A.N: Thanks for all the reviews. Sorry am a bit late in continuing the story, had a busy week. (I'll try to fix all the mistakes after I am done with the first batch of chapters)

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Evangelion: Towards the end

Chapter 2

Shinji and Asuka walked to the elevator at the end of the hallway. It was fairly clean and tidy thought nowhere as close to clean as Shinji would have liked it but it was livable. The hallway had green coloured tiled floor and pastel white wallpaper. It had large windows at the opposite side of the doors leading to the different living compartments.

Come to think of it most every one outside school I know live here.

Asuka herself lived at the far end of the hallway so she would always go pick up Shinji. They have always been going to the same school, same class every since they can remember so this kind of became a habit for her. As far as they were concerned they were the only children in the whole apartment complex most of which was occupied with old college professes or an eccentric technophile, it did make however made an interesting neighborhood though not the best environment for young children. Although she would never admit it she liked to have someone to walk to school with and like having his company around since he was her oldest friend that she had.

Shinji looked outside though the glass window that separated them from the outside world. The view from their apartment was petty good. It was facing the park which Asuka and he used to play and still do on occasion, on a clear day such as today it was possible to see the mountains that surrounded Tokyo 3.

As they walked in to the elevator Asuka stood side by side to Shinji.

"Shinji-kun you look kinda tired, did you wake up too early" Shinji could only give out a small laugh at the comment

"You hit nail on its head, well you see I had that dream from before."

"You mean the same one that you had yesterday?"

"Ya and the day before that."

"That's interesting..."

Before she could continue they had already reached the ground floor.

"Let's get going we don't want to be late like what almost happened late week" a large sweet drop appeared on Shinji on the back of Shinji's head.

"Don't reminded me about that my dad can be so stubborn to get up in the morning."

They walked out of their apartment complex into the hot and blazing mid March sun. Ever since an event which they only knew as the second impact the world weather pattern have been out of sync, although it's not as bad as their teacher claimed it was. They had to take the local bus to get to school. As they do every morning they walked towards the bus stop which was a short two minute walk from their apartment. Asuka then spots the number 35 bus going to leave.

"Better hurry the bus leaving."

"Right behind you Asuka­-chan."

They went into full sprint and they've arrived just in time to catch their bus. Most of the inhabitants were students of Tokyo 3 Junior High School which both of them went as well. The school was located about 30 minutes out of town normally longer due to regular stops. The only schools available anywhere in Tokyo 3 where only to be found in the outer suburbs, this apparently due to zoning laws although there were rumors of a school being built somewhere closer to where Shinji and Asuka lived. Lucky they got the backseats of the bus which gave them a bit of privacy from the jealous eyes of the other occupants of the bus. They always sat together in the bus which helped to past the time from the otherwise dreadfully boring journey.

"Just made in time, hey Shinji-kun did you notice anything weird about your parents this morning?"

Shinji turns his head whose blue eyes meet eye to eye with his blue eyed companion giving them bright red blushes matching her bright red hair. After a brief pauses they turned their faces away from each other hoping no one saw them.

Why does this always happen when I look at her eyes like that.

Unknown to Shinji Asuka was thinking the same thing.

Why does this always happen when I look at his eyes like that.

After the pause Shinji reply Asuka question with both of them still blushing back to a more natural position.

"Umm, why?" a concerned face pasted on his face.

"Well they did look more tired that usual?"

"Ya tell me about it" Shinji remembering the incident this morning.

"My mom looks petty tired as well and has been coming late from work."

"Is that so? Say what do you what to do after school today."

"I think the arcade should be fun."

"The arcade it is."

The bus stopped to pick up more passengers. A red eyed girl with pastel white skin and blue hair entered the bus and sat at the back of the bus next to Shinji and Asuka. Shinji turned his attention to her.

"Good morning Rei-san."

"Good morning Shinji-san, Asuka-san."

"Hey want to join me and Shinji-kun to the arcade."

"I don't know I could be busy so I'll call you if am coming."

"Sure thing."

Shinji looks at Rei trying to remember about how they first met and how remarkable her change was.

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Flashback

A year ago

Shinji and Asuka were in class 1-A. Shinji had the seat next to Asuka on the side of the class room next to the windows. It was a fairy ordinary class with a legendary homeroom teacher who can never seem to stop taking about life before the second impact. That in it self didn't make him legendary it was how he bored his students to death, there were even rumors that he used in work for the CIA to try to bore prisoners to death.

The class was already settled in their sits when the teacher announced to the class.

"We have a new student today, plesea introduce yourself."

A young girl with blood red eyes entered the class room. She had a nervous look around her and this was only made worse with her face blush against her porcelain white skin. Everyone in the room gave her a stare that just screamed of 'who is this' and her blue hair didn't help her ether.

She moved to the front of the class her hand covering her mouth looking like she was going to burst into tears at any moment, Her voice was barley audible.

"umm, ah , My name is Ayanami Rei , nice to me you."

End of flashback

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Shinji was brought back to the present when he heared the tune of Van Halen's Eruption coming from his mobile.

A message who could this be from.

Shinji then retrieved his mobile from his side pocket and looked at the sender.

From dad what could this be about?

He then opened up the message which he noticed had an attachment on it.

"Sorry Shinji I forgot to tell you this morning but I need you, Asuka and Rei have to do for me. This is of utmost importance, A friend of mine is going to pick you up at the front after school; the attachment is her photo."

Well that blows a hole in my plans I wonder why he asked all three of us to go.

"Asuka-chan bad news looks like we have to cancel our plan for this afternoon."

Asuka and Rei look blankly at him with eyes the size of sauces. Asuka and Rei spoke in unison.

"What? Why?" Shinji was given a look that would have made a tiger look like in comparison kitten. All Shinji did was a small laugh.

"I got this message from my dad saying that he has something important for us to do as in the three of us."

Asuka surprised by his answer could only twitch her left eye "As in me, Rei-san."

"Ya petty much and he said that a friend from work is going to pick us up, I'll open up the attachment."

As he opened up the attachment a picture of a lady in her late 20s appeared. She was wearing some very reveling clothing with an arrow pointing to her cleavage. There was a bright blue car in the background with a kiss make on the bottom right hand corner.

"Is this some kind of joke Shinji-kun are you having perverted thoughts again."

"NO, look at the sender."

"Let me see that."

Asuka swept his mobile from his hand and looked at the message.

It's diffidently from his dad; this must be something important though why would he ask the three of us to com.

"Well can't be helped I guess."

As she said that the bus made it to their destination, Tokyo-3 Junior high school.

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