CONCERT
Chapter 6-Flashback Weekend pt 2
by Gunman
Disclaimer: I own nothing from the Eva series, neither it's characters nor it's mecha.
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After spending nearly the whole morning together in Shinji's apartment, Misato practically insisted that the pair go out.
"Go out?" Shinji asked.
"Yes, Shinji. You and Hikari. It'll be good for you." the older woman smiled. "Just think about it: the shining sun, the gentle breeze, a picnic in the park with your girlfriend..."
"WHAT?" the pair cried in unison.
"Hikari's not my girlfriend!"
"Shinji's not my boyfriend!"
"Wow! That was almost perfect synchronization. Maybe I should have had you two pilot against the 7th Angel."
Knowing that they weren't going to win this argument against the woman, the pair decided to go out as quickly as possible.
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NERV headquarters...
"This is ridiculous!" Asuka shouted.
"Stop griping! We have a lot to cover today!" Ritsuko stated calmly.
"Test after test after test after test! When are we going to stop?"
"Until we're bored of it."
"I'm already bored."
"But we're not." she smirked.
Asuka groaned as Maya punched in the code for the new simulator program.
One hour later...
"GOD! Five Angel battles, one a simulation where I had to fight that damned 7th Angel, by myself, and then you make me do it again until I get it right."
"What's your point?" Ritsuko asked absently as she jotted down a note on her clipboard.
"He's dead! As in deceased, dust, long gone, not coming back, and bought the farm."
"Granted. But we don't have any other data on the other Angels that are coming, and the 7th is in the database, so we're using." Ritsuko said.
"This just seems so repetitive and useless!"
"Again, what's your point?" the blond teased.
"Why am I doing this?"
"Because its your punishment, Asuka. Besides, considering your track record against the Angels, I thought you'd appreciate a little extra training."
Asuka scowled at that.
"Fine. Now what?" she asked as she clenched her fist again.
"Hello, Pilot Sohryu." a familiar blue-haired face appeared on the display monitor.
"Oh, great."
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"So, what should we do today?" Shinji asked Hikari as the pair continued to walk down the street.
Hikari saw her opportunity and decided to take it.
"I was thinking... why don't we go over to my house." the girl suggested.
"What?" Shinji gasped at that fairly bold statement. Was he being invited over to a girls house?
"Asuka and I play video games whenever she comes over. We could do that."
"Oh. Alright."
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"GOD! I am getting so tired!" Asuka shouted as she readied herself for another sim-battle.
"She can't hear you." Ritsuko said.
"Who?"
"God."
"Who said I was talking to God?"
"'GOD! I am getting so tired!'" she repeated.
"Well isn't it obvious that God's a woman?"
"Are you are cast in God's own image?"
"Absolutely!"
"Well, if your ego's boosted enough, lets get back to work."
Asuka grumbled at their lame attempt to keep her going.
"Fine. What do we do now?"
"I was thinking... NAKED SIMULATION!"
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"OH!" the boy groaned in frustration.
"Shinji this is the third time." Hikari chided him.
"I know. That's never happened to me before."
"You don't do this very often, do you?"
"Well no. We don't have a video-game system."
"That's obvious. You'd think that saving the world would entitle you to something like that."
"It's... not a big issue. We pilot to protect the world. We've got little time for fun and games."
The pair played a few more games before Hikari started talking.
"Shinji... I.. I want to say how sorry I am."
"For what?"
"For what Asuka did."
"You had nothing to do with it, Hikari. I'm the one who should be thanking you."
"Me? What for?"
"For coming over to see if I was alright. For being kind and understanding." he said, then paused for a bit. "And for not hitting me when I kissed you."
Hikari blushed at that. "Well, you were drunk. It's not like I could blame you for that."
"Asuka would."
Hikari felt a tinge of sadness enter her at hearing the name of her best friend. Her best friend who had used and lied to this kind boy.
"I'm Not Asuka!" Hikari cried as she suddenly threw herself against Shinji.
"Hikari?" Shinji gasped as the girl snuggled into his chest, causing him to drop his remote control.
"Please... please don't think about her right now. It's... not a good thing, alright?" she said, nestled in his chest.
The boy softened. "I'm sorry, Hikari."
"Don't be." she said for a second. "Uh, Shinji? Can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Was I... your first?"
"My first? You mean... my first kiss?"
"Yes."
He swallowed hard. "No. There was... someone else. You were actually my second."
Hikari wasn't too disappointed. Just surprised.
"Really? Who was she?"
"Uh..." he hesitated.
"Please Shinji, I want to know."
"It was... Asuka."
Hikari bolted up at that.
"WHAT? You kissed Asuka?"
At this point Hikari wasn't sure if she should be totally shocked or disappointed.
"Well, it wasn't that... good."
Hikari softened. "Really? What happened? I mean I know the only person Asuka wants to kiss is that Kaji guy she keeps mentioning. But how did you..."
"She was bored."
"HUH?" Hikari asked, her eyes wide as saucers, her mouth opened like a fish.
Shinji then relayed the entire story to Hikari. About how Asuka had gotten back to their apartment after her blind date that Hikari had set her up on, and how she found him playing his cello.
He plays the cello. I didn't know that.
Shinji then told her about how bored Asuka had been and suddenly brought up the idea of them kissing to pass the time. As well as the crack she made about his mother looking down from heaven upon him, which he now realized she did just to push his buttons.
Jeez, Asuka, that was mean.
He then told her about how she had pinched his nose because his breath was tickling her, which nearly caused him to pass out from lack of breath.
Whoa. Asuka never told me that.
And then he told her that afterwards she ran into the bathroom to gargle, asking herself why she would do such a thing to pass the time.
"It was almost like she had made the biggest mistake of her life." he said sadly.
"I'll bet that didn't make you feel too good."
He sighed as he hung his head. "No. Not really."
Hikari noticed the sad expression on his face, and in his mood. She had to help him.
"Shinji?"
"Yes?"
"I want you to kiss me."
If Shinji wasn't already on the floor, he would have totally crashed into it.
"What?"
"I want you to kiss me. No beer, no boredom. Just the two of us."
"But... why would you want me to kiss you?"
"Well for one thing, I know you don't taste like beer now. For another..." she paused for a second, with a slight blush. "When you kissed me the last time I couldn't believe how soft your lips were. It felt good."
Shinji blushed.
"I don't want to kiss you because I'm bored, Shinji. I want to kiss you... because I like you."
Shinji gave her a lite smile, which told her that she had said the right thing.
"Alright." he said.
Hikari moved close to Shinji, practically crawling over him as she pressed her lips to his. Their eyes closed as one and Shinji felt her arms wrap around his neck, holding him tight. His arms responded and pulled around her soft body to hold her.
God, he's really good at this. Hikari thought as she continued to kiss him.
Her lips are so soft, and warm. Shinji thought as he suddenly felt his body fall backwards.
Hikari was on top of him, their lips and arms still locked on each other.
"So, tell me Shinji. How was it?" she asked, looking him right in the eyes as soon as she stopped.
"It was... well... I..."
A small pang of doubt and fear started to show. "Shinji, please be honest."
He paused for a second before answering. "I want to kiss you again."
Hikari gasped. Granted she had told him to be honest, but she hadn't expected that to be the answer.
"You do?"
"Yes."
Hikari's face pulled out a wide smile as she dove in for another one.
The pair spent the rest of the afternoon kissing, until it started getting dark and Shinji had to get back to his apartment.
"I have to go, Hikari. Misato will be worried about me if I don't."
"I know, Shinji. Will I see you tomorrow?"
"Uh, sure. I'd like that."
Hikari walked Shinji to the door and kissed him on the cheek before he left. As soon as he had gone, Hikari picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hello, it's me, Hikari. Oh, he's just left. Actually I wanted to ask you something."
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And now OMAKE!
"Shinji?"
"Yes?"
"I want you to kiss me."
If Shinji wasn't already on the floor, he would have totally crashed into it.
"What?"
"I want you to kiss me. No beer, no boredom. Just the two of us."
"But... why would you want me to kiss you?"
"Well for one thing, I know you don't taste like beer now. For another... when you kissed me the last time I couldn't believe how soft your lips were. It felt good." she blushed.
Shinji blushed.
"I'm not kissing you because I'm bored, Shinji. I'm kissing you... because I want to."
Shinji gave her a lite smile, which told her that she had said the right thing.
"Alright." he said. "But no tongue."
"You try and stop me!" Hikari grinned as she pounced on him.
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OMAKE 2!
"Are you are cast in God's own image?"
"Absolutely!"
"Well, if your ego's boosted enough, lets get back to work."
Asuka grumbled at their lame attempt to keep her going.
"Fine. What do we do now?"
"I was thinking... NAKED SIMULATION!"
"WHAT!"
"Do it Asuka!"
"Alright, fine!" Then a thought struck her as she started to unzip her plugsuit. "Are those camera's off?"
"Of course. It's just myself and Maya in here."
"Alright."
"Sempai?" Maya asked.
"Yes, Maya?"
"The camera's are still on." she whispered, even though the communication line was off.
"I know. Why should Kensuke Aida be the only one to get rich off of selling pictures of Asuka? We'll make a killing in the video industry." she grinned wickedly. "Both to males and lesbians."
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Author's Notes:
Alright, I admit that I'm making Hikari a little too forward in this chapter, especially given what's happened in the last five. This was not what I originally had in mind when I started writing these flashback chapters, but I couldn't help but write them. I figured if Hikari liked Shinji kissing her in the second chapter, she might want to do it again. This wasn't mentioned in the previous chapters because Hikari didn't feel a need to tell Asuka about her and Shinji kissing.
I figured, 'Shinji's in a lot of pain and needs to be comforted and reassured' and given what's happened to him I figured Hikari was the perfect, and only candidate, for the job.
I also realize that the Asuka simulator 'punishments' were not that long and probably could have been more detailed, but I'll get to that in the next chapter.
I hope.
Personally, I like the Shinji/Hikari part of the story better than Asuka getting punished.
Anyway, please read and review.