Disclaimer: I don't own Evangelion and all rights go to their respective owners. Also, all OCs are the creation of JimmyWolk himself.

SPOILER WARNING: This contains spoilers for the fanfic "The 2nd try" by JimmyWolk. So If you haven't read that then you should stop right here and check that out first.

Summary:

On a rare day when Aki decides to lay in a bit longer in the morning, Asuka and Shinji indulge in some "fun" before she wakes up.

"Tiger, Tiger, Purring Soft"

"Ha..ha..ah wow that…that was…fantastic," Shinji said while trying to catch his breath as he fell back into his and Asuka's bed.

"Ha…yeah that…ha ha…was to…die for Baka," Asuka said just out of breath as he was as she fell forward on top of him and snuggled into him, placing her head in the crook of his neck.

It was still in the very early hours of the morning and the sun had risen from the horizon a few hours ago, yet surprisingly, Aki had not yet awoken from her slumber and thus not come to wake up her parents by being their alarm clock.

So since the two adults had a very rare opportunity to have some "fun", something that they haven't been able to do in a few weeks, they all but took off their pyjamas and proceeded to indulge themselves for roughly a few minutes, a very sweet and enjoyable few minutes of love and passion.

Granted, it was risky to do this considering that their daughter could wake up any moment, but Asuka and Shinji made sure to keep their moans and grunts down to a mere whisper or, if needed, silenced each other by locking their lips together, though a few times Asuka did keep her cries down by biting down on Shinji's neck and shoulder a few times.

The two adults enjoyed this peaceful moment, the afterglow of their lovemaking and the warmth their naked bodies provided each other. It was enough that Shinji was just about to fall asleep again he heard something which sounded like purring.

Now more awake, Shinji focused on where the sound was coming from, hoping that it wasn't a stray cat that Aki had snuck into the house without them knowing, but to his surprise the sound was coming from Asuka herself.

"Asuka, are you purring?" Shinji honestly asked his wife. He even felt Asuka stiffen somewhat, caught off guard at his question before she quickly lifted herself off atop of him.

"N…no of course not baka. I'm not some damn cat," Asuka firmly told her husband, though Shinji could tell that she was a bit embarrassed especially given the blush spreading on her face.

"But you really did just purr like a cat, it sounded very cute," Shinji replied with a teasing smile.

Asuka looked down at him for a moment, her face becoming more flushed before her face turned into a frown she quickly grabbed one of their bed pillows and proceeded to repeatedly pummel him with it.

"Ow, ow, Asuka, stop, stop!" Shinji pleaded while trying to stop the onslaught of Asuka's pillow strikes. Despite the pillows being soft, Asuka's hits with them certainly weren't.

"Baka, Baka! I'm not cute and definitely not a cat. If anything I'm a fearsome and beautiful tiger!" Asuka went on as she continued to hit her husband with the bed pillow.

Since Asuka wasn't letting up on the pillow assault, Shinji quickly grabbed the pillow to stop her next strike.

"Ok, ok you're a tiger Asuka, the most fearsome, stunning and beautiful tiger in the world to me," Shinji said to his wife hoping to appease her since he knew giving Asuka compliments would calm the redhead.

It seemed to have worked as Asuka stopped attacking him with the pillow but her deep blush was still present on her face. Letting go of the pillow, Asuka grumbled as she once again laid back down on Shinji's chest.

"That's right and don't you forget it, Baka," Asuka mumbled as she once again got comfortable on top of him.

Shinji chuckled and kissed the top of Asuka's head. "Oh, I won't honey. So if you're a tiger then what does that make me then…a lion perhaps?"

"A dog," Asuka all but stated to him without a second thought.

"You think I'm a dog?" Shinji asked his wife.

"Well, of course you are, in fact you are more like a puppy than a full-grown dog," Asuka stated plainly as if it was a well-known fact.

"B-but why am I a puppy?" Shinji asked, slightly peeved for some reason at being classed as a puppy rather than a dog.

Asuka lifted her head to look directly at him while giving Shinji a deadpan look like he had asked a stupid and most obvious question. "Really, you're telling me no one has said that you acted like a puppy? Not even Misato or anyone at NERV or school?" Asuka asked curiously and sighed when Shinji shook his head.

"Well, first off, you're incredibly shy not to mention meek, you follow people around and do as your told or ordered to and your soo desperately needy of any kind of affection that's it's embarrassing. All traits of a little puppy Baka," Asuka stated as she poked her finger into his naked chest with each point.

Shinji could only stare at Asuka and mentally process what she had listed down and couldn't for the life of him deny or counter back all those answers she gave out. Seriously, was that what everyone all thought of him?

A part of him was tempted to argue back and list the reasons why she would be classified as a cat (a rather spoiled one he might add) rather than a tiger but thought better as he knew that it would lead to an argument and one he knew he would lose.

"Damn… you're right, I was a like a puppy wasn't I," Shinji groaned out, a bit depressed as he covered his eyes with his free arm for a moment before it was lifted away by Asuka, who moved to hold his head gently in both of her hands.

"Yeah, you were and still are, as puppies are also faithful and loyal to a fault, loving and kind, brave even when they are scared against impossible odds and…" Asuka purposely trailed off at the last part.

"And what?" Shinji asked as he went and held Asuka close to him, their faces inches apart.

"Are soo adorable that you can help but "play" with them," Asuka finished saying before going in for a deep kiss with Shinji which he eagerly excepted and kissed her back.

"You know, you forgot one thing, by the way," Shinji whispered as they continued to give each other small kisses.

"Oh, and what's that?" Asuka asked a bit distracted by the kisses Shinji started planting on the sweet spots on her neck.

"Puppy dogs are known for their boundless energy," Shinji proclaimed as he surprised Asuka, who gave a short cry as he flipped them over so that he was on top and proceeded to give Asuka a frenzy of kisses while his hands started to slowly wander over her body.

"Oh Mein Gott im Himmel," Asuka moaned out in pleasure even reverting back to her native tongue, something which Shinji secretly loves to hear from her.

Just as they two were about to go for another round of desire and passion, they heard the sounds of small footsteps, making the adults freeze before they both deeply sighed in disappointment, giving each other knowing smirks before they separated, just in time as their bedroom door fully opened, revealing a now wide awake Aki.

Upon seeing her parents awake, Aki smiled brightly. "Mama, Papa!" she cried out happily, before rushing to them and jumping up on the bottom of the bed, almost slipping off due to the loose bedcovers. But she quickly recovered and, once fully on the bed and in reach, was pulled in the warm arms of her mother. "Guten Morgen!"

"Oh, guten Morgen, Schätzchen," Asuka hugged her daughter tightly while gently rocking her.

"Good morning honey," Shinji said while he gave his little girl's hair a ruffle, making her giggle. "You certainly slept in today, didn't you?"

"Yeah, I had this dream that I was playing in a huge park I've never been to before and that I was playing with someone who looked like me but older and there was soo much cold white stuff on the ground and me and that person threw that white stuff at each other too!" Aki quickly explained her dream to her parents.

"Eh, Aki honey, who was the person who you were playing with then?" Shinji asked his daughter. It seemed strange that she would dream of someone other than the three of them. But then again, it was the nature of dreams to conjure up something unknown.

"Hum...I don't know," Aki shrugged her shoulders and leaned comfortably into her mother's bosom.

Knowing that he wasn't getting any more information from his daughter Shinji just left it at that. For a few minutes, the family just stayed where they were before Aki's voice broke the silence again.

"Hey Mama, Papa?" Aki called out as she lifted her head off her mother's comfy chest.

"What is it, Schätzchen?" Asuka wondered.

"How come sometimes you and papa are always naked and not wearing your pyjamas in bed?" Aki honestly asked her parents.

Aki's innocent question was met with nothing but silence in the bedroom. The sound of the cicadas outside was deafening as both parents were trying to come up with an excuse to tell their daughter.

"Mama, Papa?" Aki asked again and Asuka and Shinji started to sweat while their brains were working overtime to think of something.

End.

Note:

This chapter and it's titled is all based on KingXanaduu's short commission story that was drawn by the talented artist CC who does amazing Evangelion artworks. Since I loved this particular one so much I decided to do a 2nd Try Short spin on this and this is the result.

Also before anyone asks i did ask permission from KingXanaduu himself and he gave me his full support to do this, so its all good.