Click!

Shinji blinks in surprise when a bright flash of light snaps out of nowhere. He looks up from his book and instantly cowers behind the cover of his book when he sees Kaworu taking pictures of him.

"K-Kaworu...can you not take pictures of me please? You know I don't like taking pictures." He reminds her. Kaworu giggles. "Aw but Shinji, you looked so adorable and I managed to get a picture shot of you. Look see?" she hands him her camera for him to see.

Shinji eyes the camera in wariness. He wasn't comfortable with his pictures taken, especially if someome took ot without his permission. He always believed he never looked good in pictures. Kaworu begged to differ.

When Kaworu took pictures of Shinji, they were always beautiful whether they were taken in an actual camera or on her phone. The angle was right and the light was angled just in the right spot. The one Kaworu took was no different. The afternoon sunlight hit Shinji at the right moment.

The orange red of late afternoon gave the atmosphere of the picture a calmness that seemed relaxing. Shinji blushes in embarrassment when he sees himself on the picture reading his book. His eyes were downcasted on the book and his check rested on the palm of his hand. If you look closely, you can see a tiny smile laced on his lips.

How Kaworu was able to capture the moment just right was beyond him. Shinji gives Kaworu back the picture. "Its a nice picture Kaworu." he tells him. "But next time, can you take one witthout me in it?"

She looks at him in confusion. "Why Shinji?" she asks.

"I don't like my picture taken." he says. "And you make such wonderful photos I - I wouldn't want my image to destory that." there he goes again putting his presence down. Why can't he be more confidant like Asuka and pride himself the way she did for herself? How hard can it possibly be to have confidence in yourself?

"Shinji, I love having you in my pictures. Your the best part in my photos."

"N-no I'm not." he says shaking his head. "Your photos will look better if I wasn't in them so...please stop taking photos of me okay?"

Kaworu sighs. "If you want Shinji. I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable." she apologizes.

Shinji shakes her head. "No its okay. I just feel comfortable if you asked me rather than taking one you know?"

"Shinji?"

"Hm?"

"Can I take one of you with me?" she asks him.

"What?"

"I don't have any pictures of us together at all so I would like this opportunity to take one."

"I...I thought you did have one of us together."

Kaworu shakes her head. "No. Please Shinji? I promise this will be the last picture I take of you." Shinji sighed.. He couldn't say no to her. They're friends and she did ask him. What hurt can it do to take one picture? So Shinji agreed to take the picture. Kaworu smiled in delight and she sits next to Shinji. She places her hand around his shoulder and leaned him close so their cheeks could touch. Shinji blushes but doesn't move.

"Okay, on the count of three, say cheese!" Kaworu tells Shinji before she starts to count to three. "One...two...three..." with a bright click, the picture was taken.

Smiling in delight, Kaworu steps back from Shinji and looks at the picture. Shinji nervously looks at her as she did that. "S-so how is it?" he asked. "Is it good?"

Kaworu fondly smiles and nods without looking at him. "Yes Shinji its perfect.I'll treasure it forever." looking at him she kisses his cheek and runs off afterwards to have the picture printed. "I'll be right back okay!?" she called out and was out of the classroom.

After Kaworu left, Shinji lets out a sigh and slumps down on his chair. He slaps his hands over his face and shakes his head. What the hell? He thought. I can't believe I just did that! I am such an idiot!

Running to the printing room, Kaworu giggles to herself in delight. She looked at the picture again and her heat beat with joy. In the picture, Kaworu was looking at the picture with a smile. Shinji was blushing as usual but at the right moment, he kissed her cheek at the right time. Kaworu pulls the picture to her chest, taint blush on her cheek.

AN: Probably cheesy but I thought it was kinda cute. Also I can imagine Kaworu taking pictures of just about anything, especially of Shinji.