As always…I do not own Ah My Goddess or Evangelion
Neon Genesis: Goddess: Doublet
Chapter 1
The same night as Sayoko's nightmare
"Kind of amazing isn't it?"
The Demoness glanced over at her teacher.
"What about it?"
The Teacher indicated the city before them.
"This." He replied, "That the mortals are able to build things like this, and yet, try and destroy them as well." He turned and looked at her. "Always remember, the mortal mind is capable of great beauty, and great destruction. As demons, we tend to bring about their destructive nature."
"Yes sir." The Demoness replied.
"Now." The teacher said, "Let's see about earning you that 1st class demon rank."
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Early morning
He moved quietly through the darkened halls. In just a few short hours these halls would be filled with people, but for right now, he was the only one in the entire building.
Except for a few custodians and teachers.
He came upon a row of doors. He tugged on each one, and found them locked. He glanced further down the hall. Two more doors lined the wall. Behind one was the object of his mission. As he started towards the doors, a sound reached his ears.
The sound of jingling keys.
In a panic, he quickly raced towards the doors grabbed one and pulled it open, then raced inside and shut it behind him. Outside the door, he listened as the custodian walked past the door, whistling. The whistling soon faded from his hearing. He looked around at the room he had entered, and realized he was in the right one.
The Girl's Locker Room.
He happily walked across the room and entered a hallway. He soon entered another room full of lockers. After passing several rows of lockers, he found the entry way into the room of many a boy's dreams.
The Shower.
He as he walked into the shower, his mind raced through all the possible images of what took place here (as well as several images that probably only existed in boy's minds and on the internet).
He then walked back into the locker area and looked around. Finding a vent in the ceiling, he then reached into his bag and pulled out a small camera. He pulled a bench over, and stood upon it. After prying out the vent, he placed the camera in way for maximum coverage. He then slid the vent back into position and moved the bench back to its original spot. He then walked back to the main door, listened for a moment, and left the locker room.
Only after he was out of the school did he let a smile appear on his face.
"Kensuke," he said to himself, "You are a genius."
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A few hours later.
World History
Right before Lunch
Asuka Langley Sohryu let out a sigh as their teacher continued to talk about the Vikings. As a college grad, she had already studied about the ancient civilizations, as well as medieval times. Thus, this class was seen by her as a much unwanted review.
'I can't wait till I graduate,' thought Asuka, 'Then I can get a REAL job. Wonder if Misato was serious about that assistant job?'
Misato Ryoji (she had finally married Kaji during the break) had recently been promoted to the position of Commander of the Toyko-2 UN base. This meant that Misato now worked a lot more hours, and brought home even more work. Kaji wasn't around as much. Asuka didn't know exactly what he did, but she knew it had something to do with UN Intelligence. She did know that when he came home, he and Misato wouldn't be seen outside of the bedroom for hours on end.
Asuka then glanced over at one of her two other housemates. Shinji Ikari was talking quietly to the other two stooges, Touji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida. Kensuke kept making big gestures and seemed to be very excited about something, where as Touji and Shinji's faces showed conflicting emotions. Asuka decided she'd pester Shinji at lunch to find out what perverted thing Kensuke did this time. She then glanced at her other housemate. Rei Ikari was sitting perfectly upright and typing notes rapidly into her computer. This surprised Asuka. Rei, even though she was no longer part Angel, had an excellent memory and never had needed to take notes unless the class was told to do so.
The reason why Rei was taking notes soon became clear as she continued her observation of the class. Sayoko was asleep. Not just head resting on her arm sleep but the face down face hidden by arms kind of sleep. Behind Sayoko, Hikari Horaki, Asuka's best friend, had an exasperated look on her face. Asuka turned to her computer and sent Hikari a message.
Sohryu: What's wrong with Sayoko?
Horaki: I don't know. She talked to Rei and then fell asleep at the beginning of the lecture. I tried to wake her up but Rei stopped me.
Sohryu: hmmmm. Lemme ask Rei.
Asuka brought up a new message window. At her computer, Rei was momentarily startled when a window popped up.
Sohryu: What's wrong with Sayoko?
IkariR: She has not been sleeping well, so she is doing it here where it will not harm her grade much.
Sohryu: What? How can sleeping through a lecture not hurt her?
IkariR: The lecture topic is the Vikings is it not? She is a member of the Norse Gods, thus, she knows probably a bit more then our Teacher. Also, I'm taking extensive notes if he covers something she does not know.
Sohryu: I see
IkairR: Excuse me please, I must continue my note taking.
Asuka watched as Rei closed the window then resumed her typing. With a sigh, she then returned her attention to the teacher.
'This is going to be a long class.' Asuka thought.
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"Miss Morisato!"
Sayoko's head flew up straight and she looked around confused. She then realized that she was in school, and the voice belonged to the Class Representative.
"Yes Class Rep?" Sayoko asked tiredly.
The Class Rep glared at Sayoko.
"I know you think you know everything, but falling asleep in class is unacceptable. If you do it again I will report you."
"Yes Class Rep." Sayoko replied with a slight bow.
The Class Rep nodded, then left the room. Asuka, Hikari, and Rei came up and stood next to Sayoko's desk.
"That Kris can be such a bitch." Asuka said, "Just because she's an Exchange student AND she beat Rei for Class Rep she thinks she's hot stuff."
"Jealous Asuka?" Sayoko said with a slight smile.
Asuka let out a humph and crossed her arms over her chest.
"What's the matter with you anyway?" Hikari asked.
"Yes." Rei added, "You've never slept in class. At least not since…….." Rei's voice trailed off. A very worried expression then appeared on Rei's face. "You are not suspended again are you?"
"No!" Sayoko said, "Of course not. I've just been having trouble sleeping that's all." Sayoko then stood up. "Come on, we're going to be late for gym!"
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A bit later, after Gym
"Dude, you are so dead."
Kensuke looked at his friend curiously.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Look man," Touji said, "You set up a camera in the girl's locker room. Do you have any idea how much trouble you could get into?"
"Regardless the fact that when school is out," Shinji added, "Touji and I are going to beat the hell out of you."
Kensuke's eyes widened.
"What for? You two thought this was a great idea! It's something we always dreamed of!"
"In Middle School." Touji said, "This is High School. Also remember that 4 of those girls you might have recorded are our Girlfriends, Shinji's sister, and a Goddess."
"Well haven't you ever wondered what other markings Sayoko has?" Kensuke asked.
"Of course I….." began Touji before he realized what he was saying.
"Think of it like this Kensuke." Shinji said, "If the girls find out, what do you think they are going to do to you? More importantly, what is Sayoko going to do to you?"
"She'll never know."
"Kensuke," Touji said, "You're missing a very important point here."
"And that is?"
"When Asuka, Hikari, and Rei find out, they'll tell her."
"She'll also find out if she reads your mind." Shinji added.
Kensuke went as white as a ghost and glanced frantically around, hoping the goddess was nowhere near.
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"So are you ready for the concert?" Hikari asked, as she got changed. "It's a week away."
"I'm ready," Asuka said, also changing, "Shinji is ready. Rei is ready. But we still need one more violin to complete the quartet."
"What about Sayoko?"
"She is playing Piano." Rei replied (yes, she is changing too.).
"Oh." Hikari sat for and thought for a moment. "Does Kensuke play an instrument? I know Touji doesn't."
"That stooge?" Asuka asked, "I doubt he has time with all his perverted activities."
"Awww," came Sayoko's voice from the other side of the lockers, "He's not all that bad." She then stepped out from around the lockers in her skirt and bra, holding her blouse. "I mean, he's a pervert and all, but he's not always that ba…."
Click.
The four girls all looked around.
"What the heck was that?" Asuka asked.
"It sounded like it came from up there." Rei said, pointing to a vent.
Hikari frowned and dragged a bench over. She then stood on it and tugged on the vent, which easily fell to the floor. Hikari then tried to look in the vent.
"I can't see." She said.
"Hold on." Asuka stood up and , due to her height, easily was able to look into the vent. "Hey!! There's a camera in here!"
Asuka pulled it down to where the other girls could see it.
"Has it been recording this entire time?" Sayoko asked.
Asuka played with the buttons and then looked into the eyepiece. Just as quickly she pulled her head away.
"Oh my……" Asuka muttered as he face turned red.
"What?" Rei asked.
"Ummm." Asuka said, "Your hair….."
"What about it?"
"It's….uh….. natural."
Rei looked quizzically at Asuka for a brief second, then went beat red.
"Oh." She said softly.
Sayoko grabbed the camera.
"What kind of perverted……." Her voice trailed off as she felt the emotional memory left in the camera. First Asuka…… then…….
"I'm going to hurt him." Sayoko muttered.
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Not knowing that impending doom was coming his way, Kensuke looked back at Touji and Shinji.
"How do you know if she's read your mind anyway?" he asked, "I mean, do you feel a tingle or something?"
Shinji and Touji both shrugged.
"I haven't felt anything. SO maybe if I keep my thoughts clean she won't find out…."
Touji saw movement as Kensuke rambled. He gave Shinji a nudge and pointed it out.
"….Yeah, that's what I'll do. Think of puppies and stuff. She won't suspect a thing…"
"Kensuke….." Shinji said.
"….I mean after all, girls like puppies…."
"Ken…" Touji said.
"……Then again, puppies would seem really suspicious in my head. So maybe I should just keep thoughts about weapons, hacking, and stuff." Kensuke looked at Touji and Shinji. "What do you guys…..uh…what are you looking at?" Kensuke then felt a presence behind him. He slowly turned his head around and found himself staring up at Sayoko,, Asuka, Rei, and Hikari.
"Oh shit." He muttered.
"You…..you….you….." Sayoko began furiously. She raised her hand high above her head. Kensuke, knowing that she only raised her hand like that just before bringing lightning down on him, cringed. Shinji and Touji dove for cover.
"HENTAI!!!!!" Sayoko screamed as she brought her hand down. Asuka, Hikari, and Rei covered their eyes to protect them from the flash and steadied themselves for the boom that followed.
Yet nothing happened.
Kensuke opened his eyes and looked around, wondering why he wasn't scorched. Everyone else looked up towards the sky, and found it still bright and blue, without a single cloud present.
Sayoko looked at her hand confused. She then raised her arms again and brought it down. This move was repeated several times before she finally gave up on the account of her arm being tired.
"What's wrong?" Rei asked.
"I don't know." Sayoko said. She looked over at a rock and tried to raise it with her powers.
It didn't even budge.
Sayoko thought a moment, then called out. "Morning Bell! Come forth!"
Everyone watched, expecting the Angel to burst forth from Sayoko's back.
Yet she too, did not appear.
"Ok, this is strange." Sayoko muttered, "Why aren't my powers working?"
"Perhaps it's because you haven't had much sleep?" Rei asked.
"Can't be that." Sayoko said, "Sleep is my back-up when Yggdrasil is offline." Sayoko suddenly brightened. "That's it! Yggdrasil must be offline! I'll just contact my Auntie and…." Sayoko concentrated, trying to contact her Aunt telepathically. Yet after several moments of trying, all she ended up with was a headache.
"I don't get it." Sayoko muttered, "What's wrong with me?"
"We'll worry about that in a second." Asuka said, "First off………" Asuka slowly turned and looked at Kensuke. "It's pay back time."
Kensuke let out a gulp.
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Later that day.
Asuka, Shinji, and Rei were over at Sayoko's apartment where the four practiced for their upcoming concert. Asuka, Shinji, and Rei practiced their quartet, with Banpei providing a soundtrack of the second violin, while Sayoko played away on a piano.
"Where can we find another person who plays violin?" muttered Asuka.
"We'll find someone." Shinji said, "and if we don't, we'll just borrow Banpei."
Banpei rotated his head towards Shinji.
"Bleep."
Shinji looked over at Sigel.
"What did he say?"
"You don't want to know." The robot answered.
At the piano, Sayoko had her eyes closed and was holding her hands in front of the sheet music. Beside her, Rei watched the paper, looking for any sign of movement. After several minutes, Sayoko opened her eyes.
"Anything?" she asked.
Rei shook her head.
"What's wrong with me?" Sayoko asked quietly.
"Maybe your Aunt knows."
A loud thud was then heard in the kitchen, followed by a bunch of curses and then…..
"WHO LEFT THE DIRTY PLATE IN THE SINK?!?!?!?"
"Speak of the Goddess." Sayoko said, "Welcome home Auntie!"
Skuld walked out of the kitchen scrubbing her sleeve.
"Now I have wasabi flavored curry all over my dress." Skuld muttered, "You know how hard it is to get wasabi out of…."
"Auntie!" Sayoko shouted, "There's a problem."
Skuld glanced at her niece. "What is it? Mara is still in Alaska."
"Sayoko does not have any powers." Rei said.
"Did you get suspended again?" Skuld asked.
"No." Sayoko replied.
Skuld placed her hand on Sayoko's forehead.
"You fell alright. Have you felt sick at all? Anything wrong?"
"I feel fine." Sayoko said, "I just haven't been getting much sleep at night."
"Hmmm. That wouldn't cause it." Skuld sat down and thought for a second. She then glanced at the clock, then at Shinji, Asuka, and Rei. "Shouldn't Misato have been here to pick you up by now?"
"Well normally yes." Shinji said, "But she had to go renew her driver's license, and because of the way she drives they wanted her in person and……" He trailed off as he noticed that Skuld was no longer listening. She was now looking at Sayoko who was also looking at her Aunt. Both had a look of surprise on their faces.
"License…." Sayoko repeated.
"Renewed……" Skuld added.
"Oh heck." muttered Sayoko.
Suddenly both Goddesses were talking at once as they ran to the phone.
"HOW COULD YOU FORGET?!?!"
"I FORGOT OK!! I AM PART MORTAL!!"
"THAT"S NO EXCUSE!! HURRY!! GET ON THE PHONE AND CALL THEM! THERE'S A TWENTY-FOUR HOUR LIMIT!!!"
"I KNOW THAT!"
"You guys have any clue what their talking about?" Shinji asked. Both Asuka and Rei shook their heads.
When they looked back over, Sayoko was on the phone, Skuld standing right beside her.
"Yes? Yes. Sayoko Morisato Class 1 Type 2 Unlimited. Uh huh. I what? When did this? How long? Right. Yes she is. Really? Right. I understand. Thank you." Sayoko hung up the phone and let out a long sigh.
"Well?" Skuld asked.
"Suspended."
Skuld let out a sigh. Shinji, Asuka, and Rei stared at Sayoko.
Suspended?" Asuka asked, "For what?"
"I forgot my license needed to be renewed." Sayoko replied, " I thought when I became a First Class Goddess it was renewed then and there, but they still go by when I first got my license."
"So how long is the suspension?" asked Rei.
"Usually a week." Skuld answered, "Sayoko's Mom went through this before and…."
"Actually," Sayoko interrupted, "it's not a week."
Skuld whirled around. "WHAT?!?!"
"It seems do to new regulations, I have to physically go up to heaven to have it renewed."
"But….but…" Skuld said stunned, "That means……you have to wait in line at the Licensing Department! They take forever! It could be days, weeks even."
"Apparently I will have company." Sayoko said, he expression looking rather pained, "You have to come with."
"Why?!?" Skuld shouted, "My license hasn't….oh….it is going to expire isn't it?"
"Apparently within 4 days. So……"
"………They want me there." Skuld finished. "Great. Just great." Skuld looked over at the 3 mortals. "Since Sayoko and I may be gone for awhile, you think you three could collect her homework?" The three nodded. "Good. Now when Misato gets here, I need to ask her a favor."
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"In order to get you that First Class Demon rank," the teacher said, "We have to do something that all of Hell will take notice of."
"Like what?" the Demoness asked, "Trying to destroy the world has been done many times already. Hell, even the mortals tried it several years ago."
"I know that!" The teacher snapped back. "We have to try something else." He thought for a moment. Suddenly his face lit up. "I know! We'll terrorize the Eva Pilots!"
"How?" the Demoness asked, "Very few in Hell know who they are and those that know aren't talking. And no one in heaven is going to just give us their names. Hell, the entire mortal world doesn't even know who they are, other then those in high positions and they have Gods watching over then because of those EVA things. How are we going to find them?"
"Let me work on that." Her teacher replied, "You get on with your exercises."
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The next day.
Morning.
The bells had yet to chime announcing the start of the day. As such, the group of friends sat around Shinji's desk talking.
"Where is Sayoko?" Hikari asked.
"Gone." Asuka said, "She and her Aunt left last night."
"Left?" asked Touji, "Left where?"
As one, Asuka, Shinji, and Rei all pointed up towards the ceiling.
"Why?"
"Sayoko's license expired, and Skuld's was about to." Asuka explained. "So then went up their to renew them."
"Oh." Hikari and Touji replied together.
The class door then opened, allowing a slightly battered Kensuke to limp into the room. The three girls glared at him. He limped over to the group.
"Where's Sayoko?"
"Gone for about a week or so." Shinji answered.
"YES!" Kensuke cried, tossing his arms into the air. Almost immediately he brought them down. "Ow ow ow ow."
"Serves you right stooge." Asuka said.
"I know. I know." Kensuke then glanced around the room. "So has the new girl arrived yet?"
The other five stared at Kensuke.
"What new girl?" they all asked at once, "How did you find out?"
"When I was in the nurses office recovering from Asuka's……….treatment ("Serves you right!" Asuka shouted again) I saw an open file on her desk for a transfer student. I copied down the name and then looked through the school records when I got home. You see she…."
Kensuke's voice trailed off as the Class Rep entered and called out for their attention.
"Class," the Class Rep began, "We have a new student starting here today. She was born in the US, but her parents were originally from Japan. I would like you all to give her a warm welcome." She then nodded at the door.
A girl with short red hair and green eyes entered. She turned and gave the class a smile that would put a Goddess to shame.
"Hi, I'm Mana Kirishima! Nice to meet you!"
"Miss Kirishima," the Class Rep said, " Why don't you take a seat next to Mr. Ikari. Please raise your hand Mr. Ikari."
Shinji raised his hand. Mana's eyes widened slightly as she spotted him, and walked over to her seat. As she sat down, she looked over at Shinji.
"Hey," she whispered, "you're kinda cute. Think you could show me around at lunch?"
"I uh..that is..I…uh….." Shinji stuttered, "You, see…uh…the Class Rep…she ..uh…."
"Awww." Mana said sweetly, "But I want you to give me a tour. Pwease?" She asked very cutely.
"Mr. Ikari."
Shinji looked back up at the Class Rep.
"You will give her a tour of the grounds."
Shinji started to open his mouth, but the Class Rep cut him off.
"No buts about it."
Shinji let out a sigh.
"Yes Ma'am." He replied.
Mana let out a squeal of delight. A few rows over, Asuka was absolutely fuming at the Class Rep and muttering a few choice words in German. Many of the students around her proceeded to move as far away from her as possible, not wanted to set Mount Asuka off.
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Heaven
Sayoko glanced up at the blinking numbers.
'Now Serving 67' the sign happily flashed.
With a sigh, Sayoko unfolded her number. When she held it open, it stretched a good 6 inches across.
"I hate the DGL." Sayoko muttered.
Beside her, Skuld looked up from reading her book, 'The Entire History of the World with footnotes'.
"Get over it." Skuld said, "This is only your Second time here. I've already been here 5 times, mostly because of Urd. Now read your book."
Sayoko glared at her Aunt, then pulled out an SDAT from her robes and put on the headphones. She then pulled out a book, 'Care and Maintenance for your BMW Motorcycle.' Skuld stared at the cover a moment, then looked at Sayoko questioningly.
"Well if Aunt Megumi is going to give me the bike, I have to know how to maintain it."
"Right….."
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"The Library is here," Shinji said as he gave the tour, "The Nurses office and the main office are down at the end of that hall. The Cafeteria is over here, but most of the students eat outside on nice days."
"Oh." Mana then grabbed Shinji's arm in hers. "Would you like to eat lunch with me?"
"Umm..well..you see…." Shinji stuttered, "My girlfriend is waiting for me."
"Girlfriend? Who is that?"
"Her name is Asuka."
Mana frowned slightly. "You mean that Redheaded girl who was constantly growling and swearing at me in German?"
"Well…uh…yes."
"Humph." Mana tightened her grip on Shinji. "You can do a lot better then her." She then leaned her head over onto Shinji's shoulder. "Like me." She whispered softly.
Shinji panicked and freed himself from Mana's grip. After taking a quick look around to see if anyone had seen them, Shinji turn to Mana.
"Asuka is my Girlfriend. Nothing will change that." He then turned and started down the hallway.
Mana watched Shinji walked down the hallway before following.
"We'll see about that." She said softly.
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"Damn that girl AND the Class Rep." Asuka fumed, "How dare she take MY Shinji!"
She, Hikari, Rei, Touji, and Kensuke were sitting off under a tree eating their lunches as they waited for Shinji to appear.
"Why are you worried?" Hikari asked, "Shinji is in love with you! He even turned down a Goddess for you."
"Hikari's right." Touji said, "Remember when that Demon put a spell on you? He never even once thought about Sayoko. He was always there for you." Touji then turned and looked at Kensuke. "So what did you find out about Kirishima anyway?"
Kensuke pulled out some sheets of paper.
"I found out a lot, and nothing."
"What do you mean?" Rei asked.
"Well," Kensuke said, "It some ways, it reads kinda like Rei's file from her NERV days. I know when Kirishima was born and where in the US. I know that her father was not around, and later her mother died in the US. She went to an orphanage, and then was removed from it. Then there's a large gap where there is nothing until she came here."
Asuka looked at Rei.
"Could Mana be a child like us? Maybe the original pilot for Unit 03 or Unit 04?"
Rei shook her head.
"Commander Ikari was apart of the Marduk organization. He had files on every child that could pilot an EVA, and allowed me access to it to better understand my classmates. Kirishima was not in the files."
"So?" Touji said, "Maybe she was enlisted by the American NERV."
"Unlikely." Rei replied, "The Commander would have known." Rei turned and looked over to where Shinji was now approaching, Mana right behind him. "She is a mystery."
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After school.
Mana and Shinji were once again walking side by side. The Class Rep had asked Shinji (which really was an order) to escort Mana back to her home as she was still new to Tokyo-2 and Shinji had now lived here for years.
"So Shinji," Mana said, "What fun things are there to do around here?"
Shinji remained silent.
"Come on Shinji! I'm new here."
Silence.
"You've been here for years! You have to know of some fun place?"
Shinji stopped walking. Mana stopped as well and watched as he slowly turned to face her.
"Look Mss Kirishima……"
"Call me Mana. Miss Kirishima is too formal."
Shinji let out a sigh.
"Alright 'Mana', I already have a girlfriend." He said, "Her name is Asuka. We've been together since middle school. Nothing is going to separate us." He then turned and resumed walking. Mana followed, many thoughts running through her head.
Minutes later, they arrived at Mana's apartment. Mana unlocked the door and opened it.
"Would you like to come in?" She asked.
"I really should get going." Shinji replied.
"How about a drink at least? It's been a long walk."
"Fine."
He followed Mana into her apartment. Boxes still lined the walls here and there. A small TV had been set up on a box in the living room in front of a couch. Next to the couch was a bookshelf overflowing with books. Shinji glanced into one of the boxes along the wall and found it too filled with books.
"They were my Mother's." Mana said as she walked back into the living room, offering Shinji a can of juice. "Mother loved to read. Many of these books were handed down through the family for years. I can still remember laying in bed, listening to her read to me." Mana said, a wistful look on her face, "These books and a picture are all I have left of her."
"What happened?" Shinji asked, "If you don't mind my asking."
Mana sat down on the couch and became lost in her memory. "I don't really remember. She kissed me goodnight, then later I heard the sound of thunder. It was so loud, I hid under my bed. I fell asleep under there. When I crawled out in the morning, it was all quiet. Mother was in the living room………what was left of her." Mana wiped away the tears the fell from her eyes.
"Meow."
Shinji looked down to see a black and white spotted cat had sat down in front of Mana. Mana scooped up the cat and buried her face in its fur. The cat turned its head towards Shinji. That cat had a rather unusual marking on its forehead, a kind of star shape. Even more stranger, the cat also seemed to be glaring at him.
"I'm sorry Mana." Shinji said, "I…..I…..I didn't know."
"It's all right." Mana replied, her voice muffled by the cat. "No one knows."
Shinji was silent, not knowing what to say to the girl. Finally he stood up.
"I should go." He said softly, "They'll be waiting for me at home."
"Thank you for walking me home." Mana said softly.
"It was nothing." Shinji replied, "See you tomorrow."
Shinji turned and quickly left the apartment.
He was about a block away when he stopped and thought a second.
"'See you tomorrow'?" he muttered, "Oh Asuka is not going to like that."
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That night, dinner at the Ryoji household was….well…..tense. Mount Asuka appeared to be ready to explode at a moments notice, Rei was keeping a constant watch on the girl, readying herself incase Asuka did erupt, and poor Shinji kept looking around, making sure he had a quick escape route. Misato, unaware of events, was happily drinking her customary beer. Kaji was, as usual, out of town on business.
Misato leaned back in her chair.
"Good dinner as always Shinji." She said, "So, how was school today?"
Asuka slammed her chopsticks down on her plate and glared at Shinji. Shinji and his chair slid backwards several feet, allowing him plenty of room to run.
"Alright," Misato said, finally noticing something was wrong with her charges, "What happened?"
"Oh nothing Misato." Asuka said, "Unless you count the fact the New School Whore is after Shinji, and he doesn't seem to mind."
"It's not my Fault the Class Rep told me to show her around!" Shinji shouted back, "You know how she gets!"
"But you walked her HOME! You have any idea how that looks?!?!?"
"The Class Rep told me to!!"
"So the Class Rep runs your life now?!"
"Yes…NO." Shinji shook his head, "Asuka, she's new in town and doesn't know her way."
"So buy her a MAP!" Asuka shouted as she got up and stormed off to her room, the door slamming shut with a loud bang."
Shinji let out a sigh and started to clear the table. He stopped when Misato grabbed his hand.
"You know she'll get over it right?"
"I know Misato." Shinji replied, "It doesn't make it any easier in the mean time."
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That night.
The inhabitants of the Apartment slept peacefully. All was quiet, and nothing stirred. Well…except for a couple of Demons. The two looked up at the apartment building.
"Are you sure they live here?" the Demoness asked.
"I called in a favor to get their location." The Teacher replied, "My contact says that three of the pilots live here with their Commander."
"And how does he know they love here?"
"He pulled it off Mara's personal computer." He then smiled at her. "Come on, you pull this off and you'll be sure to get that promotion to 1st class."
The Demoness looked back at the building, a look of concern on her face.
"Look," the Teacher said, "I know what you're thinking. Let it go. You are a Demon. Be a Demon."
The Demoness took a deep breathe and nodded. "Where is it?"
The teacher pulled out a device. The Demoness picked up the device and pointed it at the Apartment of the pilots. She pulled the trigger. A ray of light raced out from the device and slammed into the area of the complex where the pilots were supposed to be. That section glowed for a moment, then returned to normal.
"Well," the Teacher said, "We'll find out tomorrow."
"How?" the Demoness asked, "We don't even know who the Pilots ARE."
"Details." Her teacher replied, just before he vanished.
The Demoness stared at the apartment.
"Details he says." She grumbled. She to then vanished.
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The next morning.
The room was dark. On a bed, a figure slept peacefully, the blankets wrapped around them tightly, only a small opening allowed the person to get fresh air. Then a small burst of light came from the window. It grew larger and soon began to move across the floor. A ray of light slowly crept its way along, until it finally came to a stop on the sleeper's face. After several pitiful attempts to swat the light away, the person got up and looked at the alarm clock, then shuffled to their feet towards the bathroom. Upon reaching the bathroom, the person turned on the light, and then got a good look at their reflection in the mirror.
The piercing scream that came from the bathroom woke the entire apartment complex.