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 6
Asuka stood outside of the cafe, remembering, the times they'd spent there after school. Looking at her watch she knew that it would be about another five minutes before Hikari would meet her. Asuka sat down at one of the outside tables and ordered a cup of tea. She found herself staring into oblivion, as she took in the view. Asuka heard a noise to the left of her. It sounded like someone sitting down.
"Hi Hikari it's been..." She turned her head. But it wasn't Hikari's hazel eyes that greeted her. But some steel blue yes instead.
"It's definitely been a while," Shinji just smiled at her, wishing he had a camera to take a picture of the expression on her face. "I'm afraid Hikari won't be coming. You were set-up by Toji and me. I felt we needed to talk." Asuka's mouth opened and closed several times before finding something to say.
"Two of the stooges managed to pull the wool over my eyes for once. Is the third planning something else?"
"Kensuke has no idea you're here."
"So what is it that you want to talk to me about?" Nerves suddenly took a hold of Shinji. He couldn't believe that Asuka still had this power over him.
"Well... I really want to know why you didn't come to my wedding? I wanted all of the old gang there."
Asuka was taken back by this, she could see the pain in Shinji's eyes, the pain she caused. She realized then that her pride was again hurting someone she deeply cared for.
"I didn't know that you wanted everyone there so badly," Asuka searched for an excuse that wouldn't seem to add more salt into his wounds, "I was going to come, but I couldn't get the time off work. If I remember correctly it was a tactical board meeting. As I'm the Major of tactics I had to go."
"So you wanted to come?"
"Yeah I wanted to know who actually won Shinji Ikari's heart," Asuka knew that she was partially lying. She did want to know who won Shinji's heart away from her. But a part of her couldn't bare to go and find out. She didn't want him to see what she had become.
"Anyway you couldn't have waited for me to fly all the way back to Japan. Just to ask me that one question?"
"In a way yeah." Asuka smiled she couldn't believe that he waited three years to ask her that.
"I'll tell you one thing Shinji. We've got the whole afternoon, so why don't we spend it catching up on old times." Shinji couldn't believe his luck. The old Asuka would have called him a baka. Then stormed off saying she never wanted to talk to him again. 'Maybe this could give me a chance to know the real Asuka' he thought.
"Why don't we go for a walk through the park? It's a nice day after all."
It reminded Asuka of old times, times of walking home with him teasing him. Now she realized it was also good to talk to him. She never knew how much they were alike. As they had a similar childhood.
Shinji realized that Asuka had become more beautiful in every way. Not only has her features matured with age. But her mind was even more beautiful now he could actually talk to her, instead of her yelling at him.
"So then Kyoto said she didn't do it, even though she had chocolate all round her mouth!"
"Sounds like she's her mothers daughter," Asuka sat down on a bench in the park, they had spent the last two hours walking around, Shinji joined her.
"I'll tell you one thing Shinji, I think Kyoto would love you. I'll have to bring her round one day before we fly back."
"I'd like that, but let me arrange it with Mitsuri, she isn't great with surprise visitors."
"Tell me more of Mitsuri, like where did you meet her?" Shinji stared into Asuka's eyes; it was still amazing to see them sparkle as the sun dances on a babbling brook.
"We met at college, it was in the cantine. I accidentally spilt milk down her top," Asuka let out a giggle, "What's funny about it?"
"It's funny because I know how you would have reacted. You would say your sorry and go red in the face," Shinji found himself turning red "See I was right!" Both let out a short laughter together. Asuka reached out and touched Shinji's hand. How this made her feel like a schoolgirl again. All nerves and shy. Shinji felt a shiver run down his spine. He started to wish that if only this could have happened back when they were fourteen. They found themselves looking deep into each other's eyes.
"This was great Shinji. I've really enjoyed today and I just want to say..."
Right then a familiar voice to Shinji broke the moment.
"Shinji... I've got some real exciting news to tell you!" Asuka pulled her hand away and looked in the direction in which the voice called from. Asuka saw a woman walk up to Shinji. She had mid-length brown hair, with green eyes, though she was a little shorter than Asuka. Shinji stood up and greeted her with a hug.
"Mitsuri, what are you doing here?"
"I was on my way back home to tell you some wonderful news." Asuka stood up.
"Looks like your needed Shinji, I'll be going."
"Oh did I interrupt something?"
"It's ok Mitsuri. Me and Asuka where just catching up on old times." Mitsuri turned to face Asuka.
"So this is the famous Asuka, it's nice to meet you at last. Shinji has told me so much about you."
"It's finally nice to meet the girl who stole Shinji's heart," Asuka had to bite her tongue. She knew that she had to be nice, after all this woman meant so much to Shinji. "Please go ahead and tell Shinji, I'll be on my way."
"It's ok Asuka, I want as many as possible to know this." Shinji turned to his wife.
"Tell me Mitsuri, what is it?"
"I've just come back from the doctors," Shinji suddenly became concerned, why would she go to the doctors and not tell him. "Don't worry Shinji, it's nothing serious. How would you like to become a father?"
"Father? What do you mean?" Shinji asked
"I'm pregnant Shinji."
"Pregnant?" Shinji and Asuka said in unison.
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Author's note; how's that for a spanner in the works. So what is Asuka going to do now???? Or Shinji for that matter.
Well I guess you'll just have to wait for the last two chapters, yes just two more chapters to go.
All comments welcome.
Thanks to me 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 6
Asuka stood outside of the cafe, remembering, the times they'd spent there after school. Looking at her watch she knew that it would be about another five minutes before Hikari would meet her. Asuka sat down at one of the outside tables and ordered a cup of tea. She found herself staring into oblivion, as she took in the view. Asuka heard a noise to the left of her. It sounded like someone sitting down.
"Hi Hikari it's been..." She turned her head. But it wasn't Hikari's hazel eyes that greeted her. But some steel blue yes instead.
"It's definitely been a while," Shinji just smiled at her, wishing he had a camera to take a picture of the expression on her face. "I'm afraid Hikari won't be coming. You were set-up by Toji and me. I felt we needed to talk." Asuka's mouth opened and closed several times before finding something to say.
"Two of the stooges managed to pull the wool over my eyes for once. Is the third planning something else?"
"Kensuke has no idea you're here."
"So what is it that you want to talk to me about?" Nerves suddenly took a hold of Shinji. He couldn't believe that Asuka still had this power over him.
"Well... I really want to know why you didn't come to my wedding? I wanted all of the old gang there."
Asuka was taken back by this, she could see the pain in Shinji's eyes, the pain she caused. She realized then that her pride was again hurting someone she deeply cared for.
"I didn't know that you wanted everyone there so badly," Asuka searched for an excuse that wouldn't seem to add more salt into his wounds, "I was going to come, but I couldn't get the time off work. If I remember correctly it was a tactical board meeting. As I'm the Major of tactics I had to go."
"So you wanted to come?"
"Yeah I wanted to know who actually won Shinji Ikari's heart," Asuka knew that she was partially lying. She did want to know who won Shinji's heart away from her. But a part of her couldn't bare to go and find out. She didn't want him to see what she had become.
"Anyway you couldn't have waited for me to fly all the way back to Japan. Just to ask me that one question?"
"In a way yeah." Asuka smiled she couldn't believe that he waited three years to ask her that.
"I'll tell you one thing Shinji. We've got the whole afternoon, so why don't we spend it catching up on old times." Shinji couldn't believe his luck. The old Asuka would have called him a baka. Then stormed off saying she never wanted to talk to him again. 'Maybe this could give me a chance to know the real Asuka' he thought.
"Why don't we go for a walk through the park? It's a nice day after all."
It reminded Asuka of old times, times of walking home with him teasing him. Now she realized it was also good to talk to him. She never knew how much they were alike. As they had a similar childhood.
Shinji realized that Asuka had become more beautiful in every way. Not only has her features matured with age. But her mind was even more beautiful now he could actually talk to her, instead of her yelling at him.
"So then Kyoto said she didn't do it, even though she had chocolate all round her mouth!"
"Sounds like she's her mothers daughter," Asuka sat down on a bench in the park, they had spent the last two hours walking around, Shinji joined her.
"I'll tell you one thing Shinji, I think Kyoto would love you. I'll have to bring her round one day before we fly back."
"I'd like that, but let me arrange it with Mitsuri, she isn't great with surprise visitors."
"Tell me more of Mitsuri, like where did you meet her?" Shinji stared into Asuka's eyes; it was still amazing to see them sparkle as the sun dances on a babbling brook.
"We met at college, it was in the cantine. I accidentally spilt milk down her top," Asuka let out a giggle, "What's funny about it?"
"It's funny because I know how you would have reacted. You would say your sorry and go red in the face," Shinji found himself turning red "See I was right!" Both let out a short laughter together. Asuka reached out and touched Shinji's hand. How this made her feel like a schoolgirl again. All nerves and shy. Shinji felt a shiver run down his spine. He started to wish that if only this could have happened back when they were fourteen. They found themselves looking deep into each other's eyes.
"This was great Shinji. I've really enjoyed today and I just want to say..."
Right then a familiar voice to Shinji broke the moment.
"Shinji... I've got some real exciting news to tell you!" Asuka pulled her hand away and looked in the direction in which the voice called from. Asuka saw a woman walk up to Shinji. She had mid-length brown hair, with green eyes, though she was a little shorter than Asuka. Shinji stood up and greeted her with a hug.
"Mitsuri, what are you doing here?"
"I was on my way back home to tell you some wonderful news." Asuka stood up.
"Looks like your needed Shinji, I'll be going."
"Oh did I interrupt something?"
"It's ok Mitsuri. Me and Asuka where just catching up on old times." Mitsuri turned to face Asuka.
"So this is the famous Asuka, it's nice to meet you at last. Shinji has told me so much about you."
"It's finally nice to meet the girl who stole Shinji's heart," Asuka had to bite her tongue. She knew that she had to be nice, after all this woman meant so much to Shinji. "Please go ahead and tell Shinji, I'll be on my way."
"It's ok Asuka, I want as many as possible to know this." Shinji turned to his wife.
"Tell me Mitsuri, what is it?"
"I've just come back from the doctors," Shinji suddenly became concerned, why would she go to the doctors and not tell him. "Don't worry Shinji, it's nothing serious. How would you like to become a father?"
"Father? What do you mean?" Shinji asked
"I'm pregnant Shinji."
"Pregnant?" Shinji and Asuka said in unison.
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Author's note; how's that for a spanner in the works. So what is Asuka going to do now???? Or Shinji for that matter.
Well I guess you'll just have to wait for the last two chapters, yes just two more chapters to go.
All comments welcome.
Thanks to me pre reader Brassmonki
E-mail me at Asuka_uk@hotmail.com