Another Rainy Day
Chapter 8
By System Id
AU: I knew the cliffhanger would kill everyone. Oh well. It doesn't hurt to be kept on the edge of your seat now does it? I don't own anything in this story, it all belongs to Gainax. This chapter will be a lot longer because it might be the end.
Asuka. The one girl that was the devil. She was incapable of love. She was a stone cold person. Yet, Shinji stood face to face with her, wondering what she was talking about.
"Well, finally you showed up." Asuka said.
"What? I don't get it." Shinji said. He cocked his head to one side.
"You really are stupid aren't you?" Asuka said with a laugh.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Shinji demanded.
"Whoa. Feisty. Chill it Ikari." Asuka said with another laugh.
"Come on Asuka. I'm not in the mood for games." Shinji said with a final sigh.
"Oh my. You really don't know do you? Well, I'll inform you boy. Who told you to wait here?" Asuka asked.
"A secret admirer." Shinji answered.
"Good answer. Do you know who that is?" Asuka asked.
"No. They are a SECRET admirer." Shinji said as he rolled his eyes hoping Asuka would just tell him.
"Well. Look forward and tell me who you see." Asuka said as she walked closer to Shinji.
"You. What does that have to do with anything?" Shinji asked, getting impatient.
"Good guess Sherlock." Asuka said in almost a whisper because she was so close to Shinji. She continued to get closer until she could feel his breath. She slowly closed her eyes until her lips made contact with Shinji's.
Shinji's mind exploded in fireworks. At that moment fireworks went off and the rain began. The kiss deepened as Shinji gave in. Finally after a few minuets they two split apart.
"Do you know who loves you, or do I have to explain it again?" Asuka said.
"I think so. But this time in words please." Shinji said, his sentence was soft, and his voice almost whispers like because of their closeness.
"Shinji I.. I.I love you." Asuka chocked on the words, not really expecting him to ask that way.
"Asuka. I'm happy." Shinji said as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Wada mean?" Asuka asked as she looked up into Shinji's brown pools he called eyes.
"I was afraid that this wouldn't happen.Asuka. The truth is." Shinji's mouth closed and cut him off,
"The truth is what Shinji?" Asuka asked, she looked into his eyes looking for an answer there, but there was none.
"I. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I. I.. I.I love you." Shinji said at last. He left as if the world was taken off his shoulders.
"I love you too Shinji Ikari. I don't want people to know yet. How about next week? Until then, only in secret, ok?" Asuka stated as she stepped back from her lover.
"Alright. But, we should at least dance together, so that this dance didn't go to a complete waste for Misato." Shinji said as he looked at his feet.
"Alright, we'll slip back into the cafeteria, you stand over by the drinks and I'll come and drag you out for a slow dance. You protest so that it'll look like what it's not. Kensuke will probably give Misato a copy of the tape so that she can watch it and make sure we had a dance." Asuka said with a smile. Shinji nodded and they kissed once more before splitting.
Shinji returned to his position at the drink table by Toji.
"So.who was it?" Toji asked.
"No one showed up. It was weird, but there was a note there saying that they had to leave early, but she would make up for it." Shinji said. Toji nodded and blinked a few times.
"Toji! Come on! Dance!" Hikari called from the floor.
"Coming!" Toji hollered back.
"Looks like we know who's wearing the pants around here eh?" Shinji joked.
"Don't even go there. But yeah!" Toji answered with a hearty laugh. He crossed the floor to meet Hikari where they were lost in the crowd. Asuka crossed the floor to meet Shinji.
"Alright baka! Let's go!" Asuka said as she began to drag Shinji.
"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! DON'T HURT ME!" Shinji cried.
"Shut up baka. Misato's going to give us chores to no end if we don't have at least one dance. I don't want to do this either so just deal with it." Asuka complained.
"Come on! This is embarrassing!" Shinji cried.
"If it isn't the husband and wife's little quarrel!" Toji said and the place erupted into laughter. Shinji went beet red and Asuka let it go.
The two of them took the place in the center and Asuka had to teach Shinji while in the process of screaming at him at the same time. But he finally got it, and they danced. The song ended and the two split faster then two kids caught in a cookie jar.
Shinji went back to the drinks and that was where he stayed until the end of the dance. When screeching tires were heard over the music, Shinji and Asuka knew it was time for the car ride of doom. Asuka gave hugs to all her friends and left Shinji in tow. Kensuke went out to give Misato the tape and he hurriedly went back inside.
~ As the keys jingled and the lock clicked open a penguin with a tag around his neck that read: Pen^2 poked his head out. Shinji greeted the warm water penguin and gave him a gracious amount of tuna.
"So. Let's see if you two held your word." Misato said with a grin as she put the tape into the VCR. She fast-forwarded it to about the end where Kensuke said it would be. Sure enough there was a clear shot to Asuka dancing with Shinji and a disgusted look on her face. Shinji.well you couldn't tell what kind of face he had on. Misato had a good laugh before she went to bed with a beer in her hand. Shinji and Asuka just sat and watched some T.V. in the positions there were in before Misato left, on the other side of the couch from one another.
"Shinji." Asuka finally said as she moved closer to Shinji.
"Hmm?" Shinji answered.
"Did you mean what you said tonight?" Asuka asked. She leaned into him and got comfortable.
"Yeah. Of course I did." Shinji said. He looked down at the auburn mass that lay on his shoulder. It looked back up at him.
"Good. I like this. It's nice." Asuka said at the end of her yawn. She snuggled closer and Shinji wrapped his arm around her shoulders. After about a few minuets he heard her breathing regulate to a steady pace and figured she fell asleep. He shook her gently and she didn't respond. Shinji laughed to himself and picked up Asuka.
He slowly made his way to her room, prolonging the moment. He opened the door and set her down in her bed and tucked her in.
"Good night. Sleep well my Asuka." Shinji said in a whisper. He kissed her forehead before he slipped out of the room to go to his own dreamland.
~ For the two new lovers the weekend was a long torturous time. It seemed to drag its self longer just to make them miserable. Because Misato was around they couldn't be close, except at night. Finally it came to Sunday night. The 2 adolescents and the one adult slipped off into the dream realm at the same time.
The next morning Shinji woke up early and he made breakfast; which called Misato and Asuka out bed.
"Morning! What's the chow this morning?" Asuka said happily as she walked up behind Shinji giving him a hug before Misato got out of the shower.
"Eggs, bacon or sausage, toast and fresh orange juice." Shinji said returning the hug.
"Yummy. Hurry it up! I'm hungry!" Asuka said as she went to the table. Misato came out of the shower and sat down across from Asuka after she got her beer.
"So. What's for breakfast?" Misato asked as she sat down.
"Eggs, Bacon/ Sausage, toast, and orange juice." Asuka answered before Shinji could open his mouth.
"Wow. Any reason for this Shinji?" Misato asked.
"Nope. Just thought it would be different." Shinji answered with a smile. Misato nodded in agreement. Soon enough the food was on the table and gone just as fast.
"That was really good!" Asuka said as she stood up to get dressed for school.
"I agree with Asuka.For once." Misato said with a grin.
"Hey! That was mean!" Asuka pouted.
"Oh get dressed for school!" Misato said sarcastically. Shinji collected the dishes, washed them and grabbed his things and waited for Asuka.
"Alright! Let's go." Asuka said. She walked out the door, and as she did so, she dropped her CD player.
'Asuka might want this. I better give it to her at school.' Shinji thought as he picked it up and ran out the door. The walk to school was nice. Toji and Kensuke were all over Shinji about the meeting with the secret admirer.
"Shinji! Who was it! I really want to know!" Kensuke said as the two caught up to Shinji and Asuka.
"I still don't know. I might know at lunch. That's what the note they left said." Shinji said.
"Feh! This person's beginning to get on my nerves. It's been a whole week and we STILL don't know!" Toji cried.
"Come on. It isn't THAT bad." Kensuke said rolling his eyes at Toji. The rest of the walk was in silence. When the 4 of them finally got to the classroom, Asuka took a seat across from Shinji, something new.
"Oh yeah! Asuka.I thought you might want this. You left it at home today." Shinji said as he reached into his case to bring out her red Sony CD player.
"Thanks Shinji. How'd you know?" Asuka asked as she hugged Shinji. At that moment, the whole class was amazed.
"SHINJI! SHE HUGGED YOU! QUICK RUN HOME AND GET A CHANGE OF CLOTHES!" Toji said franticly.
"What?" Shinji asked puzzled.
"Oh boy." Kensuke followed. Soon enough, class began and everyone was asleep faster then you could say "Me". The day was about the same until lunch.
Asuka came up to Shinji as he left and whispered something in his ear. Shinji responded to the comment with a nod. While to the way to the courtyard, Toji and Kensuke were dieing to know what Asuka said.
"She asked me a question! That's all!" Shinji said innocently.
"Sure. Whatever. Let's eat!" Toji exclaimed as he pulled out a sandwich and began to chow down. The other two followed suit.
"BAKA! GET OVER HERE!" Asuka yelled as she stomped over to the "three stooges".
"What! What did I do this time!" Shinji cried as Asuka pulled him up and dragged him to the center of the courtyard.
"EVERYONE CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE! THIS TRICK WILL ONLY BE PREFORMED ONCE! ONLY ONCE UNLESS YOU PEOPLE ARE LUCK!" Asuka yelled at the top of her lungs. The noise stopped. The kids stopped chasing each other. The baseball players stopped playing. The whole yard was silent.
"Good. Now that I have your attention watch carefully!" Asuka said. She turned Shinji to face her. She smiled and he returned it, and slowly the two of them got closer. Closer and closer and closer until they could feel each other's breath. The pair's eyes closed and their faces got closer until they met in a kiss that lasted for at least 5 minuets. The kiss was perfectly timed. The sun was setting in the background and it cast the most beautiful colors. Hikari began to cry and Toji and Kensuke screamed bloody murder, just about everyone else was too shocked to say anything. Finally when the lovers split there were cheers and hoorahs everywhere. Some of the older boys began chanting, "Encore!" until they kissed again for a shorter period of time. Shinji returned to the frozen Kensuke and Toji.
"Well. Now that I have that off my chest I might as well tell you that Asuka was that secret admirer. We agreed to tell EVERYONE today." Shinji said. He picked up his lunch box and went under the Cherry Blossom Tree where Hikari and Asuka waited. Shinji took a seat in between the roots and Asuka seated her self on his lap. From what the frozen Toji and Kensuke could tell, it looked like Shinji was ENJOYING himself. He was laughing and having a good time. Hikari noticed that Toji was staring at her. She stood up and walked up to him.
"Suzahara! Now, come join us! You're more then welcome! You know we have something, don't screw it up!" Hikari said. Toji scrambled up, taking his stuff and following Hikari. He took a seat by here under the Cherry Blossom Tree with Shinji and Asuka. He began to have a lot of fun with his new friends. Kensuke sat under the old Oak to him, it looked barren and as if it had just burned down.
"TRAITORS! HOW DARE YOU SUCUMB TO THEIR EVIL WAYS!" Kensuke roared. Toji and Shinji burst out laughing followed suit by the rest of the students. Kensuke sank down and sniffled.
"Do not be upset." A monotone voice rang out. Kensuke's head snapped up.
"Rei. You don't understand." Kensuke said.
"I understand perfectly fine. You have lost your friends. You haven't lost anything. Go over and join them. They will still be your friends." Rei said.
"Rei! Kensuke! Come on! Eat with us!" Shinji called with a happy smile. Rei nodded and walked off. Kensuke sighed and followed.
"Glad you could join us Wondergirl!" Asuka said grinning.
"Yeah. We need some more company!" Hikari said with a cheer face.
"Yeah! The more the merrier!" Toji said laughing. For the first time, Rei's lips curved upwards into a smile.
"So, Kensuke, giving up on your crusade?" Shinji asked as the boy sat down.
"Yeah. You guys are still my friends right?" Kensuke asked, not looking at the other 5.
"Dude. Where did you get the idea that we weren't?" Toji asked putting his hand on his friends shoulder.
"You're right. It was a silly idea!" Kensuke said as he looked up and enjoyed himself.
Lunch ended, ending the happiness and back to the sleepiness.
"Asuka, when are we going to tell Misato?" Shinji asked looking at his newly acquired lover.
"Dunno. I guess we could let on. Be all close and stuff and kiss good night." Asuka suggested.
"That would work!" Shinji said he smiled and kissed Asuka's forehead. The group of 6 filed into the classroom where they all sat in a large row. Toji, Hikari, and Kensuke in front of Asuka, Shinji, and Rei.
Soon enough as class started and the students began to fall asleep Shinji's computer beeped. There were 2 mails. One from Misato that read:
Hey Shinji! You might get this after lunch but still the same. Ritsuko wants to do some testing so get Asuka and Rei after school. Also bring in Toji, we reconfugired the 04 unit so that incident won't happen again. Alright? See you after school!
Then the second one was from CruelRedDisire, that one read:
Dear lover,
Well, well, well. Looks like you figured it out. Good job. You're a good kisser.
Shinji looked at Asuka, she grinned sheepishly and giggled. Shinji smiled at her. Then once they got back on track, they were fast asleep.
When the bell rang an eternity later Toji, Hikari, Kensuke, Shinji, Asuka, and Rei were the last to leave.
"Rei, Asuka, we have testing to day. I got a e-mail from Misato about it. Toji, she wants you to come along. We need to activate the 04 again. This time they made sure that the incident won't happen again." Shinji announced as the group left.
"Alright. I'm not afraid, if you can do it I can." Toji said with a macho man grin. And with that they all left on their way to NERV headquarters.
AU: I knew the cliffhanger would kill everyone. Oh well. It doesn't hurt to be kept on the edge of your seat now does it? I don't own anything in this story, it all belongs to Gainax. This chapter will be a lot longer because it might be the end.
Asuka. The one girl that was the devil. She was incapable of love. She was a stone cold person. Yet, Shinji stood face to face with her, wondering what she was talking about.
"Well, finally you showed up." Asuka said.
"What? I don't get it." Shinji said. He cocked his head to one side.
"You really are stupid aren't you?" Asuka said with a laugh.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Shinji demanded.
"Whoa. Feisty. Chill it Ikari." Asuka said with another laugh.
"Come on Asuka. I'm not in the mood for games." Shinji said with a final sigh.
"Oh my. You really don't know do you? Well, I'll inform you boy. Who told you to wait here?" Asuka asked.
"A secret admirer." Shinji answered.
"Good answer. Do you know who that is?" Asuka asked.
"No. They are a SECRET admirer." Shinji said as he rolled his eyes hoping Asuka would just tell him.
"Well. Look forward and tell me who you see." Asuka said as she walked closer to Shinji.
"You. What does that have to do with anything?" Shinji asked, getting impatient.
"Good guess Sherlock." Asuka said in almost a whisper because she was so close to Shinji. She continued to get closer until she could feel his breath. She slowly closed her eyes until her lips made contact with Shinji's.
Shinji's mind exploded in fireworks. At that moment fireworks went off and the rain began. The kiss deepened as Shinji gave in. Finally after a few minuets they two split apart.
"Do you know who loves you, or do I have to explain it again?" Asuka said.
"I think so. But this time in words please." Shinji said, his sentence was soft, and his voice almost whispers like because of their closeness.
"Shinji I.. I.I love you." Asuka chocked on the words, not really expecting him to ask that way.
"Asuka. I'm happy." Shinji said as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Wada mean?" Asuka asked as she looked up into Shinji's brown pools he called eyes.
"I was afraid that this wouldn't happen.Asuka. The truth is." Shinji's mouth closed and cut him off,
"The truth is what Shinji?" Asuka asked, she looked into his eyes looking for an answer there, but there was none.
"I. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I. I.. I.I love you." Shinji said at last. He left as if the world was taken off his shoulders.
"I love you too Shinji Ikari. I don't want people to know yet. How about next week? Until then, only in secret, ok?" Asuka stated as she stepped back from her lover.
"Alright. But, we should at least dance together, so that this dance didn't go to a complete waste for Misato." Shinji said as he looked at his feet.
"Alright, we'll slip back into the cafeteria, you stand over by the drinks and I'll come and drag you out for a slow dance. You protest so that it'll look like what it's not. Kensuke will probably give Misato a copy of the tape so that she can watch it and make sure we had a dance." Asuka said with a smile. Shinji nodded and they kissed once more before splitting.
Shinji returned to his position at the drink table by Toji.
"So.who was it?" Toji asked.
"No one showed up. It was weird, but there was a note there saying that they had to leave early, but she would make up for it." Shinji said. Toji nodded and blinked a few times.
"Toji! Come on! Dance!" Hikari called from the floor.
"Coming!" Toji hollered back.
"Looks like we know who's wearing the pants around here eh?" Shinji joked.
"Don't even go there. But yeah!" Toji answered with a hearty laugh. He crossed the floor to meet Hikari where they were lost in the crowd. Asuka crossed the floor to meet Shinji.
"Alright baka! Let's go!" Asuka said as she began to drag Shinji.
"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! DON'T HURT ME!" Shinji cried.
"Shut up baka. Misato's going to give us chores to no end if we don't have at least one dance. I don't want to do this either so just deal with it." Asuka complained.
"Come on! This is embarrassing!" Shinji cried.
"If it isn't the husband and wife's little quarrel!" Toji said and the place erupted into laughter. Shinji went beet red and Asuka let it go.
The two of them took the place in the center and Asuka had to teach Shinji while in the process of screaming at him at the same time. But he finally got it, and they danced. The song ended and the two split faster then two kids caught in a cookie jar.
Shinji went back to the drinks and that was where he stayed until the end of the dance. When screeching tires were heard over the music, Shinji and Asuka knew it was time for the car ride of doom. Asuka gave hugs to all her friends and left Shinji in tow. Kensuke went out to give Misato the tape and he hurriedly went back inside.
~ As the keys jingled and the lock clicked open a penguin with a tag around his neck that read: Pen^2 poked his head out. Shinji greeted the warm water penguin and gave him a gracious amount of tuna.
"So. Let's see if you two held your word." Misato said with a grin as she put the tape into the VCR. She fast-forwarded it to about the end where Kensuke said it would be. Sure enough there was a clear shot to Asuka dancing with Shinji and a disgusted look on her face. Shinji.well you couldn't tell what kind of face he had on. Misato had a good laugh before she went to bed with a beer in her hand. Shinji and Asuka just sat and watched some T.V. in the positions there were in before Misato left, on the other side of the couch from one another.
"Shinji." Asuka finally said as she moved closer to Shinji.
"Hmm?" Shinji answered.
"Did you mean what you said tonight?" Asuka asked. She leaned into him and got comfortable.
"Yeah. Of course I did." Shinji said. He looked down at the auburn mass that lay on his shoulder. It looked back up at him.
"Good. I like this. It's nice." Asuka said at the end of her yawn. She snuggled closer and Shinji wrapped his arm around her shoulders. After about a few minuets he heard her breathing regulate to a steady pace and figured she fell asleep. He shook her gently and she didn't respond. Shinji laughed to himself and picked up Asuka.
He slowly made his way to her room, prolonging the moment. He opened the door and set her down in her bed and tucked her in.
"Good night. Sleep well my Asuka." Shinji said in a whisper. He kissed her forehead before he slipped out of the room to go to his own dreamland.
~ For the two new lovers the weekend was a long torturous time. It seemed to drag its self longer just to make them miserable. Because Misato was around they couldn't be close, except at night. Finally it came to Sunday night. The 2 adolescents and the one adult slipped off into the dream realm at the same time.
The next morning Shinji woke up early and he made breakfast; which called Misato and Asuka out bed.
"Morning! What's the chow this morning?" Asuka said happily as she walked up behind Shinji giving him a hug before Misato got out of the shower.
"Eggs, bacon or sausage, toast and fresh orange juice." Shinji said returning the hug.
"Yummy. Hurry it up! I'm hungry!" Asuka said as she went to the table. Misato came out of the shower and sat down across from Asuka after she got her beer.
"So. What's for breakfast?" Misato asked as she sat down.
"Eggs, Bacon/ Sausage, toast, and orange juice." Asuka answered before Shinji could open his mouth.
"Wow. Any reason for this Shinji?" Misato asked.
"Nope. Just thought it would be different." Shinji answered with a smile. Misato nodded in agreement. Soon enough the food was on the table and gone just as fast.
"That was really good!" Asuka said as she stood up to get dressed for school.
"I agree with Asuka.For once." Misato said with a grin.
"Hey! That was mean!" Asuka pouted.
"Oh get dressed for school!" Misato said sarcastically. Shinji collected the dishes, washed them and grabbed his things and waited for Asuka.
"Alright! Let's go." Asuka said. She walked out the door, and as she did so, she dropped her CD player.
'Asuka might want this. I better give it to her at school.' Shinji thought as he picked it up and ran out the door. The walk to school was nice. Toji and Kensuke were all over Shinji about the meeting with the secret admirer.
"Shinji! Who was it! I really want to know!" Kensuke said as the two caught up to Shinji and Asuka.
"I still don't know. I might know at lunch. That's what the note they left said." Shinji said.
"Feh! This person's beginning to get on my nerves. It's been a whole week and we STILL don't know!" Toji cried.
"Come on. It isn't THAT bad." Kensuke said rolling his eyes at Toji. The rest of the walk was in silence. When the 4 of them finally got to the classroom, Asuka took a seat across from Shinji, something new.
"Oh yeah! Asuka.I thought you might want this. You left it at home today." Shinji said as he reached into his case to bring out her red Sony CD player.
"Thanks Shinji. How'd you know?" Asuka asked as she hugged Shinji. At that moment, the whole class was amazed.
"SHINJI! SHE HUGGED YOU! QUICK RUN HOME AND GET A CHANGE OF CLOTHES!" Toji said franticly.
"What?" Shinji asked puzzled.
"Oh boy." Kensuke followed. Soon enough, class began and everyone was asleep faster then you could say "Me". The day was about the same until lunch.
Asuka came up to Shinji as he left and whispered something in his ear. Shinji responded to the comment with a nod. While to the way to the courtyard, Toji and Kensuke were dieing to know what Asuka said.
"She asked me a question! That's all!" Shinji said innocently.
"Sure. Whatever. Let's eat!" Toji exclaimed as he pulled out a sandwich and began to chow down. The other two followed suit.
"BAKA! GET OVER HERE!" Asuka yelled as she stomped over to the "three stooges".
"What! What did I do this time!" Shinji cried as Asuka pulled him up and dragged him to the center of the courtyard.
"EVERYONE CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE! THIS TRICK WILL ONLY BE PREFORMED ONCE! ONLY ONCE UNLESS YOU PEOPLE ARE LUCK!" Asuka yelled at the top of her lungs. The noise stopped. The kids stopped chasing each other. The baseball players stopped playing. The whole yard was silent.
"Good. Now that I have your attention watch carefully!" Asuka said. She turned Shinji to face her. She smiled and he returned it, and slowly the two of them got closer. Closer and closer and closer until they could feel each other's breath. The pair's eyes closed and their faces got closer until they met in a kiss that lasted for at least 5 minuets. The kiss was perfectly timed. The sun was setting in the background and it cast the most beautiful colors. Hikari began to cry and Toji and Kensuke screamed bloody murder, just about everyone else was too shocked to say anything. Finally when the lovers split there were cheers and hoorahs everywhere. Some of the older boys began chanting, "Encore!" until they kissed again for a shorter period of time. Shinji returned to the frozen Kensuke and Toji.
"Well. Now that I have that off my chest I might as well tell you that Asuka was that secret admirer. We agreed to tell EVERYONE today." Shinji said. He picked up his lunch box and went under the Cherry Blossom Tree where Hikari and Asuka waited. Shinji took a seat in between the roots and Asuka seated her self on his lap. From what the frozen Toji and Kensuke could tell, it looked like Shinji was ENJOYING himself. He was laughing and having a good time. Hikari noticed that Toji was staring at her. She stood up and walked up to him.
"Suzahara! Now, come join us! You're more then welcome! You know we have something, don't screw it up!" Hikari said. Toji scrambled up, taking his stuff and following Hikari. He took a seat by here under the Cherry Blossom Tree with Shinji and Asuka. He began to have a lot of fun with his new friends. Kensuke sat under the old Oak to him, it looked barren and as if it had just burned down.
"TRAITORS! HOW DARE YOU SUCUMB TO THEIR EVIL WAYS!" Kensuke roared. Toji and Shinji burst out laughing followed suit by the rest of the students. Kensuke sank down and sniffled.
"Do not be upset." A monotone voice rang out. Kensuke's head snapped up.
"Rei. You don't understand." Kensuke said.
"I understand perfectly fine. You have lost your friends. You haven't lost anything. Go over and join them. They will still be your friends." Rei said.
"Rei! Kensuke! Come on! Eat with us!" Shinji called with a happy smile. Rei nodded and walked off. Kensuke sighed and followed.
"Glad you could join us Wondergirl!" Asuka said grinning.
"Yeah. We need some more company!" Hikari said with a cheer face.
"Yeah! The more the merrier!" Toji said laughing. For the first time, Rei's lips curved upwards into a smile.
"So, Kensuke, giving up on your crusade?" Shinji asked as the boy sat down.
"Yeah. You guys are still my friends right?" Kensuke asked, not looking at the other 5.
"Dude. Where did you get the idea that we weren't?" Toji asked putting his hand on his friends shoulder.
"You're right. It was a silly idea!" Kensuke said as he looked up and enjoyed himself.
Lunch ended, ending the happiness and back to the sleepiness.
"Asuka, when are we going to tell Misato?" Shinji asked looking at his newly acquired lover.
"Dunno. I guess we could let on. Be all close and stuff and kiss good night." Asuka suggested.
"That would work!" Shinji said he smiled and kissed Asuka's forehead. The group of 6 filed into the classroom where they all sat in a large row. Toji, Hikari, and Kensuke in front of Asuka, Shinji, and Rei.
Soon enough as class started and the students began to fall asleep Shinji's computer beeped. There were 2 mails. One from Misato that read:
Hey Shinji! You might get this after lunch but still the same. Ritsuko wants to do some testing so get Asuka and Rei after school. Also bring in Toji, we reconfugired the 04 unit so that incident won't happen again. Alright? See you after school!
Then the second one was from CruelRedDisire, that one read:
Dear lover,
Well, well, well. Looks like you figured it out. Good job. You're a good kisser.
Shinji looked at Asuka, she grinned sheepishly and giggled. Shinji smiled at her. Then once they got back on track, they were fast asleep.
When the bell rang an eternity later Toji, Hikari, Kensuke, Shinji, Asuka, and Rei were the last to leave.
"Rei, Asuka, we have testing to day. I got a e-mail from Misato about it. Toji, she wants you to come along. We need to activate the 04 again. This time they made sure that the incident won't happen again." Shinji announced as the group left.
"Alright. I'm not afraid, if you can do it I can." Toji said with a macho man grin. And with that they all left on their way to NERV headquarters.