Maybe this chapter is strange, but I think that who likes Neo-Trin romance and who appreciates my program character will enjoy it.
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Mind Games
Chapter5: You know what?
Come on... I know you will get in again... come on, baby...
He knew it. Just a matter of time and she would have shoved up somewhere. Accompanied by her lover, of course. He snorted. That Neo could be a danger for me, if I'm not careful... anyway, I tamed him once, I can do it again. He smirked, a sudden flash of bright grey lightening his dark eyes.
He closed them and leaned against a wall, once more taken by memories. Recently he had been getting bored for some years, travelling from one city to another, always seeing the same old things.
Now he had found new interesting humans to play with, and he wouldn't have let them escape. You'll have great fun, man, really great fun...
A sudden faded growl attracted his attention. Really faded, a normal person wouldn't have heard it. He darted his eyes around, looking for its source, and he noticed a gloomy edifice, obviously closed. Hyenas' House. He smirked. That was interesting. And a zoo surely was one of the last places where you would have looked for a dangerous program.
He approached and ducked underneath the yellow barricade tape surrounding the edifice.
"Hey! It's closed, don't you see? Are you blind or can't you read?"
Annoyed, he turned to see a zoo keeper behind him.
"Why it's closed?" he asked, cocking his head to his side. It was a movement he was used to by now.
"These hyenas have just been taken there, so they still are upset, so much that people are afraid, even if the beasts are in the cage. Plus, they haven't eaten yet. Hyenas prey quickly on the weak."
Now he was pissed off. Ok, I don't like this guy. Especially his tone and his words. I'm going to teach you a lesson, human...
"Now the beasts aren't the only thing that can scare people there, actually..."
"Oh, really?" the zoo keeper replied ironically.
"I can prove it to you, since you are so eager to know... I think you have to prey, human..." he said in a low but meaningful tone, stepping toward him. The zoo keeper frowned and tried to back away, but an unexpected and hard smack knocked him out. He smirked evilly, quickly dragging the unconscious guy into the Hyenas' House. Luckily, no one had seen what had happened, yet it didn't matter. No one who dares to cross my way will see the light of the next day...
Trinity closed her eyes and deepened the kiss, savouring the sensations that made her whole body shiver in pleasure. She pressed her body against Neo's, making him fall heavily on the bed, and she lay on top of him, caressing his cheek and kissing him wildly, almost desperately, just to fade it softly. They stared into each other's eyes, without saying a word.
For a man and a woman shouldn't be just a physical union, but the body and the soul should melt in a unique spirit... who said this? Neo wondered from whom he had heard this affirmation. But it doesn't matter. Whoever it was, he or she was right. It's a thing so beautiful that I want to live it with you ,Trin, just with you...
"You know what, Trin?" Neo spoke suddenly, breaking the silence.
"Yeah?" she glanced curiously at him as she saw an almost troubled expression on his face.
"After all those years spent in the fake life of the Matrix... after being taken in the real world... just three months... I didn't know where I would have gone form there... so I've never been sure of nothing.
There is just one thing I've ever been sure of: you. I don't want to lose my only real hope for a future... and my only real love."
Trinity lifted her gaze to meet his and a tear rolled down her cheek. He softly kissed it away and she smiled as he drew her closer in his arms, letting her curl up against him and rest her head on his chest. She snuggled up to him, positioning herself comfortably.
I'll never leave you, Neo. Never. If there is a thing I will never regret it's having met you. You, that made me feel emotions I had never felt before. You, that made me understand there is always something to live for. And this thing to me is you.
It was dark inside, but it wasn't a problem for his eyes. Besides, he liked darkness.
He tore away more tape blocking the way in and looked around, dropping carelessly the zoo keeper's body next to a large cage, as dark as the room. He approached and scanned it. Shadows were moving around. Heavy steps, sniffs, growls. Sparkling eyes appeared and met his.
One of the hyenas growled again and showed itself between some rocks.
More and more interesting.
He noticed a sign, which said:
Common name: Spotted hyena, brown hyena, striped hyena
Scientific name: Crocuta crocuta
Family: Hyenas
Order: Carnivores
Class: Mammals
Characterises: The size of the hyena remind the one of an Alsatian dog, with the posterior part of its body very crushed. The fur it's short and on the back there is a thick and rough mane. The coat of the spotted hyena is dark yellow or reddish to tan with black spots. But we also have the brown hyena, with almost totally brownish coat, and the striped hyena, with black striped greyish coat. The tail ends with a steamy tuft of dark hair. The hyena has got a strong jaw and a powerful set of teeth, which have a fundamental role in ripping the flesh and triturating the bones. Its senses are very developed, so it can recognize its prey from kilometres far.
That was nice. He carried on.
Life and uses: The spotted hyena lives in packs of 10-30 individual, over which the females rule about anything, while males don't have a say in a matter. Like most of African carnivores, hyenas are nocturne animals, and, while disinterring food, they emit characteristic sounds that remind the one of a laugh. During the day they like hiding in the thick vegetation and doing baths in the mud.
Habitat: Africa,semi-deserted areas and savannahs.
His reading was interrupted when he heard a moan, but it wasn't an animal. The zoo keeper, now awake, was about to stand up, massaging his head, when he was roughly lifted up against the bars of the cage.
"You... what...?" the poor guy managed to choke out.
"I like our friends here... they look so cute... and so hungry." He said in his characteristic low tone, pressing the other through the bars, until the man's head was inside the cage.
"Stop! Stop it! It's not funny!"
"Oh, it's amusing... I think it's lunch time for them."
With cruel satisfaction, the program saw his eyes wide in fear and horror.
"Nooo!"
He picked him up effortlessly and, with just one swift movement, threw him into the hyenas' pit. The man screamed in terror, trying to climb out, but was dragged back down by the ferocious animals. They attacked the unfortunate person so violently that a lot of blood spurted on the walls, some even on his white T-shirt, forming a large deep red spot. But he didn't care. He just watched the horrible scene without batting an eyelid.
Uhm... I really like hyenas... especially that one... he thought, noticing that one of the hyenas, a really big animal with maculated coat and the teeth now red, seemed to have the supremacy on the group. He grinned approvingly, and climbed into the cage.
The hyenas lifted their heads and turned to him, shoving their fangs. One of them, the one he had noticed, started to run toward him and jumped, aiming at his neck, when something incredible happened. You could have seen a hyena stop in the middle of its jump and land in the same place, hurriedly taking a few steps forward to regain equilibrium and avoid falling.
The hyena looked up at him, its growls fading and changing in a meek grumbling, like it had been domed... like it was expecting orders.
He approached, kneeling in front of it, and lifted a hand, that came resting on the animal' s head, grabbing slightly its short fur.
"You know what, buddy? I think we all are in the same boat. We are scaring, we live on carcasses, and you just need to be freed like me. You're going to see the world with me."
He searched in the pockets of what remained of the horribly rent body. But he didn't find what he was looking for.
"No key, eh? Never mind."
He moved to the gate of the cage and shot a violent kick on it. The gate was slammed off his engines.
"Ok, buddy, that's freedom. Let's go."
He walked out of the cage, then out of the Hyenas' house, followed by this group of unusually companions. The people around, that saw the scene, started screaming and ran away in panic.
He and his new pack just headed for the exit of the zoo.
"You ready?" Link asked, eyeing the three figures lying in the chairs.
Trinity nodded, turning slightly on her left to glance stealthily at Neo. Despite his calmness of before, now he seemed lost in his thoughts, his expression blank.
Feel what you feel... read your thoughts... You can't get rid of me...
Neo breathed tiredly. I have to stop this... I can't stand it anymore...
He looked distractedly at Morpheus. Then it hit him.
"Morpheus! No!" Why the hell didn't I think about it before?!
He sat up abruptly in his chair, wincing as the needle inserted in his neck plug threatened to slip out roughly.
"Neo!" Trinity cried in shock. "What...?"
"You can't go in!"
The others stared at him, confused.
Yeah, ended chap 5!
Divamercury: I'm glad you liked my program. Hope you liked his character in this chapter too. I wanted him to be different from everyone else.
Thanks to my other reviewers too, of course! Please, review!