Perfect Life - Written by John Chalker

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Chapter Five

"Speech"
'Thoughts'
"Computer messages or voice over a Telephone etc"

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Shinji Ikari laid asleep on the sofa. It wouldn't be the first time since once in a while he would fall asleep in front of the television. Except this time a Blue haired girl was sleeping peacefully beside him

Misato stared at them for a while and decided not to disturb them… for now that is

It was currently 4am and Shinji was brought back to reality as misato closed her door, He glanced over at the clock on the wall, It was still dark so he had to look hard '4am….' he thought 'I wonder what she was doing at NERV to be out so late' He didn't bother trying to work that one out as he closed his eyes again and sleep took over for the 3rd time that night

(Dream State)
Shinji was walking threw Tokyo3 aimlessly when he bumped into a suspicious looking boy
"Sorry" he said before continuing on his way
"Shinji Ikari right?" The unknown boy asked
Shinji turned around and looked at him for a while, he didn't recognise him but as a EVA pilot he was usually known by the whole city
"Yes"

"I'm Massimo nice to meet you" he said bowing to the pilot
"umm.. As is you" he nervously replied
He smiled at him and continued on his way
Shinji continued walking not knowing where he was going, Pretty soon he came to a large brick wall and followed it along till he came to a equally large gate

"Welcome home sir" Said one of the agents dressed in black
"huh"

(Back to Reality)

Just then he was brought back to the real world by Rei shifting her wait onto Shinji's stomach

"ahhhh" he said as his eyes shot open, She was applying just enough pressure to squeeze his Bladder alerting shinji of the urgency to go to the bathroom
He looked at her sleeping form and cringed again when she moved her head now mere inches from a certain body organ and her side pushing harder on his stomach
Now a normal male would have dirty thoughts about the current saturation except for this male as he couldn't think about anything but the fluid inside his bladder screaming for release.

He looked at Rei again before making the decision to move her so he could go, He was ever so careful as not to disturb her but was unsuccessful when her eyes fluttered open. She smiled at him "Good morning Shinji" she said as she hopped up releasing the pressure she had on his stomach

He quickly blurted out good morning before rushing off to the bathroom, She looked at his retreating form curiously trying to work out the sudden movement

Then she to had a instant urge to pee.. All that tea the night before was paying its visit, She then quickly stood up and walked towards the bathroom, Luckily shinji was already out and walking to the kitchen

"Would you like some breakfast Rei?" He asked as she entered the bathroom, She turned to him and nodded before closing the door

Shinji walked into the kitchen to prepare food for the people in the apartment, Misato was due to be awake any minute
As he was preparing everything Rei walked into the room and stood beside shinji
"Is there anything I can do Shinji-kun" She asked him as he was flipping the egg's for misato
"Umm. I'm ok here but if you want to you can place to plates on the table?"
"Yes, I will do that" she then took the plates and placed them around the table

Just then the Purple haired occupant came out and said Good morning to both before opening the fridge
"YEEEHAAA!"
Rei almost jumped out of her skin as the scream echoed threw the apartment, She then rushed to the kitchen to see if everything was alright
"Nothing like a nice crisp beer in the morning" The proud Captain said

Rei had a Expression that showed Disbelief which surprised both Shinji and Misato

"So Rei what did you two get up to last night?" Misato asked in a playful tone
Rei narrowed her eyes, Shinji had told her about the Captains antics and then she had a smirk that was barely visible.. But shinji saw it
"Myself and Shinji-kun were talking about a few things"
"Oh yeah like what?" she asked

"A few things, And then we moved to a conversation about children, I asked how they were made and Shinji-kun tried to explain to me about Relations and marriage, Although I couldn't understand the art of making love so I asked shinji-kun to show me"

Both Misato and Shinji were shocked, Shinji stood there wide eyed at Rei
Misato looked at her with disbelief then turned her gaze to Shinji "ITS NOT TRUE!" Shinji said immediately
Rei let out a small chuckle which was not like her at all. Misato looked at her again in absolute shock
"I was Joking Captain" She said in her usual monotone voice
"THANK GOD FOR THAT" Misato blurted out before grabbing another can and glancing at shinji

'I though she was serous then' she thought 'Wait…. Rei doesn't make jokes… What happened to her'

She assumed Shinji was changing her and left it at that, She was happy for them and then the commanders voice came into her head 'Make sure it doesn't happen' Pffft yeah right.. She was going to let it happen
"Rei" Shinji asked giving the rice a last stir
"Yes Shinji-kun"
"I didn't know you could joke like that" He the looked at her with another face of disbelief
"Of Course I can" she smiled at him as he said those words. He smiled back and carried the food into the dining room

IT was like every other morning from then on there Except there was a 3rd person at the table.
After they were finished Rei and Shinji cleaned up, Shinji insisted Rei to rest but She wouldn't leave his side.

After they were ready they Headed to NERV for Synch testing

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"Good morning Pilots" Ritsuko announced as she walked down the hallway "I want you two suited up and in the entry plugs in 20 minutes" She added as she left

"Hai" Both pilots said together before heading to the locker rooms

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Ritsuko flopped into her chair, She had been there since last night and caught some sleep in her office for a few hours
"What's up Ritz" Misato asked noticing her dilemma
"Nothing Misato, Just abit tired" She said as she grabbed her cup of coffee and took a good swing
"Same here, I don't understand why the commander wanted me to go over the pilots psyche records completely for"

"He did?" Questioned Ritsuko, This certainly intrigued her
'What are you up to Gendo' she thought

"Well I guess we better get to the testing room" Misato announced as she stood up and walked out towards the testing cage's

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"Shinji, Rei are you ready?" Asked the Doctor
"Hai" Was heard from both pilots across the com
"Start test!" The Doctor announced, The Bridge bunnies started the activation sequence of the Eva's
"Harmonics are normal, Activation complete, Synch Ratio for Pilot Ikari steady at 89" Maya said stunned

"What about Rei?" The Doctor asked looking questionly at the monitors 'I Don't Believe he could jump that high'
"Pilot Ayanami Synch is at 52 Doctor"
"Amazing…." She mumbled to herself

"Congratulations Pilots you have broke your previous records, Shinji you are at 89 points, Rei you are at 52 points, Testing is Complete you may eject the entry plugs now
"Hai"

"Oh and Rei I will need you to stay behind today, Please see me when you are finished"
"Hai"

"Dismissed Pilots"
After that the both pilots exited the entry plugs and walked towards the locker rooms.
"Congratulations on your score Rei" Said a enthusiastic Shinji as he beamed at his own record
"Thankyou Shinji-kun, You to on your score" she replied while smiling at him

After they finished changing Rei was about to walk towards the doctors office When shinji called out to her

"Rei!" he yelled before he lost sight of her, after he caught up to her he asked "Umm. Misato won't be home tonight again, Umm Would. You. Like. To. Come. Over?" He stuttered out

She looked at him for a moment 'Should I accept his offer again?' she thought 'Of course it would mean I would be close to him again'
"That will be acceptable Shinji-kun" She smiled saying "I shall stop by my apartment to change though"
"That's fine Rei, I shall see you tonight" Shinji smiled at her before continuing on his way home

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As Rei entered the doctors office she notice Gendo was there as well

"Commander, Doctor" She said as she took her seat
"No need for formality's Rei" Gendo said while handing her a folder "We have noticed a Problem with unit one which could change the alternate scenario considerably"

Rei looked at him with a look of concern on her face before opening the folder
"Unit one has a second soul?" She gasped in saying it
"It would seam so" He replied "We are unsure of the possibility's of it affecting our plan but it would mean that we wouldn't need to replace the soul in there"

"Who does the other soul belong too?" She asked now abit worried

"A technician" he said "There was a test months ago when we tried to activate to see if a adult could synch with the Eva, he couldn't synch for over a hour when abruptly the synch ratio went beyond 400 and he was absorbed. We spent a few hours trying to get him back out but we couldn't"
"We Understand that the soul of the technician is hidden" The doctor spoke up "Yui is still the dominate soul in the Eva"
"I see" Rei replied looking threw the pages "If this is the case then it would seam a little harder but not impossible"
"Doctor what to you think" Gendo spoke again looking at the doctor
"I'm not sure, I will run further test's to see if its possible"
"That is all then, Rei follow me to my office we have things to discus"
"Hai" The blue haired girl spoke as she Followed the supreme commander of Nerv out of the doctors office

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Shinji Was whistling to himself as he walked home, He felt good, He was slowly getting closer to Ayanami and it felt, Warm, A Feeling he couldn't really remember

'I suppose I should grab some grocery's before heading home' he thought as he entered a supermarket
He grabbed some fruit, well abit of fruit and some meat and a few other things. He also ordered a heap of beer and paid for it a NERV Credit card.
"Is that all kiddo?" The clerk asked,
"Yes, also could you have it delivered to the apartment?" he asked, He knew the answer but was always polite about it
"Of course" to clerk replied and got another person to grab to grocery's and take them to the apartment

He was a regular there so they already knew his address

Before long Shinji arrived in his apartment. They sure were quick with delivery's since almost everyone moved out of Tockyo3 on the return of the angel's
After placing the Grocery's in the kitchen he decided to play the cello to waste some time till Ayanami arrived it wasn't his usual sad tone but a simple happy one for reason's unknown

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The dark office of the Commander

"So Rei" The Commander started "Could you tell me why you stayed the night at Pilot Ikari's apartment?"
Rei looked as passively as ever for she knew he would pick up on the slightest emotion, Although the question did shock her.

"He asked me to help him with his homework sir" She replied "And after a while it became late and Shinji insisted I stay the night"

Gendo perked up a eyebrow at her use of his sons first name.
"Where did you sleep"
"On the couch sir" She replied
A wash of relief washed over the commander
"That is all then, you may leave"
"Hai"

After Rei left his office the 2nd commander made himself known

"You really cant tell her to cease seeing him can you" He piped up trying to bait his long time friend
Gendo sighed "As much as I would like to… No I cant… She is my little girl after all"
"What about the fact that she cannot bare children?"
"Its to early to see if its heading that way professor and you know it"
"That is true but you know rei does have emotional feelings for him, it showed up in her recent memory download"

"Maybe so but it won't hinder the plan one bit" he said coldly "and you know she is almost 100 angel so she could develop a womb if needed"
After the 2nd commander didn't speak Gendo knew he won that round

"Cards tonight Gendo?" He asked
"Yes, Your shout on the liquor" he smirked
"Very well but prepare to have you ass handed to you boy" Fuyutsuki Chuckled as he left the office
"You wish, you wish" Gendo said into the empty office as he pushed a button to lower himself down a elevator

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Shinji just finished preparing the food when he heard the apartment door open 'Misato home early' he thought 'Luckily I made her tea too'
As he turned around he noticed both Misato and Rei standing at the door "I got out early, And I noticed Rei walking up the stairs here, So I let her in"

"Uhh thanks Misato" He said "Hi Rei, I've just finished cooking would you like something to eat?"
"That would be pleasant Shinji-kun"
"Well ill just quickly eat mine here and go in my room to do some work" Misato spoke up "I'll leave you two love birds alone" She said playfully as she poked Shinji in the ribs
"Misaaato Please" He Protested "I'm not a Nymphomaniac like you" He said chuckling

She stood there stunned 'Since when did he turn my jokes onto me' she thought 'bah I need another beer'
"alright then" she said as she grabbed a six pack. "Make sure if you mess up the lounge room you clean up after" After that said she walked away hoping Shinji didn't have a smart comment. In doing so she missed the blush creeping up Shinji's cheeks

"What did she mean by that Shinji-kun" Rei asked moving towards Shinji "Are we to mess up the lounge room tonight?"

With that Shinji's nose started to bleed but he stopped it as soon as he could "Ahhhh no Rei. She was trying to make a joke" 'I mustn't think dirty, I mustn't think dirty, I mustn't think dirty" After a while he noticed it wasn't working 'Old Grandma, Old Grandma… Eeeeew' That worked

After eating dinner and Cleaning up the two children decided to watch some TV
"So what do you wish to see Rei" He asked flipping threw the channels
"Go back 2 channels" She said quickly, Something grabbed her eye

"A Loves Tale, Two Teenagers meet at a local school, But they are both deferent, One is a boy you has a few friends while the girl is a outcast" The TV announced
Rei tilted her head as the show moved on. Shinji glanced at her and realised she made her choice.

"Would you like something to drink Rei" He asked Breaking her from her gaze on the television "Soda?"
"Yes Shinji that would be fine" She replied before turning her gaze back to the TV

After shinji came back he gave the soda to rei and sat on the couch himself and got into the movie as well.

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Gendo sat across the table from his long time friend

"Whatcha got" he said as he took a sip from his glass of whiskey
"Not telling you cheat" Fuyutsuki glared at Gendo
"aww come-on you got to let me win once tonight"
"Not my fault you cant handle your liquor Gendo" He said smirking "Its affecting your judgment"
"Pffft I can handle it well thankyou" He said as he stumbled over a chair before continuing to get a refill

The second commander chuckled to himself at the sight of the worlds most powerful man not being able to navigate his own house

To be Continued...

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Authors Notes:

Well first things first.. Sorry it took a while to get this one up.. I had a severe writers block on a few parts. Soon ill be updating the other chapters as I write the sixth. Going to try put more actions in as some people suggested.

Anyhow please read and review.

Cheers
John