Author's Notes:
	This fanfiction takes place during and after episode 22 of the Neon 
Genesis Evangelion TV series, Asuka's mind-rape.  This story was not intended to 
infringe on the rights of Gainax, ADV, or Viz.  Thanks to all who helped inspire 
me to write this fic, Andrew Huang, Drakken Fyre, and Al-I-bus! This is a slight 
reworking and addition to the original Asuka's Plea, which might shed some light 
upon events in the sequel!
Revision 4/8/99: I've decided to rename this Neon Genesis Evangelion-Adam and 
Eve: Asuka's Plea.  All of the old stories will be part of this series.

Neon Genesis Evangelion-Adam and Eve: Chapter One-Asuka's Plea
		By Dr. Suekeichi Kaiton


	Shinji stood behind a NERV tape looking pitifully at an emotional Asuka, 
who was weeping and screaming at him to leave.  Asuka stood in a small area of 
rooftop picketed with NERV tape, with images of her mother's suicide still fresh 
in her mind.  Emotionally beaten, Asuka withdrew in upon herself, not accepting 
outside help or love.  Subconsciously Asuka knew that she loved Shinji, loved 
his faults and his bravery, the idea had occurred to her after his battle with 
the 12th Angel.  Now after her defeat and mind-rape she was a sobbing emotional 
wreck, hardly what Shinji expected from the self-proclaimed best Eva pilot; 
snapped back into reality, Shinji found that Asuka was asleep, exhausted from 
her sobs.  Wrapping Asuka in a blanket, Shinji carried her back to their 
apartment.
	As Shinji entered he didn't bother to ask is anyone was home, Misato was 
still at NERV or at Kaji's; Shinji had notice how much longer Misato spent at 
Kaji's even though he had disappeared, still he would expect that.  Hefting his 
burden to her room, Shinji lay her on the bed depressed the right wrist button, 
thereby releasing the air out of her plug-suit, and left.  Asuka Langley Soryu, 
she was the only woman he knew but she was hardly forthcoming with anything but 
insults; Shinji had entertained the idea of asking her out but quickly changed 
his mind knowing full well the consequences.  Shinji Ikari, Eva pilot, hero of 
NERV fell asleep immediately after lying down on his bed.
	Numerous hours later, Shinji awoke to a warm sensation pushed against his 
chest, he dismissed it until he could feel a pair of hands work their way around 
him.  He jumped.  As Shinji's mind came back on line he saw 1) Asuka was lying 
next to him 2) she was holding onto him 3) they were still in their plugsuits.  
After processing this data Shinji grew a sweatdrop and recalled this incident 
from the night before Israfel's destruction.  Slowly deciding to lie back down 
he encircled Asuka absorbing her warmth, it was a pleasant feeling this sense of 
dependence, he could get used to this.
	"Shinji hold me." She tossed in her sleep, vestiges of her tears 
remained.  Her golden red hair shimmered in the moonlight.
	Those simple three words were enough to send Shinji's mind right out the 
window.  Did she love him?  Why didn't she try to act kinder?  These questions 
would have to wait because soon he had another crisis on his hands.
	"Shinji I'm cold, hold me, make me warm." She cuddled closer.
	Against all good judgement Shinji pulled the sheet over them and snuggled 
closer to the red haired beauty.  Asuka snuggled closer and rested with her head 
just below his, Shinji could hear her low paced breath and the dull throb of her 
heartbeat.  Did he love her?  These words had never been associated with Asuka 
in his mind before, the untouchable woman.  He knew that at school the only 
thing that kept all the boys at bay was her attitude, he himself was intimidated 
by it, then Asuka began to cry in her sleep.

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	Asuka stood on a rooftop overlooking Tokyo 3.  She was boxed into a 
square of NERV yellow security tape.  Soon She was not alone; Hikari Horaki 
materialized in back of her.
	"Asuka, why do you push Shinji away?"
	"Because I hate him!!!!"
	"Why don't you talk to Misato?"
	"Because she stole Kaji away!!!"
	"Kaji never loved you...he used you to get closer to Misato."
	"No that's not true!!!" 
	"Do you love Shinji?"
	"NO!!!!"
	"Fine then, I'll take him."  Hikari turned to her side and Shinji 
appeared to take her arm, Hikari smiled, "Well Asuka, guess who took your man!"
	"NNNNNOOOOONNNOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"  Asuka bellowed at the top of her lungs 
and lunged at Horaki, but Hikari disappeared and Asuka went headfirst into her 
mother's swinging body.  "AH!" Asuka swung around and began to weep, weep for 
her mother and Shinji; she had lost both of them, both of them!  
"Come die with me Asuka."  The swinging body seemed to mock her.  Shinji was the 
first boy to look beyond her looks and partially tear away her defenses, letting 
him see her true nature.  He was kind, caring, considerate, and a bit nervous at 
times but the only man that had ever been so kind to her.  Her mother was driven 
insane because of a botched Eva test and guilt for Asuka's upbringing, this 
guilt drove her to kill herself and Asuka was there for every moment.  The scene 
changed to Eva 02's cage; Ritsuko and Maya appeared to her right.
	"Pathetic!  Your scores lower than a beginner's."
	"NO!
"Dr. Akagi's right, a score of 0.000000000% is not fitting of your stature."
	"NO!"
"Wipe her records Maya, take her off the roster!"
	"NO!"
"Yes right away."  They disappeared, and Commander Ikari materialized.
"I have no need of trash, get out!"
"NO!"
The room changed from the Eva's heavy constraints in gray and green, to the deck 
of the pride of the UN Fleet, "Over the Rainbow." Asuka la in her plugsuit upon 
the sloshing makeshift docking slats; the plugsuit was loose giving Ryouji Kaji 
an eyeful.
"Kaji-san?"
"What Asuka?"
"Do you love me?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because you're immature and arrogant, thoughtless and brash, no one would love 
one such as that."
"You can't mean that!"
"I do."
Asuka jerked upright and pulled open the top of the plugsuit exposing her 
breasts, she was overdeveloped for her age but Kaji seemed not to be impressed.
"Don't you want me Kaji?"
"I said no!"  He swatted Asuka away like a gnat; she splashed into the pinkish 
coolant covering the room.  Asuka struggled to stay above but was dragged down 
by the thick fluid, her kicks powerless, her efforts futile.  Kaji turned his 
back to her and began to walk away, as he reached the entrance arch; Hikari, 
Ritsuko, Maya Ibuki, Gendo Ikari, Misato, Rei and Shinji appeared.
"I'll take Shinji off your hands Asuka!  He doesn't deserve you!"  Hikari had 
her hands all over Shinji, caressing his soft skin.
"Pathetic!"  Ritsuko gave her a look of pure vehemence.
"Test scores show that Asuka's synch ratio is under 0.00000%" Maya burned her 
test score printouts.
"You disappoint me."  Ikari's eyes glared, smashing her bravado to pieces.
"I'll take care of Kaji for ya!"  Misato glomped onto Kaji and kissed him.
"...."  Rei's red orbs focused on Asuka as if draining her oxygen supply.
"Do you love me?"  Shinji's pleading haunted eyes stared wistfully through her.
Asuka sank to the bottom of the holding tank, with her air running out , Was her last thought before darkness seeped into the edges of her 
vision.

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	 Shinji was in a sad situation.  He wanted to hold Asuka in his arms, 
hold her tight, comfort her in this time of need; but all he could do was stare 
blankly into her eyelids, his mind warning him of the possible dangerous 
consequences of that action.  She really was beautiful...if only she were only a 
little more nice, her attitude was what kept most men at bay; her personality 
was lacking but Shinji could see that all she needed was some one to depend 
upon.
	Asuka rolled in her sleep, the white sheets getting rolled around her 
slim thighs; Shinji found her the most attractive at her most vulnerable.  In 
her mind the dream was fading, she was dying at the bottom of the coolant tank 
the pink fluid blotting out her life.  Thick, heavy liquid encased her body as 
the menagerie of individuals continued their vicious examination of her psyche, 
pointing out every last fault, every last mistake she had ever made.
	She awoke with a start causing Shinji's heart to explode.  She viewed her 
surroundings and came to the conclusion that she was in Shinji's room, but why?  
Shinji recovered quite quickly and released his hold around her waist and came 
into full face to face contact with Asuka's. 
"I, I, I...um...well...that is..." He stuttered, her breath blew across his face 
causing his body to break out into goosebumps, she realized that she was holding 
onto him. With a start she ran out of the bed, out the door, and out of their 
lives.  Misato was pushed out of the way as Asuka sped out the door with a small 
piece of luggage, her face stained with tears.

				Two Years Later...

Asuka Langley Soryu left the Nagoya-4 municipal High School promptly at two-
thirty.  Following her normal routine she worked for three hours at her job then 
went to her one-bedroom apartment to cry herself to sleep.  She walked into the 
door and lay in bed thinking of the past.  The past...all she every thought 
about now was Shinji Ikari, his face engraved upon her mind and memory as the 
only man to be kind to her, loved her.  Two years ago she had fled from NERV and 
the object of her desire ran because she could not deal with the idea of 
depending upon someone.  While those memories were positive, many negative ones 
flashed through her mind: The mind rape, the failure, and the doll.
	After taking off her uniform she realized how much like Rei she had 
become, she followed the same routine and she was alone, non-syllabic.  Asuka 
ate an instant beef bowl and prepared to cry herself to sleep another night, 
however, she stopped dead in her tracks when she walked into her bedroom.
	Atop her bed was a small package, she did not bother locking the door so 
anyone could have delivered it.  She carefully approached it already dreading 
what she would see.  NERV had found her.  Asuka did not know whether to cry or 
run again, they had found her.  Taking a switchblade from her desk she carved 
open the package.
Amid a sea of Styrofoam peanuts was a black felt box, two inches on each side, 
gathering her remaining courage Asuka pried open the box to behold...a 24 karat 
gold engagement ring with a light blue stone that matched her eyes.  Tears 
flowed from her eyes because she knew only one person would give her such a 
gift, and she needed the proof.  Scrounging through the box she found a small 
slip of white paper with a note scrawled on it.  Asuka's heart soared when she 
found it, her eyes brimmed with tears, and she pressed it to her breast after 
she read what was written...
	
I NEED YOU    

She knew what had to be done...she had to return to Tokyo-3...
							(To be continued...)

	Well how do you like that!  I've finally finished with this fanfic and 
I'd like to thank the good people at Gainax for an excellent series that really 
makes one think.  This fanfic was inspired in part by "A new world for Shinji 
and Asuka" by Al-I-Bus, "I mustn't run away" by Andrew Huang, and "Home" by Cory 
Holmes.  The note Asuka found in the package was inspired by one scene in the 
End of Eva where a computer screen reads "I need you."  
	Notes: 4-8-99
		I've changed all the rules.  I watched The End of Eva over 
vacation and decided to continue this story in a new direction.  Therefore a 
whole new title was needed.  There are now three versions of this one fanfic: 
The original, my revision, and now this renamed version.  I am deeply sorry for 
any confusion this may cause.
									Well until next 
time!
									Dr. Suekeichi Kaiton
									Kaiton@banet.net
									C&C welcome
I'd like to thank my two pre-readers Munkyme123 and Mamboking!

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