I consider myself a lot of things, but one thing I have never been called before is: "a fanfic God." Thanks man, who-ever you are.

And dennisud, I am a fan of Tenchi Muyo as well. Probably one of the most satisfying anime shows I've seen.

Just one last thing: Maybe I've just become greedy, but I've noticed a drop in the number of chapter reviews I've been getting. Sorry people, but if you want these phenomenally fast updates to continue, you better show some appreciation.

Thank you ;-)

-Chapter 16-

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Hikari and Kensuke sat on the living room couch observing Touji, who had still not moved ever since he had curled up in to a ball on the floor.

"Um, how long is he going to stay down there?" Hikari asked Kensuke after a while.

"Hmm." Kensuke prodded his fallen comrade with his foot. "I don't know. It's tough for a guy to recover after a blow like that." He said solemnly.

They fell silent and waited for a few more minutes. When it looked like Touji wasn't going to move Kensuke and Hikari decided to take drastic measures and tried to drag him to his feet. With a few attempts, they succeeded, but the Jock still needed the support of the two people to stay upright.

"Hey Touji." Kensuke spoke loudly in to his face. "Hey, you there?"

"Ken?" He squealed out.

"Yeah, relax buddy. Everything is going to be alright."

Touji looked like he was on the verge of tears. "No." He spoke in the same girly voice as before. "It won't."

"What's wrong now?" Being a girl, Hikari could not understand the inhumanity that the poor boy was going through right now.

"I can't feel it." Touji whimpered.

"Can't feel what?" Hikari asked him again.

"IT, DAMN IT! 'IT'!" He actually managed to yell that part out in a voice that resembled his own.

"Oh." Hikari didn't what to say.

"You poor bastard." Kensuke shook his head, imagining what his friend was experiencing.

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Cupid had seen Rei enter through one of the doors that marked the entrance in to the NERV branch.

"Hmm, better keep a low profile."

Travelling around as black mist had its advantages, as he could easily seep in through the ventilation system.

As he travelled through the dark shaft, he suddenly heard a noise that sounded like machinery switching on.

"What the-?"

He didn't have time to finish that sentence, as two powerful fans at the other end of the vent activated and began blowing wind against him.

Of course, wind isn't a cloud's best friend.

"Holyyyyyyyyyy craaaaaaaaaap!" He yelled as he was literally blown away by the current.

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"So, you guys gonna be okay?"

"Yeah." Kensuke smiled, but then grimaced as he struggled to keep his taller friend on his feet. "We'll be fine."

"Make sure you help Touji get home." Hikari ordered as she shut the door behind the two boys as they left.

The duo walked down the street for approximately 2 minutes before Kensuke started complaining.

"You know Touji, for someone as athletic as you, you sure weigh a lot."

"Shut-" The jock struggled to get the next word out. "-up."

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Cupid found himself outside of the NERV facility one more time.

He sighed inwardly. "Well, I guess if a cloud couldn't crack it, I might as well try something more covert."

A weird popping sound was heard and Cupid transformed in to miniature action figure complete with stealth attire.

"And so it begins." The figurine smiled. "Solid Cupid must infiltrate the secretive NERV base in order to complete his goal!"

That's when the little figure sprinted off towards one of the entrances at a phenomenal pace.

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Shinji had almost fallen asleep in front of the TV when a flurry of loud knocks at the front door jolted him fully awake again.

"Coming." He said half-heartedly.

As soon as he unlocked it, the front door swung open and Shinji was knocked to the floor by a force moving at a speed greater then what the human eye could see.

When he managed to get some air back in to his lungs, he tilted his head in the downward direction of his body only to see a mass of red hair firmly attached to his chest.

"A-Asuka?" He gasped.

"Shinji." She said lovingly.

He was relieved it was her.

"What, what's going on?" He asked.

"I know what happened now." She looked up at him with a tearful but smiling face. "I know that what I feared didn't really happen." Her smile dropped and tears threatened to pour out. "I'm sorry I hit you."

She tightened her hold of him.

"It's okay." He smiled reassuringly, but it did not seem to please the girl.

"No! You can't just forgive me like that!" She looked upset now. "I didn't trust you like I should have." She paused, now looking angry, probably with herself. "I gave you a black eye!"

Dislodging himself from the girl, and moving to standing position, Shinji smiled and offered her a helping hand up. When it looked like it wasn't working and she was still upset, Shinji just shook his head.

"Asuka, I'm telling you its okay." His smile dropped somewhat. "I'm not sure I would have reacted in the same way, but what you did was entirely understandable."

Asuka couldn't help but smile. Surprisingly, it was Shinji that pulled her in to a hug this time. Now she couldn't help but blush.

"C'mon." He said. "Let's go and watch TV."

The two walked in to the living room, hand in hand.

-To be continued-

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Aaawwwww, wasn't that sweet? Lol, I think it needed even more sugar, how bout you guys?

Anyway, what I said earlier might seem harsh, but the speed of the next update depends entirely on you guys. *Evil Smile*

Till Later!