Other Side Chapter 4: School day.
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Misato Katsuragi: Pilot report.
As guardian of the second and third children it is my duty too keep a complete psychoanalysis on both of them. This week though I will submit, as ordered, a review on the new pilot. Billy O'Neil.
Billy is the sixth child, which had come as a great surprise to me. I had no idea that a fourth and fifth child had been selected. However he is not at all what I had expected.
He is as different to me, and too any one he has come into contact with, as possible. One way too describe him would be feral, savage even. While he seems to have no will to hurt any other humans, he seems unaccustomed to even the most basic things as table manners. The manner in which he speaks is quite forward and too the point, but most times quite crude. His solutions to problems are simple, and often involve the physical harm of others, although nothing suggests it would be fatal.
While he may indeed produce an air of extreme confidence around himself, he is not as ego-tistic as the second child. He is different from most teenage boys because of the amount he drinks and smokes, and finds it amusing that Shinji or Asuka do not.
Physically he is superior to most fully-grown Japanese men, as I have seen. He stands at 6 ft 6'', and is of average build. His muscles are very well toned, and he has four tattoos on his body. One is a holy cross across his left breast while another is some form of shield and crest on his right shoulder. Across his back is some thing written in English that has the word Irish in it. The other is on his left shoulder, and is in a language I do not know.
He's understanding of Japanese is extensive but not perfected. Over complex words he struggles, and his accent garbles quite a few of even the simplest vowels. He can speak three languages to my knowledge, one Japanese, one English and one that I have no understanding of. He only uses this language when performing some form of morning ritual, which I have only seen once.
On further investigation I found nothing out of the ordinary until I searched through his bag. In it was clothes covering a custom .50 desert eagle. The barrel was considerably longer then most, and the calibre had been taken up to make it a .70, a calibre that I have never seen before. From my training I have learned that from 10 feet a desert eagle could take off a fully-grown mans head. Why he would have upgraded this weapon and made its range longer puzzles me, but how he did it is even more of a question.
He left yesterday, too the apartment one story below us, this concludes my report and I await further orders.
Katsuragi, Misato.
Gendou read the report carefully. This was what he had expected. He wasn't sure what was going on, and Gendou didn't like that. It didn't matter though; all his questions would be answered soon.
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Shinji, Toji and Kensuke walked down the street. Toji was laughing about something with Kensuke, and Shinji was even smiling a little. It was the start of another week, another long seven days of lectures and homework. Joy.
"Hey Shinji!"
Shinji turned as he heard that same strange voice he had grown accustomed too over the weekend. Billy was running up behind them, smiling again.
Shinji liked Billy, his straightforward attitude was a little intimidating but likeable all the same. It took a while for Shinji to like anyone, but Billy seemed to generally like everybody. He shook his hand when he came into reach.
"Jesus!" he said "how do you get up this early, what time is it now?"
Kensuke checked his watch "about 8:00"
Billy groaned. "Who's together by then, you can still taste the whiskey at that time."
All of them made a strange face, Billy hadn't gotten it yet that not everyone drank as much as he did.
Toji and Kensuke had met Billy the day before; they had come to check on Shinji to make sure that he had survived the night with the red-haired devil. If it wasn't for Billy he was sure he wouldn't be standing here right now. Billy was the only person apart from Misato who didn't treat Asuka with care. He treated her like any other person, blunt in his case. He had yet to take a beating but it was coming to him, and Shinji didn't want to be there when it happened.
They four of them walked, laughing and talking about the things teenage boys talk about. Mostly tits.
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Asuka and Hikari walked together to school. They rarely did this but today was a special occasion. Asuka was going to bitch about someone she hadn't bitched about before, and her best friend would have to be the first to hear.
"He's a prick!" she shouted as her and her friend walked, making Hikari jump.
"Who is?" she managed to get out.
"This new pilot they sent us, he's a complete buffoon!"
Hikari tried to smile a little. "He can't be that bad." she said to Asuka, hoping she could calm her down.
"Are you kidding me, he drinks more then Misato, smokes a Carton of cigarettes every day, snores like a pig and thinks he's better then everyone else."
Hikari decided she should let that slide, as not to hurt her friend's feelings.
"Not only that, he's as thick as a post! He can't read Japanese!"
Hikari needed to pipe in "but neither can you Asuka"
Asuka glared, "I know that, but he has NO idea, he doesn't know anything about it. And get this, he cant even read in English, he speaks English and he can't even read it!"
Even Hikari had to admit that was a little strange.
"So how did he go at his old school."
"He probably never went to school......fucking Irish....."
"No.....he has too have been to school at least once......"
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"So this is a school" said Billy looking up at the building in front of him.
Shinji nodded. "Yup" was all he said, Kensuke and Toji looking at it in depressed states of gloom.
"Another" "Day" "Of hell"
they said one after the other. Billy seemed to be looking at it with great interest. As they walked towards the main gates Billy leaned over to Shinji, still looking up at the building.
"I agree with those two" he said to Shinji "damn thing looks depressing."
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The rest of the school day proceeded as normal, but Billy and Toji fell sound asleep half way through the 2nd period. Shinji was simply worried about his date with Rei, he hadn't gone to her place when she told him too, and she had called him. Imagine him sitting there as Misato giggled uncontrollably as Rei organised to meet him today after synch tests. He was almost sweating thinking about what he should say to her. What could you talk to Rei about exactly? But that would not be the only worry on his mind this day.
Across the room Asuka was throwing dark glances at him, what ever he did this time he was going to pay. Big time.
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At lunch the four sat at their usual table, Billy now welcome in their circle. The four talked about the older girls at the school, undressing them with their eyes. Billy was about to go and talk to them when all of a sudden Kensuke's face went pale.
"Shit!" he muttered "its Megami!"
Megami was the local school bully. He and his brother, Tazzaki where the toughest kids in the school. Megami was lean, but strong and knew how to fight despite his average stature. His younger brother was huge, standing even taller then Billy. He was very bulky, and strong. The last person who stood up too him had three ribs broken. That and a few cronies who hung around, who also changed every second day, no one had the balls too screw with them.
They where in their final year, but had been held down repeatedly. This made them a good few years older then the other students.
And their favourite person to pick on was Kensuke.
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Asuka and Hikari watched Megami approach the table. And Kensuke go white as a ghost.
"They can't keep doing this, one day someone's gonna stop those guys" Said Hikari.
Asuka looked at her friend as she too a sip of her juice.
"And I suppose you're just the person to do it?"
Hikari glared at Asuka
"And what does that mean!"
"Nothing," said Asuka "just sit back and enjoy Kensuke squirming."
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"Hey dweeb" came the raspy voice, full of ego and arrogance "chuck us some money for lunch would ya?"
Toji stood up, "leave him alone you....." but what Megami was no one ever found out as Megami snapped his fingers. Tazzaki throttled Toji. He was lifted clear off the ground and choked in mid air by the giant. The cronies laughed.
"So who else wants to be a hero?" asked Megami. Hearing no answer he turned back towards Kensuke.
"Now hand it over and your friend doesn't get beaten to a pulp!" he barked "and you can load out as well Ikari, or I swear...."
Whatever he was going to swear was cut short by a rock hitting him square in the jaw. Stumbling he looked around for the projectiles point of launch, and found Billy staring at him from about 10 feet away, tossing a rock absentmindedly in his left hand.
"What the fuck do you think..." a rock struck him in the forehead, this time hard.
Megami picked himself up from the ground and wiped a small trickle of blood away from his forehead.
"You piece of shit" he screamed "Tazzaki drop that dumb jock and rip this guys head open!"
Tazzaki dropped Toji almost lazily to the ground, who started to claw on the ground and gasp for breath. The giant smiled as he charged at Billy and brought his fist back for the knock out.
CRACK.
Billy sailed back into the dirt and Tazzaki smiled. Megami smiled too, no one ever stood up after Tazzaki hit them. But something that had never happened before......well, happened.
Billy stood up.
He stretched his neck then started stretching his arms. Tazzaki stared stupefied at the sight in front of him, then looked to his brother for instructions.
"what are you waiting for!" yelled Megami "go and kick the shit outta him."
By now a large crowd had gathered around, and Shinji was at the forefront. Kensuke was next to him in shock.
"did you see that, he's not even dizzy or anything!"
Tazzaki charged again but this time lifted Billy bodily off the ground. He dropped the boy on his knee, then when he hit the ground kicked him in the ribs, sending him skidding across the ground a meter or two.
Billy got up again, and the crowd murmured, no one had stood up after one of Tazzaki's beatings, let alone two!!!!
Billy stretched his legs.
"You know you kick pretty hard for a fat fuck!" he said as he rotated his arm.
Tazzaki was stupid, and fell for the taunt easily. He charged.
It all happened very fast. Billy kissed the cross he wore around his neck and moved to the side, letting off a vicious left hook as he did.
There was a crack and Tazzaki fell to the floor. Everyone expected him to get back up, but he didn't move. For about 20 seconds there was absolute silence, then blood began to trickle slowly from Tazzaki's temple. He was knocked out cold.
Megami was in shock. One punch, one fucking punch! Tazzaki had never lost before, he was always there to take care of any trouble. Then a great rage took hold of Megami and he stepped forward.
"Right boys!" he hissed "lets take the fucker!"
But his cronies where reluctant to move, no way were they going near that guy!
Megami turned, his face red. "What are you all, pussies!?"
His cronies stepped back, both from him and the boy behind their leader.
"Fine, I'll do him myself!"
He turned and ran at the boy. He swung a right hook but Billy caught his forearm. Billy delivered two body rips too his ribs and then a powerful uppercut to his face. Megami hit the ground, then let out an almost animal growl. Spitting out some blood he got to his feet again. A head butt floored him swiftly, and there was a massive crack as his nose broke.
Billy laughed as the Japanese boy writhed on the ground in agony. He had expected him to be more of a challenge then this. For such a tough acting guy he was just a pussy.
Megami finally brought himself to his feet, and pulled out his flick knife. Holding the wreckage of his nose with one hand, his other twisted sharply and cold steel glinted in the sun.
He charged.
Exactly what happened was too quick for anyone too see properly, but Megami was without knife in a blur. Billy looked at the knife that was on the ground and brought his heel on it sharply, breaking it in two.
Megami panicked and tried to run, 'that's it' he thought, 'I'm out.' But he was caught by Billy strong grip, and spun around.
Billy thumped Megami in the chest and the older boy fell to his knees. Billy drew back his fist.
"Lets see how do you like getting beaten you little shit!" hissed Billy.
He punched Megami in the face, then again, then again and again. Each time a squirt of blood flew out of Megami's face. Megami was almost crying, he tried struggling but the boys grip was like a vice on his shirt. He flailed his arms, his fist pummelling Billy's shoulders and face. Billy seemed to shrug them off. Megami soon became too tired and he was still being punched in the face. Finally, after minets, which seemed like hours, Billy stopped his onslaught. Dropping the boy form his sitting position to the ground, he leaned down right up to Megami's blood soaked face.
"Now you listen, and you listen good. I ever see you face anywhere on the street, at school even in a fucking picture, I will kill you! You got that!"
Megami nodded between sobs, his jaw cracked and his nose now too bloody and purple to be called a nose anymore.
Billy hefted him back up too a sitting position.
"Now say goodnight."
Billy punched the boy once in the face and he went out, lights and all.
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"STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!"
Hikari's voice bellowed over the top of all the commotion. Asuka was at her side, partly in shock, partly in disgust.
"MR. O'NEIL! GET TO THE PRINCAPAL'S OFFICE RIGHT NOW!" she screamed at the tall boy, who grinned even louder.
Billy shook his head and pulled out a small piece of paper.
"You see this," he said shoving in front of Hikari's face "its diplomatic immunity, I'm only here for the hell of it anyway."
Hikari opened her mouth, nearly speechless. In Hikari's world she had total control, she was the class rep and had to uphold the 'law'. And now she couldn't do that, she felt cheated, outraged!.
"But you cant just go around beating up!" she protested.
Billy laughed out loud.
"Are you kidding me? They deserved it!"
Billy smiled even wider. "And no offence," he started "I don't take orders from anyone." And with that he walked away towards the table, promptly sat down and pulled out a flask. Taking a deep swig he stopped mid way as Hikari eyed him fearfully.
"What?" he asked innocently.
Shinji hung his head and shook it.
Asuka just fumed and turned.
"Moron......"
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4 HOURS LATER.
"Miss Akagi I think you should really take a look at this!"
Ritsuko slid her chair over to Maya's desk and peered over the assistants shoulder.
"What the-"she murmured and leaned closer to the screen.
"But that's impossible."
Maya nodded. "So we thought," she said "but I've run these results about sixteen times and they all come back the same."
"Amazing......." Was all the doctor could say and she leaned back in her chair, sipping her coffee slowly. "And these have been steady?"
"Yes mam" said Maya "for the past hour."
Ritsuko went silent, apparently in deep thought.
Misato chose this time to walk briskly in.
"Hi gang, what's the word?"
Ritsuko beckoned her friend over to the terminal and pointed at the screen.
"Look how the new kids coming along."
Misato looked over the screen and made a low whistle of amazement.
"Wow," she said "a 98% synch ratio."
Ritsuko nodded, "all I want to know is how he keeps it that high and steady."
Misato looked at her friend "well don't ask me," she said "you're the doctor."
"Indeed" said Ritsuko taking another sip of coffee.
"So how are the others doing?"
"Well," began the doctor "Rei and Asuka are exactly the same, although Rei has increased ever so slightly."
"And Shinji?" asked Misato.
"Take a look for yourself."
Misato peered over.
"Wow, 81%! He's beat Asuka!"
Ritsuko nodded, "And he might catch up with that other kid soon."
Misato looked over at her friend "he has a name you know."
Ritsuko smiled "I read your report major, any one who carries a gun at that age isn't in my good books."
Misato looked back at the face of Billy, his eyes closed but a small smile still prominent across his face.
"He got in a fight at school today, both the kids he took on are in the hospital, one they don't think will make it."
Ritsuko made a slight dissatisfied hum.
"I wonder what turned him into that" questioned Misato "to just destroy another human life so carelessly."
"I have no idea." said Ritsuko "but losing your parents could help it."
"Then why isn't Shinji like that?"
"Ok one point to you." Smiled Ritsuko "I dunno maybe he has a few anger management problems. Also, does he drink or smoke?"
"More then me" replied Misato.
"Interesting" said Ritsuko "according to his medical his lungs and liver are in top notch condition."
Misato looked at the boy again "I just hope Shinji doesn't follow in his wake."
"It could be good for the boy."
"I'll decide that."
"Sorry mum......."
"WHAT WAS THAT!"
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Billy and Shinji where in the change room, getting back into their usual attire.
"So what you doing now?" asked Billy.
"I have to go out tonight" replied Shinji.
"Ok, just wanted to know if you wanted to come round to mine for a drink."
Shinji shook his head, when would he learn?
"So what you up too?" said Billy "Ayanami I'm guessing?"
Shinji went red but smiled all the same.
"Good for you buddy" said Billy "a good root will do you the world."
Shinji nearly passed out. "I-I-It's not like that!" he stuttered as he blushed even more.
"Whatever man." Said Billy chuckling.
"Your weird you know that right."
"Hey back home there are worse then me, anyway I gotta run, maybe one of those year 11 girls will be up for some fun."
Billy left and waved over his shoulder.
Shinji finished getting dressed and picked up his bags. He realised what Billy had just said and checked over his shoulder, a look of amazement on his face. He waved the thought out of his head though and exhaled deeply. He went out of the changroom to face his fears.
Rei was standing outside the door.
"Hi....." said Shinji meekly.
"Hi" said Rei in her cold voice, but Shinji noticed there was some small emotion this time. "Pilot O'Neil said you where inside here."
Shinji looked at Rei for a long time, before snapping out of his stupor.
'focus Ikari focus!'
"So, you want to leave?"
"Yes, I do."
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Shinji and Rei walked to Rei's place. The sun was just beginning to set, soaking Tokyo-3 in crimson hood. 'Well this isn't so bad," thought Shinji to himself, surveying the landscape around him 'wish she wasn't so quite though.'
Rei was thinking the same thing, wanting Ikari to say something. Usually silence never bothered Rei, in fact, to her talking seemed pointless. But for some reason this silence was not welcome. It felt.....
Awkward.
"So," said Shinji finally "what do you think of Billy?"
"He is different, and interesting" said Rei in her monotone voice "but I find him crude."
Shinji frowned, over the past few days he had taken quite a liking to Billy.
"He isn't that bad, once you get to know him a little. He means well, I think."
Rei nodded "You are right. Pilot O'Neil has not shown any true signs of aggression to those he didn't think deserved it."
Shinji nodded, Megami and Tazzaki deserved what they got.
"But," continued Rei "I think he went too far at school today."
Shinji was inclined to agree, especially with Tazzaki nearly dead at the hospital.
Kensuke and Toji had adored Billy after that one punch. They where bowing to him in front of everyone in the middle of class and chanting that he was their god. It took quite a bit of discipline from Hikari to get them to stop. All Shinji could think of was a mother crying over her dead son.
Shinji brought himself back to the present, pushing those thoughts out of his head and walked with Rei, again in total silence.
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Shinji had made it his duty to cook Rei dinner and was actually enjoying it. Remembering what Billy had told him, to try and impress at all opportunities, but not too far, he cooked up the best he could. Making some vegetarian noodles wasn't the easiest thing to do, but he managed to pull it off. Taking off his apron, he tasted the noodles one more time. Not too bad.
Rei sat at her table quietly, no one had ever cooked her dinner before. But then again hadn't Ikari always tried to help her. He had always been nice to her, and had never hurt her feelings with intent. Unlike the commander he didn't give her exact orders, and seemed to genuinely care about her more then he ever has. She knew why the commander cared, and that had never seemed right to her, but it was something.
But the younger Ikari, she had no idea why he cared. And that made her feel very......warm.
As they sat and ate they talked about small things, but to Rei it seemed all strange and alien. Shinji talked of his two friends Toji and Kensuke, and about their many capers. Then about his life at home with Asuka and Misato. He talked about everything, yet nothing. Just meaningless chitchat, but the kind that seems deeper then it is. It was a sweet moment.
Shinji checked his watch. It was already 10:30.
"I better go Rei," he said, wiping him mouth "but I had a great time with you."
"I did too Ikari" said Rei, and she made the smallest smile. His heart skipped a beat.
"W-W-Well I'll be off then." He managed to get out, but as he turned a hand gently touched his shoulder.
He turned and Rei had a strange look in her eyes.
"Ikari" she said "No one has ever cooked me food before."
Shinji gulped, why was she looking at him like that.
Rei continued.
"I would like to ask you for one more favour tonight" she said, and Shinji noticed that she looked slightly nervous. But then again he could be wrong, he wasn't so good at reading people emotions.
"I would like you to spend tonight with me, it would make me happy."
Warning bells went off in Shinji's head. At once a council of his conscious was called.
"It's a school night Shinji!" said Misato in his head "you shouldn't stay!"
"You pervert!" screamed Asuka "what about my breakfast and food, there is no way that you're leaving me with Misato's cooking!"
Toji and Kensuke laughed.
"You sly dog!" said Toji "go for it!"
Kensuke chortled "and when she falls asleep" he said "you know what to do!"
Shinji mentally frowned. Two for two he needed that tiebreaker.
It came from Billy.
"She gave you a request, now be a gentleman and do as she says, it's the only way you'll survive."
Tie broken!
Shinji nodded at Rei "Ok Rei."
Rei took his hand and they lay on the bed. As Shinji fell to his side he felt something warm snuggle into his chest. He looked down to find Rei looking up at him.
"You are very warm Ikari." She said.
"Call me Shinji" he said, and she laid her head on his chest. 'where did that come from?' his brain asked. His heart quickly kicked his brain in the shin and told it to shut up.
Rei was smiling. 'Shinji' she repeated in her head, she liked the way it sounded, and the way she was lying next to him, it felt right. Like this was how it should be.
"Goodnight Shinji" she murmured, and they both fell into a deep sleep.
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A/N
Well Well Well so you think this is S/R fic, well your wrong! Or are you? You haven't heard Asuka's side of the story yet so don't jump to conclusions. I know Rei is REALLY out of character, but I'm trying to keep it as believable as I can.
This chapter was really about everyone's first impression's of Billy, as you can see Misato pity's him, Ritsuko looks down on him, Asuka hates him (who didn't see that coming) and Shinji seems too like him. TO find out more about Billy read the next chapter, which will involve training, and possibly the attack of the 12th angel.
Also the appearance of the new Eva, which like Billy, is full of surprises, and what will Gendou have to say about Rei and Shinji's little get together night. And also the biggest mystery of them all, how many more mysterious will I have to come up with too keep you reading this fic. Only time will tell.
Dark Romeo AKA Liam Jackson
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Enjoy!
(a warning, this contains quite a few scenes ripped from the movie SNATCH) ------------------------------------------- ----------------
Misato Katsuragi: Pilot report.
As guardian of the second and third children it is my duty too keep a complete psychoanalysis on both of them. This week though I will submit, as ordered, a review on the new pilot. Billy O'Neil.
Billy is the sixth child, which had come as a great surprise to me. I had no idea that a fourth and fifth child had been selected. However he is not at all what I had expected.
He is as different to me, and too any one he has come into contact with, as possible. One way too describe him would be feral, savage even. While he seems to have no will to hurt any other humans, he seems unaccustomed to even the most basic things as table manners. The manner in which he speaks is quite forward and too the point, but most times quite crude. His solutions to problems are simple, and often involve the physical harm of others, although nothing suggests it would be fatal.
While he may indeed produce an air of extreme confidence around himself, he is not as ego-tistic as the second child. He is different from most teenage boys because of the amount he drinks and smokes, and finds it amusing that Shinji or Asuka do not.
Physically he is superior to most fully-grown Japanese men, as I have seen. He stands at 6 ft 6'', and is of average build. His muscles are very well toned, and he has four tattoos on his body. One is a holy cross across his left breast while another is some form of shield and crest on his right shoulder. Across his back is some thing written in English that has the word Irish in it. The other is on his left shoulder, and is in a language I do not know.
He's understanding of Japanese is extensive but not perfected. Over complex words he struggles, and his accent garbles quite a few of even the simplest vowels. He can speak three languages to my knowledge, one Japanese, one English and one that I have no understanding of. He only uses this language when performing some form of morning ritual, which I have only seen once.
On further investigation I found nothing out of the ordinary until I searched through his bag. In it was clothes covering a custom .50 desert eagle. The barrel was considerably longer then most, and the calibre had been taken up to make it a .70, a calibre that I have never seen before. From my training I have learned that from 10 feet a desert eagle could take off a fully-grown mans head. Why he would have upgraded this weapon and made its range longer puzzles me, but how he did it is even more of a question.
He left yesterday, too the apartment one story below us, this concludes my report and I await further orders.
Katsuragi, Misato.
Gendou read the report carefully. This was what he had expected. He wasn't sure what was going on, and Gendou didn't like that. It didn't matter though; all his questions would be answered soon.
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Shinji, Toji and Kensuke walked down the street. Toji was laughing about something with Kensuke, and Shinji was even smiling a little. It was the start of another week, another long seven days of lectures and homework. Joy.
"Hey Shinji!"
Shinji turned as he heard that same strange voice he had grown accustomed too over the weekend. Billy was running up behind them, smiling again.
Shinji liked Billy, his straightforward attitude was a little intimidating but likeable all the same. It took a while for Shinji to like anyone, but Billy seemed to generally like everybody. He shook his hand when he came into reach.
"Jesus!" he said "how do you get up this early, what time is it now?"
Kensuke checked his watch "about 8:00"
Billy groaned. "Who's together by then, you can still taste the whiskey at that time."
All of them made a strange face, Billy hadn't gotten it yet that not everyone drank as much as he did.
Toji and Kensuke had met Billy the day before; they had come to check on Shinji to make sure that he had survived the night with the red-haired devil. If it wasn't for Billy he was sure he wouldn't be standing here right now. Billy was the only person apart from Misato who didn't treat Asuka with care. He treated her like any other person, blunt in his case. He had yet to take a beating but it was coming to him, and Shinji didn't want to be there when it happened.
They four of them walked, laughing and talking about the things teenage boys talk about. Mostly tits.
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Asuka and Hikari walked together to school. They rarely did this but today was a special occasion. Asuka was going to bitch about someone she hadn't bitched about before, and her best friend would have to be the first to hear.
"He's a prick!" she shouted as her and her friend walked, making Hikari jump.
"Who is?" she managed to get out.
"This new pilot they sent us, he's a complete buffoon!"
Hikari tried to smile a little. "He can't be that bad." she said to Asuka, hoping she could calm her down.
"Are you kidding me, he drinks more then Misato, smokes a Carton of cigarettes every day, snores like a pig and thinks he's better then everyone else."
Hikari decided she should let that slide, as not to hurt her friend's feelings.
"Not only that, he's as thick as a post! He can't read Japanese!"
Hikari needed to pipe in "but neither can you Asuka"
Asuka glared, "I know that, but he has NO idea, he doesn't know anything about it. And get this, he cant even read in English, he speaks English and he can't even read it!"
Even Hikari had to admit that was a little strange.
"So how did he go at his old school."
"He probably never went to school......fucking Irish....."
"No.....he has too have been to school at least once......"
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"So this is a school" said Billy looking up at the building in front of him.
Shinji nodded. "Yup" was all he said, Kensuke and Toji looking at it in depressed states of gloom.
"Another" "Day" "Of hell"
they said one after the other. Billy seemed to be looking at it with great interest. As they walked towards the main gates Billy leaned over to Shinji, still looking up at the building.
"I agree with those two" he said to Shinji "damn thing looks depressing."
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The rest of the school day proceeded as normal, but Billy and Toji fell sound asleep half way through the 2nd period. Shinji was simply worried about his date with Rei, he hadn't gone to her place when she told him too, and she had called him. Imagine him sitting there as Misato giggled uncontrollably as Rei organised to meet him today after synch tests. He was almost sweating thinking about what he should say to her. What could you talk to Rei about exactly? But that would not be the only worry on his mind this day.
Across the room Asuka was throwing dark glances at him, what ever he did this time he was going to pay. Big time.
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At lunch the four sat at their usual table, Billy now welcome in their circle. The four talked about the older girls at the school, undressing them with their eyes. Billy was about to go and talk to them when all of a sudden Kensuke's face went pale.
"Shit!" he muttered "its Megami!"
Megami was the local school bully. He and his brother, Tazzaki where the toughest kids in the school. Megami was lean, but strong and knew how to fight despite his average stature. His younger brother was huge, standing even taller then Billy. He was very bulky, and strong. The last person who stood up too him had three ribs broken. That and a few cronies who hung around, who also changed every second day, no one had the balls too screw with them.
They where in their final year, but had been held down repeatedly. This made them a good few years older then the other students.
And their favourite person to pick on was Kensuke.
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Asuka and Hikari watched Megami approach the table. And Kensuke go white as a ghost.
"They can't keep doing this, one day someone's gonna stop those guys" Said Hikari.
Asuka looked at her friend as she too a sip of her juice.
"And I suppose you're just the person to do it?"
Hikari glared at Asuka
"And what does that mean!"
"Nothing," said Asuka "just sit back and enjoy Kensuke squirming."
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"Hey dweeb" came the raspy voice, full of ego and arrogance "chuck us some money for lunch would ya?"
Toji stood up, "leave him alone you....." but what Megami was no one ever found out as Megami snapped his fingers. Tazzaki throttled Toji. He was lifted clear off the ground and choked in mid air by the giant. The cronies laughed.
"So who else wants to be a hero?" asked Megami. Hearing no answer he turned back towards Kensuke.
"Now hand it over and your friend doesn't get beaten to a pulp!" he barked "and you can load out as well Ikari, or I swear...."
Whatever he was going to swear was cut short by a rock hitting him square in the jaw. Stumbling he looked around for the projectiles point of launch, and found Billy staring at him from about 10 feet away, tossing a rock absentmindedly in his left hand.
"What the fuck do you think..." a rock struck him in the forehead, this time hard.
Megami picked himself up from the ground and wiped a small trickle of blood away from his forehead.
"You piece of shit" he screamed "Tazzaki drop that dumb jock and rip this guys head open!"
Tazzaki dropped Toji almost lazily to the ground, who started to claw on the ground and gasp for breath. The giant smiled as he charged at Billy and brought his fist back for the knock out.
CRACK.
Billy sailed back into the dirt and Tazzaki smiled. Megami smiled too, no one ever stood up after Tazzaki hit them. But something that had never happened before......well, happened.
Billy stood up.
He stretched his neck then started stretching his arms. Tazzaki stared stupefied at the sight in front of him, then looked to his brother for instructions.
"what are you waiting for!" yelled Megami "go and kick the shit outta him."
By now a large crowd had gathered around, and Shinji was at the forefront. Kensuke was next to him in shock.
"did you see that, he's not even dizzy or anything!"
Tazzaki charged again but this time lifted Billy bodily off the ground. He dropped the boy on his knee, then when he hit the ground kicked him in the ribs, sending him skidding across the ground a meter or two.
Billy got up again, and the crowd murmured, no one had stood up after one of Tazzaki's beatings, let alone two!!!!
Billy stretched his legs.
"You know you kick pretty hard for a fat fuck!" he said as he rotated his arm.
Tazzaki was stupid, and fell for the taunt easily. He charged.
It all happened very fast. Billy kissed the cross he wore around his neck and moved to the side, letting off a vicious left hook as he did.
There was a crack and Tazzaki fell to the floor. Everyone expected him to get back up, but he didn't move. For about 20 seconds there was absolute silence, then blood began to trickle slowly from Tazzaki's temple. He was knocked out cold.
Megami was in shock. One punch, one fucking punch! Tazzaki had never lost before, he was always there to take care of any trouble. Then a great rage took hold of Megami and he stepped forward.
"Right boys!" he hissed "lets take the fucker!"
But his cronies where reluctant to move, no way were they going near that guy!
Megami turned, his face red. "What are you all, pussies!?"
His cronies stepped back, both from him and the boy behind their leader.
"Fine, I'll do him myself!"
He turned and ran at the boy. He swung a right hook but Billy caught his forearm. Billy delivered two body rips too his ribs and then a powerful uppercut to his face. Megami hit the ground, then let out an almost animal growl. Spitting out some blood he got to his feet again. A head butt floored him swiftly, and there was a massive crack as his nose broke.
Billy laughed as the Japanese boy writhed on the ground in agony. He had expected him to be more of a challenge then this. For such a tough acting guy he was just a pussy.
Megami finally brought himself to his feet, and pulled out his flick knife. Holding the wreckage of his nose with one hand, his other twisted sharply and cold steel glinted in the sun.
He charged.
Exactly what happened was too quick for anyone too see properly, but Megami was without knife in a blur. Billy looked at the knife that was on the ground and brought his heel on it sharply, breaking it in two.
Megami panicked and tried to run, 'that's it' he thought, 'I'm out.' But he was caught by Billy strong grip, and spun around.
Billy thumped Megami in the chest and the older boy fell to his knees. Billy drew back his fist.
"Lets see how do you like getting beaten you little shit!" hissed Billy.
He punched Megami in the face, then again, then again and again. Each time a squirt of blood flew out of Megami's face. Megami was almost crying, he tried struggling but the boys grip was like a vice on his shirt. He flailed his arms, his fist pummelling Billy's shoulders and face. Billy seemed to shrug them off. Megami soon became too tired and he was still being punched in the face. Finally, after minets, which seemed like hours, Billy stopped his onslaught. Dropping the boy form his sitting position to the ground, he leaned down right up to Megami's blood soaked face.
"Now you listen, and you listen good. I ever see you face anywhere on the street, at school even in a fucking picture, I will kill you! You got that!"
Megami nodded between sobs, his jaw cracked and his nose now too bloody and purple to be called a nose anymore.
Billy hefted him back up too a sitting position.
"Now say goodnight."
Billy punched the boy once in the face and he went out, lights and all.
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"STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!"
Hikari's voice bellowed over the top of all the commotion. Asuka was at her side, partly in shock, partly in disgust.
"MR. O'NEIL! GET TO THE PRINCAPAL'S OFFICE RIGHT NOW!" she screamed at the tall boy, who grinned even louder.
Billy shook his head and pulled out a small piece of paper.
"You see this," he said shoving in front of Hikari's face "its diplomatic immunity, I'm only here for the hell of it anyway."
Hikari opened her mouth, nearly speechless. In Hikari's world she had total control, she was the class rep and had to uphold the 'law'. And now she couldn't do that, she felt cheated, outraged!.
"But you cant just go around beating up!" she protested.
Billy laughed out loud.
"Are you kidding me? They deserved it!"
Billy smiled even wider. "And no offence," he started "I don't take orders from anyone." And with that he walked away towards the table, promptly sat down and pulled out a flask. Taking a deep swig he stopped mid way as Hikari eyed him fearfully.
"What?" he asked innocently.
Shinji hung his head and shook it.
Asuka just fumed and turned.
"Moron......"
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4 HOURS LATER.
"Miss Akagi I think you should really take a look at this!"
Ritsuko slid her chair over to Maya's desk and peered over the assistants shoulder.
"What the-"she murmured and leaned closer to the screen.
"But that's impossible."
Maya nodded. "So we thought," she said "but I've run these results about sixteen times and they all come back the same."
"Amazing......." Was all the doctor could say and she leaned back in her chair, sipping her coffee slowly. "And these have been steady?"
"Yes mam" said Maya "for the past hour."
Ritsuko went silent, apparently in deep thought.
Misato chose this time to walk briskly in.
"Hi gang, what's the word?"
Ritsuko beckoned her friend over to the terminal and pointed at the screen.
"Look how the new kids coming along."
Misato looked over the screen and made a low whistle of amazement.
"Wow," she said "a 98% synch ratio."
Ritsuko nodded, "all I want to know is how he keeps it that high and steady."
Misato looked at her friend "well don't ask me," she said "you're the doctor."
"Indeed" said Ritsuko taking another sip of coffee.
"So how are the others doing?"
"Well," began the doctor "Rei and Asuka are exactly the same, although Rei has increased ever so slightly."
"And Shinji?" asked Misato.
"Take a look for yourself."
Misato peered over.
"Wow, 81%! He's beat Asuka!"
Ritsuko nodded, "And he might catch up with that other kid soon."
Misato looked over at her friend "he has a name you know."
Ritsuko smiled "I read your report major, any one who carries a gun at that age isn't in my good books."
Misato looked back at the face of Billy, his eyes closed but a small smile still prominent across his face.
"He got in a fight at school today, both the kids he took on are in the hospital, one they don't think will make it."
Ritsuko made a slight dissatisfied hum.
"I wonder what turned him into that" questioned Misato "to just destroy another human life so carelessly."
"I have no idea." said Ritsuko "but losing your parents could help it."
"Then why isn't Shinji like that?"
"Ok one point to you." Smiled Ritsuko "I dunno maybe he has a few anger management problems. Also, does he drink or smoke?"
"More then me" replied Misato.
"Interesting" said Ritsuko "according to his medical his lungs and liver are in top notch condition."
Misato looked at the boy again "I just hope Shinji doesn't follow in his wake."
"It could be good for the boy."
"I'll decide that."
"Sorry mum......."
"WHAT WAS THAT!"
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Billy and Shinji where in the change room, getting back into their usual attire.
"So what you doing now?" asked Billy.
"I have to go out tonight" replied Shinji.
"Ok, just wanted to know if you wanted to come round to mine for a drink."
Shinji shook his head, when would he learn?
"So what you up too?" said Billy "Ayanami I'm guessing?"
Shinji went red but smiled all the same.
"Good for you buddy" said Billy "a good root will do you the world."
Shinji nearly passed out. "I-I-It's not like that!" he stuttered as he blushed even more.
"Whatever man." Said Billy chuckling.
"Your weird you know that right."
"Hey back home there are worse then me, anyway I gotta run, maybe one of those year 11 girls will be up for some fun."
Billy left and waved over his shoulder.
Shinji finished getting dressed and picked up his bags. He realised what Billy had just said and checked over his shoulder, a look of amazement on his face. He waved the thought out of his head though and exhaled deeply. He went out of the changroom to face his fears.
Rei was standing outside the door.
"Hi....." said Shinji meekly.
"Hi" said Rei in her cold voice, but Shinji noticed there was some small emotion this time. "Pilot O'Neil said you where inside here."
Shinji looked at Rei for a long time, before snapping out of his stupor.
'focus Ikari focus!'
"So, you want to leave?"
"Yes, I do."
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Shinji and Rei walked to Rei's place. The sun was just beginning to set, soaking Tokyo-3 in crimson hood. 'Well this isn't so bad," thought Shinji to himself, surveying the landscape around him 'wish she wasn't so quite though.'
Rei was thinking the same thing, wanting Ikari to say something. Usually silence never bothered Rei, in fact, to her talking seemed pointless. But for some reason this silence was not welcome. It felt.....
Awkward.
"So," said Shinji finally "what do you think of Billy?"
"He is different, and interesting" said Rei in her monotone voice "but I find him crude."
Shinji frowned, over the past few days he had taken quite a liking to Billy.
"He isn't that bad, once you get to know him a little. He means well, I think."
Rei nodded "You are right. Pilot O'Neil has not shown any true signs of aggression to those he didn't think deserved it."
Shinji nodded, Megami and Tazzaki deserved what they got.
"But," continued Rei "I think he went too far at school today."
Shinji was inclined to agree, especially with Tazzaki nearly dead at the hospital.
Kensuke and Toji had adored Billy after that one punch. They where bowing to him in front of everyone in the middle of class and chanting that he was their god. It took quite a bit of discipline from Hikari to get them to stop. All Shinji could think of was a mother crying over her dead son.
Shinji brought himself back to the present, pushing those thoughts out of his head and walked with Rei, again in total silence.
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Shinji had made it his duty to cook Rei dinner and was actually enjoying it. Remembering what Billy had told him, to try and impress at all opportunities, but not too far, he cooked up the best he could. Making some vegetarian noodles wasn't the easiest thing to do, but he managed to pull it off. Taking off his apron, he tasted the noodles one more time. Not too bad.
Rei sat at her table quietly, no one had ever cooked her dinner before. But then again hadn't Ikari always tried to help her. He had always been nice to her, and had never hurt her feelings with intent. Unlike the commander he didn't give her exact orders, and seemed to genuinely care about her more then he ever has. She knew why the commander cared, and that had never seemed right to her, but it was something.
But the younger Ikari, she had no idea why he cared. And that made her feel very......warm.
As they sat and ate they talked about small things, but to Rei it seemed all strange and alien. Shinji talked of his two friends Toji and Kensuke, and about their many capers. Then about his life at home with Asuka and Misato. He talked about everything, yet nothing. Just meaningless chitchat, but the kind that seems deeper then it is. It was a sweet moment.
Shinji checked his watch. It was already 10:30.
"I better go Rei," he said, wiping him mouth "but I had a great time with you."
"I did too Ikari" said Rei, and she made the smallest smile. His heart skipped a beat.
"W-W-Well I'll be off then." He managed to get out, but as he turned a hand gently touched his shoulder.
He turned and Rei had a strange look in her eyes.
"Ikari" she said "No one has ever cooked me food before."
Shinji gulped, why was she looking at him like that.
Rei continued.
"I would like to ask you for one more favour tonight" she said, and Shinji noticed that she looked slightly nervous. But then again he could be wrong, he wasn't so good at reading people emotions.
"I would like you to spend tonight with me, it would make me happy."
Warning bells went off in Shinji's head. At once a council of his conscious was called.
"It's a school night Shinji!" said Misato in his head "you shouldn't stay!"
"You pervert!" screamed Asuka "what about my breakfast and food, there is no way that you're leaving me with Misato's cooking!"
Toji and Kensuke laughed.
"You sly dog!" said Toji "go for it!"
Kensuke chortled "and when she falls asleep" he said "you know what to do!"
Shinji mentally frowned. Two for two he needed that tiebreaker.
It came from Billy.
"She gave you a request, now be a gentleman and do as she says, it's the only way you'll survive."
Tie broken!
Shinji nodded at Rei "Ok Rei."
Rei took his hand and they lay on the bed. As Shinji fell to his side he felt something warm snuggle into his chest. He looked down to find Rei looking up at him.
"You are very warm Ikari." She said.
"Call me Shinji" he said, and she laid her head on his chest. 'where did that come from?' his brain asked. His heart quickly kicked his brain in the shin and told it to shut up.
Rei was smiling. 'Shinji' she repeated in her head, she liked the way it sounded, and the way she was lying next to him, it felt right. Like this was how it should be.
"Goodnight Shinji" she murmured, and they both fell into a deep sleep.
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A/N
Well Well Well so you think this is S/R fic, well your wrong! Or are you? You haven't heard Asuka's side of the story yet so don't jump to conclusions. I know Rei is REALLY out of character, but I'm trying to keep it as believable as I can.
This chapter was really about everyone's first impression's of Billy, as you can see Misato pity's him, Ritsuko looks down on him, Asuka hates him (who didn't see that coming) and Shinji seems too like him. TO find out more about Billy read the next chapter, which will involve training, and possibly the attack of the 12th angel.
Also the appearance of the new Eva, which like Billy, is full of surprises, and what will Gendou have to say about Rei and Shinji's little get together night. And also the biggest mystery of them all, how many more mysterious will I have to come up with too keep you reading this fic. Only time will tell.
Dark Romeo AKA Liam Jackson
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