" 'Soft parts'?" Trinity asked the moment she and Neo were left alone in
the Core.
"Well, yeah. Your skin is soft, as are your muscles. Well, they may be strong and tough, but that's not the point. You are made up of tissue and bone, Trinity. Tissue isn't hard; it can be ripped and torn." Neo explained, hoping to avoid a fight.
"I know, your right. It's just, I try to act more than human, tougher, so I can survive, and you go an smack me in the face about my humanity." Trinity sighed, watching Neo warily as he walked over to her.
"I didn't intend any smacking. It's the truth, for anyone and everyone." Neo replied, his body inches from hers.
Trinity looked at the position she was in and, upon glancing around, led Neo towards a plug-in chair. Pulling his lips to hers seconds before Neo pushed her into the chair, Trinity gripped his neck for support as she was lifted and slowly lowered into it. Neo climbed on top, slipping a hand around her back as the other cupped her face. Just as Neo's lips slid down to Trinity's bare collarbone, just as he slid a hand under her shirt and rested it on her sternum, just as Trinity moaned very softly in his ear, Niobe and Ghost came in, to bring them in for lunch.
"Neo. Trinity." Niobe's stern, no-bullshit voice cut through all sex- related thoughts in both of their minds, bringing them back the very real and soon-to-be embarrassing present.
Neo quickly jumped off the chair to allow Trinity to climb off before they stood, looking somewhat embarrassed about "being caught in the act".
"You know, under some circumstances, I would only give you two a warning about this. I do not take make-out sessions on my ship on the equipment we use daily lightly. If I were to find you two doing- something in your room when you should be working, I can warn you, but this, I will not tolerate. Trinity and Neo, you are to be separated for one week. Neo, you can stay in your room, Ghost can room with you, and Trinity can take Ghost's room. I do not want to see you two doing ANYTHING other than working together like other crewmembers or I will make this separation longer." Niobe's anger calmed down at the shocked looks she received.
"Wait, you're punishing us? For this?" Neo asked, gesturing towards the chair.
"Yes Neo, do you have a problem with that? I am the ranking officer on this ship. Morpheus, despite the fact that he's a trusted friend and fellow Captain, is taking residence on this ship as you are. Even he at times must come to me for a decision. You may be the One in the Matrix, but here, you follow the rules on this ship."
"Excuse me Niobe." Ghost quietly interjected.
"What?"
"Why must I give up my room?"
Trinity allowed a small smile creep to her lips. Ghost, the ever-quiet one, was getting miffed about having to give up his room for a week. Trinity would laugh about the situation if it didn't mean she and Neo would be separated. Eyeing Morpheus in the doorway, Trinity could tell he'd tried to keep them out of the core, and he was a bit saddened by the turn of events.
"One week?" Trinity questioned, raising her chin in a challenge.
"One week, unless you give in sooner and I have to make it longer." Niobe responded, taking the challenge and throwing it in Trinity's face.
"Fine." Trinity responded icily. Neo shivered at the change in both her mood and attitude. This was the Trinity he knew before he died and she brought him back. Cold, hard, ice. In one week, he was going to explode while she would draw more and more into herself.
"Neo?" Niobe asked, her glance ticking to him.
"Do I have much choice?" Neo asked sarcastically.
"Not really." Niobe replied, tilting her head slightly.
"Then you know my answer." Neo shot back coolly before leaving for the mess hall, Trinity following close behind.
~~*~~
"Niobe, why did you just do that?" Morpheus asked, his voice weary.
"They need to know the difference between when they can have sex and when they can't. Why do you ask?" Niobe asked, turning towards Morpheus.
"Because I've done it before, and I know what's going to happen."
"What happened?"
Morpheus took a seat in the Operator's chair before continuing.
"For about two days they were fine, working great, albeit they were a little angry. On the fourth day it began, work progress began to slow down. Neo ate less, Trinity began to sleep less. On the fifth day, you could see two things. One, the need for each other for health reasons, and two, the very thick tension between them. When I had them work on something together, every accidental touch of hands added to the desire. By the end of the week, I called it off. It had originally been for ten days, but I knew they couldn't make it. They need each other, more than most people do.
"Neo isn't the One without Trinity at his side. She is his counterpart, his other half, as he is hers. If one of them is gone from the other for a period of time, you can see the separation taking its toll on them. Weakness, no appetite, insomnia, they both get it. And it's amazing and scary at the same time." Morpheus explained.
"Why scary?" Niobe inquired.
"Because if one of them was ever to die, the other would surely follow soon thereafter. They can't live without each other. That's what's scary."
"I see. Well, let's have this as a test then. They can still think it's a punishment but let's see how long they can go without." Niobe challenged, a slight smile playing on her lips.
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Okay, I originally had this huge comment at the end to leave you with before the next chapter, but since I put it up right after this one, I saw no point. Enjoy and review!
"Well, yeah. Your skin is soft, as are your muscles. Well, they may be strong and tough, but that's not the point. You are made up of tissue and bone, Trinity. Tissue isn't hard; it can be ripped and torn." Neo explained, hoping to avoid a fight.
"I know, your right. It's just, I try to act more than human, tougher, so I can survive, and you go an smack me in the face about my humanity." Trinity sighed, watching Neo warily as he walked over to her.
"I didn't intend any smacking. It's the truth, for anyone and everyone." Neo replied, his body inches from hers.
Trinity looked at the position she was in and, upon glancing around, led Neo towards a plug-in chair. Pulling his lips to hers seconds before Neo pushed her into the chair, Trinity gripped his neck for support as she was lifted and slowly lowered into it. Neo climbed on top, slipping a hand around her back as the other cupped her face. Just as Neo's lips slid down to Trinity's bare collarbone, just as he slid a hand under her shirt and rested it on her sternum, just as Trinity moaned very softly in his ear, Niobe and Ghost came in, to bring them in for lunch.
"Neo. Trinity." Niobe's stern, no-bullshit voice cut through all sex- related thoughts in both of their minds, bringing them back the very real and soon-to-be embarrassing present.
Neo quickly jumped off the chair to allow Trinity to climb off before they stood, looking somewhat embarrassed about "being caught in the act".
"You know, under some circumstances, I would only give you two a warning about this. I do not take make-out sessions on my ship on the equipment we use daily lightly. If I were to find you two doing- something in your room when you should be working, I can warn you, but this, I will not tolerate. Trinity and Neo, you are to be separated for one week. Neo, you can stay in your room, Ghost can room with you, and Trinity can take Ghost's room. I do not want to see you two doing ANYTHING other than working together like other crewmembers or I will make this separation longer." Niobe's anger calmed down at the shocked looks she received.
"Wait, you're punishing us? For this?" Neo asked, gesturing towards the chair.
"Yes Neo, do you have a problem with that? I am the ranking officer on this ship. Morpheus, despite the fact that he's a trusted friend and fellow Captain, is taking residence on this ship as you are. Even he at times must come to me for a decision. You may be the One in the Matrix, but here, you follow the rules on this ship."
"Excuse me Niobe." Ghost quietly interjected.
"What?"
"Why must I give up my room?"
Trinity allowed a small smile creep to her lips. Ghost, the ever-quiet one, was getting miffed about having to give up his room for a week. Trinity would laugh about the situation if it didn't mean she and Neo would be separated. Eyeing Morpheus in the doorway, Trinity could tell he'd tried to keep them out of the core, and he was a bit saddened by the turn of events.
"One week?" Trinity questioned, raising her chin in a challenge.
"One week, unless you give in sooner and I have to make it longer." Niobe responded, taking the challenge and throwing it in Trinity's face.
"Fine." Trinity responded icily. Neo shivered at the change in both her mood and attitude. This was the Trinity he knew before he died and she brought him back. Cold, hard, ice. In one week, he was going to explode while she would draw more and more into herself.
"Neo?" Niobe asked, her glance ticking to him.
"Do I have much choice?" Neo asked sarcastically.
"Not really." Niobe replied, tilting her head slightly.
"Then you know my answer." Neo shot back coolly before leaving for the mess hall, Trinity following close behind.
~~*~~
"Niobe, why did you just do that?" Morpheus asked, his voice weary.
"They need to know the difference between when they can have sex and when they can't. Why do you ask?" Niobe asked, turning towards Morpheus.
"Because I've done it before, and I know what's going to happen."
"What happened?"
Morpheus took a seat in the Operator's chair before continuing.
"For about two days they were fine, working great, albeit they were a little angry. On the fourth day it began, work progress began to slow down. Neo ate less, Trinity began to sleep less. On the fifth day, you could see two things. One, the need for each other for health reasons, and two, the very thick tension between them. When I had them work on something together, every accidental touch of hands added to the desire. By the end of the week, I called it off. It had originally been for ten days, but I knew they couldn't make it. They need each other, more than most people do.
"Neo isn't the One without Trinity at his side. She is his counterpart, his other half, as he is hers. If one of them is gone from the other for a period of time, you can see the separation taking its toll on them. Weakness, no appetite, insomnia, they both get it. And it's amazing and scary at the same time." Morpheus explained.
"Why scary?" Niobe inquired.
"Because if one of them was ever to die, the other would surely follow soon thereafter. They can't live without each other. That's what's scary."
"I see. Well, let's have this as a test then. They can still think it's a punishment but let's see how long they can go without." Niobe challenged, a slight smile playing on her lips.
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Okay, I originally had this huge comment at the end to leave you with before the next chapter, but since I put it up right after this one, I saw no point. Enjoy and review!
