-Well, here is Chapter 2 of my Eva fanfiction. Now, the warning from the first chapter still applies to this one. The chapter is mostly a rewrite of episode 2. However, the story IS finally beginning to form and, while not there yet, is slowly starting to stand on it's own.
Streets of Tokyo 3
Shinji is waiting inside his Eva Unit 01. He stands determined to face down the enemy that he only recently found out is called an Angel. Although whatever place it came from, it certainly did not look like some divine being usually associated with the word 'angel'.
"Are you ready, Shinji?" Misato in a relatively calm voice is heard through the com-link.
"Yes." Shinji replies.
Upon hearing his reply, Misato barks her order. "Release the final safety lock!" The final safety locks that were confining Eva Unit 01 to the cage are release. "Evangelion Unit 01, liftoff!"
As the Eva Unit 01 starts to move forward due to the release of the locks letting go of Eva Unit 01, Shinji next hears Ritsuko's voice through the com-link. "Shinji, just concentrate on walking right now."
Shinji takes a deep breath. "Walk..." Eva Unit 01 takes one big step forward. 'Not...not that this is my first time piloting this thing.'
Central Dogma
Ritsuko smiles. "It walked!" 'His first time without any training, and he got it to move! Shinji will definitely be a wonderful study subject!'
"Walk..." Shinji makes Unit 01 take another step. Unfortunately, Unit 01 trips, and falls.
Ritsuko slaps her forward. "Well, at least he got it to move. That's good enough for a first time." 'Still could be an interesting study subject though...'
"Shinji, are you okay?" Misato's voice is filled with concern.
Streets of Tokyo 3
Shinji looks up. Whatever determination he had before, disappears as he sees the Angel looming over him. Fear is evident in his eyes.
Misato continues to bark orders, "Hurry! Get up!"
The Angel didn't allow Shinji the chance though. As soon as Misato barked that order, the Angel picks up the Unit 01 and holds it up. The Angel takes Unit 01's left arm and starts twisting it.
Shinji screams as the feedback makes his arm feel like it is being twisted.
"Shinji, calm down! That's not your real arm!" Misato's voice booms through the com-link.
The Angel continues to twist Unit 01's arm.
Central Dogma
'No, this isn't good.' Ritsuko looks over Maya's shoulder. "What's going on with the Eva's defense system?" Ritsuko starts to sweat.
Maya continues to look at the data. "The signal's not working!"
Another technician pipes in. "The field's not unfolding!"
Ritusko looks up at the main screen. "Have we failed?"
Streets of Tokyo 3
The Angel begins to crush Unit 01's arm.
All Shinji can do is just stare in shock and fear, as the pain reaches it's max in his left arm. He hears the technicians panicking over the com-links.
The Angel further raises Unit 01.
Misato gives the order as the Angel is charging its beam, "Shinji dodge!"
The Angel starts to pound the Unit 01's head with the beam. Shinji takes his right eye in his hand as he feels an overwhelming pain in that area. The image in front of him cracks.
Central Dogma
'This is bad.' Maya continues to look at the data that is coming in from Unit 01. "There's a crack on the front of the brain case!"
"The armor won't last much longer!" Ritsuko continues to look up in shock. 'If the armor goes, then...'
Streets of Tokyo 3
The beam continues to pound the Unit 01's head until the beam goes through it. The Angel lets go of Unit 01. The beam's power forces Unit 01 back. Slamming it to a building. Unit 01's arms falls seemingly lifeless, crushing a nearby building.
Unit 01 head falls forward. Blood gushes from the wound that was inflicted onto it.
Central Dogma
The technicians are all panicking. They look at the computer screens. Everything is going wrong. The head is damaged, nerve connections are breaking, and there are no readings from the pilot.
'No, it can't be! It can't be...' Misato tries to keep the appearance of determination. She looks at the screen that shows a still motionless Eva. "Shinji!"
The situation continues to deteriorate. "We're having trouble maintaining activation!"
'This can't be over!' Misato looks at the technician around them. "Status report!"
Maya looks at the wave lines, "The synchrographs is reversing! The pulses are flowing backward!"
Ritsuko looks at the same data. 'We have to stop this now!' "Break the circuit! Block it!"
Maya types in a few commands. "We can't! It's not accepting the signal! It won't take it!"
Misato runs up to one of the male technicians, named Makoto Hyuga, is in charge of looking at Shinji's readings. "What about Shinji?"
Makoto frowns. "His monitors aren't responding. His condition's unknown!"
Another male technician, named Shiguru Aoba, interjects, "Unit 01's gone completely silent!"
Ritsuko turns to Misato. 'Shit. Everything is going wrong.' "Misato!"
Misato looks at the screen. 'This battle is lost. I knew it was too early to force Shinji to pilot now. Shinji's life is more important. Shinji...' "We got to stop this." Misato turns to Ritsuko. "Abort the operation! Rescuing the pilot is our first priority! Eject the entry plug!"
Maya turns back to Misato. "We can't! It's completely out of control!"
"No way!" Misato stern determination is beginning to break. 'No...no...Shinji!'
Streets of Tokyo 3
Shinji, still shocked on what is happening, seems to be stuck in some sort of funk.
Unit 01's eyes starts to flicker to life.
Central Dogma
Misato stood there stunned. "The Eva's...re-activating."
Maya moves her chair back and stares at the screen. "Impossible! How could this happen?"
Misato continues to look at the Eva. 'None of this is supposed to be happening from what I know.' "Impossible!"
'Has it started already?' Ritsuko begins to think about what she knows about the Evas. "A berserker?!" 'If so, this is NOT good.'
Streets of Tokyo 3
Unit 01 gets up and roars. It then drops to the ground begins to jump. After a nice flip, Unit 01 slams itself into the Angel. Unit 01 starts to tear at Angel. The Angel finally slams its hands at Unit 01, forcing it off of him. Unit 01 flies through the air, and finally lands a few blocks away from the Angel. Unit 01 gets up and turns towards the Angel.
Central Dogma
Kouzou stands next to Gendo. Gendo continues to stare in his typical position, sitting down, with his hands in front of his mouth. 'Years of research is finally paying off.' "It looks like we've won."
Streets of Tokyo 3
Eva Unit 01 sprints towards the Angel. Unit 01 is ready to strike, ready to destroy the Angel with all its might.
The Angel however, has different plans. It gets up and sets up its AT-Field. Unit 01 slams into the AT-Field. Unit 01 struggles to get close to the Angel. But with the AT-Field in the way, it is useless.
Undaunted, Unit 01 regenerates it's left arm, and attempts to open the AT-Field that is keeping it from the Angel.
Central Dogma
The technicians, Ritsuko, and Misato all stare at the screen in amazement. With the AT-Field up, they knew that Unit 01 couldn't get through. With its arms regenerated, it seems that tide of the battle is beginning to turn.
Maya looks at the computer screen. "Unit 01's expanding an AT-Field of its own! It's neutralizing the phase space!"
Ritsuko starts to smile. "No, not neutralizing, it's eroding it!"
They watch as Unit 01 breaks through the AT field as if it is nothing.
Misato looks on. "Unbelievable! It went through that AT field so easily."
Streets of Tokyo 3
Unit 01 gets his head through the Angel's AT field. The Angel though, blast Unit 01, causing it to step back a bit. The blast even causes a ton of destruction in the form of a cross. However, despite the blast, Unit 01 is still on its feet, and quite close to the Angel.
Unit 01 grabs the Angel's arm and starts twisting it. The Angel's arm starts to give away as the sounds of cracking are heard. One massive crack and ripping sound resounds as blue blood around the Angel's arm gush out. After basically destroying its arm, Unit 01 raises the arm, and kicks the Angel back. Sending the Angel many blocks away from Unit 01.
Once the Angel lands, Unit 01 starts rushing the Angel. Unit 01 slams into the Angel and sends it even further back. After they stop, Unit 01 starts bashing the red orb that makes up the central part of the Angel. It rips parts of the Angel to get a clear view of the red orb. Unit 01 takes out the progressive knife, brings it over its head, and slams it into the red orb. Over and over again, it slams the red orb without any mercy.
In a desperate last attempt, the Angel gets up and wraps itself over Unit 01. The Angel starts to expand. The red orb starts to glow. Like a massive sun going super nova, a blinding light lights up the area before...BOOM! It explodes upwards, forming a kind of cross in the Tokyo 3 sky.
Central Dogma
All they see is the blinding light engulfing the view screen.
Fear starts to enter Misato's mindset. "Is the Eva..." 'Please, let it still be there.'
As the light slowly subsides, the Eva starts to move.
Nerv's staff stares in stunned amazement as they see the Unit 01 on screen.
Ritsuko is the first to speak. "That must be..."
"Eva's true form." Misato finishes.
Gendo simply stares at the screen with a smirk on his face.
Streets of Tokyo 3
"Circuits reconnected..." Maya voice is heard through the com-link.
Shinji simply stares stunned. The plug starts to light up revealing that Shinji is very much alive. 'What...what just happened?'
Misato's voice now takes over. "Send out a recovery team. Hurry! Preserving the pilot's life is our first priority!" The screen returns to normal as Shinji finally gets to see what is happening outside of the Eva.
Unit 01's head armor falls off.
Shinji's eyes widen a bit as he just stares at the fallen head armor. He then turns right and sees the exposed head.
The exposed head starts to bubble, and an eye forms out of it.
Shinji just stares at the eye. 'An...an...an...eye?!'
The massive eye moves a bit.
Shinji screams before passing out.
-Later
NERV Hospital
Shinji wakes up in a hospital bed. He gets up and looks around. The sparsely furnished room seems sterile and lifeless. Ironic given it is supposed to be a room where people's lives are saved. He lies back down. 'What happened?' He stares at the ceiling. "This ceiling is unfamiliar."
Seele
After discussion over things like the appearance of the Angels, secrecy, the budget, and the Human Instrumental Project, the meeting comes to an end and four of the Seele members leave. The last Seele member, Seele number 1 sits in front of Gendo and speaks up. "Ikari, you do understand there can be no turning back, don't you?"
Gendo stares at the committee with little emotion. "I know. Mankind has no time left." 'However, that doesn't mean that I am beholden to any of you.'
NERV Hospital
Shinji looks out of the window. He stares at the mountains in the distance. A door opening diverts his attention from the window. A nurse wheels out a bandaged up girl past him. Shinji looks at the bandaged up girl.
The girl is Rei Ayanami, Shinji remembered.
She seems to stare at him as she is wheeled past Shinji.
Shinji lowers his head. 'Why do I have this disconcerting feeling about her?'
Rei Ayanami mentally smiles. 'You've done well so far, Third Child. I'm expecting many wonderful things from you.'
Streets of Tokyo 3
In a truck heading away from the crater created by the Angel, Misato is driving, and taking in the cool air coming from the air conditioning. Ritsuko is on the phone.
Ritsuko puts the phone down and turns to Misato. "Shinji's woken up."
The smile that was on Misato's face begins to fades. "How is he?"
Ritsuko continues. "No external injuries. His memory is a bit muddled, however."
Misato's eyes start to widen. 'No, could it be...' She turns to Ritsuko. "You don't think it could be brain damage?"
Ritsuko looks down at her computer console. "The doctor said that there was nothing to worry about."
"Really?" Misato sits back and sighs. "I supposed given how, hectic everything has been, I...I guess it is understandable."
Ritsuko raises an eyebrow. 'Hmm. Misato seems...more worried then I expect her to be. Bah, I'm probably just hearing things.' Ritsuko returns her attention to her computer screen. "His cranial nerves must have taken a lot of strain."
Misato eyes Ritsuko. "Don't you mean his heart?"
-Later
NERV Hospital
Shinji is sitting in the waiting area. He looks at his right arm. 'It...it hurt when that... 'Angel' attacked. It was like, I was a part of the Eva.'
Misato enters from Shinji's right.
Shinji looks up and sees Misato.
Misato smiles a bit at Shinji.
After a few quite seconds, with only the hospital staff giving commands over the intercom, both Shinji and Misato walk towards the elevator. As the elevator doors opens, Shinji gasp.
Gendo Ikari gazes down at Shiji.
They stay like this for a while, until Shinji turns away from his father. The elevator doors close at this moment.
Misato stares at the scene. 'He is just like me and my father.'
After the incident at the elevator, both Shinji and Misato decide to take the escalator instead.
Ritsuko's Office
Ritsuko is talking to Kouzou. "They don't want to live together?"
Kouzou nods. "I think living apart is natural for Ikari and his son."
Ritsuko, on one hand couldn't believe it. "And being together is unnatural?" Though in the back of her mind, she knew this would be the case.
"In their case, yes." Kouzou starts to exit Ritsuko's office. "You know as well as I do about their relationship. Living together will only be detrimental."
"Yes, I know." Ritsuko sits down at her desk and sighs as Kouzou leaves.
After a few moments along, Ritsuko hears a knock at the door. "Sempai?"
Ritsuko looks up. "Maya, what can I do for you?"
Maya holds up a clipboard. "Um, I have the report you wanted."
Ritsuko takes the report. "Thanks Maya." She begins scanning the data on the report. Noticing that Maya is still there, she looks back at her. "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
"Um, I couldn't help overhear about Shinji." Maya holds her hands together behind her. "So, he isn't going to be living with his father?"
Ritsuko shakes her head. "Nope. They haven't been together for over 10 years. That won't be changing anytime soon apparently."
"Oh." Maya frowns. "If he isn't staying with the commander, then where will he be staying?"
Ritsuko taps her pen on the clipboard. "Well, I guess he will be living alone right now."
Maya frowns even further. "Oh." Maya looks at the floor. "Um..."
Ritsuko raises an eyebrow. "Maya?"
"Well, if he needs a place to stay, he could stay with me..." Maya trails off.
"Maya, are you serious?!" Ritsuko blinks in amazement.
Maya silently nods.
'Oh boy.' Ritsuko pushes back from her desk. "Maya, why?"
"Um...well, he seems to be lonely and lost here..." Maya trails off before continuing. "And if his father, I mean the commander won't take him, I...I think I could handle it. I know I have a lot of work here but..."
Ritsuko interrupted Maya. "Shinji is used to living on his own. That wouldn't be a problem, but still...living with him?"
"Well Sempai...I..." Maya is interrupted by a ringing sound.
Ritsuko's phone rings.
"Hold on Maya..." Ritsuko picks up the phone. "Doctor Ritsuko Akagi here..." After a short pause, "Misato? Yes, I figured that they would... What?!"
On the other side of the phone, Misato responds. "So, I said, I'll take care of Shinji. I've already got permission from the brass." An incredulous smile appears on Misato's face. "Hey, it's not like I'm going to 'put the moves' on him."
Ritsuko can feel a headache starting to form. "Of course you're not! How could you even think of such a thing? You're always like that! Shame on you!" Ritsuko blast through the phone receiver. After receiving a short silence, Ritsuko continues. "Misato? Are you still there? Misato!"
"Oh, look at the time, I got to go Ritsuko! Time to take Shiiiiiiiinji home. Bye!" Ritsuko hears a click.
"Misato! Get back here! Misato? Misato!" Ritsuko hangs up the phone. 'I'm not sure that Maya could take care of Shinji, but I'm CERTAIN that Misato can't. Speaking of Maya...' Ritsuko turns to her. "Maya, I guess you don't have to worry about Shinji being alone now. Misato is taking him."
"Oh." A ping of disappointment flashes across Maya's face. "That's nice of the captain."
Ritsuko frowns. 'What was that all about?' Now she really has a full-blown headache. 'Great.' Ritsuko sits back in her chair, holding her forehead. "You know Maya, if you are lonely, you could always adopt a cat..."
Streets of Tokyo 3
Misato is driving Shinji home. Shinji is holding onto an envelope. He seems, ambivalent of the events surrounding him.
Misato eyes him for a moment. 'I can't believe it. His father, the 'Commander' refuses to take him in. I know he can be an asshole, but not to take his own son in?' Misato sighs. 'Well, now that he's with me...' "Well, we'll have to have a party tonight, right?"
Shinji looks at Misato. "What for?"
'What for? Doesn't he ever have any fun? Well, I guess we can start today.' Misato smiles at Shinji. "What for? A welcoming party for my new roommate, of course."
After a slight detour to the grocery shop, with Shinji holding the grocery bags, Misato and Shinji continue on their way home.
Continuing on their way, Misato turns to Shinji. "I hope you don't mind if we make a little stop on the way."
Shinji turns his attention from the grocery bags he is holding, to Misato. "Where?"
Misato smirks. "Someplace really cool!"
Scenic Lookout
Shinji and Misato are standing at the lookout. In front of them is Tokyo 3.
Shinji looks at the city. "So desolute. This city seems so lonely."
Misato looks at her watch. "It's time."
A siren rings out, as the doors and locks started to open. The buildings started to rise from the ground.
Shinji's eyes widen. "Amazing! The buildings are growing!"
The buildings reach their final height and lock into place. Misato can't help be smile at the boy's amazement. "This city is a fortress. Designed to defend against the angels. This is Tokyo 3." Misato turns to Shinji. "This is our city. And it's the city that you saved."
Shinji frowns a bit. 'The city that I...saved.'
-Later
Misato's Apartment
Misato and Shinji reach Misato's apartment. "Your things should have already been delivered, Shinji." Once they reach their apartment door, walking past many boxes that are full of Yebisu beer. Misato opens the door. "I just moved into this apartment too." Misato stops and turns back to Shinji. "Come on in."
Shinji seems taken a back. "Pardon the intrusion."
Misato looks at Shinji. 'Even now, he still doesn't think that this his home.' "Shinji, this is your home now."
Shinji, after a moment of hesitation, takes a step into the apartment. Shinji blushes a bit. "I'm home."
"Welcome home." Misato smiles as the door closes behind Shinji.
Misato makes her way to her room. "As you can see, the place is a little bit messy. Make yourself comfortable."
Shinji looks around the apartment. "This is..." The place looked like a war zone with empty beer cans, empty alcohol bottles, empty boxes, empty instant food containers, trash bags, dirty dishes, and other assorted junk everywhere. "...a little 'bit' messy?"
Misato stops and pops her head behind the kitchen door. "Oh sorry! Could you put the food in the fridge please?"
Shinji sweat drops. "Sure." Shinji goes over to the refrigerator and opens it. What he sees... "ice..." opens another refrigerator door, "snacks..." and he opens another refrigerator door, "and tons of beer?" Shinji looks at the content of the refrigerator in amazement. "What kind of life does she lead?" At that moment, he sees that there is another refrigerator in the room. "Ummm...excuse me! What's in the other fridge?"
Misato is in her room changing into her 'everyday' attire. "Oh, don't mind that. He's probably still sleeping."
Shinji blinks. "Sleeping?"
-Later
After Shinji cleaned up a bit...well, a lot, dinner is finally prepared. Um...instant dinner, but prepared nonetheless.
"Let's eat!" Misato takes a Yebisu beer and guzzles it down.
"Let's...eat." He looks at the food in front of him. 'All instant...'
Misato polishes off the beer. "YEEEEEEEHHHHAAAH! Life just doesn't get any better then this!" Misato huge smile disappears as she sees Shinji just...staring at the food. "Don't you want to eat? It's good, even if it is all instant."
Shinji looks up at Misato. "I'm sorry, I'm just not used to it."
Misato slams down her now empty can of beer. Somehow, this offends Misato. "What? That's no excuse. You can't be so finicky." Misato gets into Shinji's face.
Shinji slides down his chair. "No, that's not what... well..."
'He's so fun to play with.' Misato mood seems to change instantly. "Isn't this nice."
Shinji blinks. "Huh?"
Misato giggles slightly. "Having two for dinner sure beats eating alone huh?"
Shinji sinks lower in his seat. "Yeah..."
'Especially since I've been alone for so long.' Misato mentally saddens.
After dinner, and building a Yebisu beer pyramid on the table, Shinji and Misato determined how to separate the days on who cleans and cooks. Through a paper, scissors, rocks game...that seems to be rigged against Shinji.
"Okay, that was a fair way to splitting our daily chores, right?" Misato says in her cheery voice.
'Yeah, with me doing most of the work.' Shinji sighs. "Yeah..."
"This is your home, so make yourself comfortable, and take advantage of everything here, except me." Misato winks at Shinji.
Shinji sees nothing wrong with that. "Yes."
'Yes? How could he be so agreeable?' "Man, yes, yes, yes. Is that all you can say? It's getting on my nerves!" Misato frowns, gets up into Shinji's face, and messes up his hair. "You're a boy! Aren't you? Act like a man! Okay!"
Shinji responded, gritting his teeth. "Yes."
Misato sits back and sighs. "Okay, that's just the way you are." She looks at Shinji. 'Maybe he is like this because of today's events?' "Well, why don't you take a bath and scrub away those bad memories. Bathing cleanses both your mind and soul."
"Yeeeessss." Shinji leaves to take his bath.
Misato starts to put a dent into the beer pyramid. 'What a day.' After drinking half of the beer pyramid, Shinji screams, and bust in...naked.
Shinji in total shock, "Miss Misato!"
Misato just blinks. 'What's got into him?' "What?"
"A p...p...p..." Shinji is unable to say anything as Pen-Pen walks by him.
'Oh, is that all.' Misato's eyes follow Pen-Pen as he makes his way to his fridge. "Oh, him? He's one of those new warm water penguins."
Shinji shoots back to Misato. "What was that?"
Pen-Pen pushes the button to open the fridge. He looks back at the naked Shinji, seemingly not caring, before entering his fridge.
"His name is Pen-Pen. He's you other roommate." Misato looks back at naked. She quickly takes her beer and starts drinking it as she feels a blush appearing. "Why...why don't you cover up?"
"Huh?" Shinji realizes the state of dress he is currently in. "Oh!" Shinji covers his privates and starts moving towards the bath.
Once Shinji's gone, Misato blushes. 'I have to admit, he is well 'endowed'. Oh what am I thinking, he is just a boy.' Misato gets another beer. "He probably made up his mind about me anyways."
Shinji is resting in the bathtub. 'Misato Katsuragi. She seems to be a nice person.' Shinji goes over what Misato said earlier. "Bad memories seem to find me when I'm in the bath.' Images flash in Shinji's mind. 'Like my father.' Then an image of Rei, slightly smiling, flashes before him. 'And Rei Ayanami.'
NERV Headquarters
Ritsuko and Gendo are standing in the room in front of Unit 00. The area is where the accident took place earlier.
"So how was Rei doing today?" Reciving no initial response, Ritsuko continues, "You did see her at the hospital this afternoon, didn't you?"
"She'll be ready in twenty days. By then, we'll be ready to re-activate unit 00 from cryo-stasis." Gendo responds in his low cold voice.
Ritsuko saddens. "It's so hard on these children."
Gendo didn't care. "There is no one else to pilot Evas. As long as they survive, that is what I'll have them do."
"With no regard to what they want?" Ritsuko shot back.
Gendo starts walking away. "Mankind doesn't have the benefit of accommodating what they want."
Ritsuko simply frowns and shakes her head. 'That's just an excuse. You couldn't care less one way or the other as long as you get your way.'
Misato's Apartment
Shinji's stuff has all been moved to his room, affectionately called 'Shinji's Lovely Suite'. Shinji rest on his bed, listening to his SDAT player.
Shinji sighs as he goes over the events of the day. 'Why am I here?' He goes back to when he first entered the room. He remembers entering the apartment. 'This is your home' Misato tells him. 'Your home. My home. Is this...my home? And the battle...what happened in that battle?'
Meanwhile, Misato is taking a soak in the bath.
Misato is talking to Ritsuko on the phone. "Yeah, after all the horrible stuff he went through, I doubt he will pilot it again."
"Maintaining him is part of your job, Misato." Ritsuko smirks.
"I'm just scared. I don't know how to deal with him." Misato responds.
'Typical Misato.' Ritsuko could only shake her head. "Grumbling already? Too bad. If you just waited, Maya might've taken him in instead."
Misato raises an eyebrow. "Maya? Ha, guess I beat her to it!" Misato smugly smiles.
"Oh, so now it is a competition?" Ritsuko mocks. "Just before, you were complaining."
"Uh..." Misato seemed to be caught in the headlights. "Shut up!" Misato screams on the phone, and hangs it up. After soaking in the bath for a few minutes, 'I...I just used Shinji as a tool.' Misato frowns at herself. 'I'm as shameless as Ritsuko.' Misato sighs. 'We destroyed the Angel. Yet I don't feel happy.'
After soaking in the bath for a while, Misato gets up, dries herself, and wraps herself in the towel. She heads to her room to dress and retire for the night. As she stands in front of Shinji's door, she remembers something.
Misato opens Shinji's door. "Shinji, can I come in?" She whispers to him. "I forgot to tell you something. You did something very good today. You should be proud of yourself. Good night, Shinji. Hang in there." Misato closes his door. 'Hang in there...'
-------Chapter 2 complete
Whooohooo. Finally, got this done. After trying to figure out what to keep the same, what to change, and what to throw away, I finally got Chapter 2 done! Now, I considered throwing out the fight scene (since, as you could see, mostly like Chapter 2), but I decided to keep it since, later on, the fight scenes will become more important to the overall story. As for originality, well, if the first chapter was 10/90 percent different, this one is like 20/80 different. Especially the scene with Maya, which if you could probably guess where this is going.
Also, if you note, I used the Japanese word, "Sempai" instead of the dubbed version, "Ma'am". Which roughly translate to a superior. Also, it carries a bit amount of respect from my limited understanding of it (like teacher/apprentice relationship that I believe Maya and Ritsuko have). While in this story, I mostly keep away from Japanese honorifics, I decided to keep the word "Sempai" instead of Ma'am since, the latter doesn't sound right with the meaning (if I ever get around to my "Love Hina" or "Ah My Goddess" stories, I might be using the honorifics more, but not this story).
Now, next chapter...Shinji goes to school! Wow...just like before...Hmmmm. Well, I promise there will be changes. Especially with Hikari's getting involved. Hehehe.
Omake Time!
Maya holds up a clipboard. "Um, I have the report you wanted."
Ritsuko takes the report. "Thanks Maya." She begins scanning the data on the report. Noticing that Maya is still there, she looks back at her. "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
"Um..." But before Maya could respond...
"You know Maya, if you are lonely, I could fix that problem for you." Ritsuko gives Maya a seductive smile.
Maya takes a few steps back. "Wha...what?!"
"Common Maya. I know you want me..." Ritsuko starts to get closer to Maya.
"CUUUTTTTTT!" Maya screams at the top of her lungs....ummm...
-SimmyC: What?
-Maya: I am NOT a lesbian!
-Ritsuko: Not according to these other stories. All Maya/Ritsuko. Pure carpet muncher in these stories.
-Maya: That's because...Forget it! Unless you take this scene out, I'm leaving!
-SimmyC: Damn actresses. Fine. I'm changing the script.
-Ritsuko: Um...does this mean that I can't wear my cat suit?
