Disclaimer: I own absolutely diddley squwat in the following Fan fic. So please do not so me. I'm a poor student, who lives on Pot Noodles TM.

(A/N: This is sort of a prequel to "What Does That Make You?" since it contains how Kaworu came back and the infamous "Accidental Kiss" Scene. So this is for all the people who read, reviewed and enjoyed my last Eva based fic. Meow)

Now How Did I End Up Here?

By The Redundant Goddess…

-X- How? –X-

You know, after having been an Eva pilot, the destroyer/saviour of humanity and Auska's whipping boy, you 'd think I'd be able to handle surprises?

Well, you and I would be wrong.

I woke up, feeling groggy and disorientated and yet for some strange reason I felt toasty and very content. You know, the kind of feeling you get when someone tells you: "Hey Shinji, Dr Akagi called, you don't have to pilot unit 01 today!" and you just snuggle up back to sleep in your cosy bed? That was definitely what I was feeling and then some.

However when I opened my eyes a fraction I realised I wasn't in my bed. I was nowhere near my bed. In fact I was in the sitting room. Sprawled out on the couch with a heavy, but pleasant, weight on me. I tried to recall whether Misato had come home drunk last night and somehow managed to knock me out and, then in true Katsuragi style, collapsed on me.

I winced at the memory that thought induced.

But then I remembered that she had phoned up last night to say she would be home late, which in my sleepy state meant she would be back tonight after having a wonderful time with Kaji. Not that I minded of course, the more she was out the more I could bum around and watch TV.

The TV.

Now that stirred a thought in my head.

As I slowly raised myself into a position where I could survey the room better I gazed at the rather old set.

It hadn't been working last night.

There was a storm.

I glanced at the clock.

Twelve pm… it was midday and it was silent?

I was confused.

Asuka was usually up and about way before midday. Running around, bossing me about and generally driving me up the wall. Not that I ever had the courage to tell her to piss off. One day I will. I'm getting better at this confidence thing, but not even my father would disagree with Asuka in the morning… that is if he ever returned of course.

The weight shifted and moved down towards my hip. I shifted uncomfortably as I continued to try and remember what I was doing on the couch, with a towel on the floor and a weighty lump on top of me.

A towel?

Now how did that get there?

I sniffed myself. No, I hadn't had a shower last night, although I did need one. Urgh, I still had my school stuff on from yesterday. So what that towel doing on the floor?

Pen Pen.

It had to be. The only person or animal, besides Misato, who would be messy enough to leave a towel on the floor, was Pen Pen. Hell, it was probably that damned bird that was on top of me. I sighed and slowly began to exit my make shift bed and remove the offending article before I forgot.

However as I got up I heard a cool, calm (if a little tired) voice call up from the couch.

"Good morning Mr Ikari…"

I span round.

Pale skin.

Silvery hair.

Confident smile and… Rose red eyes.

"Kaworu?"

Needless to say I fell over…

T.B.C…