Author's notes: Disclaimer: refer to Chapter 1. If you don't want to then I don't own Eva (Though it's on my list of things to do). All are properties of Gainax and Anno. I am doing this for fun. Please don't sue me.

Please enjoy this chapter, it's Twice as long as the last one. I seem to be getting better. Anyway the7eyesmask presents:

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Evil of Minds

Chapter 2: Forgive Me, Save Me

Shinji walked in to a place he had become familiar with, Nerv's medical facility. He had been here after every battle to be examined but now that there were no more Angles he only came to visit Asuka.

As he entered the main lobby, Shinji reflected on the first time he had come to visit Asuka. It was late at night and Asuka had run away again after the 15th angel had mentally attacked her. After about a week the Section 2 Agents called saying Asuka had attempted suicide and was in an intensive care unit. Misato drove like a bat out of hell. Shinji had to hang on to the dash board everytime she turned in order keep from being thrown out the window.

When they got to the hospital the nurse's had to hold Misato down to keep her from killing the staff for not letting her see Asuka. Shinji stood in the back watching and hoping Asuka was okay. Even if Auska hurt and yelled at him every time he tried to help her, Shinji still wished that there was something he could do to help her. Misato and Asuka were the closest thing to a family he had ever truly had, and he knew he wouldn't be able to take it if they left.

Shinji stood outside Asuka's room debating whether or not to go in. He had been to this room so many times and yet nothing changed. Asuka had been in a coma for over two month's and the doctors said at this point it would be an act of God if she woke up. Even so he entered the room hoping he could be there if Asuka ever beat the odds. She would probably yell at him but he didn't care, at least he would see her alive again.

Asuka lay on her bed, her eyes staring up into space, completely devoid of life. The first time he saw her like this he was, to say the least, disturbed at what he saw but after a few more visits, he became used to it. Thinking back, he wondered what she had saw that drove her insane but they were probably things he would rather not see.

Then, something changed: Asuka's skin began to flush with color. Her pale face began to fill with her natural color and the pulse meters began to change from their usual slow beat to a faster pace. Her eyes blinked and began to move around. They finally focused on Shinji and the one wish he had had come true, Asuka spoke.

"Shinji."

She was alive again and Shinji couldn't be any happier.

The mind is a dark place. Even the brightest and most shining people on earth have a place in their minds that they never want to see. Unfortunately for Asuka Langley Soryu she had been trapped in her dark place for over two months.

The only way to describe it would be that she had replayed her whole life. She had seen many things while she was here, happy things and sad things. She had seen her third birthday, a happy memory and one of the few happy days in her life. It was like she had pulled a box of old home movies out of the attic and began re-watching them, trying to relive what happened that day.

Unfortunately for Asuka, she had to relive some of the worst things that ever happen to her. Her father leaving her with her aunt, watching her mother mentally break down in a hospital, while she cradled a doll like it was her, and the worst of all, her mother's death.

By this time, Asuka was watching some of her most recent memories, like the time she and Shinji defeated the 6th Angel and the time they spent together training together to defeat the 7th Angel. It seemed odd to her why she had so many happy memories with Shinji. Watching all the times he had gone out of his way for her made her feel warm, but seeing what she did to him in return made her heart sink. Shinji had always tried so hard to show her that he cared, but every time she pushed him away.

Watching this, Asuka wondered why Shinji always put up with her. She teased him for being a "house broken male" and a spineless wimp, but he would never rise to his own defense. He did all the chores, and she never once lifted a finger to help. And never once through all that did he complain.

Asuka had to admit she did like him a little. She saw the first time they kissed, and noted he wasn't such a bad kisser if he got more practice. She then shivered at the thought of having to teach Shinji how to kiss. She thought that while he wasn't the perfect man she had dreamed of like Kaji, he was one of the few men on Earth to treat her with respect.

After a while, the images had finally ceased. Asuka was standing in the dark, when out of nowhere, she heard her mother's voice. Behind her, Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu stood clothed in the hospital gown she had hung herself in, but instead of the face of pure insanity she had left the world with, she now smiled warmly at her daughter.

Asuka was stunned. The only word she could speak was, "Mother."

Kyoko then said the three words Asuka had never expected to hear her mother say, "I love you."

Asuka fell to her knees and began to cry uncontrollably; she was crying for all the times she should have and never did. Kyoko knelt down and hugged her daughter tightly, giving Asuka much needed comfort. Even if her mother said she loved her, Asuka still had one question she needed to ask her.

"Why did you leave me?"

"I never really left you."

"What do you mean?"

"You know that warm sensation you feel when you get inside your Eva? That's were I have been."

Asuka knew what she was talking about. Whenever she got into her Eva, she would begin to feel more comfortable, like another person was there, but she never expected it to be her mother.

Kyoko spoke again, "I'm sorry I couldn't be there for you during your childhood, but I've tried to protect you as much as I could."

Asuka wiped her tears away. She felt like a huge burden had been lifted, but something else still troubled her.

"Mother, what has been happening to me? Why am I here anyway?"

"Dear, you have been in a coma for about two months. You tried to kill yourself, but thankfully you were found and sent to a hospital before you bled to death."

"I …tried to kill myself? Why?"

"I believe you were in a highly depressive state because you were failing to synchronize with your Eva. I'm sorry, feel partially responsible for it."

"Why? It sounds like I was the problem."

"No, after the 15th Angel attacked you, I was the one image that you saw that broke you down. You couldn't bear to see me again, so I couldn't sync with you. Don't feel bad about yourself, I should have been there but I wasn't."

Asuka looked at her mother and smiled. She loved having the chance to talk with her again. She knew it was best to forgive her mother; she hadn't done anything wrong.

"Mother it's alright, I don't blame you. Let's just change the subject."

"Ok. Thank you. So who is this other woman who takes care of you now?"

"That's Misato, my guardian. She's not so bad, but I still think she's a slob and a poor excuse for a woman. But she's also my commander, so I can't say that to her face, but I wish I could."

"It seems like you have some issues with her, but from what I've seen in your memories she is a very good person."

"I guess you're right."

"I've also seen this boy who lives in the same house with you. And I've also seen that you enjoy his company."

Asuka could only blush at her mother's last comment.

Kyoko laughed at her daughter's reaction. "He seems like a nice boy, but you need to give him a little more credit. He wants to get to know you, but if you don't let him in, you'll never get to be truly happy."

Asuka gave it some thought and decided that maybe she should lighten up on Shinji. It's true that all he ever did was try to make her life better by doing all the house work and cooking. All she ever did was boss him around. She decided it was time for a change.

"You're right Mother; I'm going to change myself. As long you're still with me inside the Eva, I feel like I can be myself instead of putting on a show for everyone."

Kyoko smiled, "I'm glad dear, but I'm afraid our time together has ended."

Asuka hugged her mother once more. "But I want to stay with you."

"I'm sorry dear, I would love to stay to but that boy has been waiting for you to return for a long time. I think its best if you go and see him. You need to thank him for watching over you while you were asleep."

"Alright, I'll go. I love you Mother."

"I love you, too."

Asuka's mother faded away. Just as that happened, a warm white light surrounded Asuka, and she closed her eyes. When she opened them, she saw a dull white ceiling above her that had a U-shaped bar on it. After hearing the steady beep of a heart monitor, she concluded she was in a hospital. She moved her eyes around until they landed on a familiar mess of brown hair. She examined the rest of the object the hair was attached to until she came in to, contact with the eyes she knew all to well.

Asuka found it difficult to get one word out, but she managed to say it anyway. "Shinji."

Shinji smiled and then began to cry.

Asuka thought, 'What a Baka. I don't think he'll ever change. But maybe I'll still give him a shot. After all, I promised Mother I'd open up to him.'

Asuka then felt a lot of pressure on her torso as Shinji had just put her in a Misato style bear hug. She put all her energy into sending a fist into Shinji's skull, instantly ending the hug and sending Shinji to the floor.

Asuka realized what she did was just what she was like before the coma. She promised herself and her mother that she would change so instead of insulting him, she did something that she had never done before. She apologized.

"I'm sorry Shinji."

Shinji couldn't believe what he had just heard, Asuka had just apologized, and to him, of all people. 'Maybe something happened to her while she was asleep.'

Shinji thought it was best if he just played along to see if she was trying to trick him. "It's alright Asuka. I'm okay and I'm glad you're finally awake."

What Asuka said next shocked Shinji even more, "Thank you Shinji. Thank you for being here."

They both smiled at each other. Then they began to blush and they looked away from each other.

Things were about to take a turn for the better, for both of them.

Misato was driving down the streets of Tokyo 3, when her car phone rang. She looked at it with disgust, thinking it was Nerv calling again to tell her she couldn't go to sleep again tonight because of more paper work.

She picked it up anyway. Putting on her best greeting voice she answered the call, "Hello…"

The voice on the other end said, "Is this Misato Katsuragi?"

"Yes."

Misato hit the brakes at what she was told next. "She's What!" Misato turned the car around and gunned it down the empty streets of Tokyo 3. Misato was completely oblivious to her surroundings, because only one thought dominated her mind 'Asuka woke up.'

While a joyous event was happening in Japan, a dastardly meeting of demons was occurring on another plane of existence.

It was a place of fire that gave no light, water that never quenched thirst, wind that never gave a cool breeze, and soil that gave no crops. Some humans would call this place "Hell," but for other entities this place was called "Home."

Many horrible creatures lived in this place. Some had skeletal figures; others were the size of whales. There were animals, humans, and things nature could not define. They drooled at the thought of a fresh piece of food or a drop of water.

In the deepest and darkest recesses of this place was a frozen lake with an island in the center. On this island was a group of 8 spirits, each one was a different color of the spectrum, but gave no light to cast a shadow. In the center of these spirits was their leader, a spirit that illuminated the color of black.

The black one spoke, "It is time for us to act. The humans defeated the Angels for us; all that is left to do is acquire the fruit of Knowledge that they posses and exact our revenge."

The spirits cheered in unison. There was much rejoicing that day for the ones known as the Demons.

The drive home from the hospital was a seemingly silent one for Shinji Ikari. After Asuka had woken up, the doctor forced Shinji out of the room so the staff could examine her. Asuka screamed for Shinji not to leave, but he had no choice. He had the receptionist call Misato and within five minutes of the call, Misato burst though the door. The security guards had to hold her back after she tried to kill the receptionist for not letting her see Asuka.

The doctor came out and said that Asuka, to their surprise, had just woken up for no reason. Everyone in the room was stunned to also find out that Asuka had bitten many of the nurses and the doctor, himself, because they wouldn't stop touching her. The doctor showed everyone the bite wound; they all came to the conclusion that Asuka had a major overbite. It was surprising how deep she had gotten in.

The doctor sent us home, saying that Asuka was suffering from mild atrophy and that she needed to stay for the rest of the night so they could conduct further examinations. The guards had to subdue Misato after she pulled out her gun and prepared to shoot the doctor. Shinji left Misato, he felt he had had too much excitement for one day and wanted to go home and cook dinner.

On the way home, Misato took the driving slow, so she could think. Shinji never enjoyed riding in the car with her, because she had her first driving lessons from Nerv's Evasive Driving Instruction School. On this ride, however, she kept to the speed limit and didn't cut any cars off. Shinji didn't even feel nervous.

When they got home it was almost six o' clock, so Shinji decided to start cooking dinner. Misato decided since Asuka was coming home that she would make the apartment a little cleaner than it was before. Shinji was surprised that Misato was putting more effort than she ever did in her cleaning this time. By the time he finished dinner, the house was almost spotless.

They ate, they cheered, and drank. Misato decided since Asuka would be home tomorrow, they should hold off the party until the next evening. After that, Misato headed to bed while Shinji did the dishes. He took a shower and headed to bed. Shinji got into his bed and tried to go to sleep. He couldn't stop thinking about how Asuka acted after she woke up. She had thanked him for being by her side when she woke up; she never used to thank him for doing her a favor. Maybe things could get better between them, and maybe he could be happy around her for once.

With that thought, Shinji drifted off to sleep.

Well, for a while any way. At the stroke of midnight a sound ran though the city of Tokyo 3, the sound no one ever wanted to hear again. The sound that woke Shinji up was the sound of the Angel evacuation alarm. It seemed the city wasn't out of danger yet.

Shinji and Misato rushed to Nerv Head Quarters.

Authors Note: Well chapter 2 is done. 3 will be completed as soon as my partner finishes his part of the chapter. (I'm no good at action sequences.) thanks for the reviews and keep 'em coming. Special thanks to my sister Rachel for the pre-read and spelling/ grammar corrections; and to Keith for the ideas and pre-read.

Stay tuned for Chapter 3 of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Evil of Minds. The action will pick up once the next chapter comes out. I needed get the dramatic stuff out first. Until then, CHILL.

Later Dudes.