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Chapter Seventy-One
Our true Feelings
Shinji knocked upon the door in front of him before putting his hands back into his pocket. The Vampire had left the house a while ago, and he thinks it will be the test time to speak with Asuka about everything that had been going on…
The door in front of him slid open and the redhead was standing right in front of him. She blinked a little noticing it was him and asked.
"Shinji-kun?" she said.
"Can we talk in my room about something?" he asked her.
Asuka nodded and followed after him, all the way back to his room and when they entered he closed the door behind him. He was starting to have doubt within himself, ever since his strange conversation with Hikari…
Flashback
The young man blinked at the Veteran Hunter in front of him.
"About Asuka and Rei?"
Hikari was staring straight at him, disbelief written all over her face.
"Don`t tell me you didn`t notice it?" she asked him.
Shinji frowned at her, but didn`t say anything.
"You`ll have to be blind…,"
"They are just friend Hikari," he told her, "I`m Asuka`s boyfriend, there is no way she will lie to me about something that shadow`s our relationship."
"Boyfriend eh?" Hikari snorted, "When the last time was you two spend some times together apart from school? When was the last time you two had planned anything together?"
Shinji tched.
"So what?" he asked, "The both of us had been busy…with all that stuff she has going on…I don't want to burden her…"
Hikari frowned slightly.
"You`re her boyfriend aren`t you?" she said, "You should remind her who she chose to be with…or is your relationship with her just a lie."
That caused something to change within him.
"I love Asuka will all my heart," Shinji said, "and I know she will never lie to me about our relationship. Even so, it has got nothing to do with you Hikari so leave it alone."
Hikari stood there staring straight at him and then sighed. She then simply turned around walking toward the roof door. Before she leave, she turned toward him again.
"Let`s see if you still believe that when you lose her to that Vampire."
Shinji feel something cold in his heart at this as Hikari disappeared behind the door and closing it with a short snap.
End of flashback
He had truly believed his words back then, even after what Hikari had told him. He knew that Asuka will never lie to him about their relationship, but after what he had seen tonight, he was seriously starting to have doubt. He always had suspicions about Asuka`s strange relationship with the blue haired Vampire Rei.
He remembers that time, Rei had disappeared for a week and Asuka had been saddened if not, strangely quiet. It was then they first started dating. He was quite happy about that fact…but his talk with Hikari had brought up the insecurity he was feeling…the doubt that was always there…
"Shinji are you alright?" Asuka asked, since he had been quiet the entire time they had arrived here.
The boy looked up back at Asuka`s blue eyes.
"Kiss me," he said.
Asuka`s eyes widened at that, as a blush grew on her cheeks.
"Shinji…what are you…?"
"Just kiss me Asuka," he said, "Please."
His plea must have worked for Asuka nodded a little before her lips lands against his. Shinji kissed her with all the love he could muster…but at Asuka`s response, he felt his heart break a little…
Then he broke the kiss, keeping his hand on Asuka`s shoulder as he lowered his head.
"Shinji-kun…," Asuka started.
"You don`t really love me do you Asuka?" he asked.
Asuka`s shoulder stiffened slightly underneath his fingers.
"W…What are you talking about Shinji?" she said, "I`m your girlfriend of course I…"
"Don't lie to me Asuka," Shinji snapped at her.
The redhead stared at him seemingly lost for words.
"You know I hate it when you lie," he said, more softly.
He removed his hands from her shoulders.
"I truly love you Asuka," he said, "From the bottom of my heart. I wanted what we have to be true and genuine. But how can that be, when you don't feel the same about me?"
"Shinji…I…"
He looked up at her staring straight into Asuka`s blue eyes. He knew that the redhead can see the pain in his own eyes.
"Don`t you try to deny it Asuka," Shinji said, "You didn`t even kiss me back earlier. You don`t love me as I love you. I simply was fooling myself into thinking you cared enough…I had doubt that I didn`t want to believe…I didn`t want to believe that someone already have your heart."
Tears started to fall from Shinji`s eyes.
"Someone who had gotten closer to you quicker than anyone else," he continued, "Someone…that you worry over constantly, that Vampire, Rei Ayanami."
Asuka looked completely shocked. The guilt in her blue eyes as she looked back at him was the answer that Shinji was looking for. He knew then that he was right.
"Shinji…please…let me explain…," she started.
"There is nothing to explain," he said looking away from her.
With that he walked out of the room, leaving Asuka standing there. Then the redhead falls down on her knees as her own tears started to fall.
Somewhere…
The Queen looked at her Lord who was now fully clothed, his cloak flying behind him. The rest of the Paths were all gathered in front of him, waiting for him to talk.
"My childrens," he said, "The time is soon for us to grasp. With Seven of the Nine in our possession, The Ceremony is closer than it had ever being before. When all Nine are gathered, We will control this world…just as it had been long time ago."
Cheers echoed around the place as the group raised their fists into the air.
"With the Angel Tear, our paradise will be reborn," he said, "For that, I will send you after the ones that hold us back."
"All of us?" one asked.
"You are all that`s left of our once mighty Empire," he said, IT`s time to bring our weapons to arms once more."
"To arms," a soldier yelled.
"For our Lord," another yelled.
Roar echoed across the place. The Lord raised his hand as a large symbol appeared which turned into a portal glowing with white power.
"Go my soldiers, and bring me the Angel Tears," he yelled.
The soldier started to run into it.
"Sahaquiel, Matarael, I`m putting you in charge…after all, using them you can figure out the level of powers the people who possess the Angel Tear`s," he said.
"Of course my Lord," the two that was standing behind her.
Meanwhile
Misato had woken up a while ago. She was walking straight toward Asuka`s room to wake the girl up but when she opened it, the room was empty.
"Asuka…where did she go?"
Then a lecherous grin crossed her face.
Maybe she slept with her boyfriend Shinji, she thought, I wonder why she wanted him to come…Oh! Asuka, you naughty girl.
Misato quickly head toward Shinji`s room, almost running into Rei. The Vampire gave her a curious glance.
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing Rei," Misato grinned, "Just going to wake the lovebirds up."
She continued onward, toward Shinji`s room leaving Rei behind looking confused.
When she arrived in front of the door, she started to giggle perversely before throwing the door open.
"Good morning, lovebirds," she yelled at the top of her voice.
She expected to hear Asuka yell or seeing a very funny scene in front of her, what she didn`t expect, however, was to find Asuka on the ground in a fetal position…and the girl`s body seems to be trembling.
"Asuka," she yelled quickly running to the fallen girl.
The redhead had tear tracks upon her face as if she had been crying.
"Asuka…what`s wrong?" Misato asked.
There was a light breeze in the room before Rei appeared kneeling beside the two of them. The Vampire`s here quickly picked up Asuka`s muttering of "I`ve hurt him" over and over again.
The cat is out of the bag...
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Jacques0 out.
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