Chapter Three
"It's funny, but my mind seems much clearer here...the absence of Peter has unblocked information I didn't even know I had. So I guess all that I know is from listening in on Peter's phone calls. According to my newly cleared mind, Peter erased my memory after he found out how much I knew, but I assume that for my mind to be completely erased, he has to be around. I still miss Peter terribly, though, and even if he's a program, I'm in love with him and..." Crystal choked back tears.
Neo couldn't help being touched and pained at his friend's sadness so with a sigh he wrapped his arms around her and sighed.
"It's alright, Crystal, everything's going to get better now that we have you to aid us in the war against the machines. Hey, maybe with your extensive knowledge of machine-speak, you can even discover how to make Peter human."
Crystal looked up, her eyes sparkling with hope once again.
"Oh, Neo, that would be the most wonderful day of my life! Let's celebrate this joyful news! Let's dance!"
And before Neo could protest, he was dragged to the Nebbacanezaur's main cabin where rock music blared.
"Crystal, you know I never dance...maybe we should celebrate in another way?"
Crystal smiled deviously and merely replied, "Well, you'll never learn how to dance unless you actually practice it!"
Crystal rushed over to the CD player and put on an upbeat tango tune.
"This is the best music to dance to in the world, and it'll definitely bring out the rhythm in you!"
She then proceeded to show Neo the various dance steps.
"Hey, I'm getting the hang of this," laughed Neo as he dipped Crystal. Suddenly, his laughing ceased when he looked into Crystal's eyes and noticed they had a beauty deeper than he had ever saw. Her eyes enticed him and he marveled at the beautiful emerald-green color.
"Hey Neo, I just stopped by to say..." Trinity stopped dead in her tracks, her face turning green with jealousy when she gaped at Neo and Crystal just looking into each other's eyes.
"This isn't what it looks like!" exclaimed Neo nervously as he put Crystal back on her feet and went to talk to Trinity.
"Chill out! Neo, we were just celebrating over me finally finding a way to turn my true love from a program, incapable of loving, to a human, capable of loving me. Thanks for the dance, Neo; it was a great way to celebrate! Now you and Trinity get some alone time," winked Crystal as she slyly walked out the door.
"Well, that's a relief!" sighed Trinity as she gave Neo a long kiss.
"Come on, Trin, you know I could only love you."
"It sure didn't seem that way when I saw your eyes, filled with what seemed to be love, and when I saw your eyes follow her all the way out the door."
Neo laughed.
"Crystal? Yeah right, not only is she in love with a program, but she also happens to be my best friend from my childhood."
Trinity grinned from ear to ear.
"I'm glad of that, let's go to my room." Whispered Trinity as she quietly led Neo up to her bed.
"It's funny, but my mind seems much clearer here...the absence of Peter has unblocked information I didn't even know I had. So I guess all that I know is from listening in on Peter's phone calls. According to my newly cleared mind, Peter erased my memory after he found out how much I knew, but I assume that for my mind to be completely erased, he has to be around. I still miss Peter terribly, though, and even if he's a program, I'm in love with him and..." Crystal choked back tears.
Neo couldn't help being touched and pained at his friend's sadness so with a sigh he wrapped his arms around her and sighed.
"It's alright, Crystal, everything's going to get better now that we have you to aid us in the war against the machines. Hey, maybe with your extensive knowledge of machine-speak, you can even discover how to make Peter human."
Crystal looked up, her eyes sparkling with hope once again.
"Oh, Neo, that would be the most wonderful day of my life! Let's celebrate this joyful news! Let's dance!"
And before Neo could protest, he was dragged to the Nebbacanezaur's main cabin where rock music blared.
"Crystal, you know I never dance...maybe we should celebrate in another way?"
Crystal smiled deviously and merely replied, "Well, you'll never learn how to dance unless you actually practice it!"
Crystal rushed over to the CD player and put on an upbeat tango tune.
"This is the best music to dance to in the world, and it'll definitely bring out the rhythm in you!"
She then proceeded to show Neo the various dance steps.
"Hey, I'm getting the hang of this," laughed Neo as he dipped Crystal. Suddenly, his laughing ceased when he looked into Crystal's eyes and noticed they had a beauty deeper than he had ever saw. Her eyes enticed him and he marveled at the beautiful emerald-green color.
"Hey Neo, I just stopped by to say..." Trinity stopped dead in her tracks, her face turning green with jealousy when she gaped at Neo and Crystal just looking into each other's eyes.
"This isn't what it looks like!" exclaimed Neo nervously as he put Crystal back on her feet and went to talk to Trinity.
"Chill out! Neo, we were just celebrating over me finally finding a way to turn my true love from a program, incapable of loving, to a human, capable of loving me. Thanks for the dance, Neo; it was a great way to celebrate! Now you and Trinity get some alone time," winked Crystal as she slyly walked out the door.
"Well, that's a relief!" sighed Trinity as she gave Neo a long kiss.
"Come on, Trin, you know I could only love you."
"It sure didn't seem that way when I saw your eyes, filled with what seemed to be love, and when I saw your eyes follow her all the way out the door."
Neo laughed.
"Crystal? Yeah right, not only is she in love with a program, but she also happens to be my best friend from my childhood."
Trinity grinned from ear to ear.
"I'm glad of that, let's go to my room." Whispered Trinity as she quietly led Neo up to her bed.