A/N: Remember people Rei and Shinji are half siblings and they both realize that now so I don't think they will be getting it on with each other. I'm all for Shinji x Rei but I just don't want to create another Kanako (Love Hina joke) but hey you never know since I kinda like Kanako.
I'm just hoping to keep this at a 'T' rating. Language wise this is ok for a 'T' but with some of the things I'm planning this may get a 'M' rating and at any point you think I crossed the line let me know.
And remember OOC-ness can be contagious.
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How I spent my summer as a clone
Chapter Three
Rei woke up to find the sun out and shining in her eyes. For once, since she can remember, she actually felt refreshed. An unfamiliar scent in the air got her attention as she got out of bed and walked towards Shinji in the kitchen. Shinji or Reika as he is supposed to be called now heard her step into the tiny cooking area.
"Morning Rei. I made breakfast and…eep" Shinji squeaked and quickly adverted his eyes as he became aware of Rei's state of undress. "Umm…Rei do mind putting on some clothes…please".
"Does my appearance disturb you Shinji"? Rei had cocked her head a little to the right
He mentally sighed "No Rei but I figure when eating breakfast it tends to benefit you if you wear clothes and I would rather not see my sister in her birthday suit".
"Very well Shinji" She walked back towards her room and grabbed a fresh uniform. She put it on and walked towards her brother. "Is my appearance acceptable"?
"Yes it is Rei. Well, grab a plate cause I made this breakfast just for you" He had a cheerful smile on that just seemed to fit the body he was in.
"Where did you get this food from" She only had the bare minimum of supplies and the only food in her pantry were instant noodles and expired cans of vegetable soup.
"Oh, I stopped by the grocery store this morning to pick up a few ingredients".
"Th-Thank you" She replied with a small blush 'Thank you…words of gratitude…words I have never told anyone, not even to…him' She thought of the commander then. 'Has he truly ever cared for me. He did save me from the entry plug after the failed Unit 00 activation but I had a feeling he was not doing it for me. That he was doing it for…part of me' She was awoken from her thoughts by Shinji.
"So you want to leave soon Rei?" School would start in a half hour.
'Nobody has ever made anything for me or gone out of their way to please me it is…pleasant' she thought then spoke "That will be fine…Reika" She tested him and he just smiled back.
"It's gonna take me a while to get used to being called that" They both walked towards the door and put their shoes on.
"I would advise you to get used to it or someone may figure out that it is not your real name," She warned.
"I'll try" he closed the door but looked back at it. "Hey shouldn't we lock this door".
"It is broken and will not lock. It has been that way for as long as I can remember," She continued walking while she told him.
'I'll have to fix that' he mentally told himself as they walked towards the exit together.
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The Ayanami's had made it to school in about ten minutes and immediately walked towards their classroom to talk to Hikari about the new arrival. As they were walking to class Shinji put a hand on Rei's shoulder and turned her around towards him.
"Hey Rei let me go in first. I want to have a little fun" It seemed that Shinji dieing had a positive impact on his personality.
"That would be unwise…" He gave her the puppy dog eyes "…Just be careful with what you say" 'What was it about his eyes, I could not say no to him' the pale angel thought.
Shinji walked into the classroom and walked up to Hikari.
"Hiya" He said in a cheery voice while smiling.
This spooked Hikari "Don't sneak up on me like that…Rei?" 'Why is Rei smiling…she never smiles' "Hey are you wearing contacts" She had noticed 'her' eyes immediately.
"No" Shinji was telling the truth since this body was born with green eyes.
"Really, so you used red contacts before" The class rep asked.
"No" Shinji could barely hold back from laughing. He thought this was the funniest thing ever even though the author thought it was pretty stupid.
Hikari put her finger up to her chin thinking "But you've always had red eyes as long as I've known you".
"No I've had green eyes ever since we met" Shinji was barely able to keep a straight face now and it was starting to show.
"But your…eyes…red" Hikari's eyes were swirling and the author just sighed for listening to his friend.
"Reika, I think you have had your fun" Rei walked towards the confused class rep "Class representative this is my twin sister Reika Ayanami. She will be joining our class for a while".
Hikari snapped out of her daze and was looking at Rei "She's your sister…other then the eyes and personality you're identical".
"Sorry if I scared you Hikari I was merely playing a little joke" Shinji apologized.
"It's ok I guess" 'How does she know my name already I never told her' Hikari didn't know why but something about Reika was making her feel warm inside…which reminded her. "This is just a warning but watch out for the boys here, a lot of them will try to hit on you today since it's your first day".
"I'm sure I can handle whatever they throw at me" 'though creepy, this could get kind of fun messing with Touji and the rest of the guys' "Where should I sit" he asked.
"Well since Shinji is out for a while you can sit in his spot right…over there" She pointed to his old seat.
"Thanks" 'Not too much needs to be changed then' Shinji sat down as the bell rang.
All of the students came in and sat at their respective seats. Shinji kept his head down just till a certain moment.
"Ayanami what are you doing in Shinji's seat? You know if his wife catches you your in for it" Touji joked.
"What did you call me you dumb jock?" A familiar red head shouted.
"Speak of the red devil" Touji whispered while Shinji inwardly chuckled.
"Shut up you stupid stooge. Hey, wonder girl, get out of the Thirds seat right now".
"Don't call me wonder girl" Shinji tried his best to act like Rei.
"What was that? Was the doll finally standing up for herself?" Asuka was actually quite shocked. She hasn't quite been herself lately and this was something she didn't need right now.
"Do I know you?" Shinji asked still acting.
"Did that high sync score rot your brain First Child" Asuka was beginning to get angry at the girls incompetence.
"I am not the first child" He then change his voice back to normal and looked into her eyes "I'm the fourth child. Nice to meet you".
"Green eyes…your not Rei" Asuka took a step back.
"Nope. I'm Reika, her sister, I hope we can be friends" He put out his hand to shake hers.
"Me friends with a doll like you" Asuka almost spat at the thought.
"No matter what you might think Second Child my sister and I are not dolls. I would appreciate it if you would stop calling her that. I don't like people messing with my family" Though he was acting like Reika he really meant that as Shinji.
Asuka let out a sigh "Your nothing like Rei so I guess we could try to get along but that doesn't mean I'll like it".
"Good, since I need a shopping buddy with a good fashion sense for today" Shinji grinned 'gotcha now'.
Asuka instantly smiled at the compliment "I like your style fourth. Maybe we can be friends" Asuka thought this might be the chance she was looking for to get her thoughts together.
"Call me Reika. I don't like being called 'Fourth'".
"Only if you call me Asuka".
"Sure" 'That was easier then I expected'.
Just two seats behind Asuka and Reika, Touji and Kensuke were a little worried.
"Did Asuka just get along with Rei's sister" Kensuke asked.
"God help us the demons are growing in numbers" As Touji said that Reika looked back directly at the two boys and gave a goofy grin "Holy hell, Kensuke did you see that look".
The four-eyed boy dumbly nodded his head "Yeah, it reminds me of Shinji…where is he anyway I've been meaning to ask him about that last angel"
"Don't know I haven't seen him around. Maybe we should ask the class rep".
"Lets do that during lunch ok Touji cause right not I got a date with destiny" Kensuke flipped up screen to the computer on his desk and typed away.
"A date with what…" Touji gave Kensuke a weird look.
Shinji's laptop made a 'ping' noise alerting him to a message. On a reflex he opened it up and signed on…forgetting he's no longer Shinji.
IkariS: Waz up.
EvaMaster: uhhh how'd U do that.
IkariS: do what?
EvaMaster: You logged onto Shinji's account.
Shinji immediately thought of a lie.
IkariS: Oh I just guessed his password. His name waz still on here. Just luck.
Kensuke didn't believe 'her' but wanted to continue talking to the new girl.
EvaMaster: So your Ayanami's sister.
IkariS: What gave it away…the smile or the hair.
EvaMaster: LOL I think it was the smile.
HorakiH: Hey you two pay attention to class and Reika we need to get you your own screen name.
EvaMaster: Sorry class rep.
IkariS: Yeah sorry Hikari and if It's ok with you could I just use this name.
HorakiH: I don't think so since it belongs to Shinji. I'll create one for you later. Now focus on class.
The three students signed off of the messaging program and listened to the same boring lecture they've heard every day about second impact. The lunch bell finally broke the hours of repetitive speech. Every student started filing out of class rather quickly leaving behind only Rei. She slowly packed her school supplies, picked up the book she usually reads, and walked out the door.
"And where do you think your going little sister" Shinji was leaning on the wall next to the door. The young nephilim was surprised to find her sibling there.
"I was going to the bench to read as I usually do" she said holding up her book.
"Care if I join you" Shinji asked, "I made an extra lunch as well" He pulled a bag from behind his back.
"I…uh…thank you Shinji" Rei was blushing.
"Your slipping Rei it's Reika for the time being, remember" He smiled and they walked towards the bench at the back of the school. Rei mentally cursed herself for her earlier mistake but showed no outward signs of a problem. Little did they know that somebody else had heard Rei's little slip and was thinking hard about how to confirm it.
Asuka was eating…well I wouldn't say eating; actually more like picking at the lunch she had made for herself. Things just haven't been the same in the past couple days since Shinji's accident and the Katsuragi/Ikari/Soryu residence is currently a dark and quiet place to stay at. Asuka has, for the last couple days, been in deep thought about the Third Child.
While it was true he was a wimp at times and he always seemed to run away from conflict Shinji had a brave and determined side that she had only seen once but knew because of that, that it existed.
Did she like him? She wasn't sure but there was something. Maybe it was the fact that her life actually meant something to someone outside of Eva. That he almost died to save her and Rei…"Rei" she said out loud. She looked over to her right to see Rei and Reika happily eating lunch.
Rei was actually smiling. That was another thing Asuka has noticed about Rei. The pilot of Unit 00 had slowly been changing. Was it because of her sister Reika…or was it because of Shinji…or both.
'I want that' Asuka thought 'I've always wanted a sibling' She kept looking at the twin Ayanami's 'Some one to stand up for or to have stand up for you. Somebody who's always there for you through thick and thin' She looked up at the sky "I want that" She looked back at her lunch "Shinji come back soon" she continued picking at her food.
Rei was enjoying the lunch that Shinji had made for her. It made her feel good knowing that someone cared for her. Just spending time with her 'sister' was doing wonders for her heart and her personality.
"Ok so after school we'll head to Nerv so I can see if I can still sync with Unit 01 and then we'll meet Asuka at the mall" Shinji was just talking away not even aware that Rei wasn't really listening too much.
'He really is acting more like a girl' Rei thought as she heard the last part of his personal conversation "That is agreeable Reika".
"Good. I'm going to go tell Asuka the plan ok" Shinji got up from the bench and walked over to Asuka, who was just staring at her lunch. She looked up when she seen a shadow over her.
"What is it Ayanami" Asuka asked not really sure which sister it was since the sun was in her eyes.
"I thought I asked you to call me Reika" Shinji fake pouted to Asuka "Hey I need to head to Nerv after school for a sync test with Unit 01 but as soon as I'm done Rei and I will meet you at the mall ok".
"Sure that sounds like a plan" Asuka's mood seemed to get better whenever she was around Reika.
"Ok it's set and we'll meet you there" Shinji then walked back to his sister.
As he got to his seat the bell rang, so he and Rei cleaned up the remainder of their lunch and head towards the gym for P.E.
As they were walking towards the locker rooms Shinji made a turn towards the boys locker room like he has always done. Rei coughed into her hand to get her sisters attention.
"I know you are new to this school Reika but the girls locker room is this way" Rei continued walking as Shinji just stood there watching his sister walk away.
"You mean I got to…in front of…no it's ok I can do this" He sped walked to catch up to Rei. As he turned towards the girls' locker room he started to get a little nervous.
'I mustn't run away…if I run away that would make me gay…although I guess right now I could be considered a lesbian' He chuckled a little at his own joke 'Here goes nothing' he told himself as he entered the changing area.
Sure he's seen Misato naked a few times as well as Rei and Asuka once each but nothing could prepare Shinji for what he was about to witness.
"So this is Reika Ayanami huh," The deep voice of the gym teacher Ms. Taicho said as she walked towards Shinji…naked.
"Um…er…a…yes" Shinji sputtered out while staring at the hairy, muscular, and down right masculine body of his female P.E. teacher 'Oh dear god' Shinji thought.
'Tell me about it' Rei replied to Shinji's thought.
'Wait, did I just here your thoughts' the twins simultaneously thought while looking at each other with wide eyes.
'It appears so Shinji' Rei told her brother mentally while wondering how this happened.
'This is so cool' Shinji told her 'I always heard that twins could sense things between each other but this is even better'.
"Hurry up and get dressed for swim class girls," Ms. Taicho ordered while walking back to her office.
"I need to get that image of her out of my head cause that will haunt me forever" Shinji said as Rei guided him towards his and hers lockers. As they stopped in front of their lockers, which just happened to be labeled 00 and 01, Shinji realized something. He was in the girls locker room…filled with girls his age…changing into bathing suits "I think I found a way to get that image out of my head"
'I will go get the tissues' Rei mentally told him as she seen him staring at their classmates.
One of those classmates noticed Reika's dazed look and heard what she said, which confirmed what she had overheard before to be true 'Some how, some way' the girl thought 'Reika Ayanami is really Shinji Ikari'.
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A/N: Remember I write for fun; so don't expect a novel here.
Thanks to Shisha Ookami Hanyou for the inspiration to finish this chapter and giving me a few ideas about the female body for later on…and for the lame eye color joke…she's gonna kick my ass when she reads this and yes she knows where I live.
By the way both Shisha and I have both had that experience with a gym teacher before and she had a gym teacher a lot like Ms. Taicho.
Review if you like, just remember every time you review Gendo gets kick in the groin by Yui…twice.
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