Neo awoke with a start, the dreams were becoming too heart wrenching, too
frighteningly real. Sliding his legs out to the side of the bed to sit up,
Neo rubbed his eyes. Glancing back at a slumbering Trinity, he smiled wanly
before standing in search of cotton pants. Moving forward, Neo stumbled
over a discarded boot before making it to the door. Slipping outside, Neo
rubbed his bare arms in the morning cold. The lights were just coming on,
and a few people were out, some walking, some setting up shop, some heading
towards the showers, even some exercising.
~So this is what I'm saving, these people just trying to live a normal life, at least for today's standards. ~
Fully aware of his now freezing naked chest and arms, Neo moved forward to lean against the railing. Hearing, but not reacting to the sound of his door opening, Neo smiled gently at a man on the other side of the walkways, who nodded in return. Feeling a blanket being placed over his cold shoulders, Neo turned to face Trinity, dressed in pants and his sweater, another blanket around her shoulders.
"Want to get breakfast?" Trinity asked, eyes checking out the awakening city.
"Sure." Neo followed Trinity into their room, shutting the door behind him. "Did I wake you?"
"No. Well-when you tripped over my boot, that woke me up, I just didn't want to say anything- too groggy I guess."
"Well, at least it's morning."
"Too early for my tastes when I'm in Zion." Trinity slipped off Neo's sweater in search of her undershirt.
Neo laughed as he picked up a faded gray shirt and placed it on before pulling on his sweater that Trinity had draped on the bed. Finding his shoes under the candle stands, he pulled them on quickly before glancing up to watch Trinity folding up the blankets.
"You ready?" Neo asked, gaining a nod from his counterpart before heading towards the door.
~~*~~
"Hey guys, you're up early too?" Tsunami asked.
"As far as my conscious mind can tell, yes." Neo quipped.
"Not an early bird I guess?"
"Not here." Trinity replied, biting a biscuit.
"Hey, I heard that there's this kid in the Matrix that could like, wake himself up. People are talking about you bringing him out." Tsunami informed Neo, sitting across from the pair.
"Is that so? How could he wake himself up?"
"I'm not sure. They say it may be because he believes so strongly in you two and Morpheus and that where he is isn't real."
"Uh huh. Well, I'll talk with the council today to see what they're up too, how's that sound?" Neo leaned back, stretching his arms.
"Great. I better go, got some stuff to do. See you guys soon." Tsunami rose from the table, his eyes lingering on Trinity for a moment longer than on Neo, but not long enough to be noticeable.
"Bye."
Watching Tsunami's retreating back, Trinity commented to Neo,
"You know, maybe you should let the council come to you, instead of going to them. Maybe they didn't want that getting out, until they asked you."
"If they wouldn't want that getting out, then how come Tsunami knows about it?"
"Well, let's just make sure that they did let it out. Go to them, and find out."
"All right. You want to come, or you going to go off somewhere?" Neo asked, eyeing her as he finished his meal.
"I'll come, but I'm not sure if they'll let me in." Trinity stood, dishes in hand.
"Councilor Hamann will let you in."
"Mmmm, yeah, but if he at all remembers that last time he saw me...well let's just hope he doesn't mention it."
"Mention what?" Neo asked, intrigued.
"Well, when we first made love, he was the person that interrupted us and if you remember, I was clothed only in a sheet." Trinity explained, placing her tray on the pile.
"Ahh, well that is an interesting memory, I doubt he's forgotten it, but he won't mention it, too kind to." Neo commented as he walked towards the lift.
~~*~~
"This is just too fucking hard. I want her too much." Tsunami paced back and forth in his room, the perfect façade he wore when around Neo and Trinity gone.
He knew that he had gained the trust of the entire crew easily. Almost too easily. He feared Trinity was just faking her trust to him to keep him both at arms-length and to make him relax so that if he made a mistake, she'd know it.
"You're thinking way too fucking deep about this. She trusts you, just accept that." But why did her acceptance matter when all he was supposed to do was eliminate her and Neo?
It seemed that every time he found a way to get closer to the pair, they so easily brushed him off, not unkindly granted, but it was pissing him off. Each time he saw them together, like he did this morning, spying on them out in front of their room, his hatred of the One grew. How he had wanted that blanket to be wrapped around his shoulders and to follow her into that room. How he wanted to sleep with her each night. But no.
That would never happen. And since he would never get to experience that, he would kill the only person who does. Lifting his head at the sudden revelation, Tsunami grabbed a sweater from his chair and pulled it on, walking towards the door. Grabbing the knife he kept from his breakfast and sliding it under his shirt, Tsunami exited the room, heading for the council.
~~*~~
"Councilor Hamann, may I have a word with you?" Neo asked upon entering the Councilor's office.
"Yes, yes. Come on in, Trinity you may come in also." The councilor smiled at the two, rising to gesture for them to enter.
"Is it true that there is a boy inside the Matrix that could free himself by stretching his mind?" Neo asked, getting right to the point.
"My God. How did you know about this? We haven't told anyone. I was going to come by later and ask you, but how anyone would find out, I don't know. Who told you this?"
"A residing crewmember on our ship, Tsunami." Neo replied, slightly unsettled by the information.
"Tsunami? How did he get out of our detainment center?" The councilor asked worriedly.
"From where?" Trinity questioned, stepping forward.
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Oooo la la! Isn't this interesting. Guess what, I'm just as curious as you are! Is Tsunami going to get to Neo, and if so, will any harm come to the One? What about Trinity? Why the hell was Tsunami in a detainment center, and how did he get out? I'll write the next chapter in 1 week, and we'll both find out!
~So this is what I'm saving, these people just trying to live a normal life, at least for today's standards. ~
Fully aware of his now freezing naked chest and arms, Neo moved forward to lean against the railing. Hearing, but not reacting to the sound of his door opening, Neo smiled gently at a man on the other side of the walkways, who nodded in return. Feeling a blanket being placed over his cold shoulders, Neo turned to face Trinity, dressed in pants and his sweater, another blanket around her shoulders.
"Want to get breakfast?" Trinity asked, eyes checking out the awakening city.
"Sure." Neo followed Trinity into their room, shutting the door behind him. "Did I wake you?"
"No. Well-when you tripped over my boot, that woke me up, I just didn't want to say anything- too groggy I guess."
"Well, at least it's morning."
"Too early for my tastes when I'm in Zion." Trinity slipped off Neo's sweater in search of her undershirt.
Neo laughed as he picked up a faded gray shirt and placed it on before pulling on his sweater that Trinity had draped on the bed. Finding his shoes under the candle stands, he pulled them on quickly before glancing up to watch Trinity folding up the blankets.
"You ready?" Neo asked, gaining a nod from his counterpart before heading towards the door.
~~*~~
"Hey guys, you're up early too?" Tsunami asked.
"As far as my conscious mind can tell, yes." Neo quipped.
"Not an early bird I guess?"
"Not here." Trinity replied, biting a biscuit.
"Hey, I heard that there's this kid in the Matrix that could like, wake himself up. People are talking about you bringing him out." Tsunami informed Neo, sitting across from the pair.
"Is that so? How could he wake himself up?"
"I'm not sure. They say it may be because he believes so strongly in you two and Morpheus and that where he is isn't real."
"Uh huh. Well, I'll talk with the council today to see what they're up too, how's that sound?" Neo leaned back, stretching his arms.
"Great. I better go, got some stuff to do. See you guys soon." Tsunami rose from the table, his eyes lingering on Trinity for a moment longer than on Neo, but not long enough to be noticeable.
"Bye."
Watching Tsunami's retreating back, Trinity commented to Neo,
"You know, maybe you should let the council come to you, instead of going to them. Maybe they didn't want that getting out, until they asked you."
"If they wouldn't want that getting out, then how come Tsunami knows about it?"
"Well, let's just make sure that they did let it out. Go to them, and find out."
"All right. You want to come, or you going to go off somewhere?" Neo asked, eyeing her as he finished his meal.
"I'll come, but I'm not sure if they'll let me in." Trinity stood, dishes in hand.
"Councilor Hamann will let you in."
"Mmmm, yeah, but if he at all remembers that last time he saw me...well let's just hope he doesn't mention it."
"Mention what?" Neo asked, intrigued.
"Well, when we first made love, he was the person that interrupted us and if you remember, I was clothed only in a sheet." Trinity explained, placing her tray on the pile.
"Ahh, well that is an interesting memory, I doubt he's forgotten it, but he won't mention it, too kind to." Neo commented as he walked towards the lift.
~~*~~
"This is just too fucking hard. I want her too much." Tsunami paced back and forth in his room, the perfect façade he wore when around Neo and Trinity gone.
He knew that he had gained the trust of the entire crew easily. Almost too easily. He feared Trinity was just faking her trust to him to keep him both at arms-length and to make him relax so that if he made a mistake, she'd know it.
"You're thinking way too fucking deep about this. She trusts you, just accept that." But why did her acceptance matter when all he was supposed to do was eliminate her and Neo?
It seemed that every time he found a way to get closer to the pair, they so easily brushed him off, not unkindly granted, but it was pissing him off. Each time he saw them together, like he did this morning, spying on them out in front of their room, his hatred of the One grew. How he had wanted that blanket to be wrapped around his shoulders and to follow her into that room. How he wanted to sleep with her each night. But no.
That would never happen. And since he would never get to experience that, he would kill the only person who does. Lifting his head at the sudden revelation, Tsunami grabbed a sweater from his chair and pulled it on, walking towards the door. Grabbing the knife he kept from his breakfast and sliding it under his shirt, Tsunami exited the room, heading for the council.
~~*~~
"Councilor Hamann, may I have a word with you?" Neo asked upon entering the Councilor's office.
"Yes, yes. Come on in, Trinity you may come in also." The councilor smiled at the two, rising to gesture for them to enter.
"Is it true that there is a boy inside the Matrix that could free himself by stretching his mind?" Neo asked, getting right to the point.
"My God. How did you know about this? We haven't told anyone. I was going to come by later and ask you, but how anyone would find out, I don't know. Who told you this?"
"A residing crewmember on our ship, Tsunami." Neo replied, slightly unsettled by the information.
"Tsunami? How did he get out of our detainment center?" The councilor asked worriedly.
"From where?" Trinity questioned, stepping forward.
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Oooo la la! Isn't this interesting. Guess what, I'm just as curious as you are! Is Tsunami going to get to Neo, and if so, will any harm come to the One? What about Trinity? Why the hell was Tsunami in a detainment center, and how did he get out? I'll write the next chapter in 1 week, and we'll both find out!