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Evangelion/Ranma 1/2 : Past/Future Chapter Three
Created by Long Ngo
Started April 18, 1998
Finished April 22, 1998
Revised April 30, 1998
Revised May 9, 1998
Revised May 10, 1998
* * * * *
"Class, please give a warm welcome to Saotome Ranma. He has just moved
to Tokyo-3. Mr. Saotome, would you please tell the class a little about
yourself."
*I'll be heading home soon so making some friends here is not a good
idea,* Ranma thought. "I'd rather not," Ranma replied and went searching for
an empty seat. As he was looking for a seat, he sensed almost every pair of
eyes in the classroom looking at him. Scanning the room, Ranma noticed only
the girl with short blue hair near the window had not directed her eyes
towards him like the rest of the class. Instead, she was staring out the
window. Seeing an empty seat behind her, Ranma decided to sit there. As he
walked to the back of the classroom, he could hear the familiar whispers :
He's so handsome; He's the one that took out Toji; I, for one, am not going
to mess with him; I think I am in love; What a jock. Without looking, Ranma
knew the last comment was from Asuka. Sitting down, Ranma started to look out
the window as well. *So I'm in the future.* Ranma thought. If the
conversation with Shinji hadn't convinced him nor the incident with Ritsuko
and Misato, the newspaper he picked up did. Seeing January 28, 2015 as the
date on the front page, he could not deny the fact any longer . There was an
interesting article about the upcoming 15th anniversary of Second Impact.
After reading a bit of the paper, Ranma took out the the booklet that Ritsuko
handed to him earlier and discovered that Second Impact was the day that
billions had died and was somehow linked to the Angels. That was what made
this so confusing. He had used the Naban Mirror once to travel to the future
but had never heard about Second Impact. The lunch bell startled Ranma out of
his deep thoughts.
Shinji had been surprised twice today. The first time was seeing Ranma
beat Toji so easily and the second time was the response Ranma gave the
teacher after being introduced. Shinji made a mental note to ask Ranma about
the second incident at lunch, having worked out the cause of the first one
being Ranma was good at martial arts.
Asuka was mad. No, she was furious. Before Ranma arrived, she was the
center of attention. She was the most popular student at this school. At
least here, she had beaten the unbeatable Third Child. Now, even that was
taken away from her. Now she had to compete with someone else. Looking
around, she noticed everyone was talking about Ranma. She didn't want to
think about what would happen when they all find out that Ranma was going to
be the next Eva pilot. At first, Asuka was happy thinking there might soon be
a normal Eva pilot besides her. Looking at Ranma, she was not so happy
anymore. She wanted a normal pilot not a popular one. The fact that Ranma
was not looking her way for the full effects of her glare to work infuriated
her even more. She was going to give Ranma a piece of her mind at lunch.
Toji sat at his desk, a little peeved at the morning events. *How could
I have lost that easily?* Looking up, Toji saw the teacher introducing the
boy to the class. The anger had long since dissipated after talking to Shinji
after the fight. Shinji explained that Ranma was trying to get away from
Asuka and wasn't looking where he was heading. He also found out Ranma's name
and that he would be the Fifth Child. Also, the look on Asuka's face
everytime Shinji mentioned Ranma made it a little easier. In his book, anyone
that made Asuka that mad can't be too bad. Also making friends with Shinji
and even having a real conversation with him was not an easy feat. It was
considered spectacular. Looking at Ranma, he decided to talk to him at lunch,
when the bell rang.
* * * * *
Hearing the bell ring, Asuka jumped out of her seat and stalked toward
Ranma. "Ranma, you numbskull. What did you think you were doing running off
like that when I was talking to you?"
Ranma could not believe it. Trying to get as far away from Asuka, Ranma
had picked a seat on the opposite side of the classroom but she had to come
over here. *Can't she get a hint?* "Argg, stop bothering me you uncute
tomboy." *That usually stops Akane from ranting.* Ranma tensed, bracing
himself for some physical punishment. What happened next was not what Ranma
had expected. Instead of hitting him, Asuka just continued her verbal assult.
Ranma started to hit his head on the table. Physical pain he could understand
but not this verbal abuse.
After seeing Asuka walking towards Ranma, Shinji got ready to come to
Ranma's aid. Usually he would back away from confrontations which involved
Asuka but after seeing Ranma call Asuka an uncute tomboy, which was not a good
idea, then start hitting his head on the table, he knew he had to do
something.
Toji saw the look on Asuka's face as she advanced toward Ranma. *Boy is
he going to get it,* Toji thought. Toji was not going to do anything because
of what Ranma did to him this morning, but changed his mind as he saw Shinji
following Asuka. After hearing Ranma call Asuka an uncute tomboy and then
preceded to hit his head on the table repeatedly as Asuka's voice went up a
few more octaves, Toji could not take it anymore and went to help Ranma as
well.
*An uncute tomboy?* "Argggg, you stupid jerk! Who do you think you are
calling me uncute! I'm the most popular girl here! Tomboy? Tomboy? Why
you..."
*My head. I was wrong. This is the worse than Akane's mallet and the
headache at the hospital. At least they stopped after a few moments. Does
this girl ever breathe?* Looking up at the clock, Ranma noticed that there
was still 25 minutes left for lunch. Ranma then noticed the girl in front of
him was looking his way. More precisely, she was staring at him with those
red eyes of hers that seems to look directly into a person's soul. Her gaze
never wavered the entire time. *She reminds me of someone,* was all Ranma had
time for before she turned her head and stared at Asuka. Following her gaze,
Ranma also saw Shinji and the boy from the morning approaching him. Soon
there was a three way tongue lashing with Ranma in the middle. Looking back
at the girl in front of him, he could see that her center of attention was
back towards him. Ranma decided to study her as she seemed to be studing him
before the outside world came crashing down on him once again. "Argg!!! I'm
out of here." Grabbing his lunch, Ranma looked for the fastest escape route
and found the window. Getting up, Ranma leaped out of the window to the
dismay of everyone in the classroom. Soon a huge crowd was rushing toward the
windows.
The arguement between all three Eva pilots stopped as they heard Ranma's
shout, right before he leaped out the window. Running to the window that
Ranma had used to exit the school, all three were again surprised to see Ranma
doing a ten point landing from his three story free-fall. *Is he human?* they
all thought. No one noticed the expression of surprise on Rei's face after
seeing Ranma's stunt. After this morning's incident, which she had a clear
view from her seat, she was a little curious as to how a boy could move so
fast. Now seeing him leap safely from the third floor, Rei wanted to know how
he was able to do what he did. *Maybe Commander Ikari could explain.*
* * * * *
"I can't believe it," Ranma yelled in frustration. "Why can't she leave
me alone? I even kept my mouth shut for once. What does that reward me with?
Nothing. She just kept on going and going." *For once I wish Ryouga, Mousse
or even Kunou were here. At least with them I would have someone to help me
vent this frustration and I don't have to worry about hurting them.* Seeing a
tree, Ranma started to take his frustration out on it. Needless to say, the
poor tree wasn't looking so good soon after. The few people that did see it
just gasped and slowly walked away when Ranma glared at them. *I'm heading
home.*
Moments later, three kids were running outside. Asuka, Toji and Shinji
were all looking for Ranma. Each had their own reason for finding him.
Soon, Rei had also entered the school yard and headed for her usual
place under the tree. Today, she didn't have a book to read but rather some
questions that needed answering such as how Saotome-kun had been able to leap
out of a three story window and not be hurt. Nearing the tree, Rei stopped.
By the looks of it, the tree had seen better days. By simple deduction with
the facts at hand, Rei knew that Ranma had passed the way after his incredible
escape. "At least the tree was still up," Rei softly spoke.
The dyanmic trio finally gave up the search for Ranma. They had spent
the past 10 minutes going through the entire school grounds with no luck.
Wanting to talk to the other Eva pilots about the Fifth Child, the exhausted
teens headed towards Rei.
"Wonder Girl , have you seen that stupid moron that called me an uncute
tom..." Asuka as well as Shinji and Toji had suddenly stopped after seeing
the tree.
"Rei, what happened to the tree?" Shinji asked.
"Yeah!!" Toji couldn't help but put in his two cents as well.
"Saotome-kun, " was all she said.
"What? He did that to this defenseless tree? Which way did he go?"
Asuka wanted a piece of Ranma.
"I do not know."
"Come on Wonder girl, you don't have to hide him."
"I do not know where he is," Rei repeated herself. *Why wouldn't Asuka
just leave me alone. She needed to think about the day's event and with her
standing there, she could not concentrate. Was this the reason why Ranma was
hitting his head on the desk then later jumping out the window?*
"Fine then. You can have the lunch he made for me and Shinji. I just
know he put something in it, right Shinji? We'll eat the ones you made."
Tossing the lunch onto Rei's lap, she dragged him away. Toji soon followed
the departing couple.
"See you later Rei."
"See you later Ayanami."
Not looking up, Rei opened the lunch and took a bite. Her eyes widened
just a bit as she finished her first bite. "This is good," Rei exclaimed in
her normal tone of voice to no one. As the bell rang, Rei noticed that she
had finished most of the meal. Rei rarely ate and when she did, she did not
eat much but today was turning out to be unusual. She really need to talk to
someone about Saotome-kun. *Who are you Saotome-kun,* Rei thought before
heading back inside.
* * * * *
"Argg, I do not want to go back to school," Ranma muttered. Still he
had promised Ritsuko that he would wait for Shinji and Asuka after school so
that they could take him to Nerv. If nothing else, he kept his promises.
Heading to the gate of the school, he heard the bell rang and waited. Soon,
he could see Asuka and Shinji. They were being followed by the boy he met in
the morning and the strange blue-haired girl that sat in front of him in
class.
Shinji was worried. Ranma had not returned to class after lunch. As he
left school, he saw Ranma and waved to him.
Seeing Shinji wave, Ranma waved back. He soon stopped as he saw Asuka
looking at him. *She's evil.* Jogging up to the group, he decided to make
amends with the big kid seeing as how he and Shinji were friends. "Hey Shinji
intoduce me to your friends."
"Oh sorry about that. Ranma meet Toji the kid you beat up before
school." That comment got Shinji a light punch.
"Sorry about this morning Toji. I was having a rough day." Ranma eyed
Asuka for a second after the statement. "No hard feelings?"
"Yeah. You have to teach me how you did that someday. Never seen
anything like it."
"Sure, I'm one of the best." Ranma couldn't help from bragging just a
little. Asuka said something in a language Ranma did not understand.
"After seeing what you did you must be."
"And this Ranma is Ayanami Rei."
"Hey there Rei. You remind me of a really close friend from back home
but you're much less violent." Ranma smiled at her.
"Thank you Saotome-kun," Rei replied. Rei decided to take Ranma's
statement as a compliment. So far the new student has baffled her to no ends.
"Call me Ranma, all my friends and my enemies do." Ranma replied
cheerfully. The reactions from his statement varied. Rei showed no emotions
while Shinji, Toji and Asuka were shocked.
*Enemies?* all four pilots thought at once.
For the second time today, Rei did something unsual, she initiated a
conversation. "Why are you doing that?" Ranma had just leaped on top of a
fence and was walking on it with what looked like no effort at all.
"Oh, forgot you don't know me that well. This is balance practice. My
old man taught it to me when I was really young."
Rei nodded, the answer being satisfactory.
"So where are you and Toji heading, Rei?" Ranma was curious. For the
past 10 mintues they were going the same route.
"They are heading to Nerv Headquarters just like you, idiot. Here I
though Shinji was the dumbest person I knew." Asuka was starting to get on
Ranma's nerves again.
"Is your name Rei? No! So stop bothering me you uncute tomboy!"
Seeing where this was leading, Toji and Shinji tried to restrain Asuka.
"Rei, why don't you lead Ranma to headquarters and we'll be right behind you."
Toji suggested.
"Thanks guys."
Rei was silent again. So, Saotome-kun was an Eva pilot like herself.
So far Saotome-kun was the only other boy besides Shinji to call her by her
first name. It had taken Ikari-kun over 6 months while Ranma had assumed that
they were friends. "Why did you do that?" Rei asked.
Ranma stopped and looked at Rei. "Do what?"
"Why did you call her an uncute tomboy?"
"I don't know. Habit I think. She is so annoying."
"Is that why you jumped out of the window?"
"Yes. I couldn't stand Asuka another second."
"Why did you not use the door?"
"Becasue the window was faster and that way she could not follow me."
Ranma had finally figured out what was bothering him. He had not once seen
Rei smile. Heck, he had not seen her express anything other than the cool
uncaring facial expression he usually sees on Nabiki's face. Yet, Ranma knew
Rei was not cold-hearted like Nabiki was sometimes. Trying to break the ice,
Ranma tried something he did about two years ago to turn a possible enemy into
a very close friend. "Rei?"
Sensing Saotome-kun wanted to ask her something, she turned towards him.
"Why don't you smile more? It makes you look kawaii."
Rei was shocked. She had never meet someone like Saotome-kun before.
She did not know how to respond. Always, people have tried to avoid her. The
only exception was Commander Ikari and Ikari-kun and now Saotome-kun. Of the
three, only Saotome-kun had called her Kawaii. She didn't know what else to
do but smile. It was the only reaction that she had ever learned from Ikari-
kun and it was also what Saotome had asked. "Thank you Sao..."
"Ranma, call me Ranma."
"Thank you Ranma."
"No problem. So how much farther do you think we have?"
"At out present speed about another 10 minutes to the train station and
then another 10 mintues till we reach Nerv Headquarters."
"This is taking too long. Knowing Asuka she'll be here any second now."
Leaping from the fence onto the ground next to Rei. "I don't want to put up
with Asuka anymore than I have to. She is almost as bad as Kodachi." Ranma
shivered a little. "I know a faster way."
Rei was curious. This was the most direct route to the train station.
Before she could ask Ranma what the faster route was, she felt Ranma picking
her up.
"Hold on tight, I see Asuka coming."
Rei, looking over Ranma's shoulder, also saw Asuka. She was mad and
stomping towards them. Following Ranma's instruction, Rei held on firmly to
his neck.
Shinji and Toji was curious. *Why was Ranma holding Rei?* Asuka was
mad and did not care. She wanted to give that jerk a piece of her mind.
"You are right Ranam-kun. I see Asuka nearing." Rei could see Ranma
smile as she used his first name.
"Now hold on." With that Ranma leaped onto a nearby roof and started to
perform one of his favorite past-times, roof-hopping.
Before Asuka could reach Ranma, she stopped to see him leap up to a
nearby roof and started to sprint, leap, sprint, leap continuously across the
various rooftops. Asuka stared in shock at what until today she thought
humanly impossible. She was not the only one.
"Toji, did you just see what I saw?"
"Which part? The part where Ranma was carrying Rei, the part where
Ranma leaped on top of that two story house or the part where he was leaping
and sprinting across the rooftops?"
Rei could not believe what she was witnessing. Measuring the speed and
height of his leaps, Ranma was traveling at rates surpassing Olympic althetes.
This was also the second time Rei was this close to another boy. The first
time was when Shinji had accidently fallen on her after her bath. What she
felt then was something of discomfort but right now she was enjoying herself.
Something she rarely felt outside operating the Eva. After 4 minutes they
reached the train station. After Ranma put her down, "Thank you." With that
simply statement, Rei smiled. She wanted to show her appreciation and thought
that maybe a smile was what Ranma wanted. Rei was rewarded with a smile in
return and a single word which made her blush. Ranma was evoking feelings she
never thought she was capable of experiencing.
* * * * *
The instant Ranma and Rei stepped inside Nerv, red lights flashed all
around them.
"We must hurry, an Angel is attacking."
Not knowing what was going on Ranma nodded and started to follow Rei.
* * * * *
"Maya, give me a status report," Misato ordered.
"Pattern blue. It's an Angel."
"What is the status of the Eva pilots?"
"Asuka, Shinji and Toji will be here in about 10 minutes. Ayanami and
the new pilot, Saotome, are preparing now."
"What did you say? You're not seriously thinking about sending Ranma
out there, are you?"
"Commander Ikari's order. Also, the other pilots are not here."
"Entry plugs for Unit 00 and Unit 03 have been inserted," Maya informed.
Ranma was assigned Toji's Eva because of the 4 pilots, Toji was the
newest and least experienced. Ranma's Eva arriving tomorrow.
"He has never piloted an Eva before," Ritsuko pointed out. She did not
know what it was but there was something special about Ranma. He brought
something out of you. Also, Ranma was her responsibility and unlike some
people she took her responsibilities seriously.
"Neither did Shinji but you still made him pilot Unit 01," Misato
countered.
Looking at Unit 03, Ritsuko hoped Ranma the best of luck.
* * * * *
Ranma looked at the suit they gave him. He hated wearing uniforms but
was told that he needed to wear it to sync with the Eva. *Sync?* Also the
suit was too large for him. "Rei. Can I ask you something?" Strange locker
room. Ranma could see Rei undressing through the semi-translucent divider
between the two locker rooms. At this point Ranma was also trying to hold off
a nose bleed. Never had any girl undressed before him and although it was
just a shadow, his mind was creating images not all to innocent.
"Yes."
"I think this suit is too big for me."
"One size fixs all."
"What do you mean?"
Walking around the divider, Rei was about to show Ranma how to activate
the suit when he turned around. "What is wrong?"
Ranma had expected Rei to help but he did not expect Rei coming over.
Seeing Rei's current state, Ranma's face picked up a shade of red as he turned
around. "You're naked!" Ranma stammered. She was use to seeing his female
body but not a stranger's. Sure he had seen Shampoo's and Akane's, but was
usually in pain a few seconds late for it to ever registered in his mind.
Ranma was now trying to stop his nose bleed. *I will not act like Ryouga.*
"Is that a problem?"
"Yes!"
There is a button on yout left wrist, push it and the suit will adjust
itself to you. Walking back to put on her suit, Rei wondered why Ranma had
acted like that. Shinji did that behave that way the one time he saw her
naked.
"Thanks Rei." Ranma was still blushing. A few moments later, Rei
walked out of the locker room dressed in her plug suit. "Rei?"
"Yes?"
"You really do look kawaii."
To be continued.