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Lycanthrope

-Chapter Seven: Gunning for Me?

"What did she mean when she said that you weren't human?" Touji asked. Shinji glanced at his friend and fought down a wave of fear and unease. The feelings felt strangely familiar. "Shinji?"

"Huh?" he asked, broken out of his reverie. "Oh. She meant that I'm not human."

"No kidding," Touji said sarcastically as he glanced around the street and adjusted his sunglasses. "So what are you?"

"Not human," Shinji said cheerfully.

"You're doing this to annoy me," Touji said. Shinji nodded, grinning broadly. "So what are you if you aren't human?"

"I'm a lycan," Shinji said proudly.

"A werewolf?" Touji asked in surprise.

"You know what lycan means?" Shinji asked, his surprise probably surpassing his friend's.

"Of course I do," Touji said. "Kensuke went on and on about some government using lycans as weapons or something."

"Don't believe it," Shinji said.

"How can you be a werewolf?" Touji asked. "They aren't real."

"Yes they are," Shinji argued. "If you can be part Angel then I can most certainly be a lycan."

"Fair enough," Touji said. "So how did this happen?"

"I was bit," Shinji said as he tugged down the collar of his shirt to expose the large, ragged scar on the side of his neck.

"Does NERV know?" Touji asked.

"They know I'm not human," Shinji said as he stopped at a cross walk. "Beyond that they don't know anything."

"What about me?" Touji asked.

"They definitely know what you are," Shinji said. "But as long as they think they can control you they won't do anything." Touji nodded thoughtfully and rubbed his chin. 'Rei,' Shinji thought suddenly. 'The feelings are the exact same ones I get from Rei!'

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Shinji looked around the crowded streets and yawned. 'Not enough sleep,' he thought tiredly. The insomnia was still bothering him. He had led Touji back to his family's house and had left to wander Tokyo-3. He hadn't been in the city during daylight hours in a while. The only reason he came here in the daylight anymore was to go to school or NERV. His phone rang and he flipped it open absently. "Hello?"

"Shinji?" Shinji sighed and held the phone away from his ear.

"Misato."

"Where are you?" the older woman demanded. "I was just sitting at home and a Section-2 agent calls. He tells me that both you and Touji had left the hospital and put another agent into a coma." As soon as her tirade ended he put the phone against his ear again.

"I just took Touji back to his home," Shinji explained. "His family was worried about him."

"You shouldn't have taken him out of his room!" Misato roared. "We don't know if anything is wrong with him."

"Something's wrong with him," Shinji said. "But he isn't a threat."

"How do you know that?" Misato demanded.

"I just do," Shinji said mystically. He paused as something near by made the hair on the back of his head spike. "I have to go."

"Wait. . ." Misato began. Shinji ignored her and snapped the phone shut. He looked around and spotted a young very beautiful woman with short brown hair staring at him. Shinji's eyes met hers and he watched as her large brown eyes turned gold. She flashed him a sultry smile and disappeared into the crowd. Shinji sighed and rubbed his temples. 'Always something.'

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Misato watched as Shinji walked into the apartment and hung his coat beside the door. She was about to yell at him, but she noticed that he seemed very distracted. "Shinji?"

"Yes?" he asked, his golden eyes turning to regard her.

"Are you okay?" Misato asked. Shinji sighed and sat down next to her on the couch.

"No," he said simply, his voice sounding more serious then Misato had heard in a long time.

"Can I help?" she asked.

"No," Shinji said. He turned and smiled slightly at her. "Thanks for asking."

"I just got a report from Section-2," Misato said. "They said that someone tried to assassinate you."

"I took care of it," Shinji said coolly.

"So the report states," Misato said. "I didn't know that you even carried a gun." Shinji reached under his shirt and drew a sleek black pistol and held it out to her grip first. Misato took it carefully and inspected it. "What is it?"

"It's a Steyr M-1A in .40-caliber with a laser pointer on the under-barrel rail," Shinji explained.

"Where did you get it?" Misato asked.

"A friend," Shinji said.

"The same guy who gave you the jacket?" Misato asked. Shinji nodded and took his pistol.

"Who is he?" Misato watched as a grin spread across Shinji's features. Shinji paused, apparently thinking about the answer. Suddenly he smiled brightly. It was such a normal smile that it gave Misato the creeps. She was used to maniacal smirks.

"He's my Dad."

"What?" Misato asked in surprise.

"He's my Dad," Shinji repeated as he traced the scar on his neck.

"Not the Commander, right?" Misato asked, trying to clarify everything.

"Like he gives a damn," Shinji said. His grin widened and finally gained the maniacal edge that Misato had come to associate with him. "Thank God for that."

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"I mean it's a good thing that he doesn't care what I do," Shinji explained. "As long as I pilot and do what he wants I can do anything I want." He stood up and stretched slightly. "I'm going to try to get some sleep."

"Are you going to school tomorrow?" Misato asked.

"I don't see why not," Shinji said with a shrug.

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"How are you doing Touji?" Shinji asked as moved to stand next to his friend.

"Pretty good," Touji said. "NERV called me last night and told me to come in today after school."

"I got the same call," Shinji said. "Does anyone know about your new profession?"

"No," Touji said as he adjusted his sunglasses. "I figure its better to keep it that way. God knows Kensuke practically had a conniption fit when he found out that you were a pilot. Imagine what would happen if he found out his oldest friend was one too."

"So how are you going to get through class without someone seeing your eyes?" Shinji asked.

"I was planning on sleeping," Touji deadpanned. Shinji bit his lip and tried valiantly not to laugh.

"What?" Shinji asked. He turned his saw his bespectacled friend sprinting towards them.

"Did you guys hear?" he demanded.

"Hear what?" Shinji asked.

"We have a new student and she's a girl!" Kensuke declared. "Maybe she's a pilot for Eva Zero-Three!"

"I don't think so," Shinji said. "It was destroyed a couple of days ago."

"What?" Kensuke shrieked.

"Weren't you listening?" Touji asked. "Shinji said that it was destroyed."

"Ah man," Kensuke whined. He glanced up suddenly and stared at Touji. "What's with the sunglasses?"

"I like them," Touji said as he reached up to touch them. Shinji took off his own and tucked them into an inside pocket on his leather coat.

"You better take them off before the class rep sees them," Kensuke advised. Shinji ignored him and moved to his normal seat. Something felt strange. 'I wonder what's going on.' The door slid open and the old teacher walked in. Hikari was on her feet with a speed that would make a Sergeant jealous.

"Stand. . .bow. . .sit!" Shinji followed the movements without even thinking of questioning the young human female.

"We have a slight change in plans," the old teacher said. "Today we have a new student. Ms. Yuki Hayasaka." The door slid open and Shinji's eyes narrowed as the lycan from before stepped into the classroom. Her brown eyes met his and she smirked. She moved to stand in front of the class and bowed.

"It is nice to meet you," she said cheerfully.

"You may take the seat next to Mishima," the teacher said. Shinji heard the boy behind him raise his hand frantically. The young woman nodded and began to walk to her seat. She paused once she was beside Shinji and lowered her head to whisper in his ear.

"It is especially nice to meet you Fenrir," she purred quietly. "I will see you later." She continued on and Shinji could already hear the school gossip machine going into overdrive.

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Shinji looked out over the school courtyard from his place on the roof and sighed in annoyance. He had spent the whole first half of the day ignoring instant messages demanded to know who the new girl was. Behind him he heard the door to the roof open and turned, expecting to see Touji. Instead he watched as the woman moved out onto the roof. She turned and smiled at him. "So this is where you went to."

"Who are you?" Shinji growled.

"I'm Yuki Hayasaka," the woman said as she stepped closer to Shinji. "And you are Fenrir."

"Far enough," Shinji growled. She smiled and stopped less then half a meter away from him. "Why are you here?"

"My pack was destroyed," Yuki said honestly. "Vampires killed everyone and I just wandered away. I ended up here and saw you Fenrir."

"Why do you keep calling me that?" Shinji asked. Yuki's hand moved to rest on Shinji's left arm. Her fingers glided up his heavily muscled and scarred arm and began tugging at the sleeve of his black T-shirt. She tugged the sleeve up and traced the crest branded into Shinji's arm.

"That's who you are," she said as she studied the raised flesh. Suddenly she moved forward and pressed her body against Shinji's while her eyes caught his. "You are different. There is so much blood on your hands." Shinji was not in a comfortable position. The main reason being one most people wouldn't expect. He was cornered. A predator was pressed against him and his back was to the wall. It took all of his will power not to simply kill her.

"What are you doing here?" he growled. His body was beginning to react to hers and that was pissing him off.

"I don't know," she admitted. "I just wound up here." The door to the roof flew open and Touji and Kensuke walked out. Shinji stared at them over Yuki's shoulder and they stared at him.

"Excuse us," Touji said. He grabbed Kensuke's collar and dragged him back into the building.

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"So what was that all about?" Touji asked as he held out his ID card for the security guard to look at.

"What was what about?" Shinji asked as he held out his own card. The guard nodded and waved them through.

"The make out session on the roof," Touji said as he stepped onto the escalator.

"We were not making out," Shinji growled. "Now lay off."

"So is she a lycan?" Touji pressed.

"Shhh," Shinji hissed. Touji looked around the Geo-Front and nodded.

"So?"

"Yeah," Shinji said finally, "she is." They reached the bottom of the stairs and turned left.

"Do you know where we're going?" Touji asked.

"Commander Ikari's office," Shinji said. "I'm pretty sure it's down this way."

"So what do you think he wants to talk to us about?" Touji asked.

"Probably going to tell me to kill you if you get out of hand," Shinji said.

"What do you consider out of hand?" Touji asked.

"Continuing to tease me about what happened on the roof," Shinji said as he patted the pistol hidden under his shirt.

"I wouldn't have to tease you if you'd just tell me what happened," Touji argued.

"I don't know what happened," Shinji growled. "The woman made almost no sense."

"Isn't that a general trait of your kind?" Touji asked.

"No, but bouts of extreme violence are," Shinji said with a bright smile.

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"You home old man?" Shinji demanded as he pounded on Commander Ikari's door.

"Enter pilots." Shinji pushed the heavy door open and stepped into the room. His eyes instantly adjusted the dimness of the room and he looked around. He glanced at the large design on the ceiling of the room. 'That seems really familiar,' he thought absently. "Do you know why you are both here pilots?" Commander Ikari demanded.

"We have our suspicions sir," Shinji said. "But we're sure that doesn't matter."

"Are you aware of what your friend there is?" Commander Ikari asked coldly.

"Yeah," Shinji said. "Care to confirm?"

"He's an angel!" Commander Ikari snapped. "He is the enemy!" Shinji's eyes narrowed sharply and he briefly considered bringing up the fact that Rei was the same.

"What do you suggest we do about that?" Touji asked coolly.

"Pilot Ikari!" Commander Ikari snapped.

"Eh?"

"If the Forth Child shows any sign of suspicious activity you are to kill him," Commander Ikari said. Shinji could almost swear that he heard some sadistic pleasure in the man's voice.

"Nailed that one on the head," Touji said.

"I know," Shinji said. "I was serious about shooting you if you kept bothering me too."

"Wonderful," Touji grumbled.

"I was also made aware that you threatened a superior officer," Commander Ikari continued.

"When was that?" Touji asked in a stage whisper.

"I think he means Akagi," Shinji whispered.

"The blonde?" Touji asked. Shinji nodded.

"Is that all sir?" he asked finally. "I mean I'd be happy to shoot him now."

"Hey," Touji growled.

"That is all," Commander Ikari said.

"Are you okay sir?" Shinji asked. "You look like you're going to blow a vein."

"That is enough pilot!" Commander Ikari snapped.

"Alright," Shinji said. "Chill. Let's go Touji."

"Right behind you," the Forth Child said cheerfully. "Mainly because I don't want to turn my back on you."

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Misato looked up as Shinji walked into the apartment and threw himself onto the couch with a content sigh. "Have a good day?"

"I guess," Shinji said.

"I guess?" Misato repeated. "From what Asuka was telling me you had a very good day." Shinji's golden eyes narrowed slightly.

"And just what has Asuka been telling you?" he growled lowly.

"She mentioned something about a rumor going around school," Misato said. "Something about you being caught on the roof having a quickie."

"We weren't having a quickie!" Shinji roared.

"Alright," Misato said, holding up her hands peaceably. "So what is her name and what were you doing?"

"I fail to see how either answer is your business," Shinji said simply.

"Oh come on," Misato whined. "You can't just admit that you have a girlfriend and not tell me anything."

"She's not my girlfriend!" Shinji growled. He stood up and pulled on his leather jacket. "I'm going out."

"To see her?" Misato pressed. "At least give me a name." Shinji ignored her and walked out of the apartment.

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"And she says her name is Yuki Hayasaka?" Bob asked.

"Right," Shinji said with a nod. "Have you heard about a pack being wiped out lately?"

"Yes," Bob said. "A pack in Kyoto. I forget the name and specifics, but they were all found massacred."

"So her story is true?" Shinji asked.

"It's possible," Angel said. "So what did she want?"

"I have no clue," Shinji said. "But I think she came on to me."

"Oh," Bob said. "Can we have a word in private?"

"What are you going to tell him?" Angel growled.

"I'm going to have a man-to-man talk with my son," Bob growled back. Angel glared at him, but stood up and left.

"Are you going to give me 'the talk'?" Shinji asked, amused by the argument.

"Something like that," Bob said. "Female lycans are rather different from humans," he began. "Once they have you in their sights they will not turn back."

"You're saying she's gunning for me?" Shinji asked.

"Yes," Bob said, scratching the back of his neck.

"What should I do?" Shinji asked.

"Don't look at me," Bob said. "Last time a female lycan went after me I wound up with a mate."

"Don't you dare say that like it's a bad thing!" Angel yelled from outside of the room.

"I'm sorry," Bob called.

"Dude," Shinji began. "You're whipped."

"I know," Bob said with a depressed sigh.

"Damn strait he is!" Angel called.

"Any advice?" Shinji pressed.

"Watch your back," Bob began. "Watch. . .other things. Don't let your guard down."

"That helps so much," Shinji said as he stood up. "I'm going hunting. A nice kill will probably take my mind off of this."

-End

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-Author's notes. I couldn't resist. I just had to make Shinji's life a little harder on him. Heh, poor Bob. Women can be scary.