Hello everyone sorry for the long update Thanksgiving and all that jazz. I am going to try and be more consistent with updating this story but I am a college student so things happen. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed so far I'll try not to be a lazy cow and read over my stuff better. As always hope you enjoy and let me know if I can improve in any way.

I do not own Evangelion if I did I would actually know what the hell was going on most of the time.

Shinji Ikari stifled a laugh as he watched his friend Toji get slapped again for attempting to show the redheaded girl in front of them his family jewels. He hadn't heard much about the pilot but guessing by what Misato called her he assumed her name was Asuka. Toji rejoined the group nursing his cheek with his right hand and complaining about the viewing fee distracted Shinji for a moment so he missed the somewhat horrified face that Asuka put on when she saw him smile. If he had seen it he may have wondered what could have disgusted her or traumatized her so much about something as basic as him smiling but he didn't so he was left blissfully unaware. Shinji's thoughts returned to the redhead when she jaunted over to him. The first thing he noticed up close was her piercing blue eyes, they say the eyes were the windows to the soul and if that was true then Asuka would be filled with a fiery determination. Another thing about her eyes that struck him was how they were the exact opposite of Rei's it was funny really the more he thought about it the more Rei and Asuka were like mismatched copies of each other one having red eyes and blue hair the other the opposite. He quickly wondered if their personalities to were going to be opposite but the question was left behind when he realized they had been staring at each other. Shinji quickly turned blushing slightly while in the back Misato's laughed and Toji accused of him being a traitor. Asuka for her part didn't turn her away at all rather she watched as Shinji turned away; her lip seeming to quiver for a moment before she clutched her right arm with left. It went unnoticed and when Misato got a hold of herself she turned to her former caretaker and smiled.

"You've gotten much more womanly since I last saw you Asuka!" Misato said causing Asuka to turn to her.

"Thank you, you're looking good as well."

Asuka replied shocking Misato when she ended the conversation there. Asuka was many things but quite was not usually one of them which meant either the past couple of years had changed her, unlikely given the slap mark on Toji's face, or something was bothering her. Deciding not to push the issue, for now, Misato decided to tell her who she would be working with.

"This," Misato began pushing Shinji slightly to move him back in front of her, " Is the Third Child Shinji Ikari"

"Hi, I hope we can work well together."

Shinji said meekly bowing his head. Asuka said nothing but rather closed her eyes for a brief moment before holding out her hand.

"I'm Asuka Langley Soryu it's nice to meet you."

Shinji took the hand and was surprised by the firm grip Asuka gave. Toji and Kensuke both voiced their opinions on the meeting quickly after Asuka let go over Shinji's hand each of them deciding the treatment of Toji was uncalled for. Shinji smartly stayed out of it but he did notice Asuka glancing at him out of the corner of his eye.

Deciding that they had spent enough time on the deck of the ship Misato marched in followed closely by her admirers and the German girl. In the captain's bridge, Misato had a quick argument with the captain that was quickly interrupted by a dramatic entrance from Kaji. Misato immediately turned and screeched at him which all he gave in response was a quick but flashy smile. Kaji did, however, turn away from Misato to look at Asuka for a moment to see if she was doing better. She seemed fine but he couldn't help but feel that this morning incident was still weighing over her. Misato caught his look and was about to accuse him of being such a pervert that even young girls were at risk but she noticed the worried look in his eyes making her think that it might not have been just her who noticed Asuka's strange behavior. When the group finally left the bridge Kaji asked if the kids could go the mess hall by themselves while he talked to Misato. Asuka said nothing but nodded her head and racked her brain to see if she could remember where the mess was. Misato wanted to put up a fight but the look Kaji gave her said it was too serious to be left alone.

"So what do you need to say? If it's about us I can already tell you it's over." Misato started crossing her arms over her chest.

"Unfortunately it's not about how I would love to get in your smooth arms," Kaji began getting an angry glare from Misato before quickly finishing " it's about Asuka."

"I noticed she seemed, distant," Misato said struggling to figure out the exact word to use.

"I was afraid of that."

"What did you do!" Misato said sharply her tone leaving no room for jokes.

"I did nothing, this morning I heard her screaming in her room. When I reached it she was in tear and very delusional it seemed the little words were hard to understand as they were in German but I think she kept asking me how I was alive." Kaji said meeting Misato's cool glare.

" Do you know what caused this?"

"I don't know that's what I wanted to ask you. You raised her after the incident with her mother did she show any signs of night terrors or PTSD?"

"No, none of that she was definitely traumatized but I think she internalized most of it and I never saw her having any flashbacks," Misato said remembering how quiet the girl had been during the first few months she had met her.

"Her file said the same thing I was just curious about your response. Something either broke or she was telling me the truth when she said it was just a bad dream."

"I'll keep an eye on her. Thank you." Misato said the last part coming out almost as a whisper as she turned and left. Kaji watching her leave smiled for a moment before shouting, "You need to take a left not a right at the corridor".

Misato for her part said nothing but the glare she sent Kaji's way had him burst into laughter.

Asuka was sitting with the three boys after finally finding her way to the mess hall. In front of her was a plate of food she didn't feel like eating as well as a group of people she didn't want to talk to. Seeing them had been harder than she had thought it would be, Shinji especially. It had taken all her willpower not to just run off into her room like some frightened school girl. When Shinji smiled it was almost like a nail driving into her heart, that moment made her realize how broken he would become in the coming months. Shinji didn't smile much in the beginning either but near the end, right before her incident, she can't remember her smiling at all. Not that she was all smiles either she could still see the pool of blood leaking out of her wrists if she closed her eyes. Misato had been hard in a different way, after finding out that her mother was still watching over her it made her somewhat rethink what Misato had been trying to do. Misato was trying to do what Asuka's mother was not able to do for her during her time outside unit two, look out for her. Was she perfect, no Misato had tried to help her out which was more than she could say of her own father. Asuka knew that it just happened that Misato had no idea what to do as a parent and that her unwillingness to rely on others made Misato's task to try and help her all the more difficult. Asuka didn't really understand her situation right now but she did know that maybe she should let Misato be a little closer than before. She was interrupted from her thoughts by the questioning of the loudest of the Stooges,

"Food too bad here for a princess like you to eat huh?" Toji said causing Asuka's temper to flare.

"No you mongrel, I was thinking you know that thing you probably attempt to do time to time when you're not perving over girls."

Asuka replied hotly. Of course, Toji attempted to rise to the challenge and soon the entire mess hall was filled with the sound of insults as the two went back and forth. Sometime during this Kensuke had taken out his recorder to start filling the sequence while Shinji feebly attempted to get the two to calm down but neither of them heard him. The fight would have gone on much longer if a fuming Misato hadn't barged in and sat down beside Shinji with Kaji coming in a moment laugher a grin plastered on his face. Asuka seeing the two enter and find seats also sat down with Toji begrudgingly follow her lead. The group then entered a period of light chit chatter with a noticeable moment when Kaji asked Shinji what Misato's sleeping habits were which confused the poor boy but horrified Misato. When the meal was finished Asuka stated that she wanted to show Shinji Unit two before grabbing his arm and dragging him to the cargo ship it was on.

Asuka deftly through the plug suit to Shinji who stared at it dumbfounded as she grabbed one for herself.

"Well put it on Baka, and do it at the bottom of the stairs and I swear if you peek at me while i'm changing you will be in a world of hurt." Asuka said causing Shinji to rush up the stairs. Once she was sure he was near the top of the stairs she began to get into her plug suit feeling a wave of nostalgia as she did so. This was the last thing I had worn when I died, Asuka thought somberly feeling the material rub against her skin. Once it was safely on she turned and looked down the stairs only to get a glimpse of Shinji's back as he attempted to put on her suit. She blushed slightly before quickly turning back and ignoring the part of her that said keep looking.

When the two of them finally entered the hangar for unit two she quickly got them inside . She could feel Shinji pressed up behind her and wore a very pleased face at his reaction to her. Even after all they had gone through together she was still happy that she could have this affect on him. However she knew this wasn't the time to tease him too much as an Angel was set to arrive. Quickly switching the language from German to Japanese with Asuka deciding she was going to teach him German . After that Asuka took a brief moment to send a silent thanks to her mother in the Eva. She knew that she got the message as she felt a warmth envelop her. When Misato announced that an Angel appeared Asuka feigned her surprise and got ready for the fight in front of her. Shinji behind her almost screamed when he saw the redhead blast off the cargo ship onto the aircraft carrier landing on it like a ballerina. Asuka ignored him and instead looked for the rippling of the water to identify where the beast was lurking. She spotted it after a quick scan and immediately grabbed the tow cable and launched herself and Shinji into the water after it. Shinji for is part after the first initial panic had begun to calm down and began to feel what unit two was doing. It was over almost as quickly as it began with the two pilots inside acting almost as one as they pried open the angel's mouth and shoved a progressive knife into its red core. Landing safely on the ship and after defending Shinji from the other two stooges teasing, only she had that right, did Asuka let herself relax and for a brief moment enjoy the time before everything went to hell.

Well Hope you enjoyed that one. Changed up Asuka's original reaction a little and no battleship sinking this time. If the ending feels a little rush let me know and I'll try and improve. Next time Asuka deals with the some of the other cast members and dance!