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Lycanthrope

-Chapter Ten: Van Hellsing

"God damn it." Shinji groaned and cursed as he was rudely awaken by the shrill chirping of his cell phone. He was tired, sore, and utterly relaxed. When he found out who was calling he would have their head.

"Turn it off," the woman lying on top of him moaned.

"It'd be easier if I wasn't weighed down," Shinji growled. He felt Yuki move slightly and then a blessed silence fell upon them. Yuki's full weight returned and Shinji finally opened his eyes. "Too bright," he groaned and quickly shut them.

"Its not that bad," Yuki murmured. "Oh wait, it is."

"I told you," Shinji said in a singsong tone.

"Oh shut up," Yuki growled as her lips found the scar on Shinji's neck and made him groan. Then his phone started ringing again. Shinji turned and glared at the phone for a minute. He finally reached out and flipped it open.

"What the fuck do you want?" he bellowed.

"Shinji?" a meek female voice asked.

"What is it Misato?" he asked in complete and total exasperation.

"Where the fuck are you?" the older woman bellowed, instantly cowing Shinji.

"In bed?" Shinji asked.

"Not your own!" Misato yelled.

"Who is it?" Yuki asked. There was a long pause over the phone and Shinji wondered if Misato was going to blow up.

"Shinji?" she asked finally in a deceptively calm tone.

"Yes?" Shinji asked. Back.

"Who is there with you?" Misato asked.

"A friend of mine," Shinji said.

"Where are you two?" Misato asked.

"In bed," Shinji repeated.

"What are you two doing in bed together?" Misato asked. Now Shinji was becoming annoyed.

"Does a person like you even have to ask?" he snapped sharply.

"Come to NERV right now," Misato said, her voice even more deceptively calm. Shinji could tell that if he argued he was going to be in very deep shit.

"Alright." He hung up the phone and sighed in annoyance. 'Scary, scary, scary woman.'

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Shinji looked around the Commander's office and sighed in annoyance. The old man was keeping him waiting, trying to scare him. "Dumb bastard," Shinji growled as he leaned back in the uncomfortable plastic chair and rested his boots on the Commander's expensive wood desk. He raised his hands slightly and wondered why they were making him wear handcuffs. They were chafing his wrists and they were also catching the loose threads of the baggy green sweater Yuki had loaned him. It was a good thing that some of her clothes were unisexual seeing as how he had been wearing a plug suit when she had found him. The door swung open and Shinji glanced over his shoulder to see the commander of NERV walk in. "You're late. How disgustingly unprofessional." The old man ignored him and moved to stand behind his desk.

"Are you aware of what you did to Evangelion Unit Zero-One?" he demanded, his voice low and filled with malice.

"I set her free you idiot," Shinji answered. "Don't you have your little fuck toy around to tell you things like that?"

"Do you know what that Evangelion can do now?" the commander asked.

"Do I look like I care what it can do?" Shinji asked. "It can still fight, therefore I will pilot it in combat.

"You will do no such thing!" the old man snapped.

"Okay," Shinji said as he slid his boots off the desk, easily marring the finish. "Just remember," he added. "I will not let anyone change this world. If that happened I would go hungry." He started for the door and paused. "Oh yeah. These belong to you." He tossed the twisted handcuffs onto the old man's desk. "Have fun fuck head!"

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"There you are Shinji." Shinji froze and wondered whether he should pray to God of humans or the Guardian of lycanthropes for his life.

"Hi Misato."

"Hello Shinji. So who's your girlfriend?" Misato asked. "A girl from school?"

"Yeah," Shinji said. He wondered if Section-2 would kill her if she attacked him.

"The girl you had a quickie with on the roof?" Misato pressed. There was only so far Shinji could be pressed.

"I did not have a quickie on the school's roof!" he bellowed, ignoring the stares from the NERV personnel. Misato, however, did notice. She blushed and quickly ushered him away. Once they were away Misato turned back to Shinji.

"Look," she began. "I know that you're a teenager and all, but you can't go sleeping around." And Misato had found the limit to just how far Shinji could be pressed again.

"Sleeping around?" he hissed sharply, his face only a few centimeters from hers. "I have slept with one person. How does that compare to you?" Her response was expected. She slapped him, hard. Her fingernails caught on one of the scars on Shinji's face and sent a stream of blood trickling down his face.

"You are never to speak like that to me," Misato said, she was shaking. Shinji's hand came up on its own and his fingers wrapped around his guardian's neck.

"No," he hissed. "You will never speak to me like that. You overestimate your position." Shinji forced his hand to release her and she fell to the floor.

"Leave," she croaked finally.

"Fine."

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"You seem really tense." Shinji turned and watched as Yuki walked towards him. "What happened at NERV?"

"I was disowned," Shinji said with a shrug. "Would have done it soon or later myself."

"So where are you going?" Yuki asked.

"Probably to stay with Bob and Angel," Shinji said with a shrug. "They have a few spare rooms." He heard Yuki sigh in annoyance. "What?"

"You aren't going to stay with Bob and Angel," Yuki said calmly.

"I'm not?" Shinji asked in completely confusion.

"No," Yuki said. "You are going to stay with me." Shinji caught on. He chuckled and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"But you only have one bed."

"We'll have to improvise," Yuki said with a grin.

"I'll need her address if you're going to live with her." Shinji jumped in surprise and turned to stare at Lee.

"Jesus. You are good."

"Thank you," the man said calmly. "Address please." Yuki quickly gave him here address and he disappeared from view.

"So where to now?" Yuki asked. "They're still cleaning up the angel's blood, so we probably won't have school for a few days."

"Still?" Shinji asked. He couldn't really remember that battle to well.

"The blood has covered everything within a four mile radius," Yuki said.

"Well I hope you learned something from that," Shinji said.

"Don't piss you off?" Yuki asked. Shinji grinned and nodded. "So where are we going?"

"Don't know," Shinji said.

"Maybe we should pick up your stuff from that woman's apartment," Yuki suggested.

"I have everything I want," Shinji said. "It was in my locker."

"And what exactly do you want?" Yuki asked.

"My gun, my ammo, and my music," Shinji said, patting the deep pockets on his blue jeans.

"Anything else?" Yuki asked, pressing her body against Shinji's.

"I can think of a few other things," Shinji said with a grin.

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"Are you sure this is where Yuki lives?" Angel asked.

"Yes I am," Bob said as he pounded on the door again. Finally the door swung open and Bob found himself face-to-face with a very pissed off Shinji. "Uh. . .hi?" Bob winced as the door was slammed in his face.

"Well that answers that," Angel said. Bob nodded.

"Good for him. Got himself a good-looking mate."

"Let's not jump to conclusions," Angel said. "We'll have to talk to them later."

"If we ever see them again," Bob said with a smirk.

"Men," Angel grinned. "One track minds."

"You've never complained before," Bob said, drawing his mate closer to him as they walked to the elevator.

"That's true," Angel said.

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Ritsuko looked around the small airport and sighed. He was late. "Doctor Akagi?" Ritsuko jumped in surprise and turned to face the man behind her.

"Yes?"

"Its nice to see you again," Van Hellsing said. "How have you been Doctor Akagi?"

"I have been doing just fine," Ritsuko said, "and yourself Doctor Van Hellsing?"

"I have no complaints," the older man said. "I would like to meet with your coworker as soon as possible."

"Maybe you should get settled in," Ritsuko suggested. "You did just fly, what, ten hours?"

"Something like that," Van Hellsing said with a nod. "I can assure you, I'm fine."

"Alright then," Ritsuko said. "I'll ask him to come to the Geo-Front right away. I'll also have to get a temporary pass for you."

"Alright," the doctor said with a nod.

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"I thought I turned that thing off," Shinji growled as he stared at the phone.

"You did," Yuki said. "I watched you do it."

"I get it," Shinji said suddenly.

"What?" Yuki asked.

"I bet NERV had these phones custom made," Shinji said. "If it's an emergency then they can flick a switch somewhere and the phone will turn on."

"You know what that means, right?" Yuki asked.

"I'm going to have to throw it out a window to get some peace," Shinji growled. He picked up the phone and flipped it open. "Whatever it is, I don't care." He was about to flip it shut when Doctor Akagi began speaking.

"Ikari?"

"What?" Shinji hissed angrily.

"I need you to come to the Geo-Front," Ritsuko said. "There is someone here you should meet." That perked Shinji's interest. Since when did Doctor Akagi care who he met and associated with?

"Fine," he said finally. "I'll be there in half an hour. Should I go to your office?"

"That will be fine," Ritsuko said. Shinji flipped his phone shut and sat up.

"Who was it?" Yuki asked.

"Doctor Akagi," Shinji answered.

"So what did she want?" Yuki asked, her eyes narrowing.

"She brought in someone she wants me to meet," Shinji answered.

"What do you think?" Yuki asked.

"I'm going to keep my pistol under my shirt," Shinji said.

"Sounds like a smart enough idea," Yuki admitted. "How long have you got."

"Half an hour," Shinji said "just enough time."

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Shinji looked around Doctor Akagi's office and stared at the man leaning against the Doctor's desk. Shinji didn't like that man. He didn't like any human that had so much blood on them that they smelled like a vampire. 'Or a lycan,' Shinji thought. "So what's wrong Doctor Akagi?"

"In the past month or so, have you noticed any physical changed?" Ritsuko asked. Shinji stared at her and his head tilted to one side. "Stupid question." Shinji nodded. "Well, you may not have known that your blood type has changed as well."

"Save it Doctor Akagi," the man said. "He knows."

"Yes I do," Shinji said with a nod. "You're a Van Hellsing, right?"

"That is correct," the man said. "How did you know?"

"I can smell the blood on you from here," Shinji growled. "Not many humans smell like that." Shinji grinned suddenly. "It's a bit of an honor to meet the boogeyman of the creatures of the night."

"You smell like blood yourself," Van Hellsing said. "It's too late to save your soul."

"So?" Shinji asked. "I wasn't using it."

"This is no joking matter!" Van Hellsing roared. The door burst open and Shinji turned to see Lee standing in the doorframe with his pistol in hand.

"It's alright Lee," Shinji said.

"Alright Third Child," the older man said as he closed the door.

"You ever try to kill a lycan with more personal security then the president of the United States?" Shinji asked, his voice too low for Ritsuko to hear. "If I don't get you, then they will. It's considered a high honor to kill one of you. It would get me respect from those too foolish to respect me now."

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"Do you know what is wrong with him?" Ritsuko asked as Shinji closed the door behind him.

"I know all too well what is wrong with him," Van Hellsing answered. "It is too late for him. He was damned to hell as soon as human blood touched his lips."

"What are you talking about?" Ritsuko demanded.

"You don't know what he is, do you?" Van Hellsing asked.

"No I don't," Ritsuko said. "What is he?"

"He's a lycanthrope," Van Hellsing said. "A werewolf."

"A werewolf?" Ritsuko asked. She was beginning to doubt that calling Van Hellsing was a good idea.

"There are many creatures," Van Hellsing began. "There are smart enough to remain under the scope of normal science. There are some scientists, however that do know of their existence and study them."

"Crypto zoology?" Ritsuko asked. Van Hellsing nodded.

"Has their been an increase in animalistic attacks lately? Attacks where the victim has either been partially or total consumed?" he asked.

"Yes," Ritsuko said. "Lately there have been at least two every night."

"That is more then one lycan," Van Hellsing said. "There must be a pack here. Tell me, how many attacks have you had that are vampiric in nature?"

"Vampiric?" Ritsuko asked, "as in an attack where the blood was drained from the body?" Van Hellsing nodded. "I don't know exact numbers, but they have dropped to almost zero."

"Vampires and lycans don't coexist," Van Hellsing explained. "A city will belong to one or the other. Did anyone attempt to kill that young man?"

"Yes," Ritsuko said. "About a week ago a young woman attempted to kill him. He killed her first."

"I'd like to look at the young woman's weapon," Van Hellsing said.

"It was stolen," Ritsuko said. "I have the armory officer's report around here somewhere." She hunted around for the papers on her desk and finally found it. "Here." Van Hellsing looked over the reports with interest.

"A Colt Python .357 Magnum," he read aloud. "The bullets were semi-jacketed with silver hollow-point bullets. Do you have the woman's autopsy report?"

"Here." Van Hellsing glanced through it.

"Three hollow-points to the lower back and a mass of splintered wood found in her heart," he read. "Sounds like your friend knows what he's doing."

"I wish I knew what he was doing," Ritsuko commented.

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Bob looked up as the door to his apartment slammed open. "You finally take enough of a break to come talk with us?" he asked. Shinji's face did not show any sign of humor.

"Van Hellsing is here."

"What?" Bob roared as he shot to his feet.

"Van Hellsing is here," Shinji growled. "Is that fucking clear enough for you?"

"Where is he?" Bob demanded.

"He's in NERV," Shinji said. "You're never going to get him while he's in there."

"So what do you suggest?" Bob asked, sitting back down.

"He at least knows I'm here," Shinji said. "Bait."

"What?" Bob asked.

"Look I'm not happy with this," Shinji said. "But I owe you something."

-End

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-Author's notes. Van Hellsing finally arrives. Only took him ten chapters. Let's see if Shinji's half-cocked plan will actually get off the ground. This one came out fairly quickly considering that I'm working on another story. True to my style of never before seen crossovers I'm writing an Evangelion and Starship Troopers fanfic. I think the first chapter has turned out pretty damn good. I might post it later, but this one will be my priority.