Nursing ?

Smith walked along the full-moon lit street, orange and white lights hung from the short, white-plaster and redbrick buildings. Some humans walked around in costume, while blood-drinker or vampire programs, stalked amongst them. 'At least, I don't have to protect the ignorant idiots unless I want to, now, thank-you, Neo. I wonder if he's around here somewhere ?'

A female rebel's voice, he thought it was the Captain Niobe, but he'd never truly met her before so he could not be sure, "Wow, Neo, you know we weren't actually going to make you do it, right ?"

Neo responded with, "I know, Niobe, but still I prefer this to licking that damn pole of Sparks's."

'Please, please do tell me that is not an euphemism for something else. Here I thought the rebels had some decorum...and then I hear this; if that, somehow, is true that is disgusting, I am not bringing that up. Still, what could be preferable to that whatever it may be ?'

Intrigued, he turned down an alley and walked into a little walled off courtyard. It was not Niobe in a toga that shocked him, oh no, it was Neo in the white 1970s nurse's uniform dress and hat that did it.

'Ah, well, I was definitely not expecting this. Then again, if I didn't know it was him, he's so pretty and lithe anyway's, I probably would think he was a woman.'

He asked with a chuckle, as he walked up, looking over the delicate feet in white-heels and the smooth, pale legs, "So, how is our pretty, little nurse this evening, hmm ?"

Niobe laughed before saying to Neo, "I told you so."

Neo looked between Niobe and himself then back to Niobe, before there was a blushing reply of, "Shut up, Niobe ! I'm fine Smith, thanks and how're you ?"

"Well, I must say it's quite entertaining to see the idiots finally dressing like idiots. Your and Niobe's costumes are only a few amongst the adults that don't bare an imbecilic amount of skin all over yourselves. Can you believe that some people had the gall to assume that I was in costume ? The day that I am FBI Agent, will be the day that you become a police detective, Neo."

"Pft, as if they'd take me...hey ! Where'd Niobe go ?"

That made both of them look around, the brown-skinned woman was nowhere in sight.

From on top of a building Niobe responded, "I've got a date to get to, but you boys have fun."

Neo ran a hand over his dress and muttered, "Should've known I'd get ditched. Are you actually doing anything tonight ?"

"Hmm, not really no. Did you want to see how jealous we can get people if they think you are female ?"

At that, Neo burst out laughing, "Oh god, that'd be awesome. Why didn't I think of that ?"

Slowly, he reached out a hand and answered, "Now that has a simple answer. You're far too nice to even consider it on your own, shall we ?"

The man nodded, then took his hand with another blush, they turned and started out of the alley. It made him wonder, "Did you use the 'regular' method or the longer method ?"

"Little bit of both really, when I was in highschool none of the girls wanted to help my Aunt Ellse with her modelling because they thought she was creepy, so I volunteered. It wasn't that bad despite what the idiots said about me, I actually kind of liked it. I just did a 'refresh' earlier that's all. Huh, when Niobe and I were walking here, because well you're in either a toga or a dress jumping isn't all that fun, some blond pirate guy called us, "A pair of stupid dykes." Plus, that guy was trying to steal people's girlfriends when they were obviously taken and didn't want to be bothered."

'Well, I never imagined that when I wondered what happened to him before I met him, it is very interesting though. I think we know who we will be trying to fool first off.'

When they got out of the alley, a few minutes later they'd walked a way's down and then a blond man in a ruffled shirt with a blue great-coat over top intercepted them.

Said man glared at Neo, "You finally did the right thing."

"Right thing ? Screw you, man. If she had actually been my girlfriend I would've punched you just now."

"Oh right, cause I'm so scared of you. Go on, hit me, I dare you. Hit me !"

A bright smile from Neo, then a punch, that was likely too fast for the guy to see, hit the man in the face, before the idiot crashed to the street.

'I would have absolutely hated to see what would've happened if he'd gotten hit full force, it would have been far too hilarious.'

"You bitch...you hit me !"

As Neo laughed at the man's outrage, it was his turn to answer, "You dared to get hit and got exactly what you asked for, imbecile."

It almost made him snort as the pirate got up and attempted to get in his face...too bad the idiot was four inches too short, "You think you're so hot don't you ?"

Neo interrupted, "Think ? Think, he is hot."

Blond sneered at Neo for that comment, "No, he's not, he looks like a run over frog."

'Hmm, punch him or shoot him ? Punch him or shoot him ? Punch him, shoot him and then copy him ? Oo, I like that last one. I can't believe I used to sound that arrogant, do I still sound like that ?'

"Really ? You think I look like a 'run over frog', but you're the one with a horrid attitude befitting a man who would run over the frog again just to make sure it is dead. Shall we ask some people for a consensus on who is the frog ?"

"What the hell is a 'consensus' ?"

Neo as he straightened his hat, murmured, "It means 'you're an idiot'."

He stared as the white-clad man sashayed over to ask a couple about 'helping' them out.

A few minutes later, Neo came back with a man in an 'armoured' samurai costume and a woman dressed as a geisha, they were introduced as Vern and Sally, while the pirate was introduced as Douglas.

Sally looked them both over, but before she could speak, Douglas huffed, "Their gonna pick me."

Annoyed, he growled, "Shut up."

Immediately Vern said, "Smith.", which was quickly followed by Sally's agreement.

Vern and Sally moved away, after which Neo pointed at him, "You no speaking, you're hard enough to resist without that so shush."

"Hard enough ?"

The nurse leaned over to smack his shoulder, "Shut up already, won't you ?"

"Of course, dear."

Exasperated, Neo huffed, "Ugh, I give up !"

Just then Douglas started poking Neo and staring at him, before exclaiming horrified, "You're a guy !"

"He has a brain cell, it's a miracle !", Neo and himself both burst into laughter as Douglas started backing away. Very unfortunately for him and in a fit of perfect Matrixian irony, Douglas backed into a heavily muscled, 6'7, ash-blond, but graying man dressed as little red-riding hood - he turned around, screamed like a little girl and promptly fainted.

Little red-riding hood asked, "What's his problem ?"

In between gasps Neo replied, "Apparently...he can't handle being, ha ha...dragged anywhere."

"Name's James, James Mcleod 'n I've been doing drag for a few years, say 'bout twenty-five."

Neo had suddenly gotten an odd look on his face, "No way, that's impossible !"

Mr. Mcleod's gray-eyes flicked from him to Neo and back, "What's up ?"

"You ever been to Ellse Anderson's ? Little place, it's got random bricks that're rainbow colored."

Recognition flooded Mr. Mcleod's face and he smiled, "Well, well, looks like little Tommie ain't so little anymore, eh ?"

"I sure hope I'm bigger than I was than or else I'm kinda short. I mean, c'mon, at 6'1 I'm already an inch shorter than Smith and now I'm six inches shorter than you."

"I think your Aunt Ellse hit you with the short stick."

"Oh ha ha, very funny, Ms. Silverman. Funniest thing I've heard all night."

"Eh, I'm just glad I could help you out -"

"Don't you dare..."

"Heh heh, short stuff."

With the words, "Mmr, men ! If I wasn't one, I'd never understand you.", Neo turned and stalked off.

Mr. Mcleod/Ms. Silverman smiled slightly, "Well, what're you waiting for, sonny ? Go tell him before you lose him."

He nodded, turned and ran after his nurse. 'It can't be lethal to just ask to go for breakfast right ? Now don't screw it up.' Except, of course, when he managed to catch up and stop Neo his thoughts refused to come out coherently, "I...ah, that is...would you want to...go for breakfast with me tomorrow ?"

Neo huffed and rolled his eyes, "I waited through two deaths just for you to ask me that. It took you long enough, you asshole."

"I take it that is a yes ?"

"You take anything else, but yes ?"

"A few things."

Again, Neo burst out laughing and shook his head, "You're so damn weird and sexy it's perfect."

That made him smile and they walked down the street into the lightening dawn.