Neo turned the small piece of metal over and over again in the palm of his hand. From a certain angle, it
sort of resembled a heart. Sort of. The door creaked open and he hastily bent down and shoved it under the bed as
Trinity walked in.
"Hey there," she said, sitting down on the bed beside him. "What are you up to?" she asked, seeing a small
pocket knife beside him.
"Oh, that?" He laughed nervously, standing and putting his carving tool on the make shift shelf above the
cot. "I was just...sharpening it. Because....I was." Trinity raised an eyebrow and Neo was kicking himself for
sounding like a total dweeb. He just couldn't lie to Trinity, at least not to her face.
But she let it slip, quickly changing the subject, "Morpheus expects to land in Zion in about an hour, so you
might wanna get packed."
"Already am," Neo smiled, pulling his tattered duffel bag from a corner in the room. He slung it over his
shoulder and watched as Trinity lifted two enormous bags out from under the bed. The small shaped metal Neo had
been working on skidded across the floor as she lifted her bags and he quickly brought his foot down upon it before
Trinity noticed.
"Me too," she said.
"We're only staying for two days."
"Yeah, I know." She opened the door, "I'm gonna put mine near the cargo door, you want me to take
yours?"
"That's alright, I can manage it."
"See you around then," she stared suspiciously at the tiny chain peeking out from under Neo's shoe.
"Okay!" he smiled, giving her thumbs up. She closed the door behind her, shaking her head.
"Whew," Neo picked up the handmade bracelet and collapsed onto the bed once again. He'd made it out of
broken pipes and metal scraps. It took nearly a month to make it, especially the chain, which was small and delicate,
just like Trinity. Neo sighed dreamily, letting his mind once again drift to his lover. The locket bracelet was a gift for
their anniversary- tomorrow would be exactly two years since she had approached him in the night club in the matrix.
Neo stuffed it in his pocket and went after Trinity. He found her waiting at the Cargo Door, sitting atop her
bags, staring into space.
"Hey!" Neo called out, tossing his bag beside hers and crouching down next to her.
"Hey," she responded.
"What are you thinking of?" he asked, taking her hand in h is. He hoped she was thinking of their
anniversary-
"Dez."
Neo's smile vanished, "Who's that?"
Trinity grinned at Neo's jealous response, "Relax, Neo. He's my friend from Zion- I haven't seen him in
three years."
"Oh?"
Trinity couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Oh my God, Neo! You're jealous and you don't even know him!"
Neo frowned, "I'm not jealous Trinity. I'm just wondering why you're thinking of another man the day
before our anniversary."
Now Trinity's smile disappeared.
"You do know that tomorrow's our anniversary, right?"
"Of course," she said, regaining her composure, "I mean, how could I forget?"
Neo smiled, assured, "Well then I hope you didn't make any plans for tomorrow night."
"Uh, actually, I do. Me and Dez were planning on hanging out- he wanted to show me some of Zion's
wilder sides."
"Oh," Neo unsuccessfully tried to hide the hurt in his voice. "I was just hoping, maybe, you would want to
have dinner together or something."
Trinity squeezed his hand, "I know Neo, but I haven't seen Dez in so long, and I can see you any time."
"Well thanks," Neo muttered sarcastically, already disliking this Dez character.
Trinity stood up and stretched, letting Neo's hand drop onto his lap, "I'm gonna go ask Morpheus when
we're gonna land."
"I though you said two hours." "Yeah, well it's been some time now, so I'm gonna ask again." She dashed off down the corridor like a little
schoolgirl with a crush. Neo snorted and pulled the bracelet form his pocket, turning it over and over again in the
palm of his hand.
sort of resembled a heart. Sort of. The door creaked open and he hastily bent down and shoved it under the bed as
Trinity walked in.
"Hey there," she said, sitting down on the bed beside him. "What are you up to?" she asked, seeing a small
pocket knife beside him.
"Oh, that?" He laughed nervously, standing and putting his carving tool on the make shift shelf above the
cot. "I was just...sharpening it. Because....I was." Trinity raised an eyebrow and Neo was kicking himself for
sounding like a total dweeb. He just couldn't lie to Trinity, at least not to her face.
But she let it slip, quickly changing the subject, "Morpheus expects to land in Zion in about an hour, so you
might wanna get packed."
"Already am," Neo smiled, pulling his tattered duffel bag from a corner in the room. He slung it over his
shoulder and watched as Trinity lifted two enormous bags out from under the bed. The small shaped metal Neo had
been working on skidded across the floor as she lifted her bags and he quickly brought his foot down upon it before
Trinity noticed.
"Me too," she said.
"We're only staying for two days."
"Yeah, I know." She opened the door, "I'm gonna put mine near the cargo door, you want me to take
yours?"
"That's alright, I can manage it."
"See you around then," she stared suspiciously at the tiny chain peeking out from under Neo's shoe.
"Okay!" he smiled, giving her thumbs up. She closed the door behind her, shaking her head.
"Whew," Neo picked up the handmade bracelet and collapsed onto the bed once again. He'd made it out of
broken pipes and metal scraps. It took nearly a month to make it, especially the chain, which was small and delicate,
just like Trinity. Neo sighed dreamily, letting his mind once again drift to his lover. The locket bracelet was a gift for
their anniversary- tomorrow would be exactly two years since she had approached him in the night club in the matrix.
Neo stuffed it in his pocket and went after Trinity. He found her waiting at the Cargo Door, sitting atop her
bags, staring into space.
"Hey!" Neo called out, tossing his bag beside hers and crouching down next to her.
"Hey," she responded.
"What are you thinking of?" he asked, taking her hand in h is. He hoped she was thinking of their
anniversary-
"Dez."
Neo's smile vanished, "Who's that?"
Trinity grinned at Neo's jealous response, "Relax, Neo. He's my friend from Zion- I haven't seen him in
three years."
"Oh?"
Trinity couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Oh my God, Neo! You're jealous and you don't even know him!"
Neo frowned, "I'm not jealous Trinity. I'm just wondering why you're thinking of another man the day
before our anniversary."
Now Trinity's smile disappeared.
"You do know that tomorrow's our anniversary, right?"
"Of course," she said, regaining her composure, "I mean, how could I forget?"
Neo smiled, assured, "Well then I hope you didn't make any plans for tomorrow night."
"Uh, actually, I do. Me and Dez were planning on hanging out- he wanted to show me some of Zion's
wilder sides."
"Oh," Neo unsuccessfully tried to hide the hurt in his voice. "I was just hoping, maybe, you would want to
have dinner together or something."
Trinity squeezed his hand, "I know Neo, but I haven't seen Dez in so long, and I can see you any time."
"Well thanks," Neo muttered sarcastically, already disliking this Dez character.
Trinity stood up and stretched, letting Neo's hand drop onto his lap, "I'm gonna go ask Morpheus when
we're gonna land."
"I though you said two hours." "Yeah, well it's been some time now, so I'm gonna ask again." She dashed off down the corridor like a little
schoolgirl with a crush. Neo snorted and pulled the bracelet form his pocket, turning it over and over again in the
palm of his hand.