Day: One

Shinji Ikari hurriedly tried to make his way through what had been NERV's geofront. Why did I have to be her? Of all people why was he stuck alive with her. He was supposed to be alive and alone. It was his punishment for everything he had done, everyone else was supposed to be happy and together finally.. so after 'that' they had just sort of sat there in pained silence.. until Asuka had said something.. of course she was the one to say something, he certainly couldn't.

She told him to go get her a medical kit, since he wasn't as injured.. but everything hurt.. why did he jump at that.. it was true though, he hurt like hell all over but she hadn't moved at all yet, maybe she couldn't. He had wanted her back, but.. Asuka really deserved to be happy after everything he had done to her..

After awhile he found what had been an infirmary. He opened the door slowly.. he still wasn't a given that they were alone, for now at least he really didn't want to die. No one was there.. no LCL, so one had been there either.. The medical kit was retrieved easily.. he really didn't want to return just with this, they're had to be more he could get.

Asuka could keep hating him forever, but he did want to get her something. After a little more searching around he found a Red uniform jacket, like Misato used to wear Asuka had always liked red.. she probably wasn't going to accept this.. a deep sigh.. dead quiet.. no one anywhere, just the hum of generators in every direction.

Okay, medicine down, what else could get find? Even abandoned and lifeless he wasn't too uncomfortable here. He had been here so often that he knew his way around pretty well. How did Misato stay lost all the time?

Misato. He missed her already, he never got to actually say goodbye. Just like when he had run, only now there wasn't any way to see her again. She had really cared about him, right to the end.

Everything hurt, and she couldn't remember crap about how she got into the beach to begin with.. Did he drag her here from unit 2? Not even Shinji would drag her someplace and try to strangle her.. asshole! For once she wanted to hear him say sorry, for once he needed to. how did she get bandaged up anyway? What the hell happened? She remembered fighting, and pain and rage and then, nothing.. damn!

"I'm sorry mama, I don't want to die yet.." she murmurs out, trying desperately to pull herself up.. her eye must be bandaged closed because her vision was crap. He was going to come back right? They had both done enough they must be regretting to each other over the past few weeks.. or months, but he wasn't going to leave her alone in this condition.. right? Shinji was going to come back with the stuff. Right?

The redhead manages to pull herself into a sitting position, to stare out over the ocean. Bleak and red and depressing.. No one has to tell her she just knows everyone else is dead.. she has been left here, with no angels left to fight and no eva to pilot, and most depressingly dependent on Shinji to go get her medical equipment and supplies. He was probably gonna have to carry her.

A wave washes in Miato's cross pendant, or she would assume it was… she grabs it.. lousy as she was the woman had been there for her, so she wasn't just gonna leave the thing here, not that she wanted it either. She just didn't want to leave it.

They were the last two people here, and over the last few weeks they had gotten to the point of hating each other, that was so. Damn wrong, she had never even wanted to hate him. She doesn't really want to forgive Shinji.. and she doesn't know if she can.. but here they were..

She can hear footsteps approaching, took him long enough, but he did actually come back for her.. even after all that, had she really been all that worried? He didn't hate her did he?

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Shinji walked up carrying a filing cabinet drawer filled with whatever useful things he could think to grab: the medical kit, a pair of jackets and some food he got out of a vending machine, etc. there was no way to know how long it was since the last time either of them had eaten.

"Took you long enough, strangle freak!" came Asuka's voice…strained and angry.. but not nearly as cold as it had been not too long earlier.. she was glaring at him still.. so he averted his eyes and set down the drawer.

"Sorry.." there was a long pause. "I uh just thought you might uh be a little hungry.. so I picked up some food.. and stuff…" he stammered out trying hard not to look the redhead in the eyes..

All he heard in response was a groan, and a thump, as Asuka dropped back to laying down on the beach.. well he didn't really expect much.. had they ever really been friends or anything? He had thought so for awhile, but… not now.. not after all that…

"I got candy bars and soda.. not that it matters…" Shinji trailed off and sighed deeply taking a seat next to Asuka.. a moment of rummaging and he took out the medical kit.. and set it down, and they were once again in an uncomfortable silence.

"I'm sorry Asuka.. I'm really sorry for everything. I'm sorry even though it doesn't mean anything..." Shinji said at last, looking down and starring at the ground.. he had never wanted any of this.. he just.. he just wanted.. he wasn't even sure what he wanted.. but not this, he works up the courage to look over at Asuka.. she had always been the most like him, and she had always seemed have an opinion of him.. so..

"Okay. This is stupid, we're stuck here for now, so I have a few rules for this! One, we forget about when we first got to the beach. Two, you don't do anything perverted, three stop sulking like you were the only one who lost something! And four you take this damn thing!" the redhead threw the cross pendant at Shinji, and pulled herself back up. "You got that!?"

"Okay.. I can agree to all that.. I'm really sorry for before..i'll do what I can.." he replied, after a moment.. picking up the pendant.. it was Misato's thing… and well Asuka demanding things.. that was actually kinda comforting.. like how things were.

"Good, now feed me! I had to be the one to fight, so I'm beat up." Asuka replies sounding a little less angry.. and a bit like they were she used to sound, when she talked to him..

"what!?" wait did she really want him to feed her something.. well her right arm was totally bandaged up..

"You heard me Baka Shinji, I'm hurt feed me something!"

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