-1Chapter 6

Dancing of Shadows

Kaworu walked into the Eva Cages toward a kneeling Shinji, his sword already dripping red blood. Shinji stared atUnit-01 for a moment. He glanced over at Kaworu, "How many have you killed, Tabris?"

"Seventy. They were dogs compared to you Shinji." He smirked at him pointing his sword at his head. "Oh yes."

"You must have worked up quite an appetite. Ready for the main course?" Shinji said closing his eyes.

"I would have loved to kill more of your lovely shadows but it is time." Kaworu smirked dropped forming a more serious expression. Shinji stood up and nodded.

"This is the end of the line. Only one will take the fruit of knowledge into himself." Shinji said as he stood up.

"Thus take the last steps to becoming true god." Kaworu said looking at Unit-02.

"Enough talk it is time." Shinji let down the AT Field around his arm and the darkness seeped out and formed a dark rather appropriately sized version of Lancea Longini. Kaworu could only smile as the demon inside Shinji revealed himself.

"I was getting tired of calling you Shinji." the lips of the red-eyed boy emitted. Shinji thrust his weapon at Kaworu but the sword was there to counter. Shinji's sword met Kaworu's and they pushed up against each. Kaworu sidestepped right off the catwalk into the air. Shinji smiled as Unit-01's hand rose to provide him a platform to continue with the bout. Words could never hope to express the feelings inside the combatants. Shinji rode Unit-01's hand all over the cages turned battlefield. Shinji drank of the thrill he received and so did Kaworu. Strike! Thrust! Jab! Parry! Lunge! This sequence of attacks repeated by them until they performed these maneuvers around every square inch of the cages. Shinji began laughing. The battlefield lowered and lowered, until in Unit-01 ushered them to where a crucified Lillith laid affixed a cross. In a bright light, consumed the world around them. And a splat of blood the light stopped. Shinji smirked at a smiling Kaworu. Both swords were lodging in flesh.

"So this is the last move." Shinji quipped.

"I do believe this move is a stalemate." Kaworu commented waiting for 'last move'. Shinji placed at firm hand on Kaworu's shoulder and pulled himself closer, impaling them further on each other's sword. He moved closer his ear.

"I believe that term is…." he whispered twisting his sword in Kaworu's heart, "Checkmate." Ripping Kaworu's sword out the side his body, Shinji took all his remaining strength and cut Kaworu up the middle. Shinji smiled at the smiling face.

"The last pawn is dead. The new of reign of new king shall begin."

Shinji sat up from the couch on in the Nerv Main Office Waiting Room. He glanced over at the clock 7:38 pm. It flashed repeatedly. He realized he had been a slept for 45 minutes. Kaji agreed to help him out in exchange Kaji would require his assistance when the time comes. Shinji wiped the drool from his mouth and prepared to return to his nap.

"Shinji Ikari…please come to Dr. Akagi's office. Shinji Ikari please come to Dr. Akagi's office." the PA droned on. Shinji grunted then his stomach grunted at him. He sighed and stood up. He hid the books in an empty office. If someone entered it then he would know. He had ways of knowing who had entered and he set them up in the most vicious mode possible.

"Shinji." Ritsuko cried as he entered, he rubbed the sleep from his eyes, "Did I catch you sleeping?"

"My hungry woke me up."

"I would assume so. I heard growing males need there protein so they give it away." She winked at him. Both the faces of Maya and Shinji turned to confused mode. They looked at each other.

"Was Ritsuko making a joke?" Maya thought hoping that Shinji would pick it up.

"Was she serious?" Shinji thought hoping that Maya did not hear him.

"Come on, Shinji. What do you want?" she said handing him a menu, he gave it the once over then handed it back.

"Miso Soup and Rice Pork." he said handing it back. She smiled at him and handed Maya the money. Maya left Shinji and Ritsuko to their on devices to place and wait for the order.

"Shinji have been wondering about something."

"And that is?"

"You have been spending a lot time with Commander Ikari." She staring at him.

"Yes…we have."

"I see some of his mannerisms rubbing off on you. He drools when he sleeps to." she said handing him her handkerchief, "You missed a spot." Using her own face to point of the location where he missed a spot. Shinji wiped and received a giggle from her. Shinji looked for a place to sit and found the only available spot was beside her. He took it.

"He and I have goals that we require alliances. Even if those we ally with are each other." She looked at him.

"You two remind me of Niddhog."

"A two head serpent that destined to be killed by it's own feuding heads."

"I didn't mean it that sense. I mean that you two are cut from the same cloth."

"Oh. I didn't take you for a person that beat around the bush."

"And I didn't peg you for a submissive type. I know about the little incident in the cloning tank." she smirked watching Shinji frown. He felt the desire to strike her down from her smug high horse. But the beast inside him had a use for her.

"She can play her games. And I will play mean." He though looking at her, "I am a bit more experience then you know Ritsuko."

Asuka had an abnormally large smile on her face. Shinji was reading with his shirt off as she laid on his back topless. Though he ignoring her completely she was happy. He turned the page of the book and continued reading from the top of the page.

"Shinji-kun whatca reading?" sang in his arm.

"Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy." he said flipping the page.

"I read that one in college. I preferred Paradise Lost." Shinji turned to Asuka and looked at her for a moment.

"I would be reading that on if some redhead would have not got it wet in her eva." he chimed at her. She kissed his neck then nuzzled inside of his black strands. She smiled even as the thundering sounds of Misato's footsteps neared. It a warning to break her happiness but as always she ignored it. Misato pulled the door back smiling.

"Asuka?" she sang with slight tease in her voice.

"Yes, Misato?" was the happy girl's answer.

"Rei is here." Shinji jumped up like a puppy that had been home all day alone and its master had turned. Asuka fell on her back as Shinji darted past Misato who was smart enough to move out of the way before he pushed her down to meet with his goddess. Asuka stared at the ceiling.

"Love me. Love me. Love me. Love me. Love me. Love me. Love me." Sounds of Shinji kissing Rei became like a drum in her ears.

"Love me. I am a doll. I am your doll. Why want you love?"

"Because you aren't a doll Asuka." Misato who still standing in the doorway unaffected by the pleasured moans and screams of Rei and rhythmic grunts of Shinji.

"Yes I am. I am his doll. I am his toy. I don't care as long as he plays with me at least once in awhile." Misato begun laughing then she suddenly stopped.

"Bullshit Asuka. You want to be the only doll he plays with you want Shinji all to yourself. You can't share accept it sharing isn't apart of your nature."

"No I can…if it is what he wants me to do I will share him." Misato pointed at wall… "If he told you to would you watch him and Rei?"

"…."

"Hesitation? Dolls don't hesitate when ordered. Hesitation leads you to be discarded."

"I don't know."

"Uncertainty? Dolls are certain of the orders. For a doll orders are absolute."

"I don't understand."

"Misunderstanding? Dolls don't misunderstand orders. They don't think about the orders they follow them."

"Tell me what you mean?"

"Demanding? Dolls don't demand anything. Dolls have no wills of there own."

"Please tell me what you mean?"

"Begging? Dolls don't beg. Begging shows demanding."

"What do you mean?"

"Questioning? Dolls don't question orders."

"Then no."

"Dolls don't say no. Dolls are toys to be played with. You want to be Shinji's doll but in order to be a doll. you must lose those traits about you."

Asuka opened her eyes and stared at Misato. She felt the older woman hug her tightly. The expression in her eyes changed and looked at Misato. Then with a soft breeze she whispered, "Yes Misato. If that is what Shinji wishes of me I will watch."