Disclaimer: I own none of the characters or situations from Neon Genesis Evangelion, they all belong to Gainax. This fanfiction will contain violence, sex and other nastiness, so if that's not your thing, I'd suggest skipping it.
Demon City Tokyo: A Evangelion Alternate Universe
ONE
News reporter Mayumi Yamagishi nervously sat in the waiting room, then picked up her recorder. Activating it she murmured, "Notes, June 17th, 2018. 2:00 pm. Waiting in the offices of NERV, the Japanese demon fighting agency, I wonder how we found ourselves in this situation? On September 3rd, in the year 2000 the arrival of something extra-dimensional destroyed Antarctica, flooding much of the world and disrupting the climate. Wars broke out, then were quickly ceased as a unknown force began killing humans and animals randomly across the world."
Mayumi looked off into the distance, at the sterile waiting room with white walls, a steel table and a few chairs scattered about. "Conventional firearms were useless," she noted, "even canon fire. Yet strangely bladed weapons could kill these things, if you could get close enough. Governments around the world scrambled to find a way to kill the monsters, and when Yui Ikari emerged with a solution, there was much rejoicing. Of course, the joy turned to horror when we finally saw what she proposed."
Footsteps out in the hall caused Mayumi to stop recording, instead concealing the device in her pocket. After a moment the door opened and a younger woman entered, her red-orange hair flowing down her back. She wore a simple black military style uniform, her expression intense and serious.
"Miss Langley Soryu?" Mayumi asked politely.
Asuka Langley Soryu nodded politely, "Yes." She walked to the other side of the table and pulled out the chair as she said curtly, "I understand you're here to interview me?"
"Yes, I an," Mayumi agreed politely. She took her recorder out, "Do you mind if I...?"
With a slight smile Asuka said, "Go ahead. I was listening to you talk over the security feed before I came in."
"You can't...," Mayumi looked outraged.
"Oh please," Asuka waved that off as she said, "you signed away your right to privacy when you came in here."
Mayumi wanted to argue with her, but Asuka was right. Hell, it probably said that exact thing on the agreement she had signed to get into the underground base. She puffed out a breath and tried to relax, running through her questions in her head. "Do you prefer Miss Soryu, Langley or Zeppelin?" she asked after a moment.
"Just Asuka is fine," she said wryly as she explained, "I'm not into formality as much as my Japanese hosts are."
"All right," Mayumi agreed. "You were the second demon hunter recruited by NERV through NERV-Germany, and have been the longest successful hunter. What has lead to your success?"
"My natural talent," Asuka said with no modestly. She smiled a bit sadly as she conceded, "And seeing the First Child's mistakes helped too."
"The First Child was Shinji Ikari," Mayumi remembered, "what mistakes were those?"
"He tried to control his youkai servant too lightly," Asuka said flatly, "that's why it turned on him eventually." She paused and added quietly, "Poor bastard."
"Youkai," Mayumi nodded thoughtfully, "that's what the NERV branch here calls the half demon servants, right?"
"Yes," Asuka agreed. "In each country where NERV operates they give them a different name, but they're all pale, red eyed human looking dolls to destroy demons." Darkly she added, "Just like one did Shinji."
"That was a... Kaowru model, right?" Mayumi remembered the good looking demon boy, "And you use a Rei model?"
"Yes, Shinji was paired with one of the first Kaworu types. He was charming, too charming, and I warned Shinji that he was up to something," Asuka grimaced. "I use a certain Rei clone," she added calmly. "I find they're easier to control and less tempermental than the other types."
"Are the rumors true that they're based on Yui Ikari's DNA?" Mayumi had to ask, even though she suspected Asuka was forbidden to answer.
Asuka shrugged, "You know I can't confirm or deny that."
Mayumi smiled, "I had to try." She realized she was near the end of her questions, "What do you think of Japan, Asuka?"
Asuka snickered softly. "I'd like it more if I could stop all the people making dojin of me in my combat suit," she admitted.
Mayumi had to chuckle, "Well, it is skin tight combat wear, and you are a famous public figure. I think it's kind of expected."
"Bleh," Asuka made a face.
Before another question could be asked a soft whooping sound of a alarm rang out. "What is...," Mayumi looked at Asuka questioningly.
"Demon attack," Asuka got up, the humor in her expression leeching away to be replaced by calm seriousness. She pushed back her sleeve to reveal a watch/communications link of military type, "Major Misato, what's our status?"
A woman Mayumi assumed was Misato replied calmly, "We're detecting a standard manifestation in Tokyo city limits. We'll have the transport readied in five."
"I'll get Rei, change into gear and meet the driver in seven minutes or so," Asuka promised then disconnected the link.
"Miss, I'm going to have to cut this short...," Asuka started.
"Take me with you," Mayumi begged as she got up out of her chair. "Please, no one's seen a live hunt, it could really help public support of NERV."
"It could also get you killed," Asuka commented as she hurried out of the meeting room and down a brightly lit hallway.
Mayumi hurried after the nearly running woman, "I'll sign every release you need."
As Asuka reached the changing rooms she activated her communicator and asked, "Put me through to Commander Ikari."
After a moment a calm but remote voice replied, "Yes, Asuka?"
"I've got a reporter here," Asuka opened up the door revealing her orange and red armor hanging on a hook along with what looked like several scaled down broadswords, "she wants to come along, and will sign any waivers and releases we ask for."
"Hmm," Yui Ikari sounded thoughtful as she considered the idea, "Miss Mayumi Yamagishi, you do know this will be dangerous? We do not have perfect methods for stopping the demons yet."
"I know," Mayumi answered her sincerely, "I'm aware of the danger, but it's something I have to see for myself."
"All right," Yui said briskly, "I've made a voice log of this conversation. You may accompany Asuka, but please be careful."
"I will, ma'am," Mayumi said sincerely.
"Asuka, I believe armor prepared for Shinji is still there. It should provide her with some protection," Yui noted.
"Right," Asuka sighed off, then informed the transport they might be a minute or two late.
Mayumi was astonished how easily Asuka stripped her then bodily pulled the cool blue cloth up her body. The clips were secured at her neck then a switch was hit on one wrist, causing the suit to retract to become skin tight. While combat armor it was light and flexible, and Mayumi was a bit embarrassed at how it revealed her more developed figure.
"Do you know how to use a weapon?" Asuka demanded as she pulled down a broadsword in it's sheath and slung it over her shoulder, the carrying strap across her chest.
"No," Mayumi admitted sheepishly.
Asuka took down what looked like a large, long knife, "This will do, but try not to draw it unless you see me getting eaten or something."
Mayumi paled as the seriousness of this began to seep in. "Right," she belted the weapon at her side then grabbed her recorder before hurrying after Asuka down the hall. They headed into a elevator that raced up at bone aching speeds, reaching the launch bay in less than half a minute.
"Aoba," Asuka demanded as they hurried to the modified van, "time!"
"Eight minutes, thirty seconds," Aoba noted, the long haired young man smiling wryly. "I've loaded Rei II into the cage, as requested."
"Is the incident location in the on-board computer?" Asuka asked calmly as she hustled Mayumi into the passenger side them hopped behind the wheel..
"Yup, ready to go," Aoga nodded seriously. As they peeled out he saluted, "Good luck!"
"Yeep!" Mayumi yelped as they raced out of NERV headquarters on the surface of Tokyo then jerked into a hard right turn. As she held on to seer life she felt a presence, turned and found herself staring into calm red eyes.
"Operative Soryu," the silver haired young woman sitting behind a thick security mesh looked at Mayumi curiously, "what is another operative doing here?"
Asuka looked at her, "She's not a operative, she's a guest. Rei, meet Mayumi. Mayumi, Rei is my youkai assistant."
"Partner," Rei corrected mildly, sitting cross legged on the truck floor.
"I never realized youkai would be so human," Mayumi blinked.
"I am not human," Rei corrected her calmly as she said, "you see, my DNA is over sixty five percent demon. If it were not for my programming and this protective cage, my first instinct would be to tear you apart."
Mayumi paled a bit, "Right."
"And her other instinct would be to breed with you," Asuka noted as they pulled into a side street, police tape and army units spread out to maintain a perimeter.
"Ehh?!" Mayumi yelped as they were waved through the police line.
As Asuka was parking the car Rei looked apologetic. "The demon kind want to procreate to save their species," she explained as Asuka released her from her cage, "they think that mating with humans will do this."
Asuka calmly drew her sword, looking around them warily. She looked over at Rei and asked, "Which way?"
Rei closed her eyes a moment, taking on a peaceful look that Mayumi found oddly disturbing, considering what she had just heard. "There," Rei pointed up into a nearby building as she said, "it is hiding there."
"I hate when they hide inside," Asuka cursed as Rei lead the way inside, Asuka following and Mayumi in the rear. "It always makes things more complicated," she added as they went over to the stairwell then upstairs.
"Uhm," Mayumi had to ask, "why is Rei taking the lead?"
Asuka gave her a look like she was an idiot. "We're hunting monsters that are much stronger than you or I," she explained dryly, "only Rei's half demon strength would let her survive."
"Oh, right," Mayumi looked sheepish as they pounded up to the second floor, where Rei did her impersonation of a dowsing rod again.
"This floor," Rei said as they exited the stairway into a central hallway.
Mayumi was awed at how they moved with military precision, Rei leading but Asuka always ready with her drawn sword. There was a strange closeness between them, a sense that they knew each others thoughts, maybe from how long they had worked together.
"There," Asuka hissed as they took in the misshapen thing in one of the computer labs. The demon was basically human shaped, but lopsided and bulging with extra muscles making it's shoulders and legs twist oddly. A elongated arm tore at a dead body, jerkilly lifting a chunk of bleeding meat up to it's mouth.
Mayumi fought the urge to be sick as Rei burst from cover, running at inhuman speed towards the monster. It swung at her wildly but Rei dodged, getting behind the powerful beast. She gracefully kicked the kneecap out, staggering the monster, then she got a firm, wrestling style grip on it.
"Now!" Rei yelled as she fought the thing to keep it still.
Asuka charged in, dodging under a flailing arm and swinging with a smooth grace, sending the beast's head flying free. AS it convulsed Rei bounced away as Asuka struck again, driving her sword into it's chest until they heard a sound like a crystal breaking. After that it shuddered and then was still, collapsing backward.
"My god...," Mayumi said weakly, watching the thing's body begin to smoke oddly while Rei walked towards it cautiously.
"Come on," Asuka took Mayumi by the arm, walking towards the doorway.
"Wait," Mayumi looked back only to gasp as Rei tore a strip right off the demon and began to eat it with a expression of deep revulsion on her face. "WHAT IS SHE...?!" she yelped.
Asuka calmly yanked Mayumi out into the hall, away from the eating. "Rei isn't human," she reminded the other woman firmly, "her biology... is a mess, literally. Half our food she can't eat, the other half has no nutrient value to her."
"So she has to eat demons to live," Mayumi murmured softly. Her mind raced, "What happens if we ever defeat these things?"
"She'd better hope we come up with something she can digest by then," Asuka said flatly. She looked at Mayumi, "Are you going to include demon eating in your story?"
Mayumi thought about Asuka and Rei, the odd gentleness that existed between them no matter how different they are. "No, I don't think so," she admitted, "I don't think the public needs to know."
Asuka's expression softened, "Thank you."
To be continued...
Notes: This is a 'Silent Mobius' meets 'Evangelion' fic, more or less. Instead of SEELE releasing 'Second Impact' they triggered a demon invasion, one that promptly wiped them out as well as doing serious damage to humanity.
Demon City Tokyo: A Evangelion Alternate Universe
Part Two
Mayumi Yamagishi activated her personal recorder and quietly dictated, "There was a red sky over Tokyo coming here, much like over the rest of the world. Scientists have blamed it on electromagnetic fields and climate shifts from the antarctic cataclysm, inverted weather patterns and such, but it all came down to bloody skies and a feeling of dark oppression in people's hearts."
Mayumi was tempted to erase that for being too dramatic, but then decided to let it stand for now. She felt a odd sort of deja vu as she waited in the cold, white walled meeting room at NERV-Japan. Just a few weeks ago she had been here to interview the world's most successful Hunter, Asuka Langley Soryu, and had even accompanied her on a hunt. Her story had been a hit, generating massive interest in NERV and leading to her being here now.
Yui Ikari entered a few minutes late, the brown haired older woman moving with a determined stride . She was a widower, her husband having died shortly after the demon gates opened, and worse had lost her Hunter son to a 'accident' with his youkai partner, Kaowru. 'Accident' in this case a polite way of saying he turned on Shinji and murdered him before apparently violating the corpse before being killed b y Asuka Soryu Langley. The details were hushed up, but it had still been a massive blow to the confidence of people towards NERV.
"Miss Yamagishi, I wanted to thank you personally for your efforts," Yui said with a kind of cool gentleness as she shook the younger woman's hand, "and Leutenant Soryu asked me to pass on her thanks to you as well."
"I was glad to help," Mayumi shook her hand firmly as she answered honestly, "the story was quite a success to me too."
Yui released her hand and pulled out a chair, sitting down across from her at the white table. "I heard from your editor that you have a request for me?" she asked, her light brown hair falling into her eyes as she studied Mayumi intently.
Mayumi debated how to put it, then decided the direct approach might be best. "I'd like to follow up my story with a more in depth view of NERV," she said, "possibly even working as a member of your organization for awhile."
Yui sat back, looking at Mayumi thoughtfully a moment, then leaned forward as she set her elbows on the table and laced her fingers in front of her. "You are aware of how dangerous this can be?" she asked grimly.
"I did accompany Miss Langley Soryu on a hunt," Mayumi said a little defensively.
"That's not what I mean," Yui shook her head slightly. She looked off into the distance, "NERV deals with the development of youkai, as well as devising anti-demon weaponry and techniques. It's dangerous, occassionally lethal work with little margin for error."
Mayumi wondered if she was referring to Shinji, but decided not to ask. "I'm willing to sign whatever wavers you require," she said, "and I think it might be worth risking my life if people have a better understanding of the dangers you face." She added, "A large amount of funding goes into NERV, but few people see what it actually does."
"A point," Yui conceded.
Despite NERV saving lives almost daily and the ongoing demon threat there was still a hard core group that protested around NERV branches. Some were ecologists protesting the biotechnology NERV used, some were animal rights groups trying to protect the demons, of all things and others complained of money wastage. The government usually ignored such quacks but around election time the opposition loved to dig such issues up.
Earnestly Mayumi said, "I want to show people the real NERV and the men and women who are making sacrifices to defend them."
Yui smiled slightly, then calmed her expression. "There will be areas you would be forbidden to see," Yui cautioned, "assuming I agree. You would respect that?"
"Yes," Mayumi nodded eagerly.
Yui seemed to be thinking about it as she sat back, taking a pen from her pocket and playing with it absently. "All right," she tucked the pen away, "assuming the legalities can be worked out I approve you doing a long term story on NERV. You'll be given full access to facilities, except for the top secret areas of the building."
"Thank you, ma'am!" Mayumi nearly jumped out of her chair, the young woman was so excited. This was a big break for a young reporter like her, spun properly she might even get a byline in one of the big papers!
"It's fine," Yui waved off her thanks as she pushed up her sleeve to reveal another of the communication devices NERV used, about the size of a normal. watch. "Sargent Ibuki," Yui said, "please report to briefing room three."
A few moments later and a young woman arrived, one not much older than Mayumi herself. Her brown hair was cut short and she wore a NERV standard military uniform, a black tunic and matching pants with brown trim, rank insignia on her neck. "Miss Yamagishi, I'm Maya Ibuki," she introduced herself politely.
"Maya," Yui said to her briskly, "give Miss Yamagishi the standard tour, to start with." She gave Mayumi a smile as she added, "I'll start seeing about getting the legal clearances you'll need."
"Thank you again," Mayumi bowed slightly as Yui strode off.
Maya looked over at Mayumi, "Would you prefer Miss Yamagishi or...?"
"Just Mayumi is fine," she said quickly.
"And I'm Maya," she said as they set off down the hallway. "Has anyone given you the tour yet?" she asked.
"I took the public tour before I came to interview Miss Langley Soryu," Mayumi admitted, "and I've read the briefing papers on the facility."
"Well. I'll give you my standard spiel and you can stop me if you've heard it before.," Maya decided. "NERV-Japan is based in a pyramid like building consisting of ten floors on the surface and several underground levels."
"Formerly a hotel," Mayumi remembered.
"Indeed," Maya agreed, "this region of Tokyo was hit bad during the first wave of demon attacks and property values plummeted." They reached a elevator past several meeting rooms and went in, "NERV-Japan houses training facilities for youkai, Hunters and support staff, as well as monitoring hunter teams around the world."
They came up a floor and walked down a short hallway as they talked, emerging into a two story room. A screen covered the far wall showing countries across the world, with red marks over certain cities. A blonde haired woman and a black haired one stood together, looking up as Maya and Mayumi entered.
"This is Major Misato Katsuragi, our Hunter coordination officer and Captain Ritsuko Akagi who is in charge of our bio-medical support section," Maya introduced the two of them, "ladies, this is Mayumi Yamagishi."
"Just call me Misato," the black haired woman smiled as she shook Mayumi's hand, "the whole military rank thing was forced on us by the JSDF anyway."
"I don't think they liked being ordered around by people without military rank," Ritsuko offered dryly. She looked over at Mayumi as she said, "Thank you for the story, even though you got a lot of the technical details wrong."
Mayumi didn't let her fluster her as she replied, "I did the best research I could do at the time,."
"Don't pick on the reporter," Misato jabbed Ritsuko gently in the side, "just because you had a bad experience with one."
"Misato!' Ritsuko blushed.
Deciding to change the subject Mayumi nodded towards the monitoring board, "Are those the cities hit with demon attacks or NERV branches?"
"Both, usually," Maya nodded approvingly, "though to be honest we still haven't determined why some cities were attacked and others not. Our original theory was population density, but why was Chicago hit and not New York?"
"Even though the demon invasion has been going on for years now," Ritsuko admitted as she looked up at the screen, "we still have as many questions as answers."
Looking over at Misato Mayumi asked, "So what does a Hunter coordination officer do?"
"I'm sort of the den-mother of Hunters in NERV-Japan," Misato smiled to her cheerfully, "I make sure they're both healthy and in good psychological condition, as well as assisting them in getting to where they need to go. We have multiple automobiles for various terrains in and around Tokyo region," Misato added with a grin, "and I've booked boats, helicopters and even planes if we're needed in other parts of Japan."
"I work fairly closely with Misato monitoring the Hunters' health," Ritsuko said with a slight smile, "as well as maintain the youkai in top physical shape."
"Is that difficult?" Mayumi asked curiously, "despite their looking like us I understand their biology isn't very human."
"And how did you learn that?" Ritsuko gave her a frown.
"I talked to Miss Soryu Langley," Mayumi admitted.
Misato snickered softly as she warned, "Don't let her catch you calling her that, Asuka hates formality more than I do."
"Heh," Ritsuko smiled then turned back to Mayumi, giving such a dry, technical and long winded explaination that the young woman knew none of it was eventually making it into her story. 'I wonder what Commander Ikari is doing now?' she thought to herself despairingly as she was buried under techno-babble.
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Yui Ikari emerged from the bath, the brown haired woman dripping water as she carefully dried herself on a fluffy towel. Her figure was slim but not tiny, with well shaped breasts and hips and a carefully trimmed triangle of lighter brown hair.
"Your robe, miss?" the Hikari type youkai asked politely, holding it out for her. Like all youkai she had pale skin and red eyes, but her hair was a darker brown and long, tied back in two braids.
"Thank you," Yui casually pulled the white robe on, leaving it open. She sometimes wished the Hikari type was better for combat but they were too intelligent and empathic, occassionally freezing when their empathy for the demons grew too strong.
"Is there anything else, ma'am?" the Hikari type asked.
"I'm going into the chamber," Yui said in a curiously flat tone of voice, "use the intercom to signal me after an hour."
"Yes, miss," the youkai nodded.
This bathing room and the attached chamber were not on any official maps, indeed this sub-level was nonexistent to all but the highest ranking members of NERV staff. Walking along the tiled floor Yui prepared herself as she went to the double doors, pushing them open as she strode inside.
Everyone who saw the naked woman laying on the bed would have agreed she was beautiful, but they would still have disagreed about everything else. Some would say she had an aristocratic look while others would say she was a earthy beauty. Men would swear that she was blonde, black haired, brunette or even a redhead at different times.
For Yui she was a redhead, a full figured woman with generous breasts and hips, practically made for childbirth. Her face was kind and somewhat amused by the world, as if she had heard every pickup line in the world and laughed at them all. Her green eyes were warm as she got up, "Yui, I was scared you'd forgotten about me."
"It's been a busy few days," Yui admitted, her voice sounding faintly husky with desire from just being in the same room as the other woman. Her hands trembled a bit and she silently cursed her lack of self control.
The woman smiled as she boldly took Yui into her arms, kissing the smaller woman hungrilly. "I've missed you," she purred.
Yui moaned as the woman's hands roamed across her body, swiftly inflaming her passion. "I should hate you," she gasped as she bent down to kiss a full breast, "you're a demon."
"Ah!" she cried as she arched her back, pressing the full globe of her breast up against Yui's hungry mouth. "I may be a demon," she said as she tugged Yui towards the bed, "but I'm your demon."
Yui cast her robe aside and climbed on top of her, their mounds pressing together erotically. "Yes," she admitted breathlessly, "you are mine... Lilith."
Lilith, first wife of Adam, mother of Demons, smiled under Yui as they ground together, juices mixing erotically. "Would you like a finger?" she teased, circling one of Yui's aching nipples.
"Don't tease!" Yui moaned as her juices gushed uncontrollably, Lilith latching on to one of her nipples with a hungry mouth. The finger in her pussy was like heaven, touching all the parts she wanted and needed to be reached with a skill that was literally inhuman.
Lilith switched breasts casually while Yui writhed under her, the stiff self control the woman normally practiced blasted away by pure passion. If she was honest this was what Lilith enjoyed most from their partnership, watching a woman often called the 'Iron Bitch of NERV' reduced to a sobbing puddle of erotic joy. Reluctantly she drew her fingers free from her clasping wet folds, watching Yui coming down from the joyous heights.
Yui panted breathlessly, tremors still running through her body. When she gained enough control to speak she looked at Lilith tenderly, "Every time I promise myself it'll be just business, yet I always end up like this."
Lilith stroked Yui's cheek tenderly as she said, "It's because you really don't want things to be all business."
"Maybe so," Yui agreed, looking at Lilith searchingly. "I know this isn't easy for you..."
"It's all right," Lilith said gently, "I do this willingly, Yui. Maybe in some ways it makes up for what I have done before." She pushed Yui back gently and straddled her, licking her neck before asking, "Are you ready?"
"Do it," Yui said huskily.
Gently Lilith bit, drawing blood then sucking it down, her tongue fluttering over the wound and similar, matching scars on Yui's shoulder. She gulped it down then shuddered, pulling away from Yui to collapse across the bed, her hand cupping her belly as she felt something growing within there.
"Mmm," Lilith moaned as she said, "I wonder what pretty youkai we'll make today?"
To be continued...
Demon City Tokyo: A Evangelion Alternate Universe
Part Three
Weapons training, Mayumi Yamagishi quickly decided, was a utter pain. She frankly lacked the upper body strength to handle the sort of weapons NERV issued it's agents, and was struggling with them from the get-go. All the Hunters working for various branches of NERV were weapons trained, and it had been decided that Mayumi needed similar training if she was going to accompany them.
Mari Illustrious Makinami swept in for a attack, the British pilot swinging towards Mayumi's chest. Mayumi stepped back and parried with her sword, the heavy blades meeting with a clang. The redhead was panting as she followed Mayumi across the training area, her eyes gleaming dangerously behind her glasses.
"So how is Mayumi doing?" Misato asked, the black haired captain tucking her hands in her NERV logo jacket, her Major's bars clipped to the jacket collar. The observation room they were using as on the upper floor from the training hall, with a one way window so they could see in and the Hunters couldn't see them. The hall itself was two stories tall and about fifty foot wide, part of a gym the hotel would have used, and the floor was covered with blue safety mats.
Ritsuko smiled slightly as Mari hammered the woman on the side of her protective uniform and said, "Surprisingly well, actually. She's not as fit as most of our pilots, but she's working hard to catch up." She looked at Misato and asked, "Is she ready for field ops?"
"Not yet," Misato admitted with a thoughtful look on her face, "she's not sufficiently up on weapons skills yet." She scowled as she added, "If she gets separated from Asuka and Rei, she needs to be able to protect herself."
Ritsuko winced in sympathetic pain as Mari hammered Mayumi again, this time on a padded arm guard. Worriedly she asked, "Are you sure you should be training her against Mayumi? Mari is a little... excessive."
"You mean she's nuts," Misato calmly corrected, watching Mayumi finally lose her temper and start driving Mari back, "but she's probably the best person to quickly push Mayumi up to a reasonable level of skill."
"Come on! Come on!" Mari cheered her on as Mayumi hammered at her guard with heavy swings, panting with exertion.
Mayumi staggered a bit as she wheezed, "Are you... nuts?"
Mari casually batted the exhausted Mayumi's sword aside as she grinned, "Nah, I just let you tire yourself out." With a leg sweep she sent the other woman sprawling on her back, then the lithe woman jumped on her.
"Get off me!" Mayumi yelped, wiggling under the other girl's weight, feeling her breasts pushing against her own as Mari grinned at her.
"If I was a demon," Mari purred into her ear, wiggling on top of her with a grin, "you'd be dead meat." Suddenly she nipped Mayumi's ear, "You're kinda cute, too."
"Mari, would you please get off her,?" Misato called, walking into the training room with a disgusted look on her face.
"Yes, ma'am," Mari smiled, getting up then offering a hand and helping tug the exhausted Mayumi up to her feet.
"I can't believe you people do this every day," Mayumi sighed, her arms and sides aching from all the sword swinging and getting hit.
"Not every day," Mari corrected, "we get the occasional day off."
"Close enough," Mayumi sighed.
It was strange, how quickly she had been accepted in the month since she arrived here. A lot of it, Mayumi suspected, was the deceptively casual atmosphere that Commander Yui Ikari fostered. Ranks were frowned on, as were last names, and there was a regular mingling between the lower staff doing data entry and such tasks and the professors, military officers and Hunters above them. That mingling generated a strong sense of comradry among NERV staff, as well as a deep seated loyalty.
"Thank you," Mayumi smiled at Misato then she yelped in surprise and embarrassment as Ritsuko calmly walked up to her, grabbed the bottom of her heavy protective shirt and pulled it up, exposing her chest and sides to everyone.
"Nice boobs," Mari casually noted.
In a purely academic tone of voice Ritsuko noted, "You've got some bruising, but other than that I think you're fine." Letting the shirt drop back down she added, "I'd also suggest wearing at least a sports bra, or you'll start to sag."
"Ritsuko!' Mayumi blushed furiously.
"What?" Ritsuko shrugged, "It's true."
Misato ran a hand over her face then said, "Ritsuko, please do not flip up peoples clothes without asking first."
"Prude," Ritsuko sniffed, striding out of the room.
Mari was grinning as she watched Ritsuko leave, then looked at Misato. "Can I go around doing that to people?" she asked.
"Get dual degrees in medicine and genetics," Misato said dryly, "and we'll talk about it."
"Aww," Mari pouted as she left too, walking out to the hallway then heading to the changing rooms and showers.
"Regretting this assignment yet?" Misato asked as she walked along side the slightly slower Mayumi, the young woman limping a bit from a blow to the leg earlier.
"No, I am not," Mayumi answered, gritting her teeth. She gave Misato a questioning look, "What's the deal with Mari? She seems..."
"Not very tightly wound?" Misato suggested impishly. "A few bricks short of a load?"
"Something like that," Mayumi admitted.
"Mari is a trainee from NERV-London, and I have to admit I've thought of bouncing her from the program once or twice," Misato said as they walked along, "but she's passed every test we've thrown at her and is tough as nails." She shrugged, "If NERV-London is willing to put up with her quirks, who am I to argue?"
"Point," Mayumi admitted. "I understand the commander there is a bit of a character, herself?" she asked curiously.
Misato snickered softly, "Yeah, SIR Integral Hellsing. I have my doubts about her being either knighted or really a Hellsing, considering the family is supposed to be fictional, but..."
"She gets the job done," Mayumi guessed as they reached the changing rooms and Misato nodded vigorously.
"Get cleaned up," Misato ordered, "I'll meet you afterward."
"Got it," Mayumi agreed, heading inside the spotless chamber, hearing the shower running nearby.
Mayumi stripped off her sweaty training gear and dropped it into a laundry chute, then grabbed her shampoo and soap before walking into the shower. Mari was still there washing away, and apparently singing a horrid little ditty in English. Mayumi didn't recognize much of it, but what she was catching were swear words and obscenities.
"Do you have to sing that?" Mayumi winced at a pretty harsh turn of phrase.
"You understood that?" Mari looked amused, "Sorry. Asuka only speaks Japanese and German, so she's never commented."
"I see," Mayumi noted, sneaking looks at the thin girl. She was younger than she was, maybe in her teens, and had only recently begun to fill out. She had small, pert breasts and hips that were just beginning to curve, as well as a few white scars on her arms and side.
Mari cocked her leg and put her arm behind her head in a sexy pose as she asked, "So, like what you see?"
Mayumi looked away, blushing as she stammered, "Sorry."
"It's fine," Mari waved it off as she rinsed the soap away, "my family got hurt in a demon attack a few years ago. It's why I volunteered to be a Hunter and came here."
"I'm sorry," Mayumi said quietly.
"Not your fault," Mari said as she walked to the roof mounted wind dryer, luxuriating in the heated air flowing over her, "but if I ever catch whoever was responsible for all this crap, they'll wish they were dead."
Later in the cafeteria, Mayumi was sitting with Misato, Maya Ibuki and Asuka, who had just come back from a hunt. "Yeah, Mari is pretty intense," Asuka agreed as the orange haired woman tore into her food, Mayumi having given them a overview of the conversation.
"I know where she's coming from," Misato said just a little flatly as she drank some coffee, "and a lot of us are bearing scars from the demons, physically or mentally."
Mayumi was tempted to ask about what drove Misato, but something in her tone of voice convinced her it was a bad idea. 'Maybe I can sneak a look at her personnel file later,' she mused.
"So, Mayumi," Maya smiled with a impish light in her eyes, "has Mari hit on you yet?"
Mayumi nearly choked on her sandwich, stammering, "I.. uh..."
Asuka laughed, patting Mayumi on the shoulder as she said, "Don't worry, you aren't the only one she's hit on."
Misato made a face, "I have to admit, our Mari is getting a bit of a reputation as NERV's slut."
Mayumi was still blushing slightly as she asked, "Who has she hit on?"
All three other women raised their hands. "She also hit on Ritsuko right in front of me," Maya added, frowning cutely.
"There's a rumor she tried it on the Commander herself," Asuka grinned, "but I haven't gotten a eyewitness to that one."
Mayumi thought of the Commander, a attractive but slightly remote woman in her thirties. Or maybe forties, you never knew these days. "I could see it, maybe," she admitted.
"No way," Misato shook her head firmly as she polished off her lunch. "Not that Yui isn't attractive," she added as she took a last drink, "but she's been carrying a torch for her missing husband for years. Never even looks at anyone else."
"Poor thing," Maya murmured quietly.
Asuka finished scarfing her lunch, then looked over at Misato, "How's Mayumi's training coming along? Is she ready to accompany me on a patrol?"
Misato hesitated, but Mayumi looked at her entreatingly. She smiled slightly and addressed Asuka, "Okay, but keep her close. I don't think she's ready to solo yet."
"You got it," Asuka agreed.
The usual check out procedures were followed and Asuka and Mayumi headed out in one of the specially modified NERV armored vans. Asuka drove with surprising skill, the young woman dressed in her skin tight orange and red body armor. Mayumi was still wearing the armor that had once belonged to Shinji Ikari, the blue and white armor clinging to her body revealingly.
"How often do Hunters go on patrol like this?" Mayumi asked.
Rei II crouched in the back seat/cage, her light blue hair falling over her red eyes. "Usually two times a week or so," she answered calmly, "in a variable grid pattern. It lets us search for undetected demon nests and other phenomena."
"It doesn't happen often," Asuka anticipated the question Mayumi was going to ask, "but occasionally one of them will resist it's instinct to immediately hunt, rape and kill, and establish a nest. They can breed, again occasionally, and when they do it can be trouble."
"I thought the demons were supposed to be sterile?" Mayumi asked as they drove through the rundown districts around Tokyo-NERV. The part of the city had been hit hard by the first wave of demons pouring out of Antarctica, and much of the buildings were still abandoned. The whole area felt like a modern ghost town, with crumbling buildings, poor roads and hollowed out shells of businesses.
"We mostly are," Rei answered simply, "but random chance does strike. If one of our kind can find a rarely compatible human, it can happen."
'Our kind?' Mayumi shivered at the cold tone of voice from Rei, as well as the undercurrent of eagerness. Rei was helping humanity, but she was not human, and Mayumi had to remember that.
"Picking up anything?" Asuka asked as they finished a square around the NERV building, then moved outward.
"Nothing yet," Rei answered, "though I doubt anyone would be foolish enough to try something so near to base."
"I never underestimate demon stupidity," Asuka said wryly.
Mayumi noticed Rei had her face up against the partition, her nose twitching faintly. "You showered with Hunter Mari," she noted quietly. "She smells of blood and regrets."
Mayumi blushed, "In the same room, not together. There's a difference."
Rei looked thoughtful, "I see." She sniffed again, "I like your scent, but I prefer Asuka's."
Mayumi wasn't quite sure what to make of that, so she looked at Asuka. The young woman was smiling slightly, apparently amused by something. Finishing circling a block farther out from NERV she asked Rei, "Anything?"
Rei tilted her head back, "Nothing."
'This is going to be a long drive,' Mayumi thought, sitting back with a sigh.
To be continued...
Demon City Tokyo
Four
Asuka lay back, moaning as her red-orange hair fanned out on the bed. The slim, athletic young woman was nude, her clothes ripped away as she lay on the black silk sheets, breathing heavily. Her nipples ached with hardness and her thighs were wet with her excitement.
Rei emerged from the shadows around the bed, her ghostly pale skin glowing in the dim light. Like Asuka she was nude, her alabaster skin tinted a faint rose around her nipples and her perfectly shaved mound.
"Rei, what...?" Asuka asked, looking at the youkai in confusion.
"Hush," Rei's red eyes were gentle as she crawled up the bed, kissing Asuka's legs from her ankles on up.
Asuka mewled softly in surprise, twisting in pleasure on the cool satin sheets. That raspy tongue slid up her inner thigh and Asuka shuddered, her excitement reaching a feverish pitch. "We shouldn't...," Asuka moaned, trying to remember the warnings she had been given years back.
"Operative Soryu, I love you," Rei said calmly as her jaw extended outward.
Asuka barely had a chance to scream as Rei began to feed, tearing at her flesh...
"Aagh!" Asuka gasped as she came awake, her heart hammering in her chest as the vivid images churned in her mind. She slumped tiredly as her heart slowed back down to normal, her gasps of shock fading.
The soft sound of a buzzer made her look up, then the door slid aside. Misato Katsuragi looked in on the room, the older woman wearing a hastily thrown on robe. "You okay?" she asked gently, stepping into the near darkness of the room.
"I'm fine," Asuka smiled weakly, "nightmare."
"Ah," Misato made a sympathetic face.
Nightmares were a common thing, in NERV these days. Maybe it was because of the demon fighting, or the climate change or some other, unknown factor but but it was fair to say humanity hadn't slept peacefully for at least a decade. The kind of dream varied from person to person, but they all were bloody and horrific.
"What was it of?" Misato asked as she sat on the edge of the bed, her robe shifting a bit as she did. A severe scar ran from just between her breasts and down across her belly, where a demon had torn her open. She survived, barely, and even as her blood gushed out had managed to take a piece of broken pipe and impale the thing.
It was that legendary act that made Asuka respect the older woman as much as she did. "It was Rei," she said flatly, "eating me." For reasons she couldn't quite explain Asuka left the erotic element of the dream out, deciding it wasn't important.
"That had to have been eerie," Misato conceded. Gently she added, "Maybe it's your subconscious, reminding you Rei is dangerous."
"Oh, I know she's dangerous," Asuka answered wryly, "I'm reminded of that every time she rips a demon apart."
"Hmm," Misato nodded slightly. She got up and walked to the door, then turned to ask, "Are you going to be all right? I can have Ritsuko get you a sleeping pill."
"I'll be fine," Asuka reassured her, "get back to sleep."
"You too," Misato told her before slipping out of the room and locking the door behind her with a soft click.
Asuka sighed tiredly as she lay back, closing her eyes as she tried to will herself back to sleep. Yet as terrifying and horrible as the dream had been, there was also a erotic beat that lingered in her. Guiltily Asuka let a hand slide between her legs, seeking much needed relief...
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Misato Katsuragi walked back to her quarters, part of the wing of suites that held the Hunters and many of the related staff. The walls were thin enough that she had heard the gurgling cry of terror Asuka had made, and her rank gave her the ability to override the locks. But if Asuka didn't want to talk about what she was feeling, there wasn't much she could do for her.
'And she was holding back on me,' Misato frowned.
The door to Misato's suite slid open silently as she went in, casually switching on the lights. As usual the outer room was very neat, as befitting a military officer, though her bedroom was a disaster area. She had learned to maintain a image of order for her staff, but it didn't come natural to her. She walked across the living room and shed her robe, revealing her nudity as she opened the bedroom door.
"Mmph!" the voice came from the bed.
"Sorry I had to leave, Maya," Misato apologized as she gazed down at the bed, a teasing smile tugging at her lips.
Maya Ibuki was spread out naked on the bed, the brown haired woman's arms and legs bound to the old fashioned bedposts by padded cuffs. Her mouth was filled with a ball gag, and her slim, athletic body was sweaty from her token efforts to pull free.
Misato sat beside her on the bed and ran a hand down her sweaty side, stroking the toned flesh. "Wouldn't Ritsuko be shocked if she saw you like this?" Misato asked thoughtfully. "I could go down the hall and wake her, if you like..."
"Nmph!" Maya shook her head no wildly, "plsh!"
"Or Yui too," Misato cupped her breast gently, squeezing the girl's stiff nipple as she mused, "she's be so shocked seeing her studious assistant like this."
"Umhh!" Maya arched her back to increase the sensation on her tits.
Misato bent over and nibbled at the hard nipple, even as she let her hand run down over the muscled belly. "I should call that new girl Mayumi in," Misato growled as she let her finger's penetrate Maya, "we could have a all girl gang bang! You want it, don't you slut!"
"Ugh! Ughm!" Maya bucked and twisted in pleasure, hips pumping in ecstasy as she tried to get
Misato deeper into her.
Willingly Misato eased all her fingers into the wet heat, practically laying over Maya to contain her wild bucking. "Maybe I'll lend you to Mari, she looks like she'd be a real freak in bed!" she said, grinning at her evilly.
With a final buck Maya achieved orgasm, her body arching up tensely before finally collapsing in a wet heap. With a surprising degree of tenderness Misato undid the bonds and pulled out the ball gag with a wet pop, then pulled Maya to her. The younger woman shook and cried against her, days of tension pouring out of her.
"Thank you, Mistress," Maya finally breathed out against Misato's neck.
"Just Misato, unless we're playing," she reminded her gently. "You all right?"
"Yes," Maya actually blushed, a sweet reaction from someone who had been a willing bondage slave a few seconds ago. "I'm sorry I asked you to..."
Misato petted Maya's neck, "It's not your fault you're into these scenarios, Maya." She smiled down at her, "And it's not like I'm not having fun too."
Maya blushed again as she shyly asked, "Are you sure you don't want me to...?"
"It's fine," Misato patted her shoulder tenderly.
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As head of medical services, Ritsuko Akagi had access to almost all of NERV from her office on the command deck. There was the basement room Yui visited weekly, she couldn't access cameras there, but other than that she could look into almost every part of NERV. And for good reason, too, as if there was a emergency she needed to know instantly what was wrong and where.
Ritsuko sat with her legs spread in the leather chair, her trousers pooled around her ankles as she bit her lip to be quiet. The dyed blonde's pubic hair were brown as she worked her fingers across her wetness, panting softly.
On the screen Mari Illustrious Makinami was laying on her bed, the sheets tossed to the floor. Her ass was up in the air as she lay on her belly, her hands working a moderate sized vibrator into her pussy. Her red hair was sweaty as she panted breathlessly, her juices running down her legs.
Mari tossed her head back as she plucked at her nipples, breathing hard while a shudder rippled through her slim body. She looked older than her actual teens, a strangely erotic goddess spread out and open on the bare bed.
Back in her office Ritsuko watched the girl feverishly, wondering what the girl was fantasizing about as she masturbated. What dirty thoughts were running through her mind, what was inspiring her fevered passion? She licked up the juices on her one hand, savoring the taste, then blinked as she saw Mari looking up at her.
'Looking at the camera, I mean,' Ritsuko corrected herself. But Mari was looking right up at her, and her lips were moving. She wasn't a expert lip reader, but she thought she could decipher what she was saying...
"I know you're watching, Captain Akagi," Mari mouthed, then gave a very catlike smile. "Do you want to come down and play with me?"
Ritsuko made a choking sound as Mari rolled onto her back, spreading her legs wantonly. She made a beckoning gesture with one hand even as she began to work the vibrator again, moaning in pleasure. Ritsuko knew she should turn the camera off, but somehow she just couldn't look away.
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Yui Ikari hurried from her suite, her robe flapping around her as she entered the elevator. With her key she unlocked the subbasement level, arriving in a few seconds and hurrying out.
The Hikari type youkai was slumped in a chair, but jerked to her feet as Yui entered. "Mistress," she said, her eyes foggy with need, "do you want me to... bathe you?"
Yui blinked, looking at the brown haired girl with twin braids. She hadn't thought the Hikari type COULD get that turned on, and the young woman was managing a pretty good imitation of bedroom eyes too. The thin gown she was wearing made it easy for the minx to pull it tight across her breasts, and it was short enough to show off nice legs too.
Yui shook her head, trying to concentrate on business. "No," she brushed by the girl, "but set the alarm to one hour, as usual."
"Yes, mistress," Hikari cooed, sounding disappointed.
Yui hurried through the connected rooms to the double doors, her own breath coming a bit faster. She pushed the doors open and strode inside, seeing the familiar redhead laying on the bed, her lush, earthy figure making her mouth go dry.
"Why, hello Yui, what brings you here?" Lilith purred as she lay on her back, displaying her fine figure to Yui's hungry eyes.
"Would you knock it off!" Yui yelled as she glared down at her, trying not to let erotic impulses take over and failing.
"Knock off what?" Lilith asked innocently, actually batting her eyes.
Yui practically growled as she fought down the urge to pounce on Lilith and ravage her. "The erotic field making everyone upstairs want to rut!" she told Lilith, "Stop it, now! Do you want me to have to punish you?"
Lilith actually smirked, but she still obeyed. Yui could nearly feel the effect fading, her ability to reason clearly coming back. "As you command,." Lilith tilted her head respectfully. A bit sheepishly she added, "I hadn't realized I was doing it."
Yui snorted in amusement at that baldfaced lie, but let it go. Anything Lilith did was calculated, though Yui often wasn't sure what her goal was."Thank you," Yui said grudgingly, then she gasped softly as Lilith ran her hands up under her robe, revealing she wasn't wearing anything under it.
"Since you're already here," Lilith kissed her belly, then licked her salty flesh.
Yui bit back a moan, feeling her will weakening as Lilith touched her so knowingly. "Damn you," Yui gasped as she surrendered to the heat between her legs.
"I am that," Lilith agreed as she pulled Yui down onto the bed with her...
To be continued...
Notes: I'm not the first writer to suggest that Lilith generates a 'get sexy' signal, and I won't be the last. I may or may not leave Maya and Misato together, and I rather like the idea of Ritsuko the voyeur. Heh!