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Chapter 8

The Hospital Incident

Gendo stood outside of Yuzuhria's hospital room, leaning against the door frame. Next to him was Kozo, who looked worried. She wasn't awake yet as she had fallen unconscious once removed from her EVA.

"She said there wasn't a glow inside of it anymore?" asked Kozo, staring at him.

"Then it dissolved into millions of white feathers," nodded Gendo, staring back. "I don't know how it happened or how she knew it was dead but...It kind of irks me that she would know something like that."

"Maybe since she's got the blood in her that she knows its lifeforce," shrugged Kozo, thinking on a theory.

"I wonder if it spoke to her," Gendo mused, looking up at the ceiling. "Well...We'll find out soon enough." He walked into the room but was grabbed by Kozo and thrown against the wall. He smirked. "Getting all paternal now, Kozo?"

"You sick, corrupted bastard!" Kozo hissed, angrily.

"Mr. Fuyutski?" asked Shinji's voice. Kozo and Gendo looked at the door, where he stood with a bouquet of roses in his hand.

Kozo released him and stalked out of the room.

"What was that about, Commander?" asked Shinji. He no longer referred to Gendo as "Father".

"Just a clashing of opinions between two men. Nothing to worry about, nor any of your concern," said Gendo, before leaving.


Prick, thought Shinji as his father left. He walked over to the seat next to Yuzuhria's bed and looked at her. A hand was covering her ear as though she didn't want to hear something but she was fast asleep. He set the flowers on the bedside table and stared at her. You're so beautiful, Yuzuhria. I wish I could make you mine.

thought Shinji as his father left. He walked over to the seat next to Yuzuhria's bed and looked at her. A hand was covering her ear as though she didn't want to hear something but she was fast asleep. He set the flowers on the bedside table and stared at her.

Her eyes suddenly snapped open, which caused him to jump and gasp in surprise. Her irises looked like liquid silver and more perplexed than ever. "Where am I?" she questioned, softly, not taking her eyes off of him.

"You're in the hospital," Shinji said, smiling softly. She didn't seem to like that idea. She jackknifed and looked around.

"No," she said as though to herself. "I am not supposed to be here." She scrambled out of bed and tripped as she headed for the door. "No, no, no, no, no."

"Yuzuhria," said Shinji, looking at her with confusion. She ran out of the room, only to run into Asuka, who grabbed her and threw her against the wall.

"Where do you think you're going?" asked Asuka, sternly.

"Don't touch me!" she breathed and Asuka was blasted across the hallway.

She slid to the floor then rubbed the back of her head. "What the hell-?" Shinji ran passed her and she sighed, shaking her head. "I knew this chick was a nutjob," she muttered before standing up and following Shinji.


Yuzuhria ran as fast as she could but her legs were wobbly and she was lucky she could stand. She slid passed a doctor and fell down. He looked down at her with surprise then knelt and looked at her. "Are you okay? Shouldn't you be in bed?"

She shook her head and scrambled to her feet, running down the corridor. The doctor chased after her just as Shinji ran by, only to be met up by Asuka. Yuzuhria ran into the lobby, running into Misato and Kaji. Misato grabbed her wrists and she yelped, pulling back. Kaji grabbed ahold of her around her middle, swinging her so she couldn't get away.

"Get off! You're hurting me!" she whimpered.

"You'll be hurting a hell of a lot more if you don't stop," Kaji smirked, grabbing both her wrists and holding her still.

"Stop it! Stop it!" she said, beginning to cry.

Lucky for all of them, Ikari and Fuyutski came running around the corner.

"Release her!" snapped Fuyutski and Kaji did so. Yuzuhria ran into his open arms and he held her. She cried into his jacket as Shinji and Asuka came running into the lobby with the doctor.

"What is going on here?" asked the doctor. "Why is that patient running around like a maniac? When she should be in bed?"

"I apologize, Doctor," said Ikari. "She has a horrible fear of hospitals."

"Well, get her back to her room," snapped the doctor before walking off.

Asuka looked at Shinji. "Told you she was a quack," she said, matter-of-factly.

"Sign her out, Ikari," said Fuyutski.

Commander Ikari glared at him. "Don't you dare give me orders, Kozo-"

"I said 'sign her out'," he said, coldly. Ikari, to everyone's surprise, couldn't stand up to the older man and nodded, walking over to the sign out sheet. Fuyutski pulled her back and looked into her eyes. "It's alright, Yuzuhria. We're going home."

She nodded and he quickly took off his blazer, sliding it over her shoulders. He picked her up, like a man would a woman, one arm under her knees and the other around her back. He took her out to his car and set her down. He opened the passenger seat and she got in.


As they drove down the road, he looked at her hands which were in her lap, holding onto her white hospital gown. They were shaking, horribly, which he didn't like to see. He took her hand, continuing to steer the car with the other. She looked at him, thankfulness, in those beautiful silver eyes. He nodded at her and looked again to the road.

Don't worry, he thought, knowing that she could hear him in her mind. I'm going to take care of you.

I hope you like it. I know it goes really fast but I thought it would make an interesting chapter.