Another Month Later.
"So what do you call this stuff again?" Mace asked, letting the stuff in front of her they all called "food" drip off her spork and into her dish.
"Well, runny eggs or a whole bowl of snot. Whichever is your preference." Neo answered, swallowing a lump of the food down slowly.
"Eww. I think slop sounds better than any of those." Mace made a face at both Neo and the food.
"Just call it food. No problems from that title?" Trinity asked curtly.
"No. Sorry." Mace lowered her head, feeling like she'd done something wrong.
Neo got up before Trinity did and left quickly.
"What's his problem?" Strife asked before glancing shyly at Mace, who noticed the glance and ignored it- preferring to watch Neo's retreating back instead.
Trinity ignored the comment and quickly followed Neo, unsure why he'd left so quickly.
"Okay, now they're both gone, what's the problem? Why is it that if one of them leaves, the other follows?" Mace asked to no one in particular.
"Umm, Mace, they're kinda together." Trish answered, gaining stares from all three.
"What?"
"Really?"
"Oh shit."
Trish had to smile at the varied responses. Though Devlan's was the best, she always knew how to swear at the perfect moments.
"What's the problem Dev?" Trish asked
"Umm, nothing." She quickly responded, getting up and leaving quickly.
After an uncomfortable moment of silence, Trish spoke up, "That was weird. Well, I guess I'd better go; Tank wanted me help him in the core anyway. Catch you all later."
As silence filled the kitchen, Strife asked quietly,
"So, you into anyone here?"
~~*~~
"Neo, what's the problem?" Trinity asked upon catching up with him in the hall.
"Do you have to be mean to Mace, she's just being-" Neo's accusation was cut off by Trinity's reply,
"Neo, the Oracle told her that she would fall for you. She told her others things, that she didn't tell me, but, I don't know. I'm just afraid she'll steal you away."
"She won't. The Oracle told me I was waiting for something. That something was you. She also told you that you would be my savior, the savior for the One. That I would need you to live, to go on, and she's not wrong. I don't think I could ever live without you, and I'm not about to find out." Neo pulled her to him, wrapping his arms around her in a hug.
As Trinity tilted her head up to kiss him, neither noticed Trish and Devlan stop in their tracks upon nearly walking into the pair. Devlan couldn't help but be mesmerized by the way Trinity seemed to fit perfectly into Neo, the way he held her so gently, and above all, the way their lips met in a seemingly fiery way. Like they needed the touch to survive. Devlan and Trish could do nothing but wait until the two either moved or stopped. Luckily, they didn't have to wait long, for Neo gently pulled away, and with his back to the other women, he whispered something quietly to Trinity,
"I love you Trinity. You and no one else." Neo paused to intertwine their fingers before motioning for Trinity to follow him. "Come on. Let's go help out Morpheus." Trinity turned and walked with him down the hall- oblivious to Devlan and Trish's silent audience.
"So what do you call this stuff again?" Mace asked, letting the stuff in front of her they all called "food" drip off her spork and into her dish.
"Well, runny eggs or a whole bowl of snot. Whichever is your preference." Neo answered, swallowing a lump of the food down slowly.
"Eww. I think slop sounds better than any of those." Mace made a face at both Neo and the food.
"Just call it food. No problems from that title?" Trinity asked curtly.
"No. Sorry." Mace lowered her head, feeling like she'd done something wrong.
Neo got up before Trinity did and left quickly.
"What's his problem?" Strife asked before glancing shyly at Mace, who noticed the glance and ignored it- preferring to watch Neo's retreating back instead.
Trinity ignored the comment and quickly followed Neo, unsure why he'd left so quickly.
"Okay, now they're both gone, what's the problem? Why is it that if one of them leaves, the other follows?" Mace asked to no one in particular.
"Umm, Mace, they're kinda together." Trish answered, gaining stares from all three.
"What?"
"Really?"
"Oh shit."
Trish had to smile at the varied responses. Though Devlan's was the best, she always knew how to swear at the perfect moments.
"What's the problem Dev?" Trish asked
"Umm, nothing." She quickly responded, getting up and leaving quickly.
After an uncomfortable moment of silence, Trish spoke up, "That was weird. Well, I guess I'd better go; Tank wanted me help him in the core anyway. Catch you all later."
As silence filled the kitchen, Strife asked quietly,
"So, you into anyone here?"
~~*~~
"Neo, what's the problem?" Trinity asked upon catching up with him in the hall.
"Do you have to be mean to Mace, she's just being-" Neo's accusation was cut off by Trinity's reply,
"Neo, the Oracle told her that she would fall for you. She told her others things, that she didn't tell me, but, I don't know. I'm just afraid she'll steal you away."
"She won't. The Oracle told me I was waiting for something. That something was you. She also told you that you would be my savior, the savior for the One. That I would need you to live, to go on, and she's not wrong. I don't think I could ever live without you, and I'm not about to find out." Neo pulled her to him, wrapping his arms around her in a hug.
As Trinity tilted her head up to kiss him, neither noticed Trish and Devlan stop in their tracks upon nearly walking into the pair. Devlan couldn't help but be mesmerized by the way Trinity seemed to fit perfectly into Neo, the way he held her so gently, and above all, the way their lips met in a seemingly fiery way. Like they needed the touch to survive. Devlan and Trish could do nothing but wait until the two either moved or stopped. Luckily, they didn't have to wait long, for Neo gently pulled away, and with his back to the other women, he whispered something quietly to Trinity,
"I love you Trinity. You and no one else." Neo paused to intertwine their fingers before motioning for Trinity to follow him. "Come on. Let's go help out Morpheus." Trinity turned and walked with him down the hall- oblivious to Devlan and Trish's silent audience.