Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ferite Nuove
Prologue
A Late Night Visit
"You can't go in there young man." Came the voice of a night nurse.
"But I have to, please." He said.
"Visiting hours are over. You can visit her tomorrow."
"Please miss, it's very important. I just need to talk to her for a minute." He pleaded, the voice was polite but firm and something about his tone made the nurse change her mind.
She sighed. "Room 302. Don't stay too long. I must warn you she's probably asleep."
"Thank you miss." The boy said as he hurried to the elevator. He rode to the third floor and stepped off. He felt a sense of unease as he strode down the hall toward his destination. Sighing, he placed his hand on room 302's door handle and pushed.
The room was dark as Shinji Ikari walked in. He sighed as he approached the bed and sat in the chair beside it. He thought for a moment about what he would say then he sat up straight. "I don't know if you can hear me, but this is really important." He paused a moment and continued.
"I don't understand why we have to continue all these tests, I mean, it's ridiculous. There is no threat, the Angels are gone. I don't know why my father hasn't destroyed those damn machines. That bastard wouldn't stop your start-up test even though it was obvious to everyone that something was wrong. He just told them to keep going, and then..." He choked on his words.
Rising from his seat, he stood over the bed watching the girl sleep. Asuka's arm was broken and she had bandages of various sizes on her arms and legs. The only sound in the dark room were the monotonous beeping of the heart monitor and Shinji's and Asuka's slow breathing.
"Before I go I just want to say something. I need to tell you before one of us gets killed or something." The boy took a deep breath, bent over the bed and whispered in her ear, "Ich liebe dich, mein engel." He then bent closer and kissed her lips softly. Smiling he said louder, "I love you Asuka." He walked to the door and opened it.
As the door closed the room was once again filled with silence. The heart monitor droned on and the air lingered with Shinji's words. Then, with her eyes still closed, Asuka Soryu smiled softly and drifted off to sleep.
Things are funny like that. A boy, professing his love for a girl who seemingly despises his very being, but as I said before, things is funny like that. Of course, I now seem to be in a position where explanation might prove necessary.
It is three years after the events of the Third Impact, which was, in all actuality, denied completion by one Shinji Ikari, a boy who throughout his entire life felt it impossible to relay to others his thoughts and emotions.
The threat of the Angels, and certain doom to humanity is now a thing of the past. SEELE, the shadow government which operated the NERV project has been disbanded, after the sudden disappearance of its chairperson, Keele. Gendo Ikari, and his aide Kouzou Fuyutsuki still operate NERV, and are still continuing with the maintenance and upkeep of the Evangelion units as well as regularly scheduled pilot testing.
Several months ago, it was during one of these tests that Second Child Asuka Langley Sohryu was critically injured due to mechanical failure. The truth behind the cause of the failure is under extreme deliberation.
It is apparent however, that Shinji Ikari has overcome his crippling social anxiety and is slowly coming to terms with his past; the small part of this tale that I have just told is proof of that. However, that is not where this story really begins. It began with a phone call.
Disclaimer: Neon Genesis Evangelion and its characters are property of
Hideaki Anno, and Gainax. All original characters are property of Adam
Hammock and MediaCore Entertainment.
And that's it so far. Sorry it's so short but as of the completion of this prologue I have been up for 48 hours straight. Anyway, the story is going to have more chapters as I am able to write more. If you enjoyed it, I would like a review just to know what to fix and what people would like to see next, stuff like that. Also Ferite Nuove is Italian, meaning New Wounds. Think about that. Chapter one should be ready in a couple of weeks. Thanks!