Disclaimer: I don´t own the Matrix, I don´t own the Twins.
But Felice is mine!
Author´s note: My first Twinfic.
Please notice, that English is not my motherlanguage, so please be kind,
I know that there are a lot of grammar- and spellingmistakes in it.
No woman, no cry
a Twin fic
„Are you sure, we're right?"
Two checked the address a last time.
"Must be. Arden´s palace, like the master said." He looked at the grandhotel´s front.
"But why are there so many people?" asked One confused.
"Oh shit, look at that!" gestured Two.
A huge red flag could be seen at the main entrance. "Orphan´s benefit tonight" was written on it.
"Oh no.." groaned One.
**
A few minutes earlier.
"Neo, are you sure you got the right address?" asked Trinity.
"Well, that´s what Morpheus told me. With all those people visiting the benefit, no one will notice us."
"He's right. And now hurry up, Morpheus´s waiting upstairs!" said a rather pissed off Niobe and shoved herself through the crowd.
Neo and Trinity just shared a rather bemused look and followed the dark woman.
As they waited for the elevator, a sudden shriek could be heard.
"Trin, is that you?? Over here!"
Trinity snapped out of her sweet daydreams, which involved Neo, a hot bubble bath and a lady shaver. A tall, black-haired woman in a red evening gown waved at her enthusiastically as she pushed herself to their little group.
"Someone you know, love?" asked Neo.
Trinity eyed the approaching woman and tried to remember. She knew that face!
"Felice, is that you? I can't believe it!" she shrieked with a girlish voice.
The two women embraced and kissed each other on the cheeks. Behind their back, Niobe grimaced.
"Oh Trin, how long has it been? I haven't seen you, since you went abroad to care for that old, disabled grandpa of yours!" Felice beamed.
Niobe and Neo raised their eyebrows.
"Yes, well it's been a long time, really!" stammered Trinity.
"Yes, and Hungary really is this far! How have you been?"
"Oh fine, thanks.."
"Hungary? Old, disabled grandpa?" hissed Niobe in Neo´s ear.
Neo desperately tried to stifle a laugh.
"May I introduce you? This is Niobe, a friend of mine and this is Neo, my boyfriend!" Trinity said, changing the subject.
"Nice to meet you!"
Niobe just bowed her head.
"This is Felice, a dear old friend of mine!" Trinity introduced.
"That was not to be overheard!" Niobe said acidly.
Felice just smiled.
"What about dinner? I've got a table reserved for the benefit and the buffet is excellent!"
"We'd like to, but we have business to do.." Trinity said.
"That´s okay love; I don't think that Morpheus would mind. Just go and have some fun, will you?" Neo said lovingly.
Niobe snorted.
"If you insist. I'll see you later, then." Trinity said and vanished with her friend in the crowd.
**
"What is she doing there? That was not supposed to happen!" One complained.
The Twins watched, as Trinity and that other woman left the others and entered the dining hall, arm in arm.
"What do we do now?" Two wanted to know.
"Well, the master wants both of them, Trinity and Neo. Therefore, I will snatch Neo out of the elevator and you will pick up this Trinity girl!" said One.
Two sighed.
"We don't like this order.."
"No, we don't!"
"But is has to be done.."
"Why does the master want that girl actually, she isn't the One, Neo is."
"How would I know? Maybe he got bored of all that blondes!" One snickered.
"Well, this could get interesting then!" Two agreed.
"Let's go!"
**
In the dining hall.
"Try one of these, they're delicious!"
"And what about you, what have you done all that years?" Trinity asked.
Felice helped herself to another mouthful of sea fruit salad and chewed.
"Nothing exciting, really. I visited my family in Europe for a few years, but than I decided to return. My family can be nerve-racking at best, but that time they were truly unbearable. Just imagine, they wanted me to get married! As fast as possible! Horrible, really!" she laughed.
Trinity leaned her back against a man high mirror on the wall and smiled.
"Take that for a minute, will you?" said Felice and gave her champagne flute to Trinity. Then she looked into the mirror and fixed her lipstick.
Trinity tried the champagne. It tasted sweet. They already had emptied two bottles, to celebrate their reunion. At school, the two of them had been inseparable, always together, best friends. It was a blessing that Felice really hadn't changed at all. The same snob as ever. But a lovable one.
Felice giggled.
"What's so funny?" Trinity wanted to know.
"Don't turn around, Trin. There's a man watching you!"
Trinity giggled.
"Where?"
"You can't see him from here."
She giggled again and made a kissy face.
"And that's so exciting because…?" Trin asked, slightly tipsy.
"Well, never seen someone like that. White coat, white suit, white dreads, dark sunglasses. But not unattractive, no, certainly not unattractive!"
Wait a minute, white coat, white suit, white dreads, dark sunglasses?
Trinity froze and sobered up immediately.
"Are you sure that he is alone, or is there a second one?" she asked wearily.
"Nope, just that lonely one. Hey, if you aren't interested, I am!"
Felice batted her eyelashes at the mirror image.
"Just one?"
Cold shivers run down Trinity's spine. No question, where the other albino was…
"Gods, Neo be strong!" she silently prayed.
"Oh, now he's gone!" she heard Felice complaining.
**
Two stood in a silent corner and watched the women happily fool around.
He didn't understand why the Merovingian was interested in Trinity. For his taste, she was far too thin and bony.
And so boring seriously.
He liked his women voluptuous and lively.
He eyed this friend of hers.
Nice…
The deep red gown accentuated her curvy figure advantageous. It was a neck holder and slitted up to her knees on both sides. The woman itself was slightly taller than her friend. He took a look at her feet.
Aah, pointy red plateau boots.
Her skin was nearly as white as his own, but the long hair was raven black and the eyes a stunning purple.
Too bad, he had other business this evening….
Determined, he moved through the crowd.
**
Trinity grabbed Felices hand and pulled her through the hall, eyes scanning her surroundings.
But the albino was nowhere to be seen.
Just a few steps till the side exit, where she had parked her car.
If they reached it, they would be safe.
Her hand reached for the door and opened it.
Grey fog materialized before their eyes.
Two smiled at the ladies and bowed.
"So, Miss Trinity, we meet again!"
He grabbed her shoulder.
What might have become a proper fight was suddenly interrupted as the lights gone out.
Power failure.
And then hell broke loose.
People screamed.
Suddenly, the main door of the dining hall sprung open and a dozen men in black suits and sunglasses rushed in.
"Oh shit, agents!" commented Trinity and Two simultaneous.
"Please stay calm and remain at your seats, ladies and gentlemen, this is just a routine control! Terrorists have been spotted at this hotel, please stay calm and follow our orders!" said the leader of them.
"To ensure, that nobody leaves the room unallowed, we're going to use our new security measure!"
"Hurry, just get out of here!" whispered Trinity and shoved Felice and Two to the door.
At that moment, three of the agents took aim at the ceiling and fired.
The guests threw themselves to the ground, soft whimpering and hysterical crying could be heard.
Under the ceiling, the projectiles exploded and lots of golden-greenish gleaming strings sailed to the floor.
"Watch out!" Trinity cried out and jumped out of reach, as one of the gleaming strings got down on her. Two, who still had a hand on her shoulder trembled and fell into Felice, who also lost her balance. Together they fell onto the floor.
And the gleaming string thing landed on top of them.
"Oh my god, Felice, are you alright?? Answer me!" Trinity shook her friend, who lay in a heap with Two on the floor.
"I´m fine, I´m fine! Don't you worry." Felice said, still a bit dizzy from the fall.
"That's nice to hear, now could you please get up from my lap?" said Two sourly, who looked a bit tousled and a bit flushed.
"Here, let me help you!" Trinity said and offered Felice her hand to pull her back on her feet.
"Oh gods, Trin look at that!" she raised her left arm.
"Security measures, what?"
The gleaming string had transformed into a nice pair of digital handcuffs, which bound Felices left and Two's right arm tightly together.
Trinity looked at Two, who gaped with opened mouth at their arms.
"What are you waiting for? Do your phasing thing and you're free!!" she yelled at him.
Two concentrated, and then let his shoulders slump down.
"I can't."
"What do you mean, you can't?"
"Just what I said. It doesn't work!" he nearly sobbed.
Trinity shot a look at the rest of the room. All guests lay in twitching heaps on the ground, bound together by the strings and looking like a bizarre scene from a horror film.
Macabre, to say at least.
"We have to get out of here, before they spot us!" she opened the door and ran.
Cursing and panting they reached the parking area and stopped in front of Trinity's car.
"Wait a minute, oh fucking hell, Neo! I can't leave him behind!" she screamed.
"But what about us, I don't go back in there!" Felice calmly stated.
Trinity panicked.
"Here, take my car. We reserved a hotel room for tonight, the address lies on the dashboard. We meet there, when I've found the others. Now, drive!"
She handed Felice the keys and ran back to the hotel.
**
"Well, since I'm on the left side, it's obvious I'm driving!" grinned Two and snatched the keys from Felices hand.
He opened the car door and smiled sweetly at her.
"What are you waiting for, a hand written invitation?"
Felice cursed under her breath and started to climb into the car.
Not an easy intention, since Trinity's car was very, very small and had a very, very big clutch. She sat down on the driver's seat and tried to get her legs over to the passenger seat. That was not the problem.
The problem was to get the rest of her body over the gearshift.
Since she already had her legs on the other side, Two was forced to move his chest and arms inside the car, to allow Felice to get onto the passenger seat.
"You know, you really could help a bit!" she said frustrated.
"And stop snickering!"
Two crouched and shoved himself as far into the car as he could get without crushing Felice. Then he tried to lift her body and shifted her onto her seat.
He had lifted her by her waist, but due to the slick material of her evening gown, his hands slipped further up.
"Aaargh, stop groping me, Bastard!!" Felice growled and finally sank into her seat, hair tousled and face lovely flushed.
"Who wanted me to help, hmm?" Two said nonchalant and shut the door.
"I could do without that kind of help!" she muttered under her breath.
"Then, I fear, we're not able to ever leave this wonderful spacious car!" he snickered.
Felice gulped.
After half an hour, they finally found the hotel.
Cursing and insulting each other, it took them another fifteen minutes to get out of the car again.
Finally free, they adjusted their rumpled clothing.
"It would be better, if nobody sees the handcuffs." Felice said.
"So, what do you suggest?" Two asked tired of all of it.
"I hate to say it, but the best possibility is to put our arms under your coat."
Two raised his eyebrows.
"Don't look at me like that, I won't start molesting you. I was teached proper manners, you know?" she said angrily.
"What a pity!" smirked Two and shoved their locked arms under his coat, so that their hands rested on his hip.
Felice, who was, even in her plateau boots, just reaching his nose with the crown of her head, got pressed to his right side in a tight embrace. Within another situation she would surely have enjoyed the feeling of the silken vest and shirt, with the hard muscles beneath and the heavy leather coat above, but now, it made her feel uncomfortable. And it didn´t make things easier that he smelled so delicious of boss aftershave.
As they entered the lobby, Felice looked in one of the big mirrors and growned.
"Just wonderful, now we look like a prostitute and her customer! I swear I never visit a benefit again!"
They made it safe to the reception and checked in.
"Thank you, now I just need to take a look at your identity cards. Excuse me for a minute!" said the concierge and headed to another guest.
Felice fumbled in her bag and took out her wallet.
"What about yours?" she asked.
"In my right pants pocket." He said and moved their arms to search for it.
"And you said just two minutes ago, that you won't grope me!" he smirked and put his wallet on the desk.
Felice blushed.
"That's not fair!"
"I know!"
"Men!"
"Women! Now calm down."
As the concierge came back to check their identity cards, Two put their arms behind his back again, but this time over his coat. No one seemed to notice.
The hotel seemed to be run by foreigners, walls and furniture were strangely decorated and the maids wore folkloric costumes.
"Hey Mum, look! A bride and her bridegroom!!" yelled suddenly a small girl behind their back.
Silence.
Since there were no other couples left in lobby, Two and Felice turned slowly around and faced a small girl in a dirndl, who smiled brightly at them.
They were so shocked, that they let their locked arms hang down, visible for all.
"Married?" mouthed Felice loudless to Two, who wiped a few sweat drops from his pretty face.
They turned back to the concierge who eyed their handcuffs with a big smile.
"My, why didn't you say a word? My congratulations! And what a nice surprise!"
He pointed at their handcuffs and wiped a single tear out of the corner of his eye.
"There are so few young people these days that care about tradition, but you do. The binding ceremony. To be bound to one's bride for whole 48 hours to learn the meaning of caring and supporting each other! To have to do everything together! I live since forty years in this country, but never have I seen a couple that takes on onto this tradition! I let the wedding suite be prepared for you, and tonight you'll be our guests! Drinking, dancing, laughing till the sun rises!!"
The concierge left his desk and vanished singing behind the curtain.
Felice and Two looked at each other.
"Trinity, if I ever get my hands on you, you'll wish you were dead!"
"Oh yeah, for sure!!"
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