Another shot at a good Neon Genesis Evangelion fic. I hope this one will turn out as well as the other one. Enjoy.

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Shinji sat at the table in Misato Katsuragi's apartment with a confused look on his face, occasionally staring at Pen Pen as if hoping the penguin would solve all of his problems. He was truly worried.

He was jerked from his thoughts back into reality when Asuka slammed the bowl of ramen* onto the table in front of him, giving him a beaming smile. She then walked, almost skipping, back to the kitchen sink to wash the rest of her dishes.

Shinji began to mentally panic. Asuka was never this happy or. friendly, even though it was a Saturday. "Asuka?" Shinji began, eyes worriedly staring at the German redhead's swaying hips.

"Yes, baka?" Asuka replied in a melodious, dangerously euphoric voice, still humming.

Shinji was beginning to sweat. "Uh, are you. feeling all right?" He managed to choke out. He looked down at Pen Pen. The penguin was scared, too.

Asuka turned around to face him, hands on her hips. "I'm fine," she said, grinning at him.

"Well then. why are you so. happy?"

Asuka scowled at him. "Why, can't I be happy? If you have to know, it's because a new pilot is coming to NERV today. Another German pilot, and a new German Eva!" Her eyes seemed to light up as she announced the news.

Shinji stood up from the table, his eyes wide. "Misato didn't tell me! How do you know about it?"

"Eavesdropping," Asuka replied simply, grinning.

Shinji just stared at her for a moment, not sure what to think of the news. "When's the pilot coming?" He asked slowly.

"This afternoon, baka. I was going to leave soon. I was planning on meeting Misato there later." She scowled. "I guess you'll want to come."

"Sure," Shinji said slowly, still staring at her. He was surprised that she hadn't called him a pervert yet.

"Well then," Asuka said suddenly, grabbing him by the arm, "we should go now!"

Before Shinji had a chance to argue, Asuka had dragged him out of the apartment, and all he could do was follow her.