ENJOY

Chapter Seventy-Two

Enemies Return

"What happened?" Rei asked her.

Misato shook her head as she put the redhead down upon Shinji`s empty bed. Rei quickly seated beside Asuka touching the girl`s shoulder.

"Asuka," she whispered.

The redhead looked at her.

"Rei," she said, "Misato."

"Asuka, what happened?" Misato asked, repeating Rei`s earlier question.

The redhead started crying again, causing Rei and Misato to glance at each other. Then the Vampire put a comforting hand upon Asuka`s.

"Asuka," she said, "Did Shinji have anything to do with this?"

The crying girl gave her a nod.

"He knows," she said, "He knows that I don`t love him."

That caused some shock from both people present, both of totally different reasons.

"How come?" Misato asked, "He is your boyfriend isn`t he?"

Rei had a scowl on her face as she stood up, her fangs showing.

"Where is he?"

Asuka shook her head.

"I don`t know," she said, "He left the house last night."

Rei spun around drawing Misato`s attention.

"Oi…where are you…?"

"I`m going to find him, drag him back here kicking and screaming," Rei growled, "Do that bastard even known how much he is hurting her?"


Shinji Ikari was walking into the large forest that surrounded the house they had ranted for the days of training. He had been walking ever since he left the house last night. He didn`t think he could have spend another second there. He couldn`t see Asuka`s face anymore and not experience the horrible feeling in his chest.

Is this what heartbreak feel like? He thought.

He had been such a fool. All this time he thought Asuka was in love with him but the truths was…it was a lie. Asuka had been lying to him…and to everyone. They were all fooled by it.

"So this is where you are," a voice said.

Rei Ayanami was standing right in front of him, her arms crossed and her red eyes looking straight at him.

"H…How did you find me?"

"Tracking you in this forest is child play," Rei said, walking toward him.

Shinji looked away from her.

"Why are you here?"

Rei came to a stop right beside him.

"I came to bring you back," she said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, "Asuka is in need of you."

She caught his arm, starting to drag him with her.

"Why?" Shinji asked, "She is in love with you, not me."

"I know," Rei answered, without turning around.

Shinji tched, before wrenching his arm from her grip, causing Rei to look back at him.

"Then why are you here?" he said, "I`m not anything to her. You won her affection and love…Do you want to make me suffer as you and Asuka continue to lie to everyone."

Rei`s eyes went wide with anger as her fist slammed against a nearby tree, beside her causing it to lean backward as birds flew out of it.

"What do you know of suffering Shinji Ikari?" she growled.

The boy looked at her.

"I should be celebrating that you broke up with Asuka on your own terms," Rei continued, "Why am I here talking to you instead of being the one comforting Asuka right now?"

Rei glared straight at him.

"You think you`re suffering Ikari?" she said, "You have no idea how hard is it not to simply kill you everything you touch or kissed Asuka. How many time I fought the beast within me to not try to kill you because you`re touching what`s mine…But I care about Asuka`s feelings of you. You have no idea how much that girl care about you…If she wasn`t my mate…she`ll have fallen in love with you."

Rei sighed, as Shinji simply stared at her.

"But…Asuka is in love with you," he said.

Rei let out a dark chuckle.

"I am a Vampire Ikari," she said, "If I continue to fall in love with her, I`ll turn her into what I am so that she can be with me forever, but I don`t want that life for her. I`d rather see her die as a Human being than seeing her turn into what I am. However, with you, I know that you`ll love and protect her with all your heart."

Rei looked toward the sky above.

"She is the one I am meant to be with," she said, "But…if I continue to stand with her, she`ll be a Vampire later in the future…Shinji Ikari, can you promise me one thing."

Shinji looked at her.

"W…What?"

"Promise me that you`ll protect and love Asuka forever," she said, "No matter what."

Shinji stared at her in shock.

Rei…you…

But before he could voice his thoughts, an infernal roar echoed across the two of them, causing the two of them to look around.

"What the hell was that?" Shinji asked.

"I don`t…," Rei started.

Then a large symbol appeared in the sky, above them as many people started to fall from them, armed with sword and armors.

"What the…?"

It was then Rei noticed the familiar symbol upon their armors.

It`s….SEELE, she thought, But how did they found us?

The armored people were now coming straight at them.

"Shinji, take cover," Rei yelled.

She summoned two blades, one in each hand causing her to falter a little.

"W…What is it?" Shinji asked, seeing her freeze a little.

Rei tightened her hand upon the white sword she now has.

"No…It`s nothing," she said.

Then she blurred from sight, and then explosions started to take place all around them as blood flew around. She was moving so fast that enemies where dying left and right.

She…She`s so fast, Shinji thought, I can barely see her…

Then the infernal roar echoed around them again as a creature by all right should be extinct walked forward. It was towering above them, it`s powerful jaws working. It had some armors upon it's body as the man that was riding it, pulled on the strings causing it to roar again.

Is that…a dinosaur? She thought, Just how did SEELE get their hands on one?

No…No way, Shinji thought.

The dinosaur, a T-Rex to be exact, walked forward, growling as it`s eyes fell upon Rei, and it opened it jaws.

This is bad, Rei thought.

"Shinji, go back to the others and warn them," she said.

The boy blinked surprised.

"What?"

The T-Rex snapped it`s jaws at Rei causing the vampire to jump out of it`s way.

"There is no time to argue," Rei yelled, "Just go, I`ll hold them here."

Shinji stared at the Vampire`s back before nodding.

"I will," he said.

He then started to run as fast as he could, aiming back toward where the house was.


Rei smirked to herself as she brought both blades together. They had started to glow a brilliantly as both white and black flames danced across each other.

So, you really are dead Mei, she thought, If your sword answer to me…

The combined version of the two swords was made of flames which Rei holds the handle staring at the dinosaur and the group in front of her.

I`ll have to finish things quickly here, she thought, I`m counting on you to reach the other and warn them Shinji Ikari, don't let me down.

"Get her," one of the soldiers yelled.

The entire group started charging at her along with the dinosaur causing Rei to smirk slightly, as she hold her sword at the ready.

"Ying Yan Blade Secret Technique: Calamity Slash,"

With a swing of her sword, Rei send large waves of flames toward the oncoming enemies burning them along with the large dinosaur as a large blast blew them all away. The forest around her was caught in the flames blast as the trees started to burn as smoke rose in the sky.

Then three more large creatures appeared from within the smoke, all of them growling at her.

"Didn`t expect them to make it easy," she said, "So I won't make it easy for them."

With that she charged forward.

Will Shinji make it in time?

Next chapter is where you`ll find out.