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Chapter 12 - Reunion Part 03
It seemed like an eternity from the moment Shinji had placed his hand on the glass, but he was happy to know that he could try to make things right with the people he loved, Shinji slowly turned his head and looked at the door where Misato had come out, he allowed himself to cast a small smile.
On the other side of the glass, Asuka was keeping her hand on the glass, she didn't notice Mari looking at her, Asuka was in her own world, she was thinking about how her reunion with Shinji would be, Asuka had to talk to him.
"Ohhhhhh." Mari spoke as she saw that Asuka was keeping her hand on the same spot where Shinji's was.
Asuka quickly withdrew her hand and turned with a fierce look at Mari, she was blushing heavily. Mari was smiling.
"How beautiful Princess, that looks just like a romance movie." Mari spoke with a dreamy look on her face.
"Shut up Four eyes." Asuka spoke trying to keep her emotions in check. Her head was in a whirlwind of emotions, at this moment the door opened revealing Misato, she had a look of shock on her face, alias she didn't expect that Shinji would react the way he did.
"Well? ... It wasn't bad." Ritsuko spoke to Misato in her normal tone.
"That was weird." Misato spoke as he scratched the back of his head.
"Why?" Mari spoke still with her smile on her face. "That way it will be easier to get him back."
Misato couldn't help but smile, she was happy that Shinji was back in her life, but they still needed to talk.
"I'm going back to my office." Misato spoke as she turned and left the room, this day was stressful for her, but she can't help but feel that it took a huge weight off her shoulders.
Everyone in the room looked again at Shinji who had returned to sit on his bed, he had a thoughtful look on his face.
Shinji was confused, his mind was telling him not to believe what had just happened, he raised his hand and put it in front of his face and closed his eyes, he sighed a few times.
"Please let this be real." Shinji spoke in a despondent voice.
After a few hours, the group had already dispersed, with Ritsuko joining Misato on the bridge, Mari was doing combat training together with Asuka.
"Shit!" Mari screamed into her plug, she and Asuka were in the simulator and were facing a digital version of the Mark 9 Model that had appeared, neither of them could defeat the enemy, this was making Mari and Asuka very frustrated.
Mari leaned into her entry plug and put her hands in her hair and took a deep breath to calm herself. Asuka looked not much different in her plug next to Mari's.
"Fuck." Asuka's eyes were closed leaning against the seat, she closed her fist and punched her own thigh in frustration. "How are we going to defeat these things?"
"With training." Maya's voice came up on the internal communicator.
"With training ... We've been training for over 14 years." Asuka spoke in sarcasm and annoyance.
Maya only shook her head and let out a long sigh, but she can't help but think of this new model Mark. 9, and how he had overwhelmed all of Wunder's defenses, they were only saved by Unit 01's little awakening.
Maya shook the mental image out of her head and bent down to pick up the microphone.
"Ok girls, break is over, let's start again" Maya spoke with a firm tone. She typed a few keys and the simulation started again.
Shinji was sitting on his bed, she was thinking about Kaworu's words, he looked at the clock that was stuck on the part above the glass window in his makeshift room, it was 7 pm, he began to reflect on what the others were doing.
He was lost in his thoughts when the door in front of him opened and revealed Sakura pushing a cart with food, she was looking down.
Sakura approached the bed, Shinji watched her carefully, he remembered her last words to him when he was removed from his cell, he lowered his gaze at the memory.
Sakura stopped the cart next to Shinji's bed, she didn't know how she should talk to him, she received some directions from Ritsuko, but being face to face with him made her freeze, she wanted to hug Shinji, but didn't know if she should do it due to his weakened mental state.
"Sorry." Shinji spoke looking at the ground.
Sakura looked up, she didn't expect Shinji to speak first, she looked at him with a look of shock on her face.
"What?" Sakura asked confused.
"Sorry." Shinji repeated the phrase.
"For what?" Sakura spoke up.
After a few seconds of silence, Shinji spoke in a downcast voice. "For not listening to you."
Sakura remembered what Shinji was talking about, he was talking about the day she asked him not to enter an EVA again.
Sakura smiled at Shinji and spoke as calmly as possible. "Shinji, don't worry about it."
"No Sakura, I shouldn't have left ... I'm such an idiot." Shinji spoke with his voice beginning to break, he raised his hand and placed it on his forehead.
Sakura hesitantly lifted her hand and placed it on Shinji's shoulder, who instinctively flinched at the physical contact.
Sakura realizing the act, spoke as calmly as possible to calm Shinji. "No one is going to hurt you anymore."
Shinji seemed to have calmed down a bit, he took a few deep breaths and closed his eyes.
Sakura was looking at Shinji, she could see that he was weakened, she was thinking about how to do to lift his spirits.
"Shinji, do you want to make amends with me?" Sakura spoke hopefully with a smile on her face.
Shinji at this moment raised the look and faced her, he only nodded. Sakura seeing this, spoke as confidently as possible. "Then I want you to get better, recover ... After you're better, we'll be even."
Shinji stared at her with a confused look on his face, but that was Sakura's condition, he just nodded and looked at the glass, he felt his stomach rumbling, he hadn't eaten anything since Misato left.
Sakura realizing this moved away, took the cart with the food and approached Shinji.
"I think you're hungry." Sakura spoke as she picked up the tray and placed it on Shinji's bed.
Shinji seeing the folder in front of him cast a confused look on his face. "What's that?" Shinji spoke as he pointed to the folder in front of him.
"Chicken paste mixed with tuna and grape juice." Sakura spoke with a smile on her face, she began to laugh. "Or it was meant to be, Wunder's food that isn't the best."
Shinji couldn't help but let out a small laugh, he picked up a plastic fork and poked at the paste a little, he took some and brought it to his mouth. The taste wasn't bad, but it was far from good, Shinji thought he shouldn't complain, he was eating something after all.
"Thank you." Shinji spoke as he looked at Sakura. After a few seconds of silence, Shinji raised his gaze to Sakura who was looking at herself in the window mirror.
"How did you know?" Shinji asked as he looked at his food.
Sakura turned to Shinji and looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Heard what?"
"From me." Shinji spoke as he brought more of the paste to his mouth.
"It was Mari, she told me." Sakura spoke with a smile on her face.
Shinji only nodded.
Flashback
Mari was walking down Wunder, she was frustrated that she and Asuka couldn't defeat the Mark unit. 9, she was angry and walking around Wunder helped her deal with her frustration.
Mari had arrived as she passed the Medical wing of Wunder, she saw that Sakura was reading a book on medicine, the medical wing of Wunder was empty as the ship was not in action or flying so there was not much to do.
Mari approached Sakura subtly, she bent down and spoke low near Sakura's ear. "Hi Sakura."
Sakura was startled, jumped out of her chair and dropped her book on the floor.
Mari can't help but laugh at the situation in front of her; being around her friends invigorates her mood.
"Mari ... You scared me." Sakura spoke as she sat down again.
Mari pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Sakura with a smile on her face. "I know, that was the idea."
Sakura cast an incredulous look at Mari, she shook her head and let out a short sigh. "What's the news? ... and where's Asuka?"
Mari can only let go of her arms and cast a sigh of annoyance toward the ceiling. "Nothing ... Well ... Actually I have, but I don't know if I can tell you ... And the Princess is irritated about something and has gone to her room to cool her head. "
Sakura straightened up and cast a curious and excited look. "Now I want to know."
Mari only looked back at her and began to wonder if she could fully trust Sakura, she pondered the idea for a while. Mari only stood up and slowly walked around Sakura's chair, Mari moved closer to Sakura's head and whispered in her ear. "Go to your room in 15 minutes and wait for me, and take Rei with you."
Sakura looked at Mari with a confused look, she was wondering what could be so important for Mari to want such privacy, she nodded and watched Mari walk away and start to make her way out of the infirmary. Sakura followed Mari until she lost sight of her, she kept thinking about Mari's words.
Sakura waited a while before getting up and going towards Rei's room, when she arrived, she raised her arm, knocked on the door and waited for Rei.
When the door opened, revealing Rei along with Doctor Akagi, Sakura cast a confused look upon seeing Ritsuko and spoke quickly.
"Sorry to interrupt ma'am, I didn't know Rei was with you." Sakura spoke trying to maintain her posture in front of the Sub-Commander.
"Don't worry Suzuhara, I was done with Rei." Ritsuko spoke as she put away the medical supplies in her box, Sakura noticed that Rei had a small bandage on her arm, but she decided not to say anything.
"Bye Rei, see you tomorrow." Ritsuko spoke as she passed Sakura and made her way through the halls of Wunder, Sakura only nodded and waited for Ritsuko to get out of sight.
When the girls were alone again, Sakura turned to Rei and spoke.
"Mari asked me to call you and go to my room, she has something to talk to us about." Sakura spoke in her normal tone of voice.
Rei only nodded and left her room with Sakura at her side, while the girls walked through the corridors of Wunder, Sakura was curious to know what the reason was that Ritsuko was in her room.
"Rei, can I ask you something?" Sakura spoke as she turned her head to look at Rei.
"Yes." That was Rei's simple answer, she kept her head turned forward.
Sakura seeing that she had Rei's approval, nodded and spoke. "What did the Subcommander want with you?"
Rei pondered whether she could reveal the reason for Doctor Akagi's visit, as she had not been instructed to keep it a secret she concluded that she could talk.
"Subcommander Akagi has assigned me as her personal assistant, tomorrow I am to report to her to assist in whatever is needed." Rei replied professionally.
Sakura only nodded and flashed Rei a smile. "Isn't that great?"
Rei looked quickly at Sakura and replied. "I believe so."
"And your arm?" Sakura spoke as she pointed to the small bandage.
"Subcommander Akagi took some blood sample for studies." Rei replied professionally.
"Studies? ... For what Rei?" Sakura asked curiously.
Rei wondered if she should tell Sakura about her body, she spoke up.
"My body needs to be submerged in LCL to maintain integrity, the Subcommander wants to develop a remedy so I don't have to spend hours in a cylinder of LCL, she said it's to help me." Rei spoke without looking away from Sakura, she looked down at the ground.
"That's good, if she makes it ... you don't have to worry about that anymore." Sakura spoke as she smiled forward.
Rei can't help but feel happy inside
When the pair arrived in Sakura's room, they realized that Mari was already waiting in front of the door, she smiled when she saw the pair.
"I spoke in 15 minutes Sakura." Mari spoke in fake annoyance.
Sakura looked at the clock on her wrist and saw that only 5 minutes had passed from the agreed time.
"Sorry, Subcommander Akagi was with me." Rei spoke before Sakura could speak.
Mari looked at Rei with a questioning look on her face, but decided to ask that later. "May we?" concluded Mari as she pointed to the door.
Sakura opened the door and the girls entered Sakura's small room.
"I still can't understand how you have a room all to yourself Sakura." Mari spoke as she launched herself onto Sakura's bed.
Sakura cast a disdainful glance and sat down on the chair next to the small table beside the bed, Rei sat down on the bed.
After a few seconds, Sakura could feel her anxiety rising, she hated suspense after all.
"So ... What did you want to tell me?" Sakura spoke as she cast a questioning glance at Mari.
Mari sat up in bed and turned on Kaji's device to block any eavesdropping and have privacy, she cast a serious look at Sakura and Rei.
"Can I trust you?" Mari spoke as she kept a steady gaze on the two girls.
Sakura was startled by Mari and widened her eyes, Rei was wondering why Mari was so serious.
"Of course, you know you can trust me Mari." Sakura spoke without averting her eyes from Sakura.
"You can trust me." Rei spoke still without looking away from Mari.
After a few seconds of silence, Mari was still staring at Sakura and Rei with a steady gaze, she was looking for anything that would warn her not to trust them, after judging it to be safe, she nodded and took a deep breath.
"What I'm about to tell you is top secret, only me, Asuka, Misato and Ritsuko know, so this is top secret and when I say no one can know, it's no one." Mari spoke as seriously as possible as she emphasized the last word.
Both Sakura and Rei nodded, Mari seeing that she had managed to get her way, nodded as well and spoke.
"We recently found out something, and that something is big, it involves everything and everyone ... First of all we found out that Commander Sebastian is up to something." Mari spoke seriously as she raised her hand to stop Sakura who was going to argue something, "And the second is that Shinji is alive."
At this moment Sakura took her hands to her mouth in shock and Rei only lowered her gaze clenching her hands
"Is he okay?" Sakura asked
Mari looked at her and nodded. "Sort of."
"What do you mean 'Sort of'?" Rei asked as he looked at Mari.
Mari looked at her and took a breath before speaking. "Commander Sebastian faked his death, he kidnapped him and did things to him, Shinji was hurt pretty badly in those three months he was in captivity."
Sakura just shook her head, she couldn't believe it, she raised her hand and scratched her forehead.
"Where is Ikari?" Rei asked agitated, Rei could not understand this feeling inside her, it was a feeling she did not like, was it anger ..., she cannot answer.
"We rescued him, he is in a room here at Wunder, we are taking care of him, but he is getting better, he woke up this morning." Mari spoke to reassure the girls.
"Why did the commander do that to him?" Sakura spoke as she pulled herself together.
"He wanted to know how the puppy did to awaken an EVA, we still don't know why." Mari spoke to Sakura.
"My God, we are struggling to do just the opposite. " Sakura spoke with restrained anger, she clenched her hands to contain her annoyance.
Mari only nodded.
"How can we help?" Rei spoke up.
Mari looked at her and thought for a moment, "I don't know, but let's talk to Misato to see if we can do anything." Mari spoke as she stood up.
Both girls nodded and stood up together.
The way to Misato's office was relatively short, the trio walked in silence until they reached their destination.
When they arrived at the bridge, they received distinct looks from the members, especially Rei, but soon everyone returned to their roles, Hyuga and Shigeru glanced from one to the other, seeing Mari with the group, they deduced that Mari had told them about Shinji.
When Mari reached the door to Misato's office, she knocked on the door and waited to be allowed to enter, when she received permission, Mari opened the door and made room for Sakura and Rei to enter as well, Misato cast a confused look at the scene.
Sakura greeted Misato, Rei remained standing near the door and Mari sat down in the chair.
Seeing the look on Mari's face, the presence of Sakura and Rei in her room, Misato began to add two plus two and let out a long sigh, she knew that somehow Mari had told her about Shinji. Misato put her hand in her pocket and turned on the cloaking device, after a few seconds of silence, Misato put her hands to her face and spoke with the sound muffled, but it was still possible to hear and understand.
"Mari, did you tell them?" Misato spoke behind his hands.
"Yes." That was Mari's simple answer.
"Mari!" Misato growled.
Sakura and Rei remained silent.
"What is it?" Mari spoke trying to sound innocent.
"You know the less people know is better! " Misato spoke in annoyance.
"I know, but I trust them, they can be useful." Mari spoke dismissively as she looked at her fingernails.
Misato let out a tired sigh and adjusted herself in her chair, she knew it was useless to try to reason with Mari.
"Ma'am." Sakura's timid voice filled the room.
Misato looked at Sakura.
"I know the gravity of the situation, the lady can trust us." Sakura spoke confidently, but shyly.
Misato was analyzing the two girls, she knew that Sakura was reliable, but what about Rei? Before she could say anything, Rei spoke up.
"Commander Katsuragi, I can understand your doubt regarding me, but I hope the lady can understand that I will not betray your trust." Rei spoke confidently.
Misato stared at her for what seemed like an eternity, she pondered that now there was no turning back, both Rei and Sakura knew about Shinji, she decided to give Rei a chance, after all she had become Ritsuko's personal assistant.
"Listen well, I will give you this chance, but if any of you break my trust, there will be serious consequences." Misato spoke as menacingly as possible.
"I will not ma'am." Rei spoke in her monotone but firm voice.
"I won't." Sakura spoke firmly.
Misato nodded. "Sakura, can you take the food for him tonight?"
Sakura nodded positively.
"Well ... Rei ... I don't want you to see him yet, his mental state is delicate ... I hope you understand." Misato spoke as she switched her gaze from Sakura to Rei.
"I understand ma'am." Rei spoke as she lowered her gaze to the ground, she wished she could see Shinji again, but decided she would have to wait a little longer.
Misato looked at them for a while longer, she knew that Shinji's mental state was delicate, but she still didn't fully trust Rei to be able to get close to Shinji like this.
"You guys can go." Misato spoke as she nodded to Sakura and Rei, they both nodded and left the room, when they were alone again, Misato turned to Mari stared at her with a fierce look.
"What was you thinking Mari?" Misato growled to Mari.
"Nothing, I just thought they might be useful." Mari replied with a smiling face. "I won't tell anyone else, I promise."
Misato let out a snort as she lowered her head and shook it negatively. "That's not the point Mari, we have to be careful, especially with Rei."
Mari lifted her gaze from her fingernails and stared back at Misato.
"I know you guys are becoming friends, but she's still an Ayanami type, we don't know if she's 100% reliable." Misato spoke to Mari.
"Madam ... Rei is perfectly trustworthy, I can see it in your eyes and in your posture ... Besides, I hold myself accountable." Mari spoke as she returned the stare.
Misato shook his head. "Look, I'll trust your judgment, just don't tell anyone else for God's sake ... All right?" Misato looked at Mari with a pleading look.
Mari nodded and stood up to leave, she met up with Sakura and Rei at the bridge entrance, the pair looked at Mari's face.
"Shall we get something to eat?" Mari spoke to the pair in front of her, to which they both nodded. "Good."
End of Flashback
"And that was it, then we went to get something to eat and just chatted about random things." Sakura spoke with a smile on her face.
Shinji by now had finished eating, he was looking at Sakura, he allowed a small smile on his face, it was good to hear small talk, it helped to distract himself and relax a little.
Sakura seeing that Shinji had already finished eating, she got up, started to take the tray away and was getting ready to leave when she heard Shinji calling, she turned and looked at him.
"Thank you." Shinji spoke.
"For what?" Sakura spoke a little confused.
"For coming here today, talking to me." Shinji spoke as he lowered his gaze to the ground.
Sakura smiled and approached Shinji's bed and cautiously hugged him lightly, she could feel Shinji's body go rigid with the contact.
"I'm glad you're alive." Sakura spoke in a happy, relieved voice.
Shinji calmed down with Sakura's words, she felt her shoulders relax a little, Sakura broke the hug and went towards the door, she waved her hand goodbye and left.
Shinji sat on his bed thinking about the moment, he began to think about how things would be after he got better, after all this was Sakura's condition for them to be even.
Mari and Asuka's room
Asuka was lying down staring at the ceiling in her room, Mari had not yet returned so Asuka thought it would be a good time to put her thoughts in order.
She kept thinking about the moment she had with Shinji, even though they hadn't seen each other, but the sensation she felt when her hand was technically in Shinji's made her feel relieved, made her feel calm, as if her problems didn't bother her anymore.
Asuka raised her hand up and stood analyzing, even though they were behind glass, it was as if their hands were touching. "So it's like this?" Asuka closed her eyes and began to feel a sensation in her body.
"Hi Princess!" Mari shouted as she entered the room.
Asuka lowered her hand and snorted in annoyance. "Can you be less loud? Four Eyes!"
Mari stared at her with a look of fake confusion. "Me loud? ... I'm talking in my normal."
Asuka rolled her eyes and stared at the ceiling again.
Mari started to remove her clothes, threw them somewhere in the room, and went to take a shower.
As night fell, Mari lay passed out on her bed, a line of saliva was running down her face as she slept soundly.
Asuka was having trouble sleeping, every time she closed her eyes she had nightmares, it was rare that she got a good night's sleep. Asuka was thinking about her memories, about her times as a child, the times before her mother went mad, the times when she was sure she was loved and happy, the times in Misato's apartment.
"Shit." Asuka spoke to the ceiling.
Asuka rolled over onto her side and tried to sleep, but she knew sleep would not come, she let out a huff of annoyance and gently got up and dressed.
As Asuka walked through the halls of Wunder, she was thinking about her life, how she had turned around 360°, how she had changed, her thoughts fell on Shinji, she remembered the night where she broke into his room and lay down next to Shinji, how good it felt to sleep next to him, even though she would never admit it at the time.
Asuka entered the counter room of Shinji's makeshift room, she saw his motionless figure on the bed, his face was calm and his only movement was that of his breathing.
After a few minutes of watching Shinji sleep, Asuka cautiously entered Shinji's room, as the lights were off she didn't notice that Shinji was awake.
Shinji felt his body become rigid with the noise, he was beginning to panic, for the only times he was awakened in the middle of the night was to be taken to one of Sebastian's interrogation rooms, he heard soft footsteps approaching.
- Shit, I knew it, that was a trick! - Shinji thought anxiously.
"Calm down, think about Kaworu's words ... Give it a chance ... Alias this isn't the first time someone has broken into your room at dawn, remember the night after the fight against Eighth Angel?" The voice in Shinji's head spoke reassuringly.
- Yes, I remember. - Shinji thought, that was the night Asuka came into his room, that was when she asked him why he was flying an EVA and nicknamed him Baka-Shinji.
"So give it a chance, how many people you know who use strawberry essence shampoo?" The voice continued.
"Asuka." Shinji whispered, he had his eyes closed, the voice in his head had calmed him a little.
Asuka froze in place and widened her eyes, she didn't expect to be caught, she felt her breathing quicken and adrenaline began to flow through her body, she looked at Shinji and realized that he wasn't asleep, she noticed his tense posture.
Shinji cautiously opened his eyes and stared at the wall in front of him, he was afraid to turn around and find one of Sebastian's henchmen.
Asuka took a deep breath and took courage.
"Baka Shinji? " Asuka called out, she kept her voice low so as not to startle him, she didn't intend to wake him up, she was only going to stay in her room for a while and leave, but since he had woken up, she decided to interact a bit, she didn't know what to do at this point.
She could hear Shinji's breathing quicken, she knew he was scared, she had to reassure him somehow. She approached slowly until she was next to Shinji's bed, she could see that he was agitated, she cautiously sat down next to the bed.
"Shinji? ... It's me ... You can turn around, I know you're not sleeping." Asuka spoke trying to keep her voice as calm as possible.
Shinji slowly started to turn around, when he was completely facing Asuka, he didn't have the courage to open his eyes, he was too scared for that.
Asuka seeing Shinji's face, she swallowed the saliva in her mouth and spoke.
"Open your eyes Shinji."
Shinji still said nothing, his only movement was his rapid breathing.
Asuka cautiously raised her hand and stroked his cheek gently and softly, she noticed that this act seemed to calm Shinji, she kept her hand on his cheek.
"You can open your eyes Shinji, no one will hurt you." Asuka spoke gently.
Shinji feeling Asuka's touch calmed him down enough to be able to think rationally again, he didn't know it, but Asuka's act of caring helped him to be calmer, he felt his breathing calming down and after hearing Asuka's voice encouraging him to open his eyes, he felt he could trust in fate again.
Shinji cautiously opened his eyes, when his vision got used to the darkness, he could see Asuka's face, he couldn't help but think how beautiful she was, they stared at each other for a few seconds, neither of them knew how they were going to start a conversation.
Asuka all the time was keeping her hand on his face, she made delicate movements with her thumb on Shinji's face, she took a few deep breaths.
"I couldn't sleep." Asuka spoke, she removed her hand from Shinji's face slowly.
Shinji looked at the bed for a few seconds and replied. "Me too."
Asuka smiled at him. "How are you Baka?"
Shinji felt confused by this question, he couldn't believe that Asuka was asking how he was doing, but since he had promised Kaworu that he would give it a chance, he decided to keep his doubts to himself and answered.
"I'm feeling a little better, it still hurts." Shinji spoke as he lowered his gaze.
Asuka looked at him for a while, she remembered the comfort she felt when she slept next to Shinji before the third impact.
Shinji was looking at Asuka. "And you, how are you?"
Asuka widened her visible eye, she hadn't expected this question, the answer was that she was not well at all, the time she thought Shinji could never come back, the time she thought he was dead. She could feel a burning in her eyes, these were not easy times for Asuka, she pondered if she should open up a little, take the pressure off her shoulders, they were alone after all.
"I ... I ... I'm not well." Asuka spoke trying to keep her emotions in check, she could feel tears forming in her eyes.
"Shinji please ... Don't ever do that to me again... I know you didn't, you got caught and all... But please... Don't ever do things like that to me again." Asuka spoke between sniffles, she raised her hand and wiped away the tears that were rolling down her face.
Shinji felt confused by the scene in front of him, he gently sat up in his bed, he watched Asuka cry in front of him, he still didn't know what Asuka was asking for, but he thought he would ask it later, his mind was focused on how he was going to try to console her.
Asuka after momentarily containing her crying spoke again. "When I thought you had died ... That finished me ... Damn it Baka, don't ever do that again or I'll kill you I swear I'll end you." Asuka spoke as she began to cry again.
Shinji began to think about Asuka's words.
- Did I die? They thought I was dead? What's going on? - Shinji thought confused.
He cautiously stood up and wrapped his arms around Asuka's waist and pulled her into a hug, even if clumsily. Asuka noticed Shinji's act and felt her body stiffen, she began to feel the warmth of the embrace, she began to feel that she needed this hug, she had been waiting years for this. Asuka gently slipped her arms around Shinji's back and hugged him back.
Shinji realizing the act, feeling Asuka's body heat, he felt his body relax, he remembered Asuka's request a few seconds ago, he spoke into her ear.
"I promise Asuka."
Asuka upon hearing Shinji's sentence, put her head on his shoulder and wept freely on his shoulder again, she had a lot of charged energy, Asuka held Shinji like a precious object.
Shinji was still confused about the whole thing, but he can't help but feel happy that he was holding Asuka, knowing that he was finally doing something good and useful in his life, he gently stroked Asuka's back to try to provide some comfort.
After a few minutes of silence, Asuka pulled herself together and asked, was she still holding Shinji in her embrace.
"Baka? ... Can I spend the night here?"
Shinji again felt his body become rigid, he didn't know what to do, he was never good in situations like this, he swallowed dryly and responded as best he could, he could feel the tension in Asuka's voice.
"Sure ... Of course ... Of course." Shinji stammered.
Asuka let out a small sigh of relief at Shinji's response and she slowly pulled herself out of the embrace and sat down on her bed.
Shinji realizing this, lay down and made room for Asuka, she lay on the small bed, he felt Asuka's head land on his shoulder. Shinji couldn't see it, but Asuka was blushing furiously.
"Don't think anything perverted." Asuka spoke pulling the thin cover over them.
"No ... I won't." Shinji stammered as he answered, he was thankful that she was looking toward the door, for he too was blushing furiously.
Slowly Asuka and Shinji were feeling the warmth and comfort they shared, they slowly felt their bodies relaxing and being taken into the world of sleep, when they were both sound asleep, they both had no nightmares that night.
Misato Katsuragi's room - A few minutes ago.
Misato awoke to the alarm that the door to Shinji's room had been opened, she quickly got up and felt the adrenaline rush through her body, several situations went through her head, from Shinji's outburst trying to escape or someone having discovered him, she quickly turned on the computer screen.
Misato's eyes widened at the sight in front of her, she saw Asuka approaching Shinji's bed, she allowed herself to calm down a little, but soon began to wonder why she was in his room at this hour of the morning, she turned on the sound and sat down to see what would happen.
As Asuka talked about the reasons that were bothering her, Misato smiled as she saw that she was finally opening up to someone, she had always had a hunch about Asuka and Shinji, from the moment she took her to live with them many years ago.
Misato's eyes widened when she saw Shinji hugging Asuka whispering something, she doesn't know what it was he said, but the effect it had on Asuka was strong, Misato doesn't know how long she watched Asuka crying hugging Shinji, but she felt relieved that he was slowly recovering.
"Look what we have here." Misato smiled as he saw Asuka laying down and hugging Shinji. "Maybe there is still hope after all." Misato concluded as she turned off the sound and picture and went back to lying on her bed.
Kaji's Hideout
Kaji was sitting next to a large stack of papers, he was sipping tea and looking at a flash drive that was sitting on small table in front of him. He smiled and bent down to pick up the device, he was looking at the device when he began to think, he had already collected enough information to put Commander Sebastian where he deserved to be, he just needed to wait for Shinji to recover more so he could put his plan into practice.
- Sebastian, your time is coming and it is coming fast - Kaji smiled at the thought that there was little time left to act.
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