NOTE: Evangelion is the property of Gainax (thank you, you wonderful people).
ADV Films has the rights to the English translation. Thus, I am only borrowing the
characters to write a story for entertainment, thus it is non-profit.
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Realization
Chapter 5
From retrieving her bags from the carousel, she gently took her daughters' hand.
"Lets go and find Auntie Hikari." Walking out of the arrivals lounge, she scanned the busy scene before her. Looking for the familiar face. But Hikari was not in sight. Wondering if her friend was waiting for her outside, she followed the exit signs. There was no sign of her friend on the street either. As a sense of dread began to fill her being, at the thought of negotiating a city she left years ago with a small child by her side. Just as she began to give up hope, a voice began to shout out her name.
"Asuka....Asuka!" She turned to see a man running towards her. Realizing it was Toji, she simply waved in return.
"Sorry I'm late, but traffic was a nightmare. This city could really use some more parking places." Toji noticed the little girl hiding behind Asuka's legs. Being the kind hearted man he was, he bent down to make his eye level the same as Kyoto, "And who's this pretty girl?"
"This is Kyoto. Say hello to your Uncle Toji." The girl let out a small giggle.
"Can Uncle Toji have a hug?" Toji just had to ask. Kyoto looked at her mother to see if she had any objections. Asuka smiled at her daughter to reassure her that everything was all right. Kyoto ran to Toji, and gave him a big hug. Asuka just looked on smiling, seeing her daughter enjoying the loving affection that she never received as a child. Something in her heart told her that she had made the right choice to come back to Japan. Letting the girl go, Toji stood up and looked Asuka in the eye.
"Hikari apologies for not being here to great you. But she couldn't get the day off work," Toji picked up two suitcases that where by Asuka's feet.
"You didn't pack light did you?"
"Hey a woman needs her things. Let me take one of them." She took a suitcase off him. Realizing that she perhaps did pack too much. Toji scooped Kyoto onto his shoulders as they picked their way through the crowd, to where Toji had parked the car.
The city seemed so unfamiliar to her as she watched it pass by the car window. It was nothing like her memories of old Toyko-3. She was looking for something that was familiar, be it a sign, a building or a street name, but alas nothing appeared.
"Things sure have changed from what I remember."
"Yeah huge developments took place not long after you left," the car slowed as Toji again tried to find his parking space. "We're on the sixth floor, the elevators are this way."
As Toji opened the apartment door, the smell of flowers filled her mind. She remembered how much Hikari loved flowers. She found it very reassuring at the thought of at least some things never changed. Stepping into the apartment, the layout was not much different to that she had shared with Misato and Shinji.
"Tatsuri, daddy's back!" A girl about the age of five came running and greeted her returning father with a hug. The girl reminded Asuka of Hikari, but she was clearly Toji's daughter.
"See I told you I wouldn't be long. Did you behave yourself? Or is your babysitter going to tell me nightmare tales again?"
"I was a good girl daddy!"
"I see. Say hello to your auntie Asuka. She's going to be staying with us for a few days."
"Hello Auntie Asuka."
"Hello Tatsuri. This is my daughter Kyoto, why don't you two go and play while I talk to your daddy"
"Kyoto have you ever played........" The girls disappeared into Tatsuri's bedroom.
She made herself comfortable on the couch, as Toji paid the babysitter and showed her to the door.
"You have a nice home."
"Thanks. It wasn't easy getting it." The phone began to ring, "Excuse me," Asuka could not quite make out what Toji was saying, but it seemed to be important.
"That was Hikari. She's arranged lunch for the two of you in her lunch hour, at cafe Springs. Do you remember where it is?"
"If they haven't moved it in eight years then yes."
"Its still in the same place, She says she'll meet you there in half an hour. I would give you a lift, but the babysitters just left."
"It's ok I could do with a walk," with that Asuka put on her shoes and set off.
"Shinji it's me, she's on her way and yeah she bought it."
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Author's note, I know this story has lost some of its deep emotional thought but trust me it will become more deep in a few chapters time. Asuka has to have another realization before she can sort her thoughts out on it. Same with Shinji.
So what has Shinji and Toji got planned for Asuka, Well I guess you'll just have to wait and read the next chapter to find out.
Thanks to my pre reader Brassmonki
E-mail me at Asuka_uk@hotmail.com
ADV Films has the rights to the English translation. Thus, I am only borrowing the
characters to write a story for entertainment, thus it is non-profit.
**************************************************************************************
Realization
Chapter 5
From retrieving her bags from the carousel, she gently took her daughters' hand.
"Lets go and find Auntie Hikari." Walking out of the arrivals lounge, she scanned the busy scene before her. Looking for the familiar face. But Hikari was not in sight. Wondering if her friend was waiting for her outside, she followed the exit signs. There was no sign of her friend on the street either. As a sense of dread began to fill her being, at the thought of negotiating a city she left years ago with a small child by her side. Just as she began to give up hope, a voice began to shout out her name.
"Asuka....Asuka!" She turned to see a man running towards her. Realizing it was Toji, she simply waved in return.
"Sorry I'm late, but traffic was a nightmare. This city could really use some more parking places." Toji noticed the little girl hiding behind Asuka's legs. Being the kind hearted man he was, he bent down to make his eye level the same as Kyoto, "And who's this pretty girl?"
"This is Kyoto. Say hello to your Uncle Toji." The girl let out a small giggle.
"Can Uncle Toji have a hug?" Toji just had to ask. Kyoto looked at her mother to see if she had any objections. Asuka smiled at her daughter to reassure her that everything was all right. Kyoto ran to Toji, and gave him a big hug. Asuka just looked on smiling, seeing her daughter enjoying the loving affection that she never received as a child. Something in her heart told her that she had made the right choice to come back to Japan. Letting the girl go, Toji stood up and looked Asuka in the eye.
"Hikari apologies for not being here to great you. But she couldn't get the day off work," Toji picked up two suitcases that where by Asuka's feet.
"You didn't pack light did you?"
"Hey a woman needs her things. Let me take one of them." She took a suitcase off him. Realizing that she perhaps did pack too much. Toji scooped Kyoto onto his shoulders as they picked their way through the crowd, to where Toji had parked the car.
The city seemed so unfamiliar to her as she watched it pass by the car window. It was nothing like her memories of old Toyko-3. She was looking for something that was familiar, be it a sign, a building or a street name, but alas nothing appeared.
"Things sure have changed from what I remember."
"Yeah huge developments took place not long after you left," the car slowed as Toji again tried to find his parking space. "We're on the sixth floor, the elevators are this way."
As Toji opened the apartment door, the smell of flowers filled her mind. She remembered how much Hikari loved flowers. She found it very reassuring at the thought of at least some things never changed. Stepping into the apartment, the layout was not much different to that she had shared with Misato and Shinji.
"Tatsuri, daddy's back!" A girl about the age of five came running and greeted her returning father with a hug. The girl reminded Asuka of Hikari, but she was clearly Toji's daughter.
"See I told you I wouldn't be long. Did you behave yourself? Or is your babysitter going to tell me nightmare tales again?"
"I was a good girl daddy!"
"I see. Say hello to your auntie Asuka. She's going to be staying with us for a few days."
"Hello Auntie Asuka."
"Hello Tatsuri. This is my daughter Kyoto, why don't you two go and play while I talk to your daddy"
"Kyoto have you ever played........" The girls disappeared into Tatsuri's bedroom.
She made herself comfortable on the couch, as Toji paid the babysitter and showed her to the door.
"You have a nice home."
"Thanks. It wasn't easy getting it." The phone began to ring, "Excuse me," Asuka could not quite make out what Toji was saying, but it seemed to be important.
"That was Hikari. She's arranged lunch for the two of you in her lunch hour, at cafe Springs. Do you remember where it is?"
"If they haven't moved it in eight years then yes."
"Its still in the same place, She says she'll meet you there in half an hour. I would give you a lift, but the babysitters just left."
"It's ok I could do with a walk," with that Asuka put on her shoes and set off.
"Shinji it's me, she's on her way and yeah she bought it."
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Author's note, I know this story has lost some of its deep emotional thought but trust me it will become more deep in a few chapters time. Asuka has to have another realization before she can sort her thoughts out on it. Same with Shinji.
So what has Shinji and Toji got planned for Asuka, Well I guess you'll just have to wait and read the next chapter to find out.
Thanks to my pre reader Brassmonki
E-mail me at Asuka_uk@hotmail.com