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"So, I take it things are okay now?"
Burade and I were walking down Sota Avenue, on our way to the University, but we were taking time just breathing in the fresh air. Asuka and Rei were not far behind. Asuka Langley Sohryu is a red-haired, seventeen-year old girl. Her and Burade are currently going steady, but the intimacy of their relationship is still unknown (well, not really, I catch them kissing all over the place). Anyway, Rei Ayanami is seventeen also, and she has silvery-white hair. Oh, and Burade? Same age as mine, and he has blonde hair. Also-
"Michi? Hello?"
"Oh, sorry. What's up?"
"Well, how did everything go?"
"How did what go? What're you talking about?"
"Um, Misato maybe? Weren't you guys' like-"
"No, I, I'm sorry, just no."
"Well, what-"
"Will you two idiots stop fighting please?" Asuka interrupted, "I'm trying to talk with Rei here."
So it went on like that until we got to the entrance, where Burade and Asuka went one way and Rei and I in the other. As we parted ways, I noticed Brad's hand slip over Asuka's shoulder, and I wondered....
"Michiaru?"
"Huh? Oh, what's up, Rei?"
"I have been thinking," Rei stated, her eyes focused on the path, "I...I...Michiaru, I have noticed that you and Captain Katsuragi have been....have been quarreling...."
"Yeah, but we're back together now."
"Oh? Oh...never....never mind, then."
Her sudden nervousness puzzled me. She never stutters, I thought, Rei is always so straightforward and confident. Hmmm....
"Well, Rei, here's my class. I guess we'll catch up-"
And it was then when the strangest thing happened. As I turned to tell Rei goodbye, she reached up, put her warm hands about my face, and pushed her lips against mine. After about a second of this, she pulled away quickly.
"Michiaru, I....I'm...I'm so sorry. I have to....I have to go to class. Goodbye." And she left.
What the hell? I wondered. Rei, she....she never...let me tell you more about Rei Ayanami. When I first really had the chance to talk to her, I realized that she really doesn't care to talk to anyone. Sometimes it seems like she doesn't even have emotions, because of the way she acts. An empty shell....a being without feelings....and now she kisses me? Odd...oh well, I guess I'll ask Burade later if he knows what's up. In the meantime, it's time for first period, Computer Graphics. Yippee.
* * * * *
"She kissed you? You're kidding me, right?"
"No, I'm serious. And I've never seen Rei act like that before, either. Do you know if something's up of what?"
After classes were over, Burade and I met up near the auditorium. I told him what had happened earlier, and boy, was he amused.
"....No, I don't think anything's up or nothin'. But I still can't...." Burade's eyes drifted towards the sky, and he locked his hands behind his head. "Rei....ha, I find this kind of funny. Man...oh, hey, Asuka."
Asuka came bouncing up towards us with a half-menacing, half-confused look on her face. "Michi!" she yelled, "what'd you do to poor Rei?"
"Huh?" I asked, confused, "What do you mean, what did I do?"
"Well, I usually meet up with Rei after class, right? So, I come out of class, happily searching-"
"Obviously." Burade snorted.
"Shut-up!" Asuka told him, "Anyway, when I finally saw her I tried saying 'hello', and she looks up at me straight in the eyes, and guess what? She's crying. Then all of a sudden she runs off down the street, ditching me."
"So?" I said defiantly, "How do you know that I did something wrong, huh?"
"This is how I know, you jerk," she replied angrily, and grabbed her bag. After a moment she pulled out a half-crunched box with a pink wrapper covering it. "She dumped this in the trash before she ran off. Here," she shoved the package into my hands, "take it. Let's go, Burade."
"Um....right," Burade responded, "Catch up with you later, Mike." And they were off.
I then turned my attention to the box in my hands. That's when I noticed the letter coming out from the side. What's this? I wondered, curious. I set the package down on the park bench next to me, and I examined the letter. There was no writing on the front or back of the envelope, and it looked as though Asuka had already opened it. When I looked inside, the only thing there was a small piece of paper. I opened it, and there was only one sentence scribbled across it. As I read it, my heart nearly stopped beating, and I choked on my breath. It read:
-Michiaru....I....I love you...please...please be with me....-
......And that was all.
"So, I take it things are okay now?"
Burade and I were walking down Sota Avenue, on our way to the University, but we were taking time just breathing in the fresh air. Asuka and Rei were not far behind. Asuka Langley Sohryu is a red-haired, seventeen-year old girl. Her and Burade are currently going steady, but the intimacy of their relationship is still unknown (well, not really, I catch them kissing all over the place). Anyway, Rei Ayanami is seventeen also, and she has silvery-white hair. Oh, and Burade? Same age as mine, and he has blonde hair. Also-
"Michi? Hello?"
"Oh, sorry. What's up?"
"Well, how did everything go?"
"How did what go? What're you talking about?"
"Um, Misato maybe? Weren't you guys' like-"
"No, I, I'm sorry, just no."
"Well, what-"
"Will you two idiots stop fighting please?" Asuka interrupted, "I'm trying to talk with Rei here."
So it went on like that until we got to the entrance, where Burade and Asuka went one way and Rei and I in the other. As we parted ways, I noticed Brad's hand slip over Asuka's shoulder, and I wondered....
"Michiaru?"
"Huh? Oh, what's up, Rei?"
"I have been thinking," Rei stated, her eyes focused on the path, "I...I...Michiaru, I have noticed that you and Captain Katsuragi have been....have been quarreling...."
"Yeah, but we're back together now."
"Oh? Oh...never....never mind, then."
Her sudden nervousness puzzled me. She never stutters, I thought, Rei is always so straightforward and confident. Hmmm....
"Well, Rei, here's my class. I guess we'll catch up-"
And it was then when the strangest thing happened. As I turned to tell Rei goodbye, she reached up, put her warm hands about my face, and pushed her lips against mine. After about a second of this, she pulled away quickly.
"Michiaru, I....I'm...I'm so sorry. I have to....I have to go to class. Goodbye." And she left.
What the hell? I wondered. Rei, she....she never...let me tell you more about Rei Ayanami. When I first really had the chance to talk to her, I realized that she really doesn't care to talk to anyone. Sometimes it seems like she doesn't even have emotions, because of the way she acts. An empty shell....a being without feelings....and now she kisses me? Odd...oh well, I guess I'll ask Burade later if he knows what's up. In the meantime, it's time for first period, Computer Graphics. Yippee.
* * * * *
"She kissed you? You're kidding me, right?"
"No, I'm serious. And I've never seen Rei act like that before, either. Do you know if something's up of what?"
After classes were over, Burade and I met up near the auditorium. I told him what had happened earlier, and boy, was he amused.
"....No, I don't think anything's up or nothin'. But I still can't...." Burade's eyes drifted towards the sky, and he locked his hands behind his head. "Rei....ha, I find this kind of funny. Man...oh, hey, Asuka."
Asuka came bouncing up towards us with a half-menacing, half-confused look on her face. "Michi!" she yelled, "what'd you do to poor Rei?"
"Huh?" I asked, confused, "What do you mean, what did I do?"
"Well, I usually meet up with Rei after class, right? So, I come out of class, happily searching-"
"Obviously." Burade snorted.
"Shut-up!" Asuka told him, "Anyway, when I finally saw her I tried saying 'hello', and she looks up at me straight in the eyes, and guess what? She's crying. Then all of a sudden she runs off down the street, ditching me."
"So?" I said defiantly, "How do you know that I did something wrong, huh?"
"This is how I know, you jerk," she replied angrily, and grabbed her bag. After a moment she pulled out a half-crunched box with a pink wrapper covering it. "She dumped this in the trash before she ran off. Here," she shoved the package into my hands, "take it. Let's go, Burade."
"Um....right," Burade responded, "Catch up with you later, Mike." And they were off.
I then turned my attention to the box in my hands. That's when I noticed the letter coming out from the side. What's this? I wondered, curious. I set the package down on the park bench next to me, and I examined the letter. There was no writing on the front or back of the envelope, and it looked as though Asuka had already opened it. When I looked inside, the only thing there was a small piece of paper. I opened it, and there was only one sentence scribbled across it. As I read it, my heart nearly stopped beating, and I choked on my breath. It read:
-Michiaru....I....I love you...please...please be with me....-
......And that was all.