Yep, this is the chapter where the attack on the Angel takes place, but don't expect me to describe the battle in great detail. Anyway, for people who think that Asuka and Shinji got all romantic all too quick, allow me to explain that in this universe, Asuka never knew Kaji. And Shinji also has everything that he lacked in the real show. Arguably he is the perfect guy: kind and caring and also strong and heroic.

Chapter 11

--Fan Fiction--

Misato, Kensuke, Touji, Hikari and Rei stood dumbfounded at the scene of Shinji and Asuka embracing in such an affectionate way. However, Misato's mind managed to kick in eventually and she addressed the group.

"Okay folks." She then started shoving everyone towards the exit, "Nothing to see here."

After some complaints from Hikari, Misato finally managed to get rid of the visitors and then headed back towards the living room. Her eye twitched when she saw that Shinji and Asuka were kissing again.

"That's enough the both of you!" She pulled them apart and continued shouting. "There's no time for this! The Angel will be attacking soon and you haven't even perfected your drills!"

"But Misato," Asuka moaned, "We're both so tired."

"Then go to sleep!"

They were both taken aback by her outburst so they decided it would be best if they complied. The two Eva pilots made their way to their respective bedrooms and after saying goodnight; they retired to a night's sleep.

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It was getting rather late, and Touji and Kensuke are on their way home. Hikari and Rei had split off from them a while back.

"Touji, what the hell is wrong with you?"

"What?" He asks

"Why the hell did you keep interrupting me when I was trying to talk to Rei?" Kensuke's impatience is apparent.

"I was trying to save you from making yourself look like an idiot!" Touji blurted out

"Trying to save me? Heck, you *made* me look like an idiot!"

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Rei was nearing her house, but her mind was wondering elsewhere. She was thinking back to what she saw Shinji and Asuka doing. She had really been surprised to see them kissing.

'I wonder what it's like' Rei mused to herself, as she entered her home.

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*Next day*

And thus begins the start of a new day, also, the last day of preparation for the oncoming Angel battle.

Shinji wakes up and goes to the bathroom. After getting out he makes his way to the kitchen. There he sees Asuka making breakfast.

"Hey Asuka."

"Hi Shinji."

"You're making breakfast?" He asks

"Yeah, it was my turn to cook today" She finally turns away from her task to look at Shinji. "Shouldn't you get dressed?"

"Huh?" He then realizes he's naked apart from a towel that's draped around his waist. "Oh yeah!" He smiled innocently. "I'll be back in a few minutes."

'He can be such an idiot.' Asuka mused to herself. 'But he's not like the other boys.'

Misato walks in and sits down at the table. "Hello Asuka."

"Good morning Misato, did you sleep well?" Asuka said as she continued cooking.

"I'll sleep a lot better knowing that's we're ready for tomorrow" Misato began, "And at the moment, this just isn't the case."

"Oh you worry too much" Asuka told her. "I'll beat that stupid Angel!" She stated boldly.

"You and Shinji will beat this Angel, not you." Asuka doesn't reply to this.

Shinji walks in to the kitchen dressed in regular jeans and a white jumper. He sits down and awaits the meal that Asuka's preparing.

"Wow, that smells great!" He exclaimed. Just then, Asuka finished cooking and placed a plate in front of him. "What is it?" Shinji asks her.

"A traditional German meal!" Asuka said proudly. "Sausages for breakfast." Shinji looked at the meal for a second before Asuka spoke up again. "C'mon, eat up!"

"How?" Shinji asked as he noticed that there were no chopsticks on the table.

"Oh, I almost forgot!" With that Asuka ran off in to her room and returned several moments later carrying 3 sets of forks and knives. She then put down a meal for Misato and one for herself.

Shinji wasn't sure what to do, so he just observed Asuka for a few minutes. Misato seemed to know how to use them, so she just ate her meal. Pretty soon Shinji had also mastered the elusive knife and fork, and began to enjoy the breakfast that Asuka had prepared. 'Very rich in taste.' he thought to himself.

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*15 minutes later*

"Well Asuka, I have to hand it to you; that was pretty good" Misato admitted.

"It's good to try something different." Shinji commented.

"Why thank you. It's nice to see that you two finally admit to me being the best." Asuka told them. Shinji and Misato both shook their heads.

"Okay guys, you can go and continue on with your training, I'll clear the table." Misato said. They both stood up and exited the kitchen.

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Across town, in the Ikari residence, Rei was having a quiet breakfast with her adopted father and commander, Gendo Ikari.

"So Rei, I heard you paid a visit to Major Katsuragi?" He asks her

"That is correct."

"So tell me; how is Shinji getting along with the pilot of Unit 02?"

Rei choked on her toast. "Quite well." She coughed. "From what I can tell they're getting quite close."

"Quite close?" Gendo raised an eyebrow

"Close to achieving a perfect synchronization." Rei corrected herself.

"Ah." Gendo understood.

After this they both continued to eat in silence.

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*Later*

The day was coming to an end, but luckily, Shinji and Asuka had attained a perfect sync with each other. Knowing that the children had achieved all that was expected of them for the current time, Major Katsuragi had decided to go out for the night to catch up with Ritsuko. This of course, left Asuka and Shinji alone in the apartment.

"So Shinji, we're on our own tonight huh?" Asuka asked him in a suggestive manner and then winked at him.

"Yeah we are." He grinned. "Have you got something in mind?"

"Unfortunately no" She sighed. "I'm far too tired so I'll call it a day."

"Oh, okay." He sounded disappointed.

"Good night Shinji."

"Good night Asuka" With that she walked in to her room and quietly shut the door.

Soon all the lights in the apartment were off, and Shinji lay down on his mat and began listening to his SDAT player. It was a present given to him by Rei for one of his past birthdays. He lay there as the minutes rolled by. Sleep was about to claim him when a door behind him opened. He pretended to be sleeping as Asuka made her way to the bathroom. Several moments later he heard water flushing and footsteps approaching. Shinji thought she would return to her room so he didn't move or open his eyes. That is, however, until he felt a weight settle on the sheet next to him. When he opened his eyes, he was shocked to see that Asuka had come to sleep with him; he realized then, that she had been sleep walking. Out of respect for the girl he started getting up to find someplace else for the night, but just as he was about to stand he heard a soft whisper coming from Asuka.

"m-mama" Tears began flooding out from her eyes, she was obviously recollecting some horrible memory in her dream.

"Asuka" Shinji said softy and he knelt down and embraced the crying girl. She seemed to relax and became calmer.

'I guess sleeping with her in a literal sense isn't wrong.' Shinji thought to himself as he lay back in bed. Asuka snuggled up against him and they both slept on, un-aware of the person who had quietly walked in on them.

'These two are really pushing their luck' Misato thought to herself before she vanished in to her own room just as quietly as she had appeared.

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*Next Day*

"Okay you two, you know what you have to do!" Misato yelled through the comm.

"This Angel won't know what hit it!" Asuka said aloud.

"We'll be done in 72 seconds." Shinji stated calmly, greatly impressing the German red head.

"Launch Units 01 and 02!" The voice of Misato Katsuragi was heard through all the speakers in the Eva cages.

Both Evangelions were thrown upwards by the catapults and had soon cleared the surface and were soaring in to the air. They threw attack after attack at the Angel, all the time whilst dodging the attacks it threw at them. Asuka and Shinji piloted both of their Evas perfectly, each of them performing the same movements in perfect timing.

Finally, after a mighty looking uppercut from both Evas, the Angel was back in its single form. It was time to end this battle. Both Evangelions leaped in to the air, and then homed down on the Angel, each Eva smashing it's heal in to each one of the Angel's cores as the downward kicks connected.

The force from the impact propelled the Angel along with Unit 01 and 02 far away from the city, where high atop a mountain, the holy messenger exploded in a flash of white light, followed by a wall of flame that covered a large area.

All that was left of the mountain was a large crater, in the middle of which, lay both of the Evangelions, one on top of the other.

Shinji could be seen scrambling out of his entry plug when a ringing noise caught his attention. He saw a light flashing on his Eva's leg, and after pressing a button a phone emerged. He picked it up.

"Hello?"

"What the hell are you doing on top of my Eva?!" Shouted an angry Asuka over the line.

"Yours is on top of mine" Shinji replied finding it hard to keep his voice quiet.

Asuka looked around and after realizing he was right, shouted in to the phone again: "That's not the point! You were the one who lost your timing first!"

"That's enough the both of you!" A third voice cut in to their conversation. It was that of Misato Katsuragi. "If you both shut up now, I might decide to over-look the fact that you both slept together last night!"

Shinji and Asuka became very quiet at this and put the phone down. They sighed and sat down on their Evas, awaiting their pick up. What each of them failed to see was that the other was smiling.

So far had been a pretty good day.

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To be continued.

Hope you liked this chapter, to tell you the truth; I thought it was pretty dry. Anyway, it won't be too long till the next one. I need some nice reviews to boost my moral though ;-)

Laterz.