Chapter 2
" The mission went well, " Link commented.
He let is fingers fly over the keyboard at an impeccable speed as Morpheus approached him from behind, looking at the program coding Link was currently writing. He was doing a good job, as he always did. Link had been with them for a while now, and although he had a big mouth he sometimes seemed to have a hard time shutting, he always did his job well and was a good, skillful, Operator.
" When you are finished writing this program, let Neo have a run through it to test it, " Morpheus instructed him and Link nodded, beginning to close the program, saving it. He knew Morpheus would be needing help to steer the ship home, and the very thought of a few days leave was exciting enough for him to work even harder and faster to get finished now.
" Speaking of the golden goose, where is he now?" Link asked and Morpheus looked behind them, noticing that he was not with them anymore. He rubbed the back of his neck and then stretched, feeling the soreness in his muscles, thinking that a day or two's leave would be well needed for him too, before answering.
" He's probably packing… "
Neo entered their room, and found that Trinity was already there, packing their bags. He found it sweet and comfortable how she packed his bag, too, having learned everything that he took with him. She stuffed some sweaters into their bags as he approached her, and she turned her smiling face towards him, but didn't manage to keep her look of tiredness from Neo's gaze.
He leaned over and gave her a small and quick kiss, looking down into the bags, seeing that she didn't have much left. She motioned for their small sink on the corner of the room, and he looked at her. " Would you get our toothbrushes? And comb, please..."
He walked over and did as she had asked, sitting down on the bed as he watched her finish. She then turned to him, and stretched her arms out, seeing him smiling that comforting but also worried smile he seemed to be giving her every time she felt tired.
" It's ok, Neo, I'm just tired..." she said, but he wouldn't let it rest at that. He reached out and managed to grab her around the waist with his long, strong arms and pulled her down beside him onto the bed, making her lay down so that her head rested in his lap. He ran his fingers through her hair, thinking about how it was growing longer now.
" More like exhausted, " he said, observing her as she closed his eyes, enjoying the feel of his hands running through her hair. " But Morpheus gave us an hours rest now, before we get to Zion..." Trinity opened her eyes and smiled at him, reaching up her arm around his neck, bringing him down for a kiss.
As they reluctantly broke apart, she told him, as she barely managed to keep her eyes open from all the comfort she was receiving,
" I suggest we use it, then..."
Neo nodded, laying himself down beside her in their bed, pulling the cover up and around them, not caring whether or not their boots were on or off. They were just talking about an hour, but both of them knew that an hour was most welcome in this case, both exhausted from everything that had happened lately.
Trinity snuggled herself as close as she could into his embrace, and felt content and loved, feeling his warm breath on her neck, causing goose bumps to place themselves all over her body. She smiled, and Neo smiled, and together, they both drifted off to dreamland...
... a dreamland without machines, without having to fight, a place of prosperity in which they only lived for one thing- each other.
And they were very content...