Well, thanks again for all of the reviews. I have to stop doing these so late and night. Oh, and before I forget again…

I do not own Evangelion, or anything associated with it.

There, got that out of my system.

Now, onto the next chapter.

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Asuka could be found wasting her mind away on the couch, watching some odd cartoon on TV. She wasn't exactly paying attention to the show, she had other things on her mind.

No one was home, except for Pen Pen of course. Misato had gone to NERV to pick up some things, and Shinji still hadn't come back from school. He had been there for a pretty long time, a bit too long to just be cleaning up a classroom. She they began thinking back to the previous night, and what she had done.

"Why did I do that?" She just began talking to her self, what harm could it do if a penguin heard her? "Well, I don't have to explain my self to anyone…I am the great Asuka, designated pilot of evangelion unit 2, after all." She couldn't help but smile at her comment.

She then heard the sound of a door knob turning. She stood, ran to the door, and opened it to reveal none other than the third child, Shinji Ikari.

"What took you? You been making moves on Hikari?" She tapped her foot impatiently.

Before he had a chance to think about his response, he slipped. "I wasn't making the moves." He then blushed, realizing what he said, "I mean, no…er…I need to go-read…or something…in my room."

He managed to sneak by her, rush into his room, and close the door behind him.

"Smooth, Shinji, Smooth." He told himself.

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Meanwhile, over at NERV, Misato and Ritsuko had been walking through the halls, for the most part keeping quiet

Ritsuko looked over to the major, deciding to bring something up. "So, how are the kids?"

Misato let out a sigh, "Well, they seem fine, except Shinji has been over sleeping lately. It sort of worries me, usually he's the responsible one of the place."

"Mm, well obviously we can't rely on the guardian of the house to be responsible." Ritsuko grinned, "And how is Kaji?"

"Why would I know, and why would I care?" She gave the scientist a death glare, and decided to change the subject before Ritsuko responded, "How are the cats?"

"Well, since you brought them up…Spanky has been just fine, Carl has been pretty lazy, Patricia can't control her bowels, Tommy has been getting cranky, Franky passed away…"

Soon enough Misato just tuned her out, wishing she had never asked in the first place. This would go on for a while.

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"I shouldn't do it, she wouldn't want me to. Who would want me to?"

Shinji was laying down on his bed in his room, holding a cell phone up above his eyes. Seven digits were shown blinking on the screen of the phone, Shinji's finger slowly looming over the send button.

"I musn't run away, I musn't run away…" His eyes clenched closed tightly, taking in a deep breath and finally pushed in the button.

"Oh no..." He began hesitating, not sure of what to say. He just wanted to hang the phone up now, before she answered. But it was too late.

"Hello?"

Shinji felt his palms begin to get sweaty as he began to speak, "Oh uhm…Hikari? It's Shinji from school…"

"Oh hey Shinji, what's up? You forget the homework?"

He could feel his heart beat all through out his body, trying to build up some courage, "No, I was just…wondering if you would like to, maybe, come with me to a movie tonight?"

He stopped breathing, awaiting the response.

'She is going to say no! I should have known! Why am I such an idiot! What was I thinking! Asking a girl out…I'm a failure.'

"I'd be happy to Shinji, is eight o' clock good enough for you?"

"Yeah, I'll see you then…" He was shocked at her response, slowly bringing his finger to the phone and ended the call. Quickly he shot his attention at the clock. It was 6:43, he didn't have too much time. He began to get ready for the date, showering and getting dressed as fast as he could.

He finally finished getting dressed, brushing his teeth, and packing some money into his pocket. His hair was still wet from the shower, but it didn't really matter to him. He made his way out to the living room, seeing Asuka. She was still watching television.

He attempted to sneak over to the door unheard and unseen, but unfortunately was unsuccessful.

"Where are you heading, Third? You seem awfully dressed up."

"Uh…out?" He slowly took a step backwards, then fled out of the apartment before she could question him further.

Asuka yet again felt dumbfounded, "What's up his ass?"

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He finally arrived at Hikari's house, feeling more nervous then he ever felt before facing an angel. He made his way up the steps, slowly bringing his finger to the door bell, and rang it cautiously.

The person he expected to answer the door unfortunately did not answer. When the door opened a very strong, tall, hairy middle aged man was on the other side. In a way he seemed to resembled Hikari, so it must have been her father.

"Yeah? We don't want any!"

Shinji felt a gust of wind, as the door slammed shut into his face. Moments later it opened up again, only this time Hikari had answered it. Shinji let out a sigh of relief.

"Sorry about that Shinji, my father doesn't like me dating…"

He looked past Hikari to see her father simply glaring down at him, which made Shinji glad he went to the bathroom before he made his way over.

Hikari then came outside, the shutting the door behind her. "Well, ready to go?"

Shinji swallowed some saliva, nervously answering, "Yes?"

The two then began walking, it had been a beautiful night. The sky seemed vibrant, and full of stars. There was a cooling breeze circling through the air. The temperature was perfect, the mood was perfect, everything seemed to be going perfect.

Shinji felt something skim his hand. He looked down at his hand, blushing to realize that Hikari had been holding hands with him. She had a smile on her face. She seemed content.

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A door was heard closing in the Katsuragi household, Asuka shooting up from the couch. "Shinji?"

"Sorry to disappoint, Asuka, just me." Misato came in, looking over at Asuka, who seemed a bit too anxious for the Third Child to come home. "So where is Shinji then?"

Asuka crossed her arms, "I don't know, but he's been acting weird lately. Maybe he's been taking steroids…God knows he needs it."

"Asuka, don't say that. He probably just went for some alone time."

"Hmph." Asuka then walked back to the couch, lazily laying her self back down.

"I need a beer…" Misato said, making her way over to the kitchen.

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The two finally arrived at the theater, deciding to see a movie called "Mushy Romance II: The Most Cliché Movie Around." He bought them some soda and popcorn, and they made their way in.

"Let's sit in the back Shinji, there's a better view in the back." Hikari tugged at his hand, dragging him up the stairs as the two sat down in the back row.

Suddenly a young man, about their age came out in front of the screen, "Good afternoon, this is Grant. And if you haven't noticed…I'm back."

There was an applause in the crowd, seemed as if he was popular in the theater world.

"Today may be Monday," He continued, "But Mushy Romance II: The Most Cliché Movie Around is tonight! So please, sit back, relax, and all you couples sit in the back! Hyuck!" He laughed at his own horrible rhyme.

"Wait, what's that mean, Hikari?" He looked over at her.

"Sshh! It's starting!" She tugged warmly against his arm, resting her head on his shoulder.

He blushed once more, trying to keep his attention on the movie…which was unbelievably boring. He looked around him, and all he saw was couples, and they were all making out. Than he directed his attention down at Hikari, who looked right back into his eyes."

The two scooted closer to each other, and for once Shinji wasn't feeling afraid. He began leaning in closer to her, ready to make a move. But unfortunately, things wouldn't work out the way he planet.

"You're looking great tonight, Asuka…" He didn't realize what he had said until he had finished saying it.

"What!" Her eyes widened, standing up. "What did you call me!"

"I-I-…I didn't mean to! It was an accident!"

Everyone in the theater turned around to look at them.

Hikari clenched her fists, grabbing the soda to her right, lifted off the cap, and dumped it over Shinji's head. She then stomped out of the theater, and quickly made her way home.

Everyone in the theater turned back around to face the movie. Some people were laughing, and some people just didn't care.

Shinji sighed, pushing some ice cubes out of his now sticky hair. It was going to be a long walk home. And to make matters worse, it had begun to rain.

Hey, end of the chapter. Thanks for reading.