Nothing Will Ever Change That
Chapter 114: Tests
A/N- This chapter was proof-read by Frost-Eva-04. Thanks for the help!
Shinji/Asuka's Room – 8:00 PM
Neither of us has said a word since Sam left. She basically explained what happened and ever since then we've been lying on our bed. I had the flight records checked for today, and Sam was on route to America… She's probably half way there already. Still – even now – nobody knows why exactly she left. Maybe Asuka was right about the stress getting to be too much…
"Commander Ikari," the silence was cut off by a woman's voice through the intercom, "Dr. Akagi needs you in the bridge, she says it's important," does it have to be right now?
"Okay, tell her I'll be up in a few minutes," the intercom went silent and I got up, "Sorry Asuka, I gotta go," she gets up herself and picks up Dietlinde.
"I'm coming with you," did I have a choice in the matter? As we started to walk down the hallway, I noticed Dietlinde start to move in Asuka's arms, "What's wrong Dietlinde?" she reached out towards me and smiled, "Aw, you wanna be with daddy, huh?" Asuka turns and smiles at me, "Here," I take my daughter from Asuka with a smile.
"That's weird, normally she wants to be with you," with a smile on her face, she gets comfortable and closes her eyes.
"Like I said, she's really close to you now. It's so cute!" even I had to admit, it was pretty cute how she asks for me now. Trying to let her rest, we keep quiet until we get to the bridge… I say 'until' because when we finally got there, the bridge was abuzz with alarms, yelling, and I think a heard a guy scream… still not too sure…
"What the hell?" muttered from Asuka's lips before Dietlinde began to cry from the noise, "Here, let me take her back into the hallway," she took Dietlinde from me and left… what now? Within a few seconds, Akagi ran up to me with a worried face.
"Shinji, we have a problem. It looks like another angel is flying towards NERV," you've got to be shitting me…
"Are you kidding? I thought we got rid of them all!" she grabbed my wrist and guided – in other words, forced me – to a large screen across the room. The screen showed Japan, with a small yellow dot moving south towards our location.
"That's what's confusing me, it doesn't have the same characteristics of an angel, it looks more like a huge Eva, but… I don't know, but you need to confront it. If it attacks… well, you know the routine. Hurry up and change into your plug suit, it'll be here within ten minutes," just fucking great… "I'll call Sam to-" I quickly cut her off.
"Don't bother, Sam left. I'll explain later. Prepare all other Evas with dummy plugs, but don't launch them until I give the word. I'll be in Unit-01 in a couple minutes, have it ready for me," I run off to the locker room and – by some miracle – remember my old locker combination. When I get changed I get into my Eva and wait for Akagi to launch me.
"Are you sure you want to go out alone?" finally, she makes an appearance.
"Yeah, but like I said, have the dummy plugs ready. Is Asuka in the bridge or did she go back to our room?" right on cue, my wife and daughter make an appearance on the video link.
"Shinji! Get your ass back down here! They don't even know what it is yet!" by now, Dietlinde has calmed down and was being cradled in an obviously pissed off Asuka.
"Sorry Asuka, I'll be back in a few minutes," she immediately shot back… I'm not going to win this fight… or any fight for that matter.
"That's what you said last time!" I saw a small tear form in her eye, "I'm not going to lose you again! I can't!" so that's what this is about… "Shinji… please… come back…" she closed her eyes and let a tear roll down her face.
"Asuka, I promise, I'll be back. This thing might not even be violent…" that didn't even seem to get through, "Asuka…" she finally looks up, "I love you," she smiles a little.
"You promised me Shinji… come back…" with one last smile, I shut off the link and I felt the force of the launch. When I get to the surface – at first – I see nothing, a few buildings here, a mountain there, nothing that even looked remotely close to an Eva.
"Um… hello? Ritsuko, I thought you said it was close," still, nothing to be seen. Akagi shows up to my left over a comm. link.
"I don't understand it, it should be right in front of you," is she blind or something? I don't see crap! "Why don't you just come back, this might just be another glitch," you think that they would have checked that before sending me out here! "Yeah, it just disappeared, this is a glitch. Sorry about that," ugh… damn it…
"No problem, I guess it's better than an actual fight…" but still! You think they would have gotten a visual on it first if they knew the MAGI were having glitches!
"Okay Shinji! You heard her! Get back here!" and of course, Asuka was once again trying to get me back. I understand where she was coming from though, watching me die must have really messed with her head… she's paranoid now.
"Yeah, I'm coming."
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Outside of Locker Room – A Few Minutes Later
"Hey Shinji!" just as I'm walking out of the locker room, I see Asuka walking towards me, still holding Dietlinde.
"See Asuka? I told you I'd be back," I wrap my arm around her and smile. She looks up at me, returning the smile, "Did Ritsuko find out what was wrong?" she just shrugs and looks down at Dietlinde.
"How should I know? I just heard her mumble something about tests. It sounds like you gotta run another sync test," I always hated those! What's the point of them anymore? I already know I can pilot! "Damn… I just got out of my plug suit… well; let me go talk to her. You might want to go put Dietlinde to bed; she's starting to look tired. I'll be in with you two when we're done," I peck her on the lips and she smiles.
"Try to hurry, you know I hate being alone," as she walked away, she dragged her finger across my chest… She can be the biggest flirt sometimes!
"Oh, Shinji, I've been waiting for you," making me avert my stare from Asuka, Akagi walks up next to me, "I wanted to run some tests, something went wrong with the MAGI, and I wanted to see if I could figure it out. Sorry about this, but you'll need to get back into your plug suit. I'll go get Asuka while you change," wait… what?
"Why does Asuka have to test?" and what about Dietlinde even if she DOES do this?
"Well, she doesn't HAVE to, but it would be safer. If her Eva is malfunctioning too, we could end up with some serious trouble," she puts her hand on my shoulder, "Shinji… I know why you're worried about her. After what happened last time, I don't blame you, but that was because she was fighting. She'll be at rest, nothing can go wrong, I promise," oh yeah, that made me feel better!
"I still don't think-"
"I'm not a little girl anymore Shinji, I can think for myself. I'll be fine," and of course, Asuka has to come back… damn it… it thought that I'd be able to talk Akagi out of it!
"Oh, hi Asuka… are you sure you're okay with it?" Asuka hands a sleeping Dietlinde to Ritsuko.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I mean, I'm only four months pregnant, I doubt I'll be giving birth anytime soon!" I still don't feel right about this… "Listen Shinji, I'll be fine! I haven't even gotten into my Eva for awhile, I want to spend some time with Unit-02," she was always so proud of piloting, and come to think of it, she hasn't even seen her Eva in quite awhile.
"Okay… Ritsuko, promise me that nothing will go wrong," she smiles at me and nods.
"I promise, now get into your suits, your Evas are ready," she walks away with Dietlinde and out of nowhere, Asuka pecks me on the cheek.
"You're getting yourself all worked up over nothing, I was seven months pregnant Shinji! I could have given birth even without the Eva!" I guess that was true… but still…
"Okay… but if you start to feel weird, please get out of there, okay?" she simply smiles as she walks into the locker room, "Oh yeah, that makes me feel great!" I hear her chuckle through the door. Feeling slightly reassured, I go into the locker room ONCE AGAIN and get changed, ONCE AGAIN. I really wish Ritsuko would have planned ahead…
"He can be the biggest baby sometimes… Dietlinde can be braver then him sometimes!" I hear sound coming through an old hole in the wall, now covered by a spider web. They still didn't get that fixed?
"Well, she does take after her mother…" I'm sure she just jumped out of her skin right there!
"You never change Shinji… still eavesdropping…" hey, she was the one talking!
"You're the one that made the hole, remember? And plus, I have reason to worry," she once again chuckles.
"Oh yeah, Shinji, YOU'RE worried. I'm the one that has to give birth! You have no idea how much that hurts!" yeah, I'll give her that, she is brave about giving birth! Just having surgery done on my wrist hurt like a bitch, I can't imagine what THAT is like!
"You know what I mean… but I guess you're right, I doubt anything will go wrong. You ready yet?" I start to walk out as she replies.
"Um… not really… I kinda forgot my locker combination… do you have any idea what it is?" should have seen that coming…
"Hold on…" without a second thought, I walk into her locker room to see her in the bare minimal; bra and panties.
"SHINJI! You can't just walk in like that!" I just smirk at her blushing face.
"Don't worry about it, I've already seen everything!" all that did was make her blush deeper! "See, I've spent enough time here to know a few tricks about the lockers…" I walk up to her locker and jiggle the knob a little.
"And that would be?" I glance over to see her trying to cover up a little by crossing her arms. That quick glance was… enough. Her stomach has bulged more then I thought it has, she already looks a good six months into the pregnancy.
"Um… y-you just have to turn it a certain way," I go back to the lock and pop it open, "Just pull out and turn to the right a few times and it'll come right out…" she smiles up at me and raises an eyebrow.
"Like what you see?" no, she's only my wife!
"What answer won't get me in trouble?" that was the better question! She uncrosses her arms and picks up her plug suit.
"Ha ha, Shinji, real funny," she reaches back and un-does her bra strap… whoa! She's going to change in front of me? What did I do right? Not exactly knowing what to do, I take a seat on the bench and wait for her to finish. Soon enough, the panties came off, and she put on the plug suit, "I'm your wife, and yet you still stare!" shit! I was staring!
"Oh… sorry…" she laughs as she walks towards the exit. I get up and follow close behind her.
"Why are you apologizing? You've gotten way more then that!" she slows down so we are walking side by side, "And plus…" she leans up and begins to whisper in my ear, "I like giving a show every now and then…" um… wow… that voice was… wow… she smiles seductively and wraps an arm around my shoulders. I copy her action, putting my arm around her hips. We exit the locker room, only to be seen by a NERV guard, now wide eyed.
"Um… hello… Commander…" oh shit!
"Her locker was stuck! I had to help her!" he smirks and begins to walk away.
"Dr. Akagi wanted to know if you were almost ready, she told me to tell you to hurry up… but hey, do what you like," oh man… I'm sure she'll get word of this… we walk in silence towards the bridge, and by the time we got there, we were holding hands.
"Oh, hey, your Evas are ready. Just go into the cages, the entry plugs are already open for you," she points towards the cage entrance. Without a response, we leave and head for our Evas.
"Hey Shinji…" I look down at Asuka to see her gently resting her hand on her stomach, "I've been thinking…" ah crap… she had that voice on…
"Oh yeah, about what?" I try to sound as friendly as possible.
"About the new baby… I know it sounds stupid, but I just have a really bad feeling about it… like, something is going to go wrong… or is wrong…" well that caught my attention…
"Oh… well, it's probably just your imagination, I mean, even Akagi said that it's growing properly," she closes her eyes and shakes her head.
"Not that… it just feels like… like I'm not supposed to be with it… I can't explain it…" well that didn't sound too good… "Forget I said anything… I'm just being paranoid…" I put my hands on her shoulders and look down on her.
"Asuka, you're a wonderful mother, don't you ever think otherwise. You'll always be with both of our children, no matter what. I know you'll make sure of that," she lets out a weak smile, "Now lets get this damn test out of the way, I never liked being in plug suits!" we both start to walk towards our respective Evas.
"Try being pregnant in one, THEN you can complain to me," eh, true…
"No, I'm good thanks, you can do that!" I close the hatch before she can make a comment, saving my ass once again! The console springs to life and her face shows up on the monitor.
"Oh, real brave Shinji!" all I could do was nervously scratch the back of my head and laugh, "You're so lucky we're married or I'd-" her comm. link was broken and Ritsuko took her place.
"Okay you two, enough. Let's begin. Just relax and concentrate on your sync scores. Try not to talk by the way," the screen goes black and I was left in the silence. With a soft sigh, I close my eyes and try to concentrate.
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Ten Minutes Later
"Hey Asuka, are you alright, your heart rate is pretty high," pulling me out of near sleep, Akagi breaks the silence… wait, what's wrong with Asuka!
"Yeah, I'm fine, the baby just started to kick, and it won't stop, sorry…" okay, that was actually good news! "I think something in the Eva is making it uncomfortable, don't worry about it. Are we almost done here?" yeah, this is taking longer then normal.
"Yeah, you can get out now… wait a second… Asuka, are you sure you're okay?" I hear Asuka let out an annoyed sigh.
"I already told you, yes! What's the problem?"
"The MAGI says that… there has to be a glitch here… it says that you're dead…" well no duh that's a glitch! "Well… it says that you're dead… but not the baby…" okay, that's a little creepy.
"Well that's stupid! If I'm dead – which I'm pretty damn sure that I'm not – then the baby would be! Can I just get out of-" Asuka suddenly hunches over and grasps her stomach, "Uh…! Sh-Shinji… get me out of here… this i-isn't… normal…" her face leaves the comm. link and an ear piercing howl echoes through the cage. I hear metal bending and a loud crash.
"Akagi, what's going on with Asuka!" I get no reply though. In fear, I force my way out of the entry plug and look up at Unit-02… breaking away from its restraints…
"Shinji!" I hear Ritsuko over the room's intercom, "Get out of there! Something's going on with her Eva!" well no fucking duh! I run as fast as I can to the bridge and see red lights and sirens going off everywhere, "Shinji! Over here!" I look to my right to see Ritsuko holding Dietlinde, obviously crying from all the chaos.
"What the fuck is happening! You said that nothing could go wrong!" I quickly take Dietlinde from her and glare at Akagi.
"I don't know! I can't open a comm. link with her, and I can't shut the Eva down!" I hear a huge crash and turn my attention to the window over-looking the cage where Unit-02 is. It's broken free of all restraints, and now is hunched over, just staring at the ground. Slowly, I make my way over to the window, "Shinji, get away from there!" I find myself unable to move, or even speak for that matter – my eyes were just fixated on the glowing white eyes of Unit-02… why can't I move? Unit-02's head instantly looks to the side at me.
Dietlinde continues to ball as I stare into the eyes of this machine. The Eva slowly straightens its back and looks down at me with now bright-as-fire eyes. My wife is in that monster… my wife is in it… and I can't save her… before I could react, it raises its fist and punches through the glass in one foul swoop, wrapping its fingers around me and Dietlinde as it took its hand back.
"SHINJI!" I hear Akagi yell up to me, but I still can't react. Dietlinde is now crying so hard that she's having trouble breathing.
"Asuka…" I finally get a word out, "Control it…" its grip tightens around my stomach, making it difficult for me to breath. Soon enough, Unit-02 falls to its knees and then onto its chest, releasing me and Dietlinde when it hits the ground. I still find it impossible to move, the only muscles in my body that were working were the ones holding Dietlinde from falling out of my reach.
"Shinji, get up!" I hear Ritsuko run up to me and she makes me struggle to my feet, taking Dietlinde from me after I gain my balance, "What's wrong Shinji? Snap out of it!" I finally come back to my senses and everything comes rushing to me.
"Asuka!" I jet towards the entry plug just as it ejects itself to show her in a fetal position, rocking back and forth and softly chanting something.
"Nehmen sie mich mami nicht…" she repeatedly said those words, taking short pauses in between words.
"Asuka…?" I slowly reach into the LCL to put my hand on her shoulder, but she doesn't even respond, "Come on Asuka…" she continues to chant those words. Finally, I reach in and pick her up. I softly set her on the floor and try to coax her to her feet.
"Nehmen sie mich mami nicht…" kneeling next to her, I try to take her hand, but she clenched it into a fist. Once again in a fetal position, she hid her face and softly cried.
"Shinji, take Dietlinde, I need to get Asuka to the hospital," I look up to see that she has already called for a stretcher.
"Yeah…" with a sinking heart, I get up and take my baby back. Seeing the medical staff pick up Asuka and put her on the stretcher was… horrifying… everyone promised that she'd be okay… I knew I shouldn't have done this… as Akagi and the other doctor ran off, I hear Dietlinde begin to whine, staring at her mother with arms extended to her.
"It's okay Dietlinde… mommy's…" I found it impossible to say that she's okay… she's not… Asuka's not okay… what happened to her in there? What was she even saying? "Mommy will be back…"
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The Next Morning – 11:00 AM
I had Dietlinde sleep with me last night; she seemed too uncomfortable to be left alone. Instead of lying on my chest like she normally does, she slept on Asuka's pillow the entire night. It took her at least two hours to fall asleep… does she realize what's going on? Right now, she was staring into my eyes while I rubbed her back.
"You look so much like your mother…" those same sapphire eyes looked to me for guidance, "I love you Dietlinde…"
"Daddy…" did she just…
"Dietlinde… Did you just… call me daddy?" I feel a small smile cross my face.
"Daddy…" I see her smile back at me. Now with a full blown smile, I pick her up and kiss her forehead. She just spoke her first word! Not only that, it was her saying my 'name'! My smile instantly fades when I realize that Asuka wasn't here to see this… she missed it… when Dietlinde saw me frown, she follows my actions.
"Sorry…" I plant on a fake smile, "How about we go see mommy?" hopefully she'll say that soon too. I begin to walk out of the room with a now smiling Dietlinde in my arms.
"Oh, Shinji," to my surprise, I hear Cass's voice… actually sounding normal. I turn to see him behind me in his wheelchair.
"Hey Cass… how are you doing…?" he knew what I was talking about.
"I'm fine… she called this morning. She's staying with Miguel… she's really happy to be back home…" he puts on a fake smile, "I'm really happy for her!" I see a small tear form in his eye.
"Cass… you need to go get her. This IS her home, not in Miami," he softly shakes his head.
"Not anymore… she said that she's not coming back…" he lowers his head, trying to cover the tears.
"Cass, enough of that, I'm going to get you on a plane tonight, and you ARE going to see her. Pack your things, you're going whether you like it or not," hey, sometimes you gotta force help on people.
"No I'm not, she's happy where she is," he turns around and begins to push himself away, but I grab one of the handles and force him to stop.
"You're in a wheelchair with a broken leg; you know I can force you. Go ahead and leave, but I'm making sure that you'll be on that plane tonight," he keeps quite, "Good luck Cass…" I let him go and after a brief pause, he retreats into his room. With a small sigh, I once again begin to walk towards the hospital.
"Daddy?" I let out a small chuckle at her 'question'. She's defiantly going to be a talker!
"Don't worry, daddy's just gotta take care of that couple! I set them up, and I guess I have to KEEP them up," once again, I make my way down the hallway towards the hospital. Eventually, I find myself at the front desk.
"Oh, hello commander, can I help you?" the nurse gives me a sweet smile, and I return the gesture.
"Yes, can I see Asuka Langley Ikari?" she raises and eyebrow, obviously confused.
"Um… yeah… she's in room 504… is she your wife?" her smile slowly fades… I don't like that…
"Yeah, is she okay?" she looks back at her computer, frowning slightly… damn it…
"That's… not my place to say…" shit! I began to walk… well, walk VERY quickly down the hall until I see her room. I swing open the door to see her lying on her back, staring at the ceiling.
"Asuka…" she slowly rolled her head in my direction and looked at me… her eyes were… different… I can't describe it, but something was different in her eyes, "Are… you okay?" she didn't say a word; instead, she once again began to stare up at the ceiling. I walk to her bedside and sit down. Dietlinde had a huge smile on her face at seeing her mother again, but I did notice a sense of disappointment that she wasn't responding, "Dietlinde… said her first word, Asuka…" still, no response, "She said daddy… isn't that great?" I smile slightly, just by thinking of what had happened with Dietlinde, "Babies aren't supposed to talk until they're at least ten months…" I simply gave up after that. If she didn't respond to that, she's not going to respond.
"Shinji?" I turn to see Akagi holding a clipboard at the doorway, "When did you get here?"
"Just a few seconds ago… what's wrong with Asuka?" she walks up next to me and looks down at the clipboard.
"I have no idea… she's not responding to anything, even her pupils refuse to dilate. She only stopped chanting those words and came out of the fetal position about an hour ago. Whatever happened to her in that Eva was… terrible to say the least… I'm so sorry Shinji; I promised you that this wouldn't happen…" I try to change the subject.
"I let her in, don't worry about it. Just tell me what's going on with her," Akagi once again hangs her head.
"That's what's odd to me, I can't it find out. Her brain is active… well, TOO active actually. On average, a human only uses about thirty percent of their brain; Asuka is using at least fifty, if not more. Her body should be overwhelmed by now but… I just don't know… sorry Shinji, but I'll have to keep her here for awhile. I have to run a few tests to see what's going on… and why for that matter," I could have sworn that I felt Dietlinde tense up when she heard that her mother wasn't coming home.
"Okay… any idea how long until she's back to normal?" she once again shakes her head… damn it…
"Sorry, I don't, but I might know soon. For now, I'm going to see what I can find so… I hate to ask this but… you'll have to leave. You can come back in about an hour," I stand up and she guides me out of the room, closing the door after me. What was wrong with Asuka? How can her pupils not even be responding? It just doesn't make sense…
"Mmmm…" Dietlinde starts to squirm and whine. I smile down and her and start to cradle as I walk back to our room.
"Calm down Dietlinde, she'll be okay, I promise," she gives a weak smile of her own, and I see tears form in her eyes, "Now don't do that…" she buries her face in my shirt and begins to cry softly. I bring her up a little closer to my face and without realizing it, I cry along with her. As I lay on my bed with Dietlinde on my chest, I feel closer to Dietlinde then I have been in the last 8 months. We were feeling the exact same way, and we were sharing those feelings with each other; not holding back anything, "I love you Dietlinde…" I mutter under my breath. We laid there on the bed for a good half hour before gaining our composure. Though I felt a slight sense of disappointment in myself for crying in front of – not just in front, WITH – Dietlinde, I think that she barely noticed. I'm glad that we're able to spend time like this, even if it's spent in this manner.
"Um… Shinji… are you two okay…?" oh great, Akagi saw me! I sit up – still holding a now sleeping Dietlinde – and look at her.
"Yeah, sorry about that… any word on Asuka?" she puts on a half nervous, half happy smile… uh oh…
"Yeah… actually, two words… see, I finally got her to respond but… she… told me to fuck off…" if this was a joke, I swear I'll fire her…
"You're kidding, right?" she chuckles as she shakes her head.
"No, actually, this might just be from the pregnancy, so… you wanna go see her?" for some reason, Dietlinde wakes up and looks at Akagi with lit up eyes, "Well, aren't you a smart little girl!" I see Dietlinde smile slightly.
"Actually, yeah, she said her first word today," Akagi smiled wide.
"Well good, I knew she'd be advanced! Anyway, let's go see Asuka, you wouldn't want to keep her waiting, now would you?" with a smile, I stand up and meet Ritsuko eye to eye.
"Thank you Rits… really, you've done so much for us," she shakes her head as we begin to walk.
"Don't worry about it… oh yeah, and just a word of advice when you see her… don't piss her off… I still don't understand why she looked so mad at me. Anyway, you know where her room is… I'm going to head out for the day, I'm still moving into my new house," yeah, come to think of it, we have to move into our house in a couple weeks.
"Okay, if you need any help just call me. See you later," she turns a corner and left me walking in the seemingly endless hallway. How many times have I walked down this hall to the hospital exactly? I'm guessing at least five… when I get down there, I see Asuka with her eyes closed lying on her back, "Um… Asuka…?" she opens her eyes and once again looks at me.
"Um… yeah? Do you need something?" Wow… haven't heard that voice in awhile…
"Well… I thought you were hurt so… are you okay?" Akagi wasn't kidding; she really is pissed about something.
"I'm alive, aren't I? I'm fine…" she rolls onto her side, turning away from me, "Now just leave… I don't want to talk right now…" okay, now I know that voice! Something was troubling her…
"Asuka," I take a seat next to her, "I know when something is wrong with you; now tell me, what happened in that Eva?"
"Shinji… I love you but… you just wouldn't understand…" I put my hand on her shoulder, and she obviously sensed that I wasn't going to give in, "Shinji… I've been lying to you for awhile now…" now that doesn't sound good…
"About what?" I'm sure I didn't want to know, but that's the only thing I could think of saying.
"My mother… the story I told you was only half true… yes, she did end up in an insane asylum but… she never died… when I ran into her room, she had hung herself, but she was still alive. The doctors came and got her down before she died… a few days later, she actually started a conversation with me… I was so happy to finally be talking with her again but… the things she said… I didn't understand them at the time but…" she starts to quiver and soon, she's crying.
"Asuka… what happened between you two?" she once again begins to speak with a shaking voice.
"She wanted me to die with her… she said she loved me so… she didn't want to be away from me… all I heard was 'I love you', so I went to hug her… she hugged me back and… she began to strangle me… she smiled down at me the entire time, saying 'I love you' over and over… the doctors came just as I passed out…" I always had a feeling that what she told me wasn't the whole story but… damn… "Shinji, please leave… I don't want Dietlinde to see me like this…" realizing that I would feel the same way, I stand up.
"Okay, but I'll be back, I promise," I walk out of the room, feeling my heart pounding. I can't believe that she went through that! No wonder she used to act so heartless! "We'll go see Mommy later Dietlinde…"
A/N- Sorry that took so long to get done, preparing for school took up more time then I thought. Anyway, enough of that, back to the story! So, Asuka's past was more fucked up then you though, eh? Her mother tried to kill her… that plus the fact that your dad left equals one messed up girl! Well, travel inside the insane mind of Asuka in the next chapter; Her Nightmares, until then, keep on keepin' on!
A/A/N- One more thing, I meant to make it longer, but all of the PMs were getting on my nerves, so I had to end it. Please people, when I say something in an A/N, take it to heart!