Shinji walked to school with his two friends at his side, even though it was White Day he didn't expect much to happen with him. Kensuke and Shinji both knew Hikari would get Toji a gift, her crush was not well hidden to them yet Toji was oblivious. Two days ago he and Rei had fought the 5th angel, her smile lingered in his mind as the 3 boys continued their trek to the school, yet the thought of her continued to make him blush slightly, at least it was quite hot out so it could be mistaken by being caused by the heat.
The boys arrived at the gates of the school, walking down the hall they entered the classroom, seeing that Hikari was already in the classroom, Kensuke and Shinji both knew what was going on and waited in the hallway, Toji oblivious to their abandonment. Hikari noticed Toji and stood up. "Hello Suzahara-kun, I wanted to give you something…" the blushing on her face was evident as she handed him a box of chocolate, "Thanks class-rep!" He said, opening the box and throwing one into his mouth. Hikari kinda huffed at Toji's obliviousness but she went ahead and sat down.
Shinji and Kensuke looked at each other for a moment before sitting down, Shinji sat down and just now noticed Rei staring out the window, her smile from two days ago creeped back into his head giving him a slight blush. The teacher entered the room now "Rise, bow, sit." Shinji began to space out as the teacher began the lesson. Rei continued staring out the window, she glanced at the bag at her feet, she turned her head and saw Shinj spaced out, her head began to return to the moment he burned his hands to make sure she was safe.
Lunch came around and Shinji, needing a break from the classroom, he stood and speed walked towards the roof, once getting their he sat against the fence breathing a sigh. Halfway he decided to go to the tree he used to sit at and relax there. Shinji didn't feel like eating today so he didn't touch the lunch he made.
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Yesterday when she got home she looked at her calendar and realized it was White Day, she heard it was a day to appreciate males but nothing more. Her thoughts welled back to when Shinji made sure she was in good condition. Knowing this she decided to get him a gift as appreciation for his efforts.
Rei looked around the classroom, seeing some of the girls giving gifts to the other boys in the class. She didn't see Shinji so she stood and grabbed the bag at her feet and walked out to look for him. Expecting him to be on the roof so that's exactly where she went, arriving she found only a few other students, none of which were Shinji. She walked to the fence at the edge of the roof, looking down.
From above she saw Shinji sitting under a tree, he looked gloomy as well. Seeing Shinji sad made her sad, the warmth from his hand wasn't visible in the rest of him. Her serious expression turned to a sad one as she turned on her heel towards the stairs, walking down she ran into Hikari.
"Hey there Ayanami! Have you seen Suzahara anywhere, I wanted to give him something." There was a slight blush on Hikari's cheeks, she hadn't seen Suzahara anywhere other than the classroom. "I last saw him in the classroom, other than that I have not seen him, apologies. Though he might be in the cafeteria." Hikari's eyes widened in joy, "Thank you Ayanami." She smiled before noticing the bag Rei was carrying.
"Say, whats that bag for?" Rei's cheeks redden slightly, going unoticed by Hikari, "That is none of your concern, farewell Horaki." She told her this bluntly before continue her trek towards Shinji. As she walked through the hallway she saw Shinji, his head low and earbuds from the SDAT, said device in his hand, her cheeks began to heat, her hand gripping the bag. "Ikari, may I speak with you on the roof?"
The boy's head perked up, his expression turned to a smile, "Sure thing." Rei's hands began to shake a little as she lead him to the roof. Shinji himself was a little red not expecting Rei needing to speak with him. Shinji walked next to Rei, the earbuds folded up with the SDAT in his hand. He noticed the bag she held but ignored it. A few meters before the door to the roof was reached, Rei's expression saddened as the bell rang signaling the end of lunch, she would have to wait.
"Seems we this has to wait, sorry, Ayanami." the boy spoke, he seemed a little sad not being able to know what she needed as the girl began walking towards class. "It is not you're fault Ikari..." The two silently made their way back to class, Touji and Kensuke gave Shinji a look as he sat down. Rei on the otherhand didn't notice their glare towards him and was still contemplating on how to give Shinji her gift now.
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Shinji's thoughts ran wild as he continued to wonder what Rei needed him for. He looked over to her, he saw her fidget with her hands, something she normaly doesn't do. He was worried about her, her fidgeting was not normal. The teacher began to ramble on about the Second Impact, he just zoned out, never finding it that interesting even though it's what caused his current predicament.
He lost track of time as the bell rang signaling the end of class, it was his and Kensuke's day to clean the classroom, as he began to clean rei walked up to him, bag still in hand. "Ikari, I will wait for you in the courtyard, see you later." The boy gave her nod and a smile before she walked away, Kensuke stood there a little shocked, it was Rei who wanted to speak with someone, let alone Shinji. "Hey, what's up with you two, have something going on?" The boy with glasses teased his friend turning the other one's cheeks red, "It's nothing like that Kensuke! She just needs to tell me something, probably about NERV."
Kensuke nudged his glasses, "Keep telling yourself that, I mean, you blush a lot when you rarely talk to her in public, also the fact you stumble with your words a lot to." Shinji huffed in annoyance at his friend. He and his friend continued to clean in silence. After about 30 minutes they completed cleaning and parted ways at the gate, Shinji on the other hand didn't leave school grounds, he walked towards where Rei wanted to meet.
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Rei sat fidgeting with her hands, she wasn't familiar with this feeling. It felt weird and not very pleasent, her stomach felt as if it were contracting. 'When will Ikari be here, this feeling is most unpleasent'. Rei thought to herself as footsteps enclosed on her location, her head went up as she stood, watching Shinji walk over. She held the bag behind her, still fidgeting with her fingers. "Ikari, you are here."
"Why wouldn't I be, you asked me to be here." Shinji gave a weak and nervous smile, "What did you need, Ayanami?" Her thoughts began to swirl, her cheeks began to heat and redden. "During the battle with the 5th Angel, you came to my rescue, your hand felt warm. Yesterday I saw that today would be White Day, commonly it is used to appreciate males." Shinji began to blush more along with Rei. "I appreciate your concern for me and I wanted to give you this, chocolate is a common gift this day." Rei got the box from the bag and handed it to Shinji who was as red as a tomato, but he still accepted the box.
Shinji opened the box seeing the variety of chocolates, he picked one and held it. "Would you like one, Ayanami?" The girl's eye's widen as she became almost as red as Shinji, she accepted the chocolate and ate the small cube. 'This taste is... pleasent.' " It is customary to embrace the receiver of the gift from what I have observed." Shinji'd mouth fell open as rei quickly wrapped her arms around him holding the embrace.'Ikari is warm, just like his hands, I like this warmth.'
'Is Ayanami, hugging me?'
Several minutes went by before either one of them spoke, "Ayanami, are you okay?" the boy spoke to the one hugging him tightly, Rei's eyes opened as she now realized the time that had passed. Rei let go and looked up at him before speaking, "Thank you for being concerned about me, I shall see you later, Ikari." Shinji spoke up right as she began to walk away, "Shinji, you can call me Shinji." The girl stopped before turning back to him, "Then you can call me Rei, Shinji." She smiled as she walked back to her apartment now, Shinji smiled looking back down at the chocolates, he decided to walk with her, now running to catch up he left the school grounds.
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Author's Notes:
This is my first fanfiction, I didn't have any pre-readers so there may be errors. This oneshot is a prequal to a larger fic I am making. Reviews will help and thank you for reading!
