Yin and Yang
Nervous Shinji lay down on the bed with his hands supporting his head. He stared absent-mindedly up at he roof. He was thinking about what was ahead tomorrow.
"You asleep?" confident Shinji ask. Nervous Shinji was surprised that his other side wasn't asleep yet given how silent the room was.
"No, not yet…I'm worried about tomorrow." A slightly agitated edge was added when Shinji replied.
"What is there to worry about?"
"Come on, you know how I am around people…"
"Don't worry, I already set up the day for you yesterday. Whatever they say, just go along with it."
"Are you sure? I hope you're right."
"Of course I'm right, because I'm never wrong," he added in a superior tone. "Avoid Rei though, I'll handle her tomorrow."
"Why shou-oh yeah…I forgot about that. Anyways, what are you going to be doing tomorrow?" There was silence for a moment.
"I'm not sure, besides that synch test, I got nothing to do."
"That's too bad."
"Yeah I guess…" With that, the conversation ended.
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"I don't get it, she's still not asleep?" Shinji said as he looked at Asuka. Fate lay down on the floor.
"What do you mean? With two of you, you're bound to be thinking something that keeps you awake."
"Jeez, this is even more boring." He stretched out his hand and changed another channel. This time, it showed Misato sleeping.
"Ooooh," Fate let out as it inspected the screen a little closer. Shinji's face was turning red. He quickly changed the channel. "Hey! I was watching that!"
"Unlike you, I actually have respect for other peoples privacy." Fate rolled its silhouette eyes.
"That didn't stop you from entering Rei's apartment." Shinji looked annoyed. "Come on! I agree with Asuka, be a MAN!!!" Shinji gave Fate an annoyed look.
"Why won't you? That reminds me, what the hell are you? Man or woman?" Fate looked irritated.
"I'm neither, I'm unisex." Shinji started scratching his head.
"So um uh…how do you…reproduce?" he asked nervously. Fate's eyes widened.
"You don't want to know. Let me just leave it at that."
"But your sister?"
"Oh I just call her my sister, not really my sister really."
"But-,"
"Forget it alright?!"
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Both Shinjis were up early and eating breakfast the next morning. Cool Shinji was behind the stove cooking. Shy Shinji was eating breakfast and getting ready for school. Shy Shinji was about to leave until his other side called to him.
"Hey!" Shy Shinji stopped and turned around.
"What?"
"Aren't you going to wait until Asuka comes out? You guys are suppose to be walking together to school, at least I would," he stated as if it were very obvious.
"I'd feel better if I was alone." Shinji furrowed an eyebrow.
"Look, if you're going to be going to school, you're going to have to learn how to get along with other people. If you get along with Asuka, they'll respect you so stay until she's ready."
"Do have to?"
"I'm your brother, I never give out bad advice. Just relax for the time." Shy Shinji reluctantly sat on the couch.
"Alright…brother." He waited anxiously shifting his feet about. Cooking Shinji let out a small smile.
'Now you're learning.' Asuka burst out of her room and walked to the breakfast table. She glared at Cooking Shinji.
"At least you're good for something," she remarked as she ate her breakfast.
"Yeah." She spotted the other Shinji.
"What are you doing sitting there? Hurry up and get ready!" She tried to finish her breakfast as fast as she can.
"Actually Asuka, I was waiting for you." Asuka looked aggravated.
"Don't try to be smart! We're going to be late if you don't get up!" She got up and grabbed Shinji's shoulder. "Let's go!"
"But-," She pulled on Shinji before he could protest though. She continued to lead him out the doorway and started walking to school. Shinji crossed his arms and smiled.
'So the day begins…'
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Asuka burst into the classroom beaming with pride while Shinji followed behind rather timidly. Toji and Kensuke looked up and immediately started calling out to his friend. Shinji looked over to Rei's seat, she wasn't there.
"Hey Shinji my man!"
"Over here!" Shinji meekly walked over as Asuka strolled to her seat passing on the usual 'stooge' comment. Shinji's friends furrowed their eyebrows. Kensuke was the first to ask.
"She's seems pretty happy, considering what happened yesterday. What exactly happened when you went home yesterday?"
"I don't know what you guys are talking about," Shinji simply stated. After a moments silence, Toji's eyes widened.
"There can only be one explanation for this!" he yelled. Kensuke looked over at Toji and turned back to Shinji.
"You don't mean…" Kensuke turned back to Toji. Toji nodded. Kensuke stared wide-eyed at Shinji. "How could you?!" Shinji however wore a perplexed expression.
"W-w-what?" Toji elbowed him in the side.
"Don't act like you don't know. There can only be one reason Asuka would be back to her normal self and NOT be mad at you after what happened yesterday."
"I honestly don't know…" Toji became irritated.
"Don't play dumb! We know what you did!" Toji quickly put Shinji in a headlock.
"Hey!"
"Tell us! We're your friends!" Kensuke demanded. Shinji quickly loosened himself from the headlock.
"Could somebody please tell me what's going on?"
"It's so easy to figure out the way you're acting. You two MADE up didn't you?" Toji accused.
"Made up? I'm afraid I don't understand…" Kensuke looked at the jock.
"He's not going to crack, who knows what would happen to him if Asuka found out he confessed?"
"Alright then, you don't have to tell us anything," Toji said as he winked at Shinji. Shinji truly had no damn idea what the hell his friends were talking about. At that point, the teacher walked in.
"Rise, bow, sit!"
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Misato took a sip of her beer, as Shinji got ready to leave for Nerv.
"So how's it going?" Shinji walked out dressed in a 'Kaji' style kind of way. Misato glanced at him. "You know, you remind me of somebody."
"Oh really?" he replied in mock surprise.
"Yeah yeah, hurry up and get to the car." She finished her can of beer and started to leave. Cool Shinji followed behind. After a brief moment of walking, they reached the car. Misato sat down on the seat and put the key in the ignition. Shinji was smiled preparing himself for a joyride but to his surprise and disappointment, Misato backed up the car very slowly.
"Misato?"
"Yes?"
"Why are you driving so slow?"
"What?"
"What's with the driving, grandma?" Misato noticeably twitched.
"Grandma eh? I forgot that you weren't the other Shinji so that means I won't have to hold back." She wore mischievous expression. She put the pedal to the metal, or so to speak.
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"Hey Fate, I think that's the fastest I'd ever seen Misato drive." Fate turned his attention to the screen.
"Huh? I'm sure she's just in a hurry."
"That's weird, I hear myself screaming."
"Screaming? He can't, he's one of them fun-loving types, what's he screaming about?"
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Lunch had soon made itself known with the usual (ring!). Shinji pulled out his lunch and started to eat. Toji and Kensuke, as usual, gathered around Shinji.
"So, I guess we won't be seeing a display of balls today now will we?" Toji asked. Shinji started digging into his food.
"I guess not." Kensuke pushed up his glasses.
"Say, you're kind of different." Shinji gulped down a bite.
"What do you mean?" Shinji asked.
"That looks good, can I have some?" the jock asked.
"Of course." Kensuke crossed his arms.
"You know, you got a personality makeover in just two days, what gives?" A sweat drop appeared on Shinji's head.
"Well-,"
"Hello Shiinjii!!!" a familiar voice called out. Toji had a look of disgust on his face.
"What is it devil girl?" She glared at him, but he wasn't looking.
"So what are the three stooges doing today?"
"None of your business," Kensuke added irritably.
"If Shinji's here, it is my business. Wouldn't want him to get into any trouble."
"What's with the nice attitude all of a sudden?" Toji asked.
"What do you mean?" Asuka asked.
"I can't blame you for being so nice I guess, I mean after you two made up."
"What are you talking about?!" Asuka asked angrily.
"What?! You and Shinji have been getting it on haven't you?!"
"WHAT?!!!"
(SLAPSLAPSLAP!!!) Both Toji and Kensuke rubbed their cheeks.
"Oww…" they both said in unison. Asuka stared fiercely at Shinji, if looks can kill, well let's just be glad he wasn't looking. Shinji looking down while he rubbed his cheek.
"What have you been telling the stooges Shinji?!" There was no response from him. Both Toji and Kensuke looked worriedly at him.
"You think he's going to snap?" Kensuke asked.
"I bet he is," Toji replied.
"How much?" Before Toji could answer, Shinji quietly walked out of the classroom, with the entire classroom's eyes following him.
"Damn it…I forgot," Asuka cursed herself.
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"WOW!!! THAT WAS GREAT!!!" Shinji yelled out as he exited Misato's car. Misato smiled lightly at him.
"That's the first time somebody complimented my driving."
"I wonder why?"
"Let's just go in."
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Shinji rubbed his cheek as he winced in pain.
"Great, now both of my sides have been officially slapped."
"You can't really blame him, he didn't really do anything. If you got to blame somebody, it was your friends."
"How can they think that in the first place? They really are stooges."
"I guess you can say that."
"I've no feeling on my face any more."
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Shinji was wandering the hallways aimlessly greatly depressed and on the verge of tears. That's when he accidentally bumped into somebody. He gathered up his self-control not to look like he was crying and looked up.
"S-sorry." Shinji walked to the side and continue in his self-torment. A hand went on his shoulder though.
"Hey!" the guy said.
"Huh?" Shinji turned around. The guy was in the same grade as Shinji, but went to a different class. He was taller by several inches and had brown hair. "W-what is it?"
"You're Shinji, aren't you?" he asked. Shinji shrugged his shoulders.
"Yeah…" The boy's face expressed anger.
"You might not know me but I believe you met my girlfriend. Her name is Hitomi, that ring any bells?" As usual, sweet Shinji was clueless.
"I'm sorry but I don't understand." The guy cracked his knuckles.
"I'm going to make you understand then!"
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Shinji walked into the Nerv headquarters with Misato. He had his hands in his pockets. Then he spotted something distinctly blue out of the corner of his eyes.
"Hey Rei!" She stopped and turned to face Shinji.
"What is it?"
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