Angel Invasion

"Sound Only" the screen read. Shinji stared at it for there was nothing else to look at. Now and again he would hear Asuka say something pointless to him such as, "When are we going to get out of this mess" or "Wondergirl can't cook for her life". But like all pointless conversations do, they eventually came to an end and an awkward silence echoed through the two children's Evas. This was one of those silences.

Shinji continued staring at the screen. Asuka had made it like that after realizing that she was naked in her entry plug and if the two were to communicate, Shinji would see her. Rei had not attempted to communicate with either child, she had not said a word since they three were ejected from their evas and evacuated from the experiment.

"Ikari-kun?" Shinji heard a voice say. He looked away from the screen and turned to a new one that had suddenly appeared. That's when he saw Rei sitting in her entry plug completely naked.

"Uh..wha?...." Shinji stuttered, "A...Ayanami?"

"I was wondering if you could teach me how to cook sometime.... What's the matter?" Rei asks when she sees Shinji's embarassed face.

"Well... uh..." Shinji quickly pushed the 'sound only' button and the screens in each pilots entry plug switched to 'Sound Only'.

"..." Rei remains silent.

"So what were you saying Ayanami?" Shinji asks, calming down.

"I was wondering if you could teach me how to cook"

"But you can cook already" Shinji says.

"Not many things" Rei responds, "And not very adequately"

"What? Ayanami you're a great cook" Shinji says, meaning every word.

"Uh..." Rei slightly goes red, "Thank you"

"Mein Gott! I can't take this anymore! Can you two shut up, your making me sick!"

Asuka had apparently been listening to the conversation.

"Soryu, we're just making conversation to pass the time while Doctor Akagi fixes the problem and comes to get us" Shinji says.

"Well can't you talk without saying phrases that will make a normal person throw up? I'm sure the doll knows she can cook, she's just fishing for compliments"

"Soryu-", but Shinji was cut off by Rei.

"I'm not a doll" Rei says.

"Yeah, so who told you that you should learn to cook? Was it Misato?"

"I asked Doctor Akagi to teach me"

"That must've been easy, you're good at being told what to do. You must have learned so quickly, how amazing" Asuka said sarcastically.

"Soryu" Shinji says in a threatening tone.

"Just because you're depressed doesn't give you the right to insult others" Rei says coldly, knowing exactly what Asuka was upset about.

Asuka was in shock and glared at Rei's screen, although she knew Rei couldn't see it.

"Well if it weren't for Shinji here, I wouldn't be in this mood now would I?" Asuka says maliciously.

Shinji just stares at the blank screen not saying anything?

"Got nothing to say?! You know it's true! It's your fault! It's your fault Hikari is paralyzed!" Asuka yells. This was followed by a silence which lasted until a rescue crew came and picked up the three pilots.

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Rei walked out of the office that Misato was working at after thanking her for her time. She than began walking to the exit of Nerv Headquarters.

By the time the three pilots had gotten back, it had already been pretty late. Shinji and Asuka left right after thet changed but Rei had some things she wanted to discuss with Misato.

Rei headed out into the street. She began walking when she caught sight of a brown haired boy sitting on a bench, facing down.

"Ikari-kun?" Rei asked, not sure if it was indeed him.

Shinji's head shot up and looked at Rei. It took a moment for him realize where he was.

"Oh Rei, are you walking home?" he asks.

"Yes" Rei responds.

"Well...I'll walk with you" Shinji says. Rei just nods and begins walking, Shinji follows her.

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"Is it my fault?" Shinji suddenly asks while Rei and him are waiting at the light.

Rei just looks straight ahead not responding.

"Is it? Is it my fault Ayanami?" Shinji asks raising his voice.

"I don't know" Rei says after a moment, "But even if it was, it doesn't matter"

"Wha..What do you mean, it doesn't matter. Of course it matters!" Shinji says.

"She would have been dead if you had not done what you did. Her and many others too" Rei says not looking at Shinji.

Shinji cannot think of anything to say to that. It was true, but in Shinji's mind, it didn't seem like a fair way to justify anything.

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Shinji came home to the sound of the television. He walked it and removed his shoes. Asuka did not even awknowledge him, and kept her eyes on the TV.

Shinji finished removing his shoes and walked toward his room.

"I forgot to tell you before but Touji wants to see you" Asuka says, turning the volume down on the TV.

Shinji stops walking and stands frozen in palce.

"He asked me to convince you to go, so make my life easier and just go" Asuka says.

"I'm not going" Shinji says still standing in the same place, staring at the floor.

"I knew you'd say that, but you're going. Do it for his sake, he's pretty torn apart by this" Asuka says, keeping a casual tone.

"I'm not going" Shinji says again, in a louder voice.

"Mein Gott! What's wrong with you? Are you that much of a coward? Just go and face him!" Asuka yells as she get's up and walks up to him.

"I'm a coward? Soryu, I was going to kill them. I saw them at that last second but the thought of saving them didn't even cross my mind. What am I going to say to him after I experienced that?"

"There's not dead." Asuka says staring straight into Shinji's eyes.

"The point is that they could be and I know why"

"You're lying. You can't honestly say that you didn't care about them at all. He's still your friend"

"I didn't care"

Asuka slapped him hard, across the face. "Well then you should be ashamed! What's wrong with you!? How can you stand there and say those words?"

Shinji was trembling and tears were crawling down his face. "I didn't care. I didn't care at all. I made a promise, Soryu. I promised her, that I would kill all the angels, and that's all that matters. That's all. I didn't care...."

Asuka knew exactly who Shinji was talking about when he said 'her'. And that angered her all the more. She was trembling without realizing it as she scavenged through her brain for something to say back to him.

"Shinji...." Asuka mutters.

"I'm not going to see them" Shinji says.

"Baka! Why do you always run away like that? Why don't you go and face your problems for a change!?" Asuka yells but neither her loud voice nor advice seemed to affect Shinji.

"I'm not going..." Shinji says, "and I'm going to sleep"

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What will you choose?

What?

This is your world, and you have to design it

What are you talking about

As of now the A.T. fields of all human beings have been removed. You all live in harmony, for once.

Where's is everyone?

Here

Where?

Right here

......

They're everywhere

......

Can't you feel them?

No......

You're just not use to it yet

......

So what will you do?

I don't know

You must know. What do you want? What do you want of this world? How will you reshape it?

I don't ever want to kill another person.

Even Kaji Ryoji?

.........

And the A.T. fields?

I....

If they exist you will know pain again. You will know rejection, hardship, relationships, and sorrow.

I...

What will exist in the memories of these people? If there will be people....

I don't know.....

Think about it

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"Shinji wake up!" Asuka yells as she pounded on his door.

Shinji was awake but ignored her yelling.

"Get up! I want breakfast!"

"It's Sunday give me a break!" Shinji yelled back.

"Well get up! You have things to do today!"

"I'm not going to see them"

Asuka sighs angrily and Shinji hears it.

"Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up!" Asuka yells, "I can keep this up forever!"

"I'm not going! That's all there is to it1"

"Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up!"

There was no response.

"Get up! Get up! Get up!" Asuka yells again but again there was no response.

"Verdammt!" Asuka yells even kouder as she kicks Shinji door. She then walks away cursing in German. Shinji lays on his bed with his eyes open. After he is assured that Asuka would no longer disturb him, he drifted back to sleep.

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I've thought about it.

And?

I know what I'm going to do.

Good

For starters.....

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My Rants

Is this the end of the story? Close. Will I finish it? Not anytime soon. Did I skip some parts? Alot. But it's the choice I made. I think if I add into this story everything I had planned, it might take away from the other story I am writing. (Not that it was amazingly good in the first palce). So I've decided to leave it at that. I might finish this story, I might not. I don't think too many people would really miss it. But if I'm in the mood, I'll add to this. For now I'm probably going to continue on with the sequel which should be up by the time this is posted.