A/N: hey! Me again…thanks so much to all of u who have reviewed! I got a kinda hate mail review thing about how I shouldn't waste space with this story…so I hope u don't feel the same way otherwise I will stop writing if u want…L

The chosen shadow~ thanks! I love matrix & xmen too!

Heather ~ thanks for reviewing! Im actually not sure where this story is going…I kinda sit down and just type ya know? the whole thing comes to me while im typing…

Remnants 2011~ thanks for the name of the jet and all…! I couldn't have written this without ur expertise!! :-D

Guin~ thanks for continually reviewing! You'll see who ends up with who in the end…I cant give out any spoilers yet!! Hehe plz don't hate me!

Disclaimer: I haven't done one of these in a while…?! k so I don't own the matrix or x men …what else is new?

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Previously:

"Hey there," Rogue said in her normal voice, not feeling at all bashful.

But to Neo, her voice didn't sound normal. It was heavenly. She had an accent he couldn't place but it was sexy none the less.

"Where are we going?" 

"Westchester…" Neo replied, his voice sounding vagely familiar to her.

Rogue understood. They were going to the school. She didn't ask questions. She just laid her head against his chest and breathed him in again. She liked his scent, it was like nothing she had ever smelled.

The high altitude air was chilly and Neo guessed she was cold.

There was a comfortable silence.

Neo opened his mouth to say something, but he was abruptly interrupted.

His cell phone was ringing.

…and that's where we ended so…with no more further ado…I give u…

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Chapter 8: Wasting His Minutes

It took a while for Neo's brain to register what was ringing and when it did, Neo forgot what he was about to say to Rogue and quickly closed his mouth.

Unfortunately, Neo hadn't had time to alter Rogue's matrix weight so he was carrying a full-fledged teenage girl in his arms, and had no intention of letting go to answer his cell phone.

Rogue, who had been resting was now wide awake.

"Let it ring," Neo said.

"Are you sure?" Rogue made towards the noise.

"It's fi-" He was about to say fine but then What if it's the Neb, or Trinity?

"Well…" He trailed off.

There was an awkward shuffling and rubbing of leather suit against trench coat material and Neo avoided looking at her.

Rogue found a pocket in this coat. It was one of those really deep pockets. Marie reached her hand in feeling for a phone.

She made a big deal about finding it. She moved her hand around for a while, thoroughly arousing Neo, before she immerged with a sleek black (of course) cell phone.

Without hesitation, Rogue flipped open the top and said "Hello!" In a cheery voice.

"Hi is Neo the-" Trinity began but then realized it was Neo's cell phone and she shouldn't asking for him. Who had answered the phone? It surely wasn't Neo.

"Hulllooo, anyone there?," Rogue said again.

"Who are you?" The person on the other line asked, on her guard immediately.  That's a woman's voice, Trinity thought. What is she doing with my love's cell phone?!"

Rogue sensed the tension in the woman's voice.

She looked at Neo. "It's sum girl," she said in that accent that made Neo's knees weaken.

Trinity, Neo thought. "It's um…my friend…my girlfriend Trinity."

"She hasked who Ah wus" Rogue said.

"Then tell her."

"Fahne…" Marie put the phone back up to her ear.

She heard breathing on the other end.

"Alright Trinity, I'll tell you who I am. But only if you tell me your boyfriend here's name."

Trinity frowned. Neo was right with this girl? This woman? From the sound of her voice, Trinity couldn't guess how old she was.

"What have you done to him? What have you done to my Neo?"

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Logan sighed and leaned back in his chair. Thoughts were flowing through his head and he needed to sort them.

Who is Neo?

What were those green men? Smith had Neo called them?

Where is Rogue?

How do I know he will bring her to the school?

Wolverine was worried. Ororo thought it was cute.

"Don't worry," she said soothingly, "I'm sure she'd fine."

Logan wasn't so sure but he realized his eyes on her soft skin and felt comforted.

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Trinity's voice was raised. She was standing over Neo's real body in the real world in the Neb. Link looked up from his computer flat-screens, worried.

"Neo," The girl repeated.

In the sky, Rogue glanced up at Neo's face. "Neo…" She said again. "Ah like that. It fits yu well."

Neo realized he didn't know her name yet either. But Rogue did not seem to want to tell it.

So instead she glanced over Neo's shoulder. Immediately she recognized where they were.

"Well Trinity, I'd love to chat with you but we're here so I must be going."

"Wait…I must speak with Neo! Who are you?" A million questions flew through Trinity's mind. "Just put him on.

Rogue seemed to be enjoying this.

"Put the phone to my ear." Neo commanded. And seeing to look on her face, he hastily added, "Please"

Trinity heard his voice. Neo!

And when she heard his voice speaking directly into the mouth piece, Trinity was just so glad she didn't really hear what he was saying.

All Rogue could hear was, "Trinity, I'm fine. I have some business to finish up here and then I'll call you to set up an exit. Don't worry. Yes I'm okay. I promise I won't. I don't really know." And when he said this, he glanced at Rogue.

She glanced away. Should this hot stranger have her name? She knew his, so why not?

But Neo was already continuing on the phone. He say his farewell and quickly hung up.

Rogue smiled slyly and said, "Sorry Ah wus just-"

"No, No, don't apologize. She gets a bit, over protective at times." Neo thought back to the bathroom and his kiss to (a/n: I have no idea what her name is! But u know…the merovigian's wife…it starts with an N I think! Plz help!)

Rogue interrupted Neo's thoughts. "I think we're here, Neo."

It was the first time she had used Neo's name and he liked it.

"Yes," he replied, "I think we are."

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A/N: another one down! I think this is the longest I've ever written…a lot of this chapter is pointless and I am truly sry for that…

I've decided to steal swimcutie's idea so that was my disclaimer there and do a short "next chapter sneak preview."

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Preview~ chapter 9!

Rogue tightened her hold on Neo.

"Are you ready for this?" Neo said with a hint of a smile on his face.

Rogue only had time to nod before Neo sped up and dived head first towards to ground.

Rouge screamed as the school loomed closer and closer.

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told you it would be short!! So tune in next time!

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