Disclaimer: I still don't own Neon Genesis Evangelion and I never will…-_-'
Days passed and time was lost, Shinji enjoyed being with Mana and Mana liked being with Shinji, every now and then they would bump against each other or touch the other by mistake, both would blush and just laugh it off. That was until all of sudden Mana became sick and Shinji took care of her as she stayed in bed.
Like always, Shinji knocked twice on the door and walked in. He walked over to the sleeping Mana, and shook her a few times causing her to stir.
"Just let me get a few more minutes Shinji…", whispered the tired Mana as she turned around so her back was facing Shinji.
"Mana, you have to eat something first."
"I'll do it later."
Shinji left out the room, Mana smiled and went back to sleep, but her few minutes of bliss was cut short by the very loud alarm clock next to her ear. She was up and out of bed in a matter of seconds, and Shinji thought he was going to pass out from a nosebleed.
"Ma..Mana I didn't know you slept in the…nude."
Mana's face turned redder than Shinji's who now had his back to her, She picked up the robe at the foot of the bed and told Shinji he could turn around now.
"I'm sorry Mana, I'll make it up to you I promise, please believe me, I'm so sor~
"Its okay Shinji", Mana stated interrupting him
"W..well it seems you feel b..better Mana", said the nervous Shinji, as he started to make his exit., "I'll make a special dinner in that case."
"That would be wonderful!!"
"Ok, Ill start now, I'll leave one of those pills next to your water so you wont have to go through all that stuff to find it."
"That's quite thoughtful of you Ikari."
Shinji almost tripped, "Why…why did you call me Ikari ?!?"
"Um..I was just being polite."
"Please just call me, Shinji…Ikari reminds me, of father…"
~*~*~*~
"Shinji, that was very good you should have told me you were a cook."
"I'm not really that good, I just picked up a few things while I was living with my uncle," Shinji said while scratching his hair.
"I'm going to get something to drink, just wait here."
Shinji watched as she got up and went into the kitchen, at night they had to carry around candles because no matter how much they tried they could not fix the lights.
'I wonder how longer its going to stay like this, of course, I like being here, but I have to go see if other people are coming from the LCL, or something. Its not fair for me to be here spending time with her, I don't even deserve to be alive, much less spending time with the girl I lo~~'
The sound of a can, hitting the hard wood knocked Shinji out of his line thought, Mana popped the tab, on her can of Boa Beer and offered Shinji one.
'A girl I like to be around', Shinji corrected the last thought, "I don't like beer Mana…"
"Come one be a man, just drink a few…"
Mana raised the can in the air and downed it in one gulp, Shinji watched in awe as she did the same thing with a second and third can.
"Ahh, Shinji you aren't being any fun, just have three and we will call it even."
Shinji slowly drunk the cans one by one, the more he drunk the more he wanted, after his seventh can he was slurring his words together.
"Mana, could ya answer the door," said the drunk Shinji as he opened another can of his now favorite beer.
Mana, grasped Shinji's collar and dragged him to the bedroom, with candle in one hand and Shinji in the other she kicked open the door and put the candle on the night table, and tried to throw Shinji on the bed but the momentum caused her to land on top of him.
"Mana…"
She closed the gap between them, both of them closed their eyes as their lips came into contact, Shinji put his arms around her waist as Mana took handfuls of his hair, when she felt his tongue dance across her lips she opened her mouth, and let his tongue in her mouth, she moaned when she felt his hand under her shirt massaging her breast.
She broke the kiss and started to take off her shirt, as Shinji unbuttoned his, he stopped when he seen the massive scar on her chest between her breast.
"You don't want me anymore do you…you are just like the rest of….them," Mana said with hurt evident on her face.
Shinji simply blew out the flame and climbed on top of her.
~*~*~*~*~
It was the same nightmare, over and over. He would see Rei with the lance in her chest, he would fall in a pit, thousands of Rei's would kiss and grope him till they all stop grinning and made a path for Rei's who carried the remains of Asuka. Rei would try to say something but Shinji would scream then wake up.
Rei threw Asuka remains in front of him and right before he screamed he heard her say in her normal monotone voice, "Reality can be dream…."
