Disclaimer: see ch 1.

'Thoughts'

"Speech"

Chapter 2: Truth

When Misato woke up she had a horrible headache. 'I really need to quit drinking so much.' she thought to herself as she sat up slowly. Then she realized she wasn't in her room. 'I thought that l-last…n-night w-w-was j-just a…' the sentence trailed off in her head as she finally remembered what happened. They hadn't gone any further than kissing, as neither one really wanted to go any further, but when they broke their kiss, they had finally told each other of their love for one another. And then they just drifted off to sleep in each others arms.

'Was he only trying to comfort me, or does he really…have feelings for me?' she questioned in her head. Her thoughts were interrupted when Shinji opened the door, carrying a tray of home cooked breakfast. Her doubts about him were dispersed when he leaned forward and kissed her lightly on the lips before putting the tray on her lap.

She ate in relative silence, with Shinji trying to fix his broken S-DAT player. He muttered a few curses here and there as he tried desperately to fix it. He failed. Miserably. When she was finished eating, Shinji stood up and took her tray and headed to the kitchen to wash it. Misato wasn't too sure on what to do, she needed some time to think to herself…then it hit her.

'I know, I'll go take a bath. I can usually think up something while I'm in there.'

She stood up(a little wobbly, as she still had a hangover) and headed to her room to grab some clean clothes, and then headed to the bathroom to take a bath.

"Shinji?" she called out.

"Yes Misato?"

"I'm going to take a bath."

"Alright"

With that she went inside and closed the door and started the bath.

"This is just great" she said to herself, as she sat in the bath. "I have some time to think, but I can't think." She then threw her head back and rested her head against the back of the tub and closed her eyes.

"What should I do? Just let it continue on? Reject him? Wait 'til he turns eighteen in a few months? Think Katsuragi, think."

After a while of thinking, she only came up with one thing. 'Alright, so I just talk to him and make up my mind as the conversation continues. Oh, what a great plan'

Little did she know, that there wasn't going to be very much talking.

When she stepped out of the bathroom, she heard something that sounded like a weird type of metal music.

"Shinji?"

"Yes?" he asked as he turned it down a bit and continued cleaning the dishes.

"What is that music?"

"It's exactly as you said, it's music."

"I meant what kind, and what's the name of the group?"

"It's a death metal/techno band called The Sin: Decay." (AN: that is the name of a real death metal/techno band, and they kick a lot of ass)

"I didn't know that bands made metal like that."

"They don't anymore." he said, finishing the dishes.

"Anyway" Misato continued, "I want to talk to you about something" she said as she moved towards the couch, and sat on it.

"Alright, what is it you want to talk to me about?" he said, turning off the music, and sitting down on the couch, near Misato.

"It...It's…" she started before finally gathering up the courage to say, "It's about us."

Shinji started to feel a bit panicky, but he didn't let it show like he would have a few years ago, when he joined NERV.

"What about us?" Shinji calmly asked.

"W-well…" the sentence trailed off. 'Oh, what a great plan, indeed, Katsuragi' she thought before finally continuing, "Well, I-I mean, about a r-relationship between u-us."

'Man, something must have gotten to her to be stuttering like this' Shinji thought, before saying, "If…"he said, drawing in a deep breath. "If you think it should stop here, then we can stop it here. But, I want you to know, what happened last night-"

"Wait a minute! What did happen last night?!"

"N-nothing, all we did was kiss."

'Phew' she thought.

"However" Shinji interjected, "I did say that I love you last night, and I meant it."

'Yikes! What am I Supposed to do!?!' she thought, starting panic in her head. 'Alright, stay cool Misato, stay cool. Now, what am I supposed to do or say?' she thought again before Shinji interrupted her thoughts yet again.

"I knew it" he mumbled, more to himself than to Misato. 'Well, well, well. For once I'm not the coward, Misato is. How could this situation get any weirder, or worse?'

"What did you say, Shinji?" Misato asked.

"Nothing."

"You sure? I could have sworn it was something."

"It wasn't anything important. However, what is important is, what do you want to do with this relationship of ours? Throw it away? Keep going? What?"

'Oh, this is just perfect. I haven't made up my mind, and he's asking me.' "I…don't know" Misato finally admitted.

"Alright, I can make up your mind for you" he said.

"Wha-" she was trying to ask, but was cut off by his lips pressing against hers. After the initial shock, she kissed him back, having had her mind made up by Shinji.

AN: I know, I ended it almost exactly the same as the last chapter, but oh well. And I guarantee that it will not happen again. Also, next chapter, there will be a lemon. you have been warned.