Thank you reviewers:

Alucard180 - I agree ;

dennisud - Actually, until the sequel it'll just be Shinji's thoughts in this story. And I'm sure a set place would be better but this is more thoughts/drabble than actual story.

Neferius - They were, originally, but then I thought that some people might not want to know what he was thinking about, cuz' I guess it's not that obvious already ; ...The sequel's "Other People's Thoughts" are better than this one's, cuz' they're longer and tell parts of the story you can't learn from the story.

CHAPTER 3: SHINJI… "Because I kissed her?"

I wonder why she's acting so strange…?

Because I kissed her?

What? All I was trying to do was make her feel better!

That certainly made me feel better! What soft skin she has, and it was so warm! I felt REALLY good!

I wasn't THAT affected by it. It was just a friendly kiss!

She might not take it like that though. She might think I have a crush on her! Actually, that wouldn't be so bad…

Huh? It would be awful if she thought I had a crush on her! She'd hate me, and it'd be so wrong, too! I DON'T have a crush on her! She knows it was just a friendly kiss! Just as friends!

Is that right? I don't think that was just a friendly kiss to cheer someone up. That was a kiss on the neck, for god's sake! You can't kiss someone on the neck—twice, even!—and leave them believing it was just for friends! YOU can't even believe that it was just a friend-to-friend kiss!

Besides, I might have a crush on her. I like who she is, and I like how she looks. What's wrong with having a crush on her? Isn't it better to have a crush on someone you like instead of a jerky person?

I DON'T have a crush on her! She won't think for a second that it was anything more than friends, I'm certain! Geez!