Disclaimer: I do NOT own Neon Genesis Evangelion. I DO own Katsume, her family, and their story.

IMPORTANT READ: Sentences in Italic are thoughts followed by the person's name. Sentences in Italic and Bold are Katsume's thoughts. And sentences in Italic and underlined are Sasuke's.

Chapter 21

By: SamuraiDeeperKyo

Upset

Katsume took her shower quickly. She wanted to do this while she still had the courage, the means to. She got dressed and walked back out catching Shinji by surprise. "That was quick." He looked up at her still wondering why she left so suddenly. "I have to show you something." Katsume grabbed Shinji's arm and pulled him to his feet. "Wha! Katsume where are we going?" Shinji was pulled by Katsume to a room at the far end of the apartment. She slowly opened the door. "Katsu…" He looked at the room. It was a shrine. Shinji watched as Katsume grabbed a tray and walked over to where the two shrines lay. "Hi mother, father. How are you two today?" Mother? Father? What's she saying? "My elder brother convinced me to answer your questions so I will. What would you like to know?" Katsume seemed calm while he on the other hand was nervous. "Those are your parents?" "Yes. Well they were. On my fourteenth birthday my parents and my home were lost in a fire. It destroyed the entire estate." "A fire? That's terrible." It suddenly struck Shinji that she had said her older brother. "You have a brother?" "Yes. His name is Sasuke. The room you stayed in is his. He survived the fire but just barely. It wasn't really the fire that hurt him. Maybe I'll take you to meet him one day." A brother. Shinji allowed himself to comprehend what she was saying. "So how old is he?" "He's 14." "How's that possible!" "He's my twin." Katsume turned towards him as she said this and he swore that he could see a boy in white with blond hair sitting on his knees beside Katsume at that moment. The boy smiled at Shinji before the vision faded. Take good care of her until I get there. Shinji gasped. It sounded like he was talking to me. But how? "Take good care of her?" He looked at Katsume. Her. She was currently placing flowers in the tubes that ran by the shrines and cleaning them both. Take care of her. "Would you like some help with that?" Katsume looked a little shocked by the question. Then her features changed to form a smile. "Thank you Shinji." They sat together fixing up her parents shrine.

"Growl" Shinji blushed. It had been hours since he last ate. "You're hungry?" Misato handed him instant noodles. "You're night to do the dishes and cook dinner since you skipped out last night." "Fine!" Shinji grabbed the noodles and began to fix them. Katsume's real smile was hardly seen. He didn't know her well but he somehow knew that much. Sasuke huh? He acted differently then I would have expected. Especially for her brother. Take good care of her until I get there? What was it supposed to mean? He quietly ate with Misato remembering what had happened at Katsume's. Somehow he knew that her brother would have hated what happened after he offered to help her.

To be continued!

Whoot chapter 22 out! YAY! is happy It was fun to write that chapter. Next one up soon!

Until Next Time,

SamuraiDeeperKyo