was black. Pure black. Could he see? Was he awake? Where was he? What happened? He then thought back in time. He remembered then, he had been at Rei's. He was delivering her those papers from Nerv. That's all he could really remember.
Shinji moved his hand up to his forehead, and began rubbing it softly. He slowly felt himself get back his composure, and he began opening his eyes. He then shifted his attention to the ceiling; it was once again unfamiliar.
He heard some footsteps, but didn't bother look to where they were coming from. He was still having a bit of trouble seeing and thinking straight. He must have hit his head pretty hard.
"You're awake."
Shinji then looked over, seeing Rei. He must have been at her apartment still. She had moved him from the ground over to her bed. He looked over at the clock; it was 1:00 pm. His eyes widened realizing the situation; he had been knocked out for that long. He had arrived there at around 10:30. "What…what happened?"
Rei looked down at him, about 5 feet away from the bed. "You fell, and got hurt. So I let you rest."
Shinji slowly sat up, still feeling dizzy. He returned his attention to her, and nodded once. "Oh, thank you. I didn't mean to bother you…" Slowly he began standing up, which was oddly very challenging at this point. "I'll…just be going now…err…" It was challenging for him to even stand, never mind walk. He then began losing his balance, starting to trip.
"You need assistance." Rei said as she walked near him, wrapping his arm around her. "I will support you back to your home."
Shinji blushed as his arm went around her, not daring to look at her. "Uhm..t-thanks, Ayanami."
They then proceeded to walk, outside of Rei's apartment and over to Shinji's.
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Meanwhile, a very bored Asuka sat in the living room of her current home, watching some ridiculous television show about a man attempting to catch some swamp monster. "Please, I defeat monsters one hundred times the size of that every day." She then slumped back in the couch, letting out a painful sigh. "There is absolutely nothing to do. Kaji is out doing his oh-so-secret-business, Hikari is off spending the day with her parents, and everyone around this stupid place is boring!"
She stood up, making her way over to the kitchen. She was dressed fairly lazily, wearing a loose yellow t-shirt and some shorts. "Jeez, even an angel would be better than just sitting around here alone. And what the hell is Shinji up to anyone? All he had to do was deliver some papers! I knew it! Him and Wonder Girl must have something together." She made her way to the fridge, opening it up, but unfortunately nothing occupied it except a sleeping penguin. She simply closed the fridge door, leaning against the counter.
Then she heard the doorbell. 'Well, I may just have to put a stop to that.' She then fixed back her hair, slowly approaching the door. She opened it, and was shocked at what she saw. Shinji, with his arm over Rei. That was just the last straw, now it was a fact that something was going on. "Well, well, well. What do we have here?"
Rei then looked up into Asuka's eyes, "Shinji is injured, he requires some rest. You will have to escort him to the couch.
Shinji then switched his attention over to Asuka, reluctantly putting his arm around her. Her eyes narrowed, feeling a bit of anger. "Fine. You better not get any funny ideas, third child." She then slammed the shut door on Rei, no word of thanks given to her, and moved Shinji over to the couch, and laid him down.
The Second Child crossed her arms, looking down at him in disgust, "So, what took you so long at Rei's? Hmm? You enjoy playing with dolls, Shinji? Well whatever, don't even answer the question."
Shinji then kept his head on his forehead; he was starting to feel better until Asuka started rambling on. "No…I just hit my head and I blacked out."
"See what going over there does to you? You should have just stayed here with me, and have Misato's lazy ass deliver it to Wonder Girl." She knelt down next to him, examining his head. "I don't think it's too serious, but we can't be too careful. I'll make you some soup, 'kay?"
Shinji blinked, feeling a bit confused. "Uhm…okay…thank you, Asuka." For some reason, Asuka was acting a bit too nice to him.
She finally came back to the couch, with a steaming bowl of soup. The aroma filled the room, making Shinji's mouth begin to water. He hadn't eat much, since his breakfast was so rushed. He sat up, and Asuka then sat next to him.
"Open your mouth." Asuka blurted out to him.
"…What?" Shinji raised an eye brow.
"I said open your mouth, you obviously aren't strong enough to feed your self, so I'll feed you. So, open your mouth."
Shinji then opened his mouth, feeling much like a little child. He had to say though, he did enjoy the attention he was receiving from Asuka. He looked into her eyes, and just saw something different in her expression. She didn't seem unhappy or upset.
She then took a spoonful of the soup out, blowing on it a bit, and then brought the spoon into his mouth. "How is it?"
Shinji blushed a bit, "…perfect…"
She smiled at him, feeling a bit of warmness enter her heart for a split second, but then quickly shook it off. "Don't get too comfortable, alright? I'm just doing this because you're hurt."
Shinji nodded, and the procedure continued until he was done with the bowl. "Thanks again…I'm feeling better. But, I have to ask you…"
Asuka then nodded once at him.
"Why are you being so nice to me?"
She then gave him a death stare, "Oh, so you're saying I'm not nice to you?"
He frowned at her, "No, no…it's not that it's just…you're not usually, well, this nice. I like it."
"Well, think of it as just a blessing from the great Asuka Langley Sohryu." She smiled at him. "Say, Shinji, can I ask you something?"
He nodded, looking away from her "Sure, anything."
She then gazed straight into his eyes, moving closer to him on the couch. She then reached out her hand, gently placing it on his cheek, turning his attention to her, and forcing him to look in her eyes. She saw his blush begin to form, as she knew it would. "Who do you like better? Me or Rei?"
"Wh…what? What do you mean? I, er…well…you both are…different, and I can't really well… I gu—" His words were cut off as she leaned in closer to him, quickly pressing her lips against his, but she was gentle. He could feel his heart racing, his eyes widening and then slowly dimming down. It just felt so right.
After a little while, she slowly pulled away, opening her eyes to see his reaction. "Think about it for me." She winked at him. "You should get some sleep."
He didn't say a word, simply nodding, and rested his head back. He couldn't tell if he was even awake, he was probably dreaming. But he sure as hell hoped not. He then slowly closed his eyes, feeling more relaxed than he ever remembered him self.
Asuka then made her way to the kitchen, a small look of worry seen in her facial expression. 'Did I…enjoy that?'
Well, there it is. Chapter two. Still haven't really figured out where this stories going, but somewhere hopefully good. Please review, and thanks to everyone that reads. And remember….brutally honest.
