Nothing Will Ever Change That

Chapter 95: Gahiji Screws Up

A/N- This chapter was proof-read by Frost-Eva-04

A/A/N- Funny 'haha' joke… no? My bad… I couldn't help myself!

Same Place

"And tell her never to forget the pain…" he pulled the trigger one more time, sending a loud bang through the room. Expecting to die instantly, I close my eyes and wait for a bullet that never came. "What are you guys, self sacrificing maniacs? Just let someone die already!" I look up to see Akagi standing in front of me with a bloody arm.

"Ritsuko?" she looks back at me and smiles.

"I'm fine…" she then collapses on top of me; she appeared to have blacked out from lack of blood.

"Damn it all to hell! I got one God damn bullet left!" he aimed the gun at me. This time, I react by leaping up and shoving my hand at the gun barrel like so many times before. He tried to throw a punch at me, but I caught it with my free hand, ending with us in a stalemate, "Ah, using your dead hand as a tool, huh? Nice, I must admit," as we both struggled for control, he got a wicked smile, "Tell me Shinji, how many times did you hear Dietlinde cry?"

"Shut up!" I put as much force as I could with my hands.

"No seriously. Okay then, tell me how much you guys bonded. Were you two close?"

"I said shut up!" he simply laughs.

"You know, as I was slicing up your precious daughter, I could have sworn I heard her scream 'daddy'. I think it was when I was on her left hand… yeah, right after I cut off her right foot." I feel my tears run harder.

"Shut the fuck up!" I go to head-butt him, but he meets me with an equally matched one, making us both give a little in pain.

"Oh… am I making you mad?" he smiled again, "Don't like to hear about how Dietlinde died? I thought you wanted to know! Well know this, she died screaming her lungs out in pain…" that sent me over the edge, and ended with me making a foolish mistake. I let go of his hand and went for the punch, but instead he kneed me in the groin, making me fall to the ground. I was starting to feel the effects of the blood loss, and I knew some organs were punctured inside of me, but I tried to ignore the pain as I get back up, "Yeah, that was a cheap shot, huh?" he holds the gun to my forehead.

"No, this is," I duck under the gun and swipe my leg under his, making him fall to the ground. When he was down there I grab the gun and throw it across the room after firing the last shot into his groin. While he was in the fetal position in pain, I grab his arm and hold it out so his elbow was straight, "You made my daughter suffer," I crack his elbow in half with mine, making him scream in pain, "You made us suffer," I hit it once again, thus making it a compound fracture, "And yet you still see nothing wrong with what you did!" kick his head. I say nothing more; I simply beat on him with all that I have. Within a couple minutes, all of his limbs were broken, and I had my hand around his throat, "Try and escape from this one you son of a bitch!" his blood-shot eyes soon go lifeless and his whole body goes limp. Without hesitation, I jet over to Akagi's desk and press the intercom button, "This is Shinji Ikari, we have two bullet wounds and… a death in Ritsuko Akagi's office… get medical staff down here now!" I never look at Asuka, I already knew what happened, and I didn't need to see it.

I feel myself starting to sob as I begin to black out. Asuka died because I lost my cool when she was speaking with him. She followed me to try and help me calm down, but instead she got a bullet to the head. She died in pain… and it was my fault once again… I completely lose consciousness.

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NERV Hospital

"So how'd she die?" I was still half asleep, but I knew that I was in the hospital. Two doctors were in my room talking.

"Gunshot to the head, she died instantly, she didn't feel any pain. Nobody really liked her aside from her dumbass husband, so it doesn't matter." I hear them walk out of the room, "You should see the blood stain from the bullet!" I finally open my eyes to a blurred image of the ceiling. I look to my side, praying that I'd see Asuka in the bed next to me, but instead I see Ritsuko still asleep.

"Asuka…" she was gone… my wife was gone… "Please don't leave me…" I close my eyes once again and pray for death as I let the tears run.

"Now why would I go and do that?" I keep my eyes closed as I smile.

"You always have to make a dramatic appearance, don't you?" I open my still teary eyes to see her at my bedside. Her arm seemed fine. It must have just been enter and exit bullet.

"Actually, yeah, I do. How are you feeling?" there was something different about her… I couldn't place what it was though.

"Aside from a hole in my stomach, I'm fine… what happened? I thought…" she just shook her head.

"If you would've looked, you would have seen that I put up my arm and caught the bullet. I didn't say anything because I knew that you were concentrating on the asshole. And thanks a lot for calling in a death!" she playfully slapped my shoulder.

"Well I thought he killed you!" she let out a laugh.

"You think I'd die that easily?" that was true… "Oh, I almost forgot, you can get up. Your bullet wound is fine," I reach down and touch my stomach, expecting pain, but instead I feel nothing. No stitches, nothing.

"What did the doctors do? And why don't you have a sling or something? You got shot twice in the arm!" she raises an eyebrow.

"You don't know? You've been in a coma for the last month. So has Akagi, but she still hasn't woken up." Damn… a whole month…

"Wow… okay then, what'd I miss?" she held up a fist.

"Let's see, that asshole Gahiji is dead," she counted off with her fingers, "Sam and Cass lost something the other night, and you were right, I am pregnant. I think that's it…" Sam and Cass lost something?

"What did they lose?" she smirks.

"You know Shinji, you really suck at sexual stuff…" well, apparently I'm not!

"And that has to do-… holy crap!" she chuckled.

"Yeah, I couldn't sleep a wink that night. Sam isn't allowed to call me loud anymore!" kinda glad I wasn't around for that…

"Damn… is that all?" I had a sarcastic voice on.

"Oh! No, it's not. You know how the guy that raped me, then got sent to prison?" how could I forget? "Well apparently he got killed in there. Something about a fight that went too far…" glad that asshole's dead…

"About friggen time!" I glance over at a sleeping Ritsuko, "Any idea how she's doing?" Asuka loses the smile and shakes her head.

"No one knows. I mean, she's stable, they know that much, but as for when she'll wake up, we have no idea." A long awkward pause, "But don't worry about it! Ritsuko's a strong woman, she'll be fine!" I look back up at her with a fake smile.

"I hope so…" I get out of bed with a struggle. Not using your muscles for this long really screws you up! She meets me at eye level as I get up.

"So… do you know what tomorrow is?" I rack my brain trying to come up with what she was talking about. After a minute, I give up.

"Sorry, no idea. What?" she takes my hand and pecks me on the cheek.

"You know, I would normally kick your ass for not remembering, but you have an excuse for once. It's my birthday," oh yeah! I forgot about that… okay, I didn't FORGET, I was just in a friggen coma!

"Well then I'm glad I didn't miss it!" she lets go of my hands and picks up a pair of pants and a shirt, "What? I'm dressed this time!" I was wearing a hospital gown!

"I'm sorry, I just can't talk to you knowing that you're mooning Ritsuko…" she was trying so hard not to laugh. Why did the hospital have to embarrass me every time I visit it? With a sigh I grab the clothes and walk into the bathroom to get changed. When I walk back out, I see her sitting on my bed, "Okay, NOW we can talk about my birthday!"

"Okay, as I was about to say, is there anything specific you want?" she shakes her head.

"No, as corny as it sounds I'm just glad that you're here for it. We can just go out for dinner or something," she gets up and grabs my hand, "As for right now, let's go back to our room. I have a little something planned for Sam and Cass…"she had THAT smile on. The smile that always told me that she was about to do something either embarrassing to me or someone else.

"You're going to tease them, aren't you?"

"Oh yeah. They still don't know that I know, but they will!" I have to admit, the look on Cass's face will be priceless! When we get to their door, Asuka knocks on it fairly hard, "Hey Sam! Can we come in?" the door swings open to show Sam with a huge smile on.

"You're finally awake! It took you long enough!" Asuka gets her smile back on, "Uh oh… what are you about to do?" even Sam knew the smile!
"What DID you do? Or the better question is who…" Sam instantly blushes.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about…" Cass walks up next to her with the same blush on.

"Okay, I'm sure Cass remembers. Remember two nights ago?" they both nervously shake their heads, "Oh come on, you remember! It was after a date you two had, you went into this room – making out I may add – and then a few minutes later Sam was moaning. Mind telling me what happened?" Cass closed his eyes and put his hands behind his head as he walked off.

"Well, we're busted…" he left Sam there blushing all by herself.

"Did you two at least use a condom?" I cut in at this point. They should, they've seen the effects of neglect!

"Um… y-yeah… we did… do we have to talk about this?" Asuka just chuckles.

"Nope, not at all, but I had to pay you back from our vacation!" Sam closes the door without saying a word, "Man that was good!" Asuka begins to laugh her ass off.

A/N- Okay, not one of my longer chapters, but I didn't really have much to work with. Plus, I had to hurry up and get this posted, so sorry about that. Anyway, you can all sleep soundly tonight knowing that Dietlinde's killer is rotting in hell. So, what do you think will happen tomorrow at Asuka's birthday? That's about the whole chapter, so nothing more to say. Find out what happens in the next chapter; Accepting, until then, keep on keepin' on!