Disclaimer: Evangelion: Neon Genesis is not owned by me, it's owned by GAINAX. This fanfic cannot be distributed without the clear, explicit consent of the author (me). No profit has been made from this piece.

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Rei had no response, except narrowing her eyes even more. Kaworu just grinned. He began walking around slowly, around Rei, who refused to turn her head to follow him around. Only her eyes moved. Kaworu finally spoke.

"We're the same, you and I. Only that you're of Lilith, and I'm of Adam."

Hearing those words, Rei turned around, and walked briskly past him, leaving a smirking Kaworu behind. Kaworu took the opposite direction, and started home. He got lost on his way back, but it wasn't something he didn't expect. After all, it was his first day. He finally found his way to the apartment, and took the elevator up. It didn't occur to him that the door might be locked until he reached it. He didn't expect Asuka to not be home. He put his hand on the knob, and tried twisting it. It didn't budge.

"Crap."

"Having trouble?"

Kaworu wheeled around to see a smirking Asuka, dangling the keys in her hand.

"How the hell did she sneak up on me?"

"Step aside, silly boy." she said, with an air of superiority. She brushed past Kaworu, inserted the key into the keyhole, then tried turning it. Nothing happened. Asuka tried turning the key harder, but it still wouldn't move. When Asuka pulled the key out of the hole, it was bent and deformed beyond recognition. Now it was her turn.

"Shit."

Kaworu just gave his lopsided grin again.

"You shouldn't have tried to brute force it..."

"Shut up, its not like you can get it open either."

"Watch me.."

Kaworu, reached into his pocket, and pulled out a paper clip. He promptly began reshaping it.

"No way in hell..."

Kaworu, after a minute of reshaping it, stuck it in the hole, and turned it. Nothing happened. Asuka just snickered.

"Told you..."

Kaworu, ignored her, and kept trying. After four more minutes, there was still no results.

"Maybe we should just wait for Misato to come home... I hope she isn't working late today..." sighed Asuka.

*Click* The knob turned, and Kaworu opened the door, with a smile on his face.

"Ladies first." Kaworu smirked, giving a slight bow.

"Hmph." Asuka enters the house, then Kaworu who takes the opportunity to glance at her red hair while shook with every step. He gave an involuntary smile.

Kaworu laid on his bed for a couple minutes, just resting. It was his first day of school in awhile, so he was naturally exhausted. Finally, his laziness wore off, and he got up to work. He turned on the computer to do his work but soon found himself distracted. By the time he finished with his homework, it was 22 o'clock.

"Ugh... Human bodies aren't built for this type of stress..."

Kaworu leaned back, closed his eyes, and tried to relax. He took his clothes out of his still unpacked luggage case, and entered the bathroom. He took off his clothes, and took the opportunity to examine his body. It was lean, but musclar. He stepped into the shower, and turned it on. He felt the rush of hot water streaming down his body, the fog now cleaving to his hair and the mirror. He quickly finished, and stepped out. He dried himself, then put on his clothes. When he walked out, he found Asuka watching television. She was leaning against the sofa in an oversized T-shirt, and yellow shorts. Kaworu sat down besides her. She gave no sign of acknowledgement except a little glance towards his direction. Kaworu took the opportunity to examine the room; it had yellow wall paper, several brown stains on the carpet, and beer cans thrown all over the place. There was an old clock made of wood hung on the wall, obviously a pre-Second Impact relic. Kaworu returned his attention to the television, which was airing a news broadcast.

"Tomorrow's forecast includes a slight chance of rain. Humidity is predicted to be about 50%, and parts of Southern Japan will experience a ..."

Asuka yawned and leaned back. Her leg and arm was touching Kaworu, but she didn't seem to notice it. Kaworu yawned. He was getting sleepy. He stood up, then stretched.

"Good night Asuka, I'm going to sleep."

Asuka just nodded vaguely, without looking at him. Kaworu waited several seconds for Asuka to say something to him, but she said nothing. Kaworu left. He entered his room, and quickly drifted into sleep...

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Asuka was dreaming. It was the same one again. She knew it was a dream, but couldn't help feeling lonely and abandoned. There was a doll hanging from the ceiling, with a devious grin across its face.

"Poor Asuka... Abandoned by her Father. Deserted by her Mother. Forsaken by all."

Rage was flowing through Asuka's veins. Her jaws were clamped tightly together.

"Shut... Up."

The view changed. She was now on a ship during the night, watching herself and Kaji.

"You're the only man for me, Kaji!"

"I'm honored." came the sarcastic reply.

"I'm ready for anything... Be it kissing or beyond!"

"Those things are for adults... You're just a child."

That last sentence echoed in her mind.

"You're just a child..."

Then the view shifted again, this time to an younger version of herself. Her Mother was hanging from a rope tied to the ceiling. The cord cut deep into her trachea, crushing her windpipe. The eyes were wide open. It was a gruesome sight. The young Asuka just stood there, staring at the lifeless figure which was swaying in the wind. Then it spoke. It was an unnaturally high pitched voice and sounded near hysterical. The voice crept through the chilly air.

"Come my Asuka... Come die with me!"

The young Asuka started running towards the lifeless corpse, which was floating away.

"I'll come with you Mama! Don't leave me! I'll do anything you want!"

Then Shinji appeared in front of her.

"Are you alright, Asuka?"

"Get away from me!"

Shinji ignored the warning, and took a step closer.

"I can't help you if you won't help yourself."

"I don't need any help! I hate you! I hate the whole goddamn world! I hate my life! You're a fucking wuss! I hate how Wondergirl always has to save me! I hate how the mighty fucking Shinji always heroically rescues me!"

Asuka punched Shinji in the face, hard. To her suprise, the head rolled off, and kept rolling until it came to a complete stop, with his eyes still staring at her. Asuka gave a gasp of suprise.

"Shinji!"

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The first thing Kaworu heard was sobbing. It took him a few seconds to realize that he was awake. He checked the clock besides his bed. It read 3 o'clock. He just laid in bed, listening to the soft crying emanating from the neighboring room. He spent a few minutes listening to it, questioning what he should do.

"She's crying... again. What should I do?"

"You could try comforting her... But that didn't work too well last time."

"She's more accepting towards me now... I should at least try."

Kaworu didn't bother waiting for an answer from his conscience, and got up from his bed. He cursed his eyesight, and searched for his contacts, but then decided against it because it wasn't worth the trouble. He slowly opened his door, and looked down the hall. Misato's room was dark, and he could hear some slight snoring from it, indicating that she was asleep. Asuka's room had all the lights turned off, but he could tell there was light streaming in from the window by looking at the slight crack between the door and the floor. He tested the door to see if it was locked. It wasn't. He pushed gently, and the door slide open, barely making any noise. Kaworu stepped in without saying anything. He looked around the room, and saw Asuka curled up on the bed in a fetal position. Kaworu slowly walked up to her and sat besides her.

"Hey... What's wrong?"

There was no response from Asuka except for her sobbing.

"It's alright... Did you have a bad dream? It's over now..."

Suddenly, Asuka wheeled around, and grabbed Kaworu by the shoulders. She slammed him down against the mattress again and again, each time weaker than the last. She gave one feeble slap, then stopped, and buried her head on his chest, sobbing. Kaworu hesitantly put his arms around her shoulders, and Asuka hugged him tighter in response. Asuka just held onto him like this for more than twenty minutes. Finally, she broke the silence.

"Thanks..."

"You're welcome..."

Asuka sat up, and wiped her tears away.

"I... I'm so sorry..."

Kaworu followed her lead, and sat up too.

"It's alright... Do you want to talk about it?"

"I - I'd prefer not to."

Kaworu gave a small nod. Lillum were always so secretive.

"I understand."

"Can you do me a favor?"

"Sure."

"Stay with me."

Kaworu responded by putting his arm around her shoulder. Asuka leaned on him. Together, they eventually fell asleep...

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*BEEP BEEP BEEP*

Misato opened her eyes, then closed it again, trying to avoid the bright light that was flashing into her eyes and to get some more sleep at the same time.

"Fucking alarm clock... I ought to blast that thing to pieces... Where's my Colt..."

"Bad idea, then you'd be late to work."

"Pity..."

Misato tried to open one of her eyes. The clock read 5:48.

"Ugh... Time to get up..." she said to herself.

She got up, stretched and yawned at the same time, then headed towards the kitchen. On the way there, she noticed that Kaworu's room's door was open, and that the room was vacant. She peeked into Asuka's room, and found Kaworu leaning against the wall, and Asuka lying on his lap, both asleep.

"Aw... How cute..."

She thought of waking them two, but then decided against it. If they were going to be late, then so be it. Missing a few Kanji and another lecture on the Second Impact wouldn't hurt them. She ate her daily burnt carbon pieces, and downed 4 cans of Yebisu beer. Brushed her teeth, then went to work.

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Asuka woke first. She found herself on Kaworu's lap, with her drool all over the place.

"Oh shit..."

Her movement had aroused Kaworu (No, not like that you perverts!) He rubbed his eyes, then looked around, and noticed the drool on his pajamas.

"Umm... I'm sorry."

Kaworu just laughed.

"It's alright, I'll just clean it up."

Kaworu got up, and started to leave. He reached the door when Asuka spoke.

"Kaworu? I just wanted to say... Thanks."

Kaworu turned his head around to face Asuka.

"No problem."

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Authors notes: Sorry if the scene with Rei is a bit disappointing, but I don't plan on making her a major character here. Sorry! Ugh, I'm really not cut out for Fanficts... Not enough time to write them, and most of my writing is too concise, meaning they're all too short.