THE FORGOTTEN HERO
Disclaimer: I do not own NGE or any of it's contents, however I do own the following characters: Tiro, Sunday, Sil, Eva Unit 05, and any other origional character in the story. Please do not steal any of my characters. Thank you. That being said, let's get on with the story.
Chapter 3
Arrival in Tokyo 3
((Apartment Complex Hallway))
As they were walking down the hallway of the apartment complex, Tiro couldn't help but be excited. He was in a new city, had a new home, and will soon have new friends, which was what he wanted the most. "Were here." Misato said as they approached a door that said Meier on it.
Sil had a look of great confusment as to the fact that there was no door knob. "Excuse me." She said with an overwhelmed tone in her voice, "How do you open this thing?"
Misato quickly demonstrated by pushing a little button right next to the door. "Your things should be here already. If you need anything, I live right down the hall."
"Thank you Miss Katsuragi." Tiro said with a small tone of happiness.
"You can go ahead and call me Misato."
"I'm sorry. Thank you Misato." Tiro corrected himself.
"Thank you. I'll just walk over if I need anything." Sil said with aknowledgement.
"Okay, I'll just let you two get settled in. Bye." Misato then went down the hall into her apartment.
((Meier Residence))
As they walked in, Sil was overwhelmed by all of the sliding doors, but no doorknobs. "I guess things really are different in Japan."She looked at her watch. Looked over at Tiro and said, "It's late Tiro, you should unpack and get to bed. You have an early morning, it being your first day of school and all."
"Are you going to drive me to school tomorrow?" Tiro asked.
"No, I arranged for your class representative to walk you to school, so you know how to get there." She paused, "I also arranged for her to come here a few minutes early, so the two of you can get aquainted. You can go to her if you have any questions about school activities, rules, etc."
Tiro put the carrying case down and let out his cat. "I'll go unpack. Come on Hidey." He went into his room and his cat followed him.
((The Next Morning))
"BEEP...BEEP...BEEP" Is what Tiro woke up to the next morning. He got dressed and went into the living room. He was wearing the same type of clothes that he was wearing the day before. He preferred his usual outfit over all others. Sil was in the kitchen. "Rise and shine sleepy head." She said to him in a humorous voice. It wasn't funny to him. Just by looking at him you could tell he was barely awake. Hidey was curled up in a ball on the couch. He sat down next to her and gently pet her.
"Aunt Sil." Tim shouted.
"What is it dear?"
"When is my class representative going to be here?"
"Not to long from now. Come eat Breakfast."
Tiro aknowledged her and went into the kitchen.
((Apartment Complex Hallway))
Hikari walked down the hall, noticing that he must live close to Asuka. When she came to the corner, she started looking at the doors for his last name. About five doors down the hall, she came accross the door with the name "MEIER" enscribed on it. "Ah ha! This must be it." She said with an excited voice, then rang the door bell.
((Meier Residence))
"DING DONG" They heard.
"Oh, that must be her. I'll get it." Sil announced to a half awake Tiro. He completely ignored it and continued eating. Sil went over to greet the person that will help her nephew get comfortable in his new school. She opened the door.
"Hello. I'm Hikari Horaki, the representative for class 2-A. Is Tiro awake?"
"About 50%. I'm Tiro's aunt. Come on in." She shook hands with her and led her in. "Would you like some breakfast?"
"No Thanks. I already ate." Hikari replied, trying to be as polite as possible. When they got to the kitchen they saw Tiro just get done eating. He put his plate in the sink, and while he was at it, he splashed some cold water on his face to wake himself up.
"Tiro, This is Hikari Horaki, your class representative. She will walk you to school today. And she looks like the right type of girl for you too." She said that in english so Hikari wouldn't hear that.
Tiro's only reaction to that last part was raising one eyebrow to that in confusion. He Smiled At Hikari and said, "Hello Hikari. I'd hate to rush things but we should get going." He pointed at the clock.
"Right, we should." But all she did was stand there, staring into Tiro's eyes, with Tiro Staring back into hers.
"Ahhem. Shouldn't you two be getting to school?"
"Yeah we should go." He quickly threw on his trench coat and walked out the door, with Hikari right beside him.
((On the way to School))
On their way to school, Tiro couldn't help but notice Hikari periodically staring at him. He didn't care to ask why, because he didn't want to suddenly embarrass her. Hikari was also feeling uneasy. She had liked this boy, even before she met him. Talk about love at first sight. In her case, it was love before first sight. She had been so excited to meet him, and now here he was, walking beside her. Out of all the things that was going on in her mind, she managed to get out, "How are you enjoying Japan so far?"
"It's actually quite nice, better than where I used to live." He responded.
She was puzzled. "What do you mean by that?" She asked.
"I didn't have that much there to leave behind."
"What about your friends."
He paused. "I didn't have any. But that is why I like it here more. Miss Katsuragi said that she lives with someone my age. She also said that we could be good friends."
"Well thats nice." She knew that Misato wouldn't mean Asuka, so she just assumed it was Shinji. "How do you know Misato." She asked.
Once again he paused. He tried to come up with an excuse, because he didn't want anyone to know he was an Eva pilot just yet. "Well, she's a friend of my aunt."
"Okay, that's understandable. Misato makes friends with a lot of people." His excuse seemed to work. "Well, were here." They had just arrived at the school gates.
((Classroom))
"Okay, take your seats everyone." Hikari announced.
"Where should I sit?" Tiro asked.
"You will be sitting next to me, over in the front." Hikari pointed to a desk that was two desks away from a red haired, European looking girl.
"Understood. Thank you Miss Horaki."
"Please, call me Hikari." She said with her eyes fixed on his.
He smiled, "Thank you Hikari." He then sat down exactly where she had told him.
((Enter Kensuke))
Kensuke burst into the classroom as fast as he can. Not to be on time. He still had two minutes before class started. He quickly scanned the room. Successfully, he found Shinji and Toji at their usual spot. He carelessly ran across the room, knocking one person to the side, and another's papers out of her hand. He easily blocked out all of the people calling him things like "jerk" and "idiot". As he got to their spot, he quickly grabbed Shinji by the shirt and asked with a concerned shout, "IS IT TRUE? ARE THE RUMORS TRUE? IS UNIT FIVE REALLY HERE?"
Shinji quickly removed the hands from his shirt, in an attemp to calm him down. "Yes it is here. It arrived late last night." Kensuke only calmed down a little bit.
"So, have they found a pilot yet?"
"That I don't know." Kensuke tensed up even more then he was when he entered the classroom.
"Relax." Said his friend Toji, "I'm sure Misato is working on it now."
"Yeah." Added Shinji, "We're as anxious as you to find out who he or she is. I'm sure we'll find out soon enough." He was relieved to see he had calmed down enough for school.
((During Class))
It was only ten minutes into the class and Tiro was asready feeling better. Hikari was happy to see that. The only problem was three girls in the back of the classroom. His good sense of sound allowed him to hear the girls, even though they were whispering, and they were at opposite ends of the room. Normally he would respect privacy and channel them out, but he was making an exception because this particular conversation was about him.
"Did you see the new guy that just arrived today?" One of the girls asked.
"Yeah, but I don't know about him, I mean the way he's dressed." The second of the three said.
"I bet you he's a complete goth, and preforms satanic rituals every night." The third one remarked.
"Yeah with the sacrifices and everything."
"Don't tell him that or he might steal your soul."
All three of them laughed quietly. Tiro didn't think it was funny, so he decided it was time to intervine. He decided to use scarcasm.
A message suddenly appeared on the second girl's laptop. All three of them looked at it, and were surprised to see it was from the same person they had been talking about. They clicked for it to be accepted and read it.
"Don't worry, I always end up giving them back." Was all he typed.
They slowly turned up their heads to look at him. He turned around and waved at them with a smile on his face. Hikari noticed this, but didn't care to ask. His plan worked. He managed make them stop talking about him. It would have been better if he did it without scaring the living daylights out of them in the process. But at least it worked.
((NERV))
It was a long morning at NERV Headquarters. Sil got lost more times than Misato did when she first got there. She was about ready to suggest maps up against the walls that say, "You are here" just like at DisneyLand back in the states. She had to stop an employee and ask him for directions.
"Excuse me, Where can I find the lounge?" She asked.
"Right down the hall." The man said pointing his finger.
She thanked him as she went in that direction. All she needed was a cup of coffee to help her organize her day. The lounge was completely empty. She didn't want to waste too much time, so she grabbed a cup and filled it up with coffee. She quickly found her seat in the middle of the room. "So enjoying this place so far?" Says a voice behind her, startling her. She looked back and saw no one other than Kaji Ryoji.
"Why yes I am. Thank you for asking Mr. Ryoji."
"Please, call me Kaji."
"Thank you for asking Kaji."
"Why, your very welcome."
She was expecting him to leave after that, but quite the opposite happened. "Is there anything else?"
"Well I just wanted to tell you how beautiful you are."
"That's sweet of you, but I'm not interested."
"Why would you say that?"
As she was taking a sip of her coffee, she pointed to the door, where Misato was standing. The purple haired woman had the embarrassed/mad look on her face. "Well I should go prepare Unit Five for battle. An angel could attack any second so we should all be prepared. I'll just leave you two alone." She got up and left as quickly as she came in, not caring to hear Misato yell at Kaji. As she was leaving, all she managed to catch was Misato yell, "Where have you been anyway?!"
((School))
"So Tiro, would you like me to walk you home." Asked Hikari.
"No Thanks, I have to stop by somewhere first. But thank you for showing me around."
"Oh, no problem. Well, I guess this is goodbye for now."
"Yes. See you around." Replied Tiro as he was walking off.
((On the way to NERV))
The three eva pilots were walking to nerve, Shinji was in a state of confusion, right before they left he heard her scream and yell "you pervert" outisde of class. It was too bothering that he just had to ask. "Asuka, may I ask what happened earlier, outside of class?"
She glared at him, not wanting to tell him, "Well that isn't any of your business Shinji, but if you must know i was just calling Kaji." She seemed to notice that Kaji was paying less and less attention to her, and more attention to Misato
Shinji noticed the anger in her voice, so he decided to change the subject, "Asuka, who do you think will be the Pilot of Unit Five?" Asked Shinji.
"How should I know. It could be anyone." She answered. "Why do you ask."
"Well Kensuke was bothering me all day about it. If it is him, He'll be happy, but he would have to go through the pain of being an eva pilot." He was interrupted by Rei clearing her throat.
"Don't look now, but we're being followed." She warned.
Disregarding that warning, both Shinji and Asuka looked back to see a young man dressed in black. "Who is he?" Shinji Asked.
"I think he's the new guy. I saw him with Hikari all day." Answered Asuka. "But I wonder why he's following us."
"Maybe he's exploring." Suggested Shinji.
"Actually it looks more like he's following us." Replied Asuka.
"He could be lost." Persisted Shinji.
"He could be an Eva pilot." Said Rei.
"Nonsense," replied Asuka, "lets see if he actually follows us into headquarters. Agreed?"
"Agreed." Whispered both Rei and Shinji at the same time. Little did they know that the new guy heard everything they said.
They stopped believing that he was an eva pilot when he passed them. But they were surprised to see him turn into the entrance of NERV headquarters. They entered the room and saw him looking through his pocket for something. Asuka was the first to speak, "What do you think you're doing here. This place is for NERV personell and eva pilots only. You should leave at once."
He just ignored her and pulled a card of his pocket. He ran it through the slot and to their surprise the door opened. For the first time they heard him speak, "I'll see you three in the hangar for the sync tests." He smiled and walked into the headquarters. The only one out of the three of them that wasn't too suprised by this was Rei. If she were someone else, they would expect an 'I told you so.'
((NERV Sync Test Room))
Sil walked into the Main Test room, where she saw Mistato and Ritsuko talking about what dress Misato should wear. "What about the Orange one, I haven't seen you where that one." said Ritsuko.
Misato gave a slight glare, "There is a reason I haven't worn the orange one."
"Why, because it's too tight?"
"Wh-what do you mean it's too tight'?"
Sil cleared her throat, "Excuse me," both of them looked at her "I'm not interupting anything, am I?"
"Oh no, of course not. We were just talking about what Misato should wear to the Wedding were going to."
"A wedding! Weddings are always fun, but I haven't been to one in a while." It was over 15 years ago but she could remember perfectly. Her little brother Tim was going to get married. He was going to have the wedding at his home in Japan, but his Fiance Sassuni wanted to see America so badly that she wanted to have their wedding there. So they held their Wedding in the town where Tim grew up. Vacaville, California. She could remember it like she was just there.
"Oh then why don't you come with us?" suggested Misato.
"I couldn't, it would be wrong to if the person doesn't really know me."
"Don't worry, you can come as one of our guests." Ritsuko smiled.
"Well, I do still have that dress that I wore to Tim's wedding."
"Thats good, you can go as my guest." Misato said with generosity.
Sil smiled for the first time since the incident with Kaji in the lounge, "Thank you." She looked over and saw her nephew on the screen, next to the other three pilots. "How's Tiro doing?"
"He's doing good, he's at 50% sync ratio, how many times has he been in Unit 05?" Asked Maya Ibuki.
"Twice, even though he's been in the plug many times for training, he's only been in the actual eva 2 times."
"Amazing..." Risuko whispered. "Okay, you guys can take off now, good work Tiro."
Over the comm link they could hear Asuka yell, "Well it's about time, these stupid experiments are getting on my nerves!"
"Speaking of which, Shinji seems more subdued than usual." stated Ritsuko.
"Tomorrow's the day..." said Misato.
"Oh yeah, tomorrow..."
((End Chapter))
Well that was Chapter 3, now all that is left if for me to write Chapter 4. So while I'm doing that please read this and review, thank you.