Disclaimer: Shin Seiki Evangelion is a property of Hideaki Anno and Gainax.

Please don't hate me, I wrote something unexpected in this chapter.

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1 Nothing has changed

The past and the present

Armed with a blade

I must kill

Hatred that I fill burns

My blood, my heart

My lust for the kill

For I am the angel of Hatred

I bring you death

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Chapter 16

The child, the mother and the angel

1.1 Dec 24

"Shinji…"

A voice whispers in his head.

"Shinji… come to me."

"Where are you?"

Shinji scans the room, full of darkness.

"Blood…"

He was covered in blood, a feeling of rush in his veins.

"Shinji… come to me."

"I'm lost…"

"SHINJI!"

"Die with me."

Shinji bolted out from his nightmare, he was breathing heavily, awake.

Heaven's Gate…

Asuka lay sleeping beside him, murmuring, and "mama…"

Shinji sat quietly and brushed his lips on the girl's forehead. She smiled released from her nightmare.

Ayanami Rei was sitting on the edge of the room, staring at Lilith. She remained quiet, gazing on the angel's eyes.

Shinji's attention focussed as he heard footsteps. A dark figure appears in front of them, waking Asuka Langley Soryu. She gently looked for Shinji's hand and held.

"Shinji?"

Ayanami Rei smiled; she stood and walked in the direction of the voice.

Shinji stood in attention.

"I am here… Father."

Ikari Gendou walked briskly, then ran towards the children.

He wasn't wearing his glasses; tears were visibly seen in his eyes.

He hugged Shinji who remained emotionless.

"I am so sorry…"

Tears were welling up in Shinji's eyes, he didn't understand this new feeling, but he knew that somewhere in his heart he longed for this.

"It's ok, Gendou Rokubungi"

Shinji's voice seemed to have changed, sounding more feminine.

Gendou looked up and smiled.

He gently held the boy and kissed him in the lips almost longingly.

Asuka and Rei stood motionless.

"Shinji? Commander?" shrieked both Rei and Asuka. Stunned,

"Yui… I've missed you so much."

Shinji smiled, then frowned.

"Commander, you do know that is Shinji, right?" Rei said with a hint of disgust in her voice.

Asuka tried to contain herself. Kiss?

Ikari Gendou stood regaining his composure.

"Commander, explain." Asuka, said authoritatively

Facing the children he smiled, something he rarely did. Rei smiled as seeing the commander and Shinji happy.

Shinji held Asuka's hands.

"I am still me Asuka, although I am not entirely me."

"YUCK Shinji, why in the world did you let your father kiss you?"

Shinji shrugged looking at Ikari Gendou.

The commander coughed embarassed.

"Shinji is," that was all he has could say before

"Shinji look out!"

Ikari Gendou shouted shielding the boy with his body.

*Bang Bang Bang Click Click*

Asuka cursed, she expanded her field a little too late.

Shinji lay stunned, he couldn't accept what has happened and blanked out. Smiling, yet full of tears.

"Father"

"My love" Feminine voice

Rei squished Shinji's arm, with reassuring smile.

Asuka now protected Shinji and Rei with her AT field; her eyes shined bright white. She spread her wings and began to glow.

A woman entered the room, smiling lightly, eyes dark and empty. Her grin was that of a demon, yet she emitted an aura of sadness.

"It's been awhile." The lady muttered

"Misato?"

To be continued