A/N: So NeosNameisaSpoiler gave me the coolest cat name ever (thanks btw, cyber high five!), so I've decided to write another chapter. Enjoy the cat cuteness.

The Stray

Neo woke up earlier than usual. They were suppose to leave that morning, so he thought he might be anxious or something. As he stretched his legs out, he was surprised not to feel the weight of the cat on his feet or hear its small "meow" from the disturbance in movement. He looked around, curious to where their cat had gone.

Their cat. Hmph, he thought. I actually got used to the thing. I guess he needs a name now.

As if the cat sensed his presence being sought, he leapt onto the bed and sat on Neo's shins. Why he found that comfortable, Neo would never understand. While Trinity lay asleep and with the cat contently perched, Neo thought of the possibility of a name.

Well, he can't have a boring Matrix name, that'd be tacky. Should it be symbolic? Of what though? Maybe of his personality. Hmmm…maybe an anagram.

Once the thought of an anagram crossed his mind, he remembered when Trinity had told him that his name was an anagram of "One." He was dumb struck because he hadn't noticed himself as well as kind of creeped out by of its inescapable irony.

An anagram, huh?

He thought for a few moments before Trinity woke up, seeing him awake. She saw the cat on his shins and sat up to pet him. His motorboat-like purring echoed through the room.

"Pet the cat before you kiss me good morning? I see how it is." Neo said, mocking a jealous tone.

She smiled, but didn't make a comeback. Taking her hand away from the cat, she leaned down and gently kissed her companion. She hovered slightly above him for a moment. "Happy?"

"Yeah." He said, dreamily.

"You think of a name yet?" she asked, sitting back up and resuming to pet their cat.

"Ofur." Neo replied as if that was a real name that made sense; like it was meant to be.

Trinity paused in slight confusion, thinking of how to react to his quick and confident answer. The cat rubbed his head on her hand, silently telling her to keep petting him.

"And when did you think of that?" she finally said.

"Right now."

"What exactly does it mean?"

"It's an anagram." Neo wanted her to figure it out, she was smart.

Trinity sensed this and leaned back, thinking. "How do you spell it? O-F-U-R?" she asked. Neo nodded. "Four?" she guessed quickly, that being the only word she could make from those letters. He nodded again. "Four, huh? Is it supposed to mean anything?"

"Yeah, it's kind of symbolic. Think about it." Neo said as he also sat up, the cat having moved himself onto his lap, awaiting more love. Neo complied and scratched under his chin. The purring commenced.

Trinity was almost stumped. Four? How is that symbolic? She tried to think like Neo. What would Neo name a pet? What would Neo consider symbolic? Let's back up here. What would he think about normally? Well, he'd probably be thinking about me. Then it hit her. Trinity=3. Neo=One=1.

1+3=4

Trinity punched his arm once she figured it out. "That's the cheesiest, most ridiculous…" she sighed, looking at Neo's smiling face. "…most thoughtful name I've ever heard. I'm surprised you were smart enough to come up with it."

"Thanks—wait!" Neo said, picking up her insult. The cat sensed his motives and dashed off the bed before Neo lunged at Trinity playfully. She looked back at the cat, the fur of his tail on end in surprise.

"He'll have to be careful if he tries to sleep with us every night." She said.

"He'll get used to it." Neo said, turning his complete attention to her. He claimed her lips in a loving passion, not knowing how long they'd be without this level of privacy.

…

They were walking to the dock when a thought came across Trinity's consciousness. " What'll we do with Ofur?" she asked.

Neo had apparently been day dreaming as he looked at her and asked her to repeat the question.

"Ofur. He can't stay in our apartment alone. But we can't just have him wonder around Zion, can we?"

"Sure we can." Neo said, looking at the floor between them, Ofur keeping up with them nicely. "He was a stray before he came to us. He'll have to get used to it anyway. We'll always be gone a lot."

"Yeah, I know." Trinity said, a bit uneasy. "I just think, if he's our cat, he shouldn't be going around begging for food, you know?"

Neo gave a light sigh. "Yeah, I know. Next time we'll find someone to take care of him, Ok?"

Trinity nodded, content with waiting for next time.

They were walking down the stairs, avoiding the crowded elevator. They were almost at the bottom when Trinity spoke again. "Guess we should wait until after the war to have kids, huh?"

Neo looked at her in surprise. He couldn't tell by her tone whether she was being funny or serious. He tried to sound as if he knew where she was going with this, but it failed. "Why?"

"We'd have to leave them with someone else every time we left. That'd be bad for all of us."

"Right." He said, a bit embarrassed for not figuring that out on his own. "…You said you never thought about having kids."

"I didn't." she said, giving him a sly, yet warm smile. He felt her warmth even though they weren't touching. Just thinking about having that kind of future with Trinity was too much for him to comprehend; too much to possibly ask for. She was so genuine it was astonishing sometimes. How could she be in love with him? It seemed too good to be true, and god, it felt amazing how true it was.

They reached the dock and saw Morpheus just ahead of them. When they met up with Morpheus, he looked down to see the black cat between them.

"That cat probably won't be safe on the docks." Morpheus commented. Truth be told, he was probably right.

"He'll find his way back." Neo reassured him. "That is, if he doesn't try to follow us in."

Just as Neo had predicted, Ofur tried to board the Neb. Morpheus didn't have time for this, (although he did find it extremely cute). He picked up the cat, walked off the ramp and handed him to a nearby security guard. He looked back at the couple who had turned and walked into the ship.

"Guard this with your life." He said to the confused guard. "It belongs to the One."

And with that, the guard nodded and knew his task. The look in his eyes guaranteed Morpheus that he would not fail.

…

Two weeks later, the Neb returned with one new citizen of Zion. Her name was Zandra. She was a shy girl, age 15. She wasn't a hacker, but a blogger. She blogged about her life, which was sad and quite eventful. She had many followers who liked her angst writing, but never her true writing. She wrote about the fragile existence of life and the importance of her philosophies, strange for a girl of her age. They only needed to watch her for a few days to decide that she needed out of the Matrix.

When she regained consciousness, she seemed accepting of her surroundings, although her inward retreat was worrying. She didn't have her long bleach blond hair to hide under anymore, so she dared to look them in the eyes. They saw her pain.

When they arrived home to Zion, Neo and Trinity expected to find Ofur later that day, maybe waiting outside their apartment. They were surprised to find him trotting towards them in front of a security guard. The guard went to Morpheus, who was with Zandra.

"That cat wouldn't leave the dock, sir." He informed Morpheus, pointing to Ofur who was now in Trinity's arms.

Morpheus smiled. "So what? He roamed the docks?"

"No, I kept him in the control room throughout the day, then let him out at night. All he did was look out the window and wait for the Neb. That cat is really loyal."

Zandra looked past the guard and watched Neo and Trinity. She admired them because of their abilities in the Matrix and had watched them on the Neb. They were inseparable as well as highly professional. They intimidated her a little, but seeing them with this cat put her a little more at ease.

Morpheus noticed this and simply nudged her in the direction of the two. She didn't look back at him, but felt like a baby eagle being pushed out of her nest. She walked towards them. Ofur was now on the floor. His eyes darted to her and she froze. Ofur then trotted to her and rubbed himself lovingly against her leg. She was speechless.

"He likes being held." Trinity told her.

She looked up, almost in embarrassment, but when she saw their eyes, she knew she didn't have to be afraid anymore. She slowly bent down and took the cat in her arms, feeling his purr against her chest. Looking back up at Neo and Trinity she knew now that Zion would be a new and wonderful beginning.

Ok guys, that's it for now. And if you couldn't already tell, I love cats X3

Thanks again NeosNameisaSpoiler for the great idea

And if you were wondering (which I know for a fact that you weren't) I did use the name "Zandra" in another fic, intending to make her an OC for "Evolution of the One," my now 13 chapter Matrix fic, but I decided that I had too many OC's in that story anyway, so I dropped it.