Disclaimer: do not own anything of Evangelion. It would be pointless to sue me. I try reading it over but it got boring, but I did correct some mistakes. If there are anymore I probably missed it, whatever. Oh I do not own the characters of Noir.
True to her promise, Misato did made Shinji in charge of cleaning up his own messes. And it was indeed as horrible as he had imagined it to be. The only thing he looked forward to each day in the office was seeing Rei when she would come to help him.
The task of a captain was endless, and it was a curse in disguised that the second in command had given him the job. It wasn't until now that he began to regret his decision. Though more responsibilities meant more money as his teacher would say. Thinking back, he grieved the death of his teacher and even more when he realized he hadn't thought about him for so long. There had yet to be news of his funeral, but that's no surprise when there are thousands of deaths each day, it was rather a common thing.
His three 'daughters' are doing well. Though he began to think that it was a mistake that his teacher would assigned him such a task. No matter how mature he was, he was still a teenager. Given up his childhood to become his father's weapon of death, he never really had a chance to have fun. 'What ever that means?'
He knew Hikari could take care of things while he wasn't home, but they all missed him. And being away from his 'family', he felt a yarning. Unfortunately the yarning was not to see his family; but to be free. Free of such responsibilities. But he knew the only way he can truly be free was through death.
It did not come to him now that he had now has two more responsibilities, Yumuri and Mireiyu. Two assassins he has yet to deal with. He couldn't sent them back; for doing so would guarantee there deaths. Nevertheless, he will have to send them away so they are safe, from the angels, his father, and himself. Though seeing them again did bring back some fond memories of the past…
A soft whisper shook him from his thoughts. Turning he found Rei, standing by the doorway as she has always done. Not wanting to disturb him, as she told him earlier, she watched him with her wanting eyes. Yes, wanting. Something about those eyes that spoke to him more words than her lips.
"Rei…" his lips parted in a smile as he lifts his head from the papers. "Come on in. I was actually expecting to see you"
Upon hearing his invitation she took a cautious step into the room. Always attentive but yet never shown that she was. It was this unique ability that made him awed at the girl.
"Should I leave you to your work, Shinji?" She looked at the piles of papers on the desk. "I can see you another time."
"OH NO you don't. I was waiting for you to get here finally so I can get something done. I haven't showered for two weeks. I'm starting to smell like this room"
"I think you have it the wrong way Shinji, it's the room that's starting to smell like you" She had a small smile on her lips again.
He would have been stunned at what she had said if not for the other jokes she had pulled on him. Some say everything about her changed since his arrival, but he always believed that she always had it in her, it just hid well beneath the shell of her being.
"I can never get use to that smile of yours Rei, it's the only thing I look forward to all day. Mostly since it's because it's the only thing other than these papers that I see all day" He gloomed more and more.
"I rather think that you are making some progress, Shinji. I would help you out but I only came here to tell you I will be leaving with the commander to the south sea." She lowered her head. Shamed that she would follow what ever the man told her to do.
"What? Why? Don't you have to stay here? What if there's an emergency?" Shinji didn't know what his father was getting at, but he was sure Rei wasn't going for a vacation.
"It will be you job to fend the city Shinji, as it always was you job. There is no need for me, and in some ways it relieved me. While at the same time it saddens me"
"You have the right to be here as I am Rei, and maybe even more so. I have here because I was forced to be here, but that is life. We face new challenges each day, and our right to exist is determined on how we face such challenges. To face it head on, or run away from it." In the words of his teacher, he spoke to Rei, giving her the wisdoms that were taught to him.
"I will Shinji, but I must leave now" she turned away, but only to glance back to give him a smile. "Ja ne"
"See you too Rei" he smiled and went back to his work. 'I'm so dead.'"Are you really going to delete her Ikari?"
"She is no use to me now that she has been tainted by my son"
"But she can be of some use if we contain her"
"NO. She will be more trouble if this goes on. I can barely control her as it is. I have decided my friend, there's nothing more you can say. Tell the doctor to prepare her."
'I would only hope you are a bastard Shinji, for this monster is no one's father'
Two weeks after
Finally everything was completed. Shinji had a little time to himself and his family. It was as if the dark ominous cloud has left him to peace. It was the relieved that he was looking for. Once again he was able to sit and looked at the ski and pondered the eternal question, 'Who will he take to the school dance?'
It was still a wonder Yuri still had it in for him ever since the date they had. But he hadn't said anything to her since that unforgettable date. He knew it would be shallow of him to only think about taking some beautiful girls to the dance but he was still a teenage boy.
'No, Yuri is out of the question.' Yet inside of him, there was a voice of questioning. 'Isn't Yuri hot enough? She has an amazing ass don't you think?'
Nevertheless, he couldn't took her because that would devastate Hikari, even though she was going with one of his best friend. Touji was fascinated by the idea of them double dating, to which he received a stomping in the foot. Kensuke had a better idea; he had his date through a chat-line. Unfortunately he landed with a girl who he didn't exactly was fond about, and she wholesomely despises him.
Being his best friend, Shinji was stuck with a weeping friend, begging for the hands of one of his daughter for this dance.
The day earlier
"You have got to be kidding me!"
"It's only a dance Shinji, it's not like I'm going to marry her…well maybe we will later in the future. Which is determine by…"
"NO, absolutely not. I'm not allowing Jui to go out with the likes of you!"
"What do you mean? You are just as perverted as I am"
"SO you admit that you are perverted, and I am by the way, not perverted."
"Come on Shinji, it's not like we are going to have se.."
Kensuke was about to finish the word when he was knocked to the ground and had an apple shoved into this mouth.
"I DO NOT need a mental image." Shinji slowly stood up, daring his friend to blink. "As a friend, I will try to find you someone for you to go out with, but not Jui, she's too young for you, and far too precious to me for you to taint."
Having the apple out of his mouth, Kensuke took a bite. "Alright, fine. But you know she will want to go out sometimes."
Shinji glared at him. "Not if I'm still living. She will go out when I say so. I'll lock her up in her room if I have to"
"You, my friend, are turning into a parent" Kensuke gleam "Shinji the sugar daddy."
"That's just disgusting the way you said it" he turned away from his friend only to see the other coming out of the school with Hikari. They were holding each other's hands.
"Well…I guess one of us are getting lucky." Kensuke saw the hands well. "It's just like Touji to get the girl." Turning to Shinji to see his reaction, Kensuke was only met with an indifference face.
"I gotta go. I'm going to be late for work"
"What is it with you and your obsession with work. Me and Touji are going to the arcade, you should come with us. There's a new game out that I wanted to try out."
"Nah it's okay, tell Touji I said hi"
"You can say hi to himself," Kensuke pointed to the figures coming their way. "They're laughing, I guess that's a good sign."
"Well well well, if it's not my two greatest friends!!!" Touji yelped at the last word. Jumping to tackle both of them.
"I can see that you're happy, but why are you happy." Kensuke acted dumb.
"I have just asked Hikari to the dance! We are so going to be king and queen" Touji sigh.
"The jock and the class rep. who would have thought" a voice came that was none of theirs but they all knew.
"Asuka, be nice." Shinji warned.
Asuka scowled. "You can't boss me! If anything I should be bossing you! Who are you to tell me what to do?"
Reaching inside his pants pocket he put his name pin on, and smiled as Asuka grumbled and saluted to him. It always burns her that he was a higher ranking officer, and she promised herself that she would get him back in the future.
"Fine, I'll be nice,…but…" She grinned evilly. "you will have to go to the dance with me"
Turning to his stunned friends Shinji smirked. "I'm not sure what that was, but I don't think that was an invitation to the dance. Rather some might think you were blackmailing you superior officer. What should I write about you on the next report?" he pretended to ponder.
"You won't dare! You cheat!" she glared.
"Way to go Shinji! Put her in her right place." Kensuke cheered. "damn demon witch"
"You will be quiet too if you want that date Kensuke"
"Okay.." he stepped back.
Asuka began to laugh. "He's getting you a date Pervert!" Kensuke suddenly turned red.
While all this was going on, Touji was in his separate world. Thinking about the dance to come.
Getting tired of the bickering, Shinji turned to Asuka. "Come, we have to get to NERV"
"Fine, but you still haven't answered me." He didn't answer a while as they walked away from his two friends.
Then it came, a hope. "I'll think about it"
True to his words, he was thinking about it, but that's all it has been; thoughts.
The truth was, he had another person he thought he should bring to the dance. Not just to get to know her a little better, but understand her.
'Rei, where is she?' As he walk down the corridors of NERV he felt a strange being watching his every moves. 'Damn cameras are everywhere'
Seeing a technician from the bridge he smiled. "Maya!" he called out to her.
She gave him a small smile in return. "Shinji, haven't seen you for a while, how have you been"
"It's been a little hectic in the office since the major forgot to send in the paper works."
"I have heard that people were ready to arm themselves with pitchfork and shovels against NERV for ruining their businesses."
"There was one isolated incident, just been fabricated" he smiled. "anyway, enough about NERV. Do you know where Rei is? I kinda wanted to talk to her. She is back from the trip is she not?"
Maya frowned. "Actually she is, but she's not really been released from her duties yet. The commander is letting her go as soon as tomorrow I believe. I heard she came down with a little cold from the trip."
'Strange, Rei doesn't usually get sick'
"Oh, okay" he took the explaination. "Could you tell her if you see her that I want to see her?"
Maya nodded and smiled. "I hear you have a dance coming up, am I invited?"
"I would think a girl as beautiful as you should be invited. Unfortunately school rules state otherwise" Shinji frown.
"As charming as ever Shinji. I gotta go now, but I will give Rei the message" she soon left Shinji in the cold hallway of NERV, pondering the explaination Maya gave him. If Rei caught a cold, hell would have to be froze over. There was something going on that he wasn't aware of. As he looked up he saw a camera spying on him. With the flick of his hand, a small dagger pierced the camera. 'There are cameras everywhere.'
Thanks for all your comments. I was a little out of it, but now, if you could, correct all the grammars I made a mistake in. I'm sure there's more than a thousand. Send it to me by mail if you like. Thanks again