A Different way of talking

Disclaimer: I do not own Evangelion. This is a simple, non-profit fanfic.

I had this idea in my head for a while and decided to get it out. So, here it is. Hope you enjoy...

Chapter 1: Understanding...

'Momma, Momma!' shouted a young Asuka at the top of her lungs with a wide smile. She had just been told that she was going to be an Evangelion Pilot, and that this made her special, really special. Now she could finally get her mother to pay attention to her, show love to her and not to that stupid doll.

She rushed past the nurses and doctors, some who knew why she was here cast a sad look at her running form, her mother was mentally unstable and never really paid any attention to the poor girl who was desperate for someone to show care for her.

'Momma, Momma! Guess what I'm a…a...' the little girl goes silent. Horror etched onto her face, her mother was suspended from the light fixture by a piece of wire that was wrapped around her neck.

'M-momma?' the little girl said out loud, her eyes welling up into tears. Her mother had always been asking the little girl to come die with her (well, the doll at least) and now…she was all alone and that stupid doll just hung there with her mother, smiling at her, mocking her.

'She likes me better, you're nobody. I am special, not even your own mother cares about you, no one cares about you' the doll said, grinning at her, laughing at her loss.

As the tears ran down her face, Asuka promised herself that she would never breathe another word to anyone; she could handle herself without talking, no one needed to know what she was feeling or what she had seen. No one cared enough to ask anyway…

[Years later, aboard the Over the Rainbow…]

'That Pilot girl is kinda strange, huh?' a crew member asked his buddy.

'Yeah, never talks, but don't be eyeing her though, she'll make sure you end up in the medic's for a while' his buddy answered, remembering a dear friend that had been hoping to have children one day.

'Hey man, I ain't a pedophile, I was just asking 'cos she usually sticks herself to that guy…the shady one, what's-his-name'

'The UN inspector? Yeah, she seems to have some sort of crush on him'

'Too bad that's not with me; well, if she was a couple of years older'

'Haha, yeah. Good point'

A redheaded fourteen year old glared at the two perverts, but decided to not get herself confined to her room again for making some more seamen infertile. She left the room, tonight was the night, she was finally going to get Kaji to take her and make her a woman. This time Kaji wouldn't be able to resist her now, her body had grown in the right places and now she could finally get the man of her dreams to make her feel loved. She blushed at the thought of her and Kaji having some fun and bit her lower lip in anticipation, waiting was such a pain...

[Later that night…]

A sigh escaped from a man with a pony tail and an unshaven face, he needed a smoke, but what he really needed was some sleep. He unlocked the door to his room aboard the ship and entered, thinking it was rather strange that his room was dark, since he had left the lights on when he left.

A small click and the room was illuminated with light. He moved over to his bags and began to undress, but stopped when he heard something moving on his bed. He turned around and groaned inwardly, there was a young German redhead on his bed with nothing on, but a shy smile. She waved at him, saying hello.

'Asuka, stop this' Kaji said, she always tried to get him to do things with her that could get him arrested and beaten to death just for it looking like he might've done it.

Her eyes looked a little hurt, but she crept closer to him, still smiling.

'You know that you are way too young for me, now get off the bed and go to your room. We meet up with the Third Child tomorrow, so I suggest you get some rest' Kaji said, inching back from the girl, he didn't want to hurt her feelings, but she really drove him mad with her tempting.

Her eyes looked at him pleadingly. She pointed to herself and her hand then fell onto her chest near her heart and tapped twice. The redheaded girl then pointed to Kaji, who took a deep breath at this sight.

'Sorry Asuka, but I don't feel about you that way; we have been over this' Kaji said, crushing the girls hopes.

Asuka clenched her jaw tightly, looking away, trying to keep the tears from falling. She grabbed Kaji's hand and gripped it tightly, pleading with him to say that he had just been lying and that he really did love her.

'Asuka, go now. Before the crew make their way back when their shift ends' Kaji said sternly, shaking off the girls hand.

Asuka wrapped a blanket around her naked body. She clutched it tightly as she ran out of the room, a few tears began to fall from her eyes. The tears were soon starting to stream down her face. No one loved her, no one cared.

She slammed her door shut and locked it, not wanting anyone else to hurt her like Kaji had just done. The young German fell onto her bed; curling her body into a ball, and she cried herself to sleep again…no one loved her.

[A Day later…]

'Wow!' exclaimed an excited Kensuke; the excited otaku then proceeded to go on about the ancient warship being an extraordinary tale of hope and courage, which Shinji didn't pay any attention to.

Why couldn't he just stay at home and mope, why? He could meet the pilot later, why did Misato have to drag him out onto a VTOL and then have to spend hours on a battleship? This sucks...

'We're here!' Misato exclaimed excitedly. She hoped to see Asuka again. It had been a few years and she really missed the German girl, who was a bit like she was when the purple haired woman was that age.

The four left the VTOL, the wind that was blowing almost took Toji's stupid cap off, but he was able to keep it from going with the wind.

'Thank you so much for bringing us along Misato-san' Toji said in the most grateful voice he had, making Shinji roll his eyes at his friends foolishness. Why he thought a thirty year old alcoholic woman would go for a fourteen year old boy like him was beyond Shinji, then again, Toji didn't know Misato like he did...actually, that was a good thing.

'Yeah, this is awesome!' Kensuke agreed with his friend, his camera recording every intricate detail of the ship.

'So…where is the pilot Misato?' Shinji asked, hoping to get the conversation away from his two friends' clumsy come on's.

Misato grinned and said, 'Right behind you'

'Yah!' shouted Shinji, as he looked behind him and spotted someone staring at him.

The person smirked at Shinji's reaction and placed a hand on her hip.

'Hey there Asuka, you look well' Misato said.

Asuka smiled and nodded at Misato, not saying a word. She then wordlessly flaunted her curves and…chest area, making Shinji go slightly red in the face.

'You sure have Asuka' Misato agreed, the German had grown quite a bit.

'Uh, hello can you talk or you just not talk to strangers?' Toji asked, a bit more rudely than he intended.

The girl narrowed her eyes, which flashed with anger at the jock, making him gulp a bit.

During all this Shinji couldn't take his eyes off the girl. She wore a pair of jeans and a jacket, but they didn't really hide her figure. Her hair was a wonderful shade of red and her eyes where an azure colour, a much nicer shade of blue when compared to his own grey-blue eyes.

The mute girl stabbed her finger at Toji, looking at Misato.

'Nope, the one you scared before is the Third Child' the well endowed woman explained, seemingly having no trouble at deciphering what Asuka was "saying".

'Um, hello' Shinji said meekly, as the girl looked him over with a raised brow. She shrugged her shoulders and held out her hand, a western greeting.

Shinji weakly shook her hand, blushing at the close contact with a member of the opposite sex, a very beautiful member of the opposite sex.

'I-I'm Shinji, the Third Child' he explained forgetting the fact that Misato had already introduced him. The girl grinned mischievously at him, like she knew why he was so flustered (which was rather obvious) and she enjoyed the effect she was having on him, it was a nice change from last nights debacle.

'Ah, Katsuragi, what a surprise!' exclaimed a voice, which belonged to a man with a ponytail and an unshaven face.

'Oh God no…' whispered a horrified Misato, what was he doing here?

Asuka stopped her grinning as soon as Misato's old flame appeared. She didn't want to be near Kaji at this moment, so she decided to drag Shinji off to show the timid boy her Eva, the startled boy did not dare to ask the redheaded girl if she could be a little gentler when she dragged him.

'Lucky' Toji said, shaking his head in disbelief. Shinji just acts stupid and a hot foreign girl drags him off, how does he do it?

Kensuke didn't answer him or add his own input, he had been too busy filming the ships battlements to even notice the German pilot that had dragged Shinji off.

[Unit-02 storage bay…]

With a prideful grin and pose, Asuka presented her Eva to the Third child, waiting for his gasp of amazement and praise.

Shinji shifted uncomfortably, he wasn't sure how to act around girls, especially around one that didn't talk, 'uh, um…'

Asuka's shoulders slumped and she frowned; this boy wasn't really the best talker, then again she wasn't either. She would have to try a different approach to get the boy to give her some much needed compliments, but what?

Shinji watched the girl, taking a gulp to try and ease his nerves. Why was a good looking girl like her so interested in his opinion? Oh right, he was an Eva pilot, that's the reason it had nothing to do with him. That thought made Shinji feel a bit down, ignorance was bliss.

'…y-your Eva, um, has a nicer colour than mine. My ones mostly purple…' Shinji offered his compliment, fumbling with his words.

The girl raised an eyebrow at his rather weak praise, but soon had a warm smile growing on her face, it was a start at least.

[Chapter 1: end]

Well...here's another story. Hope you guys like it. I'll only know if I get reviews (hint, hint). As always, ideas are welcome and encouraged. Til next time!