How do you define a life-giving kiss? Only moments ago, Trinity had kissed Neo with all of her heart and soul- an act that brought him back to life. But now, after the EMP went off, Neo kissed her softly, gently, bringing her cold, hardened body to life after fifteen cold years. She could feel the energy coursing through her veins, the blood pumping in her head, her heartbeat speeding up. All of this was due to Neo's lips against hers. Amazing. Such a small act could create so many chemical reactions. Fuck chemical reactions, was Trinity's last thought before focusing on Neo's hand on her neck and his lips pulling gently on her lower lip to end the fate-sealing kiss.

Electricity. That's the definition. Never before had Neo experienced this feeling, both of the heart and of the body. Just by touching Trinity in the simplest of ways sent an electrical charge through his body, leaving him craving more. As Trinity slowly pulled away, her eyes still locked on his own, Neo heard Morpheus and Tank come around the monitors.

"At last. You believe what I have been telling you all along, now, Neo?" Morpheus asked, a gentle smile gracing his face.

Neo merely nodded, desiring to be touched by Trinity again, but she had seemed to find his foot clamps more interesting as she undid them. Standing slowly, Neo let out a painful gasp before his knees buckled. As he began to sink to the floor, a strong pair of arms encircled his waist, pulling him to rest against their chest. Morpheus? No, he was just reacting to Neo's sudden weakening. Trinity. At the sudden realization, the electrical current that seemed to run between them shocked his body awake.

"Trinity, why don't you take him to his room?" Morpheus asked, his eyes taking in everything. "I'll tend to Tank."

Trinity merely nodded, emotions bubbling beneath her cool exterior, emotions screaming for a response, for her to take action. Right now is not the time, for anything other than tending to Neo's injuries, Trinity reasoned, however, her body had a different agenda. Concentrating on half-carrying, half-walking Neo to his room, Trinity barely registered just how Neo had reacted to her strong grip. He has definitely tensed up, but at the same time- melted, Trinity thought as she wrenched his door open.

Neo's mind was a throbbing ball of pain and emotions. A sensory overload of rejecting the Matrix and then kissing Trinity had given him the largest headache he'd ever experienced. Though, now, if I really think about it- it's my first headache...oh fuck it, thinking about that is just going to make my head hurt even more. Neo let out guttural groan from his throat as Trinity guided him to the bed where he stretched out. Trinity paused to look at his closed eyes for a moment before moving to the door.

"Wait." Neo's quiet request stopped Trinity dead- her hand resting on the doorframe. "Don't leave me. Please."

"I'll be right back. I'm just getting some medical supplies. I promise I won't be gone long." Trinity moved back into the room and crouched down as the last word dropped from her mouth. Lifting his hand to her lips, Trinity kissed it gently before standing and leaving.

"How's he doing?" Trinity asked upon entering the med lab.

"I'm doing fine. Do remember that I'm conscious." Tank interrupted before Morpheus had a chance to open his mouth.

"Not for long you won't be. You won't stand the pain when I begin to take care of your wounds, Tank. I have to knock you out." Morpheus countered, filling a syringe with a clear liquid. "How's Neo?"

"I'm not sure. I'm in here to get stuff to clean him up- and some pain relievers." Trinity replied as she moved around the room to gather a towel, a bowl of water, and a few other assorted objects up onto a large tray.

"Pain relievers are top shelf over there." Morpheus pointed to a shelf near where Trinity was standing.

"Got it. Thanks." Trinity nodded in the men's general direction before exiting the room, tray in hand.

As she walked silently down the hall, a random thought bounced into her head. What if the machines send another group of sentinels? Shaking her mind of the not-so-absurd possibility for the time being, Trinity stopped at Neo's door to balance the tray on one hand while twisting the wheel with the other. Upon entering the room, Trinity placed the tray on the floor before closing the door behind her. Pulling a pillow she had grabbed in the med lab from under her arm, Trinity carefully lifted Neo's head and placed the pillow underneath it.

"Mmmm. Trin?" Neo mumbled quietly, half-asleep.

"Shhh. Just rest." Trinity replied softly, running a hand gently over his head.

Pausing a moment to watch Neo silently, Trinity couldn't help but fight within herself to both love him and not care at the same time. She knew it was a more basic fight between the woman and the soldier inside her. Unsurprisingly, the woman won. Kneeling down beside the bed, Trinity delicately pulled his shirt up, revealing a smooth, frail torso- and several dark bruises.

"Whoa, whoa. What are you doing?" Neo slowly sat up and grabbed Trinity's hands, trying to wake up.

"I was going to clean your bruises, put ice on them and give you some pain relievers, why?" Trinity explained, sitting back on her heels.

"I just- I'm sorry. I didn't know." Neo lay back down; releasing the grip on Trinity's wrists- something he did reluctantly.

Tensing upon feeling her fingers dance lightly across his chest, Neo exhaled a painful breath when she touched his bruises.

"What?" Trinity asked, concern intertwined with the question.

"The bruises." Neo explained.

"Sorry, I'll be more careful."

And so they continued like this for another five minutes- Trinity washing his chest lightly as Neo winced in pain- a pain that transcended him and hit her because she knew that she was causing it. When she finished, Trinity pulled Neo's shirt back down and proceeded to place ice wrapped in a small, tattered towel on his chest.

"Hold that there." Trinity commanded as she leaned over to grab an IV pouch.

Standing, Trinity hung the pouch on a small hook and took Neo's right arm in her hand. Feeling Neo's eyes on her, Trinity could tell he was struggling to keep himself from stopping her and silently thanked him- too tired to do anything but make sure he was in decent health before getting some rest herself. Carefully, Trinity pushed the needle into his plug- all the while completely aware of Neo's tensed body. Lowering his arm, she allowed herself a small smile.

"There, that should do it. Why don't you get some rest?" Trinity inquired as she picked up the tray.

"Where are you going?" Neo asked, suddenly fearful.

"I'm going to put this away and then I'm going to get some rest." Trinity answered as she moved to the door. "I'll be right next door anyway. If you need something, just rap on the wall- I'm a light sleeper."

"Okay." Neo's quiet reply went straight to Trinity's core, causing the strong soldier to falter for a moment to fight with warring emotions. The solider won, and she nodded once before exiting.