Problem Six: Simplifying school life...

The alarm sounds and for Shinji Ikari its morning of another school day, he slowly sits up with a yawn. He looks over to his calendar. 'Oh, yea I have set up duty today...' Shinji stands' stretching is small body until he hears his back pop. With that out of the way, he goes over grabbing a towel from a basket. He makes his way out of his room and down the hall into the bathroom. He yawns once more as he undresses before entering the tube room. Nevertheless, to his astonishment Shinji opens the door to see the fully naked body of the Yellow eyed sister of Rei. The two cannot help but stare at there naked bodies in utter shock.

In the kitchen, Misato lazily drags her self to the table after awakened by Shinji's alarm.

"AHHHHHHHHH!"

Misato begins to franticly look around in a daze. "Who what!" She looks to see a half naked Shinji being kick out of the bathroom with only a towel around his waist. He sits there rubbing his face, which is raw from multiple slaps.

"Good Morning Shinji..." Misato mutters as she cracks open a can of beer, and closing the refrigerator door with her hip.

Still in pain, Shinji looks over to Misato who looks half asleep her self. Before he gets up, he is stepped over by Rei who also looks tired. "Good morning..." Shinji stands and wobbles back to his room. With a slight chuckle, Misato takes her first sip of her nectar of alcohol goodness. Once done, Misato sees Rei in front of her with a tired and frustrating stare.

"Captain Katsuragi, Pilot Ayanami reports."

Silence fills the air before Misato realizes in a reporting statement she must address her to speak. "Oh, sorry, Rei what do you need."

"Miss Ayanami, Ma'am..." Rei forces her self not to yawn, as she speaks. "She did not sleep last night... I feel there is something wrong with..."

Rei forced to stop as Misato bursts out laughing, so Rei rolls her eyes. 'This is very unprofessional.'

"Rei, I might not be the best on the subject of sisterhood, but she's probably just nervous." Misato walks over and sits down in at the table with PenPen at her side. "I would be, if I've was going to go to school, only five days from awaking out of a comma." PenPen squawks in agreement

"Her actions are illogical." Rei clenches her fist as she remembers the mess her sister made in her apartment.

Having no personal experience Misato shrugs her shoulders. "She's been through a lot and Ritsuko said, she has a lot of problems, like ADHD, social blindness, mood disorder, personality disorder..."

Rei turns around at the sound of a humming Yukari, her body rapped in a towel. Misato studies as the two make eye contact, Yukari's careless smile, and Rei's hurtful stare, her abilities in women hood easily taught her the look Rei gave. 'Jealousy...'

"Good morning Shinji!"

Hikari Horaki stands inside the classroom going through her morning handouts. Her smile in the morning has always impressed Shinji; she never seemed to have a bad day.

"Good morning..." Shinji mutter was common to hear, Hikari would always wish more from the shy boy, but she never have to see Shinji's happy side.

"I'm glad you're here on time..." Hikari stands and collects her things and shutting her laptop. "We are going to be having a new student join our class today." With a simple nod Shinji goes to set things up, but Hikari sees past his body language. "What did you now already?"

Shinji cups his cheek and shakes his head. "Something, like that."

Since that best she is going to get out of Shinji, she leaves the classroom. Out of sight, Hikari gives a girlish pout and looks back into the classroom. "Poor kid, needs a girlfriend." Hikari slowly walks to the office with a swing in her step, stopping ever so often when greeted by the other class representative.

"No." Rei mumbles as she walks to school along side her fellow clone. Being to early for most people to be out and about, something Rei planed for, and the fact she must escort her double to school today.

"Ahh come on!" Yukari tugs on Rei's arm; the only objective achieved from last night for Rei was the end of the hugging. "I want to go shopping after school!"

"The cloths given to you are efficient." Yukari rolls her eyes. "Efficient! Efficient! All I have is four school uniforms, one set of pajamas, and ten sets of undergarments!" She runs out in front of Rei to stop her. "Cant you just make something up!"

Rei stops only for a moment. 'I will not let her get to me.'

"No."

"Don't tell me..." Yukari snaps to attention and mocks Rei's current facial expression and tone of voice. "If the commander orders me I will do it."

Mocked is something many do not do to Rei. Yes, she has no friends, but she rarely made fun of, of picked on. Her stare alone could drain the life of any soul who dared. Rei stands her ground in spite of being tease. "Yes."

"I knew it! Rei your such a clone for such talk!"

"I am a clone..." Rei tone is more demeaning as she stares down her sister.

However, Yukari seemed amused to it, and cheerfully grabs Rei hand once more as they walk on.

Misato heads in early, with a long day ahead. On her standard rounds of greetings, she stops by Ritsuko's office. As soon as she opens her door, a cat jumps her. Misato jumps back as the little kitten hangs on to her leg.

"Ritsuko!" Misato shouts as she pulls off the kitten.

Pocking her head out of a corner, Ritsuko laughs as Misato bit on the hand. "Now that's a sight! NERV Operation Director dies in random cat fight."

Not amused by the joke, is Misato who trips and fall still trying to remove her feline attack. "This isn't funny, what the hell is a kitten in here for!"

Turning just in time to see Ritsuko walks out from her corner with an adult cat comfortably laying in her lap. "I just can't leave Yuri's kittens behind."

"Yuri?" Misato attacks ends when the kitten sees its mom and goes to her. Misato stands shaken but in one piece. "Animals aren't allowed on base..."

Interrupting Misato is Ritsuko who pets the kitten. "Their here for an approved experiment."

"Like what..."

Ritsuko places Yuri to the ground brushing her self off; the two cats follow her as Ritsuko walks into her office. "A little project I've been meaning to do, what I cant have a little fun."

Still not convinced, on Ritsuko's story, Misato studies her friend to see a second adult cat, and four other kittens. "Like what."

"Don't give me that!" Ritsuko points to Misato who stands out of uniform. "I seem to remember, you getting special permission to not wear your uniform for a socially experiment."

Caught in between a wall, Misato recants her question. "Okay, Okay I guess, we are just birds of a different feather. So, who are they?"

"Well you have met Yuri, and Servo, the big guy on top of my monitor is Sora..." Ritsuko goes and points to a kitten sleeping in a turned over coffee cup. "This is Risa... the ones next to her is Mumba and Spock."

"Nice family." Misato sighs as she goes to leave. "Oh is that, Jetta-junk thing still on for tomorrow."

Before the door shuts, Ritsuko calls out to her. "Yup, and the Commander wants you in your Class A's.

Misato rolls her eyes. "Shit."

Standing in shock Hikari trembles at her feet, as a mix of fear and surreal astonishment goes through her. There she stands in the student waiting room, barely able to breath as she stares at the new student and her frustrated sister next to her.

"Miss Ayanami..."...

Both Rei and Yukari answer with Yukari more cheerful then the other. "Yes..."

Seeing the pointlessness in staying, Rei goes to leave. This action breaks Hikari from her stance.

"You have a sister!"

Rei can only reply with the lie she was ordered to tell, however it rolls off her tongue in a demeaning manner. "Yes..."

Still coupled by the fact that theirs more then one blue haired girl running about with standing, is the fact Rei does not care. "A Twin!"

"Yes..." Rei leaves the room with Hikari dumb founded and confused; however, Yukari breaks the silence.

"Hello! Who are you..."

Hikari turns to Yukari still at odds on the very existence of the girl in front of her. "I'm Hikari Horaki, the class representative for 2-A."

"Glad to meet you!" Yukari smiles as she stares at Hikari. "Is it okay if I call you Hikari?"

Still taking Hikari some time to cope with Yukari, She shakes her head. "Sure..."

"That's good..." Yukari looks down, to her feet. "My last friend is dead and since I moved here all I have had is my sister."

Yukari looks back when she was in the pool of LCL. 'Yup my first friend was a floater...'

"Oh, I'm sorry...' Hikari gives Yukari a sadden smile.

Yukari shakes her head. "Don't worry about she kinda had nothing better to do..." Her tone bothers Hikari as she leans back from her new classmate. "Well I'm glad to be your friend. You can just call me Yukari!"

"Sure..." Hikari stands with a smile. "I'm glad you're talkative, because Rei concerns me some times."

"Oh..." Yukari notices that Rei's silent treatment is not just because of her. 'So she's like this to everyone...' Quickly her intelligence deciphers a reason. "Yea... I kinda of have an idea on that one."

Hikari raises and eyebrow, with curiosity she whispers to Yukari. "What is it?"

"Well..." Yukari gathers her thoughts so it does not sound wrong, or breaks any laws. "Well theirs this guy at NERV and she follows e......" "Oh that's so horrible." Hikari puts her hands over her heart as if she can tastes Romeo's poison. "She's in love with some one she can never be with..." "Uhh..."

"Its such a romantic tragedy..." Hikari continues.

"I didn't... Say anything about romantic tragedies..." Yukari words go unheeded, as Hikari fix sates on a novel type tale Rei is dealing with.

"Yes, it is such a tragedy..." Hikari gives a schoolgirl blush, with Yukari just stares at hair all confused. "I'm confused..."

"Hey big shot!" Touji bellows as he marches into class bag over his head. Shinji answer is only a glance as he goes to stare out the window once more. Touji stops and stares at Shinji, with Kensuka holding up the rear with his camera on Shinji, both give a sarcastic sigh.

"We lost him..." Kensuka turns off his camera and cleans his lens with his shirt top.

Now standing beside Shinji, Touji crosses his arms as if ready to fight. "What's wrong, your acting like Ayanami!"

The name sends chills up and down Shinji's spine, for which there are only two "Ayanami's" and he has seen both naked.

His shiver does not go in noticed as Kensuka smiles. "Well, some one is thinking a little to much about some one."

"What?" Shinji turns challenging Kensuka's remark.

"Come on Shinji, the other day you couldn't help but stare at Rei, in her swim suit..." Kensuka stops to allow Touji to add some words.

"And after your last battle you've been avoiding her."

Kensuka continues with a stiff point in to Shinji's direction. "And just now you turned all red when we said her name."

"No its not that, it's the other Ayanami!"

Shinji yells out just as Rei walks in to the classroom, Rei stops walking when Kensuka turns his camera directly on to her face. Shinji cowers at his desk, with Touji and Kensuka snickering.

"Hello Ayanami..." Touji calls out forcefully using Shinji's hand to wave at her.

The last one to deal with a joke is Rei as she looks up at Touji with a stare that turned Touji's stomach inside out and gave him sharp pain in his neck.

Touji retreats from his joke seeing that Rei was pissed off, he's never seen her pissed off. He turns to Shinji and whispers. "Hey Rei's pissed."

Looking back at the night before he can understand only Misato was able to sleep through Yukari's nail biting fact fest. "Yup... She's pissed."

Before anyone else can speak Hikari steps in and quickly calls the class to attention as she walks to her seat. As if by clock work, by the time Hikari, reaches her desk, the teacher walks in. "Bow! Sit Down."

The Teacher scuffles in and stands at his podium squinting his eyes, he looks around his classroom. "Good morning class, today is Thursday, I've been told to remind everyone that they need to sign up for the class trip by the end of the month." Half of the class is not even listening to him as he goes through is morning brief. The Teacher sighs and looks over to Rei with an odd stare. "In addition, we have a new student in today."

The door slides open, with the class attention know at its peak. Yukari Ayanami slowly comes walking in. As struck by lightning everyone gasps whisper go flying back and forth. Rei just stares out the window trying not to care about her annoying sister. "This is Ayanami Yukari..." The Teacher hands her some chalk and motions to the bored.

Yukari takes hold of the chalk and nervously goes to the bored.

'You can do it Yukari... I know you have never written in your life but...' Yukari writes her name on the bored in childish Kanji. Even the teacher stares at her like she's odd. 'What its not bad for never doing it be for... Punk!'

With her mind, clear Yukari gives a big smile. "I'm Yukari Ayanami, Hi there!" Silence fills the air as everyone stares at her.

'Okay that didn't work, lets try something else.'

"Hey I bet you could guess I'm Rei's sister!" Yukari points to Rei whose gaze does not leave out the window. However, once more silence is all she receives in return.

'Okay, that didn't work either, lets try something... with more fervor.'

"I'm Yukari Ayanami!" Yukari points at Rei once more. "Rei Ayanami's long lost sister, stolen from birth by the evils of this world. Nevertheless, at age four I ran, ran looking for my true destiny, I was injured in my escape from my captors, I was in a coma for ten long years! Until five days ago, I awoke to the caring eyes of my sister. Yukari's voice becomes more lovable as she nearly acts out everything she says. "Now my sister took me under her wing caring for me, watching me and protecting me."

Rei been able to drown out most of Yukari's story but turns around when she feels she being watched. When she looks away from the window, she sees half the class staring at her as if she was a hero. 'I never thought a human could talk so long...' Rei's thoughts waver as she becomes somewhat embarrassed by the attention.

"Yes, my sister even though I do not disserve it, and at time I can be clumsy, but for some reason I always knew she was there and I always love her. If it were not for her, I wouldn't be here... Thanks sis..." Yukari bows and then takes a seat with the class unsure to applauded or cry for the plight of Yukari and the kind words she gave her sister.

For Rei the rest of the day has been a total annoyance, as soon as lunch comes around, she bombarded with questions, as Yukari sits with her out side. Rei at first just tries to read a book and ignore her sister as she continues to talk of random facts, this fails as Rei is asked just as many questions as she is.

'Why must they bug me...' Rei thinks as she ignores the crowd around her. 'Twin may be uncommon but there are other twins in the school, and they don't get this kind of attention.'

"Hey Ayanami Rei..." A boy yells out, Rei replies with her standard cold stare, however her magical stare, which has warded off everyone else, fails to shut him up. "Its so cool that you have a sister don't you think."

Rei lowers her book and looks at the crowd around her and Yukari, who sits next to her. "No..." The crowd goes silence as all eyes fall on Rei. "Ayanami is an immature child, she is a nuisance and a burden that I have been ordered to take care of, and nothing more." Not even a gasp heard from the crowd; Rei stands pleased that everyone has shut up. She looks to Yukari, who sits on the verge of crying; Rei takes no care to the fact. "Ayanami, we are returning to class."

Next Problem... Social status versus social standard...