"I Do"

Chapter 3

Finalizing a Bond

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Misato, Shinji, and Rei sat outside in the waiting room of the NERV medical facility, waiting for new on Gendo Ikari. Fuyutsuki had already left to tend to the meetings that Gendo was supposed to attend before the accident.

That meant many people in NERV were both afraid and happy.

Misato had been left in charge if Gendo was...unavailable.

Misato was dreaming about what she would do, as from what she had gathered by the rumors going around, she suspected Gendo would be out for a while. Falling down the main escalator to the surface tends to do that to a person, and she couldn't help but keep playing the security footage of it through her head with Looney Toons music in the background.

Finally, a smiling Dr. Akagi left the room, to be immediately swarmed by Shinji. "Is my Father going to live, tell me, doc!"

Ritsuko didn't know what Shinji was wanting as a response. "He is alive, but incapacitated."

Shinji smiled at that as best he could. Sure, his father was a worthless, disgusting, inhuman monster who would sell out his son in a heartbeat; but he was still family.

Incapacitated family.

Family that would be out of his hair for a long while. "What's the problems?"

Ritsuko took out a cigarette, feeling the need for a smoke. Well, I think I won't mention the sexual ones. "He is in a full body cast because multiple bones were broken, he is restrained do to several cracks of his vertebrae, and he is wearing a halo to stabilize his neck, which also suffered some damage. And finally, we had to wire his jaw shut since it was broken as well. For all intents and purposes, the Commander is unable to interact with the outside world. He can't even communicate in any way."

Misato tried to look solemn, but inside she was joyous that now she didn't have to come into work early. After all, as the person in charge, she decided when she came in.

Rei was torn. She felt somewhat guilty for causing the accident, but it did appear that Commander Ikari was not...happy...with her marriage to his son. Perhaps it was better this way as he could not now order her to break up with Shinji.

Shinji was scared. For the last few days, any good news was followed by terrible news that made his life a little more unbearable. He knew that it was only a matter of time before the other shoe dropped.

Most likely, a steel toed boot and on his bare feet.

Ritsuko smiled, remembering how she had shorted him on his pain medication; a small amount of payback for always leaving her hanging during their...meetings. "You can see him now, but only one at a time."

Misato went first, promising that she would run NERV as best as she could and follow any plans he had laid out.

She decided not to notice the small amount of fear in his undamaged eye the mentioning of her in charge had created.

Shinji followed, promising to visit as often as time permitted, and hoping he could make him proud.

Shinji did take notice of the deadly gaze that promised pain that his Father's good eye gave him, including the slight growl.

Finally, Rei entered. She wanted it to be quick, as she was waiting for a package at her new home, and did not want to take the chance the Second Child would find it and damage it. She bowed before speaking. "I will take care of my husband, sir. He will not lose standing as an EVA pilot. I will ensure he continues to do well as both a pilot and in his school work, as I will want him to be a great role model for our children. When you are feeling better, we will discuss a public marriage ceremony." She bowed again and left.

Gendo was furious. He needed to stop these things. His son...happy? Rei...having relations? Misato...in charge? These things were all wrong. And the moment he healed up enough, he would set things right.

It was then he got his final visitor for the night: the nameless tech.

You remember the nameless tech, the one Gendo kicked into the EVA LCL bath. Well, we shall call them Doe. "Sir, the guys and I decided to get you something to entertain you. After all, you have done so much to—I mean—for us, it is only proper." He quickly set up a DVD player that housed five DVDs and set them on continuous play.

Gendo added Doe to his list of People that Must Be Killed, right above the members of SEELE, as the screen showed what he would be watching for the next day straight.

"Hello, kids. I love you, you love me..."

Kensuke cleaned his glasses again as he continued talking to Asuka. She wanted enough notes from him on the Gundam series so she could do the report tonight, as the teacher said he would know if she got someone else to do it for her. "With the exception of the SD Gundam series, the anime before second impact was often a fighting series that was not for the young, often with people dying horrible and grizzly deaths. However, after second impact, many series were just stupid fusions of other successful animes. Gundam Muyo! Was such, as well as Gundam: Love Hina Revised. As such, it was obvious that the same care for the depth of the story was missing from the newer series."

Kensuke started his DVD player. "First, we will watch some earlier episodes and movies, followed by the latest ones, so I can further prove my point."

Asuka became depressed again. Yes, this would be a long and dreadful night for her.

Shinji lay in the bed, unsure of what to make of today.

Asuka hadn't come home, but she said she was going to finish those papers tonight, even if it killed Kensuke.

Rei, upon arriving, had taken a box left in front of the apartment into the bedroom, and only now had left to take a shower. She never mentioned what was inside it.

Misato was currently in the kitchen, playing a drinking game against PenPen, singing about how she didn't need to go into work early tomorrow.

Shinji? Shinji was scared, as the other shoe had yet to drop.

Yep, he knew it had to deal with the box. And Rei would be delivering the final blow.

As he was pondering what evils lurked in the shadows to attack him this day, as he doubted the gods of fate would allow him any respite, Rei entered the room.

He turned to see her, hoping she was not nude once again; wearing something for bed, and was getting ready to shut off the lights and end this confusing day.

Instead, she was wearing a bath robe, and pulling the box out from a dresser. She took a few things out, hiding them behind her back before he could see, and walked over to him, a small smile adorning her lips.

"Rei, what's going on?"

"I have a surprise for you, Shinji."

In his head, sirens were blaring at the increased levels of obvious dangers. "U...um, what sort of surprise?"

Rei handed him a framed item. "I took the liberty of procuring all that we were lacking to finish completing the standard marrying ritual."

Shinji could only stare at the framed certificate stating that he and Rei were now married in the eyes of the law, his eyes glazing over at the mere thoughts of the pain Asuka and Misato would put him through for this.

Well, maybe not Misato, but he knew PenPen might use her gun. After all, he had forgotten to get the hot water penguin's fresh salmon today with all the commotion.

As he was staring, he didn't notice Rei take his left hand and slip a gold ring onto his ring finger, or that said ring matched the one she wore as well. She had gotten the ring size information from data collected from the plug suits.

Standing, she dropped her robe, revealing her nude form.

It was the sound of her doing so that moved Shinji's slow mind from the certificate towards her, only to stop at seeing the ring now adorning his hand. So, the other shoe is dropping. I guess it is still in the air before it crushes my foot.

He was right.

Rei straddled him, causing Shinji to look away from the gold ring that Rei had slipped on his finger to her nude form as she sat on him. "R...Rei?"

"I have done all that is necessary for us to begin the honeymoon, and shall wait no longer." She gripped his shirt tightly. "I believe the appropriate phrase for this moment is," she paused as she ripped open his nightshirt, "resistance is futile."

Omake by Innortal:

Shinji placed the video in the VCR, amazed that he found such a lucky tape in the bargain bin outside a local store.

"Hello, my name is Genma Saotome, and I will teach you how to be the dominant male in the household. Now first--"

"Genma, dear!"

Shinji watched in amazement as the man quickly splashed himself, changing from an overweight bald guy into a fat panda, somehow without removing his clothes, which disappeared as well.

As a woman came in the reminded him way too much of Asuka, the neo-panda was playing with a tire, holding a sign proclaiming he was just a cute panda.

"Genma, dear, I already know about the curse, remember."

The panda actually looked embarrassed.

"Now, I expect you to have a job by tomorrow, or you won't be able to play with Soun anymore. Also, I have a list of home improvement projects I want done as well. If not, I will be...upset. Do you understand...husband?"

The panda quickly nodded his head in agreement, before bowing repeatedly to the woman.

"Good, now I have to take some things over To Ranma and Nabiki's. Seems they had a rough night. But their German houseguest from the past did manage to catch her ride in time to return to the past, but the poor dears are still hung over. You better have that list done by the time I get back from helping our son and daughter-in-law."

The panda simply held a sign saying: "Yes, dear."

As the woman left, the panda produced a kettle, and reverted back to the bald man. "As I was saying, you must always be firm with your woman. My wife knows I will do what I decide to do, and knows better than to question me."

Shinji shut off the tape; cursing his stupidity for thinking he might find advice from a tape in a bargain bin. He had thought it was mislabeled when it said Comedy on the box.

Meanwhile, in the AV room at the school...

Rei inserted the video. As the scene came up, she saw a redheaded woman who resembled Pilot Souryu came on screen. In the background was a hairless overweight male that was handcuffed to the bed.

"Hello, I am Nodoka Saotome, and for the next seven hours, I will teach you how to...control...your husband. As you can see, I have started off by drugging his food. Now, you have to be careful about the doses, and several suggestions and tables will be included with the video, as well as follow before the credits.

"Now, I have used industrial reinforced shackles to secure my husband to the bed. You may alter this, depending on your husband's ability to escape.

"Now, for the first lesson, you will need a whip about fifty percent longer than you are. After all, you need to practice beforehand to make certain you hit the correct targets, like so..."

A loud snap was heard, followed by the loud and muffled cries of the overweight man. "Forgot to get work, huh?" She paused after every question to strike him again. "Starved my child and sold him every chance you got, huh?"

Rei, however, was taking notes. "Whip fifty percent longer than my height." She paused to look over what she had written so far, noticing that even though the video had not been going for more than a few minutes, she had already spotted several ideas to use to facilitate her honeymoon. "Now, I must see if I can get these items through NERV."

Omake #1 by Shinji the Good Sharer:

Gendo was angry; the nurses had finally saved him from the Barney marathon (Which he was literally thinking of instilling at a type of interrogation). After that since he was so brain damaged they had put him into a wheel chair and were taking him for a walk.

Doctor: "RAR!" (puts his hands on the nurses hips playfully)
Nurse: "EEP!" (jumps and turns around bumping the wheel chair and sending it rolling.) "Kei-kun! That wasn't nice, ara ara."
Gendo: (stops, whimpering at the edge of an open elevator shaft with a sign that says "Out of Order" on it, as he balances on the edge of his tires)
Mutsumi and Keitaro: notice "Don't move!"
Gendo: (feels a tickle in his nose) Damn you god, this is why I kill your angels! "ACHOO!" (5 story fall results)

Omake #2 by Shinji the Good Sharer:

Rei looked curiously to Shinji as they made their way to the room. As Shinji asked her what was wrong Rei smiled sweetly and shrugged. "The commander became most upset after my visit with him and had to be sedated. I am curious, Anata, why is it that my telling him of my hope that we shall conceive a child tonight would upset him so?"

Shinji failed to respond as he passed out with a nose bleed. Elsewhere, Asuka woke up in bed with Hikari and screamed due to their lack of clothes. Touji and Kensuke simply looked up from their own bed just as bare and told her to shut up so they could sleep before cuddling together and falling asleep. Hikari mumbling about licking chocolate syrup off her slightly hung over bed-mate didn't calm her down any.

Omake by Lord Raa:

Shinji looked up to see Rei standing at the entrance to their room dressed in a bath robe.

"Is something up Rei?"

"We have not consummated our relationship."

"I-I-I'm sorry," Shinji apologized. "I would have felt that I was taking advantage of you."

Rei frowned. "I do not think that you would ever do that, Shinji-kun. Though it would be nice if you were to take the initiative once in a while."

"I'm sorry," Shinji bowed his head.

"This is a good chance to change things. We shall role-play."

"Role-play? Like Dungeons and Dragons?" Shinji asked, the confusion on his face was as clear as day.

"If that is what you desire, Anata, but I was thinking more along the lines of this."

Rei tore open her bath robe to reveal a rather abbreviated version of a sailor fuku. The outfit itself wouldn't have appeared too scandalous were it not for the fact that there were holes in the tight fitting blouse that showed that the blue haired girl had decided to forego lingerie.

"We shall play 'the Helpless Schoolgirl and the Rampaging Tentacle Monster'," Rei announced. "Slake your immoral lusts with my pure and virginal body!"

Shinji gulped as the "Helpless Schoolgirl" advanced on his position.