Hey everybody! I'm back.. *watches the readers shiver in fright* but don't
run away! But because I'm crazy doesn't mean anything..no? Not buying it?
Oh well, you might as well just read the chapter..After all, who in their
right mind would actually listen to my ravings? After all, I'm not in my
right mind while writing them! Man I'm so high on sugar..
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Neo watched silently as the small blonde woman walked down the steps that led out of the Oracle's apartment. Trinity sat off to the side with a laptop cradled in her lap, and was currently hacking into the computer trying to find anything they could about this mysterious woman. Morpheus was off to his left pacing back and forth. They had been here all day, sitting or standing at the top of the roof that was on the opposing side of the Oracle's apartment. She hadn't said who they were looking for, but hadn't given them any clue as to even when she would show up. All the Oracle had told them was that they should watch her door on this, January 2nd and that the woman who walked out was important. She didn't even tell them what was so special about this girl, just that they needed her. Although, why they would ever need some girl was still a mystery to Neo. But then again, you don't really argue with the Oracle. She just knew too much about what she's talking about. And so they had sat out here in the freezing cold, with the wind beating at their faces. He was beginning to wonder if maybe the Oracle was wrong, and it was almost dark when he noticed a flash of gold and saw the blonde that was trying to hide in the shadows of a house that was on the other side of the street. He had no idea how long she had been there, or even how she had managed to go unnoticed for so long. But he knew this was who they were looking for. She stood there for another hour before she finally walked up the stairs and through the door, without making a single sound.
When that had happened Neo had to restrain himself from going over to the other building and listening to the two women as they talked. But that was the one thing the Oracle insisted on. She had been very unrelenting about it. There would be no one listening to their conversation, no bugs...nothing. Which of course begged the question as to what could be so secretive that they couldn't know, but someone doesn't cross the Oracle for nothing more than curiosity. Not even The One.
And so they had sat there for another 20 minutes waiting for her to come back out. Trinity had started trying to find out everything she could as soon as they had first spotted the woman, before she had even walked into the door. Neo didn't ask how her progress was, and the silence was beginning to eat him alive. So nothing could have made him happier than when the door opened signaling for them to move.
"Do you have all you need?" Morpheus turned form where he stood about five feet away to look at Trinity.
"I think so. We should be able to find her easily now. We can leave any time and I'll try to find out more when we're out of the Matrix." Trinity turned and answered bluntly.
"Alright. Then we should really be getting back. Neo, I want you to follow her and see where she goes next. I trust you can take care of yourself." And with a wave of black trench coat his two companions turned and left.
Turning from where he stood, Neo started running to catch up with the flash of gold hair that was swiftly disappearing in the snow. When he reached the end of the building he didn't even bother stopping, just jumped onto the other one. And soon he was making pace with her as she walked, silent as a mouse.
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It was harder than Usagi thought it would have been to calmly continue walking on knowing that she was being watched. If she strained her ears she could hear the sound of steps that signaled a person running just out of her sight. It was truly a cruel joke to tell her this, and then expect Usagi not to do anything. And to think that it might be him. Ra- Neo in person, for the first time in hundreds of years was almost more than she could take. And the fact that he was following was definitely going to make it much more difficult to get home the same way she came.
She slowed down her brisk walk a little, and waited until she was sure her watcher had slowed down also to match her pace. Then in a flash she burst into a quick run, and rounded the first corner she could see, and vanished.
***
"Shit." Neo cursed as he saw the apparently harmless and oblivious target burst out running. Not bothering to stop and think he jumped off the building and started chasing after her. It didn't matter if she saw him or not now, because she had to know he was following her already. He saw her disappear around a corner, and ran up to it as fact as he could.
But all he saw was an empty street, and not a spark of gold.
***
Usagi looked up from her perch on the roof of a bakers shop, watching her target. It had taken everything she had not to make a sound when she saw him running around that corner, and appear in her view for the first time. It was him, without a doubt. The hair, the eyes, and the way he sounded when he cursed and turned to chase after her. Even though she hadn't seen him in nearly five hundred years she recognized him instantly, and she felt an overwhelming urge to go down there and do something, hug him, or say hello, or anything. But this was not the man she knew, and she couldn't forget that. She gave a quick glance around the perimeter to see if there was anyone else with him. If there had been everyone would have come out when she ran. That had been her plan at least. She wasn't nearly patient enough to just walk along and not do anything.
When she saw him start to reach into his pocket, most likely for a phone she decided to make her move, and the entire time she kept on reminding her self. 'This is not Raven, this is not Raven.'
She silently jumped off her perch to land just a few feet behind him. But even though she knew she didn't make a sound Neo still spun around to face her.
She raised an eyebrow. "Looking for something?"
Neo seemed at a loss for words. "Well, yeah." He started to look around him. "You haven't by any chance seen a black cell anywhere have you?"
Usagi staunchly kept a straight face at his pathetic excuse. "No. Did you lose one?"
"Umm." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small harmless black object. "Whadda you know? I had it the whole time! Well, I guess I better be going. Nice seeing you!" And still stuttering Neo turned and walked away.
Usagi sighed. Obviously he wasn't used to spying, as was obvious by the fact that he was at a almost total loss of words the entire time she was there, and then didn't even bother to ask her anything. And then he had gotten out of there as soon as possible.
Usagi quickly glanced around, making sure there was no one near. She didn't see or hear anyone, so deciding it was safe she closed her eyes, and vanished.
***
Neo walked until he was sure he was out of sight, and then jumped onto the nearest building. Trying not to make a sound he started to run across the buildings to get her in his sight once more. He had really messed up big this time, and then when he saw her he was at a total loss for words. There was just something about the way she questioned him that made him feel like a schoolboy that had just done something wrong.
When he finally got to where he had last seen her, he wasn't sure if he was relieved, or upset that she was gone. But the strange thing was that when he looked down on the alley, he could see two sets of footprints in the snow. One was his, and the others were hers. But where his led away down the street, there were none leading away from where she had stood.
'Oh well, she must have jumped or something.' He thought, and turned to walk away. He needed to find that phone line, and try to get out of here. After all, even if his first experience with the woman with the gold hair wasn't exactly what he had expected, they still had a job to do.
Pulling out his phone he quickly dialed a number known only to a very few. "Hello, Tank. I need a line outta here."
***
Usagi sat on her sofa and cradled a cup of hot chocolate in her hands. Just because she knew that it didn't exist didn't stop the warmth as the coca spread through her body warming her up. She pulled her knees up under her chin, and curled up into a little ball, still sitting and holding the hot chocolate. Silent tears ran unchecked down her cheeks. After so long, even though she hadn't forgotten, at least with time the pain had lessened. But seeing him again brought it all back. Why did all of this have to happen to her? And once more she fervently wished that she was like so many other people in the world..oblivious. Knowledge was power, that was true. But it was also pain, and she could never completely forget that.
***
Well, is that what you expected? I certainly hope not, because what's the point in reading if there are no surprises?
And now that you're finished reading, go ahead and write a little review. Just a little bity comment on what you thought. Your imput really means a lot to me, and I'll happily take suggestions. Especially what I should do about the whole Trinity dilemma. I suppose I could kill her off to get her out of the way, but I really wouldn't want to do that..
And fell free to email me at sirencalling@yahoo.com if you feel so moved to do so!
Oh, and I highly suggest you go and check out my other stories if you like this one. Especially my personal fav. Chaos Enslaved.
Ja ne until next time! siren
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Neo watched silently as the small blonde woman walked down the steps that led out of the Oracle's apartment. Trinity sat off to the side with a laptop cradled in her lap, and was currently hacking into the computer trying to find anything they could about this mysterious woman. Morpheus was off to his left pacing back and forth. They had been here all day, sitting or standing at the top of the roof that was on the opposing side of the Oracle's apartment. She hadn't said who they were looking for, but hadn't given them any clue as to even when she would show up. All the Oracle had told them was that they should watch her door on this, January 2nd and that the woman who walked out was important. She didn't even tell them what was so special about this girl, just that they needed her. Although, why they would ever need some girl was still a mystery to Neo. But then again, you don't really argue with the Oracle. She just knew too much about what she's talking about. And so they had sat out here in the freezing cold, with the wind beating at their faces. He was beginning to wonder if maybe the Oracle was wrong, and it was almost dark when he noticed a flash of gold and saw the blonde that was trying to hide in the shadows of a house that was on the other side of the street. He had no idea how long she had been there, or even how she had managed to go unnoticed for so long. But he knew this was who they were looking for. She stood there for another hour before she finally walked up the stairs and through the door, without making a single sound.
When that had happened Neo had to restrain himself from going over to the other building and listening to the two women as they talked. But that was the one thing the Oracle insisted on. She had been very unrelenting about it. There would be no one listening to their conversation, no bugs...nothing. Which of course begged the question as to what could be so secretive that they couldn't know, but someone doesn't cross the Oracle for nothing more than curiosity. Not even The One.
And so they had sat there for another 20 minutes waiting for her to come back out. Trinity had started trying to find out everything she could as soon as they had first spotted the woman, before she had even walked into the door. Neo didn't ask how her progress was, and the silence was beginning to eat him alive. So nothing could have made him happier than when the door opened signaling for them to move.
"Do you have all you need?" Morpheus turned form where he stood about five feet away to look at Trinity.
"I think so. We should be able to find her easily now. We can leave any time and I'll try to find out more when we're out of the Matrix." Trinity turned and answered bluntly.
"Alright. Then we should really be getting back. Neo, I want you to follow her and see where she goes next. I trust you can take care of yourself." And with a wave of black trench coat his two companions turned and left.
Turning from where he stood, Neo started running to catch up with the flash of gold hair that was swiftly disappearing in the snow. When he reached the end of the building he didn't even bother stopping, just jumped onto the other one. And soon he was making pace with her as she walked, silent as a mouse.
***
It was harder than Usagi thought it would have been to calmly continue walking on knowing that she was being watched. If she strained her ears she could hear the sound of steps that signaled a person running just out of her sight. It was truly a cruel joke to tell her this, and then expect Usagi not to do anything. And to think that it might be him. Ra- Neo in person, for the first time in hundreds of years was almost more than she could take. And the fact that he was following was definitely going to make it much more difficult to get home the same way she came.
She slowed down her brisk walk a little, and waited until she was sure her watcher had slowed down also to match her pace. Then in a flash she burst into a quick run, and rounded the first corner she could see, and vanished.
***
"Shit." Neo cursed as he saw the apparently harmless and oblivious target burst out running. Not bothering to stop and think he jumped off the building and started chasing after her. It didn't matter if she saw him or not now, because she had to know he was following her already. He saw her disappear around a corner, and ran up to it as fact as he could.
But all he saw was an empty street, and not a spark of gold.
***
Usagi looked up from her perch on the roof of a bakers shop, watching her target. It had taken everything she had not to make a sound when she saw him running around that corner, and appear in her view for the first time. It was him, without a doubt. The hair, the eyes, and the way he sounded when he cursed and turned to chase after her. Even though she hadn't seen him in nearly five hundred years she recognized him instantly, and she felt an overwhelming urge to go down there and do something, hug him, or say hello, or anything. But this was not the man she knew, and she couldn't forget that. She gave a quick glance around the perimeter to see if there was anyone else with him. If there had been everyone would have come out when she ran. That had been her plan at least. She wasn't nearly patient enough to just walk along and not do anything.
When she saw him start to reach into his pocket, most likely for a phone she decided to make her move, and the entire time she kept on reminding her self. 'This is not Raven, this is not Raven.'
She silently jumped off her perch to land just a few feet behind him. But even though she knew she didn't make a sound Neo still spun around to face her.
She raised an eyebrow. "Looking for something?"
Neo seemed at a loss for words. "Well, yeah." He started to look around him. "You haven't by any chance seen a black cell anywhere have you?"
Usagi staunchly kept a straight face at his pathetic excuse. "No. Did you lose one?"
"Umm." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small harmless black object. "Whadda you know? I had it the whole time! Well, I guess I better be going. Nice seeing you!" And still stuttering Neo turned and walked away.
Usagi sighed. Obviously he wasn't used to spying, as was obvious by the fact that he was at a almost total loss of words the entire time she was there, and then didn't even bother to ask her anything. And then he had gotten out of there as soon as possible.
Usagi quickly glanced around, making sure there was no one near. She didn't see or hear anyone, so deciding it was safe she closed her eyes, and vanished.
***
Neo walked until he was sure he was out of sight, and then jumped onto the nearest building. Trying not to make a sound he started to run across the buildings to get her in his sight once more. He had really messed up big this time, and then when he saw her he was at a total loss for words. There was just something about the way she questioned him that made him feel like a schoolboy that had just done something wrong.
When he finally got to where he had last seen her, he wasn't sure if he was relieved, or upset that she was gone. But the strange thing was that when he looked down on the alley, he could see two sets of footprints in the snow. One was his, and the others were hers. But where his led away down the street, there were none leading away from where she had stood.
'Oh well, she must have jumped or something.' He thought, and turned to walk away. He needed to find that phone line, and try to get out of here. After all, even if his first experience with the woman with the gold hair wasn't exactly what he had expected, they still had a job to do.
Pulling out his phone he quickly dialed a number known only to a very few. "Hello, Tank. I need a line outta here."
***
Usagi sat on her sofa and cradled a cup of hot chocolate in her hands. Just because she knew that it didn't exist didn't stop the warmth as the coca spread through her body warming her up. She pulled her knees up under her chin, and curled up into a little ball, still sitting and holding the hot chocolate. Silent tears ran unchecked down her cheeks. After so long, even though she hadn't forgotten, at least with time the pain had lessened. But seeing him again brought it all back. Why did all of this have to happen to her? And once more she fervently wished that she was like so many other people in the world..oblivious. Knowledge was power, that was true. But it was also pain, and she could never completely forget that.
***
Well, is that what you expected? I certainly hope not, because what's the point in reading if there are no surprises?
And now that you're finished reading, go ahead and write a little review. Just a little bity comment on what you thought. Your imput really means a lot to me, and I'll happily take suggestions. Especially what I should do about the whole Trinity dilemma. I suppose I could kill her off to get her out of the way, but I really wouldn't want to do that..
And fell free to email me at sirencalling@yahoo.com if you feel so moved to do so!
Oh, and I highly suggest you go and check out my other stories if you like this one. Especially my personal fav. Chaos Enslaved.
Ja ne until next time! siren