The "Nagisa Kaworu" effect

"You mean...live with him?"

"Well yees. I was thinking and...it's no good for a boy your age to live surrounded by women...and besides you have no boyfriends!"

"What about Touji and Kensuke?"

Misato looked at him insistently...She knew, after all, that the boy hadn't been in contact with his so called friends for more than a while...He knew she knew, and yet he was trying to keep things the way they were...because he couldn't afford any other change in his life. "Like I said...No boyfriends at all!...Not to mention you haven't had a girlfriend...You're 16 already Shinji-kun..."

Shinji rolled his eyes...it wasn't the first time, after all, that Misato Katsuragi intended to change his behavior. But this time it was getting way too far. Listening every day to her, complaining about most of the things Shinji did or liked was ok...He had grown up like this the last 2 years after all. But moving him out was another thing.

And moving him out with Nagisa Kaworu was the worst thing of all of the things she could come up with.

He didn't dislike him. But that didn't mean he like him, really. The boy with silver hair was an eccentric one. With 17 years already, he insisted in act like a 10 year old child, joking about everything and playing with most of the things –or people- that surrounded him. And what most annoyed Shinji was that silly lollipop that the other boy seemed to always have in his mouth.

He could barely stand the sucking sound that Nagisa's mouth made with the popsicle.

And now, now he would have to stand a 24 hours mouth-noisy Nagisa Kaworu; and keep his sanity...the one left on him at least.

"And when do you plan me to-"

"Oh! Don't worry Shin-chan....you can come over whenever you want...And leave now of course!"

Shinji raised and eyebrow. She was kicking him out. In a very polite way, but kicking him out nonetheless.

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The ringing sound brought out a sleepy Kaworu to attend the door. He, despite the 2:00 o'clock hour, was still in pajamas. He took out from a dirty paper bag a used lollipop that came out of its little packaging with a "pop", as a result of the drool that probably made it stick to the candy; and placed it on his mouth.

Lazily he stretched himself as he opened the door, finding a kind of annoyed Shinji Ikari. He wasn't after all, the most patient person he had known.

Shinji looked at the boy, and immediately listened to the sound produced by his mouth.

"It's a little early for candy, don't you think?"

"It's a little late for you to arrive..." He answered with a smile, not taking out the lollipop.

"I didn't know. Did Misato tell you? Of me moving out I mean..."

Kaworu rested his side on the door. "Something like it..."

Shinji evaded Kaworu's eyes, fixing his eyes on the dirty pilot's converse laying on the floor. This boy was a mess.

And after what it seemed an eternity of listening Kaworu's tongue passing over the lollipop, and seeing his messy tennis shoes, Kaworu moved away letting the other boy come in. "Feel yourself at home" He said, returning to the bedroom.

"Well I am at home!" Shinji shout, hearing the "bang" from the door as a response.

It was 2...no, almost 3 in the afternoon and that lazy albino boy wasn't up...And this...this house! Shinji sighed. He needed to clean all of this, make a decent dinner. And wait patiently for his stuff to arrive.

Gosh he hated Misato.

Dust, dirt and...something Shinji didn't dare to name came out of everywhere. Shinji didn't even want to think about what he had been forced to clean, but after two hours of it, the little flat finally looked livable. Without the mess Kaworu had, the place looked a little empty, actually. It didn't have much furniture but a single couch and a little table; since the kitchen didn't count...Remaining him a little of Rei's... And maybe even Rei's was in better shape.

Shinji fell on the couch exhausted, sighing. He didn't liked changes. Not one bit.

People said changes were good, but they lied. They lied all the time, so why would this time be any different? Changes weren't good.

And now he was being forced once again to affront a change.

The lime smell hurt his nose; too much cleaning maybe...Too much of trying to add order outside...since he couldn't do anything for his inside.

He soon fell asleep.

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Crunching.

An annoying crunch sound, and a laugh. The laugh wasn't completely displeasant, it sounded nice really. So, it wasn't Misatos'; her laugh was too loud, and surely wasn't Asuka's either, because her laugh was cruel and dared everything. This laugh was simple, and almost musical. But it couldn't be Rei's...because he had never ever heard her laugh.

Shinji opened his eyes; an effort to see who that laugh belonged to, eyelids too tired to really respond; catching a glimpse of crimson shine. Ok...maybe it was Rei's. And maybe this was a dream and-

"You're drooling all over your face" Shinji opened his eyes; that voice was too deep to be from a girl. And the laugh once more, letting him remember that he was with Kaworu, who keep laughing, Shinji, confused looked at him, sitting in the floor next to the couch where he was sleeping. "I said...you are drooling your face...Shinji-kun"

Shinji reacted and quickly clean it up, and sat straight; the other boy continued laughing.

"Knock it off! I was tired, after cleaning up your mess..."

"No one ask you to, and my mess had and order."

"No order could exist in that! Besides, it wasn't livable here until I cleaned"

"Then don't complain if you wanted it to do it"

Shinji made a face; frowning, his lips slightly smaller than normal.

Stupid, silly annoying-candy sucking Kaworu Nagisa.

"You look cute when you make that face" Added a smiling silver haired boy, making a blush run all over Shinji's face, getting up immediately, this was why he didn't like the boy, he was always making things to embarrass Shinji.

He walked to the little balcony the living room had, cool breeze blowing in his face, and took out a cigarette.

A deep smoked, and he felt at ease, remembering him that's why he started anyway.

"I didn't know you smoke"

"Hmmm"

Kaworu got closer resting himself in the border, facing Shinji.

"When did you start?"

"A couple of months ago..."

"Why?" Shinji looked at him. Kaworu seemed truly confused.

"Because it keeps me from killing myself"

Kaworu giggled. "There's lots of other things in this world that would keep you from killing yourself!"

"Hmmm"

"Like...hmmm..."

"What? Candy?"

"Well yes...and beauty...love...and sex you know?"

Shinji looked at him again, scared and blushed.

"At least that wouldn't give you cancer..." He said matter o'factly.

Shinji frowned "Well really?! At least I don't get cavities!"

Kaworu smiled again, and Shinji relaxed his face. He wasn't used to people to do that, usually Asuka would just get angrier than him and scream louder telling him that he was a jerk. But now, the one acting like a bitch with PMS was himself.

He looked away.

"What do you like Shinji-kun?"

"Nani?"

"Yes I mean...do you like Asuka?"

"That would be who...no what..."

"Yeah whatever...just answer" He said, taking out from nowhere a lollipop and sticking it into his mouth.

"No...I don't think so really."

"What about first? Do you like her?"

Shinji look over the horizon. "I don't know. It's different with her. I can't really like her." Kaworu nodded.

"And Makinami?"

"Mari?" Kaworu nodded again, while Shinji denied with his hand. "She's a little bit crazy" He said, a hand moving in a way to complement the sentence.

Silence got over, and only the sound of Kaworu's mouth remained.

"What about-"

"No, I don't like Misato either, she's too old for me...and jeez; whoever you're going to ask next...I'm sure I don't like her" Stated an annoyed Shinji, throwing away what was left of his cigarette.

"Hhmm" Answered Kaworu, mimicking the act with the stick of his lollipop.

"So...are you gay?"

Shinji jumped, looking now very upset. This boy wouldn't shut it would he?!

"No...I'm not gay."

"So...what do you like?"

Shinji sighed, there was no stop with Kaworu and he knew it. He rested himself in the border just like the boy next to him.

"I don't know...I'm just not very into people you know?"

Kaworu looked surprised. "No! I...don't meant I like animals or anything I just...kind of haven't found anything...or anyone"

"Hmmm" Kaworu answered, raising himself up and leaving Shinji alone.

Shinji followed Kaworu inside, seeing how the other boy laid on the couch.

"Hey Shinji..."

"What is it?"

"Listen I've been trying to tell you this"

Shinji looked at him. "Huh?"

"Your stuff hasn't arrived yet."

"Whaat?"

"Well, that and...I don't have any extra something to make a bed for you...so...we'll have to share mine" And a smile found its way into Kaworu's face.

"You have to be kidding me! I'm not sharing a bed with you"

"Why? It's not like if I were gonna rape you or something"
Shinji made a face. The kind of face you make when you are really very pissed off. The kind of face Kaworu founded so cute, making him smile almost immediately.

"Okaaay princess I'll sleep here."

Shinji was surprised, he wasn't used to this. No one ever was nice with him because of no reason. And so, he hesitated. "A-are you sure? I can sleep here and-"

"Shut it, princess...I'd say I'll sleep here...Just...bring me my pillow"

Shinji frowned...Kaworu could be gentle...yet bossy at the same time.

The pillow found its way into Kaworu's face, followed by the loud sound of Shinji closing the door. "Don't ever call me princess again!"

Kaworu giggled, silly boy; he had been scared as hell in the balcony that was for sure. But he had felt strangely at ease...well, he had told him he didn't like people...and he wasn't exactly what people would call 'on of us'.

"Oh...don't worry honey, I won't" He answered.

Shinji appeared behind the bedroom door with a frown, cursing faintly, Kaworu's smile growing wider.

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This sure was a hell of an unfamiliar ceiling. Shinji couldn't bring himself to sleep; that and the fact that the bed smell like him.

Like the sea and all that sugar on his lips.

This was wrong; he should be the one sleeping on the couch; and not the candy addict.

Shinji got up, and opened lightly the door, seeing a peacefully sleeping Kaworu, who slept in a messy way on the couch of course...But he couldn't expect more. However, he did notice that he only handed the pillow early, and the boy had no sheet to cover himself up. And so, Shinji found himself covering the boy with a light rope he found at the closet. Kaworu seemed to be able to sleep anywhere...so it probably wasn't a big deal for him to lend his bed over a boy who treated him...well, not very kindly.

Shinji sighed...if it hasn't been a big deal to Kaworu, why it was for him?

"Hmmm...yeah right there" The faintly whispering brought him back to reality, seeing Kaworu smile and murmuring in his sleep.

Shinji frowned once more...Stupid Kaworu! He was a pervert even in his dreams...

And sighing Shinji went back to the bed, a faint smile hiding in his face.