Hi, everyone, i'm back... with second part of second chapter... (never understimate student's will not to study... ^_^) thank you all for reading THIS...
About formatting... once i finish whole story, i'll repost *bad* chapters... but they were uploaded that way... anyway, here we go...
bigdave, even i don't know whole plot now... almost everything is possible... almost...
OK, back to the story...
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Angels help
chapter 2: Perfect union
part 2
As for now he was waiting for his turn for sync test, so Kaworu decided that this was time to speak to Keel about his suspicions. He leaned back to the wall and mentally connected to SEELE leader. He knew, that this won't blew away his disguise. A moment later he was standing in dark room of SEELE conference hall. As Tarbis expected, the only one person there was the leader.
"Tarbis, i hope you have a good reason to be here?"
"Hai. I suspect that information about Arael's death is false." Keel looked a bit shocked. This definitely was going against SEELE plans.
"What makes you think like that?"
"Today i sensed weak Angel presence within one of Lilims inside NERV. And it looked like that Angel was Arael."
"This is not good... Tarbis?"
"Hai."
"Kill her. It'll be better if her host will not be killed as well, but this is not obligation. And try not to reveal your true self."
"Understood." With this Kaworu returned to his body at NERV's Eva cages. "Sorry sis, but order is order."
""ASUKA!!!"" Major Katsuragi screamed through communication system.
"Yes?" Second Child couldn't understand what caused THAT to Misato.
""Asuka-chan? Thank God! How're you? Are you OK?""
"I'm fine... What happened?" There was noise and then Misato's was replaced by the one of doctor Akagi.
""Good. Asuka-kun, three minutes ago your Eva went berserk"" Asuka was stunned. It was supposed that unit-02 won't ever perform such a stunt. ""And just before that we detected an increase in blue pattern radiation from your body. Looks like it somehow reacts with Eva."" It wasn't very hard for Asuka to guess what'll come next... ""So even with your final sync ratio of 97.6 it'll be better if you stay away from your Eva for some time... And come to command center, i want to talk with you. Your test is finished."" with this communication window was closed.
"Bye, Mama." Asuka sighed and broke mental connections with Eva, before ejecting her entry plug. It was strange... She was declined from piloting, at least temporary, but she wasn't that much sad about it. Maybe this was because she finally found out truth about her mother... Or because she was leaving with the top score... Or maybe piloting wasn't he only thing in her life... Asuka didn't know answer herself...
As Shinji and Rei were still at shooting practice, Asuka went to lockers alone. Even that new pilot was nowhere seen. She quickly showered and then dressed in her normal clothes. After that she headed for, as we asked, command center.
Asuka entered command center. Doctor Akagi and lieutenant Ibuki were observing sync tests. Noticing Second Child, Ritsuko asked her to come closer, leaving tests' observation to Maya.
"Asuka-kun. I know that this really hurts you, but you should understand. Your Eva reacts for blue pattern radiation in a way, that isn't safe. This time it went berserk, which shouldn't ever have happened, for almost three minutes. What will happen next time no one knows..." Asuka sighed.
"I understand this."
"...And we should have extra one physical for you to see effects of what happened today on your health. But i'm really busy now, so... How 'bout we have it in six day?"
"No problems."
"Good. So you're free for today." Even with permission to go, Asuka decided to stay here and watch what that mysterious Fifth Child could do. She was relieved to see that with her Eva he could do only just above 60 points. That meant that if she'll be back to piloting, she will be primary pilot of unit-02. When tests of Shinji and Rei finished, Kaworu had his ones with their Evas. With Eva-00 he managed to achieve 67 points, but he was completely rejected by Shinji's Eva.
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Next five days went almost uneventful for Asuka, except for Kaworu joining her class, as she buried herself with head into catching up the school. At this time she noticed growing sexual desire within her body, which now was accompanying her almost constant hunger. But being stubborn as she was, Asuka paid no attention to that... On the sixth day, however, Arael was much more nervous, that anytime before, since appearance of Fifth Child in Tokio-3. She claimed that she felt killer intent from Kaworu aka Tarbis, but Asuka dismissed that...
With the final bell ringing, Asuka headed for NERV HQ for her physical. She found doctor Akagi in her office, dealing with mountain of paperwork. So Ritsuko was even thankful for redhead for giving her a break from that hell...
After finishing simple physical test routines, which showed nothing abnormal, doctor Akagi took blood sample from Second Child and while it was undergoing various analyses, she decided to talk to Asuka...
"So, Asuka-kun, you don't seem to be very much upset about you temporary declining. I thought that that will hit you hard. Why is this so?"
"I don't know... I think if that happened, let's say, three or four month ago i'll most probably would react as you said, Akagi-dono, but something changed about me in recent time... I really don't know." Computer in the office beeped, signaling that tests on Asuka's blood were finished. Ritsuko looked at them and frowned.
"That can't be right... Asuka-kun, let me take your blood sample ones more. It seems that some error occurred there." Asuka shrugged. After that next two minutes were spent in complete silence, save for machinery working. When there was new load of data with results of test, Ritsuko frowned much more. "That can't be... Asuka-kun, are you feeling well? Physically i mean."
"As i said before, i'm OK, except for my appetite. And... Maybe i'm a little bit horny..." Doctor Akagi looked at Second Child with clear disbelief in her eyes.
"Just a little bit?" Redhead answered with a shocked look.
"Something wrong with that, doc?"
"Your hormonal level increased more than two times since last week... And i don't understand what caused this..."
"TWO TIMES?!" 'Angel-girl?!'
'Um... Well... That can be a part of your body adaptation to my presence... But i don't know for sure either. And i'm ARAEL!!!'
'OK, OK...' "But that sounds worse than it is..."
"Good to hear that, Asuka-kun, since you're underage. But if it comes that you can't ignore it anymore,.. Just make sure that it will not harm you anyway... I mean, if it comes to that, you must use protection. OK?" Asuka nodded. "Also blue pattern radiation from your body is fading, but much slower, than it should." Asuka began to worry at this moment. But for nothing... "Looks like that incident with your Eva somehow had effect on that. Let's wait till next physical so i can say what is going on for sure." Redhead sighed.
'We are again lucky!'
"And one more thing. From you blood sample analysis, i can say that some normally inactive genes of your DNA are activated somehow. I'm not sure what effect this will have on you, so if you find out something, immediately report to me. OK?" Asuka nodded.
'Again not that lucky... And what's going on with me? It is your work, isn't it?'
'Not exactly. As i said, your body is adapting to my presence. And one of that adaptations is appearance of, as you, Lilim, call it, Super Solenoid organ. My presence should have awoken Lilith's genes that are responsible for it. But don't worry, this will not harm you.'
'It better not.'
"OK then. You are free for today, Asuka-kun. See you next week."
"Good bye, Akagi-dono" Replied Second Child before leaving Ritsuko's office.
Asuka was walking down the streets of Tokio-3 toward her home, when she felt Arael's nervousness skyrocket. Before She could ask Angel, what is going on, she spotted Kaworu, walking the same street, clearly wanting something from her. When they met half a minute later, Fifth Child looked into her eyes. Before Asuka could think of anything, she found herself standing on familiar invisible platform, floating high above the Earth. Kaworu, or, better say Tarbis, looking absolutely the same as in real world was standing in front of her in nearly ten meters. Arael was standing near Asuka, clearly afraid of Seventeenth Angel.
'What do you want?'
'I'm also happy to see you, sis.'
'Answer me!' said Arael with anger, forming rhombus sign with her hands in front of her chest. 'Answer, or...'
'Oh no, you don't do that, sis.' Tarbis raised his hand and Arael movement instantly stopped. Then her body started to move into crucifixion position under Kaworu's will. 'And what do i want... Nothing personal, but i want you dead. You already failed your mission, sis. Let others try.' Tarbis made a move, as if he wanted to strangle girl, and it looked like invisible hand was strangling Arael for real. 'Remember, sis, i have full control over your body and soul.'
'Asuka... -chan... Help me...' But Asuka was too shocked by what was happening in front of her eyes to even move. 'He has... no power... over you...' After this Tarbis strengthened his hold on Araels neck.
'She will not help you. You're alone, sis. As always.'
'ASUKA-CHAN!..' This awoke Second Child from her shock.
'Like it or not, Angel-girl is a part of me now. I have to help her!' Asuka ran towards Kaworu, aiming to hit his head. But he dodged her attack as if it was nothing and caught Asuka by her collar, lifting her in the air.
'Yes, i don't have control over you, Soryu-kun. But i still can beat you with my hands. Your death isn't obligation for my mission, but if you want to join my sis in afterlife so much...' He began to strangle Asuka as well.
'I will... not... lose...' Asuka summoned all her might and kicked Tarbis right between his legs. He let out cry of pain and collapsed on the platform releasing both girls. 'Are you... all right,.. Angel-girl?' Arael coughed.
'ARAEL!!!' She coughed again. Seeing that she was pretty OK, Asuka stood up and kicked lying Kaworu in the gut with intent to kill him. 'Asuka-kun, stop. I have... better idea...' Arael was sitting on the platform, still breathing heavily. She brought her hands into rhombus sign. 'Make sure he... doesn't move... Next ten... seconds.' Asuka nodded and kicked Tarbis in the gut ones again. Arael at this time began glowing with dim yellow-white light. Then a ball of light formed in front of her chest and shot a beam of light towards lying Tarbis. Kaworu started screaming... After what seemed to be several minutes, he began fading from this world. One or two more minutes later he finally disappeared... Arael looked very tired, like she just ran marathon.
'He is gone, Angel-girl! What have you done?'
'Not... now... You... need to... return... to real... world...' Arael's voice became weaker than before. But as she said, Asuka had to return to reality, so Second Child did that, promising herself to find out what happened between Angels... In the real world she was still standing in front of Kaworu, but people around them already changed. Kaworu was still looking in her eyes... But his own have changed, like they were empty now... After long second he began walking away, leaving frightened Asuka standing in the street.
'Angel-girl, what have you done with him?'
'I'm Arael!..' Her voice was still weak, and she still sounded very tired... 'I erased his memories of being child of Adam. From now he will think that he is Lilim...'
'So he just lost part of his memory?'
'Yes.'
'And what happened to you? You sound much weaker.' Asuka began running home.
'I lost much of my power...' Was Arael's response. 'You know, i have to apply some of my energy constantly to just stay with you. And not having energy supply other than my reserves i took from my body, i'm pretty limited... I'll survive till you get your so-called Super Solenoid organ, which will take about one-one and half month. But if in this time there'll one more encounter like this, i'll die.'
'Hope there will be no. You proved to be not a bad friend, Angel-girl'
'Me too, but who knows... Hey, i'm ARAEL!!!'
Asuka ran into Misato's flat and headed for her room... But exactly at this time Shinji was walking across her path from living room to kitchen, so she bumped into him, both falling on the floor with Asuka on top...
"Look where are you going..." Asuka began standing up, but froze when certain realization hit her: lying on top of Shinji wasn't even half bad...
'Strange... I feels not that bad... Maybe you were right, Angel-girl, and i have to give him a chance...' Second Child found herself on certain invisible platform in front of annoyed, angry and tired Arael. Angel tried to slap her, but this time Asuka was faster and Arael decided not to tire herself more with fighting this stubborn redhead.
'I'm ARAEL!..'
'OK, OK...'
'...But of course i was right!' With this real world returned to Asuka. With worried Shinji, still lying under her.
"Asuka-kun, are you al right?" Girl looked straight into his eyes.
"Ja! But... Not -kun, -chan!" Shinji gave her uncomprehending look, but Asuka was already on her feet, giving him her hand to help him stand up.
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Angels help
Omake 1
"WHAT?!" Ritsuko was shocked by instruments' statements. "Impossible... I thought that they fixed berserk problem after prototype's creation."
"BERSERK?!" Now whole crew in the command center was shocked.
"What's with Asuka-chan? Is she OK?" Asked Misato.
"I hope she is... I hope... But all communication systems aren't working... We don't know anything for sure..." Ritsuko tried to calm down "Maya-chan, Eva-02 status report."
"Eva unit-02 is berserk with current sync ratio at 397!"
"Can we eject the plug?" Asked Misato.
"Already tried. Signal rejected."
"Not good..." Just as doctor Akagi said that, alert claxons turned on. "WHAT?! Angel?!"
"Hm... Pattern orange, not blue... And it is here, in Eva cages..."
"Even better..."
After several long and nervous minutes... Alert claxons died...
"Sync ratio is decreasing... 341... 280... 217... 140... 77... 35... 0... Eva-02 shut down. Entry plug is being ejected." Whole command center crew looked at white cylinder, sliding out of red behemoth's back. Valves opened, but there was no LCL coming from entry plug. Misato, Ritsuko, Maya and Shinji, who broke off his own test and already ejected from Unit-01, sped towards Asuka's entry plug... When hatch was opened, everyone was shocked... Asuka's plug suit was lying on the pilot's chair. Asuka herself was lying over it. With unknown white haired girl. In the same pilot's chair. Both completely naked. And unconscious...
"What the hell?!"
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When Asuka regained conscious, she felt a little dizzy but that couldn't stop her from sitting up. She was in hospital. Shinji, much alike previous time was sleeping, sitting in the chair, beside her bed. And it was already night outside...
'Schiebe! I thought, this is baka's place, not mine.' No response to her thought. 'Angel-girl?' Still no response... Asuka looked right and saw second bed in her hospital room. With familiar white haired girl there. "Angel-girl?!" That woke that girl up. And she was indeed Arael...
"Asuka-kun?" Arael looked around. "Shinji-kun? Where am i?"
"We're in hospital, Angel-girl."
"Arael! I'm Arael!!!"
"OK... OK..." Silence...
"Hey! It's cold there..."
"You wanted to be with this baka right." Asuka pointed to sleeping Shinji. Arael nodded, not understanding, what was on Second Child's mind. "I have an idea. But you have to help me."
"...OK."
"Come here." Asuka crawled put of her bed. Arael did the same and walked to redhead. "Let's take him." Asuka removed boy's shoes and after that both girls carried Third Child to Arael's bed. "Here you go!" Arael got on her bed. Her head on Shinji's chest and her body half on his. Arael covered them with blanket.
"That's much better. Thank you." Asuka went to her own bed, but couldn't find any rest... It was indeed cold in hospital... And she was, as much as didn't want to admit it, even to herself, a little jealous... Finally she sighed and crawled out of her again and walked towards Araels. Angel-girl was already dozing, so she had to wake her up.
"Can i?.."
"Of course..." Arael went back to sleep... Asuka slid under their blanket...
Next morning Ritsuko found all three teen in the same bed sleeping peacefully, curled into one another...
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OK... next update... i myself don't know when it'll be, but hope i'll write it soon enough... And wish me a good luck with my exams =)