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Shinji didn't know what was happening in his life any more. Asuka dead, Rei hurt, himself just sitting there. Sitting there was beginning to get dull, and in his life, dull was a bad thing. Then again, how could one say such things when their roomate had just DIED? Not just died, but died right in front of them?
Shinji sighed as he sat back on his bed. His Meteora CD had long since burned out, not permanently replacing his classical music. This feeling was very familiar, as this had occured last time Rei had died, only this time, it was Asuka, and Asuka wasn't coming back. The apartment felt so empty without her, and Shinji couldn't shake the feeling that this was all just another dream.
As if to prove to himself that it was a dream, Shinji subconsciously walked over to Asuka's old room. DAMN! It wasn't a dream. There was her room, empty, the same way he had seen it before she had died. This was too much for Shinji... he needed some comfort.
Again, his brain almost instinctively moved him over to Pen- pen's room, though why his brain choose Pen-pen over Misato he couldn't comprehend. Maybe it was just that cuteness that Pen-pen held, though not to say he didn't enjoy looking at Misato... ahh, the teenage years.
Shinji knocked on the door and waited for Pen-Pen to come out. He just needed something to occupy his mind's eye. The thoughts of Asuka's death continually replayed in his mind, like a nightmare when you're awake. Pen-Pen stepped out with a confused look, as it was well before feeding time. The cute little penguin turned his head as if to further this point. Shinji just pulled Pen-Pen closer reassuringly and stroked his feathers; the coarse feel comforting to his mind.
***
Misato walked up behind the physically obvious depressed teenage boy. She knew she needed to comfort him in another one of his times of need, but she again did not know what to say. Oh well, here it went anyway. No turning back now.
Misato walked up to Shinji and Pen-pen and just plopped down.
"What's up kiddo?" she asked honestly. 'God, this is too damn hard. They need a movie or something that talks to kids for you.'
Shinji just slowly looked up to greet Misato's eyes and went quickly back down to his death stare on Pen-pen.
"Listen," Misato continued, "the wake won't come for a few weeks..."
"Why?" Shinji asked.
"Why what? There's always a wake Shinji, you know that." Misato said, rather confused about the whole situation as it was.
"Why? Why did Asuka have to DIE?" Shinji half-screamed as he broke into tears. "It doesn't matter to me. SHE MEANT NOTHING!" He screamed as he bolted into his room and locked the door.
'Why? Why did I say that? Of course she meant something to me! She was my roomate, a fellow eva pilot, and my only freind!' Shinji couldn't help but replay Asuka's death in his mind's eye as he cryed his way to sleep.
***
'Great, just great. You really helped him out there, Misato.' She thought to herself as she stood against the wall. 'Time for a beer...'
End Chapter 8
Author's notes: I'm really sorry it took so long. So many things were going on and to top it off I had total writers block. I feel a lot better about this version of chapter 8. Please R&R. Still more to come. IN THE NEXT CHAPTERS: What about Rei? How is Shinji going to handle these issues? Is Misato going to get piss drunk again? Find out in the next chapters!
Shinji didn't know what was happening in his life any more. Asuka dead, Rei hurt, himself just sitting there. Sitting there was beginning to get dull, and in his life, dull was a bad thing. Then again, how could one say such things when their roomate had just DIED? Not just died, but died right in front of them?
Shinji sighed as he sat back on his bed. His Meteora CD had long since burned out, not permanently replacing his classical music. This feeling was very familiar, as this had occured last time Rei had died, only this time, it was Asuka, and Asuka wasn't coming back. The apartment felt so empty without her, and Shinji couldn't shake the feeling that this was all just another dream.
As if to prove to himself that it was a dream, Shinji subconsciously walked over to Asuka's old room. DAMN! It wasn't a dream. There was her room, empty, the same way he had seen it before she had died. This was too much for Shinji... he needed some comfort.
Again, his brain almost instinctively moved him over to Pen- pen's room, though why his brain choose Pen-pen over Misato he couldn't comprehend. Maybe it was just that cuteness that Pen-pen held, though not to say he didn't enjoy looking at Misato... ahh, the teenage years.
Shinji knocked on the door and waited for Pen-Pen to come out. He just needed something to occupy his mind's eye. The thoughts of Asuka's death continually replayed in his mind, like a nightmare when you're awake. Pen-Pen stepped out with a confused look, as it was well before feeding time. The cute little penguin turned his head as if to further this point. Shinji just pulled Pen-Pen closer reassuringly and stroked his feathers; the coarse feel comforting to his mind.
***
Misato walked up behind the physically obvious depressed teenage boy. She knew she needed to comfort him in another one of his times of need, but she again did not know what to say. Oh well, here it went anyway. No turning back now.
Misato walked up to Shinji and Pen-pen and just plopped down.
"What's up kiddo?" she asked honestly. 'God, this is too damn hard. They need a movie or something that talks to kids for you.'
Shinji just slowly looked up to greet Misato's eyes and went quickly back down to his death stare on Pen-pen.
"Listen," Misato continued, "the wake won't come for a few weeks..."
"Why?" Shinji asked.
"Why what? There's always a wake Shinji, you know that." Misato said, rather confused about the whole situation as it was.
"Why? Why did Asuka have to DIE?" Shinji half-screamed as he broke into tears. "It doesn't matter to me. SHE MEANT NOTHING!" He screamed as he bolted into his room and locked the door.
'Why? Why did I say that? Of course she meant something to me! She was my roomate, a fellow eva pilot, and my only freind!' Shinji couldn't help but replay Asuka's death in his mind's eye as he cryed his way to sleep.
***
'Great, just great. You really helped him out there, Misato.' She thought to herself as she stood against the wall. 'Time for a beer...'
End Chapter 8
Author's notes: I'm really sorry it took so long. So many things were going on and to top it off I had total writers block. I feel a lot better about this version of chapter 8. Please R&R. Still more to come. IN THE NEXT CHAPTERS: What about Rei? How is Shinji going to handle these issues? Is Misato going to get piss drunk again? Find out in the next chapters!