Disclaimer: I do not own Evangelion, it's characters etc. They belong to Gainax. I do however, own Shikaku, a character of my own creation.
Author's note: Sorry for making you wait, but family issues have occurred. Mostly the fact that my parents have threatened to never let me get a driver's license until I go to college and/or move out if I continue to call my friends who live an hour away... -sighs- Oh well, not much I can really do about it...except not call them. Well anyway, don't feel sorry for me, just review if you like this chapter! Here's chapter eleven of "Until the Day I Die"!
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Title: Until the Day I Die
Chapter title: Asuka's Acting Debut
By: Yanagi Son (That's me! XD)
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"Hello there, little miss. What can I get for you tonight?" asked the elderly man at the counter as Asuka walked inside, the money Misato had left them clutched in her hand. Her eyebrow twitched at the 'little miss' comment, but she let it go. She couldn't pick a fight with an elderly man. It would go against everything her mother had taught her, and besides, he hadn't done anything wrong in particular.
"Hello. I'd like a pint of pork fried rice, a container of wonton soup and four shrimp egg rolls please." she said as courteously as she could. The elderly man smiled and went into the kitchen to fetch her food. Asuka sat down and waited for him to return with her purchase.
"Miss, you're food is ready." he called across the room. Asuka stood up quickly and walked over to the counter, laying her money out on the counter. As the man counted up her money, a small frown spread across his face. "Oh, you're a little short on the total miss. But it's alright. You can just pay me back whenever you get the money." he said as he noticed the look of panic on Asuka's face.
"Thank you very much sir. I promise to pay you back as soon as I can!" she said as she bowed and gathered the food. "Bye now!"
"Bye-bye miss! Take care and have a wonderful evening!" he called as he waved good-bye to Asuka's fading figure as she walked across the street and into the fading sunlight. "She sure is a sweet girl. I don't mind if she doesn't pay me back." He smiled to himself and returned to the other customers that were in line waiting to place their orders.
"God! I can't believe I acted like that in there... Normally I wouldn't have been so nice. I wonder if liking Shinji has anything to do with it..." mused Asuka as she walked towards home.
-- Katsuragi Residence --
"Hello? Anyone home yet?" called Asuka as she awkwardly slipped her shoes off and carried the food into the kitchen. Setting it down on the table, she distantly heard the bath running. Noticing that Shinji's shoes were next to the front door, she sighed with relief. "It's only Shinji. Nothing to worry about."
While she waited for Shinji to emerge from within the bathroom, Asuka kept herself preoccupied by gathering two plates, chopsticks and two sodas. Placing them on the table along with the food, she heard the bathroom door slide open. Walking towards the bathroom to tell Shinji that dinner was on the table, she stopped dead in her tracks.
"Shinji...what happened to your face?!" she demanded as she ran over to him. Pulling his hand away, she quickly inspected his swollen cheek.
"It...It's nothing Asuka. Really. I'm fine." said Shinji as he awkwardly pulled his face away from her hands. "Where's Misato?" It was the only thing he could think of to say at the moment, and he knew he sounded stupid.
"She got called into work for the night shift. She left money for take-out." said Asuka as she turned away and headed into the kitchen. She still couldn't truly understand why, but she was genuinely concerned about him.
"What do you want Asuka?" asked Shinji as he picked up the phone and began dialing the number for the take-out restaurant.
"Shinji, I already got it. I...I hope you like what I got." said Asuka as she blushed slightly and sat down at the table. Shinji blinked and hung up the phone before joining his fellow Pilot at the table.
"I'm sure I will Asuka. Don't worry too much. It's only food you know." he said as he opened the box of shrimp fried rice. "My favorite! How did you know?" he joked.
"I...I didn't! It just sounded good is all..." stuttered Asuka as she blushed furiously. Shinji started laughing, the box of fried rice in one hand, and his chopsticks in the other.
"Don't worry Asuka! I was joking. This is my favorite, but just calm down." he said as he filled half his plate with the rice. Setting the rice down his hand brushed against Asuka's as they both reached for the same egg roll. Jerking his hand back quickly, he blushed a deep shade of red. "I - I'm sorry Asuka!"
"Stop apologizing Shinji. It's alright." said Asuka as she put the egg roll on her plate and looked up at him. "Come on; let's eat before it gets cold." She smiled as she took the box of rice and filled her plate. "Should we leave some for Misato?"
"Yeah, she'd probably kill us if we didn't." laughed Shinji. Peering over the table, he watched as Asuka struggled to close the box. Finally succeeding in the task, she picked up her chopsticks and began eating.
"Hey, Shinji?"
"Hmm?" asked Shinji as he looked up from his plate.
"What really happened to your cheek?" Shinji sighed and began telling her the tale of his encounter with Shikaku. When he mentioned how Shikaku had accused him of doing something wrong, he noticed Asuka swell up with fury and indignity.
"And she stormed off and that's when I went to go look for Touji and everyone else." finished Shinji lamely. Asuka remained quiet for several minutes before setting her chopsticks down on the edge of her plate. Shinji looked up, unsure of what else to say.
"The nerve of her! I can't believe she would accuse you of doing something wrong!" said Asuka, a small vein in her temple twitching slightly. Shinji gulped and set down his chopsticks as well.
"It's alright Asuka, really. I'm sure it will all blow over sooner or later." he said quietly as he stared at his uneaten food.
"No it's not alright Shinji!" said Asuka as she stood up. "I'm going to go have a little chat with Shikaku. I'll be home soon Shinji." she said as she dashed to gather her coat and shoes.
"Uh...Asuka? Wouldn't you need her address?" inquired Shinji quietly.
"No, I already hacked into her school records. Don't ask when or how, I just did." said Asuka as she pulled out some papers from her coat pocket and unfolded them. "Seems that our little friend here has been in quite some trouble at her old school. Well, I'll be back by ten at the latest."
"Asuka wait!" called Shinji as he ran after her, but it was too late. He watched her run towards the elevator and enter it, the door sliding shut. Sighing he slid the door shut and returned to the kitchen table. "Asuka, why are you doing this? You've become so reckless lately... Is...Is it because of Shikaku?"
-- Yagahashii Residence --
Asuka walked up the stairs, looking at the house numbers then the papers still clutched tightly in her hand. Confirming that it was indeed the correct address, she tucked the papers away and knocked on the door. She only waited for a minute before the door opened.
"A - Asuka, what are you doing here?" asked a stunned Shikaku as she opened the door.
"Hello Shikaku!" said Asuka in as close to a cheerful voice as she could manage at the moment. "I was wondering if we could have a little talk."
"At this hour of the night? It's nearly eight Asuka. Can't it wait until tomorrow?"
"No, it can't. Please Shikaku? It...It's about Shinji." said Asuka, turning her head away to act as if something horrible had happened to him.
"W - what happened to Shinji? You didn't do anything --"
"No! Why would I do anything to him?! He's...he's..." replied Asuka before burying her face in her hands. Her body shook and she sobbed uncontrollably, yet there was no trace of a tear.
"Oh, Asuka... I'll get my coat and we can talk about it okay?" said Shikaku. As she returned in her house to gather her things, Asuka peeked between her fingers. A pure evil smirk formed on her lips and she chuckled to herself.
'This is going to be too damn easy.' she thought as she returned to her fake sobbing as Shikaku closed the door and the two sat down on the small bench located on the porch.
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Author's note: Well, seems to me that Asuka could become a professional actress if I do say so myself! :D I hope you've liked it so far and I hope to be able to update again soon! Also, I've become addicted to Final Fantasy IX and X, so expect to see a little bit of that in the upcoming chapters as well! Until next time, matte ne! ~ Nagi
Author's note: Sorry for making you wait, but family issues have occurred. Mostly the fact that my parents have threatened to never let me get a driver's license until I go to college and/or move out if I continue to call my friends who live an hour away... -sighs- Oh well, not much I can really do about it...except not call them. Well anyway, don't feel sorry for me, just review if you like this chapter! Here's chapter eleven of "Until the Day I Die"!
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Title: Until the Day I Die
Chapter title: Asuka's Acting Debut
By: Yanagi Son (That's me! XD)
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"Hello there, little miss. What can I get for you tonight?" asked the elderly man at the counter as Asuka walked inside, the money Misato had left them clutched in her hand. Her eyebrow twitched at the 'little miss' comment, but she let it go. She couldn't pick a fight with an elderly man. It would go against everything her mother had taught her, and besides, he hadn't done anything wrong in particular.
"Hello. I'd like a pint of pork fried rice, a container of wonton soup and four shrimp egg rolls please." she said as courteously as she could. The elderly man smiled and went into the kitchen to fetch her food. Asuka sat down and waited for him to return with her purchase.
"Miss, you're food is ready." he called across the room. Asuka stood up quickly and walked over to the counter, laying her money out on the counter. As the man counted up her money, a small frown spread across his face. "Oh, you're a little short on the total miss. But it's alright. You can just pay me back whenever you get the money." he said as he noticed the look of panic on Asuka's face.
"Thank you very much sir. I promise to pay you back as soon as I can!" she said as she bowed and gathered the food. "Bye now!"
"Bye-bye miss! Take care and have a wonderful evening!" he called as he waved good-bye to Asuka's fading figure as she walked across the street and into the fading sunlight. "She sure is a sweet girl. I don't mind if she doesn't pay me back." He smiled to himself and returned to the other customers that were in line waiting to place their orders.
"God! I can't believe I acted like that in there... Normally I wouldn't have been so nice. I wonder if liking Shinji has anything to do with it..." mused Asuka as she walked towards home.
-- Katsuragi Residence --
"Hello? Anyone home yet?" called Asuka as she awkwardly slipped her shoes off and carried the food into the kitchen. Setting it down on the table, she distantly heard the bath running. Noticing that Shinji's shoes were next to the front door, she sighed with relief. "It's only Shinji. Nothing to worry about."
While she waited for Shinji to emerge from within the bathroom, Asuka kept herself preoccupied by gathering two plates, chopsticks and two sodas. Placing them on the table along with the food, she heard the bathroom door slide open. Walking towards the bathroom to tell Shinji that dinner was on the table, she stopped dead in her tracks.
"Shinji...what happened to your face?!" she demanded as she ran over to him. Pulling his hand away, she quickly inspected his swollen cheek.
"It...It's nothing Asuka. Really. I'm fine." said Shinji as he awkwardly pulled his face away from her hands. "Where's Misato?" It was the only thing he could think of to say at the moment, and he knew he sounded stupid.
"She got called into work for the night shift. She left money for take-out." said Asuka as she turned away and headed into the kitchen. She still couldn't truly understand why, but she was genuinely concerned about him.
"What do you want Asuka?" asked Shinji as he picked up the phone and began dialing the number for the take-out restaurant.
"Shinji, I already got it. I...I hope you like what I got." said Asuka as she blushed slightly and sat down at the table. Shinji blinked and hung up the phone before joining his fellow Pilot at the table.
"I'm sure I will Asuka. Don't worry too much. It's only food you know." he said as he opened the box of shrimp fried rice. "My favorite! How did you know?" he joked.
"I...I didn't! It just sounded good is all..." stuttered Asuka as she blushed furiously. Shinji started laughing, the box of fried rice in one hand, and his chopsticks in the other.
"Don't worry Asuka! I was joking. This is my favorite, but just calm down." he said as he filled half his plate with the rice. Setting the rice down his hand brushed against Asuka's as they both reached for the same egg roll. Jerking his hand back quickly, he blushed a deep shade of red. "I - I'm sorry Asuka!"
"Stop apologizing Shinji. It's alright." said Asuka as she put the egg roll on her plate and looked up at him. "Come on; let's eat before it gets cold." She smiled as she took the box of rice and filled her plate. "Should we leave some for Misato?"
"Yeah, she'd probably kill us if we didn't." laughed Shinji. Peering over the table, he watched as Asuka struggled to close the box. Finally succeeding in the task, she picked up her chopsticks and began eating.
"Hey, Shinji?"
"Hmm?" asked Shinji as he looked up from his plate.
"What really happened to your cheek?" Shinji sighed and began telling her the tale of his encounter with Shikaku. When he mentioned how Shikaku had accused him of doing something wrong, he noticed Asuka swell up with fury and indignity.
"And she stormed off and that's when I went to go look for Touji and everyone else." finished Shinji lamely. Asuka remained quiet for several minutes before setting her chopsticks down on the edge of her plate. Shinji looked up, unsure of what else to say.
"The nerve of her! I can't believe she would accuse you of doing something wrong!" said Asuka, a small vein in her temple twitching slightly. Shinji gulped and set down his chopsticks as well.
"It's alright Asuka, really. I'm sure it will all blow over sooner or later." he said quietly as he stared at his uneaten food.
"No it's not alright Shinji!" said Asuka as she stood up. "I'm going to go have a little chat with Shikaku. I'll be home soon Shinji." she said as she dashed to gather her coat and shoes.
"Uh...Asuka? Wouldn't you need her address?" inquired Shinji quietly.
"No, I already hacked into her school records. Don't ask when or how, I just did." said Asuka as she pulled out some papers from her coat pocket and unfolded them. "Seems that our little friend here has been in quite some trouble at her old school. Well, I'll be back by ten at the latest."
"Asuka wait!" called Shinji as he ran after her, but it was too late. He watched her run towards the elevator and enter it, the door sliding shut. Sighing he slid the door shut and returned to the kitchen table. "Asuka, why are you doing this? You've become so reckless lately... Is...Is it because of Shikaku?"
-- Yagahashii Residence --
Asuka walked up the stairs, looking at the house numbers then the papers still clutched tightly in her hand. Confirming that it was indeed the correct address, she tucked the papers away and knocked on the door. She only waited for a minute before the door opened.
"A - Asuka, what are you doing here?" asked a stunned Shikaku as she opened the door.
"Hello Shikaku!" said Asuka in as close to a cheerful voice as she could manage at the moment. "I was wondering if we could have a little talk."
"At this hour of the night? It's nearly eight Asuka. Can't it wait until tomorrow?"
"No, it can't. Please Shikaku? It...It's about Shinji." said Asuka, turning her head away to act as if something horrible had happened to him.
"W - what happened to Shinji? You didn't do anything --"
"No! Why would I do anything to him?! He's...he's..." replied Asuka before burying her face in her hands. Her body shook and she sobbed uncontrollably, yet there was no trace of a tear.
"Oh, Asuka... I'll get my coat and we can talk about it okay?" said Shikaku. As she returned in her house to gather her things, Asuka peeked between her fingers. A pure evil smirk formed on her lips and she chuckled to herself.
'This is going to be too damn easy.' she thought as she returned to her fake sobbing as Shikaku closed the door and the two sat down on the small bench located on the porch.
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Author's note: Well, seems to me that Asuka could become a professional actress if I do say so myself! :D I hope you've liked it so far and I hope to be able to update again soon! Also, I've become addicted to Final Fantasy IX and X, so expect to see a little bit of that in the upcoming chapters as well! Until next time, matte ne! ~ Nagi