Now, the next chapter... sorry if it takes me a long while to post these. I am working on several different fics aside from this.
Their Sacrifices: True Love
By Langerhast
Chapter 2: Original Sin
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Disclaimer: I do not own Neon Genesis Evangelion, nor its creators, obviously... but I can always fantasize.
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The two Children stared at each other across the table. Actually, it was more of a one- sided stare. Asuka glared at the limp Shinji as he slumped against the table, head down. The German redhead wanted to sigh, but she didn't want to do it in front of Shinji. She needed to maintain her air of authority.
Her mind was barraged by an endless assault of questions that she desperately wanted to ask, but that she knew would probably never be answered. Her glare softened a bit as she peered at Shinji closely. There was something about him, especially this morning.
Suddenly, Asuka was possessed to look at the clock, and gasped when she did. She hadn't realized how long the two of them had been sitting there. "Mein Gott!" She yelled. "Baka! We have to go NOW!" Not waiting for an answer, she leapt up and shot her hand forward to grab Shinji's shirt collar, ripping him from the chair. She dragged him towards the door, where they slipped their shoes on, and left, the Second Child dragging Shinji through the door and out along the corridor as swiftly as possible. But Shinji didn't care; he didn't feel like protesting this time.
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Shinji's two friends watched hi slyly as he followed Asuka into the classroom. They almost always did this, especially when the "newlyweds" were fighting. Despite this, though, they didn't say a word to him as he took his seat. Toji frowned at his friend. The Third Child looked like he didn't want to be disturbed.
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"Class, rise... dismissed!" Those familiar words of Hikari's seemed to hang in the air for a moment after they were spoken, as Shinji, Kensuke, Toji, and the rest of the class hauled out their lunches. Toji was no less enthusiastic about his food than he normally was, but he still threw occasional worried glances at Shinji, as did Kensuke.
Finally, the odd silence between the three was broken. "Shinji... what's wrong? You don't seem like yourself today..." Kensuke said, peering suspiciously at the dark-haired boy. Shinji looked like he was about to fall out of his seat.
Suddenly, Shinji snapped out of his silence. "What? Oh... nothing's... wrong. I just... have a lot to think about, that's all."
"If you're sure..." Kensuke glanced at Toji, who merely shrugged his broad shoulders.
Asuka and Hikari sat across the room, chatting. Hikari was a bit worried, though, because Asuka seemed like her true thoughts were somewhere else. "Um, Asuka?" Hikari ventured, a bit timidly.
"What is it?" Asuka said slowly in reply, her words sounding as if they were coming from someone else's mouth.
"Is anything wrong, Asuka? You seem... distracted."
The German redhead snapped out of her private thoughts. "No, it's nothing. Don't worry about it, Hikari." Despite Asuka's reassuring tone, the class rep was not convinced. Even so, she decided to drop the matter. Trying to talk about it any further might have made Asuka feel uncomfortable.
Suddenly, to Hikari's confusion, the German girl simply stood and began to walk away. "Where are you going?" The brown haired girl asked, rising halfway with her hand outstretched.
"Oh, I just need to do something. I'll be back. Don't worry about it."
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Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealin'
Tired of livin' like a blind man
I'm sick of sight without a sense of feeling
Asuka approached the table where Shinji and his friends were sitting, trying to muster as much confidence as she could. Taking a deep breath, she prepared to speak.
This is how you remind me
This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am
"Shinji, I need to talk with you for a moment." The words shocked the Third Child out of his thoughts, and he turned to face Asuka.
"What for?" Toji inquired, scowling slightly. He had his beliefs about where this would lead.
Asuka frowned, bringing her face close to his. "Nothing that concerns you." Grabbing Shinji by the arm, she led him towards the door to the classroom and out into the hallway.
It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken for handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down, been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream `are we havin' fun yet?'
"What is this about, Asuka?" Shinji asked timidly as the German redhead stared at him with her hands on her hips.
I need to confess, Asuka thought hurriedly. I need to tell him... now.
"I have a confession to make, baka."
Shinji stared at her curiously for a moment as she sighed, readying herself.
It's not like you didn't know that
I said I love you and I swear I still do
And it must have been so bad
Cause livin' with me must have damn near killed you
"Shinji, I..." she dropped her head. This was it; she couldn't tell him in words. After all of the Angels she had helped him destroy, she just couldn't summon the strength to tell him how she felt.
Suddenly, she stepped towards Shinji, moving towards him slowly until her breasts were almost touching his chest. She stared at him in shock as slowly, he began to back away from her. "Baka, what are you doing?" She said, her voice shaking. Her heart was threatening to be ripped apart.
This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am
"I... I can't Asuka. I just can't do it. I can't... just please go away." Shinji said, and a lone tear streamed down the side of his face. He bowed his head, shaking it slowly.
Asuka's eyes widened, and her mouth dropped open. Had she been so cruel towards him that he felt like... this? Because of her, he just couldn't accept it?
It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken for handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down, been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream `are we havin' fun yet?'
Suddenly, A great wave of frustration swept over her. She tried to stop it, but couldn't; she was going to hurt him again.
"Fine!" She screamed at him, clenching her fists. " If you can't stand to be around me, than leave! I don't care at all; I never did!" Her heart sank as the hurt expression on his face grew deeper, threatening to yield tears. "Just go, now! Leave, you useless BAKA! LEAVE ME ALONE!"
Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealin'
This is how you remind me
This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am
She slammed her fist against the wall, glaring at him as he slowly turned and stumbled back into the classroom. He deserved it, that stupid baka, she hissed in her mind. He just... Her thoughts of hatred trailed off, dwindling away like that finale of a cruel symphony...
She slumped against the wall, as tears sprang to her eyes. She was torn in half, and the tears burned like acid. "I pushed him away again..." her realization stung, as it always had. "I always push him away..." She slid to the floor, hugging her knees to her breast. It hurt so much.
It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken for handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down, been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream `are we havin' fun yet?'
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That last section was to the lyrics from "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback. Tell me what you think, and more will be coming as soon as possible.
Their Sacrifices: True Love
By Langerhast
Chapter 2: Original Sin
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Disclaimer: I do not own Neon Genesis Evangelion, nor its creators, obviously... but I can always fantasize.
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The two Children stared at each other across the table. Actually, it was more of a one- sided stare. Asuka glared at the limp Shinji as he slumped against the table, head down. The German redhead wanted to sigh, but she didn't want to do it in front of Shinji. She needed to maintain her air of authority.
Her mind was barraged by an endless assault of questions that she desperately wanted to ask, but that she knew would probably never be answered. Her glare softened a bit as she peered at Shinji closely. There was something about him, especially this morning.
Suddenly, Asuka was possessed to look at the clock, and gasped when she did. She hadn't realized how long the two of them had been sitting there. "Mein Gott!" She yelled. "Baka! We have to go NOW!" Not waiting for an answer, she leapt up and shot her hand forward to grab Shinji's shirt collar, ripping him from the chair. She dragged him towards the door, where they slipped their shoes on, and left, the Second Child dragging Shinji through the door and out along the corridor as swiftly as possible. But Shinji didn't care; he didn't feel like protesting this time.
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Shinji's two friends watched hi slyly as he followed Asuka into the classroom. They almost always did this, especially when the "newlyweds" were fighting. Despite this, though, they didn't say a word to him as he took his seat. Toji frowned at his friend. The Third Child looked like he didn't want to be disturbed.
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"Class, rise... dismissed!" Those familiar words of Hikari's seemed to hang in the air for a moment after they were spoken, as Shinji, Kensuke, Toji, and the rest of the class hauled out their lunches. Toji was no less enthusiastic about his food than he normally was, but he still threw occasional worried glances at Shinji, as did Kensuke.
Finally, the odd silence between the three was broken. "Shinji... what's wrong? You don't seem like yourself today..." Kensuke said, peering suspiciously at the dark-haired boy. Shinji looked like he was about to fall out of his seat.
Suddenly, Shinji snapped out of his silence. "What? Oh... nothing's... wrong. I just... have a lot to think about, that's all."
"If you're sure..." Kensuke glanced at Toji, who merely shrugged his broad shoulders.
Asuka and Hikari sat across the room, chatting. Hikari was a bit worried, though, because Asuka seemed like her true thoughts were somewhere else. "Um, Asuka?" Hikari ventured, a bit timidly.
"What is it?" Asuka said slowly in reply, her words sounding as if they were coming from someone else's mouth.
"Is anything wrong, Asuka? You seem... distracted."
The German redhead snapped out of her private thoughts. "No, it's nothing. Don't worry about it, Hikari." Despite Asuka's reassuring tone, the class rep was not convinced. Even so, she decided to drop the matter. Trying to talk about it any further might have made Asuka feel uncomfortable.
Suddenly, to Hikari's confusion, the German girl simply stood and began to walk away. "Where are you going?" The brown haired girl asked, rising halfway with her hand outstretched.
"Oh, I just need to do something. I'll be back. Don't worry about it."
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Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealin'
Tired of livin' like a blind man
I'm sick of sight without a sense of feeling
Asuka approached the table where Shinji and his friends were sitting, trying to muster as much confidence as she could. Taking a deep breath, she prepared to speak.
This is how you remind me
This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am
"Shinji, I need to talk with you for a moment." The words shocked the Third Child out of his thoughts, and he turned to face Asuka.
"What for?" Toji inquired, scowling slightly. He had his beliefs about where this would lead.
Asuka frowned, bringing her face close to his. "Nothing that concerns you." Grabbing Shinji by the arm, she led him towards the door to the classroom and out into the hallway.
It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken for handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down, been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream `are we havin' fun yet?'
"What is this about, Asuka?" Shinji asked timidly as the German redhead stared at him with her hands on her hips.
I need to confess, Asuka thought hurriedly. I need to tell him... now.
"I have a confession to make, baka."
Shinji stared at her curiously for a moment as she sighed, readying herself.
It's not like you didn't know that
I said I love you and I swear I still do
And it must have been so bad
Cause livin' with me must have damn near killed you
"Shinji, I..." she dropped her head. This was it; she couldn't tell him in words. After all of the Angels she had helped him destroy, she just couldn't summon the strength to tell him how she felt.
Suddenly, she stepped towards Shinji, moving towards him slowly until her breasts were almost touching his chest. She stared at him in shock as slowly, he began to back away from her. "Baka, what are you doing?" She said, her voice shaking. Her heart was threatening to be ripped apart.
This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am
"I... I can't Asuka. I just can't do it. I can't... just please go away." Shinji said, and a lone tear streamed down the side of his face. He bowed his head, shaking it slowly.
Asuka's eyes widened, and her mouth dropped open. Had she been so cruel towards him that he felt like... this? Because of her, he just couldn't accept it?
It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken for handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down, been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream `are we havin' fun yet?'
Suddenly, A great wave of frustration swept over her. She tried to stop it, but couldn't; she was going to hurt him again.
"Fine!" She screamed at him, clenching her fists. " If you can't stand to be around me, than leave! I don't care at all; I never did!" Her heart sank as the hurt expression on his face grew deeper, threatening to yield tears. "Just go, now! Leave, you useless BAKA! LEAVE ME ALONE!"
Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealin'
This is how you remind me
This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am
She slammed her fist against the wall, glaring at him as he slowly turned and stumbled back into the classroom. He deserved it, that stupid baka, she hissed in her mind. He just... Her thoughts of hatred trailed off, dwindling away like that finale of a cruel symphony...
She slumped against the wall, as tears sprang to her eyes. She was torn in half, and the tears burned like acid. "I pushed him away again..." her realization stung, as it always had. "I always push him away..." She slid to the floor, hugging her knees to her breast. It hurt so much.
It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken for handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down, been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream `are we havin' fun yet?'
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That last section was to the lyrics from "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback. Tell me what you think, and more will be coming as soon as possible.