Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction ❯ Unbreakable Bond ❯ First Day ( Chapter 6 )

Unbreakable Bond

Chapter VI First Day

 

Sweet ass I'm over the 100 review marker! Well then I'm glad that all of you readers enjoyed the previous chapter and the fact that I probably answered some questions. As for those who are a little annoyed at the fact that I've mischaracterized Asuka by your standards, I'll give her some justification then. I hope Asuka's little explanation will do, and now enough with my ramble, enjoy the chapter. This should be fun.

 

And I apologize for the lateness of my update. I'll try to update more regularly, and I also apologize of the quality is bad. I'll make it up in the next chapter.

 

“So,” said Misato as she swirled her can, “Asuka why so nice to Shinji and Rei for the entire day today and yesterday?”

 

“What? What are you talking about?” Asuka shot back; scandalized she was asked such a question.

 

“Oh nothing,” Misato casually responded with a wave of her hand. “It's just that it was a rather nice affair for a couple of days. It's not like you to be civil, at least to Shinji and Rei anyways.”

 

“I-I-I-I don't know what you're talking about,” Asuka sputtered. “I didn't notice anything or do anything out of the ordinary!”

 

“Oh? Then why pray tell, did you help them with the cleanup?” Misato pressed on. She narrowed her eyes as a playful smirk crept up along her lips.

 

“Oh puh-lease,” Asuka scoffed. “I just wanted that baka and doll out of this place as soon as soon as possible. What other possible reason could I have for helping them?”

 

“Maybe to ensure they had a decent place to live in?” she suggested as she stared down Asuka over the rim of her can.

 

“Where the heck did you get that idea?” Asuka angrily retorted. “They could rot for all I care. Sure they have changed a bit but it doesn't mean a thing. As far as I'm concerned that baka is still a spineless wimp while the First is still a windup doll!”

 

`Don't be so sure,' Misato mentally said.

 

“Whatever you say Asuka,” Misato conceded as she drained the contents of her can. “I'm going to bed now. G'night.” Asuka merely grunted as Misato left the room leaving her to brood over what happened.

 

As she sat there and brood, she asked herself why she helped them. Asuka Soryu normally didn't do things for free, nor did anything at all. Normally she'd flip at the sight of their messy apartment; storm into Shinji's room where they were cuddling the day before, and gloated at the fact they had a huge mess to clean up. She'd have laughed in their face and mocked them and say something about her superiority. That was the Asuka Soryu who didn't need anybody or help anybody unless it was to her convenience, but even then there'd be a price. She never did things for free or for charity.

 

But today and yesterday it was different. She had helped them at no charge. That was surely unlike her. She thought about it for some time before she came to a reasonable conclusion. The conversation they had after lunch the other day must've been the cause of it. She recalled being mentally dazed after the conversation. So in all likelihood she wasn't in her right mind if she helped them. But how it had lasted for more than 24 hours was anybody's guess. But either way she wasn't going to help them again. She'd probably go back to the same old routine in the morning. With that decided and the issue dealt with, she triumphantly get up from the kitchen table, turned off the rest of the lights and went to bed, ready to face any challenges the day would bring. She hoped so anyways.

 

The following morning Shinji and Rei were greeted by the bright glow of the morning sun. It felt comforting to feel the gentle rays bath them in the warmth of its light. They looked to the clock on the wall to see they had time to spare. Deciding to stay in bed for a while, they simply laid there as they enjoyed the comfort of each other's warmth. They were content. So superfluous the world was that words did not matter. They could sense what the other felt through their eyes and were happy with that. Nothing was distorted or misunderstood. It was a pure exchange of feelings that were strong and true, and from the heart.

 

They held onto one another tightly. They had rough lives and things would only get rougher. They had so far withstood battle against 9 Angels, suffered a mental linkage and experienced the pains of each other's lives before NERV. They each had nothing against the cold cruel world that was reality. Now they had each other to lean on for support. Life would still bring challenges but they would face it together. To them life was something more precious than ever before. They died twice already. This experience revealed to them life was short and that their lives could end at any moment. They had to cherish every moment they had for it would never come again. Nothing in life was permanent. Not the tall standing mountains, not lively the flowers, the trees, not even the life of humans or animals were ever permanent. There would always be something to end their lives. And so they hold onto each other tightly as they enjoyed the moment of comfort and peace.

 

Sadly their time of comfort came to an end when Shinji's alarm clock sounded. They cursed the alarm clock for disturbing their morning of peace. They sighed sadly before they got out of the futon and entered the bathroom together. They discovered the morning before how heavy and sleeper Misato was. That alone gave them a chance to shower and bathe together without trouble. They had to limit the time but it didn't really matter. All they cared was that they had a time where they could enjoy the look and feel of one another's bodies.

 

Inside they spent their time in relative silence, enjoying the feeling of their skin, brushing up against one another, the sounds of their breathing and the look of content they had as they helped watch one another. Not even the raging hormones within them could touch them in that moment. It was an absolute bliss. A peaceful morning, but one they knew would end soon. They had school today and Asuka would need the bathroom first thing when she woke up. So after they finished washing each other and held each other for a few peaceful minutes, they dried off, got dressed in their uniforms, and went about Shinji's daily routine. By then Asuka had awoken began her daily bathroom rituals.

 

Soon enough breakfast was ready and lunch was packed. Breakfast consisted of toast, some condiments for the toast, tea, coffee or juice, and beer for their lovely guardian Misato. As usual they were greeted by a hung over Misato wearing barely any clothing; who then stumbled into her seat and grabbed the can. She plopped down on her usually spot cross-legged, cracked open the can of beer and immediately downed it. As she finished it she let out her famous war cry along with her morning quote. Shinji and Rei continued to eat silently hiding their surprise and questions of how she could drink so much in one day, or even a whole can; a perplexing matter to say the least.

 

“Shinji breakfast had better be ready!” Asuka bellowed as she entered the kitchen. Shinji remained stoic to her threat as he continued to eat. Noticing his lack of response Asuka opened her mouth when Misato motioned towards the food. One look and she was fuming.

 

“NANI?!” she shrieked. “You expect me to eat this?! Give me a break! You expect you number one pilot to eat meagre food?!”

 

“Soryu-san this breakfast-”

 

“Is all that we need for now.”

 

“We were also pressed for time-”

 

“Since we also made lunch.”

 

Again their almighty sync speech served to shut up and shut down Asuka. Her mouth gaped like a fish as she tried to comprehend what just happened. Misato merely stared in amusement. The fact the attention grabbing Asuka could be silenced by Shinji and Rei of all people was precious. It would be so boring once they had to move out. They were unfortunately still under orders to move next door, and by Friday thanks to the Commander. She hoped to enjoy this as much as she could before they moved. She really cared deeply for Shinji and began to care for Rei in the same respect as well.

 

“Fine,” Asuka huffed. “Wait … are you saying that … both of you made lunch?!” she yelled as she pointed a shaky finger towards the two.

 

`”Uh oh,” Misato mumbled as they nodded.

 

“I'd rather go hungry,” she pouted as she grabbed a piece of toast. “Anything made by the doll will probably taste bland anyways.”

 

“Soryu-san I am not a doll.”

 

“So please get off her back.”

 

“I would prefer if this-”

 

“Conversation did not turn violent.”

 

Misato couldn't help but snicker at the look upon Asuka's face. Her arms were limp by her sides with the piece of toast in her mouth. She angled her vision downwards to see Pen-Pen looking up at Asuka in an analytical manner; almost as if he was examining the effects of Shinji and Rei's synchronized speech upon Asuka. She then directed her attention towards said two to see them finishing their breakfasts with small smiles on their faces. She had to agree with them. To shut her up and shut her down like that was an accomplishment.

 

“Misato-san, may I borrow some money?” Shinji asked as he finished drinking his coffee.

 

“What for Shinji-kun?” Misato asked, surprised that he would ask for anything.

 

“I would like to buy a camera after school,” he explained. In response Misato's eyes widened in surprise, while Rei turned her head to face him. Misato didn't expect Shinji to actually make a personal request, while Rei found herself surprised, that she didn't get that feeling from Shinji.

 

“A camera?” Misato and Rei said together.

 

“Hai,” he firmly replied. “I want to be able to remember this, years later. I want to remember you, Asuka, my friends, everything. I want to be able to reflect upon this, and think of all the good times, and not just the bad.” Misato couldn't help but smile. She remembered how closed off Shinji was, and to see him wanting to actually do something with his life, even if was possibly a very short life, was something healthy. Perhaps this union would do Shinji some good after all.

 

“Shinji-kun, you should already know that your ID card can also be used as a means of payment. After all, you've seen Rei's mind, and she should be aware of that,” Misato replied.

 

“Katsuragi-san, that was something I was not aware of until today,” Rei stated. Misato nearly choked on her beer as she stared at Rei incredulously.

 

“You mean he never told you?” Rei shook her head.

 

“I was told it was unimportant to possess personal items,” she calmly responded. “So therefore I never inquired as to where I could possibly access any form of currency as everything I required was either attainable at NERV or was delivered to me.”

 

“I see,” Misato mumbled. “Well anyways, if you guys need to buy anything, you each have roughly ¥200,000 to spend. Just be careful, for you guys have your accounts wiped clean and refilled every month so that it doesn't accumulate. That's the downside for only being pilots instead of full time employees, your money doesn't accumulate.”

 

“We understand,” they said together as they got up. “Excuse us,” they said as one placed the dirty dishes in the sink while the other retrieved their bags. They met at the entrance hallway where they put their shoes and headed for the door when the bell rang.

 

“Good morning Ikari … kun?” came the confused greetings of Touji and Kensuke. Before them stood Shinji and Rei, both of them wearing emotionless expressions on their face.

 

“Uh…” Kensuke droned in confusion.

 

“Uh…what's Ayanami doing here?” Touji asked, pointing a finger towards her.

 

“She's my roommate.”

 

“Is there a problem Suzuhara-kun?”

 

“Uh no, there isn't Ayanami,” Touji carefully replied.

 

“Then would you please-”

 

“Move out of the way unless-”

 

“You wish to be late and-”

 

“Receive an earful from Hikari.”

 

If one could hear the internal works inside of the two stooge's brains there would've been a large crash. They had not expected many things. They had not expected for Shinji to be confident, they had not expected Shinji to have Rei as a roommate, but most of all they were not expecting their synchronized speech. They had just witnessed them in their synchronised state and had no idea how to react. They were just dead, and gone with the wind much like Asuka still was when Shinji and Rei had left the kitchen. Seeing the state they were in, they approached the two, simultaneously flicked them on the forehead bringing them back into reality, and then proceeded for school. Out of their daze they shook their heads and ran to catch up.

 

Shinji,” Kensuke excitedly began, “what's happened? Are you undergoing some sort of NERV experiment?”

 

“Kensuke what you want me to tell-”

 

“Is strictly classified material. Any information you request-”

 

“Will be denied no matter-”

 

“How much you grovel or plea.”

 

“Please you've got to tell me,” Kensuke begged as they left a shocked Touji behind.

 

“Aida-san if you value your life-”

 

“Please stop asking me classified material.”

 

“What's that supposed to mean?” Kensuke nervously asked. It was a question he would soon regret.

 

“Any non-clearance personnel or civilians-”

 

“Obtaining classified material shall be dealt with.”

 

“Personnel shall be inducted into the field of classified material-”

 

“Whereas civilians shall most likely be eliminated.”

 

Kensuke nearly froze on the spot when Shinji finished his sentence. Touji by now had recovered and caught up with Kensuke as he waved his had across Kensuke's face. Seeing he wasn't going to wake up anytime soon, he slowly approached the two walking a head of him as he wondered how he was going to approach them. They seemed to work and move as one being and that was not right. They shouldn't be doing that. In fact they shouldn't even be walking that close. He knew that Shinji liked Rei, but to actually be that close or to even make a move did seem to match the Shinji he knew.

 

“So Shinji,” Touji slowly approached, “what happened to you?”

 

“That is classified Touji,” Shinji calmly replied. “I'm sorry, but that's all I can say.”

 

“I'm assuming that anymore questions might get me killed?” Shinji merely nodded confirming what he had heard just a moment ago. “So where's red-head?”

 

“If you are referring to Asuka-”

 

“She is currently mentally incapacitated.”

 

“Would you guys stop doing that?” Touji hollered as he grabbed his head and threw it back.

 

“Stop what Touji-san?” they asked in unison.

 

“Uh…what just happened?” Touji said. He had not expected them to speak as one. Synchronized speech and movement was hard enough for him, but for them to also speak in unison was too much for him. To hear them speak as one being was something he really didn't want to hear.

 

“What you have done with our Shinji?!” Kensuke suddenly shouted from behind them.

 

“Aida-kun, please rephrase your question.”

 

“He's asking what has happened to me.”

 

“Aida-kun, define the parameters of your question.”

 

“Uh…” Now they were really spooked. First they had spoken together in a synchronized fashion, bouncing back from one another, and then they spoke in unison. Now they just had a quick synchronized conversation before directing a question to them. That quickly shocked them as it started to overwhelm them. However they shook the shock off of them as they prepared to `define' their question.

 

“Well for one he isn't usually blunt,” Kensuke began.

 

“That too, and he usually isn't this confident around anyone,” Touji added.

 

“Is that all?”

 

“We're not done,” Kensuke huffed as he stared at the two through his camera. “He normally let's us see Misato in the morning, he doesn't walk ahead of us, he usually let others do the talking for him, and he usually has something on his mind.”

 

“Is that all, Aida-kun?”

 

“Yeah, I think that about sums it up.”

 

“I did not let you guys `see' Misato-san because we were pressed for time.”

 

“We left you behind for we knew it would take you a few moments to recover.”

 

“People speak for me because they speak before I can. And as of late, I've had peace of mind, so there is nothing for me to think about.”

 

“As for your question, to answer would involve breaking protocol.”

 

“Suffice it to say, test gone badly; end of story.”

 

“Further questions will be answered `appropriately'.”

 

Kensuke and Touji couldn't help but gulp at the fact that Rei emphasized that particular word. They knew that to mess with NERV was something no normal man should do so they backed off.

 

“So umm…Shinji you wanna head to the arcade with us after school?” Touji offered in an attempt to defuse the situation.

 

“Not really,” he replied. “I just want to buy my camera and head home.”

 

“Well how about tomorrow, just the three of us,” Kensuke stated a bit more confidently than Touji.

 

“Four.”

 

“I'm sorry?”

 

“I said four, Aida-kun.”

 

“You would actually go to the arcade with us?” he asked, surprised that the Ice Queen would do such a thing.

 

“I have no choice,” she replied. “Our condition requires us to remain in close proximity at all times.”

 

Kensuke opened his mouth to ask questions when Touji frantically slapped his hand over his mouth, chuckled nervously and said, “Sure, we wouldn't mind if you come along.” He then turned to Kensuke and whispered in his ear, “The less questions the better. I have a feeling that school is going to be bad today.” Oh how right he was going to be.

 

Meanwhile a few blocks behind, a steaming Asuka was storming along, angry at the fact that she was talked down not only be the idiot, but also by the doll. That was not how she wanted to start her morning. Anyone who knew Asuka from school kept their distance and made way for her as she stormed across the sidewalk, practically daring everyone to get in her way just so she could vent some steam. Not even Hikari dared to speak to her when she saw Asuka. She was that pissed. And sadly someone had the unfortunate mishap of slipping over a puddle of water that was created from the sprinkler of a nearby house. In an attempt to balance himself he reached out to grab something. Unfortunately that something happened to be Asuka's … upper torso region.

 

“HOW DARE YOU!”

 

WHAM!

 

“AHHHHHH!!!!!!!” And woeful as him, he received his punishment in between his legs, smack dab. One can almost feel his pain, if one were a male.

 

Back at school, the four of them had arrived at school. By then most of the class had filed in and were minding their own business when they walked in. Not many at first acknowledged their presence, but the moment people saw Shinji and Rei walking together, people started talking. The fact that the two were walking together was fine, as they were seen on occasions talking together, plus it was known that they were pilots. But it was the synchronized walking that had them slightly surprised. But somewhat expected as they did train together. They were soon in for a big surprise.

 

“BAKA SHINJI!” Everyone turned to face the door to see Asuka panting in the doorway. Her sapphire eyes burned an angry fire in her unhappy eyes.

 

“Yes Asuka?” Shinji replied in a somewhat nervous tone.

 

“You are so dead,” she yelled across the room. “No one talks back to Asuka and gets away with it! Nobody!”

 

“Soryu-san-”

 

“What, Wonder Girl?”

 

“Soryu-san, if you with to harm Shinji-kun, you shall have to go through me.” The class instantly fell silent. Not only Rei had said more than a few words, she had just openly defended Shinji. Something was definitely amiss, and now everyone was on the edge of their seats as they waited to see what would happen next.

 

“That's fine with me,” said Asuka.

 

“However we shall not be able to attend today-”

 

“For we have other business after school”

 

“At you discretion, we can possibly-”

 

“Arrange for a later time and date.”

 

“Does this satisfy you Soryu-san?”

 

“………………” was the general reaction from the entire class, with some even falling off their seats. Some of them even began to check their ears. Not only they had spoken in sync with one another, they did it in perfect time with one another. That just wasn't normal. In fact that couldn't be normal. It seemed like the same thought was flowing through back and forth between them, and they were finishing each other's sentence.

 

“STOP SPEAKING BACK AND FORTH!” Asuka shouted.

 

“Speaking back and forth?” they asked together.

 

Not even the chirps of crickets or the blowing of the wind could be heard. They had yet again surprised the class with their bond. Sometimes people ended up saying the same thing at the same time. That would be normal. However in this scenario, what they did was completely out of the ordinary. They spoke in perfect unison. What was the world coming to?!

 

Seeing that they were making no progress, Shinji and Rei proceeded towards the spot where Rei sat. Rei sat down by her normal spot next to the window while Shinji took the seat next to her. Both of them placed their bags on the appropriate hooks and stared into the distance. It was then Shinji saw what Rei saw. The window actually faced the countryside rather than the internal works of the dank city. Despite the fact it was their home, to be able to watch nature at its best was better than viewing a city, even if it was lively. It felt natural to watch nature than man's work.

 

Throughout this time the class began to process what happened. They had just witnessed Shinji and Rei for one thing enter together. Not only did they see them talk in synchronization with one another, but also spoke in perfect unison, almost as one person. It was highly unsettling to say the least. For one thing, they were usually shy and introvert, and kept to themselves. For another, Rei never talked back, or to anyone for that matter unless addressed. Shinji on the other hand only spoke with Asuka whenever she yelled at him, and Touji and Kensuke, Hikari whenever he was needed for some form of class duty. However, the eerie thing was their tone and the timing. It seemed like one mind in two bodies, and yet some traits remained. Shinji still feared Asuka to a lesser degree while Rei downright stared her down with no fear. It was a major change.

 

Hikari cautiously approached the two, trying to put together a coherent sentence together. It was bad enough to see her friend angry but to see them like they were left her a little uncomfortable. She had hoped that the day would be normal but instead she got the two quietest students disrupt the entire class. Even though it happened before class it was her job to ensure there was order, and she would have that order.

 

“Ikari-kun, Ayanami-san,” she cautiously began.

 

“Hai?” they responded however their gaze remained transfixed upon the outside world.

 

“I uh…uh…what happened to you two?”

 

“Because you are the class representative-”

 

“You have rights to some detail.”

 

“What you had witnessed moments prior-”

 

“Was the results of an experiment gone wrong.”

 

“That is all we are allowed to say­-”

 

“Please keep this information to yourself-”

 

“If you do not wish to die.”

 

Hikari gulped at the last statement. That was far more than she ever wanted to know. She bowed slightly as she shakily returned to her desk and ran through what had happened. She had just listened to them talk to her in synchronized speech, and at the same time received what could easily constitute as a threat or a warning. Which one she was unsure. With what happened she was in no position to think.

 

Shinji and Rei could only smirk at their handiwork. They had not purposely planned for this to happen, but so was the nature of the new and unexpected. It left people utterly confused and unsure of what course of action to take to deal with this new development. Although it wasn't their way, they felt compelled to let it play out. And thus they did. It would be interesting to see how their sensei would take this interesting development indeed.

 

Well that pretty much concludes the morning back to school. Next chapter will skip to their sync test where the staff will find out if they can pilot in separate units. And don't worry, there will be some flashbacks concerning what happened at school.

 

And I apologise for the lateness of the update. But I had been lazy recently. I apologize and will try to be more regular with my updates. And I'm sorry if the update seems bad. I'll make it up to you guys in the next chapter.

 

Cheers Ja ne