Neon Genesis Evangelion

Pilot's Table

By D.A.
Beta-ed by SithKnight-Galen

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Title: You do, I do

Prompt: Set 1 / Prompt 02 (Hate)

Word Count: 856

Rating: k+

Summary: An overheard conversation, and a missed surprise.

Disclaimer: I do not own Neon Genesis Evangelion or anything connected to it.

Notes: This should be interesting… a/n at bottom.

Okay, before I started this one, I had decided not to upload any of my one-shots until they were all finished… but after staring at a blank page for almost a week and not being able to write at all, I figured "I'll upload them slowly and hopefully get some helpful feedback." 2010/03/02

I'm still waiting for more than "I like it, keep going!"………2010/03/27

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"I hate this."

"Hate what?"

"This!"

"What about it?"

"It's.. it's green!"

"You don't like green?…"

"Don't look at me like that!"

"Sorry!"

"There you go again! Stop apologizing!"

"Sor- Okay."

"…better… now, help me find one in red."

"What about the one back there?"

"Wrong shade."

"But you haven't even looked at it!"

"I can tell from here."

"…"

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"Do ya think Asuka knows she left her phone on?" Touji quietly asked Hikari, as she walked back into her living room holding a fussy, but now sleeping, 1-yr old baby.

"We should hang up. It sounds like she doesn't know she didn't actually hang up on her end."

Touji scratches his head, then waves for her to sit.

"Nah, Shin-man hasn't been bein' to open 'bout anything the last few weeks… I think he has somethin' planned."

"You always think he has something planned," she says, eyeing him doubtfully, "Kensuke too, for that matter, but he isn't always around for you to spy on."

"Shh, they're talking again!"

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"Shinji…"

"Yes, Asuka?"

"What about blue?"

"Huh?"

"Real eloquent there, Shakespeare. What do you think about blue instead of red?"

"I think that one would match your eyes."

"So you do look higher than my chest."

"I'd- bu- yo-… What's that supposed to mean? I am not Touji!"

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Hikari arches an eyebrow and glances at Touji.

"I do NOT stare at her chest!" he retorts at the phone, then spots Hikari's look, "I know, I know. But I was fourteen! Do you see me doin' that kinda thing any more?"

"True… You don't really look at other girl's chests or butts… just mine." she finishes, giving an almost Asuka-like smirk while Touji sputters as he try to form some sort of reply or come-back.

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"Did you hear something?"

"No."

"Oh well. So, Blue or Red?"

"Red?"

"Blue it is then."

"Huh?"

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"Typical Asuka." Hikari notes, setting the sleeping infant in the foldaway crib next to the small sofa she has, then sits next to Touji who stares at the phone the same way Shinji is probably staring at Asuka: confused.

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"Hey, Shinji…"

"Is something wrong, Asuka?"

"Never mind, maybe later."

"Ok…"

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"Just hang up Touji, we aren't going to hear anything interesting. Besides, Asuka will tell me if anything happens, and I'll let you know if your that curious."

"Alright, alright," Touji reaches over and clicks the speaker phone key, and the phone hangs up, "You're probably right, Hikari."

"Of course, now go get the door, I think I heard someone knocking."

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"You did what?!?"

"I proposed! What are you, deaf?"

Hikari gaped at her friend of nine years, shock warring with glee on her face. Finally, glee won out and Hikari gathered Asuka into a hug, squealing happily like a school girl.

"I can't believe it! You proposed to him!"

"Because I hated it."

"Hated what?" Hikari said, blinking at the sudden statement, pulling away slightly to watch her friend's expression.

"The waiting." Asuka frowned, her expression far away and almost sad, "I was tired of waiting. We'd never get married if I waited for him to change the situation."

"That's not-"

"Don't tell me that's not true. You and I both know he gets too set into a routine." Asuka then smiled, the joy seeming to flow off her as she raised her left hand, "But this time you would have been right, if I'd been just a little more patient."

And there, on her left ring finger, was an engagement ring. Hikari stared at it for a moment, then looked to Asuka.

"He just smiled at me, then got down on one knee with me and pulled out his own velvet box. I couldn't believe what I was seeing!"

"You proposed to each other!" Hikari squealed, hugging Asuka again.

"It's the weirdest feeling, Hikari. Know what I mean?"

"Yeah, yeah I do." Hikari agreed, pulling back and showing Asuka her wedding band. Asuka smirked, remembering that particular day.

"Do you think… we'll be good parents?" Asuka asked, her smirk fading to a frown and a far away look, "I think that's what I, we, hate the most. Our failed parents."

"Asuka…"

"It's ok, Hikari, you can tell me…" she said, shoulders slumping.

"You'll be great parents, Asuka," Hikari said, smiling when Asuka looked at her, "I've seen you with Rei's daughter. And we've both seen Shinji with kids at the park."

"Your right, I just…"

"One step at a time."

"Yeah. What's that sound?" Asuka asks as a faint ringing filled the quiet room.

"My cell!" Hikari yelps, then runs to the kitchen, "Hello?… Touji?… Calm down!… Better, now, say that again?"

Asuka got up from the sofa and walked over to the kitchen entrance, and watched Hikari struggle to hold in her laughter.

"No Touji, I'm not- not laughing at you. But you see, Asuka's here, and she just told me the same thing." Hikari looked to Asuka, tears of mirth in her eyes from holding in her laughter, "Yes dear, Asuka and Shinji proposed to each other right after you hung up the phone."

AN: Yeah… I seem to be stuck on waff. Hopefully no one is high on all this sugar. Number four down, for now, and I may go back and change the last half of the chapter later. Now to set up for number five…