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.
Chapter 30: Grave
A/N- I will be writing in omnipresent view for this chapter. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Cass's Room
A young man wakes up in the morning, feeling almost suicidal. He slugs out of bed, and dresses in an unusual outfit. Instead of the normal camouflage and boots, the young man wore a black hooded sweater with jeans and sneakers. With his hair undone, he leaves the room and heads for the cafeteria.
"What would you like today, Cass?" a friendly voice talks to him, but he just points to the hotdog and says nothing as he went on his way.
"Cass, come on, you did everything you could," Shinji's was trying to make him feel better – in vein.
"Everything? I let her die," he shot back at the fellow pilot, "she was screaming for my help, and I let her down. Just leave, I don't need your sympathy." And so Ikari did.
"Cass, here. Just go to this address." Akagi walked up to him and handed him a piece of paper with number scribbled on it.
"Whatever." Was his reply. When he finished his food, Cass walked out of NERV and headed to the random place.
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30 Minutes Later
"Real fucking funny Akagi." He stood in front of a cemetery, ground littered with tomb stones. He absent-mindedly walked in and saw a stone that caught his eye. It was right in the front, and was in the shape of a graceful cross.
Here Lies Samantha Simmons
Pilot, Friend, And Savior
May Her Soul Rest In Peace
This sight brought a tear to the young man's eye. Apparently, NERV purchased a grave to honor her, even if they did not find a body.
"You like it?" a woman was behind him. He turned to see Misato standing, looking at the grave. "Gendo had this arranged personally. He went out of his way to do it."
"Huh," was the young man's reply. He wiped the tear from his cheek and turned back around to stare at the empty grave. "Tell him I said thanks." Misato walked off, leaving the pilot to mourn.
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Asuka / Shinji's Room
"I'm worried about Cass. He hasn't been right since yesterday," Shinji's voice rang through the room.
"Well how would you act if you lost me? Are you saying that you would be all happy and cheery? It's the same thing, Shinji. I doubt he will get over it. He feels that it was his fault," the last female pilot was being deep for once.
"I know, but I'm afraid he might do something he will regret. We have to do something,"
"Just leave em'. He will find a way to deal with it." The conversation died right there.
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Gendo's Office
"We're going to need another pilot," the man's deep voice was plain and hurtful, "Don't we have one in Russia ready to pilot?"
"Yes, but he's only been training for a month, and his sync is only 13, he can't even move the Eva," Misato was standing as straight as possible in front of Gendo's desk.
"Recruit him. I want the boy here within the week. Make sure of it," Misato saluted and walked off to fill out the paper-work.
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Misato's Apartment
"Sam, sorry we're replacing you so soon," Misato talked to herself. It was getting late – about 1:00 AM – and she was signing the last of the papers. "I just know Cass is going to be pissed, but we need another pilot. Shinji and Asuka won't be too happy either." With her signature on the last paper, she stacked them and made them neat on her desk. "Say hello to your new co-pilot."
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Sam's Grave
A young man was still at the girl's grave, and still crying. At this point, he has lain down on the spot that the casket would be and he is slowly drifting to sleep.
"Sam…" he mutters before he drifts asleep.
"Cass, come on, you need to get home," Asuka's voice woke him up. She had her hand out offering it to him. he just laid back down and ignored her. "She won't be coming back just because you're sulking. You might as well get over it. Sam's dead and WILL be dead forever. If you can't come to this conclusion on your own, you're going to live a really pathetic life." Cass stood up and spoke.
"I know that! I can't get over it, and I doubt you have either! Are you honestly going to stand there and tell me you're over it? You are one sick bitch!" she slaps the ranting boy and walks away. "You always did run away from problems!" she kept her pace, never looking back.
"He thinks he is the only one that misses her…" Asuka mutters as she leaves the cemetery. Just then, all of the pilots hear a loud crash, then an alarm blaring. "So soon? Damnit!" She runs back and forcefully drags Cass away from his lover's grave.
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NERV
"All pilots are ready to launch!" a few seconds later, all Evas are on the surface.
A/N- Cass is really screwed up right now, so how will he fight? What will the new sin be? What will it's powers be? Find out in the next chapter; Discovery, until then, keep on keepin' on!