Chapter 5:

When Neo opened the door, his shirt was open and he seemed very tired with a big yawning in his face. But when he saw trinity, he was awaking sudden, saying nothing, but felt his heart beating within his chest like hell. But the doubting sight of her eyes was fetching him back to reality.

" I'm sorry, I've fallen asleep, but give me 5 minutes and I'm ready to go. Come in and take a seat."

Hesitating Trinity entered the room while Neo was vanished into the bathroom. It was nearly empty, inspite of the presents from some of the groupies that laid in front of his room, and cold like all of the the solider-room in Zion, which were only used a few times in a year, free days were rare in times of war. But the air was already full of his scent, the rummaged sheet and pillows of his bed were inviting to lay down, fully surrounded by his beautiful scent, but she would never dare doing it. Neo came from the bathroom again, nearly ready to go, also fully clothed in black, as usually a little bit shy and inconspicuous, but fighting with the uppermost button of his shirt. Smiling slightly she buttoned up the last button in a matter of seconds, while she felt his gaze on her, his breath tickling on her cheek.

Neo was totally captive by her appearance, just a little nearer and their lips would touch, even if she was rejecting, wasn't it worth to try ? Taking her hands into his, never letting her go..., his head was full of ideas and possessions, but there was no time to think about it, she slapped him playfully at his shoulder, when he was starring at her:

" Wake up, Neo. We've to go now, the others are already waiting."

But when she was friendly and cheerful at the outside her mind was working, finding reasons for Neo's behavior, always thinking: Is it love or friendship, he's feeling?

When the reached the club, it was full of people, mainly soldiers and their lovers. Trinity found the others immediately, they had their fixed meeting- place. But she also realized a lot of groupies, styled-up, young, good-looking and only waiting for Neo and her mood got darker.

Neo's body pressed up to hers , when he followed her, it was the only chance not to loose her within the crowd. When Trinity was heading towards Morpheus, Switch, Apoc, Tank and Cypher she was looking around he felt her body tense, but was unsure of the reason for it. Maybe she saw someone she knew but doesn't like or something. He was afraid again, when he saw his very own groupies, who were watching them. Sure, they were really good-looking and perhaps intelligent, nice and friendly, but he wanted to stay with trinity to experience her as a woman in her free time and not as a soldier in a war, for the first time, her mood was already more playful and kind than on the Neb. in the last days. Maybe she would tell him what happened at that night together in one bed and felt that he was getting more courageous to tell her about his feelings. Before they reached them, Neo spoke to her:

" Please don't leave me alone with them, anew."

Trinity smiled, he wanted her help to avoid them, maybe they would even stay together the whole evening, if he would just remember...

" I promise."

Cypher's angry look was obvious and Neo was happy, happy and proud to be arrived with her instead of Cypher, it felt like a victory....

Morpheus welcomed them:

" You're a little bit late, but the night is still young. Neo, here you see " The matrix", it's more comfortable than the real one, isn't it? And don't frighten if you see some agents, they are just waiters, even some good looking. You've to try the cocktails, but be careful you're not used to the alcohol of Zion or your night will be a nightmare. It's very much stronger than the alcohol of the world of illusions. "

Morpheus laughed and turned around to some friends when Switch took Trinity's hand and pulled her nearer, whispering something that Neo didn't understand, he just saw Trinity's eyes getting big in disbelieving....

" Trinity, you won't believe who's here tonight. His ship was docking today, I never did believe to see him alive again. Ryan is back again and he's here, I just met him a few minutes again."

Just in that moment a man was hugging Trinity from behind, lying his head on her shoulder, his arms close around her hip. She was turning around in surprise but not reacting with rejection as Neo supposed, but with joy to see him, too. Neo was jealous when he saw their familiar talking, the stranger trustful holding her hands, both full of joy to see each other.

" Trinity, it's so great to see you again. I hoped to meet you here tonight. You haven't changed, just got even more beautiful."

" Ryan, how long has it been now 2 years?

" C'mon let's sit down. We've to talk, I want to know everything what did happen in your life. Do you still thrash the agents?"

Trinity couldn't refuse that offer, she wanted to stay with neo, but was totally surprised to see Ryan again and also wanted to hear how he managed his life now. He knew her since she was freed, for a long time he was her best friend, they even had a common past.

She nodded:

"Give me just a minute to tell the others."

Trinity left Ryan and was walking back to Neo, she had to break her promise and he didn't seem very excited, knowing that she would spend the night with Ryan.

" Neo, I'm sorry, but my plans have changed, you've to get on the groupies on your own, but I'm sure they won't eat you up."

Her smile seemed to be sorry and neo didn't want to feel her his anger and smiled back:

-" Neo problem."

She already turned to leave, when he shouted to drown the music:

"Wait."

Trinity looked at him again and he began to stammer:

-" Would you...would you like to show me Zion tomorrow?"

She smiled.

-" Of course."

and was gone.

Ryan already sat at one of the tables in the more silent part of the club, the atmosphere was nice and relaxed. She wasn't fully sat down when he asked without hesitation:

-" Who was it?"

-" What?"

-" The guy you arrived with"

-" a newbie and a part of my crew, Neo.

-" Oh, the guy who's probably the one. He seems very young, but has a very good taste.

-" Excuse me?"

-" Well, I saw how he was looking at you, how his eyes were following your movements and the jealousy in them when we leaved. Do you like him?"

-" That's not your business."

-" Yeah, you really do. Trinity you haven't changed. Never talking about your feelings, being the self- controlled Second- In - Commander of the Neb, not showing your emotions to anyone.

Immediately he got a push in his rip-cage and Trinity laughed about his pain- written face, it was nearly the same than 2 years ago, it seemed as if nothing had changed between them. Neo watched Trinity and her friend without interruption and he was surrounded by groupies, they were nice and really endeavored about him. But he nearly dropped his glass, when he saw Trinity laughing and joking, even touching the guy several times by chance. His emotions weren't under control anymore, mainly caused by the alcohol, but he didn't realize that. He just had a image in his head, as he has felt similar drunken before, but it was blurred and vague in his memory and his head wasn't able to bring the puzzle- pieces together. He had to turn away and was looking in a face of a blond girl, very young and good.-looking, who gave him a unresistable smile. her name was Isabel and she was 20 years old, the perfect deflect in this situation.

The conversation with Ryan was interesting and funny, but trinity's gaze was often wandering to the place where neo was standing, talking to such a young and pretty girl. Soon, Ryan realized her absent glance and turned his head to see it resting of Neo. He sighed, suspecting, that he wasn't going to have a chance compared to Neo.

- Trinity....shall we go?"

-" Yeah, I'm really tired, we just arrived today."

Ryan stood up, supporting her arm friendly when the walked out of the club. She avoided to look at Neo's face, the feelings inside remembered her of the night with when she laid in his arms and he said he loves her. And now? He was occupied with that girl and she was leaving with a old friend, who suspecious was still in love with her. When they arrived in front of Trinity's room Ryan didn't try to come in, he was absolutely gentleman- like just wanted to meet her at the following day in the club again.

Neo's date was more tenacious, she even tried to kiss him, he let it happen, but didn't kiss her back, only felt very drunken and the weird feeling in his stomach, wanting to sleep for the next 50 years. In that night he had this dream again, leaving the Mess Hall and heading toward Trinity's room. he wasn't able to go to to his own room, so he slept in her bed together with her, he heard a knocking within his dream getting louder and louder when the dream was fading away. He wasn't sure which knocking was worser, the one in his head or the one at the door.

when he finally opened the door, just wearing his underwear, but it was not the beautiful woman of his dream, just a serious looking admiral, who he had seen once when they arrived with the ship yesterday.

-" Neo you've to go with me immediately. The council wants to proof your abilities with some test, there's no time to wait, put on something and follow me. Neo was confused, but didn't want to annoy the big person in front of him nd followed his invitation to hurry.

The test were took the whole day, Neo tried his best to show them how to kill agents, but he couldn't explain his abilities he was just doing it without thinking about. They repeated it over and over again, until he was completely exhausted. he wanted to go to Trinity, to see her and explain why he wasn't able to be there today, but he had no more energy, falling onto his bed and sinking into an absolutely dreamless sleep.

At night he awakening again, confused where he was and what did happen, till he remembered anything, the test, agents, questions for 10 hours nonstop without a break. He tossed and turned a few times, but the images didn't vanish, his head full of events and questions, also thinking about the mistake to take the blond girl with him, even if they only kissed once, so he decided to rise and walk a bit around through the streets of Zion.

Meanwhile trinity was leaving the club, but alone today. She heard from Morpheus that the council made a lot of test with neo, he wasn't there at breakfast nor at dinner and she was happy he wasn't at the club tonight to see the dispute between her and Ryan.- He came for her, they even had a nice few hours, but more and more often he tried to get close to her, leaving his hands at her body and once tried to kiss her. He was a good friend, but only a friend, Neo was in her head and heart and she wanted no substitute. They began to discuss, Ryan found a lot of names for Neo, some of them really annoying caused by his anger to loose the woman he still loved. trinity got angry, very angry and he didn't stop arguing until she slapped him in the face and left without another word.

It was nearly 3 o' clock , the air was cold, and helped to decrease her anger. She left the crowded streets and wandered through some hidden and small alleys, hoping to meet nobody, holding back tears of anger and frustration. The first time she wanted to cry since the night Neo was sleeping by her side.

The next moment she bumped into a big shadow in front of her....

To be continued

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