Reposted under a new pen name. First citrus fic so please don't get too mad if it is bad, okay? I learn by reading others...

Yui's Last Day

I couldn't find a baby sitter. It is like every mother's nightmare having to take a toddler to work with them, but mine more than anyone else's. Why, you may ask? Simple. My work is incredibly complicated. I have put a lot of work into this, as have many others. I cannot bring my son to work with me. For his own safety as well as the project's.

Gendo would be mad. I know what happens when he gets mad. I still have the bruise as proof. Yes, Professor Fuyutski tried to get me to tell him the truth. I lied, but knew that he had figured out the truth. He has always been suspicious of Gendo. Always.

I flicked my short brown hair behind my ears, dressed Shinji and put him in the stroller. He soon fell asleep on our stroll around the park. I just wanted some peace and quiet; a little piece of nature, before entering work.

The lake shimmered like a million diamonds, reflecting the bright sunlight. I felt at peace. Shinji had apparently awoken. I looked down at my son through my green eyes, staring warmly into his pale blue eyes. You could hardly see the blue, his eyes were so dark like Gendo's but with a little tiny smidge of light blue. He started to laugh, his small voice was like music to my ears. He had such a cute smile. I began to feel emotional, he was my child. MY child. I am not going to let his world end. It was then that I was fully prepared to do what was necessary to stop the threat.

It was then that I noticed Professor Kouzou Fuyutski. He came over and talked to me. I don't think he wanted me to go through with the project tests, but I explained that I had to. Hoisting Shinji out of the stroller and holding him in my arms as he flailed his curious arms around, I described why it was that I had to do the tests. For my son.

" Professor," I added, unsurely. "Do you think it would be wise to bring Shinji with me, to work?"

He looked at me, criticism and concern in his eyes. He was silent for a moment.

"Do you want my honest opinion, or the one you want to hear?" He finally remarked.

"Both, if you don't mind. You never know whether they are the same."

"Truthfully, no. It would be incredibly stupid to bring a child to Hakone. The underground lab is far too dangerous for a child. I think you know that, don't you?"

I nodded.

"I have to bring him. I can't find a babysitter." I said, "Besides, maybe it will help him. It might be useful to introduce Shinji to the world of Gehirn. He might grow up to be a bio-engineer like me."

Fuyutski stayed silent, staring out at the lake. It was obvious he was concerned, about Shinji and myself.

"Don't worry about it, Professor." I assured him that I would be safe. He still seemed worried.

It was time to go to the lab. Today was the day. I could feel it. Today we would make history.

Fuyutski offered me a lift to the lab, still trying to convince me that I shouldn't take Shinji along. We drove down to the underground lab and got out of the car. I carried Shinji in my arms, leaving the folded up stroller in Fuyutski's car. I was nervous. The calm serenity of the outside world was forgotten in here, where darkness and work took over. People rushed around busily under the glow of artificial light. We came into the lab, seeing Gendo sitting at his desk, fingers entwined in front of his face; he was thinking deeply about something. My nervousness increased when I wondered what his reaction would be to Shinji's presence.

He looked up, his dark eyes ominously looking from Fuyutski to myself, then he spotted the child I held in my arms.

"What is he doing here?" He questioned sternly, but calmly.

"I couldn't find a babysitter." I replied, keeping as calm and confident as I could.

Naoko Akagi glared at me from the computer panel she was working at.

"I know, I shouldn't have brought him but.."

"That's correct. He could damage something. I will not have a child present during the tests, Yui." He interrupted.

I sighed, maybe I could convince him somehow.

"Look, Gendo, Shinji won't cause any trouble. Look, he has already fallen asleep."

He glanced down at our son briefly before looking up at the thick glass panel in front of us.

I could feel Shinji's soft breathing as he slept, curled in my arms. I held him closer as I saw what I was going to test. Our hard work had come to this. Evangelion Unit 01. It was magnificent. And in the next few hours I would be piloting it.

"Fuyutski." Gendo commanded, "take the child from Yui; she must prepare for the tests."

Fuyutski reluctantly followed his orders. I kissed Shinji's warm forehead before carefully handing him to my old University professor.

"Yui, Dr. Akagi will brief you on what is going to happen." Gendo continued.

The tall woman wearing a long white lab coat and sporting short brownish red waves of hair stood in front of me.

"This way please, Ikari." She said clearly my name sounding bitter on her tongue. How I dislike that woman. Yet, still, without her we would not have the magi system. No matter how much I hate her, she was still a genius.

She took me over to a room, containing a suit.

"Now, this suit is what you will wear inside the entry plug." She pointed to the blue and purple suit, with it's white chest and shoulder pad. In black digits were the numbers 0 and 1. "Get changed in there and I will continue afterwards."

She turned and left, leaving me unhook the suit and take it into the changing room. It felt like plastic but was stretchy like a sort of elastic. The should pad was heavy, and it seemed like rubber coated metal. I put on the boots and was finishing off entering my hands into the gloves as I left the changing room, only to bump into Gendo.

"Gendo? What are you..?" I began before feeling his mouth on mine. He held my wrists and plunged his tongue deep inside, finding my own and playing with it. I closed my eyes relishing the moment. We pulled apart gasping for breath.

"For luck." He said, his mouth turning into a slight smirk. He ran his eyes up and down my body. "You look great" He said finally.

I blushed, realising my body was clad in a skin-tight bodysuit, showing my curves.

He grabbed me by the waist and pulled me in towards his body, before leaning in and kissing me once again. He was so sure of himself. He licked my bottom lip causing me to shiver involuntarily. He was asking for entrance back into my mouth. I decided to play hard to get. He tried to force his tongue through but I wouldn't open. I smiled, noticing the lust in his eyes. I pushed him away.

"I thought Akagi was briefing me." I said my eyes focusing on his.

"I decided to let her get on with the preparation tests. I'll brief you myself..." He spoke the last words very huskily. I was getting very turned on by him. I swaggered over, enjoying him staring at my curves as I swung my hips seductively. I grabbed him and kissed him passionately, forcing my tongue into his mouth, but before he could do anything pulling it out. I thrust it in and out. He groaned, before his arms grasped me and pressed me close to him. He wanted to quit the games, taking the lead again, he snaked his tongue into my mouth. I could feel his hands roaming my body through the suit. I whimpered into his mouth. There was a distinct bulge pressing into my inner thigh. He grunted, as I pushed closer to him.

Damn this stupid suit! It was too difficult to bother removing. I had to push him away, before anything else happened.

"What was that for?" Gendo said, slightly angered.

"The suit is hard to take off, besides, you were meant to be briefing me. Unless I'm meant to make out with the Eva, your not being helpful."

Gendo smirked again. That is one god-damned sexy smirk. Ignoring the thought, I waited for him to speak.

"We'll just have to finish this after the test if finished then..." His deep husky voice growled.

"You can count on that.." I whispered back. "Now, the briefing?"

"Ah, yes." Gendo entered professional mode again. "The entry plug will be filled with LCL to direct oxygenise your blood. Your task is to synchronise with the Eva."

"Don't worry, I will." I assured him.

There was a knock on the door. Akagi entered.

"I need to take Ikari to the Eva now. This tests need to begin."

Gendo nodded.

"See you afterwards, Yui. Remember your promise.."

I smiled.

"Gendo, take care of Shinji for me, please." I added as I left the room.

I was taken along to the entry plug, where I sat inside, ready.

"Filling entry plug with LCL" I heard Akagi's voice say over the radio link.

A amber-yellow liquid filled that tank as I tried to calm myself. I breathed it in. It tasted foul. It was like blood.

"Inserting entry plug." Her voice said again.

I felt the entry plug move. Closed my eyes for a moment, composing myself.

I was now inside the Eva Unit.

"Beginning syncronisation tests."

I tried to feel relaxed. I looked out of the Eva unit. I saw the lab from the other side of the thick glass. Gendo sitting staring intensely at me, with his fingers entwined again. Akagi monitoring a computer screen. Fuytski with Shinji. Shinji was awake. He seemed scared. I grew concerned. He began to cry, and Gendo looked slightly angry. Fuyutski tried to comfort him, but what he needed was me.

"Oh my God!" I heard Akagi gasp. "Sync ratio at 400 and increasing!"

"What!" mouthed Gendo. I couldn't hear him. Suddenly my vision went black. I was living over memories in my head as if watching a movie. Is this what it is like to die? I heard myself think. No. No, for Shinji and Gendo I can't... then nothing. The only thing I hear now is my son, a teenager, screaming for help. I exist now, only to help him. I exist only inside the Eva.

Ikari Yui - 1977-2004