143Prologue: The Little Ashikabi
Tokyo-2, Japan
2006 (9 years before the Angel Wars, 11 years prior to start of the Sekirei Plan)
Takami Sahashi couldn't help but shake her head in amusement as she looked at the boy sitting in the limo across from her. He was the son of her dearest friend, the son the genius Yui Ikari, his name is Shinji Ikari. She had decided to pick him up since it seemed his father had no plans to deal with him, she didn't blame him, she was devastated when Yui died. And she was her best friend, she couldn't imagine what the husband felt like.
He had recently contacted her and had said he had decided to have one of Shinji's uncles take care of him. While she was happy Shinji would once again be with his family she would be sad to see him go, she had grown to like him. It was also strange that before that none of his family had contacted her, she didn't hide the fact she took in the boy so she wondered why they took two years to contact her.
Well she just hoped that his uncle would let Shinji stay in touch.
"Takami-san! Takami-san!" Shouted the young Ikari as he looked at the busy streets of Tokyo-2, while he had been raised in the busy streets of Tokyo-2 that was still when it was called Matsumoto City. After Old Tokyo was destroyed by a nuclear blast, most likely a terrorist attack, as most countries were too busy with their own problems at the time.
September 13, 2000…Second Impact, Takami remembered the year that followed well. The explosion in Antarctica, which was caused by a meteor according to the UN but she had her doubts, that resulted in the deaths of 2 billion in the southern hemisphere due to tsunamis. The force of the meteor hit, she still doesn't believe it to be that, also tilted the Earth on its axis and caused massive environmental changes along with various other crises. Shifts in weather patterns, for example Japan is now trapped in an everlasting summer, multiple wars over resources, melting of the ice caps and the rise of sea levels…that last part was extremely annoying, MBI had lost Kamikura Island because of that.
Luckily they managed to get all the sekirei and their technology out in time.
And by the time The Valentine Treaty was signed on February 14, 2001 ending the wars that exploded into being in the wake of Impact, HALF the entire human race was dead.
But now isn't the time to think about such serious thoughts.
"Yes Shin-chan?" She asked him.
She couldn't help but smile with amusement at the boy she had raised for two years, she thought of him as her youngest child by this point. And she couldn't blame him, he'd been begging for her to bring him to work for months. She was reluctant at first but she didn't want to break her promise to the young boy. Looking at him she couldn't help but feel a little proud, his self-confidence had been shaky when his father seemed to not care for him. So she had been a bit surprised when he had the courage to ask her to be brought to her work place. Of course she wasn't keen on the idea, hell the biggest reason she raised Minato, Yukari, and Shinji away from Tokyo-2 was to keep them away from Minaka's madness so an argument began between the two erupted. At the end of the day, and after an entire box of tissues which Shinji had used to dry his tears, they had come to a compromise; they had made a bet that if Shinji got the best marks on all of his end of the year tests then she would bring him.
To her surprise, her pseudo son had won, granted he had to ask her two older children for help but she was proud of him regardless.
…Well Yukari had helped him, she wasn't too surprised since Minato had always felt so shy around him.
She was really glad that Shinji had more spine than Minato, granted the reason her oldest child had such a lack of back bone was because he had grown up with a domineering mother and little sister but…well at least she used that knowledge to be easier on Shinji. He was fragile enough after losing his mother; she didn't want to break her best friend's son.
…Actually she was slightly worried about Yukari's…uh…attachment to Shinji. While she agreed the boy was adorable, especially once he broke out of his shell and became much more energetic, his unique brand of shy cheer was cute as hell she agreed. And she knew that Yukari wasn't Shinji's real big sister so it wasn't incest...but there was just something about the way her daughter looked at Shinji that made her slightly apprehensive.
And knowing her energetic and over-the-top daughter she knew she's right to worry. Shinji was scheduled to leave next month, this being one of the last times she could spend time with him was one of the reasons she ended up agreeing, so she hoped that Yukari wouldn't do something that that would land her in a juvenile detention centre…and on the sex offenders list.
So here they are, on a limo on its way to M.B.I. Tower, her work place. She can't help herself from feeling damn proud of the brat; he'd gathered his courage to defy her and spent hours every day studying for the exams all for the goal of going with her to work, to spend time with her.
In a way it also made her hurt a bit inside, she has been more than a bit absent in the lives of both her real children and her pseudo son due to her work at M.B.I. and that meant she could go months without seeing them. Not exactly mother of the year.
If he wants to spend time with her then so be it.
Still, that doesn't mean that she had to like the fact that he's about to meet several super powered aliens…and god forbid some of them react to him.
'Ha like that would happen,' she thought to herself.
That said it doesn't hurt to be prepared so she'd arranged to have Minaka disappear for the next 48 hours, heaven only knows what the idiot Minaka's effect on a young and developing mind would be.
She didn't want him to be insane.
"T-thanks Takami-san…sorry that I f-forced you to bring me to work today…" He trailed off while looking down, a downtrodden look on his face.
'God damnit Takami!' She internally slapped herself as she saw the self-deprecating look on the boy's face. 'Remember he's the the sensitive type! If you're gonna sulk in his presence then don't show it on your face!'
"No that's not it Shin-chan, I just remembered how annoying one of my co-workers is," She told him with a smile while she REALLY hoped she looked sincere while she stared at him for what felt like an eternity before a heartwarming smile spread across his face.
"Ok! Takami-san wouldn't lie!" He exclaimed.
'Damn it! Why do kids have to be so innocent?' She asked herself. 'Why is he so damn nice?' She thought feeling more than a little guilty for lying to her pseudo son again. Though looking at his smile she couldn't help but think, 'stay kind, stay innocent Shin-chan. You may be a wimp sometimes but whenever I see that smile I remember how much like your mother you are, oh so kind and smart.'
Seeing M.B.I. Tower dwarfing all the other buildings in the Tokyo-2 skyline out the window she can't help but wonder if Minaka had been trying to overcompensate for something.
'Seriously, why is it so unnecessarily big?' She wondered.
She never understood why he had insisted on buying the biggest tower in the city, seriously MBI had started construction of their own city, Tokyo-4 and they would be moving ALL their equipment there.
'What a waste of money,' she thought to herself.
"We're here!" Her pseudo son gasped as the car pulled in in front of the front doors.
Inside she was grateful that she remembered to tell the sekirei to avoid mentioning anything involving their race today, something that wasn't difficult considering only the S Guard's five sekirei are out and walking about…well she didn't tell Karasuba; she didn't want someone that dangerous around her ward and had asked Miya to send her on some errand.
Looking at her son as the driver opened the door she asked, "well, let's go shall we Shin-chan?"
HHHHHHH
M.B.I. Tower, Tokyo-2
Same Day
"Alright Miya, we're all done," said Takehito as he finished his physical exam of sekirei Number 01 Miya, the leader of the S Guard and by far the most powerful of her species that they have found. The S Guard are the first of the sekirei to have been taken out and into the world. It was important for them to stay healthy to be M.B.I.'s fist and it was also important as they could be used as the baseline for treatment of the other 103 sekirei still in stasis.
"May I leave now?" She asked still stark naked with only her long lavender hair covering her breasts giving her any semblance of decency.
"Of course Miya, you may put your clothes back on and leave," said the scruffy haired scientist as he left the room and closed the door behind him.
Miya promptly put on her S Guard Uniform, a black form fitting sleeveless leather top with a black leather mini-skirt and black thigh high boots and a grey haori thrown over her shoulders, satisfied she went to pick up her sword by the door. It was a powerful blade made in a traditional Japanese style, the Totsuga No Tsurugi, she unsheathed a small portion of the blade to check the condition before sheathing it and walking out of the check-up room.
As she stepped into the hallway she couldn't help but think, 'I wonder why Takami wanted no one to talk about the sekirei today? Or why she wanted Karasuba out of the city…although I don't mind her last request, Karasuba had always been…excitable.'
As she made her way out of the section of the floor reserved for everything related to the sekirei she passed the room where the other 103 sekirei still slept in stasis in varying stages of development. M.B.I. had been developing growth accelerators so that when they're released they would be fully grown more or less. Until those and the other drugs and procedures to prepare the sekirei for interacting with humanity as a whole are complete then they would sleep.
'Soon my little feathers, soon you will be awoken and see the light of this world. In a decade and a half's time you will spread your wings and find your destined ones,' she thought to herself as she made her way to the door that lead to the less secretive parts of the floor.
"Miyaaa," a familiar voice called from behind her as she was about to open the exit door. Turning around she saw Number 03 Kazehana, her long dark violet hair was tied into a ponytail with a white ribbon and wore the same uniform as Miya although she was much more endowed than Number 01 whose proportions, while generous by human standards, were not on the scale of her sister.
"Why do I smell alcohol on your breath Kazehana?" Miya asked as she noticed the obvious smell of sake on her comrade's breath.
"Where is Karasuba-chwaan?" She slurred, ignoring her commander, causing said commander to sigh in frustration.
"I have sent her away on business on the request of Takami-sensei, now why do you smell of sake Kazehana?" She said putting an emphasis on her question and pinching the bridge of her nose to try and kill the coming headache. Kazehana had always had the remarkable ability to cause her to develop a headache whenever she had even a sip of alcohol, without fail. Sometimes she had to wonder if it was one of Kazehana's powers along with her control over the wind.
"Aww I wanted someone to drink with!" She wined, "and don't mention HER around me right now *hic* Miyaaa!"
"Kazeha-"
"He rejeshted me Miya! I poured out my love for him!" She exclaimed.
'Ah, she had been saying she had feelings for Minaka,' thought the lavender haired woman, 'although what she sees in the man I have no idea.'
"Kazehana, while I understand being upset, being rejected by the man you love is upsetting for you but that does not excuse your current conduct. Members of the S Guard WILL act in a honorable manner; I will not allow you to walk around intoxicated and sully the honour of our position, understood?" She chastised her subordinate.
"O-o-ofcourseMiya-sama!" Shot out Kazehana who also seemed to have instantly sobered up out of sheer fear of her older sister.
"Um…M-Miya-sama, Matsu-sama has asked for you," asked an M.B.I. employee who had opened the door Miya was about to open. She was sweating profusely in fear, a fact that slightly annoyed Number 01, she had gained a frightening reputation after the battle at the island several years ago. While she didn't really mind the fear she did mind all of the mistakes that were made and documents that were dropped by frightened humans when she walked by.
"Of course," Miya replied in a calm voice and followed the woman out to the hallway that ran the perimeter of the tower's top floor. She looked out the glass walls that lined the outside walls of the walkway and wondered, 'do I have an ashikabi out there? Someone who would show me love? Teach me to smile? Can I even be winged? I am different from the other 107 sekirei after all.'
If only she knew how many of her questions were about to be answered with a 'yes' today she might have watched where she was going.
That said it was a legitimate thought, even if she could react like normal sekirei much of the human race had died after Second Impact. She dreaded the thought that her ashikabi died in the tsunamis that followed…or even worse in her opinion, her ashikabi dying in one of the wars that followed where she couldn't have protected him.
"Takami-san!" Shouted a small voice.
"Slow down! No running!" Chided an angry…very angry voice.
"Lookie! Look at the view! Lo-oof!"
Feeling something bump into her leg the lavenderette looked down and saw the source of the small voice. It was looking up at her and she that it was a he and he was a young brown haired child with dark blue eyes, staring up at her.
'Who let a child into the upper floors?' She wondered. She knew that security had slackened after herself, Matsu, Kazehana, Karasuba, and Mutsu had arrived. This was inexcusable, her run in with Kazehana had already put her in a bad mood, this was just making it worse.
"Shinji what did I say ab-MIYA?!"
Looking up at the second voice she saw the raven haired grey eyed geneticist Takami Sahashi who was dressed in her usual white lab coat. She was tense, obviously sensing Miya's foul mood, she was one of the people who found the sekirei ship after all and had known Miya for a few years so she knew that an angry Miya was a dangerous Miya. Well more dangerous than she usually was and considering she had cut warships in half that is saying something.
"Takami why is there a child here?" Asked an upset Number 01.
"Miya, calm down he's ju-"
"NO WAIT!" Exclaimed the small boy, much to the surprise of the two women.
He was visibly shaking in her intimidating presence but continued, "d-d-don't be mad at her! It was my fault! I-I was r-running and I wasn't w-watching where I was going."
"And what do you intend to do if I wish to confront Takami-sensei about her breaking security protocol young one?" Miya asked and Yakami tensed even more as she prepared to snatch her best friend's son away and shield him. She may be an overbearing, short tempered and absent mother and not even his real one at that but she would still defend him to the death.
"I won't let you touch Takami-san, you will not harm my family," he said and Miya blinked in…surprise? She wasn't expecting that response from the young boy, she couldn't help but stare at the boy in wonderment. He was shaking but his voice was even and his tone resolute. She looked into his eyes and saw the fire to protect and the steel of his will. For someone so small, who was so obviously outmatched even if she were a human woman, to stand his ground was…commendable.
'So brave, without powers like we sekirei poses he stands his ground,' she thought.
*Bump-Bump…Bump-Bump*
She could feel her heart beat get a little louder and wondered what was happening but decided to think about it later.
"You are very brave," she told the boy softly and he and Takami visible relaxed.
As he looked at her and smiled an honest and loving smile she smiled back. Miya, Number 01, the strongest of her kin, smiled for the first time in her life. It was not lost on her, 'I feel so warm when I see his smile, what am I feeling?'
"Thanks onee-san!" He said, beaming up at her.
"My name is Miya, it is a pleasure to meet you," Miya introduced herself after kneeling down so she could be face to face with the target of her attention and curiosity.
"Woah you're pretty," he muttered before looking away blushing. "I'm Shinji! Shinji Ikari," he said nervously and she lightly laughed at his cute reactions.
It was another first, something that was not missed by the Miya herself.
"Miya did you just lau-"
"Is he you son Takami-sensei?" She asked while cutting off said woman.
"N-no, I'm his guardian, I told him that if he wanted to join me at work today he had to get top marks in all of his end of the year exams. And well, here he is," she said with a hint of pride while gesturing at boy.
"How old is he?"
"Five"
"Ara you must be proud Takami-sensei. Smart, brave, and so handsome, he will grow into a fine man," she said as she looked at Shinji again. He turned a shade of red she had never seen before, it seemed he had a talent for teaching the older alien new life experiences.
'Handsome?' Takami asked herself with a raised brow. 'Odd thing to say'
"W-w-wouldyouliketocomewithusMiya-nee?" Shinji incomprehensibly babbled. Miya found it adorable, especially as he somehow managed to blush even more.
"Hm?" She hummed with a raise brow and cocked her head slightly to the side, yes his embarrassment was cute and somewhat endearing but it also made him babble and that was completely incomprehensible.
Shinji cleared his throat and scratched the back of his head nervously as he asked, "would you l-like to come with us Miya-nee?" He asked before quickly adding, "I-I mean while T-Takami-san gives me my tour."
Takami and Miya quickly looked at each other while Shinji stared down at the floor in embarrassment. Takami coughed and broke the awkward silence.
"Well today was his reward, and I'm happy enough to actually be around and since this is his reward…if that's what he wants I see no reason to say no. Unless you're busy of course," replied Takami with a smile, something that Miya had never seen on her face in all the years they've known each other.
'My my today is a day of firsts,' Miya thought to herself.
Turning to the woman who was leading her to Matsu's quarters Miya ordered her to, "please inform Matsu I am…preoccupied escorting an esteemed guest during his tour of our facilities with Takami-sensei."
"O-of course Miya-sama," she replied before bowing and nervously walking off. Miya also noticed Shinji watch her walk away until he turned back to her when the woman rounded a corner.
"Ne Miya-nee why was she scared? Are you strong?" He asked. Miya frowned internally; she didn't want to scare Shinji more than she had already, and even then she regretted doing that.
"Yes."
"Wow! That's so cool!" He exclaimed and hugged Miya as his excitement got the better of him.
The sudden show of affection surprised Takami, her pseudo son wasn't exactly brave, his earlier show of courage aside he'd always avoided any closeness with strangers, she was certain that was a result of being seemingly abandoned by his father. To be comfortable enough and feel connected and close enough to Miya so quickly was unlike him. Miya too was surprised but because she had never had anyone touch her with such affection…such warmth. It was a far cry from the cold and clinical touch of the scientists that she had come accustomed to.
Initially she tensed but eventually relaxed and returned the embrace.
'This is…pleasant,' she decided
*Cough* "Shall we continue the tour?" Takami asked awkwardly as she watched the lavenderette affectionately hugging her young charge. She also noticed a hint of motherly jealousy inside herself as she saw the attention her pseudo son was showing the alien, it was the feeling of seeing your son go off on his first date. While Takami was kind of glad she got to have that feeling, as the plan came closer and closer to starting she knew she would fade from her children's lives more and more and would likely miss his first date and the opportunity to put the fear of God into his first girlfriend, on the other hand she didn't know why Miya was bringing out that feeling. The age gap between the two should be apparent to anybody, hell she's sure he's still too young to have feelings for girls…right?
Miya released Shinji and gave Takami a nod and stood up and followed her. As they continued the tour she wished she left her sword in her quarters; she was enjoying her embrace with the kind boy and would have preferred to pick him up instead of walking beside him. While she could easily lift up the 5 year old with one arm she knew it wouldn't be comfortable for him.
'I will make sure to have a holster made for Totsuga No Tsurugi, perhaps something similar to the belt holster Karasuba has for her nodachi,' she made a mental note for herself.
While she was regarding her blade with a hint of annoyance the young boy with her was regarding it with awe and made a note to learn kenjutsu to be more like the older woman he had, for reasons he can't understand he felt connected to. Not kendo either mind you but proper kenjutsu, not for sport but for combat.
'One day I want to be strong enough to protect people like Miya-nee!' he decided.
It was an odd sight for anyone who came across the trio, Takami was explaining various parts of the building and various pieces of equipment (the ones she deemed safe for the five year old to know about of course) with a rarely seen smile on her face, behind her followed a young boy listening attentively and beside him was the feared Number 01 who had a small smile on her lips. This was an odd sight to say the least.
A few employees swore that the sky will fall the next day while some looked out the window for flying pigs while others swore to themselves to stop smoking weed before work.
As she followed Takami she felt something gently grab on to her right hand, warmth flowing through her body from the touch. Looking down she saw a blushing Shinji, on his face was a look that wanted approval of his actions. She couldn't help but smile and nod at the boy.
As they made their way down five floors to go for lunch Takami got a call on her pager and had to quickly go to her office. Seeing that her young guest was getting tired Miya decided to take him to a nearby lounge. As she sat down on a couch and set her sword down to her left Shinji quickly climbed up and sat on her lap and she gave the boy another hug with both free arms and he relaxed back into her and nodded off to sleep.
'Well I guess walking around for the last hour on those little legs would have tired him out,' she thought to herself with a smile.
Hearing footsteps she turns to the door and expected to see Takami but was surprised to see a still sober sekirei Number 03 Kazehana and Number 02 Matsu walk into the lounge. Matsu wearing the same uniform as Miya and Kazehana, she was as voluptuous as Kazehana, her hair was long and light orange in colour and she tied it partially into two long braids, on her face sat round thin frame glasses.
As they walked in they quickly saw Miya and were surprised to see their leader hugging a sleeping Shinji on her lap.
"Miya! Is he yours?!" Squealed Kazehana, obviously happy at the thought of their leader having a secret love child. Matsu was just shocked quiet; she had never seen Miya so…happy.
In response Miya shot the women a quick glare, informing them to stay silent, luckily Minato stayed sleeping; heaven knows what she would have done if they waked her young charge. Her two comrades quickly nodded in acknowledgement and silently walked over and kneeled down to take a curious look at Miya's impromptu teddy bear.
"Who is he?" Silently asked a curious Matsu.
"He is Takami-sensei's ward, Shinji Ikari," she answered.
This shocked the two younger sekirei, Takami was LEGENDARY for her temper. To see such a calm face on a child she watched over seemed so…wrong. Maybe his father was ridiculously happy? It was the only way they thought Takami's anger could be balanced out.
The sound of the talking caused Shinji to stir slightly which made the three aliens freeze, Miya not wanting to wake him, while Matsu and Kazehana wondered if they could run from Miya fast enough if Shinji woke up.
They did not want to die just yet.
He woke up.
But before she could discipline her subordinates Miya was calmed down by the cute yawn and sleepy smile Shinji shot up at her. Then noticing the two other gorgeous women he did the only thing his sleepy five year old mind could do.
Say whatever was on his barely conscious mind.
"Pretty," he greeted/muttered to them with a blush and a smile. Not the smoothest answer in his young life but his mind wasn't exactly at 100%.
The comment caused the Matsu and Kazehana to 'awww' at the child and ruffle his hair, Matsu also felt a small flutter in her body when she touched the young boy. Something she wisely hid from Miya and Takami when she eventually returned.
The rest of the day had been very pleasant for Miya. Very enjoyable actually, especially once Matsu and Kazehana had left, they had been all over Shinji since the lounge (ESPECIALLY Matsu) and it was giving Miya a new emotion she couldn't name but she knew she didn't like. Takami on the other hand had been furious at what she saw as the 'corruption' of her best friend's pure son.
That said Miya had learned a lot from Shinji himself or learned because of his presence. She'd felt happier than she'd ever been, and learned of feelings that were entirely new to her, ones she didn't really understand yet. She made sure to make a note to ask her only human friend, Takehito about them later.
She also saw Takami in a new light, now she saw her happy and smiling and even protective of her ward. Miya even learned of a new side to Matsu and Kazehana, she'd never seen them act so indirect and careful in showing their affection...relatively speaking. While they were still more direct and touchy than Takami and Miya would like they seemed to have held back a little bit because of his young age. She even learned about Shinji himself, he lacked confidence most of the time but was getting much better now. He was smart, and kind and gentle. He also loved his pseudo family dearly, even if his his pseudo older sister was clingy and tended to coddle him and his pseudo mother was short-tempered and mostly absent he still loved them.
'I hope my little birds would find an ashikabi like him when they mature,' she thought to herself.
What upset her though was when she managed to pull Takami aside while Shinji was talking to one of the computer scientists daughters, a 15 year old genius named Maya Ibuki in the cafeteria. When Miya asked about his family she mentioned that his mother died in 2004 in some lab accident at an organization called GEHIRN, that fact felt like her heart was ripped out, to lose his mother so young? Fate could be cruel she knew but…for it to happen to someone so young and kind and innocent?
What made her almost explode in rage was when Takami mentioned his father, if she wasn't there to calm her down Miya knew she would've asked Matsu to track the man down and she would cut him down where he stood for abandoning Shinji. She didn't care that Takami told him he was probably too deep in his grief, too deep for his son? The only thing in this world that still held a portion of his wife?
She had calmed down somewhat when Takami had mentioned that Shinji doesn't really care about his father anymore, thinking about Takami and her children as his real family after living with them for around two years. Takami didn't like how he regarded his father as less than what he is, Miya thought the man was scum and was just glad the boy could see who loved him and who didn't.
Shinji also enjoyed himself and was not shy in showing it, much to his mother's surprise. In his new 'Miya-nee' he had gained a cool and strong older sister. He had spent an entire day with his mom, and had even met new friends in Matsu-nee and Kazehana-nee, Maya-nee although the first two were a bit more touchy-feely than he would like.
But alas, even good things must come to an end.
But before they left Takami led them to her office, which Miya thought was strange.
"Shin-chan why don't you watch some TV for a bit? I want to talk to Miya for a bit ok?" Takami suggested while pointing at the TV she kept in the corner of her large office. Shinji nodded, noticing it was time for the anime that Yukari and him liked to watch together to start and sat down on the sofa and grabbed the remote. Seeing this Takami motioned Miya to her desk which was in the opposite side of the room.
"Yes Takami-sensei?" Miya asked as Takami sat on her desk and put a cigarette in her mouth, she wanted to smoke but couldn't light it with a child in the room. Miya just stood in front of her, her sword propped onto the wall beside the door.
"You're reacting to him aren't you?" Takami asked bluntly but made sure she was keeping her tone quiet.
"…Yes," Miya replied rather sheepishly. She didn't need to think about it now, oh how foolish she felt for not noticing it earlier.
Takami just sighed and looked Miya in the eye, "Miya you probably won't see him for a while."
That made her hear stop and her eyes to widen.
"W-why?" She asked in disbelief, why were the gods so cruel to take her ashikabi, her destined one away from her?
"I'm just his guardian remember? His father contacted me and next month he'll be living with his uncle…he won't be close," she explained before, and knowing what Miya was thinking added, "and we both know you can't leave Tokyo-2 without MBI's permission."
Maya just looked at the boy watching his show with bittersweet feelings. He was young yes but she could see the kind man he would grow into but at the same time he was still just a boy, he was growing still and could not control his own fate yet.
And she herself had to stay, who else would lead the disciplinary squad? Who else would hold Karasuba's leash? She had heard plans of releasing numbers six to ten but even with the growth accelerators they had scheduled to finish by then none would have the experience to keep her in line right now. She had to stay.
Takami knew this though and said, "look…Miya, you can spend time with him until his show is over. I'll step outside so just come out and call me…just-just don't do anything too stupid ok? He is my best friend's son."
And as Takami walked out Miya sat beside Shinji who looked up to her and smiled before claiming his spot on her lap. Miya just smiled, hugged her little teddy bear as she knew if they were to meet again he would probably be too big for this and enjoyed his company.
After around 15 minutes she noticed Shinji staring up at her.
"Yes Shinji-kun?" She asked.
"Why are you crying?" He asked with concern as he turned around and moved to a kneeling position facing her to wipe away the tears with his little hands. She had not noticed her crying until then. "Can I make it better?" he asked innocently.
She was flush now, and she knew what would make her feel better. And for once in her life, Miya, Sekirei Number 01, the leader of her race decided to be selfish. So she nodded with a smile before giving a chaste kiss on the young boy's lips.
She made sure to treasure the relatively innocent but nonetheless intimate act, burning into every fiber of her being. She was confident in her skills but she knew her job as the leader of MBI's S-Guard was dangerous, she regularly fought soldiers and machines of war. Her ashikabi was young and living in an unsure post-Impact world. If this was the last time she saw him then she would remember this, forever and ever.
Shinji was blushing before the kiss even started and blushed harder during but enjoyed it nonetheless, contrary to his guardian's opinion he was interested in girls already, Yukari's constant attempts at seducing him had forced that part of him out early. But what got his attention was the ethereal purple wings of light that came out of Miya's back and the slight moan from the older woman. They were…well he didn't know what to call them but beautiful.
Later in life he would thank the stars he didn't taint that memory by associating it with the word 'angel.'
Eventually she broke contact and she was amused to see a cute dumb smile on Shinji's face. She decided that she too would burn that into her memory before giving him a smile she hoped he would burn into his own memory, a warm loving smile she hoped would be his strength in hard times.
"This is the pledge of my soul, the shield who guards against and the sword that will vanquish those who stand before my ashikabi," she gently recited her pledge to him, "This Sekirei Number 01, Miya will protect you and be by your side, forever and ever."
Shinji smiled a warm smile in response, "forever and ever," he repeated. Miya giggled at the cute response before reaching down her top and taking out her dog tags, they were required for all S-Guard members since they were MBI's elite private security force, she took it off and put it around Shinji's neck. His head was still small so she could just easily put it over him.
"Something to remember me by; so be kind, be brave and be strong until we see each other again, ok?" She said to him when she saw him get confused at the gift.
"I promise to be kind and brave and strong!" he replied in response.
Wanting to continue cuddle time with her new and very much adorable ashikabi she picked him up, plopped him on her lap and hugged him like a teddy bear as he finished his show.
They, especially Miya and Shinji, really enjoyed their day but alas all good things must come to an end.
"Bye-bye Miya-nee!" Shinji exclaimed as he waved good bye with one hand while the other firmly grasped Takami's hand as she lead him out the front lobby and to the limo waiting outside.
"I wanna marry Miya-nee!" She heard him say to his pseudo mother, something that caused Takami to flinch before dragging him out the door and flinging him into the limo like a sack of potatoes.
Miya couldn't help but smile as she waved back.
"I don't think I've ever seen you smile before," called out a voice from behind her.
Turning around she saw Takehito, still dressed in his lab coat with a knowing smile on his face.
"You reacted to him didn't you?" He asked.
"What do you mean?" Miya asked, blinking in surprise.
"Miya you're blushing a little," he pointed out. Indeed, now that he pointed it out, she could feel the warmth on her face. She placed a hand over her chest and felt her heart slowing down to a normal pace as she wondered if it was such a good idea winging herself to a threeyear old.
'Yes, I felt it, his kindness and warmth and that fire and steel he showed,' she thought.
"Yes he is my ashikabi but…he is still far too young to do anything about it," she half-admitted to a nodding Takehito.
"Oh don't lie to me, I know you did something…more than treat him like a cuddle toy…you know Miya, I never thought you were a shotacon," he said grinning.
Now it was Miya's turn to blush bright red.
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Tokyo-3, Japan
2015 (0 Days to start of the Angel War. Approximately 2 years prior to the start of the Sekirei Plan)
Shinji Ikari, now 14 years old had just put down the public telephone into the receiver, it had been no help as it was offline due to the state of emergency being declared and had just been repeating the same message over and over again to get to a shelter.
He was dressed in a purple golf shirt and black jeans with grey sneakers, in a different world he may have just wore a white dress shirt and black pants but he had come to love the colour purple and Yukari had beaten dressing nicely into him. He had with him only a duffel bag with some clothing, a shinai and a dull practice katana both in sword bags and slung over his shoulder. In all honesty he didn't know why he brought the practice katana, he should have just shipped it with the rest of his things but the shinai was a good luck charm. It was the very same shinai he had used to win the national middle-school kendo championship a few months back and also a present from Yukari. He hadn't seen the Sahashi family since he was taken in by his uncle, it seemed his father and uncle had really wanted him isolated for some reason.
But Yukari was a formidable force when she was obsessed by something, or in this case, somebody and had somehow developed a network of people she would use as a system to get packages and letters to him. She had kept it a secret to anybody but each other to protect it but it was an impressive thing, a high school student outsmarting NERV without either Shinji or herself knowing she was doing it.
As he wondered why his father had finally contacted him, asking him to come Tokyo-3 with no explanation he reached into his shirt and pulled out the dog tags he had worn ever since meeting a certain purple haired beauty. He remembered her pledge to him well and as he gripped it tight he wished that her wish will protect him until they met again, he had a feeling that his time at Tokyo-3 and whatever his father had in store for him would be awful.
"Forever and ever," he murmured to himself as he remembered his promise to her, a promise he had made an attempt to live up to every single day.
Behind him he heard low loud thudding sounds as the ground seemingly shook with the step of a monster.
The Third Angel, Sachiel the Angel of Water had arrived.
The Angel War has begun.
NEXT ON "AN ANGEL AND HIS WAGTAILS"...CHAPTER 1: END OF THE ANGEL WARS, THE BATTLE OF TOKYO-3.
A/N: Remember to check my profile's poll! I've removed the two winners and added new options!
Since I know you all are curious this is Shinji's harem by Sekirei Number with their power!
Number 01 Miya (Sword)
Number 02 Matsu (Acessing Electronics)
Number 07 Akitsu (Ice)
Number 10 Uzume (Veil)
Number 55 Saki (Swords)
Number 84 Yashima (Hammer/Gravity)
Number 105 Benitsubasa (Hand-to-hand Close Combat)
So Sekirei x Evangelion and Negima! x Evangelion had won out and so they will be my new two crossovers! Make sure to check out the poll with new options!
But pls note I will not likely be starting any new stories as I will now have 6 projects to juggle between.
As you all can see this story focuses on the Sekirei Plan but I will be going through the Angel War and the changes this new version of Shinji changed the events as he eventually retells his tale to his flock.
So I hopped you liked my little prologue, I had this lying around actually for an original Sekirei fic but I scrapped it and decided to keep the prologue. I changed it to fit in the eva verse while adding stuff to make it sweet and adorable while also explaining Evangelion back story to Sekirei fans who may not know anything about it since this is happening in the Eva verse.
As for Eva fans I want them to know that Shinji has a VERY different childhood, having spent 2 years with the strong willed Takami and Yukari having influenced his personality somewhat along with a fateful meeting with Miya.
As for all those wondering, yes Minato will still be around and so will his harem...well sans Matsu, she had been one of my favorite Sekirei and I just had to put her into Shinji's harem.