Symphonie Fantastique
Rêveries – Passions
A/N: First of all, it has been over four months since I have written anything, or even looked at the site. A number of things caused this (working a lot more, a trip to Japan, discovering you could watch anime online, discovering you can't go on 3-4 hours of sleep for weeks on end, then school starting, and recently Halo 3- the only thing that comes close to my attachment to Evangelion). Well my Xbox 360 broke down so I'm going to be without it for a month, and then I listened to a song that I have loved for a while and it inspired me to write this. In fact you could call this a crossover. I won't say what song it is, because it could ruin the story (I'll reveal it when I finish)
Concerning any other stories I have going, there are no guarantees but I think I will update some, if not most soon.
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Shinji Ikari sat in his small, closet sized room, daydreaming as the earphones connected to his SDAT spirited him away from his troubled life. He wasn't to blame for trying to escaping reality; he didn't live the life of the typical fourteen year old. As the pilot of Evangelion Unit 01, Shinji deserved a respite from the vigorous lifestyle he led. Which brings us to this moment.
It had been a long day; there had been school, which was stressful enough for the antisocial boy. Even after achieving friendships with Toji Suzuhara's and Kensuke Aida, he found even the most average school day socially tedious.
After school had been worse. Not only did he have to spend hours concentrating on moving something that wasn't there at a sync test, he was improving at rate thought remarkable by Ritsuko and the techs. One might think this a good thing, but then one didn't factor in Shinji's fellow pilot. The volatile Asuka Langley Soryu derided Shinji whenever he improved by more than a percentage point a week, which was now a weekly occurrence. Even though it was just the scorn of a relatively unimportant girl, the derision affected Shinji nonetheless.
The pressures of his life reached a point where he let it slip of how stressed he was in a recent exam with Ritsuko. She had taken the issue seriously and prescribed medication for him to take. He took it without protest, like any command from a superior.
Going through the day's events his eyes drooped from exhaustion. He knew he'd have to make dinner eventually, probably in an hour or two, but he thought to himself a quick nap wouldn't hurt. He relaxed his muscles completely allowing his eyelids fall. He made a small mental note that a new track had started, some Romantic symphony by a French composer, before surrendering to fatigue and drifting off to sleep.
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Shinji was in his Evangelion. He looked in front of him and to his dismay the 5th Angel he fought was there(Israfel, for the readers because I don't think Shinji knew their names). Not knowing what else to do he charged it. As he ran towards the Angel, he drew his progressive knife, and raised it as he thrust it into the Angel's core. For a moment it looked as if Shinji was victorious, but the Angel split into two and immediately the pair lifted Shinji and his Eva off the ground. Together they lifted him over their heads and threw him. Shinji impacted the ground with tremendous force, gouging a scar into the landscape. The Angel twins lifted off the ground and flew towards Shinji. He closed his eyes in fear, curled in a ball.
"Dumkoph! Get up and fight! We can beat him if we work together!"
It was Asuka's voice. Eva Unit 02 had appeared from over a hill, firing its pallet rifle and diverting the pair of Angels away from Shinji. Shinji gaining confidence and courage, lifted Unit 01 off the ground. Now Shinji and Asuka had surrounded the two Angels, and like the first time they had fought this enemy, began to fight in unison. They jumped in the air towards their enemy perfectly in sync and jabbed their knives in the individual cores simultaneously. An explosion ripped the landscape apart, but spared the Evas.
Before any NERV personnel could arrive, both pilots emerged from their Evas. Shinji half running, half walking towards Unit 02, was surprised by the site of Asuka sprinting towards him. Not slowing down, Asuka collided with Shinji, embracing him in a tight hug.
"That was fantastic Shinji, you were amazing!" Shinji eyed the back of Asuka's head as she rested her chin on his shoulder. Although he wasn't expecting this kind of behavior from Asuka, he felt a warm feeling in his heart and knew that it was alright. He closed his eyes and returned the hug, that warm feeling spreading all over.
When he opened his eyes, he was at NERV headquarters, in the main control room. Asuka was there with him holding his hand. He looked at their intertwining fingers, blushing but smiling. He snapped his head up when applause rang out. The entire crew was applauding the pilots; to his total shock even his father was.
"Well done Shinji, you've made me proud." His father said in soft tone that was so unfamiliar. He was speechless and turned to look at Asuka.
He was now in Misato's living room, alone with Asuka. She pulled his other hand with her other, so they were now facing each other head on.
"Shinji, I've come to realize that you're important to me. You are brave and admiral and will always be worth something to me." And with that Asuka kissed Shinji on the cheek. Shinji was flabbergasted, not because he didn't want this, but because he never expected it. He liked this attention, even that fact that holding hands made him feel completely content inside.
'Oh Shinji, Shinji. Shinji. Shinji! SHINJI!" Asuka then proceeded to give the side of Shinji's head a good right hook.
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Shinji opened his eyes in a daze. He looked around his surroundings confusingly, regaining his bearings. Asuka was standing in the doorway holding a book.
"I'll throw another one if I have too. Get up and make dinner because Misato is "offering" to concoct something; more like threatening if you ask me. Anyways we both know we don't want that to happen so get up already!"
Shinji sat up in his bed, taking out his earphones and still not fully awake, and stared at Asuka.
"Fine, if you want to stay in bed, go ahead. But I'm never talking to again if I'm late for school tomorrow because I can't get off the toilet!" And with that Asuka stormed out of Shinji's doorway.
Shinji continued to stare at where Asuka had been. He had barely understood what she had been saying; he had only been thinking about why he was the happiest he had ever felt since coming to Tokyo-3. That, and his dream. Then it hit him. In his dream, Asuka being close to him had made him happy.
Shinji then quietly whispered to himself, "I'm in love with Asuka!"
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A/N: So that's the first chapter, what happens next? Find out in the next chapter: Un Bal