Dreams of Children Part 2 – My Asuka-chan
Written by Rei-chan (Ayanami00)
All characters in this Neon Genesis Evangelion fan fiction belong to the creators at Gainax.
I hope you have read "Dreams of Children – The Beginning." It sets the tone for this part and the rest of the fan fiction.
Enjoy this one and please write a review for it ^_^
Dreams of Children – My Asuka-chan
In the darkness, a little girl dressed in red, calls out for her mother. The darkness seems endless; not a flicker of light shows. She runs into the unknown not knowing where she is. All she wants is to see her mother.
"Run …run faster…."
This thought runs through her mind over and over again. Suddenly, a dim dark red light can be seen in the distance. She runs faster and faster towards it.
Asuka: Mama! Mama, are you there? Is this where you are? Tell me mama!
That dark red light, twinkling in the distance…what is it? Asuka Soryu, such a young little girl looks left and right, hoping that she can find a quicker way to it. A rock appears out of nowhere, and the little girl trips over it.
Asuka: Baka!
The light moves closer. It moves to her left and then to her right. It seems to analyze her from all angles. Slowly rising just above the child, it stops. It does not take any kind of permanent form. It reminds Asuka of jelly, transparent red jelly.
It suddenly takes her into it. What Asuka sees next is incredible. Holding her little doll close to her, she takes a step forward onto the floor-less floor. She seems to float into thin air, but she knows she is not floating because she is standing, stand on something.
Asuka: Mama? Are you here? Are you waiting for me?
A voice: Yes Asuka. I am waiting for you. Come to me my sweet child.
Asuka: Where are you mama? Please tell me?
A voice: Come towards the little yellow light…
Asuka spots the light from afar. While she runs toward it, the light seems to move toward her too. She is now just outside this light. It is not bright anymore, but a dull tan color. She tries to feel it, but there is no feel to it.
She slowly moves forward and let the light engulf her body. After the light disappears, she sees a near-empty room. There is a bed and a chair. A teenage boy stands beside the bed looking down emotionlessly.
Asuka: Mama?
Kyoko: Yes my little Asuka-chan, come to mother.
Asuka steps closer to the bed. She can see her mother mouthing something to the boy. The boy comes over to Asuka and stares down at the frightened little girl. He takes her doll from her hands and exits through the same light she entered from. Faint classical music plays – II Air by Bach to be exact.
Kyoko: Come to mama. Are you lonely my sweetheart?
Asuka comes to her mother's bedside and nods slowly.
Asuka: I need you mama…I need friends.
Kyoko: Do you like Shinji? He is the boy that was just in here. He takes good care of your mama.
Asuka: Mama, I don't know him. He's so big and he took my dolly. I want some friends who are the same age as me. I want to play with friends.
Kyoko: Are you lonely my sweetheart? Are you still?
Asuka: Yes…
Kyoko closes her eyes for a minute and then opens them to look into her daughter's big beautiful eyes.
Kyoko: You will not be lonely forever. I will take care of you. I promise you will not be lonely any longer.
The darkness, which surrounds the room, seems to now move closer and closer. It engulfs the chair in the corner. Asuka stares in horror. It starts to engulf part of her mother's bed.
Asuka: Mama!
Kyoko: Do not be afraid. You will not be lonely forever…
She smiles at Asuka with her hands reaching out. The darkness engulfs everything. There is no room; there is only darkness. Asuka no longer stands on a floor; she stands in nothingness. The feeling that she is floating enters her mind again. The darkness starts to engulf her little arms, and then the rest of her body.
Asuka: Mama! Help me!
The voice of Kyoko: Be patient my child. You will not be alone forever.
Asuka finds herself staring up at an ugly gray ceiling. A faint glow from a streetlight shines through her window. It is not totally dark in the room.
Asuka: What was that? Where did my mother go? Into the darkness… It is just a dream, but what did she mean but me not being lonely forever? This is stupid. I am not a little girl anymore. I am a bright and sophisticated 14-year-old girl.
She stretches her hands above her head, and puts them down gently beside her. Closing her eyes, she falls back asleep.
Next is "Dreams of Children Part 3 – My Ayanami-san."