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Duet in Love Minor

Chapter 1: Prelude

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March 12, 2015

Asuka left the mall with a small frown. She had walked in with hopes of finding something nice to wear for the upcoming White Day, but had left unsatisfied and empty handed.

[I'll try again tomorrow.] Askua thought to herself. [It's getting late, I should hurry.] Picking up her pace, the redheaded pilot headed to her home in the Katsuragi apartment. Besides the fact that the sky had already reddened into the evening, her stomach was also urging her to run home and to get dinner.

As Asuka reached the apartment doors, she quickly slid her card key through the lock and slid the door open. To her surprise, a flowing hum emanated from deep inside the apartment. It was a gentle stream of notes coming from a stringed instrument. Asuka quickly recognized the piece as Bach's Cello Suite number one, Prelude movement.

Asuka turned into the kitchen, wondering where the music was coming from. [That baka probably has the stereo hooked up to his stupid SDAT player. At least his choice in classical music isn't bad.]

Opening the fridge, the second child realized that there wasn't any instant food that she could quickly fix up for herself, which meant only one thing. "Third Child!" Asuka called to her housemate. "We're out of instant. Get your ass in here and cook something!" There was no reply, which infuriated Asuka. "Are you listening to me?" She shouted as she headed for the boy's room. As she neared 'Shinji's Lovely Suite', the music piece grew louder and clearer. "Hurry up and cook something. Don't make me come in there."

Again there was no reply, only the continuous flow of notes. Deciding that she had waited long enough, Asuka slid the door wide open and stormed into the Shinji's room. "I warned you, Third Child." Asuka said as she prepared to drag the boy to the kitchen with her bare hands. But upon entering the room, Asuka froze at the sight before her.

It was Shinji, playing the deep melody of Bach's Suite with his cello. His eyes were closed, as if he was in a trance. His arm elegantly pulled the bow across the strings as the fingers of his left hand ran up and down the fingerboard. Asuka stood silently as the beautiful melody passed through her ears. The piece had reached its finale, the last chord ringing throughout the room.

Shinji opened his eyes as he dropped out of his trance like state, then his eyes widened further. "Ah! Asuka!" He shrieked in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"Huh?" The redhead said as she came back to her sense. [What was I doing here anyways?] "Umm, oh yeah. I was just wondering. . . uhh. . . when you were going to make dinner." She stuttered softly. [What the hell was that?]

"Oh, sorry." Shinji said as he quickly put his cello away. "I'll get right to it."

"Yeah, you better hurry your ass up." Asuka growled, regaining her fierceness. "And cook something besides that Japanese crap for once."

"Hai." Shinji sighed as he headed for the kitchen and prepared the evening meal.

Asuka walked into her own room as she waited for dinner. Her mind was still stunned by the image of Shinji playing the cello. [I didn't even know he played, and so well too. Mein Gott, why am I thinking about that baka?] Burying her head into her pillow, she struggled to erase the image from her mind, only to find herself failing to do so.

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A/N: Short chapter. It's a prelude, what'd you expect? But that's why I can make up for it with. . .

Backstage Bonus: Sex Raved Asuka (got your attention now, don't I?)

Asuka: Yay! Another me and Shinji fic.

Rei (pouting): Not fair.

TheForthMan: I'm an A/S fan, so tough luck Rei.

Rei: Hate you.

Asuka: Suck it up, wondergirl. The only good fics are those that pair up me and Shinji anyways.

Rei: Have you even read any that includes a romance between Ikari and me?

Asuka (smirking): Nope.

TheForthMan: Good.

Asuka: Good? Why is that?

TheForthMan: Well. . . the ShinjiRei fics always seem to have some sort of. . . unique view of your personality towards Shinji.

Asuka: What do you mean?

TheForthMan: Let's just say that you had a little Obsession with something with Shinji.

Asuka (puzzled): Huh?

TheForthMan: Well. . . seeing Rei and Shinji So Happy Together, you tend to advance towards Shinji in your own way.

Asuka (a bit sarcastically): In my own way? I see Shinji and his Gift with Blue Hair together all the time, how would I act differently?

TheForthMan: Let me put it this way. You seemed to see things as sort of black and white, Crimson and Azure. Things were either yours or hers, no grey or violet in your view.

Asuka: So I was possessive?

TheForthMan: You could say that.

Rei (bluntly): What he is trying to say is that in the romance fics that include me and Ikari, you are always seen as a sex raved girl whose sole purpose is to have sex with Ikari. Your tainted personality was so defiling, it would soil the Garden of Eva.

Asuka: . . .

TheForthMan (nervously): She said it, not me.

Asuka (kicks TheForthMan in the unmentionables): Hentai!

TheForthMan (holding on to what's left of his crotch): What. . . did. . . I do?