From: Rakna <rakna@globetrotter.qc.ca>
Subject: [Eva][FanFic] Valentine's day: Ayanami Rei


Valentine's day: Ayanami Rei
by Alain Gravel

http://www2.crosswinds.net/quebec-city/~rakna/fanfic/

This story is copyright to Alain Gravel, 1999, all rights reserved.
Based
on characters created by and copyright to GAINAX.
February, 14th 1999

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        Ayanami Rei. 
        The assigned pilot of Unit-00. 
        Most of the people who "knew" her would have agreed that the First
Child was nearly emotionless. Actually, most people thought that she had
NO emotions what so ever. With the exception of Commander and Pilot Ikari. 
        A few times, Ayanami had showed them genuine emotion. 
        However, one of the Ikaris had often wondered if Ayanami knew
happiness. The other one didn't seem to care. 
        But in overall, Ayanami was a total mystery. 
        For a long time, Ayanami acted like she had no emotions at all. 
However, two events seemed to change that. The failed activation test of
Unit-00 and the arrival of the Third Children, Ikari Shinji. While the
first event apparently had little impact on the life of Ayanami, the
second perturbed greatly her very simple life. 
        For a reason she could not comprehend, the young Ikari didn't seem
scared of her like all her other classmates. He had showed interest in
her. He seemed to care about her. Even more so then Commander Ikari. This
fact disturbed her regular thoughts. And the more time passed, the more
she seemed to think about the Third Children. 
        That made her... uneasy. 
        She couldn't understand him. 
        He had cried for her. 
        He had made her smile. 
        And she had enjoyed the feeling. 
        And now... 
        Ever since the fight with the seventh angel... 
        His attention seemed to have shifted to the Second Child. 
        This idea... disturbed her. 
        She had grown to actually enjoy the attention of the Third Child. 
        She didn't want to loose it. 
        Out of one of her school uniform pockets, Ayanami Rei drew a small
pocket calendar card she had found one day on the street. 
        She stared at it a moment. 
        One day was marked in red. 
        February 14th. 
        Contrarily to what people thought, Ayanami Rei was acutely aware
of what was going on around her. She had a lot of time to observe the
world and the people who lived in it. She often had trouble to comprehend
them. But she had an amazing aptitude to pick up every bit of factual
information she came across with. So of course, she knew the meaning of
that date. She also knew the rituals men and women seemed to perform on
that date. A few months earlier, she would have considered it a waste of
time. But now... It was a tool she could use. 
        Slowly, the teenage girl got up and picked up a small package on a
desk.  A small chocolate box. She had skipped a meal to buy it. 
        "Ikari-kun..." 
        Filled with an almost alien resolution, Ayanami decided that she
would not loose Ikari Shinji to the fiery Second Children. 
        Quickly, she left her empty apartment. 
        That morning, NERV headquarters received a lot of emergency call
from the many NERV Operatives who's duty was to watch over the three
Evangelion Pilots. 
        Something was definitively wrong. 
        That morning, Pilot Ayanami Rei ran to school. 
        With a wide smile highlighting her face. 

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Author's note: 

What a surprise. I always told myself I would never write a fanfic.  Seems
I was wrong. (In other words, this is my first fanfic work ever. Be nice. 
Please...) 

I know what some of you may think. Rei is OOC. Personally, I'm not so sure
of that. Sure, Rei is a pretty cold person, but she has shown that she had
emotions. In the series, she has done a few amazing things for Shinji's
sake. I personally believe that Rei's problem is that she has difficulty
recognizing her own emotions, even more trouble expressing them. 

And remember. As much emotionless Rei may seem, she is still a teenage
girl. 

Well, this is my vision of Rei. Feel free to disagree. 

This little thing wasn't planned and was written on the spur of the
moment.  It may stay a very small stand alone fic. Or it may become the
prologue of a larger work. I have a few ideas already... Don't know if I
can make something with them however. 

A last note. I already know my grammar and spelling suck. Corrections
would be welcome. But comments like "Your writing sucks" won't be. 

The original html file can be found on my small favorite fanfic collection
page: http://www2.crosswinds.net/quebec-city/~rakna/fanfic/


Alain Gravel rakna@globetrotter.qc.ca

February 14th 1999