Ok, you've been for warned. I don't own Evangelion, but I wish I did. If you read this story and like it, tell me a plot line you'd like to see, and I might make it this stories plot, and I'll give you due credit. If you hate it with a bitter passion, I would love to see you do better on a story that has no plot. Now, on with the story.

Chapter Nine:

A Story with no Plot:

The Calm before The Storm.

"Isn't this great Hikari," Asuka said brightly, as she and Hikari walked down the street, "I mean, the sun is shining, all the stores have special sales...."
"Can we go back yet? PLEASE?" groaned Shinji, as he attempted to carry tens of thousands of shopping bags, "I can't feel my arms, are I don't know how much longer my leg will last, they feel kinda like jello."
"You want me to make the pain, 'go away'?" asked Asuka evilly, as she pulled out her mallet.
"No ma-am."
"Hmpf," sighed Asuka putting he weapon away, "Stupid boy, you should appreciate you good fortune, you're only walking with the most popular girl in school."
"Oh look," Hikari said suddenly, "There's Misato. What's she doing at the mall? Shouldn't she be at the hotel, supervising?"
"Can't...................go........................on..............any more..............legs...........failing....." Shinji said as he fell to the ground.
"Shinji? Are you alright?"
"Baka!" shouted Asuka, "You better not have ruined that new dress I bought!"

"So? What's going on with you three?" Misato asked walking over, followed by another man.

(A/N: Guess who. But FYI, he won't be in the story long, he's only in this chap, he could come back though)

"Oh, Hello Misato. Who's your friend?" Hikari asked politely.
"Oh, him................he's an............old.................friend, his name is..........Ryoji, Kaji."

(A/N: If you couldn't guess who he was, you have no right to call yourself an Eva fan)

"Hey, so what's Katsuragi like as a teacher?" asked Kaji.
"Stuff it Kaji.........I know where you're going with this......so shut up now, and save yourself some pain."
"can't..........move.............no strength..............left......." Shinji murmured on the ground.
"Is he all right?" asked Misato, looking worried.
"Oh, Baka here will be fine," said Asuka, digging he heel into Shinji's back, "as long as he didn't ruin our new cloths that is."

Some time later, back at the Hotel, Shinji lay on the ground recovering, while Hikari and 'her' as Shinji's tense brain called Asuka, for the time being. The Girls where preparing to go down to the hot springs, and Shinji was looking forward to the peace and quiet.

"My whole body is numb," Shinji, muttered softly, "Asuka said she was the leader of the group, but............when the going got ruff, she always differed to me.........what did they buy any way? Cloths can't possibility weigh THAT much............can they?"

The events of the day flashed before his eyes.

Asuka and Hikari running in and out of various stores.
Kaji putting the moves on Misato.
Misato smacking Kaji over the head.
Himself finding a great price on an MP3 file of 'Ode to Joy'.
Himself, staggering under the immense load of boxes and bags.
Asuka literally dragging him by his ass back to the Hotel, while Kaji staggered under to load.

"Hey, Shinji," said Kensuke, walking into the room with Toji, "you ok?"
"How'd you get in?" Shinji said weakly.
"We slipped in. when the Rep, and the Devil left," explained Toji.
"Oh,"
"So, how was...........shopping.........." Toji said, trying not to laugh, but his face showing his great amusement.
"Shut up Toji. I could have died out there."
"Wow, I don't think he's kidding Toji," said Kensuke, "I mean, he actually told you to shut up."
"I don't see how he could have died............brutally beaten by the Devil yes, but not die......" commented Toji.
"Look in the corner, what do you see?" asked Shinji.
"I see, a mess of boxes, bags, shoes, and other girly stuff."
"I had to carry ALL of it, by MYSELF."

Meanwhile, in the hot springs, were Hikari and Asuka are...................

"Wow, so this is a hot spring," Asuka said in aw, "it's so beautiful."
"Wow, the other girls were right, this place is huge," commented Hikari.

They settled themselves into the hot water, and Hikari began looking over various papers she had taken from a group of rowdy girls, a little before they entered the hot spring.

"Oh my," said Hikari, blushing slightly, as she read the papers.
"Hmmmmmmm, what's up?"
"Oh, um.........it would seem that...."
"Come on, come on, out with it,"
"Apparently, some of the girls are creating a poll,"
"What kind of poll?"
"They're guessing, which people make...............good couples."
"WHAT! Let me see that!"

Asuka snatched the papers and looked over them.

"Mien Gotten, They think me and that Baka make a good couple! Ack Nine! And they pair you with that stooge!"
"Well....."
"Ya, I know, I've picked up on the fact you like him, but I don't see why, I mean, you can do MUCH BETTER than HIM."
"Toji is really sweet, when he's not goofing off........"
"If you say so, but still, ME and that IDIOT! What are they smoking!"
"Well, you have been dragging Shinji around, a lot. I mean, today, you mad sure his thoughts were on you."
"Oh, and how, prey tell did I do that?"
"Well, you DID make him carry all of your skirts, dresses, swim suits, and some other unmentionables."
Asuka blushed slightly, "So."
"Just explaining the general consensuses, of why every one thinks you have a thing for Shinji."
"Sure, he's kinda cute in that, I'm a wimp, sort of way but, his only redeeming quality is he's a great cook. So, that makes him come in handy," Asuka, said with out thinking.
"So you admit it!"
"Admit what?"
"You said you think Shinji's cute!"
"I did not!"
"Listen, I'll make you a deal,"
"I'm listening,"
"Tomorrow, I heard a rumor about a party, give Shinji a chance, after that, I won't bug you any more."
"What do you mean by chance?"
"Just, be nice to him."
"What brought this on?"
"Well.......Toji is usually more......calm, when Shinji's around.......so I just thought that........"
"So, that's what this is about!"
"Yes, will you do it?"
"I don't know....."
"Come on, you're not afraid, you might actually like Shinji, are you?"
"Of course not, I'm not afraid of anything! Your on Hikari!"

Back up in room 666............................

"I hope you two aren't coming down with something," said Kensuke, "You guys haven't stopped sneezing for a while now."
"I don't know, I feel fine," said Toji.
"Same with me," said Shinji, "any way, tell me more about this party of yours."
"Well, we're leaving tomorrow, so, we're gona party up here until we leave," said Kensuke.
"YA! We're gona party all night long! As pay back for that stupid detention Misato gave me a while ago," exclaimed Toji, "we even have a plan of how to deal with the Class Rep!"
"Two Questions," said Shinji, "How? And, How am I involved in it?"
"That's what's so good about it! We don't have to do anything! We have a distraction party on another floor, being run by Spike and Jet, they'll keep the Class Rep so busy, she'll forget all about us!"
"Wow, that actually sounds like it'll work........."
"Well, now that that's settled, lets go watch some TV."
"But......there aren't TV's in the rooms........."
"We, Liberated one from the media room, and we made an antenna, we stashed it in my room," explained Kensuke, "With that and my computer, we have unlimited channels! Including............."
"Kensuke! Not so loud, we don't wana blow our cover," said Toji, covering Kensuke's mouth with his hand.
"I don't even wana know," muttered Shinji, "I don't even wana know."

End Chapter Nine.

Oh the possibilities that I could have wrote, for other chapters....I could have put in so many 'accidents' Shinji could have gotten into, alas, they won't be showing up. If I can create some kind of plot, may be I could add them in as flash backs, or work them in, in other ways. I have one question, could some one explain the whole noise bleed thing? I mean, ya I find it just as funny as the next guy, but, it's always confused me. Personally, I say give a disgruntled char a mallet, and turn them lose on some poor unsuspecting fool. Oh, ya, some of you might have noticed that I use quotes from the anime and manga in my stories; I need some fresh ones, my list is starting to run dry of funny ones, that I can use any where, so, if you have noticed any, please pass them on to me.

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