Chapter 4: Misato Brought Home the New Pilot and Rei

The next day

Asuka yawned as she went out of her room, still in her pajama. She smelled something good coming from the kitchen. Thinking it was Shinji, she headed for it. But as she passed through the living room, she stopped to a pause. Shinji was there, studying.

"Shinji, I thought you were…" Asuka's eyes widened. "Well… who's cooking?"

"Toji. It's his turn for today. If you'll see…" he pointed at the house chores table at the wall. "You're surprised, huh? Don't worry, he's got a cook book with him." He smiled at her.

"So… that bastard can cook." Asuka looked around, as if searching for something.

"What is it?" Shinji noticed so he started to look around, too.

"Where's Misato? I haven't seen her since yesterday." She scratched her head as she sat down beside him.

"W-well… I-I," Shinji was distracted by her breasts. Asuka always leave the first two buttons of her pajama top open before she sleep. He started to blush. "I uh… I- I mean Misato's at an official Nerv business."

"So Nerv, huh… I thought there are no more angels…" she crossed her arms across her chest. "God…" Asuka tilted her head upward, looking at the ceiling. "Never mind. Hey, what's that stupid boy cooking?"

There was silence. Shinji can't help looking at her, also reminds him of what happened last night.

"Hey! You're looking at my-!" Asuka rose from the couch. "Aaarrggggh! You pervert!"

Shinji blushed even more. "Asuka – I … I'm sorry… I didn't mean to."

Asuka started to blush too even though she don't know why. "Forget it. You've already seen me half naked last night, with only my bra on. You enjoyed that, didn't you!"

"Well you made me do it."

"You just shut up!" Asuka clenched her unharmed hand and grasped the front of his shirt, pulling his face close to hers, showing him how angry she got.

"Well I see a fight's going on… I know it's natural to newly weds." Toji burst from the kitchen still in his apron, holding a large plate with eggs and some hotdogs too.

Asuka let go of the blushing Shinji, turning to the teasing Toji. "Damn… you were just cooking some eggs and hotdogs and you needed a cook book!" she said in a taunting voice. "What kind of stupid moron are you!"

"You evil girl!"

(the phone rings)

"Get that, asshole." Asuka remained calm.

"No way, you get it." Toji answered, smelling the food in the plate he was holding and of course, admiring it.

"Hello?" The two looked at the phone, Shinji got it already. "Oh yes, how are you, Misato?" he started to put up a smile. "Asuka's fine now… yeah, of course. What time? ... Okay then, 7pm sharp."

"Was it Misato?" Asuka was very excited to see Misato again in her now stronger form. "What did she say?"

"Yeah, well… we have to pick her up at Nerv. She said she have some heavy loads so she asked for us to help."

"Well if it isn't Misato… I think she just went there to see Kaji and have him do things to her like before..." Asuka frowned. Shinji patted her back.

"Its alright. Maybe if we get there, you'll see him too."

"Well let's eat. I mean man, yesterday's a full tiring day. But what's more tiring is what you both did last night." Toji giggled.

"Toji!" Shinji shouted, blushing.

"You damned stupid jerk!" Asuka was now trying to calm herself.

"Okay then. I think it's enough blushing for both of you."

At about 630pm

"Asuka we're ready!" Shinji called out. Asuka was still in her room, getting ready for the night she's going to see her guardian and of course Kaji.

"Coming!"

At exactly 645pm

"I'm ready to go and flashy!" She was wearing a red spaghetti strap dress and a pair of red shining high-heeled shoes.

"Where are you going?" Toji teased again. Both Shinji and Toji were just wearing shirts and pants, nothing more.

"Go to hell, Suzuhara."

While walking to Nerv, Toji noticed that his friend was looking at Asuka most of the time.

"You're looking at the evil girl. Don't let temptation lure you to the bad side." Toji whispered.

Shinji shook his head as he smiled. Then suddenly, the streetlights were all cut off as well as the other lights from the shops they passed by.

"What the hell!"

"Shinji, Toji, where are the two of you!" Asuka said, trying to reach for anything.

"I can't see anything!" Toji shouted also reaching out in the darkness.

"Don't move! Both of you. Stay where you are." Shinji bravely shouted to calm his friends. He reached out slowly and soon, they were already together. Shinji held Asuka's unharmed hand and Toji's at the other.

"Nice Shinji. How did you do that?" Toji said.

"Instinct, maybe?" Shinji answered.

" Not good enough, third child! I can do that too." Asuka spat out. "And nice timing for a blackout."

They heard something above them. It was like a machine or something that can fly.

"Attention! All residents must go to evacuation center! We're having a second stage alert!" the announcer said.

"What the!" Asuka said, no longer calm.

"It's a helicopter that was flying over us." Shinji declared.

"I know it! Now shut up. I will lead us to Nerv headquarters." Asuka sounded bossy.

"There, I see a light, maybe it's coming from Nerv." Shinji said managing to put up a happy face.

"Maybes will never ensure us, third child. Let's go and don't let go of fourth child's hand, I don't want him to be a burden to us." Asuka started to walk and dragged Shinji's hand.

"Me? A burden? Don't you think yourself, you're the one who's injured here!" Toji replied, also walking.

"Shut up fourth child, your noise isn't helping." She whispered, touching a wall. "This is it, guys… Nerv." she proudly announced. Shinji and Toji examined the wall and seeing there was Nerv's logo on it, they were relieved.

"The problem is, how are we going to get inside?" Toji said still looking for something to say.

"You're a dumb. Let's look for it." Asuka replied, still proud. "Well here it is, lying just beside the wall. It's what you can really call instincts, children." Asuka mocked. "Both of you open the damn door."

"What! And what are you going to do then!" Toji exclaimed.

"I'll wait. You see, I'm the injured one here. And I'm the only girl here, don't you know how to be a gentleman?"

"Arrggggh! Alright then! Shinji, let's open this damn door!"

After almost 15minutes…

The two boys were already panting and the door is only half way open.

"Oh, good job, boys. Now get up and follow me!" she said as she entered the door.

'I think I can remember this scenario, only it was Rei with us.' Shinji thought. 'I wonder where she is, now.'

Inside the Nerv

"We'll go this way." Asuka said, trying to pretend she knows the way.

"Asuka…" Shinji was worried.

"Don't worry, third child I know the way and we're not lost either!" She replied.

"No… it's your arm… it's bleeding again." Shinji said as he reached for her injured arm and looking at it.

"Don't mind that, it's just a minor scratch. I accidentally hit the door as I entered… nothing really to worry." Asuka assured them and withdrew her arm.

"Are you sure? I mean, we have to get you to a hospital right away. I know that the cut in your arm is deep." Shinji said.

"Stop being stupid, Shinji." Asuka turned her back from him and removed her eye patch and dropped it. "I can see well now. Let's go."

They continued walking.

"I think her arm is really hurt, Shinji. I mean, all the time we're walking she's been holding it with the other." Toji whispered.

"I know. But she won't let us help her." The brown haired boy replied.

Asuka stopped walking.

'God, I think she heard us!' Toji thought.

"Can't you feel that?" she said as silence wrapped the whole room.

"What?" Shinji and Toji replied.

"The ground is shaking."

"We better hurry."

After an hour of walking

"This is the door, morons. Open it." Asuka said, seriously.

Toji sighed. "What! We already opened about 5 doors!"

"This is the last. If you open this, we'll get straight to the command center."

"Can't we just knock? I think they'll hear us." Toji suggested.

"If you won't open that door, I guess I should do it." Asuka said.

"But you're arm is still bleeding… I think you've lost much blood already." Shinji said, putting an arm on her shoulder.

"Okay, okay. Let's do it for the last time Shinji!" Toji shouted, with great determination.

Shinji nodded and they positioned themselves each at the two sides of the door.

"That's what I'd like to call the Stupid Manual Door Openers." Asuka chuckled.

"Hey! This is not funny!" Toji said as he and Shinji tried to pull the door open.

"AAHHH!" the two boys shouted as they fell to the ground. The door was now wide open.

"What the heck!" Toji said as he massaged his head.

"Misato?" Shinji said as he stood up. "How did –"

"Asuka! You're alright!" Misato hugged her.

"Ouch! Stop it, you're hurting my arm!" Asuka said.

"God what happened! And, why are you dressed like that, huh?" Misato said, examining the injury. "You know, Kaji's not here. Come on, we better hurry. There's an angel attacking the city."

"An angel?" Toji said as they walked to the command center. "You mean, Shinji and Asuka are going to fight that?"

"We have no choice. The new unit 03 and unit 04 are not yet properly tested but we already brought them here." Misato replied.

"Unit 03 and 04?" Shinji and Asuka yelled. "Who are the pilots?"

"Still Toji. We'll have a new one for unit 04."

"And unit 00?" Asuka asked curiously.

"We have Rei. She's at the command center with the new pilot."

"What? Rei? Where was she all the time? So it means we'll have five units to destroy the angels?" Shinji asked.

"Yeah. Okay, enough interrogation. Are the two of you ready to pilot?"

"Yes!" The second and third child answered.

"Let's get it on!" Misato cheered.

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A/N: Sorry for not being detailed in my story. I think that's just my style of writing. But I'll take that as a compliment. Anyway, this is a longer chapter. Thanks also for the reviews! More reviews please, if it's alright. Thanks again.