Disclaimer: See chapter 6
Fourth Impact Chapter 9: School
"Misato," said Takoru. She looked up at him. "You look stressed." She looked away.
"Did your parents tell you about what happened when your father was fourteen?" she asked. He blinked.
"A lot of things happened when he was fourteen."
"I'm talking about Eva." She said flatly. He abruptly sat down. Touji had told him about what had happened with Unit 03. Takoru had nightmares for a week. He shuddered. "More of them have gone berserk." She said. "We have to fight them. I'm part of the team."
He looked away, frightened. Then he grinned suddenly. "You know, if this situation weren't so serious, I'd say that it's funny."
"How?" she asked. He could always find something funny in every situation that didn't involve his personal embarrassment.
"Well, back then we were using Evas to fight Angels." She nodded. "Now we're using Angels," he gestured at her "to fight Evas."
She blinked at him several times, then chuckled. "That is ironic, isn't it."
He looked up. "Oh, the teacher's here. I'll talk to you during the lecture." He dashed over to his seat to deliver the required "Stand, bow, sit" routine.
The teacher then began his "my life before Third Impact" lecture, and life went on.
FallenAngel: So how is life in Tokyo 4?
SugarHigh: Not bad. You've come a lot farther than the other cities have.
FallenAngel: Well, we were the first to recover from Third Impact.
Misato was very proud of that. Her own parents had been the first to recover from Third Impact. Physically at least. The city had followed suit.
Ayanami2: Why haven't they moved mother's head yet?
He was referring to the rotting remains of Rei-Lillith's head, still lying in the lake next to Tokyo 4. It was a gruesome sight, but some people insisted on keeping it as a tribute to.something.
FallenAngel: Laziness.
Joker: Can I get in?
FallenAngel: Sure, Takoru. Have you met Adamu and Lilliko personally?
Joker: Oh, you're on a first name basis already. Snicker.
SugarHigh: I would have thought that the class representative would be a bit more polite.
Ayanami2: I wouldn't have. He is Suzuhara-san's son.
Joker: Hey! Just because my father was
There was a long pause as Takoru searched for a suitable word
Joker: was honest, doesn't mean that he was rude.
FallenAngel: Come on, Takoru, he was just joking.
Ayanami2: I was joking?
SugarHigh: You know, Adamu, if you keep this attitude up Misato is never going to go out with you.
Both Adamu and Misato began blushing.
Joker: I knew it! You are getting close, aren't you.
Misato signed off, as did Adamu.
SugarHigh: So, rude-boy, do you have any interests?
Joker: Well, I like football, and track, and anything that involves
SugarHigh: I meant girls.
Joker: Which highly inappropriate response would you like?
Takoru glanced at her and smirked.
SugarHigh: Just tell me if you like anyone. I lived in a small house in the middle of nowhere for all of my life. I need some gossip. So, who do you like?
Joker: Does that include you?
Lilliko blushed and signed off.
Takrou sat back in his chair and watched the teacher. So far not a single thing was different about today's lecture. Many of the students had already fallen asleep, Misato included. He glanced at Adamu and Lilliko. The former was staring out the window. The latter was writing something. A moment later he felt a paper airplane smack into his head. He caught it and unraveled it.
"Stupid boy." Was all it said.
He glanced back to see Lilliko sitting at her desk, still writing. There was a knock from the doorway. The teacher went over to answer, turning away from the classroom for a moment. Suddenly Takoru felt a hand smack him across the cheek. He glanced around, but saw no one. Only now Lilliko was grinning at him. He turned back to the teacher, who was still talking. Then the shower of paper balls hit him.
He sat down next to Misato and began to eat. Lilliko appeared.
"If you're going to dump more paper on me, please wait until I'm done eating." He told her, then began to dig into his bento with his father's appetite. Lilliko giggled.
"Don't worry." She told him. "I ran out of paper." She sat down next to him and leaned back against the tree, looking around. "Is it always like this at lunch?"
"Chaotic? Disorganized? Begging for a food-fight?" asked Takoru around a mouthful of noodles. "Always."
"Class representative." She shook her head. "How did you become that?"
"I'm the only one who managed to memorize enough of the teacher's lecture to do well on the test." He replied. "The rest of the class didn't care, but I inherited my mother's academic habits."
"He also inherited his father's athleticism." Added Misato. "And his parent's good looks. Now if he could work on his politeness he might be prime boyfriend material." She shot a glance at Lilliko, who blushed.
"Well," said Lilliko, "I can tell you that my brother is not prime boyfriend material." Just then, said brother appeared.
"Never wanted to be." He said. Lilliko bounced to her feet and whispered something in his ear. He grimaced, turned red, glanced at Misato, then tripped his sister.
"Eek!" she landed with a thud, glaring at him. He gave her a small smile and took a seat next to Misato, on the other side of Takoru.
"That's the only form of humor that I'll ever show, so don't get your hopes up." He told them.
He trips his sister as a joke? Thought Misato. Weird.
"Oh, Takoru," she said suddenly, "tell them your funny observation."
Takoru nodded. "Well, I said to Misato that back in our parent's day, they were using Evas to fight Angels." Lilliko and Adamu nodded. "Now, you'll be using Angels," he gestured to Misato, "to fight Evas." Lilliko burst out laughing.
"We're still using Evas." Adamu said quietly.
"You just don't get jokes, do you." said Takoru.
"I get the joke, and it would be humorous if it was true." Adamu replied blandly. "But it is not."
Takoru rolled his eyes. "Weird." He turned to Lilliko. "So, you're Ayanami's kids. Sort of hard to believe, considering what my father told me about her."
"What was that?" asked Lilliko. "I know that Adamu acts like mother did."
"That's the point." Said Takoru. "You said it yourself, he's not exactly boyfriend material. Your mother wasn't really girlfriend material either, according to my father. And my mother, surprisingly enough."
"Our mother saved our father from the brink of death." Said Adamu. "That earned her gratitude enough that our father ignored her shyness."
Takoru blinked, then turned back to his lunch. "Interesting."
Just then an alarm went off. "Angel Alert." The four children shot up.
"Got to go." Said Misato. She began to run off in the direction of NERV. Lilliko and Adamu followed her.
"You two get to the shelter." Said Adamu. "There is only one working Unit. I'll pilot it."
"But-" whined Lilliko. He pushed her back and ran on ahead at a speed faster than Misato could hope to achieve.
"Come on," she said to Lilliko. "Let's go. We have to either reach NERV or a shelter, and I don't think your brother would be happy with us at NERV."
AN: And that's where I end the chapter. Should I wait a month before I post again? Wait, I don't have time next month. Anyway, next up is the fight against Unit 14. See you.
Fourth Impact Chapter 9: School
"Misato," said Takoru. She looked up at him. "You look stressed." She looked away.
"Did your parents tell you about what happened when your father was fourteen?" she asked. He blinked.
"A lot of things happened when he was fourteen."
"I'm talking about Eva." She said flatly. He abruptly sat down. Touji had told him about what had happened with Unit 03. Takoru had nightmares for a week. He shuddered. "More of them have gone berserk." She said. "We have to fight them. I'm part of the team."
He looked away, frightened. Then he grinned suddenly. "You know, if this situation weren't so serious, I'd say that it's funny."
"How?" she asked. He could always find something funny in every situation that didn't involve his personal embarrassment.
"Well, back then we were using Evas to fight Angels." She nodded. "Now we're using Angels," he gestured at her "to fight Evas."
She blinked at him several times, then chuckled. "That is ironic, isn't it."
He looked up. "Oh, the teacher's here. I'll talk to you during the lecture." He dashed over to his seat to deliver the required "Stand, bow, sit" routine.
The teacher then began his "my life before Third Impact" lecture, and life went on.
FallenAngel: So how is life in Tokyo 4?
SugarHigh: Not bad. You've come a lot farther than the other cities have.
FallenAngel: Well, we were the first to recover from Third Impact.
Misato was very proud of that. Her own parents had been the first to recover from Third Impact. Physically at least. The city had followed suit.
Ayanami2: Why haven't they moved mother's head yet?
He was referring to the rotting remains of Rei-Lillith's head, still lying in the lake next to Tokyo 4. It was a gruesome sight, but some people insisted on keeping it as a tribute to.something.
FallenAngel: Laziness.
Joker: Can I get in?
FallenAngel: Sure, Takoru. Have you met Adamu and Lilliko personally?
Joker: Oh, you're on a first name basis already. Snicker.
SugarHigh: I would have thought that the class representative would be a bit more polite.
Ayanami2: I wouldn't have. He is Suzuhara-san's son.
Joker: Hey! Just because my father was
There was a long pause as Takoru searched for a suitable word
Joker: was honest, doesn't mean that he was rude.
FallenAngel: Come on, Takoru, he was just joking.
Ayanami2: I was joking?
SugarHigh: You know, Adamu, if you keep this attitude up Misato is never going to go out with you.
Both Adamu and Misato began blushing.
Joker: I knew it! You are getting close, aren't you.
Misato signed off, as did Adamu.
SugarHigh: So, rude-boy, do you have any interests?
Joker: Well, I like football, and track, and anything that involves
SugarHigh: I meant girls.
Joker: Which highly inappropriate response would you like?
Takoru glanced at her and smirked.
SugarHigh: Just tell me if you like anyone. I lived in a small house in the middle of nowhere for all of my life. I need some gossip. So, who do you like?
Joker: Does that include you?
Lilliko blushed and signed off.
Takrou sat back in his chair and watched the teacher. So far not a single thing was different about today's lecture. Many of the students had already fallen asleep, Misato included. He glanced at Adamu and Lilliko. The former was staring out the window. The latter was writing something. A moment later he felt a paper airplane smack into his head. He caught it and unraveled it.
"Stupid boy." Was all it said.
He glanced back to see Lilliko sitting at her desk, still writing. There was a knock from the doorway. The teacher went over to answer, turning away from the classroom for a moment. Suddenly Takoru felt a hand smack him across the cheek. He glanced around, but saw no one. Only now Lilliko was grinning at him. He turned back to the teacher, who was still talking. Then the shower of paper balls hit him.
He sat down next to Misato and began to eat. Lilliko appeared.
"If you're going to dump more paper on me, please wait until I'm done eating." He told her, then began to dig into his bento with his father's appetite. Lilliko giggled.
"Don't worry." She told him. "I ran out of paper." She sat down next to him and leaned back against the tree, looking around. "Is it always like this at lunch?"
"Chaotic? Disorganized? Begging for a food-fight?" asked Takoru around a mouthful of noodles. "Always."
"Class representative." She shook her head. "How did you become that?"
"I'm the only one who managed to memorize enough of the teacher's lecture to do well on the test." He replied. "The rest of the class didn't care, but I inherited my mother's academic habits."
"He also inherited his father's athleticism." Added Misato. "And his parent's good looks. Now if he could work on his politeness he might be prime boyfriend material." She shot a glance at Lilliko, who blushed.
"Well," said Lilliko, "I can tell you that my brother is not prime boyfriend material." Just then, said brother appeared.
"Never wanted to be." He said. Lilliko bounced to her feet and whispered something in his ear. He grimaced, turned red, glanced at Misato, then tripped his sister.
"Eek!" she landed with a thud, glaring at him. He gave her a small smile and took a seat next to Misato, on the other side of Takoru.
"That's the only form of humor that I'll ever show, so don't get your hopes up." He told them.
He trips his sister as a joke? Thought Misato. Weird.
"Oh, Takoru," she said suddenly, "tell them your funny observation."
Takoru nodded. "Well, I said to Misato that back in our parent's day, they were using Evas to fight Angels." Lilliko and Adamu nodded. "Now, you'll be using Angels," he gestured to Misato, "to fight Evas." Lilliko burst out laughing.
"We're still using Evas." Adamu said quietly.
"You just don't get jokes, do you." said Takoru.
"I get the joke, and it would be humorous if it was true." Adamu replied blandly. "But it is not."
Takoru rolled his eyes. "Weird." He turned to Lilliko. "So, you're Ayanami's kids. Sort of hard to believe, considering what my father told me about her."
"What was that?" asked Lilliko. "I know that Adamu acts like mother did."
"That's the point." Said Takoru. "You said it yourself, he's not exactly boyfriend material. Your mother wasn't really girlfriend material either, according to my father. And my mother, surprisingly enough."
"Our mother saved our father from the brink of death." Said Adamu. "That earned her gratitude enough that our father ignored her shyness."
Takoru blinked, then turned back to his lunch. "Interesting."
Just then an alarm went off. "Angel Alert." The four children shot up.
"Got to go." Said Misato. She began to run off in the direction of NERV. Lilliko and Adamu followed her.
"You two get to the shelter." Said Adamu. "There is only one working Unit. I'll pilot it."
"But-" whined Lilliko. He pushed her back and ran on ahead at a speed faster than Misato could hope to achieve.
"Come on," she said to Lilliko. "Let's go. We have to either reach NERV or a shelter, and I don't think your brother would be happy with us at NERV."
AN: And that's where I end the chapter. Should I wait a month before I post again? Wait, I don't have time next month. Anyway, next up is the fight against Unit 14. See you.