Last time, on Neon Genesis Evangelion: Fourth Impact

"Watch out!"

"I don't think she's going to make it."

"Tell him…that—"

Beeeep…

"NO! Lilli-chan!" he cried shaking the girl's body amidst the sound of the steady drone.

"There's nothing we can do."

Disclaimer: I'm running out of funny/bizarre ways to say that I don't own Neon Genesis Evangelion. Pout.

Fourth Impact

Chapter 40: Planning

Lilliko awoke with a start, the dream fleeing, and opened her eyes. Takoru was still asleep, his head upon hers. She smiled at him and giggled softly. She still couldn't believe that she had found someone. He had been so kind to her, and had saved both her life and soul more times than he knew…

He pulled her closer at the sound of her giggling, and muttered sleepily, "Hey, that's not funny."

"Of course it is." She whispered in his ear. "It's always funny when it's you."

"Well then, I guess I'll just have to try harder..." He held her even tighter, and his lips parted slightly. She smirked and kissed him back, causing him to wake up.

"Lilli-chan?" he asked, "when did your clothes get back on?" She blinked. No mystery what he had been dreaming about.

"You dirty scoundrel." She accused, kissing him again. "Just you wait till we're old enough. Just you wait."

"With all anticipation." He replied, kissing her back before sliding out of their bed. "We should get up. We have only today and tomorrow before the party."

She sighed and sat up. "I guess you're right." She yawned and flipped the lights on. "Well, the malls are all closed, so I guess we'll have to be really creative."

"Actually, I have an idea." Takoru pulled on his pants and went searching for his shirt. "We should talk to Adamu first, though."

"Talk to Adamu?" Lilliko asked, staring at his bare torso.

"Well, it would need the three of us, though if it was really necessary I guess we could do it just he two of us."

"Two of us." Lilliko repeated, still staring. He turned and grinned at her.

"Like what you see?" She nodded, then caught herself. "Well, you'll be seeing this until you help me find my shirt. You still haven't told me where you packed them all away to."

"I just like a certain view in the morning." She replied, slinking over to him.

"Well, I am certainly getting a good view. Do you know how thin that shirt you're wearing is?" She nodded, and pushed him away before he could look down it.

"Wait here."

"And unless you want me to get a nosebleed this early in the morning, could you put on some pants as well? I can't think with those skimpy panties swinging back and forth like that!" Just a typical morning.

 "A concert?" asked Adamu. Lilliko nodded.

"You and me play the guitar, and Takoru-chan here is a demon on the drums, though you'd never guess."

Takoru shrugged. "You know me, I just like hitting things."

"Though I'm guessing that there is something you'd rather bang, eh?" Lilliko asked with a smirk.

"Maybe." Takoru said with dignity.

Adamu pondered. "Why not." He said flatly.

"Such enthusiasm!" Lilliko gushed sarcastically. "You sound so excited."

He ignored her and glanced at his arm. "It's a good thing that my arm healed."

Takoru nodded, then paused. "You know, you never told us how it got broken in the first place."

"Misa-chan thought I was trying to stick my hand down her pants." Adamu told them. They both blinked. "I don't know any more than you do about that."

"I don't blame you," Takoru said sagely, "but do try to get her heart before you go for her privates. It's less painful." He glanced at Lilliko, who was rolling her eyes. "Believe me, I got my knowledge first-hand."

"Really? I'm sure it would work, but to make it would require some special ingredients. I only have so much." Kaoru turned to his wife. "Rei-chan, you know that special wine you like so much?"

"The one that you seduced me with that first time?" she asked walking out of the shower wearing nothing but slippers and the towel she was drying her hair with. She strode up to him and placed her dripping head on his shoulder. He placed an arm about her waist. (AN: Well, looks like someone's a bit more comfortable with Rei's skin then Shinji was…)

"Yes, that one." Kaoru could hear Misato chuckling on the other side of the line. He didn't care. He was almost proud of how he managed to get the real Rei out of her shell and out of her clothes. "Do you think we could make enough for the party?"

"Of course. All we really need is the syrup."

"What kind of syrup?" asked Misato.

Kaoru grinned. "Don't ask. Just, we need a lot of chocolate, extra dark, and a lot of cinnamon."

"And we'll need a distiller." Rei added.

"And maybe a goat."

Misato blinked. "I'll connect you to the procurement department." She said, suddenly a tad nervous. Why would they need a goat?

(AN: I have no idea what the hell they're making, but a goat? What can you make with dark chocolate, cinnamon, and a goat that needs a distiller?

Layra-chan: Goat's blood—rmm—mmph—*Tries to wrench DreyonLegacy's hand off her mouth*

DreyonLegacy: That doesn't count.)

"Yes, of course. We have plenty of those." Adamu nodded. "Just pick a color and we can get it to you by tomorrow."

"Red, with blue around it. And make sure Misa-chan doesn't see."

"All right. And don't worry about finding us. We'll find you."

He put down the phone to find his sister behind him. "I know that Takoru said you had to win her heart and all, but don't you think that's a bit too much?"

"You know father. She'll be drunk by tonight, and then I'll find out how she really feels about me. Maybe it isn't as rash as you think."

"Still, that's a lot just to get into her pants." Adamu sighed.

"I'm not doing this because of that." He paused. "Well, not solely because of that."

Lilliko grinned. "Don't worry, I'm just teasing you. And I'm sure she'll love it." She glanced at her boyfriend, who was writing a letter to his family. "Now if a certain idiot jock/class representative would find the brains to do the same for me…"

"He probably doesn't even realize that you want to." Adamu replied. "And even if he did, he'd be too stupid to realize that no one else will try to stop him."

"Hey, he may be stupid, but I'm the only one allowed to insult him." Lilliko told her brother. "You stay back."

He rolled his eyes.

"Have we gotten everything set up?" Misato asked. Makoto and Maya nodded, pointing to Furiko who was ordering the technicians about.

"She's almost done. Just a few more adjustments to the decorations."

"And the food?"

"Shinji-kun's down in the kitchen with Asuka-kun." Maya reported. "If you concentrate you can hear her yelling."

Misato grinned. Sure enough, she could hear Asuka threatening to bite the head off one of the younger cooks.

"Don't tell me that it's broken! Get someone to fix it! Now get going before I beat you out the door!"

"And Misa-chan?"

"She's wandering the streets. She seems very thoughtful lately." Said Maya. She leaned closer to Misato. "She asked me how to know if someone loves you."

Misato blinked. Maya nodded. "She seemed very concerned." Maya frowned ruefully. "I couldn't really answer her, so now she's out brooding about it."

"I hope it's not about Esserach." Maya shook her head.

"I don't think so…"

Misa kicked a rock around, staring at her feet. She still felt bad about breaking Adamu's arm, even though it had healed within a few days. Mostly it was the stunned expression on his face, the one of utter disbelief.

"How do I feel about him? How do I want to feel about him? He's always been so kind to me, and saved my life and soul more times than he knows…"

AN: Next up, the party! What is Adamu getting for Misa? What are Kaoru and Rei concocting? And what will come out when everybody's drunk? Find out on the next exciting episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Fourth Impact!