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Gainax. I do however, own Shikaku, a character of my own creation.
Author's note: Yay! I seem to have "earned" my computer back early! Actually...more like three WEEKS early! :D I'm so happy about that! Not only do I get my computer back, but I get to work on this! Yaaaaay! :D Sorry to keep you waiting, but parents can be stupid you know? Anyway, here's chapter seven and I hope you enjoy it!
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Title: Until the Day I Die Chapter title: Breakfast, Issues and Requests By: Yanagi Son (That's me! XD)
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The next morning, Shinji woke up from his short sleep. Although he had only received two hours of sleep that night, he was wide awake. Quickly getting showered and dressed, he began preparing breakfast. Asuka and Misato, who looked considerably better, both, came in the kitchen looking tired.
"Morning! Breakfast is almost ready." said Shinji as cheerfully as he could. Misato and Asuka looked at each other and sat down at the table.
'Well...at least Shinji's cooking today. If Misato was I'd be afraid I'd end up like she was yesterday...' thought Asuka as she stared at the table. Misato noticed her young ward seeming very interested in the table, and instantly became suspicious.
"Asuka? What's wrong?" she inquired quietly.
"It's nothing Misato... Just lack of sleep is all. Nothing too major." mumbled Asuka as she began tracing a small pattern in the wood's grain with her fingertip.
"Well, if you want to talk to me about it don't forget I'm always here for you. Okay?" whispered Misato. As she straightened back up, Shinji came in carrying a large pot of rice. Setting it down, he looked over at Asuka briefly. There were tear stains on her cheeks and she looked very tired.
"I - I'll go get the...the erm...uhh..." he stuttered, noticing Misato looking at him.
"You'll go get me a beer, you and Asuka some tea, and the toast. Am I correct?" said Misato in a tone that meant that she was telling him to, rather than asking him to.
"Yeah. That's what I was going to go get." said Shinji as he awkwardly left to go retrieve the other items for breakfast. Once he had returned, he began serving the food. Handing Misato her plate as she took a long draft from her beer, he turned to Asuka. "Asuka, can you hand me your plate please?"
"Humph! I can get it myself thank you very much Shinji Ikari!" scoffed Asuka as she knocked his hand away and helped herself to some rice and toast. Shinji sighed and waited until she was done before filling his plate as well. They ate in an awkward silence, which suited Shinji well since he had a lot to think about. Asuka had barely touched her food before standing up claiming that she was done.
"But Asuka. We have another sync test today. You'll need your strength!" said Shinji in a concerned tone of voice. Asuka looked at him for the first time that morning before sitting back down.
"Fine! I'll eat." she said as she glared at the food before her. She ate gingerly, noticing that Shinji was watching her the entire time. Slamming her chopsticks down on the table, she looked up at him, a vein in her temple twitching. "What?! Why do you keep staring at me Shinji?! Have you never seen a person eat before?!"
"N - no, that's not it... It's..."
"It's what? It's that you finally remembered what you did last night and now you're ashamed?! Well, I hope you are. And I don't need your pity Ikari, I can survive by myself! I don't need you, or anyone else! Now if you will excuse me, I have to go prepare for my sync test today." she said before storming off to her room.
"Well, I hope you've learned your lesson Shinji. Never try to kiss a woman who's in distress." said Misato as she lowered her beer.
"Wha - what do you mean?" asked Shinji, blushing.
"I know that you tried to kiss her last night. I don't need to ask Asuka that. I can tell by the way you two have been acting. And yes Shinji, I heard her yelling at you last night. She's been under a lot of stress Shinji, don't push your luck."
"Uhh...right. Well, I suppose I had better get ready for that test..." said Shinji as he quickly stood and exited the room.
"Alright. Be ready in thirty minutes, both of you!" yelled Misato. Hearing the two Pilots murmur their agreements, she drained her beer and began getting ready herself for the long day that awaited them.
-- Thirty minutes later --
As Misato was getting her shoes on, she heard a knock on the door. Wondering who it was, she slid the door open to see Touji and Kensuke standing there.
"Good morning Major Katsuragi!" they said in unison as they saluted.
"Good morning you two. What do you need? I hope it's not to see the Evangelions again." she said with a wink in Kensuke's direction.
"Oh no. But that would be awesome!" breathed Kensuke, obviously thrilled by the prospect.
"Well, you can't and you know it!" yelled Touji. The two boys began bickering and Misato sighed.
"Alright, break it up! What do you two need?"
"We were just wondering if Shinji was home." said Kensuke as he regained his composure.
"He is, but we have to go to NERV for some tests today. I'm sorry... But I'll see to it that he comes over to your house right after. Is it a deal?" said Misato.
"YEAH!" the two boys yelled enthusiastically. Seeing Shinji and Asuka in the doorway, they waved. Shinji waved back, confusion etched on his face; Asuka merely glared and rested her hands on her hip. "Shinji, we'll see you over at Touji's later okay?"
"Erm...okay. See you then..." said Shinji as he continued waving. Asuka snorted and continued putting her shoes on.
"See you Major Katsuragi! Bye Shinji!" said the two boys as they walked off, talking enthusiastically.
"Never even noticed me...the bastards... What am I? Chopped liver?" muttered Asuka as she clasped the buckle on her shoe.
"Oh, don't be so upset Asuka. They only know when not to mess with you is all." said Shinji reassuringly as he bent down to tie his shoes.
"Yeah, unlike someone I know." she muttered as she stood up. "Well, I'm off. I'll see you two there." Misato grabbed Asuka's arm as she attempted to walk through the door.
"No, you're going with us. You will not be leaving here alone, understand?"
"Oh alright, just let me go!" yelled Asuka as she wrenched her arm out of Misato's grasp. Shinji stood up and nodded that he was ready to leave and the three headed to the elevator as the apartment door slid shut behind them.
-- NERV Control Room --
"All systems green Major. Attempting nerve connections now." said Kei-ichi as he began the final preparation for the sync tests.
"Approaching critical point in three, two, and one. Past critical point Major." stated Maya.
"Good. Now then, activate the tests so we can get out of here." said the Operations Director. Maya and Kei-ichi began typing furiously as Misato and Ritsuko watched the screens. Rei and Asuka seemed calm, but Shinji seemed as if he was fighting something off.
"What's wrong with Shinji, Misato?" asked Ritsuko quietly as she pretended to lean over Maya's shoulder to check the nerve connections.
"He - I don't know." corrected Misato quickly. 'This is Shinji's business. I shouldn't go and reveal his personal matters to everyone here.'
"Well, he seems troubled. Perhaps you should talk to him and see what's wrong."
"Of course. I was planning to this afternoon after the tests." said Misato matter-of-factly. In reality, she had no idea what she was going to do about him.
"Good. I'd hate to see our top Pilot go downhill due to something trivial." said Ritsuko.
"Yeah, same here." mumbled Misato as she gazed at the screen that transmitted the inside of Shinji's entry plug. For the next hour or so, Misato and Ritsuko, as well as Maya and Kei-ichi, watched the Pilot's sync rates. Shinji's began going back up, but a few moments later, he screwed his face up as if he were in pain, and his sync plummeted again.
"Alright Pilots. You're done now." said Ritsuko into the intercom that was connected to each of the entry plugs. Shinji and Asuka's face showed relief while Rei's remained blank as ever.
"Well, hurry the hell up and get us out of here!" barked Asuka angrily. Ritsuko frowned but commanded Maya and Kei-ichi to drain the LCL from the plugs and open the hatches.
"Wait! Don't drain Shinji's quite yet." whispered Misato urgently to Kei-ichi.
"Yes Major." he said automatically and withheld the command for Shinji's entry plug.
"Shinji? Can you hear me?" said Misato into the intercom that was connected to Shinji's plug.
"Yes Misato. What is it?" inquired Shinji innocently.
"Can I speak to you in private after you return from the plug? And after you shower of course." said Misato with a small smile.
"Sure. Of course you can Misato...err...Major Katsuragi." said Shinji smiling back.
"Good. See you then." said Misato, then turning to Kei-ichi. "Drain the LCL from Shinji's plug now." she ordered.
"Yes Major." said Kei-ichi smirking slightly. Whatever it was Misato wanted to talk to Shinji about, he had a feeling it had to do with the Pilot's lowered sync rates. "LCL drained and removal from entry plug initiating now."
"Misato, when you get to the reason why Shinji's sync is down, let me know will you?" requested Ritsuko.
"Yeah, of course. It's really not a problem." said Misato as she laughed lightly. Turning to Commander Ikari, she saluted. "Commander, I request the ability to leave post for the remainder of the day."
"Request granted." grunted Ikari. "Major, be sure to solve whatever is wrong with Pilot Ikari."
"Yes Commander." said Misato as she saluted once again before exiting the center. 'Shinji, you had better have a good reason for your sync being down so low!'
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Author's note: Well, I hope you liked it. I'm trying to get how the officials at NERV would talk during a sync test down. I hope I did better than last time! ^_^; Stay tuned for the next part of "Until the Day I Die"! Ja ne! ~*~ Nagi
Author's note: Yay! I seem to have "earned" my computer back early! Actually...more like three WEEKS early! :D I'm so happy about that! Not only do I get my computer back, but I get to work on this! Yaaaaay! :D Sorry to keep you waiting, but parents can be stupid you know? Anyway, here's chapter seven and I hope you enjoy it!
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Title: Until the Day I Die Chapter title: Breakfast, Issues and Requests By: Yanagi Son (That's me! XD)
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The next morning, Shinji woke up from his short sleep. Although he had only received two hours of sleep that night, he was wide awake. Quickly getting showered and dressed, he began preparing breakfast. Asuka and Misato, who looked considerably better, both, came in the kitchen looking tired.
"Morning! Breakfast is almost ready." said Shinji as cheerfully as he could. Misato and Asuka looked at each other and sat down at the table.
'Well...at least Shinji's cooking today. If Misato was I'd be afraid I'd end up like she was yesterday...' thought Asuka as she stared at the table. Misato noticed her young ward seeming very interested in the table, and instantly became suspicious.
"Asuka? What's wrong?" she inquired quietly.
"It's nothing Misato... Just lack of sleep is all. Nothing too major." mumbled Asuka as she began tracing a small pattern in the wood's grain with her fingertip.
"Well, if you want to talk to me about it don't forget I'm always here for you. Okay?" whispered Misato. As she straightened back up, Shinji came in carrying a large pot of rice. Setting it down, he looked over at Asuka briefly. There were tear stains on her cheeks and she looked very tired.
"I - I'll go get the...the erm...uhh..." he stuttered, noticing Misato looking at him.
"You'll go get me a beer, you and Asuka some tea, and the toast. Am I correct?" said Misato in a tone that meant that she was telling him to, rather than asking him to.
"Yeah. That's what I was going to go get." said Shinji as he awkwardly left to go retrieve the other items for breakfast. Once he had returned, he began serving the food. Handing Misato her plate as she took a long draft from her beer, he turned to Asuka. "Asuka, can you hand me your plate please?"
"Humph! I can get it myself thank you very much Shinji Ikari!" scoffed Asuka as she knocked his hand away and helped herself to some rice and toast. Shinji sighed and waited until she was done before filling his plate as well. They ate in an awkward silence, which suited Shinji well since he had a lot to think about. Asuka had barely touched her food before standing up claiming that she was done.
"But Asuka. We have another sync test today. You'll need your strength!" said Shinji in a concerned tone of voice. Asuka looked at him for the first time that morning before sitting back down.
"Fine! I'll eat." she said as she glared at the food before her. She ate gingerly, noticing that Shinji was watching her the entire time. Slamming her chopsticks down on the table, she looked up at him, a vein in her temple twitching. "What?! Why do you keep staring at me Shinji?! Have you never seen a person eat before?!"
"N - no, that's not it... It's..."
"It's what? It's that you finally remembered what you did last night and now you're ashamed?! Well, I hope you are. And I don't need your pity Ikari, I can survive by myself! I don't need you, or anyone else! Now if you will excuse me, I have to go prepare for my sync test today." she said before storming off to her room.
"Well, I hope you've learned your lesson Shinji. Never try to kiss a woman who's in distress." said Misato as she lowered her beer.
"Wha - what do you mean?" asked Shinji, blushing.
"I know that you tried to kiss her last night. I don't need to ask Asuka that. I can tell by the way you two have been acting. And yes Shinji, I heard her yelling at you last night. She's been under a lot of stress Shinji, don't push your luck."
"Uhh...right. Well, I suppose I had better get ready for that test..." said Shinji as he quickly stood and exited the room.
"Alright. Be ready in thirty minutes, both of you!" yelled Misato. Hearing the two Pilots murmur their agreements, she drained her beer and began getting ready herself for the long day that awaited them.
-- Thirty minutes later --
As Misato was getting her shoes on, she heard a knock on the door. Wondering who it was, she slid the door open to see Touji and Kensuke standing there.
"Good morning Major Katsuragi!" they said in unison as they saluted.
"Good morning you two. What do you need? I hope it's not to see the Evangelions again." she said with a wink in Kensuke's direction.
"Oh no. But that would be awesome!" breathed Kensuke, obviously thrilled by the prospect.
"Well, you can't and you know it!" yelled Touji. The two boys began bickering and Misato sighed.
"Alright, break it up! What do you two need?"
"We were just wondering if Shinji was home." said Kensuke as he regained his composure.
"He is, but we have to go to NERV for some tests today. I'm sorry... But I'll see to it that he comes over to your house right after. Is it a deal?" said Misato.
"YEAH!" the two boys yelled enthusiastically. Seeing Shinji and Asuka in the doorway, they waved. Shinji waved back, confusion etched on his face; Asuka merely glared and rested her hands on her hip. "Shinji, we'll see you over at Touji's later okay?"
"Erm...okay. See you then..." said Shinji as he continued waving. Asuka snorted and continued putting her shoes on.
"See you Major Katsuragi! Bye Shinji!" said the two boys as they walked off, talking enthusiastically.
"Never even noticed me...the bastards... What am I? Chopped liver?" muttered Asuka as she clasped the buckle on her shoe.
"Oh, don't be so upset Asuka. They only know when not to mess with you is all." said Shinji reassuringly as he bent down to tie his shoes.
"Yeah, unlike someone I know." she muttered as she stood up. "Well, I'm off. I'll see you two there." Misato grabbed Asuka's arm as she attempted to walk through the door.
"No, you're going with us. You will not be leaving here alone, understand?"
"Oh alright, just let me go!" yelled Asuka as she wrenched her arm out of Misato's grasp. Shinji stood up and nodded that he was ready to leave and the three headed to the elevator as the apartment door slid shut behind them.
-- NERV Control Room --
"All systems green Major. Attempting nerve connections now." said Kei-ichi as he began the final preparation for the sync tests.
"Approaching critical point in three, two, and one. Past critical point Major." stated Maya.
"Good. Now then, activate the tests so we can get out of here." said the Operations Director. Maya and Kei-ichi began typing furiously as Misato and Ritsuko watched the screens. Rei and Asuka seemed calm, but Shinji seemed as if he was fighting something off.
"What's wrong with Shinji, Misato?" asked Ritsuko quietly as she pretended to lean over Maya's shoulder to check the nerve connections.
"He - I don't know." corrected Misato quickly. 'This is Shinji's business. I shouldn't go and reveal his personal matters to everyone here.'
"Well, he seems troubled. Perhaps you should talk to him and see what's wrong."
"Of course. I was planning to this afternoon after the tests." said Misato matter-of-factly. In reality, she had no idea what she was going to do about him.
"Good. I'd hate to see our top Pilot go downhill due to something trivial." said Ritsuko.
"Yeah, same here." mumbled Misato as she gazed at the screen that transmitted the inside of Shinji's entry plug. For the next hour or so, Misato and Ritsuko, as well as Maya and Kei-ichi, watched the Pilot's sync rates. Shinji's began going back up, but a few moments later, he screwed his face up as if he were in pain, and his sync plummeted again.
"Alright Pilots. You're done now." said Ritsuko into the intercom that was connected to each of the entry plugs. Shinji and Asuka's face showed relief while Rei's remained blank as ever.
"Well, hurry the hell up and get us out of here!" barked Asuka angrily. Ritsuko frowned but commanded Maya and Kei-ichi to drain the LCL from the plugs and open the hatches.
"Wait! Don't drain Shinji's quite yet." whispered Misato urgently to Kei-ichi.
"Yes Major." he said automatically and withheld the command for Shinji's entry plug.
"Shinji? Can you hear me?" said Misato into the intercom that was connected to Shinji's plug.
"Yes Misato. What is it?" inquired Shinji innocently.
"Can I speak to you in private after you return from the plug? And after you shower of course." said Misato with a small smile.
"Sure. Of course you can Misato...err...Major Katsuragi." said Shinji smiling back.
"Good. See you then." said Misato, then turning to Kei-ichi. "Drain the LCL from Shinji's plug now." she ordered.
"Yes Major." said Kei-ichi smirking slightly. Whatever it was Misato wanted to talk to Shinji about, he had a feeling it had to do with the Pilot's lowered sync rates. "LCL drained and removal from entry plug initiating now."
"Misato, when you get to the reason why Shinji's sync is down, let me know will you?" requested Ritsuko.
"Yeah, of course. It's really not a problem." said Misato as she laughed lightly. Turning to Commander Ikari, she saluted. "Commander, I request the ability to leave post for the remainder of the day."
"Request granted." grunted Ikari. "Major, be sure to solve whatever is wrong with Pilot Ikari."
"Yes Commander." said Misato as she saluted once again before exiting the center. 'Shinji, you had better have a good reason for your sync being down so low!'
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Author's note: Well, I hope you liked it. I'm trying to get how the officials at NERV would talk during a sync test down. I hope I did better than last time! ^_^; Stay tuned for the next part of "Until the Day I Die"! Ja ne! ~*~ Nagi
