The perfect Life - Neon Genesis Evangelion - Written by John Chalker

Read Chapter one for the disclaimer

Chapter Three
"Speach"
'Thought'

"This is Computer messages or voice over a Radio, Telephone etc"

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It was just like every other morning for Shinji, He got up and had a quick shower before heading to the kitchen to cook breakfast for himself and the captain, Like every other morning the captain did the morning ritual consisting of opening a can and drowning it in a instant.

Except this morning Shinji was plagued by thoughts of a certain blue haired pilot
'Ayanami sure is strange' he thought as he placed the egg's and toast on the table
"Something a matter Shinji?" asked Misato, She noticed the pilot wasn't himself as he spilt his tea.. 'He never spills his tea' she thought
"No everything's fine"
"You seam worried?"
Shinji then looked at the captain "Its about Ayanami"
"What about her?" she asked as he lent over the table to get the salt
"She seams…. Distant" he replied

"hmm… as long as I know she has always piloted Eva, I don't think she has many outside influences other then NERV"

"That's the problem" Shinji said as he ate his toast " She should have at least made some friends by now"
"She has taken a liking to you Shinji" Misato winked at saying this.. Needless to say Shinji blushed at hearing those words.
"I dunno… Has she always been like that?" Asked Shinji
"Yeah… For the time I have been at NERV I don't remember her to be anything different"

They Continued eating in silence, Shinji grabbed his bag and exited the apartment to head towards the school. The captain followed shortly after but to head towards NERV

It was a nice day, The sun was out without a cloud in the sky, A slight breeze was blowing and the temperature was at about 28 degree's which made it one of the cooler days they have had so far, As Shinji walked threw the gates of school he caught up with his friends before heading into class, as usual they were full of energy trying to work out what they should do for the day during lunch time, They continued they conversation inside the classroom

After the Sensei walked in they were taken threw the morning ritual of "STAND BOW SIT" by the class rep also known as Hikari, Touji was a easy person to read and both Shinji and Kensuke could see that the class jock was interested in her, Every time she spoke she always had his attention

But shinji was not in the position to mock Touji about his crush as he was trying to work out his own thoughts on Ayanami, Plus he didn't feel like defending himelf from the class jock

After the teacher started on the endless drone about life before second impact Shinji's attention was on Rei as usual.

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NERV Headquarters

"Captain… What's the status on the Third Child" the supreme Commander of NERV asked
"He is doing well sir, Although he is showing interest in Rei I think"
"I see" he replied "This is not to be"
"Why not sir?" She asked
"You don't need to know captain" he replied as cold as usual "Make sure it does not proceed further"
"Yes sir"
"I'm glad we have a understanding" he said "You are dismissed captain"
"Hai" was all the captain said while exiting his oversized dark gloomy office
"So what do you think of this new information?" said the 2nd Commander
"It shows the section 2 agents are incompetent fools" Replied Gendo
"I meant about your son and Rei"

"That I'm not sure. You yourself know what Rei is" Gendo said as he slumped back into his chair"She is not her Gendo and you know only 1 of her DNA belongs to Yui… If you do the math it would make her Shinji's 4th Cousin"
"Maybe so.. But you know as well as I do Rei cannot bare children.. I cannot allow my son to not pass on my legacy" he said

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Tokyo3 High school

Shinji decided he would eat lunch alone today, He had a lot on his mind regarding the First child
Just before he opened his lunch box a shadow passed over him "Ikari-Kun" Rei said.. Without Shinji knowing he had decided to sit in the exact same spot Rei usually eats lunch.

"uh H Hi Ayanami" He said looking up
"…." She didn't say anything but just stared at him
"You are in my seat" She said. To her this spot was sacred.. She always ate here and that was her favourite tree

"sorry" Shinji said as he stood up.. Just before he was going to walk away she spoke up again
"You don't have to leave if you wish to eat here" She paused for a minute "If it is ok I wish to accompany you for lunch"

Shinji smiled abit.. He was happy that Rei wanted to eat lunch with him "That would be good Rei" He said as he sat down again. He just realised he used Rei's first name "Sorry Ayanami"
"For what Ikari-kun?"
"uh… For using your first name"

"That does not bother me. You can use it if you wish"
Shinji smiled.. He was happy that she gave him permission
"Thankyou Rei… But also please call me Shinji"

"Understood Ik.. Shinji-kun" a slight blush appeared on her cheeks but was gone as soon as it came.

"So how come you always eat here Rei" He asked while opening his lunch box
"It brings me towards nature. Its peaceful, Im drawn to it"
"It is…. Nice" he replied

They ate like that in silence for a while, After they finished eating Rei sat back against the tree for today was a long break while government officials were checking the structure of the school, they had a objective to make sure that the children were safe in case of a surprise angel attack

Shinji decided to open his text book to have a quick read for this afternoons test, after reading for abit he noticed Ayanami was staring across the grass plain at the forest
"Shouldn't you study abit Rei?" He asked
"I don't require it, I will pass" She said not shifting her gaze
"Its nice to have Confidence in yourself like that" he said, After a while he decided to close his text book, Something was bothering him.

"Rei… Why is it you always look out the window in class?"".." she turned her gaze to his to find him blush a little and turn away
"I already know everything the Sensei says Shinji-kun" She replied
"I see, Then why do you attend school?" He asked not questioning her answer
"Because I have nothing else to do"

They sat there for a while and Shinji decided to pull out his book again and work on some problems.
Some time passed and shinji was tapping his pencil against his notebook trying to work out the complex problem in front of him
Rei noticed his dilemma and decided to have a look.. Anything to stop that annoying tapping noise

"The answer is 7" She said after having a quick look

Shinji was stunned to say the least. How Ayanami knew the answer without writing out the problem was beyond him. He decided he might try a few others.
"Why do you know so much Rei?" He asked
"I have studied these textbooks" She replied looking at him
"Oh ok"

'Maybe I should get Rei to help me' he thought to himself. He looked at the book for a little longer

"Umm Rei?" He asked nervously
"Yes?" She didn't take her gaze from his eyes

"Umm.. If you can umm… would you be able to umm… Help me with my homework?" He asked almost becoming a nervous wreck

'Why is he shaking' she thought 'There might be something wrong' her eyes lit up

"What's wrong Shinji?" She asked with a hint of 'fear' shinji thought.
"N... Nothing Rei" he said softly and calmed down abit

'Why was he shaking like that' she thought returning her gaze to the tree's 'I shall ask the Doctor about this'
"I will help you Shinji-kun" she said as she stood up.. The lunch bell just rang as she started to walk away

Shinji ran to catch up "Thankyou Rei" he said as the walked back towards school
"When do you wish to start?" She asked
"Whenever you want to Rei"
"Then Tonight"
Shinji smiled "Ok… Thankyou again Rei" he said as they walked threw the entrance way

"I will be at your apartment at 8pm is this acceptable Shinji-kun?" Rei said as they entered the class. She needed to start helping him soon. His skill was not up to standard
"That's fine Rei" shinji said smiling a big smile "I will see you then"

Just as je said that he noticed the whole class was quiet, They obviously went quiet as Shinji and Rei walked in together, Rei noticed it but didn't care yet Shinji's mind was elsewhere and didn't notice till the last minute

He stood there for abit and then slowly made his way to his desk as everyone was watching him a voice yelled out

"WAY TO GO SHINJI" Touji yelled
"Mr. SUZUHARA!" The class rep yelled, Touji cringed in his seat as the class rep tore shreds off him.

Shinji made his way to his desk quicker then lightning as a blush redder then a tomato appeared on his face
The class returned back to normal except for the gaze of a few male students on Shinji Ikari's back they were not happy. Rei was the babe of the school.

As school finished Shinji packed up his things and was about to head out when Touji and Kensuke stopped him with emotionless faces. Touji was hitting his fist with his palm as he walked towards Shinji.. Shinji gulped, he knew he was going to be hurt.

"So shinji" Kensuke said "We can do this the easy way or the hard way"
Shinji's face went to shock as he looked at his friend and back to Touji who now had a smirk on his face

"I I I Don't know what your talking about" He stuttered
"Sure you don't" Touji said "It's about you and Ayanami" Kensuke added in
"It's Nothing!" Shinji said trying to get away but Touji grabbed him and put him in a corner
"Come-on Shinji we are not going to believe that" Kensuke said looking over Touji's Shoulder "What do you take as for?" He squirmed for abit and decided to give up

"Its not what it looks like" he said looking down
"hmm.. He doesn't want to co-operate" Kensuke said looking at him "You know what to do Touji"

Touji's smirked turned to a grin as he pinned shinji on the floor and positioned himself above him, Shinji's eyes shot wide as he heard Touji gurgle abit and then proceed to let a little bit of saliva slip out the corner of his mouth

Shinji Screamed, Just before the spit hit Shinji's face Touji slurped it back up

"She's just… She's just helping me with my homework!" he said
"That is true Suzuhara-kun" a voice came from behind, Rei had forgotten her homework, Not that she ever takes it home but thought if she was to help shinji she should grab it

At hearing that voice Touji jumped up and said sorry as he put a arm behind his head and tried to but on the best 'I'm innocent look'

"Shinji-kun" Rei said looking at him from the doorway already having retrieved her homework "Do you wish to go home now" she said

Shinji nodded furiously, He didn't care about anything else but getting away from them boys as far as he could

But he didn't realise that by doing so that he would have to pay for it tomorrow
"Thankyou Rei" Shinji said as they were walking home

"Your welcome Shinji-kun" She said flatly 'Why was I……. upset… When Suzuhara-kun and Aida-kun were beating up on Shinji?' she thought as she walked towards Shinji's apartment with Shinji

To be Continued…..

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Authors notes:
Well what do you think? I should have had this up last night but other obligations have to take parity over this…
Please Read and Review.. Give me some idea's and I will try input them. I'm Enjoying writing this Fic a lot.
I'm working on the 4th instalment now - Shinji learns of Nerv

Cheers
John