Well, here's another crappy update. It's nothing special, but hey, it's tough to update work these days...

Chapter 28

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The massive purple Evangelion, that now stood covered in blood, knelt down and the entry plug was ejected.

Shinji crawled out of the cockpit and looked around. He could see Units 00 and 02 close by, as well as a large gathering of military vehicles around.

A few moments later he heard the sound of cars approaching and soon after he spotted a collection of Nerv vehicles. Two jeeps pulled up in front of him followed by a van, which he though must be a medical team. He was surprised to see Misato come out from one of the large hummers.

"Shinji!" She shouted as she ran over to him. "Are you okay?!"

"I'm fine, Misato!" He struggled as she wrapped him in her old Misato brand hug.

"We were all so worried about you!"

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Asuka watched the whole scene unfold from the main viewer of her screen.

"Hey! I should be the first one to give him a hug!" She shouted. Sadly, the only person who could hear her was the pilot of Unit 00, Rei.

"What difference would it make?" Rei asked her over the intercom.

"I knew you wouldn't understand!"

Rei didn't reply.

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*The Commander's office.*

The second in command sat across from the supreme commander of Nerv.

"So, the S2 unit was succeful..." Fuyutsuki commented.

"Of course. Although this wasn't foretold in the scenario, there was no reason for it to fail."

"Aren't we deviating from it a little too much?" The sub commander asked.

"It shouldn't have any detrimental effects..." Gendo answered.

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*Later on*

Shinji was sitting on one of the benches in the infirmary. He had been poked and prodded for the past hour or so, to test for any signs of contamination or influences by the Angel after being absorbed. He had checked out fine.

A nurse walked in, her face hidden behind a file she was reading. "Well, we didn't find anything wrong with you, so you're free to leave."

Shinji stood up. "Okay, thanks..." As soon as he opened the door, a hand grabbed hold of his shirt and pulled him out in to the corridor.

"Baka!"

Yep, it was Asuka.

"Hello Asuka." He said as he struggled to retain his balance. "What's up?"

She didn't answer him. Instead, she proceeded to drag him down the corridor and out of the base. She dragged him all through Tokyo 03, in to their apartment complex and up the elevator to their home.

Throwing open the door, Asuka pushed Shinji in to the front room and then threw him on to the couch.

"Asuka, will yo-" He didn't say anything else as she literally fell on top of him.

"Shut up and kiss me."

"Wah!"

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Rei had left the Nerv HQ and was now almost at her apartment. As she approached the door she noticed something strange. All the letter that she had stuffed in her mail box were now missing, and also the door was no longer a mucky washed out colour, but instead a rather pleasant yellow.

Opening the door, she noticed a few paint tubs in the corner. As she walked deeper in to her apartment, it became apparent that the whole place had had a make-over. The walls were now sky blue, the bed had been made, and not to mention all the new furniture scattered around the place.

"What is going on?" She asked, not very loud, but not exactly quietly for Rei.

Cupid flew out from inside the bathroom. "Hi Rei!"

"What have you done to my apartment?"

"Oh, this?" He flew around in a circle. "I decided to give it a make-over."

"Bu-"

"Before you ask," He interrupted her. "I used your Nerv ID to buy the stuff over the phone. When they delivered it, I took it upon myself to sort everything out. Pretty funky, huh?"

"You used my Nerv card?" Rei asked him.

"Hey, no sweat," The cloud let out a chuckle. "You've never used it before, so why not start now?"

Rei almost, ALMOST, for the second time this week, groaned out in frustration.

"Hey, don't get so worked up!" Cupid exclaimed. "It's not healthy."

"You should have told me about this in advance." Rei said calmly, trying to control the anger that was oh so un-usual for her.

"It wouldn't be a surprise then, would it?"

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*Katsuragi Apartment*

Devising plans to fight Angels is tough. Misato wanted nothing more than to return to the place she called home, lie back on her futon, and get some well deserved rest.

It seemed that her plans for sleep would have to wait though. The first thing she saw when she walked in to the living room was...

"SHINJI! Put your shirt back on right now!"

"What shirt?" He said in a daze.

Misato yanked Asuka off of him and thrust the shirt to his face.

"Damn it Misato!" Asuka complained. "Why the hell do you keep showing up like that at the worst time?"

"Divine intervention." The older woman replied sarcastically.

Grabbing a hold of Shinji, Asuka began dragging him to the front door. "C'mon, Shinji. We'll finish this someplace else."

"Oh no you won't!" Misato yelled, but they had already exited. "Damn kids."

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*NERV Cell block*

"So, you think the attack's over?" Kensuke asked the older man.

"Yeah... probably..."

"Damn, another historical event passed us by."

"You know, sometimes it's best to... SHUT THE HELL UP!"

"Alright... alright..." Kensuke sighed. "Man... some people..."

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To be continued

Yep, it was crap, but hey, an update was needed. Anyway, should I keep going with this or should I wrap it up?

Reviews are appreciated…