Asuka Strikes

By: Byakko of the West

Disclaimer: Meh, I'll do it later...(protagonist here!)

Author's Note: Wow, would you look at that? I'm updating after so long *sweatdrop* Oh well, better late then never, ne?

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"AAHH!!! This isn't fair! Why do we have to stay here when Hikari and the stooges get to go to Okinawa?!?!?! WWWHHHYYY!?!?!?!?!?"

Citizens passing by the trio stopped then back away from the fuming redhead as the boy waved apologetically at them. As they regained their composure and began walking away again, Ikari Shinji turned around to his co-pilot and tried calming her down.

"Asuka...it's not that big of a deal. I mean, what are they going to do that we can't do here?" Only after the words came from his mouth did he wish they could be stuffed back in or erased or anything else to stop them from reaching her ears.

Soryu Asuka Langley turned around and glared furiously at the male before her. "What can they do there that we can't do here, you ask???? Hm, let me see! Diving, eating Okinawa treats, MISSING SCHOOL!! EVERYTHING!!!" she exclaimed, many nerves popping out from her forehead. "And while they're there doing that, we're here stuck either fighting or doing homework!! NOT FAIR!!!!!" She stopped from her yelling so she was able to wail instead, sinking to her knees.

Shinji sweated nervously. Being stuck in the street with broken down woman was not his way of having fun, at all. He kneeled next to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, sorry Asuka, I didn't mean to make you any more upset but I'm just saying that we could have as much fun here. How about this: we could go to NERV HQ and borrow their pool for a while then I'll treat you to some real Japanese food, deal?" he smiled hopefully, watching her tears stop.

Her bottom lip quivered slightly before she threw her arms around his neck. She had been looking for an excuse to do this for some time, being in his arms just felt so right, so comforting. She buried her face in his chest, he grip tightening as she felt his arms hesitantly wrap around her waist. "Oooo!! Thank you so much, Shin-chan! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!"

He felt heat rise to his face, his cheeks turning a bright red and he turned to the other girl who had just been standing there throughout the whole thing, staring into the ocean. "Ayanami, would you like to come with us?"

At this, Asuka stiffened visibly. She glared at nothing in particular, somewhere near the top button of Shinji's shirt. She didn't want that girl to come with them, she was hoping for it to be some sort of date for them. Once she heard the words "Thank you" come from Ayanami Rei's mouth, her scowl hardened but when she heard the words that followed, "but I must report to Commander Ikari before dinner time. Goodbye." And with that, Asuka turned around just in time to watch her turn a corner then out of sight.

Shinji shrugged his shoulders. It's not that he really wanted her to come, it was more about the fact that he didn't want her to be left out like he always used to be. Truthfully, all he wanted was to be alone with and *insert Shinji nosebleed here* maybe see her in a bikini? He shook his head. Those were the last thoughts he needed! He stood up, offering her his hand to help her up as well, which she accepted. But, to his surprise and delight, she keep a tight hold of his hand as they stood next to each other then started walking towards the Katsuragi/Ikari/Soryu apartment. Shinji blushed the whole way, obviously, as Asuka just smiled at him, enjoying his embarrassment. Once they reached the home, the separated into their separate rooms, changing into their bathing suits. The pilot to EVA- 01 was quite embarrassed about the whole idea though. 1) He was going to see his dream girl in a (hopefully) revealing bathing suit and 2) he wasn't exactly the most built guy around. Though he had a few muscles, he wasn't nearly as strong as one of his best friends, Suzuhara Toji or his newfound father figure, Kaji Ryoji. He just hoped Asuka wouldn't mind too much...He walked over to his drawer, shuffling through to find a clean shirt and, to his dismay, found none.

Stepping out of his room, Shinji looked around wearily and, finding no signs of Asuka around, ran towards a near by laundry basket and hoped they were clean clothes recently washed by their care-taker, Katsuragi Misato. Just as he had found one and held in up in victory, he spotted Asuka standing right in front of him and stopped right in his tracks. Dressed in a red and white, zip-up tank tiny, her choice of bathing suit couldn't have brought on a better blood rush to poor ol' Shinji (A/N: Ehehehehe! Matt, BLOOD RUSH!! LOL!).

"Looking good there, Shin-chan." She gave him a wink, smirking as a small trail of blood found its way down from his nose. She loved the reaction she received from him. And, she loved the way he looked without a shirt. True she'd seen better-looking chests on TV, in her dreams and such but he had a finally chiseled chest, the right muscles in the right places. Not too bulgy but not just skin and bone. She liked...

He suddenly became aware of his half-nakedness due to her head-to-toe look and quickly threw on the shirt he had been holding, whipping away the trickle of blood in the process. Once the shirt was on, he held a hand out to his companion, bidding her over. "Shall we go?"

She smiled sweetly and him and instead of taking his hand, she grabbed onto his whole arm, hugging it to her body. "Yes we shall." And with that, she pulled him over towards the door, picking up a wrap-around skirt on the way out.

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Author's Note: Ok, ok, I know it's short but come on! I haven't written anything in a while and I gotta get back into the groove =P! Plus, this summer I'm going to my cousin's wedding and I'm gonna be bored outta my mind so I'm taking my laptop with me and gonna continue a bunch of my fics.

I WOULD put the thanks here but there's too many from last chappie *sweatdrop*! But thanks for all the reviews and special thanks to Roland Deschain, though he didn't put a nice review for this story but instead for my other one, "What if...Kaji Hadn't Died?", I'd like to thank him anyways. He gave my first flame!! EEEEEEE!!! Thanks again Roland!!