Evangelion Fan Fiction

Plans that Backfire

By Kraven Ergeist (Formerly known as Draco Delphinus)

Disclaimer: Let's just leave it that I don't own Eva.

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Chapter Two

Hikari had to stay after class that day; so walking home with Shinji wasn't an option today. However, just as she was leaving, she noticed Rei finishing her classroom chores. Waiting for her to finish, Hikari approached her.

"Excuse, Mrs. Ayanami," she said, professionally. "I was wondering if I could speak with you for a moment."

Ayanami looked back at the class representative. She had never confided in her before. This was interesting.

"Yes. What is it?" Ayanami asked in return.

Hikari paused, thinking over what she was about to say. This was not going to be easy.

"What would you say to a friend who…who listened to another friend's advice…another close friend's advice…which was…to find a…an intimate partner for a third friend. When she did this, she couldn't find anyone willing to. So, instead, she approaches…this third friend…and becomes…intimate with him. What would you make of this?"

Rei considered that. It was an interesting question indeed. Rei was not all to keen on relationships. However, being as analytical as she was, she could not resist the urge to tackle the question head on.

"Did this second person specify against becoming intimate with this third person?" Rei posed first.

Hikari thought back. "No, he…he didn't really say either way."

Rei nodded. "Ok. Does this third person have any specific ties with either of these two people other than the said intimacy?"

Hikari nodded. "Yes, the…third person is close friends with the second person."

Rei nodded. "I see. Then does this first person feel closely to this third person?" Rei posed next.

Hikari didn't answer. She couldn't. It was torturing her since the day she approached the boy.

"Representative Horaki…" Rei pressed. "Do you like him?"

Hikari gasped. How could she have…?

"Tha…that's enough, Ayanami. Thank you for your time."

Hikari rushed away as though her life depended on it.

"Any time," Rei replied, as she made her way home.

So, Hikari was falling for Shinji. This could get very interesting indeed.

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Hikari nervously dialed the first four numbers of Ikari's phone number. She did not want to risk Major Katsuragi's suspicions, despite her trust in the officer, so she was calling Shinji's cell phone. She simply didn't want word spreading of their relationship, for both their sakes.

Hikari shook her head, as she read Toji's sloppy handwriting, dialing the rest of the number. She felt even guiltier, riffling through Toji's address book for Shinji's cell phone number.

Hikari nervously waited for the dial tone. So nervous that she practically shouted out her greeting, before realizing she was listening to a recorded message.

"Please hang up, and try your call again," the recorded voice said.

Hikari cursed herself. She had hesitated in dialing, which evidently made the phone dial awry. This time, she tried again, punching in the numbers as fast as she could.

She was lying on her stomach perched atop her bed, as she normally was when she made phone calls.

She heard one ring sound.

"Come on, pick up," Hikari whispered into the receiver.

A second ring. And a third.

"Just pick up already!" Hikari said, nervous as all get out.

Finally, she heard a voice.

"Hello?"

"Shinji?" Hikari squeaked out.

"Hika-!" Shinji yelped, before a brief pause. In a more hushed tone, he spoke again. "Hikari? What are you calling for?"

Hikari gulped, before thinking of a reply. The more she played this role as a perky schoolgirl, the more she despised herself for it. It wasn't at all like herself. Even if it weren't for Toji, her relationship with Shinji wouldn't get anywhere unless she started acting more like herself.

But alas, "Shinji, I'm hurt. Can't a girl just give a guy a call because she feels like it?"

Hikari heard Shinji gulp on the other line. "Uh…I guess…"

Hikari didn't hesitate. "Well, if you really want a reason, then how about this: let's hook up tonight."

Shinji practically gasped into the receiver. "What?"

Hikari giggled. Despite herself, she enjoyed the reaction she was getting out of the boy. "Are you free? I don't have any tutoring classes, and my class work's done. What do you say?"

For a while, Shinji said nothing. Weighing the impact this would have on the two female residents of his apartment, he nodded to himself.

"Ok," Shinji replied, softly. "I'm sure Misato wouldn't mind if I duck out for a few hours."

Hikari giggled. Now, the tricky part. "Just a few hours?"

Shinji gulped.

Hikari smiled. "Shinji, you don't necessarily have to tell Misato your going out with me. Just tell him you were at Toji's, studying or going to a movie or something."

Shinji gulped. "But…what if she calls him?"

Hikari shook her head. "Tell her you'll be on your cell phone. Besides, Toji and his family are going to a game tonight. No one will be home. Thus, the realism of the movie scenario."

Shinji hesitated. "I don't know, Hikari. I don't really like the idea of lying to Misato."

Hikari swallowed a pang of guilt. "I know…but just trust me. I'll make it worth your time."

Shinji sort of mumbled. "Um…"

Hikari laughed. "Just kidding, silly. We won't do anything that bad."

Hikari could practically feel Shinji tense up on the other line. "Just…how bad are you planning to get?"

Hikari smiled. "That, you'll have to find out when you come over to my place tonight."

Shinji gasped. "Your place?! But I-"

It was too late, though, as Shinji realized, the line was dead.

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"Who exactly were you talking to?" Hikari's sister, Kodoma asked, as Hikari stepped out of her room.

Hikari, who was headed for the kitchen, looked innocently up at her older sister. "A friend from school. Why?"

Kodoma smiled knowingly. "Nothing. It's just that I've never heard you talk like since after you broke up with Suichi."

Hikari froze. Suichi had been a boy at school that Hikari used to know. The year before Shinji showed up, Hikari was hardly a class rep as she was a talkative popular perky girl, acting like she had been with Shinji. Which explained why it had been so easy for her to talk like that.

It also explained, Hikari suddenly realized, that it meant that her emotions were acting up for Shinji in a much stronger manner than anything had been for Toji.

Back to Suichi; Hikari had used to be quite the perky schoolgirl. For a while, she and Suichi had gone out with each other, until he tried to take her into a bar for a drink. She had agreed, reluctantly, and became even more reluctant throughout the night.

Suichi, apparently on a mission, kept offering Hikari drink after drink, which Hikari tactfully poured down the sink when his back was turned as often as she could. Then, when Suichi thought that she was thoroughly drunk, he tried to slip his hand into her pants.

Hikari had exploded, smacking him in the face, and storming out of the bar. She promptly declared to him that their relationship was over. But Suichi had just stood there with a disappointed frown. No sooner had he taken eyes off Hikari, when he slid next to another girl about twice Hikari's age.

Hikari walked home, her eyes full of tears and her heart full of rage. She blamed herself, partly, for appealing to that kind of character. From that day forward, she vowed not to ever allow herself to be sucked into an indecent relationship with anybody. And with that mentality, she started getting better grades, opted for tutoring, and eventually, found herself unable to cope with all the disruptive people in her school.

She practically exploded at one of the students for making snide remarks behind the teacher's back. And afterwards, the teacher explained that, although he was appreciative of her defensive manner, such tasks were a responsibility of the class representative.

So, the very next year, she became none other than class representative Horaki. The leering minds of the popular guys no longer feasting on the idea of taking her out. With her job, Hikari was protected. Hikari was safe.

So then why, all of the sudden, was she going into a potentially intimate relationship with Shinji? She knew the boy well enough to know that he would not insist on being intimate to any border of indecency. So why was she imposing on him to do so?

But the answer was sitting right there: Any other approach, and anyone, even the more patient girls in the school, would get bored with him. Being forward was the only way to get to Shinji. Which explained why Asuka had such an effect on him.

Hikari mumbled. "It's none of your business, Kodoma." The air about Hikari was as cold and resentful as her memory. "I've learned my lesson and I'm not going to make the same mistake I made with Suichi."

Kodoma was not impressed. "How do you know that? For all you know, you're playing right into this guy's hands!"

Hikari fought down the urge to mention that the person she was speaking to was Shinji Ikari, which would, no doubt, explain Hikari's actions in her sisters mind, but also, permanently ruin her reputation as an honest person, being involved with Toji as everyone knew.

Hikari stifled the urge to shout. If she was serious about Shinji, she knew in her heart that she would have to break it to Toji that their relationship couldn't go any farther than it had. Because it hadn't, not in the intimate sense. Toji definitely saw something between them. And although Hikari had not done so much as to cook him a meal yet, she felt as though there was a bond between them.

But now, that bond was becoming a pain in her heart, as her thoughts returned to Shinji. His cute face, his shy blush, his bright, curious eyes. Oh, why had she let Toji believe that there was something between him? Telling him about Shinji would break his heart, and Toji would probably do worse to Shinji's neck.

Wouldn't it be easier, Hikari thought, to just end the relationship with Shinji? There was no saying that he even felt the same way about her. He might not even show up that night, as nervous as he was. Maybe strong girls weren't his type.

"I'm not stupid, Kodoma," Hikari muttered back to her sister. "I know my limits. And though I made a mistake with Suichi, I handled it. And if anything like that were to happen with…with my other friend, than I'd handle it also."

Kodoma turned away. "Don't say I didn't warn you, Hikari. I've been in a slew of indecent relationships myself, you know. Guys don't tend to want anything more than to get into your pants. No matter how sweet or sympathetic they are, or you think they are, that's all they want in the end."

Hikari turned away from her also. If Hikari had made a reputation for being the strictest class rep in the school, it was mired by her sister before her. Kodoma had been class rep two years ago, earning her the title "Ice Queen" among her peers.

Hikari watched Kodoma go out the door and close it. She sighed; Kodoma would not be back till dawn, her parents were away with Nozomi, Hikari's younger sister, till at least midnight. Everything was set. Now just to see if Shinji would show up.

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"Hey, Misato, do you mind if I, uh, go out tonight?" Shinji said to Misato who was on her regular perch in the kitchen, enjoying a can of beer.

"With who?" Misato asked, genuinely concerned.

"Toji…uh, invited me to see a movie," Shinji said, obviously lying through his teeth to the cautious eye. But to Misato, who had every reason to trust him just smiled.

"Sure. Take your cell phone so you can keep in touch, and be back by eleven."

Shinji just nodded, unable to reply with words. He put his hands in his pockets and walked away.

Misato didn't pay this gesture much heed. If anything, she was happy that the boy was becoming more social. What she didn't know was how social the boy was actually planning to get.

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Hikari was made up to look perfect, in anyone's eyes really. Her hair was let loose and her nails were done in red, and her feet were complimented by a pair of blue heeled sandals that wrapped around her feet. She had on her body what was evidently a nightgown made of blue silk that did not look like it was meant to be worn outdoors. Hikari leered. She wasn't planning on going outdoors.

A part of her was screaming at her, saying that she was taking advantage of the boy. In terms of manipulative power, Hikari was above Shinji in every class at this point. If any male were to see her, they would have to be ripped away by police or some such action.

Hikari knew exactly what was happening. She was losing sight of her morals, her dignity, and her honesty, the things she had treasured most just days ago. Was it all Shinji's doing? Was it her reaction to him? Why, given said social power, couldn't she change the way she was acting towards him?

Hikari sighed. Every time she so much as thought about Shinji, her body practically took control of itself, as if telling her to behave this way. But that was just making excuses to herself. She had been a completely controlled person before this. And now…

DING DONG.

The bell rang, and Hikari gulped, before stepping over to the door. Adjusting her outfit, she checked to make sure it was him.

Hikari smiled. Shinji had not changed clothes at all. As far as he knew, this was just a friendly get together.

Hikari fought down an enormous pang of guilt. What she was doing was all wrong! She couldn't believe herself! Why was she doing this? How could she do this?

No, she said to herself. This has to stop.

But try as she might, could not gather her thoughts enough to come up with the words needed to turn him down. And finally, she resolved just to not answer the door.

Then something occurred to her. She glanced out the spy hole again, and saw Shinji's face. It gradually turned from nervousness to worry to sadness. And then he turned around.

Hikari stumbled.

The look on his face…

The look on his face!

"WAIT!" Hikari shrieked, throwing the door open.

Hikari couldn't take it. He just looked so sad when he left. Hikari should have predicted it. Ignoring him as she was about to do would hurt him just as much if not more than tying him up in a strenuous relationship. Hikari just couldn't find it within herself to let him go away like that.

Shinji turned around sharply, his eyes suddenly fixed at the figure before him. Hikari's whole figure shone from the silhouette of the light in her house, giving her an austere glow about her. Her dress crinkled with her bending figure adding painfully to her allure. Shinji found himself unable to stop his wandering eyes from glancing at the length of leg that appeared from beneath her dress, or the hoisted cleavage complementing her front.

Hikari suddenly became aware of him, and straightened out, resting her arms in front of her. "Hi, Shinji. Won't you come in?"

Shinji blinked, averting his eyes. "Don't you think you're…a little too dressed up?"

Hikari shook her head. "Why would you say that? I just want to please you."

Shinji gulped. Not for the first time, it occurred to him just what might happen that night.

Hikari saw that Shinji was not going to budge all to easily, so she reached out to him and placed an arm over his shoulders and guided him inside, Shinji blushing all the way.

Shinji shivered as Hikari lead him into her room. All the blood in his body was rushing to his face, his hands trembling.

Hikari let him go and sat down. "Shinji, why are you so nervous?" she asked in a piqued tone.

Shinji stopped trembling. "Uh…well, this is the first time that I…"

Hikari winked. "The first time you what?"

Shinji scratched his nose. "Well, to be honest…this is the first a girl has ever invited me into her room."

Hikari smiled. Although his knowledge of what was happening was not far off, she could see that he was trying his hardest to resist doing anything malicious.

Hikari placed her hand on the bed spread next to her. "Come sit by me."

Shinji hesitated for a moment, before stepping up to her and sitting down next to her, his eyes looking completely the other direction.

Hikari considered her options. What was she to do with Shinji? What could she do that was provocative, yet stayed within the boundaries? Moreover, how would she present it to him? Body language would certainly over do it. Words seemed to be the best option.

"Shinji?" Hikari asked, straightly.

"Uh…yeah?" he responded, the nervousness once again hyped in his voice.

Hikari paused, before deciding how to present this. "May I kiss you?"

Shinji gasped. Asuka had made such a proposition before, and it had resulted in humiliation, if not guilt. But the words that came out of Hikari's mouth were 'May I kiss you.' It was a request, not a command.

He looked at her, and found her eyes averted as his were. Her cheeks were flushed red. For the first time, he saw her for what she truly was. Although she was playing the eager role, she was just as nervous as he was.

"Um…if you want to…" Shinji said, his eyes lowered.

This was it, Hikari told herself. After this, there was no turning back. Either she would break Toji's heart…or she would break Shinji's. There was no middle ground.

Hikari made her choice.

Her eyes lowered also. She brought her face to Shinji's, letting their breath commingle, the warmth coming off each other stimulating them in every way. Their noses brushed, and Hikari's eyes closed completely. Her hands came across Shinji's face, as she drew him to her, locking his lips to her.

Shinji's heart was in his throat. The feeling Hikari's lips gave him was like no other feeling he had ever experienced. She could feel the warmth, the life flowing through them, in this one simple touch. In a burst of emotion, Shinji pressed further, deepening the kiss.

Once, Hikari tried to slip her tongue into his mouth, but Shinji didn't comply. He just simply held himself there, taking her in little at a time, enjoying for the first time in his life a true kiss.

Hikari sighed in her mind. This was nice. Not as lively as she had been with Suichi, but the emotion was twice as high. Hikari pulled Shinji on top of her, lying down on the bed. She tensed up, realizing what this was signifying, but Shinji did not move. Hikari had a feeling that if she were to disrobe, Shinji wouldn't even touch her, much less open his eyes, and would just keep kissing her. He just held her there, their lips never leaving one another.

It seemed to last forever. Time and time again, their lips would part a millimeter's worth, so that they could take in much needed oxygen. But even then, they were practically breathing in and out of each other's mouths.

They were lying next to each other now, both figures comfortable on the bed, each of them embracing one another, locked in a quiet frenzy of love and passion. Their eyes remained closed throughout most of the experience. Hikari opened them once briefly, only to see Shinji's eyes closed in ecstasy. Hikari could not make herself do anything but comply with him, as the kiss continued.

An hour passed, and they had separated from each other's lips. But still, they lay side by side, unable to tear away from each other.

It was as if they were under a spell. Though neither was truly prepared for what each other had to offer, they were not indulging in half of what could have been. Hikari smiled as Shinji lay with his head resting on her chest. If he could bring this much emotion into one long kiss, how much love would there be in intercourse?

Hikari shook it off. She closed her eyes, but dared not fall asleep. Though she was greatly enjoying the experience, time was running out. Her parents were not due back till midnight, her sister longer still. But what of Shinji?

RING!

Shinji's eyes flicked open, as he reached into his pocket to answer his cell phone. He took it out, and stole a look at Hikari, before placing a single finger before his lips, indicating silence.

He answered the phone.

"Hello? Misato?"

"Shinji," Hikari heard Misato on the other line. "Are you paying attention to the time? It's already eleven thirty!"

Shinji sucked in a breath of air. After hesitating, he faked a laugh. "Heh, heh…uh…really? Wow, time really does fly."

Misato mused. "Yeah, save it for later, Shinji. Look, why don't I come and pick you up?"

Shinji froze. "Uh…no, no, Misato, that's just fine."

Hikari, who could here all this clearly, with Shinji's head being inches from hers, stood rigid. This could get ugly.

"Hey, listen," Misato lectured. "Curfew says your not supposed to be seen outside this late. If you're caught, not even your Eva ID will save you from a hefty fine."

Shinji thought frantically. "Um…gee, Misato, I dunno, the way you drive…"

Misato complained but did not let up.

"Listen, Toji's dad is willing to drive me, why don't I catch a ride with him?"

Misato mused but agreed with that.

Shinji said goodbye and hung up. Returning the phone to it's home, he let out a great sigh of relief, before laying back down on Hikari's bosom.

"You gotta go?" she asked, calmly.

Shinji kissed one of the mounds of flesh that was beneath the provocative lace of her dress. Hikari shivered.

"Yeah, I've got to," Shinji moaned. "This was really great, Hikari. Thanks for…for being with me."

Hikari smiled, kissing his head. "You too."

Shinji got up and tucked Hikari into bed. He stole once last kiss, before turning to go.

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A/N: Sorry, I got a little carried away with that last scene. For that, I'm bumping the rating up to R for adult themes. doesn't seem to take kindly to romance, decent or indecent.

I hope the wait wasn't too long for this last chapter. Don't expect another one for another month or so. I'm trying very hard not to make this a lemon (Which of course doesn't mean that the act won't take place, just that I won't be writing about it.)

Anyway, thank you for the reviews. I'm fond of Shinji x Hikari fics myself, as long as they're written well, and think that this one compliments the collection already out there if I do say so myself.

To those people saying that Asuka was being portrayed as too much of a bitch, I disagree. For one, she wasn't trying purposefully to be mean; she was genuinely concerned for her friend. And her shallow description of Shinji is valid also, because even if she thought otherwise, that's all that Asuka would truly allow to be publicly known.

In advance to what I foresee as complaints about OOCness, I'm sorry. I'm not that good at capturing character too well. This story, as you can see, focuses around Hikari. (I'm not actually sure how that happened. Oh yeah, maybe because Shinji is a moron who can't do anything for himself. Thus, Hikari gets to be the initiator, ergo, Hikari gets the main focus) I think that introducing a past on her account justifies her behavior somewhat.

Also, just to make sure, I know that my writing style at the end turned into a really hopeless romantic delusion. For those of you who think that it stunk royally, I apologize for that as well. I know that Shinji suddenly becomes this daredevil, but hey, if I spent an hour kissing Hikari, I'd be a daredevil too! (And trust me, I'm a wimp!)

Anyway, R & R

I'm out.