Shinji's Dream Girl
By CCSBeyond
CCSBeyond@yahoo.com
Neon Genesis Evangelion is owned by Gainax, with American distribution rights owned by ADV and Manga Entertainment respectively. I do not own any of the characters except for those created for my own purposes. With that, and the fact that I am a poor college student, please don't sue me. Thank you.
Part 1 - An Introduction
Asuka was with Hikari, Touji had baseball practice, Kensuke had to work on a project and Rei had to run off to some special NERV project, which was why Shinji found himself walking home by himself on a Friday afternoon. It had been three days since his outburst in the lunchroom but Asuka had just dropped the subject this morning when a hung-over Misato finally got annoyed at the redhead's high volume. Shinji hadn't even seen the girl since then so he shrugged it off as a random occurrence. Deciding that he shouldn't try to think about it anymore, Shinji turned a corner and ran right into the girl who he decided he shouldn't think about.
Despite the fact that he didn't actually bump into her, Shinji fell back anyway, mostly from the surprise of seeing her. The girl looked down at Shinji and, giving him an honest smile, extended a hand to help the boy get back up. He looked at the hand as if it was a dangerous weapon, finally getting up under his own power. Thee girl's smile disappeared and the hand was pulled back.
"Sorry," Shinji said and we started to walk forward, heading in the direction of Misato's apartment. Taking a couple of steps, Shinji was surprised by having the girl begin to walk next to him. Stopping, he turned towards her, bowed his head and repeated, "Sorry."
The girl looked almost very forlorn at Shinji's actions. She looked up to him hopefully, "You don't mind, do you?"
Taken aback, Shinji asked, "Mind what"?
"Do you mind if I walk with you?" the girl asked him, which made Shinji blush furiously. He began shaking his head, that he, in fact, did not mind and he continued walking towards his home.
The two teens walked without speaking for several minutes. Finally, the girl broke the uncomfortable silence. "Have you ever wondered about the calendar?" When Shini made no reply, she continued. "When I was younger, I once saw a perpetual calendar, pre-SE. Before everyone just used digital assistants for the most part, people would need to use a perpetual calendar if they wanted to know the days of the week for a far-off year. I don't really know why someone would need to know that, but I guess a lot of people used it if they wanted to know what day of the week their birthday fell on in 50 years or something. Well, I saw that the calendar had the wrong days of the week for the year. For example, the calendar that we would use for this year, 2015 wouldn't be like the calendar for 2015 in the perpetual calendar. If I remember correctly, the calendar we use for 2015 was actually the calendar for 2017 or 1992. So, I asked my teacher about it and he said...What?" The girl stopped talking when she realized that Shinji had stopped walking and was looking at her.
"Um, who are you?" Shinji asked and then he looked down at his feet, embarrassed by even that little bit of initiative on his part.
The girl gave him a look of surprise, which passed as a look of understanding replaced it. Smiling, she said, "Oh, I never actually told you my name, did I?" Bowing deeply to Shinji, the girl told him, "Yui Kaminoh. A pleasure to make your acquaintance."
Shini in turn bowed to the girl, telling her his own name.
Yui giggled at this. "Yes, I know. Everyone at school knows of the..." and pausing dramatically, she continued grandiosely, "Dashing and Brave Shinji Ikari, always willing to pilot his robot for the continued safety of mankind." She then giggled again, obviously amused, if not by her own words, but by the reddening effect they had on her companion.
"I'm not really that dashing or brave. I just do it because they tell me to." He told her, looking down at his feet.
She looked at him, and finally speaking, said, "I think its brave," not a trace of her former whimsy in her words. Shinji looked up and seeing Yui look right into his eyes, made him flinch and look back down.
"Sorry," he said.
After looking at Shinji sadly, she started smiling and said, "Nothing to apologize for." They began walking again. "So, have you ever had any friends named Yui or can I be your first?" she asked him.
Shinji, who says still memorizing the sidewalk below him in perfect detail, replied. "My mother was named Yui. She...died."
"Oh." Pause. "Well, then do you mind being friends with me? Everyone needs to hang out with a Yui. It's an important part of any Japanese teen's life."
"Ok." Shinji worked up his courage and finally asked her something. "I haven't seen you around school much."
"Yeah, I'm new. Even more new than yourself."
"Your family moved to Tokyo-3 after the angel attacks started?
Yui nodded. "It's a switch, that's for sure. Well, while the atmosphere is different than I'm used to, I do like where I'm living now better than I was before." Shinji stopped walking again and looked at the building next to him.
'Why did you stop walking? Did I do something to surprise you again?" Yui asked him.
Shinji shuck his head, "No, this is where I live."
"Oh." Pause. "Well, I guess I will see you at school tomorrow. It was very nice to meet you Shinji Ikari." bowing to Shinji as she spoke.
Shinji bowed back and said, "it was certainly nice to meet you, Yui Kaminoh."
"Please, call me Yui. My friends call my Yui." And with that, she walked away, leaving Shinji alone at the doorstep to his apartment complex.
Author's notes:
Wow, this is so much better than doing my school work. To everyone who reviewed, thank you very much for taking the time to both read and review my story. For those who volunteered to pre-read for me, I will be in touch by e-mail. For those of you who are worried that this will turn into a Mary Sue fic, two short thoughts: First, I have a general story arc written out. No set length is planned but I do have a beginning, middle and an end in mind. Second, um, I'm a boy. So, anyway, goodnight everyone.
By CCSBeyond
CCSBeyond@yahoo.com
Neon Genesis Evangelion is owned by Gainax, with American distribution rights owned by ADV and Manga Entertainment respectively. I do not own any of the characters except for those created for my own purposes. With that, and the fact that I am a poor college student, please don't sue me. Thank you.
Part 1 - An Introduction
Asuka was with Hikari, Touji had baseball practice, Kensuke had to work on a project and Rei had to run off to some special NERV project, which was why Shinji found himself walking home by himself on a Friday afternoon. It had been three days since his outburst in the lunchroom but Asuka had just dropped the subject this morning when a hung-over Misato finally got annoyed at the redhead's high volume. Shinji hadn't even seen the girl since then so he shrugged it off as a random occurrence. Deciding that he shouldn't try to think about it anymore, Shinji turned a corner and ran right into the girl who he decided he shouldn't think about.
Despite the fact that he didn't actually bump into her, Shinji fell back anyway, mostly from the surprise of seeing her. The girl looked down at Shinji and, giving him an honest smile, extended a hand to help the boy get back up. He looked at the hand as if it was a dangerous weapon, finally getting up under his own power. Thee girl's smile disappeared and the hand was pulled back.
"Sorry," Shinji said and we started to walk forward, heading in the direction of Misato's apartment. Taking a couple of steps, Shinji was surprised by having the girl begin to walk next to him. Stopping, he turned towards her, bowed his head and repeated, "Sorry."
The girl looked almost very forlorn at Shinji's actions. She looked up to him hopefully, "You don't mind, do you?"
Taken aback, Shinji asked, "Mind what"?
"Do you mind if I walk with you?" the girl asked him, which made Shinji blush furiously. He began shaking his head, that he, in fact, did not mind and he continued walking towards his home.
The two teens walked without speaking for several minutes. Finally, the girl broke the uncomfortable silence. "Have you ever wondered about the calendar?" When Shini made no reply, she continued. "When I was younger, I once saw a perpetual calendar, pre-SE. Before everyone just used digital assistants for the most part, people would need to use a perpetual calendar if they wanted to know the days of the week for a far-off year. I don't really know why someone would need to know that, but I guess a lot of people used it if they wanted to know what day of the week their birthday fell on in 50 years or something. Well, I saw that the calendar had the wrong days of the week for the year. For example, the calendar that we would use for this year, 2015 wouldn't be like the calendar for 2015 in the perpetual calendar. If I remember correctly, the calendar we use for 2015 was actually the calendar for 2017 or 1992. So, I asked my teacher about it and he said...What?" The girl stopped talking when she realized that Shinji had stopped walking and was looking at her.
"Um, who are you?" Shinji asked and then he looked down at his feet, embarrassed by even that little bit of initiative on his part.
The girl gave him a look of surprise, which passed as a look of understanding replaced it. Smiling, she said, "Oh, I never actually told you my name, did I?" Bowing deeply to Shinji, the girl told him, "Yui Kaminoh. A pleasure to make your acquaintance."
Shini in turn bowed to the girl, telling her his own name.
Yui giggled at this. "Yes, I know. Everyone at school knows of the..." and pausing dramatically, she continued grandiosely, "Dashing and Brave Shinji Ikari, always willing to pilot his robot for the continued safety of mankind." She then giggled again, obviously amused, if not by her own words, but by the reddening effect they had on her companion.
"I'm not really that dashing or brave. I just do it because they tell me to." He told her, looking down at his feet.
She looked at him, and finally speaking, said, "I think its brave," not a trace of her former whimsy in her words. Shinji looked up and seeing Yui look right into his eyes, made him flinch and look back down.
"Sorry," he said.
After looking at Shinji sadly, she started smiling and said, "Nothing to apologize for." They began walking again. "So, have you ever had any friends named Yui or can I be your first?" she asked him.
Shinji, who says still memorizing the sidewalk below him in perfect detail, replied. "My mother was named Yui. She...died."
"Oh." Pause. "Well, then do you mind being friends with me? Everyone needs to hang out with a Yui. It's an important part of any Japanese teen's life."
"Ok." Shinji worked up his courage and finally asked her something. "I haven't seen you around school much."
"Yeah, I'm new. Even more new than yourself."
"Your family moved to Tokyo-3 after the angel attacks started?
Yui nodded. "It's a switch, that's for sure. Well, while the atmosphere is different than I'm used to, I do like where I'm living now better than I was before." Shinji stopped walking again and looked at the building next to him.
'Why did you stop walking? Did I do something to surprise you again?" Yui asked him.
Shinji shuck his head, "No, this is where I live."
"Oh." Pause. "Well, I guess I will see you at school tomorrow. It was very nice to meet you Shinji Ikari." bowing to Shinji as she spoke.
Shinji bowed back and said, "it was certainly nice to meet you, Yui Kaminoh."
"Please, call me Yui. My friends call my Yui." And with that, she walked away, leaving Shinji alone at the doorstep to his apartment complex.
Author's notes:
Wow, this is so much better than doing my school work. To everyone who reviewed, thank you very much for taking the time to both read and review my story. For those who volunteered to pre-read for me, I will be in touch by e-mail. For those of you who are worried that this will turn into a Mary Sue fic, two short thoughts: First, I have a general story arc written out. No set length is planned but I do have a beginning, middle and an end in mind. Second, um, I'm a boy. So, anyway, goodnight everyone.
