Our Guardian Gendo
by DoomaWriter
Author's notes: Well, I'm back from feeding underprivaleged children in parts unknown. Now I, your friendly neighborhood DoomaWriter, am back and my writey senses are tingling! ...........Um....sorry.
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Chapter 4: After School
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Kaji strolled down the halls of NERV quite leisurely. After his last encounter with Asuka and the others, an important realization had come to him. Asuka and Shinji were now looking for a new guardian, which was a great concern for Kaji. It meant that Misato's apartment was free! You won't believe how much two kids could kill the mood.
He stopped outside Misato's office and took a second to check his breath. The door slid open and Kaji gave his trademark grin. "Hey there. How about you and- uh?" Kaji looked in shock at Misato who was now a zombie shell of her former self. She sat in her chair, staring straight forward into nothingness as her hand scribbled on page after page after page.
Misato's glare didn't swagger at all as Kaji moved his hand up and down in front of her face. Taking more drastic measures, he shook the pale Misato's shoulders only to cause her to fall face first into her desk, her hand still moving. Finally, Kaji shrugged and walked out. "I wonder if Ritsuko's around?" He asked himself.
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School had let out and Shinji found himself walking behind Asuka and Rei. Asuka proved her dominance by not allowing Rei to get ahead of her, despite the fact that Rei was the only one who knew the way. Shinji meerly stood to the back because if he dared to get in front of Asuka she'd probably smash his head into a fire hydrant....again.
Suddenly, an irregular noise went off. Shinji and Asuka gave a quick flinch while Rei just glanced back at the young Ikari. "The hell could that be?" Asuka asked irritably. The great Second Child was not to be scared!
"I'm not sure," Shinji said as he reached into his pocket. What he pulled out was his cell phone. The ringing it gave off was a sound none of the children were used to. Shinji looked in awe at the noisy device.
The object that came out of nowhere shocked Asuka. "Since when did you have a phone!?" she asked.
"For a long time now." Shinji said, still focused on the object he had forgotten all about.
"Well?" Asuka asked him. "Are you going to anser it or just stare at the shiney object?"
The boy gave an insulted frown. He turned his attention to the phone and raised his other hand before stopping shortly. His brow began to sweat. *Not good* Shinji thought. *I hope they're not staring at me.* He gave a quick peek up from the phone to see Asuka and Rei's eyes locked upon him. Shinji gulped as his hand began to shiver and his face blushed.
"I don't believe you!" Asuka said as she slapped her forehead. "Stooge doesn't even know how to answer his cell phone!"
"It's not my fault," Shinji said quietly. "I haven't had a call since....since....um..."
With an annoyed moan, the red head snatched the phone fron Shinji, flipped it open and pushed a button. "Here, baka." She threw the phone to Shinji.
"Um, moshi moshi?" Shinji answered.
"Shinji-kun!" The voice was familiar.
"So who is it?" Asuka asked, tapping her foot impatiently.
"Kensuke," Shinji said.
"Ask a stupid question..." Asuka turned back around and the three began walking again.
"Shinji-kun, look behind you, to the right," Kensuke said. Shinji obeyed and he could see a hand from behind a building give a thumb's up. "That's me."
"Why are you here?" Shinji questioned. "Don't you go home the other way?"
"Affirmative. But I'm on business."
"Then why did you call?"
"Well, you're sort of in the way."
Shinji turned around with a quisitve look. Then he noticed the moving red dot on his chest. It slowly moved up and onto the back of Asuka's head. In a panic, Shinji ran toward her fellow pilot. "ASUKA!" he yelled.
Asuka stopped and turned around, wondering what the loser wanted now. "Do you need me to help you turn it off? You're such a-" Her look of aggitation switched to alarming as Shinji tripped over his foot and fell down on top of her. They didn't notice the sound of a small speeding object whizzing by overhead and hitting against the pavement.
"A-are you, okay?" Shinji asked as he loomed over the one he saved. Of course, as fate would have it, Asuka had no clue of the danger she was in and didn't like the idea of Shinji pushing her down.
"Damn," Kensuke said, as he reached for his phone. "I'm going to assume that was an accident!"
Now on his feet, Shinji fumbled for his cell. As he searched his pockets, he felt a cold mass of pure evil appear behind him. Rei felt the need to warn her fellow pilot but mentally squashed it through overactive reasoning. The pool of darkness known as Asuka cracked her knuckles. How dare this low life attack her, the greatest being to ever enter Tokyo-3? He must be punished!
"Were you actually protecting the enemy?" Kensuke asked, speaking into his cell. "Answer me, Shinji-kun! Oi, Shinji-kun!" After a loud scream, a large blur passed by Kensuke at a speed which fluttered his army clothes and forced his glasses from his face. "Well, there goes cadet Shinji-kun. Pity. Now I have to lay low until an opening for a second attack." He rested his gun and sat in the alleyway. "I wonder if Toji's having any luck."
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Back at Misato's apartment, Toji was actually wearing a school uniform. A white button shirt with black pants. His hair was combed down for once. He knocked on the door with a large smile on his face. "Misato-san!" he called out. "It's me, Shinji-kun- I mean, Shinji!"
The door slid open and Toji instantly gave a formal bow. "Misato-san! I, Shinji, humbly request to enter your home!" He waited for a while before the silence told him to open his eyes. The only one at the door was...the penguin?
Penpen looked up at the boy who was obviously not Shinji. Unamused, the penguin stepped back and pushed a button causing the door to close. Toji sighed. "Guess she's not home." His face showed determination. "I'll wait! Misato-san's definitely worth my time! Besides, how long can she take?"
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As the three defenders of the world arrived home, Shinji took the time to look into the kitchen. There was one cup of ramen left on the table. He limped over to the table to give a closer look. It was completely untouched. Just then, Gendo walked from his room and into the kitchen. His eyes met Shinji's. "F-father."
"Yes?" he asked.
After another long stare Gendo began to walk towards Shinji. "I forgot my lunch," he said as he passed with a cup of ramen in his hand. With that he left the building, Shinji, and the ramen. Outside, Gendo smirked. All was going as it should.
Shinji looked at the uneaten breakfast. "Why did I even bother?" Shinji asked himself.
"Why did you?" Rei asked, surprising Shinji yet again.
"A-Ayanami!"
"You prepared an extra one, Ikari-kun. Why?"
"Uh, its, for me!" Shinji said nervously. "I was saving it f-for when I came back! Yup! No hidden cries for attention here."
"It's cold." Rei answered calmly.
"I prefer ramen cold!" To prove it, Shinji grabbed the cup and sipped from it. Shinji shuddered and winced at the same time. "Mmm," he said weakly. "That's how I like it.."
"I see," Rei said. With no more business here, she left Shinji who found himself alone, for about ten seconds.
Asuka was now in the kitchen and fully blushing. The Third Child turned to her and asked, "What is it?"
"...'Mmm, that's how I like it'?!?" She repeated.
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Nightfall. Misato wearily lifted her seemingly heavy eyes to look at the clock. She had two minutes to finish half a room of papers. It appeared that skipping breaks only helped in leaving her hungry. She couldn't possibly finish. Hell, by now it was a task to even fill out the forms somewhat properly. Her process of completeing forms was picking one up and scribbling across the page.
Her office door opened and the commander himself stood at the entrance, the light causing his glasses to glare. "What's this?" He asked sternly.
Misato snapped back to consciousness and began to worry. An explanation was in order. As her mouth opened, Gendo picked up a form, looked at it, then interrupted her. "That's odd. What are these forms doing in your office?" Misato froze. "Looks like there's been a mistake. You filling out all these was completely unneccesary. Well we can't help that can we? These forms'll be out of your office by the time you come back tomorrow." With that, Misato's door closed and she was alone again.
Misato sat quietly, looking at the spot Gendo had been in.
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"M-Misato-san is de-definitl-ly w-worth m-my time!" Toji said as he stood outside of the apartment in the cold night. The door opened and Penpen handed him one of Shinji's jackets and went back in shaking his head.
To be continued...
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Jikai: The showdown between Gendo and Shinji is on! And what can be better than that, you ask? Well, how about some fan service? You don't want to miss the next installment!
Author's notes: Well, I'm back from feeding underprivaleged children in parts unknown. Now I, your friendly neighborhood DoomaWriter, am back and my writey senses are tingling! ...........Um....sorry.
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Chapter 4: After School
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Kaji strolled down the halls of NERV quite leisurely. After his last encounter with Asuka and the others, an important realization had come to him. Asuka and Shinji were now looking for a new guardian, which was a great concern for Kaji. It meant that Misato's apartment was free! You won't believe how much two kids could kill the mood.
He stopped outside Misato's office and took a second to check his breath. The door slid open and Kaji gave his trademark grin. "Hey there. How about you and- uh?" Kaji looked in shock at Misato who was now a zombie shell of her former self. She sat in her chair, staring straight forward into nothingness as her hand scribbled on page after page after page.
Misato's glare didn't swagger at all as Kaji moved his hand up and down in front of her face. Taking more drastic measures, he shook the pale Misato's shoulders only to cause her to fall face first into her desk, her hand still moving. Finally, Kaji shrugged and walked out. "I wonder if Ritsuko's around?" He asked himself.
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School had let out and Shinji found himself walking behind Asuka and Rei. Asuka proved her dominance by not allowing Rei to get ahead of her, despite the fact that Rei was the only one who knew the way. Shinji meerly stood to the back because if he dared to get in front of Asuka she'd probably smash his head into a fire hydrant....again.
Suddenly, an irregular noise went off. Shinji and Asuka gave a quick flinch while Rei just glanced back at the young Ikari. "The hell could that be?" Asuka asked irritably. The great Second Child was not to be scared!
"I'm not sure," Shinji said as he reached into his pocket. What he pulled out was his cell phone. The ringing it gave off was a sound none of the children were used to. Shinji looked in awe at the noisy device.
The object that came out of nowhere shocked Asuka. "Since when did you have a phone!?" she asked.
"For a long time now." Shinji said, still focused on the object he had forgotten all about.
"Well?" Asuka asked him. "Are you going to anser it or just stare at the shiney object?"
The boy gave an insulted frown. He turned his attention to the phone and raised his other hand before stopping shortly. His brow began to sweat. *Not good* Shinji thought. *I hope they're not staring at me.* He gave a quick peek up from the phone to see Asuka and Rei's eyes locked upon him. Shinji gulped as his hand began to shiver and his face blushed.
"I don't believe you!" Asuka said as she slapped her forehead. "Stooge doesn't even know how to answer his cell phone!"
"It's not my fault," Shinji said quietly. "I haven't had a call since....since....um..."
With an annoyed moan, the red head snatched the phone fron Shinji, flipped it open and pushed a button. "Here, baka." She threw the phone to Shinji.
"Um, moshi moshi?" Shinji answered.
"Shinji-kun!" The voice was familiar.
"So who is it?" Asuka asked, tapping her foot impatiently.
"Kensuke," Shinji said.
"Ask a stupid question..." Asuka turned back around and the three began walking again.
"Shinji-kun, look behind you, to the right," Kensuke said. Shinji obeyed and he could see a hand from behind a building give a thumb's up. "That's me."
"Why are you here?" Shinji questioned. "Don't you go home the other way?"
"Affirmative. But I'm on business."
"Then why did you call?"
"Well, you're sort of in the way."
Shinji turned around with a quisitve look. Then he noticed the moving red dot on his chest. It slowly moved up and onto the back of Asuka's head. In a panic, Shinji ran toward her fellow pilot. "ASUKA!" he yelled.
Asuka stopped and turned around, wondering what the loser wanted now. "Do you need me to help you turn it off? You're such a-" Her look of aggitation switched to alarming as Shinji tripped over his foot and fell down on top of her. They didn't notice the sound of a small speeding object whizzing by overhead and hitting against the pavement.
"A-are you, okay?" Shinji asked as he loomed over the one he saved. Of course, as fate would have it, Asuka had no clue of the danger she was in and didn't like the idea of Shinji pushing her down.
"Damn," Kensuke said, as he reached for his phone. "I'm going to assume that was an accident!"
Now on his feet, Shinji fumbled for his cell. As he searched his pockets, he felt a cold mass of pure evil appear behind him. Rei felt the need to warn her fellow pilot but mentally squashed it through overactive reasoning. The pool of darkness known as Asuka cracked her knuckles. How dare this low life attack her, the greatest being to ever enter Tokyo-3? He must be punished!
"Were you actually protecting the enemy?" Kensuke asked, speaking into his cell. "Answer me, Shinji-kun! Oi, Shinji-kun!" After a loud scream, a large blur passed by Kensuke at a speed which fluttered his army clothes and forced his glasses from his face. "Well, there goes cadet Shinji-kun. Pity. Now I have to lay low until an opening for a second attack." He rested his gun and sat in the alleyway. "I wonder if Toji's having any luck."
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Back at Misato's apartment, Toji was actually wearing a school uniform. A white button shirt with black pants. His hair was combed down for once. He knocked on the door with a large smile on his face. "Misato-san!" he called out. "It's me, Shinji-kun- I mean, Shinji!"
The door slid open and Toji instantly gave a formal bow. "Misato-san! I, Shinji, humbly request to enter your home!" He waited for a while before the silence told him to open his eyes. The only one at the door was...the penguin?
Penpen looked up at the boy who was obviously not Shinji. Unamused, the penguin stepped back and pushed a button causing the door to close. Toji sighed. "Guess she's not home." His face showed determination. "I'll wait! Misato-san's definitely worth my time! Besides, how long can she take?"
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As the three defenders of the world arrived home, Shinji took the time to look into the kitchen. There was one cup of ramen left on the table. He limped over to the table to give a closer look. It was completely untouched. Just then, Gendo walked from his room and into the kitchen. His eyes met Shinji's. "F-father."
"Yes?" he asked.
After another long stare Gendo began to walk towards Shinji. "I forgot my lunch," he said as he passed with a cup of ramen in his hand. With that he left the building, Shinji, and the ramen. Outside, Gendo smirked. All was going as it should.
Shinji looked at the uneaten breakfast. "Why did I even bother?" Shinji asked himself.
"Why did you?" Rei asked, surprising Shinji yet again.
"A-Ayanami!"
"You prepared an extra one, Ikari-kun. Why?"
"Uh, its, for me!" Shinji said nervously. "I was saving it f-for when I came back! Yup! No hidden cries for attention here."
"It's cold." Rei answered calmly.
"I prefer ramen cold!" To prove it, Shinji grabbed the cup and sipped from it. Shinji shuddered and winced at the same time. "Mmm," he said weakly. "That's how I like it.."
"I see," Rei said. With no more business here, she left Shinji who found himself alone, for about ten seconds.
Asuka was now in the kitchen and fully blushing. The Third Child turned to her and asked, "What is it?"
"...'Mmm, that's how I like it'?!?" She repeated.
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Nightfall. Misato wearily lifted her seemingly heavy eyes to look at the clock. She had two minutes to finish half a room of papers. It appeared that skipping breaks only helped in leaving her hungry. She couldn't possibly finish. Hell, by now it was a task to even fill out the forms somewhat properly. Her process of completeing forms was picking one up and scribbling across the page.
Her office door opened and the commander himself stood at the entrance, the light causing his glasses to glare. "What's this?" He asked sternly.
Misato snapped back to consciousness and began to worry. An explanation was in order. As her mouth opened, Gendo picked up a form, looked at it, then interrupted her. "That's odd. What are these forms doing in your office?" Misato froze. "Looks like there's been a mistake. You filling out all these was completely unneccesary. Well we can't help that can we? These forms'll be out of your office by the time you come back tomorrow." With that, Misato's door closed and she was alone again.
Misato sat quietly, looking at the spot Gendo had been in.
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"M-Misato-san is de-definitl-ly w-worth m-my time!" Toji said as he stood outside of the apartment in the cold night. The door opened and Penpen handed him one of Shinji's jackets and went back in shaking his head.
To be continued...
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Jikai: The showdown between Gendo and Shinji is on! And what can be better than that, you ask? Well, how about some fan service? You don't want to miss the next installment!
