I still don't own anything. This is the sequel to my story Lycanthrope. It takes place ten years after the last chapter of Lycanthrope.

Lycanthrope 2: The Prophecy

Chapter Five: Ro Shambo

Shinji looked around the parking garage and checked his watch. "Shinji!"

"You're late," the young lycan growled low in his throat.

"Sorry about that,' Kaji said. "Overtime is part of the job."

"Just tell me you got the files," Shinji said.

"All six of them," Kaji said proudly as he handed Shinji a thick folder. Shinji opened it and leafed through a few of the reports.

"I thought there were more of them," he said absently.

"They were already a bunch of old farts when they were running NERV," Kaji said. "Did you really expect all of them to make it ten more years?"

"I don't really think about aging any more," Shinji said with a shrug. "So how are things going around here?"

"Hasn't Touji filled you in?" Kaji asked.

"I haven't really seen him much," Shinji said. "How do you know him anyway?"

"We go drinking every once in a while," Kaji said. "He's a familiar face who knows my secret."

"A familiar face can be comforting," Shinji admitted. "Is he dating Hikari?"

"The Horaki girl?" Kaji asked. Shinji nodded. "They never really had a relationship. I think killing those UN soldiers scared her off."

"Really?" Shinji asked. "Killing those UN soldiers turned my girl on."

"That's because she's like you," Kaji said.

"And what am I like?"

"A raging, heartless, drunken psychotic," Kaji said. "You should join the UN if you sobered up. You'd fit right in."

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"Is he out drinking again?" Asuka looked up and watched as Mana sat down on the opposite end of the couch.

"I don't think so," Asuka said.

"Is he always like that?" Mana asked.

"A lush?"

"Yeah."

"Pretty much," Asuka said. "But ever since we met up with Bob again he's been a raging drunk. I've never really seen him drink like this."

"So. . ." Mana pressed.

"So what?" Asuka asked.

"So what does his excessive drinking mean?" Mana demanded. She took a deep calming breath. "Sorry."

"I have no clue what it means," Asuka admitted. "Maybe he just doesn't recognize that even he has limits."

"Ah," Mana said. Asuka glanced around the living room and sighed. 'That is utter bullshit,' she thought in annoyance. She hadn't even noticed that Shinji had been drinking so much until Mana brought it up. 'I'm going to beat the answer out of him,' Asuka decided, more out of habit then spite. "Can I ask you a personal question?"

"What?" Asuka asked in surprise.

"A personal question," Mana repeated. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to."

"I guess," Asuka said after a moment of deliberation.

"Can a lycan be another lycan's mate and sire?" Mana asked.

"Pardon?" Asuka asked.

"Can a lycan mate with his or her sire?" Mana asked again.

"Sure," Asuka said. "Many lycans are turned because a lycan fell in love with a mortal. Of course chances are pretty high that the mortal will die. Why do you ask?"

"I don't know," Mana said. "It just seems kind of perverted."

"It's not like a sire and a child share anything that they don't share with other lycans," Asuka said. "Shinji and I both have the lycan virus, but all lycans have it."

"So Shinji is your sire?" Mana asked.

"Yeah," Asuka said slowly, wondering where this was going.

"But you don't have a bite mark," Mana said. "You're supposed to be a alpha lycan, but you have a sire."

"Shinji turned me," Asuka began. "By accident."

"What kind of accident?" Mana asked curiously.

"Why do you care so much?" Asuka demanded.

"I know that an alpha lycan can't have a sire," Mana said. "It's a known fact, so I'm curious."

"I was mentally attacked," Asuka said. "Shinji tried to save me and was attacked himself. His mind merged with mine and he managed to save me."

"Oh," Mana said. "I see."

"Whatever," Asuka said quietly. "I'm going out."

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Mana winced slightly as the door slammed shut. "Did someone shoot the vampire?" Mana turned and saw Yuki walk out of one of the bedrooms.

"Still here."

"Oh," Yuki said. "Then what was that bang?"

"Asuka slammed the door," Mana said. "I think I pissed her off."

"What did you do?" Yuki asked in exasperation.

"I asked how she became a lycan," Mana said. "What's wrong with that?"

"She doesn't like to think about it," Yuki explained. "It shows that she's not perfect and she can loose."

"Oh," Mana said. "Is Shinji like that?"

"No," Yuki said. "That idiot loves getting the shit kicked out of him."

"Pardon?"

"Street fighting," Yuki said. "He doesn't fight humans of course, but he tends to bite off more then he can chew. After he finally regains consciousness you should see him grin."

"Street fighting?" Mana asked. "Territoriality?"

"No," Yuki said. "Just old fashioned bare knuckle fighting."

"What's the point of that?" Mana asked in disgust.

"It's a guy thing," Yuki said with a shrug. The door swung open and Shinji walked sporting a large bruise on his cheek.

"Did either of you say something to Asuka?"

"Sorry," Mana said.

"Wonderful," Shinji growled.

"Did you meet with Kaji?" Mana asked.

"Yeah," Shinji said as he set down a large folder. "Six targets in six countries on two continents."

"Weren't there more?" Yuki asked.

"Some of the old bastards had the good grace to kick the bucket," Shinji said. Mana was surprised beyond belief by how serious Shinji looked at he studied the files. "This guy is their leader." Mana looked at the picture.

"Is he really a human?"

"I don't know," Shinji said. "I was kind of wondering whether I'd get blood or oil out of him."

"Are all lycans as blood thirty as you?" Mana asked in disgust.

"Blood thirsty," Shinji drawled out slowly. "That's rich coming from you fang bitch."

"That rhymed," Yuki noted absently. "Maybe you should try a rapping career."

"I like heavy metal better," Shinji said. "Like this." Mana turned and found herself staring down the barrel of a large pistol.

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"Back again?"

"Hey Jake," Shinji said as he sat down at the bar across from the man. "I have something new for you."

"Oh," Jake said. "You know you're my favorite client right? You always bring me the best jobs."

"I need you to look for these assholes," Shinji said as he set down a list of the six SEELE members. "I need exact locations, summer homes, aliases, next of kin, and anything else you can find."

"You're really going after these guys," Jake said. "Did they insult Yuki or something?"

"It's nothing," Shinji said dismissively. "I just need to track them down."

"Are they all in an organization or something?" Jake asked as he looked around the files. "And yes that is something that would help me."

"They're all members of a group called SEELE," Shinji explained. "There were additional members, but they kicked the bucket."

"Right," Jake said with a nod. "I'll call you when I have the information." Shinji nodded his thanks and walked out.

"Asuka was right when she said that all of your contacts were bartenders." Shinji looked up and watched in annoyance as Mana walked out of the shadows.

"Are you following me?"

"We're supposed to be partners," Mana said. "You shouldn't be sneaking around behind my back."

"Creepy bitch," Shinji growled as he turned and walked away.

"So where are you going?" Mana asked as she followed after him.

"To get drunk," Shinji growled.

"You just left a bar," Mana pointed out.

"Leave me alone."

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"They have begun their search." Bob glanced up and sighed in relief.

"That's terrific news."

"Why?" Carl asked.

"I was worried that they would sit around trying to max out their account on booze and clothes," Bob explained.

"We really did pick the biggest bunch of idiots," Carl said as he massaged his temples.

"Yeah," Bob said with a sigh. "Is that vampire girl still alive?"

"Mana?" Carl asked. "I believe so."

"That's impressive," Bob said. "I would have thought that Asuka and/or Yuki would have killed her by now. Shinji must really be cracking the whip."

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"Is he alive?"

"I have no clue," Yuki said in annoyance. "Shinji? Wake up!"

"No response," Mana commented.

"Is his hair moving?" Asuka asked.

"Looks like it," Yuki said. She reached down and poked her sleeping mate. To her complete surprise his hair meowed plaintively. "It's alive!"

"I'm awake!" Shinji bellowed as he jerked up and looked around desperately.

"You're hair's alive!" Asuka shrieked.

"What?" Shinji shrieked.

"It's a kitty!" Yuki stared at the small black kitten and watched as Mana plucked it off of Shinji's head and hugged it. "It's so cute."

"Why did you have a cat on your head?" Asuka asked.

"It didn't run away from me," Shinji said. "So I kept it."

"Does it have a name?" Mana asked.

"Fleas."

"Fleas?" Mana repeated as she looked at the kitten. She quickly handed it back to Shinji.

"So you got in a fight?" Yuki asked as she inspected Shinji's latest black eye.

"Yeah," Shinji said proudly.

"What did the other guy look like?" Yuki asked.

"Big and black and blue all over," Shinji said proudly.

"What did it look like before the fight?" Asuka asked dryly.

"Big and black and blue all over."

"I thought so."

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"You look like shit."

"At least you're honest," Shinji said with a sigh.

"So where are we going?" Touji asked.

"My friend's bar," Shinji said. "He's getting us the last bit of information on SEELE."

"Good," Touji said. "When are we leaving?"

"In a couple of days," Shinji explained as he tugged out a piece of paper. "Here are the locations."

"Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Berlin, and France. Wait. . .France?"

"Yep," Shinji said. "Another French dictator trying to rule the world. It's been a while since the last time."

"And we saw how well it ended for that midget," Touji said. Shinji grinned and pushed the door open.

"Hey Shinji."

"Good evening Jake," Shinji said as he sat down at the bar.

"Can I suggest the beer?" Jake asked.

"No," Shinji said. "I hate beer you know. . .that" He looked around the bar and stood up. "I'll see you later."

"Going so soon?"

"We just got here," Touji complained.

"We're going now," Shinji growled as he seized Touji's ear and pulled him to his feet. He turned towards the door and found himself staring down the barrel of a pistol. "Hi."

"You're under arrest," the young woman holding the pistol said stoically.

"You look really familiar," Shinji said cheerfully. "My name is Shinji Fenrir. What's yours?"

"Drop all of your weapons," the woman said.

"Kill her," Touji whispered.

"I can't," Shinji said.

"Why not?" Touji demanded.

"She works for NERV," Shinji said. "I'm trying to avoid causing trouble with NERV."

"If you let them arrest us then we will be in trouble with NERV," Touji said. "How the hell and you tell anyway?"

"Take my word on it."

"Weapons," the young woman said angrily. "Now!"

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"This sucks." Marvin Lee looked around his office and leaned back in his seat. "I should have never have left the field." Someone knocked on the door and Marvin sighed in annoyance. "Come in." The door swung open and a young woman walked in.

"Good evening Sergeant Major."

"Good evening Jen," Marvin said. "Is there a problem?"

"We arrested two young men in the sting operation," Jen said.

"Isn't that the point of a sting?" Marvin asked. Jen sighed in annoyance and dropped a large bag on the desk. It landed with a loud bang and the crack of cheap wood.

"We took these from one of them," Jen said. Marvin opened the bag and stared at the gleaming weapons inside. "Neither had any identification and we're having trouble identifying them."

"Oh dear," Marvin managed as he picked up a large silver revolver. "Bad, bad, bad."

"What's wrong?" Jen asked.

"I know this gun," Marvin said. He hunted through the drawers of his test and found a television remote. He pointed it at the T.V. in the corner of his office and flipped to the appropriate feed. A familiar, yet different face filled the screen.

"I know you're there Marvin!" a deep voice roared. "Let us out now or we're going to break out and kill everyone in our way!"

"I should have known," Marvin said. "I should have figured it out as soon as the mangled corpses began to show up."

"Is something wrong?" Jen asked. "Do you know him?"

"Yeah," Bob said. "Call the special forces. Tell them to bring shotguns. . .yeah shotguns are good. With double ought buckshot!"

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"You break down the door."

"No you break down the door."

"I insist," Shinji growled. "You break down the door."

"You break it down," Touji said. "It's your fault we're in here!"

"Just break it down."

"You break it down."

"No you break it down."

"You break it down!"

"I'll ro shambo you for it," Shinji said. "First!"

"What?" Touji was silenced as a steel-toed boot connected solidly with his crotch.

"You weren't supposed to pass out!"

-End

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-Author's notes. Sorry about the wait. School just got in the way. Oh. . .wait a minute. I was saving the excuse for later. How about appendicitis? I found religion? I had bad Thai food? Actually I was on vacation. I meant to warn you. . .really. What's with all the dark looks? Anyway I'm pretty sure everyone knows what ro shambo is. It's where two guys kick each other in the nuts until someone gives up. It's a fun game. This chapter would have been longer, but I didn't want to keep you waiting. More out of fear then anything else.