Chapter 49: Tension

The following days after the social visit were an odd sight for students at the high school. Classmates noticed something rather peculiar about the two female Eva pilots. Asuka seemed to be acting her normal self. However when it came to the male pilot, she either treated him as if he was invisible or walked the other way. Hikari thought it was strange when she saw that. Asking her friend what happened, Asuka would change the subject to something else. Even when the Class Rep tried to ask again, the redhead would steer around toward another topic.

As for Ayanami, she seemed to regress back to staring out the window. Students were expecting her to sit next to Shinji during breaks and lunches, but she never did. Even passing by each other, she never looked at him or said anything to him. It seemed that she changed back to being the "Ice Queen" again. Seeing both female pilots' actions made students do double takes and start whispering amongst themselves.

What made students wary of asking what happen was the behavior of the Third Child. He acted the same as he usually did. Thinking something did happen, most students didn't have the courage to go ask him. Almost all felt that if they approached him, the other two Eva pilots would confront them later. They weren't too keen on wanting to be on a bad end of things. However on the third day, three people were looking at all the pilots. Two male students looked at both female pilots seeing Asuka talking with the Class Rep and Rei staring out the window. Both turned to the male pilot who was typing on his school laptop.

"Oi, Kensuke. You think somethin's up with them?" Toji asked.

"I don't know. It does look that way," the bespectacled student stated. He heard his friend stand up and put his hands in his pockets.

"Where are you going?"

"Wha'cha think? Going to ask Shin-man what's up," he said and heard two movements. One was from where Asuka was and the other was probably from where Rei was at.

"Maybe that is not a wise idea Toji…hey!" Kensuke stated then saw the jock walk to the front ignoring him. Despite being use to Shinji's demeanor and aura, there were times talking to the pilot was difficult for him. He turned around and looked down.

"Hey Shin-man," Toji said. He put up his hand when he saw the teen boy get up to do his usual bow and greet. The Third Child sat back down and bowed his head a little.

"Hello Mr. Suzuhara. Is there something I can do for you?"

"You got time to spare?"

"Break is still on so yes. Is there something you like to discuss?"

"Yeah," Toji said and squatted down. He folded his arms and placed them on the edge of the Third Child's desk. Leaning his head on top of his forearms, he spoke in whispers.

"Did ya get in a fight with the Fire Demon and Ice Queen?" he asked. The tracksuit wearing teen realized that the two people he mentioned were glancing in his direction. Goosebumps were felt on his skin as if he hit a hot topic.

"In what terms of a fight are you referring?" Shinji asked in a low volume.

"Uhh…like an argument or somethin'?"

"…" the male pilot said pausing before answering. "To my recollection, no."

"Really? Why are they avoiding ya all the sudden?" Toji asked.

"…" Shinji said with a blink. He turned his head slowly to the left. Looking at the First Child, she was looking out the window and fidgeted a little. Turning his head slowly to the right, he saw Asuka shifted her position. Instead of a side view, her back was toward him as she continued talking to the Class Rep.

'Something definitely happened,' Hikari, Toji, and Kensuke thought at the same time. Seeing the female pilots' movements when the male pilot looked at them was a dead give away. Shinji turned back to the jock.

"I am not sure Mr. Suzuhara. I have not acted differently toward them."

"Hmm," Suzuhara said thinking when something came to his mind. It had been on his mind for a while. He got even closer keeping his tone in a whisper.

"Well…did ya like, see them naked or something?"

'Like that one time…' both Sno and Shonj said at the same time.

Both were sitting on the desks next to Shinji. The teen voices had goofy grins on their faces remembering that one sleepover. In his peripheral, the adult voices had their eyes closed and nodded their head in agreement. Shinzin just adjusted his glasses while leaning against the teacher's desk. Rana blinked at them then looked at Shinji.

"…" Shinji said blinking with a stoic face. "In a way, I have Mr. Suzuhara."

"…whoa…" the tracksuit student whispered in a surprised tone recoiling a little. His action caught the attention of three female students. Glancing at him, they saw a perverted look on his face. He got closer to the male pilot as his face was still impassive.

"Shin-man…as a friend, you got to spill the goods," Suzuhara said in a vigor whisper with his hands flat on the pilot's desk.

'…' Rana said blinking then look down at her chest. Opening her shirt collar and viewing down, she contemplated about that sleepover night.

'Would Shinji like me more if I mimicked what those two did?' Rana thought then turned red in embarrassment. She immediately shook her head.

"…spill the goods sir?" the male pilot asked tilting his head a little. Before Toji could continue, a presence came next to them. Bot looked up to see the Class Rep.

"What are you two talking about?" Horaki asked in an authoritative tone. She brought up her hand when the male pilot was going to get up. He sat down and turned his head to bow a little toward her.

"Nothing," Toji said with a smirk. "We are havin' a man to man chat."

"Oh really?" she asked with her hands on her hips and looked the male pilot. "Is that true Ikari?"

"Based on the subject matter Ms. Horaki, yes," he said blinking.

"…" she said looking at Shinji a little bit before turning to Suzuhara. The Class Rep didn't glance over at Ayanami because she knew that the female pilot's head had turned toward them when she walked to both of the boys. Deciding to do some investigation later, she sighed.

"Okay. As long as you keep it appropriate. Especially you Suzuhara," she stated looking sternly at the jock before walking back at her desk.

"Tch. She is always on my case man," Toji muttered with a sigh.

"I have heard that behavior is another form of caring," Shinji said looking at his fellow classmate. The statement caught him off guard.

"Eh? You think so?"

"Possibly," Shinji said with a stoic expression and a blink.

"Huh…" the track teen whispered then looked back at the Class Rep. Suzuhara scratched his head then shrugged his shoulders. Remembering what they were talking about and getting excited, the next period bell rang.

"Rats…just when we were at the juicy stuff," Toji muttered and went back to his seat. As he did, the Second Child was in her seat and glanced at him with indifference. Smirking at her, he sat down at his seat and ignored her frown at him. Putting hands behind his head, his left elbow blocked the view of Ayanami. He noticed her following him with her eyes as he went to his seat.

'Can't stand her staring. It's like a vampire looking at ya,' he thought shivering a little as the teacher walked into the classroom.

"…" the First Child said then went back to looking through the window.

Both female pilots continued to ignore looking at the Third Child. After the period was over, it was lunchtime. Horaki quickly set her things aside and reached down to grab hold of her bento. Placing it in her lap, she glanced over at Shinji who was finishing up his notes. Once done, he closed his laptop and reached into his backpack. Seeing him pulling out his lunch box, she got out of her desk and walked over to him. It drew the attention of the two female pilots.

"Umm…Ikari?" she asked near his desk.

"Yes Miss Horaki. Is there something I can do for you?" he asked placing his lunchbox on his desk and looking at her.

"…" Hikari said seeing four students looking at them intently. Ignoring them and clearing her throat, she continued.

"Do you mind having lunch with me again?" she asked and saw the four people react. Both Asuka and Rei looked at her with surprise and had their mouths open a little. Toji and Kensuke just raised their eyebrows. Shinji heard Sno and Shonj snicker and nodded their heads. The others didn't object which he bowed to them internally.

"I do not mind Miss Horaki. Shall we eat in the previous location?" he said standing up.

"Sure," Hikari said with a small smile.

"Very well," the male pilot said with a small bow. Grabbing his lunchbox, both headed toward the classroom door.

'If Asuka won't tell me what happened, maybe Ikari will,' the Class Rep thought exiting the classroom with Shinji following her. The Second Child saw the two walk out with Sno following them. He had his hands in his pockets looking at her with an unreadable expression. At the same time, Rei saw both students walk out with just Shonj following them. He glanced back at her with a mocking expression before travelling behind them.

"…" Ayanami said blinking at the door. Turning to the window, she stared out and felt her face tighten. The hands on her skirt gripped into fists. Looking at her reflection, she didn't look calm. Something about seeing him walking with the Class Rep reminded her of an incident. The sleepover came to mind.

'…this…this is—' she thought until she saw someone stomping to where she was. Looking up, the Second Child had an irritated look. Going up the aisle of desks she was on, she stopped near her desk. Without saying anything, the redhead reached down and grabbed Ayanami's left wrist. Pulling her out of her desk strongly, it surprised Rei.

"Come with me Wondergirl," Asuka said anxiously and turned around. She only got one step forward when she stopped moving feeling the other female pilot pull her arm back. The Second Child kept her hold on the other's wrist.

"Why?" Rei asked narrowing her eyes at her.

"You know why. Just shut up and come with me," the Second Child said turning around and looked sternly at the First Child.

"…daaammmmnnnn…" both Kensuke and Toji said to themselves. Aida had his cam recorder out. Angling it toward them on his desk, he started rolling seeing the "Fire Demon" and the "Ice Queen" facing off.

"I don't understand…let go of me," the blue-hair teen stated quietly.

"Drop the stupid doll act. I don't trust that idiot with her," she said. The First Child pulled her wrist free from the other pilot's grasp. Listening and interrupting what the Second Child said, it made her think that the redhead was feeling the same as her.

"Are you jealous Pilot Soryu?"

"…" Asuka said and got face to face with Rei. Both of them were looking at each other unpleasantly.

"Stop…playing…dumb…Wondergirl," the Second Child said evenly.

'Catfight…it's going to be a catfight!' both male students said watching them intently and gripping their desks.

"I am not playing…Pilot," Rei whispered annoyed at the redhead.

"I am not playing either," Asuka whispered back looking angrier at her. "Help me find where that psycho monster took Hikari. I don't want her to end up dead."

"…" Ayanami said not dropping her annoyed look. Given face of the Third Child's recent developments and his mental status, anyone with him was in danger. Finding the Class Rep was necessary.

"…fine…"

"…!" Toji and Kensuke said. Both watched the female pilots walk briskly to the classroom door and left the room. Suzuhara immediately stood up.

"H-Hey! Toji, where are you going?!" Aida said getting out of his seat and grabbing his cam recorder. He felt his friend grab his wrist and pulled him toward the door. Once there, the jock peered out the door and saw both female pilots going down the stairs.

"Toji, what's up!?" Kensuke said jumping in surprise when the tracksuit student turned around quickly. He clapped his shoulders with both hands.

"We got to follow them," he said smirking and sounding motivated.

"…" Aida said sighing. "Mind telling me why you want to be in the crosshairs of those two?"

"…" Toji whispered what he talked about with Shinji.

"He has!?" Kensuke said with both eyebrows up.

"Come on partner in crime. This is one scoop that we got to get!" Suzuhara said excited and left the classroom.

"…I hope I don't get my cam broken again," Aida muttered while slumping his shoulders. Adjusting his glasses, he followed his friend.

Away from anyone, two students sat in an area that gave a vantage point to look at part of the school grounds. Seeing that the lunch crowd started walking the area, both started to eat and engage in small talk.

"Hey Ikari?" the Class Rep said after swallowing her first bite.

"Yes Miss Horaki? Shinji said looking at how "appetizing" his lunch looked. Hearing his voices snickering around him, it was another trial session. Rana sat next to him and looked at his lunch. It made her a bit blue in the face.

"Did something happen between you, Asuka, and Ayanami?"

"Mr. Suzuhara asked the same question earlier. It does appear that something did happen," he said taking a first bite of his "lunch". Rana's face cringed watching him.

"Did you guys get into an argument?"

"…" Shinji said swallowing and feeling the inside of his throat getting cut up. He remained expressionless feeling the pain.

"I don't recall one recently," he said looking at his drink. It was a vicious black liquid and had a strong odor. Rana plugged her noise and looked away.

"How strange…what have guys done recently?" she asked continuing to eat and look at him as he drank his water.

"…" the male pilot said feeling the thick liquid burn his mouth and throat. It felt like his breathing was blocked as it slowly traveled to his stomach. He closed his eyes and focused on not gagging. Rana peered back to look at him.

"A few days ago, I visited Captain Katsuragi's apartment for a social visit."

"That sounds nice…did something happen there?"

"…in a sense…I think so," he said picking up another morsel of his "lunch" with his chopsticks.

'You…you aren't seriously going to eat that?' Rana asked a little mortified.

"…" the male pilot said and placed it in his mouth. It squirmed in his mouth before biting down on it. A pop occurred in his mouth in which he clenched his mouth close to prevent the liquid inside of it from flowing out of his mouth. Rana turned away from him and threw up in the bushes behind them. After his right eye twitched a little and hearing the male voices snickering, he swallowed it.

"…Miss Ayanami fainted after conversing with her a little," he said swallowing from feeling the "liquid" still in his mouth. He heard Rana spit a couple of times before breathing a little.

"Oh my," Hikari stated surprise and turned to him. "Was she alright?"

"I believe so. I think the recent activities of Angel attacks and other work has been stressing her a good deal," Shinji said seeing the female voice turn back forward having one hand covering her mouth.

"I can imagine with you, Asuka, and her being Eva pilots. It is a lot of responsibilities."

"…" he said taking another drink of his "water" that changed to a different pigment. It had a strong iron smell. The male pilot took a moderate drink of it knowing that it was potable. Rana made a sour face.

"Indeed," he said after taking the bottle away from his mouth.

"How about Asuka? She has been ignoring and avoiding you for a couple of days," the Class Rep asked. "It seemed to have started when she came to my house a couple of days ago looking a bit shook up."

"I see," he said as he put another portion of his "lunch" in his mouth. The wet sponge like texture was something he has eaten before. It wasn't as revolting as the other morsels; however, he was losing his appetite quickly. Rana made a small burp sound holding her stomach. Closing her eyes, she tried breathing deeply through her nose to lower down the bile in her throat.

"Did Miss Souryu say why?"

"No," Hikari said looking at her lunch and ate more before continuing. "She kept insisting that nothing was wrong; however, she asked me to let her stay the night at my house that evening."

"How troubling. I wonder if Miss Souryu visited you after she left Captain Katsuragi's apartment," the Third Child said seeing Rana place both of her hands at her side. Breathing out of her mouth, she opened her eyes and looked at him.

"Did you see her when you did your social visit?" she asked seeing him nod. "Did anything happen when she was there?"

"I'm not sure," Shinji said taking another "lunch" portion into his mouth. Another pop occurred followed by loud crunches as he chewed. The inside of his mouth felt cut up and bled. Rana turned away and hurled into the bushes again. The male voices were laughing at the two.

"I saw her for a few minutes before she left the apartment in haste. Mr. Pen-Pen looked at me startled and shrugged his shoulders."

"How bizarre…hee-hee," the Class Rep said giggling at him. "You make Pen-Pen sound like he was human."

"Yes…addressing anyone's name with a suffix is an old habit that hasn't died yet," he said as both continued to eat their lunches. Rana felt exhausted and placed her head on his right shoulder. Instead of watching him eat, she closed her eyes and plugged her nose.

Both Rei and Asuka had gone in different directions in searching for both the Third Child and the Class Rep. Minutes ticked by as their search was coming up empty handed. Toji was confused at why they split up, but decided to keep up with tailing from a distance. Kensuke tried reasoning with him to stop. But, he sighed in defeat seeing that he wasn't persuading the jock to stop the chase. They saw both female pilots see each other in a distance in which the redhead jogged toward the blue-haired one.

"Have you spotted them?" Asuka asked with an anxious and irritated expression.

"I have not Pilot Souryu," Rei said with a stoic face.

"Check around the buildings," she said and jogged away from her.

"…" the First Child said watching her go in a direction.

Turning around, the female pilot started walking. Ever since that social visit, her confliction within herself grew so large that she felt incapacitated. It was like a heavy weight pulling her down. The feeling also created an invisible wall that prevented her from proceeding forward. Her second self also contributed by curtailing and resisting her from conversing with the Third Child.

"…" Ayanami said. She looked at the ground while thinking back to that evening when she woke up after blacking out.

"…" Rei said slowly opening her eyes. Blinking and rubbing her eyes, she slowly got up.

'Where am I?' she thought looking around slowly. '…this is my room…I am on my bed...how did I get here?'

'Wasn't I in the kitchen with Ikari?' Ayanami thought in her mind. She couldn't remember things clearly. Everything beyond him making tea was hazy and unclear. Feeling groggy, she slowly got out of her bed and headed toward her door. Opening it, the apartment was dark.

'Did Ikari go home?' she thought putting her hand on the wall as a guide to go to the bathroom. Going into that room, she flushed the toilet after finishing her business. She opened the door keeping the light on.

'It looks cleaner than before…Ikari must have cleaned the apartment while I was sleeping,' the First Child thought walking to the hallway that had Asuka's and Misato's room.

Seeing the Second Child's room open, there was no one resting inside. Going to Misato's room, the door was closed. Sliding the door open a little, she saw that the Captain was not in her room either. Closing it, she went back to the bathroom. Turning off the light, she went back to her room. Closing her door, she realized she was still in her school uniform. Changing to her bed attire, she climbed into bed.

'…I wasn't able to get much information from Ikari…' Ayanami thought blinking and staring at the ceiling. 'The Commander…will not be happy about the results.'

A sensation went through her that made her grip the bed sheets. She noticed it occurred whenever both roommates were not home. It reminded her of when she was living alone. Before, she was use to it. Now, it made her feel anxiety, sadness, and angst.

'…this feeling will pass,' she thought shaking her head slightly and closed her eyes. However, the feeling was still there and seemed to be growing.

'…are you there…' Rei asked in her mind. The presence of her second self was not there as it never voiced anything. Even when she was sleeping, it sometimes never showed itself or voice anything. Closing her eyes, she tried to relax and reason with herself.

'They are probably at NERV,' Ayanami thought; however, the feeling was eating her as she continued to lay there.

'Calling them is unnecessary. This emotion will…' she thought till something suddenly happened. She felt herself breathing quicker and shorter. Sweat started occurring all over her body. Her heartbeat was beating faster and faster. The emotion festered into something else that frightened her.

'What…what's going on!?' she thought sitting up and panicking. 'What's happening to me…I don't know…I don't understand…I can't stop it…who can…!?'

Immediately searching for her cell phone, she opened it. With shaking and frightened hands, she looked under contacts. Finding the person she wanted, she speed dialed the number. Placing the phone to her ear, she tried to control her breathing. No ringing was heard as she looked at the display.

"Weak…signal," she said to herself. The aspect that the Commander was too far away for her to call made her more scared. The person related to him came to mind as she quickly dialed his number. Putting the phone to her ear, she put a hand on her chest and gripped it feeling her heart beating too fast. Ringing was heard and after the second ring, a connection was made.

"Ikari!?" Rei said quickly in a panic.

[Miss Ayanami, what is wrong?] he said calmly. Hearing his voice suddenly stopped the sensations and anxiety inside her from growing.

"I…I don't know…my body was…reacting oddly…and I became frightened."

[How scary. Are you going to be alright?]

"I…" Rei said feeling the sensations subsiding quickly. "I believe so."

[That is good to hear. Are you feeling alright after passing out?]

"…I…passed out?"

[Yes. You did so while I was brewing tea in the kitchen]

"I…don't recall that very well. Did…you bring me to my room?"

[Yes…I carried you to your bed]

"…" Ayanami said remembering the image of him carrying her before. It made the sensations from before calm down even more to where she felt normal again.

"…I…I see…" she said gripping her chest differently.

[Is there anything else I can do for you Miss Ayanami?]

'Ever since then…I have been unable to communicate with Ikari,' she thought. Lost in her thoughts, she continued looking for the two students that Asuka wanted found.

'The second self prevents me from conversing…also…Shonj looks hostile at me. I have to ignore Ikari to avoid him.'

'This makes getting information from Ikari…more cumbersome…I don't want the Commander to look at me in ill,' she thought turning around a corner of a building.

'…I…I don't like this…confliction,' Rei thought walking forward not noticing a group of people ahead of her.

Two students noticed a head of blue hair in the distance. Looking to their left, both recognized the student while a voice became paranoid.

"Isn't that Ayanami?" Hikari stated.

"Seems so," Shinji stated.

'That group looks like thugs, go after her,' Shonj demanded.

"That group of students…oh no," the Class Rep said recognizing the jerseys worn by certain upperclassmen. She stood up in worry.

"Miss Horaki?" the male pilot asked ignoring the teen voice gripping his shirt collar and being at his face for ignoring him. Both saw her turn around.

"Please Ikari. Save Ayanami before they get her. Please hurry!" she said looking scared.

"Very well," Shinji said placing his lunchbox to the side. Hikari saw him start running in that direction. Placing her lunchbox down, she hurried and followed. Only Shonj and Rana followed the male pilot while the others stayed at the lunch area. The male teen voice stated a different route in which the Third Child complied.

'Damn!' Asuka said jogging across a courtyard toward a building corner. 'Where did that bastard freak take her!?'

Rounding the corner of a building, she instantly veered back to be out of sight. Peering around the corner, she recognized the riff-raff group. Ayanami was heading toward them still staring at the ground. The upperclassmen became aware of the Eva pilot and instantly lined up blocking her path. The Second Child saw Rei stop then looked up at the six members.

'Damn. Not them,' she said clenching her teeth. 'I can take on one or two, but not all of them.'

Both Toji and Kensuke saw the redhead's action and went behind a tree further away to the Second Child's left. Peering around it, they saw the First Child being confronted by a group of seniors. Aida already was pointing his cam when both recognized the upperclassmen.

"Oh shit man…it's Kazo and his gang," Toji said in a hush volume with a irritated expression.

"K-Kazo! We have to get Ayanami out of there!" Kensuke said in the same volume.

"You nuts! He'll break us like nothin'."

"But!"

"Hey…what are you two—" Hiraki started seeing them from a distance and headed toward them. She was about to wonder where did Shinji go to when Toji put a finger to his mouth. He motioned her to come over in which she quietly did. Peering around, she was more worried for Ayanami. The gang had spread out and surrounded the female student keeping their distance from her a little.

"Shhh! Keep quiet," Toji whispered before turning back to peering around the tree.

"What is Kazo doing there?" she whispered nervously.

"It is his turf. Nobody has gotten away unharmed by him and his gang."

"I'll go get help," she whispered when both of the male students grabbed her to stop her.

"That won't do a thing Class Rep. Each of those seniors got connections. All of their parents are pretty high up in the city. It won't matter if you got help," Kensuke said letting go and staring back at the showdown.

'Where are you Ikari!?' Hikari stated bringing a hand to her mouth in worry.

"Well looky here boys, if it isn't our Ice Queen," Kazo said causing some of the group members to chuckle. "Nice of ya to stop by."

"I must be going. Please move," Rei said with a cold and stoic tone.

'You are asking for it First!' Asuka thought clinching her hands into fists.

There were rumors about Kazo's gang of sexually assaulting female classmates or beating up male students. However, the stories never came to life and were just rumors. Administrative officials were rather quick to put down the investigation or press charges. All supposed victims transferred to another school and were hardily heard of again. As much as she didn't like Ayanami, she didn't wish to see her get raped.

"Oooo, she said please. How polite. Come boys, let's give her some room," Kazo said with a shark smile. The other seniors made an opening for the First Child as she walked calmly forward. It was held short as she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey Ayanami. Why not hang with us for a bit? We can show you a good time and a few tips. What do you say?" the leader of the group said when the other upperclassmen chuckled again with grins.

"Let go of me," Rei said looking back to the leader who had his hand on her shoulder. She tried pulling away, but he placed his other hand on her free shoulder preventing her from moving.

"Now now, there is no reason to be shy or hostile. We just think you should reconsider regarding your position," Kazo said moving closer by putting an arm around her shoulders. "I mean, it would be a waste not to try an exotic girl like yourself. Am I right boys?"

The gang members muttered an approval with head nodding. Feeling insecure and remembering something similar in the past, she blinked seeing the upperclassmen take a step forward toward her. Everyone was so focused on the group that they didn't see a male student appear. He came out from the uphill slope on the opposite side of the building wall.

"Greetings gentlemen," Shinji said loud enough for the group to hear. The seniors nearby jumped and turned around to see the male Eva pilot materialized behind them. Both Shonj and Rana peered up from the ground behind the Third Child to look at what would happen.

"What the? Where did you come from punk?!" one member stated being the closest. The male pilot felt the corrupted and vile presence inside his head swimming. He was making sloshes as if he was in a body of liquid.

'…ggggii ##iivvveeee#%#mmmmmeeeeee…' it whispered in distortion, grinning madly.

"May I ask you gentlemen to let go of Miss Ayanami please," he said after slightly bowing to them.

'…t…H…e…M…u…S…i…C…a…L…s…C…o…R…e-tHeMuSiCaLsCoRe!-ThEmUsIcAlScOrE!-THEMUSICALSCORE!' the dark clone changed tones from slow to evil innocence to deranged to monstrous.

"I hate people that sneak up on me. You picked the wrong day shithead," the same member spoke. He charged at the pilot then threw a closeline with his right arm.

'oooooooooooof…their…a-G-o-N-y,' it said sweetly and hissing.

'…' Shinji thought ducking his head and turning to his right.

Instantly grabbing the gang member's arm, he pulled and continued turning around. The upperclassman did an arcing 180 while falling forward and being pulled down. When everyone saw the guy hit the ground, the Third Child twisted his arm and held it upward. Without pausing, he murderously stomped the gang member's right shoulder. A sickening crack was heard followed by the upperclassmen cry out in pain.

"Very well sir," Shinji said quietly while keeping a stoic expression and letting go. The gang member's arm fell to the ground as he rolled over on his other side grimacing and holding onto his broken shoulder.