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Title: The perfect world
Chapter 6
Both figures walked towards Misato's apartment, saying nothing but occasionally stealing glances from one another. It was not something totally new to them, since they both do it most of the time. Shinji tried to turn the doorknob, half expecting it to be locked. Surprisingly, it was not. //Asuka...// Shinji stepped inside feeling rather odd instead of being at home. The sensation was rather eerie, as if an unseen force had possessed the apartment. All the past memories he had seemed to have faded and not redeemed itself. Rei noticed it too, even though she was not here often. It was rather uncanny for both of them to feel something different, Shinji hesitated from taking another step. He turned to look at Rei, who was very much zoned out on her own.
"You feel it too, don't you..." Shinji's voice made Rei snap back to the present. She did not know what to say, just plainly stared back at the boy.
"I, I do...but I don't know why?" Shinji walked around the apartment suspecting something wrong. He finally stepped into the bathroom, only to notice bandages soaked with blood all over the floor. It was weird because he'd expect to see this situation in Ayanami's apartment but not his. The smell of dried blood made Shinji want to puke, it was unbearable. //What on mother earth had Asuka been 'doing' ?! // He immediately closed the door shut, not wanting Rei to see what he just saw. He tried his damn best to show no foul play as Rei looked back at him.
"What is it, Ikari kun? You seemed...disturbed..." Rei walked towards the bathroom door, directly at Shinji who was trying to block the entrance.
" Er...nothing, nothing that is unusual. You know Asuka..." //She's still headed this way...//
"Well...I don't really know Asuka that well..." //STOP! Ayanami...//
"I ya...*gulp* it's nothing, really..." //He's hiding something...//
Rei made a few more steps towards the bathroom, Shinji could not think. //This is gonna be pretty ugly...// He was going to pop soon if he did not think of something. He really did not want Ayanami to see the mess Asuka made. It was not like there was anything wrong with it, but considering the fact that Ayanami had suddenly been so concerned about Asuka lately, he dare not risked it. //She doesn't need this...// Just then Rei stopped as suddenly as she proceeded. The tangy scent of blood was unmistakable, it was something Rei lived with all her life. The color and feel of it made Rei felt sick, no wonder she hated it so much. //Red...// The color of her very eyes was something she despised, though Shinji seemed rather attracted by it. // Asuka...has red hair, red uniform...// Everyone knew she was the direct contrast of Asuka, hair color being the least of the list. Shinji could only wonder what Rei had in her mind, being in her little world known as the mind.
"Maybe you're right...there's nothing there..." Silence.
"EXACTLY!! There's nothing...no siree...nothing of interest here..." Shinji quickly closed the door, trying his best to be the next Oscar nominee. He gestured Rei to go to the living room while he hustled to the kitchen. He searched for the English tea he knew Rei loved. He had taught her how to make her own tea, while doing so he caught a glimpse of what flavor she liked. //Earl Grey// That day he instantly ran to the nearest place he could find the same brand and flavor. It took him a couple of hours till he finally found the small shop selling imported tea, rather it had cost him a small fortune. //No regrets...//
As he came out from the kitchen, he could hear fine music coming from the living room. His eyes caught Rei sitting in front of the stereo, holding a tiny booklet in her hands. //Air in G minor. Bach...// Her crimson eyes focused on the tiny booklet, paying much attention to the music she was hearing. The light reflected upon her pale alabaster skin made her glow, like an angel the gods forgot about. He liked what he saw, it made Rei look so sweet. Then his foot accidentally kicked a magazine, making the blue haired angel turn towards his direction. He blushed a little, feeling a little guilty that he had somehow disturbed her quiet moment.
Rei's eyes scanned him all over, before the familiar aroma took over her senses. It was a scent she would always remember, the sweet smell of tea. It reminded her of green fields she could only imagine in her dreams.
"Tea...?"
'Tsujiku'
Title: The perfect world
Chapter 6
Both figures walked towards Misato's apartment, saying nothing but occasionally stealing glances from one another. It was not something totally new to them, since they both do it most of the time. Shinji tried to turn the doorknob, half expecting it to be locked. Surprisingly, it was not. //Asuka...// Shinji stepped inside feeling rather odd instead of being at home. The sensation was rather eerie, as if an unseen force had possessed the apartment. All the past memories he had seemed to have faded and not redeemed itself. Rei noticed it too, even though she was not here often. It was rather uncanny for both of them to feel something different, Shinji hesitated from taking another step. He turned to look at Rei, who was very much zoned out on her own.
"You feel it too, don't you..." Shinji's voice made Rei snap back to the present. She did not know what to say, just plainly stared back at the boy.
"I, I do...but I don't know why?" Shinji walked around the apartment suspecting something wrong. He finally stepped into the bathroom, only to notice bandages soaked with blood all over the floor. It was weird because he'd expect to see this situation in Ayanami's apartment but not his. The smell of dried blood made Shinji want to puke, it was unbearable. //What on mother earth had Asuka been 'doing' ?! // He immediately closed the door shut, not wanting Rei to see what he just saw. He tried his damn best to show no foul play as Rei looked back at him.
"What is it, Ikari kun? You seemed...disturbed..." Rei walked towards the bathroom door, directly at Shinji who was trying to block the entrance.
" Er...nothing, nothing that is unusual. You know Asuka..." //She's still headed this way...//
"Well...I don't really know Asuka that well..." //STOP! Ayanami...//
"I ya...*gulp* it's nothing, really..." //He's hiding something...//
Rei made a few more steps towards the bathroom, Shinji could not think. //This is gonna be pretty ugly...// He was going to pop soon if he did not think of something. He really did not want Ayanami to see the mess Asuka made. It was not like there was anything wrong with it, but considering the fact that Ayanami had suddenly been so concerned about Asuka lately, he dare not risked it. //She doesn't need this...// Just then Rei stopped as suddenly as she proceeded. The tangy scent of blood was unmistakable, it was something Rei lived with all her life. The color and feel of it made Rei felt sick, no wonder she hated it so much. //Red...// The color of her very eyes was something she despised, though Shinji seemed rather attracted by it. // Asuka...has red hair, red uniform...// Everyone knew she was the direct contrast of Asuka, hair color being the least of the list. Shinji could only wonder what Rei had in her mind, being in her little world known as the mind.
"Maybe you're right...there's nothing there..." Silence.
"EXACTLY!! There's nothing...no siree...nothing of interest here..." Shinji quickly closed the door, trying his best to be the next Oscar nominee. He gestured Rei to go to the living room while he hustled to the kitchen. He searched for the English tea he knew Rei loved. He had taught her how to make her own tea, while doing so he caught a glimpse of what flavor she liked. //Earl Grey// That day he instantly ran to the nearest place he could find the same brand and flavor. It took him a couple of hours till he finally found the small shop selling imported tea, rather it had cost him a small fortune. //No regrets...//
As he came out from the kitchen, he could hear fine music coming from the living room. His eyes caught Rei sitting in front of the stereo, holding a tiny booklet in her hands. //Air in G minor. Bach...// Her crimson eyes focused on the tiny booklet, paying much attention to the music she was hearing. The light reflected upon her pale alabaster skin made her glow, like an angel the gods forgot about. He liked what he saw, it made Rei look so sweet. Then his foot accidentally kicked a magazine, making the blue haired angel turn towards his direction. He blushed a little, feeling a little guilty that he had somehow disturbed her quiet moment.
Rei's eyes scanned him all over, before the familiar aroma took over her senses. It was a scent she would always remember, the sweet smell of tea. It reminded her of green fields she could only imagine in her dreams.
"Tea...?"
'Tsujiku'