Chapter 2
The Party and.
When I woke up, there was lots of noise coming from the kitchen. Misato just got home with the groceries. Lots of groceries. She took a cooler from the other room and dumped all of her ice in it and stuffed 50 gallons of beer in it. Then she took out the snacks from the fridge and put them in the cupboard. Asuka then began to help her unload the bags into the fridge. It was mostly instant except for two boxes of pizza (the kind with only sauce) and a large box that was a "surprise for later". She also put in some trays of sushi and sashimi. She only bought fresh food on special occasions.
I wandered in when they were all done (?? I'm a little stinker! :D ??) and looked at Misato and picked up the letter.
"Misato. Could you read this to me?"
"Shinji, I'm very busy right now, can I read it later?"
"Okay." I walked dejectedly into my room. I opened the door and sat on my bed.
It must have been a good 25 minutes before the phone rang. Misato went to pick it up and she stayed on for quite awhile until the door bell rang. She said 'good bye' and went to answer the door. I exited my room and went to see who it was.
Toji and Hikari, (who I noted were holding hands) and Kensuke were there. In the far back round was Rei.
"Hey guys! Come on in!" They walked into the house and went to the kitchen.
I stopped Rei. "Rei. I did not think that you would come."
"Why not?" She asked.
"Well didn't you say that you don't like this sort of thing very much? I mean."
"But you asked me to come to the next one and it is the graduation party. After I had fun at that Prom, well, I want to go to more fun things."
"Oh well that's good, I suppose." I said.
"Okay, let's begin then!" Asuka shouted.
"Yay!" Misato cracked open her beer.
Misato went into the refrigerator and retrieved the pizza and drinks from it. She placed them on the table and went back to the fridge to take out the rest of the food. She placed it all on the counter, buffet-style.
"Itsudaki masu! Dig in!" Misato yelled to us. We were about to do so, too, when the doorbell rang again. I got up to answer it and everyone froze. Misato had this big scary grin on her face. I opened the door and.
"Konbon wa, Shinji." I stared in disbelief as did everyone else in the room.
"O-otosan?" my father? Why is he here?
"Don't forget about me, Shinji-kun." Said Ritsuko as she walked into the house.
"Of course, Ritsuko-chan. Good evening." Misato replied from her seat. I stared at my father a little longer.
"Omadato, Shinji."
"D-domoarigato." I said.
"Commander Ikari?" Rei asked, sitting with her pizza and orange soda.
"Omadato minna."
"The commander and I are happy to congratulate the four children, Ms. Horaki, and Mr. Aida upon completing high school. Here's a little gift for all of you." Ritsuko took out five little packages and handed them out.
"Shinji," my father said, "I have something for you. Take it." He handed me something that looked like a small box with a red ribbon wrapped around it.
"Shinji! Open it! I wanna see!" said Asuka as she removed her headset and replaced it with the hair clips that Ritsuko gave her. I looked at everyone's gifts surprised. Rei got a tiny gold cross pendant on a delicate gold chain. Toji received a brand new watch, Kensuke got some NERV memorabilia (pens, paper and such.), and Hikari got a pair of gold cross earrings.
As for me, I carefully took the ribbon off the box and lifted its led. Inside was a chain. As I lifted it out of the box, I saw that at the end of the chain was a pendant in the shape of a heart.
"W-what's this?" I asked.
"It's a locket. Open it." My father indicated the latch.
I clicked the small latch and the heart opened. Inside there were two pictures. One was a little baby boy with blue eyes and black hair. The other was of an absolutely beautiful woman with chestnut brown hair and glorious jade green eyes. The way her hair was done reminded me of Ayanami.
My father pointed at the little boy. "That's you Shinji. When you were a baby." My eyes welled up with tears as I realized who the other person must be.
"But father! You said that there were no other pictures of her!"
"I looked around and found some old college yearbooks. She was in many pictures. I cut out that one for you. This was your mother's locket." He said.
I had begun to cry. "Where did you get it?"
"From your aunt."
I felt everyone's eyes on me and then a pair of arms encircle my shoulders. I hadn't noticed Asuka walk over, but I knew that it was her.
"Well," Misato started, "let us eat some food now!"
"Sorry." My father replied, "I have to go."
"I'm afraid that I must leave, too." Ritsuko commented.
"Lots to do you know. Ja ne." and with that, my father and Ritsuko left. All were silent until Toji spoke up.
"Hey demon, didn't know 'dat 'ya felt 'dat way 'fer Ikari." He teased. Asuka realized that she was hugging me and let go, stomping over to Toji, who immediately regretted his attack and cowered as her bonked him on the head. She coolly walked back to her seat and sat down.
"Owwwww." Toji moaned. Hikari giggled for a moment at Toji's funny face. Misato did, too. Rei sat there oblivious. I reached behind my neck and clasped the ends together and tucked the locket inside my shirt.
"So Rei," Misato asked, "where do you plan on going to college?"
"I have no need to attend college. I already know everything I need to know." Rei replied, biting her pizza.
"Go figure." Asuka said. I looked up and went over to the coffee table where I had placed the letter from Germany earlier that day. I picked it up and went to Misato.
"What's up, Shinji?" Misato inquired. I handed her the letter.
"Can you read this to me?" I asked trembling.
"What is it?" She opened it up. She read it and then gasped.
"Dear Mr. SHINJI IKARI:
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Berlin University in Germany. We will be happy to see you in the enrollment and induction ceremony on August first! Sincerely, The director of studies, Thomas Schiffer.
"Shinji! You made it in!" Misato shouted. Everyone applauded. As for me, I just barely remember hitting the floor.
When I woke up, there was lots of noise coming from the kitchen. Misato just got home with the groceries. Lots of groceries. She took a cooler from the other room and dumped all of her ice in it and stuffed 50 gallons of beer in it. Then she took out the snacks from the fridge and put them in the cupboard. Asuka then began to help her unload the bags into the fridge. It was mostly instant except for two boxes of pizza (the kind with only sauce) and a large box that was a "surprise for later". She also put in some trays of sushi and sashimi. She only bought fresh food on special occasions.
I wandered in when they were all done (?? I'm a little stinker! :D ??) and looked at Misato and picked up the letter.
"Misato. Could you read this to me?"
"Shinji, I'm very busy right now, can I read it later?"
"Okay." I walked dejectedly into my room. I opened the door and sat on my bed.
It must have been a good 25 minutes before the phone rang. Misato went to pick it up and she stayed on for quite awhile until the door bell rang. She said 'good bye' and went to answer the door. I exited my room and went to see who it was.
Toji and Hikari, (who I noted were holding hands) and Kensuke were there. In the far back round was Rei.
"Hey guys! Come on in!" They walked into the house and went to the kitchen.
I stopped Rei. "Rei. I did not think that you would come."
"Why not?" She asked.
"Well didn't you say that you don't like this sort of thing very much? I mean."
"But you asked me to come to the next one and it is the graduation party. After I had fun at that Prom, well, I want to go to more fun things."
"Oh well that's good, I suppose." I said.
"Okay, let's begin then!" Asuka shouted.
"Yay!" Misato cracked open her beer.
Misato went into the refrigerator and retrieved the pizza and drinks from it. She placed them on the table and went back to the fridge to take out the rest of the food. She placed it all on the counter, buffet-style.
"Itsudaki masu! Dig in!" Misato yelled to us. We were about to do so, too, when the doorbell rang again. I got up to answer it and everyone froze. Misato had this big scary grin on her face. I opened the door and.
"Konbon wa, Shinji." I stared in disbelief as did everyone else in the room.
"O-otosan?" my father? Why is he here?
"Don't forget about me, Shinji-kun." Said Ritsuko as she walked into the house.
"Of course, Ritsuko-chan. Good evening." Misato replied from her seat. I stared at my father a little longer.
"Omadato, Shinji."
"D-domoarigato." I said.
"Commander Ikari?" Rei asked, sitting with her pizza and orange soda.
"Omadato minna."
"The commander and I are happy to congratulate the four children, Ms. Horaki, and Mr. Aida upon completing high school. Here's a little gift for all of you." Ritsuko took out five little packages and handed them out.
"Shinji," my father said, "I have something for you. Take it." He handed me something that looked like a small box with a red ribbon wrapped around it.
"Shinji! Open it! I wanna see!" said Asuka as she removed her headset and replaced it with the hair clips that Ritsuko gave her. I looked at everyone's gifts surprised. Rei got a tiny gold cross pendant on a delicate gold chain. Toji received a brand new watch, Kensuke got some NERV memorabilia (pens, paper and such.), and Hikari got a pair of gold cross earrings.
As for me, I carefully took the ribbon off the box and lifted its led. Inside was a chain. As I lifted it out of the box, I saw that at the end of the chain was a pendant in the shape of a heart.
"W-what's this?" I asked.
"It's a locket. Open it." My father indicated the latch.
I clicked the small latch and the heart opened. Inside there were two pictures. One was a little baby boy with blue eyes and black hair. The other was of an absolutely beautiful woman with chestnut brown hair and glorious jade green eyes. The way her hair was done reminded me of Ayanami.
My father pointed at the little boy. "That's you Shinji. When you were a baby." My eyes welled up with tears as I realized who the other person must be.
"But father! You said that there were no other pictures of her!"
"I looked around and found some old college yearbooks. She was in many pictures. I cut out that one for you. This was your mother's locket." He said.
I had begun to cry. "Where did you get it?"
"From your aunt."
I felt everyone's eyes on me and then a pair of arms encircle my shoulders. I hadn't noticed Asuka walk over, but I knew that it was her.
"Well," Misato started, "let us eat some food now!"
"Sorry." My father replied, "I have to go."
"I'm afraid that I must leave, too." Ritsuko commented.
"Lots to do you know. Ja ne." and with that, my father and Ritsuko left. All were silent until Toji spoke up.
"Hey demon, didn't know 'dat 'ya felt 'dat way 'fer Ikari." He teased. Asuka realized that she was hugging me and let go, stomping over to Toji, who immediately regretted his attack and cowered as her bonked him on the head. She coolly walked back to her seat and sat down.
"Owwwww." Toji moaned. Hikari giggled for a moment at Toji's funny face. Misato did, too. Rei sat there oblivious. I reached behind my neck and clasped the ends together and tucked the locket inside my shirt.
"So Rei," Misato asked, "where do you plan on going to college?"
"I have no need to attend college. I already know everything I need to know." Rei replied, biting her pizza.
"Go figure." Asuka said. I looked up and went over to the coffee table where I had placed the letter from Germany earlier that day. I picked it up and went to Misato.
"What's up, Shinji?" Misato inquired. I handed her the letter.
"Can you read this to me?" I asked trembling.
"What is it?" She opened it up. She read it and then gasped.
"Dear Mr. SHINJI IKARI:
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Berlin University in Germany. We will be happy to see you in the enrollment and induction ceremony on August first! Sincerely, The director of studies, Thomas Schiffer.
"Shinji! You made it in!" Misato shouted. Everyone applauded. As for me, I just barely remember hitting the floor.