This update has been delayed enough (due to crappy site problems), so straight on with the chapter:

-Chapter 14-

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Shinji put his hand on Touji's shoulder as he led him and Kensuke out of the apartment.

"So, I guess I'll see you guys later?"

Touji turned back to look at his friend. "Look Shinji." He sighed. "Is there any way we can get you to change your mind?"

Before he could respond, Hikari dragged the two boys out of the apartment, muttering something about: "Not getting out of it that easily."

Shinji just stood back, watching as Hikari literally threw Touji in to the elevator and dragged Kensuke in after her. Misato walked up behind him shaking her head.

"Those two really are idiots."

"Yeah." Shinji replied smiling slightly. "This will be good for them."

"If they survive, probably." Misato added chuckling as she walked back in to the apartment.

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Cupid, who had again reverted to his hat state, was currently riding atop Rei's head as they walked around Tokyo 3.

"You are making my head itch." Rei complained quietly.

"Sorry, but not much goes with the school uniform. " He informed her lightly. "Would you rather have a strange black cloud trailing you everywhere?"

Rei didn't reply, and Cupid chose not to say anything further. He was way too busy scouting around for any potential targets. Travelling around with Rei was a lot slower then his usual method.

A ringing noise snapped him from his thoughts.

"Hey, what's that?" He asked.

"It is my cellular phone." Rei replied as she took it from her pocket and answered it. A few moments later she ended the call and put it away again.

"They want me to report to HQ for a series of tests."

"Oh, can I come too?!" He asked hopefully.

"I am not sure if it is wise." She said somewhat thoughtfully. "You might be detected, and people will be curios about my new appearance."

"Hmm." He though about it for a moment. "Maybe I could disguise myself differently?"

"I would not advise it." There was a soft finality in her voice.

"Oh, Alright." Cupid disengaged himself from his comfortable spot on her head, and reverted back to his shadow mist form. "I'll see you later?"

"Yes." Without saying anything else, the girl began walking in the general direction of the Geo Front.

"Aw man, it's gonna be so boring without her." He said to himself as he flew higher up and away from view.

Deciding that going against what he was told would be more fun then hanging around on his own, Cupid decided to follow Rei.

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Back in Misato's apartment, the purple haired major was just finishing getting dressed for a day's work.

She exited the room and almost bumped in to Shinji as he was heading in to his own.

"Misato?" He looked confused. "I though you weren't going to work today."

"Same here, but I just remembered something that I have to take care of."

"Oh." He stepped aside to let her pass. "I'll see you later then?"

She turned just before closing the door behind her. "Yeah, don't wait up for me though."

With that she closed the door leaving Shinji alone in the apartment.

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Hikari was leading the way to her home, followed closely by Touji and Kensuke.

"I want no acts of perversion out of either one of you." She said sternly turning her head to face them. "Especially you Kensuke."

"What have I done?!" He protested somewhat angrily.

Hikari did not answer him.

A minute or so later, Touji decided to speak up: "Um, Class Rep?"

"What is it Touji?" She turned to look at him again.

"You'll protect us right?"

"Protect you?" She asked with a somewhat amused expression. "Protect you from what?"

"From the Devil of course!" Kensuke butted in, somewhat exasperated.

Hikari giggled at this. "Oh, c'mon you two." She had a smile now. "Asuka's not that bad."

"Not that bad?!" Touji looked outraged. "Did you see what she did to Shinji?!"

"She had good reason to." Hikari said in defence of her friend.

"But she didn't even hear him out!" Kensuke half-yelled.

"She wouldn't have had to, if you two hadn't screwed up!" Hikari said yelled back, creating the impression that arguing with her was just exercising futility.

The two boys just groaned in frustration. Both had considered running away, but that was just cowardly.

"Well, that's my house over there." The pigtailed girl said as she pointed to a nice looking house further up the street.

"You live in a nice area." Kensuke told her.

"I suppose." She then turned to look at them again. "I hope you two appreciate the lengths I go to try and right your wrongs."

"What do you mean?" Touji and Kensuke asked in unison.

"Well, I showing two boys round to my house" The class rep replied with her usual bossy/informative tone. "I wouldn't usually do that."

The two boys sighed again.

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"Man, I've never seen this place before."

Cupid was frantically trying to keep up with the train cart Rei was in, as well as observing his surroundings.

The train passed through another tunnel, transcending in to the giant underground sphere.

"So this is the Geo Front." He said in awe.

-To be Continued-

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Okay, I'll be honest. I could have written more, but I wanted to keep you guys in suspense. Also, I admit that Hikari's character came off rather weird in this chapter, but in all honesty I couldn't be bothered making any changes. Next chapter up soon!

Till Later.