AN: Hey there, here's the next installment and just to let you all know, YES the story name has been changed to make it fit the story better. Now I am going to warn you all at this very moment NO Shinji and Asuka will not be having sex anytime soon, but we will see the forming of a relationship here. Nor will there be a lemon in this fic, only the mention of one (Thats what AFF is for, which this story will be posted on later) also... im not really the best at writing... erotic things.

Shinji sighed as he leaned against the doorframe, he and Asuka had finished their homework early, as well as the movie. As a result of this neither of them really had anything to do. Hence why Asuka was laying her head down on the kitchen table, and he was listening to his SDAT. However the music flowing from his headphones did not reach his ears, as they were being drowned out by the overlapping thoughts that had been running through his head for quite a while.

The subject of his thoughts? Well that just happened to be the hot tempered, self absorbed, beautiful, sexy, bitchy, drop dead gorgeous, red haired devil that called itself Asuka Langley Soryu.

'Asuka... Asuka... Asuka... damnit! What is it about that girl that feels so damn familiar... I even freaking searched her family history for four hours just so I could know more about her...' The brown haired boy paled at the thought. 'Crap... I'm turning into Kaji...'

Shaking his head, Shinji turned his head slightly to glimpse at the red haired girl. What was it about her that had him just begging to learn more. He had dealt with hot headed girls before, however for some reason Asuka was... not different exactly, but intriguing, so much so that every other thought in his head contained the German girl.

Without even thinking about it his gaze had moved from her eyes, down towards her rosy red lips, which happened to be pressed tightly together as Asuka had drifted off into her own thoughts. Unbeknownst to the fiery red head, Shinji had come daringly close to kissing those luscious lips of hers.

It was just two nights after Misato had put the two under house arrest, and Shinji and Asuka were laying down on the futon set up for them in the living room. The red headed girl had proclaimed that Shinji better not wake her up for anything stupid and had henceforth fallen asleep.

At first the brown haired boy hadn't thought anything of it, and continued listening to his SDAT. However suddenly he had realized that he had been staring at the sleeping girl for well over half an hour... nothing but staring at her. What the hell had happened to him, Shinji Ikari did NOT openly stare at ANYONE. It simply couldn't register in his mind as to why he always seemed to want to take in Asuka's features, her pale, creamy smooth skin, her brilliant blue eyes, that fire red hair which always lingered a strawberry scent, her plump breasts, and her lusciously red lips. Her lips... the ones that he was staring at, and couldn't seem to find the will to break away, the ones that were parted just ever so slightly in the beautiful girls' sleep. The ones that he just happened to be leaning in towards... just a few centimeters of air remained as the gap...

"Mama..."

It's amazing how one word can ruin a mood. How one word can make someone stop dead in their tracks and defer from what they were doing just moments ago. But more importantly, it's amazing how one word, just one simple word, can bring about revelations of people that you hadn't seen before.

And that, is just what that one word had done to Shinji, made him realize that Asuka, for all her tough talk, rough attitude, shows of strength, and undying self confidence... was just a child. Not a young girl per say, but a young woman, still blossoming and stumbling her way through the darkness. Still needing someone to lean on, still trying day by day to face the demons of her past, still someone who was struggling to not breakdown in front of others.

Of course, he knew that she would never admit to such things were she conscious, but lying here, asleep in the very same futon that he was in, she didn't have to. For some unbidden reason, he Shinji Ikari, knew the young redheaded girl... better than anyone else, and he liked that feeling.

Shinji smiled lightly as he brushed a strand of hair away fro Asuka's face, then turned away from her and pulled the covers over him. Asuka Langley Soryu had shown a slight form of weakness in front of him today, something he doubted that she would show him again very soon... she would tough it out, hide it, as she was a fighter... and he respected her all the more for that.

"Sweet dreams Red..." He muttered, shutting off his SDAT and closing his eyes, drifting off to what he knew would most likely be a very entertaining dream, starring a certain blue eyed beauty.

Asuka blinked in confusion as she sat up, looking at Shinji, who had the same blank expression on his face for the past twelve minutes. At first she had thought that he was just staring off into space, but noticed he was looking in her direction, right at her. His gaze, she noticed, did not meet her eyes and instead was focused just a little lower, with a devilish smirk she realized just where his eyes had rested.

"Hey Shinji?" She called out, hoping to catch him off guard.

Instantly, the young man seemed to break out of whatever trance he had been in just moments ago, shaking his head violently and pulling his headphones out of his ear and turned off his SDAT. "What?" He asked, his voice a few notches higher than normal, which Asuka noted immediately.

"You wanna kiss me?" The words flew out of the redheads mouth before they had truly registered in her mind, a sudden panic bell went off just a moment later. Asuka had of course been kissed before, quite a few times to be honest. The only reason that she had a sudden alarming feeling at that moment, was that she had never before been the one to invite the kiss, all other times it had been initiated by someone else, and Asuka being... well Asuka, would usually brush it off as no big deal.

Shinji's reaction however, brought a slight bit of amusement to the blue eyed beauty. The instant the words had registered in the young man's brain, he sat up completely straight, his eyes wide with disbelief.

"Wh...what are you talking about?" He stammered out, shaking his head as if to clear out his thoughts.

Asuka smiled, sitting up and shrugging as if the subject were a casual topic one would have with a stranger, although under the front she had put up, her heart was pounding harder in her chest with each passing second. "You know... kiss me?"

Hesitantly, the young man stood up, arching an eyebrow in confusion. "Asuka... are you drunk or something?" He questioned, wondering if the spirits themselves were putting him through this test of will. Honestly, not a minute ago he had been fantasizing about what the red haired girl's lips would taste like, and an opportunity like this should arise, what are the odds?

Fire suddenly burned in Asuka's eyes, fueled by the one true thing she understood, anger. "What's the matter biker boy? It wouldn't be your first kiss would it?" She countered, smirking as she pushed her chair out and stood up, taking an aggressive stance as she continued to taunt her only male friend. "I've wondered why you don't make an effort to snag one of the girls at school, you can't measure up... or maybe you're ga-" She was cut off by the force of Shinji's lips crashing down upon hers, effectively silencing her from speaking further.

Muffled moans were the only thing that could be heard within the apartment as Asuka's eyes closed at the feel of Shinji's tongue slipping in between her lips, clashing against her own. With a slight hiss of pain Asuka was pushed up against the wall, and at that very moment, it became a battle for dominance.

In a sudden burst of strength, Asuka gripped Shinji's shoulders, pushing him back and causing him to fall back onto the kitchen table, their lips never once separating. For the briefest of moments, Shinji allowed himself to enjoy the sensation of the blue eyes beauties teeth grazing across his tongue, before regaining himself and gripping her wrists gently to prevent her from gaining control once again.

After what seemed like forever, Shinji slowly broke the kiss and pulled away, their lips separating with an elated sigh from Asuka. "Feh... now what... where you gonna say?" He panted out, slightly out of breath as Asuka flipped her hair back over her shoulder, still half straddling him on top of the kitchen table.

"Shut up..." Was the only reply given as the redhead took a deep breath before pressing her lips back down onto his firmly, twisting her wrists to break free from his grasp as she brought her hands down and slid them up the back of his shirt.

Grunting at the girls trick to break free, Shinji placed his hands on the table for support to push himself up, only to be forced back down as Asuka pressed her chest into him, causing her breasts to push up together, her nails raking across his stomach as she did so. Before either of them had a chance to continue however, the sound of the house phone going off caused the teens to open their eyes wide in panic as they realized just how far this could head if they continued.

In a flash the two teens tore apart to opposite sides of the room, attempting to make themselves look presentable. Shinji grunted in frustration as he tried to smoothen out his shirt. 'Guess Asuka wins... as usual, damn that girl has sharp nails.' He noted wincing a bit as the scratches on his chest throbbed.

Asuka herself was tucking her hair back in an attempt to make it look as though she hadn't just gone through ten rounds of sex. Biting her lip, she adjusted her skirt, which had ridden up enough for Shinji to find that red thongs seemed to be in season. 'Definitely not gay... note to remember...Shinji tastes good...'

An awkward silence followed as the phone continued to ring, with a sigh Shinji moved over to the wall, taking the phone off the receiver.

"Moshi Moshi?" Shinji spoke monotonically as he awaited for the caller to reply.

"Hey Shinji, It's Misato, I have some good news for you two!"

"Hmm... what?"

"Well I meant to call you two sooner but I couldn't get off work, well your schoolwork came back to me graded and you two have both improved greatly, your teacher even gave you an A plus on your thermal expansion essay!"

"Really... so what does that mean?" He asked, curious as to why Misato couldn't just wait to get home to tell them this.

"You're free!"

"We're what?" He asked, smiling in excitement.

"Off the hook, you two can go back to school tomorrow and you don't have to be in the same room at all times anymore... anyway I'm gonna taking out the cameras when I get home... which should be in about... two minutes, so just sit tight you two!" With that the line took on a dead tone, signaling that Misato had hung up.

Shrugging, the brown haired boy hung up the phone and turned to the redheaded girl, who tilted her head in question. "We're off the hook." No sooner had the words left his mouth, did Shinji have to cover his ears in order to preserve his hearing from the bloodcurdling squeal that Asuka let out.

"YES! FINALLY a shower without a swimsuit!" She cried out, pumping her fists up in the air before rushing into her room and closing the door behind her, reappearing a few moments later with a bathrobe in hand. "Don't you try and peak in on me this time!" She commanded, pointing her finger at Shinji accusingly before marching towards Shinji's bathroom.

"Feh... hey Red wait! I didn't say you could use my bathroom!" He cried out, chasing after her.

"Tough luck!" With that she entered the bathroom and slammed the door shut, the lock clicking shut not a second later, leaving Shinji in the hallway to sigh.

"Ugh... whatever... I guess I'll order a pizza or something then... damn girl..." He muttered, shaking his head as he walked back into the kitchen, grabbing the phone. "Lets see... which speed dial is it, hmm wonder why we never tried to use the house phone, eh probably the same reason we never looked for the cameras...OH SHIT!" He cried out suddenly, his eyes going wide as his face drained of all color. 'The cameras!' He screamed in his mind as realization suddenly dawned on his face. 'Crap... If Misato goes over the tapes then... FUCK!'

The sound of the door lock clicking open caused Shinji to turn his head towards the front door, where Misato entered a moment later with a case of beer in hand and a bag of groceries in the other. "Hey Shinji!" She greeted, smiling as she put the groceries on the table, walking over to the fridge and storing the beer.

"Ah... Misato, hey!" Shinji replied, smiling casually as he worked his way over to the older woman. "You wouldn't happen to have my keys would you?"

Grinning, Misato fished through her pockets, pulling out the keys with a slight jingle and tossing them over to the boy, who caught them and held them close to him as if they were his lifeline. "Oh and heres your cell phones... give Asuka's hers for me okay? I'm gonna grab the cameras and then go to bed..." She replied, yawning as she moved back to the fridge, popping off the panel that guarded the water dispenser to reveal a small black camera, about the size of a five hundred yen piece.

Shinji instantly became more alert. 'Man... she really went all out...' He thought, shaking his head. "Ah... so what are you gonna do about the tapes?" He asked, gulping fearfully.

"Hmm?" Misato tilted her head, grabbing a YEBISU. "Oh I never even changed the tape cartridges at the monitor so I only ever had the first day on tape, don't worry Shinji! Your little friends at school wont see anything!" She giggled, moving past him as she popped open the can and took a swig.

The brown haired youth sighed in relief, resting against the counter as he ran his fingertips across his forehead. "Phew... thank heavens..." He whispered to himself, knowing he was in the clear.

"Oh Shinji?" The purple haired woman questioned, popping her head back in the doorway as she had just moved towards her room.

"Hmm? What is it?"

Misato pointed to her lips, giving him a wink. "You've got a glob of Asuka's sparkle lip gloss... right there." She tapped the corner of her mouth in indication.

Shinji's eyes widened as he scrambled to the smaller bathroom, opening the door and glancing in the mirror, paling at what he saw as he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. "DAMNIT!" He cried out, as Misato only laughed hysterically in the background.

Asuka gasped out, her breath shallow and quick as she was pushed back up against the wall. "Sh...Shinji..." She managed to let his names float from her lips as she entangled her fingers in the brown haired boys long hair. In a flash her bra had been stripped off, Shinji running his hot tongue down her neck, his fingertips gently running up her stomach. An erotic hiss from Asuka was the response that the young man recieved as he ran his tongue between the valley of Asuka's breasts.

Panting, the redhead let out a heated moan as Shinji's hands gripped her breasts, massaging them roughly as he continued to roll his tongue down, dipping into her navel and leaving a shining wet trail down her stomach, causing her to let out a light squeak of surprise. Her eyes gazed down as Shinji removed his hands, moving them to slowly lift up her skirt and glide his tongue over the front of her panties. "Ah...Ah... don't tease... me..."

Shinji only looked back up, meeting her gaze with a smirk as his fingers grasped the thin material, pulling them down in one swift motion before leaning in again...

"ASUKA!"

The redhead was shattered out of her dream by the sound of her name being yelled out, as well as the constant pounding on the door. Breathing heavily Asuka sat up, her eyes darting around as she found herself in the large bathtub of Shinji's bathroom. 'What the... oh thats right, I fell asleep in the tub after I woke up and...' Asuka's lips pressed together as her eyes went wide, her face flushing heavily as the images of her dream came crashing back down.

"DAMNIT ASUKA, I NEED TO TAKE A SHOWER, HURRY UP!" Shinji's voice came through the door as he continued to pound on it heavily.

Instantly Asuka barked back. "GIVE ME FIVE DAMN MINUTES!" She cried out as she tried to sit up more, though halted as she instantly became aware of the heat radiating from between her legs. "Ahh... make that fifteen..."

She only vaguely heard Shinji groan before the sounds of his footsteps faded off as he walked down the hall to another bathroom, leaving a rather flushed and hot Asuka all to herself...

Asuka fidgeted in her seat during tech class, biting gently on her thumb as she glanced over at the most confusing predicament that had ever entered her life. One Shinji Ikari, who was currently engaged in what looked to be a rather heated argument with Toji Suzuhara, a rather athletic boy who Shinji had befriended soon after meeting Kensuke.

'What's with me... why did I dream about Shinji? The only person I've ever thought about like that was Kaji...' The redhead suddenly blushed as the brown haired boy suddenly turned around in his chair, meeting her gaze, instantly both turned away. It was still a bit awkward for the both of them, as neither had decided to broach the subject of their kiss last night.

Asuka was by far entirely sure that she was not romantically interested in Shinji, sexually attracted yes, but even she had to admit, he was insanely hot. The boy was practically a younger Kaji Ryoji, and any teenage girl would gush at the sight of a man like that, but honestly, she couldn't be romantically interested in him... could she?

'I can't believe this! That idiot has me blushing every time I look at him... I should never kiss to kill time again!' She groaned in her mind as she laid her head down on the desk, biting her lip as she tried to work out the problem in her head.

'Shinji's the type of guy that girls would kill to have a one night stand with... hell he even has his own fan club!' Her gaze moved over to the corner of the room where a small group of girls had huddled, giggling and smiling as they turned their eyes toward Shinji. 'And thats only a few of them... hell he's almost as popular as me in just a few weeks time!' The redhead gritted her teeth in anger that Shinji had soon become a threat to her place as most popular in school, of course she would always be the most popular girl as almost every single boy had their eyes on her, but it was still irritating how easily Shinji had been raised up on a pedestal.

What irked her more than anything however, was that she had been reverted to just another one of those horny schoolgirls... having dreams like THAT. 'He's just so... so...' Her thoughts trailed differently as she moved her head to a different angle to get a better view of Shinji. 'Shinji's... different, he's probably the only guy I've met who hasn't thought up a plan to get into my pants already... he's hot obviously, or I wouldn't even bother with him...smart, he's worth a good laugh too and he's...' Her thoughts drifted back to the day that Shinji had brought her up to the mountaintop to watch the cities buildings rise and when he took her down to the lake. 'He's kind... and he's a really good friend... Shinji is...'

FLASH

A young Asuka curled her knees up to her chest, tears pouring from her eyes and staining her yellow sundress as she cried out in choked sobs. "It's... not fair! First Papa... leaves... then Mama, why does... everyone leave me!"

Frowning, a small brown haired boy wearing a pair of jeans and a white shirt walked up behind the girl, hugging her tightly as he himself had tears running down his cheeks. "I'll be here Asuka-chan... I'll always be here..."

Present

"Asuka! Asuka, damnit wake up!"

"Ikari! Quit shaking her so much!"

"But I..."

Asuka's eyes fluttered open, the blurriness of her vision fading enough that she was able to make out a blob of messy brown hair and a black torso. "Shinji?" She questioned, trying to sit up, only to groan and clutch her head in throbbing pain.

"Ikari-san! stop messing around and lift her up, we need to get her to the nurse's office!" Hikari called out, taking on her authoritative tone, to which the brown eyed boy only nodded.

"Y...yeah right... Asuka just try and rest alright, we'll get you taken care of." Shinji spoke softly as he kneeled down, hooking his right arm under the redhead's legs and the other around her back as he slowly lifted her off the floor.

Asuka could only nod as her eyelids became heavier, closing her eyes once more and loosing consciousness as she slipped into blackness. "Kay..." She murmured

Deep in the center of NERV HQ, Gendo Ikari sat in the pitch black board room, his ever stoic expression etched onto his face as he took upon his favorite position with his hands folded in front of his face. His gaze locked onto the large monitor that took up most of the opposite wall, currently on the monitor was the image of one Asuka Langley Soryu, and one Shinji Ikari engaged in a heated battle of the tongues.

Next to the elder Ikari, stood the figure of Commander Fuyutsuki, who had his face contorted in an expression of deep thought. "Well this is a bit further than I expected them to be at this point."

Gendo nodded, his eyes narrowing a bit as the monitor began to replay the scene leading up to that point. "Indeed, the project is progressing much faster than anticipated... though it does pose a slight problem, scenario two has not yet been introduced, and it's crucial that we gather that data..."

"Should we do something about this?" Maya Ibuki asked as she sat in front of her computer station, looking back at the commander as she tucked a strand of brown hair behind her ear.

"Honestly, there's nothing to worry about, this doesn't change a thing in the progression of the project!" All eyes in the room turned towards Kaji Ryoji, who was leaning back in his chair with his feet propped up on the desk as he sat next to Misato.

"What are you talking about idiot? This is a big deal!" The purple haired woman growled out, hitting her boyfriend over the back of the head with her clipboard.

Kaji winced as he rubbed the back of his head, sitting up straight. "Damnit, would you all listen to me! Look, I practically raised the kid to be what he is today, this little make out session isn't going to speed this up."

"What do you mean by that?"

"In all the years I've known Shinji... he's never once looked at a girl like he does with Asuka, or kissed one for that matter."

The females in the room rose their eyebrows at that statement as they looked to the screen. "You mean that was his very first kiss?"

Somewhere deep inside the long ago blackened heart of Gendo Ikari, a pulse of pride coursed through him as he smirked at the image of his son. 'Nicely done...'

Kaji smirked himself as he looked up at the screen. "Yep... but if I'm right, and I know I am, all that those two have right now is lust, nowhere near love, just one hundred percent teenage hormonal lust."

Misato grumbled as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Feh you would know wouldn't you pervert..."

"Regardless..." The strict tone of Commander Ikari took over as he tore his eyes from the screen to look at his personal computer, his eyes gazing over the screen. "Love or lust... it will serve it's purpose, if it can get the job done faster then we shall take that route. Katsuragi I need you to set up a-."

"NOW WAIT JUST A SECOND!" The purple haired woman cried out as she stared incredulously at her superior. "You can't be thinking of having me influence these two to fall deeper in before they're emotionally ready! That isn't part of the plan! They need time to..." She quieted down, her gaze traveling towards the floor as Kaji frowned a bit.

"As much as i'd love to see Shinji woo Asuka with his ways... I do think Katsuragi has a point, we can't rush this, pushing them along faster than they are ready to go could have major drawbacks for the operation... besides, we still need the data from scenario two right?" He offered suggestively, biting his lip as Misato's eyes continued to be filled with a bit of despair as she thought back to the past.

Gendo's lips pressed tighter together in thought. "True... Ibuki!"

Instantly the woman sat up straighter. "Ah, yes sir?" She asked, having been caught off guard.

"Arrange for scenario two to arrive earlier than scheduled... and I believe it's time we called Dr. Akagi...make sure it's done."

The young woman at the screen brightened a bit at the mention of her old mentor. "Yes sir!"

Gendo nodded, pleased with this. "Very well... the rest of you are dismissed!"

Misato and Kaji nodded, exiting quickly and planning to make it back to Misato's apartment for a quick lunch as well as... other things.

"You think they'll be okay?" Misato whispered out, rubbing her arm as she glanced off to the side.

Kaji sighed as they waited for the elevator. "Shinji's strong... he'll be fine, Asuka's the one I'm more worried about... if she found out there is no telling what could happen to her, she may be a fighter but she's unpredictable..."

"Lets just hope... they don't end up like us." The older man nodded in agreement as the elevator door opened, grinning a bit before wrapping his arms around his girlfriends waist and pulling her close. "KAJI! Not here!"

Shinji stayed silent, a far off look in his eyes as he entered the boys locker room. After dropping Asuka off at the nurse's office he had waited nearly half an hour before the nurse had claimed that the redhead was going to be fine and all she needed was some rest. Hikari had stayed behind to keep her friend company after being asked by Shinji to see if she could give Asuka a ride home later, after all he was pretty sure that it wasn't safe for a girl who had fainted to be riding on the back of a motorcycle the very same day.

'Damn girl nearly gave me a heart attack... glad she's alright though... I'll pick her up some ice cream or something on the way home.' He thought as he entered the combo to his locker, pausing as a large shadow overcast him.

Glancing back, the brown haired boy was able to confirm the identity of the person. Tai Zamanza, a rather bulk senior who had his eye on Asuka from the very second she had walked through the school doors for the very first time as he was the ringleader of the AFC (Asuka fan club), he also coincidentally happened to be the captain of the wrestling club. 'Not good...'

"Can I help you Zamanza?" He asked, only to be shoved back into the lockers, causing him to wince as the protruding locks duck into his back. "Nnng..."

The older boy smirked as he lifted Shinji up by the collar of his jacket, his eyes narrowed dangerously. "Ikari... don't think no one noticed..."

Shinji's eyes narrowed as he glared back at the larger boy. "Noticed what dumbass?" Once again he was shoved back into the lockers.

"Both you and Asuka were gone for an entire week damnit... you wanna tell us what happened?" Tai growled out, throwing Shinji to the cold concrete floor.

Shinji got to his knees, arching an eyebrow. "Us?" He questioned, though his answer soon came in the form of over twenty figures appearing on either side of him. Only one word perfectly described the situation. "...Shit."

AN: Yays! The chapters finished, and it's the longest one yet at five thousand words! Anyway hope you guys liked it, if the kiss scene wasn't to your liking I am terribly sorry, I'm not exactly the best at romance, nor the heated stuff. So anyways the next chapter should come soon! And a big help to my friend DCL1981 your helping me get through this so much man!

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