Disclaimer: I wish I owned NGE, I would have the Live action movie in full
swing right now, but that would make me do work.... So never mind.
A/N: Sorry for the wait, But I've been working for the almighty dollar. But for everyone out there, you finally get to know if this is a Shinji and Asuka Fic, or a Shinji and Rei Fic. The big question will be answered. Who the Hell is it? Well for the last chapter of 'The LCL effect' I figured that this will be a good way to end it. But fear not everyone. I have already started the brain storming for another Evangelion story, and for anyone out there that doesn't know how I do things, it will take place after this story and will focus on the relationship between Shinji and...... Oh you thought I was going to slip up and say who it's going to be didn't you? Sorry everyone, looks like you're just going to need to read this chapter.
Shinji sat at his desk, watching the time slowly tick by on his computer screen. It was only 2: 51 pm, just only nine minutes remaining of the school day, but nine minutes might as well have been nine hours for poor Shinji. Carefully glancing over in Rei's direction, Shinji could see what looked like a nervous look on Rei's face; well she looked like she was nervous to him anyways.
'She looks to be as nervous as I am.' Shinji thought to him self. 'I just hope that Kensuke and Toji can help me out like they said they would.'
Looking back at the computer screen, Shinji looked at the time. It was only now 2:53; He let out a low moan....
Across the class room, Toji looked over at his friend Kensuke, and they both nodded. Then Toji looked back at his computer, just three seats behind him and one seat to the right. Sat Hikari, resting her chin in the side of her hand as she fought off sleep. Just as she was about to lose that battle against sleep, she saw there was a privet message from Toji. Clicking OK, she read the message.
#1coolmanstud: Remember what we talked about?
Rolling her eyes Hikari typed back.
Class Rep: Yeah I remember. Now why am I doing this again?
#1collmanstud: We told you, to help Shinji. Our friend.
Class Rep: Okay, Okay...... I have something ready to stall Asuka..... I really don't feel right doing this just to let you know.
It's now 2:57pm.
Stopping his normal rant about second impact, the teacher turns around to face the class.
"We have three minutes left; the Class rep can go ahead and tell the class who will be staying after......"
Standing up Hikari looked around the room, as she did Toji and Kensuke looked right back at her. "Myself, Toji, Kensuke and Asuka will be staying." Hikari said with a heavy sigh. Fallowed by a heavy sigh of relief from the other students and an out burst from Asuka.
"What! Why me?" Asuka asked as she turned around in her seat.
"It's........" Hikari got another look from Toji and Kensuke. "... Umm just your turn Asuka."
Just then the bell rang and school was over for the day. And just as Asuka was about to say good bye to Shinji, Toji at great risk of losing his life, grabbed Asuka's shoulder.
"You want to DIE!!!" Asuka screamed as she turned back around to see who just grabbed her shoulder.
"Shut up. Just help us get this over with so we can get the hell out of here." Toji said.
"Yeah Asuka longer you take to get started the longer it will take you to finish....." Hikari said. She really didn't like keeping things from her friend, but something just told her that telling Asuka that she was here just to give Shinji a chance to get out of the school with out her. Things could've gotten really bad if she had said why.
"Fine..." Asuka said not to thrilled about the whole thing.
Out side the school, Shinji and Rei stood there just looking at each other. 'Looks like Toji and Kensuke pulled it off.....' Shinji thought. "So Rei why don't we get some things for dinner?"
Rei just nodded, and then she and Shinji started for a small market that was just a couple blocks from Rei's apartment. As they walked to the market, Shinji found that he and Rei hadn't said a word since they left the school.
"So... Umm Rei anything you really like to eat, you know favorite food?" Shinji asked.
Rei shrugged her shoulders, and then looked at Shinji. "I don't really care.... As long as there is no meat."
"Okay, no meat." Shinji said putting on a smile.
Rei then gave a small smile back, and then they went back to shopping. Shinji then grabbed some carrots and some other veggies. As they waited in the check out line, Shinji looked at all the stuff he had.
'It looks like that I've might have gone over my limit.....' Shinji thought to himself. "Umm Rei I really do hate asking you this, but just in case I have gone over my spending limit, might you have some extra cash on you?"
Shinji really hated asking that, you know what type of guy asks that when he's getting ready to make dinner for a someone he cares for.
"Do you have your NERV ID card, Ikari-kun?" Rei asked.
"Umm Yeah, why?" Shinji asked back.
"Your NERV card is not only an ID card, but also a check card." Rei replied.
"What? You mean we get paid?" Shinji asked, more then a little shocked. "How much?"
"A substantial amount." Rei replied. "I believe that the Major gets three fourths of Pilot Sohryu and your pay to help with living expenses. Then the rest is deposited in to your account."
"You mean to tell me that Misato has been buying beer with my money?" Shinji asked still a little surprised.
Rei only nodded.
'Damn it Misato......' Shinji thought to himself.
Back across Tokyo-3 Misato had just sneezed as she reached in to the fridge grabbing a beer. Standing back up, she rubbed her nose.
"Huh... I guess that someone was talking about me....." Misato said to her self just as Pen-Pen waddled in to the kitchen.
WARK!
Misato just shrugged her shoulders and went in to the living room.
Just as Misato flopped on to the couch, the front door flung open.
"WHERE THE HELL IS HE!!!" Asuka yelled.
"Oh hi Asuka." Misato said from the couch. "How was school?" Misato asked not knowing about what happened.
"Don't you 'oh hi Asuka' me! Where is he?" Asuka asked again... Demanded again.
"I don't know......Why?" Misato asked.
"For ditching me at school today, he has a meeting with my foot in his balls!"
Misato took another gulp of her beer. "Are we having our time of the month?"
Asuka glared back at Misato. "Where is he?!" Asuka yelled again.
Misato only shrugged her shoulders.
"Vary well, if you're going to with hold information, I'll just need to use methods that will make you talk." Asuka said before she walked out of the living room and in to the kitchen.
Not giving a flying crap what the red head was ranting about; Misato took another gulp of her beer as she turned on the TV. "What ever......"
As she flipped through the channels, Misato watched Asuka as she walked back in to the living room with an arm load of ten cans of beer. Still not knowing what she was going to do with it, she sat up some in the couch. "Asuka are we taking up drinking?" Misato jokingly asked.
But Asuka didn't say anything all she did was walk across the living room, over to the balcony door. Opening it, she walked out on to the balcony and placed each of the ten cans of beer on the edge of the concrete barrier, and then she turned back around so she can face Misato.
"Now Major, where is Shinji?" Asuka asked for the third time.
Misato raised an eye brawl. "I told you already, I don't know." Misato replied. "What are you going to do with those?"
All Asuka did was move so Misato could get a clear look at the beers. Then she flicked one of the cans with her finger making it fall over the side of the concrete barrier.
"AAAAHHHH!!!! MY BEER!!!!" Misato screamed as she jumped for the couch.
"Another step and this one gets it too." Asuka said as she dangled the next victim....er beer over the edge. "Again where is he?"
Misato stood frozen. "Now Asuka... take it easy. Just carefully put it back down and back away, slowly." Misato begged.
"WRONG ANSWER!" Asuka yelled, and then she dropped the can. Making it plummet to it's untimely demise.
Misato then fell to her knees crying. "Please... Asuka..... No more...... Please..... Oh the humanity......"
"Now you can save the other eight, if you just tell me where Shinji is at. Or you know this one will go right in to your car windshield." Asuka said as she picked up the third can. "And you know I can hit it from here."
"I'll call his cell phone......(Sniff) Will that be okay?" Misato asked.
Walking over to the phone, Misato was just about to pick it up, but the phone started to ring.
"Hello?" Misato asked, answering the phone.
It was Shinji calling.
"Shinji?...... Okay....... I see......(Misato looks over at Asuka.) Okay...... I understand......... Okay bye." Hanging up the phone Misato looks over at Asuka again.
"That was Shinji." Misato stated.
"Duh, where is he?" Asuka asked again.
"At Rei's." Misato replied. "He also said that he needs his space and for you not to bother him. Rei didn't bother you two the other night, so he wants you to do the same."
"Like Hell!" Asuka said as she chucked the can of beer over the side of the balcony, before walking back inside the apartment. "I'm going in over there to kick wonder bitches ass right now."
"Hold it!" Misato said in her director of operations tone. "I believe that Shinji said for you not to go over there. So just sit right back down."
"And Leave Shinji there with the doll? I think not."
"Well that's just too bad, you're staying here." Misato said. "Or its NERV tests for you."
"What?"
"Not another word."
Asuka shot a glare back at Misato; you know what glare I'm talking about. The one that said that if you were any other person I would kill you look.
Walking back Misato, Asuka went to her room and slammed the door. Putting extra effort into slamming the door.
Misato stood there in the living room, she knew that Asuka really did care for Shinji, maybe even loves him. But she would never say it to anyone, let alone tell it to Shinji him self. 'Asuka......' She thought to herself.
Back with Shinji and Rei, the two were walking back to Rei's apartment.
"Is there anything else we might need before we get back to your place?" Shinji asked.
Rei only shook her head no.
Not getting a verbal answer from her, Shinji started to worry. 'Oh man... I hope I didn't make her mad at me...' Shinji thought to himself. 'I sure hope that Asuka is alright?'
"Okay, when we get to your place we'll clean up the kitchen and get started on dinner." Shinji said as he and Rei rounded the last corner to get to her apartment. When they did, Shinji happened to notice a soda machine there in front of a small shop. "Want some soda Rei?"
Rei just looked at the machine and back at Shinji. She's walked past this machine several times before in the past and never gave it a second thought. "I've never had one before." She replied, with her monotone voice.
"Umm... Okay. Would you like to try one?" Shinji asked as he started to fish around his pocket looking for some change for the machine.
"Yes please." Rei replied, still not to sure about the whole idea.
Looking at the selection of the soft drinks, Shinji started to talk out loud to him self. "Lets see..... First time having a soda...... Mountain Dew? No that might be too much I don't think you would like being hooked on caffeine. What about this? A can of Pepsi? That's not too bad."
Rei nodded, again she wasn't to sure.
Putting the money in to the machine, Shinji pressed the button for the Pepsi and some Mountain Dew for him self. Once the two cans had fallen out, Shinji picked up Rei's and handed it to her and then he grabbed his. And together they opened their cans; Shinji took a far sized gulp. And Rei at first took only a sip, fallowed by a little bit larger sip, fallowed by a normal drink.
"What did you think for you first soda?" Shinji asked.
Rei looked up at Shinji and collected her thoughts. "It was.... Different." She replied.
"Different good or Different bad?" Shinji asked.
"Different in a good way." Rei replied.
"That's good, Well we better get going before the food starts to go bad." Shinji said, just as he happened to look up at the sky. "And before it rains."
Looking up her self, Rei saw that the sky was starting to get dark as a storm front started to move over Tokyo-3. "Yes that will be a preferred course of action."
Then the two teens started back on their way to Rei's apartment, little did they know, that little bit of Pepsi going through Rei's system was going to have an effect on her. Something that no one couldn't foresee coming.
Finally getting to the apartment, Shinji and Rei started to climb up the steps Rei's floor.
"Ikari-kun where did you learn to cook?" Rei asked.
"I guess I just started to cook when I lived with my aunt and uncle, why?" Shinji replied.
"Just wondering...." Rei replied. "What's your favorite book?" Rei asked again.
"I don't know....." Shinji replied as he started to think that something was up. 'Rei is acting strange all of a sudden.....' He thought to himself.
As they walked up the flights of steps, Rei asked question after question, and pointed out little this she's noticed. 'Its sounds like she's even in a better mood. Like she hyper or something.' He thought to himself. "Rei? Can I ask you something?"
"Yes you may Ikari-kun." Rei replied in an up beat voice.
"Have you ever had thing with caffeine before?" Shinji asked as he came to the level where Rei's apartment was located at.
Rei shook her head. "No Ikari-kun that beverage was the first thing I've ever had before."
Shinji let out a sigh as he stopped at the door to Rei's apartment. 'Okay she's acting almost normal. I sure hope that this doesn't last.' Shinji thought.
Back at Misato's apartment, Asuka was still in her room. She was just laying there on her bed, looking back up at the ceiling.
'Why... Why him? Of all guys, it had to be him. The spineless, pathetic, looser, perverted, stooge. Why him?' Asuka asked herself. 'The shear thought him Shinji being over at Wonder girl's place just drives me freaking crazy! Damn it!!!' Asuka screamed mentally.
Sitting up in her bed she quietly walked over to her bedroom door and opened it. Peeking her head out in to the hall way, she could still hear Misato watching TV. Stepping out of her room, Asuka quietly closed the door to her room, and tipped toed down the hall over to Shinji's room. And there she opened the door, making sure not to make a sound. Stepping in to Shinji's room, Asuka took one last peek out into the hall to see if anyone had seen her. Misato was still watching TV.
Once in Shinji's room, Asuka looked around. There she found that his bed was still unmade, and for the boy that normally goes out of the way to keep things clean this was a rarity. The something that was sitting on his desk made the red head take a closer look. There neatly placed on the corner of the desk was Shinji's beloved SDAT player. Picking it up, she placed the two ear buds in to her ears and placed the play. Taking a seat there at the edge of Shinji's bed. Asuka just sat there listening to the music. She listened as 'All or nothing' by Dirty Vegas played in her ears. Slowly she then laid on her side, and then she rolled over on to her stomach. Breathing in deeply, she could smell Shinji on the pillow. Hugging the pillow, just laid there listening to the music, that seemed to effect her in someway she couldn't explain. Just something about it was Shinji. This music, somehow just seemed like Shinji.
Back at Rei's apartment, Shinji stood over the stove cooking. And thankfully, Rei had come back down from a brief and yet vary frightening caffeine high. "So Rei how are you feeling?" Shinji asked as he worked on the stiff fry.
"Better, thank you. But Ikari-kun?" Rei said.
"Yes Rei?" Shinji asked back.
"No more Soda." Rei said back from the small table.
Shinji looked back and smiled. "Sure Rei, Water or tea?"
"Tea please." Rei replied then she looked back out the window. It had started raining, and raining hard, harder then it would normally rain in Tokyo-3.
"It sure is coming down....." Shinji said as he walked to the table and sat in front of Rei.
Rei only nodded. But as Shinji sat there at the table, he sat there thinking. Not of Rei, but of Asuka. For some reason beyond his understanding, Asuka just kept on coming in to his mind. 'Is this right?' He asked himself. 'Should I be here with Rei like this, I mean I like her, but as what?' As Shinji lost himself in his thoughts, he didn't notice that the dinner cooking behind him was starting to burn.
"Ikari-kun?" Rei said pointing over at the stove.
"Huh..." Looking at what Rei was pointing at. Shinji jumped from the chair he was sitting at. "Ahhhh! Sorry!!!" running over to the stove, Shinji turned of the fire and tried to salvage the stir fry.
"Sorry this doesn't happen normally." Shinji said as he still tried to save dinner.
"It's alright." Rei said as she gave a small smile.
After a couple more minutes, Shinji had fixed the table and he and Rei was sitting quietly having dinner.
"This is rather good Ikari-kun." Rei said.
"Thanks, but its really nothing. I make dinner for Misato and Asuka just about all the time." Shinji said before having something to drink. "God help us if Misato cooks."
Rei nodded. "I have heard of the Major's cooking skills."
"Or lack there of." Shinji said.
The two sat there looking at each other, then before they knew it Shinji started to laugh, then Rei started to giggle. "She and Asuka are probably having instant right now....."
Well it was true, Back at Misato's apartment. Misato was standing in front of the stove boiling some water for some instant noodles. "Asuka! The water is ready for the noodles!" She called from the kitchen, but there was no answer. Not even a 'Shut up!' looking out to the hall, Misato called for Asuka again.
"Asuka!?" Again nothing.
Starting to worry, Misato walked out of the kitchen and looked down the hall. "Asuka?" she called for the third time, but again nothing. Walking down the hall, Misato came to Asuka's bedroom door, and knocked.
Not getting a reply, Misato opened the door to find the room empty. "Where'd she go?" Misato asked herself.
Walking back out of Asuka's room, she started to walk to the living room to see if the red head had gone in there while she was in the kitchen, but as she walked past the Shinji's room and something told her to stop and take a quick look.
Opening Shinji's bedroom door, Misato just stood there and smiled. There was Asuka hugging Shinji's pillow with Shinji's SDAT player ear buds stuffed in her ears. And it looked like to her that the red head was crying at one time, closing the door, Misato walked back to the kitchen.
"Wow, she has it bad for him." Misato said as she poured the water in to the cup of instant and shrugged her shoulders. "Shinji just better figure out what the hell he's going to do."
Well back at Rei's, Shinji's mind was else where. As a small radio played, as the two just looked out the window watching the rain. 'She keeps on coming in to my head. Just something about her.......' Shinji thought to himself.
"Is something on your mind Ikari-kun?" Rei asked, breaking the silence.
"Just thinking?" Shinji said.
Resting her head on to Shinji's shoulder, Rei let out a small sigh. "Tell me what were you thinking about?" She asked.
Shinji closed his eyes and took a deep breath; he really didn't want to answer that question.
"Ikari-kun?" Rei asked again.
"It's nothing......" He'd lied, it was something. Something that he really didn't want to tell Rei. Just something deep with in Shinji's mind, something that he couldn't understand. Something about Asuka just kept on calling him.
Just then Rei let out a small yawn. Then she stood up and took Shinji's hand. "Come with me Ikari-kun." Rei said as she pulled at Shinji's arm.
Letting Rei take him to where ever she was pulling him at Shinji soon found him self there at Rei's bed. There they were. Shinji lying there looking up at the ceiling and Rei resting her head on his chest and fast drifting off to sleep. Shinji then let out another mental sigh.
After a good three hours and after looking the now well known ceiling of Rei's apartment, Shinji noticed that Rei had fallen asleep. She had looked like to him that this sleep she was getting was the most peaceful she had ever gotten. Maybe piloting an Eva and restless nights went hand and hand. Then it hit him, the same thing happened to him and Asuka. The same peaceful nights sleep. Moving his arm some so it was under his head, Rei woke up. She looked at Shinji; her crimson eyes seemed to purse through the dark apartment.
"Have you been awake all this time?" She asked in a whisper.
"Yeah...."
"Are you still thinking about something?" She asked again.
"Yeah...."
"About what?" Rei asked.
This time Shinji answered the question. "About someone."
Rei sat up in the bed and looked at Shinji. "You are thinking about Pilot Sohyru, are you not?"
Shinji only nodded.
"You care about her do you not?" Rei asked.
Shinji closed his eyes and nodded. Right then and there, Rei knew. She knew the answer to her own question. Sitting up all the way Rei, looked over at Shinji.
"Go to her Ikari-kun." Rei said.
"What?" Shinji asked back.
"Go to her." Rei said again.
"Rei.... I....." Shinji tried to speak but Rei placed a finger on to his lips making him stop.
"I can tell that you wish to be with her." Rei said, her eyes started to fill with tears.
"But Rei....."
"Sssshhhh....." Rei said as she whipped some tears from her eyes. "Ikari-kun go to her. The one thing I want for you is to be happy. And even if Pilot Sohyru is rude, mean, spiteful, egotistical, she still has her good qualities. And she dose care for you just as I do, maybe even more."
"I....... Thank you Rei." Shinji said as he hugged Rei.
"But Ikari-kun, may we still be friends? I do enjoy talking to you." Rei said as she hugged Shinji back.
Shinji shook his head. "Sure Rei. Any time you want to talk or hang out that's great. I'm sure that Asuka will understand."
Rei nodded and watched as Shinji went over to the door and put on his shoes. When he was done he looked back at Rei once more.
"Thanks Rei." Shinji said. "I owe you one."
Rei nodded as she watched as Shinji opened the door and ran out in to the rain. She smiled to her self. 'Making someone happy is truly the one best way to show someone that you care. Is it not?' Rei thought to her self as she walked over to her phone.
Back at Misato's apartment, she was watching some late night movie when the phone rang.
"Hello....?" Misato greeted, answering the phone.
"Major, Tell pilot Sohyru that Ikari-kun has just left my residence." Rei said from the other end of the phone.
"Rei... What's going on?" Misato asked more then just a little confused.
"Just tell her to take care of Ikari-kun." Rei said, not even answering Misato's question.
"Rei? What happened?" Misato asked again.
"Just tell her for me." Rei said as she fought back a sniffle. "Thank you Major, and sorry for disturbing you this late."
Then with that Rei hung up the phone. Leaving Misato sitting there on the couch, slowly hanging up the phone. She sat there thinking about what Rei had said, Misato quickly stood up from the couch making poor Pen-pen fall off.
Running back to Shinji's room, Misato flung the door open. Making Asuka jerk back awake.
"DAMN IT! MISATO!" Asuka yelled.
"Don't just sit there. Go after him!" Misato yelled back.
"What?" Asuka asked as she removed the ear buds to the SDAT player. "I thought you said not to?!"
"Well Rei said to. Now get going!" Misato ordered.
Jumping at the chance, Asuka sprung from Shinji's bed and ran for the front door. Quickly putting on her shoes, she too ran out in to the rain.
Asuka and Shinji ran and ran, as fast as they could. The rain drenching their cloths.
'Asuka.... I'm coming!' Shinji screamed mentally. As he ran down the streets of Tokyo-3.
Asuka ran too, just only a quarter mile from Shinji. 'Baka.... Don't do something stupid! I'm on my way!'
Then they came to the same corner and rounded it. When they saw each other they just stopped and looked at one and other. Both just stood there catching their breath.
Asuka's red hair was matted down and soaked; Shinji's rubbed the water from his eyes. Then they walked to each other. Meeting in a passionate kiss. After a minute they broke away from each other and Asuka just stood there in the rain. Then before Shinji knew it, Asuka slapped him and slapped him hard.
"Ouch! What was that for?" Shinji asked as he rubbed the stinging spot on his cheek.
"That's for taking so damn long. And this......" Asuka then kissed Shinji again.
"You know... Just don't make me say it." Asuka said with a smile as she grabbed on to Shinji's hand and they started back to the apartment.
"So dose this mean that we're boyfriend and girlfriend?" Shinji asked
"I guess so... But you better not go and announce it to your stooge friends. Or I'm going to kick you ass, got it?" Asuka said, well more like threatened.
"Sure Asuka." Shinji smiled.
When they returned back to the apartment, they found that Misato had crawled in to the bed and was out cold. And to tired to go to their own beds, Shinji and Asuka took the couch. Both covered by a blanket and snuggled close together.
The next morning when Misato stumbled out of her room, and walked to Asuka's room. Opening it he found that no one was there. Then she walked over to Shinji's room, again there was no one there. Shrugging her shoulder Misato walked over to kitchen for her morning beer.
"Yeah they probably got them self's a hotel room and had mad sex for the whole night." Misato said to her self, and then she opened the can of beer and took a swig. "Yeah I can see it now; Shinji probably knocked her up... well there goes my job."
Walking in to the living room, Misato froze when she saw Asuka and Shinji sleeping soundly. 'Okay I guess that they can keep their hormones in check.' Misato thought to herself.
One week later........
Sitting there in class Shinji, Toji and Kensuke were having a privet chat session.
#1Coolmanstud: Let me get this right? You and the devil are boyfriend and girlfriend?
Lostinthought: Yeah. But you can't let her know you two know. She'll beat the crap out of me.
SolidKen: So Rei gave up on you? And gave in to the devil?
Lostintought: Stop calling her the devil, she's not that bad.... And as for Rei and I? We're more like close friends.
Kensuke and Toji looked at each other and shrugged. Little did they know Asuka and Hikari were also chatting?
Germangirl02: Yeah the Baka and I are an item, but we're not telling anyone.
Class rep: So why are you telling me?
Germangirl02: because you're my friend, I thought you should know.
Hikari shrugged her shoulders. Then the bell rung for lunch, and minutes later everyone was out side having their lunch. Asuka and Shinji were sitting under a tree having their lunch.
"I was talking to Hikari." Asuka said before cramming something in to her mouth.
"About what?" Shinji asked.
"I kind of told her about us." Asuka replied.
"Okay I told Toji and Kensuke about us too." Shinji said.
"You what?!" Asuka yelled as she tried to hit Shinji. "Why did you tell your stooge friends?"
"You told Hikari?" Shinji said back.
There they sat silent. Then Asuka had to get the last word. "Okay.... Well you told two people, so I get to kick you."
Just a couple feet away, Toji and Kensuke watched Asuka and Shinji.
"Well he looks like he's doing alright." Toji said.
"Yeah I guess the devil can have a nice side." Kensuke said as he glances over to a blue haired girl that was sitting over under the tree alone. "I guess we all need someone."
"Yeah I guess.... When I start my Eva training I hope I don't end up as messed up as they are." Toji said. The he turned around to see that Kensuke wasn't there at the table with him. "Where'd he go?" he asked him self as he looked around the court yard. Then Toji saw something that he would never think would happen. There was Kensuke talking...... Or trying to talk to Rei.
"Umm Hi Rei...." Kensuke said as he approached Rei.
Rei didn't saw anything to him.
"How are you feeling....?" Kensuke asked starting to worry that Rei might not like him all too much.
"The effects of the LCL have subsided, I am feeling well thank you." Rei said as she read her book.
Kensuke let out a heavy sigh. 'Well at lest she doesn't hate me that much.' Kensuke thought. "I heard about Asuka and Shinji. Well I just wanted to tell you that if you ever want to hang out or just talk and Shinji's not around..... Umm you can talk to me." Kensuke said. "And remember there's other guys out there that will like to take you out to dinner or a movie sometime...... well got to go. See you later."
Turning around to see Kensuke walk back to his friend, Rei smiled to herself. 'Yes there are others......'
END
A/N: I know the ending was maybe a little corny, but I think it worked and really set it up for another story, something about Shinji and Asuka and Kensuke trying to get to know Rei better. Well I would like to thank everyone that reviewed the story, and I would really like to thank Daniel for doing the proof reading, and helping me with the revised version that will be coming up here sometime soon, vary soon. Thanks everyone. It was fun making this for everyone, now you guys will need to watch for the next story.
Lyrics to 'All or nothing' By Dirty Vegas.
I have been out of my head
Hanging on by a thread
To the world I'm missing
Did I fall asleep at the wheel
Get the looks that could kill
'Cos I'm not listening
There must be a better way
There must be a way to change
All of us were scared to say...
So this is all or nothing
Never know what the future will bring
Leave the past 'cos it don't mean a thing
So this is all or nothing
Never know what the future will bring
Leave the past 'cos it don't mean a thing
So this is all or nothing
Did I beat myself up again
Hide it all from my friends
I can hear them whispering
There must be a better way
There must be a way to change
All of us were scared to say...
So this is all or nothing
[Repeat chorus]
Never know what the future will bring!
A/N: Sorry for the wait, But I've been working for the almighty dollar. But for everyone out there, you finally get to know if this is a Shinji and Asuka Fic, or a Shinji and Rei Fic. The big question will be answered. Who the Hell is it? Well for the last chapter of 'The LCL effect' I figured that this will be a good way to end it. But fear not everyone. I have already started the brain storming for another Evangelion story, and for anyone out there that doesn't know how I do things, it will take place after this story and will focus on the relationship between Shinji and...... Oh you thought I was going to slip up and say who it's going to be didn't you? Sorry everyone, looks like you're just going to need to read this chapter.
Shinji sat at his desk, watching the time slowly tick by on his computer screen. It was only 2: 51 pm, just only nine minutes remaining of the school day, but nine minutes might as well have been nine hours for poor Shinji. Carefully glancing over in Rei's direction, Shinji could see what looked like a nervous look on Rei's face; well she looked like she was nervous to him anyways.
'She looks to be as nervous as I am.' Shinji thought to him self. 'I just hope that Kensuke and Toji can help me out like they said they would.'
Looking back at the computer screen, Shinji looked at the time. It was only now 2:53; He let out a low moan....
Across the class room, Toji looked over at his friend Kensuke, and they both nodded. Then Toji looked back at his computer, just three seats behind him and one seat to the right. Sat Hikari, resting her chin in the side of her hand as she fought off sleep. Just as she was about to lose that battle against sleep, she saw there was a privet message from Toji. Clicking OK, she read the message.
#1coolmanstud: Remember what we talked about?
Rolling her eyes Hikari typed back.
Class Rep: Yeah I remember. Now why am I doing this again?
#1collmanstud: We told you, to help Shinji. Our friend.
Class Rep: Okay, Okay...... I have something ready to stall Asuka..... I really don't feel right doing this just to let you know.
It's now 2:57pm.
Stopping his normal rant about second impact, the teacher turns around to face the class.
"We have three minutes left; the Class rep can go ahead and tell the class who will be staying after......"
Standing up Hikari looked around the room, as she did Toji and Kensuke looked right back at her. "Myself, Toji, Kensuke and Asuka will be staying." Hikari said with a heavy sigh. Fallowed by a heavy sigh of relief from the other students and an out burst from Asuka.
"What! Why me?" Asuka asked as she turned around in her seat.
"It's........" Hikari got another look from Toji and Kensuke. "... Umm just your turn Asuka."
Just then the bell rang and school was over for the day. And just as Asuka was about to say good bye to Shinji, Toji at great risk of losing his life, grabbed Asuka's shoulder.
"You want to DIE!!!" Asuka screamed as she turned back around to see who just grabbed her shoulder.
"Shut up. Just help us get this over with so we can get the hell out of here." Toji said.
"Yeah Asuka longer you take to get started the longer it will take you to finish....." Hikari said. She really didn't like keeping things from her friend, but something just told her that telling Asuka that she was here just to give Shinji a chance to get out of the school with out her. Things could've gotten really bad if she had said why.
"Fine..." Asuka said not to thrilled about the whole thing.
Out side the school, Shinji and Rei stood there just looking at each other. 'Looks like Toji and Kensuke pulled it off.....' Shinji thought. "So Rei why don't we get some things for dinner?"
Rei just nodded, and then she and Shinji started for a small market that was just a couple blocks from Rei's apartment. As they walked to the market, Shinji found that he and Rei hadn't said a word since they left the school.
"So... Umm Rei anything you really like to eat, you know favorite food?" Shinji asked.
Rei shrugged her shoulders, and then looked at Shinji. "I don't really care.... As long as there is no meat."
"Okay, no meat." Shinji said putting on a smile.
Rei then gave a small smile back, and then they went back to shopping. Shinji then grabbed some carrots and some other veggies. As they waited in the check out line, Shinji looked at all the stuff he had.
'It looks like that I've might have gone over my limit.....' Shinji thought to himself. "Umm Rei I really do hate asking you this, but just in case I have gone over my spending limit, might you have some extra cash on you?"
Shinji really hated asking that, you know what type of guy asks that when he's getting ready to make dinner for a someone he cares for.
"Do you have your NERV ID card, Ikari-kun?" Rei asked.
"Umm Yeah, why?" Shinji asked back.
"Your NERV card is not only an ID card, but also a check card." Rei replied.
"What? You mean we get paid?" Shinji asked, more then a little shocked. "How much?"
"A substantial amount." Rei replied. "I believe that the Major gets three fourths of Pilot Sohryu and your pay to help with living expenses. Then the rest is deposited in to your account."
"You mean to tell me that Misato has been buying beer with my money?" Shinji asked still a little surprised.
Rei only nodded.
'Damn it Misato......' Shinji thought to himself.
Back across Tokyo-3 Misato had just sneezed as she reached in to the fridge grabbing a beer. Standing back up, she rubbed her nose.
"Huh... I guess that someone was talking about me....." Misato said to her self just as Pen-Pen waddled in to the kitchen.
WARK!
Misato just shrugged her shoulders and went in to the living room.
Just as Misato flopped on to the couch, the front door flung open.
"WHERE THE HELL IS HE!!!" Asuka yelled.
"Oh hi Asuka." Misato said from the couch. "How was school?" Misato asked not knowing about what happened.
"Don't you 'oh hi Asuka' me! Where is he?" Asuka asked again... Demanded again.
"I don't know......Why?" Misato asked.
"For ditching me at school today, he has a meeting with my foot in his balls!"
Misato took another gulp of her beer. "Are we having our time of the month?"
Asuka glared back at Misato. "Where is he?!" Asuka yelled again.
Misato only shrugged her shoulders.
"Vary well, if you're going to with hold information, I'll just need to use methods that will make you talk." Asuka said before she walked out of the living room and in to the kitchen.
Not giving a flying crap what the red head was ranting about; Misato took another gulp of her beer as she turned on the TV. "What ever......"
As she flipped through the channels, Misato watched Asuka as she walked back in to the living room with an arm load of ten cans of beer. Still not knowing what she was going to do with it, she sat up some in the couch. "Asuka are we taking up drinking?" Misato jokingly asked.
But Asuka didn't say anything all she did was walk across the living room, over to the balcony door. Opening it, she walked out on to the balcony and placed each of the ten cans of beer on the edge of the concrete barrier, and then she turned back around so she can face Misato.
"Now Major, where is Shinji?" Asuka asked for the third time.
Misato raised an eye brawl. "I told you already, I don't know." Misato replied. "What are you going to do with those?"
All Asuka did was move so Misato could get a clear look at the beers. Then she flicked one of the cans with her finger making it fall over the side of the concrete barrier.
"AAAAHHHH!!!! MY BEER!!!!" Misato screamed as she jumped for the couch.
"Another step and this one gets it too." Asuka said as she dangled the next victim....er beer over the edge. "Again where is he?"
Misato stood frozen. "Now Asuka... take it easy. Just carefully put it back down and back away, slowly." Misato begged.
"WRONG ANSWER!" Asuka yelled, and then she dropped the can. Making it plummet to it's untimely demise.
Misato then fell to her knees crying. "Please... Asuka..... No more...... Please..... Oh the humanity......"
"Now you can save the other eight, if you just tell me where Shinji is at. Or you know this one will go right in to your car windshield." Asuka said as she picked up the third can. "And you know I can hit it from here."
"I'll call his cell phone......(Sniff) Will that be okay?" Misato asked.
Walking over to the phone, Misato was just about to pick it up, but the phone started to ring.
"Hello?" Misato asked, answering the phone.
It was Shinji calling.
"Shinji?...... Okay....... I see......(Misato looks over at Asuka.) Okay...... I understand......... Okay bye." Hanging up the phone Misato looks over at Asuka again.
"That was Shinji." Misato stated.
"Duh, where is he?" Asuka asked again.
"At Rei's." Misato replied. "He also said that he needs his space and for you not to bother him. Rei didn't bother you two the other night, so he wants you to do the same."
"Like Hell!" Asuka said as she chucked the can of beer over the side of the balcony, before walking back inside the apartment. "I'm going in over there to kick wonder bitches ass right now."
"Hold it!" Misato said in her director of operations tone. "I believe that Shinji said for you not to go over there. So just sit right back down."
"And Leave Shinji there with the doll? I think not."
"Well that's just too bad, you're staying here." Misato said. "Or its NERV tests for you."
"What?"
"Not another word."
Asuka shot a glare back at Misato; you know what glare I'm talking about. The one that said that if you were any other person I would kill you look.
Walking back Misato, Asuka went to her room and slammed the door. Putting extra effort into slamming the door.
Misato stood there in the living room, she knew that Asuka really did care for Shinji, maybe even loves him. But she would never say it to anyone, let alone tell it to Shinji him self. 'Asuka......' She thought to herself.
Back with Shinji and Rei, the two were walking back to Rei's apartment.
"Is there anything else we might need before we get back to your place?" Shinji asked.
Rei only shook her head no.
Not getting a verbal answer from her, Shinji started to worry. 'Oh man... I hope I didn't make her mad at me...' Shinji thought to himself. 'I sure hope that Asuka is alright?'
"Okay, when we get to your place we'll clean up the kitchen and get started on dinner." Shinji said as he and Rei rounded the last corner to get to her apartment. When they did, Shinji happened to notice a soda machine there in front of a small shop. "Want some soda Rei?"
Rei just looked at the machine and back at Shinji. She's walked past this machine several times before in the past and never gave it a second thought. "I've never had one before." She replied, with her monotone voice.
"Umm... Okay. Would you like to try one?" Shinji asked as he started to fish around his pocket looking for some change for the machine.
"Yes please." Rei replied, still not to sure about the whole idea.
Looking at the selection of the soft drinks, Shinji started to talk out loud to him self. "Lets see..... First time having a soda...... Mountain Dew? No that might be too much I don't think you would like being hooked on caffeine. What about this? A can of Pepsi? That's not too bad."
Rei nodded, again she wasn't to sure.
Putting the money in to the machine, Shinji pressed the button for the Pepsi and some Mountain Dew for him self. Once the two cans had fallen out, Shinji picked up Rei's and handed it to her and then he grabbed his. And together they opened their cans; Shinji took a far sized gulp. And Rei at first took only a sip, fallowed by a little bit larger sip, fallowed by a normal drink.
"What did you think for you first soda?" Shinji asked.
Rei looked up at Shinji and collected her thoughts. "It was.... Different." She replied.
"Different good or Different bad?" Shinji asked.
"Different in a good way." Rei replied.
"That's good, Well we better get going before the food starts to go bad." Shinji said, just as he happened to look up at the sky. "And before it rains."
Looking up her self, Rei saw that the sky was starting to get dark as a storm front started to move over Tokyo-3. "Yes that will be a preferred course of action."
Then the two teens started back on their way to Rei's apartment, little did they know, that little bit of Pepsi going through Rei's system was going to have an effect on her. Something that no one couldn't foresee coming.
Finally getting to the apartment, Shinji and Rei started to climb up the steps Rei's floor.
"Ikari-kun where did you learn to cook?" Rei asked.
"I guess I just started to cook when I lived with my aunt and uncle, why?" Shinji replied.
"Just wondering...." Rei replied. "What's your favorite book?" Rei asked again.
"I don't know....." Shinji replied as he started to think that something was up. 'Rei is acting strange all of a sudden.....' He thought to himself.
As they walked up the flights of steps, Rei asked question after question, and pointed out little this she's noticed. 'Its sounds like she's even in a better mood. Like she hyper or something.' He thought to himself. "Rei? Can I ask you something?"
"Yes you may Ikari-kun." Rei replied in an up beat voice.
"Have you ever had thing with caffeine before?" Shinji asked as he came to the level where Rei's apartment was located at.
Rei shook her head. "No Ikari-kun that beverage was the first thing I've ever had before."
Shinji let out a sigh as he stopped at the door to Rei's apartment. 'Okay she's acting almost normal. I sure hope that this doesn't last.' Shinji thought.
Back at Misato's apartment, Asuka was still in her room. She was just laying there on her bed, looking back up at the ceiling.
'Why... Why him? Of all guys, it had to be him. The spineless, pathetic, looser, perverted, stooge. Why him?' Asuka asked herself. 'The shear thought him Shinji being over at Wonder girl's place just drives me freaking crazy! Damn it!!!' Asuka screamed mentally.
Sitting up in her bed she quietly walked over to her bedroom door and opened it. Peeking her head out in to the hall way, she could still hear Misato watching TV. Stepping out of her room, Asuka quietly closed the door to her room, and tipped toed down the hall over to Shinji's room. And there she opened the door, making sure not to make a sound. Stepping in to Shinji's room, Asuka took one last peek out into the hall to see if anyone had seen her. Misato was still watching TV.
Once in Shinji's room, Asuka looked around. There she found that his bed was still unmade, and for the boy that normally goes out of the way to keep things clean this was a rarity. The something that was sitting on his desk made the red head take a closer look. There neatly placed on the corner of the desk was Shinji's beloved SDAT player. Picking it up, she placed the two ear buds in to her ears and placed the play. Taking a seat there at the edge of Shinji's bed. Asuka just sat there listening to the music. She listened as 'All or nothing' by Dirty Vegas played in her ears. Slowly she then laid on her side, and then she rolled over on to her stomach. Breathing in deeply, she could smell Shinji on the pillow. Hugging the pillow, just laid there listening to the music, that seemed to effect her in someway she couldn't explain. Just something about it was Shinji. This music, somehow just seemed like Shinji.
Back at Rei's apartment, Shinji stood over the stove cooking. And thankfully, Rei had come back down from a brief and yet vary frightening caffeine high. "So Rei how are you feeling?" Shinji asked as he worked on the stiff fry.
"Better, thank you. But Ikari-kun?" Rei said.
"Yes Rei?" Shinji asked back.
"No more Soda." Rei said back from the small table.
Shinji looked back and smiled. "Sure Rei, Water or tea?"
"Tea please." Rei replied then she looked back out the window. It had started raining, and raining hard, harder then it would normally rain in Tokyo-3.
"It sure is coming down....." Shinji said as he walked to the table and sat in front of Rei.
Rei only nodded. But as Shinji sat there at the table, he sat there thinking. Not of Rei, but of Asuka. For some reason beyond his understanding, Asuka just kept on coming in to his mind. 'Is this right?' He asked himself. 'Should I be here with Rei like this, I mean I like her, but as what?' As Shinji lost himself in his thoughts, he didn't notice that the dinner cooking behind him was starting to burn.
"Ikari-kun?" Rei said pointing over at the stove.
"Huh..." Looking at what Rei was pointing at. Shinji jumped from the chair he was sitting at. "Ahhhh! Sorry!!!" running over to the stove, Shinji turned of the fire and tried to salvage the stir fry.
"Sorry this doesn't happen normally." Shinji said as he still tried to save dinner.
"It's alright." Rei said as she gave a small smile.
After a couple more minutes, Shinji had fixed the table and he and Rei was sitting quietly having dinner.
"This is rather good Ikari-kun." Rei said.
"Thanks, but its really nothing. I make dinner for Misato and Asuka just about all the time." Shinji said before having something to drink. "God help us if Misato cooks."
Rei nodded. "I have heard of the Major's cooking skills."
"Or lack there of." Shinji said.
The two sat there looking at each other, then before they knew it Shinji started to laugh, then Rei started to giggle. "She and Asuka are probably having instant right now....."
Well it was true, Back at Misato's apartment. Misato was standing in front of the stove boiling some water for some instant noodles. "Asuka! The water is ready for the noodles!" She called from the kitchen, but there was no answer. Not even a 'Shut up!' looking out to the hall, Misato called for Asuka again.
"Asuka!?" Again nothing.
Starting to worry, Misato walked out of the kitchen and looked down the hall. "Asuka?" she called for the third time, but again nothing. Walking down the hall, Misato came to Asuka's bedroom door, and knocked.
Not getting a reply, Misato opened the door to find the room empty. "Where'd she go?" Misato asked herself.
Walking back out of Asuka's room, she started to walk to the living room to see if the red head had gone in there while she was in the kitchen, but as she walked past the Shinji's room and something told her to stop and take a quick look.
Opening Shinji's bedroom door, Misato just stood there and smiled. There was Asuka hugging Shinji's pillow with Shinji's SDAT player ear buds stuffed in her ears. And it looked like to her that the red head was crying at one time, closing the door, Misato walked back to the kitchen.
"Wow, she has it bad for him." Misato said as she poured the water in to the cup of instant and shrugged her shoulders. "Shinji just better figure out what the hell he's going to do."
Well back at Rei's, Shinji's mind was else where. As a small radio played, as the two just looked out the window watching the rain. 'She keeps on coming in to my head. Just something about her.......' Shinji thought to himself.
"Is something on your mind Ikari-kun?" Rei asked, breaking the silence.
"Just thinking?" Shinji said.
Resting her head on to Shinji's shoulder, Rei let out a small sigh. "Tell me what were you thinking about?" She asked.
Shinji closed his eyes and took a deep breath; he really didn't want to answer that question.
"Ikari-kun?" Rei asked again.
"It's nothing......" He'd lied, it was something. Something that he really didn't want to tell Rei. Just something deep with in Shinji's mind, something that he couldn't understand. Something about Asuka just kept on calling him.
Just then Rei let out a small yawn. Then she stood up and took Shinji's hand. "Come with me Ikari-kun." Rei said as she pulled at Shinji's arm.
Letting Rei take him to where ever she was pulling him at Shinji soon found him self there at Rei's bed. There they were. Shinji lying there looking up at the ceiling and Rei resting her head on his chest and fast drifting off to sleep. Shinji then let out another mental sigh.
After a good three hours and after looking the now well known ceiling of Rei's apartment, Shinji noticed that Rei had fallen asleep. She had looked like to him that this sleep she was getting was the most peaceful she had ever gotten. Maybe piloting an Eva and restless nights went hand and hand. Then it hit him, the same thing happened to him and Asuka. The same peaceful nights sleep. Moving his arm some so it was under his head, Rei woke up. She looked at Shinji; her crimson eyes seemed to purse through the dark apartment.
"Have you been awake all this time?" She asked in a whisper.
"Yeah...."
"Are you still thinking about something?" She asked again.
"Yeah...."
"About what?" Rei asked.
This time Shinji answered the question. "About someone."
Rei sat up in the bed and looked at Shinji. "You are thinking about Pilot Sohyru, are you not?"
Shinji only nodded.
"You care about her do you not?" Rei asked.
Shinji closed his eyes and nodded. Right then and there, Rei knew. She knew the answer to her own question. Sitting up all the way Rei, looked over at Shinji.
"Go to her Ikari-kun." Rei said.
"What?" Shinji asked back.
"Go to her." Rei said again.
"Rei.... I....." Shinji tried to speak but Rei placed a finger on to his lips making him stop.
"I can tell that you wish to be with her." Rei said, her eyes started to fill with tears.
"But Rei....."
"Sssshhhh....." Rei said as she whipped some tears from her eyes. "Ikari-kun go to her. The one thing I want for you is to be happy. And even if Pilot Sohyru is rude, mean, spiteful, egotistical, she still has her good qualities. And she dose care for you just as I do, maybe even more."
"I....... Thank you Rei." Shinji said as he hugged Rei.
"But Ikari-kun, may we still be friends? I do enjoy talking to you." Rei said as she hugged Shinji back.
Shinji shook his head. "Sure Rei. Any time you want to talk or hang out that's great. I'm sure that Asuka will understand."
Rei nodded and watched as Shinji went over to the door and put on his shoes. When he was done he looked back at Rei once more.
"Thanks Rei." Shinji said. "I owe you one."
Rei nodded as she watched as Shinji opened the door and ran out in to the rain. She smiled to her self. 'Making someone happy is truly the one best way to show someone that you care. Is it not?' Rei thought to her self as she walked over to her phone.
Back at Misato's apartment, she was watching some late night movie when the phone rang.
"Hello....?" Misato greeted, answering the phone.
"Major, Tell pilot Sohyru that Ikari-kun has just left my residence." Rei said from the other end of the phone.
"Rei... What's going on?" Misato asked more then just a little confused.
"Just tell her to take care of Ikari-kun." Rei said, not even answering Misato's question.
"Rei? What happened?" Misato asked again.
"Just tell her for me." Rei said as she fought back a sniffle. "Thank you Major, and sorry for disturbing you this late."
Then with that Rei hung up the phone. Leaving Misato sitting there on the couch, slowly hanging up the phone. She sat there thinking about what Rei had said, Misato quickly stood up from the couch making poor Pen-pen fall off.
Running back to Shinji's room, Misato flung the door open. Making Asuka jerk back awake.
"DAMN IT! MISATO!" Asuka yelled.
"Don't just sit there. Go after him!" Misato yelled back.
"What?" Asuka asked as she removed the ear buds to the SDAT player. "I thought you said not to?!"
"Well Rei said to. Now get going!" Misato ordered.
Jumping at the chance, Asuka sprung from Shinji's bed and ran for the front door. Quickly putting on her shoes, she too ran out in to the rain.
Asuka and Shinji ran and ran, as fast as they could. The rain drenching their cloths.
'Asuka.... I'm coming!' Shinji screamed mentally. As he ran down the streets of Tokyo-3.
Asuka ran too, just only a quarter mile from Shinji. 'Baka.... Don't do something stupid! I'm on my way!'
Then they came to the same corner and rounded it. When they saw each other they just stopped and looked at one and other. Both just stood there catching their breath.
Asuka's red hair was matted down and soaked; Shinji's rubbed the water from his eyes. Then they walked to each other. Meeting in a passionate kiss. After a minute they broke away from each other and Asuka just stood there in the rain. Then before Shinji knew it, Asuka slapped him and slapped him hard.
"Ouch! What was that for?" Shinji asked as he rubbed the stinging spot on his cheek.
"That's for taking so damn long. And this......" Asuka then kissed Shinji again.
"You know... Just don't make me say it." Asuka said with a smile as she grabbed on to Shinji's hand and they started back to the apartment.
"So dose this mean that we're boyfriend and girlfriend?" Shinji asked
"I guess so... But you better not go and announce it to your stooge friends. Or I'm going to kick you ass, got it?" Asuka said, well more like threatened.
"Sure Asuka." Shinji smiled.
When they returned back to the apartment, they found that Misato had crawled in to the bed and was out cold. And to tired to go to their own beds, Shinji and Asuka took the couch. Both covered by a blanket and snuggled close together.
The next morning when Misato stumbled out of her room, and walked to Asuka's room. Opening it he found that no one was there. Then she walked over to Shinji's room, again there was no one there. Shrugging her shoulder Misato walked over to kitchen for her morning beer.
"Yeah they probably got them self's a hotel room and had mad sex for the whole night." Misato said to her self, and then she opened the can of beer and took a swig. "Yeah I can see it now; Shinji probably knocked her up... well there goes my job."
Walking in to the living room, Misato froze when she saw Asuka and Shinji sleeping soundly. 'Okay I guess that they can keep their hormones in check.' Misato thought to herself.
One week later........
Sitting there in class Shinji, Toji and Kensuke were having a privet chat session.
#1Coolmanstud: Let me get this right? You and the devil are boyfriend and girlfriend?
Lostinthought: Yeah. But you can't let her know you two know. She'll beat the crap out of me.
SolidKen: So Rei gave up on you? And gave in to the devil?
Lostintought: Stop calling her the devil, she's not that bad.... And as for Rei and I? We're more like close friends.
Kensuke and Toji looked at each other and shrugged. Little did they know Asuka and Hikari were also chatting?
Germangirl02: Yeah the Baka and I are an item, but we're not telling anyone.
Class rep: So why are you telling me?
Germangirl02: because you're my friend, I thought you should know.
Hikari shrugged her shoulders. Then the bell rung for lunch, and minutes later everyone was out side having their lunch. Asuka and Shinji were sitting under a tree having their lunch.
"I was talking to Hikari." Asuka said before cramming something in to her mouth.
"About what?" Shinji asked.
"I kind of told her about us." Asuka replied.
"Okay I told Toji and Kensuke about us too." Shinji said.
"You what?!" Asuka yelled as she tried to hit Shinji. "Why did you tell your stooge friends?"
"You told Hikari?" Shinji said back.
There they sat silent. Then Asuka had to get the last word. "Okay.... Well you told two people, so I get to kick you."
Just a couple feet away, Toji and Kensuke watched Asuka and Shinji.
"Well he looks like he's doing alright." Toji said.
"Yeah I guess the devil can have a nice side." Kensuke said as he glances over to a blue haired girl that was sitting over under the tree alone. "I guess we all need someone."
"Yeah I guess.... When I start my Eva training I hope I don't end up as messed up as they are." Toji said. The he turned around to see that Kensuke wasn't there at the table with him. "Where'd he go?" he asked him self as he looked around the court yard. Then Toji saw something that he would never think would happen. There was Kensuke talking...... Or trying to talk to Rei.
"Umm Hi Rei...." Kensuke said as he approached Rei.
Rei didn't saw anything to him.
"How are you feeling....?" Kensuke asked starting to worry that Rei might not like him all too much.
"The effects of the LCL have subsided, I am feeling well thank you." Rei said as she read her book.
Kensuke let out a heavy sigh. 'Well at lest she doesn't hate me that much.' Kensuke thought. "I heard about Asuka and Shinji. Well I just wanted to tell you that if you ever want to hang out or just talk and Shinji's not around..... Umm you can talk to me." Kensuke said. "And remember there's other guys out there that will like to take you out to dinner or a movie sometime...... well got to go. See you later."
Turning around to see Kensuke walk back to his friend, Rei smiled to herself. 'Yes there are others......'
END
A/N: I know the ending was maybe a little corny, but I think it worked and really set it up for another story, something about Shinji and Asuka and Kensuke trying to get to know Rei better. Well I would like to thank everyone that reviewed the story, and I would really like to thank Daniel for doing the proof reading, and helping me with the revised version that will be coming up here sometime soon, vary soon. Thanks everyone. It was fun making this for everyone, now you guys will need to watch for the next story.
Lyrics to 'All or nothing' By Dirty Vegas.
I have been out of my head
Hanging on by a thread
To the world I'm missing
Did I fall asleep at the wheel
Get the looks that could kill
'Cos I'm not listening
There must be a better way
There must be a way to change
All of us were scared to say...
So this is all or nothing
Never know what the future will bring
Leave the past 'cos it don't mean a thing
So this is all or nothing
Never know what the future will bring
Leave the past 'cos it don't mean a thing
So this is all or nothing
Did I beat myself up again
Hide it all from my friends
I can hear them whispering
There must be a better way
There must be a way to change
All of us were scared to say...
So this is all or nothing
[Repeat chorus]
Never know what the future will bring!