Shinji Ikari was standing alone at a train station waiting for his uncle to arrive shortly after his mother had disappeared his father had grown cold and eventually left him. Now here he sat waiting for a man he'd never met alone at the train station he'd stopped crying after awhile and now he waited.
Saumi Ikari was an older gentle man, He was a tall man, but had a bit of a belly on him, grey hair and wore glasses on occasion when he needed to read. He was running late to pick up his grand nephew Shinji. While he hadn't kept in much contact with his niece Yui. He still cared deeply for her, but hadn't heard much from her the last couple of years.
He hadn't herd the news about her death until yesterday, and it came as a great shook to him. But the only reason he found out about her death. Was because Gendo Ikari had informed him that, he would be leaving the 4 year old Shinji Ikari there son at the train station.
He'd never met Gendo Ikari personally but after this stunt, Saumi didn't have a very high opinion of him, now he was looking for a four year old child.
"Excuse me miss, I'm looking for a child." Saumi asked a woman behind a pained window, worry written over the old mans face over finding the small child in the large train station.
"Okay I'll page him his name." The woman asked looking at Saumi, As she typed on a computer.
"Shinji Ikari." he replied to the woman.
"One second please." she said as she picked up a phone.
"Will a Shinji Ikari Pleas come to lost and found thank you." she said over the intercom of the train station.
"Thank you miss." Saumi said as he began to scan around looking for a stray child in the crowd.
Shinji heard the announcement and with all his might, tried to move the bag containing all his stuff. but the the whieght of the bag was far greter then then the childs. which would be impossible for any child his age. But that didnt stop him from thinking it was his fault, He couldn't move it as his eyes began to tear up.
'Is this what father meant by useless that I cant do anything.' The four year old thought sadly. Tears falling down his check as he began to cry. Thinking of his fathers last words.
Saumi heard the crying of a child not to far from where he had been standing. He went looking for the source a little boy alone with nothing but a large bag.
'This must be him' Saumi thought as he bent down to the child.
"What's wrong son" Saumi asked the young child. As he looked the balling child in the face.
"I'm useless and Father doesn't want me, and Mommy is gone." Shinji balled as he sniffed looking at the man before him. Saumi looked at the kid his heart ached for the child. He brought the boy into a hug to comfort the crying child.
"It's okay Shinji me and your Aunt are here for you now its okay." Saumi said holding the young child. As he balled his little eye's out. after a while he stopped and pulled from the old man.
"You're my Uncle?" Shinji asked his face still red from crying. He received a nod as the man hugged him.
"It's okay now come on, lets get you home now okay." Saumi said as he let go of Shinji, he then picked the toddler up with ease and set him on his shoulder, something he hadn't done in years since his own children.
He then picked up the bag with Shinji's things. with a bit of a huff Being old didn't make things lighter apparently only heaver with age.
"Lets leave now okay." Saumi said to the young child on his shoulders Saumi received a nod and a quite. "Okay." From the little Shinji, and with that Saumi left with his nephew to go home. The drive was quit with only the radio playing classical accustic on the way to.
Shinji looked out the window to the house as the Saumi pulled the car towards a house it was an older home made a long time ago that had survived through Second impact and still stood strong.
The moment Shinji stepped into the house. The four year old found himself in another embrace from no where.
"Oh you poor thing, its okay Aunt Yuki is here." An older lady had said as she pulled him away to look at the little boy.
"Don't strangle him now Yuki he just got home." Saumi said as he took of his coat to hang it up.
"Oh just look at the poor thing, he's so thin come on where going to get you fed right now you must be hungry." Yuki Ikari said as she dragged her nephew into the kitchen. Saumi shook his head with a smile
Shinji wasn't sure what was going on the lady, he assumed was his Aunt had him seated at a table and was walking through the kitchen cooking something. He wasn't sure what to say or do. All he knew was she was worried about him. Why he was useless.
"Something smells good what are you making?" Saumi asked as he walked into the kitchen mostly because the smell didn't revolve around a Vegi today.
"Its just a couple of fried Eggs, and pancakes that's all, and there not for you there for Shinji." Yuki said as she slapped Saumi's hand with a spoon. The hand retracted and was rubbed by its brother, as Saumi Scowled at his wife.
"Now women I'll have you know I'm the man of the house and." The sentence was started but never finished as the wife stared the husband down, still mixing the contents of the bowl.
Saumi was the first to break and sit at the table next to his nephew the Moment Yuki's back was turned he leaned over to his nephew.
"I like to let her think shes in charge." Saumi said trying to save face with his nephew. Shinji was confused where they fighting?
"Remember Shinji where the men in this house, and we have the right to Oww." Saumi said as the man rubbed the spot on his head, where a spoon had collided.
"Now Shinji dear, remember to pay your Uncle no mind. He's the man of the house. but I wear the pants. " Yuki said as she poured some batter into a skillet.
"But your wearing a dress. And he's wearing pants." The 4 year old Shinji said confused, Yuki Gushed at the child's innocents, while Saumi started laughing. He'd a raised Children before with his lovly wife. And It seemed somethings never changed when children where around.
Later in the evening. Shinji was being tucked in by his Aunt and uncle. He was told if he needed anything they where down the hall. His Aunt left first but his Uncle came and sat down on the bed he'd been given.
Saumi had watched the boy. Through out the day and he had been quit and scared of today events. He seemed laxed when they had breakfast, but it had been quit after that and Saumi knew the boy was upset about what had been happening recently. What 4 year old wouldn't be, But Shinji needed to know that He had people here to help him through this.
"I know this must be strange and confusing your here with two strangers you dont know. Now I know I'm just some old goat but Me and your Aunt are here for you, where your family and we love you do you understand that?" Saumi asked sitting on the boys bed talking to the child. Who nodded his head as he began to cry. Everything flowing out at once
"But I'm useless father said." "Your father is a fool. Who's afraid and doesn't understand the needs of others." Saumi said interrupting his nephew, keeping his anger for the man out of his voice. His eye's softened as he looked at Shinji.
"Shinji What defines you are the actions you make. Not what someone else decides on a whim." Saumi said getting a little nod from the young boy as he cried. Saumi brought Shinji into a hug and held the boy until he calmed down.
"Thank you Uncle." Shinji said quitly as Saumi looked at the boy.
"Not a problem, now get to sleep." Saumi said as he got up walking to the door and turning off the light.
Shinji felt better after the talk, but not by much he was still upset. He missed his mother and he would for a long time. But he had a family here, to help him through this troubled time.
(To Be Continued.)
Something I've been meaning to do for a while now is Re write and edit somethings with this chapter I'm going to go back through and edit the other chapters for grammer and maybe add somethings and change them as well.
But one thing is for sure I know I'm improving with spelling and grammer becouse I went through and re read this the other day and I thought wow I suck.
And I cant let this stand so I'm going to be editing my stories nothing major just fix some grammer here and there as well as add somethings more or less its the same only nicer to look at for future refrence.