The Once and Future Angel of Humanity

By Kraven Ergeist

Epilogue

"Let me get this straight," Toji said, exasperated. "First, Ayanami gets blown up and loses her memory, which drives Shinji's up the wall, casing him to turn into a half-angel freak, and whisk her away on a pre-marital honeymoon, only to accidentally discover the secret behind all of NERV, and return home to vanquish evil, which takes the form of some cripple living in Germany, nine mutated white Evas, and your own father, during the process, both Ayanami and Soryu also get turned into half-angel freaks?"

Shinji was back at school, related his experiences with his long lost friends.

"Yeah, that's about the size of it," Shinji said.

"And the entire time, we're stuck in Tokyo-2, twiddling our thumbs and playing game station!?" Kensuke blared. "God, that sounded so cool! I so wish we could have been here for all that! It would have been amazing!"

Kensuke and Toji went on like this, as Shinji shot a pleading look at Rei, sitting in her usual spot, staring out the window. She gave a half smile, before getting up to leave class for lunch.

Shinji saw his chance and followed.

Asuka, for her part, just snorted. "Jeez, could those two be any more obvious?"

Shinji saw Rei walk up the stairs to the roof, and was about to follow, when a familiar face caught his eye.

"Kaworu!?" he blurted. "What are you doing here!? I thought you were fated to leave!"

Kaworu, for his part, smiled. "Don't forget, Shinji: I'm the angel of free will. Though bound to fate, I'm still at the liberty of deciding when. And after careful deliberation, I've decided to spend the rest of my human life here with you."

Shinji smiled, widely. "I'm glad you're here. It really makes me happy to know that you'll be staying."

Shinji motioned to the stairway, and Kaworu nodded, saying goodbye, and Shinji went to do what he had previously set out to do.

Hikari still hadn't shown up; Asuka guessed her family was taking its time moving, and was about to leave, when a hand took the seat Hikari normally sat in.

Is this seat taken? a voice asked in German.

Asuka looked up and saw a familiar face and couldn't help but let a nervous smile creep up her lips. N…no…go ahead.

The two of them began conversing, and things went well.

Meanwhile, up on the roof, Shinji and Rei were relaxing and enjoying themselves.

"Looks like things will be a lot more peaceful from now on," Rei said, wistfully.

"Don't jinx it now," Shinji chided. "We've got a long life to live, and a lot can happen in a persons lifetime."

Rei nodded. "At least there'll be time for us."

Shinji smiled and crept up behind Rei as she stared off into the distance. He suddenly threw her arms around her and held her body close to him.

Rei blushed. "Sh-Shinji!"

"Sh," Shinji quieted, kissing her behind the ear. "I know you never tire of this. And neither do I."

Rei purred, and she let Shinji work his away over her, letting his hands explore her, just as he did once upon a time on an island hidden from everything. His lips danced across her ears, neck, nape, and finally, her lips.

Rei took hold of Shinji's hand as it became dangerously close to the lip of her dress. "Shinji, we're in a public school. Someone might see us."

Shinji leered. "So? We both have AT fields. We'll sense someone coming a long time before they actually do."

Rei was about to protest again, before Shinji seized her, sitting her on the railing, pushing himself into her, and kissing her aggressively.

Rei could only moan in pleasure as he lowered her slowly to the ground, quickly undoing the straps that bound her from him. Before long, they had become one, as Shinji placed ceaseless kisses all over her slight frame.

They both climaxed and lay there, warm from the sunlight and each other, their hands intertwined.

"Kaworu was right," Rei whispered softly into his ear. "You truly are the once and future angel of humanity."

Shinji smiled, kissing her tenderly on the lips. He stroked a hand through her pristine hair, and gazed into her beautiful red eyes. His mouth curved into a smile.

"Thank you, Rei," he said. "Thank you for everything."

Rei buried her face in his arms, sighing with delight.

"I love you, Shinji."

Shinji pulled her tighter still, as if protecting a sacred treasure.

"I love you too, Rei."

xxxxx

A/N: Well, that's my fic. Hope you enjoyed it. What do you think? You like? You hate? You think my story is the epitome of suck? If so, tough noogies, cause I'm too tired to revise it further.

Now, if I can get my act together, "The Difference of a Life" should be soon to follow.

I'm out.