Angelic love

By: ninetyninenails

Chapter eleven: Grave keeper

Shinji walked along the street, his head to the ground, he had been crying last night, he cried himself to sleep because today was the day his mother died. He walked into a little florist shop and gazed at the array of small but beautiful flowers until he saw some that he liked. He picked out some artificial roses and purchased them. His face bared a constant frown. He continued on with his journey to the graveyard.

The graves seemed infinite, all small black headstones that had names carved in them. He knew exactly where his mothers was, he had long ago memorized it's location. He stood there and looked at the grave.

Yui Ikari

1977-2004

He placed the flowers down next to the grave and began to weep silently. So many graves, it looked as if they were insignificant. He looked at the grave one last time.

"Goodbye, mother" he thought and he wiped his eyes and began walking away. He was sad for he rest of the day until he got home.

He opened up the door and walked into the apartment where he went to his room and lay down. Misato was worried about him but knew there was nothing she could do. However Rei could do something...that would explain why there was a soft knock on the door.

"Hi Rei" the purple haired woman greeted her hapily.

"Hello, may I speak with Shinji?" she asked.

"Sure he's back in his room, feel free to walk right in" Misato was curious to how this was going to turn out. The alabaster skinned girl walked in and slid back Shinji's door and walked in. He didn't even look to see who it was.

"Shinji" her delicate voice was like music to his ears. He immediately got up.

"Hi Rei" he greeted her.

"Shinji, why have you been crying?" she asked, she could clearly see where his eyes were red and watery.

"I haven't been crying I've just been..." he was cut off. Rei hugged him tightly.

"It wasn't your fault" she told him. He tried to stop himself from crying but it was futile as he broke down in front of her. He wrapped his arms around her. And wept silently. She knew what today was and why he had been crying.

"You don't have to hide the fact that you cry" she told him. "It will not make me think any less of you"

"Thank you Rei" was all he could say. One thing still bothered him though. Where was Asuka?

She was still back at Hikari's apartment but what just happened there was the greatest thing any of them could of experince with each other.

Asuka was in bed with Hikari, both of them nude and looking at one another, it was only seconds ago that they were busy making sweet passionate love to one another. Hikari leaned forward and kissed her lover on the cheek.

"I love you" said the brunette.

"I love you too" Asuka replied and they kissed some more before getting out of bed, taking a shower, getting dressed and walking to Misato's apartment with the good news of their love. It would seem that they confessed to each other before Shinji and Rei and that was something Asuka was proud of.

Shinji and Rei sat on his bed and conversed about various things.

"So...looks like we have school tomorrow" Shinji said.

"Yes" replied Rei. That's about the time that Asuka and Hikari came into the apartment and right at the right time because Shinji was having trouble trying to find things to talk about.

"I'm home!" she called. Misato came to greet her and was immediately shocked by the scene of her and Hikari holding hands. Shinji and Rei came out as well. "There's the baka and wondergirl!" exclaimed Asuka.

"Hi Rei" Hikari said happily.

"Hello, Hikari" she greeted back.

"Well, I have an announcement to make...I have found someone, someone who loves me for me and who will always be by my side, so Rei you don't have to worry about me taking Shinji away from you anytime soon" Asuka said.

"So who is the lucky guy?" asked Misato.

"Well the lucky girl just happens to be Hikari" She said it proudly.

"Hikari?" Misato was shocked.

"Yep!" she countered and she turned to Hikari and they kissed.

"I spend the whole day at Hikari's, in her loving embrace and we have talked about it and decided to tell you guys about our love" Shinji was shocked about it as well. Rei, she wasn't even surprised in the littlest.

"So, you guys are in love?" asked a very confused Shinji.

"You better believe it, isn't that right Hikari?"

"Yep" and they kissed again.

"What do you think Rei?" asked Shinji.

"All love is beautiful" came her response.

"Now that's what I am talking about!" Asuka exclaimed.

"Well, if you two are happy, then it's fine by me" said Misato. After things had calmed down a bit Shinji turned to Rei before she left.

"I'll see you at School" she smiled at him and nodded and was off. The whole night the only thing she could think of was how he kissed her. She almost lost sleep because of it unless it was the fact that the faster she fell asleep the faster she would be able to see him again.

Shinji lay down in his bed and wondered if Rei was sleeping well and if she was dreaming and if so what about. He huddled deep in his bed, trying to imagine Rei sleeping next to him. The only thing that bothered him was the faint sounds coming from Asuka's room. But he knew it was to be expected since Hikari stayed the night. But as he tried to sleep he wondered in the back of his mind were all his perverted fantasies come from he wondered what kind of sounds Rei would make.

But he soon felt guilty wondering if his mother was watching him and he wondered what she thought of him now that he has grown since he last saw her. And as he closed his eyes to fall asleep and single tear sneaked out of his eye.

AU: Next chapter shall have Touji, and Kensuke in it and also how will they react now that the class rep is with Asuka?