Chapter 3
Acceptance and Sorrow.
When I woke up, Asuka was standing over me and so were Toji, Hikari, Kensuke, Misato and Pen Pen. I sat up and Asuka glomped me. Rei hadn't moved but she watched me with a concerned look on her face.
"I'm so glad you are okay! What a shock, huh? Getting into that school! Its hard to be accepted!"
"I know." I said, "I'm gonna have to keep my promise."
"What promise?" everyone but Asuka and Rei said.
Asuka answered for me, "He's taking me with him."
"You an' him? Shinji, its 'yer jay-oh-bee!" Toji said.
"Is there a problem with Pilot Soryu going with Ikari-kun to Germany?" Rei asked.
"No, Rei, its just Toji being obnoxious." Asuka said with a growl.
I got up and Misato clasped her hands together and said, "Okay, now its time for a special surprise! I'll go get it." Misato left the room and then came back soon after carrying several boxes in her hands.
"What are those?" I asked.
"These are for you guys." She handed each of us one. I looked at her and she told us to open them. So we did and they turned out to be our class rings.
"Class of 2020," I read aloud. "Misato? When."
"I picked them up a little while ago."
"Weren't they expensive?"
"Well, yes, but this was special."
"Wow look at the colors!" Hikari exclaimed. I looked around. Asuka's was red, Toji's was black, Rei's was white, Hikari's was green and Kensuke's was yellow. Mine was blue. Our favorite colors!
"Thanks Misato." I stated as I slipped the ring on my ring finger.
She was in the fridge getting out the large box.
It was a cake:
"Congratulations, Children" Was what it said. So we cut the cake and dug in.
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It had been a lazy, hot summer. One of the best of my life, to tell the truth. The problem was that it flew by. This was my last evening in Japan. Tomorrow would be July 30th. I would leave for Germany. I finished packing and then stripped to my boxers, neatly folding my clothes so that I might wear them tomorrow. It was too hot for PJs so I just stayed in my boxers, although I probably would peel them off as well as the night wore on.
We just got back from the ice-cream parlor with our friends and guardian, Misato. Our last night was going to be a memorable one for all of us. Especially for Toji and Hikari because we caught them making out in their booth.
I laid down on top of the covers and turned the fan on. I did not bother getting under the covers because I was really *REALLY* hot. I hate that. But I'm glad that we have seasons again or I probably would kill myself. God, I missed snow. I fell asleep, despite the heat.
Several hours later, I woke up to a knock on my door.
"Nani?" I asked half-awake. I heard the door open and someone step in. I glanced at the clock and saw it was 12:30 a.m.
"Shinji," Said the voice. I turned over and saw Asuka standing beside my bed.
"Asuka what are you doing here?" I asked, blushing.
"Well, I was lonely." Uh-oh. This can't turn out good.
"L-lonely? Okay, well sit down here." I motioned to my bed and she sat. She turned to me and started to cry.
"Asuka?"
"Shinji. I'm sorry that I threatened you so badly the last couple of years."
"There is nothing wrong with that, Asuka. I'm over it! You've been real nice to me lately! Really!"
"I just felt that I had to apologies before I did this."
What is she going to do? She leaned over in front of my face and placed her lips on mine. My eyes widened and I gasped. She softly separated my lips with her tongue and then parted from me with a soft, wet sound. It was very sweet. I was blushing uncontrollably.
"Asuka?" I asked.
"We leave tomorrow. Sleep well." She said getting up. She walked to the door.
"Oh, and I will have another kiss for you when you wake up." She said as she closed the door.
I closed my eyes and rolled over and fell back to sleep.
When I woke up for the second time that day, I opened my eyes and saw Asuka's beautiful eyes looking down on me. I opened my mouth to say 'good morning' when she covered my lips with hers. She lingered for a moment and then began to part but I put my hand behind her head and held her there, kissing her back. She was surprised for a moment and then began to loose herself in the kiss. That's when Misato cleared her throat.
"Children." She stated. Asuka jumped. So did I actually. We both looked at her and she smiled. "Come to the kitchen for breakfast. Oh, and its 10:30, did you know?"
I gasped. I slept late on a Monday?
"No kidding." I said.
"Come on, I'll take you both out to breakfast. You really don't feel like having me cook, do you?" Asuka and I practically jumped off the bed and began getting dressed.
"Shin-chan. You never told me that you and Asuka were going out." Misato said from outside my door.
"That's because we are not." Misato gasped.
"Well why were you and she kissing?"
I think my answer surprised her even more. "I don't know."
"I see." Misato said.
"I am going to miss you kids so much! Don't go." Misato opened my door.
"Misato-san, I have to go to college."
"Yeah, but."
"I'm sorry. But I'm not leaving for long. I'll be back."
"Shin-chan, it's all so sudden. The house is going to be so empty with out the both of you." She had begun to cry.
Asuka came in, "Misato-san, don't cry. We'll be back soon! Shin-chan is smart!"
Misato smiled. "You're right Asuka. He might finish early!"
I smiled. I'm gonna miss this.
When I woke up, Asuka was standing over me and so were Toji, Hikari, Kensuke, Misato and Pen Pen. I sat up and Asuka glomped me. Rei hadn't moved but she watched me with a concerned look on her face.
"I'm so glad you are okay! What a shock, huh? Getting into that school! Its hard to be accepted!"
"I know." I said, "I'm gonna have to keep my promise."
"What promise?" everyone but Asuka and Rei said.
Asuka answered for me, "He's taking me with him."
"You an' him? Shinji, its 'yer jay-oh-bee!" Toji said.
"Is there a problem with Pilot Soryu going with Ikari-kun to Germany?" Rei asked.
"No, Rei, its just Toji being obnoxious." Asuka said with a growl.
I got up and Misato clasped her hands together and said, "Okay, now its time for a special surprise! I'll go get it." Misato left the room and then came back soon after carrying several boxes in her hands.
"What are those?" I asked.
"These are for you guys." She handed each of us one. I looked at her and she told us to open them. So we did and they turned out to be our class rings.
"Class of 2020," I read aloud. "Misato? When."
"I picked them up a little while ago."
"Weren't they expensive?"
"Well, yes, but this was special."
"Wow look at the colors!" Hikari exclaimed. I looked around. Asuka's was red, Toji's was black, Rei's was white, Hikari's was green and Kensuke's was yellow. Mine was blue. Our favorite colors!
"Thanks Misato." I stated as I slipped the ring on my ring finger.
She was in the fridge getting out the large box.
It was a cake:
"Congratulations, Children" Was what it said. So we cut the cake and dug in.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It had been a lazy, hot summer. One of the best of my life, to tell the truth. The problem was that it flew by. This was my last evening in Japan. Tomorrow would be July 30th. I would leave for Germany. I finished packing and then stripped to my boxers, neatly folding my clothes so that I might wear them tomorrow. It was too hot for PJs so I just stayed in my boxers, although I probably would peel them off as well as the night wore on.
We just got back from the ice-cream parlor with our friends and guardian, Misato. Our last night was going to be a memorable one for all of us. Especially for Toji and Hikari because we caught them making out in their booth.
I laid down on top of the covers and turned the fan on. I did not bother getting under the covers because I was really *REALLY* hot. I hate that. But I'm glad that we have seasons again or I probably would kill myself. God, I missed snow. I fell asleep, despite the heat.
Several hours later, I woke up to a knock on my door.
"Nani?" I asked half-awake. I heard the door open and someone step in. I glanced at the clock and saw it was 12:30 a.m.
"Shinji," Said the voice. I turned over and saw Asuka standing beside my bed.
"Asuka what are you doing here?" I asked, blushing.
"Well, I was lonely." Uh-oh. This can't turn out good.
"L-lonely? Okay, well sit down here." I motioned to my bed and she sat. She turned to me and started to cry.
"Asuka?"
"Shinji. I'm sorry that I threatened you so badly the last couple of years."
"There is nothing wrong with that, Asuka. I'm over it! You've been real nice to me lately! Really!"
"I just felt that I had to apologies before I did this."
What is she going to do? She leaned over in front of my face and placed her lips on mine. My eyes widened and I gasped. She softly separated my lips with her tongue and then parted from me with a soft, wet sound. It was very sweet. I was blushing uncontrollably.
"Asuka?" I asked.
"We leave tomorrow. Sleep well." She said getting up. She walked to the door.
"Oh, and I will have another kiss for you when you wake up." She said as she closed the door.
I closed my eyes and rolled over and fell back to sleep.
When I woke up for the second time that day, I opened my eyes and saw Asuka's beautiful eyes looking down on me. I opened my mouth to say 'good morning' when she covered my lips with hers. She lingered for a moment and then began to part but I put my hand behind her head and held her there, kissing her back. She was surprised for a moment and then began to loose herself in the kiss. That's when Misato cleared her throat.
"Children." She stated. Asuka jumped. So did I actually. We both looked at her and she smiled. "Come to the kitchen for breakfast. Oh, and its 10:30, did you know?"
I gasped. I slept late on a Monday?
"No kidding." I said.
"Come on, I'll take you both out to breakfast. You really don't feel like having me cook, do you?" Asuka and I practically jumped off the bed and began getting dressed.
"Shin-chan. You never told me that you and Asuka were going out." Misato said from outside my door.
"That's because we are not." Misato gasped.
"Well why were you and she kissing?"
I think my answer surprised her even more. "I don't know."
"I see." Misato said.
"I am going to miss you kids so much! Don't go." Misato opened my door.
"Misato-san, I have to go to college."
"Yeah, but."
"I'm sorry. But I'm not leaving for long. I'll be back."
"Shin-chan, it's all so sudden. The house is going to be so empty with out the both of you." She had begun to cry.
Asuka came in, "Misato-san, don't cry. We'll be back soon! Shin-chan is smart!"
Misato smiled. "You're right Asuka. He might finish early!"
I smiled. I'm gonna miss this.