I basically just wrote this because I was bored but it came out pretty good so I'll let you guys read it. It centers around Shinji's view of events from the arrival of Rei to when Ritsuko knocks him out.

Read, enjoy and review please!

And finally I don't own Eva.

The Girl in White Bandages: The True Confessions of Ayanami Rei

Shinji's Pov. From Ch. 1

When his father had first mentioned Rei, Shinji had felt momentarily relieved. The feeling didn't last long though. The minute Rei was rolled through the double doors he'd stood frozen in shock and horror. The girl on the bed looked like she belonged in a hospital not in the Eva fighting that thing. One arm was in a cast and the other was wrapped up and connected to an I.V. bag. She had a large amount of bandages around her chest and also over one eye. The creepiest part though was her red eye that starred blankly back at him. Shinji wasn't sure what he had expected Rei to be but he was sure it wasn't her. "Father is this Rei?" Shinji demanded.

"Correct."

Shinji had tried to protest the fact that his father was making her pilot but his father interrupted him to tell Rei that it was time. Slowly she had got onto her hands and knees and made to slide off the bed. Suddenly a shock wave hit Nerv throwing Shinji to his knees and knocking Rei's bed out from under her. She hit the ground hard landing on her stomach. To no ones surprise she lay there for several minutes gasping and wincing in pain. However Shinji was shocked to see her hand seize the side of the bed and Rei pulled herself to her feet. She stood there for a moment catching her breath and then she began to walk unsteadily. Drops of blood hitting the ground in the wake. She made it to the stairs that lead to the Eva and began to ascend. Shinji felt slightly relieved. Maybe she wasn't as hurt as she looked. He thought hopefully.

Shinji watched as she made it nearly to the top. Out of nowhere a second shock wave struck. Shinji was once again on hands and knees in the back ground he heard a woman cry out. The shaking stopped and Shinji spotted Rei laying on her injured at the bottom of the steps. He was there in a flash. He gently picked her injured body off the floor, cradling it in his arms. She unnaturally light seeming to weigh almost nothing. She seemed so weak and fragile like one could just snap her in two. Across her face Shinji could read the clearly defined lines of pain and agony. Shinji could see now that she was hurt, bad. What he'd seen earlier were the effects of strong painkillers and an iron will. Shinji glanced over at the Eva and back at her. This was wrong there was no way she could pilot that thing in her condition. She should be in a hospital and anyone who said other wise wasn't human. Shinji turned to lay her back on her bed, cursing his father for being so heartless and cold. Vaguely he half wondered where her family was.

The next thing he knew, she'd reached out with one blood covered hand seizing him by the collar; leaving a blood soaked hand print. She pulled on it forcing him to lean closer. "Eva." She hissed between two pale lips. "Eva."

Shinji starred at her in horror. Rei actually wanted to go into the Eva. Why? She'd die. After a brief discussion with his father they agreed that she should get inside. Shinji's heart went out to her. She must be very lonely and unloved if she was that desperate to die. Shinji could empathize. Carefully he carried her up the steps. At the top he found the open hatch to a giant tube waiting. He saw several nearby people motion him towards it so he went through. He could faintly make out, in the middle of the large cavernous space he found himself, a single chair. He lay Rei down in it. She was still in pain although not as much as she had been. He cast one last sympathetic glance at her and turned to leave. As he went tostep back outsideRitsuko appeared in the entrance. She raised her hand and aimed a spray bottle at his face. "I'm sorry." He heard her say "but this is the way it has to be."

She pressed down and noxious fumes hit Shinji in the face. He staggered back feeling weak and woozy. She sprayed him again and this time everything spun. He saw the floor moving towards him then black.