Chapter 32
" I want to go into the Matrix, " Neo announced as he sat with Trinity and Morpheus in the Mess Hall.
Morpheus looked at him, then at Trinity, but Trinity didn't meet his gaze. He looked back onto Neo, and he met his gaze.
" Why?" he asked, finishing the last of his food.
" I know that Smith is still there… I know he is writing over as many Agent's as he can to join him, and with a great amount there will not be anything to stop
him, " Neo explained and Morpheus nodded, urging for him to continue.
" I want to go in and check his progress, to read the code of what he's doing. Then we'll take it from there, " Neo suggested and Morpheus thought about it while he drank up, and then looked down into the table. Trinity still remained silent.
" You can go in, but as soon as you've gotten to know his numbers, I want you to plug out… is that understood?" Neo nodded, satisfied to know that he would be able to go in, to see what Smith was really up to. He knew that he had most likely managed to write over some more Agents, but the amount would tell Neo at what intensity he was doing this all… how important it was to him.
" I'll tell Link to have her ready for broadcast in half an hour, " Morpheus told them and left the room. Neo was glad that he left them, he wanted to talk to Trinity…
He hadn't noticed when she had entered the room last night, something he rarely missed. She would usually softly wake him up, just to let him know that she was there, that he could sleep soundly. But yesterday, she hadn't said anything, and he had awoken in the middle of the night, half surprised to find her there, something he was not accustomed to.
" Hey, " he said, and joined their hands, " what's the matter? You have hardly said three words since we woke up…" She finally looked at him, and he could see all the fear and worry sine through her eyes, through that light blue colour that possessed them, that possessed him.
" I've just got a lot on my mind, that's all, " she told him, and he knew it was true, but was a bit concerned that she wouldn't willingly share what it was with him.
" Anything I can help you with? What's the issue?" She looked at him, feeling the tears burning in the corner of her eyes. He looked so innocent, holding her hand, genuinely concerned.
" You're the issue, " she told him.
He hadn't expected that answer from her, although he had suspected it would be something about them. He became worried now, he hadn't seen her in this state in a long while, he could hardly remember the last time he had seen Trinity scared, if he excluded being inside the Matrix.
" Trinity, what's going on? What did the Oracle tell you? It's okay, you can tell me, " his hands caressed her face as he saw the tears falling from them, and he inched closer to her. He wiped away the tears and kissed the remnants of them away, brushing her hair out of her face, urging for her to look into his eyes, to share the pain that he knew was there… they had said that they would go through everything together, couldn't she remember that now?
" I'm just so afraid of losing you, " Trinity finally exclaimed, falling into his embrace. He felt her cry her typical silent tears, and he stroked her back as he let her get rid of her fears, trying to get her draw power from him instead…
… but truth was, he did not know how much strength he possessed himself, right now.