Three Days Later: 3:21 PM
"OUTTA THE WAY!"
"H-Hang onnn Asuka!" Shinji winces at the death grip wrapped around his thin wrist. Asuka is pulling him through the after school hallways, running as fast as possible knocking other middle-schoolers into her and him along the way. "S-sorry!" He stumbles over someone's foot and drops to the floor.
DF! Asuka lets him go with a loud huff.
"How weak are you?!" she yells with a stomp.
"Heh, heh," comes from a Touji leaning against a light blue wall with his foot sticking out and hiding his head behind a school folder filled with his D average grades. Asuka grabs the folder violently and tosses it behind herself hitting another girl on the head. "HEY!"
"You tripped him!" Shinji groans and gets up with one hand. "Only I get to mess with him you know!" Asuka hums and sticks her nose upward. Touji sputters in annoyance.
"Yeah right!" He puffs his chest out and steps closer to Asuka. "Boys will be boys they say!" Asuka takes a step up too and they're nearly nose to nose.
"What kind of lame excuse is that?!" A throat clears behind the three and the other students stagger out of the way.
"Now now," Misato interjects with a hand on her hip, "No reason to get dramatic."
"OHHH man…" Touji gawks at Misato in her tight red button up and black skirt. Asuka huffs and crosses her arms.
"Go home now, see you two tonight!" Misato flips her hair and elegantly stalks away with young boys staring at her behind.
"Have I ever told you guys how jealous I am you live with that babe?!" Asuka and Shinji roll their eyes and answer with a tired-
"-Many times." Touji snickers to himself and puffs out his chest again.
"Next time," he waves a finger at Asuka, "We'll have a fight! Man to man!" Asuka grabs Shinji's wrist again and pulls him along with her toward the school exit.
"Sounds great," she mocks, "Only problem is I ain't a man am I?!" Touji huffs under his breath.
"May as well be with how little action you get…" Asuka whips toward him and Shinji looks at Touji pitifully.
"Ahhh… nothin' nothin'!"
"Ah-huh… Let's get outta here Shinji. We're gonna be late already!" Asuka starts charging forward dragging Shinji with her.
"Ughhh! Always with the running!" SLAM! Asuka startles three kids next to them as they fly through the large glass doors and past the golden front gates of school. Misato watches them run from her classroom window and grins. Must be off to see Rei already.
"Staring at your pseudo-children?" Misato glares at a crack in the window and turns around.
"Hi Ritsuko! Glad to see you're having a great day too!" Ritsuko smiles at the ground. Sarcasm, Misato thinks, it's what we do best. Ritsuko sits on Misato's shabby dark brown desk pushed up against the front corner of the twenty-five student classroom with legs crossed. She's wearing a cream dress that goes just past her knees with sleeves that stop at her deltoids. Her five-inch heels are a gloss black. Misato leans against the cool silver window-sill.
"Only two weeks of school left and your class will have graduated."
"I know…" Misato puts a finger to her chin, "Now I'm trying to decide which boy I'll hit on once they're of age!" Ritsuko rolls her eyes.
"Not something you say to the principal of a school you work for." Misato winks at Ritsuko.
"Not like I'm getting any men my age! Let's be honest."
"You're disgraceful." Misato giggles.
"I'm kidding of course."
"I know," Ritsuko's lip turns up at the corner. "Really though," Ritsuko grows serious, "Kaji hasn't come around again?" Misato shrugs with a sad look in her eye and she walks toward the thick door, heels clacking, shutting it. Two boys had their heads peeking in with dirty grins on their faces before running away the second she approached.
"I… I think I messed up," Misato mumbles, rubbing the back of her head.
"Oh no," Ritsuko drops her head a bit, "Let me guess… you slept with him again and then he took off like last time." Misato nervously shakes her head. "Misato."
"Yeahhh I know… I'm just lonely I suppose."
"Tell me about it," Ritsuko pulls out her phone and unlocks it. She turns the screen to face Misato, "I just added a new cat to the family." Misato awws and holds her heart.
"Is this number three?" Ritsuko nods. "You should have them over to my place! Shinji and Rei's cat love company!"
"Are you kidding? And let them choke on a beer top or some other garbage flooding your house?" Misato throws her hands up.
"HEY! Shinji cleans once or twice a week!" Ritsuko laughs slightly to herself.
"That isn't nearly enough when it comes to you." Misato shrugs again but smiles, sitting next to Ritsuko on her desk. They both look down at their feet.
….
"I am gonna miss having them as my students though," Misato quietly says, "All of my students have been a joy the last two years I've had them." Misato laces her fingers together. "Shinji's really grown. Rei too. Even Asuka… in some ways," she laughs softly. Ritsuko pats her shoulder twice.
"I'm sure they'll stick around while they go to highschool."
"Ehh, I don't know. Asuka's just here on her Visa, so she's got to get into a really good school for German-whoever-the-hell to let her stay. Rei's incredibly smart. I'm sure she'll be going to a private school. Poor Shinji," Misato rubs her thigh, "He's gonna be so sad if he loses them both."
"His grades were good this year though." Misato looks at her with a sureee face.
"Only in my classes."
"Well, they did go up. Besides, he and Rei don't seem to be worried." Misato tilts her head.
"That is true…"
"They'll be fine. Worry about yourself a bit more hmm?" Misato narrows her eyes.
"Those three are like my children. And none of them really have parents!"
"You didn't either Misato."
"You either!"
"I know," Ritsuko lowers her voice, "And we turned out ok."
….
They both start laughing.
Fifteen Minutes Later
Pant Pant Pant Pant. Shinji bends at the waist putting his hands on his hips. God that was tiring. Asuka looks around the busy first floor of the closest mall to school.
"She's usually outta work by now," Asuka says loudly over tons of other echoing voices. Shinji sucks in a breath and gets a little closer to Asuka. Seeing all these people is still… weird.
"HE WAS TOTALLY CHECKING YOU OUT!"
"Argh," Shinji covers up his ear and inches away, knocking into a man. "Sorry sir!"
"Shinji stop messing around," Asuka pulls him next to her hy his sleeve. "Where was Rei last time you met her here?"
"Uh," Shinji looks toward a bench next to a dark bookstore that no one goes into. "She got off work as soon as we got out last time so she was there," Shinji points to the bench and Asuka quickly walks to it.
The two plop down at opposite ends of the three seater with their heavy backpacks in their laps looking in opposite directions.
….
Asuka taps the bench idly.
….
Shinji sniffs.
….
"So… do you know what you're doing for school next year?"
"What's it matter to you?" Shinji shrugs and looks away again. Same Asuka. Asuka's jaw slackens, "I took one entrance exam, got in." Shinji excitedly nods at her.
"O-oh! That's great!" Asuka glares at him.
"It's not close by at all. But maybe you'd wanna see me leave the den. Maybe you'd have Rei take my spot then huh?" Shinji shakes his head.
"No! Rei has her own place," not that I've seen it yet, "That's your room only." Asuka doesn't respond but she looks slightly flattered. That's a first. "Do you wanna go to that school?" Asuka shrugs, looking at the pink neon colored record store window across the way.
"Not really." Shinji hums, unsure of what to say after that. Rei where are you? Shinji and Asuka fidget with their hands. In the few days I've been here, it seems like Asuka and I still aren't on the same page, even if I DID make this world… somehow. Maybe I like the banter more than I thought I had.
"Do you have lots of family back home, Asuka?"
"Nope," Asuka sniffs, "I got a fake Mom."
….
"She's whatever," Asuka jerks a hand up then drops it onto her lap. Shinji doesn't pry. Shinji and Asuka watch a little girl and boy with their parents holding balloons. The four are holding hands and weaving in and out of the crowd with smiles from ear to ear. Asuka huffs and bitterly looks at her clean white slip-ons. "Never got any of that." Shinji assumes she means the family.
"Me either." Asuka doesn't say anything but she looks at him from the corner of her eye.
….
She huffs and pats him roughly on the shoulder. She doesn't say anything. Shinji smiles to himself.
"Hello."
Asuka and Shinji stand up immediately.
"Rei!"
"Hey," Asuka says nonchalant. She unzips her bag and tosses Rei a pale pink folder with loose papers that have tattered edges. "Here's the homework that you probably get done in ten seconds," Asuka rolls her eyes, "Takes Shinji here like forty."
"No," Shinji pouts slightly. Rei opens it and nods.
"Thank you."
"Uh-huh," Asuka looks away when Rei and Shinji hug briefly. "You guys wanna get mochi?" Asuka's already turning toward the direction of the escalator. Shinji looks at Rei. She nods. "You guys keep doin' that… it's creepin' us all out." Asuka starts walking with a shiver on her neck.
"Do what?"
"That weird… not talking but knowing thing! Duh." They step onto the escalator with Asuka two steps away from Shinji. "And don't look up my skirt, baka!" Some girls around them look back at him.
"ASUKA! I wouldn't…" he says frazzled. Rei rubs his lower back with one hand.
"We can't help that we are so alike," Rei comments.
"It's freakin' weird… and probably unnatural. I would never want my boyfriend to be like me." Shinji giggles under his breath.
"Me either…" he jokes, Rei smiles with him.
"SAY THAT LOUDER HUH?!" Shinji shakes his head and people in the escalator over jump. Asuka stomps off toward the mochi counter. Shinji holds Rei's cold hand and waits for Asuka to order.
"How was work?" Because Rei lived alone at such a young age, the school allowed her to hold a part-time job for four hours of the day. Typically, schools, even high-schools would not allow this in Japan. It's some science thing… I don't really even know, Shinji thinks.
"It was alright. I am just an assistant for now."
"Y-yeah… you're only fifteen I mean… makes sense." Rei nods in agreement. Asuka bumps Shinji on the shoulder with her wrist. She was carrying two trays of a dozen assorted mochi.
"Let's find a spot in this freakin' place," Asuka pops her head out the store window. Don't these people have anything else to do?! There's like a hundred-something people in this mall.
"Wait you didn't have to buy ours we would-"
"-Yes yes well I did. Stop complaining!" Asuka makes a happy noise and briskly walks to an empty three seater bench overlooking the first floor of the mall. They all sit and Asuka hands the two a tray. Shinji eyes her suspiciously. Rei takes a red bean between two fingers and takes a small bite quietly.
"Hang on… you're gonna eat all of those?" Asuka swallows one whole and Shinji stares, horrified. "How the-those are really big!"
"Heh. That's what she said." Shinji rolls his eyes and Rei continues to munch. "And YES. Yes I am… are you trying to say I'm fat?"
"Well no."
"Whaddya mean well?!" Shinji cocks his jaw.
"...I bet you can't finish them all." Asuka smirks at him.
"You wanna race then?" Shinji smirks back.
"Three,' Shinji starts, popping one out of the package.
"Two!" Asuka pops one out too getting it next to her lips.
"One-HURP!" Shinji and Asuka swallow one hole frantically popping them out and shoving it into their mouths. Rei's eyes narrow slightly as powder falls all over her lap. Shinji and Asuka rip the mochi out it's slots and Asuka finishes first, jumping out of her seat and throwing the tray up in the air. She stomps one foot on the floor and laughs obnoxiously pointing down at Shinji. DOOF!
"Ow," Shinji rubs his head and picks the tray up that just fell on him. Rei takes a single napkin and begins wiping powder off of Shinji's face and chest.
"Try me AGAIN baka!" Shinji mumbles to himself and wipes off Rei's lap with his hand. Asuka sits back down with a thump and hums to herself. The three look down at the bottom floor in silence for a few moments. Shinji smiles. Really smiles. Rei looks at him from profile with a smile of her own. Even Asuka smiles a bit (even if it's out of the high she got from winning). Shinji's gaze falls to Rei's knee and he allows his hand to drift on top of it. Rei places her smaller hand on top of his, bending her fingers around to touch his palm. They look at it for a while, thinking about all they've been through. They make eye-contact.
'I like it here I think.' Rei nods at him.
'As do I.'
Shinji's heart flutters and he wraps an arm around Rei's shoulders, kissing her forehead.
"Gross," Asuka looks away. "Oh God, more gross." Asuka folds her arms.
"Eyyyy!" Touji shouts as always. Kensuke's following behind, cleaning his glasses with his school shirt. Touji sticks his tongue out at Asuka then throws an arm around Shinji, breaking him apart from Rei. Touji sits himself right between them, making Rei give up and stand against the railing. Kensuke leans next to her with a sorry expression.
"Do you have to always make Rei move?" Shinji asks, peeved. Touji skips over it, reaching into his pocket.
"Man I had ta be close ta tell ya about thissss!" Shinji cringes at the heat coming from Touji's mouth against his ear. Touji laughs to himself and checks to see that Asuka isn't listening, her back being completely turned away. In the small space between them, Touji shows Shinji… a small gum stick pack. Shinji looks at him, unimpressed. "Nah dude listen, I did it to Kensuke and he pee-"
"-No I didn"t!"
"He did," Touji whispered with a laugh. All ya gotta do is get that demon to take a piece out." Shinji rolls his eyes and grabs the gum.
"Whatever Touji," Shinji turns toward her, "Asuka. Do you want gum?"
"HEHEHEH!" Touji and Kensuke run away and hide (obviously) behind a store sign with a woman in green lingerie. Asuka turns around and cocks a brow.
"I guess." Asuka grabs a pi-
ZAP!
"DAMMIT!" Asuka picks up the gum packet that Shinji and her dropped and shoves it down the neck of Shinji's shirt.
"W-WAIT! I didn't know!" Rei watches with amusement and clears the path for Asuka to sprint after a panicking Touji and Kensuke. Shinji shakes his shirt out and the gum falls to the floor. "YOU'RE BOTH GONNA DIE HERE!" People watch in their wake as they tumble over each other down the escalator and all three run out of the mall. Shinji bends over to pick up the packet and inspects it. It can't be THAT bad.
ZAP!
"C-CRAP!" Shinji shakes his hand and tosses the pack into the garbage with a relieved shiver.
"It's strange to be involved in such antics."
"It is, yeah." Rei takes his hand and they start walking toward the now-calm escalator. "I haven't actually gotten to see your apartment yet."
"Let's go now."
"Awesome," Shinji says looking over the rail. He sees a jewelry store and a wedding dress shop next to each other. Reminds me of that magazine from a while back. Crazy story getting that thing. Shinji's eyes sadden. Kaworu isn't in this world.
"He chose not to be." Rei and Shinji step off the escalator and she leads him by the hand. The humidity outside hits them then turns to a chill. It was only seventy-three out, unlike the typical ninety-something they had before.
"Why wouldn't he…" He said he… he said he loved me though! Wouldn't he WANT to be here with me? Shinji bites the side of his tongue and watches the cars drive by.
"He said he did what he had to do. He believes you don't need him any longer."
"I guess…" Rei shakes his hand, slight agitation in her lips.
"I am still here." Shinji stops his pouting and grips her hand tighter.
"Yeah I know. Trust me, I'd pick you over him if I had to but… something about him really resonated with me."
"I understand," Rei says with finality. She… looks kinda angry. Shinji stumbles over his feet a bit and shoves a hand in his pocket. Guess I would be too if she was always talking about someone else.
'Shinji. Let me go.'
Shinji stops walking. Jerking Rei back a step. He looks behind him and shivers.
"Move it!" a boy says, nearly running into his back.
"S-sorry." Shinji moves to the side letting go of Rei's hand and looking around. "Rei do you hear something?" Rei shakes her head no.
'It's me.'
"K-Kaworu?!" Rei's lips flatten out and she turns away slightly. Shinji looks around more.
'I'm not there. I never will be. But I will always be one with you. In mind. In body. In soul.'
Shinji smiles firmly, sadness still fresh in the back of his mind. He closes his eyes.
'THANK YOU.'
He imagines he can see Kaworu smiling at him. And his eyes open again. The noise he was canceling out blares.
BEEEEP! HEY COME HERE! Ziiiip. Beeeep. WowLookAtYou!
Shinji quietly nudges Rei who looks at him with no emotion on her face.
"He-"
"-I wish to not know." Rei starts walking again and Shinji walks just a step behind her, following her for a few short minutes before turning the corner to a new surprise. Shinji looks up.
"What the heck? This complex is huge." Misato's is twenty high, but this one, a light brown brick with tons of wide windows, is at least sixty. Every window has a different life behind it. He notices one is almost completely covered in Hello Kitty decals while another is closed shut with dark back curtains. Rei says nothing and opens the big front glass door.
"Hello Ayanami-chan!" A happy woman behind the front desk waves at Rei like she's the cutest girl in the world. Rei replies flatly with a,
"Hello," and Shinji snickers under his breath. Rei reaches with one hand to her backpack and attempts to unzip a small pocket.
"Here I can help," before Shinji can reach, Rei throws the backpack over her shoulder making a loud thump on the floor.
"Don't bother." Shinji's heart drops and his arms slump a little.
"A-Ayanami-chan! Why're you being so mean to your boyfriend?! He looks too cute!" Shinji pinkens and Rei huffs slightly, quickly grabbing the keycard for the elevator.
DING.
Rei steps in and Shinji hesitantly follows. The doors close and Rei clicks the number twenty-one.
….
"S-Sorry…." Shinji whispers.
"I know." Shinji can't see her face. He steps forward a bit and bites his tongue again. Rei's eyes are slightly misty.
"What...what's wrong?"
"I have realized my emotions here are stronger. No one is holding them back any longer," Rei rubs underneath one eyelid with a thumb, "I believe I'm also PMSing."
"You're what?" he asks, completely oblivious to anything girl-related. Rei looks away then back.
"I can get my period now." Shinji shivers then rubs his head.
"So… babies." Rei watches his face. Shinji's eyebrows are knitted up.
Ding.
Rei and Shinji walk out and right next to the elevator, Rei opens a clean white door with a clear handle, waving for Shinji to walk in first.
"Woah," Shinji steps in, carefully taking his shoes off and laying his bag down on the sandy wood before stepping onto clean white carpeting. The room is large for what it is; it's a studio apartment with gorgeous crown molding a wide window with blinds opened. He nearly sprints toward the window and hits his nose against the glass. He looks down toward the busy streets and looks up to see the horizon made of a setting sun and powerlines with large mountains toward stretching on forever. No other buildings block the view. Rei turns the porcelain sink on and washes her hands. Shinji gets next to her, washing his as well while still taking in the room.
"Not much furniture yet huh?" Rei wipes her hands off, handing him the red towel.
"I thought you'd like to decorate with me." Shinji nods happily.
"Yeah! We can do what we did that one time and go to an antique store." Rei takes her socks off and starts to undo the dress straps crossed like an x on her upper back. Shinji watches and covers the front of his pants with two hands interlaced. It's… it's definitely been a while. Shinji tries to shake the thoughts from his head as she hikes the dress over her head and onto the floor, undoing her shirt buttons now. "Jeez," he comments, moving toward her and picking up her clothes, "First thing we gotta get is a hamper."
"Let's take a shower." Rei hands him her shirt, leaving her in a red bra and underwear. LACE! Ugh. Shinji tries not to stare, failing miserably.
"Y-yeah. B-but I don't-um. I don't have clothes to sleep in and uh, Mis-sato-san said 'see you later.'" Rei undoes her bra staring into his eyes that are glued to her skin.
"Call Misato-san," Rei hands him her bra, "I found extra clothes of yours in the bottom drawer of the dresser over there," she turns her nose next to her cleanly made bed pressed against the wall next to the window that takes up a quarter of the room, "I'll meet you in the shower," Rei finishes, handing him her underwear. Shinji gawks at Rei's forwardness and watches her walk casually into the bathroom. Blink. Blink.
"I'm… too lucky sometimes." Shinji comes out of his stupor quickly and makes a pile of her clothes next to a small laundry machine in it's own little closet next to the front door. He pats himself down, no phone. He nearly falls to his knees in front of his bag, tugging it open and digging through quickly. Excitement starts building up in his stomach and he gets jittery all over. The shower hissing starts. Beep Beep. Beep. He throws the phone against his ear and neck and runs to the dresser. SKRR. It rings and rings. Come on come on. Shinji grabs a pair of underwear and a loose t-shirt with Godzilla on it. He chuckles to himself.
"Yes Shinji?" He can hear car noises in the background. Must be on her way home.
"Uh, hi Misato-san. Rei and I are at her place so, um-"
"-Oooooh!" Misato giggles. Shinji shakes his head and stands up. His eyes roam to the bedside table. A red box stands out to him and he walks over. "Don't get too naughty now." Shinji picks up the box, unlubricated condoms. Shinji flushes and scratches his head, dropping the box innocently.
"We-we don't um-"
"-Uh-huh," Misato teases, "Anyway, I guess I won't be seeing you tonight?"
"Probably not," Shinji inches toward the bathroom door.
"Alright, you be safe; use protection!" Shinji mumbles disapproving things and gets ready to hang up. "Shinji, sorry to keep you but I just was talking to Ritsuko and…" Shinji senses the seriousness in her voice and focuses on Misato. "I know this sounds lame, I know, but… you're like a son to me you know?" Shinji's eyes widen a bit and his back straightens up. "It's only been a year or so, and Ritsuko thinks it's ridiculous but, all of you kids… I-I really love you three you know?" Shinji's mouth dries. No adult's ever said that to me. Shinji smiles at the clothes he's holding and his eyes wetten.
"It's not ridiculous Misato-san. We do too… I um. I love you too, Misato-san." He hears Misato gasp or sigh. Either way, he feels that it was a good noise.
"I'll see you soon Shinji," Misato says, quietly, happily.
"Bye, Misato-san."
Click.
Shinji tosses his phone back into his bag behind him, a permanent smile on his face. Argh, Shinji rubs his cheeks with his forearm, I've never smiled so much in my entire life. I didn't think it'd hurt so much. Shinji's heart aches. It's finally a good ache though.
Not wanting to delay it any further, he opens the door and looks straight to see Rei with eyes closed, rubbing suds out of her hair, body dripping. Shinji shuts the door making Rei look up and he smiles at her while resting his clean clothes on the small vanity. He chucks his shirt off, undoing his pants and pulling his boxers and pants off at once all under the gaze of Rei. He hops in quickly, hugging her to him, swallowing soap from her hair but not caring even a single bit.
"You're not embarrassed anymore."
"Nope. Why would I be… it's you, the most important person in the world." Rei shyly looks down, instantly noticing just how excited Shinji is.
"It seems bigger," she comments. Shinji looks down and turns completely pink, spitting out water and ignoring her. He grabs some liquid soap and squirts it out, rubbing it all over himself. Rei continues to clean herself as well.
….
Rei looks down at it again biting the inside of her lip. She quickly pushes the hair back from her eyes and checks to see if he's looking. He isn't. She drops to her knees and puts it in her mouth.
"NYGH!" Shinji nearly slips, grabbing the subway tiled wall for support. "A-ah, Rei, that's…"
'So good,' they both think.
She sucks the tip hard, almost too hard, making him groan, but she makes up for it by taking almost all of him into her mouth. Her tongue swirls a bit, licking the taste off of him. Shinji leans his back against the cold wall, muscles tightening, and his head jerks back and forth. She sucks harder and harder, making Shinji's penis pulsate in her mouth. His hips twitch. Water pours hot down Rei's head and Shinji's stomach. He tries to reach over her to turn it off.
"Ccff," Rei jerks backward and Shinji freezes. She looks up at him then looks away, pink dusting her ears. He can't tell if it was the hot water.
"D-did I just choke you?" Shinji was suddenly mortified, lifting Rei up by her forearms and shutting the water off. With a confused look on her face, she asks,
"Don't boys like that though?" Shinji's mouth becomes agape. Where the hell did she learn that crap?! Freakin' Touji….
"Uh—I guess some. I… I don't really think about that," Rei makes a hmm and folds her hand together in front of her. Shinji rubs the side of her neck, "It's… I don't wanna hear you c-choke it's too violent for me." Rei clears her throat.
"Alright. Only accidentally then." Shinji grabs a towel and wraps it around her, rubbing her hair for her.
"Ok," he agrees, patting her dry. Rei allows this and then takes her turn to wipe him off. When she gets to his waist, she slightly presses harder. "Nn…" Shinji rubs his fingertips together and slightly bounces on his heels before quickly hopping out the shower and throwing his loose shirt and blue plaid boxers on. Rei drops the towel and walks out with nothing on. Shinji doesn't question it, instead he speed-walks to the bed, flopping onto it on his back. Rei pulls the curtains closed, the red sun lighting her silhouette in an orange-red and she finally kneels onto the bed, sitting on one leg.
"Shinji," Rei looks down at him with a glint in her eye he's never quite noticed before, it reminds him of the short time he looked into his mother's eyes. His Mother's love meant far less to him. This love meant everything. It was the basis of his whole world, literally. "I… I don't know what to say at a time like this."
"Yeah," Shinji says softly with his head pressed against a lavender scented quilt. His eyes have the same look as hers. Absolute, life-encompassing love. Shinji and Rei alike have never felt so overwhelmed by happiness in the years they've lived. In those years, they had convinced themselves that love, happiness, and most pleasant things were unachievable, but through a storm of negative occurrences, they found each other. "All I can think of saying… is that nothing we went through was a waste."
"...It was all meant to be."
….
Shinji sits up, he and Rei not breaking their gaze, and he scoots closer, until their mouths are just a sliver away from touching.
"I love you Rei. I could never say it enough."
"I love you Shinji. And to you, I will forever be grateful."
They close their eyes at the same moment, and their lips meet, locking together. It's the slowest kiss they've ever had. Rei and Shinji reach for each other seconds later; Rei reaches for his arms and he reaches for her boney waist. She nips his bottom lip, and he spreads his lips slightly, letting her tongue touch the tip of his.
"Nrgh," he whines, holding her waist tighter and moving her between his legs onto her knees. He tips his head back a bit since she's high her up, and she pushes her tongue further in, sucking the tip before she gets out completely. "Ugh," Shinji shifts his hips, now with a huge bulge trying to break the button on his boxes. Rei kisses him a little faster, and he starts to feel up her thighs, leaving goosebumps. His hands wrap around her hips to her backside and he slightly grips it, earning an unexpected growl of sorts. Shinji opens one eye and watches her brows tense then relax, tense then relax. He runs his hands up the small bumps and dips of her spine, pulling her chest to be against his, finally feeling her soft bust again.
"Ff-mm," Rei's lips part and she looks at him with lashes heavy. Shinji feels himself get about ten degrees hotter and he spreads her legs over his thighs and flips her onto her back, pressing his erection against her lower stomach accidentally.
"S-sorry I couldn't wait." Rei shakes her head at him.
'Neither could I,' she thinks. Shinji gets on his forearms, tip still touching Rei's skin, and looks down at her breasts, taking one in his mouth.
"Hhh," Rei breathes, putting a hand in his hair. Suckkk. POP. "Leave many." Shinji smuggly does so all over one before doing it to the other. Rei's stomach flexes, rubbing the tip.
"Ngh," Shinji looks at Rei pleadingly, who does the same movement again, and Shinji exhales loudly with a nipple in his mouth. He grips the sheets tight, letting himself move slightly against the skin of her stomach more. "W-why does that feel so good?" He asks slightly embarrassed by how far it's getting him. He looks down between them and sees that some of his precum is smearing on her. "C-crap." Shinji moves off her and onto his knees in order to wipe it off but Rei grabs his hand.
"Leave it." Rei sits up, taking his penis in her hand and rubbing all the precum off onto her stomach while keeping eye contact.
"Oh my God," Shinji says breathlessly. "You being d-dominant is… the best thing ever." Rei's cheeks are flushed from arousal and Shinji's are too. Rei starts moving her hand up and down his erection making it somehow harder. "Unghgh," Shinji firmly grabs Rei's arms and pulls her lips against his, clacking their teeth. They start kissing wildly. "Nnf."
"Mmm," Rei's moans are muffled by his tongue sucking on hers. The harder they kiss the faster her hand moves on him. Shinji's hips jerk up really hard and he suddenly grabs her wrist pulling it away.
Pant. Pant. I can't finish like this.
"Rei," he say with determination, "lay back." She does so without question, pressing her head into the feather pillow and spreading her legs wide, feet flat on the bed. Shinji looks down between her legs and groans loudly rubbing hai forehead. Oh my God she's so so so so so so freakin' wet. Shinji takes a breath, feeling his pulse up in his throat, and dips down, immediately licking the length of it.
"Nnm," she bites back a moan.
"No," he reprimands, "Fuck holding back," he boldly declares, "I wanna hear every single noise." Rei nods in obedience, getting even wetter. Chills cover her whole body. He licks again.
"Nnh!" Rei's breasts rise up then down. Shinji licks again and again. "Please. Mm, suck." Shinji wants to dance he's so happy right now. He nods eagerly and sucks soft then as hard as he can. "Ungh! Dammit." Swearing?! Well, kind of swearing. Still hot… that's for sure. He sucks again, and her hips rise off the bed. He sucks more, holding her waist down with one hand. The clicking noise of his tongue over her need fills their ears. "M-more. More please."
"Mhm!" Shinji licks faster, and every few beats he sucks on her clitorus until he boldly moves his tongue downward and gets the tip of his tongue slightly inside of Rei.
"FFF-mh! Shinji. Shinji…" his heart starts thumping so loud that he even thinks Rei can hear it. Rei's thighs get tight around his ears and her hips jerk up, hitting his nose. He doesn't stop he just keeps doing a pattern. "NFF!" She pulls his hair hard and her legs tighten even more, "UNGH! Dammit. DAMMIT." He looks up and swears he half-came just watching her head rock back and her tight jaw clench as she moaned for only him to hear. After about twenty seconds of riding ber high, her muscles loosen and she motions for him to come up next to her. He does so quickly, falling to his side and wrapping an arm around her ribs.
"That was amazing," Shinji says in awe, her pale skin is nearly all pink. He kisses her jaw and drops his head to her shoulder. "Was it good? Do you want more?"
"Yes," she answers quickly, running fingers over his arm. He starts to get up, his weight making the bed dip. Rei reaches blindly for the box of condoms.
"Right," he says, pulling one out and ripping it open desperately. Rei tosses the box back and spreads herself again, quietly watching him slip it on. Shinji gets between her legs, and looking at the condom, he freezes.
"What is wrong?" Shinji stops himself from going in and pulls Rei up to a seated position, kissing her soft on the lips (even when the heavy erection is telling him not to wait one more second).
"You can get pregnant now…" Rei nods with confusion on her brow, "D-do you think you'd want to?"
"Now?"
"N-no! L-like when we actually can."
"...Now?" Shinji looks at Rei and blinks.
"Rei we're fifteen. I meant like… when we're married and stuff."
"Mmm," Rei simply replies. Shinji self-consciously laughs.
"So… that isn't a yes or a no."
"The answer is yes," she kisses him again and pulls away quickly. Shinji bounces slightly with a big grin playing his lips.
"I… can't wait," he says, leaning her back again, watching her face relax even more. He pecks her neck and gets back with his palms flat to the bed and his knees digging into the mattress between her legs. "Y-you ready?" Rei nods, looking at him through her lashes, and reaches down for him, wetting the tip. "Nngh," she's so warm just outside. She shoves it inside herself.
"Gyt, slow for a minute." Shinji puts his forehead against hers and stays mostly still.
"I will," he kisses her soft lips with a closed mouth and moves bit by bit. God she's tight all over again. She drags her blunt nails across his back and moves her hips to the slow pace he's setting. He starts getting deeper, and a whine starts at the back of her throat before bubbling out the moment he hits that spot deep inside her and against her g-spot.
"NNN-mm!" Her breath gets caught in her throat and Shinji starts to move achingly slow. Her breath catches everytime he moves in just a bit harder and hits her stomach.
'Faster Shinji.'
'Anything you want.'
He starts going modestly quicker, feeling her warmth and tightness wrap around him and the condom with a death grip. She holds his back harder, moving her waist faster, daring him to speed up. Shinji gets down on his elbows and hits as deep as he can.
"UNGH," Rei's eyes widen and Shinji wants to pull away but she clutches him harder.
'Keep doing that.' Shinji does it again earning another delicious moan.
"Shit," Shinji starts doing it over and over faster and faster. "Rei. Rei!" Her insides start to construct him to the point he can't move, but he pounds through it anyway.
CR. CR. CR. CR.
The bedframe hits the wall especially hard making them both wince when a neighbor shouts from next door. Rei takes the pillow from behind her head, cramming it into the space between the wall and the headboard. Shinji moves again and no noise.
"Nice," Rei nods back with her mouth wide open and heavy lidded. She wraps her hand around Shinji's neck and pulls his forehead to hers again. Shinji gos somehow faster. DK DK DO DO DO DK. SQUEAK.
The two starts panting so hard they can barely breathe. Shinji feels his insides start to melt. Starting at the base, he feels a hot liquid make it's way up his shaft and painfully stop at the tip of his head. Rei feels herself constrict and her body starts to writhe in pleasure violently. Shinji hugs her, keeping her down.
"Oh GOD Rei I—"
"—Y-mmmf—yes." Shinji pounds her until her eyes nearly roll into her head and he lets go of the painful liquid.
"NGH! UMGH!" Shinji shoves his face into the crook of Rei's neck and settles his weight on top of her and she throbs inside and his condom fills up with semen.
….
He pulls out weakly, arms shaking, and shuffles off the bed. He stands over the small trash can attempting not to make a mess with the plastic he's tearing off. Sqqk. Gross noise, he thinks, tossing it away and using a tissue to wipe off what's left on him. Rei beckons him to come over again.
"I… think I need another shower," he says skittishly.
"Why? We can do it again." Shinji laughs and jumps under the covers with Rei.
"Sounds good then, really good," he kisses her head and rests his own head on the pillow. Rei turns onto her side and watches him.
"I remember the first time you came to my room; you asked me if I thought about death, or if I think about living." Shinji nods in recollection. "I did not care either way if I lived or died. Now that is not the case; I have finally found myself and realized I have a reason for living, but there is also a reason for death." Rei pets the side of his neck. "Not only is the reason you, but it is also for myself." Rei looks to the side and her eyes weaken. Gone is the Rei with no emotion, and in is the Rei who can finally be a normal girl. Shinji feels fuzzy inside. He squirms under her hand, and he itches to touch her too.
"I'm glad you feel that way," Shinji wraps his arm around her back, tucking his other beneath his head. "I've come to feel the same I think. Heh, took us a while didn't it?" Rei smiles slightly.
"It did."
They bask in their arousal and genuine love for each other for minutes on end until Shinji talks once more.
"Rei," she opens her eyes, "I'm glad it was you that ended everything. Even if it was… really horrifying," A.K.A a giant version of her, "There wasn't any other way. I'm glad you did it."
"It was you. Not me. You sacrificed yourself for everyone, didn't you realize that?" Shinji seems shocked, and thinks to himself for a while.
"I guess," Shinji looks at her again, stronger now, "I love you, Rei. Thank you for changing my life."
"I love you as well, Shinji. Thanks for making all of ours the best that it could be."
END.
There is simply no other piece of media I've ever cared about as much as Evangelion. I discovered it late, having just saw it during my winter break of my first year of college that just passed. It's true art; art that makes you think, feel, laugh, cry, and most importantly, you can't stop thinking about it. I'm nineteen right now (as of June 2019) and I've been reading fan fiction since I was a lonely thirteen year old who had just moved from Chicago to a lovely (sarcasm) Western suburb. I escaped through it at night when I could lay in my safe shark-sheet covered bed where no one could come in on me. I was in my own world, and now after watching Evangelion, it encouraged me to pursue this. This was my first fic ever, and it was quite an experience. I even have fics already written to post next (which aren't Eva related). My thing is art. Drawing, to be more specific. So using describing words could sometimes be hard for me, but doing this has truly helped me flex my writing muscles. I say thank you to Evangelion for many reasons. Now I can thank YOU, my reader. I appreciate the time you spent reading this more than you may imagine. Good luck to you, and do what makes you happy, even if it's just for one second of happiness.