Chapter 9
The Nine Sisters
Shinji walked in the rain, the baby covered fully in the blanket, as the rain poured
over it. The streetlights were out. It was 1:14 am, and he continued to walk in the darkness,
traces of light emitted from the houses.
When he finally found Hikari's home, he slowly walked up the stone path to the door.
It was a big house, and he could see many of the windows. He rung the doorbell, and waited.
He was answered by a tall, brown haired woman, with blue eyes. She stared at him and
said, "Get out of here, ya' bum!" and closed the door. Shinji started to walk away, when it
opened again, and he continued walking, until he heard Hikari's voice yell out, "Shinji!
Come back! Sorry! That was Tiersa! She didn't know! Come back!"
Shinji turned back, saw that she wasn't lying, and walked back to the door.
"I need somewhere to stay. Can I stay here Hikari?" he said, smiling.
"Sure, I told you anytime. But why at 1:30?"
"Couldn't sleep."
She smiled, knowing there was more than that, but left the subject. She led him inside,
and took a towel from the kitchen that they were standing in. She started to dry him off. When
she got his shirt, she asked, "Why did you come? Really."
"Screaming...intense screaming from the nearest house...a bad dream...a very bad
dream...could you...show me to my room?" he said, shifting his weight to his left leg, and
holding the baby tighter.
"Oh, yes, come with me. Want me to get her for you?" she said, smiling. "Do you need
to use a phone?"
"Well...yes, I do. But I have my Cell phone right here." He took it out, smiled, and put
it back.
"Ok, come then." She said, leading him down a hallway, up 2 flights of stairs, and
then down another hallway, and into a room with a green door, which it was light brown
inside. Nice draping from the windows, and a great view of the countryside.
"Why are you giving me such a nice room? Why aren't you guys sleeping in here?" he said,
out of curiosity.
"Too drafty. Gets kind of cold without a lot of blankets. Here." She replied, and took
some blankets from the closet, and put them on the bed.
"Thanks...um...for everything." He said, blushing.
"Shinji...what's wrong? I know something's wrong, and I know it isn't because of Asuka,
even if her leaving added to it." She said, putting her hands on her hips.
"Well...I'm not sure If I am good enough to be....a father. I mean...she was a great
mother,
so even if I wasn't there...everything would be ok...but now...I'm all alone...and I don't
know what
to do...my father...he used to love me...till mother died...she treated me well then also...but
when she died...he cast me out of his presence...the last thing I heard him say to me...was...
'Worthless'...I...I was too young to see how he treated me like a father should...and Touji
doesn't let me see how he treats his sister...and I don't even know Kensuke's parents...I...I
just don't know what to do..." he said, breaking into tears.
She was amazed, again. He really did love the baby...let alone say that Asuka was a good
mother. Both were amazing feats when it was all within a two day span...she didn't know how he
could take it either. But, to try to be at least a little encouraging, she told him, "I think
your doing a great job Shinji...you love the baby, as if it was your own child. You do
everything for it...gets what it needs. You even went away from Touji's just for it...just a
little for yourself. I think your doing great." She said, smiling.
Her smile...it captivated him...he couldn't bring him to say why, it just did. He smiled,
and faced her.
"Hey...would it be okay with you if I stayed here till Misato got back? I kind of can't
stay at Touji's...you know why."
"Yeah, sure you can Shinji. You can stay past then even if you want."
"Thanks..."he yawned "I need to get to sleep....is that ok with you?"
"Yeah, go to bed. I need to too."
He escorted her out of the room, and closed the door. He stood there, looking at the
door, the baby already in the bed. He turned back and got in the bed with it, holding it in
his arms, due to the cold.
The next morning, he awoke around 5:00 am. He couldn't go back to sleep, so he got up,
and left the baby to sleep.
He walked into their kitchen, to find Tiersa, a tall, brown haired girl, a man with
black hair, Hikari, and a young girl around 8 or 9.
The father looked up, and replied to Shinji's footsteps, "Oh, hello Shinji. Hikari
was telling me about you now. Come in, sit down, sit down."
Shinji took the offer, and sat down. "Sir, may I-"
"Would you like some milk Shinji?"
"Uh...yes sir." He said, looking around. Hikari smiled at him, and Tiersa gave him a
'sorry' look. The young girl walked right up to him, and asked "Are you in love with Hikari,
Mister Shinji?"
At this, he blushed, and heavily. When he finally could feel his face cooling, he
looked up, and said, "Um...I don't know..."
Hikari got up, and took the little girl into the hallway, and said "I told you not
to discuss that!." They came back, and Hikari said "Sorry about that Shinji, Kyitsu forgot
something." She said, sending a sharp look at the girl. The small girl blushed, and walked
back to her seat.
Shinji finished his milk, and said "May I be excused?" motioning to get up.
"Sure, Shinji." The father said, smiling warmly.
"Wait up Shinji!" Hikari said, and walked towards him. "Wanna go for a walk with
me?"
"Uh, sure...just let me get on ,my walking shoes." He said, smiling.
"Ok, meet you on the porch."
He got his walking shoes, and walked onto the porch. Shinji smelled the wet air,
and stepped off of the porch to join Hikari, his shoes breaking mud from the ground.
They started walking, and Hikari said, "I walk a little path every morning. Its
through some of the mountains though..." she said, grimacing at the mud. She led him into
the forest behind her house, and down into a great valley. She slowed a bit, and showed
him a small, open clearing, showing the countryside, where Shinji had saved her, Touji,
and Kensuke's lives. There were huge footprints in the mud, along with dents and the such.
But grass was all around it, and growing into them also, creating a beautiful sight.
There was a rock in the middle of the clearing, and Ikari walked to it. Shinji followed,
but when she fell, the mud making her slip, he tried to catch her, but fell also, the mud
getting in his eyes.
First, Hikari had a frown on her face, making it apparent that she was not feeling
good at all. But then, Hikari took some of the mud up from her hand, and flung it Shinji.
He looked back and her, and smiled, to be greeted with the mud now covering the
smile. He took some of his own, and threw it at her, covering her with more mud.
They fought in that mud for a while before finally, Shinji decided that they needed
to get out of the mud(not to mention the rain) and get ready for school. Hikari agreed, and
the two returned home.
When they arrived at the house, everyone was up. Kyitsu walked back over to Shinji,
and tugged on his shirt. She looked up at him, a smile wide across her face, and when Hikari
gave her a sharp look, she gave it back. The girl then opened her mouth to speak, when
Hikari said "No,".
"But Hikari, I wasn't gonna do that! I wanted to say sorry to Mister Shinji." She
said, looking back up to him. "Sorry Mister Shinji"
"Um...its ok..."
Hikari spoke up, "Ok, the one over there," she pointed to the tall brown haired one,
"Is Tokedo" She pointed to the new three sitting at the table, a black haired one, and two
browns. "Those are Hukoi, Rysu, and Kae." She then pointed outside, where he found four of
them, three blacks and one brown. "And they are Yuko, Manisa, Mai, and Yuni." She said,
sighing, "That's all of us."
"Wow...you have a big family...let me go check on Koutsu." He said, and walked up the
stairs. He continued on into his room, picked up the baby, and asked "Would you guys have
any food? For a baby, I mean."
Kae looked up, and saw the baby, "I can take care of her for you. We got a call from
Touji, he said they called and said they needed you ASAP." Shinji handed Koutsu to her, and
left.
"Hey, for some reason they wanted you too Hikari. I'd get with him, so he can get you
inside." Hikari agreed, and caught up with him, and the two walked to NERV.
The Nine Sisters
Shinji walked in the rain, the baby covered fully in the blanket, as the rain poured
over it. The streetlights were out. It was 1:14 am, and he continued to walk in the darkness,
traces of light emitted from the houses.
When he finally found Hikari's home, he slowly walked up the stone path to the door.
It was a big house, and he could see many of the windows. He rung the doorbell, and waited.
He was answered by a tall, brown haired woman, with blue eyes. She stared at him and
said, "Get out of here, ya' bum!" and closed the door. Shinji started to walk away, when it
opened again, and he continued walking, until he heard Hikari's voice yell out, "Shinji!
Come back! Sorry! That was Tiersa! She didn't know! Come back!"
Shinji turned back, saw that she wasn't lying, and walked back to the door.
"I need somewhere to stay. Can I stay here Hikari?" he said, smiling.
"Sure, I told you anytime. But why at 1:30?"
"Couldn't sleep."
She smiled, knowing there was more than that, but left the subject. She led him inside,
and took a towel from the kitchen that they were standing in. She started to dry him off. When
she got his shirt, she asked, "Why did you come? Really."
"Screaming...intense screaming from the nearest house...a bad dream...a very bad
dream...could you...show me to my room?" he said, shifting his weight to his left leg, and
holding the baby tighter.
"Oh, yes, come with me. Want me to get her for you?" she said, smiling. "Do you need
to use a phone?"
"Well...yes, I do. But I have my Cell phone right here." He took it out, smiled, and put
it back.
"Ok, come then." She said, leading him down a hallway, up 2 flights of stairs, and
then down another hallway, and into a room with a green door, which it was light brown
inside. Nice draping from the windows, and a great view of the countryside.
"Why are you giving me such a nice room? Why aren't you guys sleeping in here?" he said,
out of curiosity.
"Too drafty. Gets kind of cold without a lot of blankets. Here." She replied, and took
some blankets from the closet, and put them on the bed.
"Thanks...um...for everything." He said, blushing.
"Shinji...what's wrong? I know something's wrong, and I know it isn't because of Asuka,
even if her leaving added to it." She said, putting her hands on her hips.
"Well...I'm not sure If I am good enough to be....a father. I mean...she was a great
mother,
so even if I wasn't there...everything would be ok...but now...I'm all alone...and I don't
know what
to do...my father...he used to love me...till mother died...she treated me well then also...but
when she died...he cast me out of his presence...the last thing I heard him say to me...was...
'Worthless'...I...I was too young to see how he treated me like a father should...and Touji
doesn't let me see how he treats his sister...and I don't even know Kensuke's parents...I...I
just don't know what to do..." he said, breaking into tears.
She was amazed, again. He really did love the baby...let alone say that Asuka was a good
mother. Both were amazing feats when it was all within a two day span...she didn't know how he
could take it either. But, to try to be at least a little encouraging, she told him, "I think
your doing a great job Shinji...you love the baby, as if it was your own child. You do
everything for it...gets what it needs. You even went away from Touji's just for it...just a
little for yourself. I think your doing great." She said, smiling.
Her smile...it captivated him...he couldn't bring him to say why, it just did. He smiled,
and faced her.
"Hey...would it be okay with you if I stayed here till Misato got back? I kind of can't
stay at Touji's...you know why."
"Yeah, sure you can Shinji. You can stay past then even if you want."
"Thanks..."he yawned "I need to get to sleep....is that ok with you?"
"Yeah, go to bed. I need to too."
He escorted her out of the room, and closed the door. He stood there, looking at the
door, the baby already in the bed. He turned back and got in the bed with it, holding it in
his arms, due to the cold.
The next morning, he awoke around 5:00 am. He couldn't go back to sleep, so he got up,
and left the baby to sleep.
He walked into their kitchen, to find Tiersa, a tall, brown haired girl, a man with
black hair, Hikari, and a young girl around 8 or 9.
The father looked up, and replied to Shinji's footsteps, "Oh, hello Shinji. Hikari
was telling me about you now. Come in, sit down, sit down."
Shinji took the offer, and sat down. "Sir, may I-"
"Would you like some milk Shinji?"
"Uh...yes sir." He said, looking around. Hikari smiled at him, and Tiersa gave him a
'sorry' look. The young girl walked right up to him, and asked "Are you in love with Hikari,
Mister Shinji?"
At this, he blushed, and heavily. When he finally could feel his face cooling, he
looked up, and said, "Um...I don't know..."
Hikari got up, and took the little girl into the hallway, and said "I told you not
to discuss that!." They came back, and Hikari said "Sorry about that Shinji, Kyitsu forgot
something." She said, sending a sharp look at the girl. The small girl blushed, and walked
back to her seat.
Shinji finished his milk, and said "May I be excused?" motioning to get up.
"Sure, Shinji." The father said, smiling warmly.
"Wait up Shinji!" Hikari said, and walked towards him. "Wanna go for a walk with
me?"
"Uh, sure...just let me get on ,my walking shoes." He said, smiling.
"Ok, meet you on the porch."
He got his walking shoes, and walked onto the porch. Shinji smelled the wet air,
and stepped off of the porch to join Hikari, his shoes breaking mud from the ground.
They started walking, and Hikari said, "I walk a little path every morning. Its
through some of the mountains though..." she said, grimacing at the mud. She led him into
the forest behind her house, and down into a great valley. She slowed a bit, and showed
him a small, open clearing, showing the countryside, where Shinji had saved her, Touji,
and Kensuke's lives. There were huge footprints in the mud, along with dents and the such.
But grass was all around it, and growing into them also, creating a beautiful sight.
There was a rock in the middle of the clearing, and Ikari walked to it. Shinji followed,
but when she fell, the mud making her slip, he tried to catch her, but fell also, the mud
getting in his eyes.
First, Hikari had a frown on her face, making it apparent that she was not feeling
good at all. But then, Hikari took some of the mud up from her hand, and flung it Shinji.
He looked back and her, and smiled, to be greeted with the mud now covering the
smile. He took some of his own, and threw it at her, covering her with more mud.
They fought in that mud for a while before finally, Shinji decided that they needed
to get out of the mud(not to mention the rain) and get ready for school. Hikari agreed, and
the two returned home.
When they arrived at the house, everyone was up. Kyitsu walked back over to Shinji,
and tugged on his shirt. She looked up at him, a smile wide across her face, and when Hikari
gave her a sharp look, she gave it back. The girl then opened her mouth to speak, when
Hikari said "No,".
"But Hikari, I wasn't gonna do that! I wanted to say sorry to Mister Shinji." She
said, looking back up to him. "Sorry Mister Shinji"
"Um...its ok..."
Hikari spoke up, "Ok, the one over there," she pointed to the tall brown haired one,
"Is Tokedo" She pointed to the new three sitting at the table, a black haired one, and two
browns. "Those are Hukoi, Rysu, and Kae." She then pointed outside, where he found four of
them, three blacks and one brown. "And they are Yuko, Manisa, Mai, and Yuni." She said,
sighing, "That's all of us."
"Wow...you have a big family...let me go check on Koutsu." He said, and walked up the
stairs. He continued on into his room, picked up the baby, and asked "Would you guys have
any food? For a baby, I mean."
Kae looked up, and saw the baby, "I can take care of her for you. We got a call from
Touji, he said they called and said they needed you ASAP." Shinji handed Koutsu to her, and
left.
"Hey, for some reason they wanted you too Hikari. I'd get with him, so he can get you
inside." Hikari agreed, and caught up with him, and the two walked to NERV.
