Here's chapter three of my new story. I will split my attention between this and CA evenly, although I need to work a bit more on this for the moment. I found it weird that no one asked about the commander of the German Nerv branch. If you look closely at the last chapter he remained a mystery. Well, whether he puzzled you or not, it will be made clear in this chapter.
Brace yourselves for OOC behaviour to the max!
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-15 Years
Chapter 2
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Asuka entered her house and shut the door behind her. Kicking her shoes off, she walked deeper in to the house. Being the sub-commander of the German Nerv branch paid well, and it showed. The furniture and appliances around the house were all of the highest quality, and thus also price. The place had a nice theme which gave the impression of warmth.
As the red haired woman looked around, she couldn't help but sigh. Nice as the place was, it lacked something. That something was quite obvious to her now. She was alone, she had no one for company.
All her life she had pushed everyone away, but by now the loneliness was starting to get to her. Looking back on her life, she had never been in a situation like the one she was in now. At first she had been with Kaji, and then she had moved in with Shinji and Misato. Although she would have never admitted to it in the past, she greatly enjoyed their company. After she came back to Germany she had made some friends, but they could never be as close as Shinji or Misato had been. It's funny how you don't realize you have something until it's gone.
One thing she was never very fond of however; was drinking. Alcohol was one of the few things that you could not find in the house. Taking an orange soda from the fridge, and a few snacks from her stock-piles, she lay back on her couch and started watching TV.
The usual soaps offered a slight form of relief, but her mind soon found itself wondering back to the days gone by. Shinji's arrival had sparked a few old memories, and she couldn't help herself but go back to them every time she was alone.
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*FLASHBACK*
The beep... beep... beep... of the heart monitor was the only sound in the otherwise quiet room, apart from the almost silent breathing of two people. The red haired girl was lying motionless in the bed, while the sleeping boy occupied the chair next to it.
Almost unnoticeably, the heart rate of the sleeping girl slowly began to quicken. One eye, followed by the other slowly opened, momentarily blinded by the change from dark to light.
As if by some mysterious force, this also caused the sleeping boy to stir from his uncomfortable sleeping position.
As the girl's eyes adjusted to the bright light, she slowly turned to face the boy, who was now staring at her with an almost unbelieving expression.
"S-Shinji...?" She asked weakly.
"Asuka!" He quickly stood up and ran to door. "Hey, come quick!" He yelled down the corridor before he ran back to Asuka's side. "Asuka... you're awake!"
"B... Baka..." Was all she could say. She felt so weak, no energy to move or speak. Every once of strength she had was going in to keeping her eyes open.
"Don't worry Asuka." He told her. "You'll be alright."
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*Two Weeks Later - Katsuragi Apartment*
As the apartment door opened, the voice of two teenagers began to get louder as they walked through it and in to the apartment.
"See, I told you you'd be out of there in no time." Shinji said half jokingly.
"Baka!" Asuka yelled at him. "They kept me in there for two whole weeks!"
Shinji's smile became almost wistful. "And I was there most of the time, wasn't I?"
Asuka almost blushed at the thought of someone doing the kinds of things that Shinji had done for her. She wondered if she really deserved to have a friend like him.
"Well, I'll go and throw something together for us to eat." Shinji said as he began to walk towards the kitchen. "You can go and watch some TV if you want. I'm sure you'd like to catch up with all the stuff you've missed."
Asuka took a hold of his hand before he got in to the kitchen.
"Shinji?"
He turned his head so he could look at her. "What is it Asuka?"
"Thanks..." she mumbled. "For everything..."
"No problem."
*END FLASHBACK*
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Asuka had totally spaced out, but now she came back to reality. She turned the TV off and decided to call it a day. Sighing deeply, the now adult Second Child retreated in to her lonely bedroom.
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*Shinji and Hitomi's house*
Shinji sat down at the kitchen table after making himself a hot cup of tea. The whole place reminded him of Misato's apartment, though it was a house.
Hitomi walked in to the kitchen and sat on the table across from Shinji. As she settled down, she cast her eyes towards him and a dream expression over took the features on her face. After 5 minutes of being stared at, Shinji finally decided to say something.
"Shouldn't you be in bed?"
She smiled and blinked away. "Nah... I'm not tired." On retrospect, she struggled to contain a yawn.
Shinji smiled. "Honestly, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow. You should go to bed."
"And you'll be coming with me?"
"Huh... No! I mean... Hitomi!"
"Aww... meanie!" She stuck her tongue out at Shinji.
Shinji sighed again, obviously resigned, and continued to drink his tea.
"So, tell me." The young girl spoke again. "What is it between you and that woman?"
"What woman?"
"You know who I'm talking about!" Hitomi accused loudly. "The Sub-commander, Asuka or what-ever her name is."
"Oh." Shinji looked up at her again. "Nothing." He took another sip from his tea. "Anything that was once between us is now in the past."
Hitomi actually looked relieved at this. Was she jealous of Asuka? That seemed like the most plausible explanation.
"Well, if that's the way it is..." She stood up. "I might as well catch some sleep." She walked out the door. "Good night Shinji!" She yelled from the top floor.
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*Nerv - German Branch*
The supreme commander sat in his office, conversing indirectly with a mysterious group. The only means of communication between them was a small microphone at the side of his desk, and an equally small speaker next to it.
"We might have lost many of our allies after the defeat of the Angels, but an opportunity has once again presented itself." He spoke in to the microphone.
"That is correct." A voice replied.
"But what of the Second Angel?" Another voice asked.
"Yes, what of Lilith?"
The mysterious commander smiled. "Everything is in place."
The first voice that was heard spoke again. "I hope you're right... Keel."
The line was terminated, and Keel of SEELE, relaxed in his seat. His ominous eye visor ever watchful of his dark surroundings.
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To be Continued...
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Hope you enjoyed this chapter. The story won't be as obvious as it first seemed. The next chapter will focus back on Shinji/Asuka developments. Also the activation of Unit 01 will be mentioned.
SEELE are now officially involved, and Keel is in charge of the branch.
Brace yourselves for OOC behaviour to the max!
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-15 Years
Chapter 2
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Asuka entered her house and shut the door behind her. Kicking her shoes off, she walked deeper in to the house. Being the sub-commander of the German Nerv branch paid well, and it showed. The furniture and appliances around the house were all of the highest quality, and thus also price. The place had a nice theme which gave the impression of warmth.
As the red haired woman looked around, she couldn't help but sigh. Nice as the place was, it lacked something. That something was quite obvious to her now. She was alone, she had no one for company.
All her life she had pushed everyone away, but by now the loneliness was starting to get to her. Looking back on her life, she had never been in a situation like the one she was in now. At first she had been with Kaji, and then she had moved in with Shinji and Misato. Although she would have never admitted to it in the past, she greatly enjoyed their company. After she came back to Germany she had made some friends, but they could never be as close as Shinji or Misato had been. It's funny how you don't realize you have something until it's gone.
One thing she was never very fond of however; was drinking. Alcohol was one of the few things that you could not find in the house. Taking an orange soda from the fridge, and a few snacks from her stock-piles, she lay back on her couch and started watching TV.
The usual soaps offered a slight form of relief, but her mind soon found itself wondering back to the days gone by. Shinji's arrival had sparked a few old memories, and she couldn't help herself but go back to them every time she was alone.
---
*FLASHBACK*
The beep... beep... beep... of the heart monitor was the only sound in the otherwise quiet room, apart from the almost silent breathing of two people. The red haired girl was lying motionless in the bed, while the sleeping boy occupied the chair next to it.
Almost unnoticeably, the heart rate of the sleeping girl slowly began to quicken. One eye, followed by the other slowly opened, momentarily blinded by the change from dark to light.
As if by some mysterious force, this also caused the sleeping boy to stir from his uncomfortable sleeping position.
As the girl's eyes adjusted to the bright light, she slowly turned to face the boy, who was now staring at her with an almost unbelieving expression.
"S-Shinji...?" She asked weakly.
"Asuka!" He quickly stood up and ran to door. "Hey, come quick!" He yelled down the corridor before he ran back to Asuka's side. "Asuka... you're awake!"
"B... Baka..." Was all she could say. She felt so weak, no energy to move or speak. Every once of strength she had was going in to keeping her eyes open.
"Don't worry Asuka." He told her. "You'll be alright."
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*Two Weeks Later - Katsuragi Apartment*
As the apartment door opened, the voice of two teenagers began to get louder as they walked through it and in to the apartment.
"See, I told you you'd be out of there in no time." Shinji said half jokingly.
"Baka!" Asuka yelled at him. "They kept me in there for two whole weeks!"
Shinji's smile became almost wistful. "And I was there most of the time, wasn't I?"
Asuka almost blushed at the thought of someone doing the kinds of things that Shinji had done for her. She wondered if she really deserved to have a friend like him.
"Well, I'll go and throw something together for us to eat." Shinji said as he began to walk towards the kitchen. "You can go and watch some TV if you want. I'm sure you'd like to catch up with all the stuff you've missed."
Asuka took a hold of his hand before he got in to the kitchen.
"Shinji?"
He turned his head so he could look at her. "What is it Asuka?"
"Thanks..." she mumbled. "For everything..."
"No problem."
*END FLASHBACK*
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Asuka had totally spaced out, but now she came back to reality. She turned the TV off and decided to call it a day. Sighing deeply, the now adult Second Child retreated in to her lonely bedroom.
********************
*Shinji and Hitomi's house*
Shinji sat down at the kitchen table after making himself a hot cup of tea. The whole place reminded him of Misato's apartment, though it was a house.
Hitomi walked in to the kitchen and sat on the table across from Shinji. As she settled down, she cast her eyes towards him and a dream expression over took the features on her face. After 5 minutes of being stared at, Shinji finally decided to say something.
"Shouldn't you be in bed?"
She smiled and blinked away. "Nah... I'm not tired." On retrospect, she struggled to contain a yawn.
Shinji smiled. "Honestly, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow. You should go to bed."
"And you'll be coming with me?"
"Huh... No! I mean... Hitomi!"
"Aww... meanie!" She stuck her tongue out at Shinji.
Shinji sighed again, obviously resigned, and continued to drink his tea.
"So, tell me." The young girl spoke again. "What is it between you and that woman?"
"What woman?"
"You know who I'm talking about!" Hitomi accused loudly. "The Sub-commander, Asuka or what-ever her name is."
"Oh." Shinji looked up at her again. "Nothing." He took another sip from his tea. "Anything that was once between us is now in the past."
Hitomi actually looked relieved at this. Was she jealous of Asuka? That seemed like the most plausible explanation.
"Well, if that's the way it is..." She stood up. "I might as well catch some sleep." She walked out the door. "Good night Shinji!" She yelled from the top floor.
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*Nerv - German Branch*
The supreme commander sat in his office, conversing indirectly with a mysterious group. The only means of communication between them was a small microphone at the side of his desk, and an equally small speaker next to it.
"We might have lost many of our allies after the defeat of the Angels, but an opportunity has once again presented itself." He spoke in to the microphone.
"That is correct." A voice replied.
"But what of the Second Angel?" Another voice asked.
"Yes, what of Lilith?"
The mysterious commander smiled. "Everything is in place."
The first voice that was heard spoke again. "I hope you're right... Keel."
The line was terminated, and Keel of SEELE, relaxed in his seat. His ominous eye visor ever watchful of his dark surroundings.
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To be Continued...
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Hope you enjoyed this chapter. The story won't be as obvious as it first seemed. The next chapter will focus back on Shinji/Asuka developments. Also the activation of Unit 01 will be mentioned.
SEELE are now officially involved, and Keel is in charge of the branch.