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"What are we doing here, Asuka?" Whined Shinji as they walked down the endless halls of the Tokyo-3 Central Library. He was carrying a towering pile of books and magazines as Asuka looked through the titles on the shelves. "Shut up, Third Child. Don't you know it's not polite to talk out loud in a library?!" Asuka shushed, as she stopped on a particular shelf.
"Ah, here we go..." Asuka whispered as she pulled a large, gold ringed book from the shelf. Unfortunately, she also dislodged a rather great amount of dust that blew over Shinji. "Ah...Ah...Ahchoo!" Shinji sneezed. Then he sneezed again, and for a third time. He sneezed again and drew looks from other library patrons until Asuka finally grabbed his nose and led him to a secluded table of to the side.
"Baka, don't you know how to act in public?" Asuka berated Shinji. "Ah, sorry, Asuka." Shinji said, rubbing his nose. "Never mind that. Just look through these and tell me if you find anything useful." She replied, brushing off Shinji's apology as she opened the gold ringed book. She pushed a pile of old magazines towards Shinji. "Wow, this must be really important if Asuka would just let it go like that." Shinji thought as he leafed through some old issues of 'Time'.
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Far from the downtown library, though, another pilot reviews a street of houses just as diligently. A familiar azure-haired figure surveyed the quaint little row of somewhat scrunched yet welcoming little homes, searching. Her gaze finally falls on one square-like two-story home, a bit drearier than the other houses, but inviting nonetheless.
She nears the home, and stands by the doorway. She looks both ways; her usually dormant look touched with something akin to suspicion, before reaching for under the welcome mat. With a sigh of relief, she pulls out a small silver key from under the rug. She steels herself then, taking a step towards the door; she puts the key in the slot with a shaking hand. The lock gives a hearty click, and again she gives another sigh of relief.
The daylight floods into the house as she goes in. She turns on the lights, and, almost contrasting the dreary humdrum look given outside, the house lights up to show a warmly decorated room. Carefully slipping of her school shoes, she walks over to a large orange couch, which almost hugs her figure perfectly as she sinks into it.
Rei smiled, and said one word that only this house ever had the chance of being called. She closed her eyes, and sank back even further in the chair. "Tadaima...otousan..." she whispered to the air.
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"Wake up, stooge! You're snoring!" Said an urgent voice as Shinji felt a rather sharp pain run up his arm. "Err, ah, what?" Shinji replied groggily, his eyes cracking open to see the redhead shaking his arm, disturbing him from his slumber. "Argh, I knew that I shouldn't have taken you along." Asuka said as she slapped her hand over Shinji's mouth, stifling any more noise the boy could give out.
After a minute of struggling, she finally released Shinji from her grip. "Geez, all you had to do was whisper." he said, rubbing his arm. "Baka, you know that wouldn't work. Besides, do you really think that you could have heard me over that racket you were making?" she snapped, making the whisper sound like a death threat. "S-sorry." Shinji whimpered, melting under Asuka's strong gaze.
"Ach, don't say that, Baka! Mein Gott, if only you could use a tenth of the energy you have in berserker, maybe you'd grow a spine by now." Asuka said. "Um, Sor- I mean- O.k., Asuka." Shinji replied weakly. "Alright, take a look at this..." Asuka began, bringing the him nearer to the big book that they had been reading into. "... and tell me if you recognize this name." she said, waiting for Shinji's answer. Just as his eyes turned to look at the name, the lights in the library went out, and the klaxons for an angel attack rang.
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"Mm..." Rei sighed as she sipped a cup of steaming tea. "I must remember to thank Ikari for teaching me to make tea someday..." she thought as she took another sip. Then, the power surged and the alarms rang.
End Chapter
Author's notes:
Umm... Next chapter, I guess. Finally, we have an angel rear it's ugly head. To any confusion concerning why Rei said "I'm home, father...", I was just emphasizing the fact that she respects the house even if there isn't anyone there. Well, that's it. Give me your insights. Thank you for reading this.
"What are we doing here, Asuka?" Whined Shinji as they walked down the endless halls of the Tokyo-3 Central Library. He was carrying a towering pile of books and magazines as Asuka looked through the titles on the shelves. "Shut up, Third Child. Don't you know it's not polite to talk out loud in a library?!" Asuka shushed, as she stopped on a particular shelf.
"Ah, here we go..." Asuka whispered as she pulled a large, gold ringed book from the shelf. Unfortunately, she also dislodged a rather great amount of dust that blew over Shinji. "Ah...Ah...Ahchoo!" Shinji sneezed. Then he sneezed again, and for a third time. He sneezed again and drew looks from other library patrons until Asuka finally grabbed his nose and led him to a secluded table of to the side.
"Baka, don't you know how to act in public?" Asuka berated Shinji. "Ah, sorry, Asuka." Shinji said, rubbing his nose. "Never mind that. Just look through these and tell me if you find anything useful." She replied, brushing off Shinji's apology as she opened the gold ringed book. She pushed a pile of old magazines towards Shinji. "Wow, this must be really important if Asuka would just let it go like that." Shinji thought as he leafed through some old issues of 'Time'.
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Far from the downtown library, though, another pilot reviews a street of houses just as diligently. A familiar azure-haired figure surveyed the quaint little row of somewhat scrunched yet welcoming little homes, searching. Her gaze finally falls on one square-like two-story home, a bit drearier than the other houses, but inviting nonetheless.
She nears the home, and stands by the doorway. She looks both ways; her usually dormant look touched with something akin to suspicion, before reaching for under the welcome mat. With a sigh of relief, she pulls out a small silver key from under the rug. She steels herself then, taking a step towards the door; she puts the key in the slot with a shaking hand. The lock gives a hearty click, and again she gives another sigh of relief.
The daylight floods into the house as she goes in. She turns on the lights, and, almost contrasting the dreary humdrum look given outside, the house lights up to show a warmly decorated room. Carefully slipping of her school shoes, she walks over to a large orange couch, which almost hugs her figure perfectly as she sinks into it.
Rei smiled, and said one word that only this house ever had the chance of being called. She closed her eyes, and sank back even further in the chair. "Tadaima...otousan..." she whispered to the air.
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"Wake up, stooge! You're snoring!" Said an urgent voice as Shinji felt a rather sharp pain run up his arm. "Err, ah, what?" Shinji replied groggily, his eyes cracking open to see the redhead shaking his arm, disturbing him from his slumber. "Argh, I knew that I shouldn't have taken you along." Asuka said as she slapped her hand over Shinji's mouth, stifling any more noise the boy could give out.
After a minute of struggling, she finally released Shinji from her grip. "Geez, all you had to do was whisper." he said, rubbing his arm. "Baka, you know that wouldn't work. Besides, do you really think that you could have heard me over that racket you were making?" she snapped, making the whisper sound like a death threat. "S-sorry." Shinji whimpered, melting under Asuka's strong gaze.
"Ach, don't say that, Baka! Mein Gott, if only you could use a tenth of the energy you have in berserker, maybe you'd grow a spine by now." Asuka said. "Um, Sor- I mean- O.k., Asuka." Shinji replied weakly. "Alright, take a look at this..." Asuka began, bringing the him nearer to the big book that they had been reading into. "... and tell me if you recognize this name." she said, waiting for Shinji's answer. Just as his eyes turned to look at the name, the lights in the library went out, and the klaxons for an angel attack rang.
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"Mm..." Rei sighed as she sipped a cup of steaming tea. "I must remember to thank Ikari for teaching me to make tea someday..." she thought as she took another sip. Then, the power surged and the alarms rang.
End Chapter
Author's notes:
Umm... Next chapter, I guess. Finally, we have an angel rear it's ugly head. To any confusion concerning why Rei said "I'm home, father...", I was just emphasizing the fact that she respects the house even if there isn't anyone there. Well, that's it. Give me your insights. Thank you for reading this.