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Chapter 13 - Dani

Aka - Cars and Reunions

Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! WE all just got back from getting our cars! I'm so excited! I got a pretty dark blue Jeep-like car! Four wheel drive and all! Christian got his four wheel drive SUV like car, really fast too! Danny got a small, fast car. Ooh, and it's fire engine red! Bri got this small, boxy looking little car, it was really ugly! But it had a nice sound system! ^_^ It took us forever to get our cars, though. All that paperwork and only because we were part of NERV! Oh well, at least they were free!!!!!!!!!

We got back to the house to find Pen-Pen chilling out watching the television, drinking a beer. I never knew penguins drank beer...oh well, I wanted the couch, so I ran towards it and jumped into the air. Pen-Pen freaked and jumped off the couch and spilled his beer all over his self. Hey, at least I got the couch!

On the television was a soccer game. Of course they were teams I knew nothing of, because we are on a new planet and all, plus the fact I don't follow sports at all. I never really understood soccer. It's just a bunch of guys running around for an hour and a half, only to score one point! Or none! It's confusing...the only sport I actually like to watch is hockey, and only because they fight all the time! Yeah!!!!!!!!!

Holly called to everybody from the kitchen, which is clearly visible from the living room (Which is where I am). "What do you guys want for dinner?"

Christian called from his room, "Chinese!" Then I heard Danny say to him, "dude, we're in Japan. You think we'll find Chinese food here?" Christian and Danny walked into the living room. Christian commented, "Where's Bri?"

"She went out on her own for dinner." Holly said. I found that s little strange, but thought little of it. That left just me, Holly, Danny, and Christian for dinner! Opportunity presents itself! Maybe I can finally ask him out. Or better yet, maybe he will ask me out, and save me the embarrassment!

"How about if I went and got us all pizza?" Holly asked us.

"Sure, I love pizza!" Christian said.

"Yeah, that sounds good to me." Daniel said. There was a short pause-

"You alright with pizza, Dani?" Holly asked me.

"OH, sure." I said. :That's fine." I guess I just spaced out for a while. I tend to do that.

"Alright. I'll be back in an hour." Holly said and left. Christian then proceeded to the stereo. He loved to play his music loud when superiors were gone. He popped in one of his Dashboard Confessional CD's that he had brought with him from Earth, and turned it on, but it was low. I just kinda found that odd.

"Geez," Danny said, "Every time it's Dashboard! Why?"

"They're only the best band on Earth!" Christian said. "...Heh, I can actually say that now."

I laughed. "Right." I said following. I enjoyed listening to Dashboard. It always clamed me down. "You sure love your Dashboard."

"Damn straight." He said to me. Just then, there was a knock at the door.

"I'll get it." Danny said. And so he did, and Christian went back into his room. At the door was an enormous man. He must have stood at least six and a half feet tall! He and Danny chatted a little bit, but I couldn't quite make out what. Danny then let him in and brought him into the living room.

"Christian, there's someone here to see you." He called. Christian was still in his room.

"Who is it?" Christian asked. "I don't know anybody on this planet."

The enormously tall man said in a deep voice, "It's me, Jake from earth."

Christian ran out of his room with the look of disbelief in his eye. He saw the tall man and yelled out "What the hell are you doing on this planet? It's great to see you!" Christian went and gave him a 'manly hug' as he likes to call it.

"I'm the sixth child." Jake said. "I'm here to pilot Eva unit 05.

"NO SHIT!" Christian yelled out.

"I kid you not." Jake said. "I thought I saw you in the station, but I didn't believe it. When I heard you were the first child, I got your info and headed over here."

That was a surprise even to me. Christian was the one questioning whether or not to come here, and yet he was the first chosen? Odd...

"Yeah. You're the first child. Some guy named Clay is the second child. A Danielle is the third child. Some chick named Brianna is the fourth, and another guy who's name is Daniel is the fifth."

"Why am I the fifth?" Danny said.

"Ask them." Jake responded. "Anyways, I have to get going. WE have training in the morning."

"Alright man. Wait...Training?" Christian said.

"Yeah, we start out Eva training in the morning."

"SWEET!" I SAID. I WAS GLAD TO BE FINALLY PILOTING THESE THINGS, whatever the hell they are.

"Uh, Jake?" Christian said, "What IS an Eva?"

"Beats me. Good night all."

"'Night." Christian said, and so he left.