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Chapter 10

POV: Lue

Leaving the shower I wrapped myself in a towel. I had not realised how much I smelled until now. The scent of lavender and rose on my skin made me think of mom. She always smelled so good. Often mom would smell of flowers. I choked back the sob that threatened to come out. This was not the moment for me to show weakness. This is the time for me to show strength.

Swallowing back my emotions I walked out to Alo. He was standing beside the bed I had just gotten up from. Hearing my steps he turned to look at me. I was carrying my clothing in my one hand. Holding out a plastic bag Alo quickly bagged my clothing. He placed the bagged clothing on the bed.

"I have a practice outfit for you." Alo said. Waking to the closet. He pulled out a full body suit it looked to be made of a light catching material. It made the black fabric glittered catching the light regardless of the dark fabric colour.

Alo helped me into the suit. I stepped into the legs that he held for me. Slipping my feet into the fabric that surrounded my foot. I had not been in an outfit that covered my feet since my footie pajamas when I was really young. The leg fabric came up and hugged my legs like another layer of skin. My arms slid in the skin tight sleeves. Turning around Alo zipped up the tight fabric. It hugged my body all over. Showing every asset I did not have yet.

Alo gave me a moment to admire the skin tight outfit in the mirror. If it was possible I think it made my chest look flatter. I looked at my hips they at least gave me a bit of a figure. I have to give this suit credit though it did give me a cute butt. Every turn I made the fabric would shimmer. I was hesitant taking a step in the suit. It was so tight, I thought it would rip if I moved to fast or stretched to far.

"Try a squat" Alo told me.

"Your crazy. It will rip. This suit is so skin tight." I told Alo.

"Please some trust" Alo commented.

I decided that there was no reason to argue him. All I needed to do was squat to prove my point. Bending my knees I slowly sunk my hips to the floor. Feeling the fabric pull as I lowered into the position. Reaching a deep squat I looked behind me in the mirror. The fabric did not rip. On the contrary it stretched with my body. How the heck is this fabric not sheer.

"Its a special blend for training" Alo said.

I got out of my squat and did it again faster. Trying to see if the fabric was going to react different to a fast squat. Nope it kept me completely covered. When I get out of this place, I might need to take this suit with me. It might make my hunting trips a little bit more convenient.

Alo pulled me out of my squat test. He guided me out of the room and down the long corridors. We passed glass windows. Behind each one was a room identical to the one I had just left. They all had another person strapped to the bed old clothing bag left on the empty matrise. I felt a pang in my heart when I remembered my clothing sitting on my bed. It was not anything that I desperately loved. I had a lot of clothes like that in my closet back home.

Those cloths where the last thing physically tieing me to my family. My heart hurt like I was walking away from them again. Now I was walking away from the last piece of them that I carried with me. I felt my heart physically drop as I walked farther away from the clothing.

I was pulled out of my reflective state by Alo stopping in front of me. The room we stopped at was labeled testing center. I felt anxiety in my chest. I had no idea what was behind this metal door. Alo stroked my hand as we waited. He did not talk to me. This was good. If he tried to comfort me I would have broken down. Needing to be allowed to sit with my anxiety allowed me to prepare for when that door opened.

I stood there for what felt like an hour. Before the door opened.

Alo walked through it first. I followed a second behind. The room was huge. It had a pool, icerink, dance floor, gymnastic matt, gym floor, and field. I gawked at the space before me. I was so focused on how they got all the different sport environments in the same room. I totally missed the woman in a short yellow dress standing in the middle of the room. Her dark skin complemented the bright colour. Her hair was blue. How did I miss her? Her hair is blue.

She walked up to Alo and they shook hands. Turning to me she said "Hello Number 2. My name is Valery and I am here to make you a competitor." Valery told me.

Valery made me swim, skate, run, and dance. I was exhausted by the end of the dance. The food in my system had only been replenished on the boat. The sensation of nausea rolled over me, as I remember the taste and smell of the fish. I jumped into the pool. Submerging myself under the chlorinated water. Using the shock of the water to get over the feeling that I need to vomit. Hard hands grabbed me and pulled me out of the water.

I was slammed hard on the concrete of the pool deck. The air I had been holding in my lungs flooded out in a rush. I gasped for air.

"Thank you gentlemen that will be enough" Alo said. It sounded like his voice was in a tube.

I caught my breath. The room was still spinning. Fuck my head hit the concrete hard. No one spoke as I recovered. Both Alo and Valery gave me my space to allow myself to feel better. Once I thought I could move without vomiting I sat up.

Alo walked over slowly with a cloth. He placed the cold cloth on my neck. My nausea almost completely vanished with the cold cloth. I looked around and saw Valery staring at her watch. She looked to be in deep contemplation.

"32 seconds" Valery proclaimed. Alo nodded. This must have meant something to them. My head still hurt too much to make much sense of it.

"You think you can stand?" Alo asked me. I nodded.

He helped me to my feet. The room only tried to turn upside down once during the movement. Alo kept a hand on the small of my back to make sure that I would stay on my feet. Looking at Alo and Valery neither of them had wet hands or clothing. You would think that if they pulled me out of the water they would be slightly wet.

"Lets go discuss your options in your room. Shall we?" Valery said as she walked towards an elevator.

I was confused. Just coming from a room on this floor obviously to get back to it would not require and elevator. Alo must have seen my confusion because he rubbed my back lightly as we walked to the elevator.

It was like stepping into a blackhole. The only light in the elevator came from a single dim light bulb. We started heading up. I looked around at the glossy black walls they seemed almost like glass.

The elevator opened and Alo and Valery guided me out. We walked quickly to the end of a long ornately decorated hallway. Stopping at a large white door at the end. Valery opened it without hesitation. Walking with confidence to the small sitting area inside the room. It held two chairs and a couch. Alo and Valery sat on either chair and I sat on the couch.

Valery tapped her watch. I heard a slight beeping then a door opened along wall behind Alo.

"She is done with her testing then?" Rye emerged from the room "Now we just need to pick a sport." He winked at me.

My jaw dropped.