Hey there everybody! No, this is not an update to this story in a traditional sense. Sorry for any hard feelings :'(. However, there is good news, really good news. I have picked up writing again and have decided something. I. Must. Finish. This. Fiction. That's right. No strating up any new fics until this one is done. They ultra good news? I have chnaged my style of writing slightly. Nothing dramatic, but I am much more descriptive now, and use better grammar for a story like this.

I am going to do almost all of the story before I start releasing chapters. They will be released on a weekly basis, like episodes. Each chapter is around 4000 to 5000 words long. I saw 'is' for a reason. I currently have four chapters done. So far, the word count is a little more than twenty thousand, and I am only beginning the fight with Israefl (Sp, I know it's wrong.).

So, that leads me to my third thing. I need a pre-reader. I have contacted some of my old pre-readers, and am sending out e-mails as I type to those I still have not written to, but in case none of them respond, I am looking for one. (Phoenix, my old pre-reader, if you're reading this your e-mail isn't working...). Now, I am looking for somebody who is not only going to fix gramatical mistakes, but also help me be more vivid and interseting! For instance, if you see that I wrote, "Asuka looked at Shinji" when they first meet again on the carriers, write down next to it, "Asuka looked over at Shinji in disbelief." Of course, that is only an example. I pre-read most of my stuff myself first, so most of it should be correct. Just letting you know. I would like an EXPERIENCED pre-reader though.

Thanks for your time, and please don't kill me for not updating. The standard rules still apply. I can't come here during the day, only at night because my family (who I live with) think that fanfiction, anime, anything like that in general, is all evil, and that I shouldn'tbe involved with it. It's actually 2:39 right now. Okay, her is a small teaser of what is to come. I wrote this in about four minutes just now, so it's not exactly up to my 'standards' that I'm using for my story. It's also not pre-read or abc checked, but it should be pretty much okay.

Enjoy.

Different Beginnings by RampagingEvangelion
Prologue

Enjoy this sample of my work!

Shinji Ikari watched as aircraft took off and landed at the airport. Standing next to him was his father, Gendo Ikari. To be completely honest, Shinji didn't know why they were here. It didn't make any sense. Gendo had Shinji pack a few of his things earlier that day. Previous to that, Gendo was on the phone talking to somebody. He remembered parts of the conversation clearly.

"We will meet at the Tokyo International Airport... Yes... Because I do not have time or him... Why is none of your concern, Roland... The only reason I am calling you is because Yui spoke about this situation in the past... No, if we both died... I already told you, because I have no time for a child like that!... Regardless, she wanted you to have him if anything went wrong... That is all that you need to know... Either you take him or I send him to an orphanage... Then he'll have somebody to interact with... That is irrelevant... I will meet you there, Langley."

What did it all mean Shinji wondered? His young mind couldn't comprehend it. As he thought over the situation, he didn't even notice as a large man approached them. The man was European for sure, with dark brown hair, and blue eyes. With him was a woman of short stature. She had blonde hair down to her mid back, with hazel eyes. She had a small build, and looked fragile like a porcelain doll. Standing next to the two adult stood a girl.

The girl appeared to be of the same age as Shinji. She had burning auburn hair down to her upper back, and piercing blue eyes. She stood tall and proud. The girl wore a Green skirt, and a white top. Shinji turned and noticed the trio as they stopped next to his father and himself.

"Rokubungi..." the man stated.

"It is Ikari, Langley." Gendo stated coldly.

"I don't see how a nice young girl like Yui ever saw a man such as yourself as attractive." the man said with disgust.

"What you think is irrelevant. Now take him so I can leave." Gendo said. 'Take him? Does he mean me?'

"Daddy..." Shinji said softly as he tugged on his fathers arm. "What do you mean? You're coming with me, right?" The man coldly stared at his son.

"I will not. You are of no use to me." Oh, that icy voice! How could a human be so cruel? So cruel to another human, so cruel to his son? Shinji's eyes started to water up.

"What! No! I want to stay with you daddy!" Gendo turned around and started walking away, leaving his son crying in the airport. "Daddy! Wait for me! Daddy!" Shinji dropped his heavy suit case and tried to make a run for his disappearing father. As he attempted to do so, two burly arms came over him. "Daddy!"

He wept. Oh, how cruel is a man to make a child weep? As he wept, the girl looked at the boy with a mixture of disgust, and sadness.

'Mama...' Asuka thought. The memories flooded into her head. They were so fresh and vivid. Though tears came to her eyes, she suppressed them, refusing to cry. She watched as the man holding Shinji kneeled down next to the crying boy and whisper in his ear.

"Don't worry Shinji. Everything will be okay. My name is Roland Langley, and this is my wife, Andrea, and this is our daughter, Asuka..." he spoke gently. "Now Shinji, you're part of our family... Come on let's go home."

Thus, the life of Shinji Ikari would be forever changed from that point on.

Well? You like? Hope so. One more thing, the story will be named "Different Beginnings", just like this one was named before I re-named it. Okay, I'm going to bed. Send me an e-mail if you're interested, or leave yours if you don't have an account.

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