CHAPTER FIVE: Unfamiliar Ceiling
N/A: Now is the part where things get more dark and moody. The type of thing Evangelion was famous for, all in it's glory of this chappie. ;D NG Evangelion belongs to GAINAX not me.
Light filtered into the room, there was a smell of musty air. The silence, it felt so comforting after a hectic day. Her body was stretched out on a bed. She looked up. An unfamiliar ceiling.
The unfamiliar ceiling. It was just like other ones but she still couldn't tell where she was. Who cared she was finally alone. Away from her troubles. She could rest in peace. Rei closed her eyes slowly drifting to sleep when suddenly the door opened revealing a group of familiar teens.
"Shinji explain to us why we're here again?" demanded Asuka clearly not pleased.
"She's right for once you know," complained Toji, "We've got other better things we can do rather than visit Ayanami!"
"It's not for long you guys," assured Shinji to his friends, "I just want to return my S-DAT player to her. I told her she could borrow it."
"Shinji?" asked Rei faintly.
"Ugh Shinji, Wonder Girl has summoned you to serve her," retorted Asuka, "You better go before she throws a fit again."
"Hey Rei, are you okay?" asked Shinji, "Today mustn't be your day. Here I wanted to give you my S-DAT player back. It was still on the track. I thought might still need it after now."
"Thank you," replied Rei softly, "I just want to be left alone right now. I need to rest."
"Ayanami, Ayanami, Ayanami!" tutted Asuka, "You think you're so superior, but really you're just like all the rest. Don't worry I know it's hard to admit it but thankfully God put people like me to help things go straight."
"Asuka I think we should…"
"Now once you admit it won't hurt at all! You know the path you're taking is heading straight for Oddball Street. So take my way on the road to popularity!"
"Sohryu's lost it Shinji. We'd better go," muttered Toji.
"I have not lost it! I'm not leaving until Wonder Girl admits that she isn't any better than a snail. Ayanami speak up for once!"
"I'm not any different then the rest," muttered Rei.
"That's what I wanted to hear!" cheered Asuka in triumph.
"But that doesn't make things any better. It's still a curse living on the wretched place full of idiots," said Rei.
"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S THE IDIOT!" snapped Asuka.
SLAP!!!!
"You haven't got anything of your own. You have no friends, no feelings, no emotions, you don't even have a real family!" yelled Asuka.
"I've got one thing you don't have," whispered Rei.
"And what might that be?" demanded Asuka.
"A heart."
Silence. Asuka stood there trembling with anger. Both Shinji and Toji stood there quietly but in shock. Asuka finally turned away stomping out of the room. The boys followed her, Shinji giving one last glance. Yet there was no goodbye.
Rei sat there suddenly filled with hatred. What did she do to ever deserve living in the same world as her? Rei wished she could just die. The hatred started to build up inside of her. She felt it rushing towards her head. Her heart started to beat rapidly. She clutched her head in pain as she started to feel nauseous. A red glow formed around her. Rei shrieked in pain but then suddenly it all went away. Then she started to cackle with laughter.
This is the end, Asuka Langley Sohryu…
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"Asuka you shouldn't have done that to Rei," said Shinji as the three of them were walking down the streets.
"She's so rude. Ayanami's a stupid teacher's puppet who no one will play with," retorted Asuka.
"Rei doesn't mean to act that way," defended Shinji, "It's just the way she is. She just has some troubles but I bet she just needs someone to talk to. If she wasn't so lonely then maybe you'd understand her."
"Well maybe I don't want to get to know her," replied Asuka, "and it seems like no one else does either. Otherwise she'd actually have friends by now."
"Well maybe if…"
"Uh, guys…" stammered Toji.
"What! We're conversing here!" exclaimed Asuka.
"Whoever never watched UFO movies can more than experience it with this," said Toji pointing up at a giant figure. Asuka gasped.
There storming through the city was a giant alien like creature. It loomed like a black ghost, with skeletal like armor. On it's chest it had what seemed to be a small skinny head. A giant ruby orb glowed brightly on it's chest like a jewel. Whoever cooked up this monster, had far outdone the work of Frankenstein.
"M-M-MONSTER!!!" screeched Asuka.
As if hearing her cry, the giant monster's head slowly turned towards their direction. It reached down with a long ugly claw heading straight for them.