Disclaimer: Okay… Again with the Disclaimer? Well you guys should know how it goes. I don't think I need to say anymore.
A/N: Sorry it took so ling for me to come up with this chapter, but I had work. And lots of it, along with me going to Anime Iowa. (It was freaking sweet!) And that is where I was able to get Initial D and a Mod kit for my PS2. so I've been playing that. It's so freaking sweet, god I love import games. Well anyways on with the story….
Stop Your Self Control, Chapter 10
Returning back to the tent, Shinji found that Asuka had taken most of the two sleeping bags they where using. Frowning, Shinji crawled up beside Asuka and started to work his way back in to the warmth that the sleeping bags provided… and doing so with out waking up Asuka. And that would mean getting her in a bad mood, something that Shinji went through any length to avoid; but some times it didn't always work. Thankfully for Shinji this would be one of those times things would work out for him.
"Where'd you go?"
Turning to face the direction that Asuka's sleepy voice came from, Shinji replied. "Needed to use the bathroom…"
He lied….
"…. Okay…. Just make sure the tent is all zipped…" Asuka said but drifted back to sleep. Then she rolled back over to cling to Shinji. Most likely in search of warmth, or more info.
Jumping at the touch of Asuka's slightly cool arms, Shinji again tried to get comfortable. 'When we get back home…I going to drop Asuka off and come back out here at night. I need to find that car, its driver, and try to beat him.' Shinji thought to him self. Closing his eyes, Shinji couldn't get the sound that car had. It sounded like a beast, something he had to slay. Then finally sleep…..
The next day was cold, really cold. Huddling in side Shinji's running car. The Girls tried to warm up, their hands cupped over the four heater vents in the front of the car.
"Turn the heat up." Hikari whined.
"I'm trying!" Asuka said as she tried to crank the heat even more.
"I believe that Shinji said to let the car warm up some before even turning on the heater." Rei added with a hint of a matter of fact tone.
"Alright then."
Out side Shinji, Toji and Kensuke worked tiredly. Trying to take down the camp, they all here looked up when the FC's engine revved up.
"Damn it Asuka, I said not to do that!" Shinji yelled, in that boyish voice he probably always will have.
"And you really trust her in there with out you?" Toji asked. "Man if I had a ride like that I would even let Hikari sit in it."
"Yeah right, she'll give you that look that says 'Suzuhara…'" Kensuke started to say with a fake Hikari voice. "'… You better do what ever I say…..' Dude face it your whipped."
"Man what ever, I'm in control of things." Toji corrected, but not all that well. He happened to see the look of 'Yeah Right' on Shinji's and Kensuke's face. "Well it's true!"
"Sure…"
"Okay smart guy, what about you and Ayanami? Huh, like you haven't said 'Yes ma'am'?" Toji said.
"Why is it that I all of a sudden feel a bit left out of this conversation?" Shinji asked making both Toji and Kensuke look at him. Then Kensuke put his arm around Shinji.
"Basically it's like this. The reason you feel left out, is because you have came to accept the fact that you're whipped, while on the other hand. Toji here has not and lives in denial."
"What was that!"
Shinji stood there. "You really think that?" He asked.
Toji then stopped chocking Kensuke. "Yeah, you've changed man…"
Kensuke just nodded.
Back in the car, the girls watched all this take place. They all looked at each other. "What's gotten in them?" Hikari asked in a gasp.
"I'd must admit. I am confused by their behavior." Rei said in a similar gasp, but with a hint of confusion.
"Stooges…." Was all Asuka could say.
They all three nodded in unison.
Leaving the camp sight, Shinji studied that road as they drove up out of the creator lake area. And it was just as he thought. There where fresh tire marks, made from the night before. 'There was someone racing down this last night…I'm defiantly coming back here tonight…'
"So what was going on while you three took the camp down?" Asked Asuka, making Shinji glance over at her; breaking his intense focus on the road.
"Oh Toji and Kensuke where screwing around." Shinji replied, thinking that it was best that Asuka didn't know the finer details of what was really said.
"And you right along with them… It's okay." Asuka said as she turned her head to her window. "I forgive you."
Shinji let out an inaudible sigh. 'Damn, Kensuke was right…I am whipped.' Shinji thought to himself.
Then Shinji noticed something. The tire marks that started just before the hair pen turn that would turn the car 180 degrees; there was a pattern to it all. Sort of like sheet music, at first glance it would look like chose. But looking closer there was order to it all.
In the van, Toji and Kensuke watched as Shinji's blue FC sped up the creator walls with great speed. "Dude look at him go…"
Kensuke nodded. "No kidding it's like he's trying to race us." Kensuke then looked over at Rei. "Have you ever seen him race?"
Rei shook her head. "I have not, but Asuka has."
Hikari then looked up. "What did she say about it?"
"She said nothing about the event." Answered Rei. "Sorry."
"Can you tell us the next time he dose race? I mean I'm sure he wouldn't mind us being there to cheer him on." Toji added.
After the hour and a half drive, they finally arrived back home somewhere around ten thirty.
"Welcome back you guys, how was the trip and I hope I'm not going to be known as Auntie Misato." Misato said from the couch.
"Fun, uneventful, and no." Shinji said as he placed his and Asuka's bag down just past the door. "You?"
"Watching some telethon, working on the third case for the weekend, and good." Misato answered, and then took another swig of her beer.
"Drink lately lush?" Asuka said, walking in to the living room.
"Yep…"
"Would you guys like anything, I'm going to run out quickly." Shinji said as he walked back to the back door.
"Yeah that would be great, pick me up some of the greasiest fast food you can find!" Misato asked cheerfully (More then likely from the booze.) from the living room.
"Same here!" Asuka quickly added.
"Okay, be back soon." Shinji said, just as he was about to walk out he saw Rei taking her bag up stairs to her room. "Rei you wanna come with?" Shinji asked. "I could use an extra hand."
Hearing Shinji's car drive off, Asuka quickly got up from the couch and went to where Shinji placed their bags.
"What are you doing?"
"Shinji got him self a magazine while we where gone. He was reading… vary, VARY closely." She replied. "I just want to know what he was looking at."
Misato just sat there for a second, then blinked. "So you want to know it he's been looking at girly magazines?"
"And?"
Getting up her self, Misato fallowed Asuka.
Opening Shinji's bag, Asuka started to dig through it like a some type of craved animal. Then she ripped out the desired object. She and Misato looked at each other. Then they looked back at the magazine.
"Cars…" they said in unison.
Back in Shinji's car, he and Rei didn't say a word for several minutes. Then as Shinji pulled up to a red light; Rei looked over at him. "Would you mind if I ask you a personal question, Shinji?" Rei asked.
"Not at all Rei, what is it?" Shinji said with a smile, and more then willing to help his sister.
Rei paused for a moment thinking of the right way to ask her question. Then figured it would be best to just up right and ask. "What was it like the first time you and Asuka had sex."
Shinji's blue FC screeched to a stop.
Back in side, Shinji was sweating. "W-what are you talking about Rei we've never…."
"You two are… how shall I say this? You two are loud while in the throws of passion." Rei added. "And everyone knows, we simply let you two think that we don't know."
"Rei define everyone?" Shinji asked, sweating heavily.
"Myself, Misato, Kensuke, Toji, Hikari….."
"Okay! Okay!" Shinji said nearly yelling. "Just what do you want to know and why?"
"I have my reasons of knowing."
"Okay I'll tell you what happened, but you cant laugh." Shinji said looking at Rei.
"Why would I?"
"Okay it happened like this…."
Walking or should I say storming in the house, Asuka threw her house keys across the kitchen. Seconds later Shinji came in.
"Asuka why are you so mad?" He asked.
"Mad! No mad doesn't even come close!" She yelled. "Try thoroughly pissed! Damnit Shinji grow some fucking balls!"
"I've got some!" HE yelled back. "So what if I didn't want to fight those guys! They had at least a hundred pounds on me, and they where rugby players!" He stated. "I'm not stupid!"
"Oh yeah? Prove it." Asuka said facing Shinji. "Show me you've got some." She then pushed Shinji.
"Asuka?"
"Come on do something!"
She pushed him again.
"Damn it Asuka quit it!"
Asuka pushed him again, but harder.
"I said stop it!"
"Come on Shinji what are you going to do?" Asuka said then again she pushed him, but this time he slammed against a wall.
Shinji then pushed back, thus making Asuka push yet again. but she held on and the two met in a passionate kiss. That carried out to the living room, then on to the couch. Where Asuka ripped Shinji's white button up shirt off.
"Asuka…." Shinji said in between breaths. "…. What are… you doing?"
"Shut…. Up and kiss me…"
Rei just sat there in the passenger seat processing what Shinji had just said. the story both made since and was bizarre at the same time. "And so that is how that happened." Shinji said. "Right there on the couch… I think it was twice in the same night."
"So the first time she forced her self on you?" Rei asked slightly confused.
Shinji tapped the steering wheel. "Well… You cant force the willing Rei."
"Oh."
"So why did you want to know…" Shinji asked again then the mental light bulb went off in his head. "Have you and Kensuke?"
Rei was about to answer but Shinji waved his hands in front of him making Rei stop. "No, Don't answer that! I don't wanna know."
Later on that evening everyone sat there at the table having the dinner that Shinji brought home for everyone. Rei sat enjoying her fried tofu, Asuka and Misato ate their greasy hamburgers, while Shinji had a nice bowl of roman. It was the good stuff too, not Misato's instant.
"This is good Shinji where'd you get it?" Misato asked.
"No… Kidding…." Asuka said in between chewing her food.
"What? Oh some place at the far end of town." Shinji answered. "I don't remember what it was called though."
Late in to the evening, Shinji found that Asuka was still awake. More then likely she just couldn't sleep, old memories of rather her mother or Eva. Either way they kept her up. "Cant sleep?" he said from her door way.
"No." She replied. "It's getting harder and harder for me to get to sleep… "
Shinji walked in to her room and sat there on the edge of her bed. "Tried taking anything for it?"
She shook her head. "Once, last year. But I didn't like the way it made me feel in the morning. So I stopped."
Her answer made since.
"What about you?" She asked. "How come you're still up?"
Shinji thought about it for a second, and thought that it would be best to just tell her the truth. "I'm waiting for it to get a little bit later so I can go and check this place out for a future race."
Well… Not the whole truth.
"When you going out?" Asuka asked. Then she sat up in her bed hugging her sheets close to her.
"Some where around eleven. When the traffic dies down."
"Can…. Can you stay here with me?" Asuka asked. "Just until I do fall asleep?"
Shinji shook his head and then layed down there on the bed beside Asuka. It was really quite between the two, until Shinji broke that silence. "Everyone knows about us." He bluntly said, making Asuka sit up again.
"Know about what?"
Shinji rolled over to look at Asuka. "About us, Asuka."
"What? From who?" She asked. "And just what do they know?"
"Rei told me, and it's everyone." HE replied. "And from everyone, I do mean everyone."
"What no way?"
Shinji nodded.
Lying back down, Asuka closed her eyes. "Well I don't care anymore." She stated.
Shinji just layed there listening to Asuka's breathing, every so often she would roll over in her sleep and mumble something in her sleep. But she, as far as Shinji could tell was out cold. It was 11:34pm, and Shinji needed to start heading out for the creator lake.
'Sorry Asuka, but I need to check something out' carefully getting out of Asuka's bed.
Out side, Shinji unlocked his car and got in. HE didn't want to wake up anyone this time, so I just released that parking break, and shifted the FC in to neutral. Then gravity did the rest. Shinji guided that car as it rolled back wards to the street in front of the house... once he was on the street; Shinji started the car and pulled away as quitly as he could.
'I should be back some time around three… hopefully.' Shinji said to him self.
Hour or so later…
Pulling in to the creator lake entrance, Shinji could tell that the road was just driven on, fresh tire marks where visible on the pavement and the smell of rubber still hung in the air. But there was no sounds; the forest was silent with the exception of the forest animals. Parking the car, Shinji shut the car off and just sat there listening to the radio. Nothing was good on. Shinji sighed. "I really need to get that CD player…"
Shinji waited and waited and waited some more, it was now going on two in the morning. Tapping the steering wheel, Shinji decited that he's had enough and started the car back up. turning the head lights on, he then thought that it was a good idea for him to get at least one practice run.
'It might be a good idea to see how this road really is…' Shinji thought to him self as he shifted the FC in to gear and started his way in to the winding road that lead to the creators floor.
Speeding down the road, Shinji could tell that the angle of this road was much more steeper that the one at Mt. Futago, then he came around the first light left turn. Just a head was a street light marking the first hairpin turn. Hitting the breaks, and down shifting clear down to third gear, Shinji slid through the turn, but not with out slamming his self up against the center console of the car.
"Ouch…."
Love is feeling love is wanting love.
Is a destiny.
Love is living love is needing.
Love real for you and me babe.
Take away your bad feelings.
And don't even think i'll let you free.
Close your eyes and trust me darling.
Love is just the answer for me.
Tarring through a set of turns Shinji found that the road was tough. And was more then likely rough on the car it self. but after that set, he started to get in the grove of this road. It was like he was in the zone. Why, he was thinking of Asuka… and he found the gimmick to this road.
"Shift to fourth on the straights, down shift to third. Shift to fourth on the straights, down shift to third. Shift to fourth on the straights, down shift to third." Shinji repeated to him self over and over again.
Crazy for your love crazy yeah oh baby.
Crazy for your love every little kiss you give me.
Crazy crazy for what you mean.
Don't give up never stop.
Giving your love to me.
Crazy for your love crazy yeah oh baby.
Crazy for your love every little kiss you give me.
Crazy crazy for what you mean.
Don't give up never stop.
Giving your love to me.
Tunnel vision started to take over, there was only one thing on Shinji's mind and that was getting to the bottom of the creator.
Love is reaching love is asking love.
Is a way to be.
Love is touch and love is only.
Love that we can make together.
Take away your bad feelings.
And don't even think i'll let you free.
Close your eyes and trust me darling.
Love is just the answer for me.
Crazy for your love crazy yeah oh baby.
Crazy for your love every little kiss you give me.
Crazy crazy for what you mean.
Don't give up never stop.
Giving your love to me.
Crazy for your love crazy yeah oh baby.
Crazy for your love every little kiss you give me.
Crazy crazy for what you mean.
Don't give up never stop.
Giving your love to me.
Love is touch and love is only.
Crazy for your love.
Crazy crazy for what you mean.
Don't give up never stop.
Giving your love to me.
Crazy for your love crazy yeah oh baby.
Crazy for your love every little kiss you give me.
Crazy crazy for what you mean.
Don't give up never stop.
Giving your love to me.
Skidding to a stop where the road finally leveled out, Shinji looked back up the road. Then back at the trip meter on his dash. The run was at most five miles long, then he looked at the clock. It was three minutes, since he started the run.
THE NEXT MORNING…
Waking up to the smell of cooking eggs and bacon, Asuka rolled over to look at her alarm clock. She watched as the burning red numbers turned from 9:59 to 10:00am. Letting out a disagreeing moan, Asuka rolled out of bed. And slowly made her way to the kitchen for breakfast. Pulling the blankets up over her head, Asuka really wasn't in the mood for getting up, mainly because she had to go to work today.
'God I hate my job…' Asuka thought to her self from under the covers.
Taking in a deep breath, the smell of breakfast was making it a little bit easier to come up with a reason to get up for the day. 'Well, there is good food down there.'
In the kitchen, Shinji heard sleepy foot steps coming up behind him, turning around he saw Asuka standing there at the door to the kitchen looking half asleep. "Morning."
Asuka mumbled as she took a seat at the table waiting for something to eat to appear in front of her.
Sitting a glass of milk in front of her, along with a plate of breakfast. Shinji then took a seat there across from her. watching her eat. And this started to bother Asuka slightly.
"What?"
Shinji sat back some with a confused look. "What?"
"What are you looking at?" Asuka asked, this time more clear with her question.
"Nothing… Say what are you doing today?" He asked. His chin resting on the palm of his hand.
"I have work from noon to five, why?" Asked answered.
"Well after you get home from work I was thinking that maybe we can go and do something, like catch a movie, and something to eat." Shinji replied. "But not in that order."
Asuka gave a strange smile. "Are you trying to be smooth?" she stood up and leaned across the kitchen table, bring her face inches from Shinji's.
Shinji averted his eyes. "Maybe…"
Asuka moved closer….
"It's a side of you I've only seen once…. Twice maybe?"
Just then Rei walked in to the kitchen….
"Please find another room."
Shinji and Asuka both turned to see Rei at the fridge looking for something light to eat.
"What was that wondergirl?" Asked Asuka, now back at her spot at the table.
"I said nothing." Rei said just before taking a drink of apple juice.
Asuka went back to eating her breakfast and Shinji went back to cooking breakfast. "So Rei, would you like me to fix you something?" Shinji asked.
"Thank you, but no." Rei replied. "I'm not that hungry." Rei then had some more apple juice. "Besides I need to be at work in an hour and a half."
Later on that day, Shinji sat there in the living room watching some TV with Misato. She had some questions and sure she could just ask them up right, but what would be the fun in that?
"So Shinji-Kun, what's new?" Misato asked.
Shinji didn't even look away from the TV. "Nothing much." He replied.
"Oh come on, I see that you and Asuka are getting pretty close lately." Misato teased. "Come on you can level with me."
"I know, that you know Misato." Shinji said. "Rei told me yesterday."
'Damn... I wanted to do that!' Misato thought, but she still wanted her fun. "Well when am I going to expect the sounds of three AM feedings?"
"Not any time soon." Shinji answered, still vary calm.
'Damn still not getting to him!' Misato then sat there rethinking her tactics. "So Shinji are you two going to get something real started or are you guys just going to stay bed buddies?"
"I'm going for a drive…." Shinji said, then he stood up.
"Can I come with? I haven't been your car yet." Misato said.
Shinji just shrugged his shoulders. "I guess. But I'm going a ways out of town."
"That's okay I've got nothing to do."
Else where, Rei stood at the counter to the antique shop. Again like always there was nothing going on; there ware three people so far that came in this day. Probably collectors; looking for something to add to what ever collection they may have. But right now Rei was reading a book to help make the time pass by faster… it wasn't helping any, something else was on her mind.
'Why is my mind so preoccupied? I can not focus on any task nor the book I have been reading.' Rei thought to her self. 'Is there something wrong with me? No… I am in prefect health. But what could it be?' Rei asked her self that question over and over again. but still she couldn't think what it was that was bothering her. "Perhaps Kensuke might know…" Rei said out loud to her self, then it hit her. "Kensuke."
The two of them had hardly even talked, not counting the weekend trip camping. The two had hardly talked since the night the two made love. And this bothered Rei greatly. Reaching in to her pocket, Rei pulled out the keys to the shop. 'I am in charge of this store while the owner is out ill…' nodding to her self, Rei made sure that that everything was shut off and locked up then she started for Kensuke's work.
Kensuke Aida, had rented out, with the help of his parents. A small store front where he can build and sell custom built computers. It wasn't a huge rush for good computers nor was he always working, in matter of fact there where weeks at a time where he would build anything, but just repair peoples computers. This job of his didn't pay a whole lot but it paid for his cell phone bills and allowed him to treat Rei what just about anything she really wanted. And still let him put some away for a rainy day or when the day he and Rei can get their own place some time in the spring.
Hearing the bell ring to the door, Kensuke looked up from his work to see Rei standing there. She looked slightly out of breath.
"Rei? What's wrong?" he asked.
"Do you regret what we did?"
Right to the point.
"Do you regret what we did?" Rei asked again, this time getting through Kensuke's shock of seeing Rei there.
"No, but I thought I'll just give you some space." He replied. Then put on his glasses. "Why?"
"Why haven't we talked since then?" She asked. "IS it just because you wanted to give me space as you put it or is there something else?"
Rei, to Kensuke sounded almost insecure about the whole topic. Something that really didn't fit Rei's personality.
"I just wanted to give you space." He answered.
"I don't want you to stay away….."
As the fluff between Kensuke and Rei unfolded, Shinji and Misato where on heir way to the creator lake. Where Shinji was the night before….
"Wow, Shinji. This is a pretty sweet ride." Misato said. "Deffantly better then I thought it would turn out."
Shinji took a quick drink of soda. "Thanks, but it's not finished yet." He said. "I still have some things to add to it."
Misato gave Shinji a questionable look. "Like what?" she asked, then she took a sip of her own drink. "I mean isn't it nice enough?"
Shinji shrugged his shoulders. "I guess, but since you'll with me now you might as well see first hand what I've been doing with this car."
"Lemme guess, racing it right?"
Shinji slowly looked over to his left at Misato. "How did…"
"How did I know. Well I looked at your school computer and put two and two together." She answered, her NERV officer tone coming back out. "I'm the one that took her to the race you had a couple of nights ago."
"Your not mad are you?" Shinji asked.
"Nah. Shinji face it you need something to do other then work and school." She replied. "It's alright, just done get killed doing this."
Seeing his turn off for the park he and the others stayed at just the other night. Shinji pursed on the break and the clutch. Slowing him self down for the exit. "Misato you might want to make sure your seat belt is tight."
"What? Why?"
Shinji then pressed on the gas, starting his practice run.
Else where, Asuka and Hikari sat in the break room of the grocery store that they worked at. Asuka silently picked at her food while, she looked up at her friend. watching her eat her lunch. "What type of relationship do you have with your dad?"
Hikari paused and looked up from her food. "What?"
"Your dad, what type of relationship do you have with him?" Asuka asked again.
"That's an out of the blue question." Hikari said. "Why do you ask?"
"Amuse me for a second or two." Asuka quickly said.
"He's a good dad, I really don't know how to explain." Hikari answered. "I've never had that asked before. Why about your dad?"
Asuka thought about for a second. 'We are best friends… why shouldn't she know?' "The man in Germany isn't my biological father, My father went to a sperm bank, where my mother went to. That's how I came about."
Hikari sat there with a blink look. "I never had any idea."
"Few people know. Only Shinji, Rei, and Kensuke knows. And now you. Hikari, please don't spread this around."
"Don't worry Asuka I wont tell anyone." Hikari said with a smile.
"Thanks."
Back at the creator lake park, Misato held on to the dash of Shinji's car with a death grip. Shinji sat with his forehead resting on the steering wheel. "Sorry Misato, I should have warned you about this."
Misato sat there, slowly loosening her grip from the dash. "No… I should have known better."
"Lets get back home, I've still have to have time to make dinner." Shinji said as he shifting his car back in to gear.
"Say Shinji there was a store up at the entrance to the park, can you stop there so I can use the bathroom?" Misato asked. "I've really got to go."
"Sure Misato."
Driving back to the top of the creator, Shinji was again lost him self to his thoughts, and like always they where about Asuka. Shinji shook his head. 'Damn I love her so much… it really drives me crazy. She's going to be the death of me, or at the vary least drive me up the walls.'
After the long drive back to the top. Shinji pulled in to the parking lot of this small shop, next to a silver car. As Shinji got out of the car he took note of it. 'That car…'
Fallowing Misato in to the store, Shinji happened to pass a guy in a black leather jacket, the two's eyes met for a second. instantly they knew who they where looking at.
"You the drive of the FC?" the guy asked.
"I am." Shinji replied. Both still in the doorway to the store.
Maiku looked at Shinji. Then back out side at the two cars. "The name is Maiku." He said. "I hear your name is Ikari Shinji"
Shinji nodded. "It is, but how did you know?"
Maiku smirked. "I have my ways." He replied. "I also hear you beat Kou?"
"I was just lucky." Shinji stated. "How do you know all this?"
"I have connections, and I also want a match." Maiku said. "So what do you say? Tonight, nine thirty."
Shinji nodded. "I'll be here."
"Good I look forward to it." Said Maiku, then he walked away.
Shinji watched as Maiku got in to his car and started it up. the beast of a car came to life and pulled away from the parking spot that was next to Shinji's. He watched as the car pulled to a stop light then made a left turn on to the highway.
"Okay Shinji I'm better now." Misato said, making Shinji jump.
"Don't do that!"
"What's up Shinji?" She asked. "You seem a little spaced out."
Shinji looked back out at the highway. "Nothing… Don't worry about it."
Two Hours Later…
Getting back home, Asuka made her way up to her room, as she climbed the stairs. She could hear voices coming from on of the other rooms. Wanting to know who was home, she fallowed the voices, and they lead her to Rei's room. Tip towing closer to the door, Asuka started to make out who's voices they where. It was Rei and Kensuke….
"…. So what do you wanna do tonight?"
Rolled over facing Kensuke. "I would just stay here and spend time with you."
The two layed on the floor of Rei's room.
"We just cant lay about the room all night." Kensuke said with a smirk. "Any movie you want to see?"
Rei just shook her head.
"Anything?" Kensuke asked again, but this time sitting up. "What about something to eat?"
Again Rei just shook her head. then she brought her arm up to Kensuke and pulled him close to her. "I would like it vary much to just stay here with you."
Kensuke just smiled and held on to Rei. "Sure Rei. We can do that."
Back out in the hallway, Asuka covered her mouth silencing her gasp. 'My god they're screwing!' Asuka mentally screamed. Then slowly slipped away from the the bedroom door and back down stairs. Trying to get away from any sound she may hear. And just by chance Shinji and Misato walked back in the house.
"Hay Asuka, What's up?" Misato asked.
"What?" Asuka asked.
"What's up? gees get your hearing checked." Misato said from the fridge; pulling out a beer.
"Oh…. Uh nothing, yeah nothing. Say Shinji what's for dinner?" Asuka asked looking for something to take any and all eyes off of her.
"I was things something light, there's something I've got to do tonight." Shinji replied.
Asuka gave him a look that said he should elaborate some more. And he did. "I have a race later on tonight. At nine thirty."
Asuka looked at him. "Can I come along?"
Shinji thought about it for a second then nodded. "I would like all of you to come and see. Even Rei…. Speaking of where is Rei?" Shinji asked. "She should have been home long before now."
Asuka started to laugh nervously. "Well you know her, she comes and goes….HAHAHAHA!"
Misato gave Asuka a strange look. Trying to figure out what was wrong with her.
"Well I'm going to grab some thing from the other fridge." Shinji said, just thinking that Asuka was being Asuka. But as soon as Shinji was out of the room, Asuka rushed up to Misato.
"Look Wonder girl has her stooge up in her room, and who knows what Shinji would do if he finds out!" Asuka whispers loudly.
"Rei!" Misato asked. "No way."
"Go to her door and hear for your self."
This made Misato stop and think. "No way! They're!"
Asuka shook her head.
"Now!"
Asuka shook her head. "We need to get them out with out Shinji knowing."
"Right I'll go talk to the love birds and you stall Shinji."
Misato then quickly went left the room just as Shinji was walking back in. "Oh Baka Shinji….." Asuka said in the sweetest tone she could. "What are you going to make?"
"I'm still thinking about that one… I'm going to my room to listen to some music…." Shinji said as he started to walk bast Asuka.
"But you cant!"
Shinji stopped. "And why cant I?"
Up stairs Misato walked up to Rei's bedroom door and knocked on it. "Rei? Kensuke?"
In side both teens…. Well mainly Kensuke looked like he had the fear of god in his eyes. "How did She know I was here?"
Misato opened the door. "Good you two have cloths on, Kensuke Shinji still dosent know. but Asuka and myself dose. Quickly make your way to the front door. Asuka is keeping Shinji in the kitchen."
"I do not care if Shinji-kun knows about my relationship with Kensuke." Rei said coolly.
"Look Rei, Shinji watches over you like an older brother would watch his younger sister. he might lose it." Misato said. "Kensuke once out the front door, knock on it and play it off like you just got here. Okay?"
Kensuke quickly got to his feet and looked at Rei. "We'll figure something out." He said with a smile. "Be back soon."
Then Kensuke was out of the room. And Misato looked at Rei. "Rei, don't worry we're just looking out for you."
"Kensuke and I just really like each other." Rei said.
"I know, don't worry about it."
Back in the kitchen, Shinji was about to walk out of the kitchen when Asuka grabbed him. "Shinji…no one else is here. You wanna do something naughty here?"
"What? Not in the kitchen!" Shinji nearly screamed. "Besides we eat here."
"That never stopped you before." Asuka said in a seductive whisper.
Shinji, while still facing Asuka pushed the door open, just Kensuke was walking in to the living room. Making Asuka grab on to Shinji. "Come on! Do something naughty! Just show how bad you can be."
Kensuke then slipped out the front door.
"Lost your chance." Asuka said letting go of Shinji.
"What ever…" Shinji said then he walked in to the living room just then he heard a knock on the door. walking over to the door, Shinji opened it. "Hay Kensuke what's going on?"
"Uh.. nothing much just here to see Rei." He answered, hoping that Asuka stalled Shinji good enough so that he didn't know he was just there not more then five second ago.
Sitting at the table, Kensuke's eyes shifted from Rei then to Shinji. Misato watched this take place and knew a good show when she saw one. "So Kensuke, how's things between you and Rei?"
Kensuke and Rei looked at each other for a split second. "They're going good."
"That's good."
Rei shot a glair at Misato.
"And what have you two been up to?" Misato asked, this time looking at Misato.
Rei said nothing.
"Kensuke?"
"This and that." he replied.
"What would This and that be?" Asuka asked for Misato.
"Yes please do tell."
Kensuke suddenly understood Shinji's problem. Both woman could pray in to others life's with ease.
"We've been hanging out… spending time with each other." Kensuke answered, leaving out what the two where really looking for.
"Shinji?" Asuka asked. "How do you feel about that?"
Shinji looked up from his food, not having a clue what was going on. "I'm fine with it."
Kensuke then bent over s so he was closer to Rei and whispered. "Dose he know?"
Rei shook her head. "He dose't now."
Shinji always thought not knowing the details of Rei and Kensuke is the best. After all he did just see Rei as a sister.
"Why all the questions about Rei and I?" Kensuke asked.
Rei glared back at Misato and Asuka. "They are…. mildly entertained with resent events."
"Kensuke about 10:30, would you and the others like to watch a race?" Shinji asked.
"I would that'd be cool." Kensuke said. "What about it Rei?"
"I would like to watch too." Rei answered.
When dinner was done. Asuka and Shinji hid up in his room just to spend some quite time with one and other. Playing with Shinji's now slightly thicker hair. Asuka just had to know. "Why are you going out again?"
"Something I want and need to do." Shinji replied.
"can I come with you?" Asked Asuka. "In your car?"
Shinji shook his head. "No, I don't know what's going to happen and if something happened to you. I don't know what I'll do. So Asuka please never ask that again."
"You mean that?" She asked looking up at him.
"Yeah I do." Shinji answered, as he pulled Asuka close to him.
"Get your rest Shinji."
TBC