Chapter 59 – Back Into The Rift
Ajay woke up to her phone vibrating next to her head. She opened her heavy eyes to see the sun pouring in over her half naked body. She reached for her phone and turned on the screen. She had a few text message from Octavio. Most of the messages indicated how irritated he was about the games and the restriction on communications for the next few days. Ajay sighed and then smiled as she flipped the rest of the blankets off of herself. She brought the phone down to her breasts and took a picture. She sent the picture to him and set her phone back on the bed.
Ajay grabbed her breasts with both of her hands as she thought about Octavio. Her left hand slid down her stomach and to her pussy. Her fingers worked their way inside of her; she was always wet for him. She moved her fingers in and out of herself. She moaned and moved her fingers out herself and up to her clit. She rubbed her clit gently at first and then more firmly as she thought about riding his cock. Her pussy was swollen and throbbing from the thought of him. Her other hand worked each of her breasts. She took her time to play with her each of her hard nipples. She pushed herself to an orgasm as she whispered his name.
Her breathing finally slowed. She brought her fingers to her lips and sank them into her mouth. She sucked on her fingers and licked them afterwards. She relaxed into the bed. Both of her hands were on her breasts again. "Ajay! I've got it working..." Mila had the door open and stopped as she saw Ajay with her hands on her breasts and her legs wide open. Mila turned red and stared for a moment; she had really never seen anyone naked before. "Sorry Ajay." Mila turned around. Ajay sat up, it really didn't faze her anymore. Her body was riddled with scares and burns, there was nothing beautiful about it; at least in her mind. Ajay stood up from the bed, "It's okay Mila. Just about everyone else has seen me naked."
Ajay walked over to the dresser and started pulling out clothing, "Whatcha got workin?" Mila slowly turned around and got a glimpse of Ajay's backside. She watched Ajay's ass as she pulled her lace panties on. "Uh... the neurolink device." Mila found herself staring at Ajay's breasts in the mirror before she tore her eyes away and looked down at the floor. Ajay smiled, "That's great." She got her bra on, a small shirt that only covered her breasts, and a pair of black shorts. "Should we use it?" Mila's heart skipped a beat, hoping that Ajay was dressed, and was relieved when she saw that Ajay was indeed dressed. Mila smiled, "Yeah." Mila clutched the device in her hand. "Right now?" Ajay nodded and grabbed Mila's hand, pulling her into the room.
Mila almost stumbled into Ajay's room, "Do we need ta lay down?" Ajay frown for a moment. Mila nodded, "Yeah. What's wrong?" Ajay let go of Mila's hand, "Last time we had ta be sedated and I had ta be held down. Do we have ta do that this time?" Mila sighed, "Well not the holding down part. I mean we will have to hold hands. The sedation isn't necessary but it would speed the process up." Ajay rubbed Mila's hand, "Have ya ever been sedated Mila? I don know if I can do that ta ya if ya haven't been sedated before." She watched Mila, she was still so young but had been through so much. Mila nodded, "The process of neurolink can only be achieved with years of training and I am not there yet. My brother can use neurolink very well in the arena with sophisticated technology. But to dive deeper you have to be asleep. We don't have to..."
Ajay led Mila to the middle of the room and let go of her hand, "Sit here." Mila nodded as she sat down and looked around. Ajay disappeared into the bathroom. Mila saw Ajay's mask as it was partially under the bed like it had fallen there by mistake. She crawled over to the bed and dug it out. She held the mask up to her face and then put it on. She then crawled over to the mirror in the corner of the room and looked at herself in the mirror. She wondered what it felt like to kill people in the arena or in real life. "I wonder if Ajay has killed anyone in real life..." She watched herself in the mirror. She looked like she was ready to go collect candy on Halloween.
"Mila..." Ajay stood in the doorway that connected bathroom to the bedroom. She was holding the lock box. Mila pulled the mask from her face, "Sorry Ajay. It was on the floor. I just wanted to try it on." Ajay's heart raced in her chest as she tried to speak in a calm tone, "Oh. What did it feel like?" Mila shrugged and flipped the mask over in her hand to look at all the imperfections on the front of it, "Like I was ready for Halloween." She ran her fingers over the mask, "This thing has a lot of history carved on it." She set the mask down and crawled back to the middle of the room. Ajay sighed a breath of relief and sat down next to her with the box of injectables. She put the code into the box and popped it open. She prepared two syringes by attaching needles to them and withdrawing medication from two vials. She swiped Mila upper arm with alcohol to clean it and pinched it, "Ya sure ya want ta do this still?" Mila nodded.
Ajay pushed the needle through Mila's skin and into her muscle. She emptied the syringe by injecting the medication into Mila's muscle. She withdrew the needle and set it to the side. Ajay prepped the top portion of her left thigh for her injection as Mila put on Natalie's repaired device around her wrist. Ajay injected herself with medication and put everything away. Mila laid down and Ajay laid down next to her, the sides of their heads touched one another. Mila offered Ajay her hand. Ajay took her hand and interlaced her fingers as Mila tapped the device on. Ajay smiled as the soothing feeling of Mila washed over her. "Just follow my voice Ajay..." They both drifted away as the medication began to relax their bodies. Ajay grasped Mila's hand tightly.
Ajay's eyes fluttered open. She was partially submerged in water. She sifted her right hand through the water. She smiled as her left hand was still intertwined with Mila's hand. She tilted her head and looked over to Mila who was already looking at her. They both sat up together. Everything was subtle, dark, and grey scale. Ajay continued to look at Mila, "Is this place like the other one?" Mila tapped her feet in the water, "Kind of. It's more just a place of euphoria." Ajay closed her eyes for a moment as her body felt at peace. She felt as though she could stay for a while. "This is amazing." Mila smiled, "Yeah. When I was taken I was trying to design a place that I could contact my brother. Now I can use it for other things."
The water didn't really feel like water as Ajay's hand floated right above it, "What was your life before everything?" Mila shrugged a little, "Simple. A computer analysis for a small company. My brother and I lived together." Ajay looked at her, "Do you miss it?" Mila nodded, "Yeah. I like living with you guys but I can't do anything. My brother is so protective. I get it but I am going crazy." Mila stared into the dark abyss of the water below her.
Ajay hugged her holding both of Mila's hands as she pulled away, "I could teach ya how to fight." Mila smiled, "I would like that." Ajay released one of Mila's hands but couldn't seem to let go of the other one. "Ajay. Why did you come back to this place... well the other place that was like this place?" Ajay listened to the deafening silence for a moment. "I couldn't rememba and I needed to rememba. It was bugging me, not rememberin. And your brother... He was upset when I gave him the necklace. Somethin wasn't right..."
The water around them started ripple and then the waves became violent. Ajay tried to stand but she was immediately pulled down under the water. Her hand lost Mila's as the water tore them apart. Her heart began to race as water filled her mouth and her body grew heavy under its pull. Everything was black as she was forced under the abyss of the water. The more that she struggled against the water the further down into the darkness she went. Ajay felt dizzy as her vision went black.
"Che?" She heard Octavio's voice as sat up and leaned over on one arm. She began coughing water out of her mouth as Octavio rubbed her back. "Che, are you okay?" She nodded as she used the back side of her hand to wipe her mouth. She was surprised to see him home. She looked over to Mila who sat beside her and Hyeon Kim who was kneeling beside her. "What is wrong with you Mila?" Hyeon Kim was almost yelling at Mila who was looking at the floor. "What were you thinking?"
Ajay shifted her body and reached over, gripping Mila's hand. Calm washed over Ajay and she knew that Mila felt the same Mila looked at her brother. Ajay offered Hyeon Kim her hand. He gave her a strange look and then finally took it. They both watched as calm washed over his face, after all he had been in the calm abyss with them and had shared a link with Ajay and probably with Mila at some point.
Ajay smiled at Mila and gripped her hand, "It's okay. Just tell him." Mila nodded and looked into Hyeon Kim's eyes, "I love you brother but I can't be locked up like this anymore. I need to do more. I need to live." She paused for a moment, "Even if The Syndicate had me doing more, whether it was right or not..." Hyeon Kim closed his eyes. Mila reached for him and touched his shoulder, "Brother please..." Hyeon Kim took Mila's hand as he released Ajay's hand as he stood up. Mila let go of Ajay's hand as she stood up with Hyeon Kim. "Lets talk Mila." Hyeon Kim's words were soft as he spoke. Mila and Hyeon Kim walked out of Octavio and Ajay's room, closing the door behind them.
