NOTE: Evangelion is the property of Gainax (thank you, you wonderful people).
ADV Films has the rights to the English translation. Thus, I am only borrowing the
characters to write a story for entertainment, thus it is non-profit.
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Realization
Chapter 1
Music could be heard playing in the background as a young woman sat down on her bed. In her lap was a box with 'Photos' written across it, in thick black marker pen. Opening the box with a sigh, she saw the first picture. It was of her on her wedding day.
Standing next to her husband. Her auburn hair was worn up. with out her sync clips. The simple gown showed off her figure perfectly. Her husband on the other hand, wore a black tux. His blond hair combed back, and dark brown eyes stared back at her. Closing her eyes she remembered how she met him. It was a year after she left Japan. As there were no more angles to fight, she had wanted to return home.
It was the summer of 2019. Her old friend dragged her to the local carnival, because she thought, it would cheer her up.
FLASHBACK
"Come on Asuka, you know that you'll enjoy it."
"Jonna, I won't. There will be idiotic boys, and I can't stand them!"
"Come on, just for me?"
"Oh alright, but I'm not promising to enjoy myself..."
END FLASHBACK
She remembered walking past the test your strength stall. She turned her head as she heard the bell ring. She searched to find where the sound had come from. She saw a pair of brown eyes looking back at her. Followed by a wolf whistle. Looking away in disgust and followed her friend to the candy stall.
Not even suspecting that she would end-up marrying that man, roughly two years later. After a long and treacherous courtship on his part. A small smile found it's way onto her face. As she remembered the countless times, that she teased him, or made him work just to get a date. She thought about it, 'That's why I must of fallen in love with him.' His sheer determination.
The next photo managed to bring her some happiness. It was her lying in a hospital bed, cradling her newborn daughter in her arms. A tear formed in her eye. She wanted to give her daughter the upbringing she never had. So far she had succeeded, even if it was only 50%. Like her mother she had married a man, who had a mistress, and never cared much for his daughter. She had only discovered this about eight months ago. 'Like mother like daughter,' she thought. Though she had succeeded where her mother had not. By giving her daughter the motherly attention, which she herself had not received.
She looked at the next photo, and her eyes grew wide with surprise, for she had not seen these faces in years. Looking back at her was Misato, Penpen, Hikari, Kensuke, Touji, herself, and him, Shinji Ikari. She thought she had left those faces back in Japan. She quickly turned the photo over. But the next one she saw just made her fill up with tears. It was of her and Shinji dressed up to go to the school dance. She remembered it was Misato who wanted a picture of them.
She dug out the one of her wedding day, and compared them, she couldn't help but noticed that her eyes seemed to shine more when she was with Shinji standing beside her, and her smile seemed genuine too. She couldn't help but wonder what was Shinji doing now, with his life. She knew he was married. She had received the invitation three years ago. But she didn't go. 'Stupid pride,' she thought, 'You always are going to get in the way. I know he's happy now.' She knew he would find happiness one day. 'At least one of us is,' she thought.
She knew deep down in her heart, as she sat staring into those blue eyes, that she never should have left Japan. Then maybe, she could have found happiness too, with Shinji. She knew that he cared for her now. That she too, cared for him. Even though she always told him the opposite. That she hated him. Though looking back now she knew she was wrong, she loved him. Now she will never have a chance to do that.
Bursting into the room was her daughter Kyoto.
"Mummy, mummy there's a monster under my bed, and it wants to eat me!"
"Is there, well the mighty Asuka will get it!" She replied, placing the photo back in the box, While thinking. 'Shinji I'll always remember, and if only I could turn back the clock.'
Meanwhile a young man was standing on the balcony of his apartment. Thinking thoughts that were the same.
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Authors note; I wanted to explore the idea of what if Asuka and Shinji never got together. That the opportunity had simply pasted them by. Then one day in the future, one of them (Asuka) reluctantly found this out. And what she thought.
Thank you to Pre-reader brassmonkie
E-mail me; Asuka_uk@hotmail.com
TTFN
ADV Films has the rights to the English translation. Thus, I am only borrowing the
characters to write a story for entertainment, thus it is non-profit.
**************************************************************************************
Realization
Chapter 1
Music could be heard playing in the background as a young woman sat down on her bed. In her lap was a box with 'Photos' written across it, in thick black marker pen. Opening the box with a sigh, she saw the first picture. It was of her on her wedding day.
Standing next to her husband. Her auburn hair was worn up. with out her sync clips. The simple gown showed off her figure perfectly. Her husband on the other hand, wore a black tux. His blond hair combed back, and dark brown eyes stared back at her. Closing her eyes she remembered how she met him. It was a year after she left Japan. As there were no more angles to fight, she had wanted to return home.
It was the summer of 2019. Her old friend dragged her to the local carnival, because she thought, it would cheer her up.
FLASHBACK
"Come on Asuka, you know that you'll enjoy it."
"Jonna, I won't. There will be idiotic boys, and I can't stand them!"
"Come on, just for me?"
"Oh alright, but I'm not promising to enjoy myself..."
END FLASHBACK
She remembered walking past the test your strength stall. She turned her head as she heard the bell ring. She searched to find where the sound had come from. She saw a pair of brown eyes looking back at her. Followed by a wolf whistle. Looking away in disgust and followed her friend to the candy stall.
Not even suspecting that she would end-up marrying that man, roughly two years later. After a long and treacherous courtship on his part. A small smile found it's way onto her face. As she remembered the countless times, that she teased him, or made him work just to get a date. She thought about it, 'That's why I must of fallen in love with him.' His sheer determination.
The next photo managed to bring her some happiness. It was her lying in a hospital bed, cradling her newborn daughter in her arms. A tear formed in her eye. She wanted to give her daughter the upbringing she never had. So far she had succeeded, even if it was only 50%. Like her mother she had married a man, who had a mistress, and never cared much for his daughter. She had only discovered this about eight months ago. 'Like mother like daughter,' she thought. Though she had succeeded where her mother had not. By giving her daughter the motherly attention, which she herself had not received.
She looked at the next photo, and her eyes grew wide with surprise, for she had not seen these faces in years. Looking back at her was Misato, Penpen, Hikari, Kensuke, Touji, herself, and him, Shinji Ikari. She thought she had left those faces back in Japan. She quickly turned the photo over. But the next one she saw just made her fill up with tears. It was of her and Shinji dressed up to go to the school dance. She remembered it was Misato who wanted a picture of them.
She dug out the one of her wedding day, and compared them, she couldn't help but noticed that her eyes seemed to shine more when she was with Shinji standing beside her, and her smile seemed genuine too. She couldn't help but wonder what was Shinji doing now, with his life. She knew he was married. She had received the invitation three years ago. But she didn't go. 'Stupid pride,' she thought, 'You always are going to get in the way. I know he's happy now.' She knew he would find happiness one day. 'At least one of us is,' she thought.
She knew deep down in her heart, as she sat staring into those blue eyes, that she never should have left Japan. Then maybe, she could have found happiness too, with Shinji. She knew that he cared for her now. That she too, cared for him. Even though she always told him the opposite. That she hated him. Though looking back now she knew she was wrong, she loved him. Now she will never have a chance to do that.
Bursting into the room was her daughter Kyoto.
"Mummy, mummy there's a monster under my bed, and it wants to eat me!"
"Is there, well the mighty Asuka will get it!" She replied, placing the photo back in the box, While thinking. 'Shinji I'll always remember, and if only I could turn back the clock.'
Meanwhile a young man was standing on the balcony of his apartment. Thinking thoughts that were the same.
**************************************************************************************
Authors note; I wanted to explore the idea of what if Asuka and Shinji never got together. That the opportunity had simply pasted them by. Then one day in the future, one of them (Asuka) reluctantly found this out. And what she thought.
Thank you to Pre-reader brassmonkie
E-mail me; Asuka_uk@hotmail.com
TTFN