Light Speed by Arkadie, L. (accelerated reader books .TXT) 📕

out at the top of my lungs. He’s sodamn good at this and I love the way he grunts and growls with hismouth this close to my ear. He knows I want to hear what I’m doingto him just like he likes to hear what he’s doing to me.

“That was long overdue,” I sigh as I droponto the bed and he flops down on my back.

“Before we go,” he says, then bites me inthe neck. My entire body is experiencing an orgasm as he drinksfrom me. It only stops when he lifts his face to bellow out agrowl.

Now, we’re done.

Telman and I get dressed in a hurry. There’sa faint sound of Chex growling as we walk into the hallway on ourway to the yellow strip by the window. I figure we’ll open it,close it, and hurry up and get the hell to the surface before theheat can fry us. Should be easy.

“Ah,” Adore whimpers from afar, singing theuniversal song of sex. And really, hearing them getting it ondoesn’t make me cringe or anything; I don’t even care anymore. It’stoo late to go back to how things were at this point, and really, Idon’t think I want to. I’ve never had Adore out here with me likethis, and I like having her this close.

“I don’t remember this room being empty,”Telman says as we walk into what’s supposed to be a livingroom.

“You have to turn the furniture on,” I tellhim as I shoot over to the yellow strip to show him how to activatethe furniture. “There are no set buttons for anything. The moduleworks with the voice and the mind. But I noticed that it counts,” Isay as I put two fingers on it.

“Why would it have to count?”

“When Mag Star put one finger on the glassshe gave it one command and two fingers for two.” I put two fingerson it.

“Furniture and open window,” I say, andthink for backup.

We wait in a heightened state ofanticipation.

Nothing happens.

Telman gives me that, “What now?” look.

I try it again but this time giving it onlyone command, the most important one. “Open,” I say past clenchedteeth.

“Where are you going, Na’ta?” no one otherthan Adore asks. Both Telman and I jump, startled, and turn to seeher wearing a pal’k and Chex shirtless in a pair of black pants.Her cheeks are flushed and her crop of hair messy. They must’vestopped in the middle of a passionate moment and gotten dressed ina hurry.

“Out,” I hiccup, feeling jittery, like I’vejust got caught doing something wrong by Felix Benel, only it’s nothim, it’s my good and pure, never-does-any-wrong sister.

“But you’re not supposed to go out there.You’ll injure yourself in the heat and we’ll be delayed evenlonger.”

“I’m quick, remember?” I try to control howsnippy I sound because I don’t want to get into another absurdargument over nothing with her.

“I don’t understand. Where is yourdestination?” she asks.

Suddenly I remember: she entered the hubthrough a portal not the old fashioned way like I did.

“The surface is where the Ugu Mag live. Theydon’t stay in the city because they’re built high. And I can’t becooped up in here a minute longer.” I smirk as this thought comesto my head. “And Telman and I don’t have the same sexual appetiteas you two. I mean, the fucking has got to stop at some pointdoesn’t it?”

Adore doesn’t chuckle at my sarcastic jokebut Chex does.

“What are you going to do when you getthere?” Chex says before Adore can ask another patronizingquestion. It’s her way of questioning me into submission, admittingmy fault and changing my direction. She gets it from Father.

“To the surface?” I can’t help but say thatwith a smile. I have wanted to explore it ever since hiking throughthe woods with Mag Star. I just got nothing but good vibes all theway around. “You know, go for a swim or something. And we don’teven have to wear clothes down there,” I add to hopefully inspireAdore to come along. I know how much she hates wearing clothes. Anadventure like this may help her get the stick out of her ass.

Chex lifts his eyebrows suggestively at herand surprisingly she does the same.

Chapter 11

Dag Fun

Each one of us has already tried to open thewindow by using the yellow panel.

“The only way out is to break the glass.”Chex says.

Telman steps up to examine the window. “Butis this even glass?” He taps on it and listens to thevibration.

“What about your light Adore? You can use itto power up things, can’t you?” Na’ta asks, ignoring Telman andChex. She knows that destroying any part of our father’s dorm isnot an option. She, as I, would rather stay as she called it,“cooped up” in his dorm than mar Father’s property.

“The i’lek’u does produce electricalcurrents,” I say as I touch the strip. I summon the light to thetip of my fingers and cautiously say, “Open.” To my relief theglass rolls up.

The heat immediately overtakes us and beforeI can comprehend the intensity of the stifling discomfort, my skinis cooling. I’m being fully submerged in water and then I’mout.

The four of us are drenched as our feet sinkinto soft grass. The blades are equally as green as the grass inEnu and with the warm air taking me in its arms, when I close myeyes it feels like I’m home. But I can’t keep them closed for long,not with the blue lake as bright as the sky fanned out before us.There are wispy trees with leaves that appear to flutter on thebranches plopped throughout the water and a shallow mist risesabove it. I’m caught in a lingering moment of awe.

“Nice stop, Navi,” Telman says, surveyingthe scene with his eyes narrowed to slits.

He tilts his head to incline his eareastward. “Do you hear that?” he asks, beaming at Na’ta withexcited bright-gray eyes.

“I hear it.” Chex scowls. He intuitivelyreaches toward his body but he didn’t wear his coat or shirt.Instead he sniffs the air twice. “Humans.” He frowns perplexed byhis verdict.

“And look,” Na’ta points up. We follow wherethe tip of her finger leads.

A blue