Renewal Part 3 - Love / Rain could not dampen their spirits
It was the next day. Shinji Ikari had been thinking about the events of last night. It had all happened so fast. There was only one moment he remembered well, and that was The Kiss. He had kissed her. It had been a wonderful feeling...
It had started raining. Shinji and Rei had both sought shelter in a nearby rundown house. Thunder shook the sky. Rain pattered on the ground. Darkness encircled them. The whole scene was a genuine irony to the feelings going through going through Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami. The only problem was that neither of them was game to admit to their emotions.
The rain outside began to intensify. It was at the point where a certain blue-haired girl was beginning to feel scared. Shinji looked at her face. He could see the terror in her eyes. 'Should I comfort her?' 'Of course you should,' one part of his brain said, 'She's obviously scared.' But the other part of the brain felt differently 'But would she accept it? Play it safe. Don't do anything.' Both parts of his brain quarreled for what seemed like an eternity, before eventually, the former won. He embraced her in a tight hold.
Rei did not know how to respond to such a situation. She had never experienced such an emotion as what was being played out here. Noone had ever cared for her. Even Commander Ikari never seemed to show much care for her. But she had been a doll to him. She hated him for that. But his son seemed to genuinely care for her. She thought of how to respond to such a feeling. It came to her.
Rei leant out of Shinji's hold so that she could look at his face. Tears were welling up in his eyes, yet he was smiling. She smiled back. She realised that she really did love this boy. And she conveyed those feelings in a suitable way. She kissed him.
Rei gently moved in, her hair sopping wet, and her lips met his. Shinji didn't know how toreact. It took him a while to realise what was going on. But, eventually, he gave in to those warm, inviting lips, and melted into her. The moment was pure bliss. It couldn't last forever though, and both gave in and parted, a heavy blush apparent on both faces.
".Thankyou."
"What for?"
"For showing me love."
"."
"I believe that I love you, Shinji-kun."
Shinji was shocked by those words. Noone had ever thanked him for anything, certainly not confessed to loving him. For one shining moment, Shinji Ikari was truly happy.
The rest of the night was a blur. Neither of them could remember what had happened, except it had been joyful.
Shinji awoke from his daydream to find that Rei was also awake. She looked dazzling, with her pale skin being glorified in the late morning sun, and the color of her hair seemed to be a mix of everything, and looked more beautiful than it ever had before.
"Are you OK, Shinji-kun?"
"Yes, yes I am Rei-chan."
Rei knew by the blush on Shinji's face what he'd been thinking about. That wasn't to mean she disliked it, not at all.
"I'm hungry, let's go get some breakfast."
"There.there is a bridge not far away from here that could lead us back to the city."
"How would you know?"
"I've been here before. I know where weare now."
"That is good. Let us go."
So Shinji and Rei walked back to the city, holding hands. They were lucky the bridge had not fallen down, but it was on the brink of doing so. Shinji wondered how it had been able to sustain such a blast as Third Impact. But there was no time for musing. The girl of his dreams was right beside him, and he couldn't be happier.
They reached the city, and were not surprised to see it was a barren wasteland, with the only creatures suviving being cockroaches. Debris was everywhere, yet there seemed to be no dead bodies anywhere. He and Rei wound their way through the urban mess until they got to Misato's old apartment. The place was a mess, with the floor having uneven holes and dust settling everywhere.
But there was some food there, and thank god, because both of them felt as though they would die if they didn't have any food soon. Another amazing thing is that the power plant must have remained intact. So, he quickly made some instant ramen and they both ate in silence, occasionally stealing glances at each other, and everytime their eyes met, they would both turn away, a dark red creeping up on their cheeks. When they finished, they both went into Shinji's room, which had only suffered some minor damage. Rei eyed the cello in the corner of the room.
"Do you play the cello Shinji-kun?"
".Sometimes I do."
"Can I hear you play?"
Shinji was taken aback at this remark. But he replied to the question with a 'yes.'
Shinji picked up his bow, closed his eyes and began to play. He hardly knew what he was playing or even where he was. He lost himself in his own private sanctuary where noone else could reach him. He just sat on his bed and played for what seemed like hours, but Rei didn't tire of it. There was a certain finesse to his playing that was enchanting to the ear, and kept her spellbound.
When Shinji eventually finished, Rei whispered two words into his ear: "Thank you Shinji-kun."
Another evident blush crept its way up Shinji's face, and he turned scarlet. Rei heighened this now all-too-common hue of Shinji's face with a passionate kiss, and he returned it.
By the time they left the building, they had both recognised their feelings for the other. Rain could not dampen their spirits, rather, it could help them.
Author's Notes: Well, Renewal is back, and while the chapter is still short, it is an improvement over the last two. OK, well, a few unexpected events were here in this one as well. One thing you might have noticed is the use of -kun and -chan, which were not used in the other 2 chapters. This shows that they are starting to feel a little more comfortable around each other. This is, completely coincidentally, also reflected in the weather, thank you prereaders. I do hope you enjoyed this chapter more than the last 2. I've taken those criticisms to heart, and I hope it's been reflected in my writing. Thank you for reading, and please review, I need some more opinions!
It was the next day. Shinji Ikari had been thinking about the events of last night. It had all happened so fast. There was only one moment he remembered well, and that was The Kiss. He had kissed her. It had been a wonderful feeling...
It had started raining. Shinji and Rei had both sought shelter in a nearby rundown house. Thunder shook the sky. Rain pattered on the ground. Darkness encircled them. The whole scene was a genuine irony to the feelings going through going through Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami. The only problem was that neither of them was game to admit to their emotions.
The rain outside began to intensify. It was at the point where a certain blue-haired girl was beginning to feel scared. Shinji looked at her face. He could see the terror in her eyes. 'Should I comfort her?' 'Of course you should,' one part of his brain said, 'She's obviously scared.' But the other part of the brain felt differently 'But would she accept it? Play it safe. Don't do anything.' Both parts of his brain quarreled for what seemed like an eternity, before eventually, the former won. He embraced her in a tight hold.
Rei did not know how to respond to such a situation. She had never experienced such an emotion as what was being played out here. Noone had ever cared for her. Even Commander Ikari never seemed to show much care for her. But she had been a doll to him. She hated him for that. But his son seemed to genuinely care for her. She thought of how to respond to such a feeling. It came to her.
Rei leant out of Shinji's hold so that she could look at his face. Tears were welling up in his eyes, yet he was smiling. She smiled back. She realised that she really did love this boy. And she conveyed those feelings in a suitable way. She kissed him.
Rei gently moved in, her hair sopping wet, and her lips met his. Shinji didn't know how toreact. It took him a while to realise what was going on. But, eventually, he gave in to those warm, inviting lips, and melted into her. The moment was pure bliss. It couldn't last forever though, and both gave in and parted, a heavy blush apparent on both faces.
".Thankyou."
"What for?"
"For showing me love."
"."
"I believe that I love you, Shinji-kun."
Shinji was shocked by those words. Noone had ever thanked him for anything, certainly not confessed to loving him. For one shining moment, Shinji Ikari was truly happy.
The rest of the night was a blur. Neither of them could remember what had happened, except it had been joyful.
Shinji awoke from his daydream to find that Rei was also awake. She looked dazzling, with her pale skin being glorified in the late morning sun, and the color of her hair seemed to be a mix of everything, and looked more beautiful than it ever had before.
"Are you OK, Shinji-kun?"
"Yes, yes I am Rei-chan."
Rei knew by the blush on Shinji's face what he'd been thinking about. That wasn't to mean she disliked it, not at all.
"I'm hungry, let's go get some breakfast."
"There.there is a bridge not far away from here that could lead us back to the city."
"How would you know?"
"I've been here before. I know where weare now."
"That is good. Let us go."
So Shinji and Rei walked back to the city, holding hands. They were lucky the bridge had not fallen down, but it was on the brink of doing so. Shinji wondered how it had been able to sustain such a blast as Third Impact. But there was no time for musing. The girl of his dreams was right beside him, and he couldn't be happier.
They reached the city, and were not surprised to see it was a barren wasteland, with the only creatures suviving being cockroaches. Debris was everywhere, yet there seemed to be no dead bodies anywhere. He and Rei wound their way through the urban mess until they got to Misato's old apartment. The place was a mess, with the floor having uneven holes and dust settling everywhere.
But there was some food there, and thank god, because both of them felt as though they would die if they didn't have any food soon. Another amazing thing is that the power plant must have remained intact. So, he quickly made some instant ramen and they both ate in silence, occasionally stealing glances at each other, and everytime their eyes met, they would both turn away, a dark red creeping up on their cheeks. When they finished, they both went into Shinji's room, which had only suffered some minor damage. Rei eyed the cello in the corner of the room.
"Do you play the cello Shinji-kun?"
".Sometimes I do."
"Can I hear you play?"
Shinji was taken aback at this remark. But he replied to the question with a 'yes.'
Shinji picked up his bow, closed his eyes and began to play. He hardly knew what he was playing or even where he was. He lost himself in his own private sanctuary where noone else could reach him. He just sat on his bed and played for what seemed like hours, but Rei didn't tire of it. There was a certain finesse to his playing that was enchanting to the ear, and kept her spellbound.
When Shinji eventually finished, Rei whispered two words into his ear: "Thank you Shinji-kun."
Another evident blush crept its way up Shinji's face, and he turned scarlet. Rei heighened this now all-too-common hue of Shinji's face with a passionate kiss, and he returned it.
By the time they left the building, they had both recognised their feelings for the other. Rain could not dampen their spirits, rather, it could help them.
Author's Notes: Well, Renewal is back, and while the chapter is still short, it is an improvement over the last two. OK, well, a few unexpected events were here in this one as well. One thing you might have noticed is the use of -kun and -chan, which were not used in the other 2 chapters. This shows that they are starting to feel a little more comfortable around each other. This is, completely coincidentally, also reflected in the weather, thank you prereaders. I do hope you enjoyed this chapter more than the last 2. I've taken those criticisms to heart, and I hope it's been reflected in my writing. Thank you for reading, and please review, I need some more opinions!