Asushin: Beautiful, Needy, A Dream?

Part 2

"...I think I love you." He whispered before turning and leaving for school.

Misato's jaw dropped. She was still severly turned on but these last words that Shinji had spoken to her had left her speechless, "Shit." She stood and ran her fingers through her purple hair. Ritsuko would help her solve this case after shed finished yelling at her for getting herself into the mess in the first place. Misato wandered back to her room and called Ritsuko. Her friend picked up seconds after she pressed dial.

"What's up, Misato?"

Misato twirled a strand of hair around her finger. "Remember when I told you about the thing with Shinji?" There was a pause and Misato feared that Ritsuko was ignoring her.

"Yeah. How could I know you wouldnt stop talking about it for a week." There was another pause. "Dont tell me what you know I'm thinking Misato."

Misato sighed at her ever faithful Ritsuko. "Okay. I won't tell you..."

She heard Ritsuko swear and Misato wondered what her advise would be. "Look. I'll talk to you more later but-" Ritsuko stopped suddenly and Misato heard a rapid exchange of words take place. "-Misato get Shinji. It's here." Misatos jaw dropped and her head furned to the door which Shinji had just left from.

"You're not serious are you? You can't be. No-"

"I'm afraid I am-"

"The fourth angel has arrived"

Shinji sat on the ground and wiped the blood from his mouth.

He spat onto the ground and muttered before standing, "It's not like I wanted to pilot the stupid thing anyway."

Touji Suzuhara stopped in his tracks and turned stomping towards Shinji in a blind rage.

He lifted Shinji off the ground by his collar, "Whacha say?" Shinji looked the boy straight on and glared, "It's not like I wanted to pilot the thing anyway. So its not my fault that your sister got hurt, okay?"

He saw Kensuke cringe as Touji swung at Shinji again. Shinji lay limp on the hot pavement blood slowly dripping from his slack jaw. He squinted up into the bright sky and sighed. 'So much for everyone loving him.' Him moved into a crouched position and felt tears threaten to escape his eyes. The PA system began to screech and Shinji's face slowly changed to pure rage and fear. He got up and looked towards the front of the school. Rei was standing there. "Its time to go." She turned and broke into a sprint.

"... would all members of the Tokyo 3 region please evacuate to your designated shelters. Repeat. A state of emergency has been declared..." Shinji broke out of his trace and started after the disappearing figure that was Rei Ayanami.

Rei rounded the corner and stopped dead before the blue car that was Misatos. Misato stuck her head out of the window. "Get in. Also wheres Shinji?"

Rei got in the car and looked over at Misato after securing her seatbelt. "Wiping blood off of his chin." She turned to face the the dark haired boy she'd just seen kissing pavement.

Rei watched as Shinji wiped blood onto the shoulder of his previously white shirt. She was baffled by his huffed expression he was hunched over and breathing heavily. Rei looked at Misato and said, "I'll get in the back." Just as she got into the back of the small blue car Shinji collapsed into the seat resently vacated by herself.

'Dick.' She thought pissed that he was getting so much attention from everyone. She huffed and sat back into the back seat of the car. She clicked her seatbelt into place and felt the car jerk forward as they manouvered towards the Geofront.

Shinji was the first to speak his suprisingly soft male voice braking the rough silence. "Misato, will I have to fight it again?"

She looked from Shinji to Misato and then to her severe injures. Misasto spoke softly, "More than likely due to the severity of Rei's injuries."

Rei stared out at the metal walls of the the compound. 'Selfish fuckin bastards.'

Misato tapped her fingers on the steering wheel and hummed one of her favourite songs. Despite this the car was awfully silent. She could feel the tension tightining the closer they got to NERV headquarters.