Chapter One: A Beginning
He could hardly believe it. Neo could hardly comprehend that Trinity loved him. In some corner of his mind a voice whispered that this was a dream, that it was all a dream, that none of this was real. But he knew as he looked up at her, into her sapphire eyes; he realized as their lips met that was the most real thing he had ever done or felt. How could she have brought him back if this wasn't real, if she hadn't really loved him?
It was so amazing to him that she loved him. That she felt the same way he did about her. He had glimpsed something, a glimmer of her feelings when he had pulled her up onto the roof; something seemed so close to happening. But then Morpheus had come, and the moment was lost. He had told himself that it was all imagined, that it was just his wishful thinking. Trinity, after all, was not the type to fall in love. You would know that the moment you saw her. Yet as they broke apart, he knew that she had. With him. It just didn't seem possible.
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Trinity had finally told him. At last she had told him the truth. She had wanted to for so long. She had been aching to tell him how she felt, how much she was in love with him. But something had held her back; something had kept her from it. Some deeply rooted pride, perhaps- she was a soldier, and soldiers didn't have feelings. She couldn't have told him.
It was all as the Oracle had said it would be. She had fallen in love with him, from the moment she saw him standing alone in that club, looking so out of place. And this rabbit-hole was so deep it scared her. That she could care for someone so much was terrifying. She couldn't imagine living without him, breathing without him. And he was the One, that was certain. But there was that final piece of the prediction. That thing she had been dreading, more and more as each day passed and she fell deeper. But it had finally happened. He died.
She had felt strangely calm as she told him. Even with the Sentinels boring in from above, she had felt completely calm. And he did come back. She didn't know if he had heard what she told him, but he came back, and that was all that mattered to her. He had killed an agent, and then finally woke to the Real World again at the last moment. Just before the ENP had gone off, he had come back. For a moment she had just stood there, a Sentinel lying a few feet away from her as she flung herself over his still form. But then he had stirred, and opened his eyes, and looked up at her. And she knew as he reached up and kissed her that she wasn't the only one that had fallen down another rabbit-hole.
So now here they were. The ship lay practically in ruins around them. Glancing around as she helped Neo get up, Trinity saw that everyone seemed to be fine. Morpheus turned suddenly and looked at Neo somewhat triumphantly.
"Do you believe now, Trinity?" he asked. Tank turned and stared in amazement. But had they seen? They both wondered. It didn't seem likely, they had both just turned away from the screens. And they couldn't possibly have heard her before, with the noise of the Sentinels sawing through. So she was safe for now, safe from others knowing. Glancing at Neo, she saw that he would shout it from the rooftops if given the chance. He wasn't really the type to keep this secret. But Trinity was. She didn't like people knowing her feelings, her secrets. So what was to be done?
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Neo wiped sweat off his brow and stood up, wincing as a twinge of pain shot through his leg. He had been crouching under that machinery for quite some time, though. A little stiffness was to be expected. He was finally done with it, thankfully. The vent system would work fine now. Glancing around, he made his way toward the mess room to take a break.
The mess room door screeched noisily as he pushed it open and walked in. To his surprise Trinity was sitting there, her back to the door. Trinity didn't normally take breaks. At the noise she turned. When she saw who it was she smiled slightly.
"Hi," she said softly. "Taking a break?" He smiled and nodded as he walked around the table and sat down next to her. "Neo, we need to talk," she began hesitantly, turning towards him.
His heart cringed, fearing what she would say next. That it was all a mistake, a misunderstanding, she didn't love him. That she had just wanted to bring him back...
Neo's thoughts trailed off as Trinity spoke again. "I love you, Neo, I really do. It's just that..." she paused for a moment, unsure of how to explain this. "Could we - could we not tell the others?" she said at last, failing to think of anything better.
"Why?" he asked, his brow creasing slightly.
"It's just that - I just - please, Neo, can't we just not tell them?" she asked haltingly. Neo was amazed at the tone of her voice, it was almost - pleading. Why did she care so much? Instead of asking, he just nodded.
"Yeah, sure. If you really don't want them to know," he said.
Trinity smiled at him, and Neo smiled back. But even as he went to kiss her, he couldn't help wondering why her eyes had looked so sad as she smiled.
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Trinity sat on the floor of her quarters with her head resting against the edge of her cot. Her knees were pulled up to her chest and her arms were wrapped around them. She was thinking. Thinking about how much she hated herself for not even being able to tell two of the people she cared most for that she was in love with someone. She knew why, of course. Deep inside, she was afraid that they would see it as a weakness. Logically, she knew this wasn't true. But something in her wouldn't let herself admit this.
God, Trinity, you're pathetic. she thought, both sad and angry at the same time. Letting her head fall against her knees, she sighed.
A sudden knock at the door made her jump.
"Who is it?" she called, hastily standing and smoothing her clothes.
"Neo."
"Come in," she said, sitting on the edge of her bed and quickly removing any emotion from her face. The door opened and Neo stepped into her quarters. He looked at her and frowned slightly as he shut the door.
"Trinity, what's wrong?" he asked, taking a few steps forward. He knew something was wrong. Her face didn't give anything away, of course, it was its usual blank mask. But he could feel it. She looked at him questioningly.
"What do you mean? Nothing's wrong," she replied. He shook his head.
"Alright. I was just coming to tell you that it's time for dinner," he said as he turned back towards the door. "Trin- I love you. I wish you would tell me," he added softly as he walked the few steps to the door. Trinity stood up.
"Neo, wait-"
He turned to look at her.
"I - I love you too, Neo. And really, I' m fine," she said as she walked up to him. "Let's go eat that delicious food waiting for us," she added with a smile in a rare display of her sense of humor. He smiled back and they both walked towards the door.
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Outside Tank walked hurriedly away, trying to process what he had just heard. He hadn't meant to eavesdrop; he had just been going to tell Trinity about dinner. But when he had heard voices, he paused for a moment. And a moment was all it took for him to hear Neo telling Trinity that he loved her. And Trinity had done the same. It was unbelievable. Trinity and Neo?
He pushed open the door to the mess and walked in, hurriedly getting a bowl of goop and sliding into a seat at the table. Just in time, too. A moment later Trinity and Neo walked in the door, talking about one of the many parts of the ship that still needed repairs. They both got themselves some goop and sat down across from each other.
"Hey Tank," Neo said, nodding his head at him. Trinity turned slightly and gave him a small smile. They started talking again and Tank watched intently, while at the same time trying not to make it obvious that he was watching. He couldn't believe that he hadn't seen it before. Well, actually, he could. It wasn't that obvious. They weren't staring at each other with big puppy-eyes or anything, but still. Now that he knew it was easy to see. Just how they would look at each other said everything. How they talked, the way that they smiled at each other. There was even kind of a feeling in the room.
Unbelievable. he thought. Trinity and Neo in love. What's next? Shaking his head, Tank returned to eating his goop.
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(A/N: This is my first Matrix fic, and only my third fic ever, so please R&R. I don't care if you flame, I'd just like some feedback! Thanks, Ch.2 will be up tomorrow or the day after. Probably.)
He could hardly believe it. Neo could hardly comprehend that Trinity loved him. In some corner of his mind a voice whispered that this was a dream, that it was all a dream, that none of this was real. But he knew as he looked up at her, into her sapphire eyes; he realized as their lips met that was the most real thing he had ever done or felt. How could she have brought him back if this wasn't real, if she hadn't really loved him?
It was so amazing to him that she loved him. That she felt the same way he did about her. He had glimpsed something, a glimmer of her feelings when he had pulled her up onto the roof; something seemed so close to happening. But then Morpheus had come, and the moment was lost. He had told himself that it was all imagined, that it was just his wishful thinking. Trinity, after all, was not the type to fall in love. You would know that the moment you saw her. Yet as they broke apart, he knew that she had. With him. It just didn't seem possible.
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Trinity had finally told him. At last she had told him the truth. She had wanted to for so long. She had been aching to tell him how she felt, how much she was in love with him. But something had held her back; something had kept her from it. Some deeply rooted pride, perhaps- she was a soldier, and soldiers didn't have feelings. She couldn't have told him.
It was all as the Oracle had said it would be. She had fallen in love with him, from the moment she saw him standing alone in that club, looking so out of place. And this rabbit-hole was so deep it scared her. That she could care for someone so much was terrifying. She couldn't imagine living without him, breathing without him. And he was the One, that was certain. But there was that final piece of the prediction. That thing she had been dreading, more and more as each day passed and she fell deeper. But it had finally happened. He died.
She had felt strangely calm as she told him. Even with the Sentinels boring in from above, she had felt completely calm. And he did come back. She didn't know if he had heard what she told him, but he came back, and that was all that mattered to her. He had killed an agent, and then finally woke to the Real World again at the last moment. Just before the ENP had gone off, he had come back. For a moment she had just stood there, a Sentinel lying a few feet away from her as she flung herself over his still form. But then he had stirred, and opened his eyes, and looked up at her. And she knew as he reached up and kissed her that she wasn't the only one that had fallen down another rabbit-hole.
So now here they were. The ship lay practically in ruins around them. Glancing around as she helped Neo get up, Trinity saw that everyone seemed to be fine. Morpheus turned suddenly and looked at Neo somewhat triumphantly.
"Do you believe now, Trinity?" he asked. Tank turned and stared in amazement. But had they seen? They both wondered. It didn't seem likely, they had both just turned away from the screens. And they couldn't possibly have heard her before, with the noise of the Sentinels sawing through. So she was safe for now, safe from others knowing. Glancing at Neo, she saw that he would shout it from the rooftops if given the chance. He wasn't really the type to keep this secret. But Trinity was. She didn't like people knowing her feelings, her secrets. So what was to be done?
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Neo wiped sweat off his brow and stood up, wincing as a twinge of pain shot through his leg. He had been crouching under that machinery for quite some time, though. A little stiffness was to be expected. He was finally done with it, thankfully. The vent system would work fine now. Glancing around, he made his way toward the mess room to take a break.
The mess room door screeched noisily as he pushed it open and walked in. To his surprise Trinity was sitting there, her back to the door. Trinity didn't normally take breaks. At the noise she turned. When she saw who it was she smiled slightly.
"Hi," she said softly. "Taking a break?" He smiled and nodded as he walked around the table and sat down next to her. "Neo, we need to talk," she began hesitantly, turning towards him.
His heart cringed, fearing what she would say next. That it was all a mistake, a misunderstanding, she didn't love him. That she had just wanted to bring him back...
Neo's thoughts trailed off as Trinity spoke again. "I love you, Neo, I really do. It's just that..." she paused for a moment, unsure of how to explain this. "Could we - could we not tell the others?" she said at last, failing to think of anything better.
"Why?" he asked, his brow creasing slightly.
"It's just that - I just - please, Neo, can't we just not tell them?" she asked haltingly. Neo was amazed at the tone of her voice, it was almost - pleading. Why did she care so much? Instead of asking, he just nodded.
"Yeah, sure. If you really don't want them to know," he said.
Trinity smiled at him, and Neo smiled back. But even as he went to kiss her, he couldn't help wondering why her eyes had looked so sad as she smiled.
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Trinity sat on the floor of her quarters with her head resting against the edge of her cot. Her knees were pulled up to her chest and her arms were wrapped around them. She was thinking. Thinking about how much she hated herself for not even being able to tell two of the people she cared most for that she was in love with someone. She knew why, of course. Deep inside, she was afraid that they would see it as a weakness. Logically, she knew this wasn't true. But something in her wouldn't let herself admit this.
God, Trinity, you're pathetic. she thought, both sad and angry at the same time. Letting her head fall against her knees, she sighed.
A sudden knock at the door made her jump.
"Who is it?" she called, hastily standing and smoothing her clothes.
"Neo."
"Come in," she said, sitting on the edge of her bed and quickly removing any emotion from her face. The door opened and Neo stepped into her quarters. He looked at her and frowned slightly as he shut the door.
"Trinity, what's wrong?" he asked, taking a few steps forward. He knew something was wrong. Her face didn't give anything away, of course, it was its usual blank mask. But he could feel it. She looked at him questioningly.
"What do you mean? Nothing's wrong," she replied. He shook his head.
"Alright. I was just coming to tell you that it's time for dinner," he said as he turned back towards the door. "Trin- I love you. I wish you would tell me," he added softly as he walked the few steps to the door. Trinity stood up.
"Neo, wait-"
He turned to look at her.
"I - I love you too, Neo. And really, I' m fine," she said as she walked up to him. "Let's go eat that delicious food waiting for us," she added with a smile in a rare display of her sense of humor. He smiled back and they both walked towards the door.
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Outside Tank walked hurriedly away, trying to process what he had just heard. He hadn't meant to eavesdrop; he had just been going to tell Trinity about dinner. But when he had heard voices, he paused for a moment. And a moment was all it took for him to hear Neo telling Trinity that he loved her. And Trinity had done the same. It was unbelievable. Trinity and Neo?
He pushed open the door to the mess and walked in, hurriedly getting a bowl of goop and sliding into a seat at the table. Just in time, too. A moment later Trinity and Neo walked in the door, talking about one of the many parts of the ship that still needed repairs. They both got themselves some goop and sat down across from each other.
"Hey Tank," Neo said, nodding his head at him. Trinity turned slightly and gave him a small smile. They started talking again and Tank watched intently, while at the same time trying not to make it obvious that he was watching. He couldn't believe that he hadn't seen it before. Well, actually, he could. It wasn't that obvious. They weren't staring at each other with big puppy-eyes or anything, but still. Now that he knew it was easy to see. Just how they would look at each other said everything. How they talked, the way that they smiled at each other. There was even kind of a feeling in the room.
Unbelievable. he thought. Trinity and Neo in love. What's next? Shaking his head, Tank returned to eating his goop.
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(A/N: This is my first Matrix fic, and only my third fic ever, so please R&R. I don't care if you flame, I'd just like some feedback! Thanks, Ch.2 will be up tomorrow or the day after. Probably.)