Chapter 12 To kiss an Agent
Mia already had her phone out and was dialing as she ran down the street. She heard the other end answer, "Operator." She smiled as she said, "Lewis, I need an exit and hurry!" She was given the address of an old diner a few blocks away and made her way there. A few people turned and looked her way as she entered but she hurried to back and there sat in the corner out of sight, was an old fashioned telephone booth. She could hear the phone ringing as she quickly walked up to it, she answered and was gone.
She woke to the low hum of machinery and someone standing over her. She blinked and made out the outline of Lewis smiling at her, he held out his hand and helped her off the chair. She looked over at Captain Jackson but he was only scowling, shaking his head. She heard him sigh and say, "So what happened this time? I see he didn't try and kill you yet." Mia thought about what she was going to say and answered, "He wanted to know our social structure and relationships. Oh and also politics – if we still had 2 political parties. I'll write everything up in a report and get it to you ASAP. I think I'd like to rest right now, I'm rather tired." Captain Jackson shook his head and said,"Mia, answer me this – why does he use a firewall to block everything out? We can't even see a heart rate – he could be killing you and we'd never know it." Mia stopped and turned back and said, " I don't know, I'll ask him the next time I see him." She turned to walk away and she heard Lewis call out for her to wait up, she kept the annoyance out of her voice and answered, "What can I do for you? I'm really beat." She watched as he stammered and asked her if she might want to get something to eat together. She shook her head and told him "Maybe later, right now all I want is close my eyes and relax. " She didn't wait for his answer and headed towards her quarters, she only hoped that she could be alone – she really needed to think about things.
She made her way to her quarters only to find, her room mate was entertaining another crew member. She sighed and went to her own little place on the ship where no one ever went and she knew she would be able to think in peace. She went to a storage area and climbed up on the low shelf and positioned her back against the wall and sat cross legged. She then closed her eyes and tried to let everything fall away as she cleared her mind. Her thoughts went back to her conversation with Smith – well, Agent Smith and his request. She raised a hand to her lips, she could still feel his kisses. How was it that an Agent could kiss like that and what was wrong with her for responding like she did? She felt herself flush as she thought about the feelings he stirred, she didn't think she had ever been that aroused by just a kiss – well, several of them. She told herself it was just a ploy to… to what? She couldn't tell him anything that he didn't already know. She sighed out loud and made up her mind. She would not become his lover nor would she kiss him again. This whole situation had been too bizarre since the start and the last thing she needed was to start sleeping with a program. She would never tell anyone about this and she was pleased that Smith has put up the firewall, anyone looking at those monitors would've been able to tell right away there was something going on in there. She silently thanked Smith for his foresight but then a thought struck her. She wondered if he had planned his seduction all along.
Agent Smith finished his upload to the mainframe and they were pleased with his results. When they asked why he was out of contact with the mainframe for periods of time, he answered he needed to do that in order to gain the human's trust. The mainframe accepted that as a logical answer and told him to proceed and use any means necessary to accomplish his goal. He felt himself released from the mainframe's databank and ran over his memory logs to make sure everything was still in place. He took one last look around the room and left without a backward glace. He decided to take the elevator down to the first floor and once inside the enclosed space, he realized he could still smell her scent on him. He raised his hand up to his nose and with a slight smile, he inhaled her scent. The doors opened and he walked out into the lobby, both the smile and the scent were now gone. He checked in with the other Agents to see if any activity had been reported during his absence.
Life aboard the Prometheus went on as usual and the days passed. They continued to map old sections of the underground sewers and listen in on any sentienl activity.
Mia had finished her shift and was not looking forward to her off duty time. When not on duty, she found her thoughts drifting towards Agent Smith. She was still trying to wrap her brain around his motives. She also found herself thinking about his kisses but forced her mind not to dwell on them. She made up her mind that the reason Smith kisses had affected her as they did was because she was lonely – that had to be it.
Lewis seemed to be making a lot of excuses to be around her lately and she was seriously questioning her 'no dating crew members' policy. She got a book she had been reading and headed to one of the gunnery cockpits and settled down to read. She heard someone come into the cockpit and she inwardly groaned, it was Lewis. She looked up smiling and said, "Hello" before diving back into the book. He came and sat down on the arm of the chair and asked, "What are you reading?" She looked up and answered, "The History of Rome." He shook his head and answered, "Really? I don't read books too much, I find it boring. I'd rather be out there living the action!" Mia looked at him and asked, "Have you read any book that you liked?" He shook his head no and said, "Not unless it was a Tech manual." Mia just shook her head but said nothing. Lewis then bent down and said in a hushed voice, "So tell me, what's this Agent guy really like? Is he creepy?" Mia picked up her book and clicked the screen off. She smiled at him and answered, "I can describe him in one word: Dangerous. He's also very interesting to talk to. It's amazing to see his mind work – he looks like a man but he's a walking, talking program!" Lewis nodded and said, "It's almost sounds like you admire him." She shook her head and answered, "No, I admire his programming." Lewis gave her a funny look as she stood up and stretched and announced that she was getting tired and heading to her quarters for bed. Lewis grinned and asked if he could walk with her along the way. Mia nodded yes and they headed off together. She was trying really hard to like Lewis and not find negative things him but they seemed to be two completely different people. She thought maybe she would give it another try tomorrow. As they neared her quarters, Mia realized it was quite late and no one was about. At the start of the hallway to her quarters, she paused and turned to Lewis meaning to say good night to him there instead of the confined area of the hallway. As she turned to speak, Lewis grabbed her and brought his lips to hers. He surprised her more than anything as she felt him jab his tongue into her mouth. She tried to pull away as he covered her lips with a wet sloppy kiss. She finally shoved him off of her saying, "Lewis, stop it." He looked away and said, "I'm sorry Mia but I have wanted to do that for a long time. I… I wanted you to know how I felt about you." Mia fought the urge to wipe her mouth and walked up to him and said, "Lewis, I'm sorry but you caught me off guard. I… I have a rule, I never date/sleep with crewmates. It messes things up." Mia could see the hurt in his eyes and reached out and touched his face. She lifted his chin so he would meet her eyes and said, "Lewis, this is me. It has nothing to do with you. You're the best damn operator going and my friend – I wouldn't want to lose either of them." He grunted in reply and looked away. He finally said, "I'm sorry I brought it up." Mia made him look at her again and said, "Lewis, don't be sorry. I think you might be better off with me just as a friend as I'm pretty lousy in relationships. I think we'd last longer as friends – trust me on this." He gave a small smile and shook his head. He looked at her and said, "It's getting late, you had better get to bed. If I remember right, you have the early shift." Mia smiled and reached her hand out and said, "Friends?" Lewis took her hand and pulled her towards him and hugged her and said, "Friends" Mia couldn't see the hurt on his face. As they pulled away, he composed his face into a smile and bid her a good night.
Mia went into her quarters and fell into her bunk. Her room mate was snoring quietly so it gave her time to think about things. She knew that went horribly wrong but there was nothing she could do about it. She was willing to over look the intellectual part but he… kissed like a wet towel. Now if she could only find someone who kissed like Agent Smith… She forced her thoughts away from him – yet again. As she drifted off into her dreams, she was once again in the arms of Agent Smith.
Mia already had her phone out and was dialing as she ran down the street. She heard the other end answer, "Operator." She smiled as she said, "Lewis, I need an exit and hurry!" She was given the address of an old diner a few blocks away and made her way there. A few people turned and looked her way as she entered but she hurried to back and there sat in the corner out of sight, was an old fashioned telephone booth. She could hear the phone ringing as she quickly walked up to it, she answered and was gone.
She woke to the low hum of machinery and someone standing over her. She blinked and made out the outline of Lewis smiling at her, he held out his hand and helped her off the chair. She looked over at Captain Jackson but he was only scowling, shaking his head. She heard him sigh and say, "So what happened this time? I see he didn't try and kill you yet." Mia thought about what she was going to say and answered, "He wanted to know our social structure and relationships. Oh and also politics – if we still had 2 political parties. I'll write everything up in a report and get it to you ASAP. I think I'd like to rest right now, I'm rather tired." Captain Jackson shook his head and said,"Mia, answer me this – why does he use a firewall to block everything out? We can't even see a heart rate – he could be killing you and we'd never know it." Mia stopped and turned back and said, " I don't know, I'll ask him the next time I see him." She turned to walk away and she heard Lewis call out for her to wait up, she kept the annoyance out of her voice and answered, "What can I do for you? I'm really beat." She watched as he stammered and asked her if she might want to get something to eat together. She shook her head and told him "Maybe later, right now all I want is close my eyes and relax. " She didn't wait for his answer and headed towards her quarters, she only hoped that she could be alone – she really needed to think about things.
She made her way to her quarters only to find, her room mate was entertaining another crew member. She sighed and went to her own little place on the ship where no one ever went and she knew she would be able to think in peace. She went to a storage area and climbed up on the low shelf and positioned her back against the wall and sat cross legged. She then closed her eyes and tried to let everything fall away as she cleared her mind. Her thoughts went back to her conversation with Smith – well, Agent Smith and his request. She raised a hand to her lips, she could still feel his kisses. How was it that an Agent could kiss like that and what was wrong with her for responding like she did? She felt herself flush as she thought about the feelings he stirred, she didn't think she had ever been that aroused by just a kiss – well, several of them. She told herself it was just a ploy to… to what? She couldn't tell him anything that he didn't already know. She sighed out loud and made up her mind. She would not become his lover nor would she kiss him again. This whole situation had been too bizarre since the start and the last thing she needed was to start sleeping with a program. She would never tell anyone about this and she was pleased that Smith has put up the firewall, anyone looking at those monitors would've been able to tell right away there was something going on in there. She silently thanked Smith for his foresight but then a thought struck her. She wondered if he had planned his seduction all along.
Agent Smith finished his upload to the mainframe and they were pleased with his results. When they asked why he was out of contact with the mainframe for periods of time, he answered he needed to do that in order to gain the human's trust. The mainframe accepted that as a logical answer and told him to proceed and use any means necessary to accomplish his goal. He felt himself released from the mainframe's databank and ran over his memory logs to make sure everything was still in place. He took one last look around the room and left without a backward glace. He decided to take the elevator down to the first floor and once inside the enclosed space, he realized he could still smell her scent on him. He raised his hand up to his nose and with a slight smile, he inhaled her scent. The doors opened and he walked out into the lobby, both the smile and the scent were now gone. He checked in with the other Agents to see if any activity had been reported during his absence.
Life aboard the Prometheus went on as usual and the days passed. They continued to map old sections of the underground sewers and listen in on any sentienl activity.
Mia had finished her shift and was not looking forward to her off duty time. When not on duty, she found her thoughts drifting towards Agent Smith. She was still trying to wrap her brain around his motives. She also found herself thinking about his kisses but forced her mind not to dwell on them. She made up her mind that the reason Smith kisses had affected her as they did was because she was lonely – that had to be it.
Lewis seemed to be making a lot of excuses to be around her lately and she was seriously questioning her 'no dating crew members' policy. She got a book she had been reading and headed to one of the gunnery cockpits and settled down to read. She heard someone come into the cockpit and she inwardly groaned, it was Lewis. She looked up smiling and said, "Hello" before diving back into the book. He came and sat down on the arm of the chair and asked, "What are you reading?" She looked up and answered, "The History of Rome." He shook his head and answered, "Really? I don't read books too much, I find it boring. I'd rather be out there living the action!" Mia looked at him and asked, "Have you read any book that you liked?" He shook his head no and said, "Not unless it was a Tech manual." Mia just shook her head but said nothing. Lewis then bent down and said in a hushed voice, "So tell me, what's this Agent guy really like? Is he creepy?" Mia picked up her book and clicked the screen off. She smiled at him and answered, "I can describe him in one word: Dangerous. He's also very interesting to talk to. It's amazing to see his mind work – he looks like a man but he's a walking, talking program!" Lewis nodded and said, "It's almost sounds like you admire him." She shook her head and answered, "No, I admire his programming." Lewis gave her a funny look as she stood up and stretched and announced that she was getting tired and heading to her quarters for bed. Lewis grinned and asked if he could walk with her along the way. Mia nodded yes and they headed off together. She was trying really hard to like Lewis and not find negative things him but they seemed to be two completely different people. She thought maybe she would give it another try tomorrow. As they neared her quarters, Mia realized it was quite late and no one was about. At the start of the hallway to her quarters, she paused and turned to Lewis meaning to say good night to him there instead of the confined area of the hallway. As she turned to speak, Lewis grabbed her and brought his lips to hers. He surprised her more than anything as she felt him jab his tongue into her mouth. She tried to pull away as he covered her lips with a wet sloppy kiss. She finally shoved him off of her saying, "Lewis, stop it." He looked away and said, "I'm sorry Mia but I have wanted to do that for a long time. I… I wanted you to know how I felt about you." Mia fought the urge to wipe her mouth and walked up to him and said, "Lewis, I'm sorry but you caught me off guard. I… I have a rule, I never date/sleep with crewmates. It messes things up." Mia could see the hurt in his eyes and reached out and touched his face. She lifted his chin so he would meet her eyes and said, "Lewis, this is me. It has nothing to do with you. You're the best damn operator going and my friend – I wouldn't want to lose either of them." He grunted in reply and looked away. He finally said, "I'm sorry I brought it up." Mia made him look at her again and said, "Lewis, don't be sorry. I think you might be better off with me just as a friend as I'm pretty lousy in relationships. I think we'd last longer as friends – trust me on this." He gave a small smile and shook his head. He looked at her and said, "It's getting late, you had better get to bed. If I remember right, you have the early shift." Mia smiled and reached her hand out and said, "Friends?" Lewis took her hand and pulled her towards him and hugged her and said, "Friends" Mia couldn't see the hurt on his face. As they pulled away, he composed his face into a smile and bid her a good night.
Mia went into her quarters and fell into her bunk. Her room mate was snoring quietly so it gave her time to think about things. She knew that went horribly wrong but there was nothing she could do about it. She was willing to over look the intellectual part but he… kissed like a wet towel. Now if she could only find someone who kissed like Agent Smith… She forced her thoughts away from him – yet again. As she drifted off into her dreams, she was once again in the arms of Agent Smith.