Neon Genesis Evangelion - Nothing Will Ever Change This
Disclaimer- I do not own Neon Genesis Evangelion or any of the characters. I do, however, own the characters that I introduce into the NGE storyline.
A/N- I'm going to upload ALL of my chapters tonight. Still expect one chapter every night or two, but I was told to put all of them. So, here they are. I wrote all of these after your reviews, so I got a little better – being more descriptive basically – after chapter 23 you should see the difference. Thanks for all of your help!
Chapter 17: Good-Bye
A/N- Sorry, change in writing style, I'm going to write in a third person view for this chapter, sorry for the inconvenience.
"Shinji… please… don't leave me. I need you…" Asuka muttered over the comatose body of Shinji Ikari. "Don't die," Akagi said already said he was dead. His EKG machine rang a constant note five minutes ago. Misato walks up to Asuka and puts a hand on her shoulder.
"Asuka… I'm so sorry. I know it hurts, we'll all miss him." Asuka turns around to see the beat-red, puffy-eyed woman.
"It was my fault, Misato… I told him I hated him… I told him I hated him as my last words to him. Yet, he still sacrificed himself to save me. He died trying to protect me, just like he said. 'I will protect you as long as I have air in my lungs' he told me. He was telling the truth… God, Shinji I'm so sorry!" Misato just stood there crying.
"Asuka…" was all she could mutter. As a last move towards her love, Asuka leans down gently and kisses him with a soft touch.
"I love you… Shinji…" she said before leaving.
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NERV Hospital- 5 Minutes Later
"Asuka, I know that this a bad time, but it was in his will…" Misato awkwardly said.
"What is it…" he wanted you to have all of his positions, but he asked specifically for you to have this. Misato handed her a large, silver frame with a picture of Shinji and Asuka in their bathing suits sharing a kiss. At the bottom, engraved on the frame, were the words, "Nothing Will Ever Change This". "Oh God..." she broke down in tears, falling to the ground.
"Asuka! Come here, now!" Akagi ordered
"Now's not the
time, Rits'," Misato warned, knowing what's going to happen.
"Yes it is! Just Come here!" Asuka gets up without a word and follows her, clutching the frame in a tight hug the whole way.
"As… uka…" said a young man in a bed as the women entered the room. He repeated these words with every breath.
"Shinji? SHINJI!" Asuka runs over to the boy and hugs him.
"Whoa! Asuka! Get off of him! He's going to get hurt!" Asuka did so reluctantly.
"How? His heart rate was zero… how is he alive?" Asuka asked.
"You knocked the EKG monitor out when you came to and hugged him, therefore causing it to read zero." Asuka was crying over him now. "We were coming in to bag him up when I heard him ask for you."
"What if you didn't hear him? I would have been the one that killed him…" she feel to the floor, sobbing now.
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NERV Hospital- 1:00 AM
"Has Asuka left his side yet?" a concerned Misato asked. Asuka hasn't left – not for the bathroom or even to eat – Shinji's room since he asked for her.
"No, not yet, I'm taking her some food right now." Akagi said. In her hand was a plate of sandwiches.
"I won't leave you… not again. I'll stay as long as you want me to," Asuka whispered into Shinji's ear as she laid her head next to his. "I'll see you soon…"
"Asuka, you need to eat, please," Akagi pleaded, "At least take a shower, he'll be here when you get back, I promise."
"No, I won't leave his side until he wakes up…" she demanded. Asuka was really determined.
"As… uka… eat…" Shinji once again called out. Asuka went wide-eyed.
"That boy just keeps on amazing me. He's comatose, yet still completely aware of his surroundings. Now do as he says, eat this Asuka." Asuka took the plate and ate it within a few minutes. A small smile crosses the young man's face.
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NERV Hospital- Morning
"Asuka, here…" Asuka is now propped up on a pillow.
"Mmmm…" Was her reply, she stayed up late that night, she wouldn't be awake for awhile.
"Sleep well Asuka, I love you." A voice rang through the empty room.
Omake-
"Asuka, I know that this a bad time, but it was in his will…" Misato awkwardly said.
"What is it…" he wanted you to have all of his positions, but he asked specifically for you to have this. Misato handed her a large, silver frame with a picture of Shinji and Asuka in their bathing suits sharing a kiss. At the bottom, engraved on the frame, were the words, "Nothing Will Ever Change This". "Oh God..." she broke down in tears, falling to the ground.
"Asuka? What is i… oh my God!" Misato looked at the picture, now changed. The face of Shinji is bloody and torn to shreds… and Asuka seems to be laughing in the picture.
A/N- How'd you like the suspense? I actually shed a tear while writing this! I will be going back to writing in first person with Shinji in the next chapter. Find out what happens in the next chapter; Pilot, Savior, And Miracle Child, until then, keep on keepin' on!