NOTE: Evangelion is the property of Gainax (thank you, you wonderful people).

ADV Films has the rights to the English translation. Thus, I am only borrowing the

characters to write a story for entertainment, thus it is non-profit.

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Chapter 3

"What!" Misato slambed her fists down onto her desk. "How come Section two wasn't doing their job again?" Collapsing back into her chair, she crossed her legs and thought for a momnet.

'This means that we have only one pilot' Opening her eyes she glared at the NERV agent standing in front of her. "How do you expect Rei to handle this on her own?" The agent swallowed haed, the look in Misato's eyes where making him very uncomfortable. "What if there's an Angel attack?"

"Errr" was all the Agent could manage before being pounced on.

"I surgest that you find them pritty quickly. May I also surgest that you start with their school route. As you can see the headmaster informed me that they never showed up for class. Which if you where doing your job correctly. You would know about it wouldn't you. DISMISSED" Though sheer fear and relief to be allowed out of her sight. The agent marched out of the office as fast as he could.

Relaxing back into her chair, Misato looked down at the two files infront of her. Their names and faces looked back at her. Worry and concern spread accross her mind But it wasn't just that of NERV tatics that concerned her. Living with the two of them had brought them close. She had started to see them as her children, and now she was concerned for them as a mother should be.

'Oh Asuka , Shinji. Where are you? What's happened to you?' with that thought the phone rang.

"Hello. You found what. Their school bags. Keep looking" Replacing the reciever, she knew it was at least a start. But what worried her even more, is that they hadn't ran away, something else had happened, and it frightened her.

Asuka looked on as Shinji laid on the straw bed, clearly exchusted. She had given him their only blanket. She sat in the corner with her knees pulled up to her chest. Her uniform was torn from the struggle. when she was interigated. She looked on at Shinji's sleeping form, wondering if he knew the answers to the questions that they wanted to know. What was so speical about unit one. She wasn't the pilot. In a way it she was hurt that they didn't want to know about her unit two. Then agian all she could tell them is what she was told herself, and she told that to Shinji when they first met on the carrier Over the Rainbow. this made her relise that she didn't know anything about NERV or the evangelions. Apart from what NERV wanted her to know.

The thought of Shinji possibly knowing more than her angered her. For he had only been with NERV for eight months now. While she, well it's all she really known from the age of five. Asuka knew that she would have to put her differences aside for now. For if they wanted to stay alive and in one piece, they would have to work together, as a team.

Opening the door to the apartment after a days work at NERV. Deadly silence greated her.

"I'm home" no reply greated her. Usually by now a chaos of voices would call out to her. Ringing through out the appartment. The only thing that was there to welcome her home was a quiet hot spring penguin.

"hi ya Penpen"

Misato sat at the kitchen table in her causals. Looking at the first can of beer. She opened two hours agao. It just didn't seam right for her to enjoy her beer. When Asuka and Shinji could be God knows where. She picked up the can, and poured it down the sink.

"I won't have another drink untill Asuka and Shinji are safely home."

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Author's note; I know its short but I just wanted to get Misato into the story. and don't you find it scarey that she's not having her beer. I do.

any way all comments welcome.

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