White

A/N: Set after Revolutions. THERE ARE SPOILERS. This is just a Trineo vignette about a possible afterlife.

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For miles, everything was white. That was all Neo could see.

See?

Neo sat up abruptly, looking around, savoring his newly regained vision. But he still didn't understand what he was doing here. He thought he had died after that fight with Smith.

And there were people here. All dressed in white. There were beds identical to what he was laying on right next to him, with people who were still asleep. Neo noticed a needle in his arm, and reached for it to take it out.

"Don't do that," said a voice above him, and Neo looked up to see a smiling woman, dressed in white with a nurses' cap on. "You'll tear your vein. Here, let me do it for you." Taking Neo's hand, she slowly removed the needle, set it on the bedside table, and smiled at Neo.

"Where am I?" Neo asked slowly, trying to comprehend his situation.

"You are in the afterlife," the woman said calmly. She tapped his water glass with her finger, and it was full. She motioned to it, and Neo took it, taking a sip. It was different from the metallic-tasting water on the ships or in the Matrix.

"What is the afterlife?" asked Neo, setting the water back down and flexing his fingers. "I thought I was dead."

The woman smiled again. "Ah, but you are dead." And with that, she began clearing away medical equipment on a table, still facing Neo. "You died in that fight, but your soul passed on to here. You will be here forever, in human form."

Neo looked at her. "Does that mean... heaven and hell are real?"

The woman smiled once more. "More or less. The evil souls do not pass on at all. They just die. But you, Neo, were a savior to men. You came here." And she left, carrying a bucket and a mop that had appeared leaning against the wall.

Neo got up from the bed and looked around. He had to be dreaming. Maybe he hadn't fought Smith yet, and he was dreaming this all. Maybe he was really in bed...

He stopped himself. He didn't want to think about sleeping. Sleeping alone. Sleeping without Trinity.

Neo looked back at the nurse, who back and was now unplugging the IV bag. "Can I go now?" he asked, and the nurse smiled and nodded. Neo turned away from the medical center and walked over to the elevator that had been directly across from his bed.

There was another person in the elevator, a bearded man, who smiled gently at Neo. Neo nodded back and stepped forward to press a button, but didn't know where he needed to go. He stared blankly at the buttons for awhile until there was a tap on his shoulder.

"You must be new here," the man said, smiling like everyone else. "Press that button." He pointed to a button with intertwined buildings on it. "It's the main square. Everyone is usually there. If you find anyone you know, they can tell you where your rooms are."

"Thanks," Neo said, smiling weakly. He pressed the button, and immediately the doors opened to a very realistic-looking town square. He stepped out of the elevator, and the doors closed immediately again, leaving Neo alone.

Neo walked uncertainly to the fountain, wondering what to do now. He wished he could find somebody he knew who could show him around. Sitting on the edge of the fountain, he idly let his hand fall into the sparkling water.

And then Neo heard someone call his name. But he recognized the voice, and dismissed it, thinking he was hearing things. He didn't want to think of who it sounded like. It hurt too much.

But then Neo heard it again. And again. He stood up and turned in the direction of the voice, trying to convince himself that it was all in his head. But then he was nearly bowled over by a figure who was shorter than him... and who had a mop of short black hair... and who was sobbing into his chest...

"Neo, I thought I'd never see you again," she said through tears, hugging him around the waist. "I didn't know what would happen after you fought him. I thought maybe you would live... and that I would be alone here..."

The person looked up and Neo was left without any doubt. His heart felt like it had just exploded. "Trin," he said throatily, tears coming to his eyes too. "I... I..."

But there was nothing he could say. There was nothing to say. He wrapped his arms around Trinity and kissed her. When they drew back for breath, Trinity looked up at him again. "We're going to be forever," she said. "You and me."

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A/N: TRINEO FLUFF. Ah, how I missed that. I think they really did pass on together. But I'm just dying for them to be together, so, you know. Yeah.