This… has been delayed enough. Sorry guys, but some things came up and I didn't have time to write. The story is really picking up in the humour department, but things will get more serious later on. The adventure is just beginning!

-Chapter 19-

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There is a person we all hate.

To be more precise, this person is a girl. She goes to class A2 in one of Tokyo 3's reputable schools, she is fourteen years of age, has many friends, and her name is Sakuya.

She is the very same Sakuya who played an important role in the plan attempting to put an end to Shinji and Asuka's relationship. The very same Sakuya who is now an abject of the intense, pure hatred of a certain German redhead…

The very same Sakuya who now finds herself bored, lying on her bedroom floor, blissfully unaware of the negative feelings and emotions that exist against her.

"So boring." She muttered quietly.

All was quiet and still for a few moments, but then…

"Ouch!" She yelped as she bolted upright. "What the hell?"

It felt as though someone pricked her with a pin on the back of her neck.

"Huh?" There was no one else in the room, and moments later the pain was gone.

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Across town, in the faithful Katsuragi residence, a different girl, one we all know and love, was focused on the trivial task that was at hand.

"Hey Asuka." A voice startled her from her concentration. "What are you doing?"

"Just testing something." She answers.

"Let me see." Shinji comes up behind her to get a better view of what she's doing.

Asuka smiles innocently when he sees what's in her hand.

"Is that a doll?" He asks. "How come it has a needle in its neck?"

"Well you see…" Asuka trails of, suddenly aware of her foolishness.

"Hold on a second." Shinji suddenly looks serious. "Are you practicing voodoo or something?"

"Err." She looks even more nervous. "Well, I'm so pissed at that bitch Sakuya…"

Shinji starts laughing. "Y-You were practicing voodoo on Sakuya?"

"Sort of." She smiles slightly as well. "I don't think it's working."

"Well, I think you'd better stop." Shinji looks down at the doll. "What would people say when they found out that the great Evangelion pilots are practicing dark magic?"

"Yeah, I suppose you're right." She takes the needle from the doll's neck. "Just to make sure though..." And with that she impales the doll in the back.

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On the other side of the city, in Sakuya's room:

"Wah!" She bolts upright again. "What the heck?"

She rubs her back, which feels like it's just been impaled by a sharp object. Again, moments later, the pain was gone.

"I don't get it."

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Back in NERV HQ's dark office room…

"You should not have come here."

"Oh relax." The little figure made an impassive gesture. "Nothing to worry about."

The expression on Rei's face remained neutral, though her eyes spoke of the emotion raging inside. "The Commander suspects something and will now have me under constant surveillance, the chances of us recovering your pod have been drastically cut, and yet you can just tell me that there is nothing to worry about?"

"Pretty much."

Rei almost, ALMOST threw her hands up in exasperation, but considering who she was, a change in her usual cool demeanour was enough.

Taking a deep breath, she glared at the Cupid figure. "We are leaving."

"Sure thing, Blue!"

Rei tensed up as her anger rose, but instead of acting on it, she calmly walked out of the office, followed by the small action figure.

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Time passed quickly for the two young Eva pilots that stayed home. It wasn't long before Misato herself returned to the apartment, however, on this occasion she brought home a guest.

"Hey guys." She called in to the apartment. "I'm home."

"Hey Misato." Both Asuka and Shinji came to greet her. "Oh, hey Kaji!"

"Hey kids." He winked at Asuka, but she just glared at him. "Tough crowd." He smiled.

"So, you heard the big news?!" Misato asked them happily.

"Wait a second." Both Asuka and Shinji looked shocked. "You were serious?"

"Oh boy." Kaji smiled again. "Can we go and sit somewhere? I don't like telling stories while standing in a corridor."

"Yeah, sure." Asuka and Shinji led the two adults in to the kitchen, and sat at the dinner table.

Now that they were all seated, Asuka close to Shinji, and Misato and Kaji on the other side of the table, the two young charges observed their guardian, and what was now her fiancé, awaiting an explanation.

"Well you see." Kaji began first. "I was in her office and we were having a friendly chat."

"And…?" Both Shinji and Asuka pressed on.

"She just kinda looked at me." Kaji said with a smile.

"Yeah, I looked at him." Misato added dreamily.

Kaji smiled even bolder. "And then she asked me if I felt like doing something stupid."

Asuka smirked at this. "And as usual, being the daring fool, you agreed to this?" She crossed her arms. "Man, I have no idea what it was that I ever saw in you."

Everyone at the table was stumped at this.

"Err, thank you for your opinion Asuka." Kaji smiled uneasily. 'It's weird how Asuka's and Misato's roles have reversed like this.' He though to himself, Shinji was also thinking along those same lines.

"Anyway." It was Misato who broke the silence this time. "We decided to get married, so here we are."

Kaji took a small box from his pocket. "She made me buy a ring." He told the two Eva pilots. "Kinda strange having the woman you're marrying choosing her own ring."

"At least you'll know she'll be happy!" Misato exclaimed happily, suggestively elbowing her new fiancé.

That was enough for the young German girl, as she stood up and spoke out: "Okay, this is just too weird." She grabbed Shinji's hand and pulled him to his feet. "Me and Shinji have seen enough."

Misato and Kaji could only watch in amusement as she literally dragged the boy out of the kitchen.

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*Living Room*

Asuka and Shinji both sat on the couch. Shinji was reading a magazine and Asuka was leaning up against his shoulder.

"Shinji?"

"Mmm?"

"About Kaji and Misato…"

Shinji turned his attention away from the magazine and now looked at the redhead who was using his shoulder as a pillow. "What about them?"

"I was just thinking about what they're doing…"

Shinji choked on the very air he breathes. "You want to get married?"

"Not now silly." She smiled and looked up at him. "Sometime in the future."

"I didn't think you were in to that sort of stuff." He grumbled.

"Well, I was just thinking about it." Her eyes became distant for a moment before they came in to focus on him and she smiled. "It would mean we'd never be apart."

Shinji wasn't sure how to react to this sort of thing.

"I don't know, Asuka." He finally said.

She stood up and kissed him on the cheek. "You think about it, okay?"

Shinji watched her as she walked toward the door. "I'm going to have a shower." She told him as she walked in to the bathroom.

Now that the boy was alone, all he could do was think about what she said. In the end it all came down to one question.

"Do I love her?"

-To be Continued-

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Hmmm, hopefully you won't have to wait so long for the next chapter.

Laterz!