I'm sorry for the unacceptable delay in this update. My connection has a
mind of it's own. _
You'll be happy to know that some of the questions and doubts that have arisen regarding some events in this story will be put to rest in this chapter.
Anyway, you've waited long enough:
-Chapter 10-
---
Rei was walking through the streets of Tokyo 3. It was coming close to dusk by this point in time. Nothing was unusual about the way she looked apart from the odd blue hat that she wore.
"So, who are we going to see?" Cupid asked her.
"Shinji." Rei replied.
A few people passing by stopped to stare at the girl who seemed to be talking to herself.
"That quiet boy?"
"Correct." She affirmed.
They both fell silent for a few minutes.
"I have just one more question." Cupid said after a while, breaking the quiet moment.
"What is it?"
"Exactly why are you helping me?" He asked her, never really getting to grips with her true intentions or motives.
"You brought Ikari happiness." She said simply. "He means a lot to me." Pausing for a moment, she continued. "I like to see him smile."
"Maybe I should have hooked you two up instead, eh?" Cupid put more thought in to the idea.
"No." Rei told him firmly, interrupting his thoughts. "It is not meant to be."
Deciding not to question her any further, Cupid fell silent again, resuming his function as a hat.
---
Touji and Kensuke sat on a park bench. It wasn't long before the person who they were waiting for approached them.
"It's done!" Announced Sakuya.
"Excellent!" Kensuke exclaimed. "How did she take it?"
The girl chuckled at the question. "Not well."
"That bad, huh?"
"She started crying." Sakuya said gleefully. Kensuke looked surprised.
"Hold on a second." Touji interrupted the two. "Are you saying that the Red Devil actually started crying?"
"Yeah!" Sakuya replied happily. "You should have seen her face!"
The two boys fell silent at the news.
Touji soon turned to Kensuke and spoke. "Crap, dude."
Kensuke nodded, a look of dread on his face. "Shinji's in trouble."
"What?" Sakuya looked puzzled. "What's wrong now?"
"We went too far." Kensuke told her with a frown.
"Surely you don't regret doing it?" Brief anger flashed across her face, but Touji lifted his hand up, stopping her before she could say any more.
"You don't know the Devil like we do." He said.
"Shinji-" Kensuke paused for a moment to emphasize his point. "-is a dead man."
The two boys stood up and turned to Sakuya.
"We gotta go." They both said at the same time and they both rushed away. Sakuya now stood alone next to the park bench, the look on her face indistinguishable.
"Idiots." She murmured quietly as she started heading home.
---
Shinji heard the door to the apartment open, meaning that Asuka had returned. She had taken longer then he expected she would, but he was relieved that she was back none-the less.
It wasn't long before Asuka came in to the living room looking for him. She saw him casually sitting on the couch.
"Oh, hey!" He said cheerfully. "Took you a long time. What happened?"
She didn't answer. Just stared at him with absolutely no expression on her face. Shinji looked back at her, not quite sure what was going on.
"how?" she finally said, her voice on the verge of breaking.
"What?" He asked, not knowing what she meant.
"w-why?" She asked again, sounding even weaker, now silent tears were sliding down from her eyes.
Shinji stood up and went over to her.
"Asuka, what's wrong?" He asked in concern. "Asuka?"
She didn't answer him, but then:
*SMACK*
Shinji fell back from the impact, blood streaming from his nose and now swollen lip. He looked up to see the girl with a heart-breaking expression on her face, her knuckles bruised and tears falling from her eyes.
She looked down at him, her sadness turning in to intense anger.
"YOU JERK!" She screamed at him, kicking him on the side. She saw him cringed at the pain from the blow. "Damn you." She sniffled.
The hurt boy risked looking up again, but Asuka was gone. He then heard the door to her room slam shut and the lock being applied.
---
Touji and Kensuke walked at a fast pace, although both weren't quite sure where they were heading.
"We screwed up bad." Touji said after a bit.
"No kidding." Kensuke replied, feeling angry with himself. Now that he though about it, what they had done was really stupid.
"I don't believe it!" Touji burst out again. "She actually cares for him!"
They had both honestly thought that Asuka was just using Shinji and that he was too blind to see it.
"Me neither." Kensuke though that the idea of the Red Devil liking someone other then herself was just absurd.
"God, this feels rotten!" Touji yelled yet again. Not even Asuka deserved what they had bestowed upon her.
"I KNOW!" Kensuke screamed at him, finally loosing what remained of his temper.
---
Shinji stood in the kitchen, applying an ice pack to his face. He didn't know what had caused this, but he still felt really bad.
He was pulled away from his thoughts by the ringing of the doorbell. As he walked towards the front door he heard sobbing coming from Asuka's room. This made him feel even worse.
When he opened the door, he saw Rei standing on the other side.
"You're hurt?" She asked, looking concerned.
"I'm all right." He assured her. "What brings you here?"
"I wanted to talk to you." She said, her expression suddenly turning serious.
"Well, I guess you should come in." He told he as he moved aside.
Shinji led Rei in to the kitchen and they both sat down at the circular table where the residents of the Katsuragi apartments usually had their breakfast.
"Where is pilot Sohruy?"
"She's in her room." He answered. "I guess she's not feeling well." He sighed for a moment. "Anyway, what did you come to talk to me about?"
Rei straightened up in her seat.
-To be continued-
---
Well, what happens next is really up to you guys. Should I go back to writing my other fic, 'Best Case Scenario,' or should I continue with this story? Tell me in your reviews.
Till Later!
You'll be happy to know that some of the questions and doubts that have arisen regarding some events in this story will be put to rest in this chapter.
Anyway, you've waited long enough:
-Chapter 10-
---
Rei was walking through the streets of Tokyo 3. It was coming close to dusk by this point in time. Nothing was unusual about the way she looked apart from the odd blue hat that she wore.
"So, who are we going to see?" Cupid asked her.
"Shinji." Rei replied.
A few people passing by stopped to stare at the girl who seemed to be talking to herself.
"That quiet boy?"
"Correct." She affirmed.
They both fell silent for a few minutes.
"I have just one more question." Cupid said after a while, breaking the quiet moment.
"What is it?"
"Exactly why are you helping me?" He asked her, never really getting to grips with her true intentions or motives.
"You brought Ikari happiness." She said simply. "He means a lot to me." Pausing for a moment, she continued. "I like to see him smile."
"Maybe I should have hooked you two up instead, eh?" Cupid put more thought in to the idea.
"No." Rei told him firmly, interrupting his thoughts. "It is not meant to be."
Deciding not to question her any further, Cupid fell silent again, resuming his function as a hat.
---
Touji and Kensuke sat on a park bench. It wasn't long before the person who they were waiting for approached them.
"It's done!" Announced Sakuya.
"Excellent!" Kensuke exclaimed. "How did she take it?"
The girl chuckled at the question. "Not well."
"That bad, huh?"
"She started crying." Sakuya said gleefully. Kensuke looked surprised.
"Hold on a second." Touji interrupted the two. "Are you saying that the Red Devil actually started crying?"
"Yeah!" Sakuya replied happily. "You should have seen her face!"
The two boys fell silent at the news.
Touji soon turned to Kensuke and spoke. "Crap, dude."
Kensuke nodded, a look of dread on his face. "Shinji's in trouble."
"What?" Sakuya looked puzzled. "What's wrong now?"
"We went too far." Kensuke told her with a frown.
"Surely you don't regret doing it?" Brief anger flashed across her face, but Touji lifted his hand up, stopping her before she could say any more.
"You don't know the Devil like we do." He said.
"Shinji-" Kensuke paused for a moment to emphasize his point. "-is a dead man."
The two boys stood up and turned to Sakuya.
"We gotta go." They both said at the same time and they both rushed away. Sakuya now stood alone next to the park bench, the look on her face indistinguishable.
"Idiots." She murmured quietly as she started heading home.
---
Shinji heard the door to the apartment open, meaning that Asuka had returned. She had taken longer then he expected she would, but he was relieved that she was back none-the less.
It wasn't long before Asuka came in to the living room looking for him. She saw him casually sitting on the couch.
"Oh, hey!" He said cheerfully. "Took you a long time. What happened?"
She didn't answer. Just stared at him with absolutely no expression on her face. Shinji looked back at her, not quite sure what was going on.
"how?" she finally said, her voice on the verge of breaking.
"What?" He asked, not knowing what she meant.
"w-why?" She asked again, sounding even weaker, now silent tears were sliding down from her eyes.
Shinji stood up and went over to her.
"Asuka, what's wrong?" He asked in concern. "Asuka?"
She didn't answer him, but then:
*SMACK*
Shinji fell back from the impact, blood streaming from his nose and now swollen lip. He looked up to see the girl with a heart-breaking expression on her face, her knuckles bruised and tears falling from her eyes.
She looked down at him, her sadness turning in to intense anger.
"YOU JERK!" She screamed at him, kicking him on the side. She saw him cringed at the pain from the blow. "Damn you." She sniffled.
The hurt boy risked looking up again, but Asuka was gone. He then heard the door to her room slam shut and the lock being applied.
---
Touji and Kensuke walked at a fast pace, although both weren't quite sure where they were heading.
"We screwed up bad." Touji said after a bit.
"No kidding." Kensuke replied, feeling angry with himself. Now that he though about it, what they had done was really stupid.
"I don't believe it!" Touji burst out again. "She actually cares for him!"
They had both honestly thought that Asuka was just using Shinji and that he was too blind to see it.
"Me neither." Kensuke though that the idea of the Red Devil liking someone other then herself was just absurd.
"God, this feels rotten!" Touji yelled yet again. Not even Asuka deserved what they had bestowed upon her.
"I KNOW!" Kensuke screamed at him, finally loosing what remained of his temper.
---
Shinji stood in the kitchen, applying an ice pack to his face. He didn't know what had caused this, but he still felt really bad.
He was pulled away from his thoughts by the ringing of the doorbell. As he walked towards the front door he heard sobbing coming from Asuka's room. This made him feel even worse.
When he opened the door, he saw Rei standing on the other side.
"You're hurt?" She asked, looking concerned.
"I'm all right." He assured her. "What brings you here?"
"I wanted to talk to you." She said, her expression suddenly turning serious.
"Well, I guess you should come in." He told he as he moved aside.
Shinji led Rei in to the kitchen and they both sat down at the circular table where the residents of the Katsuragi apartments usually had their breakfast.
"Where is pilot Sohruy?"
"She's in her room." He answered. "I guess she's not feeling well." He sighed for a moment. "Anyway, what did you come to talk to me about?"
Rei straightened up in her seat.
-To be continued-
---
Well, what happens next is really up to you guys. Should I go back to writing my other fic, 'Best Case Scenario,' or should I continue with this story? Tell me in your reviews.
Till Later!
