Thanks again to you reviewers! You all are the reason I keep on doing this,
since otherwise I would've given up a long time ago.anyway, here's the
story! Oh, and thanks to Vibious, since without his constant nagging and
whining I never would've done these chapters the way I have, cheers, old
chap!
Gendo's Desk: Girls of Blue and Red pt. I
Throughout the 'night', Shinji had drifted in and out of consciousness, spending most of his time slumbering. This moment was not special. For a fleeting moment in the realm of the living, Shinji felt something warm next to him, the warmth heating his chest and arms. Almost involuntarily, and certainly not rationally, Shinji reaches for the warmth and embraces it, a large smile on his face, before falling back into sleep. At the same time, Asuka was beginning to wake. Feeling a pair of arms wrap around her, Asuka smiles and closes her eyes for a moment, enjoying being so close to Shinji. Never before would she even think of doing so, and yet now she was oddly happy. Moments then became minutes when Asuka finally came to full consciousness.
"Shinji-chan." Asuka whispers into Shinji's ear. He promptly shifts, mumbling something, before settling back down, an even larger grin plastered over his face. Deciding to have fun with him, Asuka enacts her quickly made plan. Slowly, as not to wake him yet, Asuka slides herself atop Shinji and presses her lips to his. For several moments Shinji does not respond, several moments later he begins to return the kiss, much to Asuka's surprise. Finally, Shinji comes into consciousness and realizes just what was happening, much to Asuka's enjoyment. Shinji scrambles out from underneath Asuka, praying to every deity he knew, in an attempt to save his life.
"I'm sorry, Asuka!" The words that had always come out of his mouth. Asuka finally had enough of it.
"Baka! I try to do something nice and all you can do is say 'sorry'?! I can't believe you! That's all you ever do is apologize. Will you just stop doing that all the time?!"
Shinji looks to the ground, ashamed, "I'm."
"Don't."
"Alright.but then why'd you do what you just did?" the question had been at the forefront of Shinji's mind ever since he had come into consciousness.
"Why shouldn't I? You should be happy for your good fortune! Rrr, you're so hopeless!" Asuka stomps out the small opening that served as a door, leaving a supremely confused Shinji sitting in the crudely made house. After a few moments Shinji realizes how hungry he really was. Deciding that he'd rather not try to face Asuka, Shinji returns to the river. Strangely the river is abundant with life; Shinji had discovered that during his first trip to the river. As he crouched next to the riverbed searching for a fish to catch, Shinji caught a glimpse of something moving out of the corner of his eye. Standing up, Shinji surveyed the forest again, and again he caught movement, as well as what he thought was a reflection of blue. Puzzled, Shinji again took to searching for a fish. Again, Shinji saw something moving in the forest. Looking up, the last thing Shinji saw before being knocked unconscious and screaming was a pile of blue hair.
*** -Katsuragi residence-
"So, Rei, why'd you take Shinji's room? I still can't believe that Ikari moved you here, has he just given up on Shinji and Asuka?!"
"I do not know why he moved me here, Major, and I do not think it matters which room I choose."
"You don't make for a very fun housemate, you know."
"Yes, I realize that."
Defeated, Misato goes into the kitchen and opens another beer, drinking it all down in one gulp.
***
-Gendo's office-
"But why move Rei in with Katsuragi? She's been fine on her own for quite some while now."
"When the Third returns she will be able to keep him from interfering with the scenario."
"How can you be sure that he'll return? He may be dead."
"He returned to me the last time, and he will return again."
***
-Near the river-
Asuka had heard Shinji's unmistakable scream. She was about to ignore it, but the strange silence that overtook the forest made her reconsider. Making her way back to the river, Asuka had an odd feeling of someone watching her. Upon reaching the riverbed where Shinji had been, Asuka noticed several footprints in the sand by the riverbed around where Shinji had been standing. Getting very worried, Asuka ran to where Shinji had been in hopes of figuring out if Shinji was just playing a joke on her. Asuka would wish that it was only that. Hearing footsteps behind her, Asuka spins on her heels to look behind her.
"Rei?"
Then Asuka knew only blackness as she was knocked unconscious.
***
When Shinji awoke, he found himself sitting in a chair with some weight pressing on his head. Using his hands, Shinji soon discovered that it was some kind of hat made of leaves. Looking around, Shinji found the chair to be on the top of a slope, the bottom looked to be littered with small hut looking buildings. Confused, Shinji did the first thing that came to mind.
"Hello? Is anyone here?"
For several moments the forest was deathly silent. Suddenly dozens of young, blue haired, naked, teenage girls come running out from various places in and around the forest towards Shinji. They gathered on a small plain underneath the chair on the slope and began happily talking with one another in Japanese very quickly. The scene oddly reminded Shinji of his school during lunch, except that no one in his school was naked. Shinji, looking over the crowd of blue haired girls, then noticed four more girls, though it was apparent they were much more muscular than the others, were walking towards the slope with some sort of box carried on their shoulders. Turning his attention back to the group of girls, Shinji then realized something strange. Though they all bared the same startling similarity to Rei, as well as to each other, none of them was exactly alike. One had slightly lighter hair; another seemed a bit too tall. Still the differences became slowly apparent and Shinji saw a few that almost made his stomach churn. Several seemed to have underdeveloped arms; others had body parts arranged in strange places. One seemed to have a lazy eye, this especially creeped Shinji out, because while the girl was talking to another, that eye seemed to be staring right at him. One of the girls noticed that the four others carrying the box were approaching, carrying whatever it was up the slope straight through their path. The next scene reminded Shinji of what he had learned of ancient Japanese custom during the Feudal era. The girls suddenly parted and lined up in two columns facing each other, leaving a wide path down the center of the slope. All became quiet as the four ascended the hill. Shinji began to grow nervous as the four neared. He soon found himself struggling to escape from the chair, but for some reason he could never fully stand. He then became startlingly aware of his lack of clothing. Before Shinji even had the chance to be embarrassed, the four girls had deposited their load in front of Shinji. Shinji looks questioningly at the box when one of the four undoes a latch on the top. She begins to open what Shinji now recognizes as a lid when it suddenly bursts open, revealing a naked, and enraged, Asuka Langley Soryu.
"Hentai!!"
Ignoring the throng of naked Rei look-alikes, Asuka reaches across the gap and smacks Shinji square on the cheek. A gasp can be heard following the sound of flesh contacting flesh as the dozens of girls watch in horror at Asuka's action. The four that had carried Asuka then take hold of her, one grabbing each limb, and dragging her before Shinji. One of the girls from the group then comes forward. Shinji comes back to his senses enough to realize that this one looked almost identical to Rei; if Shinji didn't know better he'd swear that she was her twin. She then began to speak to Shinji in clear Japanese.
"This girl has harmed you. Tell us what her punishment shall be, and we shall make it so."
Shinji looked strangely at the girl, then back at the struggling Asuka. Asuka, upon hearing this, looks to Shinji no longer with anger in her eyes, but with a desperate plea of help.
"Just...let her go."
"But...she has harmed you! She must be punished!"
Murmuring can be heard coming from the group of girls after the statement.
"Please let her go..."
"Ikari-kun! It is unacceptable!"
Next time! Pt. II of Girls of Blue and Red! Read on, my faithful readers, and I shall lead ye unto Israel. or not.
Gendo's Desk: Girls of Blue and Red pt. I
Throughout the 'night', Shinji had drifted in and out of consciousness, spending most of his time slumbering. This moment was not special. For a fleeting moment in the realm of the living, Shinji felt something warm next to him, the warmth heating his chest and arms. Almost involuntarily, and certainly not rationally, Shinji reaches for the warmth and embraces it, a large smile on his face, before falling back into sleep. At the same time, Asuka was beginning to wake. Feeling a pair of arms wrap around her, Asuka smiles and closes her eyes for a moment, enjoying being so close to Shinji. Never before would she even think of doing so, and yet now she was oddly happy. Moments then became minutes when Asuka finally came to full consciousness.
"Shinji-chan." Asuka whispers into Shinji's ear. He promptly shifts, mumbling something, before settling back down, an even larger grin plastered over his face. Deciding to have fun with him, Asuka enacts her quickly made plan. Slowly, as not to wake him yet, Asuka slides herself atop Shinji and presses her lips to his. For several moments Shinji does not respond, several moments later he begins to return the kiss, much to Asuka's surprise. Finally, Shinji comes into consciousness and realizes just what was happening, much to Asuka's enjoyment. Shinji scrambles out from underneath Asuka, praying to every deity he knew, in an attempt to save his life.
"I'm sorry, Asuka!" The words that had always come out of his mouth. Asuka finally had enough of it.
"Baka! I try to do something nice and all you can do is say 'sorry'?! I can't believe you! That's all you ever do is apologize. Will you just stop doing that all the time?!"
Shinji looks to the ground, ashamed, "I'm."
"Don't."
"Alright.but then why'd you do what you just did?" the question had been at the forefront of Shinji's mind ever since he had come into consciousness.
"Why shouldn't I? You should be happy for your good fortune! Rrr, you're so hopeless!" Asuka stomps out the small opening that served as a door, leaving a supremely confused Shinji sitting in the crudely made house. After a few moments Shinji realizes how hungry he really was. Deciding that he'd rather not try to face Asuka, Shinji returns to the river. Strangely the river is abundant with life; Shinji had discovered that during his first trip to the river. As he crouched next to the riverbed searching for a fish to catch, Shinji caught a glimpse of something moving out of the corner of his eye. Standing up, Shinji surveyed the forest again, and again he caught movement, as well as what he thought was a reflection of blue. Puzzled, Shinji again took to searching for a fish. Again, Shinji saw something moving in the forest. Looking up, the last thing Shinji saw before being knocked unconscious and screaming was a pile of blue hair.
*** -Katsuragi residence-
"So, Rei, why'd you take Shinji's room? I still can't believe that Ikari moved you here, has he just given up on Shinji and Asuka?!"
"I do not know why he moved me here, Major, and I do not think it matters which room I choose."
"You don't make for a very fun housemate, you know."
"Yes, I realize that."
Defeated, Misato goes into the kitchen and opens another beer, drinking it all down in one gulp.
***
-Gendo's office-
"But why move Rei in with Katsuragi? She's been fine on her own for quite some while now."
"When the Third returns she will be able to keep him from interfering with the scenario."
"How can you be sure that he'll return? He may be dead."
"He returned to me the last time, and he will return again."
***
-Near the river-
Asuka had heard Shinji's unmistakable scream. She was about to ignore it, but the strange silence that overtook the forest made her reconsider. Making her way back to the river, Asuka had an odd feeling of someone watching her. Upon reaching the riverbed where Shinji had been, Asuka noticed several footprints in the sand by the riverbed around where Shinji had been standing. Getting very worried, Asuka ran to where Shinji had been in hopes of figuring out if Shinji was just playing a joke on her. Asuka would wish that it was only that. Hearing footsteps behind her, Asuka spins on her heels to look behind her.
"Rei?"
Then Asuka knew only blackness as she was knocked unconscious.
***
When Shinji awoke, he found himself sitting in a chair with some weight pressing on his head. Using his hands, Shinji soon discovered that it was some kind of hat made of leaves. Looking around, Shinji found the chair to be on the top of a slope, the bottom looked to be littered with small hut looking buildings. Confused, Shinji did the first thing that came to mind.
"Hello? Is anyone here?"
For several moments the forest was deathly silent. Suddenly dozens of young, blue haired, naked, teenage girls come running out from various places in and around the forest towards Shinji. They gathered on a small plain underneath the chair on the slope and began happily talking with one another in Japanese very quickly. The scene oddly reminded Shinji of his school during lunch, except that no one in his school was naked. Shinji, looking over the crowd of blue haired girls, then noticed four more girls, though it was apparent they were much more muscular than the others, were walking towards the slope with some sort of box carried on their shoulders. Turning his attention back to the group of girls, Shinji then realized something strange. Though they all bared the same startling similarity to Rei, as well as to each other, none of them was exactly alike. One had slightly lighter hair; another seemed a bit too tall. Still the differences became slowly apparent and Shinji saw a few that almost made his stomach churn. Several seemed to have underdeveloped arms; others had body parts arranged in strange places. One seemed to have a lazy eye, this especially creeped Shinji out, because while the girl was talking to another, that eye seemed to be staring right at him. One of the girls noticed that the four others carrying the box were approaching, carrying whatever it was up the slope straight through their path. The next scene reminded Shinji of what he had learned of ancient Japanese custom during the Feudal era. The girls suddenly parted and lined up in two columns facing each other, leaving a wide path down the center of the slope. All became quiet as the four ascended the hill. Shinji began to grow nervous as the four neared. He soon found himself struggling to escape from the chair, but for some reason he could never fully stand. He then became startlingly aware of his lack of clothing. Before Shinji even had the chance to be embarrassed, the four girls had deposited their load in front of Shinji. Shinji looks questioningly at the box when one of the four undoes a latch on the top. She begins to open what Shinji now recognizes as a lid when it suddenly bursts open, revealing a naked, and enraged, Asuka Langley Soryu.
"Hentai!!"
Ignoring the throng of naked Rei look-alikes, Asuka reaches across the gap and smacks Shinji square on the cheek. A gasp can be heard following the sound of flesh contacting flesh as the dozens of girls watch in horror at Asuka's action. The four that had carried Asuka then take hold of her, one grabbing each limb, and dragging her before Shinji. One of the girls from the group then comes forward. Shinji comes back to his senses enough to realize that this one looked almost identical to Rei; if Shinji didn't know better he'd swear that she was her twin. She then began to speak to Shinji in clear Japanese.
"This girl has harmed you. Tell us what her punishment shall be, and we shall make it so."
Shinji looked strangely at the girl, then back at the struggling Asuka. Asuka, upon hearing this, looks to Shinji no longer with anger in her eyes, but with a desperate plea of help.
"Just...let her go."
"But...she has harmed you! She must be punished!"
Murmuring can be heard coming from the group of girls after the statement.
"Please let her go..."
"Ikari-kun! It is unacceptable!"
Next time! Pt. II of Girls of Blue and Red! Read on, my faithful readers, and I shall lead ye unto Israel. or not.