Disclaimer: I don't own Evangelion. If I did then this would be an anime. Anyway Evangelion is owned by GAINIX and ADVision.
Notes: I'm sure you can all see where this is going to go in terms of romance. Or is it? It is. Sigh
Ai wa ii desu ne.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Part 4: The course of true love...
The dark office of Gendo Ikari. Everything matches his personality: clothes; black, view; none, atmosphere; silence. Everything but his usually energetic visitor. The 3rd head of NERV, Major Katsuragi.
"And Dr. Akagi cannot debunk why Unit 01 shut down?" the pilot's father asked through folded fingers
"No sir, however, it is my personal opinion that the extreme stress of the pilot, with having the head and upper limbs ripped off, caused it to shut down" She stood, rather uncomfortably, erect reporting her thought
"That is why it is your opinion. The S2 engine operates until the core is destroyed"
"Yes sir"
"Dismissed Major Katsuragi"
"Thank you sir...May I ask you something?"
"No"
Misato let the awkward silence fill the room before she took it upon herself to quickly step out. 'Why was there another angel? All 17 were destroyed!'
Gendo waited for Misato to have been absent for a few moments before speaking with Fuyutsuki.
"Hmm, I think she wonders why there was another angel" Gendo stated turning to face his old friend
"Everyone wants to know. They were very pushy with their questions about why NERV still exists before today"
"Well, perhaps they will silence themselves until scenario 2 takes place"
"Oh! You've confirmed it?"
"Indeed. Yui keeps good notes...But we will soon need the next child for the when the two moons clash"
***
It had taken a while for the rescue team to get the three Eva pilots out, especially Asuka, her super-heated hatch and been broken off in the grip. When Shinji had returned to the locker room he was glad that he had someone to talk with even though there was some silence between the 2 once good friends.
"..."
"..."
"T-Toji?" Shinji piped after a few moments
"Yeah?" the recovered 4th child asked
"H-how did you, uh, y'know, uh, the leg?" Shinji stuttered out against his guilt
"Oh this one?" Toji asked as he slipped on his favorable track suit
"Well, they gave me some drugs and took some samples of my other leg. After they gave me some, uh, what'd they call it? Oh yeah, reconstructive surgery or somethin' and I had this here. I don't know all the details"
"I-I'm sorry Toji"
"Fer what?"
"For doing that to you"
"This? Naw, Misato dropped by one day, gave me some stuff. And a kiss!!" Toji's eyes went dreamy as Shinji wondered about the sanity of his friend "Anyway, she told me all about what happened. I forgave ya a long time ago"
"That's great! I'm glad we can be friends again" Shinji enthusiastically stated
"Will you two shut up!!" a familiar voice called past the screen
"She always like that?" Toji asked with a finger pointing that way
"No, she's just a little, competitive, stupidly, when it comes to the Evas" Shinji explained "And she was beaten fairly bad, her pride just breaks in half so easily" Shinji whispered next to Toji
"Wow. Freak"
Shinji finished buttoning up his shirt and place his plug suit in the locker assigned to him. Toji waited for him, walking beside him when Shinji was going to leave. Misato materialized in the doorway that acts as an exit and entrance.
"Uh, hah, hi Misato!" Toji eagerly greeted
"Hello Toji. You know how to get to Commander Ikari's office, right?"
"Uh, yeah Misato"
"Good, then please report there"
"Oh? Okay" starting past the beautiful women towards his superiors office
"Oh, and Toji. Good job"
Toji spun around and bowed making a perfect right angle "Thank you ma'am!"
"Shinji"
"Yes Misato?"
"I have a lot of paperwork to fill out, take my dinner chore please"
"Of course Misato"
"Thanks Shinji!"
***
It took a while before Shinji gave up on waiting for Toji. 'My father never talks to me that long...' Shinji grumbled as he made his way home. He took the elevator up, glancing at his watch '7:02. I hope Asuka isn't home'. He didn't really feel like cooking but knew he'd cave if she asked, no, ordered him to. He walked through the corridor, gazing ahead at the night sky until he reached the door reading 'Katsuragi'. Preparing himself for a verbal beating he opened the door.
"Finally!" the unsuspected voice called out
Shinji held back thinking he was going to be hit but it never came. She had a tendency to take out her anger on him.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Asuka asked with a certain expectancy in her voice
"Oh...ah, nothing, ha, ha"
Asuka gave Shinji a suspecting look before walking back into the apartment that a boy, girl and woman shared. Shinji wondered what just happened before going in.
"Ah, Misato's not going to be home so we have to cook for ourselves"
Shinji couldn't see Asuka but could hear her voice clearly "I know, she called here an hour ago telling me we had to make dinner"
"Yeah, so...ah, what do you want?"
"Huh? I already made something" Asuka answered, peering her head around the corner
Shinji was taken back by this turn of events 'she's going to poison me!' he negatively thought. '...Or she didn't make anything for me' Shinji completed his thought before proceeding past the bedroom hallway to the kitchen. It had quite a bit of food on it but Asuka could stuff herself if she wanted to 'Hmm, she must not have eaten...'
"Anyway, I haven't eaten..." Asuka started, sitting down to the food at the table
'Ah ha, I was right! Great, now I have to cook' Shinji thought triumphantly before groaning
"And I may not be as good with the feminine stuff as you but you wanna join me?"
Shinji stood there in silence before slowly sitting down 'She must be doing this because she wouldn't give me back my money!'. She had taken it when they were making way to NERV, to buy a hot dog, but never spent it or gave it back. The reluctant boy sat down in the seat and picked up the chopsticks. He was about to dig into some ramen, made from scratch. He was very reluctant to do so, it was brightly colored, which was good but he had never eaten anything made by Asuka.
Asuka, seeing Shinji's reluctance to eat, took a break from her meal to explain to him what it was "It's called ramen, unlike Misato, I know how to make it from scratch!"
Shinji continued to eye it cautiously before picking it up with the chopsticks. The utensils shook as it made way to the mouth, and finally, with Asuka's intent look of disapproval, he ate it. He chewed and chewed until he finally swallowed it.
"Mhm, it's good!" Shinji complemented
"I know! I'm the best at anything I do!" Asuka beamed with pride
The rest of the meal went off with relatively little and irrelevant conversation. Afterwards the two decided to watch something on the tube. They sat on opposite sides of the tea table with an arm slung on it. Nothing good was on, just soaps, news, and old episodes of animes.
"Well, another boring day of money giving"
"Fridays never are any good"
"..."
"..."
"...Do you miss Kaji?" he needed the awkward silence to end
"...Sometimes, I just wish I had one time with him. I really loved him" Asuka stated, remembering around the time she found out about the 4th child (see manga to know what I'm talking about)
"I don't know what your talking about but it does hurt to lose a loved one. But could really love a man twice your age?"
"I did love him. There was something about him, he was manly and cute and nice and brave...But, who did you lose to learn that?"
"My mom died when I was four but...I never knew that until people told me"
"Oh"
"Apparently I was very different before then and that I started to change after I began piloting Eva"
"...I hear that you didn't chose to become an Eva pilot"
"I didn't...Father forced me to..."
"Why do you still do it?"
"To hear the words of congratulations from him. To be acknowledged that I exist. That I deserve to exist, to be respected..."
"Those are sad reasons..."
"...To be loved"
"You haven't found the last one, have you?"
"...No"
They had turned away from the television now and were deeply involved in their conversation about...existence.
"Why do you have such problems with your mother?"
This must have offended Asuka for she turned her face away from Shinji. She didn't want him to see that a slight buildup of a tear came in her right eye. She waited for it to pass before turning back.
"Did I say something wrong?"
"My...mama went insane and...tried to commit traditional suicide"
"...Oh,...how can you try to commit traditional suicide"
"Mama was insane and..." Asuka took a little sniffle before continuing "she thought I was a doll" the last few words were forcefully choked out
Shinji sat there, unknowing what to do. He thought back to any situations like this one and, as a result, placed his hand on Asuka's. He gave his condolences and she grasped his hand tightly. They sat there for a few moments, unsure of the next action.
"Kiss me" Asuka ordered
"Huh?" Shinji pulled his hand back and stared at her
Asuka looked at him, the boy she had kissed only once before out of boredom. He looked back, visibly confused and a little afraid. She leaned forward and he leaned back. She stopped and he did the same, extending her hands she grasped Shinji's shoulders and pulled him towards her lips.
***
"Stupid angel and it's stupid race" Misato cursed the cause of her paperwork as she rubbed her eyes to stay awake. She glared hard at her watch, as though she were trying to make it go backwards '4 am. Then I have to get up at 8 and go back to stupid NERV'. She planned to walk right past anything that needed doing and plopping herself on a futon to whisk her to sleep. However, the sight that impeded her way to her room brought her eyelids closing to a screeching halt. In the middle of the ground, in front of the t.v. lay, on a single futon, Asuka and Shinji locked in embrace. Misato stared hard at them, sorting reasons as to why they were doing this: 1. They were both very tired and simply fell asleep next to one another. Unlikely, Asuka would beat the crap out of Shinji for that. 2. Shinji realized he had the hots for Asuka and put the moves on her thus, getting into her pants. Impossible, Shinji is as much of a man as I am, and has less balls to do that. 3. Asuka realized she liked Shinji and put the moves on him, convincing him all the while to sleep together but not sleep together or he didn't get it. Most probable, but still unlikely. 'Great. This is going to make my job even harder and I won't get any sleep and she might make him a man...and he won't do anything like cook or clean!' the last thought truly frightened Misato before she decided to attempt to sleep.
***
Misato, groggy from only getting about an hours sleep, needed more then the usual 1 beer to perk her up. She made her way to the kitchen and smelled something good...but different. 'Oh god, please let him be cooking' she wearily made her way to the source of the smell and saw Asuka at the table, eating bacon and eggs and Shinji at the counter, in an apron, making the bacon and eggs 'Score. He still cooks'. Much relieved now Misato opened the fridge and brought out 3 beers, chugging them with unbelievable haste.
"Oh yeah! Good stuff" Misato gave a wide dopey smile as she finished the first of three beers
"Morning Misato" the apron covered Shinji greeted
"I can't believe your our guardian" Asuka felt rolling her eyes
'Should I ask about what I saw? I really shouldn't but...' her demon and angel battled out inside her "Why were you two sleeping together?" Misato hastily asked
Both Shinji and Asuka stood in awe "...ah"
Shinji stayed silent while Asuka answered "Well, I guess we're, y'know, there"
Misato realized Asuka's shyness and capitalized on it "Oh, is Asuka scared to say 'love'? She's still just a wittle baby!"
The shy child just brushed her guardian off and went to her room to change. Misato giggled and went to finishing her 3rd beer. Between sips she spoke to the cooking Shinji "So, did you see anything good?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Misato turned and stared at her beer before realizing her mistake "Ah, never mind Shinji" she glanced at the clock and her eyes popped out "Shinji! You and Asuka hurry to school or you'll be late! And I'll be too!" Misato got up quickly, unaware that her bra had seemingly been left in her room and that Shinji was in the room. She dashed her cans in the garbage and went into the washroom leaving the emerging Asuka and Shinji to leave for school.
***
In the room inhabited by Class 2-A the teacher again babbled about second impact and how everyone was affected by it. The red laptops on every students desk covered their heads allowing to sleep until the bell hit 12.
"And so, that concludes today's lecture of second impact" the blind and deaf teacher said to his asleep class "Now...Ikari, please take these copies of 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' and hand it out to the class"
Shinji followed his orders and gathered the books, very thin. He handed one to each of the students who took this service for granted. When Shinji gave Asuka her copy she thanked him and made a quiet kissing noise. He smiled and proceeded to hand out the rest of the books.
The teacher handed out various parts to the class via Hikari who picked them. Shinji was given Lysander, Asuka; Hermia, Hikari gave herself Helena and Toji Demetrius. The rest were small irrelevant parts given to people who couldn't really read English. Actually neither Shinji or Toji could really do it well but Hikari gave them out for amusement. After about an hour of reading Shinji reached a part he found interesting as he and Asuka stood up to read their parts.
"My father has given me a choice; either I shall spend an eternity with Demetrius or I shall spend an eternity with death!" Asuka read with almost perfect English, despite a slight accent
"T-tehae-the ko-ruse-co-course of ti-ru-t-true ru-luv ne-he-r-n-never did ru-n su-mu-the-ri-smoothly" Shinji pronounced with broken heavily accented English, trying to sound the words in hiragana
The bell saved Shinji from having to humiliate himself further and allowed him to grab at the lunch that he prepared for himself and Asuka.
***
"What awesome reading Shinji. I really thought I was dating a preschooler" Asuka teased during lunch
"Shut up" Shinji ordered while eating a bowl of rice
"Your just overreacting" Asuka informed, giving him a kiss
Shinji smiled and forgot about the troubles during English class
***
After lunch Shinji and Asuka spent the day in Kanto doing things that only Asuka wanted to do, while Shinji carried bags. The sun had fallen by the time they returned home. Asuka expected to be chewed out by Misato for not having Shinji home in time to cook dinner 'Even though it is her turn'. She twisted the knob and called out that they were home but received no reply. Asuka walked to the answering machine, leaving Shinji to fend for himself by the door, and pushed the play button.
'K, I have no idea where you guys are but you should be home right now! Anyway, I have some work I get to do so you two fend for yourselves. By the way Asuka, I'm out so don't bother'
Shinji dropped the bags on the floor, leaving Asuka to rifle through them. He plopped himself on the couch, picking up the remote to turn on the t.v.. "Hey Shinji!"
"Yeah?"
"Make some dinner"
Shinji let out a heavy sigh and acknowledged, passing Asuka with her clothes to the kitchen. Shinji made some sashimi with tempura. They both ate it up hungrily with various beverages; soda for Shinji and beer for Asuka.
"So...Shinji, what do you want to do?" Asuka proclaimed from boredom
"Ah, nothing?"
"Your no fun" Asuka resumed her pouty posture
"Um...Asuka? Misato asked me something really weird"
"What?"
"She asked if 'I saw anything good'"
Asuka let out a brief laugh before explaining it "She wanted to know if we slept together"
"B-but we did..."
"No, she wants to know if we slept together like a boy-girl"
"Oh! Well, that's just dumb"
"Why? Is sleeping with me so distasteful?" Asuka put Shinji in a very awkward position "Am I ugly?"
"N-no" waving his arms in protest "Sleeping with you would be...good"
"Good? Just good? Chocolate is good"
"I-it'd be great, I think about it all the time"
"Really?"
"Uh...uh..."
"Well, as long as I'm the only one you think of it's fine"
"You are, every since the hos..."
"What about the hospital?" She gave a very evil glare at Shinji, it made him crack
"Well..."
"C'mon, you can tell me anything. What's the worse that can happen?" Asuka coaxed the guilty boy
"I-I did something terrible"
"Like what? Photograph me? Cause that's totally normal" laughed an anxious Asuka
"I-I-I-I t-touched myself"
"what?"
"I-I'm sorry"
"WHAT!"
Asuka was sitting beside Shinji. This turn of events made her stand and Shinji back away. Asuka stood right in front of a trembling Shinji. She stared into his eyes with anger, but not hatred. She moved her shoulder and swung her hand as hard as she could to slap him. Shinji was sent back a bit, with a little bit of blood trickling from his lip. Asuka pushed him against the cabinet, Shinji hit hard. She wasn't done, she grabbed things by the sink and hurled them at him. Only things like chopsticks hit Shinji, nothing that could hurt. But Asuka was mad, and she grabbed anything that touched her hand and threw it. After her arm moved she realized she threw a plate at Shinji. It hit him in the face, shattered and cut him.
"T-that's what you get pervert!" Asuka screamed at Shinji before running out of the kitchen leaving the pilot to grasp his bleeding face
***
The next day, Shinji had been sent to a hospital where he lay with a bandage over his eye. He slept a lot of the day and ate little. A day later he was given surgery to fix his lens, cut in half, and the scratch on his cornea. When he awoke from the operation many cards lay upon a desk by his bed. He turned over a read them.
"Asuka" he called out before throwing it to the floor
"Asuka" he sent it the way of the last one
"Asuka" dashed it to the ground
"Toji" Shinji read before opening it "Hey Shinji, get better soon. I need to copy my homework off someone"
"Kensuke. Hey Shinji, life's boring without you in it. Later"
"Hikari. I wish you well Shinji. See you soon"
"Misato. Get better Shinji. I need food!" Shinji chuckled at his guardian's card
"Huh, Ayanami. Dear Pilot Ikari. I wish you well and good fortune. Sincerely, Rei Ayanami"
He continued looking through the cards, there was one by Ritsuko, Ibuki, Aoba, and Hyuga and then, he found one from Gendo Ikari, his father.
"...Father, No words. Surprising" as he opened the card a small photo fell out. He picked it up and examined a photo of his mother and himself. "Thanks"
"Asuka"
"Asuka"
"Asuka"
The last of the cards belonged to the fiery red head but Shinji uncaringly threw them to the ground. He rested in his bed and, after a few hours the door opened. He turned to see his visitor but quickly turned back when he saw the auburn hair.
"Shinji?" an uncharacteristic gently voice asked
"..."
"I know your mad. And you have every right to be"
"...Go away"
"I'm sorry Shinji"
"Go rot in a hole"
"...Goodbye Shinji"
Shinji could hear the footsteps echo outside the door but only moments later another pair neared. Shinji turned again to see some light blue hair.
"Pilot Ikari?"
"Yes Rei?"
"I wanted to see if you were recovered"
"It'll be awhile but I'll manage"
"That is good. Do you know why Pilot Sohryu was crying?"
"...No"
"Very well, your father sends his condolences" The albino pilot reported before leaving her own footstep echoes on the floor
Throughout the course of the day Asuka visited him twice more but she was met with the same response. Afterwards he went to bed and wasn't disturbed until the next day. The nurse came in the morning, telling him that he was to be released. He gladly obliged and left the ward for the waiting room. Everyone he had grown close to was waiting for him around the exit. Asuka was waiting for him by the entrance to the waiting room, she spotted him quickly and ran up to give him a hug. He used his hands to push her away and continued to his friends, greeting them with a smile he hadn't used in awhile. They spent at least a half hour badgering him with questions, but he didn't mind. They walked with him out until he reached the car Misato used to drive him around. She was standing next to the car waiting for his return.
"Hey Shinji. You feel better?" Misato happily greeted at his presence
"Yeah"
"Welcome home Shinji"
"No"
"What?" Misato casually laughed
"I want to move"
***
Note: The characters lose some of theirs around the end. It's hard to do. My first language is Chinese, then Japanese, and then English. It is hard to make sure they stay the same. Please review
Notes: I'm sure you can all see where this is going to go in terms of romance. Or is it? It is. Sigh
Ai wa ii desu ne.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Part 4: The course of true love...
The dark office of Gendo Ikari. Everything matches his personality: clothes; black, view; none, atmosphere; silence. Everything but his usually energetic visitor. The 3rd head of NERV, Major Katsuragi.
"And Dr. Akagi cannot debunk why Unit 01 shut down?" the pilot's father asked through folded fingers
"No sir, however, it is my personal opinion that the extreme stress of the pilot, with having the head and upper limbs ripped off, caused it to shut down" She stood, rather uncomfortably, erect reporting her thought
"That is why it is your opinion. The S2 engine operates until the core is destroyed"
"Yes sir"
"Dismissed Major Katsuragi"
"Thank you sir...May I ask you something?"
"No"
Misato let the awkward silence fill the room before she took it upon herself to quickly step out. 'Why was there another angel? All 17 were destroyed!'
Gendo waited for Misato to have been absent for a few moments before speaking with Fuyutsuki.
"Hmm, I think she wonders why there was another angel" Gendo stated turning to face his old friend
"Everyone wants to know. They were very pushy with their questions about why NERV still exists before today"
"Well, perhaps they will silence themselves until scenario 2 takes place"
"Oh! You've confirmed it?"
"Indeed. Yui keeps good notes...But we will soon need the next child for the when the two moons clash"
***
It had taken a while for the rescue team to get the three Eva pilots out, especially Asuka, her super-heated hatch and been broken off in the grip. When Shinji had returned to the locker room he was glad that he had someone to talk with even though there was some silence between the 2 once good friends.
"..."
"..."
"T-Toji?" Shinji piped after a few moments
"Yeah?" the recovered 4th child asked
"H-how did you, uh, y'know, uh, the leg?" Shinji stuttered out against his guilt
"Oh this one?" Toji asked as he slipped on his favorable track suit
"Well, they gave me some drugs and took some samples of my other leg. After they gave me some, uh, what'd they call it? Oh yeah, reconstructive surgery or somethin' and I had this here. I don't know all the details"
"I-I'm sorry Toji"
"Fer what?"
"For doing that to you"
"This? Naw, Misato dropped by one day, gave me some stuff. And a kiss!!" Toji's eyes went dreamy as Shinji wondered about the sanity of his friend "Anyway, she told me all about what happened. I forgave ya a long time ago"
"That's great! I'm glad we can be friends again" Shinji enthusiastically stated
"Will you two shut up!!" a familiar voice called past the screen
"She always like that?" Toji asked with a finger pointing that way
"No, she's just a little, competitive, stupidly, when it comes to the Evas" Shinji explained "And she was beaten fairly bad, her pride just breaks in half so easily" Shinji whispered next to Toji
"Wow. Freak"
Shinji finished buttoning up his shirt and place his plug suit in the locker assigned to him. Toji waited for him, walking beside him when Shinji was going to leave. Misato materialized in the doorway that acts as an exit and entrance.
"Uh, hah, hi Misato!" Toji eagerly greeted
"Hello Toji. You know how to get to Commander Ikari's office, right?"
"Uh, yeah Misato"
"Good, then please report there"
"Oh? Okay" starting past the beautiful women towards his superiors office
"Oh, and Toji. Good job"
Toji spun around and bowed making a perfect right angle "Thank you ma'am!"
"Shinji"
"Yes Misato?"
"I have a lot of paperwork to fill out, take my dinner chore please"
"Of course Misato"
"Thanks Shinji!"
***
It took a while before Shinji gave up on waiting for Toji. 'My father never talks to me that long...' Shinji grumbled as he made his way home. He took the elevator up, glancing at his watch '7:02. I hope Asuka isn't home'. He didn't really feel like cooking but knew he'd cave if she asked, no, ordered him to. He walked through the corridor, gazing ahead at the night sky until he reached the door reading 'Katsuragi'. Preparing himself for a verbal beating he opened the door.
"Finally!" the unsuspected voice called out
Shinji held back thinking he was going to be hit but it never came. She had a tendency to take out her anger on him.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Asuka asked with a certain expectancy in her voice
"Oh...ah, nothing, ha, ha"
Asuka gave Shinji a suspecting look before walking back into the apartment that a boy, girl and woman shared. Shinji wondered what just happened before going in.
"Ah, Misato's not going to be home so we have to cook for ourselves"
Shinji couldn't see Asuka but could hear her voice clearly "I know, she called here an hour ago telling me we had to make dinner"
"Yeah, so...ah, what do you want?"
"Huh? I already made something" Asuka answered, peering her head around the corner
Shinji was taken back by this turn of events 'she's going to poison me!' he negatively thought. '...Or she didn't make anything for me' Shinji completed his thought before proceeding past the bedroom hallway to the kitchen. It had quite a bit of food on it but Asuka could stuff herself if she wanted to 'Hmm, she must not have eaten...'
"Anyway, I haven't eaten..." Asuka started, sitting down to the food at the table
'Ah ha, I was right! Great, now I have to cook' Shinji thought triumphantly before groaning
"And I may not be as good with the feminine stuff as you but you wanna join me?"
Shinji stood there in silence before slowly sitting down 'She must be doing this because she wouldn't give me back my money!'. She had taken it when they were making way to NERV, to buy a hot dog, but never spent it or gave it back. The reluctant boy sat down in the seat and picked up the chopsticks. He was about to dig into some ramen, made from scratch. He was very reluctant to do so, it was brightly colored, which was good but he had never eaten anything made by Asuka.
Asuka, seeing Shinji's reluctance to eat, took a break from her meal to explain to him what it was "It's called ramen, unlike Misato, I know how to make it from scratch!"
Shinji continued to eye it cautiously before picking it up with the chopsticks. The utensils shook as it made way to the mouth, and finally, with Asuka's intent look of disapproval, he ate it. He chewed and chewed until he finally swallowed it.
"Mhm, it's good!" Shinji complemented
"I know! I'm the best at anything I do!" Asuka beamed with pride
The rest of the meal went off with relatively little and irrelevant conversation. Afterwards the two decided to watch something on the tube. They sat on opposite sides of the tea table with an arm slung on it. Nothing good was on, just soaps, news, and old episodes of animes.
"Well, another boring day of money giving"
"Fridays never are any good"
"..."
"..."
"...Do you miss Kaji?" he needed the awkward silence to end
"...Sometimes, I just wish I had one time with him. I really loved him" Asuka stated, remembering around the time she found out about the 4th child (see manga to know what I'm talking about)
"I don't know what your talking about but it does hurt to lose a loved one. But could really love a man twice your age?"
"I did love him. There was something about him, he was manly and cute and nice and brave...But, who did you lose to learn that?"
"My mom died when I was four but...I never knew that until people told me"
"Oh"
"Apparently I was very different before then and that I started to change after I began piloting Eva"
"...I hear that you didn't chose to become an Eva pilot"
"I didn't...Father forced me to..."
"Why do you still do it?"
"To hear the words of congratulations from him. To be acknowledged that I exist. That I deserve to exist, to be respected..."
"Those are sad reasons..."
"...To be loved"
"You haven't found the last one, have you?"
"...No"
They had turned away from the television now and were deeply involved in their conversation about...existence.
"Why do you have such problems with your mother?"
This must have offended Asuka for she turned her face away from Shinji. She didn't want him to see that a slight buildup of a tear came in her right eye. She waited for it to pass before turning back.
"Did I say something wrong?"
"My...mama went insane and...tried to commit traditional suicide"
"...Oh,...how can you try to commit traditional suicide"
"Mama was insane and..." Asuka took a little sniffle before continuing "she thought I was a doll" the last few words were forcefully choked out
Shinji sat there, unknowing what to do. He thought back to any situations like this one and, as a result, placed his hand on Asuka's. He gave his condolences and she grasped his hand tightly. They sat there for a few moments, unsure of the next action.
"Kiss me" Asuka ordered
"Huh?" Shinji pulled his hand back and stared at her
Asuka looked at him, the boy she had kissed only once before out of boredom. He looked back, visibly confused and a little afraid. She leaned forward and he leaned back. She stopped and he did the same, extending her hands she grasped Shinji's shoulders and pulled him towards her lips.
***
"Stupid angel and it's stupid race" Misato cursed the cause of her paperwork as she rubbed her eyes to stay awake. She glared hard at her watch, as though she were trying to make it go backwards '4 am. Then I have to get up at 8 and go back to stupid NERV'. She planned to walk right past anything that needed doing and plopping herself on a futon to whisk her to sleep. However, the sight that impeded her way to her room brought her eyelids closing to a screeching halt. In the middle of the ground, in front of the t.v. lay, on a single futon, Asuka and Shinji locked in embrace. Misato stared hard at them, sorting reasons as to why they were doing this: 1. They were both very tired and simply fell asleep next to one another. Unlikely, Asuka would beat the crap out of Shinji for that. 2. Shinji realized he had the hots for Asuka and put the moves on her thus, getting into her pants. Impossible, Shinji is as much of a man as I am, and has less balls to do that. 3. Asuka realized she liked Shinji and put the moves on him, convincing him all the while to sleep together but not sleep together or he didn't get it. Most probable, but still unlikely. 'Great. This is going to make my job even harder and I won't get any sleep and she might make him a man...and he won't do anything like cook or clean!' the last thought truly frightened Misato before she decided to attempt to sleep.
***
Misato, groggy from only getting about an hours sleep, needed more then the usual 1 beer to perk her up. She made her way to the kitchen and smelled something good...but different. 'Oh god, please let him be cooking' she wearily made her way to the source of the smell and saw Asuka at the table, eating bacon and eggs and Shinji at the counter, in an apron, making the bacon and eggs 'Score. He still cooks'. Much relieved now Misato opened the fridge and brought out 3 beers, chugging them with unbelievable haste.
"Oh yeah! Good stuff" Misato gave a wide dopey smile as she finished the first of three beers
"Morning Misato" the apron covered Shinji greeted
"I can't believe your our guardian" Asuka felt rolling her eyes
'Should I ask about what I saw? I really shouldn't but...' her demon and angel battled out inside her "Why were you two sleeping together?" Misato hastily asked
Both Shinji and Asuka stood in awe "...ah"
Shinji stayed silent while Asuka answered "Well, I guess we're, y'know, there"
Misato realized Asuka's shyness and capitalized on it "Oh, is Asuka scared to say 'love'? She's still just a wittle baby!"
The shy child just brushed her guardian off and went to her room to change. Misato giggled and went to finishing her 3rd beer. Between sips she spoke to the cooking Shinji "So, did you see anything good?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Misato turned and stared at her beer before realizing her mistake "Ah, never mind Shinji" she glanced at the clock and her eyes popped out "Shinji! You and Asuka hurry to school or you'll be late! And I'll be too!" Misato got up quickly, unaware that her bra had seemingly been left in her room and that Shinji was in the room. She dashed her cans in the garbage and went into the washroom leaving the emerging Asuka and Shinji to leave for school.
***
In the room inhabited by Class 2-A the teacher again babbled about second impact and how everyone was affected by it. The red laptops on every students desk covered their heads allowing to sleep until the bell hit 12.
"And so, that concludes today's lecture of second impact" the blind and deaf teacher said to his asleep class "Now...Ikari, please take these copies of 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' and hand it out to the class"
Shinji followed his orders and gathered the books, very thin. He handed one to each of the students who took this service for granted. When Shinji gave Asuka her copy she thanked him and made a quiet kissing noise. He smiled and proceeded to hand out the rest of the books.
The teacher handed out various parts to the class via Hikari who picked them. Shinji was given Lysander, Asuka; Hermia, Hikari gave herself Helena and Toji Demetrius. The rest were small irrelevant parts given to people who couldn't really read English. Actually neither Shinji or Toji could really do it well but Hikari gave them out for amusement. After about an hour of reading Shinji reached a part he found interesting as he and Asuka stood up to read their parts.
"My father has given me a choice; either I shall spend an eternity with Demetrius or I shall spend an eternity with death!" Asuka read with almost perfect English, despite a slight accent
"T-tehae-the ko-ruse-co-course of ti-ru-t-true ru-luv ne-he-r-n-never did ru-n su-mu-the-ri-smoothly" Shinji pronounced with broken heavily accented English, trying to sound the words in hiragana
The bell saved Shinji from having to humiliate himself further and allowed him to grab at the lunch that he prepared for himself and Asuka.
***
"What awesome reading Shinji. I really thought I was dating a preschooler" Asuka teased during lunch
"Shut up" Shinji ordered while eating a bowl of rice
"Your just overreacting" Asuka informed, giving him a kiss
Shinji smiled and forgot about the troubles during English class
***
After lunch Shinji and Asuka spent the day in Kanto doing things that only Asuka wanted to do, while Shinji carried bags. The sun had fallen by the time they returned home. Asuka expected to be chewed out by Misato for not having Shinji home in time to cook dinner 'Even though it is her turn'. She twisted the knob and called out that they were home but received no reply. Asuka walked to the answering machine, leaving Shinji to fend for himself by the door, and pushed the play button.
'K, I have no idea where you guys are but you should be home right now! Anyway, I have some work I get to do so you two fend for yourselves. By the way Asuka, I'm out so don't bother'
Shinji dropped the bags on the floor, leaving Asuka to rifle through them. He plopped himself on the couch, picking up the remote to turn on the t.v.. "Hey Shinji!"
"Yeah?"
"Make some dinner"
Shinji let out a heavy sigh and acknowledged, passing Asuka with her clothes to the kitchen. Shinji made some sashimi with tempura. They both ate it up hungrily with various beverages; soda for Shinji and beer for Asuka.
"So...Shinji, what do you want to do?" Asuka proclaimed from boredom
"Ah, nothing?"
"Your no fun" Asuka resumed her pouty posture
"Um...Asuka? Misato asked me something really weird"
"What?"
"She asked if 'I saw anything good'"
Asuka let out a brief laugh before explaining it "She wanted to know if we slept together"
"B-but we did..."
"No, she wants to know if we slept together like a boy-girl"
"Oh! Well, that's just dumb"
"Why? Is sleeping with me so distasteful?" Asuka put Shinji in a very awkward position "Am I ugly?"
"N-no" waving his arms in protest "Sleeping with you would be...good"
"Good? Just good? Chocolate is good"
"I-it'd be great, I think about it all the time"
"Really?"
"Uh...uh..."
"Well, as long as I'm the only one you think of it's fine"
"You are, every since the hos..."
"What about the hospital?" She gave a very evil glare at Shinji, it made him crack
"Well..."
"C'mon, you can tell me anything. What's the worse that can happen?" Asuka coaxed the guilty boy
"I-I did something terrible"
"Like what? Photograph me? Cause that's totally normal" laughed an anxious Asuka
"I-I-I-I t-touched myself"
"what?"
"I-I'm sorry"
"WHAT!"
Asuka was sitting beside Shinji. This turn of events made her stand and Shinji back away. Asuka stood right in front of a trembling Shinji. She stared into his eyes with anger, but not hatred. She moved her shoulder and swung her hand as hard as she could to slap him. Shinji was sent back a bit, with a little bit of blood trickling from his lip. Asuka pushed him against the cabinet, Shinji hit hard. She wasn't done, she grabbed things by the sink and hurled them at him. Only things like chopsticks hit Shinji, nothing that could hurt. But Asuka was mad, and she grabbed anything that touched her hand and threw it. After her arm moved she realized she threw a plate at Shinji. It hit him in the face, shattered and cut him.
"T-that's what you get pervert!" Asuka screamed at Shinji before running out of the kitchen leaving the pilot to grasp his bleeding face
***
The next day, Shinji had been sent to a hospital where he lay with a bandage over his eye. He slept a lot of the day and ate little. A day later he was given surgery to fix his lens, cut in half, and the scratch on his cornea. When he awoke from the operation many cards lay upon a desk by his bed. He turned over a read them.
"Asuka" he called out before throwing it to the floor
"Asuka" he sent it the way of the last one
"Asuka" dashed it to the ground
"Toji" Shinji read before opening it "Hey Shinji, get better soon. I need to copy my homework off someone"
"Kensuke. Hey Shinji, life's boring without you in it. Later"
"Hikari. I wish you well Shinji. See you soon"
"Misato. Get better Shinji. I need food!" Shinji chuckled at his guardian's card
"Huh, Ayanami. Dear Pilot Ikari. I wish you well and good fortune. Sincerely, Rei Ayanami"
He continued looking through the cards, there was one by Ritsuko, Ibuki, Aoba, and Hyuga and then, he found one from Gendo Ikari, his father.
"...Father, No words. Surprising" as he opened the card a small photo fell out. He picked it up and examined a photo of his mother and himself. "Thanks"
"Asuka"
"Asuka"
"Asuka"
The last of the cards belonged to the fiery red head but Shinji uncaringly threw them to the ground. He rested in his bed and, after a few hours the door opened. He turned to see his visitor but quickly turned back when he saw the auburn hair.
"Shinji?" an uncharacteristic gently voice asked
"..."
"I know your mad. And you have every right to be"
"...Go away"
"I'm sorry Shinji"
"Go rot in a hole"
"...Goodbye Shinji"
Shinji could hear the footsteps echo outside the door but only moments later another pair neared. Shinji turned again to see some light blue hair.
"Pilot Ikari?"
"Yes Rei?"
"I wanted to see if you were recovered"
"It'll be awhile but I'll manage"
"That is good. Do you know why Pilot Sohryu was crying?"
"...No"
"Very well, your father sends his condolences" The albino pilot reported before leaving her own footstep echoes on the floor
Throughout the course of the day Asuka visited him twice more but she was met with the same response. Afterwards he went to bed and wasn't disturbed until the next day. The nurse came in the morning, telling him that he was to be released. He gladly obliged and left the ward for the waiting room. Everyone he had grown close to was waiting for him around the exit. Asuka was waiting for him by the entrance to the waiting room, she spotted him quickly and ran up to give him a hug. He used his hands to push her away and continued to his friends, greeting them with a smile he hadn't used in awhile. They spent at least a half hour badgering him with questions, but he didn't mind. They walked with him out until he reached the car Misato used to drive him around. She was standing next to the car waiting for his return.
"Hey Shinji. You feel better?" Misato happily greeted at his presence
"Yeah"
"Welcome home Shinji"
"No"
"What?" Misato casually laughed
"I want to move"
***
Note: The characters lose some of theirs around the end. It's hard to do. My first language is Chinese, then Japanese, and then English. It is hard to make sure they stay the same. Please review