Angelic love

By: ninetyninenails

Chapter Eight: Devil's feelings

It was another day. Shinji was feeling sad because he couldn't go see Rei. After he left Rei had informed him that there was people from Nerv checking on her at regular hourly intervals making sure she was staying in her apartment. This had been going on for about a month. Misato was at Nerv on duty and Shinji was left alone with Asuka. He was expecting to get a tongue lashing like he normally did.

"Shinji, quit being so damn depressed!" she hissed, "So if you can't see Wondergirl, it's not like you won't ever see her again!" Shinji looked up at her and saw that she had tears in her eyes. "And did you ever take in consideration about how I might feel?" "I liked you too Shinji!" she ran off into her room. He was left speechless. Shinji got up and followed her into her room.

She was laying on her bed with her face in her pillow.

"I'm sorry Asuka, I never even thought about how you might feel" said Shinji

"Why did you think I kissed you?" she asked. "I'm not just some whore" "I really like you Shinji, I kissed you because your the only one I want to be with" She began crying more.

"Your...the..only one...I got left" she said as she cried. Shinji put his arms around her and she buried her face into his chest and cried. "Please...please let me kiss you one more time" he wiped the tears off of her face and caressed her cheek gently and kissed her. The kiss was long as she didn't want it to end, she put all of her feelings into that one kiss. He broke it after a good while and looked into her blue eyes.

"Shinji..." she was at a lost for words. He embraced her again. "Thank you..." she muttered.

Misato the whole time she was home could only watch as Shinji seemed to slowly wither away, without Rei it seemed he was devoid of all happiness or life, it made her sick to see him like that. It was good that she was going to try to convince the commander to let her off. She couldn't go on seeing Shinji like that and she knew Rei had to be miserable as well.

"Commander do you think it is really necessary for Rei to be confined to her apartment?" asked the Major.

"Yes" came his cold reply.

"But she is so miserable, and Shinji is too" she pleaded.

"I have no concern for her as long as they both still can pilot" he replied.

"They won't be able to pilot if there feeling sad and there sync ratio is completely gone!" she snapped.

"Fine, you may inform Rei that she is no longer on house detention, but her's and the firsts sync ratios must come up, if not and there ratios go down then Rei will be put back on house detention" Misato was lucky that the Commander was in a good mood. This was one way of saying sorry to Shinji for abandoning him. Though he didn't want to admit it. The Commander picked up his phone and called his guards and informed them that Rei was to be released. Right after Misato got the okay from the Commander she rushed to Rei's apartment to inform her and to pick her up and take her to see Shinji.

"Rei, it's me Misato!" she called through the comm. She got no reply so she entered the girl's apartment and removed her shoes. "Rei?" she called.

"Yes" came a timid voice.

"The commander wanted me to come and tell you that you are being let go, you can leave you apartment now" Rei's face just lit up and she gave a relived smile.

"Come on, I'll give you a ride back to my place" said the cheery purple haired woman.

"Misato should be back soon" Asuka said. She sat with Shinji closely on the couch. She felt awkward for spilling her feelings for him and even regretted it a little. But she couldn't help but feel attracted to him. He may not have the ruggedness of a man but he had his determination when someone was in danger or he had to do something and he seemed to be sensitive and always willing to listen to other peoples problems and he was a caring person.

His kisses were amazing as well.

The door opened and came Misato and Rei.

"I'm home and I brought a visitor" she called. Naturally being curious Shinji came to see who came and to his surprise it was Rei.

"Rei!" he called her name.

"Shinji" she said his name normally. "I have missed you" she added.

"I've missed you too" he told her and he gave her a friendly kiss on the cheek. By this time Asuka was in the room as well and her eyes burned heavily with the hottest fire as she saw what Shinji was doing and what Rei was recieving. Half of her wanted to kill Rei and the other wanted to cry. But she kept her cool. She knew if she made Rei cry that Shinji would be pissed at her so she just bottled up her emotions like she normally did.

"When will I get someone who will treat me like Shinji treats Rei" she questioned. Misato watched and all it did was remind her of when she was dating Kaji. She missed him dearly and knew that she did truly love him, she also knew she would never love again because he was gone. He was the only one for her. Misato also worried of the jealousy of Asuka, she knew she was attracted to him. In her age it was clear as broad daylight.

"Rei, I have to tell you something" he admitted.

"What?" the red eyed angel was confused.

"I used to watch you when we had P.E." Shinji said that with a blush.

"...I know" she told him with a blush.

"Rei, your very beautiful" his heart was now racing at unmeasurable speeds. She didn't relpy.

"So, Wondergirl how does it feel now that you can finally leave your apartment?" asked Asuka.

"Good" she replied. Shinji had so many feelings rushing in at once since he had not seen her in nearly a month. He wanted to kiss her more and make her feel like she was loved and that she mattered. That was his main goal, to make her feel like her she matters after all she did to him. Her face still kept her usual face except she smiled occasionally and she no longer seemed devoid of any feeling but she still kept her normal usual frown and her deep red eyes that seemed to hold the whole world, she was truly a lovely person.

Rei too felt strongly about Shinji. She had complete trust in him and felt like she could drop her guard around him. She knew he would never hurt her and she felt happy when she was around him a feeling that she liked very much. She also wished to explore her feelings more. She desired to feel more and to feel his lips again.

She stayed with Shinji for a few hours before having to return home, he of course being Shinji, walked her home so that she was safe.

"Rei, how about we go out for lunch tomorrow?" he asked her.

"I would like that a lot" the first replied.

"Then I'll see you tomorrow around one?" he asked.

"That time is suitable" she said gracefully.

"See you tomorrow" he smiled and left. Rei lay down on her bed and felt and overwhelming sense of joy. She felt warm throughout her whole body and she enjoyed this feeling. She put the nightgown that Shinji had bought her and crawled in bed and sank deep in the covers and imagined Shinji holding her and how protected she would feel.

Meanwhile back at Misato's apartment. Asuka worried that if she didn't do something that she would lose all chances of ever being with Shinji. She knew she had to try to become more romantic with him if she was ever going to get the chance of ever feeling his lips again.

AU: So how did you like the eight chapter! This is my longest running story yet!