This is a slight break from my genie fic.  I do need to know if I have Akira 
Fudo's personality right.   I haven't abandoned anything.  I needed a break 
from Ranma-chan:Genie of the Ring & Cronos War(Revenge Wars sidestory).  I 
will get back to the Legacy of GF also(Humor is hard).

Standard disclaimers apply

		          Chapter 01

	Walking aimlessly, Shinji Ikari thought of his recent battle with the 
Spider-like fourth angel.  He had left the NERV complex, about sixteen hours 
ago, to try and clear his head.  A sudden snarl snapped Shinji back into 
looking at reality. Standing before him was a large two meter tall bear.  
The bear had a gaunt look about it and eyed the young boy hungrily. Shinji 
backed up quickly. Unfortunately he tripped over his own feet and fell 
backwards and his head bounced painfully off of a rock.

	"NO! NO! GET AWAY!"  Shinji screamed while covering his face with his arms.

	The bear growled menacingly as it came forward, spittle dripping from its 
jaws.  Seeing his death in the bear's eyes Shinji screamed and thought of 
how the world would never miss him.  He heard a muffled thud and looked up.  
Standing over the dead bear was a teenager dressed in black school uniform.  
The front of the jacket was open, but there was no shirt beneath.  The 
teen's left fist was held out to the side and over the bear's head.  Shinji 
took a closer look at the bear and noticed that the bear's skull had been 
caved in by this person's blow.  The teenager looked at Shinji curiously and 
started speaking.

	"Are you all right?" the man said, "You really shouldn't be out here 
alone."

	"I'm fine. Thank you for saving my life. How did you manage to kill it?"

	"I just have a knack for killing dangerous things. By the way,
what's your name?"

	"I am Shinji Ikari.  I was out here trying to clear my head."

	"Well, Shinji you can call me Dema-fa," the boy said and then thought to 
himself, *If I told you who I really was you'd freak.  I think I'll be able 
to use him to help me get to Seele.*

	"You look like you're a student," Shinji stammered, "but I never saw you in 
class"

	"Ikari-kun, how old are you?"

	"I'm fourteen," Shinji answered

	"Well then there's your answer," Dema-fa said cheerfully, "I'm
sixteen. I'm two years your senior.  Seriously, I probably don't attend your 
school.  My school has been closed down, due to Angel attacks."

	"I'm sorry."

	Dema-fa replied, "What for?  It's not your fault they are attacking," he 
muttered under his breath so softly that Shinji couldn't hear, "If it's 
anyone's fault, it is my parents fault for awakening THEM from the ice."

	Looking up, Dema-fa saw some military personnel coming towards the two of 
them.  Thinking quickly, he pushed the bear into some bushes with his foot.  
He put a hand on Shinji's shoulder and turned him to face the oncoming 
patrol.  Shinji, recognizing the uniform of NERV operatives,  slumped his 
shoulders in defeat.

	*I know you don't want to go through with this Shinji, but there are things 
that only you can do,* Dema-fa thought and then said, "Courage, Shinji."

	The NERV operatives came up and surrounded the pair of teens.  One of the 
operatives noticed the dead bear and looked at Dema-fa.  He noticed that 
Dema-fa's left hand was covered in blood.  Whispering to his superior, he 
pointed out the dead bear and the blood.  Frowning the officer, motioned to 
his men to bring Dema-fa along with them.  The men pointed their guns at 
Dema-fa, who just chuckled darkly.  The small group left for NERV HQ.

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	When the group reached NERV headquarters, the security force led Dema-fa 
and Shinji into a small room with little light.  The guards locked the door 
and waited.  To Shinji it seemed like hours were passing.  Dema-fa just 
looked at the walls of the room.

	"Nice cell, I wonder what they feed prisoners," Dema-fa cheerfully said.

	Shinji looked up at him and said, "Are you always so cheerful?  I'm going 
to get discharged for abandoning the base and you might never see the light 
of day."

	Shaking his head, Dema-fa replied, "Shinji, whatever else happens, NERV 
needs you to pilot that purple robot.  I doubt that they will get rid of a 
pilot just because he was having doubts about a mission.  You'll probably be 
yelled at and maybe stuck in a prison for a few days, but that is all.  You 
are needed to fight the angels to save humanity."

	"Why me?  I'm nothing special."

	Sighing, the older boy rubbed his forehead with his fingers and said, 
"Maybe that's why.  You believe you have no worth and need to do something 
to prove that you do."

	Dema-fa was about to say more when the door burst open and a furious Misato 
came in.

	"Shinji, what was the idea of you wandering around for three days?" Misato 
demanded.

	"I needed to clear my head, Misato.  I was trying to figure out why I'm 
piloting an EVA for."

	"Well are you?"

	"I guess. I feel that I should for you and Toji and..." Shinji started to 
say.

	"If you don't want to pilot it for yourself, then your not going to be 
useful as a pilot."

	Dema-fa decided to speak up, "Oh.  I suppose you know what's best for 
Shinji.  He's piloting that giant robot to protect others.  That is more 
self-sacrifice than being selfish.  All you're doing right now is 
undermining whatever self-confidence he has.  Maybe if you looked at the 
human instead of the pilot, you could have seen he has a problem with his 
self-esteem."

	Misato whirled to face Dema-fa and shouted, "Who are you to judge me?!  
Just who are you?!"

	Dema-fa chuckled deeply, which sent shivers down Misato's spine, and said, 
"I call myself Dema-fa.  I can judge you because I can see past the surfaces 
that blind most people.  I would also like to think that I'm Shinji's 
friend."

	"Well is he?"  Misato asked Shinji.

	Shinji replied, "I-I think so.  He did save me from a bear that was going 
to attack me."

	Misato sucked in her breath sharply and asked, "You were attacked by a 
bear?"

	Shinji just nodded.

	Misato looked at Dema-fa and said, "You saved him?"

	After another deep chuckle, Dema-fa said, "Yes.  The bear was sick with 
hunger and looked like it had came down from the mountains to find something 
to eat.  I was able to kill it before it got near Shinji."

	"Thank you," Misato said and then continued, "Just how did you manage to 
kill the bear?"

	"I gave it a concussion by hitting it with my fist."

	*He killed it with his bare hands?!?!?* Misato thought, *What the hell is 
he?*

	After a few silent minutes, Ritsuko and some armed guards came into the 
room.

	"Dema-fa, we would like to runs some tests on you.  If you would accompany 
us to my lab, we can begin."

	Dema-fa looked at Misato with an evil smirk and addressed Shinji, "Remember 
Shinji, you ARE needed."

	Misato shuddered when Dema-fa looked at her, *Damn it; he's only sixteen.  
Why should I be afraid of him like he's the devil incarnate?*

	Dema-fa looked at the guards and said, "Lead the way goon squad."

	The NERV security men didn't like being called that, but a throat clearing 
by Ritsuko told them to ignore it and they led Dema-fa down to Dr. Akagi's 
lab.

	After they had left, Misato addressed Shinji, "I'm sorry Shinji. Your new 
friend was right.  I couldn't see the boy who needed some sort of 
encouragement.  All I could see was a pilot going AWOL.  I'll talk to 
Commander Ikari and see if I can have him ignore this incident with you 
wandering around the countryside."

	"Thanks, Misato-san."
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	Ritsuko felt like she wanted to pull her hair out by the
roots.  The tests on Dema-fa showed multiple abnormalities.  She went into 
Gendo Ikari's office and gave her report.

	"Sir, the tests on Dema-fa are done," Ritsuko said, "And they are confusing 
at best."

	Gendo just crossed his hands and said, "Such as?"

        He was still a little surprised at Katsuragi's request to ignore 
Shinji's going AWOL, but agreed with her that it would not be in their best 
interests to press it.

	"Well for one, he is a bit larger than Shinji yet his weight is more than 
twice that of Shinji."

	"Go on."

	"I ran tests on his blood to see if he was human.  The results came back 
mostly positive, but there were some unidentifiable elements in the blood.   
We are still trying to identify them now."

	"Could he be an Angel?"

	Speaking in a frustrated voice, Ritsuko answered, "I thought of that and I 
used the scanners to see if his pattern was blue," she paused and took a 
deep breath, "The pattern came out orange with traces of RED in it.  What 
the hell could have a red pattern?"

	Gendo frowned and, thinking deeply, replied, "I don't know.  Maybe he's 
some sort of enhanced human.  I wish to keep him under observation. Since he 
seems to have made friends with Shinji, see if Misato can make room for 
him."

	"Yes, sir.  By the way, do you think that he might be a spy?"

	Without opening his mouth, Gendo let out a long breath and said, "That is 
another reason why I want him observed.  We know nothing about him."

	"Okay, I'll get right on it."

	Gendo looked over the reports and thought to himself, *Dema-fa reminds me 
of that weird classmate of mine, when I was sixteen.  What was his name?  
A...aki... Fu...  Akira Fudo? It's probably not important."
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				Chapter 2

	Misato was having reservations of having Dema-fa stay at her apartment, 
even though she could see the wisdom of it.  The fear she felt from him was 
part of it.  Another reason was the way he always had a slightly lecherous 
smile on his face.  She still blushed at the comment Dema-fa made, when he 
found out he was going to be staying with Misato for the time being.  The 
comment was so full of sexual innuendo that it would make a hooker blush.  
The only thing that she was glad about was that Shinji didn't hear the 
comment. She put her reservations aside as she opened her door.  She waved 
the two teens in and addressed Dema-fa.

	"Well we're here.  The bathroom is over there if you need it."

	Dema-fa nodded, "Right, it has been a while since I have had a bath.  Well, 
if you'll excuse me."

	Dema-fa entered the bathroom and took of his jacket.  He stopped when he 
sensed he was not alone. He threw back the shower curtain and saw a penguin. 
  He picked the penguin up and smiled showing his very pointy teeth.

	"Dinner time."

	Pen-pen struggled frantically to get away from this menace.  Letting it go, 
Dema-fa watched as the animal shot out of the bathroom in abject terror.  
Chuckling, he finished getting undressed and entered the tub.  A heavy sigh 
came from the teen, as he recalled his own battles with forces from beyond.  
He knew it was just a matter of time before the Angels realized he was alive 
and what he was.

	*The future rides on Shinji.  Shy and humble.  Like me before the mergance. 
  He pilots an Angel to fight Angels, where I merged with a demon to fight 
demons.  I hope Shinji will have the inner strength needed to control that 
purple robot when....*

	He finished his bath and put his clothes back on.  Walking outside, he saw 
Misato glaring at him.

	"What did you do to Pen-pen?  He's terrified," Misato demanded.

	"You mean that bird isn't dinner?  Man you really have some strange 
preferences.  Pedophilia and bestiality.  And, you called me a pervert," he 
replied, while stroking his chin with his right hand.

	Misato slapped him in fury.

	"Don't you ever say that again!!!" she shouted.

	Dema-fa just chuckled as he watched Misato lower her hand.  His face 
remained unbruised from the slap.  Misato shook her hand in pain.

	*What did I hit, a brick wall?*

	Dema-fa said, "I'm tougher than I look.  As to your question, I just 
threatened your pet with the prospect of becoming my dinner.  It didn't take 
it to well.  I made that comment to prove something to you."

	Still fuming but curious, Misato asked, "Which was?"

	"You have nothing you can use to blackmail me with.  I'm only staying here, 
because I want to help in the fight against the Angels."

	Coming out of his room, Shinji looked at the pair curiously, and hesitantly 
asked, "What is going on?  I heard Misato shout."

	A quick chuckle came form Dema-fa, as he replied, "I just gave Misato a 
lesson in humility.  She didn't like it."

	Misato looked away angrily as she ground out, "You will be helping with the 
chores around here."

	Dema-fa shrugged, "Fine.  I have no objections with that.  Now if you'll 
excuse me, I'll try and make a decent meal out of what you laughingly refer 
to as groceries.  By the way Misato, Dema-fa isn't my name.  It's just what 
I call myself.  So that answers that question."

	Misato fumed as she watched Dema-fa walking into the kitchen. She wasn't to 
sure what to do.
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	About a quarter of an hour after Misato's slap, Dema-fa finished cooking a 
large cheese omelet.  He set the food down in front of his two roommates and 
offered them slices from the omelet.  The two quickly dug in and found that 
Dema-fa was at least a good cook.  Dema-fa took an omelet slice himself and 
started eating it.  After his second bite, he made a comment.

	"If you don't mind, I'm going to need some money to get some proper 
groceries.  I want to have more options when I'm cooking in the future."

	Shinji timidly asked, "You're going to cook every day?"

	"I don't see why not.  Judging from what I see around me, it's obvious 
neither one of you knows how to cook. I know how.  So, I guess that will be 
pat of my chores around here."

	Misato was still a bit angry at Dema-fa's previous statement.  But if he 
was going to cook every day, she was willing to overlook it.  It sure beat 
trying to con Shinji into doing it and would probably help her cash flow out 
if she didn't have to order take-out so much.

	"I can't give you the money.  But if you write down what you want, I'll 
pick it up,"  Misato said.

	Dema-fa nodded as he picked up a pencil and a piece of paper.  He jotted 
down what he wanted and handed the list to Misato.  Finishing his omelet, 
Dema-fa walked into the room he was going to be sleeping in and closed the 
door.

	Misato looked at Shinji and said, "It's late.  I'd think we'd both better 
follow your friend's example and get some sleep."

	"Err.  Okay.  Um.  Misato, will Dema-fa be going to my school?"

	Misato looked stumped, as she answered, "I'm not sure.  I'll have to see 
what the commander wants to do about him."

	Shinji shrugged and went to bed, leaving Misato alone with her thoughts.

	*Great.  I hope Commander Ikari has got some idea on what to do about Mr. 
Lecher.  God, what a mouth.*

	She picked up the phone and dialed NERV headquarters.

	"Sir?  This is Misato.  I was wondering about my new charge.  Will we be 
sending him to Shinji's school?"

	Silence answered Misato as Gendo thought.  After a second, he replied.

	"Yes.  He'll be in Shinji's class, but not as a student.  He will be a 
teacher's aide.   Have you found out anything out about him?"

	"Only that he has one of the most perverted minds I have ever come across.  
He has admitted that Dema-fa isn't his real name.  He didn't give his real 
name.  I'm wondering if he really is a spy."

	"I tend to doubt it.  The way he acts points to an unknown human 
augmentation program.  The Second Impact probably freed him and destroyed 
that project."

	"Are you sure of that?"

	"No.  But then again, there are no other logical explanations.  As a spy, 
he is way to obvious.  His pattern is orange with a hint of red.  The red 
probably came about due to his augmentation.  But it still means, he isn't 
an Angel.  He isn't a cyborg.  What else is there?  If it helps, I have some 
doubt about the situation myself.  I want to keep a close eye on this person 
until we learn more about him."

	Misato slowly said, "I still don't like it, but I'll wait and see.  If I 
find out anything, I'll let you know."

	"Good.  Bring him to Geofront after school."

	"Err.  Why?"

	"Dr. Akagi wants to run some more tests on him.  One of them is going to be 
to see if he can synch with an Eva."

	"Commander, is that wise?"

	"Calm yourself.  He's not going to pilot one.  We just want to see if he 
can synch.  Idle curiosity if you will."

	Misato let out a sigh of relief, as she replied, "Understood sir.  See you 
tomorrow."
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	Misato, Dema-fa, Shinji, and Rei were walking to NERV headquaters, since 
Misato's car was in the shop.  Shinji was still a bit surprised when he 
learned that Dema-fa was in his class as a teacher's aide.  Rei kept looking 
at the older teen and looking away when she realized she was staring.  
Dema-fa looked at the blue haired female and chuckled.  Rei shuddered as she 
heard that laugh.  Seeing a reaction from Rei, Misato figured that she 
wasn't the only person who was a bit scared of Dema-fa.

	"Ah.  We're back at the prision.  What's the charges this time?" Dema-fa 
said.

	"This isn't a prision.  It is NREV headquarters."

	Dema-fa opened his mouth to say something, but then closed it as he looked 
at Shinji and Rei.

	"I'm not saying anything.  There are two innocents present."

	Rei and Shinji looked at Dema-fa with confusion evident on their faces.  
Misato was grateful that Dema-fa had some tact when it came to making his 
comments.  A quick glance up and to the west came from Dema-fa.

	"I think whatever you have planned for me, has just been canceled,"  
Dema-fa said with an amused chuckle.

	Rei aksed, "What do you mean by that?"

	The older teen gazed at Rei, who blushed, and said, "You'll see.  Let's get 
inside."

	The four wnet inside NERV and headed to the Akagi's lab.  As they enetered 
the lab, a siren suddenly burst to life.

	Misato whispered, "An Angel."


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