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Here it is yet another chapter in this fan fic. I know that the first chapter was kind of short so I'll try and make this one a bit longer.

In case you've already forgotten what had happened in the first chapter here's a quick summery. Shinji and Asuka have gone off to college and Shinji has met his neighbor.

This chapter takes place about two weeks into the semester. Shinji and Tucker have become fairly good friends even though Shinji still doesn't know much about him.

I don't own Eva although I wish I did own an Eva. That would be really fun. Then I could milk money out of the poor Eva fans by releasing better and better versions. Maybe one with cleaner animation, then one with the cleaner animation and better subs then the final release would be cleaner animation, better subs and a complete redub. Money is good, hehehe.

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Chapter 2: New friends, old friends / Secrets Revealed

It had been about two weeks since classes had started and Shinji was finding out that it was going to take a bit of work to pass his classes. It was Friday and he had a break from class assignments so that meant that he could do something fun tonight. I should ask Tucker and Asuka if they want to do something tonight The only problem he found with this is that Tucker (Shinji had yet to find out his full name) seemed content to sit and stare at his computer more often times than not. Asuka probably would do something tonight though, that might convince him to leave his room to do something other than go to classes.

Shinji walked up to the second floor and then to his room and dropped his stuff off. He heard Aerosmith playing from next door; (he had become more familiar of American music in the two weeks he had been here) this confirmed that his neighbor was not at class, now that Shinji thought about it Tucker never seemed to be at class, so he went over to knock on his door even though Tucker had said that his door was always open. Before he even knocked the music got quiet and he heard Tucker telling him to just come in.

"I told you that you don't have to knock you can just come in," Tucker said. He seemed to be just staring at his computer doing nothing, then once the computer had finished what it was doing he turned towards Shinji, the computer went into standby mode. "Whacha need?"

"Well I was wondering if you wanted to do something tonight with me and Asuka instead of sitting in front of you computer all night again," Shinji said. Tucker seemed to go into a daze at the mention of Asuka's name and Shinji say that it was pretty apparent Tucker had a crush on the fiery redhead. Tucker quickly snapped out of it, turned around and shut the computer down, when it turned off Tucker seemed to be more normal, for him at least. "Well?" Shinji asked..

"Sure why not, I should probably get out more and see if the world is still here," Tucker said. Then getting up from his chair and turning on the lights (CS majors don't use them) he asked, "What did you have in mind Shinji or do I have to think of everything?"

"Well…umm…I have no idea," Shinji admitted.

"I figured as much, well how about we go to a bar? I found this neat little dive downtown." Tucker suggested. "Ok if I have some other people join us?"

"Uhh sure," Shinji said with a bit of surprise. As far as he knew Tucker only left his room to go to classes and use the bathroom and Shinji was starting to doubt about the classes. "Who?"

"The other two American students and three other people I met yesterday," Tucker said. "I think their names where Toji, Hikari, and Kensuke." Shinji just looked him in shock wondering how Tucker knew them, "What you don't want them to come along?" Tucker asked seeing the look on his friends face.

"No it's not that, I just didn't know that they where here I thought Kensuke was in Okinawa, and Toji and Hikari where in Kyoto," Shinji said regaining some of his composer. "What hall are they in?"

"Oh they're not going here they're just in Tokyo–2 for a visit. I sorta ran into Hikari at the store while I was buying some munchies," Tucker said giving further evidence that he did leave his room once in a while. "I thought I had really hurt her cuz she didn't get up right away." He had literally run into her. "Well we started talking and she said that she was in town to visit a friend at the university, and being human I was curious as to who it was so I asked. She said that she was here to visit Asuka and her boyfriend and his friend where here to visit you. I told them that you where my neighbor and if they wanted to we could all meet at the bar and hang out."

Shinji just stood there letting what Tucker had just said sink in. He must have said yes to the other coming because Tucker was on the phone with Asuka telling her the plan. It took some convincing but she said she would go as long as Tucker made sure that it was worth it other wise he would be sorry. He said that she was guaranteed a surprise and they would head out about 6:00, it was 4:28 pm at the time. Shinji hadn't been listening to his conversation but was thinking about his friends because he hadn't seen them in almost six months and was starting to look forward to this outing.

"Yo, Shinji snap out of it," Tucker said clapping his hands in front of Shinji. "Where were you?"

"No where just thinking," Shinji said. He then noticed that Tucker had changed his shirt and combed his hair and wondered how long he had spaced for.

"Oh, well you've been thinking for about five minutes. You should go get cleaned up a little," Tucker said. "I'll call my friends and tell them what's up and then come and get you, ok?"

"Umm sure, hey wait a min you already planned on going out tonight didn't you?" Shinji asked, and Tucker just grinned. "Why did you play dumb when I asked you?"

"Because its fun," Tucker said and that was all the explanation Shinji got. "Hey Shinji I got a question to ask before we head out."

"Ok what is it?" Shinji asked really wondering what he wanted to know.

"What exactly is your relationship with Asuka?" Tucker asked with what looked like hope in his eyes.

Now Shinji had be ready for some pretty weird questions but this one had caught him completely off guard. He just stood there for a minute thinking of his response and staring at Tucker. As he thought he saw his new friends face fall just a little. Then asked Tucker the only thing that came to his mind. "Why?"

"Why? Do you really have to ask? Ok well for starters she's hot but also she seems so…" Tucker said looking for the right word to say. "Nice to be with even though she can be a royal bitch at times, and I dig smart chicks."

He didn't know Asuka for as long as he had but had managed to get her personality pretty close. But then again she had mellowed a lot since the first time he had met her. The most drastic changes came after the Third Impact. She seemed to open up more and didn't try to kill the things that where better than her at things. Shinji saw that his hunch about his neighbor and new friend had apparently be correct and recalled his failed attempt at romance with her. Oh sure they had tried it, after the Third Impact when they thought no one else was around but then more and more people started to come back from the sea of LCL and things where returning to normal. They still tried to be together but for some reason it just hadn't worked, the more "back to normal" things got the more Asuka reverted back to her old self. So the had decided to try and see other people at the beginning of their 10th grade year. So they went through high school each having their share of failed romances but had been there for each other the entire way. They where of course very close friends able to talk about things they didn't before, but there was always something there that made the first few months of still living together a bit weird. With that run though his mind he had found his answer to Tucker's question.

"Well it's pretty complicated..." he began but never finished because Tucker interrupted him.

"Oh, I see. I'll tread carefully then," Tucker said. Shinji just stared at him.

What the! I didn't say anything and he already seemed to know what I was going to say Shinji thought to himself. Well it did seem pretty obvious of what I was going to say by the way I started. Then when he thought more about it every time he was around Tucker, he (Tucker) always seemed to know what Shinji was thinking. More recently than when he had first met him but even then he seemed to pick up on his mood. Then he also realized that he really didn't know that much about this guy, not even his full name. "How did you know what I was going to say?" Shinji wasn't going to leave until he got answers.

"Lucky guess?" Tucker ventured but saw that Shinji wasn't buying it. "It's not important now but if you really want to know I'll tell you but not right now," Tucker said looking a little uneasy talking about it. "When we get back I'll tell you. But until then understand that it's already after five and we're leaving at six so you better change."

Shinji stood there for another minute trying to decide whether or not to push the issue then went and cleaned up a bit. All this time trying to think of what Tucker was hiding from him. It must be difficult for him to tell otherwise he would have told me then. Lord knows I have my secrets. he dismissed it and decided that he would have a good time with his and Tuckers friends.

It was about quarter to six when Tucker started pounding on Shinji's door. He continued to pound on it until Shinji opened it. "Will you stop that," Shinji said. "So are we leaving now?"

"No we're all meeting in my room first and then meeting Toji, Hikari, and Kensuke at the bar," he explained. "Besides I have to introduce you to the other two," he added with a devilish grin that Shinji didn't like.

Shinji followed Tucker to his room but no one was here right now so they waited. Tucker sat down in front of his computer and started to play Homeworld 4. As Shinji watched he noticed that Tucker really didn't use the mouse much, but yet everything on the screen seemed to be moving as if they where being controlled by the player. He saw the screen change to what looked like a map screen then a build screen then a research screen all of which stayed on for about a second then back to the game screen. Then Shinji looked from the screen to Tucker and noticed that he was transfixed on the screen just staring blankly but yet the game played out perfectly as if a master was playing. Shinji turned when he heard the door open and two attractive girls he didn't know walk in without knocking.

"Uh, hello," Shinji greeted them then introduced himself. "My name is Shinji, who are you?"

"Hi my name is Angel and this is Maria. Where's Tucker?" The one called Angel said. Shinji didn't really care for the name but she was cute nonetheless as was the other one.

"Right here," Shinji answered a little confused but then realized was blocking their view. He moved so he could say hi but he didn't even move. In fact he was totally ignoring them. He was about to tap him and tell him someone else had shown up when Maria pushed by Shinji and went over to tucker and started to try and strike up a conversation. Angel decided to try and also failed to get any response from him. Angel then turned to Shinji and asked him how long he had be like this. Maria was busy trying to get his attention but he just kept staring at the monitor. Then Shinji saw something that gave him a little fright. Tucker was breathing and seemed alive but his eyes where completely blank and his pupils where so small Shinji could barely see them.

"About ten minutes I think," Shinji said growing very concerned. "Why, what's wrong?" Angel started to answer but didn't get far because she was interrupted.

"What's going on in here?" Asuka said when she saw the crowed around Tucker. "Why is Tucker in front of his computer again I thought that he was going out with us tonight?"

As soon as Asuka finished Tucker snapped back and his computer went completely dead. "Huh, wha, oh hi guys when did you get here?" Tucker asked looking at the to females on either side of him and received a thump on the head from the two girls that had been trying to get him to snap out of what ever he was in. "Ow, what was that for?"

"For not saying 'hi' to us you moron," Maria told him in English.

"Oh sorry I must have not been here. Oh look at the time we had better get going," Tucker said looking at the clock on his wall getting out of the chair before the two American girls could bop him on the head again.

"Well Tucker aren't you going to introduce us to your friends." Asuka asked. "After all I would like to know who is going with us."

"Oh yea Asuka this is Angel, and Maria. Their friends from the US that are attending here also," Tucker said.

"Hello," they both said.

"Hi, as Tucker no doubt told you I am the great Asuka Langley Soyru charm…uhgg," Asuka said before being dragged out by Tucker.

It took them about ten minutes to walk to the bar. It was called The Wall and the outside of it was painted in what looked like a giant white wall with what looked like strange animated characters breaking though. As they walked in side they noticed that the inside was decorated with various rock n' roll memorabilia. The where a little early so that meant the other two stooges and Hikari had yet to arrive. Tucker led them to a table large enough to seat eight and took a seat.

"Why are we sitting here Tucker?" Asuka asked looking around and seeing more than enough tables for five. "There's only five of us so we don't need the three extra chairs."

"Yes we do, you never know who may drop by or who you'll met while out so it's always good to have extra," Tucker explained taking his seat and sitting in a style that looked like he was lounging. A waitress approached their table and asked Tucker what he wanted. "I want a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster," he said drawing curious looks from the three Japanese at the table and giggles from the Americans. "You don't know what I'm talking about do you," Tucker said sounding a bit defeated. "Well then give me a triple Captains and Coke, the two ladies here will have a glass of sangria, the red head over there will have (Asuka's Drink still unknown. Suggestions?), and this fellow will have a black and tan," Shinji gave Tucker a questioning look. "Just try it. I think that will do it," Tucker concluded catching Asuka's suspicious stare.

"You're up to something I just know it," Asuka said. Shinji not wanting to see Tucker tortured until he told Asuka who was coming opened his mouth to tell her but stopped when he heard what seemed like Tucker's voice in his head, it told him to just keep quiet unless he wanted to get hurt. Shinji seriously doubted Tucker would actually hurt him but se didn't want to take the chance so he stayed quiet.

Their drinks had arrived and every one was making idle chat when Hikari snuck up behind Asuka and scared her. The three Americans chatted idly while the five friends greeted each other and the new comers sat down and the table was segregated after everyone was introduced. The four girls talked about what ever it is girls talk about when they are in groups and the guys talked about computers, sports, the military, and females. Eventually both groups started talking with each other about life, the universe, and everything before Tucker excused himself and went to the bar. He returned about five minutes later and huddled the guys and seemed to be plotting and scheming with them, when they finally broke the huddle they all had grins on their faces and wouldn't tell the girls what was going on.

"What are you guys up to?" asked Angel eyeing each one of them like they all had grown another head. "What is he planning to do?" she said pointing at Tucker.

"Nothing, nothing at all," Tucker answered and the three stooges nodded their head in agreement still grinning.

"Anti-Angel army your up," the D.J. said.

"That's us you guys," Tucker said and the four guys got up from the table and each grabbed a microphone. The plan was for each of them to take the lead in an Aerosmith song then all four of them would sing the last one together. Tucker was going to sing Avant Garden, Shinji was going to sing Fallen Angels, Toji was going to sing Angel, and Kensuke was going to sing What Kind of Love Are You On. They would finish up with Sweet Emotion.

Tucker went through his song easily trying to serenade Asuka who muttered something about Tuckers emanate death, Shinji went next followed by Kensuke then Toji sang to Hikari and with the exception of Tucker each song was kind of jumbled as English was not the three Japanese stooges primary language. After they where done they got a round of polite applause from the bar and went back to sit down. After some more talking and jokes and Toji and Asuka getting into a verbal fight it was time to go back to the dorms. Hikari, Toji, and Kensuke where going to be in town all weekend so Asuka and Hikari planned a trip to the mall together and the three stooges decided to go fishing or do other guys stuff. Everyone said their good byes and each returned to where their beds were located.

They had been back at the dorms for about a half an hour when there was knock at Tucker's door.

"I told you that you don't have to knock Shinji," Tucker said typing something then looking up.

"I wish you would stop that it's kind of weird," Shinji said entering the unusually bright room. "I take it you know why I'm here then."

"Yes I do. You want answers to all the questions about me and how I always seem to know what you're thinking," Tucker said. "Well you better sit down because it's a pretty long story. Want something to drink?"

"Sure, something without caffeine or alcohol please," Shinji said, the black and tan was interesting but Shinji felt he didn't need a buzz for what Tucker was going to explain.

Tucker reached into the small fridge and pulled out a 7-up and a Labatt Blue (yes there truly is one import everyone gets). Both boys opened their drinks and Tucker slammed his ala Misato only no howl. He reached in and pulled out another took a small drink and began his tale.

"To begin with my full name is Alex Tucker and I was born to be a weapon, specifically a weapon against the Angels. I never new my mother and at a very young age I was adopted by a man named Arthur Dent, a doctor who belonged to a agency called Section 31. This agency was created by SEELE to help in their little scenario to cause the Third Impact and focused on trying to create telepaths in the hopes of using them as Eva pilots because they thought someone that could use telepathy could sync with an Eva easier, and that they would have enough power to control the single consciousness of humanity afterwards. Section 31 had many candidates, all of which where tested to show some signs of telepathic powers, and started experimenting on them by using drugs and genetic manipulation to further develop our 'abilities'," Tucker took another drink then continued. "Most of the test subjects either died or went insane from the thought overload so where deemed unusable thus destroyed."

"I was one of the 'lucky' ones who survived and had developed telepathic powers. When the Angels started attacking I was chosen to pilot an Eva as the Xth Children, the X being equal to what ever number they where on at the time. The only problem was that it wasn't built yet so I waited and was experimented on some more," Alex paused for a second before continuing. "After a few more months they had determined that anymore genetic manipulation would cause me to become mentally unstable so they decided I had to develop my existing powers from there on. The also began to build a new interface for they entry plug, one that would be more responsive to my telepathy. Soon they deemed my telepathic powers adequate or they plans and built a special computer for me, one that was able to interface with my telepathic powers thus allowing me to create my own specific software. Also this would allow them to upload data right to the pilot instead of verbally telling them eliminating any miscommunications that might happen. Sort of like in the Matrix, ever see that movie," Shinji shook his head. "I'll have to show it to you some time. As the where building Unit-04 they chose to use me as the pilot with the new system in the plug. If it was a success they where going to do what they did to me to all the pilots in order to make them more useful and easier to control. Anyway after Unt-04 disappeared they sent me away to live on my own keeping close tabs on me. I started to live the life of a 'normal' kid going to school and such. When I first started out I almost went crazy everywhere I went I heard other people's thoughts and it overloaded me and I passed out. I woke up in the hospital and couldn't hear anyone any more. Apparently along with their mapping my brain they also found out how to 'upload' control 'software' that acted as a sort of telepathic 'firewall', they had wrote this firewall to let me control how much I was able to read in a person's mind so naturally the more contact with a person the more I could pick up. That's why you see me zone while on my comp or seem to know what you are thinking. Any more questions?"

Shinji just sat there dumbfounded. Letting all of what he just heard sink in. after about 3 minutes it finally found a good hold and one question entered his mind. Did my father have a hand in this? Shinji thought

"No he didn't, in fact I was told if I was a 'success' then I would also be responsible for informing the committee about his true motives. Now you mustn't tell anyone about this because if you did I don't know what would happen to you or me understand," Alex asked and Shinji said yes then left leaving Alex to wonder if he had done the right thing by telling Shinji. Yes I did, he had the right to know about that because it also could have been him and even though he has potential I don't think he would have survived long.

Shinji and Alex both had trouble getting to sleep that night.

To be Continued…

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There you have it chapter two. The next chapter will be finished soon I think it won't be as long as this chapter. I have almost half of it done right now so it shouldn't take too much longer. Also I haven't decided if I'll have Rei in this story yet. Maybe I will in a flash back but please don't count on it. Reviews are wanted as they help me know what I'm doing right and what I'm doing wrong. Well that's about it so pleas stay tuned for more also I'm accepting any omake for this story if there are people willing to write them. I would but I don't have the creative power or time to do it as I'm trying to finish the fic and revise it at the same time.

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