NOTE: Evangelion is the property of Gainax (thank you, you wonderful people).
ADV Films has the rights to the English translation. Thus, I am only borrowing the
characters to write a story for entertainment, thus it is non-profit.
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Finding the place where I belong. (Home)
Chapter Three; Can I Come Home At Last
Sliding open the door to her old room. She was surprised to find it exactly how she left it. It was not even dusty. Someone had kept it clean over the years. She placed the bag she had been carrying down, and walked over to her old desk. On it was her old laptop and beside it, the homework she had been working on before she was sent back.
"I kept it how you left it, just incase you came back," The voice made her jump, but she saw Shinji standing in the doorway with her other two bags.
"Shinji you scared the life out of me. Here, put those bags on the bed, I'll unpack them later," the young man did as he was told.
"Why did you do that Shinji? Why did you keep my room this way?"
"I thought that you would come back, and that you'd want your room the way you left it. And I was right, you came back as you're standing here before me," He seemed to be blushing, a timid smile gracing his features.
"Thank you Shinji, that was really kind of you." She walked up to him and kissed him on the cheek. Shinji turned a bright tomato red.
"Y..You're welcome, what was that for?"
"To show my appreciation for you. I know I never did in the past. But I've had time to do some thinking, sorting out of my feelings. I've decided that I'm going to make up for all the nasty things I did Shinji..." Tears could be seen forming in her eyes.
" I'm so ashamed of it Shinji. So I'm trying to set things right." Seeing the tears, and the fact she was shaking with emotion, Shinji felt the old desire to protect her. He encased her in his arms trying to comfort the woman before him.
" Don't come near me!" Shinji stood back in shock, as he released her. Here was a woman pouring her heart out but still she rejected him.
"The reason I did it Shinji was because I was afraid that you were going to hurt me, leave me like Mama did. So I thought I was doing the right thing..." Looking into her wet eyes he knew she was telling him everything right form the heart. But he could not stand the rejection and walked into the living room, and sat down on the couch.
Standing there alone, once again, in her room. She realized that she had just done what she never wanted to do, pushing him away again. 'Asuka I thought you had changed,' she thought bitterly. Hearing the TV turn on in the living room she gathered her courage, and followed the noise. Seeing him sitting there with a hurt look on his face her heart sank.
"Shinji, I'm sorry..." He turned to look at her, the pain in his mind matched by anger.
"No your not, I thought you had changed Asuka, but you haven't," he snarled back
"Yes I have," she knew he needed to hear what she had to say, and she needed to say it for her own peace of mind.
"So I'm going to say what I couldn't say back then. Shinji I love you." Relief flooded over her, all those years of waiting to tell him the truth, the guilt of driving him away, was released at the moment. She showed him that she was not the Asuka he knew from four years ago. She was that Asuka that was trapped deep inside, the one she kept hidden from everyone, even herself.
Shinji's eyes softened, "I should be sorry too. Sorry for not realising that you were only trying to help me after the third impact. I saw those mass production evas tear into your eva. I heard your screams, I thought I'd lost you. I love you Asuka. I thought I lost you once, and I didn't want to loose you again. But after talking to Hikari about some of your letters. Then I looked forward to the day when you came back to me. And I could tell you I love you too."
She walked over and sat down next to him. She forced herself to place her arms around him and gave him a hug. To her surprise he returned it. She finally reached the thought, this is the place I want to be. 'In Shinji's arms.' She finally felt that the pride of the past slowly begin to melt away.
"I plan to stay home for good this time."
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Miasto walked out of Gendo Ikari's office. After a long and tiring meeting, with the commander. She finally had the news that she would have to break to Asuka.
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Author's note; I know this chapter is short I was using it as a build up, now Asuka and Shinji have admitted their feelings for each other, does Misato have the news both of them want to hear. I guess you'd have to wait and find out.
E-mail me at; Asuka_uk@hotmail.com
TTFN
ADV Films has the rights to the English translation. Thus, I am only borrowing the
characters to write a story for entertainment, thus it is non-profit.
**************************************************************************************
Finding the place where I belong. (Home)
Chapter Three; Can I Come Home At Last
Sliding open the door to her old room. She was surprised to find it exactly how she left it. It was not even dusty. Someone had kept it clean over the years. She placed the bag she had been carrying down, and walked over to her old desk. On it was her old laptop and beside it, the homework she had been working on before she was sent back.
"I kept it how you left it, just incase you came back," The voice made her jump, but she saw Shinji standing in the doorway with her other two bags.
"Shinji you scared the life out of me. Here, put those bags on the bed, I'll unpack them later," the young man did as he was told.
"Why did you do that Shinji? Why did you keep my room this way?"
"I thought that you would come back, and that you'd want your room the way you left it. And I was right, you came back as you're standing here before me," He seemed to be blushing, a timid smile gracing his features.
"Thank you Shinji, that was really kind of you." She walked up to him and kissed him on the cheek. Shinji turned a bright tomato red.
"Y..You're welcome, what was that for?"
"To show my appreciation for you. I know I never did in the past. But I've had time to do some thinking, sorting out of my feelings. I've decided that I'm going to make up for all the nasty things I did Shinji..." Tears could be seen forming in her eyes.
" I'm so ashamed of it Shinji. So I'm trying to set things right." Seeing the tears, and the fact she was shaking with emotion, Shinji felt the old desire to protect her. He encased her in his arms trying to comfort the woman before him.
" Don't come near me!" Shinji stood back in shock, as he released her. Here was a woman pouring her heart out but still she rejected him.
"The reason I did it Shinji was because I was afraid that you were going to hurt me, leave me like Mama did. So I thought I was doing the right thing..." Looking into her wet eyes he knew she was telling him everything right form the heart. But he could not stand the rejection and walked into the living room, and sat down on the couch.
Standing there alone, once again, in her room. She realized that she had just done what she never wanted to do, pushing him away again. 'Asuka I thought you had changed,' she thought bitterly. Hearing the TV turn on in the living room she gathered her courage, and followed the noise. Seeing him sitting there with a hurt look on his face her heart sank.
"Shinji, I'm sorry..." He turned to look at her, the pain in his mind matched by anger.
"No your not, I thought you had changed Asuka, but you haven't," he snarled back
"Yes I have," she knew he needed to hear what she had to say, and she needed to say it for her own peace of mind.
"So I'm going to say what I couldn't say back then. Shinji I love you." Relief flooded over her, all those years of waiting to tell him the truth, the guilt of driving him away, was released at the moment. She showed him that she was not the Asuka he knew from four years ago. She was that Asuka that was trapped deep inside, the one she kept hidden from everyone, even herself.
Shinji's eyes softened, "I should be sorry too. Sorry for not realising that you were only trying to help me after the third impact. I saw those mass production evas tear into your eva. I heard your screams, I thought I'd lost you. I love you Asuka. I thought I lost you once, and I didn't want to loose you again. But after talking to Hikari about some of your letters. Then I looked forward to the day when you came back to me. And I could tell you I love you too."
She walked over and sat down next to him. She forced herself to place her arms around him and gave him a hug. To her surprise he returned it. She finally reached the thought, this is the place I want to be. 'In Shinji's arms.' She finally felt that the pride of the past slowly begin to melt away.
"I plan to stay home for good this time."
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Miasto walked out of Gendo Ikari's office. After a long and tiring meeting, with the commander. She finally had the news that she would have to break to Asuka.
**************************************************************************************
Author's note; I know this chapter is short I was using it as a build up, now Asuka and Shinji have admitted their feelings for each other, does Misato have the news both of them want to hear. I guess you'd have to wait and find out.
E-mail me at; Asuka_uk@hotmail.com
TTFN