Disclaimer: I do not own Evangelion. I wish I did. No one was harmed in the making of this fanfic except for those frickin paper-cuts.
Note: This is NOT a Shinji/Asuka, Shinji/Rei or even Shinji/Hikari, this is a Shinji/Mana fic so get used to it. I made Shinji a little OOC. Mostly due to the time span from 2015-2025 and that he has a girlfriend.
The Reunion: Part two
The next morning at Shinji's apartment, Asuka woke from the first good night's sleep she had in four years. Asuka was almost sad she had to get up from her nice soft bed. (A/N: I'm still half asleep and want to go back to bed) As she got dressed, she heard the front door open. When she looked out her door, she saw Shinji standing there in a t-shirt and sweat pants breathing heavily as if he came back from a long jog. His shirt was clinging to his chest making his physique look even better than she could have hoped. Shinji had bulked up considerably since she had left. Asuka was nearly kicking herself for leaving him in the first place. -I would never have left if I knew that he would end up looking like that- she thought.
As he was walking down the hall, he heard a voice. "Morning Shinji." he heard Asuka yawn. "Good morning Asuka." he replied.
"What'cha donig?" she asked.
"I just came back from my jog. I'm going to take a shower and then make breakfast. That okay with you?"
"Yeah. Fine." she answered.
"Okay. Just go back to bed for half an hour and the food will probably be ready." he stated.
She went back inside and he walked to the shower. He stayed in the shower for ten minutes before getting out to make breakfast. After he opened the door to the bathroom, he stood face-to-face with Asuka. They both stood there silently, looking at each other, almost examining eact other. Shinji was the first to speak, "Uh, excuse me." he said as he walked around her and headed to his room to change. After that, Asuka went into the shower to get ready for breakfast. After showering, Asuka walked back to her room to get dressed. She left her room to find Shinji, in his uniform, making breakfast.
"Morning Shinji." Asuka called.
"Oh, good morning, Asuka." he answered. It was right then there was an awkward silence. "Asuka, I want to apologize for staring at you. It was rude and I apologize." he said bowing toward her. "I want to say I'm sorry as well, Shinji, cuz I was staring at you also." she said.
"Thank you Asuka. Now breakfast is ready. For you, sausage and eggs, for Rei and myself, miso soup, rice and grilled fish." As the smell of food wafted through the apartment, Rei emerged from the room she was given and headed toward the kitchen. "Mmmmm...What is that delicious smell?" Rei asked as she walked into the kitchen.
"Breakfast is ready, Rei." Shinji said. As all of them sat down to breakfast, Shinji reflected on all the things that had happened in the last ten years, high school, the ROTC at college. They were especially eager to have an Eva pilot in their ranks. So much so that they even increased his starting rank way ahead of 2nd Lieutennant to Captain and reduced his term of service from four years to two years.
After his return to Tokyo-3, he called Misato with the intent of being reinstated as an Eva pilot. Misato agreed whole-heartedly. She would have agreed anyway, but his military training made it impossible to turn him down. He rose quickly through the ranks to where he was now. He looked back on those days with a sense of pride and happiness, which was broken by Asuka. "Hey Shinji, why aren't you eating?"
"Oh, sorry Asuka. I was just reminiscing. What did you want?"
"You wern't eating so I asked if you were okay. I guess you are cuz' your still apologizing like the weak little boy you are." she said with disdain.
"Would you like to take this argument outside, Asuka?" he asked challengingly. "I'm not that little OR weak anymore." he flexed his bicep to emphasize that point.
"Oh dry up, Shinji. Your no fun to tease anymore." Asuka said dejectedly.
"Your no bundle of fun yourself, Asuka." he complained.
"What will we be doing today Shinji?" Rei politely asked.
"Well, this morning I figured that you could go shopping for some clothes or an apartment, and then I will be having lunch with Mana. If you want to meet her, I have no objection with you joining us. As for me, I have to go to work. Oh, yea. I almost forgot." He held out his hand. In it there were two cardkeys. "These are your house keys so you can get in my apartment when you need to." Asuka and Rei both grabbed their key. "I have to go now. If you could please clean up when you finish and lock the door when you leave. Alright, see you later." he said as he got up to leave.
Later on that day, Asuka ad Rei went shopping at the mall. After they both got some clothes shopping done with they set out to get an apartment. Only Rei was able to procure one, but she was unable to move in immediately. She would be able to move in to her new place in 3 days. The best part is that it was one of the closest places she could get to NERV. Asuka was negotiating to buy an apartment with a landlord.
As Shinji went to NERV, he talked to Mana. "Mana, some friends of mine are in town and they asked if I had a girlfriend so I told them about you. Now, they want to meet you so I was wondering if they could join us for lunch?"
A sweet voice on the other end of his cellphone, a sweet female voice replied "Fine with me. Where do you want to meet for lunch?"
"How about Kasumi's Diner?" Shinji answered.
"Great. It's close to my work so I'll meet you there."
"Okay. I love you. Bye." Shinji hung up and continued to drive into the GeoFront with a smile on his face. The rest of the day was consumed with him doing his Vice-Commanderly duties and surprising the new pilots by training with them and soundly thrashing them and an Angel for good measure. As he left to go to lunch, he met and picked up Rei and Asuka and took them to meet Mana. "So Shinji, what's she like?" Asuka asked.
"You'd like her. She's just...perfect." he said happily. "you'll meet her when we go to lunch."
"Where are we going for lunch, Shinji?" Rei politely asked.
"Kasumi's Diner. It's a small place, but the food is excelent." he replied.
"I've never heard about it." Asuka said.
"It's only been around for about 3 years, Asuka. I doubt that they have one of these in Germany." he answered.
As they entered the diner, Shinji scanned the booths, looking for someone. His eyes landed on a young woman sitting in a booth and facing them. She had grey eyes, shoulder-length brunette hair and a nice figure. She was wearing a white sleevless button-up shirt and a long black skirt with matching shoes. As soon as he laid eyes on her, he moved toward her, with the other two Children behind him. As soon as he arrived at her side, he gave her a lingering kiss on the mouth that woke her up from the daydream she was having. "Oh, hi Shinji. I didn't see you get here. How long were you wating?" she asked.
"Not long. We just got here." he answered.
"I see. And who are your friends?"
"Mana, meet Asuka Langly Sohryu, the Second Child, and Rei Ayanami, the First Child." Shinji stated.
"Hello." they all said at the same time. After this, Mana spoke up.
"So, tell me about yourselves." she asked.
After an enjoyable conversation and lunch, Asuka got up, excusing herself saying that she needed to find an apartment. She put some money on the table to cover her meal, and then said "It was nice to meet you Mana."
Rei stood to leave. She put money on the table, and said "Shinji, I accept the job offer you made to me last night." With that she left.
Mana had a puzzeled look on her face and turned to Shinji. "What did she mean by that, Shinji?"
"I offered her a job at NERV to be an Eva pilot again." he said simply. "Oh I had something to ask you." he stated.
Later at NERV HQ...
"You seem happy today, Shinji. Something you want to tell me?" Commander Misato asked.
"I...I...I'm just so happy right now Misato." he said with tears just beginning to form in his eyes.
"What made you so happy, Shinji?"
"You know my girlfriend, right?"
"Mana Kirashima?"
"Yeah, well it's something like this you see," he said trailing off.
"What do you mean, Shinji?"
5 minutes later...
"This is the Commander." her voice rang out over the PA system. "Our Vice-Commander has something to say to all of you."
"Misato do I have to do this?" Shinji whined.
"Yes you do." she commanded.
"Alright. I'll do it. This afternoon, my girlfriend of 8 months has agreed to, be my wife." he said finally breaking down and crying. Cheers of congradulations could be heard all throughout the GeoFront. Ritsuko was smiling and congradulating him. Maya was going 'Awwwww' with the rest of the female staff.
At this moment, Shinji realized that he was truly happy for the first time in a long while. His face darkened as he realized he would have to tell his father of this. Shinji knew that he would have to give his father an ultimatum.
The end part two. I've been writing this and it was distracting me from The Visitor: AE. Sorry to all the people who are looking forward to the next chapter. Again please leave your e-mail when you review so I can address your concerns personally.
Note: This is NOT a Shinji/Asuka, Shinji/Rei or even Shinji/Hikari, this is a Shinji/Mana fic so get used to it. I made Shinji a little OOC. Mostly due to the time span from 2015-2025 and that he has a girlfriend.
The Reunion: Part two
The next morning at Shinji's apartment, Asuka woke from the first good night's sleep she had in four years. Asuka was almost sad she had to get up from her nice soft bed. (A/N: I'm still half asleep and want to go back to bed) As she got dressed, she heard the front door open. When she looked out her door, she saw Shinji standing there in a t-shirt and sweat pants breathing heavily as if he came back from a long jog. His shirt was clinging to his chest making his physique look even better than she could have hoped. Shinji had bulked up considerably since she had left. Asuka was nearly kicking herself for leaving him in the first place. -I would never have left if I knew that he would end up looking like that- she thought.
As he was walking down the hall, he heard a voice. "Morning Shinji." he heard Asuka yawn. "Good morning Asuka." he replied.
"What'cha donig?" she asked.
"I just came back from my jog. I'm going to take a shower and then make breakfast. That okay with you?"
"Yeah. Fine." she answered.
"Okay. Just go back to bed for half an hour and the food will probably be ready." he stated.
She went back inside and he walked to the shower. He stayed in the shower for ten minutes before getting out to make breakfast. After he opened the door to the bathroom, he stood face-to-face with Asuka. They both stood there silently, looking at each other, almost examining eact other. Shinji was the first to speak, "Uh, excuse me." he said as he walked around her and headed to his room to change. After that, Asuka went into the shower to get ready for breakfast. After showering, Asuka walked back to her room to get dressed. She left her room to find Shinji, in his uniform, making breakfast.
"Morning Shinji." Asuka called.
"Oh, good morning, Asuka." he answered. It was right then there was an awkward silence. "Asuka, I want to apologize for staring at you. It was rude and I apologize." he said bowing toward her. "I want to say I'm sorry as well, Shinji, cuz I was staring at you also." she said.
"Thank you Asuka. Now breakfast is ready. For you, sausage and eggs, for Rei and myself, miso soup, rice and grilled fish." As the smell of food wafted through the apartment, Rei emerged from the room she was given and headed toward the kitchen. "Mmmmm...What is that delicious smell?" Rei asked as she walked into the kitchen.
"Breakfast is ready, Rei." Shinji said. As all of them sat down to breakfast, Shinji reflected on all the things that had happened in the last ten years, high school, the ROTC at college. They were especially eager to have an Eva pilot in their ranks. So much so that they even increased his starting rank way ahead of 2nd Lieutennant to Captain and reduced his term of service from four years to two years.
After his return to Tokyo-3, he called Misato with the intent of being reinstated as an Eva pilot. Misato agreed whole-heartedly. She would have agreed anyway, but his military training made it impossible to turn him down. He rose quickly through the ranks to where he was now. He looked back on those days with a sense of pride and happiness, which was broken by Asuka. "Hey Shinji, why aren't you eating?"
"Oh, sorry Asuka. I was just reminiscing. What did you want?"
"You wern't eating so I asked if you were okay. I guess you are cuz' your still apologizing like the weak little boy you are." she said with disdain.
"Would you like to take this argument outside, Asuka?" he asked challengingly. "I'm not that little OR weak anymore." he flexed his bicep to emphasize that point.
"Oh dry up, Shinji. Your no fun to tease anymore." Asuka said dejectedly.
"Your no bundle of fun yourself, Asuka." he complained.
"What will we be doing today Shinji?" Rei politely asked.
"Well, this morning I figured that you could go shopping for some clothes or an apartment, and then I will be having lunch with Mana. If you want to meet her, I have no objection with you joining us. As for me, I have to go to work. Oh, yea. I almost forgot." He held out his hand. In it there were two cardkeys. "These are your house keys so you can get in my apartment when you need to." Asuka and Rei both grabbed their key. "I have to go now. If you could please clean up when you finish and lock the door when you leave. Alright, see you later." he said as he got up to leave.
Later on that day, Asuka ad Rei went shopping at the mall. After they both got some clothes shopping done with they set out to get an apartment. Only Rei was able to procure one, but she was unable to move in immediately. She would be able to move in to her new place in 3 days. The best part is that it was one of the closest places she could get to NERV. Asuka was negotiating to buy an apartment with a landlord.
As Shinji went to NERV, he talked to Mana. "Mana, some friends of mine are in town and they asked if I had a girlfriend so I told them about you. Now, they want to meet you so I was wondering if they could join us for lunch?"
A sweet voice on the other end of his cellphone, a sweet female voice replied "Fine with me. Where do you want to meet for lunch?"
"How about Kasumi's Diner?" Shinji answered.
"Great. It's close to my work so I'll meet you there."
"Okay. I love you. Bye." Shinji hung up and continued to drive into the GeoFront with a smile on his face. The rest of the day was consumed with him doing his Vice-Commanderly duties and surprising the new pilots by training with them and soundly thrashing them and an Angel for good measure. As he left to go to lunch, he met and picked up Rei and Asuka and took them to meet Mana. "So Shinji, what's she like?" Asuka asked.
"You'd like her. She's just...perfect." he said happily. "you'll meet her when we go to lunch."
"Where are we going for lunch, Shinji?" Rei politely asked.
"Kasumi's Diner. It's a small place, but the food is excelent." he replied.
"I've never heard about it." Asuka said.
"It's only been around for about 3 years, Asuka. I doubt that they have one of these in Germany." he answered.
As they entered the diner, Shinji scanned the booths, looking for someone. His eyes landed on a young woman sitting in a booth and facing them. She had grey eyes, shoulder-length brunette hair and a nice figure. She was wearing a white sleevless button-up shirt and a long black skirt with matching shoes. As soon as he laid eyes on her, he moved toward her, with the other two Children behind him. As soon as he arrived at her side, he gave her a lingering kiss on the mouth that woke her up from the daydream she was having. "Oh, hi Shinji. I didn't see you get here. How long were you wating?" she asked.
"Not long. We just got here." he answered.
"I see. And who are your friends?"
"Mana, meet Asuka Langly Sohryu, the Second Child, and Rei Ayanami, the First Child." Shinji stated.
"Hello." they all said at the same time. After this, Mana spoke up.
"So, tell me about yourselves." she asked.
After an enjoyable conversation and lunch, Asuka got up, excusing herself saying that she needed to find an apartment. She put some money on the table to cover her meal, and then said "It was nice to meet you Mana."
Rei stood to leave. She put money on the table, and said "Shinji, I accept the job offer you made to me last night." With that she left.
Mana had a puzzeled look on her face and turned to Shinji. "What did she mean by that, Shinji?"
"I offered her a job at NERV to be an Eva pilot again." he said simply. "Oh I had something to ask you." he stated.
Later at NERV HQ...
"You seem happy today, Shinji. Something you want to tell me?" Commander Misato asked.
"I...I...I'm just so happy right now Misato." he said with tears just beginning to form in his eyes.
"What made you so happy, Shinji?"
"You know my girlfriend, right?"
"Mana Kirashima?"
"Yeah, well it's something like this you see," he said trailing off.
"What do you mean, Shinji?"
5 minutes later...
"This is the Commander." her voice rang out over the PA system. "Our Vice-Commander has something to say to all of you."
"Misato do I have to do this?" Shinji whined.
"Yes you do." she commanded.
"Alright. I'll do it. This afternoon, my girlfriend of 8 months has agreed to, be my wife." he said finally breaking down and crying. Cheers of congradulations could be heard all throughout the GeoFront. Ritsuko was smiling and congradulating him. Maya was going 'Awwwww' with the rest of the female staff.
At this moment, Shinji realized that he was truly happy for the first time in a long while. His face darkened as he realized he would have to tell his father of this. Shinji knew that he would have to give his father an ultimatum.
The end part two. I've been writing this and it was distracting me from The Visitor: AE. Sorry to all the people who are looking forward to the next chapter. Again please leave your e-mail when you review so I can address your concerns personally.
