FEELING THE PILLAR AND THE MIGHT OF THE ASCENDING DIVINE

It’s so long since I’ve been to this Ramen bar it feels like a life time ago when I was so much younger. It feels like so long ago now and it brings back so many memories. Unlike so much of Tokyo Three this place still looks the same, same long red banner above and its traditional red paper lights and simple wooden seats that make up the long seating area. Even the same man is cooking ramen.

That I remember as a school child though he hasn’t said much to me yet but he is busy cooking and all I can smell is the beautiful aroma of vegetables, herbs and spices cooked meats, fish and seafood. While crispy and soft dumplings are cooking away in bamboo steamers. It feels like I’m being transported back to those lazy summer days of my childhood.

The only difference in this place is its seated bar area, is wider than it used to be, but that is the only change that’s noticeable inside and the fact that there are now two extra staff but all in all nothing’s changed drastically, apart from them now having a glass front outside to keep the rain out which you walk in to through a glass door.

I’m also the first one here as though its open bar you have to book reservations as it’s massively popular. Even all these years on I can see people walking by going about their business not taking any notice.

It’s getting dark though and the neon lights in shop windows and skyscraper lights are on. As is the visitor centre which is very close to one of the shopping districts it’s also a warm night. There is a metal railing that runs around this whole bar in a square shape and it has a locked section which you can’t get through unless you booked. This means no one can get to close while you’re eating.

Today has somehow been uplifting despite everything that had happened in the past couple of days. I feel good and I’m looking forward to this meal though I’m the first one here. Rei said she was still in the meeting with Ritsuko but would be here soon. Maybe it was a long meeting or something, though when the time is right I want to tell her what was said between myself and Kyo.

“You’re here?”

Asuka turned seeing that Misato had arrived along with Kaji who gave her wide smile as they both seated themselves. “What did you think I was not going to be here?” Misato looked at her for a long moment. “No, it’s just you are normally last to arrive. I thought you just always enjoyed being fashionably late.”

Asuka eyed her as she adjusted her patch. “No I felt it would be very rude to turn up late, since you booked this place and booking here is hard from what Shinji told me. It’s not like it was when we kids when you could just walk in.” Kaji looked at her. “Where is Rei?”

Asuka eyed the empty seat next to her. “She’s still in her meeting with Ritsuko, I think it might have over run.” Kaji blinked okay so maybe the strange stuff about this morning and Asuka and Rei both acting opposite to normal wasn’t so out there. Though it was weird seeing Asuka this relaxed and polite as normally even a good mood she tended to have a slight edge to her like she could snap given the chance. “Well it’s nice to have you here Asuka.”

He turned watching as Mari appeared with Toji who was closely followed by Sakura as well as Shinji and Kaworu who were behind them. “Ah there you all are, come and take your seats.” Mari sat down opposite Asuka along with Toji and Sakura who looked thrilled to be here. While Shinji and Kaworu sat opposite Misato and Kaji who were in the middle of everyone. Shinji looked up in confusion seeing the last empty seat. “Where’s Rei?” Asuka eyed the empty chair. “Her meeting has over run.”

She turned as Rei suddenly appeared running though the people on the street running through the glass door and coming to a stop at the ramen bar putting her hand on its table top as she leaned over trying to catch her breath as she spoke sharply. “I’m here, I got caught up!”

Shinji eyed his sister. “It’s okay Rei, we had not been here long and we understand it’s not like meetings with Ritsuko are nice.” Rei breathed in sitting herself next to Asuka whose hand found her hair stroking very gently as the other woman spoke calmly as she leaned over gently kissing the side of her face. “Well it’s over now and we can talk about it some other day.”

Misato eyed Asuka noting the very public display of affection. She turned to the restaurant owner who gave her a smile. “Okay we are ready to take all your orders now.”

Toji raised his hand. “Ramen for me and my sister with beef please super-size mine.”

Shinji raised his hand. “Ramen with sea food and pork for myself and Kaworu please.”

Mari pushed her loose hair back. “Ramen with pork and beef and super-size it.”

Asuka breathed in deeply eyeing the menu. “Ramen with pork and dumplings, normal size.”

Mari turned eyeing her little sister. “Since when do you go normal size princess?”

Asuka looked up slightly. “Since I want to savour and enjoy the flavour four eyes.”

Rei raised her hand. “Miso ramen with sea food and crab super-size it!” She ignored the looks as everyone including Asuka turned to look at her in surprise. She eyed them all lowering her voice. “I’m hungry.” Kaji turned to Misato as a confused look passed between them okay this was weirder than he’d expected. It wasn’t helped by the fact that the moment Rei’s food was placed in front of her she started eating it like there was no tomorrow, while Asuka started eating hers slowly clearly savouring every mouthful.

Misato breathed in eyeing Asuka as a sly smile formed on her lips as hopefully this comment might get a normal reaction. “You know when we first came here Asuka you called me broke and poor do you remember that?”

Asuka eased up a dumpling looking at it for a long moment before eating it as the beers were poured and a coke for Sakura. “Yes that’s true but I didn’t realize Nerv gave you a high salary at the time.” Rei looked up from eating as she spoke darkly. “You were being cheap though as you promised me, Shinji and Asuka steak dinners.”

Misato blinked in utter shock this day just couldn’t get any fucking weirder could it? She eyed the younger short haired woman who was just filled with sass and anger today. “If I recall you don’t eat meat Rei.” Rei half ignored her as she carried on eating. “Yeah and not all steak restaurants serve steak but you missed that miner detail.” Misato eyed her as she raised her hand. “You know I did it because I wanted to get better idea of what you all liked.”

She paused hating that she had to pull mom rank right now, as she really wasn’t used it at all with Rei. “You know, I don’t know what has gotten in to you Rei, but you need to calm down.” Rei eyed her as she swallowed a mouthful of noodles speaking in an ice cold tone. “I am calm...”

Shinji raised his hands. “Look I think we should all calm down and just enjoy the meal.” Kaworu raised his Ramen spoon. “Yes I would agree, this is a time of happiness for us all as we are now all back together, as a family again.” Sakura raised her coke glass. “I’ll drink to that!”

Rei shifting in her chair slightly a part of her wanted to get this over with, so she could go home. She wanted to release this sexual feeling somehow which was clinging to her and making her feel mentality on edge. She looked up as everyone started talking again as everything returned to normal. Asuka turned slightly looking at the other woman as she spoke calmly and softly. “Its fine Rei, it was a long time ago. It doesn’t matter to me anymore.” Rei turned to her lowering her voice. “Yeah well people shouldn’t bring up your past like that…it’s not like its fair.”

Asuka breathed in deeply as she put her chop sticks through her food bowl pulling out some noodles as she watched the other woman’s eyes flash red for an instant. She’d seen it before but it was normally only during sex and the Rei’s razor teeth tended to show themselves just like hers. “I was being rude Rei back then and it was wrong of me.”

Rei took in a deep breath. “Yeah but it just gets to me.” Asuka swallowed another mouthful. “Look when this is over let’s just go home and relax. I mean maybe we should just sit and go through our mail and have a quite night.”

8

I wish this feeling would go away. Gods is this what it feels like when you have an awakened sex drive? It almost like torture anything turns it on and it’s so sudden and out of know where. Is this how Asuka and my brother and the others feel every day of their lives?

It’s almost scary because I’ve always felt completely in control of my own sex drive but since I got back from that island my body has been acting so strange. Sexual thoughts just enter my mind and I can’t blanket them out and it’s hard to concentrate at times during today and during the meal where I lost my temper. I just couldn’t help myself.

My mind wanders to really full on sexual things once more and it’s hard to even focus right even now as my eyes start wandering over Asuka’s body at any given moment. I just think about having sex with her even though she’s still healing and is still not a hundred percent and we are not meant to have any form sexual activity with each other tonight.

It’s selfish I know I just can’t help it, it’s like being crushed by a wave. Now I’m just staring inside a package Mari had sent to me which has a leather collar with a strap. I recall her making a joke about me riding Asuka and at the time I just shrugged it off but now I’m seriously thinking about it.

She might enjoy it or even like it, it might be fun for the both of us. I’ve even forgotten about the other letters I should be opening I’m just stuck mesmerized by it, oh gods why can’t my brain just shut off? I feel like my body is just betraying me maybe it’s all the stress of what happened recently. I mean we have not been back that long and today just felt so surreal and even though we are home everything for me still feel up in the air.

I watch as Asuka reads over another letter from the pile as she leaning against the beds side. I’m seated on it opening this package and the others letters while Erika sleeping next to her right up close as she strokes her gently. It’s very clear she missed us both deeply and I’m grateful to both Mari and Shinji and the others for keeping her company.

My hand suddenly goes for the collar as I pull it out fully leaning over so I’m close to Asuka moving my other hand through her long red hair, as I speak in a low seductive tone. “I’m bored.” She paused before speaking again. “Want to have sex?” She watched as Asuka turned staring at her in utter shock her good eye wide while her left eyes neon pulsed.

It seemed to take her a moment before she spoke but even then her voice sounded uncertain. “Okay…” Rei eased up the collar speaking again as she moved her hand to the other woman’s t-shirt running it downwards between her breasts very slowly to make it clear she was deeply serious as she spoke again. “Can I put this on you?”

Asuka blinked eyeing the leather collar with its long leather cord trying to stay focused. “Where…where did you get that?”

Rei eyed the collar. “It was a gift from Mari to us.”

Asuka breathed in deeply not knowing really what to say she felt like Rei had caught her so off guard right now. She watched as Rei leaned over speaking again in her ear in a low whispering seductive tone that was making her nerve endings fire all at once. “I want to see you in it.”

Asuka eyed the collar taking in a deep breath unable to stop the turned on feeling that was creeping through her body as she spoke. “Put it on.” Rei slowly moved her hand up unhooking the clasp and opening it. She gently placed it around Asuka’s neck making sure it was above the half healed bruises as she gently closed it locking it. “I won’t pull hard, I promise.”

Asuka breathed unable to stop the blush that was creeping over her cheeks. “Pull as hard as you want.” Rei felt her fingers tighten on the cord as she started to pull as Asuka turned to her staying on her knees clearly mesmerized by all this.

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She looked at her for a long moment before leaning forward meeting her lips the kisses were slow but felt heated as Asuka’s hands suddenly moved to her shirt as they started to unbutton it pulling it off her shoulders in a smooth motion tossing it on the floor nearby as her hands moved to her lower body. She shifted position making slightly harder for the other woman so it was more of a tease.

She felt Asuka pull with enough force on the cord that she had more free movement again. The truth was she was enjoying the level of control as she moved her hand up helping pull up Asuka’s t-shirt over her head throwing it to one side, Asuka had no bra on as her chest bruises were still in the process of healing. She felt the other woman’s hands move to her jeans as they started to pull them off in a slow graceful action throwing them aside.

Asuka kissed her way down her chest and stomach she felt the leather cord pull slowly bringing her back up though she managed to unclasped Rei’s bra easing it off. She turned seeing Erika leave the room which was a little odd as normally when they did this she didn’t care and would carry on sleeping in the corner, then try to get as much attention as possible once it was over. Her thoughts were suddenly pushed aside as Rei undid her trousers belt pulling her jeans down slowly and carefully, so as not to cause pain, to her still healing bruises.

Rei gently eased Asuka’s trousers off nether of them were wearing socks or shoes and, which was making this easier as she kept hold of the strap making it taught as possible moving it around her back so she couldn’t lean forward then started to ease the other woman’s underwear of slowly.

Asuka breathed in as Rei kissed slowly down her waist as she slowly pulled her legs wider as she felt her tongue start to move below even in her standing state she found her breathing getting heaver and faster as she felt her teeth turn to razors and her left eye ignite. Though unlike so many times before, the sensation was warmer and almost burning yet in such a good way.

She was so turned on right now and she just wanted more she no longer cared that this was strange or out of blue. All that mattered was the internal build up in her lower body which was on fire she could only touch Rei’s hair and shoulders as the leather strap was holding her back and yet it was such a turn on as she spoke in a low seductive tone. “I want to touch you.”

Rei ignored her carrying on as the sparks stared to fly inside her lower body and the sensation of losing control started to overcome her as she was getting closer to the edge. She moved her fingers slowly between Asuka’s legs as she stood up as the other woman’s lips meet her own as her whole body pushed up against hers as she finally allowed her to touch everything.

Asuka eased her hands down slowly picking up other woman her hand going around her back feeling Rei’s legs wrap around her as her hand carried on moving only to slow much to her frustration. She wanted more-so much more that it was frustrating her deeply. She closed her eyes for a moment as another feeling hit her, right now she wished that could feel all of her emotions even touch her soul in some manner beyond the physical. She breathed in deeply feeling her whole body become as warm as her left eye.

Rei leaned back pulling on the strap only hear something snap as she watched in utter confusion as the broken collar fell past her eyes hitting the floor hard, in what felt like slow motion. As the rooms lights suddenly flicked, dimming on their own all around her.

She breathed in keeping hold of the cord realizing that she was higher above the floor a lot higher. She turned sharply feeling fur all around her legs she turned in the dim room only to realize that she was being held up by one huge furry lycanthrope clawed hand. Her gaze travelled up seeing the huge tiger like face in the darkness with its glowing blue right eye and ignited left as the lights got brighter but only slightly.

She felt a twinge of sudden fear as she realized she was being held up by the huge massive six foot being. She had no idea why this was even happening, or even if Asuka was still in control of herself. She also wasn’t sure if she hallucinating as it all felt so real. She felt uncertain as to what was going to happen next as Asuka’s good eye was staring in to hers intensely as she let go the leather cord.

She watched as the first huge tail moved wrapping around her waist lifting her higher so she was much closer to the tiger like face as Asuka spoke very quietly and gently. “Do you want me to stop?” Rei stared at her did Asuka even know what was happening to her right now? She looked up realizing that she didn’t want her stop, even if this wasn’t real because a part of her wanted to do this despite what was happening. She paused before speaking. “No, please carry on.’”

She watched as the second tail rose up moving slowly in between her legs though its huge furry end moved past as the other half of the tail started moving in between her legs slowly and smoothly as she shifted closer to the furry chest as her hands clutched it as one of the clawed hands moved down her body in slow movements. Followed by Asuka’s tongue coming out as it ran up her chest and neck as the second tail moved slightly faster as other held her gently and tightly.

The tongue wasn’t even wet it was soft with a slight bristle effect as Asuka moved her body position slightly so she was at a hundred and eighty degree angle clearly so she could give her a much better sensation. She breathed in deeply feeling the spiking heat in her lower body and the blush as she started breathing in deeper and faster wanting more.

She had never wanted to have sex more than in this moment in her life and she no longer cared if this was real or not. It was just beyond the normal experience and she needed more. Her words came out in a rush as she heard the growing breathes of Asuka getting harder and deeper. “Harder!”

Asuka looked at the other woman she could feel everything right now her emotions even how turned on she was it was like it was in her own body and every sensation the other woman could feel she could feel simultaneously. She knew what had happened to her and she didn’t know if it was real or an illusion. She’d seen the fear in Rei’s eyes in the moment hence why she had stopped to make sure it was fine and the truth was she didn’t want the other woman to ever look at her that way again, it hurt her heart.

She shifted her second tail moving it slightly harder making the strokes between her legs longer seeing an all most blissful look appear on the other woman’s face as those small cries starting coming out of her mouth which were like an angels.

Rei spoke though it was hard as she so close she could feel it and Asuka breathing was also getting louder. “Faster!” Asuka breathed in she could feel her emotions so close to the edge gods it was bliss. She began to shift the tail moving it faster feeling the other woman’s hands grab her harder while her legs held on to her waist despite the tail grip for what was clearly dear life. Nothing seemed to exist in this single moment, not the house or the bedroom as the moment draw closer and she started to cry out even though her cries mirrored roars.

She felt Rei’s body suddenly release as it hit her like a tidal wave and all she could do was roar long loud and hard only to open her eyes and watch as Rei opened her eyes which turned to glowing red as her hair turned from light brown to a lighter almost white blue colour followed by her teeth changing.

Rei breathed in seeing the star light effect all around her it was beautiful like seeing moving galaxies filled with white and blue and in this moment she felt so content. She watched as Asuka brought her up slightly using her tail as she pressed her face against hers. “Is this real?”

Asuka looked around her at the starlight watching as the other woman’s eyes, hair and teeth slowly returned to normal as she lowered her second tail gently. “Does it really matter?” Rei watched as Asuka raised a clawed hand gently she gently put her hand on it. “No I guess it doesn’t.” Asuka eased out her tongue running it down her face as she felt the sudden pulse of energy around her as the star light slowly faded away.

8

Maya leaned back in she hated all night runs and today was one of them they normally meant keeping a look out on the command centres world map screens for any angel signals or archangel or the hybrid Evangelion they were boring. She could see Shigeru and Sumire on the desks bellow her passing the time as Shigeru was reading a thick book on guitar music.

While Sumire was looking at what could only be described as a play girl magazine filled with strapping guys with muscle. She wasn’t going to judge her since she’d hidden playboy and LGBT magazines in her crafts books and magazines and read them when she’d been a junior technician years ago.

She leaned back about to close her eyes only for the angel alarm to sound almost making her leap out of her chair as she turned to screen seeing a signal appear. Shigeru’s voice hit the air. “Conformed AT signal….can’t get a lock on it it’s as strong as an angels in Tokyo Three!” Maya felt her eyes dart. “Find it now!” She watched as the hologram tried to track it only for the signal to vanish as Sumire’s voice to hit the air filled with confusion. “I lost it, it’s like it just vanished!”

Maya stood up from her chair as the alarms ended. “Where was the last location?” Sumire brought up the Tokyo Three map on the hologram screen. “This has to be a mistake like maybe the four Magi have misread this shit, as I’m reading it being out in Tokyo Three’s farmland!”

Maya breathed in deeply. “I want all Tokyo Three media feeds up now and I want to see all camera’s from that area on the other screen. If an angel walks or any of the other types of monster we will see it in the next few minutes.”

She paused watching as the media feeds came up as the slow agonizing minutes started to tick while the camera’s came up of the farmland districts turning in all directions as they were meant to during an angel attack only to see nothing but water filled rice fields in the darkness.

Shigeru eyed his holographic panel. “I’m getting two media feeds events but they make no sense and their not angel related!”

Maya walked towards him. “Bring them up, I want to see.”

She watched as the first came up showing a huge monster squid breaching the surface of the Tokyo Three fishing docks which never ever happened as sightings were so rare. These Kraken sized squids that were an off shoot of the giant squid family and much bigger than their pre impact ancestors had been.

They were one of the few creatures that weren’t affected by the red sea and could live in both seas but they never breached the surface or went in to shallow waters let alone fishing docks and they didn’t eat or attack people. They liked to live in the deep sea trenches but no one knew what they eat as they’d never been able to catch one or get up close, so what was it doing here?

She could see the fishing boats all around it in the footage and fisherman and women looking confused as is huge eyes which glowed in the dark darkness like a cats due to a huge reflective lenses looked around it before it’s huge red tentacles with their glowing neon shifting purple patterns pulsed as it tried to avoid the fishing boats as it pushed itself further back out to sea. Clearly seeing its mistake as it sank back in to the deeper waters vanishing slowly from sight.

Maya looked at it. “Was the tracker trying to find this but got confused I mean we’ve gotten signals before but they come from creatures like that eating angel parts and the signal is from the parts in their stomachs as it can take decades to go away in whales.” She paused. “What’s the other media feed?”

Shigeru typed bring up a new hologram screen which showed a farmers rice field where a reporter was walking through which was heaving to the max with river snakes. Which were medium sized python snakes which were harmless to humans, pets and life stock and had long frills on their tails all they eat were fish and eels in rivers and seas and tended to use rice fields only to get where they were going when moving to a new feeding spot.

In the footage though it was like a mating ball gone wrong there were thousands of them in the rice field violently lashing through the water and wrapping around each other clearly deeply unhappy about something. “Maybe the Kraken squid scared them up here, I mean it’s not far from the docks.”

Sumire brought up a hologram map on her desk. “The squid surfaced four miles from them maybe they all ran there for protection. I mean they are at the lower end of the food chain and prey for sea and river predators since salt and fresh water is not an issue for them.”

Maya breathed in deeply. “Okay, send a message to both Ritsuko and the Commander that this was a false positive. They’ll understand, it’s happened twice before and save the media feeds just in case they want to view them in the report.”

Shigeru turned slightly. “I’m sending that message now to both of them.” Maya walked back sitting on her chairs desk looking at Sumire who looked very perplexed by the whole thing. “Just be glad this was a false positive as I would not like to imagine an angel, archangel or Evangelion hybrid making landfall here.”

8

Shadows and memories of something I don’t know its flashes in my dreams. I can hear myself speak to the one I love though my voice is not quite my own it’s not happy it’s sad. “You know pain is something humanity must endure in its heart, and since the heart feels pain so easily some believe life is pain and you are delicate like glass Shinji, especially your heart.” I’m saying this to him as I sit atop a decaying statue looking out over the what seems to be a huge lake and he looks so young only sixteen.

I have never said those words to my boyfriend even though when I met him I knew they were true and he was very distant after the break up with Asuka, which had happened some time back before I arrived. I told him that pain in the heart is normal but it does heal with time. I never saw him at the age though I’ve only ever seen pictures of him. My eyes snap open as I wake from the weird dream only to find I’m painting for breath and covered in sweat.

I turn slowly remembering that I’m at Shinji’s home which is so traditional and Japanese even though it’s a modern apartment. It has a very open lay out and traditional wooden blinds even though it’s in a luxury building much like my apartment. There is wooden flooring all around and a huge kitchen on the lower floor, as he loves to cook and it’s when he’s most happy and in his element. He loves new cook wear, the kitchen is all solid wood with white grain and there is a traditional seating area for eating on. Out of all of us he has the biggest kitchen in his house.

Next to that is the soft white leather sofa’s to sit where you can see the flat screen TV and his area where he likes to play his cello close to the open balcony which has plants. I’m on the second floor where his computer and study room is.

Opposite that is his huge studio area room for painting and sketch books next to this is his bedroom with it’s a large bed which like the rest of the house has a wooden theme as well as white sheets and calm colours as well as house plants. Where I am sleeping now he is opposite me naked under the deep covers, lost in his dreams

Kaworu lay back taking in deep breaths ignoring the fact that everything felt like it was buzzing in his every muscle. He put his hand to his face remembering what he’d been told with nightmares which was to take slow deep breathes since he still suffered them to this day, from time to time.

He moved his hand running it through the other man’s hair gently as he slowed his breathing down completely before turning wrapping his arms around him hearing him murmur in his sleep. At least Shinji was sleeping soundly though his nightmares these days were few and far between and that was deeply comforting to him.

End of part 39

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