Disclaimer: I don't own Neon Genesis Evangelion. If I did, it'd be rich but anyone it belongs to ADVision and GANAIX
Notes: the last chapter was very short for what it used to be. Btw Gendo's first choice was for Shinji to live alone but he had no objections to him living with Rei.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Part 6: The mailman said 'You can only choose one package'
Shinji Ikari could never really adjust to a new home. From his parent's house to his uncles' to Misato's to Rei's, he never felt comfortable. It wasn't, however, due to Rei's distance. It was due to the way his deeply troubled psyche handled various situations. Adjusting was something he couldn't do, like during school. He had trouble adjusting to the idea of not hearing Asuka anymore. She was always silent now, like he was when he first moved to Kanto. But Rei slowly began to talk a little, not a lot, but a few little unnecessary details. It made him...comfortable
"I should like to eat sashimi" the albino slowly muttered out
"A-alright, do you want take-out or me to make it?"
"It does not matter"
The boy smiled and made way to the kitchen "Well, it'll be ready in about a half hour"
"Thank you"
Shinji readied the meal and served it to Rei, she smiled in thanks and began to eat. 'Maybe she can be like she used to be' he looked intently at her, when he was caught he smiled a wide smile.
"Why do you smile needlessly?" puzzled the clueless Rei
"Well, it, uh, feels good"
She tried it. 'She has a beautiful smile' he reasoned. It was elegant and sweet with an innocence to it. They finished the home-cooked meal and afterwards split the dishes 'She's so unlike Asuka; yin to yang. She's is so good with some evil but...I've never seen it'. Upon completion Shinji retired to his new room, Rei staying in the kitchen. He listened to his SDATs, half expecting to hear Asuka and Misato scream at him for breakfast. 'The calm is so...peaceful' he precluded over his current predicament before drifting into an eternity of slumber.
***
A small, awkward boy stands in an endless void. What is this? His world? The world he wants? Or is it the lobby to the dining room? He looks around; nothing.
"Shinji" a gentle elegant voice calls
He turns to the origin; a small boy with an aura, or was it Shinji's mind?
"Kowaru!" Shinji ran to the boy but found he got no closer
"This is not a meeting without circumstances"
"W-what is it Kowaru?"
"You seem at peace with yourself"
"I am"
"Why?"
"Because I don't see Asuka all the time, s-she's not there to make fun of me, order me..."
"Love you?"
"N-no"
"So, you think your happy because you are rid of Unit 02's pilot?"
"Yes"
"Shinji, you Lilum have never understood anything. Happiness is not made or broken by a single choice, it is the culmination of these choices. You ran from Asuka and found Rei. Rei makes you happy because she is quiet, but does Asuka make you sad because she is eccentric?"
"T-that's not it, s-she hits me, she teases me, she..."
"Hurt you, once" the messenger held up a single finger "unintentionally, she meant to teach you a lesson, not injure you. And for that you have punished her by leaving. Was that the right decision?"
"...I-I don't know. Was it?"
The fifth child gave a slight chuckle to this "I cannot answer that. What the right decision is will make you happiest in the end"
The angel made a slight wave of his arms to bring up a void of light. In it appeared an albino, relatively young, for an adult.
***
Rei Ayanami Ikari sat at an oak desk, finely polished. On the other side sat her husband; Shinji Ikari.
"Do you really think we should face him?" the wife asked, head resting on her hand
"I do. Humankind cannot co-exist with an entity with as much power as celufri"
"Some parts are of things destined to happen; you cannot hear them" the messenger informed from the outside
"That is true but to pilot it is...something we delegate to a child"
"Maybe but..." he rested his head back on his leather chair "being one of the children to pilot the angels I cannot give this task to another, knowing what he will suffer"
"That is very noble but...where shall I and...your son be if you die?"
"I am the head of NERV, this world shall end if I fail" he stood up, stating his point
"P-perhaps we could make another one of...me"
He looked at his wife "Never, to compromise existence is something no man should have the power over...besides after father's discovery of Unit 01 no one else could have a chance of synching with it"
"I suppose but promise me you'll be safe" she looked up with innocent eyes
"Don't worry if I fail you'll see me fairly soon" he smiled a bright smile. She returned it and, standing up wished him luck with a kiss.
***
A different place. A red headed vixen about his age stands in a briefing room. She is accompanied by four others. It appears as though the briefing is over. The five leave, splitting their separate ways, with the red head and another staying together.
"Oh Shinji!" she coos, hanging onto his arm
"Y-yes Asuka?" he asks, staring nervously at her
"Are you scared? I mean, fighting against the last moden?"
"N-no, I'm scared that I'll lose you"
"Your sweet" she kissed him on the cheek
"Thanks"
"Hey, you wanna eat somethin'?"
"I guess" he smiled at her, she returned it
They went to a restaurant and sat down in a booth. They ordered and finished rather quickly. The bill came and Asuka looked expectantly at him.
"Well...?"
"Well, uh, I-I don't have any money"
"WHAT?!" the exclamation attracted the attention of everyone in the restaurant
He ducked down into his seat, avoiding the gaze of the girl "Asuka, keep it down"
"Do you expect ME to pay?"
"Well, I, uh..."
She brushed him off "See you at home" and walked out. This left the scared boy to pick up the bill, he had no money. As an exchange he had to wash dishes for a few hours.
***
"You see Shinji, these are what await you"
"S-so, if I decide to fall in love with Rei I'll be the head of NERV?"
"No, these are possible scenarios that could take place. Like the one I played for you in your mind a few months back. They are things that can happen but may not"
"But why?"
"There is no such thing as fate, anything that happens does because it does. If you get out of bed at ten one thing will happen but if you get out at ten o 1 then it will be different. These are possible scenarios. If you fall in love with Asuka or Rei will not guarantee anything respective. However, they will not drift that far. Rei will never be as eccentric as Asuka and her not as quiet as Rei. Neither will be as outspoken as Misato and Misato will never be like any of them"
"...I see"
"So Shinji, if you had to choose and could not change it right now, who would you choose?"
"..."
The angel made a wave of his arm to assimilate the two screens. They formed the face of the different girls one after another.
"Shinji Ikari" a gentle voice asks
"SHINJI!!" a far louder voice orders
The voices don't come from the screens, he spins to the direction to find two women; Asuka Langley Sohryu and Rei Ayanami.
"It is your life Shinji"
"But Kowaru, why do I have to make this decision?"
"You will never be at ease until you do, it will affect everything"
He stands alone for a few moments, the presence of his friend unfelt. The two girls stand before him, waiting. He takes a stride and continues walking until he is caught in the embrace of the he choose. She calls his name.
"I had a feeling you'd choose her"
***
"Shinji?" the voice repeats
"Uh...Ayanami?"
"Yes, you have slept for awhile"
"D-do you want breakfast or something" he smacks his eye with his palm, trying to awaken himself
"I have already made breakfast, yours will get cold" she bends down to inspect him
He retracts his palm and looks up "Uh, thanks"
"Your welcome" she stands up again and walks to the door
"...I made...the right choice" he says to himself
"Excuse me?"
"Oh? Never mind, I'll be out in a minute"
She finished taking the last steps to get out the door, leaving him alone.
"I made the right choice. Thanks Kowaru"
***
Note: okay, that was so freaking short and took so freaking long but I was moving yada, yada. Anyway the next chap I hope will be out soon and the 2nd scenario begins!
Notes: the last chapter was very short for what it used to be. Btw Gendo's first choice was for Shinji to live alone but he had no objections to him living with Rei.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Part 6: The mailman said 'You can only choose one package'
Shinji Ikari could never really adjust to a new home. From his parent's house to his uncles' to Misato's to Rei's, he never felt comfortable. It wasn't, however, due to Rei's distance. It was due to the way his deeply troubled psyche handled various situations. Adjusting was something he couldn't do, like during school. He had trouble adjusting to the idea of not hearing Asuka anymore. She was always silent now, like he was when he first moved to Kanto. But Rei slowly began to talk a little, not a lot, but a few little unnecessary details. It made him...comfortable
"I should like to eat sashimi" the albino slowly muttered out
"A-alright, do you want take-out or me to make it?"
"It does not matter"
The boy smiled and made way to the kitchen "Well, it'll be ready in about a half hour"
"Thank you"
Shinji readied the meal and served it to Rei, she smiled in thanks and began to eat. 'Maybe she can be like she used to be' he looked intently at her, when he was caught he smiled a wide smile.
"Why do you smile needlessly?" puzzled the clueless Rei
"Well, it, uh, feels good"
She tried it. 'She has a beautiful smile' he reasoned. It was elegant and sweet with an innocence to it. They finished the home-cooked meal and afterwards split the dishes 'She's so unlike Asuka; yin to yang. She's is so good with some evil but...I've never seen it'. Upon completion Shinji retired to his new room, Rei staying in the kitchen. He listened to his SDATs, half expecting to hear Asuka and Misato scream at him for breakfast. 'The calm is so...peaceful' he precluded over his current predicament before drifting into an eternity of slumber.
***
A small, awkward boy stands in an endless void. What is this? His world? The world he wants? Or is it the lobby to the dining room? He looks around; nothing.
"Shinji" a gentle elegant voice calls
He turns to the origin; a small boy with an aura, or was it Shinji's mind?
"Kowaru!" Shinji ran to the boy but found he got no closer
"This is not a meeting without circumstances"
"W-what is it Kowaru?"
"You seem at peace with yourself"
"I am"
"Why?"
"Because I don't see Asuka all the time, s-she's not there to make fun of me, order me..."
"Love you?"
"N-no"
"So, you think your happy because you are rid of Unit 02's pilot?"
"Yes"
"Shinji, you Lilum have never understood anything. Happiness is not made or broken by a single choice, it is the culmination of these choices. You ran from Asuka and found Rei. Rei makes you happy because she is quiet, but does Asuka make you sad because she is eccentric?"
"T-that's not it, s-she hits me, she teases me, she..."
"Hurt you, once" the messenger held up a single finger "unintentionally, she meant to teach you a lesson, not injure you. And for that you have punished her by leaving. Was that the right decision?"
"...I-I don't know. Was it?"
The fifth child gave a slight chuckle to this "I cannot answer that. What the right decision is will make you happiest in the end"
The angel made a slight wave of his arms to bring up a void of light. In it appeared an albino, relatively young, for an adult.
***
Rei Ayanami Ikari sat at an oak desk, finely polished. On the other side sat her husband; Shinji Ikari.
"Do you really think we should face him?" the wife asked, head resting on her hand
"I do. Humankind cannot co-exist with an entity with as much power as celufri"
"Some parts are of things destined to happen; you cannot hear them" the messenger informed from the outside
"That is true but to pilot it is...something we delegate to a child"
"Maybe but..." he rested his head back on his leather chair "being one of the children to pilot the angels I cannot give this task to another, knowing what he will suffer"
"That is very noble but...where shall I and...your son be if you die?"
"I am the head of NERV, this world shall end if I fail" he stood up, stating his point
"P-perhaps we could make another one of...me"
He looked at his wife "Never, to compromise existence is something no man should have the power over...besides after father's discovery of Unit 01 no one else could have a chance of synching with it"
"I suppose but promise me you'll be safe" she looked up with innocent eyes
"Don't worry if I fail you'll see me fairly soon" he smiled a bright smile. She returned it and, standing up wished him luck with a kiss.
***
A different place. A red headed vixen about his age stands in a briefing room. She is accompanied by four others. It appears as though the briefing is over. The five leave, splitting their separate ways, with the red head and another staying together.
"Oh Shinji!" she coos, hanging onto his arm
"Y-yes Asuka?" he asks, staring nervously at her
"Are you scared? I mean, fighting against the last moden?"
"N-no, I'm scared that I'll lose you"
"Your sweet" she kissed him on the cheek
"Thanks"
"Hey, you wanna eat somethin'?"
"I guess" he smiled at her, she returned it
They went to a restaurant and sat down in a booth. They ordered and finished rather quickly. The bill came and Asuka looked expectantly at him.
"Well...?"
"Well, uh, I-I don't have any money"
"WHAT?!" the exclamation attracted the attention of everyone in the restaurant
He ducked down into his seat, avoiding the gaze of the girl "Asuka, keep it down"
"Do you expect ME to pay?"
"Well, I, uh..."
She brushed him off "See you at home" and walked out. This left the scared boy to pick up the bill, he had no money. As an exchange he had to wash dishes for a few hours.
***
"You see Shinji, these are what await you"
"S-so, if I decide to fall in love with Rei I'll be the head of NERV?"
"No, these are possible scenarios that could take place. Like the one I played for you in your mind a few months back. They are things that can happen but may not"
"But why?"
"There is no such thing as fate, anything that happens does because it does. If you get out of bed at ten one thing will happen but if you get out at ten o 1 then it will be different. These are possible scenarios. If you fall in love with Asuka or Rei will not guarantee anything respective. However, they will not drift that far. Rei will never be as eccentric as Asuka and her not as quiet as Rei. Neither will be as outspoken as Misato and Misato will never be like any of them"
"...I see"
"So Shinji, if you had to choose and could not change it right now, who would you choose?"
"..."
The angel made a wave of his arm to assimilate the two screens. They formed the face of the different girls one after another.
"Shinji Ikari" a gentle voice asks
"SHINJI!!" a far louder voice orders
The voices don't come from the screens, he spins to the direction to find two women; Asuka Langley Sohryu and Rei Ayanami.
"It is your life Shinji"
"But Kowaru, why do I have to make this decision?"
"You will never be at ease until you do, it will affect everything"
He stands alone for a few moments, the presence of his friend unfelt. The two girls stand before him, waiting. He takes a stride and continues walking until he is caught in the embrace of the he choose. She calls his name.
"I had a feeling you'd choose her"
***
"Shinji?" the voice repeats
"Uh...Ayanami?"
"Yes, you have slept for awhile"
"D-do you want breakfast or something" he smacks his eye with his palm, trying to awaken himself
"I have already made breakfast, yours will get cold" she bends down to inspect him
He retracts his palm and looks up "Uh, thanks"
"Your welcome" she stands up again and walks to the door
"...I made...the right choice" he says to himself
"Excuse me?"
"Oh? Never mind, I'll be out in a minute"
She finished taking the last steps to get out the door, leaving him alone.
"I made the right choice. Thanks Kowaru"
***
Note: okay, that was so freaking short and took so freaking long but I was moving yada, yada. Anyway the next chap I hope will be out soon and the 2nd scenario begins!