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

Chapter 19 - London Calling

The sun was bright and almost glaring as Ajay walked back to her apartment. She was never really out at this time of the day. She was either training, in a match, or sleeping. There wasn't much time for anything else anymore because her life had become so monotonous from her job. Even with the little bit of time she had outside she really didn't take the time to enjoy it as she hurried back to her apartment.

She debated if she wanted to hit one of the liquor stores on her way home but decided not to. There was nothing in her contract about being intoxicated before a match. There actually weren't very many rules on Solace or any territory that was under The Syndicate treaty. Ajay knew that if she wanted to kill someone for absolutely no reason at all she could. That wasn't to say that someone wouldn't come after her. People on Solace pretty much kept to themselves and didn't start much trouble. She was pretty much protected by The Syndicate because of her job; so she never really worried about it.

She made it back to her place in no time. She let D.O.C. out into the apartment to roam and then sat down at the table near the kitchen to reread the text message from HQ that was sent out to the Legends yesterday. Ajay wanted to see if she could figure out who everyone was paired with this time around since Apex was skimping out on the Legends real names.

Her body ached at the thought of being paired with Mikhail. He wouldn't have been her first choice but she didn't have a say in the matter. She really had not made the time to get to know him but he didn't make the time to get to know anyone. She thought that maybe she could turn their relationship around in the arena. She sighed and slumped into the sofa as she viewed the text message.

Ajay:

Congratulations on your victory. Tomorrow you will be paired up with Caustic for Duos night. Please be ready in the transport ship at the regularly scheduled time. Team names are listed below. MRVN will be out for repairs. Teams are as listed:

Bomb Squad

Void Hunting

Science is the best Medicine

Speed can be Tricky

Ajay knew that bomb squad would be made up of Anita and Makoa. She wondered if they were paired up again in hopes to get redemption from their previous match last night. Voiding Hunting was Renee and Bloodhound. "At least she don gotta be with Mikhail again." She knew that Renee worked well with anyone that she was on a team with. Anyone was lucky to be with Renee. Science is the best Medicine was obviously Mikhail and herself. Speed is can be Tricky was someone that would be paired with Elliot.

"Speed is Tricky? Another Legend? They sure are pushin dem out quickly" She thought that maybe with all of the hype of the blood sport maybe it was for the best. As long as she had a job she wasn't too worried. She set her phone down and wandered into her bedroom to change out of her clothes from yesterday. She didn't want to deal with the fallout that yesterday's clothing would bring if the other Legends noticed that she was still wearing it.

She really didn't know what her status with Elliot was. They weren't boyfriend and girlfriend. They weren't dating. They more or less were just fucking each other. She was okay with that and he seemed to be okay with that as well. She really didn't think it was a big deal but it was probably just easier not to let the other Legends in on her personal life; besides it was really wasn't their business to begin with. For now, she would keep her affairs a secret.

She stripped down to nothing and stood in front of the mirror in the corner of her room. She looked at the compression wrap that Elliot had applied to her upper body. "He must have some experience patching people up." She put on a hot pink, lace bra with matching hot pink lace panties; once in a while she broke away from the routine of wearing all black. She pulled out a loose fitting shirt from her closet, black of course, and put it on. Her left shoulder hung out; just the way she liked it. She pulled out a pair of black jean shorts from her dresser and slipped them on.