"Thanks for helping me go through all this stuff. It can exhausting for just one person, you know?"
"If you anticipated such trouble, why did you decide to bring so much of your belongings in the first place?"
"Listen Wonder Girl, it's always best to be prepared when you go to a new place. I mean you just never know when a-" Asuka raised an eyebrow at her at the object in her hand "-drain plug...might be useful." She tossed it over her shoulder and onto the floor. Rei picked it up and placed it a box currently holding other random objects of Asuka's. The two were organizing her many boxes of things from her home country, since Misato had pointed out that three weeks was quite an adequate amount of time to get her things unpacked.
Rei had been enlisted to help in this endeavor, and she had to admit it was rather interesting. A person's possessions could say a lot about them. Most of what Asuka had brought along was clothes, but there were other things as well; a few stuffed animals, a cassette player with some of Asuka's personal favorite tapes, even a photo album, all of which Rei found to be intriguing. She was surprised that she was trusted enough to look through this stuff, but Asuka didn't seem to be bothered by her doing so in the least. She seemed to be the one Asuka trusted the most as of late. Their relationship was a special one, one that Rei was not entirely experienced with handling. But she was learning, and Asuka was surprisingly patient with her. Which for Asuka was saying something.
"This can go on my bed," Asuka said, breaking Rei out of her thoughts. She tossed a thick blanket down on the floor beside her. Rei inched forward and picked it up. It was incredibly soft and had a certain comforting scent. The pattern was unique, patchworked and evidently handstitched with a lot of thought put into it. She found herself studying it for a long moment before asking "What is this?"
Asuka looked down from the box she was rummaging through. "Oh, you like it? It's a quilt. I guess my grandmother made it for me before I was even born."
"It's nice," Rei said quietly, running her hand over the quilt.
Asuka smiled and rolled her eyes. Rei always seemed fascinated most by the oddest and usually trivial things. "It's just an old blanket." She returned to her box and began to organize a load of her clothes to hang in the closet.
When she had finished this task and had heard nothing from Rei, she turned away from the empty box and looked over at her bed. The quilt had made it there and evidently it was not the only thing. Rei was sprawled out on it, eyes closed and breathing softly. Asuka shook her head and knelt down beside her bed. She couldn't really get annoyed with her, not when she was sleeping so peacefully. She brushed a pale lock of hair that had fallen in Rei's face behind her ear, gently so that the girl wouldn't stir. The cold, guarded look that was customary for her features was gone entirely. Asuka sighed and surveryed their work. They had managed to put most of the items away, so she supposed it was alright to call it a day. And yes, Asuka had to admit that Rei looked quite adorable this way.
She yawned. It was a quiet day, the only sound being the rain outside. It made Asuka a little drowsy herself. She softly settled down next to Rei on the quilt and closed her eyes, only meaning to do so for a moment. Soon she was asleep as well.
When Misato came in to invite them outside for dinner, she would later recall the image of the two girls sleeping next to each other as one of the most precious things she had ever seen, much to Asuka's chagrin.