Neo and Trinity were walking down a street in the shadier side of Sydney, The Matrix. Neo was a little confused about why they were still there, exactly. He had just sent out his challenge to the Agents, and was expecting to go straight back to the Neberkenezer. However, his newfound girlfriend seemed to have other plans, and was currently dragging him along, a small smile on her lips. Neo had to admit, he was getting quite nervous about the whole deal, but when he had suggested they could go back now, she had, uncharacteristicly, pouted, and said why couldn't they just go to one of her favourite places in the whole city, and how it wouldn't take very long at all. That had been half an hour ago.
"Triiiiiiiiin…." He whined, for the fifth time in as many minutes.
"Yes?" She said rather shortly. She was curten of what he was going to say next.
"How much longer?" She sighed inwardly. Why couldn't she have a nice, easygoing boyfriend who didn't mind doing what she wanted once in a while? That was fate, she guessed.
"We're nearly there."
"You said that ten minutes ago! How much longer, really?"
"About another 10, 15 blocks." Neo's brain quickly added up the numbers, to form a more realistic answer than he was currently being given.
"That's over half an hour!"
"It's not far!" They glared at each other for a second, both accustomed to getting their own way.
"Not. Going." He pouted, and turned his head away.
"Yes you are."
"Am not!"
"You are, Neo, weather you like it or not."
"Not."
"This is your last warning…."
"NOT." Trinity grabbed him by the arm and started physically dragging him down the street.
"Trinity! Let go!"
"Not until you promise to come quietly." Neo blinked, and thought for a while, still being manhandled by his girlfriend. How was it that he could have the power to do anything he damn well pleased in the Matrix, yet couldn't bring himself to change even the smallest thing about one particular female? Probably because she'd skin me alive when we got home. He thought wryly. Control of the Matrix was nothing, when it came to understanding women.
A few killometers away, The Oracle started laughing. Men had such funny thoughts sometimes.
"Alllll-riiiiight."
"All right what?"
"I'll come quietly."
"Too late, we're here." Neo frowned. Did females like dragging people around, and time things so perfectly that they had maximum dragging-time, or was he just unlucky?
They stood outside a small shop. It looked a bit like a cross between a market, a take-away shop and a newspaper stand.
"Stay here." Commanded Trinity, and she walked inside. Neo blinked again. She had dragged him halfway across the city…. For this? He was really confused. A few minutes later, Trinity came out with a paper bag in her hand, and a grin on her face.
"Eat this." She grinned. Neo looked at the object in his hand. It was small, brown, and kind of sticky. It also smelt funny…. he knew he should know what it was, but for some strange reason he didn't.
"What is it?"
"A CEE."
"A sea?"
"No, a C-E-E. Just eat it!" She glared at him amusedly.
"If you say so…." He said a bit dubiously, and put it in his mouth. Suddenly, he knew exactly what it was.
"Chocolate?" She smiled, and nodded.
"A CEE – a Chocolate Easter Egg."
"You dragged me halfway across the city for chocolate!?!"
"It's the best there is – home made, too."
"I don't believe it, all this for chocolate." But he had to admit, it DID taste good. Trinity spontaneously hugged him.
"Happy Easter, Neo."