Mf7793: Its been awhile so I'll keep it brief, I'm making this new fanfiction since its been in my head in awhile but I couldn't find anybody to help me with so I did this myself but if it wasn't for my friend xInorix I would have never even wrote this and I thank you for it. So without further a due this is my new fanifc

Please be kind...

(3 years ago)

Ikari Shinji is running. Not from his father abandoning him, not from the reality of his mother's death as a child, not from the hospital that he was admitted to a couple weeks ago, not from the disease of multiple organ failure in which he may die any day. No, maybe he is just running away from life entirely, to a place to die maybe? For that I do not know

Thus I let him into my world...

"That's it I can't run anymore..." Eleven year old Shinji gasped as he fell into a field of grass. The field seemed like a never ending meadow with a clear blue sky where the sun's gentle warmth descended upon Shinji's tired body.

"That's strange; I never thought I'll end up this far from the hospital." Shinji said as the depressing thoughts began to enter him.

"Maybe I should just die…why go through the trouble."

"I wouldn't do that if I were you...at least not today anyway." A voice called to him. Shinji looked up and he saw a man around seventeen wearing a black tuxedo. He had red hair, a red right eye in contrast to his left eye which was bandaged up. He suddenly sat beside him with a sad smile on his face.

"It's such a beautiful day, why spoil it with death? Then again people die everyday." The man said as he chuckled to himself still having that sad smile on his face as if it was a mask.

"Who are you?" Shinji asked

"Me? Oh, yes I haven't introduced myself haven't I? My name is Honoo Takimi. May I ask you name as well?" The man known as Honoo Takimi asked Shinji.

"My name is Ikari Shinji, Honoo-san." Shinji said as he bowed to reply to Takimi's polite gesture.

"Ikari-san, would you mind me asking as to why you are having such dark thoughts?" Takimi asked sounding slightly concerned.

"You wouldn't understand." Shinji replied as he returned to his original state of depression

"Oh, don't say that! Besides right now we have all the time in the world right now! Doesn't this place makes you feel at peace?" Takimi said as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath and exhaled as the wind picked up and blew through his air as if the very land was speaking with him

But he was right...for some reason this place does make him feel calmer or in peace if only slightly. The endless green meadow that could go on for miles on end, the warm sun shining upon him and the wind slowly blowing through him, it as if this place was calmer then any place on earth.

"If you truly want to let go of the darkness, try conveying your feelings to someone. After all; this is the reason why this place exists." Takimi said as he looked at Shinji, even though his smile was still sad it had a sense of patience.

After that last phrase for some reason that Shinji could not understand for the first time he burst into tears and began telling the strange man everything. From his father abandoning him, to every single insignificant bad moment in his short life. Yet all Takimi did was listen, his expression remained the same, with that sad smile plastered upon his face.

"I see." Takimi simply said after Shinji finished.

"I see...I see?!" Shinji's thought as his face showed a mixture of shock and betrayal. He just told a total stranger every single awful moment in his life yet as a response all he received from him was a simple reply.

"But don't you feel better now after letting it all out?" Takimi asked.

Even though Shinji was annoyed at what Takimi said but as much as he hated to admit it; he was right. He felt as though all his dark thoughts were gone. All his years of sadness that had been sealed within him for so long had simply vanished. Takimi's sad smile suddenly became a happier one as if he knew what he was feeling.

"This place...has a mysterious power of sucking up all your dark emotions as long as you confess them to someone. By the way, I'm this place's is counselor in a way… basically whoever comes to this place knowingly or not will most likely meet me." Takimi explained to Shinji

"...I think, I understand." Shinji said as the warm feeling called peace had at last soothed his soul.

"I feel it's as if I could die in peace any moment now." Shinji said Takimi's cheerful composure suddenly returned to as it was when he first met Shinji.

"Don't worry Ikari-san; death won't come for you just yet." Takimi said as he patted Shinji's head whilst sitting down on the grassy plain. Shinji fell silent though him and Takimi started to make small talk.

However this conversation between him and Takimi made it feel as though Shinji's soul was set free from all the burdens in the world. This feeling didn't last long as Takimi suddenly said "Our time grows short and soon you must leave this place."

"What?! But I don't want to leave!" Shinji protested even though he had not been there long, or so it seemed. Unfortunately he had become attached to the calm atmosphere and the feeling of serenity as well as this person who he now considered a friend.

"Do not fear as long as you keep on living, you'll eventually find happiness and tranquility even without the help of this place." Takimi said as he reached down into his pocket to pull out a silver pocket watch with a long silver chain attached to it.

"Take this; I think in the future you might need it. If not you might become annoyed with it at least." Takimi's voice was shaky and hesitant as he showed Shinji the pocket watch

"It's nice, but are you sure I should take it?" Shinji said worrying about his new friend's actions.

"It is your choice to take it or not. Though think of it as a verbal contract."

"Verbal Contract?" Shinji was about to ask but was cut off by Takimi,

"Yes or No?"

"Well…I guess so" Shinji said slightly hesitantly while taking the pocket watch from Takimi.

"The verbal contract is complete. And good luck to you Ikari-san." Takimi said as he picked himself off the ground, Shinji stood up as well.

"Our time together has drawn to a close. Farewell." Takimi said as he pushed Shinji into a dark obis. Shinji gasped as he shot up in bed, he looked around franticly, only to realize that he was in a bed back at the hospital. He heard the familiar sound of heart monitors beeping slowly in the background.

"Was it a dream?" Shinji muttered to himself as he tried to make sense of it all.

"It was no dream; I assure you. and damn that Takimi saying that I will bother my new contract partner"

Shinji looked around to see a girl look at him. The girl had black raven colored eyes and hair. She wore a black robe the same color as her eyes and hair. Her eyes and Shinji's met, an awkward silence engulfed the room, only the heart monitor was heard.

"Who are you?" Shinji said finally breaking the silence after he scrambled away from the strangely dressed girl who stood at the foot of his bed.

"Oh, my name is Ryomi Shiki and I'm your grim reaper." The girl said as she grinned slyly.

"My grim reaper..., you're kidding…right?" Shinji said as he shivered in disbelief.

"Nope." Was the simple response of the girl known as Shiki, "it's true. It's as real as the time you met Takimi. "

"This is some kind of bad joke? Besides how did you get here? ...I'll just call the nurse and..." Shinji said but was cut off by the girl.

"You can't even do that. Even if you do call the nurse..." Shiki said with a mischievous grin on her face as she began to float in the air "since I'm a spirit of death."

"What?" Shinji uttered as he stared in shock

"Also I can't be seen by anybody and I can't touch anything except…" Shiki said as she floated down next to Shinji and gave him a hard pat to the back to break him out of his shock "You."

"B-But this is crazy! Why me?!" Shinji stuttered in a panicked tone.

"You agreed to the contract that Takimi told you about, didn't you?"

"It is your choice as stated in the verbal contract."

"Yeah, but I didn't understand it!" Shinji said as he looking at Shiki, "besides I don't even have the necklace he gave me."

"You mean this?" Shiki asked as she pulled out the pocket watch that Shinji saw in his dream

"That's it!"

"This pocket watch represents how much time you have left in this world." Shiki said bluntly

"Its best you have it back so you can see how much time you have left before you die." Shiki said with a dark grin but Shinji shook his head in protest.

"I thought so." She said pocketing the necklace. "Nobody would ever want to know when they will die, right? But don't worry, you have two benefits from the contract."

"Like what?" Shinji asked feeling as though he could no longer be surprised after the surreal of events that befell him.

"The first benefit is that your short life has been extended by a good amount" Shiki stated.

"Really?" Shinji's ear's perked up as he was amazed of what he just heard, "but what is the second benefit?"

Shiki looked at him with a self-satisfied smirk that kind of creeped out Shinji as she leaned towards him.

"The ability to change fate." Shiki whispered into his ear.

"What does that mean?" Shinji asked.

"Whenever somebody or you are in danger or in a life or death situation, I can alter the fate of that person which will help the get out of the situation it if only barely." Shiki explained.

"That sounds pretty good." Shinji commented thinking of how helpful it is.

"But..."

"Great…a catch?"

"In order to change fate, I'll need to drain your life force, so the more dangerous the situation is the more I drain from you until you'll eventually die of your disease." Shiki finished explaining leaving Shinji pale-faced.

"But don't worry about it, most likely you would never even use it, so as I said don't worry about it." Shiki said with her mischievous smile as she pated Shinji's back very roughly again.

"Ow, okay, okay, I get it." Shinji said his face and mood lightened up "but Shiki even though you're a girl you hit pretty hard."

"Hey, was that supposed mean? Well I'm your grim reaper after all. If your not tough, I have to be." Shiki said as she extended her hand.

"I'm Ryomi Shiki at your service and your grim reaper" Shiki said re-introducing herself.

"I'm Ikari Shinji, looking forward to working with you…I think?" Shinji said a bit awkward due to the situation but took her hand in a firm handshake.

As weeks passed, Shinji had gotten used to Shiki's constant presence. As months passed they became some what friends and Shinji was able to leave the hospital due to good health and began to live with his uncle. As the next couple years past he went to school, had friends and even joined a couple of clubs. Just basically living a normal life for a boy his age and had never used the second benefit that is until three years later.

Ikari Shinji, I have a use for you now...

Come to Tokyo-3

By Ikari Gendo

Mf7793: I'm done with the prologue, hope you enjoy it and thanks again to xInorix for pre-reading this