Okay, I know I said that this was only a one-time fic, BUT I lied. Possibly
just an encore chapter, I was always interested in how Neo and Trinity
would spend their first time in Zion. Now I can write out my version of it.
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It wasn't supposed to happen this way. Everyone was supposed to make it. I promised him that we would all be here today, and the next day, and the next day. I guess I lied. It was a simple mission. Go into the Matrix to bring Neo to the Oracle, and get out. As simple as hacking into the Matrix. But no. No, Cypher had to sell us over to the machines and then the shit just HAD to hit the fan.
Some good did come out of that day. Much death and remorse, but also happiness, and above all, hope. God, hope above all things. And that hope kept us alive while waiting for a ship to come to our aid. Hope warmed my body, wrapping its arms around me. Hope kept us from despairing completely at the four bodies wrapped in sheets. Hope loved me. Neo loved me.
"Trinity, can you help me for a second?" Tank's head poked into Trinity's room, eyes questioning.
"Sure." Trinity stood from the sitting position on the bed where she had been thinking, following Tank.
As they reached the Core, Trinity's eyes quickly found Neo's across the room. Morpheus had noticed something different between the two, but could not yet place it. Tank however, was too caught up in both sadness from the death of his brother and happiness from the fact that Neo was the One to notice. Trinity decided to keep it that way. An emotionally private and reclusive person anyway, Trinity was having a hard enough time dealing with the emotions buzzing through her head and heart. Walking quickly around the monitors to help Tank with some rewiring, Trinity's mind wandered off while doing the almost mindless task. Cursing as a wire sparked at her, Trinity suddenly felt a pair of eyes on her.
"Need some help? You've been at it for over an hour and the only thing you've done is hurt yourself." Neo's concerned voice broke gently through her thoughts.
Trinity twisted enough on her back to glance up at his brown eyes before nodding.
"Where do you need me?" Neo asked, crouching down.
"Umm, next to me, actually. I need you to hold wires while I work on splicing and rewiring." Trinity twisted back around, getting comfortable once again.
Tensing slightly as Neo's body slid up next to hers, Trinity relaxed as he gripped a few wires away from her area of attack. Working silently for another hour or so, Neo and Trinity quickly fixed what the sentinel attack had ruined. Dropping the wire cutters and pliers next to her, Trinity pushed her arms above her head, stretching. And before she could react, Neo's hand slid over the exposed skin on her stomach, causing her to shiver.
"Neo..." Trinity cautioned, not wanting to be seen like this by Tank or Morpheus.
Nevertheless, his lips found hers whether she wanted them to or not. The kiss was gentle and soft at first, much like the kiss he had given her in his room the night she brought him his dinner, and the one they had shared when he came back to her. However, it did not stay that way. Giving in to emotions he couldn't control, Neo deepened the kiss; sliding his lips over hers, tongue clashing with hers. Neither heard Tank's footsteps approaching, or departing for that matter. Neither noticed the rocking of the Nebuchadnezzar as a ship docked against it. The only thing they cared to notice, were the sensations of her cool lips against his hot mouth and the feeling of his arm wrapping around her.
"Neo. Trinity." Morpheus' voice caught the attention of the two. Neo snapped his head up, only to slam it against metal above him.
"Oh fuck." Neo winced, rubbing his head, feeling Trinity's hand touching the tender spot as well.
"The Corinthian has come to bring the Neb to Zion. I just thought you might want to know since we are moving onto their ship until we arrive. I sent Tank in to tell you, but he apparently didn't want to disturb you two. I however, would rather you finish this in your room instead of the Core." Morpheus cast one last look at Trinity's upside down face and proceeded to leave.
~~*~~
"Neo, stay with me, or else you will get lost." Trinity instructed as the Corinthian docked in Zion.
As they got into the lift, Morpheus turned to the pair.
"Trinity, once you have shown Neo his quarters, I would like to speak with you."
"All right." Trinity nodded.
Riding up silently, the lift stopped twice to let off both Morpheus and Tank on two different levels. Once alone, Neo began his questions.
"So, how big is Zion?"
"Big enough to get lost in if you don't know even the simplest of markers. Small enough to know everything that is going on." Trinity responded.
"Where do I stay? Or you for that matter?" Neo asked, turning towards her.
"You have a choice. You can either stay in your own quarters six floors below me, or you can stay with me." Trinity replied, turning to look him in the eye.
"I'll stay with you. That is, if you don't have a problem with it." Neo answered.
"No problem. Ah, here we are." Trinity stepped forward as the lift slowed to a stop.
Getting out, Neo following Trinity down a long, seemingly endless hall. Stopping at a door that looked no different from any of the others, Neo's eyes widened at the room that stood before him. To his right was a small desk, and to his left was a rather beat-up and comfortable looking chair. Next to that was a stand of unlit candles. As his eyes probed further into the room, he saw an invitingly large bed in the alcove at the back of the room, with many more unlit candles next to it.
"I'll be back in a half hour. Stay here and put your stuff away. Make yourself at home." Trinity cast once last glance at Neo before leaving.
~~*~~
"Trinity. Good." Morpheus gestured for Trinity to take a seat as she entered.
"You wanted to speak with me?"
"Yes. I'll get right to the point. You and Neo, enlighten me. I'm not one to pry, but he was dead, his vitals flat lined. What happened?" Morpheus took a seat at his desk, facing her.
Trinity took a breath, thinking over what to say and how to say it.
"Well, when I went to the Oracle, she told me that I would fall in love with the One. I fell in love with Neo. When he died, I told him that and kissed him. Then he came back. The rest you know." Trinity replied.
"I see. This was meant to be then?" Off Trinity's nod, "Well, I guess a form of congratulations are in store. Thank you for believing in him enough." Morpheus smiled gently.
"Someone had to believe in him. He didn't believe in himself." Trinity replied.
"I know. I know. All right, that's all I was wondering about. There is a meeting tomorrow night in the temple, I suggest you bring Neo. Tonight, show him the sights." Morpheus guided Trinity to the door, smiling again before watching her leave.
~~*~~
"Hey."
"Your back early." Neo responded, sitting up from the bed.
"Nice greeting." Trinity shook her head, walking towards him.
Neo had lain down for some rest, stripping himself of his boots and shirts. Now, in a position where he clearly wasn't dominant, Neo awaited Trinity's lips to meet his own as she moved over him. As their lips brushed together, the shock of electricity coursing through them, a knock came at the door. Trinity paused before standing. Opening the door after Neo pulled a shirt on, Trinity was immediately wrapped in a bear hug by Link.
"Hey girl! I missed you. Tank walks in the door alone, sadly, but I mean, you weren't even there! No matter what you walk in with him!" Link smiled down into her eyes,
"I'm sorry Link. I guess I just figured Tank would want to be alone with his family. How's Zee by the way?"
"She's fine, crying at the moment, but fine. I just came by to welcome you back and to see- hey, who's this?" Link's eyes flicked up to meet Neo's.
"Oh, Link, this is Neo. Neo, Link." Trinity motioned to both of them.
"Hey."
"Hi. Wait, you're the One? The guy that Tank has been talking about between the crying? He said Morpheus found the One. Holy shit. I guess I'm honored to meet you." Link stuck out his hand to clasp an equally strong grip from Neo.
"That's me." Neo smiled wanly, not quite used to the title.
"Well, I guess I better get back, you know Zee. Nice to meet you, and Trinity, for the record, we all missed you." Link hugged her gently again before leaving.
"Bye Link." Trinity called out before shutting the door.
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It wasn't supposed to happen this way. Everyone was supposed to make it. I promised him that we would all be here today, and the next day, and the next day. I guess I lied. It was a simple mission. Go into the Matrix to bring Neo to the Oracle, and get out. As simple as hacking into the Matrix. But no. No, Cypher had to sell us over to the machines and then the shit just HAD to hit the fan.
Some good did come out of that day. Much death and remorse, but also happiness, and above all, hope. God, hope above all things. And that hope kept us alive while waiting for a ship to come to our aid. Hope warmed my body, wrapping its arms around me. Hope kept us from despairing completely at the four bodies wrapped in sheets. Hope loved me. Neo loved me.
"Trinity, can you help me for a second?" Tank's head poked into Trinity's room, eyes questioning.
"Sure." Trinity stood from the sitting position on the bed where she had been thinking, following Tank.
As they reached the Core, Trinity's eyes quickly found Neo's across the room. Morpheus had noticed something different between the two, but could not yet place it. Tank however, was too caught up in both sadness from the death of his brother and happiness from the fact that Neo was the One to notice. Trinity decided to keep it that way. An emotionally private and reclusive person anyway, Trinity was having a hard enough time dealing with the emotions buzzing through her head and heart. Walking quickly around the monitors to help Tank with some rewiring, Trinity's mind wandered off while doing the almost mindless task. Cursing as a wire sparked at her, Trinity suddenly felt a pair of eyes on her.
"Need some help? You've been at it for over an hour and the only thing you've done is hurt yourself." Neo's concerned voice broke gently through her thoughts.
Trinity twisted enough on her back to glance up at his brown eyes before nodding.
"Where do you need me?" Neo asked, crouching down.
"Umm, next to me, actually. I need you to hold wires while I work on splicing and rewiring." Trinity twisted back around, getting comfortable once again.
Tensing slightly as Neo's body slid up next to hers, Trinity relaxed as he gripped a few wires away from her area of attack. Working silently for another hour or so, Neo and Trinity quickly fixed what the sentinel attack had ruined. Dropping the wire cutters and pliers next to her, Trinity pushed her arms above her head, stretching. And before she could react, Neo's hand slid over the exposed skin on her stomach, causing her to shiver.
"Neo..." Trinity cautioned, not wanting to be seen like this by Tank or Morpheus.
Nevertheless, his lips found hers whether she wanted them to or not. The kiss was gentle and soft at first, much like the kiss he had given her in his room the night she brought him his dinner, and the one they had shared when he came back to her. However, it did not stay that way. Giving in to emotions he couldn't control, Neo deepened the kiss; sliding his lips over hers, tongue clashing with hers. Neither heard Tank's footsteps approaching, or departing for that matter. Neither noticed the rocking of the Nebuchadnezzar as a ship docked against it. The only thing they cared to notice, were the sensations of her cool lips against his hot mouth and the feeling of his arm wrapping around her.
"Neo. Trinity." Morpheus' voice caught the attention of the two. Neo snapped his head up, only to slam it against metal above him.
"Oh fuck." Neo winced, rubbing his head, feeling Trinity's hand touching the tender spot as well.
"The Corinthian has come to bring the Neb to Zion. I just thought you might want to know since we are moving onto their ship until we arrive. I sent Tank in to tell you, but he apparently didn't want to disturb you two. I however, would rather you finish this in your room instead of the Core." Morpheus cast one last look at Trinity's upside down face and proceeded to leave.
~~*~~
"Neo, stay with me, or else you will get lost." Trinity instructed as the Corinthian docked in Zion.
As they got into the lift, Morpheus turned to the pair.
"Trinity, once you have shown Neo his quarters, I would like to speak with you."
"All right." Trinity nodded.
Riding up silently, the lift stopped twice to let off both Morpheus and Tank on two different levels. Once alone, Neo began his questions.
"So, how big is Zion?"
"Big enough to get lost in if you don't know even the simplest of markers. Small enough to know everything that is going on." Trinity responded.
"Where do I stay? Or you for that matter?" Neo asked, turning towards her.
"You have a choice. You can either stay in your own quarters six floors below me, or you can stay with me." Trinity replied, turning to look him in the eye.
"I'll stay with you. That is, if you don't have a problem with it." Neo answered.
"No problem. Ah, here we are." Trinity stepped forward as the lift slowed to a stop.
Getting out, Neo following Trinity down a long, seemingly endless hall. Stopping at a door that looked no different from any of the others, Neo's eyes widened at the room that stood before him. To his right was a small desk, and to his left was a rather beat-up and comfortable looking chair. Next to that was a stand of unlit candles. As his eyes probed further into the room, he saw an invitingly large bed in the alcove at the back of the room, with many more unlit candles next to it.
"I'll be back in a half hour. Stay here and put your stuff away. Make yourself at home." Trinity cast once last glance at Neo before leaving.
~~*~~
"Trinity. Good." Morpheus gestured for Trinity to take a seat as she entered.
"You wanted to speak with me?"
"Yes. I'll get right to the point. You and Neo, enlighten me. I'm not one to pry, but he was dead, his vitals flat lined. What happened?" Morpheus took a seat at his desk, facing her.
Trinity took a breath, thinking over what to say and how to say it.
"Well, when I went to the Oracle, she told me that I would fall in love with the One. I fell in love with Neo. When he died, I told him that and kissed him. Then he came back. The rest you know." Trinity replied.
"I see. This was meant to be then?" Off Trinity's nod, "Well, I guess a form of congratulations are in store. Thank you for believing in him enough." Morpheus smiled gently.
"Someone had to believe in him. He didn't believe in himself." Trinity replied.
"I know. I know. All right, that's all I was wondering about. There is a meeting tomorrow night in the temple, I suggest you bring Neo. Tonight, show him the sights." Morpheus guided Trinity to the door, smiling again before watching her leave.
~~*~~
"Hey."
"Your back early." Neo responded, sitting up from the bed.
"Nice greeting." Trinity shook her head, walking towards him.
Neo had lain down for some rest, stripping himself of his boots and shirts. Now, in a position where he clearly wasn't dominant, Neo awaited Trinity's lips to meet his own as she moved over him. As their lips brushed together, the shock of electricity coursing through them, a knock came at the door. Trinity paused before standing. Opening the door after Neo pulled a shirt on, Trinity was immediately wrapped in a bear hug by Link.
"Hey girl! I missed you. Tank walks in the door alone, sadly, but I mean, you weren't even there! No matter what you walk in with him!" Link smiled down into her eyes,
"I'm sorry Link. I guess I just figured Tank would want to be alone with his family. How's Zee by the way?"
"She's fine, crying at the moment, but fine. I just came by to welcome you back and to see- hey, who's this?" Link's eyes flicked up to meet Neo's.
"Oh, Link, this is Neo. Neo, Link." Trinity motioned to both of them.
"Hey."
"Hi. Wait, you're the One? The guy that Tank has been talking about between the crying? He said Morpheus found the One. Holy shit. I guess I'm honored to meet you." Link stuck out his hand to clasp an equally strong grip from Neo.
"That's me." Neo smiled wanly, not quite used to the title.
"Well, I guess I better get back, you know Zee. Nice to meet you, and Trinity, for the record, we all missed you." Link hugged her gently again before leaving.
"Bye Link." Trinity called out before shutting the door.