OK, OK, sorry about that big delay with update... (and i'm even more sorry that i couldn't even write something big enough to cover that... sorry...) but anyway, i'm back after almost (well, i want to be high achiever... so there that "almost" appears...) successfully passing my exams at university... next update will be sooner, longer and, i hope, better, than this one...

everybody, thanks for reviewing my fanfic...
SolidJJ, i know... i just never even attempted to write real romance before. i usually write battle-fanfics for Naruto... and writing romance is much harder, but i'm trying my best... and, i hope, this chapter isn't that much fillerless. but who knows...
Mike Kromer & BackYard, i already have complited plot for this story... so wait to find out what i have in my head for Asuka and Arael...
Squire of Gothos, i know, i have some problems with english, and i'm trying to fix it... but the results...
NewFLavor4UrEars, thanks...

as i forgot to put this in two previous chapters:
DISCLAIMER: i DON NOT own "Neon Genesis Evangelion" or any of its characters...

and one more thing... i kinda need some help. i estimated, that events here must be occuring in september 2015, but i may be wrong. can someone tell me, when 15th Angel attacked in kanon storyline?

Angels help
chapter 3: Two for one
part 1

Saturday noon, just after she got up, Asuka left home for weekend, as she earlier promised Hikari to spend it with her. Even if now small part of her wanted to stay and start rebuilding her relationship with Shinji, Redhead didn't want to break her promise, especially promise to her best friend. But those two days Second Child spent creating plan 'how to end up with that baka', covering it for Hikari as 'thinking about life'. Sunday evening Asuka returned home when Third Child already went to sleep... So everything that Asuka could do - promise to be nice to him from tomorrow and start executing her plan...

Early in the next morning Asuka silently walked into Shinji's room. It was around 7:00 am and it was time for that sleeping baka to wake up. Redhead came closer to sleeping Third Child and...

"Wake up, Shinji-baka!" She leaned forward and kissed him on forehead. Boy shifted in his sleep, but that wasn't what Asuka wanted... "Hey! I SAID WAKE UP!!!" Second Child shaked his shoulder. This finally gave the result Asuka wanted. Shinji opened his eyes and looked at Redhead questiongly. Asuka caught that. "What?"

"A... Em... Asuka-kun..."

"Asuka-chan." Girl corrected. 'Looks like this will take more time than i thought...'

'Of course! If this is the 'nice' side of yours, he is simply afraid of you.'

'Shut up, Angel-girl!'

'ARAEL!!!' Second Child ignored Angel's voice in her head.

"...What happened?"

"What happened?! It's time for you to wake up and make us some breakfast!" Shinji was still looking at her with a look that clearly said 'what the fuck?!'. Asuka caught that. "I just thought that i should be a little bit nicer with you. What if because of me you'll one day get psychical breakdown and die during Angel's attack? I won't survive Misato's cooking!"

'LIAR!!!'

'Oh, shut up! I can't just come and say 'i love you'! This should be done slower, Angel-girl.' Before Arael could say anything, Asuka pretty efficiently severed mental connection with fallen Angel.

"...But if you don't like..."

"No, no... Sorry..."

"Don't be sorry baka! Just go and make something to eat for us!" With this Asuka left his room. Shinji was still sitting on his bed.

"What was that?"

After breakfast, which was spent mostly in silence, Shinji started making lunches for them while Asuka went to her room. Five minutes later she emerged, now dressed in her school uniform.

"Are you ready, Shinji-baka?"

"Almost..." Said Third Child, although that wasn't truth - lunches were less that fifty percent ready...

"Almost? Than hurry up! I don't want to be late!"

'Maybe you should be more nice with him?' Arael's voice spoke in Asuka's head.

'I'll be. After some time...'

After ten more minutes both teens started their walk for school. At first Shinji thought that it was a game of his imagination, but as they were coming closer to school he became sure that Asuka was walking closer to him than any time before. And her new attitude towards him. Something was definitely wrong. But what? He could think about it during that torture of boredom named history lesson... And now he should take pleasure of walking through warm sunny morning.

Asuka was trying to be a bit closer to Shinji today, so she almost unnoticably reduced distance between them as they were walking to school. She was also enjoying this wonderful morning. At least until Arael's nervousness spiked for a moment. That brought Second Child back to real world and she started looking around in search for any danger.

"Is everything OK, Asuka-ku ...-chan?"

"Ja! I'm all right." Replied Redhead as she couldn't see anything. And Angel-girl calmed down... They continued their walk. After a minute or so Asuka spotted familiar platinum-grey head among other students. "Oh!" And before Shinji could ask her anything, Asuka staved off any of his possible questions. "Everything alright, baka!"

Second Child didn't know whether Tarbis was just pretending that he didn't sense Arael in her body today, or he really forgot who he is and now was just Kaworu Nagisa... Anyway, This was her problem and Shinji shouldn't be bothered with it.

As Asuka and Shunji entered the classroom, they went to their respective seats, as it was almost time for the first lesson to start. And at this moment Kaworu decided to ask Redhead something. Asuka's heart, when she saw seventeenth Angel approaching, skipped a beat, but...

"Good morning, Soryu-kun." Kaworu was cheerful and, atleast now, there were no traces of hostility in his speech or manners.

"...Guten morgen!"

"Today in the afternoon there will be another sync test. I was told to inform other pilots."

"I temporary declined, so, i think, i don't have to go." Answered Asuka in a pretty sad voice: maybe she took that easier than everyone expected, but still, been away from her Eva, and now her mother too, wasn't that easy to overcome...

"I wasn't aware of this, Soryu-kun. Sorry."

"No. No problem." Asuka sighed. 'Looks like you really took good care of his memories, Angel-girl'

'ARAEL! I'm Arael!!!'

'Whatever...' Asuka got mental punch from Angel. 'At least we are temporary safe.'

'If that Lilith clone can't sense us - than yes.' Bell rang and their sensei entered classroom. 'But taking in account that we are together more than one week and she hadn't acknowledged me in any way...' Hikari being class representative performed her Rise-Bow-Sit duties and lesson began. '...And no one, other than Tarbis, tried to contact with me or even more, attack or kill me, it is highly doubtful that she knows our little secret.'

'That's good.'

During lesson Asuka from time to time was casting glances at Shinji with not-so-well hidden dreamy expression on her face. And that hadn't gone unnoticed. A pair of red eyes of certain blue-haired girl was watching her through the reflection in the window.

'That might be not good for me. If pilot Soryu will get Shinji-kun, i'll be left alone... again...' Thought Rei. 'I have to keep my eye on them. And if something what i'm afraid of happens, i'll have to act.'

As the school day continued, First Child was secretly watching what was happening between Shinji and Asuka, but there was nothing more than Asuka glancing at Shinji, so Rei was a bit relieved, but still she was keeping her guard up. After launch She, Shinji and Kaworu headed for NERV HQ for their sync test. And while boys were discussing something, First Child kept it quiet.

Sync test went as usual, minus Asuka, but when Shinji left lockers, he found that Rei was waiting for him in the corridor.

"You want something from me, Rei-chan?" Asked boy.

"Shinji-kun, what is happening between you and pilot Soryu?"

"Hm... I don't know what she is up to..." Shinji paused. "But she said, that she decided to be a bit nicer, as she doesn't want me to die because of her attitude."

"Oh... I see." Still confused with what was going on, Rei left, leaving even more confused Shinji standing in the corridors...

OK, hope this one wasn't as awful as i think it is...