Prologue
"NO!!! Not right now!" Misato screamed as she and the other technicians watched in horror as the beam of pure energy hurtled towards Unit 00.
Shinji braced himself for the blast that surely came.
It never came.
Shinji opened his eyes and dropped his jaw open in shock. There standing only a few meters in front of him with a shield held in front of herself to deflect the energy particle.
"Ayanami!!" he cried.
Back at the headquarters Ritsuko and the rest of the technicians already saw the shield slowly decaying.
"The shield is not going to last long!" she exclaimed rhetorically.
"Are we ready yet!!!?" Misato screamed.
"10 more seconds"
'God damnit' Shinji thought as he gritted his teeth. 'I promised myself that I would protect her! Why is it the other way around all of a sudden?'
-Flashback- Rei being rolled over to the Eva on a stretcher
-Flashback- Rei coughing blood over him as she writhed in pain in his arms
-Flashback- Climbing into the Eva, 'I will protect her' he promised to himself
"HURRY UP!!!" he screamed as he saw the last bits of the shield decay into nothingness which would eventually lead to everyone's deaths.
He looked at the screen once more to see the target and the triangle slowly inch towards the center of the screen. 'It should be done in about three seconds' he thought
Those were the longest three seconds of his life
He gritted his teeth as they finally flashed in the center and pulled the trigger.
No one dared to breathe.
The energy shot traveled over the land with amazing speed as it finally reached it's target and the other half of the angel erupted into flames.
"We made it!" the technicians back at the NERV HQ cheered.
Everyone slowly watched the pyramid shaped angel slowly fall in defeat to the ground while still being enveloped in flames.
It wasn't until the loud crash the Eva made on the ground did Shinji finally remember that the shield had not lasted quite as long as it was supposed to.
"Ayanami!" he cried out in despair.
His Eva ripped off the back plate of armor on the deteriorating evangelion and pulled out the entry plug for Unit 00. He carefully set the smoking entry plug onto the ground and ejected himself out of his Eva. He half ran half tripped over to the entry plug in his fear of what might have already happened.
'Oh God, it might already be too late'
'She took a good part of the hit with the body of her Eva'
'Please don't be dead Ayanami' he silently prayed as he finally reached the demolished entry plug.
He placed his hands on the latch and pulled with all his might to open it ignoring the burning sensation which quickly raced from the tip of his fingers all the way to his shoulder blades.
'Don't be dead'
'Don't be dead'
'Don't be dead'
'Don't be dead'
'Don't be dead'
He chanted the same three words in his mind as he continued to exert his strength on the stubborn latch.
"DON'T BE DEAD!" he screamed as he fell backwards as the latch had finally opened up.
He practically crawled into the sea of LCL and his heart skipped at least three beats as he waited in anxiety for the blue haired girl to stir and prove to him that she was still alive.
"Ayanami!"
"Are you all right?!"
"Ayanami!"
She slowly started raise her head as the sound of her name was being called by a voice so familiar.
Then everything hit her as she saw Shinji standing over her with tears in his eyes.
'Why is he crying?' she thought blankly.
"Don't say. that you don't have anything else" he choked.
She just stared at him with her infamous emotionless face.
"Don't say "Goodbye" when you leave on a mission. It's too sad" he continued through his tears.
He bowed his head down as the tears that had threatened to brim finally freely flowed down his face as he watch the little droplets of salty water ripple into the LCL below him.
Rei couldn't hear anything in the night besides Shinji's heavy sobbing. It was as if the whole world had decided to stay quiet for these few moments that they had together.
Finally, it struck her.
'Is. is. he crying for me?' she asked herself confused.
'Wh. why. is he crying for me?'
Finally, she brought herself to ask him the question.
"Why are you crying?" she asked him, genuinely intrigued.
However, he didn't seem to be able to hear her as his shoulders shook and he continued his heavy sobs.
A feeling of uneasiness settled over her as she thought desperately of what to do.
"I'm sorry. I do not know what I should do or feel at a time like this" she confessed.
"Why don't you try smiling?" he asked her now that his sobbing had finally ended now but the tears in his eyes were still there.
It hadn't been until this point of her life did she actually see the huge resemblance in the facial features between the father and the son. Her eyes widened slightly as she saw him gazing at her the exact same way his father did.
Then, as if it was meant to happen, she broke into a small smile. She didn't know why, she had not really meant to smile, although she might have attempted it as he had asked. But this was different, when Commander Ikari asked her to smile for him it was almost as if it was her duty, but this was totally different. It felt, relaxed, and right. She honestly didn't know how to explain it.
Finally she decided to ask the question that had been plaguing her mind for a while now.
"Pilot Ikari"
"Yes?" he responded.
"Why were. why were you crying before?"
He was slightly taken back by the sudden question.
"Uh. um. well I already told you didn't I?"
"No you didn't Pilot Ikari, you said that it was sad to say "Goodbye" right before a mission and you told me that I have more in my life than just Eva"
He nodded dumbly.
"But why are you crying for me? I have nothing else except for Eva in my life. Ever since I was brought into this world, that is all I have ever had."
"No"
'What??' She thought to herself. 'What is he saying?'
"Ayanami... I."
'Damn. how did this happen, how am I going to say this.'
He looked up at her to see that her smile had vanished as she waited patiently for his reply.
"Ayanami. I."
'Lord take me now!' he thought as he struggled to find the correct words.
"I cried. I cried."
"Ayanami. I cried. because I thought you were hurt. or dead."
"And this saddens you?" she inquired.
"Yes." he admitted.
"I didn't want to lose you."
"Why?"
"Because. I care for you"
"Why?"
"Huh? Why what?"
"Why do you care for me? I am nothing more than a classmate and a co- worker to you am I not?"
"Of course not!" he cried a little too hastily.
"Then why do you care for me?"
"I. I'm not really sure." he finally stated.
"I see." she said with a hint of disappointment in her calm voice.
He raised his head to see why she was standing up and quickly helped her get to her feet and out of the entry plug.
"I think that it is time to head back to the NERV Headquarters" she said softly.
He nodded his head as he placed her arm around his shoulder as they slowly trekked their way back to the headquarters.
'What is this that I'm feeling?' she thought to herself as she stole a quick glance at the brown haired pilot walking beside her.
'Why do I feel.'
"Warm" she said quietly so only she herself could hear.
However, her train of thoughts were cut off as the wailing of a siren was heard from the emergency medical team that came each time there was a fight against an angel.
To Be Continued.
A/N: Ok, ok, ok, I know what you're all thinking. LAME right??? Sorry, Gomen, really really sorry but this is my first time writing. Seriously. this is my first actual story or fic that I have wrote so please don't flame to heavily. but by all means! If there is something wrong with my writing please put it into my reviews! Oh, yeah. and did I mention to review??? Please do. as a noob it means a lot to me o_o. I will try to get the chapters up as soon as I can. from my little layout of plan. this should only be about 7 chapters or so if I can even make it that long cuz I know you guys will get pissed at me and bann my fics off of the net =P
Anyways. till the next chapter. and don't forget to review!
TrentNight liquid_vivi@hotmail.com
"NO!!! Not right now!" Misato screamed as she and the other technicians watched in horror as the beam of pure energy hurtled towards Unit 00.
Shinji braced himself for the blast that surely came.
It never came.
Shinji opened his eyes and dropped his jaw open in shock. There standing only a few meters in front of him with a shield held in front of herself to deflect the energy particle.
"Ayanami!!" he cried.
Back at the headquarters Ritsuko and the rest of the technicians already saw the shield slowly decaying.
"The shield is not going to last long!" she exclaimed rhetorically.
"Are we ready yet!!!?" Misato screamed.
"10 more seconds"
'God damnit' Shinji thought as he gritted his teeth. 'I promised myself that I would protect her! Why is it the other way around all of a sudden?'
-Flashback- Rei being rolled over to the Eva on a stretcher
-Flashback- Rei coughing blood over him as she writhed in pain in his arms
-Flashback- Climbing into the Eva, 'I will protect her' he promised to himself
"HURRY UP!!!" he screamed as he saw the last bits of the shield decay into nothingness which would eventually lead to everyone's deaths.
He looked at the screen once more to see the target and the triangle slowly inch towards the center of the screen. 'It should be done in about three seconds' he thought
Those were the longest three seconds of his life
He gritted his teeth as they finally flashed in the center and pulled the trigger.
No one dared to breathe.
The energy shot traveled over the land with amazing speed as it finally reached it's target and the other half of the angel erupted into flames.
"We made it!" the technicians back at the NERV HQ cheered.
Everyone slowly watched the pyramid shaped angel slowly fall in defeat to the ground while still being enveloped in flames.
It wasn't until the loud crash the Eva made on the ground did Shinji finally remember that the shield had not lasted quite as long as it was supposed to.
"Ayanami!" he cried out in despair.
His Eva ripped off the back plate of armor on the deteriorating evangelion and pulled out the entry plug for Unit 00. He carefully set the smoking entry plug onto the ground and ejected himself out of his Eva. He half ran half tripped over to the entry plug in his fear of what might have already happened.
'Oh God, it might already be too late'
'She took a good part of the hit with the body of her Eva'
'Please don't be dead Ayanami' he silently prayed as he finally reached the demolished entry plug.
He placed his hands on the latch and pulled with all his might to open it ignoring the burning sensation which quickly raced from the tip of his fingers all the way to his shoulder blades.
'Don't be dead'
'Don't be dead'
'Don't be dead'
'Don't be dead'
'Don't be dead'
He chanted the same three words in his mind as he continued to exert his strength on the stubborn latch.
"DON'T BE DEAD!" he screamed as he fell backwards as the latch had finally opened up.
He practically crawled into the sea of LCL and his heart skipped at least three beats as he waited in anxiety for the blue haired girl to stir and prove to him that she was still alive.
"Ayanami!"
"Are you all right?!"
"Ayanami!"
She slowly started raise her head as the sound of her name was being called by a voice so familiar.
Then everything hit her as she saw Shinji standing over her with tears in his eyes.
'Why is he crying?' she thought blankly.
"Don't say. that you don't have anything else" he choked.
She just stared at him with her infamous emotionless face.
"Don't say "Goodbye" when you leave on a mission. It's too sad" he continued through his tears.
He bowed his head down as the tears that had threatened to brim finally freely flowed down his face as he watch the little droplets of salty water ripple into the LCL below him.
Rei couldn't hear anything in the night besides Shinji's heavy sobbing. It was as if the whole world had decided to stay quiet for these few moments that they had together.
Finally, it struck her.
'Is. is. he crying for me?' she asked herself confused.
'Wh. why. is he crying for me?'
Finally, she brought herself to ask him the question.
"Why are you crying?" she asked him, genuinely intrigued.
However, he didn't seem to be able to hear her as his shoulders shook and he continued his heavy sobs.
A feeling of uneasiness settled over her as she thought desperately of what to do.
"I'm sorry. I do not know what I should do or feel at a time like this" she confessed.
"Why don't you try smiling?" he asked her now that his sobbing had finally ended now but the tears in his eyes were still there.
It hadn't been until this point of her life did she actually see the huge resemblance in the facial features between the father and the son. Her eyes widened slightly as she saw him gazing at her the exact same way his father did.
Then, as if it was meant to happen, she broke into a small smile. She didn't know why, she had not really meant to smile, although she might have attempted it as he had asked. But this was different, when Commander Ikari asked her to smile for him it was almost as if it was her duty, but this was totally different. It felt, relaxed, and right. She honestly didn't know how to explain it.
Finally she decided to ask the question that had been plaguing her mind for a while now.
"Pilot Ikari"
"Yes?" he responded.
"Why were. why were you crying before?"
He was slightly taken back by the sudden question.
"Uh. um. well I already told you didn't I?"
"No you didn't Pilot Ikari, you said that it was sad to say "Goodbye" right before a mission and you told me that I have more in my life than just Eva"
He nodded dumbly.
"But why are you crying for me? I have nothing else except for Eva in my life. Ever since I was brought into this world, that is all I have ever had."
"No"
'What??' She thought to herself. 'What is he saying?'
"Ayanami... I."
'Damn. how did this happen, how am I going to say this.'
He looked up at her to see that her smile had vanished as she waited patiently for his reply.
"Ayanami. I."
'Lord take me now!' he thought as he struggled to find the correct words.
"I cried. I cried."
"Ayanami. I cried. because I thought you were hurt. or dead."
"And this saddens you?" she inquired.
"Yes." he admitted.
"I didn't want to lose you."
"Why?"
"Because. I care for you"
"Why?"
"Huh? Why what?"
"Why do you care for me? I am nothing more than a classmate and a co- worker to you am I not?"
"Of course not!" he cried a little too hastily.
"Then why do you care for me?"
"I. I'm not really sure." he finally stated.
"I see." she said with a hint of disappointment in her calm voice.
He raised his head to see why she was standing up and quickly helped her get to her feet and out of the entry plug.
"I think that it is time to head back to the NERV Headquarters" she said softly.
He nodded his head as he placed her arm around his shoulder as they slowly trekked their way back to the headquarters.
'What is this that I'm feeling?' she thought to herself as she stole a quick glance at the brown haired pilot walking beside her.
'Why do I feel.'
"Warm" she said quietly so only she herself could hear.
However, her train of thoughts were cut off as the wailing of a siren was heard from the emergency medical team that came each time there was a fight against an angel.
To Be Continued.
A/N: Ok, ok, ok, I know what you're all thinking. LAME right??? Sorry, Gomen, really really sorry but this is my first time writing. Seriously. this is my first actual story or fic that I have wrote so please don't flame to heavily. but by all means! If there is something wrong with my writing please put it into my reviews! Oh, yeah. and did I mention to review??? Please do. as a noob it means a lot to me o_o. I will try to get the chapters up as soon as I can. from my little layout of plan. this should only be about 7 chapters or so if I can even make it that long cuz I know you guys will get pissed at me and bann my fics off of the net =P
Anyways. till the next chapter. and don't forget to review!
TrentNight liquid_vivi@hotmail.com
