Author's Note: I decided to try this one out while working on redoing some of my other fics. Tell me what you think. By the way, Hagoshya means 'Guardian'.
Evangellion: Hagoshya
Summary: When Shinji returned after the 14th Angel, something else came with him. Something powerful and dark. Something out of Shinji's control, and it's very Angry!
Chapter One
Shinji Ikari, pilot of Evangellion Unit 01 tossed and turned in his bed. He had barely returned home after being absorbed by the giant mech, and it still haunted his mind. He had been gone for thirty days, but he had no idea what had happened while he was gone. It ate away at him.
What if it happens again?
Do I have to go in there again?
I mustn't run away!
I'm scared.
Eventually, he closed his eyes in sleep, but his body did not rest. It stood, got dressed, and then marched purposefully down the hall to Asuka's room, knocking on her door till she woke up.
The redhead growled as she opened the door, opening her mouth to start yelling. Not a sound made it out, as a hand clamped over her jaw so tightly that she was to surprised to even scream. The person the hand belonged to forced her back, closing the door behind him before forcing her to sit down at her desk. "If I were you, I wouldn't try yelling," he said. "If you promise not to yell, I will stay three feet from you. I just want to talk. Okay?"
Asuka scowled, but nodded. The second the hand left her mouth, she growled softly, "What the hell are you doing, Third?"
He chuckled, "What makes you think I'm Shinji, Second Child?"
"Did we get a clone back from the Eva then?" Asuka retorted sarcastically.
"Touché," he sighed. "I'm the one responsible for the death of the majority of the Enemy."
"Stop speaking in riddles, Third, I'm too tired," she groaned.
"Shinji was only the will behind my actions. I am the real killer," he told her. "Have you figured it out yet?"
Asuka froze. It couldn't be possible! Or, could it? Slowly, she spoke, "Unit 01?"
"Ah! Give the girl a prize! She's not the dunce she acts like!" the Eva sneered. "Yes, Second Child. I am the true bane of your existence. I am Unit 01."
This scared Asuka. It shouldn't be possible. "But you're just a machine!"
"I am just as sentient as you or the Angels," he growled. "It is that kind of attitude that makes it impossible for you to be a true pilot, regardless of the training you have had."
Because it was Shinji's face, Asuka was sorely tempted to hit him. Only her fear that it could very well be the Eva kept her in check. "What do you want?"
"Whether Shinji realizes it or not, the reason why he can sync so well with me is because he hides nothing from me. He doesn't see me as a machine to obey him, but rather, like something or someone who he is meant to work with. While he is ignorant to my sentience, he is an open book to me because he sees no reason to hide his feelings, thoughts, or memories from something that he thinks won't care. But I do care, and so when he begged for my help, I helped him. I ingested the Angel's core so that I could restructure his body to sustain us both.
"Now, I am here to tell you, Second Child, that I know everything you have done to him; every cruel word, and every cruel act. Because Shinji is willing to forgive you, I too, will forgive you of your past trespasses against him. But from now on, I will be watching you very closely. Any verbal or physical abuse you throw at him, I will know, and I will ensure that you will endure it eye for eye, tooth for tooth. I swore to help him, and so I shall."
"You're threatening me," Asuka growled.
The Eva smirked, "And blackmailing you. How would half the people at your school act if they knew how you acted here? Walking around in just a towel because the water is cold, for shame." He let out a low chuckle.
Asuka paled, "You wouldn't dare..."
"I would."
She lost it. Leaping from the chair, Asuka swung her fist at his face...
...and ran into an AT Field.
"The Magi won't report detecting my AT Field, but will simply file it away. You can't hurt him, or me." He watched her step back in shock before saying, "All I ask is that you stop abusing my pilot. Maybe then you'll realize that he's not the pervert you think he is. If fact, he sees you as his sister. Tell no one I have spoken with you." Then he turned and walked out the door, closing it behind him.
Asuka would find it very hard to sleep that night.