Disclaimer: Bolinoak does not own the rights to the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise in anyway shape or form. If he did then he would have seen the second of the Rebuild of Evangelion movies by now.

Now normally I don't like author notes, but I feel it's a bit necessarily for this fic. This fic is set in an a AU where after second impact mankind's population dwindled so much that the only way to save themselves was through genetic engineering and the like. The end result was a world filled of animal people. If you've seen Gurren Lagann, think of it a bit like Lordgenome's little experiment, except spiral power has nothing to do with this.

As a result of all this genetic engineering and animal people madness there is a whole new generation of people trying to find their place in the world. This story fallows our hero Shinji Ikari and the other Eva kids as the children who have had their genetics messed with and their daily life. I've also removed the Evas, and Nerv. The JSDF (Japanese Self Defense Force) still exist, and Shinji's father and mother both exist (and are scientist for the JSDF), but because how Shinji was born he is in the care of Misato who also works for the JSDF.

This really an experimental fic, which I hope will add a little spice in the Evangelion fanfiction world; now, on with the show.

My Name is Shinji

My name is C-027, or informally I am known as Shinji. I was created years ago in some laboratory in Japan, the land I live in now. In this lab they took the DNA from two of the worlds leading biologist, Gendo and Yui Ikari, and fused with the DNA of a cat, a Bobtail to be exact. That explains why my ears are on top of my head opposed to the sides and why I have a sort stubby tail. I've been told I'm cute, but I really don't know. It would explain why all the female staff members at the JSDF base are always wanting be hang around their stations.

But that's all details really. Right now I live with my fellow experiments in a city designated for our kind. No official name is given to the town, it's off all maps in the world and know one besides us know it exist. They say it's best that way. Then we don't have to be bothered by the outside. By the ones who want us killed, or enslaved. At least that's what they say; I never really took the time to think about it but it could be true.

Anyway, I currently go to school with rest of the animal kids and have been seeing the same teachers for all the years I've been in school. It's because as we get older, there end up being no one else to teach. It seems the lab that created us never tried to create anymore animal children. I've heard in America they keep on dishing them out like hotcakes, at least that's what Kensuke, my friend, says. He says a lot of things that don't make sense though so I don't know if I believe him.

As I go to school I encounter my regular friends. There is Kensuke, the bespectacled sparrow. He looks bit odd to be honest. While I pass as a boy doing cosplay, Kensuke looks more like a real animal. His arms have feathers and he can fly, although not very far. He also has tail feathers, which he says make his butt itch a lot. I wish he would stop telling me things like that. Then there is Toji, my other friend. He's ferocious compared to either of us. I guess it makes sense; he's mixed with a tiger. He's a bit like me in that he has ears on the top of his head and a tail, but he was also given claws and great strength. I think it's because he's a great cat that he's always tried to take care of me. I thank him for that.

There are many others that go to my school, too many for me to count, but most are nice people just trying to learn and hopefully do something with their lives once done with school. Then again there are some that are not so nice. Like Asuka, the wolf girl. It's not that she's mean as much as she let's her instincts take over a lot. I remember when we where young and our class met for the first time she declared herself the Alpha of our pack. No one said anything and so it was decided that she was leader of our class… Well until the student representative elections came. Asuka didn't run thinking she had the title by default and it was given the Hikari, a fox girl. Asuka did not accept defeat though. Instead she became best friends with Hikari, and made her do anything she wanted. At least she tried; Hikari was amazingly strong willed and did not let Asuka boss her around.

But Asuka was still bossy to others and did everything in her power to demand respect from our class, unfortunately for me that usually meant using me as an example. Ever since we where young I've been at the butt of ever joke, prank, and any other form of humiliation you can think of thanks to that girl. I liked it at first; I thought she wanted to be my friend. In a way she was my first friend, as no one wanted to be friends with me because I was the result of the two of the people created our kind in the first place. There always seemed to be a hostility between us and those that created us. Anyone else was fine. I can't explain it really, but it caused me to not have any friends until about the fifth grade when Kensuke and Toji decided I would make a great member to their group of friends. After that Asuka became fiercer with her agitations of me and Toji had to hunt her down and demand she apologize to me. It's embarrassing to think about, but it's the truth.

Asuka may get on my nerves sometimes but at the same time she's, in a weird way, my hero. She likes to pick on me but like Toji she saves my butt ever once and awhile. Like I said earlier, some like to think I'm cute, especially the female employees who work at the school and other military stations. Anyway, ever since I can remember I've been hugged, cuddled, and glomped by everyone female who ever encountered me. It was nice at first, I mean when I was a kid they where nice and kind about it. But as I got older the woman became bolder, and some of the other animal girls even tried to do things that are no so… inappropriate for kids our age. Anyway, after awhile Asuka was sick of it and threatened every girl who even tried it, staff or student. It was nice because I could get on with my life and Asuka got to stretch her authority a bit. It's kind of brought us closer and it made me admire her in so many ways that Kensuke says its hero worship. I'm not sure but I don't care, it made me think Asuka and I where friends again and that's all that mattered.

Speaking of the hugging factor I seem to have there is only one person who can really get away with it now, that's my guardian, Misato Katsuragi, a purpled haired major who works for the JSDF and who also happens to be a horrible cook and a slob. It's been my duty for the past seven years to take care of the woman's apartment and cook her meals, which I don't mind too much. The work's not hard and she's nice enough to me. She's also the only person who ever really cared about me more then an experiment, which has caused me to respect her greatly over time. I once told her that and she smiled and said, "Of course you're more then an experiment, you my little Shinji." I never got what that meant, but I like being her little Shinji.

Well now you know of the people in my life, at least the people I know now. I've been told my Misato many times I should make friends with as many people I can, and I try, I really do. It's just kind of hard for me I guess. At least I have Asuka, Kensuke, Toji, and Hikari. Anyway, it's time for school to start and I think it's going to be different today.

"Class, today I would like to introduce a new student today."

I looked up from my desk and saw a blue haired girl walk into the class after the teacher spoke. She had ears on her head like me, but her tail was longer and straighter then a cat could hope to ever achieve. She must be dog or a wolf I surmised.

"Hello, my name is W-001 but you can call me Rei. It's nice to meet you."

The class and I looked up surprised. It was unheard of the get new student before, especially one with a name like 001. That meant she was the first of her kind.

"Take a seat next to Shinji, the catboy over there."

The teacher pointed at the seat next to me, empty and waiting for Rei. She took the seat and sat down, adjusting herself and her tail, and looked at me.

"I hope we can be friends."

That's all she said, and that's all I cared about, I just made a new friend. Yup, today was different and it was a good thing.

"I hope so too."

How was that? Any good? Boring? Too short? Let me know please, leave a review and tell me what you think. I really need something to take me off my mind of my other fics as I have king of all writers block with them, and I think this fic can help. If it's any good I'll keep writing, if not I'll start something new.

Please review.