"He is certainly making himself at home. It would have been nice to have a bit of a warning. Katsuragi sure is thoughtless." Shinji mused as he tried to do his homework. He sighed giving up; he couldn't concentrate with that new kid making himself at home in his old room. He wished he was bold enough to just take his old room back. It also didn't help that his new room was full of Julius's stuff. The strange foreign kid had complained about the size of Japanese rooms.
He sighed, and headed to the bathroom. He needed to relax, and clear his head. He bumped into Julius in the hallway; he was helping himself to some instant noodles. "Hey Shinji I hear you've beaten 3 angels already."
"It's no big deal really." Shinji replied modestly. "Never said it was, you got an unfair head start that's all. When all the angels are all defeated, it will be me who will have the highest score. "
"I believe you" Shinji replied. He couldn't believe that this weirdo was treating it like a video game. He waited impatiently for Julius to get out of the way of the bathroom door.
"Consider yourself the auxiliary reserve, while I am elite. I am like the Panzer corps; you're like those Italian mobile coffins they passed as tanks in the Second World War." Julius boasted.
"Your sure talk big for a rookie." Shinji muttered under his breath.
"Rookie? You're the one who's the third child. I am the second child." Julius snapped in indignation. "Just because you was rushed out to battle without training, doesn't mean you should be proud of yourself." Soryu added.
"Ok I'm sorry" Shinji apologized meekly, to avoid trouble. He wasn't too hot at the idea of getting this psychopath too mad at him.
"This kid seems to be a spineless push over; this is going to be a lot of fun" Julius thought with a evil grin. Shinji was disturbed by the look of Julius's face.
"I think I am going back to my room now." Shinji said with a sigh, giving up on the idea of a bath.
"Be careful you don't go blind in one eye" Joked Julius.
Shinji frowned, asking. "Are all Americans like this?"
"I am German. You can't tell the difference?" Julius seemed more amused, than annoyed at Shinji getting his nationality mixed up. "I am making some food to eat, its all junk but you can join me if you want." The German offered.
"No thanks." he replied going back into his room. Shinji was now seriously considering moving out. He was sure there where cardboard boxes who had hobos that where better company than this kid. He crashed on his bed, and closed his eyes.
Shinji lay there waiting for Misato to come back. He wasn't sure if he was going to demand an explanation from her, but he was sure thinking about it. Shinji lost track of time, he couldn't understand it, just as he was getting used to living with Misato, and this had to happen to him.
"Brought you some supper, a skinny dork like you needs all the junk food he can get." Shinji sighed, couldn't he even get any peace here from him.
The thoughts running though Ikari's mind where the things he didn't dare say. "You attack one of my friends, insult me, and belittle me; then you try to act friendly! What are you crazy? "
"This tastes like shit! Despite being sexyMisato is a slob. A woman with her body needs to take care of it with a good diet. I suppose I can't expect a child like you to take care of her, that's a real mans job." Julius mumbled with his mouth full.
It was endless, going on about how cool he was, about what a child he was. He had only known him for a short while; he was getting sick of it.
"Don't worry Shinji will make a man out of you. When I am done with one of my girlfriends I will pass one on to you." The German said with a loud chuckle, he then leaned closer to Shinji studying him. "I suppose some girls might find you sort of cute in a wimpish sort of way." Julius commented.
Shinji had had enough of this nonsense. "The sort of guy that boasts about it loudly is the sort that hasn't done it" Shinji snapped.
Julius laughed and replied. "Don't get Jealous Shinji. Not everyone can be as cool as me, more like no one, not even that Kaji, comes pretty close though."
"I am going to do some homework now." Shinji hinted.
Julius didn't take the hint, and was still sitting there eating. "Well don't let me stop you. If you need any help from a super genius that's gone to university just ask. What you're working on will be childs play for someone like me." He offered.
Shinji didn't quite take his boast seriously. "I don't need your help, that would be cheating anyway" He replied coldly.
Meanwhile Misato was getting drunk at a bar, having an argument with Kaji. Why did have that slob have to return now? She wished he would return to wherever he came from. While drinking her 8th beer she couldn't shake the feeling from her alcohol fuelled mind, that she had forgotten something important. "I will ask S…shinji to remind me we I get home later on. He is such a g..good kid."
To be continued.