"Will you stop staring at her!" Asuka screamed in Shinji's ear as
they stood there.
"Huh?" Shinji swiftly broke out of the daydream.
Rei turned an looked at them both, saying nothing as usual. "It's almost like you're practically drooling over that doll." Asuka scoffed.
"I wasn't..." Shinji sighed. He almost enjoyed hearing Asuka scream at him now.
"Will you two lay off each other?" Misato said sternly to them both. Misato had been talking to them, some kind of lecture... Shinji couldn't remember. He hadn't been paying attention in the least. It wasn't as if all his attention was going to Rei... but all this attention was going to the fact that he was no longer trapped in that desolate world.
"But if I don't stop it this time, will it just happen again?" He whispered to himself.
"Hm?"
Shinji took in his breath. Rei had been paying attention to him? "I didn't say anything."
She looked at him blankly. He had said something. She didn't press it, it was probably none of her business anyway. Nothing that had to do with him was her business. "Shinji..."
"Yes, Rei?"
Her eyes opened wide in shock. Had she really said his name? She was thinking about him and then... she had said his name? She looked down at the table, her mouth shut.
She had said his name! Why had she done that? Shinji wanted to know... but he wouldn't ask her now. But when then? As if he'd ever get the courage to even talk to her outside of NERV. He had the courage to grab her today, and hold her... he blushed deeply. He had actually touched her.
"What are you so happy about?" Asuka's annoying voice rang through Shinji's thoughts again.
"Can't you just leave me to my thoughts for five seconds?" Shinji retorted. Asuka swallowed, shocked that Shinji had actually even said anything. She quickly became indignant, brooding over the fact that he even opened his mouth. She would show him.
"You guys are dismissed..." Misato sighed. She couldn't get anything done with them today. Especially Shinji. He... just wasn't all there today. And he was staring at things, dare she say staring at some one, like he had not seen them in a long time. She laughed lightly and shook her head. "I must just be going crazy today."
Asuka was the first one up and out. Shinji lingered, staring back and forth, slowly, at Misato and Rei. Rei slowly stood and made her way for the door. "Shinji, will you go already?" Misato gave him a little smile. Shinji blinked at her for a moment and then stood up, following after Rei.
"Huh?" Shinji swiftly broke out of the daydream.
Rei turned an looked at them both, saying nothing as usual. "It's almost like you're practically drooling over that doll." Asuka scoffed.
"I wasn't..." Shinji sighed. He almost enjoyed hearing Asuka scream at him now.
"Will you two lay off each other?" Misato said sternly to them both. Misato had been talking to them, some kind of lecture... Shinji couldn't remember. He hadn't been paying attention in the least. It wasn't as if all his attention was going to Rei... but all this attention was going to the fact that he was no longer trapped in that desolate world.
"But if I don't stop it this time, will it just happen again?" He whispered to himself.
"Hm?"
Shinji took in his breath. Rei had been paying attention to him? "I didn't say anything."
She looked at him blankly. He had said something. She didn't press it, it was probably none of her business anyway. Nothing that had to do with him was her business. "Shinji..."
"Yes, Rei?"
Her eyes opened wide in shock. Had she really said his name? She was thinking about him and then... she had said his name? She looked down at the table, her mouth shut.
She had said his name! Why had she done that? Shinji wanted to know... but he wouldn't ask her now. But when then? As if he'd ever get the courage to even talk to her outside of NERV. He had the courage to grab her today, and hold her... he blushed deeply. He had actually touched her.
"What are you so happy about?" Asuka's annoying voice rang through Shinji's thoughts again.
"Can't you just leave me to my thoughts for five seconds?" Shinji retorted. Asuka swallowed, shocked that Shinji had actually even said anything. She quickly became indignant, brooding over the fact that he even opened his mouth. She would show him.
"You guys are dismissed..." Misato sighed. She couldn't get anything done with them today. Especially Shinji. He... just wasn't all there today. And he was staring at things, dare she say staring at some one, like he had not seen them in a long time. She laughed lightly and shook her head. "I must just be going crazy today."
Asuka was the first one up and out. Shinji lingered, staring back and forth, slowly, at Misato and Rei. Rei slowly stood and made her way for the door. "Shinji, will you go already?" Misato gave him a little smile. Shinji blinked at her for a moment and then stood up, following after Rei.