Now this chapter just goes to show that it was written before Reloaded came
out. I had so much fun writing this chapter. It had both a mixture of humor
and romance, my favorite.
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"Trinity, since Neo's never been to Zion, when he is released from recovery, will you take it upon yourself to room together? I know you hate roommates, but I hope you'll understand the reason for this." Morpheus asked, watching for any change of emotion on her face- absolutely none. Not a flash of anger, or happiness, nor irritation for a new burden, or even a hint of what was actually going through her mind.
"All right. If he's the One, then I shouldn't complain if you let me take care of him. Two questions though." Trinity paused, awaiting Morpheus' signal to continue. "One, how long will we be here, and two, when will Neo get out of sickbay?"
"We will be here no more than eleven days, more than that and we'd take too long to get used to fighting again. Neo will be out of sickbay before five this evening. So be there around 4:45. I believe you know where dinner will be?" Morpheus asked offhand.
"The Squiddles?" upon seeing Morpheus nod, "Oh God, his first dinner in Zion and you want to eat there? It's like eating..."
".In a restaurant in the Matrix, I know. I want him to be able to relax, and eat something."
"Right. I'll see you then." Trinity nodded and walked down the hall to her and, smiling ever so slightly at the thought, Neo's room.
~~*~~
"So, how does it feel to be awake, and fully healthy?" Trinity asked nonchalantly as she and Neo rode up the elevator to the ninth floor.
"Fully? I'm lucky if I've mostly recovered. They sure don't like people staying who aren't on their death bed." Neo replied. His voice was still weak, but his stance and walk were not, as Trinity noted silently. "So, where is my room?"
Trinity didn't slip- no smile, no change in body language, "Room 945- end of the hall."
"And, ummm, where is, where's your room?" Neo asked nervously, trying hard to sound casual.
This time she had to smile as they reached the end of the hall, and she opened the door to room 945. "My room? Same as yours."
She walked in, with Neo following slowly behind- looking a bit shocked.
"I would think Morpheus would want us in separate rooms, like on the ship." Neo stated.
Inwardly, Trinity faltered, thinking maybe Neo only kissed her because, because, well, a reason wasn't forming, but she still faltered. Outwardly, Trinity didn't miss a beat.
"He told me that since you've never been here, and since you're the One, he wanted me to take care of you."
"Oh. Okay, well, oh, umm, gee."
"What?" Trinity snapped.
"There's, one bed, a rather large bed, but still, one bed. Do, you want me to sleep." Neo trailed off, not sure whether to say on the floor or with her.
"Neo, what's wrong? Did I miss something, or what?"
Neo stiffened, and immediately wished he hadn't, seeing the pain in Trinity's eyes. She never expressed emotions-let alone pain. He let out a breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding.
"Trinity, I just." His explanation was cut short by the phone, choosing to ring at the wrong time.
Trinity only paused a moment to see if Neo, who was standing next to it, would pick it up, before walking over to it and silencing it's ring.
"Hello... Yes, he's here... 6:30? We should be ready by then...all right, Morpheus...Yes; I know where Squiddles is...what do you mean by proper attire... There is no way I'm getting into a dress...Morpheus..." Trinity trailed off her conversation to listen, while Neo stifled a laugh, and quickly straightened up, when Trinity shot him a look. "Isn't pants all right for a woman to wear...well then, I'll eat here...what? No, that's not fair, you said...but...fine! I'll be wearing black." Without waiting for Morpheus to respond, Trinity slammed the phone down and promptly ripped the jack out of the wall.
Not until she ripped the phone jack out did she notice how close she was to Neo. He had noticed since she picked up the phone, but didn't want to move, unless it was to be even closer. Trinity felt a slight warmth in the middle of her back and quickly realized it was his hand. Trinity turned toward him, face to face. A step forward and she was close enough to feel his breath, tickling her skin ever so slightly. She slowly moved her hands up his chest, until they wrapped around his neck, causing Neo's heart to race and mind to stop working, which kept his body immobile.
Fearing she did the wrong thing, Trinity was about to let go when Neo decided to do something other than stand there and exhaled her name ever so quietly as he wrapped his arms fully around her, and lowered his head to rest on her shoulder. While Trinity took in the scent and warmth of him, Neo whispered something softly into her neck.
"What?" she asked quietly.
Neo lifted his head enough so that his lips were against her ear.
His breath tickled her, but she forgot about that when he repeated what he said.
"I love you."
Before she could respond, a sharp knock came from the door. Neo smiled as he heard her curse under her breath, and followed her to the door.
"Yes?" Trinity asked the bellboy.
"I have a message for Trinity?" he asked, looking over her shoulder towards Neo.
"That's me." Trinity said curtly, ignoring the shocked look on the boy's face.
"Morpheus says that you should spend your first night back resting, and has asked that you do not go out tonight, rather spend time with Neo."
Trying to rid herself of the interruption as swiftly as possible, Trinity quickly responded, "Thank you. Have a good night."
The bellboy nodded and walked off.
Trinity was acutely aware the whole time that Neo was just inches away from her. As she closed the door, the inches disappeared. Neo waited for her to turn and as soon as she did, he slowly pushed her against the door, covering her lips with his own. Trinity, who hated being pinned, especially by men, forgot to react to this move, and instead let her heart control her.
When he began to pull away, Trinity understood what he was thinking, but she wasn't ready.
"No, Neo."
He stopped, unsure of what to do. Trinity saved him by taking his hand and leading him into the bathroom, with a rather large tub.
"Jacuzzi?" She asked him.
Neo smiled as she bent over to turn on the water, and dumped in bubbles and soothing mixtures of liquids. She slipped off her boots, and paused to watch Neo follow suit before turning around again. Before she could do anything else however, Neo pulled her to him, unable to wait. Her back against his chest, and after a moment, Trinity could tell it was his bare chest; he kissed the nape of her neck, slowly and gently. Trinity moaned quietly and turned into him, allowing him to pull off both her shirts at the same time.
Neo backed up ever so slightly, before accidentally tripping over the edge of the tub and falling backwards into it, splashing water over the side. They both paused a moment to figure out what just happened, before Trinity laughed into his neck, tickling him. She lifted her face, and looked right into his eyes. Neo felt words and feelings passing between them without trace of a sound. But before he could open his mouth to speak, she lowered her head and silenced his unspoken words with a gentle, yet fierce kiss.
As the wet clothes were slowly slipped, and in some cases, almost ripped off, Neo couldn't help but wonder what made him so special as to have this beautiful and strong fighter, no make that, woman, want him and love him. But his thoughts melted away as he noticed her body tensing. He slowly lowered his lips to her neck, his hands caressing her back. He felt her fingers drag up and down his own back, causing him to moan against her skin. Her lips, so gently kissing his shoulders and neck, found their way to his lips and claimed them her own.
As the Jacuzzi turned on finally, Neo and Trinity melted into one another, crossing all the barriers, opening all the doors, and binding themselves to one another in a way they never knew was possible. Names were spoken and moaned in ways that they would never be said outside of this world of theirs, where time was nothing and they were the only people who existed.
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"Trinity, since Neo's never been to Zion, when he is released from recovery, will you take it upon yourself to room together? I know you hate roommates, but I hope you'll understand the reason for this." Morpheus asked, watching for any change of emotion on her face- absolutely none. Not a flash of anger, or happiness, nor irritation for a new burden, or even a hint of what was actually going through her mind.
"All right. If he's the One, then I shouldn't complain if you let me take care of him. Two questions though." Trinity paused, awaiting Morpheus' signal to continue. "One, how long will we be here, and two, when will Neo get out of sickbay?"
"We will be here no more than eleven days, more than that and we'd take too long to get used to fighting again. Neo will be out of sickbay before five this evening. So be there around 4:45. I believe you know where dinner will be?" Morpheus asked offhand.
"The Squiddles?" upon seeing Morpheus nod, "Oh God, his first dinner in Zion and you want to eat there? It's like eating..."
".In a restaurant in the Matrix, I know. I want him to be able to relax, and eat something."
"Right. I'll see you then." Trinity nodded and walked down the hall to her and, smiling ever so slightly at the thought, Neo's room.
~~*~~
"So, how does it feel to be awake, and fully healthy?" Trinity asked nonchalantly as she and Neo rode up the elevator to the ninth floor.
"Fully? I'm lucky if I've mostly recovered. They sure don't like people staying who aren't on their death bed." Neo replied. His voice was still weak, but his stance and walk were not, as Trinity noted silently. "So, where is my room?"
Trinity didn't slip- no smile, no change in body language, "Room 945- end of the hall."
"And, ummm, where is, where's your room?" Neo asked nervously, trying hard to sound casual.
This time she had to smile as they reached the end of the hall, and she opened the door to room 945. "My room? Same as yours."
She walked in, with Neo following slowly behind- looking a bit shocked.
"I would think Morpheus would want us in separate rooms, like on the ship." Neo stated.
Inwardly, Trinity faltered, thinking maybe Neo only kissed her because, because, well, a reason wasn't forming, but she still faltered. Outwardly, Trinity didn't miss a beat.
"He told me that since you've never been here, and since you're the One, he wanted me to take care of you."
"Oh. Okay, well, oh, umm, gee."
"What?" Trinity snapped.
"There's, one bed, a rather large bed, but still, one bed. Do, you want me to sleep." Neo trailed off, not sure whether to say on the floor or with her.
"Neo, what's wrong? Did I miss something, or what?"
Neo stiffened, and immediately wished he hadn't, seeing the pain in Trinity's eyes. She never expressed emotions-let alone pain. He let out a breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding.
"Trinity, I just." His explanation was cut short by the phone, choosing to ring at the wrong time.
Trinity only paused a moment to see if Neo, who was standing next to it, would pick it up, before walking over to it and silencing it's ring.
"Hello... Yes, he's here... 6:30? We should be ready by then...all right, Morpheus...Yes; I know where Squiddles is...what do you mean by proper attire... There is no way I'm getting into a dress...Morpheus..." Trinity trailed off her conversation to listen, while Neo stifled a laugh, and quickly straightened up, when Trinity shot him a look. "Isn't pants all right for a woman to wear...well then, I'll eat here...what? No, that's not fair, you said...but...fine! I'll be wearing black." Without waiting for Morpheus to respond, Trinity slammed the phone down and promptly ripped the jack out of the wall.
Not until she ripped the phone jack out did she notice how close she was to Neo. He had noticed since she picked up the phone, but didn't want to move, unless it was to be even closer. Trinity felt a slight warmth in the middle of her back and quickly realized it was his hand. Trinity turned toward him, face to face. A step forward and she was close enough to feel his breath, tickling her skin ever so slightly. She slowly moved her hands up his chest, until they wrapped around his neck, causing Neo's heart to race and mind to stop working, which kept his body immobile.
Fearing she did the wrong thing, Trinity was about to let go when Neo decided to do something other than stand there and exhaled her name ever so quietly as he wrapped his arms fully around her, and lowered his head to rest on her shoulder. While Trinity took in the scent and warmth of him, Neo whispered something softly into her neck.
"What?" she asked quietly.
Neo lifted his head enough so that his lips were against her ear.
His breath tickled her, but she forgot about that when he repeated what he said.
"I love you."
Before she could respond, a sharp knock came from the door. Neo smiled as he heard her curse under her breath, and followed her to the door.
"Yes?" Trinity asked the bellboy.
"I have a message for Trinity?" he asked, looking over her shoulder towards Neo.
"That's me." Trinity said curtly, ignoring the shocked look on the boy's face.
"Morpheus says that you should spend your first night back resting, and has asked that you do not go out tonight, rather spend time with Neo."
Trying to rid herself of the interruption as swiftly as possible, Trinity quickly responded, "Thank you. Have a good night."
The bellboy nodded and walked off.
Trinity was acutely aware the whole time that Neo was just inches away from her. As she closed the door, the inches disappeared. Neo waited for her to turn and as soon as she did, he slowly pushed her against the door, covering her lips with his own. Trinity, who hated being pinned, especially by men, forgot to react to this move, and instead let her heart control her.
When he began to pull away, Trinity understood what he was thinking, but she wasn't ready.
"No, Neo."
He stopped, unsure of what to do. Trinity saved him by taking his hand and leading him into the bathroom, with a rather large tub.
"Jacuzzi?" She asked him.
Neo smiled as she bent over to turn on the water, and dumped in bubbles and soothing mixtures of liquids. She slipped off her boots, and paused to watch Neo follow suit before turning around again. Before she could do anything else however, Neo pulled her to him, unable to wait. Her back against his chest, and after a moment, Trinity could tell it was his bare chest; he kissed the nape of her neck, slowly and gently. Trinity moaned quietly and turned into him, allowing him to pull off both her shirts at the same time.
Neo backed up ever so slightly, before accidentally tripping over the edge of the tub and falling backwards into it, splashing water over the side. They both paused a moment to figure out what just happened, before Trinity laughed into his neck, tickling him. She lifted her face, and looked right into his eyes. Neo felt words and feelings passing between them without trace of a sound. But before he could open his mouth to speak, she lowered her head and silenced his unspoken words with a gentle, yet fierce kiss.
As the wet clothes were slowly slipped, and in some cases, almost ripped off, Neo couldn't help but wonder what made him so special as to have this beautiful and strong fighter, no make that, woman, want him and love him. But his thoughts melted away as he noticed her body tensing. He slowly lowered his lips to her neck, his hands caressing her back. He felt her fingers drag up and down his own back, causing him to moan against her skin. Her lips, so gently kissing his shoulders and neck, found their way to his lips and claimed them her own.
As the Jacuzzi turned on finally, Neo and Trinity melted into one another, crossing all the barriers, opening all the doors, and binding themselves to one another in a way they never knew was possible. Names were spoken and moaned in ways that they would never be said outside of this world of theirs, where time was nothing and they were the only people who existed.