The End, Or the Beginning?
Chapter 5: Unexpected Alliance
Disclaimer: I SAID SEE THE FIRST CHAPTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMIT!!
Girl you're worried you're not right
How long till you break
You're happy because you smile
But how much can you break
An ordinary boy
An ordinary name
Well ordinaries just not good enough today
'Our lady peace-Superman's dead'
Asuka Langley Soryu was happy for the first time since she was seven. She had her friends she had the knowledge that people cared for her. Her home was now fully rebuilt and most of all she had Shinji. Her heart jumped a beat at the thought of her and Shinji together it was a great feeling. One she never felt before, warm, inviting and pure. She was in love and he loved her she was happy.
She pulled herself out of bed and looked at her alarm clock it read 8:45 fifteen minutes till school started. "AHHHH, shit fifteen minutes!!!" she jumped to her feet and ran to the bathroom. A second later she was back in her room; she glared down at the lump in her bed "come on Baka get up!!"
"Mph, more sleep" a male voice complained from under the covers "too tired."
"GET up now!!!!" she yelled pulling the covers off the bed revealing the still half asleep Shinji Ikari. "Get up now or…or…I'll ignore you the whole day" she threatened with a clenched fist.
"Ok, ok. No need to resort to that" Shinji jumped out of the bed and stood up scratching his head unconsciously. He walked up to Asuka who was still fuming and clenching her fist "morning Asuka" he placed a delicate kiss on her cheek and it had the desired affect. Asuka calmed down gave him a quick kiss then left for the bathroom.
After getting out of the shower Asuka walked into the kitchen to see Shinji waiting for her with a big plate of food. "There you are" he smiled and handed her the plate. Once finished he collected the plate and washed it.
Asuka got up and walked up to Shinji "thank you Shinji." She smiled sweetly and placed her arms around his waist bringing him into a very passionate kiss. She could feel herself getting lost in the kiss and just as she melted into the boys' embrace a loud BEEP echoed through her brain.
Everything faded and went black leaving only the annoying BEEEEEEP of an alarm.
The alarm was promptly silenced by a half asleep Asuka "stupid Alarm!" She rolled over expecting to find another body next to her, she was disappointed when she realised this was reality. "That stupid dream again" she growled at herself for dreaming such things. 'Oh well the real world awaits!' she thought as she slowly got out of bed. "And the real Shinji" she sighed.
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Shinji Ikari woke like normal. He was still half asleep when he got up and walked to his wardrobe. He pulled on a fresh shirt and then headed for the door, but not before tripping over the sleeping figure on his floor. "Oh, sorry Lena" he sighed as he helped the blond to her feet.
She was still groggy but not that much that she didn't feel Shinji trip over her "gee watch where you're going next time Shinji." Lena accepted his help and stood up "I suppose I shouldn't really complain."
"No I'm sorry I should've woken myself up more before moving" Shinji scratched his head and yawned. "I'm going to make breakfast would you like something?"
"Ah, yeah sure that'd be great. Just anything for me" Lena smiled at Shinji. 'The only thing better than his looks are his manners' she thought as she watched the brown haired boy disappear through the door. She picked up her bag and took it to the bathroom for a nice shower.
Lena had been living with Shinji, Misato and Asuka for over a week now and she had got to know them well. Misato was always drinking and Lena had ladled her a compulsive drinker. Asuka wasn't as bad as the reports made her out to be but Lena knew she just came out of a coma. Last but not least Shinji, he was kind considerate and though he had his troubles he always seemed to help others first. She liked that.
There was only one problem with all of this. She liked the brown haired pilot too much, but that wasn't the problem. She could see glimpses of Asuka showing a large interest in the boy. Though they still fought most of the time she was smiling at him a lot and he would smile right back. 'Maybe I should ask him out' she thought as her hand reached for the bathroom door.
"Back off SIXTH" Asuka swiped Lenas' hand away from the door handle, "I'm first." She pushed her way into the bathroom door and smirked triumphantly, "and tell that Baka to get my breakfast ready."
"You shouldn't call him that" Lena glared at Asuka who just stared blankly back at her, "he is not an idiot." She smiled at the redhead "he's a kind person and you should treat him the way he deserves!"
Asuka was stunned 'why is she sticking up for him? Could she…. no.' "Who are you to tell me how to treat others?" she snarled clenching her fist, "you don't even know me!"
"Your right, I don't know you" the blond girl sighed "but I do know Shinji, if you haven't noticed I'm his friend. Like you should be!" Lena frowned at Asuka then turned around and went to the kitchen leaving Asuka alone with her thoughts.
"Stupid bitch" Asuka grumbled, she closed the door and got undressed. A second later she hopped into the shower 'I should be his friend. I want to be his friend. Why can't I though? And her, what does she think of him? Is she just a friend or is she going to try something? Whatever she tries I'm going to stop it, she is not getting within ten feet of him.'
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"Hey Shinji" Lena looked up from her breakfast to see she had the boys attention, "are you going into NERV today?" She was hoping he was so they could walk together.
"Ah no, I'm going to stay home today" Shinji answered in a monotone voice. 'I don't want to go anywhere today' he sighed to himself and turned around to face Lena. "Why you ask?"
"Oh nothing just thought you might like to see my Unit-06 that's all." Lena said disappointedly. "But if you have other things to do I suppose that's ok." She picked her plate up and put it into the sink ready to wash. "I just thought it would be fun to get out."
"BAKA" Asukas' unmistakable voice shouted loudly, "get down here NOW."
Shinji groaned audibly before shaking his head, "Lena, can we go now?" Lena nodded and Shinji smiled he grabbed his shoes and made a b-line for the front door. Lena came up behind him and Shinji shouted "Sorry Asuka. I'm going to NERV with Lena." With that he shot out the door relieved to get away from Asukas' barrage of insults for whatever reason.
"Baka Shinji" Asuka sat in her room in the corner curled up in a tight ball. 'Why is he going with her to NERV? We have no tests today. Is she taking him out?' She cringed at the small thought; soon she saw the image of her repetitive dream. She had been having that dream since the day she woke up, the day he held her so lovingly. Her face was one of shock as the image of her with Shinji was replaced by a blond American, "NO WAY!"
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Lena was walking next to Shinji Ikari on their way to NERV. She was smiling and walking happily beside the young Ikari until she noted a saddened look on his face. She sighed and thought quickly to start a conversation "so Shinji, why did you join NERV?"
Shinji gritted his teeth, he was hoping that he could avoid that question from his new friend and co-pilot. He looked down at the ground and sighed "I don't know really. It kinda just…happened." He looked up and to his left and he saw a sad expression on the young girls face.
"I'm sorry" Lena said apologetically, "I can tell it's something you find hard to talk about." She had seen the pain in his eyes when she asked the question; he seemed disturbed by the thought of why he joined. "I was chosen three years ago, by my father."
"Your father?" Shinji looked at her once more
"Yep my father chose me, he said I could save the world" she motioned her arms towards the sky. Shinji despite the subject smiled a little as she continued "my mother…she well died and then my father began to work on project-E. He was a good man he just worked to hard!"
"You don't have to tell me this" Shinji sighed and turned his head away, thinking how hard it must be for her to share this with him. He had never shared his past with anyone though he desperately wanted to. He couldn't even share his experiences with his closest friends, or Misato not even the girl he secretly loved.
Lena closed the gap between her and Shinji and placed an arm around his shoulder he shuddered at the feel but relaxed a little. "I want to Shinji, I'm your friend. Friends tell each other things" she cheered up a bit as he smiled slightly. "Now are you going to listen or what?"
The two continued their trek down the shattered remains of the once proud Tokyo-3 unaware of the two presences following close behind. Though separate and far from each others knowledge the two shadowers had the same objective, follow Shinji.
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What is this feeling?
Is it loneliness?
Is it love?
Is it…jealousy?
Rei Ayanami moved swiftly but quietly around the debris of the city ducking behind rubble and half blown out buildings. She walked with an angelic grace as she followed the couple walking down the battered street. She had no idea what had compelled her to follow. She felt a warm feeling when she saw Ikari, yet when the Sixth Child placed her arm around him her warm feeling froze into a ball of ice.
'This must be what it is to be jealous' she thought to herself as the icy lump in her stomach crystallized, forcing her to slow. She did not wish to be seen, but she knew it was already too late for she knew that another followed Ikari through the wasteland of rubble. She slowed and stopped completely letting the other shadow move past her on the opposite side of a wall.
The other figure moved out slowly not noticing Rei behind her, she thought she was safe until "what are you doing, pilot Soryu?"
Asuka stoped dead in her tracks, she knew that voice, that annoying monotonous voice. The redhead whipped around on her heals and stared down the blue haired Ayanami. "It's just you wonder girl" she said sarcastically, as usual Rei did not respond.
"Why were you following Ikari?" Rei asked concerned that Soryu also had interests in Shinji. She stared at the redhead for a long moment neither of them speaking "I am waiting."
"Ah…I…I, what were YOU doing following Shinji" Asuka was stumped for an answer so she did what she does best, switch the blame! It seemed to work as the First Childs face went bright red 'oh no not her to' Asuka groaned.
Rei looked at the glare Asuka gave her "I…am concerned for Ikari." Asuka somehow seemed to agree with this answer "is this why you are here also?" A moment passed before Asuka answered with a simple nod Rei did one thing that Asuka thought was impossible, she smiled.
Asuka stared wide eyed as Rei Ayanami the most emotionless person on the planet smiled at her. Her shocked expression soon turned to one of concern "oh shit I lost em!" she looked around frantically for any sign of the Third and Sixth children, "damn its all your fault wonder girl! If I hadn't been talking to you they wouldn't have gotten away!"
Rei looked around and smiled a little wider "would you like my assistance in locating Ikari?"
"NO, I can find them myself. I don't need help from a doll like you!" Asuka crossed her arms over her chest turned around and continued to scan for Shinjis' direction. She couldn't see anything, not a trace of them. She thought for a moment that she saw someone but it was just her imagination playing tricks on her.
Asuka turned back to Rei "OK, fine. We will work together, for now." She stuck her index finger up and waved it back and forth "but once that bitch is out of the picture we are back the way we were, got it?"
"Understood" Rei nodded answering in her monotone voice once more, "Ikari and Andrews went this was." She pointed to the left towards an opening in a wall. Asuka realised that it was one of the older entrances to NERV it bypassed the main escalators and went via an elevator shaft. "We better be going now" Rei said as she walked towards the entrance followed close behind by a grumbling redhead.
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The elevator came to a stop abruptly. It had taken the two occupants three minutes to reach the cages from the surface. The ride wasn't smooth, the elevator was one of the older ones used only in times of emergency. Since the destruction of the city it was one of the closest remaining access shafts available.
Shinji and Lena stepped out of the door and walked down towards the cages to view Lenas' Evangelion. Shinji smiled slightly as he passed Unit-01s' cage then sighed as they passed Unit-02. 'Will Asuka ever pilot again?' he asked himself hoping the answer would be no. He didn't want her to do it anymore, piloting may have been her life but it was tearing her apart from inside. He noticed this many times, and he didn't want to loose her to that beast.
"Here we are!" Lena said excitedly as they rounded the corner into the spare holding cage. Shinji stared in awe as he saw the giant mecha. The Eva was like most in shape and size but it had a few subtle differences. It had six eyes, two more than unit-02, its head was a bit bogger and it had a horn like unit-01. The colour was a dark green with spots of purple. Apart from the yes and the reversed colour pattern Shinji would think this was a copy of his Unit-01. "So what ya think?"
Shinji looked the beast over then back to Lena "ah…it's almost like mine, except the eyes and the colour scheme." She seemed to blush at his comment 'I wonder why' he shrugged of the thought.
"Well that's because" Lena paused for a moment "that's because I liked your Unit-01 so I asked for those colours so our Evas would match. Kinda like synchronized Evas."
Synchronized Evas, those words brought about a flutter of emotion in Shinji. His memories swamped with images of his Synch training with Asuka. Their dance together had been one of the highlights of his life, the way both Evas moved perfectly together. The way they both knew what the other was thinking before they thought it. And most of all he remembered that aborted kiss, the night he came so close to kissing her, yet he ran away. He would only be able to synch with one other Eva, or person. But that would never happen.
"Hey Shinji, you in there" Lena waved a hand in front of Shinjis face snapping him out of his musings. He jumped a mile when he realised he had been staring off into space he lowered his head and apologised. "There are many things different about unit-06. It's the first successful S2 unit!"
"Yeah really" Shinji smiled at her gloating, he had never enjoyed hearing someone gloat over something before. Lena was different he didn't mind because she was just having fun, she was a…friend.
A loud siren cut both children out of their conversation then there was a familiar voice over the comm. "All personnel, all personnel go to first stage alert! I repeat all personnel go to first stage alert!"
"An Angel" Shinji yelled confused "but we defeated them all. Why are they back?"
"An Angel! You mean they're not dead yet?" Lena grinned wildly "cool, lets go kick its ass!" She ran off towards the change rooms leaving Shinji standing there in shock.
"…..Kaoru……"
To be continued…………..
A/N: Ha another chapter done! Well it didn't go as planned but once I started writing I couldn't stop ^_^. OH MY GOD Rei and Asuka working TOGETHER….AHHHHHHHH it's the end of the world as we know it!!!!!!!!!!
Ok now with next chapter will be a good one I hope! It will be my first chance at an action scene so if it don't work out DON'T KILL ME!!!!! If it does DON'T PRAISE ME…cause it'll probably be a fluke ^_^ actually please do praise me if it works.
Well what kinda Angel will arrive in the shattered Tokyo-3? Will Shinji and Lena be able to take it down together? Will Asuka and Rei lend a hand? If they do how will they help? Hey don't ask me just read the next chap when I post it…..I'd like to thank Steve Vader in advance for the design of my upcoming Angel. I'm telling ya if ya need an Angel or good fight plan then go to him he is great!!!!
Till next time seya on da other side………^_^