Stranded Part One

Eiji blushed but did not say anything as he began walking out of the collapsed house. Ai, smiled cheekily and walked out with a hop in her step. The rest of their trip back to the bunker was clear sailing. Ai stood in front of the house that she once lived in and felt memories surging through her head. She then lifted the trailer up over her head and began making her way up the hill. Eiji followed along behind her. After clearing out a space big enough to set the trailer down, Ai did not go to the bunker first but turned to walk towards her back yard. "Eiji, come with me for a bit."

Eiji nodded and followed after her. Ai stopped in front of four marked graves and sat down. She looked up at Eiji and patted the grass next to her. "This is Mai's and my parents' graves. They died when we got attacked by five, first type machina. I guess the training I gave them just wasn't enough..."