Bleed, Patch, And Keep Moving - An Apex Legends Story

Chapter 59 - The Silvas

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Crypto looked at the necklace in his hand. He held back tears but not rage, "Where did you get this?!" He grabbed Ajay by the shoulders and shook her before she could answer him. "Where did you get this?! Where?!" Ajay just stood there in a trance and spoke calmly to him, "I can't rememba. They said that ya would find them. That's all I rememba." His hands dropped from her shoulders and then around to her waist as he slid to his knees and he began to sob. He hugged Ajay's legs as she stood there with her arms down at her sides.

Natalie rushed to Crypto's side and helped to his feet. She whispered something into his ear and he nodded at the little electrical engineer. Natalie offered Ajay a smile and walked Crypto out of her apartment, closing the door softly behind them. "Che?" Ajay dropped the mask and smiled as the trance faded. She turned around to see Octavio. She frowned as tears rolled down his cheeks. She had only seen him cry a handful of times. She walked over to him and brushed his tears away. "Silva. What's wrong?" He wrapped his arms around her. "I didn't know if you were going to wake up, it's been almost five days. And what are you wearing? When did you change? Where did you get this?"

"Silva." She whispered to him. It was all she could manage to say as she looked into his eyes. His hands trailed down her back and rested on her waist. His tears finally subsided when he realized that she was real. He smiled and placed his hands on her ass and squeezed tightly, "Yep. It's real." He said with a smile as she rested her head on his shoulder, "What happened Che? How are you even upright?" She swallowed hard as she spoke, "I don really rememba much except someone attackin me and then I wasn't here and then I was." Octavio pulled away from her, he really didn't care about all the details at this point, he was just happy to see her awake, "How do you feel? How does your shoulder feel?" She sighed, her body wasn't against his anymore. "I'm okay." She touched her reinjured shoulder. It felt different, fragmented. She felt like it was whole just a moment ago and now it wasn't. Something felt odd about it but she couldn't put her finger on it. She just couldn't remember.

"Silva, I don wanna do this anymore." Octavio touched one of the flowers in her hair as concern set into his face, "What's that Che?" She took his hand away from her hair and kissed his palm, holding him to her face as she spoke. "I don want ta wait anymore. Let's just get married." She felt like she had been waiting forever. It feels like it has been years. What happened ta me? I can't rememba." He smiled to her touch and her words. He pulled his hand from her face, taking her hand with him. He laid small kisses on the top of her hand. "Do you know someone that can marry us at 1am on Friday?" She looked into his emerald eyes and nodded, "I need my phone though and it's not here." He smiled at her and shook his head. She pouted a bit and he laughed. "I can't seem to take my hands off of your ass. They are glued or something." She placed her hands on his chest and kissed up his neck stopping as she met his ear, "We got all night." He shuddered at the thought and pulled her into him by her ass before letting her go.

Octavio went into the living room and grabbed her back packed, "I had Natalie go get it a few days ago." He skimmed through her bag and pulled her phone out. She took her phone as Octavio left to get cleaned up. Ajay made he quick phone call and slipped her phone away. She picked up her mask off the floor and looked at, really looked at for the first time. It was beautifully crafted. She noted some cracks and scraps in the material, maybe she wasn't the first one to wear it. She didn't know if wearing it made her more precise in the arena but sure in the hell felt like it. She tucked the mask into her backpack and pulled D.O.C. out. She started the drone up and smiled when she saw the drone light up and buzz around the room.

Ajay opened the balcony doors that were just off of the dining room. The air was cool without a breeze. The wooden ground that made up the balcony felt cold under her feet. She propped the doors opens and went into the kitchen. She began pulling candles out, lining the balcony floor, the railing, the entry way, and some parts of the dining room with them. She lit all the candles and turned out the lights, giving the night air a soft glow. She smiled and took everything in.