'What If ...Kaji hadn't died?

By: Byakko of the West

Disclaimer: I don't own NGE or any of its characters!

Author's Notes: Well, I finally saw the anime...and it's great! Now I just got to see the movie so I'll know how it ends. Though I heard it's quite the bad ending...hmm...

Ok, since whenever I put words in between s, and that's usually how I put it when someone's talking on the phone, I'm going to use instead. Okay?

Chapter 6

Engaged?!Katsuragi Misato pulled the phone away from her ear to save her eardrums from the exclamation of her best friend, Akagi Ritsuko.

After a few short seconds, the Major replaced the phone to her ear, smiling. "Yeah, he asked me just a little while ago." She informed.

Hmm...Kaji Misato...sounds alright. Misato could hear the smiled in her friend's voice. She sighed and flopped onto the couch, putting her feet up on the coffee table.

"Now, as for the maid of honor, I hope she'll be able to take a little while off of work for her bestest-friend in the whole wide world." Misato teased, toying with the cord of the phone.

I wouldn't miss it for the world. Ritsuko answered. am I still coming over tomorrow or is everything changed now?

The purple-haired woman watched her pet penguin emerge from the bathroom and waddle into the kitchen. "Nope. Everything's still on for tomorrow. All the more reason to celebrate." She saw Shinji and Asuka leave the apartment, Asuka making the third child carry both their skates. "Hey, Ritsuko. I've got to go now. See you tomorrow, 'Kay?"

Alright, ja!

"Ja ne!" Misato replaced the phone on the receiver and peered into the kitchen and saw her fiancé, Kaji Ryouji, stirring something in a pot. She smiled and stepped up behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Watcha makin'?" she asked, going on her tiptoes to look over his shoulder.

He turned his head slightly and grazed her lips with his then went back to cooking. "Just some miso soup." He said, taking the spoon out and placing it on the counter then turned down the heat. Turning around, he placed his arms around her waist, her own hands going up his chest to re-wrap around his neck.

"I sent them out for the night." He whispered near her ear.

She smiled and leaned her head against his chest, closing her eyes. "After supper." She answered his silent question/plea, sighing happily.

The newly engaged couple lay in bed awake, the Christmas morning sun warming the room. They could hear the teens rustling around the living room, probably dividing the presents.

"We should get up." Kaji broke the silence, his thumb rubbing the skin of his bride-to-be's lower back.

Misato nodded, yawning, but didn't move.

Kaji laughed and turned them over so he was on top of her. "I'll go make some breakfast. Be sure to be awake when I'm done, ne?" he said gently.

She rubbed her eyes sleepingly and opened them to look into his brown ones. "I will, don't worry from yawning in his face, something she didn't want to torture him with, especially with bed/beer breath.

He kissed her softly for a moment then pulled away to smile at her before getting up from their futon and grabbing a pair of pants then left.

"Good morning Kaji!" the second and third children greeted simultaneously.

Kaji grinned and walked into the kitchen, calling back to them. "Good morning to you too!"

A few minutes later, Misato emerged from the same room, wearing a pair of her Kaji's boxers and a button-up shirt, also his. "G'morning..." she yawned, grungilly walking to the table and sitting down, popping open a beer and guzzling it down.

"Good morning/ Misato-san!" the adolescents greeted their guardian just like they had to Kaji.

She looked over at them and raised an eyebrow at them. Both of the teens were sitting in front of the small television, grinning like idiots.

"What are you guys watching?" she asked, sitting up straighter.

They both giggled/chuckled slightly. "You should see this Misato-san." Shinji laughed out.

She walked over to them and face-faulted when she was the screen.

THE EVA SHOW! an announcer exclaimed, followed by cartoonish pictures of EVA unit 00, 01, 02. Then they introduced the characters, including cartoon-Shinji, cartoon-Asuka, cartoon-Rei and even a cartoon-Misato.

"Kaji! Come here quick!" Misato said from the floor, where she was rolling around laughing.

He looked around the wall and, seeing them all laughing, walked over to them. "What's so funny?" he asked, poking Misato with his foot.

She merely pointed to the screen in response.

He looked in the direction and sweatdropped. One the screen now were Shinji and Asuka. Though Asuka looked pretty much the same; red hair, red plug-suit and looked fairly the same age, Shinji on the other hand was depicted as a big, strong teen and, surprisingly, looked like Kaji.

A timer going off brought him back to reality and he picked Misato off the floor and threw her over his shoulder, he screaming in protest but still laughing. Shinji and Asuka just smiled at the older couple then turned to each other before following them for breakfast.

Author's Notes: Well, that was a short chapter...but the next is longer. And I should know, 'cause it's already written! I just gotta type it up. But I'm not going to post it unless I get a few more reviews. When I get at least 3 for the chapter, I'll put the next up. And I've already started chapter 8 so hurry up with them reviews!

I'm also going to be working on an Inu-yasha fic that about what happens after the second movie but there's a problem: apart from them kissing, I have no idea what happens. If someone knows, please email me and tell me, I'd really appreciate it. THANKS!

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