Everything to do with Eva doesn't belong to me, it belongs to Gainax
Okay. Now that the first two chapters are over, I want to explain a few things. The previous two chapters brought a conclusion to a few of the storylines, but also started a few new ones. I have a plan, honest. Oh yeah I am a Shinji/Asuka fan, a big one too, I'm a sucker for WAFF, ironic considering my name. But I am not telling if there is going to be a Shinji/Asuka romance, I said that Shinji cares for Asuka, whether or not it turns to romantic love or not, only I know, HA! Asuka believed that no one cared for her, Rei made sure that she realised that someone did care for her, and thats what brought her back, but as you'll soon see it's gonna be a long road to recovery, for everyone. The main plot of the story won't make an appearance for a while yet, but the main subplot's should come in within the next two parts, this one won't deal with plot too much though. Thoughts are in and actions/events are in (). Any C&C will always be welcome and now..
Neon Genesis Evangelion: True Destiny
Episode 3 Reunion/Afterwards
Fuyutsuki stared at the young woman, still not believing his eyes, even though he had been staring for almost 3 hours now. Misato enters the room, quietly, Fuyutsuki barely acknowledges her.
Misato: Any change?
Fuyutsuki: No, how's Shinji?
Misato: Fine. No one knows why he's still unconscious, the doctors say that his body isn't even tired.
Fuyutsuki: That's surprising, considering what he went through.
Misato: Sir?
Fuyutsuki: Yes Major.
Misato: Have you informed Commander Ikari about his wife yet?
Fuyutsuki: No. He's not in the right state at the moment.
Misato: Huh?
Fuyutsuki: Something has happened to him, his entire right arm is missing.
Misato: Are you serious? He deserves worse for what he's done.
Fuyutsuki: Yes, but the strange thing is, there is no sign of damage, not even a scar. They found him wandering the corriders of headquarters. He's been sedated until the doctors can discover if anything else phsyically wrong with him.
Misato: No damage, how can that be? Today has been a very long and very strange day.
Fuyutsuki: It has indeed Major.
Misato: (Yawns) I think I'll see if I can find a bed to sleep on. Goodnight Sir.
Fuyutsuki: Goodnight Major.
Misato: Oh, one last thing, Asuka has woken up, but the doctors say she is in a deep depressive state.
Fuyutsuki: But it's a start.
Misato: I suppose. Goodnight.
Misato close the door and Fuyutsuki continues staring.
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Voice: Misato, wake up Misato.
Misato: (Yawns) Huh...so is it...(Yawns again)
Shinji: It's me Shinji.
Misato: Shinji? Shinji! You're awake!
Misato jumps up and gives Shinji a great big hug, after a few minutes it becomes apparent that the boy has run out of oxygen.
Shinji: Misato, I can't breath!
Misato: Sorry Shinji.
She lets him go. Slightly confused as to where she is, she suddenly remembers that after 10 minutes of pleading with several doctors another bed was wheeled into the room Shinji was in, shortly afterwords Misato feel asleep on it. It was now morning and Shinji had woken up to find Misato snoring, and sprawled over the bed.
Misato: What time is it?
Shinji: A little after 10.
Misato: (Yawns) Boy, I needed that sleep, could do with a few hours though. Hey Shinji, what do you remember about yesterday.
Shinji sits down on his bed.
Shinji: I remember the battle with the nine Evas, I was walking back towards base, when I saw a giant Rei come out of the escape tunnel. I was stunned, she come over and hugged Unit 01, then a bright light, something about a theater and gifts, then I woke up a few minutes ago.
Misato: A theater and gifts?
Shinji: Yeah, it's a bit blurry, but I seem to remember Rei talking to me in a theater, and she said that I was getting three gifts.
Misato: I think I know what she's talking about.
Shinji: You do?
Misato: Asuka has woken up, your father has lost his right arm and...
Shinji: Asuka's awake! But I don't see how my father missing his arm is a gift. And what's the third thing?
Misato: I'd better show you, get dressed.
Shinji looks at his guardian, puzzled. He finds his clothes, which had been moved from the locker room to the hospital room, and gets dressed while Misato tidies herself up and waits outside. Shinji joins her shortly afterwards.
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In Yui's room, Fuyutsuki is asleep on the chair that he has occupied since he entered the room. Yui herselfs stirs, and for the first time in 12 years opens her eyes. She sits up and has a look around the room, her eyes settle on Fuyutsuki, her eyes betraying her disappointment that she would have preferred someone else.
Yui: Professor, Professor!
Fuyutsuki wakes up with a start.
Fuyutsuki: You're awake!
He jumps up and hugs her.
Yui: You sound like you haven't seen me in a while.
Fuyutsuki: We thought we had lost you, to Unit 01.
Yui: So the test failed.
Fuyutsuki: You don't remember? Do you know what year it is?
Fuyutsuki sits back down.
Yui: Of course I do, it's 2004.
Fuyutsuki: Prepare yourself for a shock. It's 2016.
Yui: Are you playing a joke on me, because it isn't very funny.
Fuyutsuki: No joke.
Yui: What happened to me?
Fuyutsuki: You were absorbed into Unit 01.
Yui: How did I get back?
Fuyutsuki: I was hoping you could tell me, perhaps Shinji knows?
Yui: Shinji! Where is he? Is he ok?
Fuyutsuki: Calm down Yui, he's fine, hopefully he's awake by now.
Yui: I have to go see him.
She attempts to climb out of bed, but Fuyutsuki pushes her down.
Fuyutsuki: Yui, Major Katsuragi will bring him when he wakes up, don't worry, but your forgetting something, it's been 12 years, he's grown up.
Yui: Grown up? How is he?
Fuyutsuki: A fine young man, but he's been through alot.
Yui: Wait a minute, did you say Katsuragi?
Fuyutsuki: Yes, Major Misato Katsuragi, NERVs operations director, she's also grown alot since you last saw her.
Yui: Last I saw of her she was just starting to talk again.
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Shinji and Misato reach the door of Yui's room.
Misato: Shinji, wait here for a minute OK.
Shinji: Sure.
Misato knocks on the door and walks in, she closes the door behind her.
Fuyutsuki: Major! We were just talking about you.
Misato: You were?
Yui: You've grown since I last saw you.
Misato: Mrs Ikari, you're awake!
Yui: Is my son alright?
Misato: Shinji's fine, he's waiting outside, I haven't told him yet, in fact I don't know if there is any way to tell him. I'll go get him.
Fuyutsuki: I'll come too, Major.
Yui looks at the two as they leave the room, and then she takes a deep breath. Outside Shinji is surprised to see Fuyutsuki leave the room with Misato.
Shinji: Commander Fuyutsuki, Sir.
Fuyutsuki: Hello Shinji.
Misato: Alright Shinji, one of your gifts is waiting inside.
Shinji nervously walks through the door. Misato closes it behind him
Fuyutsuki: Gifts?
Inside the room, Shinji just stares at the woman in the bed. She stares back.
Yui: Shinji!
Shinji: Mother.
Shinji runs to his mother, with tears in his eyes. Yui embraces her son, and they both start crying. Outside Fuyutsuki and Misato are looking into the room through the window in the door. Misato had tears in her eyes, and both were smiling.
Fuyutsuki: I think we should leave them alone for a while.
Misato: I think I'll go see Asuka.
Fuyutsuki: I envy you, I have to see the Commander, and tell him about Yui.
They parted and headed towards their respective destinations.
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Three hours later Fuyutsuki reached the room where Gendo Ikari was, he had ordered the doctors to not tell him about Yui, while he went back to his quarters and got freshened up, he also went into headquarters to find out what was happening, he breifly spoke to the Japanese Prime Minister before heading back to the Hospital, taking his time. Fuyutsuki knocked, hearing a reply he entered, to find Ikari sitting on his bed, fully clothed. Even though he was told about it, seeing him without his arm startled Fuyutsuki.
Ikari: Fuyutsuki, we have failed.
Fuyutsuki: Yes we have, what happened?
Ikari: Rei betrayed me, and now I'll never see Yui again.
Fuyutsuki: I'll let him suffer. At least it'll give her more time with her son. What are you going to do now?
Ikari: For once I don't know. What has happened?
Fuyutsuki: As expected SEELE are dead, they performed the blood ritual. The UN are in a total panic because of it, the Japanese government have hailed your son a hero for stopping third impact, several other countries have followed suit but the US aren't convinced. All samples of Adam and Lilith save Units 01, 02, 11 and the body of Unit 10, have disappeared and all the other remains of the production Evas are useless. Analysis of the dummy plugs used by the Evas is being carried out, but we both know waht the outcome of that will be.
Ikari: And what of third impact?
Fuyutsuki: That is unknown, something did happen, we're just don't know what.
Ikari: How is Shinji?
Fuyutsuki: Concern for your son!? He's fine, he spent the night unconscious, the reason is unknown.
Ikari: I see.
Fuyutsuki: What happened to your arm?
Ikari: Rei took it, and healed me so that I would live and suffer and atone.
Fuyutsuki: Before I go, there's just one more thing.
Ikari: What?
Fuyutsuki: When we pulled your son out of Unit 01, we pulled someone else out aswell.
Ikari: Rei?
Fuyutsuki: Yui.
The shock on the younger man's face was intense.
Ikari: (Angry) Why didn't you tell me straight away?
Fuyutsuki: The boy earned the right to spend as much time with his mother as possible.
Ikari calmed down, he hadn't felt this emotional since she was taken from him. He got out of the bed, and ran out of the room towards the room that Yui was in.
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Meanwhile Shinji has told his mother about what has happened to him since she disappeared. They were still holding on to each other, both afraid that if they let go, they would lose each other again. Yui wasn't having as hard a time believing that this boy was her son, as she thought she would, she just credited it to motherly instinct. Shinji on the other hand still couldn't believe that his mother was back, the subject of many dreams had come true, and life was looking better.
Shinji: ...then I woke up in the hospital to find Misato asleep on a bed that they had wheeled in for her.
Yui: (Crying) Oh Shinji, I am so sorry that I left you, sorry for what your father has done to you. He loved you, I know he did, when he came home from the lab he used to watch you sleep with a smile on his face. But he's changed, I don't know what I feel for him anymore, I'm angry, but I don't know if I still love him, but I won't forgive him. What he's done is unforgivable.
The doctor came into the room.
Doctor: Ah Mrs Ikari, you're awake, good, good.
Yui: Hello doctor.
Doctor: I've got some good news. You're perfectly healthy, in fact comparing the records to the ones concerning your last physical back in 2004, there isn't much difference, and your body is, from what we can gather, in the same condition. Congratulations Mrs Ikari, you are a 39 year old woman in a 27 year olds body.
Yui: Did you just say 39?
Doctor: Yes I did.
Yui: My god, I'm going to be 40 soon.
Both Shinji and the doctor couldn't help but laugh at this.
Yui: So doctor, when can I leave.
Doctor: Right now if you want to, I see no reason to keep you here. We've performed all the necessary tests and everything appears normal. I'll send a nurse in with some clothes for you.
The doctor leaves the room, and a few minutes later a nurse walks in with a NERV uniform.
Nurse: Sorry, but we've only got uniforms.
Yui: That's ok.
Shinji: I'll go wait outside.
He bends down and gives his mother a kiss on the cheek, and hugs her again. Then he goes to wait outside. He sits on one of the chairs that were outside the room, a smile on his face.
Shinji: That's a great gift Rei. I forgot, Asuka's awake, I'll have to go see her. Did you do that aswell Rei?
Shinji hears the sound of running, he looks up to see his father running towards him, he notices that his fathers right arm is missing, he is stunned.
Shinji: The last couple of days have been strange indeed.
Ikari doesn't see his son sitting there, so runs past him and into the room. Yui had finished getting dressed, and was about to join her son, when Ikari burst into the room, she could see Shinji, standing behind him. Her husband was smiling, she was not. He walk towards her, but instead of an embrace, he received a slap.
Yui: (Coldly) You bastard, how could you do that to our son?
She walks past him, and leaves the hospital with Shinji. Ikari, just stands in the room.
Ikari: Is this the punishment you meant for me Rei?
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Misato sat on the chair looking at Asuka. She had given up trying to talk to her along time ago. She had been crying. Every time that Misato tried to look at Asuka, the girl turned her back on her, and so Misato had given up for the time being, hoping that as soon as the girl had sorted through a few things, she would open up to her. But in both their minds, they were thinking about the same person, Shinji.
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Shinji showed his mother around the Geofront, alot had changed since she was last there, and apart from a few holes in the ceiling and major damage here and there, it was beautiful. He took her into headquarters and introduced her to the bridge crew. Although he had to pry her away from them shortly afterwards, since her curiousity had caused her to start looking at all the data that had been collected from the day before. Then he took her back to the hospital to introduce her to his friends. First he took her to see Touji.
Touji: Come in!
Shinji and his mother walked in.
Touji: Shinji! And Ayanami?
Shinji: No this isn't Rei, this is my mother.
Touji: Your mother?! But I thought...
Yui: Not quite Mr Suzahara, it's along story, Shinji will fill you in some other time.
Touji: Can I ask a question?
Yui: Of course.
Touji: Why do you look like Rei?
Shinji: That's also a long story that I'll tell you later.
Touji: Come on, you've got to tell me something, I've been cooped up in here for too long, I'm bored.
shinji decides to relate the story of the battle from the day before, in more detail than he had told his mother earlier. He left out the bit about Rei, simply because he really wasn't sure what really happened, after discussing the battle, Yui decides to tell stories of Shinji when he was younger, including an incident with a bucket, that had caused his friend's to roll about giggling, Touji found this very funny, while Shinji just sat and blushed.
Shinji: I had friend's back then? What were their names?
Yui: I think the boy was called Kensuke and the girl was called Hikari.
Touji and Shinji's jaw's hit the ground. Well since Touji was sitting up in bed his jaw only hit his lap.
Touji: You have to joking!
Yui was surprised at this outburst.
Yui: I'm not, is someone going to tell me what is going on.
Touji: Kensuke and Hikari are our classmates. In fact me, Shinji and Kensuke are called the three stooges!
Yui: Really! How's that for coincidences, both their parents were involved with project E, and all the children were put together in a nursery. Once Tokyo-3 began construction they moved upto the surface, then I had my accident.
Touji: My family didn't move to Tokyo-3 till 2005, that's when I met Kensuke and Hikari, but they weren't friends then, then again we were in that 'all girls are icky' stage.
Shinji looks at his watch.
Shinji: I sorry Touji, we have to go now it's getting late, and we've still to see Asuka.
Touji: I heard she woke up, but that she's not talking to anyone.
Shinji: Yeah, well see you later.
Yui: Goodbye Mr Suzahara.
Touji: Bye Mrs Ikari, see you later buddy!
Touji lay back on his bed.
Touji: So Kensuke knew Shinji way back then. I wonder if he still remembers?
Feeling tired, Touji soon fell asleep.
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Upon reaching Asuka's room, they discovered Misato had fallen asleep on her chair. Shinji wals upto her, and wakes her up.
Shinji: Misato, time to wake up.
Misato wakens to see Shinjis face.
Misato: Shinji, what are you doing here?
Shinji: Mom and I have come to visit Asuka.
Misato: Your mom?
Yui stands on the other side of Misato.
Yui: Come on Misato, lets see if we can find you some coffee.
Misato: Yeah, that would be great.
Yui: Don't be long Shinji, it's getting late.
Shinji: Okay mom.
Yui walks Misato out of the room in search of coffee. They closed the door behind them. Shinji looks at Asuka, she has her back facing him. He wanders around to the other side, to find that she is sleeping. Deciding whether or not to wake her up, Shinji brushes her hair out of her face, which wakes her up. She looks at him, he smiles at her. He is surprised when she reaches out and grabs his shirt, pulling him closer to her. He puts his arms around her, when she starts crying.
Asuka: (Quietly) Don't leave me, please don't leave me.
To be continued...
And that wraps up another chapter. It's only been two days since the story started sorry if it feels like I'm trying to get as many things done as soon as possible. I feel that ever since Shinji went through Instrumentality, things have being going great for him, a reward you could say, for all the pain that he has gone through, but everyone else around him isn't so happy, so you could ask 'Is Shinji going to bring everyone up to his level of contentment, or is he going to be dragged back down by the ones he loves?', only time will tell. If anyone's wondering why Yui was able to get out of bed so quickly I'll tell you, third impact released alot of energy, some of that energy was given to Yui, the only reason why she took as long as she did to wake up, was due to the fact that her body was in shock, after being aborbed by the Eva and then reassembled 12 years later. I'm only telling you this, because I won't be mentioning it in later chapter's. The same doesn't apply to Shinji though. The Kensuke/Hikari bit, a bit cheesy I know, but if you think about it, it makes sense. I have decided to incorporate 'Poor Soul and Little Soul' into the timeline, I'm even thinking about writing a prequel to it. I also hope to write a few other short fics, while continuing with this one. Well we'll see won't we. For all the Asuka/Shinji fans out there, I won't reveal if they do get together or not, but I'll say one thing, just because Asuka has opened up to Shinji doesn't mean they will get together, Shinji is too much of a gentlemen to do that to her in her current state.
Okay. Now that the first two chapters are over, I want to explain a few things. The previous two chapters brought a conclusion to a few of the storylines, but also started a few new ones. I have a plan, honest. Oh yeah I am a Shinji/Asuka fan, a big one too, I'm a sucker for WAFF, ironic considering my name. But I am not telling if there is going to be a Shinji/Asuka romance, I said that Shinji cares for Asuka, whether or not it turns to romantic love or not, only I know, HA! Asuka believed that no one cared for her, Rei made sure that she realised that someone did care for her, and thats what brought her back, but as you'll soon see it's gonna be a long road to recovery, for everyone. The main plot of the story won't make an appearance for a while yet, but the main subplot's should come in within the next two parts, this one won't deal with plot too much though. Thoughts are in and actions/events are in (). Any C&C will always be welcome and now..
Neon Genesis Evangelion: True Destiny
Episode 3 Reunion/Afterwards
Fuyutsuki stared at the young woman, still not believing his eyes, even though he had been staring for almost 3 hours now. Misato enters the room, quietly, Fuyutsuki barely acknowledges her.
Misato: Any change?
Fuyutsuki: No, how's Shinji?
Misato: Fine. No one knows why he's still unconscious, the doctors say that his body isn't even tired.
Fuyutsuki: That's surprising, considering what he went through.
Misato: Sir?
Fuyutsuki: Yes Major.
Misato: Have you informed Commander Ikari about his wife yet?
Fuyutsuki: No. He's not in the right state at the moment.
Misato: Huh?
Fuyutsuki: Something has happened to him, his entire right arm is missing.
Misato: Are you serious? He deserves worse for what he's done.
Fuyutsuki: Yes, but the strange thing is, there is no sign of damage, not even a scar. They found him wandering the corriders of headquarters. He's been sedated until the doctors can discover if anything else phsyically wrong with him.
Misato: No damage, how can that be? Today has been a very long and very strange day.
Fuyutsuki: It has indeed Major.
Misato: (Yawns) I think I'll see if I can find a bed to sleep on. Goodnight Sir.
Fuyutsuki: Goodnight Major.
Misato: Oh, one last thing, Asuka has woken up, but the doctors say she is in a deep depressive state.
Fuyutsuki: But it's a start.
Misato: I suppose. Goodnight.
Misato close the door and Fuyutsuki continues staring.
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Voice: Misato, wake up Misato.
Misato: (Yawns) Huh...so is it...(Yawns again)
Shinji: It's me Shinji.
Misato: Shinji? Shinji! You're awake!
Misato jumps up and gives Shinji a great big hug, after a few minutes it becomes apparent that the boy has run out of oxygen.
Shinji: Misato, I can't breath!
Misato: Sorry Shinji.
She lets him go. Slightly confused as to where she is, she suddenly remembers that after 10 minutes of pleading with several doctors another bed was wheeled into the room Shinji was in, shortly afterwords Misato feel asleep on it. It was now morning and Shinji had woken up to find Misato snoring, and sprawled over the bed.
Misato: What time is it?
Shinji: A little after 10.
Misato: (Yawns) Boy, I needed that sleep, could do with a few hours though. Hey Shinji, what do you remember about yesterday.
Shinji sits down on his bed.
Shinji: I remember the battle with the nine Evas, I was walking back towards base, when I saw a giant Rei come out of the escape tunnel. I was stunned, she come over and hugged Unit 01, then a bright light, something about a theater and gifts, then I woke up a few minutes ago.
Misato: A theater and gifts?
Shinji: Yeah, it's a bit blurry, but I seem to remember Rei talking to me in a theater, and she said that I was getting three gifts.
Misato: I think I know what she's talking about.
Shinji: You do?
Misato: Asuka has woken up, your father has lost his right arm and...
Shinji: Asuka's awake! But I don't see how my father missing his arm is a gift. And what's the third thing?
Misato: I'd better show you, get dressed.
Shinji looks at his guardian, puzzled. He finds his clothes, which had been moved from the locker room to the hospital room, and gets dressed while Misato tidies herself up and waits outside. Shinji joins her shortly afterwards.
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In Yui's room, Fuyutsuki is asleep on the chair that he has occupied since he entered the room. Yui herselfs stirs, and for the first time in 12 years opens her eyes. She sits up and has a look around the room, her eyes settle on Fuyutsuki, her eyes betraying her disappointment that she would have preferred someone else.
Yui: Professor, Professor!
Fuyutsuki wakes up with a start.
Fuyutsuki: You're awake!
He jumps up and hugs her.
Yui: You sound like you haven't seen me in a while.
Fuyutsuki: We thought we had lost you, to Unit 01.
Yui: So the test failed.
Fuyutsuki: You don't remember? Do you know what year it is?
Fuyutsuki sits back down.
Yui: Of course I do, it's 2004.
Fuyutsuki: Prepare yourself for a shock. It's 2016.
Yui: Are you playing a joke on me, because it isn't very funny.
Fuyutsuki: No joke.
Yui: What happened to me?
Fuyutsuki: You were absorbed into Unit 01.
Yui: How did I get back?
Fuyutsuki: I was hoping you could tell me, perhaps Shinji knows?
Yui: Shinji! Where is he? Is he ok?
Fuyutsuki: Calm down Yui, he's fine, hopefully he's awake by now.
Yui: I have to go see him.
She attempts to climb out of bed, but Fuyutsuki pushes her down.
Fuyutsuki: Yui, Major Katsuragi will bring him when he wakes up, don't worry, but your forgetting something, it's been 12 years, he's grown up.
Yui: Grown up? How is he?
Fuyutsuki: A fine young man, but he's been through alot.
Yui: Wait a minute, did you say Katsuragi?
Fuyutsuki: Yes, Major Misato Katsuragi, NERVs operations director, she's also grown alot since you last saw her.
Yui: Last I saw of her she was just starting to talk again.
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Shinji and Misato reach the door of Yui's room.
Misato: Shinji, wait here for a minute OK.
Shinji: Sure.
Misato knocks on the door and walks in, she closes the door behind her.
Fuyutsuki: Major! We were just talking about you.
Misato: You were?
Yui: You've grown since I last saw you.
Misato: Mrs Ikari, you're awake!
Yui: Is my son alright?
Misato: Shinji's fine, he's waiting outside, I haven't told him yet, in fact I don't know if there is any way to tell him. I'll go get him.
Fuyutsuki: I'll come too, Major.
Yui looks at the two as they leave the room, and then she takes a deep breath. Outside Shinji is surprised to see Fuyutsuki leave the room with Misato.
Shinji: Commander Fuyutsuki, Sir.
Fuyutsuki: Hello Shinji.
Misato: Alright Shinji, one of your gifts is waiting inside.
Shinji nervously walks through the door. Misato closes it behind him
Fuyutsuki: Gifts?
Inside the room, Shinji just stares at the woman in the bed. She stares back.
Yui: Shinji!
Shinji: Mother.
Shinji runs to his mother, with tears in his eyes. Yui embraces her son, and they both start crying. Outside Fuyutsuki and Misato are looking into the room through the window in the door. Misato had tears in her eyes, and both were smiling.
Fuyutsuki: I think we should leave them alone for a while.
Misato: I think I'll go see Asuka.
Fuyutsuki: I envy you, I have to see the Commander, and tell him about Yui.
They parted and headed towards their respective destinations.
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Three hours later Fuyutsuki reached the room where Gendo Ikari was, he had ordered the doctors to not tell him about Yui, while he went back to his quarters and got freshened up, he also went into headquarters to find out what was happening, he breifly spoke to the Japanese Prime Minister before heading back to the Hospital, taking his time. Fuyutsuki knocked, hearing a reply he entered, to find Ikari sitting on his bed, fully clothed. Even though he was told about it, seeing him without his arm startled Fuyutsuki.
Ikari: Fuyutsuki, we have failed.
Fuyutsuki: Yes we have, what happened?
Ikari: Rei betrayed me, and now I'll never see Yui again.
Fuyutsuki: I'll let him suffer. At least it'll give her more time with her son. What are you going to do now?
Ikari: For once I don't know. What has happened?
Fuyutsuki: As expected SEELE are dead, they performed the blood ritual. The UN are in a total panic because of it, the Japanese government have hailed your son a hero for stopping third impact, several other countries have followed suit but the US aren't convinced. All samples of Adam and Lilith save Units 01, 02, 11 and the body of Unit 10, have disappeared and all the other remains of the production Evas are useless. Analysis of the dummy plugs used by the Evas is being carried out, but we both know waht the outcome of that will be.
Ikari: And what of third impact?
Fuyutsuki: That is unknown, something did happen, we're just don't know what.
Ikari: How is Shinji?
Fuyutsuki: Concern for your son!? He's fine, he spent the night unconscious, the reason is unknown.
Ikari: I see.
Fuyutsuki: What happened to your arm?
Ikari: Rei took it, and healed me so that I would live and suffer and atone.
Fuyutsuki: Before I go, there's just one more thing.
Ikari: What?
Fuyutsuki: When we pulled your son out of Unit 01, we pulled someone else out aswell.
Ikari: Rei?
Fuyutsuki: Yui.
The shock on the younger man's face was intense.
Ikari: (Angry) Why didn't you tell me straight away?
Fuyutsuki: The boy earned the right to spend as much time with his mother as possible.
Ikari calmed down, he hadn't felt this emotional since she was taken from him. He got out of the bed, and ran out of the room towards the room that Yui was in.
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Meanwhile Shinji has told his mother about what has happened to him since she disappeared. They were still holding on to each other, both afraid that if they let go, they would lose each other again. Yui wasn't having as hard a time believing that this boy was her son, as she thought she would, she just credited it to motherly instinct. Shinji on the other hand still couldn't believe that his mother was back, the subject of many dreams had come true, and life was looking better.
Shinji: ...then I woke up in the hospital to find Misato asleep on a bed that they had wheeled in for her.
Yui: (Crying) Oh Shinji, I am so sorry that I left you, sorry for what your father has done to you. He loved you, I know he did, when he came home from the lab he used to watch you sleep with a smile on his face. But he's changed, I don't know what I feel for him anymore, I'm angry, but I don't know if I still love him, but I won't forgive him. What he's done is unforgivable.
The doctor came into the room.
Doctor: Ah Mrs Ikari, you're awake, good, good.
Yui: Hello doctor.
Doctor: I've got some good news. You're perfectly healthy, in fact comparing the records to the ones concerning your last physical back in 2004, there isn't much difference, and your body is, from what we can gather, in the same condition. Congratulations Mrs Ikari, you are a 39 year old woman in a 27 year olds body.
Yui: Did you just say 39?
Doctor: Yes I did.
Yui: My god, I'm going to be 40 soon.
Both Shinji and the doctor couldn't help but laugh at this.
Yui: So doctor, when can I leave.
Doctor: Right now if you want to, I see no reason to keep you here. We've performed all the necessary tests and everything appears normal. I'll send a nurse in with some clothes for you.
The doctor leaves the room, and a few minutes later a nurse walks in with a NERV uniform.
Nurse: Sorry, but we've only got uniforms.
Yui: That's ok.
Shinji: I'll go wait outside.
He bends down and gives his mother a kiss on the cheek, and hugs her again. Then he goes to wait outside. He sits on one of the chairs that were outside the room, a smile on his face.
Shinji: That's a great gift Rei. I forgot, Asuka's awake, I'll have to go see her. Did you do that aswell Rei?
Shinji hears the sound of running, he looks up to see his father running towards him, he notices that his fathers right arm is missing, he is stunned.
Shinji: The last couple of days have been strange indeed.
Ikari doesn't see his son sitting there, so runs past him and into the room. Yui had finished getting dressed, and was about to join her son, when Ikari burst into the room, she could see Shinji, standing behind him. Her husband was smiling, she was not. He walk towards her, but instead of an embrace, he received a slap.
Yui: (Coldly) You bastard, how could you do that to our son?
She walks past him, and leaves the hospital with Shinji. Ikari, just stands in the room.
Ikari: Is this the punishment you meant for me Rei?
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Misato sat on the chair looking at Asuka. She had given up trying to talk to her along time ago. She had been crying. Every time that Misato tried to look at Asuka, the girl turned her back on her, and so Misato had given up for the time being, hoping that as soon as the girl had sorted through a few things, she would open up to her. But in both their minds, they were thinking about the same person, Shinji.
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Shinji showed his mother around the Geofront, alot had changed since she was last there, and apart from a few holes in the ceiling and major damage here and there, it was beautiful. He took her into headquarters and introduced her to the bridge crew. Although he had to pry her away from them shortly afterwards, since her curiousity had caused her to start looking at all the data that had been collected from the day before. Then he took her back to the hospital to introduce her to his friends. First he took her to see Touji.
Touji: Come in!
Shinji and his mother walked in.
Touji: Shinji! And Ayanami?
Shinji: No this isn't Rei, this is my mother.
Touji: Your mother?! But I thought...
Yui: Not quite Mr Suzahara, it's along story, Shinji will fill you in some other time.
Touji: Can I ask a question?
Yui: Of course.
Touji: Why do you look like Rei?
Shinji: That's also a long story that I'll tell you later.
Touji: Come on, you've got to tell me something, I've been cooped up in here for too long, I'm bored.
shinji decides to relate the story of the battle from the day before, in more detail than he had told his mother earlier. He left out the bit about Rei, simply because he really wasn't sure what really happened, after discussing the battle, Yui decides to tell stories of Shinji when he was younger, including an incident with a bucket, that had caused his friend's to roll about giggling, Touji found this very funny, while Shinji just sat and blushed.
Shinji: I had friend's back then? What were their names?
Yui: I think the boy was called Kensuke and the girl was called Hikari.
Touji and Shinji's jaw's hit the ground. Well since Touji was sitting up in bed his jaw only hit his lap.
Touji: You have to joking!
Yui was surprised at this outburst.
Yui: I'm not, is someone going to tell me what is going on.
Touji: Kensuke and Hikari are our classmates. In fact me, Shinji and Kensuke are called the three stooges!
Yui: Really! How's that for coincidences, both their parents were involved with project E, and all the children were put together in a nursery. Once Tokyo-3 began construction they moved upto the surface, then I had my accident.
Touji: My family didn't move to Tokyo-3 till 2005, that's when I met Kensuke and Hikari, but they weren't friends then, then again we were in that 'all girls are icky' stage.
Shinji looks at his watch.
Shinji: I sorry Touji, we have to go now it's getting late, and we've still to see Asuka.
Touji: I heard she woke up, but that she's not talking to anyone.
Shinji: Yeah, well see you later.
Yui: Goodbye Mr Suzahara.
Touji: Bye Mrs Ikari, see you later buddy!
Touji lay back on his bed.
Touji: So Kensuke knew Shinji way back then. I wonder if he still remembers?
Feeling tired, Touji soon fell asleep.
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Upon reaching Asuka's room, they discovered Misato had fallen asleep on her chair. Shinji wals upto her, and wakes her up.
Shinji: Misato, time to wake up.
Misato wakens to see Shinjis face.
Misato: Shinji, what are you doing here?
Shinji: Mom and I have come to visit Asuka.
Misato: Your mom?
Yui stands on the other side of Misato.
Yui: Come on Misato, lets see if we can find you some coffee.
Misato: Yeah, that would be great.
Yui: Don't be long Shinji, it's getting late.
Shinji: Okay mom.
Yui walks Misato out of the room in search of coffee. They closed the door behind them. Shinji looks at Asuka, she has her back facing him. He wanders around to the other side, to find that she is sleeping. Deciding whether or not to wake her up, Shinji brushes her hair out of her face, which wakes her up. She looks at him, he smiles at her. He is surprised when she reaches out and grabs his shirt, pulling him closer to her. He puts his arms around her, when she starts crying.
Asuka: (Quietly) Don't leave me, please don't leave me.
To be continued...
And that wraps up another chapter. It's only been two days since the story started sorry if it feels like I'm trying to get as many things done as soon as possible. I feel that ever since Shinji went through Instrumentality, things have being going great for him, a reward you could say, for all the pain that he has gone through, but everyone else around him isn't so happy, so you could ask 'Is Shinji going to bring everyone up to his level of contentment, or is he going to be dragged back down by the ones he loves?', only time will tell. If anyone's wondering why Yui was able to get out of bed so quickly I'll tell you, third impact released alot of energy, some of that energy was given to Yui, the only reason why she took as long as she did to wake up, was due to the fact that her body was in shock, after being aborbed by the Eva and then reassembled 12 years later. I'm only telling you this, because I won't be mentioning it in later chapter's. The same doesn't apply to Shinji though. The Kensuke/Hikari bit, a bit cheesy I know, but if you think about it, it makes sense. I have decided to incorporate 'Poor Soul and Little Soul' into the timeline, I'm even thinking about writing a prequel to it. I also hope to write a few other short fics, while continuing with this one. Well we'll see won't we. For all the Asuka/Shinji fans out there, I won't reveal if they do get together or not, but I'll say one thing, just because Asuka has opened up to Shinji doesn't mean they will get together, Shinji is too much of a gentlemen to do that to her in her current state.