Chapter 3: The Venom Takes Effect

It was during Shinji's slumber that the drug took effect on his poor body. His dreams were the first to be disrupted. His thoughts were messed up as he slept his sanity slowly deteriorating as he snored.

"Haaaaah..." He gasped, trying to cover his face with his hands as his madness starting to take over. It was clearly obvious that the drug had awaken him.

"Haaaah, haaaahhh HAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" He screamed as he felt the insanely awkward sensations he was experiencing. His eyes widened as he curled up into a ball. Hot sensations shot through his boy as he tried to discard them in utter madness. His eyes were burning with a different madness as he struggled to contain what the heck he was feeling. What started to be a safe dream turned to be a mad nightmare...

"YEEEEEAAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!"

He got up, screamed some more then started squirming on his bed like a decapitated cockroach. The veins were now showing on his hands as he unconsciously tightened the grip he had on his own head. The veins on his face were also showing, containing the venom now circulating through his helpless body. His breathing was now shallow as he struggled for breath while fighting the heat he was now feeling.

"HHHHAAAAAAAAHHHHHH WHHAAAT IIISSSSS THISSSSSSS!?!?!?!?" He screamed, rolling on his bed over and over in countless circles.

He was now losing to the drug. His physique was giving in to the heat. Each shot of heat would sear through his whole system like an arrow splitting another arrow in the bulls eye. Each sensation he felt grew more and more unbearable and uncontrollable. He was growing weak...

"Haaaaaaahhhh..." He now sighed, losing strength. His grip was loosening and his teeth were not so gritting against each other. He regained his breathing. His somewhat 'epileptic' episodes were now seizing. His seizures were coming to a halt. He could feel his body sinking into the drug's effect. He was again feeling sleepy. He tried to fight but he couldn't feel his body any longer. He tried to move but he could only close his eyes...

And so he did...

He woke up early in the morning as he usually would. It was a Sunday morning, and all was fine, at least.

"Haaaaaahhh..." He sighed, holding his chest. He looked around and remembered the madness that happened to him during the night. He tried to explain to himself what happened to him.

"What was that?" He asked, getting up.

"Shit." He exclaimed, feeling some newfound strength. He looked at his arms, then his chest then his thighs.

"Awwww..." He said, seeing them the same as they were. He looked in a mirror and took a good look at himself. It was still the same. His thin shape was still there. He frowned, but still he was feeling something different with him. He took in a deep breath and exhaled. He felt so brand new.

"I feel... good..." He said to himself, smiling in front of the mirror. He took a look at his clock.

"Five." He said, acknowledging the info. He left his room to prepare breakfast. With each step he took, he felt more and more...

"Manly..." He exclaimed, feeling a rush of hormones in his body. It felt as if he could do anything.

"Ask her out."

"Woah... Did I just say that?"

"Shit..." He exclaimed once more, enjoying this 'high' he was feeling. He entered the kitchen with much enthusiasm. He strolled right in singing...

"Ohhhh... Asuuuuuuu-KAAAAAA!!!!" He suddenly screamed, finding the girl of his dreams lying on the kitchen floor. At that moment, thoughts fired up...

(She's there, unconscious)

(She must have been like that for hours)

(She probably will forget anything that's going to happen to her now)

...

...

...
"Shit." He said, dropping his jaw. He knelt down and drew close to her. He could feel her soft skin as he lifted her in his small arms. He stared at her face and felt her warm breath splash unto his red face.

(Beautiful...)

He caressed her face and ran his fingers through her hair. At that moment, mixed signals were flinging around in his system, telling him to do things he never would have imagined without Misato's prompting.

Speaking of which, she had just woken up at that time. Still groggy, she got up from bed to get herself a can of heaven. Her steps were loud but not loud enough to catch Shinji's ears.

"What to do?" He asked himself, trying to find a reasonable plan.

(ARE YOU THAT STUPID?!?! KISS HER!!!!)

"NO! She wouldn't want that!"

(But you would)

"Yeah-but"

(But what?)

He was now sweating profusely. His arms were now starting to shake as he held her in his arms.

"So cute..." He said, wiping her saliva off her mouth.

"Shit!" He exclaimed once more, feeling the high he felt a while ago. His eyes changed and gave out a different color. They turned somewhat 'blue'. His 'manliness' was then starting to take over.

"Argh!" He said, feeling what he felt last night. It was stronger, but he was in control now. The drug was taking effect once more, but it was unknown to him. He felt the sensations passing through him. He was feeling hot, but not the kind of hot that Misato felt. He knew what it was. His emotions complimented the drug. He felt braver and more passionate. His 'wussness' was fading.

"Oh shit..." Misato said to herself, finding the scene. She quickly hid as she watched her experiment.

"Man, I am going to love this!" She whispered in glee. Her heart was racing as she watched Shinji look into Asuka's face. Misato saw a large amount of courage as she looked at Shinji's eyes. Never had she seen so much passion coming from him. It was the first time she saw real 'manliness' coming from the wuss.

"What are you doing?" She asked herself, waiting for Shinji to rip Asuka's clothes off.

"Idiot! I gave you Viagra and for what?" She scowled. Her eyes widened as she watched Shinji.

"It feels strange, but right. For so long I have been wanting to tell you how much you meant to me, but my wussness takes over me. My heart has been aching with these unsaid emotions for so long...

"That's not supposed to happen!!!!! You're supposed to be ------------ - her!"

"With this newfound strength I shall express to you how I feel some other appropriate time."

And with that, he did the unthinkable.

SLAP

"AAAWWWWWWW!!!!" The red-head screamed.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" The purple head screamed.

"Wake up! You were sleeping on the floor!' Shinji shouted, shaking Asuka. The red head then quickly responded.

SLAP

"AAAAWWWWWwW!!!!" The guy exclaimed.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" The purple-head exclaimed yet again.

"Geees, you're welcome."

"Welcome my ass..." Asuka backfired, getting up and dusting herself.

"Aren't you supposed to be cooking breakfast?!"

"Alright, alright already..." Shinji said, putting on his apron. He headed for the ref when he suddenly stumbled on something.

"Awwwwwwwwww..." He exclaimed, finding that he had tripped over Misato.

"What are you doing there... HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?!"

"Just got here." Misato answered, getting up and scratching her butt, trying to look as normal as possible. She was back to normal. The drug did not have much of an effect on Misato since she only drank one-fourth of it.

"Well, what are you waiting for?! Start cooking!" Misato yelled, spanking Shinji in the direction of the ref.

"Geeez, are all of you that hungry?" He said with such sarcasm. He did as he was told and sang while he was at it. Asuka went back in front of the TV, trying to figure out why she had been lying on the floor and how long she had been like that.

"Let me try..." She said, scratching her head.

"I was a bit drunk last night."

"So I decided to get myself another drink. Then I..."

"Yeah! I saw something and tried to know what it was then I took a crap then-"

BLAG

Down she went again. And as suspected, Misato had done it. With a book this time and she was wearing clothes now. She looked at Asuka and giggled.

"Please don't make me do this again." She pleaded, dropping the book and sitting next to her. She turned on the TV while she tried to analyze the results of her experiment.

"I'm sure I gave him what I took." She said to herself, tracing down the facts.

"I saw him drink it and finish it up." She added, placing her fingers on her chin and stroking her imaginary beard.

"Hmmmm..."

"There is no doubt a result... I just don't know what it is."

"He was acting weird when I watched him. The dope would never be that sweet, he's a wuss for crying out loud." She exclaimed, staring at the ceiling. She then scratched her head again.

"Wait a sec— I got it!" She said, jumping up from her seat.

"What did you get?"

"WAAAH!" Misato shrieked, obviously startled by Asuka's sudden inquisition and revival.

"By the way, what happened to me?" The red-head asked. Asuka threw a threatening look of suspicion unto Misato's face, which she undeniably noticed. Misato started to sweat heavily as she tried to figure an escape from this predicament. She lay silent for a few seconds with Asuka melting her with her 'truth ray' until she found a way out.

"You... bumped your head."

(Am I good or what?)

"Bumped my head on what?"

(I take that back)

"Well---- How should I know?!"

(hehehehe... nice save!)

"You answered my first question..."

(Oh Shit! She reads me like a book)

"You know what? Forget it! I mean, why am I even trying to find a truthful answer from you?! Uhhhhhh..." Asuka scowled, leaving Misato. The purple-head watched as her hunter left her in front of the tube.

(My charm has saved my sexy butt once more! Wahahahaha!)

"Hmmmmm... I must further observe..." She said with resolve, getting up and heading for the kitchen for an interesting breakfast.

The three of them sat down and said their grace. Misato had her eye glued on Shinji while Asuka had her eye on Misato and Shinji had his eye on his food.

(AHA! Why is he not looking at Asuka?) Misato asked herself, continuing to observe. She placed each mouthful of food into her mouth with relative care the way she would look away when Shinji would look at her.

(Something is making my head think and it's not the bump on it!) Asuka mentally complained, looking for anything suspicious from Misato's actions.

(She seems... normal) She noted, chewing her food.

"So..."

"WHAT?"

Shinji was startled by the reaction of the two to his question. He jumped back and took a good look at the two, retaining a manly posture.

"How is it?"

"The what?" the two said in perfect harmony.

"Uhhhhh... breakfast."

"Good, now mind your own business."

"Ok..." Shinji receded, going back to his meal.

(His posture, the way he eats his food. It's DIFFERENT) Misato thought, as she looked at Shinji put in some bacon in his mouth. Misato had noticed the change of Shinji's 'aura'. Basically, Misato would see a shy dope stealing glances at Asuka if he was normal. But now she only sees him looking at his food and being as careful as possible not to make a mess.

(He seems more cultured now. For some reason, I think the drug had a different effect on him. I must take note of this.)

(She's looking at Shinji... what does that mean? Misato must have something in mind)

(They are both thinking of something, what the heck is it?)

"All done?!" Asuka shouted, getting up from the table. She started walking away from the room when someone spoke.

"Would you like to have a drink?"

(WHAT?!) Misato said in shock, watching Shinji get up from his seat to make Asuka a glass of OJ.

"What?"

"A drink. You just ate, you will need something to push it all the way down."

"..."

"Fine." Asuka said, watching Shinji prepare the drink. He poured in the water with the utmost care and grace without a drop spilled. His hand was so steady and his eyes still had that glow of manliness within them. He then stirred the drink. Everything about him was different and Asuka wasn't giving a damn about it.

(He did take the drug, but the effect on him was different) Misato noted, finishing her observation and putting a smile on her face. By the time Shinji had given the drink to Asuka, Misato had already figured a way to put her plan into action.

"Here you are." Shinji said, handing the glass to Asuka. It was only then that Asuka sensed something new about him. She took a good look at him.

"He looks the same." She said, after checking him out. When her eyes looked into his...

(Woah)

It was as if something shot right through her. His eyes pierced right through her and she felt every bit of it. She sensed a deep thought within him that she doesn't know. It seemed as if Shinji's eyes wanted to let her know how much he felt for her. His eyes had the look of concern, sincerity, gentleness and a whole lot of things a wuss wasn't.

"Is there something in my eye?" Shinji asked, giving Asuka a perplexed look.

"No, nothing..." Asuka said. At that time, she thought of mocking him. She then opened her mouth to say something about him but...

"You have something to say?" Shinji asked, cutting her off. It wasn't the first time Shinji had cut her off, but if was the first time he out a clog in her mouth. Stunned, she took notice of Shinji's newfound esteem. It seemed to heras if he was loosing his 'wussness'.

"Did you eat anything funny today?"

"No. Why do you ask?" Shinji asked. With each question, Asuka found it harder and harder for it to find something wrong with him.

"I-I'm going out." She retorted, heading for the door. As soon as she turned her back and started walking, the unthinkable took place. Misato, by the way, was watching everything from a safe hiding place.

"Wait." Shinji said, taking a hold of Asuka's hand.

(Shit)

His hand was warm, according to Asuka. It was the very first time he held Asuka's hand. His grip was gentle, and Asuka knew it. At that very moment, she was now at a total loss of anything to do. It was completely unexpected. Before, it was her who would leave him nothing to say. Now, it was him who was leaving her without a word to say. The grab was so sudden yet so gentle Asuka didn't know how to react to it. Usually, she would swing her fist or anything to hit him. But this time, she was clueless and off-guard. Mixed thoughts then started to pop in her mind. Her heart started to beat faster and so did her breathing. All this was going too fast.

(What the fuck is going on?)

Her tensions were so great at that time, great enough to make her faint. Shinji's warm hand soothed her tensions although. Her usual meanness sandwiched her against Shinji's sudden yet gentle boldness. It was all too much for her.

Misato, on the other hand, stumbled on herself in excitement.

"Shit! This IS the effect! Now I understand..." Misato said to herself, quietly snapping her fingers.

"I am normal, thus the normal effect of the drug on me. But Shinji here..."

(HE'S TOO MUCH OF A WUSS FOR VIAGRA! WAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!)

"His wussness was too much for the pill so it just neutralized the wussness and..."

(TURNED HIM INTO A TOTAL GENTLEMAN!! WAHAHAHAHAHA!!! KAJI YOU'RE A STINKING GENIUS!!!!!!) Misato thought to herself in utter happiness. She smiled that evil smile once more while keeping an eye on the two who had no idea she was there, watching.

"Asuka..." Shinji said, giving her hand a light tug, making her turn around.

"W-what?" Asuka said, still at a loss of words. She took another look at Shinji. He still looked the same.

"For so long I have been wanting to tell you this..." Shinji said, now staring at Asuka. This in turn, had a larger effect on her. He looked her straight in the eye as he spoke in a tone that was totally new to her. He was so gentle yet serious.

"I..."

(Shit)

(Good)

"Love you."

End of Chapter 3