Chapter 09 - Kaji
NERV, two days later:
Misato sat in her darkened bureau, head supported by her arms.
Shinji´s still asleep... Rei stands virgil... Asuka makes it impossible for me to stay
at home... Kaji doesn´t call... EVA-04 is too heavily damaged... now an angel and it´s
over...
She felt like crying.
Somebody knocked at the door.
"Yes?"
Two man in black suits and with dark tinted glasses entered.
Secret Servive...
The first man showed his ID-card.
"NERV security."
"How can I help you?"
"The vice-commander, Fuyutsuki, can´t be found. We believe that he´s been kidnapped."
"Oh."
Sometimes everything happens at once...
"We lost him at sector four."
"Here at headquarters? Just great."
"We believe a spy to be responsible."
"Say, are you still able to do your job?"
"We are investigating. Because of your relationship to the main suspect..."
Suddenly she felt very cold.
That´s the reason...
"I guess, we are talking about Ryoji Kaji."
Damned, why haven´t you been more careful?
Slowly she reached into her pocket to retrieve her ID-card and issued gun, placed both
items on the table.
"I will cooperate."
"Thanks."
The interogation took four hours. After this time she got back her ID-card and the gun.
"We´ve found the suspect. Take care of him, Major."
Her throat was dry, but she nodded.
"I will."
***
NERV-infirmary:
Shinji woke up, opened his eyes.
Where?... not within EVA anymore... a familiar ceiling... I don´t like this ceiling...
His was nearly unable to sense his right arm, the reason was the weight resting upon it.
His raised his head, the simple movement did cost him a lot of power. He felt weak.
Rei sat on a chair next to his bed, but she had fallen asleep and her head rested on her
crossed arms which in turn were resting on his arm. Her face was turned towards his.
How peaceful... and how beautiful... She resembles mother... could it be that... Rei
Ayanami...
He remembered watching her cleaning the classroom, remembered his impressions.
Like a mother...
Then he remembered her untidy and unclear apartment.
No... Rei Ayanami... Rei...
Carefully he tried to free his arm.
The suddenly movement, as careful as it was, woke her up. She opened her eyes, looked
at him.
"You are awakened."
"Yes."
She stretched.
"I must have fallen asleep..."
"For how long have you been here?"
"Since you´ve returned. Nobody should disturb you."
"You watched over me..."
"Yes. I care for you, like you care for me."
"Rei..."
"..."
"I was inside of EVA-01... not just inside of the entryplug... in EVA-01 itself..."
"Unit one did absorb you."
"I have seen things... remembered... mother´s accident..."
Rei sat silent beside of the bed and listened.
"I´ve seen mother... Rei, I think my mother is inside of EVA-01..."
He looked at her, begging for help.
Spontanously she took his hand.
"Talk to the Commander about it."
She felt his body stiffen as soon as his father entered the diskussion.
"He wouldn´t want to talk to me... he has never wanted to..."
"He has been here. He was at the hangar while you were inside of EVA-01, each day."
"Really."
"Yes."
He wouldn´t have believed anybody else, but Rei... Rei did not lie...
Shinji swallowed.
"He cares for you. Like I do."
"Rei..."
The corners of her mouth twitched, forming a silent smile.
"You need rest. Sleep."
He returned the smile.
"Yes."
She got up, let his hand go. Suddenly she bent forward and planted a kiss on his cheek,
just a short and soft one, but the touch of her lips seemed to burn his skin.
"I am glad that you returned..."
Rei went to the door without turning again, opened it, left. She nearly ran into Asuka
who was stand on the other side. The redhead looked at her angryly and turned around to
leave.
Shinji touched his cheek with the fingertips, lost in thought.
***
Kaji´s garden:
"You are late." Kaji smiled. "I´ve already feared that you hadn´t listened to the answering
machine."
Misato´s answer was to get up her gun and point it at Kaji. Her eyes were wet with tears.
Ryoji Kaji found no words...
Her fingers cramped around the gun, started to shake, were unable to hold the gun straight.
Finally she lowered the revolver.
"I can´t... I can´t do it. Kaji, I love you, I cannot kill you..."
He walked up to her and took her in his arms.
"Shhh. It´s okay."
Someone else stepped out of the darkness, pointing a gun at the two.
"It´s a shame, Major." the man in black explained. "We´ve counted on your loyality to
NERV."
Kajis eyes widened, he pushed Misato behind himself, moved himself into the line of fire.
"You only want to kill me."
The man in black moved the trigger-finger, stiffened suddenly when he felt the muzzle of
a gun digging into his own back, lowered the gun slowly, taking the finger away from the
trigger.
"Leave."
The man in black slowly turned around, having recognized the voice.
"Commander...?"
"I am taking over. You cmay leave... now."
"Yes, commander."
Ikari watched the agent until he was out of sight, then he turned towards Kaji.
"Ryoji Kaji, I need your help..."
NERV, two days later:
Misato sat in her darkened bureau, head supported by her arms.
Shinji´s still asleep... Rei stands virgil... Asuka makes it impossible for me to stay
at home... Kaji doesn´t call... EVA-04 is too heavily damaged... now an angel and it´s
over...
She felt like crying.
Somebody knocked at the door.
"Yes?"
Two man in black suits and with dark tinted glasses entered.
Secret Servive...
The first man showed his ID-card.
"NERV security."
"How can I help you?"
"The vice-commander, Fuyutsuki, can´t be found. We believe that he´s been kidnapped."
"Oh."
Sometimes everything happens at once...
"We lost him at sector four."
"Here at headquarters? Just great."
"We believe a spy to be responsible."
"Say, are you still able to do your job?"
"We are investigating. Because of your relationship to the main suspect..."
Suddenly she felt very cold.
That´s the reason...
"I guess, we are talking about Ryoji Kaji."
Damned, why haven´t you been more careful?
Slowly she reached into her pocket to retrieve her ID-card and issued gun, placed both
items on the table.
"I will cooperate."
"Thanks."
The interogation took four hours. After this time she got back her ID-card and the gun.
"We´ve found the suspect. Take care of him, Major."
Her throat was dry, but she nodded.
"I will."
***
NERV-infirmary:
Shinji woke up, opened his eyes.
Where?... not within EVA anymore... a familiar ceiling... I don´t like this ceiling...
His was nearly unable to sense his right arm, the reason was the weight resting upon it.
His raised his head, the simple movement did cost him a lot of power. He felt weak.
Rei sat on a chair next to his bed, but she had fallen asleep and her head rested on her
crossed arms which in turn were resting on his arm. Her face was turned towards his.
How peaceful... and how beautiful... She resembles mother... could it be that... Rei
Ayanami...
He remembered watching her cleaning the classroom, remembered his impressions.
Like a mother...
Then he remembered her untidy and unclear apartment.
No... Rei Ayanami... Rei...
Carefully he tried to free his arm.
The suddenly movement, as careful as it was, woke her up. She opened her eyes, looked
at him.
"You are awakened."
"Yes."
She stretched.
"I must have fallen asleep..."
"For how long have you been here?"
"Since you´ve returned. Nobody should disturb you."
"You watched over me..."
"Yes. I care for you, like you care for me."
"Rei..."
"..."
"I was inside of EVA-01... not just inside of the entryplug... in EVA-01 itself..."
"Unit one did absorb you."
"I have seen things... remembered... mother´s accident..."
Rei sat silent beside of the bed and listened.
"I´ve seen mother... Rei, I think my mother is inside of EVA-01..."
He looked at her, begging for help.
Spontanously she took his hand.
"Talk to the Commander about it."
She felt his body stiffen as soon as his father entered the diskussion.
"He wouldn´t want to talk to me... he has never wanted to..."
"He has been here. He was at the hangar while you were inside of EVA-01, each day."
"Really."
"Yes."
He wouldn´t have believed anybody else, but Rei... Rei did not lie...
Shinji swallowed.
"He cares for you. Like I do."
"Rei..."
The corners of her mouth twitched, forming a silent smile.
"You need rest. Sleep."
He returned the smile.
"Yes."
She got up, let his hand go. Suddenly she bent forward and planted a kiss on his cheek,
just a short and soft one, but the touch of her lips seemed to burn his skin.
"I am glad that you returned..."
Rei went to the door without turning again, opened it, left. She nearly ran into Asuka
who was stand on the other side. The redhead looked at her angryly and turned around to
leave.
Shinji touched his cheek with the fingertips, lost in thought.
***
Kaji´s garden:
"You are late." Kaji smiled. "I´ve already feared that you hadn´t listened to the answering
machine."
Misato´s answer was to get up her gun and point it at Kaji. Her eyes were wet with tears.
Ryoji Kaji found no words...
Her fingers cramped around the gun, started to shake, were unable to hold the gun straight.
Finally she lowered the revolver.
"I can´t... I can´t do it. Kaji, I love you, I cannot kill you..."
He walked up to her and took her in his arms.
"Shhh. It´s okay."
Someone else stepped out of the darkness, pointing a gun at the two.
"It´s a shame, Major." the man in black explained. "We´ve counted on your loyality to
NERV."
Kajis eyes widened, he pushed Misato behind himself, moved himself into the line of fire.
"You only want to kill me."
The man in black moved the trigger-finger, stiffened suddenly when he felt the muzzle of
a gun digging into his own back, lowered the gun slowly, taking the finger away from the
trigger.
"Leave."
The man in black slowly turned around, having recognized the voice.
"Commander...?"
"I am taking over. You cmay leave... now."
"Yes, commander."
Ikari watched the agent until he was out of sight, then he turned towards Kaji.
"Ryoji Kaji, I need your help..."