Red Red Sky
I do not own Evangelion, this is only a fan fiction.
Notes: Not very much is told in this chapter, its more of a "change" than a climax of a story or anything of the sort, the climax will come in the future chapters, there will be at least two more chapters or more just like this one and the two before this one. Do not worry; it will get very very interesting later on.
Chapter 3 – Schism
Rei heard the doorbell ring. She didn't know who it was. She just came back from the tests at Nerv by Dr. Akagi. The doctor told her that she was fine, as long as she kept on taking her pills. She was in a good physical condition too.
The bell rang again. Rei stood up from her bed and moved to the door. Moving towards the door she instinctively knew who it was.
Opening the door she saw Shinji, with a very sad look on his face, his eyes were glossy, and his body language sent different signals of discomfort.
He tilted his head down and moved a couple of steps closer to her, then with no warning at all tightly wrapped his arms around her.
Rei did not understand, her eyes flared wide, she was quite surprised. But the warmth coming from Shinji's body made her at ease, from a stone to a sponge she started to ease up.
"I…" was all that Shinji said.
Rei felt his pain, she did not understand how, or why, but she knew he was hurt. Moving her arms from a downward position too return his embrace, she felt safe with him, and he felt safe in her company.
They were in an embrace for minutes until Rei moved, Shinji understood it was time to let go. They both walked into her room, Shinji closing the door behind him. Rei sat down on her bed. Looking at Shinji she expected an explanation. Why he acted the way he did. He moved towards the bed and sat down on the floor before her. He felt cold. The floor did not have a carpet, it was pure cement.
Shinji understood what Rei meant by he gaze at him. So he moved himself closer, grabbing a hold of her hand from the floor and just holding it, as if it was his lifeline. Moving his body around he put his back to the bed and still holding onto her hand. Rei was startled at first, but then she just gave up, and went with the flow. There was no problem of him holding her hand.
"I met her," Shinji spoke, and then cut himself off there, trying to figure out what next to say. He was afraid to say something, which could sound or mean way different than what he means.
"The second child?" Rei questioned Shinji with a soft tone.
"Yes," Shinji answered and then began to think again, there was nothing said from then on, as if they both understood what each others thoughts were. Rei was thinking about what she knew about the second. She had read up on some information that she accessed from the Magi. Her access level was quite high, so she could get information on the pilots. She knew the seconds demeanor, she read the files about her written by Ryoji Kaji. The second must have said something bad or unsatisfactory to Shinji to make him feel so bad, plus she had heard that the Second and Shinji were in a angel battle, both in the same Eva.
"She did not hurt you?" Rei Asked.
"No," was all Shinji could respond.
"Shinji explain?" Rei questioned, her tone meant business. Shinji squirmed, but to make Shinji talk, she returned a squeeze onto Shinji's hand. After that he understood what Rei wanted to know, to know if he was in pain, if he got hurt, if the second had hurt her. She wanted to know what was behind all the shadows. She wanted to know how he felt, and to tell how she was feeling. She had never cared for anyone, and no one has ever opened so much to her, like Shinji.
"She belittled me, but…. I don't think she meant anything she said," Shinji spoke with a crackling voice, "She only thinks about her Eva, and talks as if she is the best, but I didn't care if she was better or worse than me, I thought she would turn out to be a good person. But all I got from her were her calling me a pervert and a stupid. And now I find out that I have to be living with her."
"If you do not care, then you will forget what she said to you," Rei calmed down and thought about an idea that flew into her mind, "You will stay with me then, she is too unstable"
It took Shinji a while to understand what Rei just told him. When he figured it out, he calmed down, and thought how peaceful it would be with her. Living with Rei would be without Misato's drinking, without the new pilots tantrums to deal with, but peace. Maybe it was all going to turn for the better he thought. And then bad thoughts went through his mind, what if Commander Ikari, his father wouldn't let him stay. It was going through his mind the different scenarios, Rei noticed this, so she just picked him up off the floor moved him to her bed and he followed, and gave him a hug, an embrace.
"You will live," Rei said, and then ended the hug. Shinji understood what she meant. He stood up and moved away from her bed. She thought it would be better to get Shinji's things with him, because the second was staying at Misato's and would probably harass him when he was going to pick up his stuff.
"I will come with you," Rei spoke, moved her body upward and started towards the door, Shinji followed.
It was 8:30pm, Shinji wasn't home yet, Misato was getting worried, where is that little bastard, he's making me worry now. She could hear Asuka unpacking her things, not just things lets say, but crates worth of clothes, magazines, clothes, shoes, clothes….etc.
"Asuka, I'm worried, where Shinji might be, I'm going to go look for him, and he's not answering his phone that I gave him. I wonder where he could be at this hour," Misato said with a loud tone so that Asuka could hear in the other room.
"Misato who cares he's just a stupid boy, he is probably being a pervert trying to get peeks of some girls," Asuka answered Misato's worry.
"Asuka, don't talk that way, he's a very nice boy…" Misato was just about to finish her sentence when she heard the door open. She moved her way to the hallway to see who it was. She saw Shinji walking inside, taking off his shoes, but he had someone with him, she did not realize who it was at first but then it hit him. It was the First child, what she is doing here Misato thought, why would she be hanging around with Shinji.
"Shinji, what's up?" Misato asked with a confused look on her face.
"I'm leaving," is all Shinji could say.
"What? What do you mean you're leaving, you just got home, and this is your home?" Misato frantically searched for an answer out of him, but he did not respond, he just turned around and went into his room. She could hear sounds of packing.
"He is going to stay with me, I have called Commander Ikari, and requested this, and he will let Shinji stay for a period of three days while the second child is getting related with her surroundings,"Rei spoke with no emotion at all, "After that he will decide to keep Shinji with me or he will come back to this apartment."
Misato was just confused out of her mind, just when Shinji was starting to enjoy the stay with her. He was leaving to stay with the First. Why, she had no idea. She was confused out of her mind.
Shinji grabbed his stuff, and shoved it in the same bag he used to move most of his stuff from his teachers home. He was trying to hurry so there were no confrontations with Asuka. She was not worth the time or the worry. All he wanted to do was to relax, and stop worrying about any stupid problems that she had with him. He just couldn't take the abuse he got from her.
Asuka heard the noise and walked out of her room, to see the First standing there talking with Misato. Why was the First here she thought, and where is Shinji, is he back she thought.
"Misato wahts going on, I heard the noise and I came out, why is she here?" Asuka asked.
"She, came to help Shinji leave, he's moving out… I don't know why," is all Misato could say. Turning around and walking back to the kitchen to open up another can of beer.
"Shinji, where are you leaving?" Asuka asked. With so much snoot behind her words its made Shinji squirm.
"I… just," Shinji thought and then continued, "Want to be." He finished what he said, and then just started walking out of the room, Rei followed. They both went out the door, and left Asuka standing there puzzled, what the hell was going on she thought.
Asuka walked over to the kitchen to find Misato drinking her 7th beer, she just never quits does she. Asuka just gave up and went back to her room to unpack her stuff, she wasn't finished, it's been five days since the angel fight and her arrival to Tokyo-3 but she has not finished unpacking.
"Why, what did… I do? That was so wrong….god damn it Shinji," Misato spoke to herself, to trying to figure out why he would leave to stay with Rei.
The walk back to Rei apartment was uneventful, they both were a bit chilly but couldn't help it, and they didn't have anything with them that would warm them up. The sun had just gone down, so the sky was filled with colors of red, blue and black. A star was seen in the horizon.
Shinji already started to feel better. He was going to be with Rei, someone that could care for him. Misato cared for him, but she was made to care, she was like all the rest of them he thought, when he didn't want to pilot, she made him, and when he wanted support from he, he never got unless she wanted to give it to him.
Though Rei said she would protect him, as he would protect her. They still didn't know what was going on themselves, it was a mystery, but they were going to try to live through it all with one step at a time, no big jumps, not mountains to climb, just a bridge they could cross without a problem to find out for themselves who they really were, and what life meant to them.
They could see Rei's apartment building in the distance, so they hurried their pace. They were going to be inside soon. The sky was turning black every footstep they could see more and more stars popping out.
Shinji moved closer to Rei, and she moved closer to him. No one could tell them they were wrong, no one could abuse them, no one could stop them. The serenity of it all made it priceless, and for Shinji this meant a start for a new beginning. For Rei this meant she could figure out more about herself, and what she really is, not what they say she is.
- To be continued
For ones who try to figure out what they are, and want to live in the world that is made for them, not for those who do not want it. – Aramazd.