Title: Proof
Author: winterfirestorm
Rating: G
Keywords: Trinity POV
Category: Romance
Spoilers: Matrix Reloaded
Archive: Anywhere, just tell me where it's going.
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, they're not mine, so don't sue.
Author's Notes: This was my first Matrix drabble/fanfic that I wrote quite a few years ago. I've gained experience writing since then and just had to go back and make them more in character than they were in the original fic. Pleas review!
"I didn't like it."
I looked up and saw Neo in the doorway.
"Didn't like what?" I replied, even though I knew perfectly well what he was talking about. I wanted to hear what he had to say.
"Her kiss."
He came in and sat down and continued talking.
"It may have meant something to her, but nothing to me."
"I know."
"And another thing. It really makes a guy feel special when his girlfriend pulls a gun out on someone who wants him to kiss her."
I smirked.
"I would've shot her you know."
"I know. That's what makes it special"
"We've been through too much for some woman to come and want to take you like that."
"Anyone would have to go through one hell of a fight to separate us."
"I know."
And yet the thought of her kissing you is still in my head, I thought.
"Just remember that I was kissing her as if she was you. In that moment you may as well have been in her position."
"Show me."
He wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed me. We had kissed a countless number of times before, but this time was different. This time he had something to prove. He broke away, keeping his arms around me. It made it easier to forget, just for a moment that he was meant as our saviour. I broke away from him as soon as I realized his effect on me. People think of me as tough, and it's always hard to get that title as a woman. I didn't want to lose it. It demanded respect and equality. If people found out they would find out I could be so easily…distracted they would either find it very amusing, or would question my being on Morpheus' team. I didn't want either judgement.
"Wow…"I said.
"Proof enough?"
"I never doubted you, but it definitely was proof."
I sat down on the edge of my bed, with him coming down with me. It reminded me of our first night together. We never made love that night; we just slept next to one another. We were too tired, and probably would've slept better if we had been in separate beds, but that wasn't an option for either of us. We had to be close to each other after all that had happened, and tonight was no different.
I felt his hand slide under my top and wrap around my back. I closed my eyes. No matter what was going to happen next I knew our relationship would survive through it. We have both died for the other, and then somehow brought the other to life, and nothing else is bigger than that.