A/N: Sorry it took so long! Bit preoccupied and I'm a 110% true procrastinator.
Sorry!
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Trinity
I can hear his laughter, that slimy noise filling my ears to that same intoxicating rhythm as the glass shattering around me.
Asshole.
Really I can only blame myself but that won't stop me making him pay. He just enjoys everyone else's pain, fear and failure too much.
This wouldn't have happened if I hadn't gone to see the Coppertop alone. Zeek is in the med. lab with Morpheus. Nitro is too new, only unplugged for a month. So that left Cypher and me.
Come on Trin.
Thinking about it, maybe his use of Trin made me want to go alone. The way he thinks we are good friends, in his sick mind probably more. Although the truth of it is, the only reason I spare him, if I can help it, one breath a day is because we're on the same ship.
You're a big girl, you can handle watching some hacker by yourself. You don't need me to protect you.
He used my biggest weakness, pride, against me. Obviously, considering my current situation I couldn't handle it myself. He was right, though, I didn't need his help.
When I arrived it was going smoothly until Agents came. It's never happened before; they must have traced me. Somehow, I don't know. But now I find myself smashing through a window trying to escape. Morpheus' words are repeating in my head.
Everyone who has fought an Agent has died.
So I ran, I ran down the stairs, jumped out a window and now I'm in an alley, still running.
My fear fuelled me; I was scared when they arrived, scared for my life. Still am.
I haven't had enough time.
I'm not done being me. Trinity.
There is so much more for me to do, this would be the only time I think about my destiny. During life threatening danger, I guess it's when I remember everything I take for granted. I remember what the Oracle told me about my purpose.
You're going to fall in love, it's going to be the greatest thing, you're going to need it and so is the One.
I remember my reaction. I don't need love, nobody does.
Then I remember myself. My old self. I didn't have enough time being me, Kelly. I needed love then, maybe if I had it I wouldn't be here. The many nights I spent alone led me to search for the truth.
What is the Matrix?
It's stupid that my emotions only truly appear when there might not be long enough left to express them.
There's never enough time.
Someone once said that to me, I don't want it to be true so I keep on running.
Noises float on the breeze towards me the soft commotion of the lunchtime rush hour on the main streets.
Bingo.
If I can get there in amongst the crowds the Agents will forget me, I'm not important enough to risk the possible exposure of the system to half the city.
I turn left and after a few blind moments I'm being held in the arms of some strange man with coffee running down his leg.
"Jesus."
I stare at him, consumed in his deep penatrating innocence, before pushing me sunglasses to the bridge of my nose. Cutting myself of, slightly unwillingly.
His grip on my arm steadies me as my breathing normalises. His eyes search my face, studying me, questioning me, wanting me. I don't need his answers or knowledge but I want him, something at the pit of my stomach burns and rises all the way through my body.
I can't stop this feeling and I don't want to. No words are spoken but a feeling is flowing through us. It's exciting, the danger leaves my mind and all my rational thoughts are gone. I just want to be here with this man. On the surface he is nothing special apart from the fact he is probably the most attractive man I have laid eyes on but he's still plugged in that much was apparent at face value. But his eyes, his eyes tell all about him, I can see he wants to be free, he is questioning his life.
I want to help him.
A shot is fired close.
I can't help him. Not now but I promise him, silently, and myself I will.
I pull myself from his small embrace and run.
Goodbye.
We will meet soon.
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A/N: Please review! This is the last chapter but the next chapter to my other story Instincts will be up soon. Please read!