Disclaimer: None of the mentioned below belongs to me. If they do, I'd be better off from where I am now. So lay off the lawyer. I watched EoE many times, but there are things I still don't understand. So just assume this happened after EoE and it got mixed up with the last 2 episodes of NGE.
Title: The Perfect World
Chapter 2
They reached Ayanami's apartment within minutes, ran all the way up till they were standing in front of her door. Shinji glanced at Rei, she was taking her time staring back at him. They seemed to communicate telepathically as Rei pushed the door and walked right into her apartment. Shinji sheepishly followed behind. The room looked exactly the same, the way both of them had remembered it to be. Minus all the wasted bandages and paper on the floor. Strangely, Commander Ikari's glasses were nowhere to be seen.
"Why are we here?" Her voice sounded distant and cold. Shinji could not know for certain. There were other places that he knew of, but somehow he chose her apartment. It had been her sanctuary for years, even long before he arrived and became an Eva pilot. Misato's apartment was out of the question, god knows what will happen if he had brought Rei back to a rather unstable Asuka. //All hell breaks loose...I doubt 3rd Impact would have any effect on it...//
"I...I don't know. I just felt that maybe, this was the place you'd wanna be now..." Shinji could see Rei staring outside though the window, her attention focused on something else. She showed neither emotion nor concern, just being her usual self. //Typical...// The fact that she expressed disagreement to what he wanted her to be made him think twice before saying anything.
"How's Asuka? Is she alright...where is she now?" Shinji could hardly believe what he heard. Ayanami Rei. The 'Ayanami Rei' was asking him how Asuka was doing?! //OK, something is definitely wrong here...//
"She's...ano, she's alright. She's back at Misato's apartment now..." Shinji's brain was working furiously as to why Rei would be asking about Asuka. It had not been her usual statement, as a matter of fact he could not recall a time she ever did that. Rei could see that Shinji was taken off by her question. It was not like she wanted to, he did refuse her at first. She had offered him something he wanted, in return he changed his decision to come back and be with Asuka. It might not have been his choice, but the fact remains that he was with her at the beach.
"Ayanami...can I ask you..."
"What is it, Ikari kun?" Rei avoided looking at Shinji, it would be the best way to remain her composure. She decided not to risk her emotions on him, it would only make her feel awkward. //Bad is not in my vocabulary.//
"Ano...after all this, does it mean that everything that I think of will come true. As in well...wishing for something and stuff..." He figured it would be best to avoid any Rei/Asuka conversations now. He would have to give it some thought later.
"Not exactly. But you could put it that way...there are limitations as I have said. For example...the three of us as in you, Asuka and me cannot be changed or altered anymore, for we all exist now. As for those who have yet to exist in this world, you're free to alter and change them as much as you want." With that, Rei stepped back from the window and sat on the bed. Her breathing calm, at least she would not have to be the 'Rei' she had seen. It was not that she did not like it, it was the thought of change that worried her. She had remained as she was for all her life, change does not come easy. Shinji had mentioned that he liked the way the other 'Rei' had been. Her heart felt an unfamiliar ache, she saw herself no different from Asuka and all the other girls if she had been like the other 'Rei'. Maybe it hurts a little to know that Shinji longed for some similarity from Asuka. //It is impossible...//
"I see. That's interesting...so when do I start?" //Damn! And I was looking forward to a happier 'Ayanami' and a not-so-bitchy 'Asuka'//
"Anytime you're ready..." //I feel like a fairy godmother// Just then, Rei felt her hand being touched by another soul. She turned to see Shinji who had placed himself next to her in a second. He smiled towards her, trying to tell her how much he appreciated her help through his touch. The contact was brief and simple, but it made waves within Rei's emotions. Feeling rather confused and good at the same time, she did not know how to reply.
"Thank you...for your help. Rest now Ayanami...for we have a world to create tomorrow, I can't do it alone. I need your help and guidance..." Yet again, Shinji found a way to make the angel blush. //OK that wasn't too hard...// He reluctantly let go of her hand and made his way towards the door. Even though he knows that Asuka was back home, he has no other place to go. He turned back one last time, signaling a goodnight to his angel. She had surprisingly smiled back. It made his heart leapt to see her smile. Within that few seconds, he was outside closing the door behind him.
~tsujiku~
Author's notes: OKOK...thanks a million for all the feedbacks and encouragements. Thanks Kimberly, you just made my day. =) Few things I wanna share...
1. I'm not sure if Rei ever asked about Asuka in NGE, as much as I can remember...there wasn't any. If there was...please do tell.
2. I didn't want to call Asuka a 'bitch', I can't find any substitute...don't flame me for this. I wrote this at 3 am OK...so I'm too stoned to find words in the ol' Oxford.
3. I am going to write about Asuka soon...for those who have asked me. And Shinji did grow up after all, I thought it would be nice to give him a mature side, still the same inside. =P
4. As you might notice, I'm taking my time writing this fic. It's my first...definitely not my last, so I'm going rather slow pace at this. Tell me what you think...
Thanks a million.
Title: The Perfect World
Chapter 2
They reached Ayanami's apartment within minutes, ran all the way up till they were standing in front of her door. Shinji glanced at Rei, she was taking her time staring back at him. They seemed to communicate telepathically as Rei pushed the door and walked right into her apartment. Shinji sheepishly followed behind. The room looked exactly the same, the way both of them had remembered it to be. Minus all the wasted bandages and paper on the floor. Strangely, Commander Ikari's glasses were nowhere to be seen.
"Why are we here?" Her voice sounded distant and cold. Shinji could not know for certain. There were other places that he knew of, but somehow he chose her apartment. It had been her sanctuary for years, even long before he arrived and became an Eva pilot. Misato's apartment was out of the question, god knows what will happen if he had brought Rei back to a rather unstable Asuka. //All hell breaks loose...I doubt 3rd Impact would have any effect on it...//
"I...I don't know. I just felt that maybe, this was the place you'd wanna be now..." Shinji could see Rei staring outside though the window, her attention focused on something else. She showed neither emotion nor concern, just being her usual self. //Typical...// The fact that she expressed disagreement to what he wanted her to be made him think twice before saying anything.
"How's Asuka? Is she alright...where is she now?" Shinji could hardly believe what he heard. Ayanami Rei. The 'Ayanami Rei' was asking him how Asuka was doing?! //OK, something is definitely wrong here...//
"She's...ano, she's alright. She's back at Misato's apartment now..." Shinji's brain was working furiously as to why Rei would be asking about Asuka. It had not been her usual statement, as a matter of fact he could not recall a time she ever did that. Rei could see that Shinji was taken off by her question. It was not like she wanted to, he did refuse her at first. She had offered him something he wanted, in return he changed his decision to come back and be with Asuka. It might not have been his choice, but the fact remains that he was with her at the beach.
"Ayanami...can I ask you..."
"What is it, Ikari kun?" Rei avoided looking at Shinji, it would be the best way to remain her composure. She decided not to risk her emotions on him, it would only make her feel awkward. //Bad is not in my vocabulary.//
"Ano...after all this, does it mean that everything that I think of will come true. As in well...wishing for something and stuff..." He figured it would be best to avoid any Rei/Asuka conversations now. He would have to give it some thought later.
"Not exactly. But you could put it that way...there are limitations as I have said. For example...the three of us as in you, Asuka and me cannot be changed or altered anymore, for we all exist now. As for those who have yet to exist in this world, you're free to alter and change them as much as you want." With that, Rei stepped back from the window and sat on the bed. Her breathing calm, at least she would not have to be the 'Rei' she had seen. It was not that she did not like it, it was the thought of change that worried her. She had remained as she was for all her life, change does not come easy. Shinji had mentioned that he liked the way the other 'Rei' had been. Her heart felt an unfamiliar ache, she saw herself no different from Asuka and all the other girls if she had been like the other 'Rei'. Maybe it hurts a little to know that Shinji longed for some similarity from Asuka. //It is impossible...//
"I see. That's interesting...so when do I start?" //Damn! And I was looking forward to a happier 'Ayanami' and a not-so-bitchy 'Asuka'//
"Anytime you're ready..." //I feel like a fairy godmother// Just then, Rei felt her hand being touched by another soul. She turned to see Shinji who had placed himself next to her in a second. He smiled towards her, trying to tell her how much he appreciated her help through his touch. The contact was brief and simple, but it made waves within Rei's emotions. Feeling rather confused and good at the same time, she did not know how to reply.
"Thank you...for your help. Rest now Ayanami...for we have a world to create tomorrow, I can't do it alone. I need your help and guidance..." Yet again, Shinji found a way to make the angel blush. //OK that wasn't too hard...// He reluctantly let go of her hand and made his way towards the door. Even though he knows that Asuka was back home, he has no other place to go. He turned back one last time, signaling a goodnight to his angel. She had surprisingly smiled back. It made his heart leapt to see her smile. Within that few seconds, he was outside closing the door behind him.
~tsujiku~
Author's notes: OKOK...thanks a million for all the feedbacks and encouragements. Thanks Kimberly, you just made my day. =) Few things I wanna share...
1. I'm not sure if Rei ever asked about Asuka in NGE, as much as I can remember...there wasn't any. If there was...please do tell.
2. I didn't want to call Asuka a 'bitch', I can't find any substitute...don't flame me for this. I wrote this at 3 am OK...so I'm too stoned to find words in the ol' Oxford.
3. I am going to write about Asuka soon...for those who have asked me. And Shinji did grow up after all, I thought it would be nice to give him a mature side, still the same inside. =P
4. As you might notice, I'm taking my time writing this fic. It's my first...definitely not my last, so I'm going rather slow pace at this. Tell me what you think...
Thanks a million.