Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction / Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ The Adventures of Jusenkyo Man: All About Eva ❯ Chapter 3
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By: Lord_Raa 
Anime/Manga: Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction / Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 03.30.2004 | Updated On: 04.22.2004 | Pages: 6 | Words: 4.0K | Visits: 1.9K | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction / Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 03.30.2004 | Updated On: 04.22.2004 | Pages: 6 | Words: 4.0K | Visits: 1.9K | Status: Completed
The Adventures Jusenkyo Man:
All about Eva
By Lord Raa
Part 3
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Author's note: This chapter takes place after events that have yet to be finalised & posted. I do not know where this will fit in to the timeline of events yet, but you should know that things have happened to Ranma in the interim to cause an already OOC Ranma to act even stranger. Yes, even when compared to previous chapters.
Also the following section of this "epic tale" will contain jokes that are not suitable for younger readers. I am warning you all in advance that there is a reason for the "R" rating I gave this - it contains humour of an adult nature. That means references to sexual experience and all sorts of legally and/or morally dubious activities. That could mean profane language, plot holes, violence and/or sexual deviancy.
You're on your own from here on.
Oh, I forgot to credit my pre-reader at the end of the last chapter, so he gets above the story mention as way of apology. Chi Vayne, your assistance is always greatly appreciated.
**********
"F-father!"
"Rei informed me that something was going on," Gendo was his usual stern self. "I want to know exactly what the situation is."
Misato glared at the blue haired girl. 'That bitch. I'll get her for that.' "I was going to take Shinji to see the remains of the Angel he stopped the other day."
"But Captain Katsuragi, Ikari-kun requires clothing if he is to leave the changing room," Rei pointed out.
Dr Akagi arrived on the scene and insisted that Shinji be towel-dried by her. To ensure that he would not catch a cold.
Gendo did not look happy at the turn of events. "Dr Akagi!" he barked.
"What? Just because you're not getting any sex, doesn't mean that you can piss on my fireworks."
Everybody in the room blinked as Ritsuko's words sunk in.
Gendo barely managed to contain his rage. "It is obvious that my son is disrupting Nerv. Gather your things, Shinji. It is time for you to go."
Shinji nodded, knowing that there was nothing he could do and that he was being discarded again. Getting dressed, he thanked Misato for giving him a place to stay. Rei was thanked, though not in the way she's hoped, for her friendship.
Rei was beginning to regret her course of action. 'I did not plan for Ikari-kun to be ejected from Nerv. I must work to get Ikari-kun reinstated as a pilot.'
Misato glared at Ritsuko. The look screamed, "You dumb bitch! Now look where your perversions have gotten us!"
Ritsuko didn't know what to say. She had managed to deny the ladies of Nerv their greatest reason for fighting.
"Where will Shinji go?" Misato asked.
"Away from Tokyo-3," was Gendo's callous answer.
**********
Approximately a week after Shinji's exile from Tokyo-3, the alarms sounded the arrival of the fifth Angel causing Misato to curse loudly. "Fuck! Fuck! Fucking fuck!"
The time spent without Shinji had not been kind to her. Her already unhealthy drinking habits had turned into alcoholism - for the past two days, she had arrived at work drunk. Whether or not it was from breakfast or still from the night before was discussed at great length.
"Captain," one of the bridge bunnies approached the frustrated officer.
"What?"
Scared, but determined to do his job, Aoba relayed the preliminary data on the Angel.
"Get ready to launch Rei in Unit 00!" Misato ordered, yet inside the doubts were forming. 'What is the point? It's been over a week since anybody saw Shinji. He could be dead. And if he is, why bother continuing to live?'
**********
Rei was not happy. Before the arrival of Shinji Ikari it was often suspected that Rei had some kind of allergy to jocularity as no-one had seen her smile. But during her brief acquaintance with the Third Child, she had been experiencing a range of feelings, from the simple pleasure of speaking with Shinji to the murderous thoughts when another woman dared even _try_ to touch him in the bathing suit area.
*Rei, we need you to defeat the Angel quickly,* Fuyutsuki ordered over the comm. link.
"Yes." Rei's voice made her previous monotone feel like the emotion filled ranting stand up comedian.
**********
Commander Ikari arrived at his post. "Report."
"The fifth Angel has arrived. We've sent Rei in Unit 00 to stop it," Fuyutsuki informed Gendo.
Gendo Ikari, master plotter and manipulator of events that he was, was concerned that the absence of his son would alter the timeline of events. If the Angels could not be defeated, then there would be zero chance for the survival of the human race.
The Angels were the test to see if humanity was ready for what instrumentality would bring.
And without the HIP, the species known as Homo sapiens would die out.
It looked like the fifth Angel planned to start its killing spree with Rei Ayanami. A beam of charged particles so bright that it hurt the eyes of many that witnessed it, slammed into the chest of Unit 00.
"Get Rei out of there!" Gendo bellowed at his staff.
After Rei had been retrieved, Misato's cell phone rang. "What? You've found him?"
There was a short reply from the man on the other end the line.
"Bring him here, it's an emergency." Hanging up she relayed the good news to the rest of the Nerv staff. "Shinji's alive, Section 2 are bringing him back."
Ritsuko smiled. After all, who knew what condition he was in? He might need some serious physiotherapy or be so encrusted with filth that a sponge bath was in order.
**********
30 minutes later, Shinji was brought back to Nerv headquarters.
"Why was I brought back, Misato-san?" Shinji asked nervously.
He was nervous because his former room mate was hugging him close to her body to prove that he was real.
"I missed you so much, Shin-chan," she sobbed.
"We all did, Shinji-kun."
"Dr Akagi, where's Rei?"
"She's in the hospital. When the Angel attacked, her Eva caught a powerful blast in the chest section," the blonde answered.
"Is she ok?" Shinji was concerned for the blue haired pilot.
Akagi nodded. "At the moment, yes, but if don't defeat the Angel soon..." she trailed off to emphasise the seriousness of the situation.
'Shinji's in my arms and all's right with the world,' Misato thought happily. She was considerably calmer now that Shinji was found. Were circumstances different, she'd be ready to fall into a natural sleep, rather than the booze induced slumber of the past week.
"What's the Angel doing?" Shinji asked the blonde doctor.
"It's boring through the armour of the Geo-front with a modified AT field. We calculate that we have 18 hours before it breaks through."
Misato had an idea. "What about that positron rifle the JSSDF are developing?"
Ritsuko pondered her friend's suggestion. "If we charge it with enough energy, it should have the power to punch through the Angel's AT field, but can we modify it in time? And where would we get that much electricity?"
"From all over Japan," Shinji offered. "It'll take some serious political muscle, but can't Nerv do things like that?"
'Oh that's a good idea, Shin-chan. I'll have to reward you for being such a good boy,' Misato had a gleam in her eyes. "Yes. Ritsuko, run some simulations. I'll talk to the commander."
"I'll take a shower and see Ayanami-san," Shinji added.
Ritsuko had time to admire the new backbone her would be guinea pig had grown. 'I wonder what else of his he has developed? No, we don't have time for naughty fantasies, if we fail then there will be no Shinji for me to enjoy.'
**********
Ayanami lay in the infirmary staring at the ceiling. 'I failed. Was it because there was no reason for me to succeed now that Ikari-kun is gone?'
There was a knock at the door.
"Ayanami-san?"
"Ikari-kun?" Rei asked, hoping that it wasn't a painkiller induced hallucination.
Opening the door, Shinji entered. "Are you all right, Ayanami-san?"
Rei's face lit up like the neon of Las Vegas. "I am now, Ikari-kun. How will we defeat this Angel?"
"We have a plan. I will use a positron rifle to penetrate the Angel's AT field from a safe distance."
"Are we unable to get close?"
"Yes, if the Angel detects a threat within a certain distance, it strikes," said Shinji as he stepped closer to the bed.
"Ikari-kun, I will eat something and then I will attend the mission briefing." Rei seemed to be filled with a new source of energy. 'Now that Ikari-kun is safe, I have a reason to fight the Angels again.'
**********
The fifth Angel was dispatched quickly, as Shinji was able to synchronise with Unit 01 better than before. However, it needed two shots from Shinji.
Rei had still taken a hit from the Angel, but luckily Shinji had been able to damage the core and the blast was severely weakened.
Having helped Rei from the entry plug, he was a little surprised to find her hanging on to him for dear life.
"Ayanami-san?"
"Ikari-kun," she sighed.
"Are you all right, Ayanami-san?" Shinji was becoming deeply concerned, for the blue haired pilot.
"I will be, Ikari-kun," was all Rei could manage before she fell succumbed to exhaustion.
"Please, Dr Akagi, take good care of her," Shinji pleaded with the blonde doctor.
"Yes, of course, Shinji. But I want to examine you later, ok?"
Shinji nodded and left to check up on Misato.
**********
Misato sat misty eyed as she heard Shinji calling out for _her_. "Shin-chan," she murmured happily.
"Misato-san, are you there?"
"Shinji!"
Shinji breathed a sigh of relief when his house mate answered him. "Misato-san, I'm glad to see you. How have you been?"
When Shinji saw the appearance of his friend, he realised that it was a silly question. The purple haired woman had taken Shinji's absence hard. There were bags under her eyes, her uniform had stains from several meals down it and there was the unmistakable smell of alcohol on her breath.
"Let's go home, Misato, you could do with some rest." Shinji helped the captain up and supported her weight easily.
"Shin-chan, I'm not that kind of girl," Misato said unconvincingly.
"Really Misato?"
Misato laughed for the first time in over a week. "Yeah, I'm a lady, Mr Ikari. Remember that."
"Then whose is the hand around my waist?" Shinji asked suspiciously.
Misato managed to blush. "I've just been so lonely, Shin-chan."
"I missed you too, Misato-san. Do you want me to get someone to drive us home?"
His question was answered with a yawn and the sounds of light snoring. "I'll get a driver, then shall I?"
*******
When Shinji and Misato arrived at their apartment, Shinji thanked the driver.
"No problem kid, we owe you for saving us."
Shinji shrugged. "I guess."
Fumbling around for the keys to the apartment, he was surprised to see his father open the door.
"Father!"
"Shinji," he greeted his estranged son.
"Why are you here father?" Shinji asked as he shifted Misato so that he could remove her shoes.
"We need to have a long discussion about your role at Nerv. I will see you in my office at 10 tomorrow morning. Do not be late." And with that simple instruction, Gendo left his son to deal with a sleeping woman.
Having managed to carry Misato to her room, he was taken aback when she wrapped her arms around him.
"Shin-chan, please, stay the night. I won't try anything, I promise."
This was making Shinji uncomfortable. "Misato-san, are you sure? What will people think?"
"I don't care, Shinji. Everyone knows that you're a nice guy, and that you wouldn't do anything to a sleeping woman. Please allow me to get some rest."
"Only if you promise to cut down on your drinking, Misato-san," Shinji voice his demand for the bargain.
"Deal," Misato agreed.
**********
When morning arrived, Shinji was not terribly shocked to find Misato wrapped around his body.
'She looks so peaceful, but I have to get ready to get her ready for work, then I need to see my father.'
Shinji managed to extricate himself from Misato's bizarre hold, but not before she moved in her sleep and brushed her hand against his body. 'I guess she didn't do that on purpose, but first things first. Laundry.'
Grabbing some of Misato's outfits, he sighed when he realised that he lacked the facilities to wash all the dirty clothes. "Best if I do this first."
As he hand washed the least soiled uniform, something caught his eye and caused him to ask a valid question. Does Misato currently have any clean underwear?
Hanging up the uniform to dry, he started to prepare breakfast for his friend. Satisfied that he could leave it for a few minutes, he went to wake up the captain.
"Misato-san?"
"Shin-chan?" she asked hopefully. "You're back?"
"For the time being, Misato-san. Now, I've got you a uniform drying and breakfast is on the way. The bath will be ready in three quarters of an hour, but I need to know something, Misato-san," Shinji had already acquired a serious blush about this last point.
"Yes?" 'He looks after me so well, I must reward such behaviour.'
Shinji coughed. "Doyouhaveanycleanunderwear?"
"What was that?"
"Do you have any clean underwear?" Shinji was forced to look away in embarrassment.
'He's soooo cute, I must hug him.' Misato pulled the pilot into an affectionate embrace.
"M-misato, you said you wouldn't do anything like this," Shinji whined.
"Hush, it's the price you pay for wanting to know about my underwear, Shin-chan," Misato teased. Upon hearing Shinji's muffled cries about breakfast burning, she let him go. "I'll tell you when you come back, Shin-chan."
Resigning himself to more teasing, Shinji went back to the morning meal. His attempts to prevent the ruination of the soup were sabotaged by the nuzzling Misato subjected him to.
"Misato-san, please. Breakfast."
Misato just smirked. "Hush, you got me excited when you mentioned my underwear. Is my little Shinji ready to become a man?"
Shinji gulped as the purple haired beauty started to caress his body. "Misato-san, what did we say about touching me?"
"Hey, if I'm giving up booze, I need something to fill the void," Misato argued.
"True, but not while I'm cooking," Shinji countered.
Releasing her grip, Misato grumbled cutely. "In answer to your question, Shin-chan, I don't have any clean underwear. You left just before laundry day, remember?"
Shinji sighed. "Yeah."
Misato had yet another naughty thought. "Shinji, would you be a darling and wash my back for me?" she asked in her best "I'm so pure and innocent that I don't even go to the toilet" voice.
"After we've eaten, Misato-san." Shinji looked up from the food. "Wait a minute!"
Misato giggled. "You can't go back on your word, Shinji. You don't want to get a bad reputation, do you?"
Shinji struggled to find a suitable response that wasn't a whine. Instead he settled for announcing the readiness of their food.
***********
During bath time, Misato pulled Shinji's hands around her waist, as if the intimacy displayed was a regular occurrence.
"Misato-san, please, it's not proper."
"It's not proper making children risk their lives, Shinji. At least allow me to make you a man," Misato offered as she turned round to kiss Shinji on the lips.
'Closer, just a little closer,' she thought.
A knock on the door interrupted her.
*********
"Misato-san?"
Misato's eyes shot open as she realised she'd been daydreaming in the tub. "Damn."
"Misato-san, are you all right?"
"Yeah, I'm done. Why what's the rush?"
"My father wants to talk with me about my role at Nerv. He was here last night when we got home," Shinji explained.
"Oh, he's not going to send you away is he?" Misato sounded sad at that idea.
"I-I don't know, Misato-san," Shinji confessed.
**********
At Nerv headquarters, many pairs of eyes under female ownership found Shinji to be a pleasant sight.
Maya escorted Shinji from the main entrance. "Shinji-kun, I'm glad that you came back to help us."
"I'm just glad that I was able to help you, Ibuki-san," Shinji said modestly. "Why are all these women staring at me?"
Maya blushed as she thought about how to word the truth. "We're just interested in seeing the saviour of Tokyo-3, Shinji-kun. Any idea what you father wanted to see you about."
"I don't know what he wants of me," Shinji answered pensively.
"I'm sure that he realised his mistake last week, Shin-chan," Misato replied running to catch up to them. "Productivity was down something shocking during your absence."
After taking in Misato's newly smartened appearance, Maya's eye twitched. 'It's bad enough that she shamelessly teases poor Shinji-kun, but now she's making him do her laundry and housework, too. Not that I'd mind him washing my panties.' That last thought removed her murderous urges and replaced them with ones of a more adult nature.
Misato absently took Shinji's arm. 'When did he become so cute? Never mind, I need to convince his bastard of a father to let him stay at my place.'
Arriving at Gendo's office, Shinji was filled with a sense of dread. "Here goes nothing," he reasoned half-heartedly.
**********
Upon hearing the knock on the door, Gendo commanded his son to enter.
"Father," Shinji started nervously.
"Shinji. I take it you know why you are here," Gendo started ominously. "Captain Katsuragi, Lieutenant Ibuki, your presence is not required."
Seeing that the two women were considering an act of defiance, Gendo decided to forego the pre-amble. "Shinji, your presence is disruptive to Nerv but you absence affects us far more."
"What do you mean, father?"
"Pilot Ayanami has requested that she share living arrangements with you, so that she can 'protect the best hope for the survival of the human race'. Naturally this causes problems for us. This is not an isolated request; Dr Akagi has expressed a desire to keep you under close observation."
"I don't want to be a bother to anyone," Shinji's voice was as timid as ever.
'Too late, Shinji,' Gendo thought, 'Seele have changed their plans - they no longer deem you to be expendable.' "Captain Katsuragi, it has been decided that you will protect Shinji. Do not allow him to come to any harm."
Shinji blinked. He'd been expecting some form of punishment.
Misato smiled, she knew just how best to "protect" Shinji.
Maya managed to hide her disappointment at not being Shinji's lover. Err, guardian. That was an honest mistake. It's not her fault that Shinji's pleasant smell caused her brain to start tripping out.
"You are all dismissed."
*********
To be continued....?
Well, as you can see, even people like Gendo get things wrong. Evidently what they say about assumption is true.
Do you want me to write the next part of this, or would you like me to get back to the main "plot" line, where Ranma is scheduled to meet a certain young boy that needs to be taught swordsmanship?
Or are you all content to read about the misadventures of Shinji?
Next time:
"Now that you mention it, I haven't seen Pen-pen for a while."
"Misato-san, you didn't lose Pen-pen in the mess did you?"
Any questions or comments?
Send your opinions via your normal method.
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I'll answer what I can, but I make no guarantees.
Until the next time you stumble around here.
All about Eva
By Lord Raa
Part 3
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Author's note: This chapter takes place after events that have yet to be finalised & posted. I do not know where this will fit in to the timeline of events yet, but you should know that things have happened to Ranma in the interim to cause an already OOC Ranma to act even stranger. Yes, even when compared to previous chapters.
Also the following section of this "epic tale" will contain jokes that are not suitable for younger readers. I am warning you all in advance that there is a reason for the "R" rating I gave this - it contains humour of an adult nature. That means references to sexual experience and all sorts of legally and/or morally dubious activities. That could mean profane language, plot holes, violence and/or sexual deviancy.
You're on your own from here on.
Oh, I forgot to credit my pre-reader at the end of the last chapter, so he gets above the story mention as way of apology. Chi Vayne, your assistance is always greatly appreciated.
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"F-father!"
"Rei informed me that something was going on," Gendo was his usual stern self. "I want to know exactly what the situation is."
Misato glared at the blue haired girl. 'That bitch. I'll get her for that.' "I was going to take Shinji to see the remains of the Angel he stopped the other day."
"But Captain Katsuragi, Ikari-kun requires clothing if he is to leave the changing room," Rei pointed out.
Dr Akagi arrived on the scene and insisted that Shinji be towel-dried by her. To ensure that he would not catch a cold.
Gendo did not look happy at the turn of events. "Dr Akagi!" he barked.
"What? Just because you're not getting any sex, doesn't mean that you can piss on my fireworks."
Everybody in the room blinked as Ritsuko's words sunk in.
Gendo barely managed to contain his rage. "It is obvious that my son is disrupting Nerv. Gather your things, Shinji. It is time for you to go."
Shinji nodded, knowing that there was nothing he could do and that he was being discarded again. Getting dressed, he thanked Misato for giving him a place to stay. Rei was thanked, though not in the way she's hoped, for her friendship.
Rei was beginning to regret her course of action. 'I did not plan for Ikari-kun to be ejected from Nerv. I must work to get Ikari-kun reinstated as a pilot.'
Misato glared at Ritsuko. The look screamed, "You dumb bitch! Now look where your perversions have gotten us!"
Ritsuko didn't know what to say. She had managed to deny the ladies of Nerv their greatest reason for fighting.
"Where will Shinji go?" Misato asked.
"Away from Tokyo-3," was Gendo's callous answer.
**********
Approximately a week after Shinji's exile from Tokyo-3, the alarms sounded the arrival of the fifth Angel causing Misato to curse loudly. "Fuck! Fuck! Fucking fuck!"
The time spent without Shinji had not been kind to her. Her already unhealthy drinking habits had turned into alcoholism - for the past two days, she had arrived at work drunk. Whether or not it was from breakfast or still from the night before was discussed at great length.
"Captain," one of the bridge bunnies approached the frustrated officer.
"What?"
Scared, but determined to do his job, Aoba relayed the preliminary data on the Angel.
"Get ready to launch Rei in Unit 00!" Misato ordered, yet inside the doubts were forming. 'What is the point? It's been over a week since anybody saw Shinji. He could be dead. And if he is, why bother continuing to live?'
**********
Rei was not happy. Before the arrival of Shinji Ikari it was often suspected that Rei had some kind of allergy to jocularity as no-one had seen her smile. But during her brief acquaintance with the Third Child, she had been experiencing a range of feelings, from the simple pleasure of speaking with Shinji to the murderous thoughts when another woman dared even _try_ to touch him in the bathing suit area.
*Rei, we need you to defeat the Angel quickly,* Fuyutsuki ordered over the comm. link.
"Yes." Rei's voice made her previous monotone feel like the emotion filled ranting stand up comedian.
**********
Commander Ikari arrived at his post. "Report."
"The fifth Angel has arrived. We've sent Rei in Unit 00 to stop it," Fuyutsuki informed Gendo.
Gendo Ikari, master plotter and manipulator of events that he was, was concerned that the absence of his son would alter the timeline of events. If the Angels could not be defeated, then there would be zero chance for the survival of the human race.
The Angels were the test to see if humanity was ready for what instrumentality would bring.
And without the HIP, the species known as Homo sapiens would die out.
It looked like the fifth Angel planned to start its killing spree with Rei Ayanami. A beam of charged particles so bright that it hurt the eyes of many that witnessed it, slammed into the chest of Unit 00.
"Get Rei out of there!" Gendo bellowed at his staff.
After Rei had been retrieved, Misato's cell phone rang. "What? You've found him?"
There was a short reply from the man on the other end the line.
"Bring him here, it's an emergency." Hanging up she relayed the good news to the rest of the Nerv staff. "Shinji's alive, Section 2 are bringing him back."
Ritsuko smiled. After all, who knew what condition he was in? He might need some serious physiotherapy or be so encrusted with filth that a sponge bath was in order.
**********
30 minutes later, Shinji was brought back to Nerv headquarters.
"Why was I brought back, Misato-san?" Shinji asked nervously.
He was nervous because his former room mate was hugging him close to her body to prove that he was real.
"I missed you so much, Shin-chan," she sobbed.
"We all did, Shinji-kun."
"Dr Akagi, where's Rei?"
"She's in the hospital. When the Angel attacked, her Eva caught a powerful blast in the chest section," the blonde answered.
"Is she ok?" Shinji was concerned for the blue haired pilot.
Akagi nodded. "At the moment, yes, but if don't defeat the Angel soon..." she trailed off to emphasise the seriousness of the situation.
'Shinji's in my arms and all's right with the world,' Misato thought happily. She was considerably calmer now that Shinji was found. Were circumstances different, she'd be ready to fall into a natural sleep, rather than the booze induced slumber of the past week.
"What's the Angel doing?" Shinji asked the blonde doctor.
"It's boring through the armour of the Geo-front with a modified AT field. We calculate that we have 18 hours before it breaks through."
Misato had an idea. "What about that positron rifle the JSSDF are developing?"
Ritsuko pondered her friend's suggestion. "If we charge it with enough energy, it should have the power to punch through the Angel's AT field, but can we modify it in time? And where would we get that much electricity?"
"From all over Japan," Shinji offered. "It'll take some serious political muscle, but can't Nerv do things like that?"
'Oh that's a good idea, Shin-chan. I'll have to reward you for being such a good boy,' Misato had a gleam in her eyes. "Yes. Ritsuko, run some simulations. I'll talk to the commander."
"I'll take a shower and see Ayanami-san," Shinji added.
Ritsuko had time to admire the new backbone her would be guinea pig had grown. 'I wonder what else of his he has developed? No, we don't have time for naughty fantasies, if we fail then there will be no Shinji for me to enjoy.'
**********
Ayanami lay in the infirmary staring at the ceiling. 'I failed. Was it because there was no reason for me to succeed now that Ikari-kun is gone?'
There was a knock at the door.
"Ayanami-san?"
"Ikari-kun?" Rei asked, hoping that it wasn't a painkiller induced hallucination.
Opening the door, Shinji entered. "Are you all right, Ayanami-san?"
Rei's face lit up like the neon of Las Vegas. "I am now, Ikari-kun. How will we defeat this Angel?"
"We have a plan. I will use a positron rifle to penetrate the Angel's AT field from a safe distance."
"Are we unable to get close?"
"Yes, if the Angel detects a threat within a certain distance, it strikes," said Shinji as he stepped closer to the bed.
"Ikari-kun, I will eat something and then I will attend the mission briefing." Rei seemed to be filled with a new source of energy. 'Now that Ikari-kun is safe, I have a reason to fight the Angels again.'
**********
The fifth Angel was dispatched quickly, as Shinji was able to synchronise with Unit 01 better than before. However, it needed two shots from Shinji.
Rei had still taken a hit from the Angel, but luckily Shinji had been able to damage the core and the blast was severely weakened.
Having helped Rei from the entry plug, he was a little surprised to find her hanging on to him for dear life.
"Ayanami-san?"
"Ikari-kun," she sighed.
"Are you all right, Ayanami-san?" Shinji was becoming deeply concerned, for the blue haired pilot.
"I will be, Ikari-kun," was all Rei could manage before she fell succumbed to exhaustion.
"Please, Dr Akagi, take good care of her," Shinji pleaded with the blonde doctor.
"Yes, of course, Shinji. But I want to examine you later, ok?"
Shinji nodded and left to check up on Misato.
**********
Misato sat misty eyed as she heard Shinji calling out for _her_. "Shin-chan," she murmured happily.
"Misato-san, are you there?"
"Shinji!"
Shinji breathed a sigh of relief when his house mate answered him. "Misato-san, I'm glad to see you. How have you been?"
When Shinji saw the appearance of his friend, he realised that it was a silly question. The purple haired woman had taken Shinji's absence hard. There were bags under her eyes, her uniform had stains from several meals down it and there was the unmistakable smell of alcohol on her breath.
"Let's go home, Misato, you could do with some rest." Shinji helped the captain up and supported her weight easily.
"Shin-chan, I'm not that kind of girl," Misato said unconvincingly.
"Really Misato?"
Misato laughed for the first time in over a week. "Yeah, I'm a lady, Mr Ikari. Remember that."
"Then whose is the hand around my waist?" Shinji asked suspiciously.
Misato managed to blush. "I've just been so lonely, Shin-chan."
"I missed you too, Misato-san. Do you want me to get someone to drive us home?"
His question was answered with a yawn and the sounds of light snoring. "I'll get a driver, then shall I?"
*******
When Shinji and Misato arrived at their apartment, Shinji thanked the driver.
"No problem kid, we owe you for saving us."
Shinji shrugged. "I guess."
Fumbling around for the keys to the apartment, he was surprised to see his father open the door.
"Father!"
"Shinji," he greeted his estranged son.
"Why are you here father?" Shinji asked as he shifted Misato so that he could remove her shoes.
"We need to have a long discussion about your role at Nerv. I will see you in my office at 10 tomorrow morning. Do not be late." And with that simple instruction, Gendo left his son to deal with a sleeping woman.
Having managed to carry Misato to her room, he was taken aback when she wrapped her arms around him.
"Shin-chan, please, stay the night. I won't try anything, I promise."
This was making Shinji uncomfortable. "Misato-san, are you sure? What will people think?"
"I don't care, Shinji. Everyone knows that you're a nice guy, and that you wouldn't do anything to a sleeping woman. Please allow me to get some rest."
"Only if you promise to cut down on your drinking, Misato-san," Shinji voice his demand for the bargain.
"Deal," Misato agreed.
**********
When morning arrived, Shinji was not terribly shocked to find Misato wrapped around his body.
'She looks so peaceful, but I have to get ready to get her ready for work, then I need to see my father.'
Shinji managed to extricate himself from Misato's bizarre hold, but not before she moved in her sleep and brushed her hand against his body. 'I guess she didn't do that on purpose, but first things first. Laundry.'
Grabbing some of Misato's outfits, he sighed when he realised that he lacked the facilities to wash all the dirty clothes. "Best if I do this first."
As he hand washed the least soiled uniform, something caught his eye and caused him to ask a valid question. Does Misato currently have any clean underwear?
Hanging up the uniform to dry, he started to prepare breakfast for his friend. Satisfied that he could leave it for a few minutes, he went to wake up the captain.
"Misato-san?"
"Shin-chan?" she asked hopefully. "You're back?"
"For the time being, Misato-san. Now, I've got you a uniform drying and breakfast is on the way. The bath will be ready in three quarters of an hour, but I need to know something, Misato-san," Shinji had already acquired a serious blush about this last point.
"Yes?" 'He looks after me so well, I must reward such behaviour.'
Shinji coughed. "Doyouhaveanycleanunderwear?"
"What was that?"
"Do you have any clean underwear?" Shinji was forced to look away in embarrassment.
'He's soooo cute, I must hug him.' Misato pulled the pilot into an affectionate embrace.
"M-misato, you said you wouldn't do anything like this," Shinji whined.
"Hush, it's the price you pay for wanting to know about my underwear, Shin-chan," Misato teased. Upon hearing Shinji's muffled cries about breakfast burning, she let him go. "I'll tell you when you come back, Shin-chan."
Resigning himself to more teasing, Shinji went back to the morning meal. His attempts to prevent the ruination of the soup were sabotaged by the nuzzling Misato subjected him to.
"Misato-san, please. Breakfast."
Misato just smirked. "Hush, you got me excited when you mentioned my underwear. Is my little Shinji ready to become a man?"
Shinji gulped as the purple haired beauty started to caress his body. "Misato-san, what did we say about touching me?"
"Hey, if I'm giving up booze, I need something to fill the void," Misato argued.
"True, but not while I'm cooking," Shinji countered.
Releasing her grip, Misato grumbled cutely. "In answer to your question, Shin-chan, I don't have any clean underwear. You left just before laundry day, remember?"
Shinji sighed. "Yeah."
Misato had yet another naughty thought. "Shinji, would you be a darling and wash my back for me?" she asked in her best "I'm so pure and innocent that I don't even go to the toilet" voice.
"After we've eaten, Misato-san." Shinji looked up from the food. "Wait a minute!"
Misato giggled. "You can't go back on your word, Shinji. You don't want to get a bad reputation, do you?"
Shinji struggled to find a suitable response that wasn't a whine. Instead he settled for announcing the readiness of their food.
***********
During bath time, Misato pulled Shinji's hands around her waist, as if the intimacy displayed was a regular occurrence.
"Misato-san, please, it's not proper."
"It's not proper making children risk their lives, Shinji. At least allow me to make you a man," Misato offered as she turned round to kiss Shinji on the lips.
'Closer, just a little closer,' she thought.
A knock on the door interrupted her.
*********
"Misato-san?"
Misato's eyes shot open as she realised she'd been daydreaming in the tub. "Damn."
"Misato-san, are you all right?"
"Yeah, I'm done. Why what's the rush?"
"My father wants to talk with me about my role at Nerv. He was here last night when we got home," Shinji explained.
"Oh, he's not going to send you away is he?" Misato sounded sad at that idea.
"I-I don't know, Misato-san," Shinji confessed.
**********
At Nerv headquarters, many pairs of eyes under female ownership found Shinji to be a pleasant sight.
Maya escorted Shinji from the main entrance. "Shinji-kun, I'm glad that you came back to help us."
"I'm just glad that I was able to help you, Ibuki-san," Shinji said modestly. "Why are all these women staring at me?"
Maya blushed as she thought about how to word the truth. "We're just interested in seeing the saviour of Tokyo-3, Shinji-kun. Any idea what you father wanted to see you about."
"I don't know what he wants of me," Shinji answered pensively.
"I'm sure that he realised his mistake last week, Shin-chan," Misato replied running to catch up to them. "Productivity was down something shocking during your absence."
After taking in Misato's newly smartened appearance, Maya's eye twitched. 'It's bad enough that she shamelessly teases poor Shinji-kun, but now she's making him do her laundry and housework, too. Not that I'd mind him washing my panties.' That last thought removed her murderous urges and replaced them with ones of a more adult nature.
Misato absently took Shinji's arm. 'When did he become so cute? Never mind, I need to convince his bastard of a father to let him stay at my place.'
Arriving at Gendo's office, Shinji was filled with a sense of dread. "Here goes nothing," he reasoned half-heartedly.
**********
Upon hearing the knock on the door, Gendo commanded his son to enter.
"Father," Shinji started nervously.
"Shinji. I take it you know why you are here," Gendo started ominously. "Captain Katsuragi, Lieutenant Ibuki, your presence is not required."
Seeing that the two women were considering an act of defiance, Gendo decided to forego the pre-amble. "Shinji, your presence is disruptive to Nerv but you absence affects us far more."
"What do you mean, father?"
"Pilot Ayanami has requested that she share living arrangements with you, so that she can 'protect the best hope for the survival of the human race'. Naturally this causes problems for us. This is not an isolated request; Dr Akagi has expressed a desire to keep you under close observation."
"I don't want to be a bother to anyone," Shinji's voice was as timid as ever.
'Too late, Shinji,' Gendo thought, 'Seele have changed their plans - they no longer deem you to be expendable.' "Captain Katsuragi, it has been decided that you will protect Shinji. Do not allow him to come to any harm."
Shinji blinked. He'd been expecting some form of punishment.
Misato smiled, she knew just how best to "protect" Shinji.
Maya managed to hide her disappointment at not being Shinji's lover. Err, guardian. That was an honest mistake. It's not her fault that Shinji's pleasant smell caused her brain to start tripping out.
"You are all dismissed."
*********
To be continued....?
Well, as you can see, even people like Gendo get things wrong. Evidently what they say about assumption is true.
Do you want me to write the next part of this, or would you like me to get back to the main "plot" line, where Ranma is scheduled to meet a certain young boy that needs to be taught swordsmanship?
Or are you all content to read about the misadventures of Shinji?
Next time:
"Now that you mention it, I haven't seen Pen-pen for a while."
"Misato-san, you didn't lose Pen-pen in the mess did you?"
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