Chapter 42: Paradise Part 4: Good-bye Paradise!

Same Place – Morning

I wake up to the warm breath of Asuka on my neck. She is lying next to me with an arm around my body. I was looking at her while she slept, and she had a small smile on her face. I try to get up, but every time I would, she would tighten her grip. On my fourth try at getting up, she swung her leg around me. Now I HAD to stay, I couldn't even move! As I lay next to her, I remembered last night. It was… amazing to say the least. One problem though, I was sure that Cass and Sam could hear us. Asuka was always so loud when it came to that. Not that I cared at the time, I was too focused on what I was doing. I remember seeing her quite vividly. At one point during the act, my hand brushed up against the few scars on her back, and for some reason, I felt uneasy. I don't think she noticed it though. One thing did scare the hell out of me though; near the end, she pulled me tight against her body and forced me to come inside her. What if she had gotten pregnant? What would we do? I have to push those thoughts out of my mind.

"Shin… ji…" she spoke my name in her sleep. I was a little embarrassed at the fact that her doing so raised my ego. That hasn't happened in awhile.

"Asuka… wake up…" I whisper so soft that I could barely hear myself. Somehow, she did wake up and looked at me.

"Hi there…" I couldn't help but smile at her comment.

"We should get going, it's one already," not that it surprised me that we slept in. Neither of us exactly went to bed early, "our plane leaves at six. We need to pack."

"Just a few more minutes… I'm comfortable…" she acted like I wanted to leave! I let her have ten minutes and then I got up, "spoil-sport…" I go over to my clothes that were carelessly thrown on the other side of the room. Asuka got up and threw on some loose-fitting clothing, "You know Shinji, I really liked. How about you?" what was I supposed to say? 'No, I hated it!' what did she think my answer was going to be?

"It was amazing. One of the best nights of my life, actually." it really was the best night ever.

"Good… was it worth it?" aside from the danger of her getting pregnant, yes.

"Of coarse… that is, if you feel the same way. Were you ready?" she just smiled.

"More than you'll ever know." What was that supposed to mean? Then, a hard knock on the door came.

"Shinji, Asuka, you there?" it sounded like Cass. I went to open the door and saw him nearly laughing.

"What?" he just started to laugh, "What is it!"

"Could you guys have been any louder last night? I mean, God, you woke Sam up! She thought someone was robbing us!" Ah crap! I knew she was being loud!

"What are you talking about?" I try to deny it.

"Oh come on! It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what you two were doing! So, did you two have fun?" he got a wicked smile on his face.

"GET OUT!" Asuka pushes him out of our room and slams the door shut. We could hear him talking to Sam.

"Oh yeah, they did it." We then heard Sam giggle.

"Crap! You know what? I don't care. I'm just going to let it go. I am NOT going to let that jackass ruin last night." Well that was reassuring.

"Uh… good," I almost brought up the only bad part of the night, but I decided against it.

"I'm going to take a shower and get ready to leave. If you don't mind, can you pack my bags?" I guess I was already dressed, so I guess I had the time.

"Sure, see you in awhile," she leaves and I hear the shower start up. I just grab all of her stuff, fold it, and put it into a bag. "I'm really going to miss this place," I say aloud. Once I finish with her clothes, I get mine together. By the time I was done, she was walking out of the shower.

"Hey, you ready?" apparently she wasn't. All she wore was a towel.

"Yeah, but you should wear something a little more… covering." She laughed a little at this. She got dressed in a loose fit shirt, and a pair of baggy pants. This time, she was prepared for a long flight. We walked out into the hallway to meet a smiling Cass and Sam.

"Just don't say anything! Don't say a word!" She might as well have admitted to it right there, but I don't think she is ashamed of it. Actually, I think she might WANT people to know… nah.

"Look, we only have a couple more hours before we have to leave, let's try and make them worth-while," trying to change the subject, I bring that up… it didn't work.

"No, you're not avoiding this!" I knew Cass would do this.

"Okay, fine. What is there to talk about?" did Asuka just… admit to it? This comment caught Cass way off guard.

"Uh… well…" she got up in his face.

"What? You need a play-by-play?" Sam giggled a little, "You need some help with it? Okay fine, you just take it and…" Cass cut her off… thank God.

"Well that's enough of that! Let's go get something to eat!" Cass was now the one avoiding it! I was a little shocked myself at how she reacted.

"That's what I thought. Now, what are you hungry for?" Sam cut in (finally) at this point.

"I do know about this one place a little up south, it's called Blueberry Hill, they have some pretty good breakfast foods.

A/N- I do not own Blueberry Hill… damn disclaimers…

"Okay, sure," we called for a cab and headed for the breakfast house. When we got there, I saw that it was fairly small. Huge trees acted like an umbrella for the building. The small white house was friendly, too. We were seated almost immediately. We all ordered the same thing – pancakes – and ate in mostly silence. Every now and then I could see Cass glance over at me, when our eyes met, he just smiled. I was never going to hear the end of this… not to say it wasn't worth it though. By the time we were done, it was only three… damnit! We still had three hours to kill.

"How about we just relax in the arcade until we have to leave?" in reality, we had to leave in two hours, due to the airport being so far away. Everyone else nodded at this offer and – once again – I called a cab.

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Arcade – 4:30

"I can't believe you did that!" me and Cass were in the bathroom, and away from the girls.

"D-did what?" like I didn't know what he was talking about.

"Come on, cut the crap Shinji. I know what you guys did, and so does Sam. Look, I'll leave you alone if you answer one question," sounds simple enough… or not, "top or bottom?"

"What the hell is your problem?" that was just wrong! You don't ask someone that! I start to walk out of the bathroom, now filled with his laughter. I go outside to meet Asuka and Sam talking… crap! I walk over to them and cut in, "Hey, we should get going!" Sam is smiling ear-to-ear.

"Okay, sure… nice one Asuka…" Asuka turned red, but let it go… kind of. This whole time, I've been trying to prevent people from knowing, but Asuka really doesn't care.

"I know…" she wasn't ashamed of it at all. I call for a cab and we make our way to the airport. We only had to wait about ten minutes because the traffic was bad on the way. Once we boarded the plane, me and Asuka took our seats at the back, so did Sam and Cass.

"I'm going to sleep. I can't stand being bored…" Asuka puts her head back and closes her eyes. Within a few minutes, I hear a slight snoring. I try to get some sleep myself, but I can't get to sleep. Cass and his damn CD player are keeping me awake!

"Cass, turn that down!" He looks over at me and takes off the head-phones, "turn it down!" he just slips them back on, and clicks a button on the CD player a couple of times. Soon, the plane was silent. I fade off to sleep, not wanting to wake up until we arrived.

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Fifteen Hours Later – Same Place duh

I wake up to the pilot over the intercom talking, "We will be arriving in Japan in about five minutes, please fasten your seat belts." I heard a shower of clicking, so I do the same, "Asuka, we're here," she slowly lifts her head and looks at me, eyes half closed. She realizes what is going on and sloppily fumbles with her belt. The plane jars and rattles, then stops, "We are on the ground, please exit the plane in an orderly fashion and don't forget your belongings. Have a nice day and thank you for flying Japan West," We walk off and breath the old air.

"I did NOT want to leave Miami, but I'm glad to be back," Sam said with a yawn as she stretched her arms above her head. I then look to my right to see Gendo walking very fast – but not a run – and when he gets over to us, he grabs my and Asuka's wrists.

"Come with me," What the hell was his problem?

"Whoa! Back off! Don't touch me!" Asuka struggles to no avail. I can hear Sam and Cass yelling at him, but for some reason, they didn't come after us.

"Same DNA, same touch," he muttered. What was that supposed to mean?

A/N- What do you think it means? Not much to say here, except… see you in next chapter; Live With Choices, until then, keep on keepin' on!