Disclaimer: I do NOT own Neon Genesis Evangelion. I DO own Katsume, her family, and their story.

IMPORTANT READ: Sentences in Italic are thoughts followed by the person's name. Sentences in Italic and Bold are Katsume's thoughts. And sentences in Italic and underlined are Sasuke's.

Chapter 12:A talk

She entered the classroom and went to her seat without looking at anyone. Katsume got her book out of her book bag and started to read. She heard a noise and saw feet by her desk. She looked up and saw that Shinji was standing there. "Why did you leave last night?" Shinji asked nervously. "I suppose that I could tell you why. Misato only asked me to come because I said something about my family." Katsume answered starting to read again. "But why have you been at Nerv for so long and you've only piloted the Eva once?" Shinji asked trying to talk to her. "It's classified. My entire life is classified. I couldn't tell you even if I wanted to." Katsume said while mentally yelling at herself for answering him. "That's no way to live! Why don't you ever talk about yourself or about anything? Don't you have any friends?" Shinji asked trying to push on with the conversation. "It's the way I live. And the old me would have plenty of friends but I don't. And I don't want any. Now if you're quite done interrogating me then could you leave me alone?" Katsume answered getting annoyed. "What do you mean the old you?" Shinji asked. He never heard her answer because the teacher came and drowned out her words. "Class is starting. Everyone in their seats and calm down." The teacher told them.