THE MIND OF AN ANGEL

Disclaimer: if you think I actually own Evangelion, then you must really be retarded….

This chapter was proofread by: GeekViking86 thank you my man!

Chapter 5: School Demonstration

Shinji woke up with a pain in his stomach and a throbbing pain in his head. He wanted to wake up, but couldn't find the energy to do so.

Ugh…what the hell…?

Perhaps I forgot to mention something…

Shinji opened his eyes, wondering what Arael was going to say.

Since I no longer have an S2 organ, to use my powers I must borrow energy from your own body. Unforchenetly, your body has not quite gotten used to this, thus the headache.

Fuck… he thought as he groaned. He tried to stand up again; his head throbbed with each movement as he slowly made his way off the bed and to the closet.

He opened the screen covering the closet to get his school cloths, and changed quickly.

He left his room and went directly to the kitchen to get some much needed nutriment. He got some bread and put it on the toaster, and set his place as the toast pooped up. He knew this wouldn't satisfy his needs, but school started in half an hour. He finished quickly and went to get his things.

"Misato! I'm leaving for school ok?"

The only response he got was a small snore, he sighed and left the apartment.

The way to school was pure torture. His headache hindered his ability to move enough, but as soon as a car passed by, his head hurt more. The worst part was that it didn't seem to be letting up.

How long will this last?

Its up to your body, but it could be all day

"Ugh…" he said as a truck passed by. Trying to concentrate on something else to distract himself from the pain, he eventually focused on what happened last night.

Why did she..?

Again with th—don't test my patience Berserker, just ask the Ayanami girl what that was about!

But-

I read her mind! But you continue to question whether or not she "likes" you?

Arael was right Maybe I should just ask her at school.

He arrived at school shortly after that and went to his classroom. Only half the class was left. The Class rep and Kensuke were the only ones he knew. Toji was still at the hospital because of the 13th. Hikari had been visiting him the last 3 weeks at the hospital.

He looked around the room, Rei was nowhere in sight.

Kensuke quickly came over and sat next to Shinji.

"Hey Shinji you're back! It was getting boring without both you and Toji"

"Hmm? Oh hey Kensuke"

Kensuke noticed that Shinji looked more distracted than usual, and seemed to be uncomfortable.

"Hey Shinji what gives? You seem distracted…"

"Ugh not so loud, I have a headache" Answered Shinji "And you could say something interesting happened over dinner yesterday…"

Shinji then told him what happened.

"WHAT!" The whole classroom turn to see Kensuke, who had slammed his hands on the desks, while Shinji grabbed his head.

"Jeez not so loud…"

Kensuke turned his attention back to Shinji.

"Oh sorry, but Ayanami held your hand?"

"Yeah… I was as surprised as you are"

Kensuke sat back down "So what are you gonna do?"

"I'm gonna ask her what that was all about today" he replied "Its been bugging the hell out of me since--"

"Shinji?"

Shinji turned around to see Hikari standing beside his desk, her head down.

"Oh hey Hikari, is everything all right?" said an almost frightened Kensuke.

"Everything's fine. Shinji I'm glad you're back from the hospital." She said in a soft tone

"Thanks, Hikari, I'm glad to be back too."

She smiled at his response "Look Shinji, I was going to go visit Toji and Asuka today after school. I was just wondering if you wanted to come with me…"

Shinji gulped at what she said, he hadn't visited Toji on the account that it was his fault he was still there. And he had forgotten about Asuka being there…

"Shinji…He doesn't blame you for what happened, he just said he wanted to talk to you"

Hikari was trying to cheer him up to come; she didn't want to go alone again.

Is that true? Does he really forgive me?

She is telling the truth, whether or not he forgives you is not in her memories.

Shinji sighed, he had to go visit Asuka eventually.

You must face him.

"Yeah Hikari I'll go" he finally answered, then he turned his attention to Kensuke "How about you? Want to come?"

"It has been a while since I visited the guy, so yeah" he said as put his hands behind his head.

"Ok so I'll see both of you after school?" after they both nodded, she left with a small bow.

"Hey Shinji that reminds me" While pointing a finger at him "You've got to tell me all about the last angel battle"

Shinji groaned at this, he was waiting for Kensuke to ask the inevitable bombardment of questions. But the questions didn't come. He looked at him again, Kensuke was still pointing at him, but he was looking at something else. He turned to see what he was looking at.

Rei had just entered the classroom…

He turned to see Kensuke, he merely signaled with his head he should go and left. Shinji sighed again, and stood from his desk.

He walked towards where Rei was sitting. She was as usual looking out the window. He was gathering up the courage to say something before the bell rang, and the teacher entered the classroom.

"Ikari, please be seated" He said as the whole classroom started going to their desks.

Shinji went to his desk, disappointed he didn't get to talk to her. He soon heard Hikari give her familiar instructions.

"Rise, bow, be seated."

Shinji sat back down on his desk, looking in Rei's direction before the teacher began.

Shinji fell soundly asleep five minutes after the class began. His headache had gotten the best of him. The bell rang a few seconds ago, he really didn't have the energy to get up anyways…

He was awakened by something poking him in the side.

"Ummm" he groaned. "Whahzit?"

"Shinji" said a familiar voice "want me to go get ya some lunch?"

He turned to see a pair of glasses staring at him.

"Thanks, I need it" With that Kensuke chuckled and left.

He laid his head down on his arms again; the headache hadn't gotten much better.

Did I miss anything?

Not really, some information about the effects the second impact had on the industries around the world.

Shinji sighed, he looked around the classroom it seemed like nobody was here…

Then he spotted Rei sitting at her desk.

Go.

Shinji stood up from his desk, determined to finally ask her about last night. He staggered over to her desk. He finally sat at a desk next to hers, as she turned around to see him.

"Hello Shinji"

"Hi Aya- I mean Rei." He corrected himself , remembering what she asked last night

He summoned up his courage, "Rei, why did you hold my hand yesterday?"

She looked at Shinji in the eyes "Shinji, I believe I like you"

She paused before continuing, "Ever since you opened my cockpit from the fifth, I have developed--" she seemed to be looking for the right words to say "feelings for you, beyond that of a normal friendship."

"I cared for you a great deal before the fifteenth, but now I see that…I wish to be with you."

"But Rei…" he began "Why until after the fifteenth?"

"You showed great bravery not only by protecting Soryu, but by defying a direct order from the Commander. You also endangered you're own safety for that of others"

Rei moved her hand and placed it on Shinji's

"I wish to be with you Shinji…. Do you?"

Shinji looked down at his hand, Rei was holding it very carefully, trying to find an answer.

"You do not have to answer now Shinji, tell me tomorrow" After she this Rei retrieved her hand and gave him a smile.

"Hey Shinji, I hope you don't mind that I --" shouted Kensuke as he entered the classroom, until he noticed Rei and Shinji talking. "Oh…Am I interrupting something?"

"No Aida," she said as she was standing up "we were just finished, I will see you soon"

Rei made a small bow towards Shinji and left the classroom.

Kensuke then came carrying the bag and put it on the desk, as he saw her walk away.

"So how'd it go?" he said as he sat down and started opening the bag.

He looked at Kensuke, and decided that he didn't want to be pestered at the moment.

"I'll tell ya later" was his only comment "Did you bring the food? I'm starving…"

"Right here" he said as he took some snacks from the bag. He was passing Shinji a box, but as Shinji was going to grab it, he yanked it away.

"But you HAVE to tell me about the Angel"

Shinji groaned as he slammed his head on the desk.

This REALLY isn't helping my headache…

After ten minutes of questions, you would think he would be satisfied…

Shinji had been answering Kensuke's endless barrage of questions. But then Kensuke got to the question he really didn't want to answer.

"You said it made you relive memories?"

"Yeah…" He was barely paying attention now, devouring the food in the small box Kensuke gave him.

"What kind?"

Shinji was about to bite some noodles, he stopped cold as Kensuke asked the question.

Kensuke noticed that Shinji stopped eating, he could have sworn he heard him whimper.

"Oh…sorry I didn't mean to --"

"No, no its ok, I just don't want to talk about it. Not yet anyways…"

Kensuke finally decide to stop question Shinji for the moment and continued eating instead.

The food was terrible, but Shinji was too hungry to care. The headache was still the same, but eating seemed to be making him feel slightly better.

"Hey Shinji, I wanted to as--" Kensuke stooped talking and started looking at the doorway. Shinji turned to see where his attention was.

Kasuki Kojima had just entered the classroom.

Kasuki was the undisputed most beautiful girl in the whole class, the fact that she was in the class was strange. She was not only the oldest person in the classroom, but had been held back a year because she moved here. She had been transferred along with some other students to this class, the fact that the class was still not full gave testament about how many had left Tokyo-3.

She was fifteen, but looked sixteen in terms of her body. Her hair was long, reaching her lower back, and black with an almost blue glow. Her face was soft and she had small well-defined lips. She had a very well proportioned body in every aspect. She could easily rival Misato in her beauty.

She slowly walked into the classroom and past they're desk. As she passed them, she gave them a small smile. Shinji gave a small wave, but Kensuke was sitting there with his mouth open. Kasuki giggled at the sight of that and gave Kensuke a wink.

Shinji noticed this, and turned to look at Kensuke, but he was still watching her walk away. He was looking at her legs as she began to sit down with her friends. He was looking at her butt as she sat down and started to hear a dull sound.

"Kensuke? Kensuke? KENSUKE!"

Kensuke finally snapped from his daydream and looked around, only to see Kasuki looking at him and slightly giggling. He blushes and turns back to Shinji.

"Man, not only is she friendly but she's got a great body," began Kensuke.

"Kensuke" Interrupted Shinji.

"Great legs,"

"Kensuke"

"Great waist,"

"Kensuke"

"Great breasts,"

"Kensuke!"

"And an unbelievable ass."

Shinji threw his fork at Kensuke, hitting him near his mouth.

"Hey! What'd you do that for?"

"Did you see what she did?"

"Yeah she waved? So? She's friendly," he said with a shrug.

"Not that, when she looked at you."

Kensuke raised an eyebrow "What do you mean Shinji?"

Shinji got closer to Kensuke and whispered, "I saw her give you a wink"

Kensuke blinked he tried to say something, but he was fumbling the words.

"a—a wi—wink?"

Kensuke backed away a little from Shinji's face. Shinji sat normally again.

She is attractive, yes?

Yeah…Arael you don't think that she likes --?

The pestering one? Yes she does, she finds his freckles cute, and thinks his obsession with the Evas is interesting, for she too shares that interest.

Would you stop giving everyone nicknames? And how do you know that?

Well I pass the time by reading the minds of those around you. Human knowledge is irrelevant, but the human mind is quite interesting.

Shinji sat in the chair for a second, debating how to tell Kensuke what he just discovered

"You know" he began "if I didn't know better, I'd say she likes you."

Kensuke snapped from his thinking and looked at Shinji.

"You sure that angel didn't damage your thinking Shinji?"

Why that little –

"Look, I'm just sayin' maybe she likes you" Retorted Shinji.

"Come on Shinji! What could she see in me?"

"Why don't you talk to her? You've been wanting to since she moved into the class"

Kensuke sighed and looked back at Kasuki, he remained looking at her for a while.

Now to demonstrate what I can do…

Shinji jumped, he had forgotten that Arael was going to demonstrate his powers…

Turn your attention to the Kasuki girl.

Shinji turned around to see Kasuki talking to two other girls, she was apparently having a conversation with them.

She looked like she was having a normal conversation, then she blinked and turned to face they're direction. She was clearly looking at Kensuke, she smiled at him and licked her lips seductively.

Shinji turned to see Kensuke. His glasses were slightly askew and his mouth was hanging open. Kensuke pointed a figure at himself as Shinji turned back to Kasuki.

She lifted her leg to put her foot on the edge of a chair nearby. This reveled a good portion of her thighs, until she pushed the chair from under the desk slightly into the open.

Shinji turned to Kensuke again, who was looking at Shinji with a look of help. Shinji merely signaled him to go. Kensuke slowly stood up from his chair and slowly walked to the other side of classroom and sat on the chair Kasuki pushed aside.

When a blushing Kensuke started talking with her, Shinji turned back to his food while thinking:

How the hell did you do that? You said you couldn't control actions?

I can't, you see the girl wanted to talk to him, and she "liked" him, I merely sent the suggestion that she invite him over, her personality did the rest. The right circumstances made the right action.

Shinji sneaked a peek of them talking, and couldn't help but smile as he continued eating.

The rest of the day was quite normal. Shinji manage to stay awake for the other half of the class but then wished he had fallen asleep. Kensuke had gotten along well enough with Kasuki, finding out they had much in common. Thankfully the day ended soon and Kensuke, Hikari, Rei and himself left the school walking together to the school gate.

"So Shinji, Did you tell Misato you were coming with us to the hospital?" Said Hikari, trying to start a conversation.

Shinji slapped himself in the forehead " Ugh! I forgot to call her"

"Do not worry Shinji" Began Rei "Misato is going to pick me up to get me clothes"

Shinji then remembered the small argument that happened over dinner

"Right… I forgot Rei"

They waited a the gate for a few minutes, to pass the time Shinji decided to ask:

"Hey Kensuke, How'd it go with Kasuki?"

"Oh, it went great, I would have stayed longer with her but she had to go back home"

Kensuke then followed by putting his arm around Shinji.

"You were right Shinji, I think she likes--"

Kensuke was opening his moth to say more, But Misato's car came speeding down they're way. It turned and screeched to a halt right in front of them. The window opened to reveal Misato wearing a red shirt.

"Hop in Shinji, remember my order Rei!" She said wagging a finger at her.

Rei made her way to the car and got in before Shinji began:

"Misato, We're going to visit Toji and Asuka at the hospital."

Isato had a look of surprise, then she smiled at Shinji.

"Shinji that's great! You're finally going to talk to him?"

Shinji gave a small nod, and then Misato sternly said to him:

"Just keep your cell close just in case"

With that, Misato waved goodbye and Rei gave him a small smile. The window rolled up and the car speeded away.

Hikari, while poking him in the shoulder said:

"You guys ready?"

Kensuke nodded and started following Hikari, Shinji stood at the spot for a few seconds before following, Thinking of what was to come…

A.N: HAHA! Faster and longer huh? Sorry if this is little more than filler but it's setting up for chapter 6, Review and be strict yeah?