---------------------------------------A Month Ago--------------------------------------------------

VOICES...LAUGHTER...MURMUR...

DOOR OPENS...

LIGHTS...

"Ohayou! I believe that everyone is ready..."

"Ready for what Misato?"

"So, you're not late Shinji!"

"He shouldn't be Misato, because Rei and I woke him up. You should have seen how he sleeps, his like a baby, am I not right Rei?"

"Asuka, I think you should stop teasing Ikari-kun. By the way Misato, what's up for us?"

"Hey, why are you like that to me Rei?"

"Like what? Rei and Shinji coincidentally looked at each other, in return Shinji smiled

"Ikari-kun, don't even think that I'm defending you."

"He's not thinking like that Rei!"

"Am I talking to you Asuka Langley?"

"Yamete! Stop acting like kids! Now, where are we? Ah yes, we're going to practice are new piece, Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement'."

"But we thought that we're going to focus on Pachelbel's Canon, and besides we're a quartet. Shinji is the cellist, I'm the violinist...not to bother the numb girl...yuh I remember, her name is Rei." Blurted Asuka, giving a sardonic look at Rei.

"Chosen Children, you're a team, stop fighting over little matters. And to think, we're not just practicing this piece to play a music, but also to test the new tactics Dr. Fuyutsuki planned. We're also set on a mission to Russia to get UNIT X."

"Unit X?!" Asuka and Shinji in chorus

"Actually, it's a project started by my father. It's of great interest to Captain Ikari, so kids I hope you're 100 cooperation!"

/Father is up something again. I hope that everything would be fine when we go to Russia./

/Russia? Ooh, now I"m going to have a time to go back to Europe. Hope that Kaji-kun will also go to Europe./

/Why do they have to hide it to the children? Adam and Eva will be reunited again, but Lilith would never let that happen!/

They are absorbed by their thoughts so they didn't noticed Rei living the hall. She went to the Central Dogma and headed to the LCL pool.

'Beethoven, why is the 1st Movement being blamed? It's their fault not yours! Let them feel the pain! They have been hurting us! They have been using us!"

Raises her hand to the air.

'Russia...Snow...White...Empty...Solitude...Home..."

-SpLaSh-

Rei jumped to the LCL pool

'My body can't bear this anymore. I need to go back Home. Mother I'm coming back!"

The LCL pool glowed and then turned red when Rei removed her clothes.

"I will be Home again Mother."