Yue's Lady: Well, I'm back and I will thank D14852001 for being my first reviewer for The Sixth Child. Oh, yes, and I forgot to mention before (and thanks to D14852001 for telling me), I might be spoiling the real NGE for you if you haven't seen all the episodes, so here's the warning: POSSIBLE SPOILERS! Anyhows, I'll just start the chapter…Oh and before I forget, thank you to the following reviewers who made my day-
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Disclaimer: Look; if I owned NGE, would I be here writing fanfics about it? For you people who said yes, well, gee…that's not good, is it? So I say this again, I do not own NGE, never have, never will, so you can't sue me…I'll sue you first. I only own the plot and the Sixth Child I created.
CHAPTER TWONERV Headquarters, Tokyo 3, Geo Front
All the Eva pilots were gathered together, waiting to meet the Sixth Child. Except for Toji, each pilot was already dressed in his or her plug suit. Shinji was leaning against the wall, at least two metres away from the closest person to him.
Dr. Akagi approached, her shoes clicking rhythmically on the floor. Behind her stood a young fourteen-year-old girl. She was already wearing a plug suit like the other pilots, only that hers was black and silver.
The Sixth Child had pale skin, jet-black bangs that reached the base of her neck, and piercing dark eyes. She was tall, and very slim, and very pretty, considering. Her face was emotionless just like Rei's. She looked at each pilot, her gaze lingering on Rei and Shinji.
"Well, this is Li Xiao Lan. She's from China," Ritsuko introduced.
Xiao Lan bowed and said, "Konnichiwa. Dozo yoroshiku," in a soft, but slightly hoarse voice.
"I'm Suzuhara Toji. Pleased to meet you," said Toji, reaching out his good hand. Xiao Lan shook it, smiling slightly.
"Hi, I'm Asuka Langley Sohryuu. I'm from Germany," Asuka introduced herself with her usual air of superiority.
"Hello," Xiao Lan said politely.
"I'm Ayanami Rei, pilot of Eva Unit 00," Rei said in her usual emotionless voice.
"And you must be Major Katsuragi Misato," Xiao Lan said, turning her gaze towards the violet-haired woman.
"Hai, that's right. Pleased to meet you," Misato said with a smile. There was an uncomfortable pause as they waited for Shinji to introduce himself.
Silence.
"And this, is the Third Child, Ikari Shinji," Ritsuko introduced, since Shinji was showing no signs of doing it himself.
"The Commander's son?" Xiao Lan said softly. Shinji finally looked up, his eyes glimmering with hatred for his father or any mention of him.
"Don't say that to me," Shinji said in a low voice. "He's not my father."
"Of course, gomen nasai Ikari-san," Xiao Lan apologized smoothly, expecting his reaction.
Shinji then slipped back into his silent shell.
More silence.
"Well, let's start the synch tests shall we?" said Dr. Akagi.
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Asuka was furious. Absolutely furious. Why? Because a certain someone had beaten her synch ratio and her scores.
The Sixth Child had passed the test with flying colors, she almost got a higher synch ratio than Rei, who held the record so far.
The redhead was cursing in German all through the silence in the changing room. Xiao Lan didn't pretend that she didn't understand Asuka's rage. In fact, the Chinese girl would've grinned if not for her self-control. Rei was used to it, having to listen to it everyday.
Rei changed into her school uniform, the only thing she had to wear besides her plug suit. Asuka changed into her favorite (and skimpy) yellow dress with red shoes. Xiao Lan had dressed plainly in navy slacks, and a crisp white shirt untucked with low-heeled boots and a black vest.
Xiao Lan hung up her plug suit in her locker and closed it, deep in thought. These Eva pilots and those closely associated with them were intriguing. Of course, the group could do without that Second Child. Obviously as well, that Ayanami girl was unnatural. Suzuhara was normal, thank goodness. Major Katsuragi appeared normal, and the same went for Dr. Akagi.
But the most intriguing of them all was Ikari Gendo and his son, Shinji. From the moment she met the Commander, she felt immensely repulsed. The bastard was radiating evil intentions. But his son…was different. He was nothing like his sire. Her instincts told her that he was kind, and a good person, but right now, he was radiating sorrow. She sincerely hoped that he would become the person she believed him to be. And the way the staff (asides from Bastard Gendo) cared about him in their own individual ways convinced her that it'd be worth helping him.
She knew that this was her mission, ever since that day…she had seen…the messenger. She knew this was her job, in order to save everyone. She had to help Ikari Shinji.
Before he was destroyed.
End of Chapter
Author's note: Ahh, yes, a cliffhanger…and another meaningless chapter of my own stupidity…oh yes…depression will sink in…oh well, plz review or flame if u must, but I really wanna finish this fic, so plz review to just tell me that u are actually reading this..