NGE 4

I Hate LCL

Shinji, as if in a daze sat in his desk unmoving, appearing to be listening the teacher babble on about things. Asuka just sat in her desk, comfortably smirking at this. Yuzika seemed to be listening contently to the teacher's lecture, even occasionly taking notes. Finally, it was lunch time. The students left their seats as soon as the bell rang and they ran to the door and disapeared. Shinji stayed in his desk a few seconds after watching Yuzika calmly leave. Slowly he got up himself and walked out of the classroom, with the teacher's curious eyes following his back out the door.

Shinji scanns the school grounds carefully, back and fouth, up and down. No sighn of Yuzika. He sighs and begins to walk to his favorite spot. Asuka is sitting on the lawn, with Hikari eating lunch. " What is wrong with Shinji? He's walking around like a zombie." Hikari asks, pointing at Shinji. Asuka nods her head to one side and back again.
" I think it has somethine to do with the new girl." She begins, wrinkling her nose. " How disgusting. The baka has a backbone? Going after a girl." Asuka chuckles. Hikari looks confused.
" You honestly think that he's going after that girl?" Hikari asks.
" Yeah...or maybe he didn't get any sleep. I don't keep track you know." Asuka says. Hikari nods.
" True...true." She murmers. Just than, the two stooges appear, as Asuka calls them, Kensuke and Touji.
" Hey! Have you guys seen the new girl?" Kensuka asks. Touji nods. " We can't find her anywhere." He smiles and pushes his glasses back up his nose.
" Why? So you can take pictures of her and sell them? Like you did with ME?!*" Asuka says angrily. Kensuke's facial exspression was priceless.
" No...er...what are you talking about?" He backs away murmering. Touji shakes his head.
" Well I guess you haven't seen her, so see you around!!" Touji says, quickly walking away with Kensuke. Asuka smiles triumphantly.
" Oh, Asuka." Hikari smiles.
" Let's get out of here, Hikari. Let's go find Shinji so I can question him again." She smiles at her best friend. They link arms and walk off to go find Shinji.

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Shinji arrives at his destination. The school's roof. " Ah..quietness.." He murmers leaning against the fence and staring down at the people. He suddenly notices another precense near him. He can't beleive his eyes, it's Yuzika. Of all people! Yuzika! Shinji stummbles near her and tries to cogh out a sentece but all he can come up with is, " Hi," A very very very shaky " Hi, My name is S---Shinji." He murmers. Yuzika smiles sweetly.
" It's you," She says. " You're Ikari. Shinji Ikari." She takes his hand ever so gently and shakes it. Shinji's face flushes.
" Y-Yeah." He nods. C'mon say something. Anything. " I-I - I just wanted to meet you." Shinji smiles weakly. Yuzika is stil holding onto his hand, perhaps not realizing it.
" That's wonderful. I've also wanted to meet you, Shinji Ikari," She says. " I have not forgotten you." She says. Shinji's brain jolts.
" What? F-forgotten me? What-" He stops his babbling, and suddenly remembers. " T-t-the entry plug? You mean..inside...Eva..?" Shinji asks, completely red. Yuzika nods, still smiling and still grasping his hand.
" Yes, I remeber we were inside her. I'm so glad to meet you, Shinji. We shall become good friends." Yuzika smiles. Shinji can't help but smile.
" Yes. I hope we will." Shinji shakily rubs his head, when she releases his hands. " Would you like to come over to my home after school?" Shinji blurts out. Yuzika nods. Shinji quickly pulls out a memo pad and scribbles down his address, and hands it to her. " I..I better go now..." Shinji says, as the bell rings. He walks quickly down the stairs, bumping into Asuka and Hikari on the way down not stopping.
" BAKA!" He hears Asuka shout at him as he runs downs the stairs. He is grinning. Was it possible for Shinji Ikari to feel this good? He liked this feeling. A lot. He ran the rest of the way to class.

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Yuzika clumbsily opens her apaprtment door without dropping her key. She walks in quietly closing the door behind her. Maya greets her.
" HI! Did you have a good first day, Yuzika?" She asks, smiling. Yuzika nods and hugs Maya.
" I had a great day, Maya. Can I make some food now?" She asks.
Maya nods. " Sure! I'll help you make it. We can make it together." She says. Yuzika smiles. While they make some snacks in the kitchen, Yuzika brings up Shinji.
" Maya, do you mind if I stop over at Hikari's house later? For a little while?" She asks sitting across from Maya at the small wooden table. Maya perks up.
" Shinji? Shinji Ikari? You're friends with him? That's nice. Shinji's a good kid. I don't mind." Maya smiles, setting down her chopsticks.
" Thank you." Yuzika says, finishing her food. " For some reason, I knew him. Even before he said his name. I remember being with him somewhere for a long time." She seems to trail off, staring ahead of her. Than she stops. " Oh, Maya. I'm sorry. You probably don't understand a thing I'm saying." Yuzika stands quietly and hugs Maya. " I think I should go now. I'll be back before Nine." She smiles. Maya smiles, and waves.
" Was she inside..Eva..with Shinji?" Maya wonders, clearing the plates from the table.

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Shinji lays on the couch staring the the TV. Hikari was over, they were in Asuka's room. Looking at magazines or something of the sort, Shinji figures. Even though the TV is on, Shinji can't help but keep picturing Yuzika. Was she really comming over? Were they going to get in a discussion of Eva? Or something more? Shinji suddenly notices a red-headed figure looming over him. It was Asuka, with Hikari off to the side of her.
" Baka, honestly. You could at least answer the door." Asuka complains in his face. Shinji jolts up, smashing into Asuka's head. Shinji falls back to the floor, while Asuka falls onto the couch.
" MEIN HEMMIL!!! BAKA!! IDIOT!!!!" She screams rubbing her head. Hikari looks worried.
" Are you okay Asuka? Shinji?" Hikari asks. There was a knock at the door. Probably the second or third one since Shinji didn't hear the first. Shinji is incapable of answering the door, as well as Asuka.
" Sorry...sorry...sorry..." He groans over and over rubbing his head. The two looked comical with Asuka, stomach on couch, rubbing her head, with Shinji, eyes closed tightly murmering his appologies, trying to keep his frail mind concious.
" I'll...answer...the door.." Hikari slides to the door, and opens it slowly. It's the new student from school, Yuzika. " Oh..hi." Hikari flushes. " You can come in...er...I think...yeah...Asuka and Shinji kinda had an accident so you can wait..if you don't mind." Hikari says. Yuzika thanks her and walks in the appartment. What a scene. Asuka and Shinji's flushed, painful expressions, rubbing their heads and murmering and cursing. Well, mostly Asuka. Yuzika waits for about ten minutes for them to recover, and finally Shinji sits up and smiles, and appologizes.

" It's okay. Accidents happen." She shrugs. Asuka perks up and grumpily murmers, " Who invited her over?" She rubs her forhead once more and glances at Shinji. Hikari is sitting next to her and watching the conversation quietly. Shinji speaks up for once in his life and answers Asuka.
" I invited her, and we're going to talk for while." Shinji says. Asuka stares at him angrily, fuming.
" Whatever, baka. Do whatever you want to do, are you growing a spine all of a sudden?" She gets up, with Hikari following and enters her room, slamming the door. Yuzika smiles and they sit down next to each other to start their conversation.

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" Major. I just wanted to know when you think she will start to pilot the Eva proto type." Maya Ibuki asks on the other end of the phone line. Misato sighs a deep sigh.
" As soon as tommorow I'm guessing, or as soon as the test results come back. Maya, this isn't going to affect your job, is it?" Misato asks.
" No..of course not, Major." She says falsely happy.
" Good. I'll see you tommorow than." She says.
" Right. Good night." She hangs up. A faint click. Than a brand new dial tone. Gendou Ikari stopped listening.
" This may be a risk to our HQ." He murmers. " I shall haft to observe this very carefully." He rest his chin on his folded hands.

*IN one of Asuka's earlier episodes, when she first appeared Kensuke took pictures of her and sold them to various male students.

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