Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction ❯ Practice ❯ Ambivalence ( Chapter 18 )

Shinji walked to the practice room at the end of the hall, carrying his cello and his music. It was just for appearance, though — he hadn't used it the last three times he spent the whole period talking with Motowa. She was missing quite a bit of class, being subjected to almost daily synch tests and a battery of other tests to get her ready for the activation test of Unit 03. Naturally, Motowa was curious about the previous battles Shinji had participated in, and since she was now part of NERV, Shinji was authorized to tell her.

Shinji found it oddly calming to share his experiences with his girlfriend. The memories of him going berserk, of him being flung around like a rag doll, they didn't hurt as much.

Shinji peered into the window in the door— nobody was there. Shrugging, Shinji walked into the practice room and began to set up to play. I wonder how many notes I'll play before Motowa gets here. Shinji thought.

He had just sat down with his cello in front of him when Motowa walked in the room. “Hey Shinji...” She said as she closed the door behind her. “...what?” She added, noticing the Third's amused smirk.

“I haven't even played one note.”

Motowa smiled. “Timing is everything.”

Shinji rested his arms on the cello as Motowa sat down on the second, and only other, chair in the room. “Um, I was wondering about this for a while, what kind of tests have you gone through?” Motowa asked. “I suppose you did a bunch more than me.”

“Maybe... what kind of test are you talking about?”

“I don't know, something weird. If you can avoid classifying the whole thing weird.”

Shinji thought for a moment. “Weird, huh? There was this one time... it was right after we went through the vents to get out of the school.”

“Oh yeah, that. That was fun.”

“Yeah, it was.” Shinji smiled warmly. “Anyway, we were doing a special synch test without the interference caused by our plugsuits.”

Motowa blinked in slight confusion. “So what were you wearing instead of plugsuits?”

“We weren't.” Shinji said, a slight blush coming to his features.

“Oh... oh.” Motowa said, realizing what he meant. “That does sound pretty weird.”

“Yeah, it was... but it wasn't too bad. “We ended up being ejected out after what turned out to be an angel corroded some pipes and infected one of the EVA bodies we were in.”

“Wow. That is weird.”

Motowa thought for a second. “I wonder if they're planning another one of those tests...” She thought out loud.

Shinji smirked. “You just want an excuse to see me naked.”

“Do I need an excuse?”

“Uh, er...” Shinji stammered.

Motowa began to chuckle. “Relax, Shinji... you know I'd never pressure you into anything.”

Shinji nodded. “I-I know.” He managed a smile. “I also know you're somewhat of a tease.”

Motowa shook her head. “No I'm not.”

Shinji looked incredulous. “You don't consider yourself a tease?”

“You forget, a tease is defined as someone who doesn't plan on finishing what they start, so to speak.”

The full meaning of Motowa's words hit Shinji like a ton of bricks. “Oh.” He said, blushing.

“You're so cute when you do that.” Motowa said. “And that was teasing you.”

Shinji laughed in embarrassment. “I gathered that...”

Shinji rested his cello against the wall to his right, then scooted his chair forward until he was almost touching Motowa's. “That doesn't mean I won't do other things in the meantime...”

Shinji leaned forward and kissed Motowa, who immediately returned the kiss. Sparks shot through them as they kissed, their lips staying connected for several minutes, until Shinji felt Motowa's hand grasp his own and move it to her breast. Shinji blinked, and upon noticing Shinji's expression, Motowa said “You can move your hand if you want...” Her hand went back to her side as she kissed Shinji again.

After a few seconds, Shinji began to slowly knead Motowa's breast. “Mmm... that's not what I meant...” Motowa said in a slightly dreamy tone.

“I know.” Shinji said before kissing Motowa again.

After a while, Motowa broke the kiss and stood up. “What are you...” Shinji said as Motowa took a step towards Shinji and promptly deposited herself in his lap, her legs not quite dangling off to Shinji's left. “...oh.”

“More comfortable this way.” Motowa said, wrapping her arms around Shinji's neck.

Shinji's arms made their way around Motowa's waist, and they kissed again. Soon, Shinji's hand made its way to Motowa's breast again, and Motowa let out a sigh of pleasure as it resumed its kneading motion.

Soon, Motowa breoke the kiss yet again and remarked “My, I seem to be sitting on something rather hard...”

Shinji chuckled at the joke until Motowa began to wiggle back and forth. His chuckling was replaced with a groan as he kissed Motowa yet again, returning the teasing Motowa was giving him by rolling his thumb over Motowa's breast.

Motowa moaned softly as the stimulation began to take an effect on her, and the moved a hand to trace various folds on Shinji's shirt, ever trailing lower, until...

Shinji's watch beeped, startling the two teens. After a few seconds of near-motionlessness, they disengaged themselves and stood up. “Uh, I guess we should get going, class is over...” Motowa said, a light blush beginning to show on her features.

“Yeah, yeah... we probably shouldn't be doing this here anyway...”

“Yeah... um, I guess I'll see you tomorrow.”

“Ye--wait, isn't tomorrow...”

“Oh, right, my activation test in Matsushiro. I forgot.”

Shinji smiled. “If I don't see you again, good luck.”

Motowa smiled back. “I don't think I'm going to need luck. I sit in the Eva, it activates, we run tests. What's the worst that could happen?”

---

“What is this...? WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, FATHER?!”

“Signal acknowledgement confirmed!”

“Control system switching is complete.”

“All nerves linked to the dummy system.”

“32.8% of emotional elements are unclear. It can't be monitored.”

“Irrelevant. Open the system. Begin the attack.”

Unit 01 began to move under the power of the Dummy system, bringing its arms up to choke the Angel. It struggled with the black being for a few seconds before gaining the upper hand.

The personnel in the control room were astonished. “Is this the power of the dummy plug?” Maya asked, staring at the main screen.

the Evangelion continued to press harder and harder on the Angel's neck, and a sickening crack could be heard as its neck was broken. The Eva continued to choke the Angel, lifting it up off the ground, before swinging it around and slamming it down on the ground.

Ikari Gendo simply smiled from where he was, pleased that the Dummy Plug was working well.

The Eva destroyed the head of the Angel in one punch, splattering its brain matter halfway across the landscape. It then began literally ripping the Angel apart, punching and tearing away at armour and limbs until there was almost nothing left.

“STOP THIS!” Shinji yelled from his front-row seat in the Evangelion. “Father, no, stop doing this now!” He pleaded. No, not to Motowa, not now, please...

He pulled frantically at his controlls. “Damn you! Stop! Stop it! Stop it!”

He looked up as he saw the Entry Plug in Unit 01's hands. “STOP!” He screamed...

An orange glow surrounded the Entry Plug just before it was crushed.

“AT Field deployed!” Hyuga reported from the control room. “But there's no Angel present!”

The Evangelion, unable to crush the Entry Plug, instead simply dropped it. Having done its job, the Dummy Plug system shut down.

“Eva Unit 03 — I mean, the target is completely silent.” Hyuga reported.

---

Misato woke up to the sounds of various emergency crews working around her. “Am I still alive...?” She said softly, looking to her left. “Kaji?”

“You were lucky, Katsuragi.” Kaji replied.

“Where's Ritsuko?” Misato asked.

“Don't worry. She wasn't hurt as bad as you were.”

“I see.” Misato said, smiling wanly. “What about Unit 03?”

“It was destroyed, as an Angel, by Unit 01.”

Misato gasped, then turned her head to face the other direction. “Shinji... he knew Motowa was piloting...”

---

Shinji was still waiting for extraction, crying in his Eva. Please let Motowa be alright, please let Motowa be alright, please let Motowa be alright... He kept repeating in his mind.

“Shinji-kun...” Misato said over the comm system.

“Misato? You're safe?”

“I'm sorry... I'm sorry for what happened to Motowa...”

“Misato... I... I almost killed... My father forced me... I didn't want to, but...”

“Shinji, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...”

“Report from the Entry Plug recovery team. The pilot's life signs are confirmed.” One of the personnel reported.

“She's alive?” Shinji said happily.

He saw Motowa get pulled out of the Entry plug. “She's alive... She's alive!”

“Report from the Entry Plug recovery team. The pilot does not seem to be badly injured.”

Shinji breathed a deep sigh of relief. She's safe... she's safe!