Chapter 8
Author's Notes: Because of the shortness of this chapter, and my wish not to mesh it together with the next, you'll get two chapters in this update.
Morpheus walked out to the rail surrounding all the city's apartment areas, resting his elbows on the steel. He sighed a deep sigh, looking out over the city, enjoying the sensation of being warm and completely safe here. It was a sensation they rarely felt as they were on the Neb, and warm… well, the only time they really felt warm on the ship was either when they were working down in the engine area around the heaters, or when they were plugged into the Matrix.
He remembered that he would be stuck here for another few days, more than expected as he thought over his situation. 3 days at least… Maybe even 4. He just hoped that the new installations would take less time than expected… he wanted to go out as soon as possible, again.
He knew he would have to go there tomorrow, for a tech report, but he also decided to offer his help. He knew he was supposed to be on leave for a few days, but anything that could make them arrive earlier would be appreciated…
Thinking that he would notify Link and Trinity and Neo tomorrow after he had gotten the tech report, he left the railing and walked into his own apartment, closing the door and hearing nothing but a content sigh of his own to lull him off to sleep…
Exiting from the club had gone rather peacefully, even though Neo had a hard time keeping his hands off Trinity, and she likewise. But as they had entered the elevator, crowded with people both had noticed how tired they really were, and almost missed their stage. They had walked quietly, hand in hand, to their apartment and once inside both had yawned at the same time, causing them both to laugh and smile.
" Not tired at all, huh?" Trinity stated and Neo nodded, pulling off his sweater. He was looking forward to crawling down with Trinity in their bed, and just enjoy the fact that they could sleep exactly how long they wanted to.
Trinity, on the other hand, as tired as she was found time to admire Neo's pectoralis major; also known as his chest muscles. She watched the muscles flex in the dim light and felt her insides grow weak with want… but she also felt how tired she was.
As she turned away to her own drawer, pulling her own pants off, she thought of how peculiar the whole thing was. Sure, she and Neo hadn't been together for especially long, but she would always feel like she had known him forever. But still she found herself almost ogling at him like this, as if they were still teenagers.
But she welcomed it all, since the feelings they brought could never measure up to anything else.
As she turned around she found that he was already under the covers, holding up the blanket for her. She smiled thankfully at him, and placed herself next to him, feeling him embracing her… she could not stop the shiver from running down her spine, and he felt it; and she knew it. He loved the bare thought that it was him that caused those reactions in her; and he placed his arms around her, finding her hands.
He lifted his head and as he blew out the last candle; he recited " … and darkness fell upon earth."
Trinity smiled into the darkness as he placed himself still behind her. " The Real World."