Author's Notes: Gomen! I never meant to slack off so much on writing this new chapter it just sort of happened. ^_^;; Anyways, I don't own Eva etc etc. On with the story then. Review and I shall tell you the meaning of bojangles........ okay I won't... I lied...

The Word
Chapter 5: The Showdown/Why would I ever?

Shinji Ikari looked over at his roommate. She had fallen asleep a little after he gave her the shirt and Shinji had decided to stay awake for when Misato arrived. She eventually ended up resting her head against Shinji and snuggling up to him gently, trying to use him as a blanket. Of course, Shinji wasn't one to protest the idea, although he did end up blushing for a straight hour. Shinji was beginning to drift himself when he saw the lights of Misato's car pull up. He was half tempted to wake up Asuka, but he decided it'd be best to let her rest.. lord knew she'd bust his balls if he woke her. He waited patiently and soon saw Misato as she walked up the stairs, then gasp when she saw Asuka and Shinji together. Shinji began to blush all over again. This sent Misato into tease mode almost immediately.

"Shinji... you sly dog! I knew you had it in ya!"

"Shhhh.. you'll wake her Misato.."

"Oh... sorry lover boy."

Misato winked at him before she walked up and unlocked the door. Shinji reached over, hooking his arm under Asuka's legs and back, before lifting her up and walking into the apartment after Misato. Shinji took Asuka into her room and set her down in bed, covering her with the sheets before leaving the room quietly. He was instantly met with a curious Misato, who had her usual 'you know what's coming next' look on her face.

"So Shinji..... what happened?"

"W-well... th.. the key.. and I.... then she... and... I umm... yeah.."

A silence fell over the room.

"What?"

"Well... school got let out early... and we ran here in the rain... and I didn't have my key so we waited outside.... that's all that happened!"

"Oh really?"

A sly smile grew on her face.

"Then why was she wearing your shirt Shinji?"

"W-well... it was.. that is..."

"It's okay Shinji. Just get some sleep. There won't be much to do today, but tommorow we'll all go to HQ. At least they still have the back-up generators there."

"A-alright... good night Misato."

Shinji walked into his room and slid the door closed. Once the door slid shut, Misato released a sigh of frustration. She just had to know what bojangles meant huh? Now she couldn't even watch TV. Then another shocking fact hit Misato. Her beer might go warm!

"Noooooo!"

Misato ran to the fridge and started taking out as much beer as possible. She quickly grabbed PenPen from his home and ran back to the table.

"Quick PenPen, we must drink these! Now before they go warm!"

And so the two began drinking.

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A blue haired girl sat in the abyssal darkness of her apartment, confused at what was happening. This girl was none other then Rei Ayanami, First Child and Wondergirl extraordinaire. After an eternity of silence, a single word left the lips of the First Child.

"Bojangles."

Thunder struck outside and if Rei had been paying attention, she would have heard the cat outside her house screech.

'Bojangles... I have heard this word before. Where I do not know. What are you, Bojangles? Where are you? What do you want?'

Rei's thoughts were met with silence.

'Not even the Magi could discover it. Perhaps..... perhaps it is a greater mystery then myself!'

"No... I am the most mysterious thing in this world. My presence cannot be explained except by 4 other people."

'Very true, but no one can explain this... this bojangles.'

"My... my god..."

'You'll lose your whole character if something in this show is a greater mystery then yourself.. you must destroy this bojangles.'

"Yes... this is correct. I must protect my popularity.."

With that, Rei Ayanami stood up and walked out of her front door, her eyes gleaming with a sense of purpose and determination only seen in her when she pilots her Eva.

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The eyes of Asuka Soryu fluttered open and she soon noticed something was off. She was suddenly in her room. She realized someone must have brought her in.

'What if it was Baka Shinji? He might have copped a feel while you were out of it!'

Asuka quickly looked herself over and noticed all her clothes were still on. She stood up, rubbing sleep out of her eyes, and headed to the door. Stifling a yawn, she opened the door and walked out. She was met by the sight of a woman and a penguin, drunk off their ass, trying to see who could last the longest in a staring contest.

"Misato?"

This distraction caused PenPen to blink, which made Misato laugh in triumph.

"Hey Awska... wanna dwink wid us?"

"Umm.... no Misato that's okay.."

"Oh...... more for us!"

"WARK!"

Asuka watched in shock as the duo downed another beer.

"Misato... how did I get inside?"

Misato managed to shake off her drunken state for a moment.

"Shinji..... Shinji brought you in......."

"He.... carried me in by himself?"

"Yeah.... it was so sweet right buddy?"

"Wark wark.."

"Shinji WUVS you ya know.."

Asuka's face went from surprise to her usual arrogant mask, although she blushed heavily as she tried to stay serious.

"Well of course... it's no surprise to me. Any man in their right mind would.."

Asuka expected some kind of response from Misato, but got a light snoring instead, as she and her penguin associate had passed out on the table. She sighed heavily before walking back to her room. She went back into bed and pulled her sheets up around her.

"Yeah right..... Mama didn't want me...Kaji doesn't want me... why would Baka Shinji want me?"

And with that, Asuka Langley Soryu, the proud Second Child and highest rated pilot, fell asleep crying.

Author's Notes: ::Yawn:: Jeez it's getting late.... suppose I should turn in. Anywho, the next chapter will be another part to the amazing duo! The Amazing Quests Of T & K continue with "A New Ally In The War". Not to mention free fan service....... oh wait.... no there won't be any fan service..... I lied... I've been doing that a lot lately ^_^