Neon Genesis Evangelion - Spiritus Sancti

by Luthos Caduceus Sin

Note from the author:

Disclaimer:

Neon Genesis Evangelion and all related characters, concepts, etc., are

property of ADVision and Gainax

I don't know if many of you remember this, but it was a long time ago when I began writing this. Sadly enough, I stopped writing it as not only did I run out of inspiration, but a personal tragedy caused me to lose all sense of writing this. Anyway, I was digging through my old files and guess what came up? This ^_^ So I've decided that it's finally time to continue this tale.

I also found bits of a prequel as to why Shinji blew up. But I won't put that up for a while yet. I'm looking once again for pre-readers so if you're interested, look up my profile on FF.net and give me a yell ^^/

=== Chapter 3: It is human nature.

===

Kaoru of the Sea shore walked along the street, quietly humming Pachabel's Canon in D. The human population was as thriving as ever to him and it made him quite happy to see them going about their lives.

"They are innocents. They live their life happily." He said to no one in particular.

A tingling sense of a kindred soul, tickled at the back of his neck. And like a whisper of wind, he turned to be greeted by the presence of one Rei Ayanami.

"Miss Ayanami." Kaoru was beaming.

Rei did not respond, instead walking past him. Unfazed by such an act, Kaoru looked after the pretty albino with her pale blue hair.

[ She is an abomination. ] He smirked to himself as he bounded after her and took her hand.

"So, where are you off to, Rei Ayanami?"

"Let go of me." She still didn't answer his question.

"Tell me and I"ll let you go." Kaoru grinned.

"I'm going to see Pilot Ikari."

"Ah I see. So am I." He let her wrist go so that she dropped her arm to her side.

In one swift motion, the generally relaxed Rei Ayanami had whirled, slapped Kaoru, and returned to hastily walking her path away from the Angel.

"Ow." Was all Kaoru could say.

*

Asuka slowly opened the door to the apartment, with a quiet "Tadaima" she announced her presence at the apartment. Something smelled absolutely delicious as she entered. Curiosity won over her as she weaved her way through the hallway to reach the kitchen.

Shinji was quietly cooking some sort of Italian food. [Lasagne.] she mentally whispered to herself. What was unusual about the scene? Shinji was talking to Pen Pen.

"So how's the tuna? I found it at the supermarket, it must be a new brand, I haven't seen that one before."

Pen Pen gave a waggle and warked in response.

"Ah I don't know Pen Pen. You reckon Asuka will like this?"

At the mention of her name, Asuka's attention as she perked her head up. Pen Pen warked again, before scooping itself another serving of tuna.

"I like her, I really do. I just don't know how to deal with her. She's so full of life."

Shinji continues tinkering around the kitchen, opening the old fashioned oven as he continues. All Asuka could do was stare.

"She.I.envy her, she's strong."

He lifts up the Lasagne onto the kitchen bench, pulling off his baking gloves.

"But.she's just so.stubborn? I can kinda see where Touji and Kensuke get the 'Red-Headed Devil' bit from."

That last comment stung. Gritting her teeth, the aforementioned "Red-headed Devil" quietly cleared her throat. The effect of the simple gesture was profound.

"A-Asuka!" Shinji, 'squealed'. His voice was curiously high pitched.

"Hello Third Child, my, it looks like you've been busy."

A small silence ensued as Shinji picked his words.

"Yes.Yes I have and now, if you'll excuse me, I need to finish this."

Asuka had never been spoken to in such a tone from the boy in front of her; let alone saying that her shock was second to none when she was promptly bustled out the kitchen, through the living room and into her room.

"H-Hey! Watch it, idiot! Whaddya think you're doing?!"

Shinji for some reason, felt very, very frustrated.

"Shut up! Stay in there until I call you." He immediately looked around, and with the speed a panicked teenager facing death could only possess, Shinji packed a broom against the groove of the Second Child's door.

"Like Hell I'll listen to you!" *clack* "Hey! What the Hell?! Third Child you are a dead one when I get out!"

Shinji sweat-dropped as he moved through the living room.

*

Misato Katsuragi was perplexed. On the table before her lay an old fashiond CD from Pre-Second Impact. It was a solid black that didn't have anything on it but a satanic cross, it was really just a Christian Cross turned upside down so that the bit above the horizontal arms was longer than that below it. A bit like a sword.

"Sub-Commander Katsuragi," Fuyutsuki toned as he walked in through the door to the now, more amply-furnished office of former Commander, Gendo Ikari. The Commander walked to his seat as Misato cleared her throat and returned to an "attention" position.

"Relax Katsuragi. See anything that interested you?"

Misato trembled a bit.

"Sorry sir, don't think poorly of me. I saw that CD on your desk, looks like something a teenage kid would use, not a Commander of NERV."

Said CD was twirled in the air and Misato caught it.

"This is actually the topic on which I called you today. This," Fuyutsuki points to the CD she holds to her chest, "was sent to my desk this morning before I arrived."

"And.?" Misato couldn't understand the significance of this.

"And, there is no record of it in any and all of the security logs."

That, caught Misato's attention. Being under the UN's jurisdiction, Misato had read into NERV's new security measures. The UN had it's security measures and inspections for package delivery on TOP of the rigorous security contingencies set in place by NERV's own security forces. For something so simple as a package of a CD to get through, unrecorded on NERV or UN Security logs was suspicious indeed.

"Suspicious, sir."

"Indeed."

*

Misato came home to see a concerned Shinji standing at the door to Asuka's room. He was moping around the front when she walked up next to him.

"Tadaiiiima!" (A/N: good god that's a horrible thing to write :D) she wailed in his ear.

Shinji gave a churlish yelp and whirled in a panic to face Misato before his feet. "M-M-M-Misato~!"

"Hello Shinji, what are you up to?"

"N-Nothing I was about to call Asuka out for dinner!" His voice rose in pitch and he yelped again as the Second Child opened the door in a fiery flurry at the latest detail of the conversation.

"Dinner?! It's about time dummkopf!" She bopped him on the shoulder and made her way to the table where she was greeted by a remarkable dinner setting with a hot lasagna sitting in the middle, and salads to go.

"Baka-Shinji~! You cooked this?!"

"Y-yeah."

Upon hearing Asuka's surprise at the food, Misato's own attention and curiosity peaked as she made her own way to inspect the food.

"Shinji-kun! This is magnificent!"

Asuka snarled as she gave the Third Child a sideways glance. "I'll kill you later."

Shinji shrugged. A most unexpected reaction from the boy.

"Why you~"

"Just sit down and eat Asuka. Try to enjoy the meal please?" Misato had already seated herself and was carving up a slice of lasagna for herself.

"You just want to pig out Misato."

Asuka haughtily sat down and Shinji served her a slice. Misato wolfed down the first mouthful and gave a sort of yelp, somewhere between surprise and glee. She began wolfing down the food.

"Hey Shinji, thish foode ish greath!" she dropped bits of lasagna out of her mouth rather comically. Asuka muttered something under her breath about talking with your mouth full as Shinji developed a blush.

"Uhh.Thanks Misato."

A small silence followed as the three roomies concentrated on gorging themselves with the good food. The silence was a welcoming, healing balm for the peace that was needed between the three. That is, until Misato executed her patented Katsuragi-silence-breaker.

"Soooo."

Both Children looked up from their food with full mouths staring at Misato so intently that it threw her off for a couple of seconds. She promptly recovered and continued.

"Shinji, was there some reason you suddenly up and cooked a gourmet delight for us?"

Another small silence as Shinji considered his reply. Asuka had taken this opportunity to help herself to pieces of carrot from the cold salad.

"Well." Shinji began.

*Crunch*

All eyes were on Asuka as she chomped down the carrot and swallowed. Shinji sighed and decided to ignore the Second Child and continued on.

"I thought that this.."

*SNAP*

"should be a, "

*munch*

"peace offering considering all the problems I've given you."

*CRUNCH-GULP*

Misato gave Asuka a glare usually reserved for Kaji and the redhead shut up. She turned back to Shinji with a smile.

"Well, Shinji, I think you're forgiven"

Shinji's relief at that statement was visible as he lowered his sights and looked down at the table, his brown hair just hiding his eyes from view.

"Thank you." He whispered.

*

Rei Ayanami stood outside the door to the "Katsuragi Apartment", renowned for it's parties and the two children who part occupied it.

Her hand was raised, as if she was going to press the doorbell. A way back, Kaworu Nagisa was smirking. His mirth seemed to radiate around the corridor and conflicted with the air of indifference sprouting from the First Child.

"Why do you hesitate Miss Ayanami? Did you not wish to see the Third Child?"

"Yes. But I feel it is not appropriate to do so at this time."

"Well I suppose it is okay considering you finally got a complete soul." Rei Ayanami stepped up to Kaworu and glared at him.

Something like annoyance reflected in the blood red eyes of the girl and she turned away before heading back downstairs to head home.

"Not the right time, huh?"

The affronted angel smiled after the girl and nodded as he too turned to make his way back. He caught up with the first child.

"Miss Ayanami, I'm sorry. We seem to have taken off on the wrong foot."

"."

[ a tad cold response. ] Kaworu thought to change tact.

"I would very much like it if you and I were friends." He suggested.

"You are an Angel, Tabris. The last of the enemy. I do not wish to be friends with the enemy."

Kaworu was not going to give up so easily.

"That can change. You know full well that I am the Angel of Choice." He smiled softly at the girl as she turned to face him.

"I have changed that already. You know full well of Gendo Ikari's secondary scenario."

"I do. You should not be here."

"Unyet I am? Do you not think that a tiny bit peculiar?"

"Yes."

"Come. Allow me to take you to a place for.coffee. Let us talk more."

Kaworu held his hand out towards the girl. She stared at it, then at him, but did not take the hand. Instead she verbally replied.

"That is acceptable."

As they walked down the road, Rei asked Kaworu a question.

"We are destined to destroy ourselves are we not?"

Kaworu paused.

"It is human nature."

The emphasis on the word human, would have sent a chill down anyone's spine.

===

Author's Note: oooooh the plot thickens

-_-;; I apologise, this chapter was rather short. And I know that. I was hit by a severe case of writers' block and I'm seriously struggling to get out of it :) I'm sure I will prevail though.

Either way, please read and review this, I'm open to all suggestions, even flames. Although don't send me death threats please :D I get enough of those lol

If you wanna be a prereader for me e-mail me (in my profile on ff.net)

There's not much to say, 'cept that chapter 4 will focus on the Kaworu/Rei side of things (I don't know if that will be the pairing at the moment though)

Shinji's not gonna have much of a part in that chapter though -_-;;