Great Pilot Ikari (GPI)
An Eva/GTO crossover
Disclaimer: I do not own anything...seriously.
XX-- :Denotes scene change
: Denotes same scene/time different point of view
Chapter 3: Parent/Teacher Meeting
--24 hours earlier--
"He's over two hours late, but at last he's finally here. This is the first time, I've ever waited for someone this long." Misato said with annoyance while pulverizing the toothpick in her mouth.
"That's because you never waited for guys, back when you could still get a date."
"Oh, shut up."
"This is Neopath 400 calling Matsushiro, come in Matsushiro."
"This is Captain Katsuragi of NERV, your late Neopath 400."
"My apologies ma'am. Our transport has sustained damage with possible damage to the cargo. Our pilot has also been injured. ETA 10 minutes, please have emergency crews standing by."
"Copy Neopath 400. What is the status of the CC?"
"The CC is fine. Several of our instruments are offline and so the CC is piloting the transport."
"Copy, we await your arrival Neopath 400. Over and out."
Present Time: Somewhere between the school and Misato's apartment--
"Hey Toji, over here man."
"Hey what's up guys. Here let me introduce you guys this is Shinji Ikari and the guy lagging behind is Kensuke Aida."
"Still in pain from the whole snake thing?" Said Kunio as Kensuke finally made his way over to the group. "probably should have warned you guys about her. She's kinda got this reputation for being the campus terrorist."
"Terrorist?" said the trio of Class 2-A
"Yup, blowing up trash cans, setting off fire sprinklers, the snake-to-crotch offensive; all her classic pranks."
"Man she better watch it cuz I pulled the fire alarm once to try and get out of a test and got suspended and fined." Said Toji
"Yeah well her IQ is three times higher then yours making her a 'great asset' to any schools rep. Which also makes her practically untouchable."
"Well here we are."
"WOW the 'R-Cade' huh? It musta taken them an entire second to think of that one." Murai said in mock astonishment.
"Well my friends, what it lacks in the name it makes up for in both quality and quantity of games." stated Kensuke.
"Well guys are we gonna play or just hang out here debating trivial things?" said Shinji as he started to lead the group into the "R-Cade."
"What's with him? During class besides his girly scream he didn't say a word, and now he's all gung-ho." said Fujiyoshi.
"Yeah he gets that way whenever we come here. Especially when he plays that Eva battle sim because he's practically unstoppable. I guess he likes being praised by others, but who doesn't right?"
As they made they're way to the door Shinji reached out to open it, but to his surprise it flew open to meet his face with a loud 'thunk' that made everyone cringe. Toji caught him while he stumbled back. The assailant not wanting to make a scene calmly slipped away from the commotion. While Toji, Kensuke, and Yoshikawa helped Shinji reorient himself, Murai, Fujiyoshi, and Kusano turned to the person trying to slip away.
"Hey, where do you think you're goin? You just gonna walk away after hurting our friend without saying sor..."
Murai and the others sat there staring with their mouths wide open as she turned around. A girl about their aged, with short black and red hair, tied into short paintbrush like pigtails stared back at them from behind large gold framed aviator glasses. Taking their silence as a sign of their defeat she curled up the corner of her lips and spoke seductively.
"Where you saying something Hun?" she watched as the boys slowly shook their head and her grin grew into a big smile of victory to finish them off with her perfect superstar smile. However it quickly faded as she looked past the three boys and saw for the first time the boy she hit. It was now her turn to be shocked into silence and the only thing she could do to stop from freaking out was to continue on her way.
The boys dropped Shinji where he stood and chased after the fleeing beauty for one last glimpse. When they turned the corner shortly after she did she was nowhere to be seen.
"Whoa! She's gone! She's like a freakin ninja." said Kensuke.
"Yeah, a hot ninja." Kusano agreed.
"BONG!" said Toji.
"Bong? What the hell is bong?" the other boys asked confessed.
"It's from this old movie Dogma. Don't really remember what it was about but one of the characters said 'she's the slut, BONG!' I dunno it fits."
"Who was that?" Shinji said still rubbing his face as he approached the group.
"Don't know. But lets get inside before Shinji here gets attacked again. Man it's just not your day is it?"
Inside--
"Hell Yeah, they have the latest version of Initial D, and all the cabins are connected so you don't really know who your racing! Common Toji show us what the kids on this side of town got."
"Sorry I'll have to pass. But if your really looking for some competition Shinji here is a helluva a lot better at this game then me. Imma go play some Time Crisis anyone care to join me?"
"Sure it's been awhile since I played that game." Yoshikawa said as he followed Toji.
NERV: Somewhere--
The captain got the ok to leave work a little early so she decided to pay her old friend a visit on her way out. The automated doors to Ritsuko's office parted to allow Misato entrance.
"Hey Ritsu."
"Hello Captain. Shift over already?"
"No. actually I'm off early. I got a message from Children's new teacher."
"Auska Again?"
"Oh, it's nothing like that. He just wanted to get together to discuss his goals and crap like that."
"Get together huh? I guess it's you getting into trouble I should be worrying about."
"What's that suppose to mean?"
Ritsuko hit a few keys on her keyboard and brought up the file of a certain 22 year old virgin teacher.
"Hmm lets see. I've already gone over his file but I bet you haven't. Here we go, Eikichi Onizuka. Age 22. Former social studies teacher at Holy Forest Academy. Former leader of the Onibaku...heh his resume even has the number of how many fights he's been in and won. A real women-chasing bad boy who doesn't play by the rules and has an out dated hair style. Sounds like your type."
"WHAT!"
"Kaji.."
"OH! Anyway speaking of trouble whatever happened with the whole Unit 3 thing?"
"Where do I begin. The pilot is ok. Turns out that he was knocked unconscious by the CC, you know the one that was piloting the transport."
"An American spy?"
"No. The CC-23's the real deal. We should actually be grateful."
"Why?"
"Well according to the communications officer's report CC-23 did it shortly after they received the ok to fly through a cumulonimbus cloud. He said the CC advised they change course, and well the pilot disagreed and CC-23 disagreed back with force. Thus the two hour delay yesterday."
"So we should thank CC-23 for wasting 2 hour of our lives?"
"I was getting to that. Remember how they reported possible damage to the cargo? We looked into that. This morning the test we ran came back positive for a parasite. The pattern was blue."
Misato was shocked to say the least as she mentally ran through the worst case scenario but subconsciously knowing that it would have been a thousand times worse had the events actually come to pass."
"By the way where is CC-23?"
"Hmm lets see." Dr. Akagi said as she searching her computer for the information. "CC-23 was released from the detention block this morning after those test results came in. CC-23 was then pardoned for the assault of a fellow officer and was given permission to 'take in' Tokyo 3."
"So what's the deal with the American CC program anywAHH. I gotta get home for the parent teacher thing." Misato said after catching a glimpse of her watch. "We'll have to finish this conversation another time. See ya."
Back at the R-Cade--
Toji and Yoshikawa holstered their guns and turned around just in time to see who jut walked in.
"Wow she's really pretty." Yoshikawa said
"Ohhhhhh yeah." Toji confirmed.
"Who is she."
"The real king, err queen I should say, of the arcade." Toji said as he redirected the smaller boy's attention to the Time Crisis player ranking. "That's her, cptKM."
"cptKM? isn't that the name that was #1 on all the tracks on Initial D?" asked Yoshikawa.
"That's the name on every #1 ranking in every game in this arcade."
"So that means..."
"Yup. Lets go watch these guys get their asses handed to them." said Toji
at the Initial D Corner--
"Hey Toji, what up. Thought you said Shinji was a challenge. I'm bout ready to head out if there is no more competition around here."
"Well your in luck," Toji said to a somewhat confused Murai before pointing to the screen. "Looks like you got a challenge."
"Heh, if he's anything like Shinji I'll be leaving this place very disappointed."
Murai inserted his coins and his card and selected all the options for the race.
2.5 minutes later--
"Wow Murai you lost...in your FD3S...on Akagi."
"Ah shut up. It was probably some nerd who spends his whole life here and will never have any luck with girls anyway. At least he's got something to be proud of."
The jaws of the former students of Holy Forest Academy just hung open in shock when they finally saw who Murai's opponent was."
"Thanks. You boys really know how to show a girl a good time." Misato said jokingly as she gave a flirtatious wink to Murai. "You ready to go now Shinji?"
"Why do you always gotta embarrass me in front of my friends." Shinji said slightly annoyed.
"Huh?" Misato said innocently then turning to the other boys. "Am I embarrassing guys?" she continued while crossing her hands behind herself and slightly sticking out her chest. The only thing they could do against her attack on their hormones was shake their heads from side to side with drool dripping from their still open mouths.
"Well common Shinji you ready? We gotta get home. Bye boys."
"I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow."
The boys followed them to the door and stared longingly as Misato stepped into her car, one long sexy smooth leg at a time.
"Is that Shinji's girlfriend? Lucky bastard."
"Nope, that's his guardian and Operations Director of NERV Misato Katsuragi." Kensuke said in praise.
"cptKM...Captain Kisaragi, Misato." Yoshikawa said to himself.
"The Holy Forest trio could only repeat their earlier statement. "Lucky bastard."
back at the High School: Uchiyumada's Office--
"Look Onizuka this is a new school for both of us which means we get a fresh start." The vice principal stated. "Now I don't like you and you don't like me but please, just try and stay out of trouble."
Onizuka sat in a chair just in front of the principles desk picking his nose and nodding as he pretended to listen to what the vice principle was saying.
"Damnit Onizuka are you listening to me?"
"Huh? Don't worry in this town there are no more PTAs or Yakuza...I got nothing to worry about."
"That's not the point! As former employees of Holy Forest Academy we have a reputation to uphold."
"Yeah-Yeah, I hear ya. Can I go now I got some parent teacher meetings to do."
"One more thing." Uchiyumada said stopping Onizuka who was rising from his chair. The vice principle rummaged around some papers on his desk until he came across a portfolio with a Polaroid paper clipped to the front. He then handed it to Onizuka.
"Thanks vice principle but she's a little young for me, but in a few years she'll grow into one regulation hotty."
"Onizuka you pervert, how dare you..."
"Who you calling a pervert you butt snuffer."
"That girl is a new transfer student. Starting tomorrow she'll be in your class. And she's on the Black list so just be careful around her."
"Black List huh. One less parent teacher meeting I have to worry about then."
Streets of Tokyo 3: Misato's car--
"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Misato please slow down. I'm too young to di-CONRER, AHHHHH" Shinji screamed as Misato drifted around a corner nearly hitting several cars and pedestrians.
"Sorry I can't Shinji. I gotta pick up Rei and make it back home for your children's Parent Teacher meetings."
"That won't matter if we're dead!"
"Relax you big baby. You're an Eva pilot how can you possibly be scared of this?" Shinji was about to answer but screamed again instead as Misato pulled the hand break and turned the wheel so it threw the car sideways into a perfect parallel parked position. "Ok we're here Shinji now run up and get Rei... Shinji?"
"Stupid vice principle. Making me late for my own meeting." Onizuka mumble to himself as he flew down the freeway on his motorcycle. "I was 5 minutes late for the last one and now I'm already 10 minutes late for this meeting... and I'm FUCKING lost. DAMN IT!"
"Shinji I can't believe you passed out again. I wasn't even going half as fast as I was going there." Misato said to herself out loud. She tilted her rear view mirror to see an unconscious Shinji with his head on Rei's lap as she tentatively stroked his hair with a subtle blush gracing her face.
'Huh? well I'll be damned.' Misato thought as she smiled to herself.
"What? Where the hell am I? Ahh!" Yelled Onizuka as he cut off a car to make his exit. "Whew. Almost missed it."
"AHH." Misato screamed. "That jerk just cut me off. ERR, I'll show him." Misato got right on his tail and pulled around the man on the bike nearly clipping his front tire with the back end of her car.
"HEY YOU JERK!" Onizuka yelled out at the blue Alpine speeding away. Onizuka hit the gas to catch up still yelling at the car. "Hey Jerk you coulda killed me."
Misato looked in her rear view mirror and saw the person on the motor cycle closing in behind her. She let out a big sigh, 'This bozos still here? Sorry ass clown but I'm already late as it is. I don't have time to mess with you.' Misato thought as she showed the gas pedal no mercy.
"Hey punk, I'm running late, but if it's a race you want it's a race you'll get."
Misato ignored every light, sign, and car as she sped threw the city weaving in and out of traffic, and drifting around corners. Unknown to her that the person she was racing home to meet was right behind her matching her move for move.
"What the hell is this guy doing? is he trying to follow me home? Damn road rage fuckers." Misato said out loud. "Well this'll teach that ass clown not to mess with NERV's Operations Director."
Misato once again took a corner though this time a little faster resulting in a fishtail motion in the back end of her car enough to knock a couple of garbage cans on to the street in the path of a fast moving Onizuka.
"OHH SHITTTTTTT!" Onizuka yelled as he plowed through the garbage cans. His back tire lost grip with the road surface as he ran over the contents of the spilt container. Onizuka was hurled from his bike and landed inside one of the many planters lining the sidewalk.
Misato's Apartment--
"Hey Auska, are you home?" Called Misato from the front door.
"Yeah"
"Can you give me a hand with these groceries?"
"Sure, whatever." Auska said with a sigh. As she grabbed the back she heard the familiar clink of aluminum and looked into the bag even though she already knew what it was. "These aren't groceries, this beer, and just beer, with a large side of beer!"
"Well I needed to restock we are having company after all."
"Company?" Auska said puzzled as she put the bag next to the fridge.
"Yeah I'm meeting your new teacher."
"Oni-Ass-clowns coming here?"
"Look Auska we don't have time for this. Now go down the hall and check how Shinji's doing. He kinda got sick on the way over."
"Heh, NERV's top pilot can't handle a little car ride?" Auska said proudly, "or maybe your driving so bad that even the invincible Shinji couldn't take it."
"You know that 'invincible Shinji' comment sound a little more like praise then sarcasm." Misato said mater of factly turning the tables of the verbal attack.
Immediately Auska's defenses kicked in. "ERRRRR, What would you know about anything."
She yelled as she walked out of the apartment. As the door slid closed behind her she leaned back against it and sat for a moment to sort her feelings. She heard footsteps coming from down the hall and saw Shinji stumble a bit obviously still dizzy from the intense car ride. Something about Shinji in that moment made the slightest smile appeared on Auskas lips. As she raised herself to go help him out her smile faded as she saw Rei Ayanami emerge from around the corner to steady Shinji's step. The two continued approach Auska yet both too preoccupied to notice her. The footsteps of the two seemed synchronized with Auskas racing heart. Auska just watched as the two walked together down the hall. It was as if they where stuck in slow motion so that Auska could painfully examine the closeness the two shared. In her mind it was like god was taunting her, showing her what she wants, and in a way showing her that she can't have it. She watched in this slow motion trance as Rei helped Shinji down the hall with his arm around her shoulder, and her arms around his waste. She watched as Rei developed a subtle blush on her face as she nursed some of his bruses from the car ride. Auska stood paralyzed in emotional tournment. Until the two finally acknowledge Auska's presence.
"Pilot Sorhyu"
"Auska?" said Shinji as he looked up.
Auska hadn't notice her fist clenching open and close and out of reflex when the two spoke her open hand shot up and connected with Shinji's cheek. With the momentum of her slap she turned on her heel and went back into the apartment. Misato peeked out of her room to see a very angry Auska storm by. Misato simply watched her for a moment as she made her way to her room to grab a light jacket and stormed past Misato once again.
"I'm goin to Hikari's. I'll be back when Oni-Dork-Face is gone." Auska said through her teeth.
"mm-k" Misato replied, far too tired to try and tackle any of that girls problems. "Man, I need a beer...Huh?"
Misato looked down at the strange bird at her feet. Pen-Pen just looked up at her and offered her a can of beer.
"A guy who knows exactly what a girl wants. Too bad not all guys are like you." She flashed the bird a smile as she petted him on the head then took the can he was offering her. She opened it and proceeded to kill the can in one chug. Pen-Pen simply watched slightly confused and very angry.
'What the hell? I wanted you to open the can not drink it. Oh well it looked like she needed it. At least I still got you...' Pen-Pen thought to himself as he admired the sandwich in his hand.
"Ohh, thanks Pen-Pen, your such a dear." Misato said as she swiped the sandwich from the bird. Pen-Pen looked even more confused and even more angry as he watched the sandwich disappear from his flipper.
'Mother Fucker!'
Bottom of stair well: Misato's Apartment Complex--
'Errr. what the hell was that all about?' Auska asked herself as she looked at her hand which slapped Shinji's face moments ago. 'I've hit him before, but why dose it feel so different now? I feel almost...' "Guilty."
"Guilty huh?" Auska turned to see Onizuka leaning up against his bike finishing off his cigarette. "You know of all the emotions that cause guilt, none are as painful as jealousy?"
"Fuck you Onizuka. What could you possibly know about me?" Auska yelled back at Onizuka.
"Need some help with that?"
"Help with what?"
"That weight on your shoulders, sounds like it's taken it's toll on you."
"Damnit Onizuka you really know nothing about me so shut the hell up!" Auska shot back before a small smirk grew on her face. "But I do know about you. Turns out my educational level exceeds your own."
"Education can only teach so much little lady. But it can't teach you experience, only time can do that."
"Great I'm getting love advice from a 22 year old virgin."
A Smile grew across Onizuka's face. "Who said anything about Love?"
"LOOK ONIZUKA! STOP trying to get into my head. It's a place you don't wanna be."
"I just want to help."
"Well don't, I don't need your or anyone's..." Auska was quieted when she saw Onizuka's very serious expression. At this point Onizuka started to get annoyed at the her, however his facial expression quickly softened to his usual happy-go-lucky one.
"You know humans are very selfish creatures. So if someone tries to help you out, it's only because they care. And you need to be aware of these people or else you'll loose them."
Auska started on her way with her back to Onizuka and a painful tear running down her cheek. "I've already lost the most important person in my life, so why should I care who else I loose?" Onizuka simply stood there smoking another cigarette slightly confused at her comment. "but thank you Onizuka for caring." She said to herself as she made her way to Hikari's house.
Misato's front door--
"Oh hello, Mr. Onizuka."
"Hey Shinji." Onizuka said past the cigarette betweens his lips. "Sorry about the whole flyin through the window thing. Heard it really freaked you out."
"Well it was kinda tramatic event in my life and.."
"but you should be thanking me right?"
"Thanking you?"
"Yeah."
"..."
"From what I saw it gave you a chance to get pretty close to Miss Ayanami." Onizuka said showing Shinji a big stupid grin.
"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!"
Rei walked into the entrance way of the apartment from the kitchen and briefly acknowledged Onizuka's presance before turning to Shinji. "The Captain has finished preparing some beverages and snacks. Mr. Onizuka." said Rei before bowing and retreating back into the kitchen.
" 'It's not like that' huh?" Onizuka quoted to a slightly confused Shinji.
"Huh?"
"Fist of all What is she doing in your house, and second, I know I'm good looking but I don't think that blush on Miss Ayanami's face was because of me."
"I dunno, she dose that allot."
"I read her file. She suppose to be very antisocial, so maybe she doesn't blush allot. Maybe she only blush around you."
"No...You think so?" Shinji said as he turned his gaze to the floor to hide his blush.
"Look Imma talk to each of you indivualy anyway. I'll be the go between, just leave everything to me."
Onizuka and Shinji finished up their little talk as they both walked into the kitchen only to be greeted by Misato's ass as she was grabbing some cans of soda and beer. Shinji pretended to clear his throat to get Misato's attention. The Captain got up and looked over her shoulder at the two with an innocent look in her eyes and a Pocky stick in her mouth.
"Oh, Mr. Onizuka. Please have a seat." Misato's said as she pointed toward the table. "Sorry about that..."
"About what?" Onizuka asked.
"About showing you my ass before my face." Misato giggled in mock entertainment and a blush on her face.
"No need to apologize. You had nothing to be ashamed of, especially from where I was standing." Onizuka said to a flattered Misato.
"MR. ONIZUKA!"
"I know, I'm bad. But your just so beautiful and..."
"No, I'm flattered, but your nose is bleeding."
"...and your head." added Shinji.
"Heh heh, yeah. I was kinda in a little accident on my way here. Some lunatic tried running me and my bike off the road."
"Hehe, yeah I know what you mean. Just on my way home I was cut off by some looser on a bike. Damn road rage assholes."
The two shared a good laugh until the pieces of the not so complicated puzzle came together.
"THAT WAS YOU!"
"Hehe, well then I guess I owe you an apology for cutting you off."
"No I really shouldn't have knocked that trash can in your way."
"You really know how to handle your machine though."
"Thanks. Your not too bad yourself." Misato said with a wink. "Your the first person to ever keep up with me."
"Well I make it a point to keep up with fast wom..."
"Eh ehmm." Shinji cleared his through again.
"Oh, uh... Rei why don't you go help Mr. Onizuka..."
"You don't have to be so formal. You can call me Ekichi."
"Ok, Rei go help Ekichi with his injuries while me and Shinji tidy up a bit. The first aid kit is in the bathroom."
"Aye." Rei replied simply as the two walked out of the room.
"Uh Misato, do you like Mr. Onizuka?"
"Yeah he seems like a good person."
"That's not what I meant."
"You mean do I like him like him? Don't be ridiculous. I mean he's funny, cute, and he smells good, but that's a personal question and I don't have to answer it."
"But you where blushing just now."
"That's the beer."
"That's another thing, you've opened your beer but haven't even taken a sip."
"My your talkative today."
"sorry"
"No it's a good thing." Misato confirmed before taking that overdue sip from her can of beer. "So why are you so talkative? Something on your mind Shinji?"
Shinji suddenly found him self remembering all of his encounter with Rei since he moved to Tokyo 3. At first he felt stupid remembering how the first several meetings ended in disaster. He felt guilty for seeing her naked, dirty of enjoying the feel of her soft skin in his hand, inadequate when she coldly snatched her ID card out of his hand, and both stupid and ashamed when her open palm met his face.
'Who am I kidding. Rei doesn't like me...How could she? Why would she like someone who can fuck up so many times in one day...in less then two hours?' He then started to remember a dreamy scene where he was laying down on something moving very erratically, looking up into Rei's face. Then he remembered how warm she felt as he had his arm around her and vice versa as they walked down the hall together. Finally he remembered burning his hands after the battle with the 5th angel and being rewarded with her rare smile that was meant for him and only him.
"Yoo-hoo... Earth to Shinji. Are you thinking about Rei?" Misato said with a sly look on her face.
"Er, ah, um. No it's nothing," Said Shinji as he suddenly became aware of the warmth of a blush on his face.
"Shinji what have I told you about evasive action?"
Shinji took a deep breath and sighed. It's just that when I was in the entrance way with Mr. Onizuka, I think he was trying to hook me up with Rei."
"Shinji have you ever been with a girl."
Shinji started to blush.
"I mean have you ever had a girlfriend?...Wait you haven't..." Misato said starting to panic.
"NO!"
"No to the girlfriend thing or to...the other thing?" She asked hastefully not really wanting to know, but needing to know.
"Both."
"Whew. Ok Shinji. First off do you like Rei?"
"I dunno I guess."
"Well one way to find out about the way you feel about someone is ask yourself 'would you give up your life for him or her.' Well actually I don't think that would work in your situation. Look Shinji if you like her I say go for it."
"But what if she doesn't like me?"
"Shinji, big risk, yield big rewards, and with the way your acting I'm guessing she worth it. You have to stop being scared of what might happen, or else nothing will ever happen...EXCEPT for sex, be scared of sex becuase you shouldn't be having sex at your age..hehehe." Misato said flustered. 'Oh, my god I sound like an ass and a hypocrite. Damn this parenting thing is hard.'
"Thanks Misato."
"No problem. So you gonna go for it?"
"I dunno, maybe...If it feels right."
"Well good for you. I wish you good luck"
"Thanks Misato I real...Wait you want me to make my move tonight?"
Meanwhile: Misato's Bathroom--
"So Rei, how have you been?"
"No problems, Mr. Onizuka." Rei said as she was caught off guard, not remembering the last time anyone had ever been concerned about her for no reason.
"And with your old teacher you never had any problems with your school work?"
"No"
"So will you tell me something?"
"what?"
"Why do you always seem so distant?"
"I do not...understand."
"Well you seem like a smart girl with a good head on her shoulder, your cute, and caring. I'm guessing you don't have too many friends."
"no."
"Common, Rei. I know your a smart girl but I can tell you have a lot of questions. It's just the two of us here so go ahead talk my ear off, and I promise whatever you say stays between us."
Rei took a few moments to take in what Onizuka had said. She was intrigued by the idea to be able to break free from her inhibitions. She did in deed have many questions on her mind, however the only problem was that she didn't know where to start.
"May I ask you a question Mr. Onizuka?" Was Rei's soft reply.
"Shoot"
"Why are friends so important?"
"Heh, that's a tough one. Kinda broad. Can you narrow it down to something in particular you wanna know?"
"Well...When I first meet Pilot Sohryu, she propositioned to become friends on the account that it would be 'convenient.' I would like to understand what she meant."
"Well Rei, friends are an important part of growing up. Most of the time they're what makes memorable moments so memorable."
"Is that the meaning of friendship? I do not have a problem remembering things."
"Well it's not about being able to remember things. It about being able to turn good times into great times. Friends, the difference between being alive and feeling alive."
Rei contemplated this for a few moments as she treated the wounds to Onizuka's head.
"Rei do you mind if I ask you a question?"
" 'Shoot' " Rei quoted Onizuka in her quiet tone.
"Hehe" Onizuka couldn't help but smile at the already evident change in her personality. "What do you think about our young Shinji Ikari?"
"He is an excellent pilot, and I one day hope to be able to pilot as well..."
"Not just as a pilot. What do you think of him as a person, as a friend."
"I do not know. We do not talk much outside of work. I'm not even sure he considers me a friend."
"Do you want to be his friend?"
"Yes. I do. But I'm not sure if he feels the same way."
"Wow Rei I didn't think of you as the type to care what others thought about you. Wells here something you need to remember with any relationship, communication. The better the communication between two people the better the relationship. Simple enough right?"
"I suppose." said Rei as she packed the first aid kit and returned it.
"Rei, just remember these few little rules." Onizuka said as he began to count them out on his finger. "Never be afraid to ask questions, listen to your emotions. And never be afraid to smile. You'd be surprised at how much a smile can do.
With Onizuka's last statement Rei remembered how quickly Shinji returned her smile after the attack on the 5th Angel.
"They're probably waiting for us, so lets go."
"Aye."
Back in the Misato's kitchen--
"Oh hey Rei, how's Ekichi's head?"
"Oh, I'm fine. Miss Ayanami has some very caring hands." Onizuka said as he entered the room after Rei and look in Shinji's direction. "Right Shinji?"
Shinji started to blush as Onizuka last comment focused all attention and eyes onto Shinji.
"Wow kids now adays blush alot." Onizuka said to no one in particular.
"So how about we get this teachers meeting started?" Misato said taking the heat of Shinji.
"Huh, teacher wha-?"
"Um the one you came here for."
"Oh, right. Actually I came over for two reasons, one is to just see how the children's home life is..."
"And the other reason."
"To ask you to dinner."
"Wouldn't you think it's a little inappropriate for a teacher to be seeing his student's guardian?"
"Well I find it easier to discuss school related stuff in a date-like situation. That way we don't have to hide behind our mask's of authority...you know less stress and pressure."
"Well isn't a date a high stress/pressure situation in itself?"
"Touché."
"But I guess it's a good idea. I do my best work under pressure you know."
'Work?' Rei though to her self.
'Work?' Shinji thought as he started to blush.
'WORK! Alright!' Onizuka thought without any effort to hide his stupid grin.
"So when are you free?"
"Right now, after all I did set a aside the rest of the day for this meeting."
"Sounds good. No better way to kick off the weekend then dinner with a beautiful women." Onizuka said with a dreamy look but unknown to the people in the room it was more about the food then Misato.
Misato returned to the room after grabbing her coat and addressed Rei and Shinji. "Alright, you two have your NERV expense cards with you, so just go ahead and order out.."
"Or go out.." Onizuka said as Misato tried to suppress a girly giggle. They both turned insisting eyes towards Shinji. But before he could snap back the two where heading for the door.
"Alright you two be good." Misato said as she was first out the door.
"Yeah don't do anything we would do." Onizuka said seconds before Misato's hand reached back past the thresh hold to slap Onizuka then grabbed him by the collar and pulled him out the door.
"So you driving or am I Captain?" Onizuka said to Misato.
"Please call me Misato, Captain is what coworkers call me."
"So what dose that make us?"
"I dunno, we'll see after dinner." Misato said with a wink. "You drive I've always wanted to ride a motorcycle."
"Well what do you wan...na do?" Shinji said as he turned around to see that Rei was no longer standing behind him. Shinji made his way to the living area and saw Rei standing by the window.
"So Rei what do you want to do?" Just as Shinji spoke he saw two people on a motorcycle leave the parking lot.
"Lets follow them." Rei replied with a subtle smile.
'Is she smiling?' "Why do you want to follow them Rei?
"Mr. Onizuka is a good teacher and I would like to know more about this dating thing."
'Did Rei just say thing?' "..."
"Common pilot Ikari, it might be...fun."
'No this is ridicules.' Shinji thought. "Ok" 'Stupid , stupid stupid..'
"Well Pilot Ikari, are you coming?" She said again while practicing her smile some more.
'Oh man I cant say no when she smiles like...oh shit what is she doing'
Rei closed the distance between themselves and took Shinji by the hand and led him out of the apartment.
Sneak peek-What is the mysterious American CC Program? What trouble will Rei's new attitude get Shinji into? Who are these people Auska runs into on her way to Hikari's House? What about the new black listed transfer student? Onizuka and Misato-Romp or Romance? These questions answered in the next installment of GPI
A/N: Like my new Sneak peek thing, sounds kind of Nadesico-ish right? So I finally got this chapter done, and it only took a year...more or less. I think the problem was that I tried the whole 'name the next chapter at the end of the current chapter' thing. that didn't work probably because this story is pretty much chapter by chapter. by naming the next chapter I kind of put allot of pressure on my self and I have a problem trying to create and fit what needs to happen and what I want to happen. so I've solved this problem by not doing that. instead I got that new Sneak Peek section. Once again sorry for the delay, stay tuned that story is going to get interesting especially with the transfer student coming in and turning Shinji's little love triangle into a love box, or pentagon...or what ever angle it's on now. Till next time (which I promise will be less then a year. The next chapter is already well on its way.) Please Red and review, I like to know what people think of my stories.