Disclaimer: I do not own Evangelion, it's characters etc. They belong to Gainax. I do however, own Shikaku, a character of my own creation.
Author's note: Hmm... ACK! I have nothing to say! 0.0 Hey, I just said something! How 'bout that?
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Title: Until the Day I Die
Chapter title: Reality-Check
By: Yanagi Son (That's me! XD)
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"Asuka wait up!" gasped Shinji as he bent over to catch his breath. He had run after Asuka throughout the mall and he knew that this was more exercise he had received in a long time.
"Why should I?!" yelled Asuka as she turned around to face him. Fury was etched in her face and angry tears stung the corners of her eyes.
"So I can talk to you." said Shinji quietly as he stood up. Asuka's heart faintly began to beat faster, but only for a moment. Shinji walked over to her and took her hand. "Come on. Let's go sit down and talk okay?"
"Oh alright." muttered Asuka as she lowered her gaze to hide the fact she was blushing. They wandered over to a small table with two chairs next to a cafe and sat down.
"So, why are you so upset with Touji?"
"Because he had no right to get into my business! It's my life and I can do whatever the hell I want Shinji!" yelled Asuka.
"But it's just a plushie. Why get so worked up about it?" asked Shinji getting more confused by the second. He understood that she had bought a plushie and Touji was teasing her about it, but the reason she had punched Touji was the main reason he was confused.
"I... It's nothing. Forget it." said Asuka as she went to stand up. Shinji grabbed her wrist and she finally looked up at him.
"Asuka, please. Can't we just talk about this? Maybe we can figure something out." he said with a hint of urgency in his voice. Asuka nodded slightly and sat back down, gazing at her hands.
"I...I didn't want you to know that I bought this... Hikari never made me buy it." she admitted quietly.
"Okay, but why did you get so upset about it?"
"Because I didn't want Touji to go around school and telling everyone that I'm a wimp."
"No one can say that you are a wimp Asuka. Nor me or Ayanami."
"Why are you bringing Wondergirl in this conversation?!" screeched Asuka attracting a few glances from people walking past them.
"Because Asuka. We are all EVA pilots, which means we are braver than anyone in our school. No one will ever call you a wimp Asuka." said Shinji gently with a small smile.
"Thanks Shinji. I guess you're right. I mean, I'm the best Pilot which means that no one can say I'm a wimp. I'd like to see them fight off Angel's in an EVA. Yours or Wondergirl's of course. No one but me will ever pilot my EVA as long as I'm around." said Asuka with a jokeful warning glance in Shinji's direction.
"Of course Asuka. Why would I want to pilot Unit 02? I have a bond with my own EVA as does Ayanami with hers. And I'm sure you have a bond with yours as well Asuka."
"Yeah, I suppose I do. It could just be pride or something else... Who knows right? Well anyway, thanks Shinji. I'll see you at home okay?" she said with a smile as she stood up.
"Okay, see you then. Uhh...are you going to be cooking, or is Misato?" he asked uneasily.
"I'll get take-out. I don't trust Misato around the kitchen, you know that. I'll see you at home." she said as she winked and turned to exit the mall. "Oh, by the way. Can you do me a favor?" she asked as she turned back around to look at Shinji.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Tell Hikari where I went for me?"
"Okay, no problem. I'm sure she'll understand. And I'll tell Touji off for you as well." he added with a smirk.
"Thank you Shinji." said Asuka as she quickly kissed him on the cheek. Shinji quickly gave her a tight hug and released her.
"See you when I get home Asuka." he said gently. Asuka nodded and smiled before walking out of the exit towards their apartment. Sighing, he turned around to head back to where his friends were at and stopped at what he saw.
"Shinji, how could you?!" screamed Shikaku before running past him, her face buried in her hands.
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While on her way home, Asuka was smiling slightly to herself. Pulling her newly purchased plushie out, she giggled suddenly. Her giggle evolved into a full out laugh which (once again) attracted a few stares from others on the street. Once her laughter subsided, she found herself already in front of the apartment building.
"Hmm... What was I supposed to do again? Oh yeah! Get take-out! But I have to get some money from Misato first..." she said glumly as she slowly walked in the door to the apartment building. Sliding the door to the apartment, she walked inside to find it deserted.
"Hello? Misato, I'm home!" she called as she took her shoes off and walked into the living room cautiously. She noticed that the remote hadn't moved from where she put it the previous night, nor did any of the chairs. Heading into the kitchen, she found a small piece of paper on the table with some money on top. Picking it up, she quickly read it.
"'Asuka and Shinji --
I'm sorry I won't be home this evening. I just got called into work for the night shift. Here's some money for take-out. Behave yourselves and I'll see you tomorrow morning!
-- Misato'"
Asuka sighed and gathered the money. "Well, at least I didn't have to ask her personally for the money..." Walking to the front door, she slipped her shoes back on and walked out of the door.
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"Shinji, what's the matter?" asked Touji as Shinji walked back up.
"I just saw Shikaku." he muttered as he placed a hand over his left cheek.
"What's wrong with your cheek Shinji?" asked Hikari as she attempted to pull his hand away from it.
"It...it's nothing. I'm fine. Really Hikari! I'm fine!" protested Shinji until Hikari finally pulled his hand away from his face. His cheek was bright red and swelling slightly.
"Oh my God... What the hell happened?!" yelled Kensuke. Shinji looked at his friends and dropped his gaze.
"I suppose I should tell you..." he sighed.
~*~ Flashback (A/N: Always wanted to do this!) ~*~
"Shikaku! Wait up!" yelled Shinji franticly as he chased after Shikaku. People parted for them to pass easily, but that didn't exactly help Shinji any. "Shikaku please!"
"Shinji Ikari! I can't believe you! How dare you!" screamed Shikaku as she turned around to face him. Shinji felt slight deja vu, mainly due to the fact that the same thing had just happened with Asuka ten minutes earlier.
"How dare I what? What did I do?"
"You know what you did!" she yelled.
"No, I don't. Please tell me." he said quietly as he advanced on her. Shikaku looked in his eyes and instantly felt her resolve shattering.
"You...you were kissing Asuka!" yelled Shikaku, tears streaming down her face.
"No, I didn't. I only hugged her, nothing more." he said calmly, even for him under the circumstances.
"Oh? Then why did you hug her?! I thought you liked me!"
"I do, but as a friend. I like Asuka a bit more because I've known her longer, but we're just friends. We even LIVE together, but that changes nothing."
"What do you mean?"
"I like you both as friends, but I'm still somewhat confused by whether I like either of you in 'that' way." he said, putting it as gently as he could. Shikaku didn't say anything, but hung her head. "Shikaku?"
"YOU JERK!" she screamed as she smacked him and ran off.
~*~ End Flashback ~*~
Touji, Kensuke and Hikari all stared at Shinji once he had finished telling them what had happened. Hikari was holding her cheek as if she had gotten smacked like Shinji had, Touji was staring in disbelief, and Kensuke's mouth was hanging open slightly.
"And...you were THAT calm the whole time?" stammered Touji finally.
"Well, I guess I must have seemed that I was calm. But really I was scared beyond belief..." Shinji admitted.
"I suppose that Shikaku must really like you Shinji." said Hikari slowly.
"Well no shit Sherlock!" yelled Touji, getting a smack in response from Hikari.
"I know she does. But I'm just so confused right now is all... I need some time to think about it." said Shinji as he sat down on a nearby bench.
"That's good. Take some time to get a game plan and then act." said Kensuke pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "It's just like at NERV. You need a strategy in order to beat the Angel's don't you?"
"Dude, stop talking about NERV and the Evangelion units and the Angels for ONCE in your life!" yelled Touji.
"Hey, where's Asuka?" asked Hikari suddenly.
"Oh, she asked me to tell you that she headed home." said Shinji, almost forgetting to do so.
"Well in that case, you should be getting home as well!" said Kensuke and Touji pulling their reluctant friend up to his feet. "Get home and try not to do anything stupid!"
"Gee...I'm so RELIEVED by your support..." muttered Shinji sarcastically as he waved good-bye and headed home.
"That Shikaku girl has GOT to get a reality-check! She can't go around taking men that belong to other women as she pleases!" fumed Hikari as she crossed her arms.
"Wha -- what do you mean?" asked Touji.
"Oh, nothing! Heh heh.... Nothing at all Touji! Come on! I'm hungry, let's go get some food!" she said as she awkwardly grabbed his hand and led him towards the food court.
"But we just ate with Shinji!" said Kensuke. Hikari turned around to face him.
"I said we are going to get something to eat. You wouldn't want me to report you to the teacher on Monday would you?" she asked menacingly. Kensuke shook his head 'no' and quickly followed Hikari and the blushing Touji.
To Be Continued...
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Author's note: Well then... I hope that I got everyone's personalities at least partly correct! . If I didn't, I'm very sorry! I've been really freaked out lately for things I'm not going to go into detail about and I haven't felt very well lately either. I hope you like it so far! Until next time, matte ne! ~ Nagi
Author's note: Hmm... ACK! I have nothing to say! 0.0 Hey, I just said something! How 'bout that?
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Title: Until the Day I Die
Chapter title: Reality-Check
By: Yanagi Son (That's me! XD)
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"Asuka wait up!" gasped Shinji as he bent over to catch his breath. He had run after Asuka throughout the mall and he knew that this was more exercise he had received in a long time.
"Why should I?!" yelled Asuka as she turned around to face him. Fury was etched in her face and angry tears stung the corners of her eyes.
"So I can talk to you." said Shinji quietly as he stood up. Asuka's heart faintly began to beat faster, but only for a moment. Shinji walked over to her and took her hand. "Come on. Let's go sit down and talk okay?"
"Oh alright." muttered Asuka as she lowered her gaze to hide the fact she was blushing. They wandered over to a small table with two chairs next to a cafe and sat down.
"So, why are you so upset with Touji?"
"Because he had no right to get into my business! It's my life and I can do whatever the hell I want Shinji!" yelled Asuka.
"But it's just a plushie. Why get so worked up about it?" asked Shinji getting more confused by the second. He understood that she had bought a plushie and Touji was teasing her about it, but the reason she had punched Touji was the main reason he was confused.
"I... It's nothing. Forget it." said Asuka as she went to stand up. Shinji grabbed her wrist and she finally looked up at him.
"Asuka, please. Can't we just talk about this? Maybe we can figure something out." he said with a hint of urgency in his voice. Asuka nodded slightly and sat back down, gazing at her hands.
"I...I didn't want you to know that I bought this... Hikari never made me buy it." she admitted quietly.
"Okay, but why did you get so upset about it?"
"Because I didn't want Touji to go around school and telling everyone that I'm a wimp."
"No one can say that you are a wimp Asuka. Nor me or Ayanami."
"Why are you bringing Wondergirl in this conversation?!" screeched Asuka attracting a few glances from people walking past them.
"Because Asuka. We are all EVA pilots, which means we are braver than anyone in our school. No one will ever call you a wimp Asuka." said Shinji gently with a small smile.
"Thanks Shinji. I guess you're right. I mean, I'm the best Pilot which means that no one can say I'm a wimp. I'd like to see them fight off Angel's in an EVA. Yours or Wondergirl's of course. No one but me will ever pilot my EVA as long as I'm around." said Asuka with a jokeful warning glance in Shinji's direction.
"Of course Asuka. Why would I want to pilot Unit 02? I have a bond with my own EVA as does Ayanami with hers. And I'm sure you have a bond with yours as well Asuka."
"Yeah, I suppose I do. It could just be pride or something else... Who knows right? Well anyway, thanks Shinji. I'll see you at home okay?" she said with a smile as she stood up.
"Okay, see you then. Uhh...are you going to be cooking, or is Misato?" he asked uneasily.
"I'll get take-out. I don't trust Misato around the kitchen, you know that. I'll see you at home." she said as she winked and turned to exit the mall. "Oh, by the way. Can you do me a favor?" she asked as she turned back around to look at Shinji.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Tell Hikari where I went for me?"
"Okay, no problem. I'm sure she'll understand. And I'll tell Touji off for you as well." he added with a smirk.
"Thank you Shinji." said Asuka as she quickly kissed him on the cheek. Shinji quickly gave her a tight hug and released her.
"See you when I get home Asuka." he said gently. Asuka nodded and smiled before walking out of the exit towards their apartment. Sighing, he turned around to head back to where his friends were at and stopped at what he saw.
"Shinji, how could you?!" screamed Shikaku before running past him, her face buried in her hands.
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While on her way home, Asuka was smiling slightly to herself. Pulling her newly purchased plushie out, she giggled suddenly. Her giggle evolved into a full out laugh which (once again) attracted a few stares from others on the street. Once her laughter subsided, she found herself already in front of the apartment building.
"Hmm... What was I supposed to do again? Oh yeah! Get take-out! But I have to get some money from Misato first..." she said glumly as she slowly walked in the door to the apartment building. Sliding the door to the apartment, she walked inside to find it deserted.
"Hello? Misato, I'm home!" she called as she took her shoes off and walked into the living room cautiously. She noticed that the remote hadn't moved from where she put it the previous night, nor did any of the chairs. Heading into the kitchen, she found a small piece of paper on the table with some money on top. Picking it up, she quickly read it.
"'Asuka and Shinji --
I'm sorry I won't be home this evening. I just got called into work for the night shift. Here's some money for take-out. Behave yourselves and I'll see you tomorrow morning!
-- Misato'"
Asuka sighed and gathered the money. "Well, at least I didn't have to ask her personally for the money..." Walking to the front door, she slipped her shoes back on and walked out of the door.
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"Shinji, what's the matter?" asked Touji as Shinji walked back up.
"I just saw Shikaku." he muttered as he placed a hand over his left cheek.
"What's wrong with your cheek Shinji?" asked Hikari as she attempted to pull his hand away from it.
"It...it's nothing. I'm fine. Really Hikari! I'm fine!" protested Shinji until Hikari finally pulled his hand away from his face. His cheek was bright red and swelling slightly.
"Oh my God... What the hell happened?!" yelled Kensuke. Shinji looked at his friends and dropped his gaze.
"I suppose I should tell you..." he sighed.
~*~ Flashback (A/N: Always wanted to do this!) ~*~
"Shikaku! Wait up!" yelled Shinji franticly as he chased after Shikaku. People parted for them to pass easily, but that didn't exactly help Shinji any. "Shikaku please!"
"Shinji Ikari! I can't believe you! How dare you!" screamed Shikaku as she turned around to face him. Shinji felt slight deja vu, mainly due to the fact that the same thing had just happened with Asuka ten minutes earlier.
"How dare I what? What did I do?"
"You know what you did!" she yelled.
"No, I don't. Please tell me." he said quietly as he advanced on her. Shikaku looked in his eyes and instantly felt her resolve shattering.
"You...you were kissing Asuka!" yelled Shikaku, tears streaming down her face.
"No, I didn't. I only hugged her, nothing more." he said calmly, even for him under the circumstances.
"Oh? Then why did you hug her?! I thought you liked me!"
"I do, but as a friend. I like Asuka a bit more because I've known her longer, but we're just friends. We even LIVE together, but that changes nothing."
"What do you mean?"
"I like you both as friends, but I'm still somewhat confused by whether I like either of you in 'that' way." he said, putting it as gently as he could. Shikaku didn't say anything, but hung her head. "Shikaku?"
"YOU JERK!" she screamed as she smacked him and ran off.
~*~ End Flashback ~*~
Touji, Kensuke and Hikari all stared at Shinji once he had finished telling them what had happened. Hikari was holding her cheek as if she had gotten smacked like Shinji had, Touji was staring in disbelief, and Kensuke's mouth was hanging open slightly.
"And...you were THAT calm the whole time?" stammered Touji finally.
"Well, I guess I must have seemed that I was calm. But really I was scared beyond belief..." Shinji admitted.
"I suppose that Shikaku must really like you Shinji." said Hikari slowly.
"Well no shit Sherlock!" yelled Touji, getting a smack in response from Hikari.
"I know she does. But I'm just so confused right now is all... I need some time to think about it." said Shinji as he sat down on a nearby bench.
"That's good. Take some time to get a game plan and then act." said Kensuke pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "It's just like at NERV. You need a strategy in order to beat the Angel's don't you?"
"Dude, stop talking about NERV and the Evangelion units and the Angels for ONCE in your life!" yelled Touji.
"Hey, where's Asuka?" asked Hikari suddenly.
"Oh, she asked me to tell you that she headed home." said Shinji, almost forgetting to do so.
"Well in that case, you should be getting home as well!" said Kensuke and Touji pulling their reluctant friend up to his feet. "Get home and try not to do anything stupid!"
"Gee...I'm so RELIEVED by your support..." muttered Shinji sarcastically as he waved good-bye and headed home.
"That Shikaku girl has GOT to get a reality-check! She can't go around taking men that belong to other women as she pleases!" fumed Hikari as she crossed her arms.
"Wha -- what do you mean?" asked Touji.
"Oh, nothing! Heh heh.... Nothing at all Touji! Come on! I'm hungry, let's go get some food!" she said as she awkwardly grabbed his hand and led him towards the food court.
"But we just ate with Shinji!" said Kensuke. Hikari turned around to face him.
"I said we are going to get something to eat. You wouldn't want me to report you to the teacher on Monday would you?" she asked menacingly. Kensuke shook his head 'no' and quickly followed Hikari and the blushing Touji.
To Be Continued...
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Author's note: Well then... I hope that I got everyone's personalities at least partly correct! . If I didn't, I'm very sorry! I've been really freaked out lately for things I'm not going to go into detail about and I haven't felt very well lately either. I hope you like it so far! Until next time, matte ne! ~ Nagi