Author's Note: It's not exactly proper sentence structure but the German "Lass nicht los !" means "Don't let go !" in English.
While "Ich will nicht, meine Liebe." means "I won't, my love."
Fair
The Angel Street Fair was loud and packed with people. Smith did not care for any of them. He had a far more important person to care about. For once, he wore just his dress-shirt and pants. He looked slightly down at Neo. While Neo wore a short-sleeved, dark-green shirt and black-jeans. A white dove landed on Neo's shoulder as the man leaned against him.
Neo's friend Lucy stood across from them with the camera. In the past weeks, Neo had gotten him to trust her.
'A dove for peace and it is with my Life how fitting.'
He asked, "What do you think we should do now ?"
A non-committal hum and a shrug in answer, "Wander ? I don't know."
Stared at the dove that had yet to move from Neo's shoulder. "I think it happens to like you."
The confused response, "What likes me ?"
He could not help laughing as the dove cooed and Neo jumped. While the pale skin flushed in embarrassment he was half-heartedly shoved, "You didn't see that."
Pretended to stumble and look around, "See what ? Except for that bird in your hair there is nothing to see."
Dark-eyes rolled, "Sure. Smith, why would it fly into my hair ?"
Smiled as the dove flapped its wings and flew off. It left feathers in the short, black-hair.
"I was right."
Neo half-smiled and shook his head in mock-annoyance, "Hmpf. Stop being right all the time, Ice-eyes, it's annoying."
He replied, "Whatever you want, my Life."
As he started to pull the feathers out Neo shivered in response. Lucy laughed, "Hey ! I haven't taken a picture yet."
Smith jerked his eyes open as a knock sounded on the door. Pushed himself up off the couch and looked down at the photo-album spread out on the coffee table. 'Max looks so much like him...just blond. The same pale-skin and big, brown-eyes. No, just because Max looks like Neo and Cole says they have some of the same habit's does not mean they are the same.'
Another more urgent sounding knock on the door. Shook his head and gently closed the album, before he walked into the entrance. When he opened the door he did not expect to see Max stood on the steps of his house. Max looked worried, biting his lip and on the verge of an anxiety attack.
'Another similarity with Neo. He had those too no matter how well he hid it from the Rebels and Lucy. He could never hide it from me, not that he would have been able to with how bad some of them were. What could have set Max that on edge ?'
Gently he pulled Max inside and leaned around the doorframe. Growled as he saw the Agents that stood down the road from his house. 'Why the Hell are they going after N-Max ? He has barely been around me at all.'
Closed the door swiftly but quietly as he said, "You're safe, they won't dare come here."
A half-sound told him it had not worked and he turned around. Max's whole body shook, brown-eyes were just barely conscious. He pulled Max into his body and started to run a hand over the slim back. While they shook Max's arms wrapped as tightly as they could around him. In his mind blond turned to black, he only stopped when the shaking had subsided. He remembered Neo's words after the first one "Lass nicht los!"
Found himself repeating the familiar words, "Ich will nicht, meine Liebe."
Max pulled back to stare at him as pale-skin flushed. Hai barked suddenly and startled them both. As Smith looked up Cole smirked at him from down the hall. Glared back at his son and shook his head.
Cole asked their guest, "Are you all right, Max ?"
Max's reply was shaken, "I-I'm all right. I-I think. S-Smith, why ? Why are...are they following me ? I haven't done anything to get stalked by them. Why are they doing it ?"
Looked down at the floor as Hai nudged Max's hand. "That, Max, would be my fault. They take an interest in anyone who is around me for any length of time. I should have warned you, but I did not think of it. I am sorry, but I swear they will not hurt you in my house. Not while I am here."
Max asked, "Could I stay for a bit ?"
He replied, "Of course."
Cole hummed as they all went into the kitchen.