Disclaimer: I do not own, nor do I claim to own the matrix concept or any of its characters, this story was solely written for entertainment only; no money is being made from it.
And Kit is my character so hands off.
Notes: Immortality re-written... I suddenly got the urge to write something new, I'll be continuing with Double trouble Two very soon, don't worry.
MARY-SUE! Do not read if you do not like Mary-Sues', you have been warned.
Immortality
Kit was aggravated and annoyed as she paced the cold, metal hallway on the Nebuchadnezzar, she was thinking over what had happened that day.... Morpheus had taken her up to the cockpit of the ship to learn how to fly the damn thing, it had been about time, she had sat in the chair and all had been going well... Till she got angry with Morpheus's constant instruction. She had made the ship lurch in anger and had hit a sewer pipe, a very large sewer pipe.
She remembered the expression on his face, it wasn't one to forget.
She sighed, she really did Have a thing against authority, she couldn't listen to someone for any great length of time, it got boring, and she hated having to do what others told her, even if she was new or young. She figured it out; she was only there because they needed her. She was 'The Two', whatever the Hell that meant.
Kit had been depressed lately, Zion had gotten her down, she was beginning to get sick of the real world and longed to go back into the Matrix for longer periods of time, sometimes refusing to leave and go back to the cold dark wasteland that is now considered the Earth. She hated it, and worst of all she was told she had to like it, to thank God she had been freed, to thank God that the Earth was still in one piece.
Truthfully Kit had no God, there were too many to choose from and she wasn't about to get told what to believe either, she had gone to the darker side of mortality, becoming Gothic, although there wasn't much she could do, she had requested black clothes when last in Zion, it's all she ever wore since then. She had gotten her hair dreaded to keep it out of her eyes and also gotten a few things pierced, something not considered clever to do in Zion, what with the un-sanitary conditions.
She looked down the hallway, all was quiet, the crew had gone to bed, apart from Link who was watching the screens and keeping an eye out for Sentinels. Kit was bored, she needed something to do, some stress relief and she missed the Twins. The Matrix was her only answer, sleep just brought more bad dreams, dreams of dieing, she'd been afraid of that lately. Being a Freedom Fighter was all well and good, till you got shot. Bullets hurt like a bitch.
The hallways seemed colder than usual, it must have been raining outside, she sniffed, the air was clear. Link had looked over to her when she climbed into the room by means of the steel ladder, she watched him as he stared mindlessly at the screens.
"Link?"
Link blinked slowly, tired and weary "Yeah, Kit?"
She laid down on the bed "Load me into the Matrix."
"You know," Link said, looking sleepily over to her "You need permission from Morpheus first, right?"
Kit nodded "I just asked him, he seemed pissed that I woke him up but.... He knows I can handle myself."
Link nodded slowly "Alright, but don't be too long."
She smiled and layed back in the chair, Link put the plug into the back of her head as she closed her eyes, she was loaded into the construct where she picked out clothes and weapons, Black leather pants and corset, black lipstick and eyeliner and a set of pistols, only visible to the user until held, as well as a katana strapped to her back. She zipped up a pair of chunky black boots and smiled "Perfect."
Within seconds of speaking Kit was inside an old, run-down flat, she looked around at the dirt and grime everywhere, the walls dripped with mould, it looked dark outside.
"Oh geeze, what does this remind me of...." Her mobile rang; it was strapped to her gun-belt.
"Yeah?"
"Remember what I said, don't be too long."
Kit nodded and hung up; she walked outside and checked out where she was... Too far away, she needed a ride. She picked up the mobile and rang Link.
"Problem."
"Car?"
"How did you guess" Kit grinned.
"Escalade."
Kit hung up the mobile and raised her eyes to a beautiful black Cadillac Escalade EXT, she smiled insanely and got in, she turned the key, the engine roared and music started playing, it was Symphonatic by Infected Mushroom, more grinning occurred.
She drove for a while through deserted streets, it must have been late, she knew exactly where she was going. The Escalade pulled up to a lift in the middle of a car park, four men in black business suits stood outside, they all had dark shades on, she figured they were bouncers, she got out and threw one of them the keys.
"Take care of it." She mumbled and stepped into the lift that had been called for her by another one of the men; she looked over to the side and pressed a button labelled 'Hel', the lift doors closed and the metal box jerked downwards, as do all lifts when their buttons are just about punched. The aggravation of that afternoon was still boiling inside of her.
The doors opened to a large square room full of pillars, there was a desk at the end with guards surrounding it, behind the desk the wall was lit up and covered with weapons. Kit walked over and handed them her Katana, they hadn't seen the pistols. She grinned at them, glad that no-one had recognised her.
The music blared, the DJ was once again playing In My Head by Pale 3, she recognised it and smiled, it was one of her favourites. She strolled over to the bar and sat down on a stool.
Vlad, his long dark hair pulled behind his ears wearing his cool black clothes, looked over the banister next to the Merovingian's big, comfy chair and smirked "We have a rebel in our midst."
The Merovingian sighed and stood up "Where?"
"Down by the bar." Tiger, an Asian man in a cream suite pointed her out.
The Merovingian stared, he recognised Kit, she had stayed at the chateau when she had been younger for reasons her didn't care to remember. He sighed "What the Hell is she doing here?!" he asked angrily.
"Looks like she's ordering a drink" Vlad grinned "A coke, hmm, not one for alcohol then"
The Merovingian tried to get the DJ's attention, who was of course situated under the balcony and the banister, when he didn't look up the Merovingian took out his cocktail stick and dropped it on his head, the DJ looked up and was met with the angry expression plastered on the Mero's face, telling him to turn off the music.
Kit had just got the barman's attention and was about to order when the music stopped, she sighed, this was bound to happen at some point.
The Merovingian leaned on the banister and grinned, everyone in the room moved out of his view of Kit; they could see clearly who he was staring at. "Welcome home."
Kit smirked "I recognise that voice."
"So you should, so you should, you lived at the chateau for a short while, yes? But why have you returned, and to Hel of all things?" He asked calmly.
"A few reasons, one of them being the Twins." Kit spun around in her seat and looked up at him "You seen them lately?"
"They're away, with Chance I presume, so now you know that they're not here why don't you leave?"
She smiled "Aww, you want to get rid of me so soon?" She took one of her pistols out and pointed it at the DJ's head "I liked that song, you' know."
"See, this is why I would like you to leave, you're always causing me trouble." The Merovingian sighed "Sneaking guns into my club, threatening innocent people."
"Doesn't look innocent to me." she scratched her temple with the barrel of the gun and leaned against the cold metal, it pressed against her cheek, the barrel pointing the ceiling.
"All the same, please leave."
"Afraid of me? Mero?" She sighed, the gun went off, she showed no hint of surprise, many of the people in the club ducked, plaster fell from the ceiling next to her. "Yikes, gotta' watch that trigger..." She said off-handedly.
"Look, you're scaring them."
"Oh geeze, Mero, like they haven't seen a gun before." Kit snorted.
A young man in the crowd spoke up "I've never seen one before." he said.
Kit sighed and held it up for him to see "Exhibit A"
"KIT!"
"Mero?" Kit asked innocently.
"Get out of my club! I value my ceilings!" The Merovingian ordered her, scowling.
"Whatever, it's not like I was gonna' be long here anyways." she shrugged and got out of her seat, heading for the exit.
There was a click, Kit span around to face the balcony as a bullet came whizzing towards her, cutting through the air. She concentrated, it stopped a few inches away from her neck, she smiled at the Merovingian as he held the gun confidently.
"You missed." Kit said as the bullet dropped to the floor with a 'tink' sound.
"I won't next time." The Merovingian said cockily.
"Until then...." Kit said as she walked through the door, getting handed her Katana on the way out, she got into the lift; her car was already waiting for her outside.
The keys were in the ignition, she got into the car and started driving out of the car-park, still a little frustrated; she spun around a few corners and left and drove out into the street.
Vlad was sitting behind her, hidden in the shadows, he smirked, figuring she hadn't seen him, he leaned forwards and-
"I don't appreciate people stalking me, you' know."
Vlad was surprised for a moment but grinned at her "Wondered where you'd be going."
"For a drive." She put her foot down and skidded around a corner, the Escalade tipped a little to the left but righted itself.
Vlad leaned forwards "Mind if I sit in the passenger seat?" he asked.
"Knock yourself out." Kit replied.
Vlad moved to the front of the car and leaned back in the seat, Kit looked over at him.
"What?" He asked with a grin.
"You're not a normal programme, are you?" Kit asked, looking back at the road.
"I had forgotten you can see me as coding, as well as how any other 'normal' human would see me, how fascinating..." He stared at her, smirking.
Kit raised an eyebrow "What are you?"
"Vampire programme, my name is Vlad. Now, can you tell me what you are?" he said, watching the trees on the side of the road zoom by.
Kit span around another corner, coming close to hitting a Vauxhall Zafira, the wheels skidded, causing the car to spin around the corner; she sighed and looked over to him "I don't know anymore." She looked back to the road; it wouldn't be long till the police found them.
Vlad looked over to her, he leaned against the passenger door and sat with his legs crossed in-front of him, she watched Kit as she made the car spin around another corner.
"Why haven't you tried to kill me yet? Every other rebel does." He told her.
"I'm different; I give people half a chance to say something. And anyway, there's still time."
"And how is it you knew I was behind you?" He asked.
"I can feel you when your energy is near me, I can hear it crackling..." Kit faded off.
"Does it hurt?"
"Only when I have a headache." She shook her head a little and blinked a few times in quick succession.
"When was the last time you slept?"
Kit looked over to Vlad, then back to the road "A couple of days ago, I guess."
"And using your powers back there wore you out?"
Kit nodded solemnly, she felt tired.
"So," Vlad leaned forward towards her "If I was to-"
Kit put her palm in his face, he hit the door. "Please don't do that."
Vlad grinned "You're just warring yourself out more, I could just as easily do it again."
"Except next time the door will be open." Kit said evenly, they flew over a speed-bump at about sixty miles per hour.
Vlad gained a little more respect for her "So why are you here? I mean if you lack sleep, you must already be weak."
Kit sighed deeply "It's cold in the real world, really cold."
"That can't just be it."
Kit turned to him for a moment and considered what he had said, she looked back at the road "I don't like it there, it's miserable, the people are all either depressed or preppy, no-one listens to me or appreciates me, it's stupid, you'd think that if I'm gonna save their sorry asses they'd at least talk to me every once in a while."
"You prefer the Matrix over the real world." Vlad said, Kit nodded.
There was silence for a few minutes, both programme and human considering what the other had said.
"You know you can't go to your exit now, right." Vlad grinned darkly "I could lead the Agents back to it."
"That's if they don't kill you first" she grinned right back at him "Anyway, I already know, as soon as I realised you were in my car, I'm guessing you're not going to leave anytime soon."
Vlad shook his head, Kit sighed "Didn't think so."
"Can you leave the Matrix without using your exit?" Vlad wondered aloud.
Kit thought for a moment "I've never tried it."
Vlad smirked "Then I guess you're stuck with me."
Kit looked over at him; she glared "I could just destroy you."
"Do you have enough energy?" he asked.
She looked back at the road, keeping quiet.
Vlad grinned and continued to watch her "So where are we going?"
"Hell if I know."
"Well put."
Kit glared at him "I didn't mean it like that."
Vlad watched her, he tried to read her mind but it was shrouded in darkness, the only thing he could pick up on was the most obvious, she was afraid, of what he didn't know and was yet to work out.
"I don't think I've ever met a Vampire before." Kit said all of a sudden.
Vlad concentrated harder "Oh no?"
Kit nodded "I always liked Vampires, the idea of being a Vampire intrigued me a little, what's it like?" she asked.
Vlad grinned "Fun"
He looked deeper into her mind, concentrating harder.
"Sucks I got freed, I would've liked to see what it was like for myself, then if anyone asked me I could use more than one word to describe it."
A floodgate opened, Vlad was overwhelmed with feelings, emotions, thoughts, and things no-one had ever managed to see in her.... He smirked, she didn't want to die.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Kit asked.
"It's not too late, you' know, you still have the ability to become a Vampire, even if you are free." Vlad told her.
Kit looked over to him; an eyebrow raised "This is the truth?"
Vlad nodded.
She leaned back in her seat "That's interesting..."
Vlad smirked, he would have so much fun bragging to the other guards about how he sucked the blood of 'The Two', he sat up a little more "How can you see over the wheel?"
"Funny little trick," Kit grinned "I can see through the car."
"In that case, I advise you not to look down."
"Pfft, whatever..." Kit said and span around a corner, she sat up and moved the steering wheel to avoid some parked cars.
Kit's mobile rang, she looked down at it "What's the time?" she asked Vlad.
"Pretty late, I'd say about four thirty am" he replied.
Kit bit her lip "That's not good." She answered her mobile while driving.
Link's voice echoed down the phone, Vlad could hear him clearly.
"I thought I said 'Not too long'! Do you know what time it is?!"
Kit cringed; she considered hanging up for a moment.
"You better get back here soon young-lady! Your exit is at-"
"Slight problem" Kit interrupted.
There was a moment's pause before Link replied. "What the HELL is that in the car with you?!"
"I got a dog" Kit smiled.
"That's not a dog..... THAT'S A VAMPIRE! Kit, get away from him!"
She looked over to Vlad who was dully picking at his nails. "Nothing I can't handle Link." She sighed.
"How the Hell are you going to exit the Matrix with that thing following you everywhere?!" Link screamed.
"That thing is the only person who has had a decent conversation with me since, well, since Trinity told me about how they make bread in Zion! Anyways, I'll just have to stay in here till he goes away on his own." Kit said angrily.
Link sighed deeply down the mic "You're not going to kill him, are you?" he said flatly.
Kit grinned "You' know Link, there's hope for you yet."
Vlad looked up and smirked.
"Call me when you're alone again." He hung up.
Kit hung up and flung the mobile out of the window "That would be every fucking day." She said angrily, the car sped up again.
"It's a shame, if you were a Vampire you'd be stronger than they could ever be, you'd be a little more respected." Vlad said, mocking sadness.
"What the Hell does he mean by 'Young Lady'?! Gah, the idiot!" she spun around yet another corner, the car came close to toppling over.
"You seem upset..." Vlad said.
Kit glared; she looked over to him and rolled her eyes "Congratulations Sherlock."
"So no-one talks to you?"
"Not often." Kit replied.
"You should come back to the Chateau." Vlad mused.
"How could I do that? Eh? I'd have to be..." she shook her head.
"Problem?" Vlad grinned.
The car slowed down, Kit pulled it over to the curb and rubbed her temples "Headache."
"That's what comes of not sleeping." Vlad replied.
"This shouldn't be happening, this doesn't usually happen" Kit told him.
"Are you sure it was only two days ago since you last slept?"
"It may have been four." Kit said, she leaned forward and held her head in her hands.
Vlad leaned closer to her; he smirked when he saw her move away from him.
Kit hissed in pain, this wasn't a headache it was a full-blown migraine, she could feel Vlad's energy crackling close to her, it stung her skin, it made her whole body ache, his glow hurt her eyes.
Vlad leaned closer, Kit moaned, he put her palm in his face again, the door flew open behind him and he fell out of the car and rolled to a stop outside on the cement.
Kit looked over to him as he got up, her head hurt less, she pulled her hands away from her eyes, soaked with tears, she quickly wiped them away.
The Vampire looked over to her, she looked innocent, pitiful, he kept his face emotionless, grinning now would lose whatever trust she had in him.
Kit got out of the car, she closed the door behind her and slid down the other side to sit on the floor, the air was cooler and cleared her mind, her migraine hadn't gone but now Vlad was further away she could stand it.
Vlad thought for a moment, when he had been near her he had hurt her, her walked around the side of the car and looked down at her, she was sitting hugging her knees, her eyes were closed, she was concentrating on something, she hadn't noticed his presence yet.
He ventured closer, Kit's eyes flicked open, she looked over to him "Go away" she said angrily.
"I just came to see if I could help." He lied.
"It hurts." Kit said.
"What does?" Vlad said, taking a few steps towards her.
"The energy that surrounds you, it hurts and I swear if you don't get away from me I'll kill you."
"Oh and you look so threatening, sitting on the floor hugging your knees like that." Vlad replied and grinned, trust went out the window, she was too weak to kill him now, he took another step closer.
Kit put her arm out towards him, it tingled, she faced her palm out, she tried to push him back, he slid backwards on the cement about a centimetre, she put her arm down, she was defenceless and wondering why the Hell she threw her mobile out of the window.
Vlad took another step forward, watching her reactions.
Kit held her head in her hands again, everything hurt, ached, she breathed heavily.
He knelt down in-front of her, calmly watching her. "I'm only here to help, you' know." He said softly.
The words echoed in Kit's head, she looked up at him, her whole body tingled and ached, she almost felt like she couldn't breathe, a reply was beyond her.
Vlad reached out for her left arm, a small shock of electricity went from his index finger to Kit's hand, she yelled, he pulled his hand back quickly, watching her reaction.
Tears ran down her face, she shook noticeably.
Vlad grinned; ignoring the electricity he grabbed her wrist.
A scream filled the air, Kit grit her teeth as waves of pain washed over her, she couldn't breathe and she couldn't move, her body burned and she couldn't do anything about it, she was helpless.
Vlad laughed mercilessly and let go, he grinned and kit collapsed on the floor, shaking, she sobbed quietly.
"So this is the Rebel's last defence if 'The One' fails his mission, a pitiful little teenager with killer headaches, you should have ended your pointless existence ages ago."
Kit looked up at him and glared, she put her arm out weakly and concentrated hard, putting all her energy into vengeance.
Vlad flew back and hit a solid stone wall behind him, he slid down to the floor and shook his head, he felt the back of his skull, it was bleeding, he looked over to Kit, she was unconscious.
The Vampire walked over to her, he leaned down next to her, he could hear her heart beating.... Well at least she was still alive; she wouldn't remember any of this the next day of course.
He walked over to the back of the Escalade and opened the door, he walked back to Kit, picked her up and laid her carefully down on the backseat, he closed the door and walked round to the driver's side of the car.
The Neb's operator would be able to track Kit's location, he needed to take her through a doorway with one of the Key-maker's keys and then to the chateau, that place was protected from any kind of interference.
Vlad got in; he started up the engine and put his foot down, skidding off into the darkness.
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I'm a sucker for torture... Woot.