AN: Okay, to start things off, many people said that it was interesting which is good. I know Jessa isn't exactly the greatest character and that NERV wouldn't accept an insane pilot but that is why she is a back-up pilot. Jessa is a last resort. After Shinji was swallowed by Leliel, the 12th angel, NERV decided that it might be better to have a back-up pilot just incase. Shinji almost died, after all and if one of the pilots happened to die, then they would have a spare. Does that make sense?

School?

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Ritsuko Akagi gave a small sigh before taking a sip of coffee from the white mug. Her desk covered with papers which were filled from top to bottom with either formulas or complaints. A miniature envelope blinked in the center of her screen, informing her of e-mail, but this as well went unnoticed.

Ritsuko pushed her glasses up her pale slender nose, her green eyes scanned the white piece of paper that she held in her thin hand. After a few more minutes, she ran her lean fingers through her short blond hair.

"Hey Ritsuko," The automatic door opened to reveal a very exasperated Misato Katsuragi. The young captain looked as if she had just come out of bed. Her dark blue hair was tangeled and sticking out like snakes. She had dark black bags under her eyes to show her lack of sleep and she was terribly pale.

"Oh, hi Misato," The blond replied before turning her gaze back to the sheet in her hands. "Have you...heard about the back-up pilot yet?" Misato blinked a few times before dragging herself over to Ritsuko and sat on her desk, giving a loud burp.

"Yeah," Misato's eyes druped a bit, "She is some physo, right?"

"Not exactly," Ritsuko answered before placing the sheet down and taking off her class. Her slender fingers rubbed her eyes. "She may have been in a mental insititute but that doesn't mean she's crazy." Misato looked over at the blond before giving a sigh.

"Just tell me what you mean, Ritsuko. I hate it when you just don't give me the reasons straight out."

"She may have killed her father and she may be slightly sucicidal but she really isn't crazy. When you look at her father's records, you can see that he is a athololic and would beat her a lot."

"That's terrible..."

"I know. She probably thinks she is crazy, but the reports at the institution say that she is perfectly stable." Ritsuko paused before speaking again. "She will pilot Unit 01 until we are sure Shinji is okay."

"Why did you suck off the blood, Jessa?" Shinji asked with a hint of uncertainty.

"Cause how else would I clean the wound?" Shinji looked at his hands and gave a sigh.

"Couldn't you have just used water? And the cut itches and burns!" Jessa turned to the brunette and glared.

"Get used to it. And there was no water close-by and there was no way I was taking you to the bathroom with me." Shinji gave a small blush at the last statement. A few moments of silence passed between the two before Shinji noticed something.

"Wait a mintue! This isn't the way to school!"

"Who said we are going there?"