"Shinji," she said softly. "I love you."
He gulped and kissed her again, then said softly, "I love you too, Asuka. Don't ever leave me. Please."
"I won't," she said. "Never."
He gulped and kissed her again, then said softly, "I love you too, Asuka. Don't ever leave me. Please."
"I won't," she said. "Never."
—chapter 23