Chapter 11: Revelations and a New Home
Ninetri9: Welcome back, and seeing as I have only well behaved guests, I can get this chapter done peacefully
Iak: Good for you
Shuri: I still haven't found my sister
Iak: Which is why he said, 'well behaved'
Keevan: shiverI just saw the girls, they have blood everywhere!
Kaitos: Yippee, stuff for my experiments!
Iak: What experiments?
Rikku: You probably don't want to know
Iak: Good idea
Ninetri9: Did they really kill Touji and Kensuke?
Shinji: I found Kensuke's camera holds up bloody mess of wires or what's left of it
Asuka: Ahh, that feels good!
Hikari: I didn't really enjoy it, but it was refreshing
Rei: I agree
Kaji and Hunter: The blood, the blood
Misato: Wimps, the two of you are trained professionals. How can a little blood frighten you?
Hunter: Never in all my years in the front lines have I seen massacre like that
Kaji: I never realized how much a person can suffer before dying
Kaitos: You should have heard their screams, it was hilarious
Ninetri9: Before it gets any more morbid, can we start?
Shinji: Allow me. He does not own NGE, which belongs to Gainax. He does claim ownership to the characters found in the story. Also, any resemblance these characters may have to characters in other stories or real people are merely coincidental.
Ninetri9: Thank you, and now to start
Shuri: Wait, I still haven't found my sister!
Iak: I'm sure she'll turn up sooner or later
Shara: Hey, I'm back
Shuri: Where were you?
Shara: Out
Ninetri9: Celebrate your reunion somewhere else; I'm doing my story here
Katsuragi Residence
Asuka woke to find herself hugging Shinji around his waist. She flushed at the contact and the closeness. This was the third time this week that she found herself sleeping with the boy. She slowly pulled herself away, not waking the boy. Asuka then got back onto the bed that Shinji let her sleep in.
So noble she thought he let's me have the bed so I can be comfortable
Looking down at the boy, she tapped him with her foot, "Hey, baka, get up"
Sensing his awakening, she took the moment to look at the face of the boy she had spent the last week with. She noticed that the sun cast his face in a way to make him look cute. Flushing, she shook her head to banish the image. Getting up, Shinji rubbed his eyes while getting his orientation
"Good morning Asuka"
"Guten Morgen Shinji"
They left and began the daily routine that they had grown accustomed to. First Asuka would go into the bathroom to take her morning shower and Shinji would wait outside listening to his SDAT. In the kitchen, Rikku would be making an Aerolan breakfast, which everyone was beginning to love. Then the teens would prepare for school
The walk to school was again made in silence. Once or twice, the two would sneak glances at each other, only to look away quickly blushing. The two had yet to make any progress.
Following across the rooftops, the ninja Shuri-Shara, would observe the two for any signs of change.
"Another day, and the two still haven't made any progress"
Writing a note, the ninja said, "At this rate, I'm going to lose the bet"
"What bet?"
Jumping in surprise, Shuri-Shara turned and said, "Hey, Iak"
The black winged being had snuck up on the ninja, the only one who had successfully done so. And this was his new record, only two inches from his face.
"I ask again, what bet?"
This time he said this in a deadly tone.
Nervously rubbing his hands, the ninja stepped back.
"Um, well, me and Kaitos, we have a bet about how long it takes for the two to become a couple, and, um, well…"
Rubbing his forehead, Iak waved his hand, "I can't leave you people alone for two minutes without something like this happening"
Laughing nervously, Shuri-Shara stepped back and jumped away
"Anyway, it's your turn, so I'll see you later"
Sighing, Iak resumed where the ninja left off. Seeing that the two had already made it to school, he took off and landed on the tree closest to the class window. Pulling out a bag, he started to munch on the contents, having missed breakfast.
Class 2-A
The drone of the teacher and the heat of the summer had almost everyone asleep. Those who were still awake were in clusters gossiping, unnoticed by either senile old man or slumbering class rep. In their own little group, Touji and Kensuke were discussing a very important topic, their best friend and a certain red-headed devil.
"There's something going on between those two, and we need to get to the bottom of it" Touji stated boldly
Pushing his glasses back up his slick nose, Kensuke asked, "How? We can't get to him without being near the devil"
Touji placed a hand on his chin and thought. Being who he was, this was slightly harder than the average person. While he was thinking, or trying to, Kensuke pulled out his camcorder and reviewed a video from earlier. Again looking it over, he noticed something very odd.
Tugging at the jocks sleeve, he whispered, "Look at this"
The two looked at the images of when Shinji was waiting outside the girls' bathroom. After it was concluded with a severe tongue lashing for the jock, the two looked at each other.
"So" Touji said
Sighing in exasperation, Kensuke replayed it, "Look"
After a few minutes of play, the four-eyed otaku paused the video, "There, look!"
The image was of when Touji and Shinji had fallen on there backsides. Looking at where Kensuke was pointing, the jock noticed it to.
It was Asuka rubbing her backside as though she had just fallen on it, even though it was Shinji who had fallen.
Confused, the two looked over the video over and over again, trying to figure out what was happening.
Outside, Iak saw that two of the stooges had acquired a video evidence of the spell on the pilots. Knowing that the two pilots wanted to keep it quiet, he pulled out his cell and made a call
Working at his project, Sai saw the image of someone from their team attempting to make contact with him. Clicking on the icon, a chibi version of Iak appeared on the screen.
"We have a slight problem" the cute version of the black winged man said
Alarmed, the boy whispered, "What's going on?"
Raising his hands, the image said, "Not that deal, personal, not mine"
He then pointed to the stooges, and then to the paired pilots. Sai put two and two together and nodded at the image.
Closing the image, Sai pulled out a device, a small metal cube, from within his bag. Pushing a button on one side of it, he connected to all the electronic objects in the room. Filtering out all but the camera, Sai then began to delete the images in the camera's memory.
Touji and Kensuke could only watch in shock as an image of a shark appeared on the screen and began to eat the contents of the memory in the camera. Pulling himself together, Kensuke pulled out the memory card.
Nice try, but there's no where to run or hide Sai thought with an evil grin
His cube continued to delete the contents of the memory card, to which the two stooges were blissfully unaware of. Smiling, he completed his task and put the hypercube away then resumed his project.
Lunchtime
Touji and Kensuke were on the roof and lamenting over the lost video.
"Aw man," Kensuke whined, "I can't believe I lost everything!"
Sighing, Touji leaned over the guard rail as he finished his sandwich. Looking around, he saw that Shinji and Asuka were headed off somewhere. Nudging the lamenting boy, the two went down to follow the duo.
Iak watched as the stooges followed pilots and frowned. Again pulling out his cell, he made another call.
Keevan had finally gotten some peace and was ready to eat lunch when his phone rang.
Pulling it out, he said, "Hello"
"Keevan, its Iak. Problem, stooges one and two, follow second and third, code: whateverittakes"
"Roger"
Hanging up, the child surveyed his surroundings and spotted the stooges trying to be sneaky. Sighing, he pulled out his wand, making sure no one was looking.
Assured that no one would know, he canted, "Voco Insects Pester quod Puntum", and pointed at the sneaking duo.
Almost instantaneously, a huge swarm of various insects came and attacked Touji and Kensuke. Yelling, the two waved their hands in an attempt to ward off the persistent bugs. Everyone was laughing at the two as they danced around. Running, the stooges were finally able to get away from the bugs by jumping into the pool. After pulling themselves out, the two were instantly caught by the class rep and several teachers. Dragging them away, they were berating the boys for improper conduct and disruption of the school system.
Silently laughing, Keevan pulled out his cell and made a call, "Hey, Iak"
"Yes"
"Two and three gone, second and third safe, resume lunch"
"Roger"
Hanging up, Iak followed the oblivious teens into their private lunching spot.
Katsuragi Residence
Rikku was thinking up of something to cook. Misato had gone out to work, leaving her and Pen-Pen alone. The little penguin had warmed up quickly to the bird-girl and was making polite conversation. If one were to listen in on the kitchen, they would only hear chirps, warks, and whistles.
Placing a plate of cooked fish on the floor for Pen-Pen, Rikku was about to dig into her own meal when she heard the door open. Her senses on the alert, she slowly pulled out one of the kitchen knives. Entering through the door came about fifteen Section 2 agents, all at the ready for anything. Sadly, they were not ready for a half bird, half human being wielding a knife. Soon enough, the girl was pinned to the ground, but not before she killedfour men and severely injuredsixmore. Sedating the struggling woman, the agents then made their escape, leaving a ruined apartment, four dead men to be picked up later, and a penguin hiding under the bed in Shinji's room.
Secret Room in Nerv HQ
Slowly, the blonde girl was recovering from the sedatives in her blood stream. Looking around, she found herself strapped to a metal table. Her wings were stretched out and also strapped to extensions on the table. The only light was a spot light that was focused on her.
Presently, she heard voices coming from the gloom, "Amazing, the bones are so light, hollow just like a birds!"
"Oh yes, I can't wait to dissect it"
Eyes widening, Rikku began to struggle against her restraints. Looking around frantically, she saw the moral enemy of all life, Commander Gendo Ikari, approaching. Putting together as nasty a face as she could, the winged girl glared at Gendo.
Unaffected, the bastard king waltzed up next to the table. For a few moments, neither of them said anything
Then, out of the gloom, Gendo said, "You are associated with the travelers"
He said this as a statement, so Rikku took it as a question.
"Rikku Naori:First Class, B Rank Avatar"
Not acknowledging this, he continued, "You have information that I believe will be useful to me"
The girl only sneered at him. Reaching down, Gendo plucked one of her feathers, causing her to flinch.
"I will have the knowledge I seek, and you will tell me"
Rikku spat on his suit and said something in chirps and whistles that could only be described as offensive.
Making a gesture at someone she could not see, Gendo had a metal box,3 feet by 2 feet by 6 feet large, brought into the light.
"I think a few hours in the 'box' will loosen her lips, sir" said the agent who rolled the heavy box in
At this Rikku paled, being a creature meant for wide, free, and, most importantly, open spaces, she was terribly claustrophobic. Noting her pale face, the bastard gave an evil smile and rolled the feather between his thumb and finger.
"I think a few days is more appropriate"
A dozen agents came in and released the struggling girl and pushed her into the box. Closed in, Rikku began to hyperventilate in the dark space.
"You will tell me what I need, or you will stay inside the box", this came from a speaker that was directly over her
Banging on the walls, she yelled back, "Never you bastard!"
After that she was left in total darkness. Banging on the thick metal walls, she began to panic. Noting that there was a small container built into the wall, she reached into it to find some dozen glow sticks. Hoping that light would make things more comfortable, she cracked one and shook it. Leaning against the wall, she began to think her options. Since waiting seemed the only option, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep in the pale green light of the glow stick.
School
Shinji and Asuka had finished their lunch and were now sitting under a tree, not looking at each other and sensing the other's emotions.
Above them, Iak was watching, and actually feeling bored.
This must be what the twins must feel when they watch them he thought
Sighing gently, he pulled out a flute and began to play it gently. The music that came out sounded like the wind, and yet had the musical quality of a regular instrument. Even though he was against pushing two people together, he still felt duty bound to help bring the two together.
Below, the two teens heard something akin to music in the wind. Feeling calm and happiness, Asuka turned to see Shinji with closed eyes listening to the music. The happiness that was on his face was infectious, and caused her to smile along with him. Looking up, Shinji saw that Asuka was smiling along with him. The happiness they shared brought them together, and they were beginning to enjoy each others company. Slowly, like the erosion of boulders, the two leaned toward each other. Just as their lips were to meet, a voice in Asuka's head spoke up
What are you DOING? This is the baka-pervert you're about to kiss!
Pulling back quickly, Asuka shook her head. Sensing disappointment and sadness, as well as a great deal of embarrassment, she turned to see Shinji looking away. Feeling bad, the red-head reached out and patted the boy's hand.
Surprised, the boy looked up to see Asuka's blue eyes staring back at him. Feeling the regret and embarrassment as well, Shinji smiled and squeezed her hand.
Above, Iak was shocked by the turn of events. Pulling out his cell, he made an urgent call off reality
After two ring tones the call was answered by a woman's voice, "Hello, Triad Andromeda, Council Three, how may I help you?"
"Andromeda, Iak. I found the recent escapee, shadow spirit Agric"
Surprise could be heard in the woman's voice, "Really, we've been looking for that one for eons. Where did you find Agric?"
"She's currently taken root in the mind of Asuka Langley Sohryu, and is influencing her actions"
The person on the other end seemed to be talking with someone else. This was made apparent when a new voice sounded on the phone.
The new voice was mechanical and flat, but it spoke with purpose, "This is Triad Nathaniel, Council Three, I have gotten the reports on this entity. Sending now"
Above Iak appeared a small, whirling green vortex. Through it came a tube three inches in diameter and a foot long. Deftly catching it, Iak secured it inside a pouch on his belt.
"We are going to need an exorcist" he said
"Keevan is a qualified exorcist, trained by the Second Council"
Not missing a beat, Iak continued, "Containment unit for holding Agric after exorcism"
"Waiting at your base"
Nodding at the efficiency of the mechanically driven Triad, Iak said, "We'll have the criminal back in a few days"
A new voice appeared in the receiver, "This is Triad Krad, I wish you luck in your mission"
"Thank you" and the black winged being hung up
He then dialed the number of the youngest team member. Looking around, he saw that lunch had ended, and everyone was back in school. Even though it was urgent, he didn't want to interrupt the class and ruin the infiltrators' cover. Iak flew back to the tree outside the class window as he sent a text to Keevan's computer.
Katsuragi Residence
Misato had finally gotten back from work, and was sore all over. Opening the door, the woman was expecting a beer and a foreign meal prepared by her new roommate Rikku. What she got was a trashed apartment, blood all over the walls and the remains of the furniture. Pulling out her gun, Misato cautiously stepped into the apartment. Sweeping left to right, she saw a great deal of destruction. Hearing a noise from Shinji's room, she aimed her gun and kicked down the door. Something then leaped out, almost causing her to shoot. What stopped her was the fact that the thing was Pen-Pen. Trembling, the penguin held tightly to Misato's leg.
Seeing the bird made her realize that there was someone missing. Frantically looking around, she was unable to locate the bird girl who lived in the apartment with them. Fearing the worst, she frantically searched the apartment for the card Iak gave him.
Finding it lodged under the upturned sofa, she pulled it out and proceeded to dial the number into her cell.
School
Iak was feeling the effects of the teacher's dull and lifeless lecture and was beginning to fall asleep when his phone rang. Unfortunately, it caught the attention of a certain blue-haired girl.
Rei was already looking out the window and had caught glimpses of some large bird when a ring tone was heard. Focusing on the source of the sound, she saw that there was a winged man hiding in the trees while talking on his cell. Presently, she saw his face grow worried, then hard. He then hung up and took off, quite noisily in fact. The ones closest to the windows looked up just in time to be able to see a large black object take flight.
Rei began thinking, since her encounter with the travelers she has been thinking of possibilities. A man with wings is not so surprising if one thinks at acertain level. She then turned and looked at Shinji and Asuka. During the week, Rei had noticed that the two acted strangely around other people, and that they have been spending a great deal of time together. Making up her mind to learn more, Rei decided to keep an eye on the pair, seeing as theymay havesome sort of connection with the foreigners.
Later that day
Shinji and Asuka were walking home from school. This time, neither of them looked at each other, embarrassed by the events from lunch. Shinji was confused, but wanted to give Asuka her space. He himself needed some time to put his emotions to order. He knew that in the week they had spent linked together had brought them closer, and that his feelings for her were becoming stronger.
Asuka was in turmoil. She didn't know what to think, about Shinji, about herself, and about her feelings.
Forget the boy; he's just going to leave you like everyone else
The voice in her head was becoming very annoying, always breaking apart any thoughts she had concerning Shinji and her feelings.
Stay out of this. You don't decide what I think
But you already understand, he doesn't care about you, no one does.
If he doesn't, why does he help me?
He does now, but sooner or later he's going to turn his attention to others
With the two of us stuck like this, how could he?
Do you know what he and Rei were like before you came?
At this Asuka frowned, Why should I care what he and Wondergirl did together?
Because he doesn't really care for you, he's inlove with her
S-s-so?
Heh, I can sense that you like that boy, maybe even love him
N-no, I don't! I hate that baka!
That's right, you love him, but that love won't be returned because Shinji loves Rei
Shinji loves…
Forget him, you need only take care of yourself, be independent, that is where strength is. In being able to keep your emotions within, and people away, you can become strong, strong enough to beat him
While Asuka was having this argument in her mind, Shinji was looking on with worry and concern. Through their mental link, he sensed the turmoil in the red-head's mind. Reaching out, he gently placed a hand on her shoulder.
His hand was shrugged off as Asuka turned to glare at the boy, "Don't touch me you pervert"
Confused, Shinji was about to say something when the German girl overrode him, "Forget what happened this afternoon, and if you ever mention it, I will kill you"
Shock predominating his mind and face, Asuka grabbed his collar and began to roughly drag him to their apartment.
While this was happening, Keevan was following them. He had his crystal ball out and had heard the entire mental conversation. How Iak was able to tell that Agric was in Asuka's mind without something akin to his crystal, he will never know.
"This is going to be one hell of an exorcism" he said with a sigh
The child turned to find Rei standing directly behind him. Keevan went into total mental shutdown. He was a new Avatar and didn't have much worldly experience, so he had no idea what to do.
"There is a spirit living within Pilot Sohryu's mind, correct?"
Keevan could only nod dumbly. Seeming satisfied, the blue-haired girl began to walk away.
Recovering, the child called out, "Hey, Ayanami-san!"
She turned back, "Yes, Markan-san?"
"U-um, c-could you n-n-not tell anyone a-about me or Asuka?"
The girl turned and gave an enigmatic answer, "I won't unless I am ordered to"
Rei then walked away, leaving a very confused boy. Pulling out his cell, Keevan made a call back to base.
Katsuragi Residence
Shinji and Asuka were standing at the doorway to what was left of the living room. They could only look on in shock as Iak was interrogating Pen-Pen. Leaving them, the two went over to Misato, who was drinking her third beer.
"I'm glad to see you two are all right" she said belatedly
"Misato-san, what happened?" Shinji asked
The woman sighed, "I'm not really sure, but I think someone came and kidnapped Rikku"
"Not just somebody, Section two agents"
This last statement was made by a stone faced Iak. He had finished his interrogation of the penguin and walked over to their group.
Nodding around him, Iak said, "I'm sorry about the mess"
Asuka sneered, "Only something more for the spineless wimp to do"
Misato looked at the girl in surprise, the day before, she and Shinji were getting along well. Now, Asuka was acting just as she did before the bonding.
The black winged man turned to Asuka, "All of you are moving to our base until we can get matters arranged"
The others were looking in surprise as Iak pulled out his cell.
"I need immediate pickup, big group, thendrop-off, Nerv base, gear readied for rescue, over"
"Roger, big five in ten, over"
Iak then hung up as a whirling blue vortex opened behind him. He turned to the group with an expectant look on his face.
"Pack up and move out, I don't have time for this"
The others moved and packed the necessities. For Shinji, this consisted of a few changes of clothing, toiletries, and his SDAT. Asuka packed two suit cases, one full of clothes the other full of personal items. Their guardian had one suitcase full of clothes and other stuff and a large box full of beer.
With a 'ladies first' posture, Iak let Misato in first. Asuka was about to follow when the Aerolan stopped her.
Meeting her annoyed face, Iak said, "The two of you must go through at the same time"
While Asuka was arguing with the bird man, Pen-Pen, with his luggage of fish, jumped through the vortex.
Shinji sat on his suit case and looked on as Iak and Asuka continued to argue. It was apparent that the vortex immediately dropped you elsewhere, much further than five feet. Since the spell didn't allow them to be more than five feet away, it was logical that they had to step through together. Resigning himself to waiting a long time, he pulled out his SDAT and listened to its soothing music.
Ninetri9: Heh, even though it's short,I think I'll leave that as a cliffhanger
Iak: That and you ran out of ideas
Kaitos: Ouch, burn
Shinji: Hey, I just saw the twins and the girls doing something downstairs
Keevan: What?
Kaji: I think they're cooking something
Ninetri9: sniffHey, do you guys smell something burning
Iak: Now that you mention it...
Asuka: Crap, hey, where's the fire extinguisher?
Shinji: What did you do?
Asuka: Nothing, now just get that extinguisher!
Shinji: O-ok
Touji: Here
Everyone: gaspTOUJI!
Kensuke: Hey, I'm here too
Shinji: What happened, how did you guys come back?
Asuka: Yeah, we made sure there wasn't enough to fit a matchbox
Kaitos: Actually…
Ninetri9: Let me guess, you were watching Star Wars?
Kaitos: Heh, that and I kept revisiting the Rei Room, the one full of Rei clones
Misato: Run away!
Hikari: EEK!
Iak: Rikku, what were they running from?
Rikku: Do you remember the clone wars?
Iak: Yes…
Rikku: Well…
Touji: Hey y'all
Touji2: Cool
Kensuke: Wow, I have my very own clone!
Kensuke2: Amazing, we are so much alike!
Ninetri9: KAITOS!
Kaitos: Ahhh, wait, what are you doing with that-no, wait!
Me chasing Kaitos while wielding a big knife
Rei: I believe we should go after them
Iak: Yeah, but someone's got to close this chapter
Shinji: Asuka, why don't you?
Asuka: Why?
Kaji: Please
Asuka: Tee hee, sure Kaji-kun. Thank you for reading, as soon as Ninetri9 finishes killing Kaitos…
Ninetri9: Get back here!
Kaitos: Help!
Asuka: He'll get back with a new chapter. So until then, R&R.
Shinji: How do you do that?
Kaji: Want me to teach you?
Touji Army: Oh, teach us!
Kensuke Army: Us too!
Rikku: This may take awhile
Kaitos: AHHH!
Ninetri9: After I kill you, I'm killing all these clones!
Touji Army: Not if we kill you first!
Ninetri9: Gah! Run away!
Kaitos: How does it feel to be the one chased, huh?
Ninetri9: Less talking, more running!
Kensuke Prime: Hey, why don't we kill everyone else? Then we can control this fiction, and become the rulers!
Kensuke Army: Woohoo!
Shinji and Asuka: Crap, run!
Kaji: Right behind you!
Hunter: Come on, move it!
grabs Shuri-Shara and Rei
Pen-Pen: Wark!(Wait up!)