Nothing Will Ever Change That
A/N- I have revised chapters 1 and 41, check them out. I think you'll like the changes!
Chapter 67: First Day
Morning – Same Place
I'm just coming out of my wonderful sleep, seeing that Asuka was still sleeping on my chest. I glance over at the clock, which read 6:00 AM. I still had two hours before I had to be at work, which left me plenty of time to relax. Asuka was in the exact same position as last night, aside from the arm she now had resting on my stomach. She was still asleep… I think… in any case, she had her eyes closed. I was able to see Dietlinde through the wooden bars of the crib. She was lying on top of the bear with her eyes closed. I didn't want to get up by any means, but I knew I had to start getting ready. Just like last night, I get out of bed while I slide a pillow under Asuka's head. I creep into the bathroom and turn on the shower and get in. The warm water washed away any thoughts of distress. When I was done, I walk back out into the main room with my old clothes on. I really needed to get some clothes in here, it's not like I wouldn't use them. Asuka was still asleep on the bed. That was fairly surprising; normally she would wake up at any sign of noise. Looks like I was going to leave without speaking to her. I open the door and start to walk out.
"You're just going to leave? No goodbye, no kiss, no nothing?" I hear a sarcastic voice from behind me.
"Sorry, I thought you were asleep," she shakes her head.
"Nope… I haven't been asleep for about two hours now." Two hours!
"Then why didn't you say anything when I woke up?" she chuckles a little.
"Because I was comfortable," so was I, "well, I'll see you later. Have a good day at work," she sounded like a typical house wife! I go over and kiss her, then a sleeping Dietlinde. While I leave the room, I realize that I wouldn't be back until five; that will be the most time spent away from Asuka and Dietlinde in awhile. I really do wonder if Dietlinde will realize that I'm gone, and if she does, will she miss me? I try to push these thoughts out of my mind, of course she'd miss me, I'm her father. I enter my room and get dressed as quickly as I could; I really wanted to make a good first impression and show up at least a few minutes early. Five minutes later, I was in a white button-up shirt and black pants and heading out the door.
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Ten Minutes Later
I was just pulling up to the large white building and mentally preparing for my first day of work. Sure, it's not like this was my first job. In the sense of the word, I've had two other jobs; a maid for Asuka and Misato when we lived together and piloting Eva. Those two jobs – I was sure – were harder then this could ever be. I walk into the building with a slight sense on confidence and see the same woman as before.
"Oh, you're here. Jeff's in his office, he said for you to go in there when you got here," with a wave, in enter his office. I had to admit, I was not looking forward to working with her. Look's like I'll just have to deal with it though, I doubt she'll be leaving anytime soon. I knock on the door, not wanting to offend him in any way.
"Come in!" a quick, harsh voice echoed through the wooden door. Slowly, I creek open the door, "Oh! It's you! Come here," he pointed to a chair opposite to the desk. Now that he seemed a little happier, I was able to approach him. Before I was able to say anything, he speaks up, "Look, I'm sorry. I completely forgot to tell you what we even do here! You will be my assistant – as you already know – but this company supplies the materials used to make various electronics. You know; silicon, welding, plastic, that sort of thing. This company is called Electro-need," the name sounded like it was in English.
"Oh, okay. I didn't even realize you didn't tell me!" he began to laugh and – trying to brown-nose – I join him.
"Okay, but seriously, let's get down to business," he gets up out of his chair and so do I, "you will be working where the young lady you saw from before is." Maybe she was getting fired!
"But… what about her?" I needed to know if she was leaving.
"That bitch is leaving! She's screwed up more sales then she's screwed men!" maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. She just glares over at him and then goes back to filing her fingernails, "Yeah, you keep on doing that! It's the only thing you're good for!" note to self; don't piss of Jeff, "Sorry about that, anyway, you will basically be in charge of managing all of my appointments, billing, and any other tasks I may have for you. Sound good?" I nod, "Okay, now to take out the trash. Come on! I gave you your two week notice, now get out! Take your damn pictures with you!" the woman casually gets up, flips him the bird, and walks away with an arm full of her belongings.
"I… uh… what do I do first?" trying to avoid his wrath, I try to seem focused on work.
"I'm glad you asked! I need you to organize the billing information for today. All of it is in the drawer to your left. You will need to organize it by date, name, and amount due by the end of the day. The copy machine is over there and if you have any questions, feel free to ask!" he sure had quite the mood swing. I sit down in the leather chair and pull out the five-inch thick wad of paper. I had to do all of this! "Okay, if that's all you need, I'll be going back into my office now," with a friendly wave, he walked off; leaving me with this mess.
"Ugh… what did I expect for that much money? Might as well get to work…" and work I did. For seven hours, I slave over this mess he called bills. I made copies, organized, put into the computer, and damn nearly set aflame to these papers. But when I finally got done – which was right on five – Jeff came out of his office.
"Wow! You finished it all? Good for you! Tomorrow, you get to do it all over again!" WHAT! He'd better be kidding!
"But… I… the paper…" he starts to laugh.
"Just messin' with ya! That was just accumulated over two months of laziness; you will only have about two pages of that per day. Okay, you go home to your fiancé and kid now, have a nice night!" how'd he know I had a family?
"Thanks… one question though. How did you know about them?" he waved his hand in the air as he went back to his office.
"Your father called. He said something about you not working hard enough, but I can see he was mistaken!" the door closes behind him. That's it; I'm going to have a LONG talk with him. With a loud sigh, I leave the building and head home. The car ride there was agonizing, I have been thinking about those two all day, and at this point, I HAD to see them. Thank God for the 190 horsepower engine! When I finally get to the parking lot, I literally ran to Asuka's room. Out of habit – and experience – I knock at her door.
"Come in!" I open the door to see an empty room.
"Asuka? Where are you?" I start to walk in.
"In the bathroom! Come in!" What!
"Asuka! We can't…" she cut me off.
"Oh shut up! I'm giving Dietlinde a bath! God! How kinky do you think I am!" come to think of it, Dietlinde wasn't in her crib. I open the door to see Asuka bathing Dietlinde. When I walk into the room, Dietlinde gets a wide smile on her face.
"Hey there!" those two simple words made her giggle. She was such a happy child, I've only seen her cry twice now and I've seen her smile on a daily basis.
"So, how was your first day at work? You look like hell," I look over at the mirror and actually laugh at what I see. Bags hung from my blood-shot eyes, making me look like some bad Halloween costume.
"Well, not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but still bad. How was your day?" she shrugged.
"Normal, nothing special really happened around here. Actually, I'm board out of my mind!" I had an idea to get her out of boredom.
"Hey, finish up with Dietlinde and I'll get you out of boredom. You wanna piss off Gendo?" She got a wide smile. She picked Dietlinde up, dried her off and dressed her in record time.
"You think Ritsuko will take care of her?" I nod and she walks over to Ritsuko's office. A few minutes later she comes back with a smile on, "Well come on! What do you have in mind?" she grabs my wrist and drags me to his office.
"Just follow what I say; you'll know what I'm talking about. Can I walk on my own now?" she lets go of my wrist, but still keeps up her steady pace. When we finally get to his office door, we both stop, "You knock…" wasn't she the one that was excited about this!
"Whatever," I give a loud, hard knock and was greeted with harsh 'What?' "Can we come in?"
"Yes," I open the door to see a dimly lit room with him behind the desk, "What do you want?"
"We needed to talk with you. We have a few questions," he raises his head slightly and the conversation begins.
A/N- A kinda short chapter, but I felt I made a big enough impact. What will Shinji's questions be? Will Gendo answer? Find out in the next chapter; Tell Me Everything, until then, keep on keepin' on!