(Note: I still do not own anything related to 'Gainax' or 'Neon Genesis
Evangelion' But I do hope to own one of the 2 in the future. Don't we all?)
[Hi Everyone! Sorry if I made you wait. No one guessed my age; I bet you all want to know how old I am. Well, are you ready?.................. I'm 14 years old as of early March, meaning that I was 13 when I started writing this. Now you can look at this either of 2 ways, 1) being that since you like my story, age doesn't matter and you'll continue to read my story (stories) or 2) you can think that something is wrong with me and not feel comfortable reading something a 14 year old wrote. Personally, I don't think my story is half as good as some of the ones that are out there; But because of people like you, the reviewers, I can go on writing thanks to your kind words of encouragement. You might be thinking right now, How can a 14 year old guy write a romance story/fiction? The answer is quite simple; I'm a hopeless romantic, A.K.A. a sap. I just hope that none of my classmates see this, because I would never live it down. (At least I think so) Enough of this nonsense!! On with the story!]
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Chapter 5
{Inside Rei and Shinji's apartment- Where we last left off}
Shinji ran to Rei and wrapped his arms around her. "Rei-chan, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" He asked, obviously worried. Soon after he wipes away her tears with his index finger.
Rei shakes her head vigorously in an effort to stop her eyes from tearing; but to no avail. "I-I-I've kept something from you that.that you should have known at the start of our relationship."
As Shinji started to rock her back and forth, he whispered into her ear "That's not something to get upset about, just tell me right now if you feel up to it."
She nodded and said "I'm not who you think I am.I'm part angel." Rei quickly looked down to the floor, not being able to bear his response.
"I already knew that." Shinji said while giving her the warmest smile that he was capable of "You're perfect in every way, shape and form. I could search across the world and never find another like you. It's almost as if you fell down from Heaven, right into my arms."
"Shinji, you're not taking this seriously!" Rei half shouted, choking back a sob "When I said that I was part angel, I-I didn't mean the ones with wings. I-I meant like the ones we fight."
Shinji's brain could barely comprehend what Rei had just said; only subconsciously did he ask "What do you mean?"
Rei couldn't cry any more. No matter how badly she wanted to, she just couldn't. "From what I was told, I was created by NERV.by using the genetic makeup of the angel Lilith. and your mother, Yui Ikari. To this day, I do not know why your father and the sub-commander did this. Your mother's DNA was used to give me a human body, but other than that, I'm an angel. Less than one percent of my genetic structure is Yui's; but. doesn't it make you sick that you're living with the ones you hate the most?"
Dumbfounded was a major understatement for Shinji, but fortunately, after a few minutes of silence, he recovered "Umm, wow! That was.unexpected." He thought for a moment before asking her "Rei, do you plan on trying to destroy the world?"
Rei couldn't believe that Shinji would ask such a question, but after seeing the look of fear on his face, she answered with a shake of her head 'no'.
He smiled at his logic "Glad to hear it, so that means that you're not like them; I could never hate you, ever!" Shinji took one of her delicate hands into his own and continued "You said that you had less than one percent of my mother's DNA in you; so that means that you could better compare us being Japanese than our being related."
Rei couldn't believe that Shinji was taking it so well, but she wasn't finished yet. "Even if you were to stay with me, you would never be able to have children; Dr. Ikagi said so."
Shinji lifted her chin, kissed her lightly on the lips, and gazed into her eyes. "But Rei, don't you see? I love you, with all my heart. None of that matters because you're all I'll ever need. As long as I have you in my life, I can honestly say that I'm enjoying life to the fullest. Without you, I'm nothing."
Shinji was tackled onto the ground for the second time that day as Rei pounced on him, and began to smother him with enough kisses to last him a lifetime. He gently pushed her away and asked her to stand up. She did so and as Shinji got down on one knee, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box. "Shinji." Rei murmured.
"I lied too Rei-chan. I used my NERV salary to buy something; and that's what I went to see Misato for, to show her what's in my hand right now. Lately I've been wondering where and when to ask this, but I drew up a blank; So I figure that now's a good a time as any." Shinji took a deep breath and continued "Rei-chan, we've been through so many hardships; The fate of the world rests on our shoulders. We have so much in common and we both can relate to each other as no one else could. You changed my life the moment I saw you and it's because of you that I can overcome any difficulty that presents itself. I would love nothing more than to spend the rest of my days by your side." Shinji opens the box to reveal the engagement ring. He looks up into her eyes and asks "Rei Ayanami. will you marry me?"
The smile that Rei gave him was one of pure love and affection; it caused Shinji's heart to skip about 20 beats. "Yes!!" she shouted, while clutching to Shinji as if he was her only way to survive.
When he recovered, Shinji hugged Rei for all he was worth; a grin threatened to split his face.
After a few moments of embracing each other, Shinji pulled back and slowly slid the ring on Rei's finger.
Rei guided Shinji over to the bed and wrapped her arms around him and he did the same to her. Slowly falling asleep to one another's shallow breathing; their thoughts were occupied with those of the future.
{At School- The next day}
"Second Impact was caused by a meteor that crashed into the Antarctic. The intense heat from the gigantic space rock caused the ice to melt and flood the world, submerging much of the land into the ocean's depths." The sensei droned on.
Shinji observed that the day was much like any other, aside from Rei and himself staring at each other every so often. Asuka still glanced at him, though not as often. 'I can't believe that she's still not over me.' Shinji thought; but that very thought and the sensei's lecture were cut short as three cell phones rang simultaneously. The three pilots bolted out the door and got into the black car that belonged to Section 2.
{NERV Headquarters- Control room}
"Okay, Asuka will be leading this mission due to the fact that Evas 00 and 01 haven't been tested with the D-Type equipment." Misato explained
'Yes!! I'll finally have the chance to impress Shinji enough to come back to me and to show up Wonderslut.' Asuka thought joyfully.
Shinji, you'll be positioned at the mouth of the volcano to back Asuka up if necessary. And Rei, you will be stationed farther back with a positron rifle to shoot the Angel if it gets past Asuka and Shinji. This is a recon mission. Your objective is to capture the Angel; if that can not be done then you are to destroy it. Understood?"
"Yes ma'am!" They all reply in unison
"Good. Suit up, we leave in 15 minutes; dismissed." said Misato.
{At the mouth of the volcano- 5 minutes before mission start}
"Asuka. I just wanted to say good luck, and be careful." Shinji said, hoping Asuka wouldn't take it the wrong way.
"Always, and thank you Shinji." Asuka replied while giving a rather large smile.
'Yup, she took it the wrong way.' thought Shinji, sighing inwardly. "Rei-chan, please cover me in the case that something goes wrong."
Rei only smiled back and said "Of course I will. Just be careful. I love you Shinji."
"I love you too, Rei-chan." replied Shinji, returning a smile of his own.
Although this discouraged Asuka, she wasn't one to give up without a fight. 'Shinji will be mine after this, its full proof.'
"Start the operation!" commanded Misato.
The massive Eva began its slow descent into the magma at Misato's orders. Ten minutes later, a computerized voice interrupted the silence "Maximum Safety Depth Reached."
"Asuka, can you see anything? Our calculations show that the Angel should be visible at your current position." Ritsuko stated.
"No, I can't see anything. All I see is red, lots of it." Asuka replied.
"Well, that's to be expected. Hmmm, it seems that the magma's current has moved the Angel Larva. odds are that that since you haven't seen it already, it's below you. But. we can't guarantee that you'll come out in one piece if you continue your descent. The Type D equipment was designed to endure in the most extreme conditions, but even it has its limits. You can stop right now if you wanted to, because the increase in pressure will be great." Ritsuko explained, then asked "Do you wish to continue?"
"Of course I do! Why come this far and not finish the job?" Asuka questioned. At Asuka's request, the Eva once again started to descend. "Shiest it's hot!!" she whined.
Suddenly the strap that was connected to the Eva's leg, and held the Prog. Knife, snapped under the pressure and sank into the volcano's depths. Then the D Type suit started to moan as it too showed signs of giving way.
"Asuka! The suit can't take much more; we are bringing you up now." Misato said.
"Wait! I see something!!" Asuka called out
"That's it!" Ritsuko half yelled, half cried. "Use the energy field to capture it!"
Doing as she was told, Asuka raised the beam pole slightly and enclosed the Angel in its protective casing. But just as Asuka began her assent, the Angel decided to wake up.
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TO BE CONTINUED.? - - - - - -
IMPORTANT Announcement - - - - - -
Author's Note: Not much of a cliffhanger, but I do have to leave some thing for the next chapter; that is if you all want one. You are considered to be an adult at the age of 16 in Japan; So Shinji and Rei would only have to wait 2 years to get married. If this chapter seemed waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too sappy, it's because I didn't want to make it angst and I was trying to keep from copying other author's work/stories. For all of you who think that Shinji and Rei are moving too fast in their relationship, I have but one thing to say. PAY ATTENTION!!! Honestly, would you hold back any of your feelings if either one of you could die the next day? I thought not.
My next story is going to be a Shinji/Hikari due to popular demand. Though, I'd be surprised if any of you intend on reading it now that you know how old I am. After that, I intend to write an Inuyasha fanfiction Inuyasha/Sango (I'd make sense if I wrote it, especially since I can't stop thinking about it.) Then it's back to Evangelion for the Shinji/Asuka pairing. Basically, it's up in the air from there.
Any suggestions you submit will be taken into consideration. (As long as I've seen the series/played the game.) On another note, I received a rather uncalled for flame a while ago, threatening to have my story banned because the beginning of my story was, more or less, quote for quote from the series. I assure you that I went from my memory, not copying word for word from the DVD.
Also, if you would like to see an Evangelion related piece of artwork that I made that is going to the New Jersey State Competition, go to the following website and follow these directions:
Please go to artsonia.com then to "B" for the schools, then Barkalow Middle School, then to "The Final Experience" and it should be there on the 1st page. You can click on the thumbnail to enlarge it. (Note: the hands and the progressive knife are 3D/coming out of the picture. It was made with canvas, acrylic paint and plaster; the 3D parts are made out of plaster.) If you can't tell what it is for some reason, Its Eva Unit-02 with its progressive knife, guarding the Geofront.
Thank you for reading and supporting my story. Later.
-Evangelion361
[Hi Everyone! Sorry if I made you wait. No one guessed my age; I bet you all want to know how old I am. Well, are you ready?.................. I'm 14 years old as of early March, meaning that I was 13 when I started writing this. Now you can look at this either of 2 ways, 1) being that since you like my story, age doesn't matter and you'll continue to read my story (stories) or 2) you can think that something is wrong with me and not feel comfortable reading something a 14 year old wrote. Personally, I don't think my story is half as good as some of the ones that are out there; But because of people like you, the reviewers, I can go on writing thanks to your kind words of encouragement. You might be thinking right now, How can a 14 year old guy write a romance story/fiction? The answer is quite simple; I'm a hopeless romantic, A.K.A. a sap. I just hope that none of my classmates see this, because I would never live it down. (At least I think so) Enough of this nonsense!! On with the story!]
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Chapter 5
{Inside Rei and Shinji's apartment- Where we last left off}
Shinji ran to Rei and wrapped his arms around her. "Rei-chan, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" He asked, obviously worried. Soon after he wipes away her tears with his index finger.
Rei shakes her head vigorously in an effort to stop her eyes from tearing; but to no avail. "I-I-I've kept something from you that.that you should have known at the start of our relationship."
As Shinji started to rock her back and forth, he whispered into her ear "That's not something to get upset about, just tell me right now if you feel up to it."
She nodded and said "I'm not who you think I am.I'm part angel." Rei quickly looked down to the floor, not being able to bear his response.
"I already knew that." Shinji said while giving her the warmest smile that he was capable of "You're perfect in every way, shape and form. I could search across the world and never find another like you. It's almost as if you fell down from Heaven, right into my arms."
"Shinji, you're not taking this seriously!" Rei half shouted, choking back a sob "When I said that I was part angel, I-I didn't mean the ones with wings. I-I meant like the ones we fight."
Shinji's brain could barely comprehend what Rei had just said; only subconsciously did he ask "What do you mean?"
Rei couldn't cry any more. No matter how badly she wanted to, she just couldn't. "From what I was told, I was created by NERV.by using the genetic makeup of the angel Lilith. and your mother, Yui Ikari. To this day, I do not know why your father and the sub-commander did this. Your mother's DNA was used to give me a human body, but other than that, I'm an angel. Less than one percent of my genetic structure is Yui's; but. doesn't it make you sick that you're living with the ones you hate the most?"
Dumbfounded was a major understatement for Shinji, but fortunately, after a few minutes of silence, he recovered "Umm, wow! That was.unexpected." He thought for a moment before asking her "Rei, do you plan on trying to destroy the world?"
Rei couldn't believe that Shinji would ask such a question, but after seeing the look of fear on his face, she answered with a shake of her head 'no'.
He smiled at his logic "Glad to hear it, so that means that you're not like them; I could never hate you, ever!" Shinji took one of her delicate hands into his own and continued "You said that you had less than one percent of my mother's DNA in you; so that means that you could better compare us being Japanese than our being related."
Rei couldn't believe that Shinji was taking it so well, but she wasn't finished yet. "Even if you were to stay with me, you would never be able to have children; Dr. Ikagi said so."
Shinji lifted her chin, kissed her lightly on the lips, and gazed into her eyes. "But Rei, don't you see? I love you, with all my heart. None of that matters because you're all I'll ever need. As long as I have you in my life, I can honestly say that I'm enjoying life to the fullest. Without you, I'm nothing."
Shinji was tackled onto the ground for the second time that day as Rei pounced on him, and began to smother him with enough kisses to last him a lifetime. He gently pushed her away and asked her to stand up. She did so and as Shinji got down on one knee, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box. "Shinji." Rei murmured.
"I lied too Rei-chan. I used my NERV salary to buy something; and that's what I went to see Misato for, to show her what's in my hand right now. Lately I've been wondering where and when to ask this, but I drew up a blank; So I figure that now's a good a time as any." Shinji took a deep breath and continued "Rei-chan, we've been through so many hardships; The fate of the world rests on our shoulders. We have so much in common and we both can relate to each other as no one else could. You changed my life the moment I saw you and it's because of you that I can overcome any difficulty that presents itself. I would love nothing more than to spend the rest of my days by your side." Shinji opens the box to reveal the engagement ring. He looks up into her eyes and asks "Rei Ayanami. will you marry me?"
The smile that Rei gave him was one of pure love and affection; it caused Shinji's heart to skip about 20 beats. "Yes!!" she shouted, while clutching to Shinji as if he was her only way to survive.
When he recovered, Shinji hugged Rei for all he was worth; a grin threatened to split his face.
After a few moments of embracing each other, Shinji pulled back and slowly slid the ring on Rei's finger.
Rei guided Shinji over to the bed and wrapped her arms around him and he did the same to her. Slowly falling asleep to one another's shallow breathing; their thoughts were occupied with those of the future.
{At School- The next day}
"Second Impact was caused by a meteor that crashed into the Antarctic. The intense heat from the gigantic space rock caused the ice to melt and flood the world, submerging much of the land into the ocean's depths." The sensei droned on.
Shinji observed that the day was much like any other, aside from Rei and himself staring at each other every so often. Asuka still glanced at him, though not as often. 'I can't believe that she's still not over me.' Shinji thought; but that very thought and the sensei's lecture were cut short as three cell phones rang simultaneously. The three pilots bolted out the door and got into the black car that belonged to Section 2.
{NERV Headquarters- Control room}
"Okay, Asuka will be leading this mission due to the fact that Evas 00 and 01 haven't been tested with the D-Type equipment." Misato explained
'Yes!! I'll finally have the chance to impress Shinji enough to come back to me and to show up Wonderslut.' Asuka thought joyfully.
Shinji, you'll be positioned at the mouth of the volcano to back Asuka up if necessary. And Rei, you will be stationed farther back with a positron rifle to shoot the Angel if it gets past Asuka and Shinji. This is a recon mission. Your objective is to capture the Angel; if that can not be done then you are to destroy it. Understood?"
"Yes ma'am!" They all reply in unison
"Good. Suit up, we leave in 15 minutes; dismissed." said Misato.
{At the mouth of the volcano- 5 minutes before mission start}
"Asuka. I just wanted to say good luck, and be careful." Shinji said, hoping Asuka wouldn't take it the wrong way.
"Always, and thank you Shinji." Asuka replied while giving a rather large smile.
'Yup, she took it the wrong way.' thought Shinji, sighing inwardly. "Rei-chan, please cover me in the case that something goes wrong."
Rei only smiled back and said "Of course I will. Just be careful. I love you Shinji."
"I love you too, Rei-chan." replied Shinji, returning a smile of his own.
Although this discouraged Asuka, she wasn't one to give up without a fight. 'Shinji will be mine after this, its full proof.'
"Start the operation!" commanded Misato.
The massive Eva began its slow descent into the magma at Misato's orders. Ten minutes later, a computerized voice interrupted the silence "Maximum Safety Depth Reached."
"Asuka, can you see anything? Our calculations show that the Angel should be visible at your current position." Ritsuko stated.
"No, I can't see anything. All I see is red, lots of it." Asuka replied.
"Well, that's to be expected. Hmmm, it seems that the magma's current has moved the Angel Larva. odds are that that since you haven't seen it already, it's below you. But. we can't guarantee that you'll come out in one piece if you continue your descent. The Type D equipment was designed to endure in the most extreme conditions, but even it has its limits. You can stop right now if you wanted to, because the increase in pressure will be great." Ritsuko explained, then asked "Do you wish to continue?"
"Of course I do! Why come this far and not finish the job?" Asuka questioned. At Asuka's request, the Eva once again started to descend. "Shiest it's hot!!" she whined.
Suddenly the strap that was connected to the Eva's leg, and held the Prog. Knife, snapped under the pressure and sank into the volcano's depths. Then the D Type suit started to moan as it too showed signs of giving way.
"Asuka! The suit can't take much more; we are bringing you up now." Misato said.
"Wait! I see something!!" Asuka called out
"That's it!" Ritsuko half yelled, half cried. "Use the energy field to capture it!"
Doing as she was told, Asuka raised the beam pole slightly and enclosed the Angel in its protective casing. But just as Asuka began her assent, the Angel decided to wake up.
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TO BE CONTINUED.? - - - - - -
IMPORTANT Announcement - - - - - -
Author's Note: Not much of a cliffhanger, but I do have to leave some thing for the next chapter; that is if you all want one. You are considered to be an adult at the age of 16 in Japan; So Shinji and Rei would only have to wait 2 years to get married. If this chapter seemed waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too sappy, it's because I didn't want to make it angst and I was trying to keep from copying other author's work/stories. For all of you who think that Shinji and Rei are moving too fast in their relationship, I have but one thing to say. PAY ATTENTION!!! Honestly, would you hold back any of your feelings if either one of you could die the next day? I thought not.
My next story is going to be a Shinji/Hikari due to popular demand. Though, I'd be surprised if any of you intend on reading it now that you know how old I am. After that, I intend to write an Inuyasha fanfiction Inuyasha/Sango (I'd make sense if I wrote it, especially since I can't stop thinking about it.) Then it's back to Evangelion for the Shinji/Asuka pairing. Basically, it's up in the air from there.
Any suggestions you submit will be taken into consideration. (As long as I've seen the series/played the game.) On another note, I received a rather uncalled for flame a while ago, threatening to have my story banned because the beginning of my story was, more or less, quote for quote from the series. I assure you that I went from my memory, not copying word for word from the DVD.
Also, if you would like to see an Evangelion related piece of artwork that I made that is going to the New Jersey State Competition, go to the following website and follow these directions:
Please go to artsonia.com then to "B" for the schools, then Barkalow Middle School, then to "The Final Experience" and it should be there on the 1st page. You can click on the thumbnail to enlarge it. (Note: the hands and the progressive knife are 3D/coming out of the picture. It was made with canvas, acrylic paint and plaster; the 3D parts are made out of plaster.) If you can't tell what it is for some reason, Its Eva Unit-02 with its progressive knife, guarding the Geofront.
Thank you for reading and supporting my story. Later.
-Evangelion361