NGE 6

I hate LCL

Yuzika arrived home slightly late. Maya looks at her and smiles. " Welcome back." She says kindly. Yuzika smiles and nods.
" Maya, if someone asks you not to tell anyone something they've told you, is that for their benefit, or for the benefit of others? Or is it just an expression?" She asks curiously sitting on the couch. Maya sits next to her.
" It sounds like someone told you something, like a secret." Maya shrugs.
" A...s..secret?" Yuzika asks, preplexed. Maya looks suprised.
" A secret is something shared between two or more people that no one else should know about unless they say it's ok. But if you tell someone else that secret, and they find out, you could hurt that person a lot," Maya says. " Do you know what I mean?" she asks. Yuzika nods.
" Yes. Thank you Maya. I think I'm going to go to sleep now." Yuzika gets up and walks into her room. She sees a new black device sitting on her desk with many buttons.
" Maya..." She calls from her room. " What is this?" She holds up the black thing to Maya. Maya smiles and chuckles a bit.
" That's a cell phone. I thought you could use one." Maya chuckles and quickly demonstrates how to use it. Yuzika laughs with her.
" Oh, so that's what it is. I'm used to seeing phones attached to the walls. That's why. Thank you Maya. Good night." She hugs Maya gently. Maya closes her door on the way out for her. Yuzika sits on her bed looking at her cellphone.
" I can call anyone." She says, picturing Shinji in her head. " What was his number again..?" Yuzika looks puzzled. " Oh, well. I shall ask him tommorow." Yuzika says. She sets the cellphone next to her gently on the desk. She begins to change for bed. " Yes, tommorow, Ikari." She smiles.

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" Keep an eye on?" Rei Ayanami asks quietly. She was sitting across from Gendou Ikari at his desk, discussing NERV business.
" Yes, Rei. I need you to keep an eye on, or watch, that new Eva pilot, Yuzika." Gendou Ikari says. She ponders for a moment than nods her head.
" Yes, sir." She murmers before leaving. Gendou Ikari nods his head, and smiles.

At Misato's Appartment:

Asuka sat in the tub, she was in the bathroom for two hours straight now. The water was grey, but the words that were written on her skin stayed, still fully readable. She managed to get some of it off her face, but instead of washing off completely , they just turned grey and faded a little bit. She lay back amongst the bubbles and sunk chin deep into the water. " How could this happen to me? How could this happen to me, mamma? How could it?" She whispered very silently. A sponge sat next to her on the rim of the tub, almost black from scrubbing. With all her effort, the words just faded and turned a dark ugly grey. " I just can't let them see me," Asuka murmers. " I can't let anyone see what they did to me." Asuka whispers bitterly, picking up the limp sponge and throwing it at the wall in front of her. She watches it fall to the floor with a wet squish. She sighs and lays back.

**

" M-Misato? Don't you think you've had enough?" Shinji just completed the dishes, and Misato just opened another beere. It must have been a whole twenty four pack by now!
" AWWWW SHINJI," Misato shouted happily. " You can never have enough beere!" She slurs happily, not to mention loudly.
" O-Okay than. Aren't you tired? Or---uh--want to watch TV? Something that doesn't include drinking?" Shinji weakly suggests. Misato raises an eyebrow and starts to laugh hard.
" Aw, Shinji. I know how you feel, here have one." She hands Shinji an ice cold beere. Shinji holds it in his hand and tries to push it back to Misato across the table murmering,
" You know I'm just a minor. You do know that?" Shinji asks, feeling uncomfortable. Misato laughs again.
" Of course! That's why you donnnn't want me to driinnnk cuz you want a beere yourzelf!" Misato laughs. She suddenly gets a strange look on her face. " I think I'm gonna take a nap now," She sets her beere down, and falls out of her chair onto the floor. " On the floor." With that Misato either instantly falls asleep, or passes out. Probably option two.Shinji places the beere into the fridge and stares at the drunken Misato on the floor.
"...." He pulls the limp Misato into her room almost dropping her occasionaly and puts her on her bed . He was suprised he could even lift her, with his weak arms and legs. He closes her door and sighs releif. It was quiet in the house. " Misato passed out, Asuka is in her room, man it's quiet tonight." Shinji thinks to himself. A thought just occurs to him. " I have to go to the bathroom." He shrugs and walks to the bathroom door, and opens it.
His jaw drops open and he stands there, with his hand off the doorknob, staring at Asuka. She is asleep in the tub, with the bizzare writing all over her face and shoulders, and all over her body as far as he could see.. Asuka suddenly wakes up,realizing she's dozed off, suprised to see Shinji staring at her. Her eyes go wide and she starts to go mad.
" GET OUT! GET OUT! ANTI BAKA! GET OUT! GET OUT! PERVERT! PERVERT SHINJI! GET OUT!!!" She screams at the very top of her lungs, so loud in fact that it echoes through the bathroom. Shinji doesn't hesitate.He nearly runs out of the bathroom slamming the door. He stands on the other side of the door, panting. " What..what was that on Asuka's body?" He suddenly turns deep red. " Asuka's body.." He blushes harder. He mentally slaps himself. " Did she get rebelious tattoos or something?" Shinji wonders, walking into his room. He was in numb shock.

**** The next morning****

" Asuka, are ya gonna go to school?" Asks a hungover Misato tapping on her door.
" No....I don't feel well." She says plainly. Misato shrugs.
" Ok, than. I'll have Shinji pick up your school work than." She shrugs.
Shinji shrugs at Misato." Should I tell Misato? Or shouldn't I? I'll go to school." Shinji thinks.
" Have..a..good..day..ack." Misato mutters. " Why did I get wasted last night? Whoa. Maybe it was Shinji's cooking. Time to get ready for work than ack." Misato murmers walking into her room.

On the way to school, Shinji runs into Yuzika and Rei Ayanami. " Oh, Hey Shinji!!" Yuzika smiles cheerfully joining him. Rei looks at him in her usual attitude. " Ikari." She says. Shinji smiles.
" Hi, Yuzika. Ayanami." He greets them.
" I'm going to pilot Eva tonight Shinji." Yuzika says.
" What? Tonight after school? Misato won't be happy..." Shinji says.
" What? Who's Misato..?" She asks.
" She's my gaurdian. She wouldn't be happy that you're gonna pilot EVA because tommorow night was suppose to be her night off." Shinji explains. " But that's all right." He says.
" Oh, I see. It's not that hard..piloting is it?" She asks. Shinji shrugs.
" Not as hard as some people imagine I suppose." Shinji says.
" If you follow the commander's orders, everything should work out fine." Rei says calmly, and plainly.
Yuzika nods.
" If you say so."

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The school day was a pretty average normal day. It was quiet and less violent without Asuka there. It was strange for the class rep, Hikari, to be gone. She always hated to miss school,even if she was sick. Finally, the last bell rings and it's time for everyone to go home. Yuzika, Rei, and Shinji head to NERV. When they arrive, Asuka is already inside her Eva. The video on her COMM. is turned off. Shinji wonders if it's because of the weird letters all over her face and body. He blushes again.

**

Yuzika slips into the plug suit Ritsuko had givenn her, it was black and red with white wrists, and fingerless gloves attached to the rest of the suit.
" Is is suppose to be this tight?" She asks, Rei pulling the suit around her breast area. Rei nods. Yuzika sweatdrops.
" Well..okay." She says. She than follows Rei to the Evangelion, and enters the entry plug, closing the hatch. The entry plug begins to fill with cool LCL. Yuzika begins to feel uneasy. When the LCL reaches her tastebuds, and the back of her throat, she gags ad chokes a bit, then gains her composure. She has a strange feeling as the LCL is felt on her whole body. It gives her the chills. She focuses on the tasks comming up.

" Yuzika, are you in your Eva? And ready to go?" Misato asks from the control center. Yuzika nods on the screen.

" Yes, ma'am." She says.

" Commence operation. EVAs 01,02, and 00 stand by." Ritsuko commands.

" Yes." They all answer in unison.

" Misato,come look as Asuka's sync." Ritsuko murmers, standing next to to the typing Maya.

" It's gone down 10% since the last test." Maya confirms.

" I'm not sure what is is." Misato shrugs.

" Well she better improve soon." Ritsuko says. Misato glares at her. Yuzika's sync was 20% higher than Asuka's and was amazing for a beginner.Shinji shrugs and watches Yuzika on his screen. Rei waits for somehting to go wrong or more orders.

" Good, Yuzika." Ritsuko thinks. " I'm not quite sure who or waht you are yet, but you may make one hell of an EVA pilot." She thinks, slightly smirking.

" All you haft to do, Yuzika," Misato starts, " Is hit all the moving targets under 1:03, got it?" Misato asks.

" Yes, ma'am." Yuzika replies.

"...Ready, go!" Misato shouts.
Targets pop up everywhere left and right, almost too fast for the himan eye to see, yet, Yuzika is managing to hit each one as fast as it appears. It wouldn't be so amazing, but Yuzika was using a Prog.-knife.

" That's incredibel. How can she move so fast?" Maya asks.
" 0:10!" Maya reports.
" Time almost up." Misato says.
Yuzika continues to exterminate the targets shaped as giant circles with red centers, representing the angel's and their cores.
" Five, four, three, two, one!!" Maya shouts.
" TIme up!!!" Misato shouts on the COMM.
Yuzika stops instantly, almost as soon as Misato said that time was up.

" Percent accuracy?" Ritsuko asks.

"...." Maya stares at the screen. " One...One hundred percent.." She says shocked.
" Target hit rate accuracy?" Ritsuko asks, smirking.
" The targets were all hit on the red markere in the center." Maya replies.
" Amazing...very impressive, Yuzika." Ritsuko blurts out to herself.
" Yes." Misato nods and agrees.

Gendou was watching the test and smiles his approval. Asuka slumps in her EVA.
" What was her result? 70%" She chuckles to herself. Yuzika waits anxiously.

" Yuzika," Misato says. " You're rates were both one-hundred percent. Dead on. Congrats!" She says. Yuzika smiles brightly.
" Thank you, major." She says.
" You all can go home now." Misato says. " I'll be late tonight, Asuka and Shinji. Have fun." Misato quickly adds. Shinji sighs.
They exit their EVAs and enter the locker rooms. Asuka was in the shower before everyone. Yuzika and Shinji stayed in the hallway for a moment.

" Shinji, isn't it great?" Yuzika asks, hugging him.
" Y-y-yes. Congratulations." Shinji flusters.
Yuzika waltzes into the locker room with Rei following. Yuzika opens her locker, her jacket is in it. She lent it to Asuka the night she got abused.
" Oh..." Yuzika mutters. " That' s right." She fummbles with her plug suit. Rei Ayanami is already dressed. Yuzika is still fummbling wiht her plug suit, and can't get it off.
" Er, Rei?" She asks shyly.

" Yes?" Rei replies.

" Could you...help me take off this thing?" She asks.

Rei nods. " Okay." Yuzika faces Rei. Rei pushes and pulls a few nobs and buttons and Yuzika's suit falls to her ankles, leaving her completely naked. Rei flusters. Yuzika flushes but smiles.
" Thanks, Rei. I owe you one." Yuzika says getting dressed.
" So, it doesn't bother you to be naked in front of Wondergirl." Asuak says, walking out of the locker room. Yuzika shrugs and finishes putting on her clothes.

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On the way out, Asuka bumps into Shinji. She has thick cove rup over the words on her face. Shinji stares.
" Shinji," Asuka starts. " If you tell anyone what you saw last night," She leans close to his ear.
" I'll kill you." she shoves Shinji and he weakly falls to the floor. Asuka flips her long red hair over her shoulder and walks away.
" I can't beleive her stupid accuracy results!" Asuka mutters, " I bet Maya screwed it up!" She huffs, walking off. Rei Ayanami and Yuzika appear minutes later out of the locker room.

" So, you just push that one button thing?" Yuzika asks. Rei nods. " Huh. Thanks again, Rei." She flusters a bit, smiling. Shinji stands, waiting for Yuzika.
" What were you two talking about? You seemed to have hit it off pretty well." Shinji says, smiling. Yuzika giggles.
" Well, you see, it had to do with the fact that I couldn't get my plug suit off." She laughs.
" ....." Shinji turns deep red. " Oh, okay." He chuckles.
" Yes, Rei had to help me." She murmers. Shinji raises an eyebrow.
" Oh, ok." His face is even more flustered. " Where do you want to go?" He asks. Yuzika ponders.
" Let's go to....my place." Yuzika says. Shinji nods.
" Ok. Sounds good. Long as your parents are OK with it." Shinji says.
Yuzika looks confused. " Parents?" She ponders for a moment. " OH, Ok..Maya. Maya is parent. Let's go." Yuzika grabs his arm and they're off to her appartment.

" Oh, I forgot. Maya is gone tonight." Yuzika says, walking into the appartment. Shinji shrugs.
" I'll make some tea." She says.
" Is it okay if I call Asuka? Just to make sure she got back..er...adn tell her...um...I'm here?" Shinji asks. Yuzika nods filling a kettle with water. Shinji dials the phone quickly.
Asuka's dull, " Hello?" is heard.
" Asuka? It' s me, Shinji. I was er...wondering if you're ok..uh..er..and I'll be home later..." Shinji says quietly.
" Baka," Asuka whispers quietly. " I'm busy, okay?" She says softly, almost shakily. And with a long click, a new dial tone is heard. Shinji stares at the phone.

"....She didn't yell at me." Shinji whispers.

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TBC[]

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