Sorry about the short as hell chapter...and the long break...haven't really been in the mood to write lately and I forgot exactly where I was going with this particular chapter and it didn't end up as long as I wanted but hopefully the quality makes up for that. Should be more action in the next chapter. Other than that thank you for reading this far and I hope you enjoy. :)

James watched as Misato silently opened the heavy door to his tiny apartment.

"Misato." He said casually sitting up and swinging his legs over the side of his bed in one smooth motion as she turned to close the door.
Misato couldn't help jumping as James's voice suddenly spoke up from behind her.
"You can call me Major Katsuragi." She snapped at him.
"Heh, what is your business here Major?" James said as he stood up to face her.
"You won't be going to school today, or tomorrow, or ever." Misato said staring him in the eye.
"Good." James said staring right back.
Breaking eye contact first Misato nodded before turning stiffly and leaving quickly.
James watched her go, the 14 year old admiring the curve of her ass while the warrior watched for any aggressive actions. Once she'd left he sighed as he relaxed, his shoulders slumping he stretched quickly before started his morning routine.

Shinji watched Misato walk back to her car.
"Guess James didn't argue with her." Shinji murmured mainly to himself.
"No shit idiot." Asuka said from the front seat.
Shinji just frowned at her back as Misato got into the car.
"The Fourth Child is not coming?" Rei asked from the back seat.
"No." Misato snapped the only word she'd speak for the rest of the trip to the school.

James returned from his second run of the day to find Rei waiting for him.
"We've been called into NERV." She said calmly before turning to start her walk.
James grunted at her back before sprinting up the stairs to shower and change.

James arrived just ahead of Rei after he decided to jog there rather than walk.
Bouncing on his toes he shadow boxed as he waited for someone to tell him where to go.
Eventually Ritsuko walked calmly out of an elevator before walking off with only a simple gesture for him to follow her. Quickly catching up James did his best to memorise the route they took before giving up when they turned their 50th corner.

Arriving at the control room Ritsuko immediately walked off to talk to a brunette girl wearing the standard NERV uniform.
Standing silently James looked around as he waited wondering if what he was meant to do.
Hearing a noise from behind him he turned quickly to see Shinji walk through the door followed by Asuka and Rei.
With a short grunt James turned back to find Misato standing with arms crossed.
"So we had a bit of an…incident yesterday and I'm not talking about the Eva getting possessed." Misato said slowly looking pointedly at James.
"If this is about it managing to beat me I should have had sup…"
"This isn't about you Asuka." Ritsuko said sharply from the sidelines.
Quieting down Asuka frowned as Misato continued.
"As you know we face enemies more powerful than anything other than the Eva and even then you four need to work together or you will fail and if you fail we will all die." Misato paused her speech to look around at the four pilots, one of them frowning in annoyance, one of them staring at a spot just in front of her feet, one completely straight faced, and one of them scratching his balls.
"Now do you understand me? Asuka?" Misato asked
"Yeah." Asuka said after a short pause
"Rei?" Misato shifted the focus of the question and gaze
"Yes Major Katsuragi." Rei said calmly
"Shinji?" Misato asked
"Yes Misato." Shinji said softly.
"James?" Misato asked darkly daring him to say something different.
"Heh, just tell me who to kill Major and I'll do what it takes." James said with an arrogant smirk causing Misato to bristly in anger before Ritsuko stepped in.
"Now that that's done, Shinji, Asuka and Rei you're going home while James you're staying here to try and raise your sync rate above barely adequate." She said firmly before walking away.
James waited until everyone left before realising they expected him to find his own way to the locker rooms.
"Uhh…I don't know where to go." He said lamely.
Ritsuko turned toward him with a sigh before leading the way.