Woohoo another round of EVA goodness! (I hope) As always I own nothing.
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A pleasant morning in the Kasturagi household consisted of three things. One that Shinji was cooking breakfast. Two that Misato had her beer, and three that Asuka was appeased. As of now only one of these requirements had been met.
"Shinji! This miso-soup is too salty!" The young read head had found something to complain about, not unexpected.
"Sorry" Came the reply from the cook, also not unexpected. The retort was swift.
"Will you stop saying that and just fix it?"
Shinji takes the soup away to prepare another batch. As he does this he also watches the girls brow crease. He watches her in rapt fascination, anytime she wasn't yelling or hitting him was a good thing. She cut his thoughts short as she looked up
"Why do we always have the same junk every morning? I mean cant we have some REAL food now and then?"
Shinji raises his eyebrows and leans on the table.
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean! Bacon, pancakes and sausages?"
".. I've never had that kind of stuff ."
A wide-eyed Asuka looks him over aghast, then. "Mein Gott!" She grabs his collar and drag's him from the kitchen, towards door while grabbing her school bag en route. The still pre-beer Misato chooses this moment to look into the hall. "Wha.where are you two going? Schools not for another hour and a half."
Asuka gives her a quick glance as she pulls her victim behind her.
"This is an emergency Misato we're leaving now!"
Misato nods her head with some difficulty; it was too early to question anything. Shinji, who had barley able to stay on his feet looked at his roommate, eyes pleading.
"Asuka...?"
". What is it NOW?"
"Can I please take the apron off first?"
After twelve blocks of running, Asuka stopped at a small western dinner. Grinning from ear to ear she goes inside with Shinji in tow. Across the dinner a pretty young waitress looks over at them.
"May I help you?" Asuka thrust out a victory sign and mile wide smile.
"Yes two breakfast platters with the works STAT!!"
Now the waitress had reservations about a large order from two kids (in her view) but the look in the red heads eyes shoved them aside.
"Coming right up."
Collapsing behind a table, Shinji took in the view of the dinner. It was homely with a western motif, less showy then most Japanese ones and more casual then any fancy restaurant. After placing her bag under the table Asuka calmly sat down across from him.
"Now don't get me wrong third child, I just don't think anyone should live without having a proper breakfast" She states looking smug. But she was a little surprised though when he leaned forward on his elbows and closed his eyes with a smile.
"What?" She asks.
"I don't know. Breaking from the old routine, kind of nice."
She smiles one of those rare innocent smiles and leans over matching Shinji. "Well you can thank me by trying to cook with a little more variety, baka." She says relaxing into her seat. Shinji says nothing, continuing to enjoy the moment. After fifteen minutes of pleasant silence, two heaping platters of food are placed before them. Looking at Asuka, Shinji does double take as joyful tears well up in her eyes. Taking stock of his owns plate made him feel uneasy.
"What is this stuff?"
"What do you mean? Look we got fried eggs, bacon, hash browns, sausages and pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream! This is what breakfast was made for!"
"If you say so."
Asuka glared at him a moment before digging in. Shinji on the other hand glared at the knife and fork. Several mouthfuls later, Asuka looked up ands aw him still studying the mass. Seemingly trying to overpower its will and change it more to familiar fish and rice. Who did he think he was, Gendo Ikari? The lady in red sighs, puts down her utensils, leans over the table, and picks up Shinji's knife and fork cutting his food as she would a child's. Shinji just blushes red as his cohort's hair.
"Your so pathetic, never had to do this with Kaji."
"Since when am I in the same grouping as Kaji?" Gasping, Asuka drop's the utensils and falls back to her side in a huff.
"Cut your own damn food, jerk"
An apology crosses his lips when he glanced a certain blue streak by the window. Prompted by the strange expression on her face, he ran outside and dragged her in. Not that the expression itself disturbed him, seeing it on her face was disturbing. Sitting her down next to Asuka, he just had to ask.
"Ayanami, are you alright?" Asuka looked at Rei's face.
"WOW! Even for first, her eyes are red!" However, Rei doesn't seem to hear them.
Asuka gives Shinji a questioning glance before lightly poking Rei on the nose. She blinks here eyes and looked at the roommates one after the other. "Um, wondergirl?" Asuka said in a somewhat concerned tone.
"What are you doing?" Rei said in her patented monotone.
"What does it look like, having breakfast!" Answered Asuka.
"Oh, you do this often?" Questioned Rei.
Who stared impassively at the blushing roommates. After struggling for a momentarily to come up with a response Asuka blurted out.. "N..no, I just got tired of Shinji's cooking!"
Rei, ever monotone. "He prepares your meals for you then?"
"Well why should I have to cook?" Retorted the raging gaijin.
Shinji chides in with a half grin. "Your supposed to, but you never do.."
Asuka looks at him across the table with her trademark glare while Rei zoned. Asuka sees this and decides on action (as always) motioning for the waitress. "Hey can I get a cup of coffee for blue here?"
In all her years of piloting, Rei Ayanami has never feared a task set before her. However, looking at the steaming cup of black liquid she felt a small (very small, but still there) twinge of hesitation. Slowly she reaches down and brings it to her lips. "Strange" she thought. Two mouths hit the floor as Rei proceeds to empty the cup with another long drink. Shinji recovers and stammers "WOW Rei."
Asuka meanwhile attempts to get the waitresses attention. "Hey can we get a refill over here? And leave the pot!"
Shinji used the lapse of scrutiny to field Rei a question.
"So what were you doing last night Rei?
"Not.sleeping." Rei whispers.
Asuka turns back to them
"You mean your have problems sleeping at night?"
"Should I be sleeping during the day?"
The roommates stay silent, instead going back to their respective meals. Two plates of food and a full five cups of java select later they call for the check. Redhead takes one look at the damage and hands it to Shinji. "Here ya go Shinji, I'll let you be useful for once." Shinji cringes as he takes the bill, then starts to sweat.
"Um...Asuka?"
"Hmm? Wha?" Surprised to hear any objection form him.
"I don't have my wallet."
"WHAT!? How can you take someone to breakfast without any money?!" She explodes.
"But..but you..." Stammers the mighty slayer of angels.
A small plastic card lands on the table; the newlyweds look to see the owner's school bag close as she gulps down another cup of coffee.
A pleasant morning in the Kasturagi household consisted of three things. One that Shinji was cooking breakfast. Two that Misato had her beer, and three that Asuka was appeased. As of now only one of these requirements had been met.
"Shinji! This miso-soup is too salty!" The young read head had found something to complain about, not unexpected.
"Sorry" Came the reply from the cook, also not unexpected. The retort was swift.
"Will you stop saying that and just fix it?"
Shinji takes the soup away to prepare another batch. As he does this he also watches the girls brow crease. He watches her in rapt fascination, anytime she wasn't yelling or hitting him was a good thing. She cut his thoughts short as she looked up
"Why do we always have the same junk every morning? I mean cant we have some REAL food now and then?"
Shinji raises his eyebrows and leans on the table.
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean! Bacon, pancakes and sausages?"
".. I've never had that kind of stuff ."
A wide-eyed Asuka looks him over aghast, then. "Mein Gott!" She grabs his collar and drag's him from the kitchen, towards door while grabbing her school bag en route. The still pre-beer Misato chooses this moment to look into the hall. "Wha.where are you two going? Schools not for another hour and a half."
Asuka gives her a quick glance as she pulls her victim behind her.
"This is an emergency Misato we're leaving now!"
Misato nods her head with some difficulty; it was too early to question anything. Shinji, who had barley able to stay on his feet looked at his roommate, eyes pleading.
"Asuka...?"
". What is it NOW?"
"Can I please take the apron off first?"
After twelve blocks of running, Asuka stopped at a small western dinner. Grinning from ear to ear she goes inside with Shinji in tow. Across the dinner a pretty young waitress looks over at them.
"May I help you?" Asuka thrust out a victory sign and mile wide smile.
"Yes two breakfast platters with the works STAT!!"
Now the waitress had reservations about a large order from two kids (in her view) but the look in the red heads eyes shoved them aside.
"Coming right up."
Collapsing behind a table, Shinji took in the view of the dinner. It was homely with a western motif, less showy then most Japanese ones and more casual then any fancy restaurant. After placing her bag under the table Asuka calmly sat down across from him.
"Now don't get me wrong third child, I just don't think anyone should live without having a proper breakfast" She states looking smug. But she was a little surprised though when he leaned forward on his elbows and closed his eyes with a smile.
"What?" She asks.
"I don't know. Breaking from the old routine, kind of nice."
She smiles one of those rare innocent smiles and leans over matching Shinji. "Well you can thank me by trying to cook with a little more variety, baka." She says relaxing into her seat. Shinji says nothing, continuing to enjoy the moment. After fifteen minutes of pleasant silence, two heaping platters of food are placed before them. Looking at Asuka, Shinji does double take as joyful tears well up in her eyes. Taking stock of his owns plate made him feel uneasy.
"What is this stuff?"
"What do you mean? Look we got fried eggs, bacon, hash browns, sausages and pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream! This is what breakfast was made for!"
"If you say so."
Asuka glared at him a moment before digging in. Shinji on the other hand glared at the knife and fork. Several mouthfuls later, Asuka looked up ands aw him still studying the mass. Seemingly trying to overpower its will and change it more to familiar fish and rice. Who did he think he was, Gendo Ikari? The lady in red sighs, puts down her utensils, leans over the table, and picks up Shinji's knife and fork cutting his food as she would a child's. Shinji just blushes red as his cohort's hair.
"Your so pathetic, never had to do this with Kaji."
"Since when am I in the same grouping as Kaji?" Gasping, Asuka drop's the utensils and falls back to her side in a huff.
"Cut your own damn food, jerk"
An apology crosses his lips when he glanced a certain blue streak by the window. Prompted by the strange expression on her face, he ran outside and dragged her in. Not that the expression itself disturbed him, seeing it on her face was disturbing. Sitting her down next to Asuka, he just had to ask.
"Ayanami, are you alright?" Asuka looked at Rei's face.
"WOW! Even for first, her eyes are red!" However, Rei doesn't seem to hear them.
Asuka gives Shinji a questioning glance before lightly poking Rei on the nose. She blinks here eyes and looked at the roommates one after the other. "Um, wondergirl?" Asuka said in a somewhat concerned tone.
"What are you doing?" Rei said in her patented monotone.
"What does it look like, having breakfast!" Answered Asuka.
"Oh, you do this often?" Questioned Rei.
Who stared impassively at the blushing roommates. After struggling for a momentarily to come up with a response Asuka blurted out.. "N..no, I just got tired of Shinji's cooking!"
Rei, ever monotone. "He prepares your meals for you then?"
"Well why should I have to cook?" Retorted the raging gaijin.
Shinji chides in with a half grin. "Your supposed to, but you never do.."
Asuka looks at him across the table with her trademark glare while Rei zoned. Asuka sees this and decides on action (as always) motioning for the waitress. "Hey can I get a cup of coffee for blue here?"
In all her years of piloting, Rei Ayanami has never feared a task set before her. However, looking at the steaming cup of black liquid she felt a small (very small, but still there) twinge of hesitation. Slowly she reaches down and brings it to her lips. "Strange" she thought. Two mouths hit the floor as Rei proceeds to empty the cup with another long drink. Shinji recovers and stammers "WOW Rei."
Asuka meanwhile attempts to get the waitresses attention. "Hey can we get a refill over here? And leave the pot!"
Shinji used the lapse of scrutiny to field Rei a question.
"So what were you doing last night Rei?
"Not.sleeping." Rei whispers.
Asuka turns back to them
"You mean your have problems sleeping at night?"
"Should I be sleeping during the day?"
The roommates stay silent, instead going back to their respective meals. Two plates of food and a full five cups of java select later they call for the check. Redhead takes one look at the damage and hands it to Shinji. "Here ya go Shinji, I'll let you be useful for once." Shinji cringes as he takes the bill, then starts to sweat.
"Um...Asuka?"
"Hmm? Wha?" Surprised to hear any objection form him.
"I don't have my wallet."
"WHAT!? How can you take someone to breakfast without any money?!" She explodes.
"But..but you..." Stammers the mighty slayer of angels.
A small plastic card lands on the table; the newlyweds look to see the owner's school bag close as she gulps down another cup of coffee.