Neon Genesis Evangelion - Zone

An original fanfiction by RyoTD

Disclaimer n'stuff: I don't own Evangelion, those really cool dudes in Japan do. Go them.

Zone 00 - Cold

Katsuragi Residence

Shinji Ikari was dying.

In fact, he had been dying for a long time. Ever since he confronted the twelfth Angel and was caught inside of it. The Evangelion had saved him from dying back then, but it couldn't save him now.

He was cold.

The boy shivered slightly as he eyed the screen of his laptop. Lately, he had begun to take it home after school. It provided him with something to do, another way to escape from reality. He would sit there in his room late at night, playing some pointless games and listening to his old yet trusty tapes on his SDAT, trying to shut out the outside world. Trying to ignore the muffled sounds Asuka crying. She had cried herself to sleep every night since the fifteenth, and sometimes she would wake up early in the morning, screaming. Shinji couldn't bear it. He couldn't bear knowing that she was in such pain, and he could do nothing about it. He had tried, of course, but she had forcefully rejected him, screaming that she hated him. That she hated everybody.

He sighed deeply, now shaking. Somehow, just thinking about the redhead made him feel colder. He slowly turned of his SDAT and, with a gentle pull, removed the earphones from his head. He reached for the computer's power switch...

And she screamed.

Shinji grimaced, tears now forming in his deep blue eyes. He wanted to help her. He wanted to comfort her. Yet, he couldn't even bring himself to get up from his bed and check in on her. All he could do for her was to cry in return. He quickly pulled his covers over him in a desperate attempt to keep himself warm. It was futile, and he knew it.

"I'm pathetic", he whispered softly while tears made their way over his cheeks.

Misato wasn't home that night. Shinji didn't know where she was, but it didn't really matter. He knew what had happened just a few weeks ago. Although she had never told him directly, he knew that Kaji was dead. He hadn't bothered telling Asuka, though. He knew that his redhead roomate was rather infutated with the spy, and he didn't know what she was going to do if she found out about him while she was in this... State...

And Ayanami... It didn't matter how many times he looked at her, the Rei he knew dissapeared when she sacrificed herself and her Evangelion to destroy the Angel.

The end was coming. Shinji found it very hard to move, now that he was numb from the extreme cold that threatened to destroy him completely. No, it didn't threaten him anymore... He was waiting for it, longin for the final escape from the hell that he called his life.

"I'm... Sorry..."

With a final sigh, he closed his eyes one final time. His heartbeats grew weaker, until they didn't come at all.

Death embraced Shinji Ikari, and Shinji Ikari embraced it in return.

He was unaware, though, that his hand had moved shortly before he ceased to exist, typing four letters on his keyboard.

Z O N E

To be continued...

A/N - Well, this is my second attempt at a fanfic. No, you won't find "Crusaders of Evangelion" anywhere. It has ceased to exists. It sucked. Go me. Hopefully, this will at least a little better. One of the biggest problems with uploading this fic was the genre. I finally settled for "General", rest assured that there will be small bits of just about every genre. Well, maybe not "Humor/Parody." The rating was another issue. I rated it M just to be safe, but do comment if you think it's unjustified. As for the reviews... Please review. I'll give you cookies if you do. :)

P.S - This fic will (hopefully) be updated every week. That is, if you give me reviews.

P.S 2 - My english is teh sux. Bear with it. Nya.

Until next time,

RyoTD