Disclaimer: I don't own Evangelion…

Okay… I stopped working on all the other stories temporarily to work on this… But I'll get back to working on the others later… anyway… this story contains Violence, language, and sexuality… yada yada yada…

And yes, Rei is a tad bit OOC in this chapter… but it has to be like this…

On with the show…

Story Title: Masochistic

By: Mosher-24

Chapter Seven: Father Figure

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Rei sat with every muscle in her body tensed. Asuka was pacing and Misato was biting her thumbnail.

Asuka mumbled some inaudible German curse word and hit the wall. Her auburn hair fluttered out behind her as she spun around and began pacing again.

Misato's purple hair was frizzy and dismantled after several hours of monitoring the angel and getting nothing. She sighed and continued to chew on her nails.

Rei just stared at the screen showing the angel. She couldn't believe that an angel had finally beaten the man she loved. I can't think like that… Shinji will find a way out… she scolded herself. Even the voice in her head was calm and controlled.

Ritsuko was busily whispering with Maya about what to do. Their quiet voices even rivaled Rei's. Maya had closed her eyes and a slight tear formed at her cheek.

"Goddammit! I can't take this anymore! Any plan yet?!" Asuka yelled, slamming her fist into another wall. Ritsuko turned and looked at everyone with a sad look on her face.

"…Yes…" she answered quietly.

***

Shinji sat with his head in his hands. He had long ago lost track of time. He estimated that his EVA only had a few more hours of power before Shinji would die…

"No… I can't think like that… I won't die… there's so much left… for me…" he put his head in his hands. Even his own voice didn't convince him.

The LCL had begun to get somewhat stale and it was harder to move around in. Shinji breathed a sigh and the air from his mouth turned into a bubble in the pod of the strange orange liquid. Rei… Shinji's thoughts slowly turned to his girlfriend.

"This sucks…" he thought out loud. He activated his external cameras, but quickly shut them down because of how bright it was outside. He held his eyes and laid back. "Only a few more hours until it looses power… just great…" Shinji said as he closed his eyes. Sleep crept up on him silently, and he fell to unconsciousness.

***

"You call that a plan?!" Asuka screamed at Ritsuko. Her blue eyes seemed to have a fire in them and her voice was pure venom.

"It's all we've got!" Ritsuko retorted, angry herself. She wasn't angry at Asuka though, she was angry that she could not come up with anything else.

"You know… Shinji will die," Misato said quietly, biting her nail and fighting back the tears in her eyes. She knew it was the only choice.

"I know…" Ritsuko replied, even quieter than Misato. She was not sure what would happen, but Shinji would most likely die.

"Sick bitch!" Asuka spat. The redhead turned and stormed out of the room, not wanting to be around for the final act. Rei just sat quietly, staring blankly at the floor.

"Maya… Prepare the N2 mines," Ritsuko said to Lieutenant Ibuki. The Lieutenant stared at her for a moment and then turned to her console.

"Yes doctor," she said.

Ritsuko turned away and grabbed her phone.

*RING*

"Ikari."

"Commander… your son is… trapped inside the angel with 01…"

"Get 01 out of there at any cost,"

"What about Shinji?…"

"We can replace him,"

*CLICK*

***

Fatigue was beginning to show on Shinji's face after two more hours passed. He looked around and didn't recognize were he was. It was a park, but Shinji had never seen it before.

The lighting was strange, it seemed everything was very bright. Unrealistically bright, in fact. With a slight green hue. Shinji began to walk forward, but stopped when he saw a couple in the distance.

It was a blue haired girl and a brown haired boy, holding hands. Shinji recognized them as Rei and himself. What the hell… he thought.

"Are you happy?" a small voice asked him. Shinji spun around to see a small boy standing there. He had brown hair and ice blue eyes and he looked remarkably like…

"Who are you!?" Shinji asked suddenly, strangely afraid that he already knew.

"I am the person you tried so hard to keep inside. I am you. You can't keep me down for long… There is only so long you can pretend," the boy replied. He had an innocent voice, his eyes sparkling.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Shinji asked, totally confused.

"After mother left. You pushed me down and hid me from the world because you didn't want me to be hurt again. You didn't want to be hurt. But I'm already resurfacing when you're with Rei. Do you notice that you don't cut yourself around her? I wouldn't hurt myself like that. It's just a way of compensating for the lack of love in your life. If you let your true self out more, not just with Rei, you wouldn't be like that. You wouldn't feel so much pain," the boy explained.

"What do you mean? Every time I get close to someone, they die!" Shinji yelled. "Isn't that hurt enough!?"

"That is pure coincidence. We deserve more than pain. Let me out," the boy said.

"No!" Shinji replied, turning his back on the boy.

"Are you happy?" the boy asked again, staring at Shinji.

"When I'm with Rei," Shinji replied, smiling softly at the thought of the first child.

"See, I am right," the boy said.

"What?" Shinji asked, turning back to face himself.

"You are happy when you are yourself and people accept you for yourself. You are yourself around Rei, and she accepts you," the boy said.

Shinji just looked at the boy, finding no strong point to argue. The boy had him there.

"But I'll probably not see her again anyway," Shinji said sadly, fighting the tears in his eyes.

"Do you want to live? Will you let me out and be happy?" the boy asked.

"I want to live… I'll… let you out," Shinji said, wiping the tear from his right eye.

"Then you will live, and be happy," the boy said, turning away.

Everything in Shinji's vision went bright white, blinding Shinji temporarily. Shinji felt strange and then, he passed out.

***

 "Doctor! 01's synch rate is skyrocketing! He's gone berserk again!" Maya yelled to Ritsuko, who came running over. Everyone's eyes turned to the screen showing the outside.

"Let me out of HERE!" they heard Shinji's scream over the comm link. Rei almost smiled if she wasn't to tense about Shinji actually escaping.

As they watched, the angel stopped and started to glow, but not for long. A large explosion erupted. The shockwave went through the entire city, turning cars over and knocking down poles. There was an absence of sound and then a great rumble greater than any thunder ever heard.

When the bright light actually started to dim away, 01 was standing there, walking toward the Geo-front.

"Vital signs good on Eva and pilot!" Aoba yelled. Rei smiled a small warm grin.

"Retrieve pilot!" Misato yelled as she turned and ran out the door.

"Maya, freeze the orders on the N2 mines," Ritsuko said, turning and running after Misato.

"I don't believe it," Rei said as she ran after the two adults, anxious to find Shinji.

***

Shinji groaned and opened his eyes, but immediately shut them afterwards. Too bright he thought groggily.

As he waited and slowly opened his eyes again, he felt someone touch his cheek. He looked over to his left where Rei sat next to his bed. Must be at the infirmary he deduced.

The ceiling was painted a boring white and so was virtually every other wall in the room. Rei stood out with her blue hair and crimson eyes. She smiled lightly as she saw his gaze fall on her.

"Hello Shinji," she said quietly, moving over and kissing his cheek. Shinji smiled goofily and sat up.

"How long have I been here?" he asked, wiping his eyes and fully waking up. He looked over at the clock. 10:00 AM! School! he thought.

"You have been here for three days. And do not worry, we do not have school," Rei said, as if reading his mind.

Shinji loosened and looked around for his clothes, which happened to be half way across the room.

"Er, Rei? Can you please give me my clothes?" he asked, pointing toward the chair on the opposite side of the room.

Rei appeared to be in deep thought. What was that Major Katsuragi said about Foreplay and 'messing around'? This appears to be the right time, oh, I remember she thought, her face brightened up as she remembered some of Misato's suggestions.

"Why should I have to get them?" Rei asked mischievously, shooting Shinji a wicked grin.

"Uh… 'cause I'm naked," Shinji replied, blushing. He hadn't caught her playful behavior very well.

"I still see no reason," Rei said, nodding and then grinning wickedly again. She sat back and watched in amusement as Shinji finally caught her meaning and choked heavily on invisible water.

"Uh, Rei! This is no time for that!" Shinji said, not really convinced himself. He was hoping she wouldn't back down and let him make the moves. He didn't feel confident enough to do anything first.

"What are you talking about Shinji? Time for what?" Rei said innocently. Shinji turned a brighter shade of red.

"Do I have to get them?" Shinji whined, making a long gesture with his hand, indicating how far he'd have to walk buck-naked.

"Yes, you do," Rei said deviously. Shinji sighed and started to get up, but Rei pushed him back down to the bed. Okay, what am I supposed to do now?… seduce him? Was that what the major said? I think so she thought.

Rei licked her lips and put a finger over Shinji's mouth to silence him. Shinji gulped and felt himself getting excited.

Unknown to Shinji, Rei was just as nervous as him, she just didn't show it. She had never done this kind of behavior and was afraid she wasn't, what was the term Major Katsuragi used, turning him on? That sounded right. But she had succeeded with flying colors, if she just would have scooted over his groin area, she would be able to tell.

"Uhgn… Rei?" Shinji asked, feeling himself get really, really excited as she kissed his neck and jaw line.

"Yes, Shinji?" Rei replied, kissing Shinji. He relaxed a bit as her lips touched his, but he tightened up again as her hand began to go to his belt buckle.

"W-we are in a hospital! What if we get caught?" Shinji asked, stuttering slightly.

"Are you afraid of people seeing us like this?" she asked, taking her hands from his belt. Shinji sighed in relief and nodded.

"If someone were to see us, we could get in trouble," Shinji said, brushing Rei's hair from her face. She smiled and sighed contently at his touch, but eventually brought herself off of him and went to retrieve his clothes.

"Thanks," Shinji said as she handed him his school uniform. He quickly put it on under the covers and jumped around the edge of the bed. When he landed on the ground, he felt a little lightheaded, but soon caught his balance.

"We should speak with the doctor before we leave," Rei said, turning toward the door and leading Shinji out.

Shinji followed and went down the hall with her to the doctor's main office. The hallway was light brightly by fluorescent lighting. The floors were some form of marble and reflected the lights back at Shinji's face. He kept his eyes squinted.

Rei reached out for the door of the office. It was a large oak wood door that was easily a whole foot taller than Shinji's head.

Inside, there was a crowded desk with pictures, files, and pens. A doctor sat behind it, going over Shinji's records. He looked started to see Shinji up and walking, but soon relaxed and leaned back in his chair.

"Well, it's good to see you're moving. We wanted to run some tests, but that can wait if you wanted to go home. But make sure, if you leave, that you go home, NOWERE ELSE! And don't participate in any activities that might make your heart accelerate," the doctor winked at Shinji, and he just blushed. Rei had no reaction.

"Okay, you may go Shinji. I believe you are to move into Mr. Kaji's are you not? Be careful not to do any work. And we'll call you in later for some additional testing," the doctor said before turning his back to the two teens. They bowed and left.

Outside, they made their way down the hall hand in hand. When they came to the doors, Misato, Kaji, and Asuka were all sitting on couches, waiting. Everyone jumped up, but Asuka quickly sat back down, a non-caring look on her face.

"You're all right!" Misato squealed, running up and hugging Shinji tightly. Shinji let out a squeak and winced, and she quickly let go.

"Sorry," she mumbled in apology before backing up a bit. Shinji smiled softly and hugged her. She smiled and hugged back, gently. When they were through, Misato wiped tears from her eyes and indicated toward Kaji.

"Ready?" he asked, smiling and waving. Shinji nodded and walked to his side. Rei followed. Asuka turned her head and pretended they weren't there.

Shinji sighed and followed Kaji out the door. It was bright outside, and Shinji had to squint to keep the sunlight from his eyes. Rei was still holding Shinji's hand when they got into Kaji's SUV.

"All your stuff is already there and unpacked, courtesy of NERV," Kaji said, grinning and starting the car. Shinji and Rei were in the back.

Rei leaned her head against Shinji's shoulder, and Shinji put his arm around her. Kaji sped off down the street, well above the speed limit.

Within ten minutes, Rei was sound asleep and they were five minutes from Kaji's residence. Shinji smiled at the soft breathing coming from his girl friend.

***

"Kozo, have you determined Rei's location?"

"Yes sir. She is on the move with Kaji and Shinji."

"Good. Send our agents to pick Rei up. We have a little matter to discuss. Prepare the machine too, if that becomes necessary."

"Sir! Are you really going to use it on Rei?!"

"If it becomes necessary Kozo. Now do as I say."

"Yes sir…"

"…"

***

"Your room is down the hall and to the right, first door. Make yourself at home, look around. Everything here is now yours as well as mine. Just don't go into my room or my office. Those are my only rules," Kaji said brightly as he pointed to Shinji's room.

"Thank you Mr. Kaji," Shinji bowed and moved to his room, Rei not far behind.

"Oh, and there are condoms in the drawer. Just don't be too loud," Kaji whispered into Shinji's ear, with a wink. Shinji turned beat red. Rei pretended like she didn't hear.

Inside Shinji's room, there was a twin bed, a dresser, a nightstand, and a stereo. The walls were white and had several paintings and posters hung. A plant in the right corner completed the décor.

Shinji's clothes and cello were in the closet and everything else was in the dresser. Shinji smiled and looked around. Rei sat on the edge of the bed.

Shinji nervously sat next to Rei, and she leaned up and kissed him gently.

"Shall we continue where we left off?" she asked quietly, putting her arms around him and sitting in his lap. Ohshitohshitohshitohshit! Shinji thought. His brain was on a one-way ticket to a total system crash.

Rei gave Shinji another kiss, and felt him finally relax. His arms slid around her and he kissed back. This is unlike Rei… I wonder what made her like this Shinji didn't know Misato had given Rei a version of, "the talk" that was very suggestive.

Rei moved off his lap and lay next to him, and pressed herself close to him. A warm sensation was running through both of their bodies. Shinji gently slid his hand across her stomach, which was now exposed through her uniform. She shivered from his touch a little, but then smiled and kissed his neck.

Shinji pulled her into his arms and whispered, "let's not move too fast." Rei nodded and closed her eyes, leaning her head against Shinji's shoulder. Shinji smiled and closed his eyes. He was soon asleep.

***

The NERV agents moved silently through Kaji's home dressed in all black with night vision goggles. They pulled out their tranquilizer guns and moved toward Shinji's door. The leader grabbed the handle and opened it noiselessly.

The team of four agents moved in and aimed at the two teenagers asleep on the bed while the leader went in and grabbed Rei. He slipped his hand over her mouth to keep her from screaming and shot a tranquilizer dart into her arm. Rei soon stopped struggling and blacked out.

Shinji stirred, and a jumpy team member sent a tranquilizer dart into his neck. Shinji stopped stirring and fell into a deeper sleep. The team moved out the door and out of the house as noiselessly as they had come in.

***

"Rei? Why were you in Shinji's room?"

"I was… cuddling with him."

"Cuddling? Why?"

"Because I love him."

"Well…. *sigh*… I'm going to have to ask you to forget about your relationship with Shinji."

"I can't do that Commander."

"We have the machine ready."

"You wouldn't do that to me."

"Oh yes I would. Kozo. Call the guard to take Rei to the machine."

"No!"

"I'm sorry Rei. But I have to follow Gendo's orders."

"I understand…"

***

Rei sat in the chair, closing her eyes tightly, waiting for the pain to come. She was on the machine and knew that immense pain came with this punishment. But she couldn't force Shinji from her mind.

In a few minutes of agonized waiting, Rei felt the prick in her right arm. She gasped as the needle went in and she screamed when the liquid was released into her vein. A burning sensation rushed through her. Her screams continued for the rest of the hour, before the machine was shut off.

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Authors Notes: Kind of a dark ending. But, I'm a dark person. Hope you liked this chapter.

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