Other Side: By Liam Jackson AKA Dark Romeo
A/N:
Ha ha! So your back hey, I knew you couldn't resist my fanfic, no living man has. Women are the real problem, but we all know about that! Right Kids?
Any who as you can see im simply speaking more random things, as you should expect by now. In the last chapter nothing much happened, except for Gendou and his faithful sidekick Fuyutski throwing caution to the wind with their evil plotting. Damn old men, why are they always so evil. Unless they're in Jackie-Chan films, then there funny and perverted at the same time! Woohoo the real can-cun.wait a tick.
Uh like I was saying, im going to keep doing this no matter what you say cause im an Australian, so screw you all!!!!! HA HA HA!!!!
(Note: please all you yanks.I mean Americans ignore that.im not a terrorist, I swear just don't bomb me.please!)
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Chapter two: Sync tests
Shinji awoke once again in the morning to the sound of his buzzing alarm clock. As usual he was a good morning person and neatly stood up and dressed himself. Going through his usual routine, he decided to take a quick shower as his smell was starting to eat through the deodorant.
Turning on the hot water, he waited for it to heat up, and then he applied some cold water and fiddled with the taps to get the perfect temperature. Satisfied, he stripped off his clothes and got in, letting the warmth soak over him. It felt nice, and comforting, and he closed his eyes and smiled a little. Washing his hair with his hands, he decided he had no time for shampoo or conditioners, as his hair would be fine for the day. He relaxed in the shower for about 5 minuets then rubbed some soap along his body. He rinsed, and then repeated the process till he was happy he smelled decent. Well decent enough for a teen age boy.
He stepped out of the shower, and began to dress. He caught his reflection in the mirror, and saw how scrawny his body truly was. But he did not desire muscle, as he had no want to hurt people. Just maybe if he wasn't so skinny the other boys wouldn't smirk at him in gym class, and the girls wouldn't make comments behind his back.
He sighed a world-weary sigh, and finished getting dressed. Knowing he had limited time to get breakfast together he hurried softly down the hall into the kitchen. It was time to start it all again.
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Asuka as usual was up, and did not talk to him this morning. She was grumpy, and Shinji figured it was just once of those days, or 'that' time of the month again. A normal teenage boy would have tried to crack a joke at this, but Shinji knew better. Asuka was like a gas leak if it was that certain time, just waiting for a spark to ignite her fury.
Misato crawled out of her room next, barely dressed and yawing profusely. She scratched her tummy and gave a belch, then opened the fridge to have a beer. As she gulped down the beer she let out a great sigh and relaxed in her chair.
"Your such a slob Misato!" said Asuka to her guardian, "honestly if you didn't have your 'pet' here to look after you then I think you might not survive more then a week!"
"I'll have you know that before Shinji even got here I was running this place pretty smoothly, right Shinji?"
Misato hugged her tummy, making her breasts perk up a little more, and turned towards Shinji with a look of total innocence.
"Er." was Shinji got out, as he remembered the state it was in when he arrived. Bags of trash 4 bags high, only beer and instant Ramen in the fridge and who could forget the filth on the ground. Old underwear, beer cans and other things Shinji couldn't identify all over the place.
Asuka though took Shinji's stammer in a different way, and she went very red in the face.
"Shinji you pervert!" she screamed, "Its disgusting enough watching her eat, but do you have to drool over her breasts as well!"
Shinji started to blush heavily. "I wasn't!" he argued, but his face was now even redder then it was before. He tried looking away, but Misato knew that some fun was going to be at hand.
"Aww its ok Shinji, I don't mind," she cooed to her charge and leaned forward, now showing more cleavage then before.
"MISATO!" yelled both Shinji and Asuka.
Misato burst out laughing and in one quick gulp finished her beer. "You two...BURP.are so easy to rile up you know that right!"
Asuka went red with anger; she didn't have to take this, especially from an alcoholic like Misato!
"C'mon Shinji where leaving!" She said grabbing him by the scruff on the neck.
"But what about breakfast!" protested Shinji, and he was dealt a smack to the head and a hand on his ear.
"Ouch! OUCH! Ok we'll leave!"
Misato chuckled at the two, when they did this it was so cute!
"Have fun at school you two, and remember you have synch tests after school so don't be late!"
"Ok Misato" came Shinji's voice, followed by a yelp and a few German curses as the red head kicked him out the door and down the hall.
Misato lay back and belched again. Pen Pen walked up to her with a beer and placed it in her hand.
"Thanks Pen Pen."
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Asuka and Shinji would walk in silence today. Asuka was too busy fuming to pay Shinji any attention and he really didn't mind at all. He decided it was time for some music, and he pulled his SDAT player out of his pocket. Turning to his favourite track, and hitting the play button, he applied the earplugs and bowed his head.
The soft music flowing through his ears calmed the boy, and he was almost happy. But if a person really knew Shinji, he was never happy. He had the look of a puppy that had been kicked too often, and was now staring at the people as they walked by in the street. Sad and downcast, yet still pleading, as though it was waiting for one of those people to pick it up and take it too a new place.
Asuka looked at Shinji and all she saw was weakness. He was skinny, and he had often heard him crying in his sleep. A part of her told her that it was cruel to think this way, and that even though his body was feeble, his face was still quite cute. But as usual Asuka shut that voice out. He WAS weak. That was how she knew she was better then he was, and it would stay that way, no matter what!
They continued walking like this, in total silence. If people saw them they wouldn't think anything of it, but if they could see in their heads they would see what was really going on. Here was a boy, totally lost in his music, but still with a heavy heart. And next to him was the intense hatred of almost everything (bar her self of course) that was throwing evil thoughts at everything that crossed her path.
So they continued, two totally different people, as it always would be.
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Morning classes had once again been a total waste of time, and Shinji was thankful that he could now finally eat his lunch. His stomach rumbled in frustration, begging its owner to eat. Shinji sat with his two friends and began to take a few bites of his sandwich.
Across the table was Touji, or as he was more widely known this time of day, 'stomach'. Before him sat a huge feast of club sandwiches, salami, noodles, soft drink and rolls. Touji ate as much as he did because of all the energy he burned off during the day. As he played basketball outside as well as in school, and also attended Kendo lessons, he had constant training and games every day of the week. This didn't give him much spare time, but Touji lived for his sport. Which is why people thought he would make it big, the boy breathed his sport, and had the skills and ambition to go a long way.
Kensuke had a rather smaller lunch. Simply an apple and one sandwich was all he had on the table. His dad was away a lot at work to support the two of them and his grandparents. So he had to make it himself, and he was by no means a good cook, or his grandma did. And she was very old.
Kensuke pulled out his camera, and pointed it at Touji.
"And here lady's and gentleman we have the rare 'Idious Stomachius Maximus' at his feeding ground. Here he is king, this is his territory. One can only wonder how such a fat bastard can be so skinny"
"Fuck you!" said Touji and food flew out of his mouth onto Kensuke's camera.
"Hey watch it!" said Kensuke as he wiped the chewed up food onto the ground "this thing costs more then you!"
Touji laughed, sending more food everywhere and Shinji and Kensuke had to shield themselves.
Then Touji stopped and swallowed quickly as he noticed something behind Kensuke. His friends turned to see Hikari walking towards them, something in her hand.
"Why what a stroke of luck this is!" said Kensuke "It seems our specimen has noticed a possible mate, and will now pathetically attempt to use what he thinks is charm. The mating dance of such a species is so utterly pitiful, that one can only wonder how."
"Shut up Ken!" said Touji and he raised his fist.
"See how he meets us with violence."
"I said shut up!"
Hikari walked over to Touji and smiled. "Hi Touji, look heres that assignment sheet you wanted, sorry it wasn't at my house." With that Hikari handed the boy a sheet of paper.
Touji took it as though in slow motion.
"Um thanks," he said
"Anytime."
Hikari turned and left and walked away towards a group of girls, one of which was Asuka.
Shinji and Kensuke looked at Touji
"So um buddy" said Kensuke "when did you 'go over' to her house"
"I didn't.. I mean uh yesterday when I didn't get that assignment sheet." Said Touji, obviously thinking hard.
"I don't remember ever getting an assignment" said Shinji, deciding to join in a little.
"IKARI!" said Touji, "uh I mean, uh, it's a special one, im falling behind!"
"Well THAT I can believe" said Kensuke "so I'll leave you for now, but remember Touji, I can find out ANYTHING!"
Then came an ear-piercing scream.
"SHINJI!!!!"
"Alas the herd must flee now, for the enemy is now approaching, this is Kensuke in wild life adventures!"
The boys fled.
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Touji was playing basketball now, Shinji and Kensuke watching as he competed with all the other jocks. He tried a three pointer and made a perfect swish and the opposing team groaned. He grinned and ran to his end of the court.
Touji was still thinking of a good excuse of why Hikari had given him that letter. She obviously wanted him to use that story, but against Kensuke he might as well say that he got down on his knees and licked her out in the change rooms.
He knew why Hikari had lied, and it was probably a smart idea. Cause only he had noticed that the letter was scented.
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School ended and Shinji was left behind on cleanup. He and Rei where there together, so Asuka now had a chance to walk with Hikari to Nerv, which she lived surprisingly near. Well seeing as her house was one that fell into the ground when an angel attacked, and that her dad was in charge of some department or whatever, it wasn't too surprising.
"So that letter." started Asuka and Hikari blushed.
"OH GOD!" said Asuka far too loud "you didn't ACTUALLY give it to the dumb jock did you!"
"He's not a dumb jock. He has a sensitive side." Said Hikari blushing even more.
"You're kidding me," said Asuka "I mean he's probably laughing at it now with the other stooges."
"He wouldn't!" said Hikari "would he?"
Asuka seeing that she could get her friend upset, tried being a little compassionate.
"Well I hope not, I mean if he laughs at that he's just lost the best girl he could get!" she said "but don't get your hopes up, that's all."
Hikari smiled "Thanks Asuka, and I'm not"
Then she smiled.
"Hey what's the joke?" said Asuka, curious as to why the sudden smile, and now forming blush.
"Well he is sweet sometimes" started Hikari "but I've seen him when he plays basketball and takes off his shirt, and he's body is really.."
"Hot?" said Asuka smiling a little "what you fridget now? Even I can admit that, even though he is stupid and vile."
"He's not" said Hikari, deciding to tell her friend everything "there's was also this time at the school sports he had to wear running shorts.well I have to say he IS very well off.."
"HIKARI!!!!" said Asuka, now in shock as her friend began to giggle "Your nearly as perverted as them!"
"As if you dont look." said Hikari now in the fit of intense giggles.
"But not at HIM" retorted Asuka savagely.
"Oh so who then?" mused Hikari "Kensuke, maybe your into the smart guys, or maybe."
"Shinji"
"NO!" screamed Asuka blocking her ears and running down the road. "NEVER EVER IN A MILLION YEARS!"
Hikari chased her friend laughing, still throwing comments about a certain boy at her all the way down the road.
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Shinji looked over at Rei as she washed the floor with her mop. He had said before hat she looked like a mother, and he had been telling the truth. He couldn't really explain why he felt she was like this. There was just..well..something about her. He went back to cleaning the table, knowing he had to save his energy. Synch tests may be boring but they often were very tiring at the same time.
Rei was lost in her own thought again. She cleaned almost automatically; she had always known how to do this. The commander had said it had been passed on from 'her'. Rei didn't like that, but she had no say in it. She would have to live with it, if one could call this living. She was a shadow, but she did not mind. It was comforting to know that as long as she was this shadow then the commander would still talk to her. She could feel that her arms where becoming harder to move, and knew that tonight she would have to bathe. It would be a late night for Miss Ayanami..
Finally the teacher on duty was satisfied with their work and let them go. The other students walked towards their homes, but Rei and Shinji couldn't go home yet. But neither of them truly called it a home. Shinji some times called it home, but in his mind he had no home. He often thought of it as a home, but as always this thought would fade. It wasn't as if he didn't appreciate Misato taking him in, but there was something lacking.
Rei did not call where she lived home either. It was where she stayed to sleep and bathe only. A place where a majority of her time was spent. She had read that people would defend their homes, that they felt at peace in their homes and that they kept it tidy for their own pleasure. She felt none of theses things, and at times she felt.no wait she thought that she should feel like that. But she did not, and in true Rei fashion anything she didn't understand was not needed. The commander had told her that he taught her everything she needed to know, and that she did not need anything else. She had complied of course, but at times despite herself she became curious.
That of course is why she spent so much time staring out the window even thought it was mostly just watching the world go by. Not trying to understand them. But she often wondered how it would feel to.well.feel. She had not experienced many emotions. She had never felt rage or fear. She had never been sad enough to cry and had never been happy enough to truly smile.
Even if she had felt these emotions she would not know it. She had merely read about, or been told how they should feel. But there was one time..
When Shinji had asked her to smile, she had complied. Not because she was happy, but because she had been told to do so. But when she saw his face when she smiled she felt.. she could not explain it. And that confused her. There! Another emotion that she had felt, totally against her will. Rei was never confused, to her there was only black and white, right and wrong, orders to be followed and not questioned. But even the slightest of sparks in whatever caused these feelings had made her brain question what was going on. It felt..
Strangely good.
Rei and Shinji continued in silence, both lost deep in their own minds.
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"So what are the scores like Ritsu?" asked the Major as she leant over the controls.
"Well." started the doctor "Asuka's are the same as always, jumping from 81 to 79%. Rei's are at about 65% and don't seem to waver too much, just one point wither way."
"And Shinji?"
"He's progress is astounding. He's on a steady 77%!"
"That's ten points up from last time!" said a surprised Misato.
"Indeed" said Ritsuko "If he keeps this up he'll pass Asuka by next week!"
"She won't like that." trailed Misato, "But it'll help Shinji's confidence a hell of a lot. With the way Asuka treats him a one up will be good"
"Yeah I guess." said Ritsuko " I wonder why he keeps getting better, I mean he's never had any training, and he's commitment to the Eva's isn't so high either."
"You're the doctor!" said Misato "You figure it out!"
Ritsuko though already had a very good idea of why this was so. 'Are you doing this?' she thought as she typed in a few things on the computer.
Misato looked at the three pilots on the vid-screen and found her thoughts drawn to each one. They where all completely different, in every aspect. There was Rei, who Misato didn't know that well. She had never really spoken to the girl past orders, and when she tried she was met with replies as though she was still giving them. She creeped her out, hell, she creeped everybody out.
Asuka was the opposite. She was confident, well more like arrogant and she expressed her self very often. People when first meeting her thought she was just a bitch, seeing the way that she put other people down to feel superior, although she thought very differently. Spoilt brat pretty much summed her up, thinking she was better then everyone so they should grovel at her feet. Misato had thought that (and more) when she first met the girl. Even at a young age she was the same, and now that her body was maturing quickly she was even worse then before. But Misato had heard in her sleep, crying, calling for her mother. She was still a lost little girl, trying to be grown up and superior. And reading her file backed it up, Misato pitied her.
Shinji was different as well. The kid had been through hell, and now he was treated like dirt. Misato tried to help him, to show that she cared, but it never helped. Shinji was either just not listening or had gone so far that he no longer felt that anyone could care. Asuka treating him like shit didn't help, how she could was beyond Misato. Sometimes it was cute when they argued, looking like an old couple. But most of the time it was sad, Asuka was just a bully when it came to Shinji, and he never fought back. Why was another thing Misato couldn't understand, he could easily overpower Asuka, but for some reason he allowed the abuse to keep happening.
Misato sighed a deep sigh, the sigh of someone who has grown up too fast and now wants their youth back. A sigh of someone who has seen too much, more then any person ever should. She had, her whole generation had. Even though to Shinji and Asuka and even Rei second impact seemed like an eternity ago, to her generation it was still very much real. Most could remember it well, but none better then Misato.
She pushed her thoughts down again, only knowing that they would return as nightmares. But she had too; she felt that if she broke down then Shinji would break down.
"Ok kids" said Ritsuko into the microphone "you can get out now, but you have to report to the briefing room for a bit after wards"
"Aww man!" came Asuka's reply through the speakers "what else can you people make me do!"
"It will only take five minuets Asuka" came Ritsuko's reply; she then turned the microphone off. She didn't want or need an argument with Asuka.
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After changing back into their clothes, they where now all seated in the briefing room. The sub-commander walked into the front of the room to address the 'troops'. Seeing at was only three people though it wasn't much of an armada. To the sides where Misato and Ritsuko.
"Ok you three" said Fuyutski "im here on behalf the commander to tell you about a new.complication we are now going to have."
"Did he break his glasses now?" said Asuka quietly, but not too quietly.
Fuyutski continued un-abated "in three days there will be a group of ambassadors from the UK, mostly from England, and they will be here for two days."
"So?" Asuka again.
"They are bringing a special cargo Pilot Sorhyu," said Fuyutski looking down on the girl, she would learn her place here..
"With them is Eva-05, and Pilot..." Fuyutski looked over his papers "O'Neil"
"WHAT!" said Asuka out loud "YOU MEAN ANOTHER IDIOT I HAVE TO LIVE THROUGH!"
"That will be quite enough Pilot!" said Fuyutski sternly. Like the commander his voice could command authority when needed. Asuka sat down, but she didn't look happy. Shinji knew what he was in for tonight.
"In three days on the night of their arrival we will be having a ball in honour of our guests" continued Fuyutski "and I have been sent to tell you these instructions."
"All pilots must have a partner for the dance, except for Rei who has a special task to uphold. Second no one other then Nerv personnel will be attending this ball, so it seems that pilot Ikari and Sorhyu will be partners."
"NO WAY!" yelled Asuka "ANYONE BUT THIS BAKA!"
"These are the commanders orders pilot" said Fuyutski "and you have no choice in the matter, you will attend the ball with pilot Ikari whether you like it or not"
Asuka opened her mouth to argue, but Fuyutski look told her she was beaten. She sat down and glared at Shinji before turning away.
"Lastly you are to treat our guests with respect, do not anger them or offend them in anyway, or there will be major repercussions, am I understood!"
"Hai" came the reply.
"Very well then.Dismissed."
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The ride home was less then comfy, after dropping Rei off, who left with a eerie 'good bye' they where on their way to the apartment listening to Asuka's rants.
"Great" she muttered "not only do I have to deal with the doll and Baka boy I also have to deal with some snot nosed Pom as well!"
Misato chuckled.
"I thought that too" she said "but it turns out he's not British, he's Irish."
"Even better" said Asuka "A crazy drunk, we already have Misato!"
"HEY!" said Misato "Im not a drunk!"
"Whatever rummy" replied Asuka.
Misato was fuming a little and Shinji chose to keep quite. When she calmed downShinji decided to pipe up.
"Um Misato?" he said "I read about Ireland one, and as I recall the Celtic race were wiped out."
Misato looked at Shinji then turned back to the road. "That's what I was taught as well, Asuka you know anything about it?"
Asuka rolled her eyes and muttered something in German.
"Ireland was wiped out nearly" she said "before it sunk completely into the ocean the few remaining migrated to Scotland asking England to give them a new land. The British where never fond of the Irish and told them they could share Scotland. But then the Irish retaliated."
"So along with all the European wars Britain had to dea with that as well. The Irish blew up most of the cities and killed thousands until the British finally beat their armies."
"So what happened?" asked Misato
"Well they travel around Europe now" said Asuka "in trailers, their no better then gypsies though. They keep to themselves mostly; some stayed in England and formed an unofficial country there. From what I recall when one of their clans stopped in my hometown, they were terrified of dying out so only married other Irish families."
"Interesting." said Misato "that explains why it said no hometown on his file."
"Their just a bunch of wandering drunks Misato, they're violent, untrustworthy and steal everything they get their hands on then sell it for stupid things like caravans and food."
"Im sure they're not that bad" said Misato "I mean aren't all Germans supposed to be quite and hard?"
"Fuck you Misato!" retaliated Asuka "Im telling you, in Europe we where always taught to avoid them, half of them cant read for Christ sake!"
"I still dont believe you" said Misato.
"What ever, you believe me right Shinji"
"Im dont know," said Shinji quietly staring at the floor.
"Whaddya mean you don't know!" said Asuka harshly "are you stupid!"
"Sorry."
"AND STOP SAYING SORRY!!!!"
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A/N:
MUHAHAHA!!!
No this is not an SI, just because this new character is Irish does not mean anything. I mean if anything im more like Shinji, honest! Please don't hurt me, please..I wet myself I panic!
Anyway, this is the second chapter, and it has come to my attention that my new story has not been reviewed. I am very disappointed in all of you, yeah even you! You all make me sick! I know that im probably not going to get any because of this constant abuse I throw at you, but hey if you review you can at least tell me how shit my story is.
Note: if you say my story is utterly crap (like being unfair about it) I will not report you. You dont get off that easy. If anyone burns this fic with out just cause I will personally send you a lemon fic involving Fuyutski and Gendou, along with Celine Dions whole set of 'Karaoke Special" Music Cd.you have been warned.
Any way please RnR, I need a life!
A/N:
Ha ha! So your back hey, I knew you couldn't resist my fanfic, no living man has. Women are the real problem, but we all know about that! Right Kids?
Any who as you can see im simply speaking more random things, as you should expect by now. In the last chapter nothing much happened, except for Gendou and his faithful sidekick Fuyutski throwing caution to the wind with their evil plotting. Damn old men, why are they always so evil. Unless they're in Jackie-Chan films, then there funny and perverted at the same time! Woohoo the real can-cun.wait a tick.
Uh like I was saying, im going to keep doing this no matter what you say cause im an Australian, so screw you all!!!!! HA HA HA!!!!
(Note: please all you yanks.I mean Americans ignore that.im not a terrorist, I swear just don't bomb me.please!)
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Chapter two: Sync tests
Shinji awoke once again in the morning to the sound of his buzzing alarm clock. As usual he was a good morning person and neatly stood up and dressed himself. Going through his usual routine, he decided to take a quick shower as his smell was starting to eat through the deodorant.
Turning on the hot water, he waited for it to heat up, and then he applied some cold water and fiddled with the taps to get the perfect temperature. Satisfied, he stripped off his clothes and got in, letting the warmth soak over him. It felt nice, and comforting, and he closed his eyes and smiled a little. Washing his hair with his hands, he decided he had no time for shampoo or conditioners, as his hair would be fine for the day. He relaxed in the shower for about 5 minuets then rubbed some soap along his body. He rinsed, and then repeated the process till he was happy he smelled decent. Well decent enough for a teen age boy.
He stepped out of the shower, and began to dress. He caught his reflection in the mirror, and saw how scrawny his body truly was. But he did not desire muscle, as he had no want to hurt people. Just maybe if he wasn't so skinny the other boys wouldn't smirk at him in gym class, and the girls wouldn't make comments behind his back.
He sighed a world-weary sigh, and finished getting dressed. Knowing he had limited time to get breakfast together he hurried softly down the hall into the kitchen. It was time to start it all again.
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Asuka as usual was up, and did not talk to him this morning. She was grumpy, and Shinji figured it was just once of those days, or 'that' time of the month again. A normal teenage boy would have tried to crack a joke at this, but Shinji knew better. Asuka was like a gas leak if it was that certain time, just waiting for a spark to ignite her fury.
Misato crawled out of her room next, barely dressed and yawing profusely. She scratched her tummy and gave a belch, then opened the fridge to have a beer. As she gulped down the beer she let out a great sigh and relaxed in her chair.
"Your such a slob Misato!" said Asuka to her guardian, "honestly if you didn't have your 'pet' here to look after you then I think you might not survive more then a week!"
"I'll have you know that before Shinji even got here I was running this place pretty smoothly, right Shinji?"
Misato hugged her tummy, making her breasts perk up a little more, and turned towards Shinji with a look of total innocence.
"Er." was Shinji got out, as he remembered the state it was in when he arrived. Bags of trash 4 bags high, only beer and instant Ramen in the fridge and who could forget the filth on the ground. Old underwear, beer cans and other things Shinji couldn't identify all over the place.
Asuka though took Shinji's stammer in a different way, and she went very red in the face.
"Shinji you pervert!" she screamed, "Its disgusting enough watching her eat, but do you have to drool over her breasts as well!"
Shinji started to blush heavily. "I wasn't!" he argued, but his face was now even redder then it was before. He tried looking away, but Misato knew that some fun was going to be at hand.
"Aww its ok Shinji, I don't mind," she cooed to her charge and leaned forward, now showing more cleavage then before.
"MISATO!" yelled both Shinji and Asuka.
Misato burst out laughing and in one quick gulp finished her beer. "You two...BURP.are so easy to rile up you know that right!"
Asuka went red with anger; she didn't have to take this, especially from an alcoholic like Misato!
"C'mon Shinji where leaving!" She said grabbing him by the scruff on the neck.
"But what about breakfast!" protested Shinji, and he was dealt a smack to the head and a hand on his ear.
"Ouch! OUCH! Ok we'll leave!"
Misato chuckled at the two, when they did this it was so cute!
"Have fun at school you two, and remember you have synch tests after school so don't be late!"
"Ok Misato" came Shinji's voice, followed by a yelp and a few German curses as the red head kicked him out the door and down the hall.
Misato lay back and belched again. Pen Pen walked up to her with a beer and placed it in her hand.
"Thanks Pen Pen."
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Asuka and Shinji would walk in silence today. Asuka was too busy fuming to pay Shinji any attention and he really didn't mind at all. He decided it was time for some music, and he pulled his SDAT player out of his pocket. Turning to his favourite track, and hitting the play button, he applied the earplugs and bowed his head.
The soft music flowing through his ears calmed the boy, and he was almost happy. But if a person really knew Shinji, he was never happy. He had the look of a puppy that had been kicked too often, and was now staring at the people as they walked by in the street. Sad and downcast, yet still pleading, as though it was waiting for one of those people to pick it up and take it too a new place.
Asuka looked at Shinji and all she saw was weakness. He was skinny, and he had often heard him crying in his sleep. A part of her told her that it was cruel to think this way, and that even though his body was feeble, his face was still quite cute. But as usual Asuka shut that voice out. He WAS weak. That was how she knew she was better then he was, and it would stay that way, no matter what!
They continued walking like this, in total silence. If people saw them they wouldn't think anything of it, but if they could see in their heads they would see what was really going on. Here was a boy, totally lost in his music, but still with a heavy heart. And next to him was the intense hatred of almost everything (bar her self of course) that was throwing evil thoughts at everything that crossed her path.
So they continued, two totally different people, as it always would be.
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Morning classes had once again been a total waste of time, and Shinji was thankful that he could now finally eat his lunch. His stomach rumbled in frustration, begging its owner to eat. Shinji sat with his two friends and began to take a few bites of his sandwich.
Across the table was Touji, or as he was more widely known this time of day, 'stomach'. Before him sat a huge feast of club sandwiches, salami, noodles, soft drink and rolls. Touji ate as much as he did because of all the energy he burned off during the day. As he played basketball outside as well as in school, and also attended Kendo lessons, he had constant training and games every day of the week. This didn't give him much spare time, but Touji lived for his sport. Which is why people thought he would make it big, the boy breathed his sport, and had the skills and ambition to go a long way.
Kensuke had a rather smaller lunch. Simply an apple and one sandwich was all he had on the table. His dad was away a lot at work to support the two of them and his grandparents. So he had to make it himself, and he was by no means a good cook, or his grandma did. And she was very old.
Kensuke pulled out his camera, and pointed it at Touji.
"And here lady's and gentleman we have the rare 'Idious Stomachius Maximus' at his feeding ground. Here he is king, this is his territory. One can only wonder how such a fat bastard can be so skinny"
"Fuck you!" said Touji and food flew out of his mouth onto Kensuke's camera.
"Hey watch it!" said Kensuke as he wiped the chewed up food onto the ground "this thing costs more then you!"
Touji laughed, sending more food everywhere and Shinji and Kensuke had to shield themselves.
Then Touji stopped and swallowed quickly as he noticed something behind Kensuke. His friends turned to see Hikari walking towards them, something in her hand.
"Why what a stroke of luck this is!" said Kensuke "It seems our specimen has noticed a possible mate, and will now pathetically attempt to use what he thinks is charm. The mating dance of such a species is so utterly pitiful, that one can only wonder how."
"Shut up Ken!" said Touji and he raised his fist.
"See how he meets us with violence."
"I said shut up!"
Hikari walked over to Touji and smiled. "Hi Touji, look heres that assignment sheet you wanted, sorry it wasn't at my house." With that Hikari handed the boy a sheet of paper.
Touji took it as though in slow motion.
"Um thanks," he said
"Anytime."
Hikari turned and left and walked away towards a group of girls, one of which was Asuka.
Shinji and Kensuke looked at Touji
"So um buddy" said Kensuke "when did you 'go over' to her house"
"I didn't.. I mean uh yesterday when I didn't get that assignment sheet." Said Touji, obviously thinking hard.
"I don't remember ever getting an assignment" said Shinji, deciding to join in a little.
"IKARI!" said Touji, "uh I mean, uh, it's a special one, im falling behind!"
"Well THAT I can believe" said Kensuke "so I'll leave you for now, but remember Touji, I can find out ANYTHING!"
Then came an ear-piercing scream.
"SHINJI!!!!"
"Alas the herd must flee now, for the enemy is now approaching, this is Kensuke in wild life adventures!"
The boys fled.
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Touji was playing basketball now, Shinji and Kensuke watching as he competed with all the other jocks. He tried a three pointer and made a perfect swish and the opposing team groaned. He grinned and ran to his end of the court.
Touji was still thinking of a good excuse of why Hikari had given him that letter. She obviously wanted him to use that story, but against Kensuke he might as well say that he got down on his knees and licked her out in the change rooms.
He knew why Hikari had lied, and it was probably a smart idea. Cause only he had noticed that the letter was scented.
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School ended and Shinji was left behind on cleanup. He and Rei where there together, so Asuka now had a chance to walk with Hikari to Nerv, which she lived surprisingly near. Well seeing as her house was one that fell into the ground when an angel attacked, and that her dad was in charge of some department or whatever, it wasn't too surprising.
"So that letter." started Asuka and Hikari blushed.
"OH GOD!" said Asuka far too loud "you didn't ACTUALLY give it to the dumb jock did you!"
"He's not a dumb jock. He has a sensitive side." Said Hikari blushing even more.
"You're kidding me," said Asuka "I mean he's probably laughing at it now with the other stooges."
"He wouldn't!" said Hikari "would he?"
Asuka seeing that she could get her friend upset, tried being a little compassionate.
"Well I hope not, I mean if he laughs at that he's just lost the best girl he could get!" she said "but don't get your hopes up, that's all."
Hikari smiled "Thanks Asuka, and I'm not"
Then she smiled.
"Hey what's the joke?" said Asuka, curious as to why the sudden smile, and now forming blush.
"Well he is sweet sometimes" started Hikari "but I've seen him when he plays basketball and takes off his shirt, and he's body is really.."
"Hot?" said Asuka smiling a little "what you fridget now? Even I can admit that, even though he is stupid and vile."
"He's not" said Hikari, deciding to tell her friend everything "there's was also this time at the school sports he had to wear running shorts.well I have to say he IS very well off.."
"HIKARI!!!!" said Asuka, now in shock as her friend began to giggle "Your nearly as perverted as them!"
"As if you dont look." said Hikari now in the fit of intense giggles.
"But not at HIM" retorted Asuka savagely.
"Oh so who then?" mused Hikari "Kensuke, maybe your into the smart guys, or maybe."
"Shinji"
"NO!" screamed Asuka blocking her ears and running down the road. "NEVER EVER IN A MILLION YEARS!"
Hikari chased her friend laughing, still throwing comments about a certain boy at her all the way down the road.
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Shinji looked over at Rei as she washed the floor with her mop. He had said before hat she looked like a mother, and he had been telling the truth. He couldn't really explain why he felt she was like this. There was just..well..something about her. He went back to cleaning the table, knowing he had to save his energy. Synch tests may be boring but they often were very tiring at the same time.
Rei was lost in her own thought again. She cleaned almost automatically; she had always known how to do this. The commander had said it had been passed on from 'her'. Rei didn't like that, but she had no say in it. She would have to live with it, if one could call this living. She was a shadow, but she did not mind. It was comforting to know that as long as she was this shadow then the commander would still talk to her. She could feel that her arms where becoming harder to move, and knew that tonight she would have to bathe. It would be a late night for Miss Ayanami..
Finally the teacher on duty was satisfied with their work and let them go. The other students walked towards their homes, but Rei and Shinji couldn't go home yet. But neither of them truly called it a home. Shinji some times called it home, but in his mind he had no home. He often thought of it as a home, but as always this thought would fade. It wasn't as if he didn't appreciate Misato taking him in, but there was something lacking.
Rei did not call where she lived home either. It was where she stayed to sleep and bathe only. A place where a majority of her time was spent. She had read that people would defend their homes, that they felt at peace in their homes and that they kept it tidy for their own pleasure. She felt none of theses things, and at times she felt.no wait she thought that she should feel like that. But she did not, and in true Rei fashion anything she didn't understand was not needed. The commander had told her that he taught her everything she needed to know, and that she did not need anything else. She had complied of course, but at times despite herself she became curious.
That of course is why she spent so much time staring out the window even thought it was mostly just watching the world go by. Not trying to understand them. But she often wondered how it would feel to.well.feel. She had not experienced many emotions. She had never felt rage or fear. She had never been sad enough to cry and had never been happy enough to truly smile.
Even if she had felt these emotions she would not know it. She had merely read about, or been told how they should feel. But there was one time..
When Shinji had asked her to smile, she had complied. Not because she was happy, but because she had been told to do so. But when she saw his face when she smiled she felt.. she could not explain it. And that confused her. There! Another emotion that she had felt, totally against her will. Rei was never confused, to her there was only black and white, right and wrong, orders to be followed and not questioned. But even the slightest of sparks in whatever caused these feelings had made her brain question what was going on. It felt..
Strangely good.
Rei and Shinji continued in silence, both lost deep in their own minds.
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"So what are the scores like Ritsu?" asked the Major as she leant over the controls.
"Well." started the doctor "Asuka's are the same as always, jumping from 81 to 79%. Rei's are at about 65% and don't seem to waver too much, just one point wither way."
"And Shinji?"
"He's progress is astounding. He's on a steady 77%!"
"That's ten points up from last time!" said a surprised Misato.
"Indeed" said Ritsuko "If he keeps this up he'll pass Asuka by next week!"
"She won't like that." trailed Misato, "But it'll help Shinji's confidence a hell of a lot. With the way Asuka treats him a one up will be good"
"Yeah I guess." said Ritsuko " I wonder why he keeps getting better, I mean he's never had any training, and he's commitment to the Eva's isn't so high either."
"You're the doctor!" said Misato "You figure it out!"
Ritsuko though already had a very good idea of why this was so. 'Are you doing this?' she thought as she typed in a few things on the computer.
Misato looked at the three pilots on the vid-screen and found her thoughts drawn to each one. They where all completely different, in every aspect. There was Rei, who Misato didn't know that well. She had never really spoken to the girl past orders, and when she tried she was met with replies as though she was still giving them. She creeped her out, hell, she creeped everybody out.
Asuka was the opposite. She was confident, well more like arrogant and she expressed her self very often. People when first meeting her thought she was just a bitch, seeing the way that she put other people down to feel superior, although she thought very differently. Spoilt brat pretty much summed her up, thinking she was better then everyone so they should grovel at her feet. Misato had thought that (and more) when she first met the girl. Even at a young age she was the same, and now that her body was maturing quickly she was even worse then before. But Misato had heard in her sleep, crying, calling for her mother. She was still a lost little girl, trying to be grown up and superior. And reading her file backed it up, Misato pitied her.
Shinji was different as well. The kid had been through hell, and now he was treated like dirt. Misato tried to help him, to show that she cared, but it never helped. Shinji was either just not listening or had gone so far that he no longer felt that anyone could care. Asuka treating him like shit didn't help, how she could was beyond Misato. Sometimes it was cute when they argued, looking like an old couple. But most of the time it was sad, Asuka was just a bully when it came to Shinji, and he never fought back. Why was another thing Misato couldn't understand, he could easily overpower Asuka, but for some reason he allowed the abuse to keep happening.
Misato sighed a deep sigh, the sigh of someone who has grown up too fast and now wants their youth back. A sigh of someone who has seen too much, more then any person ever should. She had, her whole generation had. Even though to Shinji and Asuka and even Rei second impact seemed like an eternity ago, to her generation it was still very much real. Most could remember it well, but none better then Misato.
She pushed her thoughts down again, only knowing that they would return as nightmares. But she had too; she felt that if she broke down then Shinji would break down.
"Ok kids" said Ritsuko into the microphone "you can get out now, but you have to report to the briefing room for a bit after wards"
"Aww man!" came Asuka's reply through the speakers "what else can you people make me do!"
"It will only take five minuets Asuka" came Ritsuko's reply; she then turned the microphone off. She didn't want or need an argument with Asuka.
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After changing back into their clothes, they where now all seated in the briefing room. The sub-commander walked into the front of the room to address the 'troops'. Seeing at was only three people though it wasn't much of an armada. To the sides where Misato and Ritsuko.
"Ok you three" said Fuyutski "im here on behalf the commander to tell you about a new.complication we are now going to have."
"Did he break his glasses now?" said Asuka quietly, but not too quietly.
Fuyutski continued un-abated "in three days there will be a group of ambassadors from the UK, mostly from England, and they will be here for two days."
"So?" Asuka again.
"They are bringing a special cargo Pilot Sorhyu," said Fuyutski looking down on the girl, she would learn her place here..
"With them is Eva-05, and Pilot..." Fuyutski looked over his papers "O'Neil"
"WHAT!" said Asuka out loud "YOU MEAN ANOTHER IDIOT I HAVE TO LIVE THROUGH!"
"That will be quite enough Pilot!" said Fuyutski sternly. Like the commander his voice could command authority when needed. Asuka sat down, but she didn't look happy. Shinji knew what he was in for tonight.
"In three days on the night of their arrival we will be having a ball in honour of our guests" continued Fuyutski "and I have been sent to tell you these instructions."
"All pilots must have a partner for the dance, except for Rei who has a special task to uphold. Second no one other then Nerv personnel will be attending this ball, so it seems that pilot Ikari and Sorhyu will be partners."
"NO WAY!" yelled Asuka "ANYONE BUT THIS BAKA!"
"These are the commanders orders pilot" said Fuyutski "and you have no choice in the matter, you will attend the ball with pilot Ikari whether you like it or not"
Asuka opened her mouth to argue, but Fuyutski look told her she was beaten. She sat down and glared at Shinji before turning away.
"Lastly you are to treat our guests with respect, do not anger them or offend them in anyway, or there will be major repercussions, am I understood!"
"Hai" came the reply.
"Very well then.Dismissed."
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The ride home was less then comfy, after dropping Rei off, who left with a eerie 'good bye' they where on their way to the apartment listening to Asuka's rants.
"Great" she muttered "not only do I have to deal with the doll and Baka boy I also have to deal with some snot nosed Pom as well!"
Misato chuckled.
"I thought that too" she said "but it turns out he's not British, he's Irish."
"Even better" said Asuka "A crazy drunk, we already have Misato!"
"HEY!" said Misato "Im not a drunk!"
"Whatever rummy" replied Asuka.
Misato was fuming a little and Shinji chose to keep quite. When she calmed downShinji decided to pipe up.
"Um Misato?" he said "I read about Ireland one, and as I recall the Celtic race were wiped out."
Misato looked at Shinji then turned back to the road. "That's what I was taught as well, Asuka you know anything about it?"
Asuka rolled her eyes and muttered something in German.
"Ireland was wiped out nearly" she said "before it sunk completely into the ocean the few remaining migrated to Scotland asking England to give them a new land. The British where never fond of the Irish and told them they could share Scotland. But then the Irish retaliated."
"So along with all the European wars Britain had to dea with that as well. The Irish blew up most of the cities and killed thousands until the British finally beat their armies."
"So what happened?" asked Misato
"Well they travel around Europe now" said Asuka "in trailers, their no better then gypsies though. They keep to themselves mostly; some stayed in England and formed an unofficial country there. From what I recall when one of their clans stopped in my hometown, they were terrified of dying out so only married other Irish families."
"Interesting." said Misato "that explains why it said no hometown on his file."
"Their just a bunch of wandering drunks Misato, they're violent, untrustworthy and steal everything they get their hands on then sell it for stupid things like caravans and food."
"Im sure they're not that bad" said Misato "I mean aren't all Germans supposed to be quite and hard?"
"Fuck you Misato!" retaliated Asuka "Im telling you, in Europe we where always taught to avoid them, half of them cant read for Christ sake!"
"I still dont believe you" said Misato.
"What ever, you believe me right Shinji"
"Im dont know," said Shinji quietly staring at the floor.
"Whaddya mean you don't know!" said Asuka harshly "are you stupid!"
"Sorry."
"AND STOP SAYING SORRY!!!!"
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A/N:
MUHAHAHA!!!
No this is not an SI, just because this new character is Irish does not mean anything. I mean if anything im more like Shinji, honest! Please don't hurt me, please..I wet myself I panic!
Anyway, this is the second chapter, and it has come to my attention that my new story has not been reviewed. I am very disappointed in all of you, yeah even you! You all make me sick! I know that im probably not going to get any because of this constant abuse I throw at you, but hey if you review you can at least tell me how shit my story is.
Note: if you say my story is utterly crap (like being unfair about it) I will not report you. You dont get off that easy. If anyone burns this fic with out just cause I will personally send you a lemon fic involving Fuyutski and Gendou, along with Celine Dions whole set of 'Karaoke Special" Music Cd.you have been warned.
Any way please RnR, I need a life!