Hi this is my first NGE fic, hope you enjoy, please review.

This story is set after Third Impact, the way I see it, most of the people in the governments, UN, and other organizations would come back from LCL form quickly, wanting to live because they believed in what they were doing. So that's that.

Please review, questions, comments, and critique, whatever.

Neon Genesis Evangelion is not owned by me, it is owned by Gainax etc.

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6 months after Third Impact, much that once was and many who once were have been restored…….

"SHINJI!... They found her! ……The UN! …..They found Misato!" The Second Child ran into the UN shelter that they had been occupying since Third Impact.

"WHAT? WHERE? COME ON ASUKA TELL ME!!" The Third Child asked frantically.

"They're taking her to the Aid Station, come on! There's a UN caravan on their way there, we can hitch a ride with them"

The Children ran out and climbed into the awaiting truck, their bodies tense in the anticipation of seeing their guardian.

Minutes after they had arrived they'd been escorted to Misato's room.

"…she seems to be in a coma, though like all of the other survivors she was bandaged for her superficial wounds, we can't seem to find anything neurologically wrong with her…..she's stable and in overall good condition, we're just waiting for her to wake up." The doctor droned on about her condition but only three words rang in Shinji's mind.

'Coma……stable…waiting' The young boy was deep in thought.

"How long do you think it's going to take for her to wake up?" Asuka verbalized what Shinji was thinking.

"You can never tell with comatose patients, it could be days, weeks….even years……if it's longer than a year we recommend cryostasis, that way her body will be preserved and kept at the same age, while her mind heals."

'Cryostasis……..'

"Is there anything we can do to speed up her recovery?" Shinji asked softly

"Research has shown that talking to a comatose patient keeps them in-touch with reality and with memories. So I would recommend doing so." The doctor said and excused himself to see his other patients.

"……..the UN is going to cover all of the bills……….its the least they can do I suppose" Asuka said as she stared at Misato through the glass.

"I …..I guess we should go in and sit with her." Shinji said and slowly walked into the room.

"Yeah…..sit with her……Göt ….I hate waiting" Asuka grumbled and walked into the room right after Shinji.

They sat next to Misato's bed in two chairs, not knowing what to say…..and yet knowing that they should say something.

"Hey Misato! Wake up soon me and the Baka will be waiting for you when you feel like gracing us with your consciousness…….we'll be right here, so hurry up" Asuka said, starting out loud and boisterous, the typical Asuka, and then ended soft and gentle, the not so typical Asuka. She placed her hand gently on Misato's forearm. Willing her awake.

"….Misato-san…..it's me Shinji……please wake up soon…….I….we miss you" Shinji said in his oh-so calm way. He placed his hand over hers.

"It'll get easier to talk to her kids, don't worry, she's gonna be just fine" The nurse that had just walked in spoke to them confidently. She was pretty, early 20's, long black hair, blue eyes and a kind smile.

"I'm Kagome, and I'll be taking care of Katsuragi-san for the duration of her stay here, but who's taking care of you?" She said gently, pulling up a chair. She always had a soft spot for kids.

"We're staying at the UN shelter until our apartment complex is finished being built, they said it should be another few weeks, the complex is close to the hospital here, so that'll be nice" Asuka said, wary of this new face, she seemed nice enough, but this was Asuka's only family we're talking about, so she could never be too careful.

"Wow you must have some oomph with the UN if you get to move into the apartments. How's the condition of the shelter you're staying in right now?" Kagome asked curiously,

'The way that these two kids had been toted around, you'd think that they were the Prime Minister's kids or something' she thought to herself

"The shelter is nice….. well nice for what it is, I can't wait to get into the apartments though, where do you live?" Asuka questioned the nurse

"Thankfully my apartment buildings weren't heavily damaged, so they just checked the foundation and gave us the ok to live in it, you know I have an extra room if you kids want to stay with me, I'm sure the an apartment would be better for you guys, I've seen some of those shelters…..they're not very homey."

Asuka and Shinji turned to each other to have a private conversation…

"What do you think of this woman? Barging in and making offers?" Asuka said in a hushed voice

"She seems nice enough to me, she just wants to help us out until our apartment is ready. I think we should accept her invitation" Shinji said in an equally hushed voice

"Yeah…..me too……but you better not do anything hentai to her or I'll hit you so hard, your knot will have a knot"

The Children turned back to Kagome….

"We accept."

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Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it.

I'm already working on the next chapter, but reviews would speed it along as well.

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