Hello readers and reviewers! I'm glad to see intense interest in this story, and it might be one of the many ideas I plan to write out that could be continued. The last chapter was fun to write, and I'm glad you all enjoyed it! Either way, I don't own Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, nor do I own Evangelion and any other references I bring into this story. Now, onwards!
"Normal Talking."
'Mental thought.'
"Lilith/Deity."
-Chapter 3-
The next day, Shinji found himself silently leaving Corset's home with a frown on his face. He didn't want to leave, as he enjoyed the comfortable bed he was given. Heck, he could even get use to waking up to see the paint in his room each day! What he couldn't get use to was the one thing he never thought he would have problems with again.
The food.
Last night, he found himself eating a wonderful four star dinner. The food was delicious, the aroma of the wine was dazzling, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was welcoming. When he woke up, as he was an early riser thanks to all of the Angel warnings during his time in Tokyo 3, he did his morning bathroom routine, got dressed with the apron he brought with him, and was more than prepared to cook some breakfast. What he saw in the fridge wasn't food. Oh no, he was prepared to call what Misato cooked that wasn't ramen regular food. What was in that fridge was nothing more than a disaster just waiting to happen! He was more than sure that there was an eyeball, an eyeball of all things staring right at him and blinked. Food doesn't blink!
So, he left, hoping to find a restaurant that served good morning breakfast, or at least a nearby grocery store so he could buy some proper food and take it back to Corset's home. It was easy for him to walk out, though he was uncomfortable with the workers that saw him to politely welcome him as he left, and-
"Ouch." Shinji, who was deep in thought, found himself on the floor all of a sudden. He figured he was too deep in his thoughts, meaning it was ultimately his fault, and stood up. Right as he was about to apologize to whoever he bumped into, he felt a pair of hands press to his chest and kept him pinned to the sidewalk. His oppressor was a brunette girl who stood slightly taller than him with red glasses and had her hair held in twin tails. She wore the equivalent of a schoolgirl uniform, with her white button up and her red and green Scottish skirt. The oddest thing he would have to say about her was that she was SNIFFING him like a dog.
"You're an Evangelion pilot, aren't you?" At that, Shinji slid out of her grasp and stood up, finding himself looking right into her clear blue eyes. Just who was she, and how did she know about Evangelions? "You smell like a fresh batch of LCL, such a wonderful smell that is."
"Who are you?" The girl stood up, taking the time to dust her skirt off, and forcefully shook his hand. She truly was getting stranger by the minute, though she still could of been a threat, causing him to stay on guard.
"Mari Makinami Illustrious at your service. I can only assume you're Shinji Ikari, since you're the only male who was able to pilot an Evangelion unit. I'm so glad to actually meet one of you! Is it true that Rei died? Is Asuka still in a coma? Did Misato REALLY wear a nurse outfit into your room one day?"
"What? NO!"
"But everything else is a yes, yes?" Shinji shook his head, taking notice of everyone paying attention to them, and began to walk away. It was easy for him to tell that she was following him, mostly due to her heavy steps, and glanced at her.
"If you're going to pressure me for questions, then could you do this while we eat breakfast first?" Whether Mari accepted or not, Shinji continued to walk away, keeping an eye out for the cleanest restaurant out of the local places. After ten minutes of searching, which meant ten whole minutes of Mari trying to sniff him, he finally decided on a small family diner that was fairly busy, but had a comfortable feel to it. He ordered a ham and cheese omelette with a side of sausage links and orange juice, a good start to any day, while Mari ordered a pancake with a large side of sausage links and bacon.
"So are you vacationing in the states?" Mari asked with a curious look on her face. He shrugged, not wanting to answer right away and took a sip of his drink. Her curiosity made him wonder if she was like Kensuke, then it was possible she was just a serious Nerv otaku that knew more than she should.
"Yes, since I practiced enough English in my spare time, I thought that I should seek schooling in the states. I'm not sure as to what state I will go to, but-" Before he could finish his sentence, Mari leaned forward with a wide grin on her face, causing him to stop speaking at the predatory gleam in her eyes.
"Wow, that is so much like what I did." She interrupted. "After the NERV branch I was trained in closed down, I was paid for my time there and figured to stay in the States, rather than go back home to Britain, and see about completing my schooling here. I heard about the crazy things Daten City go through, and figured that this place would be the most interesting place for me to continue my schooling."
"Because of the ghost attacks I take?"
"Of course! Tokyo 3 had to deal with Angels, and yet this single city in the entire world has to deal with a constant attack of ghosts of different sizes, types, and abilities! I wouldn't mind using an Evangelion to take out one of those skyscraper size ghosts though. Panty and Stocking haven't exactly done a good job at exterminating them." That was an interesting bit of information, Shinji thought to himself. With how those two were fighting Barf-o-lous yesterday, their performance was that of a rookie soldier, not of an experienced warrior. Or sniper in Panty's case.
"How long have they been hear in Daten City killing ghosts?"
"I don't know for sure. They were here when I got here a month ago, and they're doing some good for the city. Its keeping the construction workers, steel mills, and other companies producing workers to fix up all of the buildings they destroy. Its shocking that the death rate isn't higher, not that I want it to get high or anything! But, being in such a destructive town is kinda promising death and pain, ya know?" Shinji slowly nodded, unsure as to what he should say to such a response. Was she crazy like Asuka as well? Why did he have to meet crazy, unusual girls everywhere he went?
"So they were here before you got here?" Mari nodded and pulled out her wallet, which was dark green, and showed a school ID with her name and Daten High in bold lettering. It wasn't hard to put together that she was now going to the main high school in the city.
"I'll be a student starting next Monday. I tried to get in sooner, but the paper trail and processing the necessary documents were a pain. So now I'm going to go to school with the magnificent Panty and the mysterious Stocking! I'm so excited! Maybe I can see them kill a ghost up close and personal, rather than see them do it via TV!"
'Trust me,' Shinji thought to himself, 'there isn't much of a difference between what you see on TV.' Shinji was happy when their food came, as it gave him a reason to ignore Mari and fill his stomach at the same time. The food, for the most part, was cooked to perfection, making him want to enter the kitchen and personally thank the cooks in charge of making his breakfast. The only thing he had to comment on were the sausage links, which were bland in taste, but a little pepper helped bring out some flavor. Mari ate her food with gusto, yet did it in a refined manner that was unusual for such a energetic girl, and wondered what he would do if she asked for seconds. Halfway into their meal, he heard something from outside and turned to see a pink hummer with Panty and Stocking driving past the building, each with their weapons drawn in pursuit of a flying ghost. It was strange to see such a small, unusual gun launching such powerful bullets, though he wondered as to why they did such intense damage to ghosts, yet did little to no damage to the few civilians he just saw Panty hit.
"So, are you going to stay in Daten City Shinji?" Mari asked him, causing him to focus on her and take a drink of his juice. It did bring up a question he was unsure as to answer though. Would he stay in Daten City? It was eventful, for lack of a better word, as a testament to the ghost he fought on his first day, seeing two Angels that were able to keep their human shape, and found out that the ghost attacks happened more than once every once and a while. Why did these ghosts come and attack only Daten City, he wondered? He was unsure as to if he would stay in Daten City or leave, but he knew that he was slowly, ever so slowly, finding people he was interested in talking to.
"I don't know just yet. I've only been here for a day, so I don't know much about Daten City as a whole." Mari smiled at him and called over their waiter.
"Yes, I would like another pancake, a blueberry pancake this time." As soon as the waiter left, she looked over to him and leaned forward. Was she trying to say some type of message with her body? If she was or wasn't, Shinji didn't know, but it was causing him to turn his head slightly and blush. "We could always go out and explore the city together Shinji. I know a bit about some of the local hot spots and parks."
"Uh, maybe. I want to do some grocery shopping and bring it back to the place I'm staying at before I do anything else. I kinda left without saying anything."
"But if you're living in a hotel, then you don't need to say anything." Shinji suddenly realized his mistake and chuckled, hoping to cover up his slip up. Then again, if she really worked with NERV, then did it matter as to who he was living with?
"The place I'm living at has a stingy guard who doesn't like it when people leave before or after particular workers aren't in their stations. He feels as if its a bad show of character on their part." Mari slowly nodded, though Shinji had a feeling she wasn't convinced at his reason. She chuckled and relaxed on her spot.
"So the mayor's office suddenly became a hotel, huh?"
'Crap.' Shinji sighed and took a large gulp of his orange juice. It would of been more insulting if she was a blonde, for no one liked their lies being picked apart in front of their eyes. "Well, I got invited to stay their as a guest for my duration in Daten City."
"Oh! So you know about Corset and his apprentices then?" Shinji nodded, not seeing any reason to cover it up any longer. The grin on her face was something that made babies giggle, but made grown men cringe at the sight. She had a mission, that much he knew. "Then could I trouble you to allow me to meet them?"
"Not my place to agree or disagree." Shinji said as the waiter came back with Mari's pancakes and the check. He placed his NERV card on the small check and paid for the meal, taking a glance at Mari, who had disappeared from the table. As soon as he got his second receipt, he went outside, taking a breath and looked around for the closest grocery store. He saw one several blocks further down the street and began walking, feeling guilty about leaving Mari without a proper goodbye, but he, if he had to be honest with himself, didn't want to deal with an obsessed NERV pilot who liked chaos.
The store he entered was clean, which made his hopes of fresh fruit and vegetables increase, and picked up a basket before entering the produce section. The place oddly had some exotic fruits, such as kiwis and pineapples, but he picked some apples, pears, oranges, and bananas. He went further and grabbed some bags of salad to make a fruit salad in the future, and some baby carrots, celery sticks, and a bottle of ranch to act as a snack. When he was sure that he had enough healthy foods for the house, he went towards the meats, mentally deciding that he was going to pick up some porkchops and hamburger patties, at least for himself to try cooking with. He could always pick up the pasta ingredients on his way out of the store.
"Hey, you there boy." Shinji turned to see a tall, slightly frightening black man with the largest afro he ever saw. After finding himself able to look away from the man's glaring eyes, he noticed that the man was wearing a priest outfit. With the exception of the thicker bible the man held in his left hand, there was nothing abnormal about him, other than the serious look he always held. "As much as I appreciate you sizing me up, stop it." Shinji backed away, his eyes wide and his finger pointing at the man.
"I'm not sizing you up! I just find it odd for a random preacher to be trying to talk to me is all!"
"There is nothing strange about it. I, a preacher, have a simple question for you, a young and cute boy, must answer." At that, Shinji knew that this man was what the Japanese called a pedophile, and tried to get away, only for the man to grab his free arm. Oh why did he never find interest in guns like his friends did back in Tokyo 3? "Now then, what is your connection to Heaven?"
"Huh?"
"You have the scent of Heaven on you. Only beings that come across a holy relic, an avatar of Heaven, or an Angel from Heaven itself should have that scent, yet you have it, and are human. So how do you have the scent of Heaven on you, hm? Won't you tell me?" The man winked, a creepy sight, and stepped on the man's foot. He didn't move from his position, nor did he show any sign of pain, but he did loosen his grip on Shinji's arm, allowing him to pull away and run from the unusual man.
"Do you think what he meant by the scent of Heaven was my blood?" Lilith asked. Shinji wasn't sure if it was a genuine question or a rhetorical one. He didn't answer her, as he didn't want to end up being caught by the preacher once again, and sighed with he found himself at the cash register. As soon as he paid for his food, he left the store, only to find himself staring right into the eyes, ahem, hair of the red head that was with Panty and Stocking yesterday at the mall.
"Oh! Uh, excuse me. I didn't see where I was going."
"No no, its my fault. I was in a hurry to leave and I wasn't watching out for anyone else. I apologize." A shadow loomed over him, and he couldn't help but to frown and already began his sprint past the ginger, only for something green to get in his way, causing him to trip. Luckily, he was able to land on his side, protecting his bag of groceries from getting ruined.
"Ah, Brief-kun, thank you for holding up this young man for me. I am in need of answers only he can deliver." Shinji stood up and did something he thought he wouldn't have to do again. He whistled, thinking of the odd word Fastener in a hurry. He hoped that the driver would come in mere seconds like the last time, for he wasn't strong enough to beat him without the use of Lilith, and he didn't have any weapons on him. He didn't stay idle waiting, however, and ran, hoping to use the whistling as a distraction as he got away. His only clue as to knowing the man was following him was due to his heavy steps, and REALLY wished he had some Section Two agents to protect him about now.
"Ah! There you are Shinji!" At the sight of Mari coming up, Shinji had a feeling that things were going to get worse before things got better. As if to prove him right, a loud, unearthly scream came from the the next intersection, followed by a large shadow that could of belonged to one of the Angels he fought against. The ghost that followed was shaped like a bear, only its shoulders had cannons on them, and its tail seemed to have multiple types of fur on it. Before he could even comprehend as to how such a thing could exist, a loud horn made him turn to see the limousine coming towards him full speed, and grabbed Mari, who was running behind him, to the floor. The limousine managed to turn in time, preventing them from suffering a painful death, and looked up to see the back door opened. He turned to see the boy known as Brief and the black man looking at him, a glare on the man's face, before he entered the limousine with Mari in tow.
"Drive, sir! Drive!"
"Oh wow, I get to ride in my first limousine, and I got a picture of a ghost up close and personal. Can this day get any better!" The limousine suddenly began speeding as if it was in a death match, causing Shinji, who didn't put on his seatbelt, to tumble out of his seat and land on the floor. Well, he thought it was the floor, only to see that he was on top of Mari, who looked at him with slightly widened eyes. As he was about to pull away, she wrapped her legs around him, pulling him onto her body, and rubbed her nose on his exposed neck. "You smell so delicious! The constant scent of LCL is just so wonderful Shinji!"
"Thank you, but could you please LET ME GO!" Mari only laughed and held him there for what seemed like half an hour, letting his chest rub against her breasts quite a number of times before letting him go. He was glad he still had his groceries, because he used it to hide the slight hard on he had at the moment; however, it wouldn't be necessary, as the limousine was suddenly cut in half, leaving their half of the vehicle to go into a dirty alley. "Are you okay Mari!"
"Yea, I'm fine. Your groceries, on the other hand..." At her words, Shinji looked at the alley, and noticed that the bags of salad had fallen out of the bag and were crushed. This caused him to groan and quickly picked up the bag before anything else would fall out. He never liked wasting his money, and he wasn't about to pick up on that habit now of all times!
"Well, I suppose the best place we can go is to the mayor's office. It isn't too far from here, and as long as we don't come across some problems, we won't be held up." A loud screech caught his attention, causing him to turn to see another ghost, though this one wasn't a monster of a giant beast in terms of size. No, this one was thin, having the figure of a member of the feline breed, except the upper half was that of a slightly wrinkled woman with cat ears and a fierce glare on her face.
"Why do younger girls have the beauty I do not! I have the money, but no one wants a sexy cougar like myself!" The unusual centaur-like ghost pounced on Mari faster than Shinji could realize, making him realize too late as Mari shoved her knee into its underbelly, causing it to get off. Shinji placed the bag of groceries in the remains of the limousine and grabbed a trash can lid, preparing to throw it as soon as the ghost tried to attack once more.
'If only Mari wasn't here.' He thought to himself. 'If she wasn't here, then I could transform and kill the ghost without worrying about my identity being revealed.' The ghost screamed once more, causing him to flinch before trying to pounch on Mari once more. This time, he was prepared, and threw the lid at her face, causing her to turn her body mid-leap and crash into the wall. He was about to grab Mari, only to see that she was pulling out a camera to take a picture of the ghost in the now ruined building. "Get away from there! She isn't dead Mari!" Shinji went to grab her arm, only for the ghost to break free of the rubble on top of her and roughly threw Mari at the wall.
"Heh, that little girl has nothing but beauty. It takes skill to complement the beauty, skill only a cougar has!"
'Lilith!' Shinji mentally shouted. He wouldn't allow this being to kill an innocent person due to its own jealousy!
"I'm on it!" Nearly in an instant, his palms were split open, spewing out the orange liquid used to recreate the Spear of Longinus, and grabbed it as soon as it was stable. He didn't even care if the physical changes that hid his identity was complete or not. This ghost was going down. HARD!
"Get away from her!" Shinji ran towards the ghost, trying to stab it with swift precision, only for his strikes to miss. For such an odd body, the ghost knew how to dance around his moves; however, in exchange, thanks to the additional length the spear granted him, it made it impossible for it to get close to him, putting the two at a stalemate. The ghost jumped into the air, rolling into a ball towards him, making him jump away from the attack. When he was about to jump again, he realized that he had been backed into a corner, and could do nothing but take the attack and raised the spear, hoping it would impale the ghost before the attack reached him. When he felt no impact to him or the weapon, he opened his eyes to see a very familiar bright orange wall in front of him, forcing the ghost in constant motion, yet never reaching him.
'An A.T. field? I didn't know the spear could make one.'
"That is because it can not. You are creating it on fear and instinct alone. We'll have to work on your A.T. creation, for it will be a great aid for you to use in battle. Now, as soon as you move, the field will drop, so you will want to find a way to keep this female ghost stuck in a line, for if she can move, you will not land a killing strike." Shinji nodded and ran, allowing the A.T. field to break apart and glanced at the ghost, who didn't expect the sudden loss of resistance and crashed into the wall once more. He took a breath, looking around as to what he could use to help pin her down, and found nothing. He couldn't try to make a single field to pin her to the wall, for he saw, twice already, that the ghost had enough strength to break walls apart, and would most likely escape.
Then, he thought of creating two A.T. fields, to drastically decrease her area of movement, but he didn't know how to create one, let alone two. A sudden flash of movement caused him to stop thinking and dodged the incoming strike, causing him to focus on the ghost once more, who was frowning at him.
"Oh, why did you have to be one of them? I meet a young, handsome boy who is interested in me, yet you had to be an Angel! Just my luck."
"I'm not an Angel!"
"So you're not like the Anarchy sisters? If so, then why not make love to me?" Shinji was about to attack, when he realized that he could use this to his advantage. All he had to do was create an A.T. field while talking, and she wouldn't be able to leave! He just needed to picture the walls forming beside her. Well, it was either try that or clack his feet three times and wish for it to happen.
"No, I'm nothing like them. I care for the innocent, not just for killing ghosts. As for the making love part, uh, I'm a v-virgin, and I don't know how we would even do anything like that." The ghost smiled and jumped in front of him, mentally breaking him of his attempt of creating an A.T. field, and made him try again.
"Ohhh, a virgin boy! I always wanted to take the cherry of a virgin! And, as for the sex, I'm sure you wouldn't mind doing me from behind, would you?" The topic of sex was an unfamiliar one for Shinji, mostly due to himself never fully exploring the realm of sex and its blissful wonders. It was due to his inexperienced mind that caused him to stop his attempt of creating an A.T. field yet again, and made him blush like never before. It was then that he decided to screw creating an A.T. field at the moment and would do something else.
"B-behind? As in..." The ghost chuckled and grabbed his left arm. He dropped the spear in the process, walking behind her and saw her bright red pussy preactically glowing in excitement. In order for his little plan to work, he slid a finger inside her, thinking about the spear as he heard her moan in content of his actions. He slid a second, curving them and waited for her head to curl back towards him. It would be a few minutes of his fingering before she finally turned to him, and he widened his eyes. 'Move!'
He would admit, afterwards, that it was not the best move to stay so close to a ghost as they were forced to explode. Not only did he find himself hitting a wall, but his clothes were slightly burnt around his chest, though he was surprisingly unharmed. He looked over to Mari, and saw that she was still unconscious, and sighed before grabbing the spear. He noticed that there were three gold coins, each with a large H on them, and placed them in his pocket after he transformed back into his normal form.
"That was...an unexpected manner of taking care of a ghost. Regardless, you were successful, and I hope you know that we will be practicing your A.T. field creation soon." Shinji nodded and went over to Mari. She wasn't bleeding, which was good, and was about to pick her up when he noticed her camera was out. He picked it up and looked through the pictures, surprise hitting him as he noticed that there was a picture of him in his Angel state from yesterday on it. Was she at the mall and he didn't notice her?
'Either way, I can't hang out with her much, or else I will be discovered.' With that said, he placed the camera into his pocket and picked her up. He couldn't help but to blush when he realized how close his right hand was to her butt, and felt his cheeks darken when he realized how wide her hips were. As if to put him in a worse situation, she cuddled up to his chest, a sensation he never really felt before, and tried his best to ignore it.
"Shinji-san!" He turned to the limousine and saw Kneesocks waving over to him. He smiled and walked over to her, only to trip over a piece of metal and turned mid-fall, landing on something rather lumpy. When he stood up, he turned at the unusual object, and widened his eyes at the geoceries that were now mostly ruined.
Why did god have to hate him?
-Author Notes-
Ah, Shinji, no one hates you! They just want to make life more interesting for you is all. Anyway, hello readers and reviewers! I thank everyone who read and reviewed the second chapter, and I do hope you all enjoyed this one! The chapter was rather fun to write, especially about Garterbelt, and I do apologize if anyone got disgusted at Shinji's final tactic. It wouldn't be a Panty and Stocking story without some sexual scenes and humor in each chapter, now would it? Now then, now to the reviews!
The Lord Of Pages: No, thank you for your review and your support for my stories over the years. I feel like its my feelings that sometimes get in the way of my writing, but I'm glad you enjoy my writing style. Yes, Shinji's choice of a disguise was odd, but he didn't want anyone to recognize him. As fot the last sentence of the chapter, take it as you will, but I would lean more towards a bad feeling that promises despair.
Sh8ad8ow: Thank you for taking interest int he story, and I'm glad you like what you've read so far.
Heaven Canceler: Thank you for reviewing, and I'm glad that you took the time to read the story. I don't want to say that Shinji will be OC all over the place, but his responses to things are more realistic than they probably should be, though the last part of the ghost battle is a bit out of his character. I figured it would be a funny end to a ghost compiled of the anguish of women who could never live out their fantasies of getting younger men and boys as their own.
Guest: I'm happy this story was good enough to catch your attention. I try my best to write each chapter to the best quality I can muster, and I hope to see more reviews from you in the future.
Nightmaster000: Thank you for your review. As for pairing, it is pretty wide for who Shinji could be paired with. Stocking would be the first choice due to their interactions in the first chapter alone, but then you have Kneesocks and her so far polite tone with him, and the sudden introduction of Mari. So, at the moment, I'll say that pairing is not on the mind, but it could easily be any of those three, four if you include Scanty.
Snow299: I'm glad you like this story and I hope this chapter is something you'll enjoy as well.
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