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Netsuai / Lieben Love
Shinji Ikari slowly pulled away from the lips of the second child. He moved himself into a sitting position on the floor and slowly pushed himself backward until his back rested against the bottom of the couch. His eyes never strayed from the body of Asuka Langley Soryu during this action. He watched her as she too slowly sat up in a sitting position with her back resting up against the wall. [How did this happen?] His thoughts paused for a moment before his mind sent him a response. [you don't care]. Shinji agreed with himself.
"So…what now?"
Shinji watched as Asuka smiled.
"Why don't we take a walk?"
"Um, okay," Shinji said in agreement.
He stood slowly from where he sat on the floor. [Asuka is on the ground. Help her up] Shinji then extended his hand down to the German girl.
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Asuka Langley Soryu watched the hand of the third child extend itself down towards her. She grasped it, and subsequently felt the force exerted to lift her in the tension felt upon her skin. Soon she was standing, and after a few more moments she found herself walking out of the apartment door with Shinji in tow. When they reached the street they began to walk, neither truly knowing where they were headed, but at the same time neither seemed to care. Eventually they reached a park bench overlooking one of the many new lakes of Tokyo-3.
It was at this point that Shinji began to speak.
"I…I think that I am happy, Asuka. I am feeling something that I can't recall feeling before."
"Love?"
Shinji nodded, while Asuka looked out towards the sunset.
"Shinji, I know this wasn't easy for either of us to do, and I don't want to lose it."
Shinji nodded again.
"I never want to lose you."
Asuka turned to look the Japanese boy in the face. She had never seen an expression on anyone as serious as the one Shinji now bore.
"Well, if this is true love, then we were meant to be together right?" Asuka said.
Shinji gave no response to this question. There were so many factors in life; so many little things that affected ones life. As much as he hoped to be with Asuka forever, he knew that it might not happen.
"Then we don't have to worry about anything," Asuka continued, "If this is real then…"
Shinji nodded, bringing a silence to Asuka's words.
"I've never felt anything more real in my entire life."
Asuka swallowed, but found that the lump in her throat was making it difficult.
"Shinji…"
The German girl leaned her head on the shoulder of the third child, and found that there was no other place in the world that she would rather be.
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Shinji Ikari stared out into the distance as he felt the weight of the second child's head upon his shoulder. He moved his right arm up and wrapped it around her slightly shivering frame.
The light of the day was fading quickly, and Shinji found himself watching the small lake waves land upon the shore. He felt different; at peace with himself. It was something that the third child had longed for a great time. In truth, a small part of Shinji Ikari had died that day; gone with the fading light, and the reflections upon the water.
