Shinji-gelion

Chapter 2

(Author's Note: This is being updated as of May 2012. I am editing spelling and grammar without changing story. This means some parts I wish to change I won't for the sake of integrity. This was originally written when I was a Teenager and time has progressed. )

Rei couldn't figure what was going on. She was lying there in her bed just staring at the ceiling. Many things had happened yesterday and most discouraging thing was, she had no rational reasons to explain any of them. It was weird and yet she longed to understand more of what went on and maybe might continue. She did know one thing; thinking of Shinji was making her tingle again. Rei turned her head and looked to her side. The clock portrayed numbers, that she almost wondered, if they were going slower than they normally did. She counted in her head. No, they were right on time but it seemed to take longer for the morning to come. She squinted her eyes in the dark and looked at the numbers once more. 5:12AM the clock read to her.

"Shinji". Was it something about that name that made her tingle? She thought hard on the name Shinji. Thought about it as a word or a name. When she thought about it that way the tingle left her. Then she thought about the boy himself. Sure enough a small tingle came to her. Her heart got a little faster and her breathing was slightly more rapid. She was right. The boy was having strange effects on her and even more strange.. she didn't want them to stop. She wanted to at least learn why it was with Shinji that things happened and what these tingles could do. Rei recalled yesterday when Misato hugged Shinji. She began to grit her teeth a little. When she realized she had closed her fists, she stopped thinking about the memory and she was okay again. There was more to this than she could discover on her own. She would ask Misato. She thought to check the clock first, the clock said, 5:35AM. Then why did she want to get this all out now? Get it over with or something perhaps. She realized she was pacing around the room. This was all greatly illogical to her. She sat on the edge of her bed. She tried to sort out her mind.

Right now, the most important thing was, she had to see Shinji. She also had to ask Misato about these tingles and she had to get back to sleep. Apparently, she couldn't even figure out priorities now. Rei walked over to the alarm and set the time to wake up and gave herself an extra ten minutes. She lied on the bed again and forced herself to think of one of Fuyutsuki's speeches. She drifted off after five minutes worth.

Shinji woke up. He looked to the ceiling like he did every morning. It was another day. Another day to deal with the world and deal with his father and to deal with... REI! Suddenly all his torment was swept away like a river of water. There was now only Rei's seductive red eyes in his mind. He also pictured her lips. He almost groaned out loud at the desire of kissing them again. Shinji definitely wanted to see Rei again. He got up and stretched. He realized he still smelled of the EVA. Of that smell so close to blood. He wanted it off him. He put on something like a housecoat from his one piece of luggage that was brought with him and crept off towards the shower. He opened the door and yawned while closing it with an outstretched foot. He looked up to see a display of Misato's undergarments. He rolled his eyes but at least he knew they were clean this way. He made sure to locate the shampoo and went to the usual shower business.

Rei got up. She pulled on her school uniform with all its usual pieces. Off into the kitchen she went where she saw Misato sitting at the table and letting out a mighty howl after consuming a can of beer. She can't see why someone would want beer first thing in the morning but it didn't matter.

"Good morning Misato."

"Oh, hello Rei. Have a good sleep?"

"I didn't sleep very much. I was thinking about Shinji." Unfortunately Misato had just started another can and emptied a good portion of it on the table as she spewed it out.

Misato's mouth couldn't quite work right now.

"You were? Thinking... of Shinji?" Misato stumbled out after wiping her mouth.

"Yes. Thinking of Shinji wouldn't allow me to sleep and made me... tingle."

"Tingle? What do you mean by tingle?" Misato asked with a confused frown.

"I thought of Shinji and when he kissed me and that he said he wanted to be near me and I tingled."

"Rei. Have you never, um, tingled before when a boy has said stuff to you like that?" Responded Misato somehow missing the fact Rei had been kissed.

"No." Misato sighed after her answer. This was going to be very difficult task.

"Okay Rei. You might just have what every normal girl gets around your age. It's called a crush. At least I hope it's a crush. I have you two living together."

"Shinji wants to be near me. By us living together he can be near me. Misato, where is Shinji?"

"What? Why? You miss Shinji or something already?"

"Yes." Rei responded. Misato smacked her head and rolled her eyes.

"I think he might still be sleeping. You might want to take a shower before you go to school though. Okay? There ya go!" Misato sent Rei off with great relief.

Rei shrugged and made her way to the bathroom. She opened the door to see a very surprised Shinji who instantly turned red and stood frozen. Misato sped across the table and was there in a flash covering Shinji's area with her hand while pushing Rei back. Seeing her hand was inadequate she instead covered Rei's eyes. She apologized to Shinji as she slammed the door shut.

Shinji stood still frozen, not knowing what to do or not quite what had just happened. He was still blushing furiously. Then his mind started to work. Rei had just seen him 'very' nude. Okay, that he understood, what he didn't understand, is what to do about it. If Misato hadn't of been there... where would it have gone? He wondered to himself. Looking at the ground he realized he was fantasizing and there were droplets of blood on the ground from his nose bleeding.

"Ack!" He ran to the toilet roll dispenser in attempt to stop the bleeding. After he had managed to clean up, he left and went to dress into his regular school uniform. Well it was as regular as he would know, because this would be his first day at school. He had planned to stick around with Rei for a few reasons. The least not being that she could show him around, the most being... NO! He couldn't think of that right now. Struggling to regain all rational thought he opened the door.

"Misato... Rei...?" Both were nowhere to be found. He shrugged and headed for the toaster. He looked at the Yebisu all over the table and pulled out a cloth. He knew it had to be Misato. Rei, well, Rei didn't look the type for alcohol.

Rei was blushing. This she knew. Her face felt hot and she was definitely blushing. Strangely it felt, good. She had seen something very interesting and for some reason, she wished Misato hadn't taken her away. Again her mind was in over drive. She wondered if she was sick as well. It would certainly help to account for all the strange things happening lately. Yes that was it. There was something floating in the air making every one sick. That was the logical explanation. Logic? Did she have any logic lately? No, she had to admit that everything she had done lately was completely away from any form of logic she had ever formulated in the past. It didn't bother her though. She was starting to like the tingles that were produced so often lately.

Rei looked forward to comprehend that Misato was shaking her.

"Rei! Snap out of it!" Misato shook Rei, trying to get her attention.

Finally Rei responded.

"That was Shinji I saw, he has..." Rei trailed off mumbling a mountain of more gibberish without logic.

"Rei! Look at me!" Misato demanded. Rei turned to look at Misato still with diluted eyes.

"What you saw was... Shinji's manhood." Misato mumbled uncomfortably. "It's not that big of a deal. Just try to think of something else okay?"

"I can't." Rei simply responded. Misato smacked her head.

"Okay, okay just try to breathe. Rei, what do you feel right now?"

"I feel... hot. Very, very hot. I feel hot, but it is not hot in the room. I don't why I should feel hot or why I want to see that thing of Shinji's again. I... I'm curious. I think that's the proper name to call this certain tingle."

"Tingle? Rei, are you feeling things for Shinji? More than our talk?"

"As I recall it wasn't much of a talk but yes. I want to see more of Shinji."

"You don't get to see much more than that Rei." Misato mumbled.

"Misato, I need to ask you a lot of questions. May I request that of you at this present time?" Rei looked to Misato. Misato hung her head in final defeat.

"Okay Rei, ask me anything. I will tell you what I can." Misato couldn't believe she was doing this. Rei nodded and began but it came out in a torrent.

"These tingles which I am sure are known as feelings started very recently after the encounter with Shinji. At first I had no idea why he would say such strange things to me. Then, after a while, I thought more and more. I still am not very sure of a lot of things. It first began with what he said to me. He talks quite normal and uses regular vocabulary but it affects more than just listening. It gets tighter in my chest. When Shinji kissed me it got constricted and hot."

"Hold on! Shinji kissed you?" Misato stumbled out, thankful this time she wasn't drinking any type of liquids.

"Yes, it felt... The feeling you might call it would be good. Although I think it might be great." There was a small pause as she remembered what happened at that time. She pulled out of her trance and continued.

"Shinji told me he wants to be with me. I still do not know fully why but now I want him to be near as well." Misato was about to break down. Great, the two kids she had put together were falling in love. This would just play havoc on her career.

"I know that I am important to Shinji. Now I want Shinji to be important to me. Misato, I don't where to begin with all the questions I could ask."

"Let me start. You two have only kissed right? He didn't touch any, um, unnecessary places?"

"Unnecessary places? All the places on my body are necessary. Without them I wouldn't survive."

"I meant more private places. Places that people won't usually touch."

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Rei blinked twice at Misato. Misato felt like crying. She gestured towards Rei's breasts and her crotch.

"Shinji has not touched those places.. yet.."

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"Yet? Keep it that way Rei. At your age many things can happen all too quickly."

"Why would Shinji touch me there... the thought of that doesn't make sense but makes me feel... hot."

"Just calm down Rei." Misato gave Rei a warning eye.

"I am calm. I think." Rei was beginning to lose the comfortable feeling of logic once again.

"Misato, what do I do about all this? What should I do to Shinji? I am so confused. I don't think I have ever been so confused. Why did you take me away when I saw Shinji naked like that?"

"Rei, had I not taken you away you might have lost something you can never regain. For now just remember a few things. Try to keep some of your rationality and no matter what happens keep your clothes on at all times." Misato nodded to herself. That should keep Rei out of a degree of trouble.

"I have seen Shinji naked, wouldn't it be fair for him to see me naked?"

"No."

"What do you mean by that?"

"No. It's that simple Rei. It's the simplest thing you could ponder right now. Any other questions you have you should ask me later because if you continue I won't ever get to work and you will be late for school. So go eat some breakfast."

Rei shrugged, having most of her questions answered to a degree of satisfaction. She headed towards of the kitchen. Her cheeks had ceased their blushing and that, at least, she was glad for. As she turned the corner she noticed Shinji was at the table. She quickly turned back around the corner and put her hands to her face in shock, as her cheeks became red again. She then came to the conclusion that this was ridiculous. She had seen Shinji many times. Not like she had in a very recent memory but her actions were silly right now. So, she headed back to the kitchen as normal as possible. She took note that she was also acting a little jumpy right now.

"G-Good morning Shinji." She said, trying to be cheery. Why was she trying to be cheery? She had no reason as far as she knew to be cheery. Her cheeks blushed furiously at the indignity of the way she was acting around a boy.

"Good morning R... Rei! Oh!" Shinji's cheeks matched Rei's cheek flush in an instance. They stood in their positions for a very long seeming time. It was an awkward silence. But neither could do anything. Both had lost the ability to breathe lest they miss anything the other says.

"Ah, I-I-I I'm s-sorry..."

"I liked what I saw." Rei covered her mouth. What the HELL had she just said? How did that make any sense at all? Her cheeks had gone even redder. Shinji's cheeks weren't behind her in tone color at all.

"Oh. Ah. I..." Shinji just stumbled over his tongue. He wanted to say things but nothing would come out that was discernible or could have a remote possibility of making sense.

Fortunately Misato came to the rescue by ordering the two of them to eat faster or they would be late for school. Both kids responded immediately to the command but stole glances at each other constantly during the consumption of breakfast.

They left the house walking together in silence. Neither one had worked up anything legitimate to say to the other. After a third of the walking distance Shinji mumbled something that, was possible to understand, out.

"It's nice outside isn't it?" Rei did something strange; she smiled and giggled at his attempt to draw the attention away from their previous encounter.

"H-hey, don't laugh!" Shinji looked indignant.

"Shinji, hold my hand?" Rei, half knew why she asked him that. Partially because she knew Shinji wanted to be close and right now it was awkward, the other half she was only beginning to grasp.

"Sure, Rei. Anything you want. Just ask."

The rest of the trip to school was spent silently walking holding each others hands. Neither of the two of them mentioned the embarrassing moment this morning at all.

After what seemed to be too short of a trip they arrived at the school. Shinji looked at his new place of education. It was seemingly big. This wouldn't be such a bad place. People around him were already in a buzz of gossip at seeing someone walk with Rei and holding her hand all at once. It earned quite the degree of attention. Shinji didn't pay much attention to it. They continued walking into the school itself now. Shinji was constantly looking around taking in the new surroundings. After an indeterminable distance Rei stopped walking. Shinji almost kept going. Coming to the understanding that Rei has stopped he stopped as well.

"What's the matter Rei?" Shinji asked almost bewildered.

"This is your class." Rei stated.

"Oh right. We aren't in the same classed are we?" Shinji looked like the world had crashed down on his shoulders. When Rei smiled and headed in the classroom he thought differently. Shinji followed her to the back of the classroom. Rei sat at one of the desks in the back of the classroom. Shinji sat down right beside her. It was only right. He was the new guy.. and.. Who was he kidding? He wanted to be with Rei. Screw everyone else's opinion! He had a big silly grin on his face that he couldn't quite get rid of. Looking across from him Rei had her lips pressed tightly together in something only he, would recognize as a form of a smile.

Not much took place during class. The teachers blabbered on and on about the second impact and how his generation was supposed to be responsible for the protection of mankind. He almost laughed at the last bit. If only the teacher knew the full extent of how he and Rei kept mankind safe, he might just not dictate the speech as he was now. After what seemed all too long the class ended. Rei backed up her books and headed for the door. Shinji watched as she stopped dead in mid step and rushed back to Shinji with a shocked expression and took up Shinji's hand and led him out of the classroom and on to the cafeteria.

There was a bit of a surprise that awaited him when he arrived to the cafeteria. A boy stormed across the cafeteria towards him and began to shout in his face.

"You're one of those pilots aren't you? You're responsible for my sister!" The boy was in a fury. Another boy with glasses standing behind him pretended not to notice the conflict and tried to study the ceiling.

"You make me sick!" It was then the boy lashed out and punched Shinji right across his jaw.

The shock of it all caused Shinji to almost loose his footing, had Rei not held tight to his hand he might of. In fact,Shinji thought, Rei looked different right now. She looked, well, angry. Quite angry. There was no time for that now. His emotions swelled up inside him. How dare some kid hit him for being a pilot and in front of Rei yet.

Shinji caught his footing let go of Rei's hand and let loose with a full right hook. The boy flew off his feet and landed to the ground on his back. He got back up quickly after clutching his cheek and drew back his fist to continue the battle. It was then he fell to his knees, his eyes rolling upwards into his haed and almost passed out. Rei drew back her knee and grabbed a hold of Shinji's chin. She jerked his head towards her and began to look over it carefully.

"Are you okay Shinji?"

"I'm fine Rei. Are you okay? You just canned a guy."

"I... But he hurt you! I had to do something! I had too!"

Rei was going into overdrive. Everything was spinning. This was too much for her too handle all at once.

The boy with the glasses came over sheepishly and looked up after scanning the ground.

"Um, I'm sorry about my friend. His sister was hurt recently during the attack by the angel. You just happened to be there. I'm sure he didn't mean it."

Rei didn't look impressed. In fact she was so confused she began to break down. She threw herself on Shinji and began to cry in frustration of everything that was happening around her. She hated it, and she didn't want it to stop. She was making quite the noise in the task of it as well. Not sobbing but enough that Shinji knew she was completely upset and lost.

Shinji put an arm around Rei and tried to catch up with the information. He looked to the boy in glasses.

"Apology accepted on my part. I'm Shinji. Uh, I am new here. Rei is showing me around, well, not at the current moment but... anyway."

"I'm Kensuke. Pleased to meet you. The boy Rei sacked is Touji." Kensuke looked to the crumpled form still holding himself as he began to stir.

The boy got up and after wobbly supporting himself on his knees stood back up to his near regular height. He eyed Shinji and the crying person on his shoulders that people might have used to know as Rei and spoke.

"That's quite a punch and your girls got quite the kick."

Shinji moved his jaw a little.

"Well, I can't say I enjoyed that but you're not bad yourself."

"I'm Touji. I guess I owe you an apology. I overreacted back there. I was kind of mad at something I couldn't help. It's really not your fault."

"Hey, that's okay. I think that if I had a sister I might understand. Why don't we try being friends instead of enemies. I can provide limited information about the angels." Shinji replied.

"Sure!" Both answered right away, Kensuke's eyes lighting up.

"I think this is the start of many interesting things to come." Shinji almost wished hadn't asked them into friendship as they began to bombard him with questions about EVA's. Rei kept crying on his shoulders and eventually he managed to get her to calm her down. His head was spinning as well as hers. The sat alone for a while just comforting one another. When the bell rang he had a feeling none of this was over.

Authors note: Okay. Okay, I know this is a short chapter. It's because people were looking for this. And I want to get it over with. The next chapter will be better I promise everyone who is reading this. I hope I didn't go over board with Rei. I am trying not to. This chapter is not supposed to follow the exact way Shinji meant Touji or Kensuke. I just wanted to change it. Chapter 3 is on its way starting tomorrow. Much more is to come and same with the emotions. Just because Rei cried doesn't mean she has all her emotions yet. So with that. Thanks to all my readers and please be patient for chap 3. It will be significantly longer I assure you all.

Author's note: 2012. There is perception that Rei suddenly has full emotions but she is coming to emotions just as anyone who experiences them. They are simply overwhelming since she has spent most of her life not experiencing them.

** Author's note: I have to change this part because it simply doesn't make sense. Asterisks indicate the part I changed from the original.