"Flying Without Wings"

Disclaimer: Song not mine, no other song will be mine either, although I'm writing one…

It was a nice day, and Shinji decided to take a walk outside. He passed by the mall and other places sighing at how things were. 'Man, these angels sure can get on my nerves. But it's better than before, my father actually notices me, praises me for something, and I have good friends. But, sometimes, I feel something missing…'

He continued to walk and stopped at a park and sat down on a hill side.

Everybody's looking for that something
One thing that makes it all complete
You'll find it in the strangest places
Places you never knew it could be

He smelled the fresh air and smiled at the beautiful sight of the city. Then he stood up and stretched. He looked around him, and he saw nothing. He picked up a flower and smelled it too.

"Oh if only I had more time to do this. It's such a perfect day. No angels, and no problems," he turned around to find Asuka there.

"Oh hey," he said blushing, she must have heard him he thought.

"You're right for once Baka. It is a perfect day eh?" she sat down on the near by bench and he sat next to her.

"So what have you been doing Asuka?" he asked breaking the short silence between tem.

"Nothing really, just came back from the mall with Hikari. I spotted you, and followed you here."

He nodded and looked out into the horizon with her. After a while, he turned to look at Asuka, she was still looking st the city. He thought to himself, 'Wow, Asuka looks so beautiful in the sunlight, I wonder why I've never seen it before,' he then found himself smiling and looking at her instead.

When she noticed this she turned her head around quikly, both of them turning a deep red.

"Gomen nasai Asuka!" he quickly apologized.

She turned pink and simply smiled, "It's ok, it's nice for you to notice my beauty!"

He just sighed in relief not getting pummeled.

"Hey Asuka," he said, "Do you like it here?"

She nodded, "Yeah, it's nice here, and I live to kick those angels' asses!" she smiled a wide one and put a fist into the air, "Yeah, its awesome. How bout you Baka?"

"I like it here, its nice to be praised by father, and Touji and Kensuke are pretty good friends."

"Those stooges? Heh, I never thought they were your kind of people, well you do have something in common."

"What is that?'

"You're all bakas!" she laughed, and he sighed, "Anything else?" she added.

"No, not really, except, I always felt like something missing, ever since that time we destroyed the angel in synch."

"Really? That was fun though!"

"It was hard cooperating with you though," Shinji said putting his hand on his head hoping she wouldn't hurt him.

"You think it's hard for you? Well whatever, that was fun kicking that angel's ass!"

"Together, we did it!"

"Yeah," she thought for a moment, "Together? Is that the part you enjoyed?"

His face turned red, "Well, it was fun getting to be around you more often."

She too turned red, "I guess, you are pretty nice and sweet when you're not apologizing all the time."

Some find it in the face of their children
Some find it in their lover's eyes
Who can deny the joy it brings
When you've found that special thing
You're flying without wings

There grew a silence between them, they both felt uneasy.

Shinji was the first to speak, well more of a mumble, "It felt wonderful being around you Asuka, even though we didn't get along. Simply your presence made me feel good."

She turned a deeper shade of red as he uneasily said that.

"It's good for me to get that out you know, I feel much better."

"Really? I guess so. You know, I kinda feel the same way you do, it feels like floating on air. Your presence makes me feel so warm."

They both turned a deeper red, but then they turned their normal colors, but Shinji turned a bit pink, "I think I really like you."

Some find it sharing every morning
Some in their solitary lives
You'll find it in the words of others
A simple line can make you laugh or cry

She grabbed his hand, "You know what Shinji, I do too."

He smiled and grabbed her other hand. They then looked into each others eyes and hugged. They embraced each others warmth, and held on to each other.

You'll find it in the deepest friendship
The kind you cherish all your life
And when you know how much that means
You've found that special thing
You're flying without wings

"I like this feeling," he said taking his hand and stroking her hair, "It's good to be in love."

The word 'love' hit Asuka, she never knew he felt that deeply for her. She sunk her head into his chest and sighed. He continued to stroke her hair, "I truly do love you Asuka, and it's the greatest feeling ever. It can take away all my blues, it can even make me forget about those damn angels."

She rose her head up and their eyes met again, "Me too Shinji-kun, I never thought a feeling like this existed, to be in your arms, to have you stroke my hair, to be in love with you."

So, impossible as they may seem
You've got to fight for every dream
Cos who's to know which one you let go
Would have made you complete

They let go of each other and walked hand in hand home. It was finally night and they arrived home for a quick dinner. Just before Asuka went to sleep, she asked Shinji if she could sleep with him. Of course his first reaction was a deep blush, Asuka just rolled her eyes and pulled him into his room.

As they lay in his bed, she cuddled up right next to him. He wrapped his arms around her and smiled a loving smile as they stared into each others eyes again. Lost in the moment, Asuka approached his face, closer and closer, inch by inch she approached him. In a few seconds their lips met. They shared a deep passionate kiss with a bit of tongue in it.

They parted after a couple of minutes and took in a deep breathe.

"I always thought the first kiss was they best," Asuka said, "And they are, nothing could replace that moment."


Well, for me it's waking up beside you
To watch the sunrise on your face
To know that I can say I love you
In any given time or place

The next morning, they woke to find them selves inside each others' arms.

"Nothing can ever ruin this moment, the look on your beautiful face this morning, I wish to see it every morning."

"You will," she smiled and kissed him, "I always want to wake up in your arms."

They lay there alone in each others arms, snuggling and kissing.

"I love you Asuka."


It's little things that only I know
Those are the things that make you mine
And it's like flying without wings
Cos you're my special thing
I'm flying without wings

She smiled, "I love you too."

And together they kissed again, close to their first and parted.

Shinji pulled her closer to him and whispered into her ear, "I love you, and always will. The joy you brought to me will never fade, and I never want to lose it. Because you're where my real life will begin, and you'll be there when it ends, the joy you've brought to me, is like flying without wings."

And you're the place my life begins
And you'll be where it ends
I'm flying without wings
And that's the joy you bring
I'm flying without wings