CHAPTER 2
"Mia Zaharia, Ms Katsuragi is here for you" one of the Nerv men said to her and she got up grabbing her backpack. She nodded as she became face to face with her temporary guardian.
"Hi Mia, you can call me Misato" she smiled sincerely and Mia smiled back. Misato seemed to be a nice person, her blue hair was tied up in a ponytail and her suit had an Operation's major badge on it.
"Hi" Mia said quietly as they walked down the single flight of stairs to Misato's car. Mia climbed in and sat down in the car as Misato swore at the engine to get it going.
"You're Italian right?" Misato asked and Mia nodded.
"My mother is Italian, I don't have a father," she said watching as all of the high-rise building flashed by.
"Sorry to hear that" Misato replied. "Anyway I am sorry if you like quiet spaces and being by yourself because two of the other children sty with me as well" she smiled.
"Other children? As in the other pilots?" Mia asked and Misato nodded pulling into the car park under an apartment block.
"Yes, Shinji Ikari the third child and Asuka Langley Sohyru the second child. I must warn you not to feel intimidated by Asuka, she is a very forward person." Misato's voice trailed off and Mia raised her eyebrow, 'forward person?'
"They are at school at the moment but they will be home in around and hour or so" Misato added.
"That's fine" Mia said as they used the elevator to go upstairs. Misato opened the door and Mia just stood in the doorframe looking into the apartment.
"Go on in, this is your home for now" Misato smiled and Mia looked awkwardly at her.
"I really don't want to intrude," she said and Misato smiled hitting her on the back.
"You remind me too much of Shinji, you are not intruding, go on" Misato laughed and Mia walked inside and Misato showed Mia her new room beside Asuka's that was next to Shinji's.
"Oh Misato." Mia began as the doorbell rang. Misato opened the door to find an enormous covered object on wheels; the removal's men had strained faces as the pushed it towards the apartment. "I have one large possession"
"What is it?" Misato exclaimed and Mia laughed.
"It is a piano" she smiled and Misato laughed.
"I had no idea"
"I wont play it don't worry" Mia promised and Misato shook her hand.
"It isn't a problem, you can play it if you like" Misato said and after all of the boxes had been taken into Mia's room the phone rang. Misato went to answer it as Mia unpacked her luggage, as she was hanging her clothes up she overheard the telephone conversation.
"Oh hi Kaji.mmhmm.yeah.that would be great.now?.it is just that the fourth child has just arrived.yes she is staying at my place.you sound just like Ritsuko.it is only temporary while she settles in and waited for the upstairs apartment to become available.ok fine I'll come.see you then.bye" Misato hung up the phone and Mia heard her walking this way.
"Would you mind if I just went out for a while?" Misato asked Mia and Mia laughed.
"Don't worry about me, I will just unpack and I am a bit jet-lagged so I will probably just get some sleep before the others get here" Mia smiled and Misato smiled back.
"Thanks a lot, tell Shinji and Asuka that I will be back around six OK, oh and tell Shinji that it is his turn to cook" Misato called out before shutting the door.
Mia sighed hanging the last of her clothes up; she shoved the suitcase in the wardrobe opening one of her three boxes. On top of the first box was a photo of her and her mum in Venice a year ago. She put it on the beside- table and smiled wiping a tear away.
"I miss you already mum" she whispered to the picture taking out her laptop and putting it on the table along with a bunch of books, most were just free reading but some were on countries and computer systems. The other boxes had only unimportant things that she would only need when she moved out of this apartment.
Mia sat on the bed and looked over at the white sheet on her piano. She lifted it up slightly and positioned her fingers on the keys playing a slow melody of Ode to joy. She played it until the end of the song before getting off the seat and lying on the bed staring at the ceiling.
After just lying there for half an hour she sat up and walked out of the bedroom to explore the apartment. She walked through the small living room that joined onto the kitchen and dining room before looking into the bathroom that was joined on with the toilet.
The doors were strange as they slid rather than swung. For a moment she was mesmerized by the sliding door before walking back towards her bedroom. Asuka's bedroom door was open slightly so she peered in. It was definitely a girls room with just they smell of musk giving it away.
The bed was in the same position as her and the cordless phone was on top of the bedspread. A few notes and books were on the desk crammed with papers on the table as well. A radio was still playing music as Mia backed away from the door walking over to Shinji's room.
Mia looked into the dark room that was boring as hell. There was no sing that anyone lived in their except for that fact that there was a sign on the door saying 'Shinji's lovely suite'. A Walkman was sitting on the bed with the headphones stretching out like snakes from the small box.
Mia walked back into her room and took the empty boxes into the kitchen folding them up and placing them in the corner out of the way. At that moment the door opened and Asuka threw her bag in the corner stretching and yawning.
"What a boring.Ahh! Who are you?" she jumped backwards leaning on the door.
"I know you are Asuka" Mia smirked looking at the red clips that held Asuka's long red hair up, her fringe was long and sat in her eyes covering the blueness of them.
"You're the new pilot?" Asuka's eyes widened and Mia nodded cautiously. "And you're living here?"
"Just for three weeks then I am moving upstairs" Mia said and Asuka's eyes flashed.
"Well then I should properly introduce myself then since we'll be living together for the next3 weeks, I am Asuka Langley Sohyru" she smiled and her eyes squinted.
"Mia Zaharia, your German right?" she asked and Asuka nodded amazed.
"How did you know?" she gasped.
"You have a German accent and you look German as well" Mia stated the obvious and Asuka looked impressed.
"I am willing to bet that you are Italian," Asuka said and Mia nodded. "Fantastic! We are both exchange students!" Asuka ran into her room. "I'll be right back," she said and Mia heard the phone dial and Asuka scream into the phone.
Mia walked over to the fridge and opened it to find gallons of beer. She opened another part and took out a can of soda opening it before she heard the door open.
There was a slight pause after Mia heard something drop to the floor, perhaps a school bag.
"Asuka" a boys voice called out.
"Not now Shinji can't you see that I am on the phone!" Asuka slammed her door shut as Mia heard the fridge open, except it wasn't the fridge where she had gotten her drink. She looked over and found a penguin walking around near her.
"AHH!" She screamed backing back and bumping into the boy. "What is that?" she grabbed his shirt and shook him.
He blinked twice stuttering.
"Th.that's P.Penpen" he answered and she let him go. "Who are you?" he asked and she stared at him.
"Mia Zaharia, the fourth child" she answered and he just started at her. "Would you like to introduce you as well?" she asked and he shook his head.
"I am Shinji Ikari," he answered at last.
"Nice to meet you" She smiled and he nodded.
"Same" he said as Asuka ran out of the room and grabbed Mia by the elbow.
"He is an idiot, just ignore him," she said poking her tongue out at him and taking Mia into her room.
"Oh wait, Misato says that she has gone out and will be back at six, she also said to remind you that it is your night to cook" Mia said and Shinji nodded but Asuka laughed.
"Ha, ha" Asuka laughed and Shinji walked into his room with one phrase repeating in his head 'the fourth child'
"Mia Zaharia, Ms Katsuragi is here for you" one of the Nerv men said to her and she got up grabbing her backpack. She nodded as she became face to face with her temporary guardian.
"Hi Mia, you can call me Misato" she smiled sincerely and Mia smiled back. Misato seemed to be a nice person, her blue hair was tied up in a ponytail and her suit had an Operation's major badge on it.
"Hi" Mia said quietly as they walked down the single flight of stairs to Misato's car. Mia climbed in and sat down in the car as Misato swore at the engine to get it going.
"You're Italian right?" Misato asked and Mia nodded.
"My mother is Italian, I don't have a father," she said watching as all of the high-rise building flashed by.
"Sorry to hear that" Misato replied. "Anyway I am sorry if you like quiet spaces and being by yourself because two of the other children sty with me as well" she smiled.
"Other children? As in the other pilots?" Mia asked and Misato nodded pulling into the car park under an apartment block.
"Yes, Shinji Ikari the third child and Asuka Langley Sohyru the second child. I must warn you not to feel intimidated by Asuka, she is a very forward person." Misato's voice trailed off and Mia raised her eyebrow, 'forward person?'
"They are at school at the moment but they will be home in around and hour or so" Misato added.
"That's fine" Mia said as they used the elevator to go upstairs. Misato opened the door and Mia just stood in the doorframe looking into the apartment.
"Go on in, this is your home for now" Misato smiled and Mia looked awkwardly at her.
"I really don't want to intrude," she said and Misato smiled hitting her on the back.
"You remind me too much of Shinji, you are not intruding, go on" Misato laughed and Mia walked inside and Misato showed Mia her new room beside Asuka's that was next to Shinji's.
"Oh Misato." Mia began as the doorbell rang. Misato opened the door to find an enormous covered object on wheels; the removal's men had strained faces as the pushed it towards the apartment. "I have one large possession"
"What is it?" Misato exclaimed and Mia laughed.
"It is a piano" she smiled and Misato laughed.
"I had no idea"
"I wont play it don't worry" Mia promised and Misato shook her hand.
"It isn't a problem, you can play it if you like" Misato said and after all of the boxes had been taken into Mia's room the phone rang. Misato went to answer it as Mia unpacked her luggage, as she was hanging her clothes up she overheard the telephone conversation.
"Oh hi Kaji.mmhmm.yeah.that would be great.now?.it is just that the fourth child has just arrived.yes she is staying at my place.you sound just like Ritsuko.it is only temporary while she settles in and waited for the upstairs apartment to become available.ok fine I'll come.see you then.bye" Misato hung up the phone and Mia heard her walking this way.
"Would you mind if I just went out for a while?" Misato asked Mia and Mia laughed.
"Don't worry about me, I will just unpack and I am a bit jet-lagged so I will probably just get some sleep before the others get here" Mia smiled and Misato smiled back.
"Thanks a lot, tell Shinji and Asuka that I will be back around six OK, oh and tell Shinji that it is his turn to cook" Misato called out before shutting the door.
Mia sighed hanging the last of her clothes up; she shoved the suitcase in the wardrobe opening one of her three boxes. On top of the first box was a photo of her and her mum in Venice a year ago. She put it on the beside- table and smiled wiping a tear away.
"I miss you already mum" she whispered to the picture taking out her laptop and putting it on the table along with a bunch of books, most were just free reading but some were on countries and computer systems. The other boxes had only unimportant things that she would only need when she moved out of this apartment.
Mia sat on the bed and looked over at the white sheet on her piano. She lifted it up slightly and positioned her fingers on the keys playing a slow melody of Ode to joy. She played it until the end of the song before getting off the seat and lying on the bed staring at the ceiling.
After just lying there for half an hour she sat up and walked out of the bedroom to explore the apartment. She walked through the small living room that joined onto the kitchen and dining room before looking into the bathroom that was joined on with the toilet.
The doors were strange as they slid rather than swung. For a moment she was mesmerized by the sliding door before walking back towards her bedroom. Asuka's bedroom door was open slightly so she peered in. It was definitely a girls room with just they smell of musk giving it away.
The bed was in the same position as her and the cordless phone was on top of the bedspread. A few notes and books were on the desk crammed with papers on the table as well. A radio was still playing music as Mia backed away from the door walking over to Shinji's room.
Mia looked into the dark room that was boring as hell. There was no sing that anyone lived in their except for that fact that there was a sign on the door saying 'Shinji's lovely suite'. A Walkman was sitting on the bed with the headphones stretching out like snakes from the small box.
Mia walked back into her room and took the empty boxes into the kitchen folding them up and placing them in the corner out of the way. At that moment the door opened and Asuka threw her bag in the corner stretching and yawning.
"What a boring.Ahh! Who are you?" she jumped backwards leaning on the door.
"I know you are Asuka" Mia smirked looking at the red clips that held Asuka's long red hair up, her fringe was long and sat in her eyes covering the blueness of them.
"You're the new pilot?" Asuka's eyes widened and Mia nodded cautiously. "And you're living here?"
"Just for three weeks then I am moving upstairs" Mia said and Asuka's eyes flashed.
"Well then I should properly introduce myself then since we'll be living together for the next3 weeks, I am Asuka Langley Sohyru" she smiled and her eyes squinted.
"Mia Zaharia, your German right?" she asked and Asuka nodded amazed.
"How did you know?" she gasped.
"You have a German accent and you look German as well" Mia stated the obvious and Asuka looked impressed.
"I am willing to bet that you are Italian," Asuka said and Mia nodded. "Fantastic! We are both exchange students!" Asuka ran into her room. "I'll be right back," she said and Mia heard the phone dial and Asuka scream into the phone.
Mia walked over to the fridge and opened it to find gallons of beer. She opened another part and took out a can of soda opening it before she heard the door open.
There was a slight pause after Mia heard something drop to the floor, perhaps a school bag.
"Asuka" a boys voice called out.
"Not now Shinji can't you see that I am on the phone!" Asuka slammed her door shut as Mia heard the fridge open, except it wasn't the fridge where she had gotten her drink. She looked over and found a penguin walking around near her.
"AHH!" She screamed backing back and bumping into the boy. "What is that?" she grabbed his shirt and shook him.
He blinked twice stuttering.
"Th.that's P.Penpen" he answered and she let him go. "Who are you?" he asked and she stared at him.
"Mia Zaharia, the fourth child" she answered and he just started at her. "Would you like to introduce you as well?" she asked and he shook his head.
"I am Shinji Ikari," he answered at last.
"Nice to meet you" She smiled and he nodded.
"Same" he said as Asuka ran out of the room and grabbed Mia by the elbow.
"He is an idiot, just ignore him," she said poking her tongue out at him and taking Mia into her room.
"Oh wait, Misato says that she has gone out and will be back at six, she also said to remind you that it is your night to cook" Mia said and Shinji nodded but Asuka laughed.
"Ha, ha" Asuka laughed and Shinji walked into his room with one phrase repeating in his head 'the fourth child'