Disclaimer: The Matrix belongs to Warner Bros. and the Wachowski brothers.
I don't own Smith or anybody from the film. The other characters may or may
not show up later.
If anything is familiar to you from this or any other movie I don't own it.
I'm just playing with them.
A.N.: Hi you guys! I was in a hurry last time, but now I had time to drop some lines to You. The support you give has more effect than you could imagine! So (again) thanks for it. This school thing really limits my writing time. But it can't prevent me from fantasizing about HIM. No way! I have American linguistics and language practice lessons at the university from this year with two adorable teachers, so (I hope) it will make me write better. But now you must satisfied with kriszo 1.0.
So here we come!
Chapter Seventeen: Touch and Go
Kate and Smith were still standing under the tree. Smith looked at her but this time she avoided the eye contact and looked away.
"As I see you aren't fascinated by my eyes any more."-silence-"So I have to come up with something else."-said Smith and smiled. It could hardly be seen but it was definitely a smile.
That remark made Kate smile too and she looked back at the Agent in front of her. She liked when Smith was in this sort of mood. When he joked or smiled she could almost forget who he was. What he was. And why they were there. Why they were together. As if he wasn't just a brutal program designed for only ravaging, deadly purposes. But these moments were so short. And so rare. But perhaps these features made them so good.
"They are still nice, Smith. Don't worry." - said Kate with a sad smile and she looked away again.
"Then what's wrong?"
"I just wondered what we're gonna do now."- said Kate and looked back at him.
"Would you be more exact?"
"I wonder if I write my testimony and give it to you and then .......then you ......"-but Kate fell silent and lowered her head.
Now Smith got it. Got her problem. And it was the moment when he could gain her trust or loose it for ever. Then he stepped closer and with his index finger he lifted Kate's head so now she looked directly at him.
"I won't let you down, Kate."-said Smith.
"Why should I trust you? What if you vanish as soon as you get it or shoot me and ....." -said she but she didn't continue because Smith drew back his hand and leaned closer.
"But I won't. ................. Believe me."- whispered Smith.
"I'm trying. I'd like to, Smith. But it's not easy at all." - whispered Kate.
"I know. But nobody said it would be easy." - said he.
After some seconds Kate reached her hand toward he and touched his hand. Then she looked at him. Now she saw not an Agent but someone who she could trust. Who could and will protect her. Their aims and interests were coincide after all. Smith looked down at their hands. Then he looked at her and cleared his throat.
"I think we should go now."-said he and released her hand and turned to walk away.
"Go where?"-asked Kate and followed him.
"My colleagues are going to arrive in every minute. And I want to leave this place as soon as possible."
"Your colleagues? "
"Yes. Don't worry, they won't hurt you. But behave. I have to put up with you. Agents Brown and Jones don't."
"Thanks for the advice."-said Kate and turned aside.
"Where are you going?"
"Back to the house. For my clothes and the key. With your permission, of course."
"You get 10 minutes."-said Smith.
"15."
"9 minutes, 57 seconds. And don't want me to go after you."-said Smith and walked away.
Kate just rolled her eyes and turned on her heel and headed toward the house.
So they parted. And they didn't realized that three Agents were watching them. Then one of them disappeared. But the Agents couldn't see what happened under the tree. They were watching the path.
"Why don't we kill the human right now?" - asked one of the Agents.
"No. Not yet." - said Agent Stevenson.
"Why?"
"Because it is the best punishment for Smith. Living with a human. And I want him to suffer before I destroy both of them." - said Stevenson.
"And what we are going to do with Mr. Dave Peterson?"
"Oh. He is valuable. When I informed him about Ms. Thompson's affair with Smith he didn't look happy. Moreover with his phone call he led us to her. We keep him alive. Soon he will become extremely helpful."-said Stevenson with a smirk.
"Humans can be manipulated by their emotions and bank notes so easily." - said the other Agent.
"Yes. Is our colleague in place?"
"Yes. I sent him after her."
"Then we will see how fast and smart is our Smith friend. Whether he could save her?" -said Stevenson and looked at his colleague who nodded.
Smith was walking toward the main building. Soon he could see a black sedan with tinted windows glided through the B&B's entrance. Agent Brown and Agent Jones got out of the car. Smith headed toward them.
"Agent Smith."-said Brown.
"Have you brought everything?"-asked Smith.
"Yes."-said Jones and handled him his earpiece and his shades.
"Where is the human?"-asked Brown.
"Kate will come soon."- said Smith.
The Agents exchanged glances.
"What's the problem? It is her name."-said Smith.
As he was replacing his earpiece a familiar voice called his name.
"Smith."
It was Hank.
"Mr. Rogers."
"I've been looking for you for more than 2 hours."
"What's your problem?" -asked Smith as he put back his shades too.
"Dave called us in the morning. He wanted to talk with Kate. But I didn't find anybody at the house. Don't you know where is she now?"-asked Hank.
But Smith ignored the question. He started to worry.
"When did he call?"
"I don't know exactly. About 2 hours ago. Maybe. Why?"
"Wait here."-said Smith and turned on his heel and walked away.
First he walked with normal steps. Then he started walking faster. Finally he almost ran. He had a bad feeling about that damned phone call. If Stevenson kept his eyes on Dave by now he could easily locate their position. And if he will find Kate? Then everything is over.
Meanwhile Kate was walking on the path which led directly to the house. But she became suspicious. She glanced back several times. She knew that she was being stalked. But she can't see anybody. But she felt it. Then she could hear a branch cracking. Now she turned back but she still can't see anybody.
"Who is there?"
Nothing.
"Smith? Answer, Smith! It's not funny!"
Still nothing. Kate was standing there for some seconds before she turned back. But when she did so she banged against somebody. An Agent. But it wasn't Smith. She started drawing back. But the Agent didn't move. Suddenly she turned and started running. So did the Agent.
Smith didn't use the path. He ran through the forest which wasn't dense so he could see Kate running along the path followed by an Agent. Smith stopped next to a thick tree and waited until Kate reached there. Then he reached out his left hand and caught Kate. He grabbed her shoulder and pressed her to him. He held her tight and close to his body with his left hand to protect her. His gun was in his right hand. Then he turned to see his enemy but with his body he was still defending Kate. The other Agent immediately stopped. Smith revealed his gun at him.
"That was a fatal mistake."-said Smith and shot him in the head. Everything happened so fast that the Agent couldn't dodge the bullet. So it hit home and he disappeared.
Smith was still holding Kate. She was breathing heavily.
"What the hell was that?"-asked Kate.
"I don't know. But he didn't want to kill you. If he had had to, you would be dead."
"He scared the shit out of me."
"Maybe that was his aim. Are you all right?" - asked Smith.
"Yeah. I'm OK now. Thanks." - said Kate and turned her head to see Smith's face.
Smith looked at her and nodded.
"OK, then." -said he and released Kate. "Come!"
They run through the forest back to the main building. Jones, Brown and Hank were still there.
"Is everything all right?"-asked Hank.
"Don't worry, Hank."-said Kate.
"But...."-started Hank but Smith interrupted him.
"We don't have time for this."-said Smith as he grabbed Kate's arm and pulled her to the car.
"Kate!"
"Don't worry, Hank! Everything will be all right!"
Brown and Jones had already climbed in.
"But we just can't leave them here."-said Kate to Smith.
"But we have to."-said Smith and pushed Kate into the car. Then he sat next to her and shut the door.
Then Agent Jones started the engine and the car left the B&B immediately.
A.N.: Hi you guys! I was in a hurry last time, but now I had time to drop some lines to You. The support you give has more effect than you could imagine! So (again) thanks for it. This school thing really limits my writing time. But it can't prevent me from fantasizing about HIM. No way! I have American linguistics and language practice lessons at the university from this year with two adorable teachers, so (I hope) it will make me write better. But now you must satisfied with kriszo 1.0.
So here we come!
Chapter Seventeen: Touch and Go
Kate and Smith were still standing under the tree. Smith looked at her but this time she avoided the eye contact and looked away.
"As I see you aren't fascinated by my eyes any more."-silence-"So I have to come up with something else."-said Smith and smiled. It could hardly be seen but it was definitely a smile.
That remark made Kate smile too and she looked back at the Agent in front of her. She liked when Smith was in this sort of mood. When he joked or smiled she could almost forget who he was. What he was. And why they were there. Why they were together. As if he wasn't just a brutal program designed for only ravaging, deadly purposes. But these moments were so short. And so rare. But perhaps these features made them so good.
"They are still nice, Smith. Don't worry." - said Kate with a sad smile and she looked away again.
"Then what's wrong?"
"I just wondered what we're gonna do now."- said Kate and looked back at him.
"Would you be more exact?"
"I wonder if I write my testimony and give it to you and then .......then you ......"-but Kate fell silent and lowered her head.
Now Smith got it. Got her problem. And it was the moment when he could gain her trust or loose it for ever. Then he stepped closer and with his index finger he lifted Kate's head so now she looked directly at him.
"I won't let you down, Kate."-said Smith.
"Why should I trust you? What if you vanish as soon as you get it or shoot me and ....." -said she but she didn't continue because Smith drew back his hand and leaned closer.
"But I won't. ................. Believe me."- whispered Smith.
"I'm trying. I'd like to, Smith. But it's not easy at all." - whispered Kate.
"I know. But nobody said it would be easy." - said he.
After some seconds Kate reached her hand toward he and touched his hand. Then she looked at him. Now she saw not an Agent but someone who she could trust. Who could and will protect her. Their aims and interests were coincide after all. Smith looked down at their hands. Then he looked at her and cleared his throat.
"I think we should go now."-said he and released her hand and turned to walk away.
"Go where?"-asked Kate and followed him.
"My colleagues are going to arrive in every minute. And I want to leave this place as soon as possible."
"Your colleagues? "
"Yes. Don't worry, they won't hurt you. But behave. I have to put up with you. Agents Brown and Jones don't."
"Thanks for the advice."-said Kate and turned aside.
"Where are you going?"
"Back to the house. For my clothes and the key. With your permission, of course."
"You get 10 minutes."-said Smith.
"15."
"9 minutes, 57 seconds. And don't want me to go after you."-said Smith and walked away.
Kate just rolled her eyes and turned on her heel and headed toward the house.
So they parted. And they didn't realized that three Agents were watching them. Then one of them disappeared. But the Agents couldn't see what happened under the tree. They were watching the path.
"Why don't we kill the human right now?" - asked one of the Agents.
"No. Not yet." - said Agent Stevenson.
"Why?"
"Because it is the best punishment for Smith. Living with a human. And I want him to suffer before I destroy both of them." - said Stevenson.
"And what we are going to do with Mr. Dave Peterson?"
"Oh. He is valuable. When I informed him about Ms. Thompson's affair with Smith he didn't look happy. Moreover with his phone call he led us to her. We keep him alive. Soon he will become extremely helpful."-said Stevenson with a smirk.
"Humans can be manipulated by their emotions and bank notes so easily." - said the other Agent.
"Yes. Is our colleague in place?"
"Yes. I sent him after her."
"Then we will see how fast and smart is our Smith friend. Whether he could save her?" -said Stevenson and looked at his colleague who nodded.
Smith was walking toward the main building. Soon he could see a black sedan with tinted windows glided through the B&B's entrance. Agent Brown and Agent Jones got out of the car. Smith headed toward them.
"Agent Smith."-said Brown.
"Have you brought everything?"-asked Smith.
"Yes."-said Jones and handled him his earpiece and his shades.
"Where is the human?"-asked Brown.
"Kate will come soon."- said Smith.
The Agents exchanged glances.
"What's the problem? It is her name."-said Smith.
As he was replacing his earpiece a familiar voice called his name.
"Smith."
It was Hank.
"Mr. Rogers."
"I've been looking for you for more than 2 hours."
"What's your problem?" -asked Smith as he put back his shades too.
"Dave called us in the morning. He wanted to talk with Kate. But I didn't find anybody at the house. Don't you know where is she now?"-asked Hank.
But Smith ignored the question. He started to worry.
"When did he call?"
"I don't know exactly. About 2 hours ago. Maybe. Why?"
"Wait here."-said Smith and turned on his heel and walked away.
First he walked with normal steps. Then he started walking faster. Finally he almost ran. He had a bad feeling about that damned phone call. If Stevenson kept his eyes on Dave by now he could easily locate their position. And if he will find Kate? Then everything is over.
Meanwhile Kate was walking on the path which led directly to the house. But she became suspicious. She glanced back several times. She knew that she was being stalked. But she can't see anybody. But she felt it. Then she could hear a branch cracking. Now she turned back but she still can't see anybody.
"Who is there?"
Nothing.
"Smith? Answer, Smith! It's not funny!"
Still nothing. Kate was standing there for some seconds before she turned back. But when she did so she banged against somebody. An Agent. But it wasn't Smith. She started drawing back. But the Agent didn't move. Suddenly she turned and started running. So did the Agent.
Smith didn't use the path. He ran through the forest which wasn't dense so he could see Kate running along the path followed by an Agent. Smith stopped next to a thick tree and waited until Kate reached there. Then he reached out his left hand and caught Kate. He grabbed her shoulder and pressed her to him. He held her tight and close to his body with his left hand to protect her. His gun was in his right hand. Then he turned to see his enemy but with his body he was still defending Kate. The other Agent immediately stopped. Smith revealed his gun at him.
"That was a fatal mistake."-said Smith and shot him in the head. Everything happened so fast that the Agent couldn't dodge the bullet. So it hit home and he disappeared.
Smith was still holding Kate. She was breathing heavily.
"What the hell was that?"-asked Kate.
"I don't know. But he didn't want to kill you. If he had had to, you would be dead."
"He scared the shit out of me."
"Maybe that was his aim. Are you all right?" - asked Smith.
"Yeah. I'm OK now. Thanks." - said Kate and turned her head to see Smith's face.
Smith looked at her and nodded.
"OK, then." -said he and released Kate. "Come!"
They run through the forest back to the main building. Jones, Brown and Hank were still there.
"Is everything all right?"-asked Hank.
"Don't worry, Hank."-said Kate.
"But...."-started Hank but Smith interrupted him.
"We don't have time for this."-said Smith as he grabbed Kate's arm and pulled her to the car.
"Kate!"
"Don't worry, Hank! Everything will be all right!"
Brown and Jones had already climbed in.
"But we just can't leave them here."-said Kate to Smith.
"But we have to."-said Smith and pushed Kate into the car. Then he sat next to her and shut the door.
Then Agent Jones started the engine and the car left the B&B immediately.
