Nothing Will Ever Change That
Chapter 115: Sam's Call
A/N- This chapter was proof-read by Frost-Eva-04.
3:00 AM That Night
"I love you honey, you know that right?" I wrap my arms around her tight, inhaling her scent as I smile.
"Yes mommy, I love you too," she copies my action and hugs me. Her arms tighten around my body, making it uncomfortable to breath, "Mommy… that hurts… not so hard…"
"Asuka, honey, I'm not going to be here much longer," she lets go of me and wraps her hands around my neck, pressing her thumbs on my trachea, "I want you to come with me Asuka… I want to be with you."
"Mom… my… I… can't breath…" she simply smiles down at me with the face that I have come to love.
"Don't worry honey, it'll be over soon… I love you," my head feels like it's going to burst, and my vision is blurring.
"Stop… it…"
"I love you honey… I love you…"
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Hospital – Same Time
"Asuka! Calm down!" I thrust my eyes open in a cold sweat to see Akagi holding my shoulders down, "What's going on?" trying to catch my breath, I relax my muscles and she lets me go.
"Sorry… Ritsuko? Can I ask you a question?" she lets out a soft sigh and sits down next to me.
"Sure, what is it?" she starts to glance over whatever was on her clipboard.
"Do… you know about my mother?" she looks up at me with a raised eyebrow, "I know it's an odd question, but do you?" she set set he clipboard down on the nightstand and smiles at me.
"Well, it's not really my business, but I don't know anything more then the fact that she used to be in an insane asylum. Why?" thank God… I didn't even want to tell Shinji…
"Nothing, never mind… sorry for the scare," she stood up and began to walk out.
"No problem, if you need anything, just call me. Oh, by the way, your vitals are stable now; if you want you can go back to your room. I'm sure Shinji is worried about you," feeling my knees shake; I sit up in bed after she leaves.
"I can't believe I've lied to him this long… he probably doesn't even trust me anymore…" as I get up, I realize something… they put me in a hospital gown… damnit! I'm not gonna walk back showing my ass! Akagi could have at least given me some pants! I was about to lay back down when I looked at the clock… who's gonna be out at three in the morning? Hopefully no one… I get up and peek outside the door, seeing that no one was in the halls. My heart pounding, I walk out and begin to walk quickly back to my room. Just as I grasp the handle, I hear a voice… damnit…
"Wow… Asuka… you're better…" I whip around to see Cass behind me, blushing deeply. Why him? He's in a wheelchair!
"Cass! Um… listen, I'll make you a deal, you don't say a word about this ever again and I won't beat the shit out of you for staring at me," if people saw bruises they'd ask questions…
"Y-Yeah… deal…" just as I'm walking in, I hear him mutter something, "Damn Shinji's lucky…" I wanted to turn around and slap him, but I wasn't in the mood. I close the door and see Shinji sleeping through the darkness. Basically feeling my way there, I crawl into bed behind him and hold him close.
"I love you Shinji…" I whisper into his ear.
"I love you too Asuka…" he turns around and smiles at me, "How are you feeling?"
"Better… it actually feels pretty good to get that off my chest…" I move my head forward, centimeters from his lips, "Sorry for lying… I can make up for it though…" I lean forward and embrace him in a tight kiss. As we were kissing, I found myself thinking of how we met on that warship. Within the first few minutes he saw everything! Though that was embarrassing… I did kinda like the fact that I was showing my body to a boy like HIM.
"Asuka…" he pulls back from the kiss, "Did… you walk all the way here in that gown…?" I feel my face blaze up.
"Well… yeah…" time to turn this around… "You like?" I take his hand and place it on my bare hip. Now I wasn't the only one blushing!
"Yeah…" he slides his hand down, moving my gown aside.
"Shinji…" I smirk at him, knowing where he was going with this. I once again lean forward and embrace him in a tight kiss. I crawl over him and he reaches around me, untying my gown and letting it fall on top of him. I lean up and smile down on him as I grab the gown and throw it aside.
"You're so… beautiful…" translation; you're so sexy! Smirking, I slide my hands up under his shirt and pull it off. Soon enough, we were both down to nothing and I was on top of him, rocking up and down.
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Half n Hour Later
"Shinji!" I arch my back and throw my head back. After a few seconds, I fall forward onto Shinji. I bring up my hips and make him pull out.
"As… uka…" neither of us moved a muscle for a good ten minutes, just trying to catch our breath. When we finally do, I speak up.
"That was amazing… I love you so much Shinji…" he wraps his arms around me and hugs me tight.
"I love you too…" he eventually takes his arms back, reaches down and locks his fingers with mine. We soon fall asleep, never budging after he grasped my hands. I really do love this man… nothing will ever change that…
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Same Place – 8:00 AM
I wake up – thankfully not by a nightmare – to see Shinji still sound asleep, still holding my hand. I get out of bed and stretch my arms above my head, sending a few cracks through the room. I grab the sheets and cover up Shinji, then place a light kiss on his lips. I walk into the bathroom and turn on the shower, smirking as I left the door open. Might as well give him a show, right? I step into the steaming shower and begin the daily routine. Within fifteen minutes, I was back out of the shower and drying myself off. Still drying off my hair, I walk back into our room to see him still asleep. Eh, his loss!
"I'll wake him a little later…" I throw on some clothes and walk over to Dietlinde's crib. She was clutching her bear, sound asleep. Smiling, I reach in and gently stroke her hair, "You're so cute when you're asleep…" I love her so much…
"Yeah, just like her mother," I turn around to see Shinji sitting up in bed, using the sheets to cover up slightly across his hips.
"About time you woke up," I walk over to the closet and grab a pair of his pants, throwing them at him while smiling, "Here, put these on, I'd rather not have Dietlinde see THAT much of you!"
"Oh shit! I forgot about her! We actually had sex with her in the room!" ah crap… I didn't think of that…
"Oh man… she probably slept through it… I hope…" I can't believe we did that!
"Oh, I meant to ask you this, who were you talking to outside last night?" ah shit! Did he have to ask THAT of all things?
"I… was talking to Cass… he kinda saw my… ass… though the gown…" he goes wide eyed and leaps up, giving me quite the show, "I didn't mean to do it! He just came out of nowhere!"
"Asuka… he's in a wheelchair… think about it…" okay, seriously, I have no idea where he's going with this, "I think he saw a little more then your ass…" OKAY! Crap! I can't believe that!
"You mean… ah shit…" with a sigh, he puts on his pants.
"Yeah…" after a few seconds, he spoke up again, "Did you give him any lip?"
"SHINJI! That's just messed up! You know that I didn't mean to show him shit!" yeah, real fucking funny! 'Did you give him any lip?' Smart ass!
"Oops…" he chuckles a little, "I didn't mean it like that, sorry. Don't worry, I don't care, it was an accident. Forget about it… anyway… last night was great," I slowly walk over to him smiling and put my finger under his chin.
"Oh, it was, was it?" I lean forward and close my eyes, "How about we do it again tomorrow…? We gotta celebrate your birthday, don't we?" before he could respond, I lock lips with him.
"Um… Shinji? I… need to talk with you…" I whip around to see Akagi in our doorway. Hasn't she ever of knocking!
"Ritsuko! You can't just barge in like that!" I could have sworn that she took a few glances at Shinji…
"S-Sorry… Shinji, throw on a shirt and come with me…" she was looking at him! I don't care if she hasn't gotten laid since Gendo was alive, but don't look at my husband like that!
"Sure," Shinji gets dressed and walks out of the room with Akagi, "Oh, Asuka," he stops and turns around, "Let Dietlinde sleep in a little bit, it took me awhile to get her to sleep last night," he actually stopped to tell me that? He's always thinking of her…
"Yeah, sure," he adores that child… does he ever really stop thinking about his family?
"Okay, I'll be back soon… I hope at least…" with that, they leave the room, leaving me with my sleeping child. Well, God only knows how long he'll be gone, so might as well get comfortable. I fall back onto the sofa and turn on the TV… and of course, the volume was all the way up when I turned it on… damnit. By the time I had the volume down, Dietlinde was awake and crying her eyes out. With a sigh, I get up and walk over to her crib.
"Hey honey, sorry about that," I pick her up and start to cradle her, "Shhh, calm down Dietlinde, it's okay," with her still crying, I walk back to the sofa and sit down. After a few minutes of cradling and soft whispering, she stops crying, "There ya go…" I softly kiss her on the forehead and she lets out a small smile, "Did you miss mommy?" she smiles wide and reaches up to me.
"Mommy…" did she just… call me mommy…?
"Dietlinde… did you just call me… mommy…?" I'm sure by now my smile was ear to ear. Why wouldn't it be? My daughter just said her first word! I leap up, holding Dietlinde under her arms and twirl her around, making her giggle, "I knew you'd be smart! You're already a good month ahead!" my up-beat tone only made her all the happier. When the phone rang, it pulled me out of playing with Dietlinde and into simply holding her – still giggling – and me still slightly laughing, "Hello?" I instantly hear crying on the other line and my smile fades.
"Asuka… its Sam…" I rush over and set Dietlinde back in her crib.
"Sam, what's wrong? Are you okay?" okay, stupid question.
"I can't do this… I just can't do this Asuka…" not knowing what to say, I keep quiet for a few seconds before she cuts in again, "Cass came… he said that he won't go back to Japan without me but… ah forget it… this was a stupid idea…" like hell she's going to hang up!
"Sam! Don't you dare hang up on me or I'll come get you myself!" silence on the other line, but I could tell that she hasn't hung up, "Now what's wrong?"
"I'm not ready for-" since I knew what was coming, I cut her off.
"The baby? Too bad. Sorry, but YOU had sex, and now both of you have to live with it. Sam, you saw me and Shinji with Dietlinde, it's not as bad as it seems…" I hear her shiver across the line, "Do you need me to go down there?"
"Y-You… don't have to…" where the hell is Cass in all of this?
"I know I don't, I'm asking if you want me to," she took a few seconds before responding.
"Please… I need help Asuka… Cass tried but… if anything he made it worse… I'm sorry about this Asuka but… I'm so scared…" at this point she's sobbing.
"Okay Sam, I'll be on the first flight out of here. Just try to stay calm until I get there, can you do that?" jeez, I sound like a mother… I AM a mother… why do I feel old all of the sudden?
"Okay…" she hung up after that. I'm worried about her… what if she does something stupid? Like aborting the baby? Cass would die…
"I'm back! Now, where were we?" I turn to see Shinji with a wide smile – and suddenly fading after he saw my face, "Are you okay? It looks like you've seen a ghost!"
"I need to get to Miami quick, Sam's freaking out. I'm going to send Cass back, he's just making things worse," I walk towards the closet and start to throw a few pairs of clothes in a suitcase.
"Um… sure… is she really that bad?" he didn't hear her on that phone… that wasn't just good acting…
"She's worse… listen, call the airport and get me on the first plane to Miami, now. It's a long flight, I need to get there as soon as possible," I shut the suitcase and throw it on the bed.
"Okay, whatever you say," within a few minutes, I was booked for the flight leaving at noon. It'll be about a twelve hour flight… I hope she can wait that long, "The airport is pretty far away, we better get going now," he snaps me out of my thought.
"Yeah… let's go," he grabs my bag and I pick up Dietlinde, still smiling wide from the previous playing. As we walk, I softly talk to Dietlinde, "Mommy's going away for awhile, okay? I'll be back soon, don't worry… Try to keep daddy in place while I'm gone," Shinji looks back at me and smirks as we get in the car.
"I can hear you, you know?" Dietlinde giggles a little as I try and set her in her car-seat.
"Yeah, I know!" the car takes off, slightly speeding… Shinji's starting to take after my driving skills!
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11:45 AM – Airport
"Okay, I gotta get going," he pulls up to the side walk, letting me get out. I lean into the back seat and kiss Dietlinde on the forehead, "I'll see you soon honey, bye," as I start to walk off with my suitcase in hand, I hear my daughter start to whine. With a smile, I set my suitcase down and walk back, once again leaning into the back seat, "Now what did I say about being strong when I'm gone?" she smiles a little through he tears, "I gotta go, but I promise to call when I get there, okay?" I was talking half and half to Shinji and Dietlinde.
"Okay, now get going, she'll be fine, you're going to miss your flight," I lean over to Shinji and kiss him on the lips – of course!
"Okay, bye," I take off jogging into the airport, leaving my family to tend for themselves. As I was entering the airport, something hit me… I have a family… I really do have a family… I reach the front desk, forcing me to stop thinking of family matters.
"Hello, can I help you?" jeez… I better not run next time… I forgot about the baby! I can't even catch my breath…
"Yeah, where is the flight to Miami?" with a smile, she pointed to the left and I see a line of people entering a plane.
"You're just on time miss! Better hurry before the plane leaves! Do you nee any help with your suitcase?" finally, a person that's NOT an asshole around here…
"No, but thanks for the help," still trying to catch my breath, I walk towards the line.
"Miss! Miss, come back!" I hear the woman calling me back, and obviously annoyed, I walk back, "Sorry for this, but I noticed that you're pregnant. Listen, I've been pregnant on a flight before too, it's not exactly the most calming thing… want me to bump you to first class?" you know, I normally don't like being treated differently just because I'm pregnant but… I like that!
"Well, yeah but… I don't have the money for that. Thanks for the offer though," she smiles wide and shakes her head.
"No, not what I meant. I'm not supposed to do this, but I can just put you up there with no charge… that is, if you want me to," I've never been on first class before…
"Thanks, but I'll have to say no. I'm going to Florida to help out a friend, I wouldn't feel right if I did that," you stupid bitch! Take the first class! Forget about morals just for once!
"That's very nice of you, your husband must be proud," she glances down at my ring and once again smiles, "You better get going, the plane is about to leave."
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Half an Hour Later
"Son of a bitch… why did this plane have to be held up?" I recline my chair back a little more and close my eyes. Some asshole tried to smuggle drugs on the plane, and – of course – the plane was delayed. Some guy sat next to me a few minutes ago, and he hasn't said a word since 'can I sit here?'.
"Tell me about it…" I stand corrected… "Why are you going to Miami? Vacation?" yeah… I'm going on vacation when I'm pregnant!
"No, I'm going to help a friend. You?" he chuckles a little before responding.
"To get married! I'm meeting my wife-to-be in the Keys… oh, you're married? A girl as young as you?" am I still a girl? I'm not a woman yet? Damn!
"Yeah, I was married at sixteen. In fact, this is my second child," he went wide eyed – just as all the people I tell that to do, "Yeah, I know, I'm young, you don't have to point that out."
"Sorry it's just that… you sound just like my daughter," this guy has a daughter?
"Oh yeah? How old is she?" I see him blush a little.
"Well… it was with my wife but… she was thirteen at the time, so our daughter's fifteen. I don't like talking about that; most people look down on something like that," not like I could say anything demeaning about it…
"Don't worry, I don't. Anyway, I'm going to sleep, I didn't get much sleep last night…" I wonder why…
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Shinji/Asuka's Room – 8:30 AM
"Asuka!" I pop my head up, coming out of my sleep to see Shinji in the door way, and rushing towards me with a look of anger in his eyes, "Stand up!" he grabs my upper arm, pulling me up from the sofa… what the fuck!
"What the hell is your problem!" he instantly throws his hand across my face, backhanding me and sending me to the floor.
"I didn't care that you lied to me about your mother, I understood it, but there's more, isn't there! How long were you planning on lying to me!" I feel tears run down my still stinging face.
"Shin… ji…" I crawl to my knees, still trying to catch my breath. What is he doing?
"Why the fuck have you been lying to me this whole time! You know that I wouldn't have cared!" he once again grabs my upper arm and pulls me to my feet, "You think you could have kept this from me for the rest of your life?" Dietlinde begins to cry in her crib from the yelling.
"Stop… it…" I'm simply sobbing by now. He tightens his grip on my arm, sending a streak of pain through my arm.
"No! You don't tell me what to do anymore! I've put up with your shit for three years now, and I'm done!" he once again throws me down.
"Stop it!" I yell at the top of my lungs, only making Dietlinde cry harder, "Don't you touch me again!" I look up at him to see him glaring down at me, "I swear to God… if you hit me again…"
"You'll do what!" a few seconds of silence between us, but the room was full of Dietlinde's crying, "You're pathetic… you can't even tell your husband the truth…" I make my way to my feet and slowly walk towards Dietlinde's crib, "What are you doing?"
"Don't… talk to me…" I lean into Dietlinde's crib and stroke her hair, "Shhh, calm down honey…"
"Get away from her! You don't deserve to be with her!" he grabs my shoulders and throws me to the ground next to Dietlinde's crib. He picks her up and starts to walk away, "You're leaving in the morning, pack your things, you're going back to Germany," he slams the door after that, leaving me bleeding and sobbing on the ground.
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Plane – 3:00 PM
"Miss, wake up, are you okay?" I eyes perk open to see the man sitting next to me pushing me awake, "You were starting to thrash your arms… are you okay?" after taking a deep breath to catch my breath, I relax my muscles.
"Yeah… sorry…" what the fuck is up with these nightmares lately? "Are… we almost there?" I see him relax a little and lean back in his chair.
"Not quite, we're three hours away. Might as well go back to sleep… sorry for waking you, but you was starting to get loud," something must be going on with me… maybe it's the pregnancy…
"No, don't worry about it…" I once again close my eyes and eventually drift back to sleep.
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6:15 PM – Same Place
I wake up to a violent shaking all around me. At first, I thought it was just turbulence, but when I looked out the window what I saw turned that around. Miami… it's been awhile! This is where Shinji and I first had sex, and where we conceived Dietlinde.
"We will be landing in approximately five minutes. Please gather all of your belongings and get ready to de-board the plane. Thank you," the flight attendant came over the intercom and awoke every sleeping person on the plane. The plane started to shuffle with the sound of people 'gathering their belongings'. Since I was in a window seat I had to wait for sleeping beauty here – of course he of all people didn't wake up form the intercom blasting.
"Hey, come on, wake up," I nudge him awake and he looks around for a moment in confusion.
"Oh… sorry," he stand up and grabs a small bag from above, "What's your name by the way? Sorry for not asking before, that was rude," he leans down and puts out his hand, "Then name's Shinji," you've got to be fucking kidding me…
"Really? My husband's name is Shinji," I shake his hand, "It's Asuka, nice to meet you," seriously, what are the chances of that happening?
"Well, isn't it a small world!" he was thrown down to the floor as the plane jerked.
"Passengers, we have now landed," I couldn't help but laughing when I saw the look of his face when he stood up.
"No shit…" he takes his seat, holding his head and cursing under his breath. Within a few minutes, we were off the plane and I was aimlessly walking through the airport… how the hell am I going to get to Sam! I barely speak any English!
"Excuse me, ma'am? Do you need any help?" I turn around to see a flight attendant… ah shit.
"Um… I… don't really spoke English…" I hope I said that right… probably not…
"Oh…never mind then," and then she walked off… she could have just cussed me out and I wouldn't have known! Might as well go outside and see if I can't catch a cab AND tell them where I'm going… this is going to be a long day… after ten minutes and guessing what signs said, I finally get outside… now I just gotta catch a cab.
"Taxi!" I see a man next to me hold up his hand and yell that word… when in Rome, I guess!
"Taxi…?" I hold up my hand and surprisingly, a cab rolls up next to me. I climb into the yellow car only to be engulfed in the stench of tobacco.
"Where you headed? Come on, hurry up," I hand him the address of Miguel's restaurant, hoping that he'd understand, "What? You don't speak or something? Jeez, rude bitch," and then he drives off… I understood some of that!
"I don't spoke much English dick!" even if I didn't say that right, I scared the shit out of him! "Yeah, that's right, keep your mouth shut you American piece of shit…" all that did was confuse him more! After an hour, we pulled up to a familiar restaurant… with a familiar girl eating dinner up front. I simply walk out of the cab after grabbing my suitcase, and the guy drove off – probably still scared!
As I walk up to Sam, I couldn't help but notice that she's alone. Where the fuck is Cass! I swear to God, when I find him I'm going to beat his ass! Setting my anger aside, I sit next to her and put my arm around her shoulder, making her jump.
"Sorry that took so long…" she smiles and lays her head on my shoulder, "Are you doing okay?"
"No… I just don't know what to do…" Okay, time to find something out. I let go of her and stand up.
"Okay, where's Cass?" she could obviously sense the seriousness in my voice.
"He's… back at the hotel… when I started to talk to him about it, he just brushed it off like it was nothing…" oh, all hell's about to break loose!
"Where's the hotel?" plain, short and simple. She handed me and small piece of paper with some words written down on it.
"There's the address… Asuka, can I come with you?" I was planning on it! Cass sure as hell better apologize or I'll kick his ass in front of her! "I just don't want to be alone…"
"Yeah, sure… you mind telling the cab where to go? I had one hell of a time with that on the way here!" was that a chuckle I heard? So Sam IS still in there!
"Yeah, sure…"
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Half an Hour Later – 6:50 PM – In Front of the Hotel
"You've got to be kidding me… you guys booked a room HERE?" I looked up at the building and a rush of old memories came back to me, "Sam… you do remember what happened here, right?"
"Shinji losing his virginity? You two having sex? Dietlinde being conceived? You two keeping me and Cass up all night? Us tormenting you that morning? Yeah, I remember…" she smirks as she stares into nothingness… smartass!
"So, Samantha Simmons still does have a sense of humor! Good, maybe you just needed another mother to be with you!" she actually chuckled a little! Sam's coming back! "Now, where is the asshole?"
"Asuka, please don't call him that, he's just as scared as me," she just doesn't get it, does she?
"I don't care! Shinji didn't go running off, and he had Gendo to deal with! Not a single person at NERV is judging you; they already took it all out on us! Now stop defending him!" she paled slightly and lowered her head, "And stop getting depressed every time HE does something wrong!" after a moment of silence I take her wrist and rush into the hotel, "What room number are you?" please don't be in our old room… that's be nasty…
"Um… 702, I think," I continue to drag her down the halls until I reach room 702… I really hope Cass isn't is a good mood, cause I'm about to ruin it! Without knocking, I burst in – so like him to leave the door unlocked – and see him sleeping on the bed… that asshole!
"Wake your sorry ass up!" he instantly pops up and looks at me with wide eyes. I storm over to him and grab him by the collar with my right hand, "What the fuck is your problem! Sam is scared out of her mind and you in here SLEEPING! Did you know that she was eating dinner alone?" he tried to pull away, but I held him still.
"Did it cross your mind that I might be scared too?" oh, Sam already tried that and it didn't work!
"I don't give a fuck how you feel! SHE'S the one giving birth! Cass, you have no idea what goes through a pregnant woman's head! Do you know that I tried to kill myself not too long ago? What if that happened to Sam!" his eyes went wide with either fear or surprise.
"Asuka, I wouldn't do that!" I don't even bother to turn around.
"Have you thought about it?" she takes a few seconds before responding, and Cass nearly fainted when she did.
"… Yes…" truthfully, I think that all women do, it's just that most don't follow through with it.
"See that Cass?" I let go of him and simply glare down at him on the bed, "Ever since she said no to your proposal you don't even seem to care about her. If you have personal issues, get over them because your life isn't personal anymore, you have a child. Do you understand that? You brought a life into this world, now deal with it," he looks down in – what seems like – depression.
"Asuka… I need to talk with you… alone," she has her depressed voice on… again…
"Yeah, sure," we walk out into the hallway and she hangs her head, "If you're about to defend him, don't bother."
"Not that… Take Cass back with you… I'm not leaving Miami," ugh, not this again!
"Sam, I know that your home is here, but you belong in Japan. You've set your place there, how can you just up and leave? Running away won't solve anything, it'll just make everything worse" she hangs her head and closes her eyes.
"I know but… I just don't know what else to do… ever since I said no to Cass my life has gone to hell…" damn the day that he proposed… "Maybe I should just say yes, it might fix all of this…"
"Enough! If you don't want to marry him then you don't have to! Both of you are being ridiculous!" I begin to storm out of the hallway. I've had enough of this; she just called me to sort out HER problems! I came as a shoulder to lean on, not someone to take her problems away!
"Asuka, I'm sorry, please don't leave!" I don't care right now!
"Listen, I have enough stress going on in my life, I don't need this! I thought that you wanted guidance, but you just want me to solve your problems with Cass! Do that on your own time!" in case she can't tell, I'm royally pissed off!
"I do need your help!" I stop in my tracks and turn around. She took a few seconds of silence before responding, "I'm… afraid… what if I'm not a good mother?" okay, now that's actually a legitimate excuse.
"You know, I didn't think I would be either, but I'm fine and so is Dietlinde. Trust me, you'll do fine…" I walk up and put my hand on her shoulder, "Now come back with me, please Sam," she lets out a smile and a small tear forms in her eye.
"Thanks… but no… Miguel wants me to stay, he said that he misses me… and I miss him… I'm staying," well, looks like my work is… wait, WHAT!
"Well… that's your choice, but keep in mind that you'll always have a home at NERV, okay?" she nods, still smiling.
"Thanks Asuka…" she wraps her arms around me and hugs me tight, "I'll miss you… tell Shinji I said sorry," feeling slightly awkward, I hug her back.
"Sure…" just then, Cass rolls out in his wheel chair with his bags packed… fuck… I let go of Sam and glare down at Cass, "You're just going to leave? No talk? Nothing? I doubt that you're welcome at NERV after what you've pulled," he gives me the same glare.
"I'm not even going with you, so get over it," then where the hell is he going? "I'm going back to Germany; at least I was respected there. I'm sorry Sam, but I'm leaving, I just can't deal with this anymore. I'll send a couple hundred a month to support the baby if you keep it," he rolls down the hallway… oh hell no!
"You son of a bitch!" I whip him around, grab him by the shirt and slam him against the wall, "If you leave Sam with this baby I swear to God I'll make your life a living hell! SHE'S not the only parent here! You're equally responsible!" he paled and went wide eyed at my response, "If you think for even one second that I'll allow you to treat her like that then you're fucking crazy!" he got that look in his eye again… yeah, like he's going to take on me!
"ASUKA! Put him down!" after seeing Sam's face, I let Cass fall to the floor, "If he wants to leave me that badly, then let him, I-" she was cut off by the 'man' on the floor.
"I don't want to leave you! I just… forget it… listen, I'm going back to Japan, I just need to sort some things out… I'll be back Sam, I promise…" how she could believe him, I'll never know.
A/N- Yeah, a little OOC, sorry about that, I've been out of the loop lately. So yeah, Sam AND Cass are freaking out (Cass even more now that Asuka's pissed at him!) Anyway, a lot of things can happen now, huh? Any ideas? We'll just see… check out the next chapter; Shinji Opens Up, until then, keep on keepin' on!