Misha woke up to the pleasant smell of lavender. She slowly opened her eyes. She was lying on a bench. She was in the locker room. She got up and the blanket draped over her fell to the floor. She was naked. Her nether regions ached a little bit from the fight, but she saw that she was clean. And she smelled nice. The maids must have given her a quick wash. She walked over to a stool on the other side of the room, where a fresh attire was waiting for her. A pair of fresh underwear, a black jeans, and a polka dot sweater. As she quickly changed, a maid appeared at the doorway. "Ah, you're up. The madam wishes to meet you. Follow me."
Misha followed the woman to an elevator. Inside she saw that were ten buttons, each representing a floor. She wondered how tall the building was. The maid pressed the 1st floor button. They had come from the ground floor 1. The elevator opened, and Misha followed the maid who was silent the whole while towards a door with a golden cat's paw print emblazoned on it. She opened the door and ushered Misha inside.
There was a familiar tall woman dressed in black sitting at the desk. She had her light brown hair tied up. Misha recognized her from last night. "Take a seat dearie."
Misha sat.
"Hmmmm.....you have a daunting physique, but the demeanor of a kind person...", Madam Maldonado mused. "Now I think you know what you're here for."
"Yea I'm sorry I don't think I'm cut out for it....." Misha tried to decline as politely as possible.
"Hoho dearie, but of course you are. We saw your potential in the match."
"And I got trashed by that chick, sooo......can I go now?"
"It's not about winning. It's about pleasuring the audience. Plus with a little training, you'd be amazing."
"I'm not-I mean I don't want to-"
Madam Maldonado placed a letter in front of her assertively.
"Atleast read about the benefits...."
Misha read it. She was shocked. 80000 dollars a month. Plus a dormitory accommodation. Gym and sauna included.
"Is this for real?"
"Yes. Besides even if you decide to run....we are not a local nor a small organization. We are not tied to one country. We are everywhere, and we are influential you'll find, what with our guests being powerful men and women all VIPs. We will find you and drag you back and things can go much worse, honeypot......"
Misha shuddered.
Well it wasn't so bad she thought. She had kind of enjoyed it. And she'd be getting payed a huge sum. And accommodations. She had no choice, in a way.
She sighed. "Well alright. I won't make a fuss. Wait what about my friend?? Where is she? Is she alright?", asked Misha, suddenly worried about Laura.
Madam Maldonado smiled naughtily. "Awww. Such deep friendship. Well I suppose you did become friends in a way. Well, Laura actually already works for us. Not as a catfighter, but as a scouter and manager, and she's kind of my successor, owing to the amount of shares she has in the business. If only we'd known earlier, that she had found such a gorgeous specimen, we would've bagged you before."
It hit her like a brick. Her friend Laura. Actually a part of a shady business. Well now she understood why Laura was obsessed with Women's WWE so much.
"Well then, Maria, the maid outside will escort you to your lodgings. All your things have been packed by our men, and will wait you there. Maria."
She clapped her hands, and Maria the maid appeared and escorted Misha out.
"Wait, the lodgings aren't here?" asked Misha incredulous, as the building was already big.
"No silly! They're located a little aways, tied up with our hotel franchise, it's not very far from the arena towers though", said the maid, suddenly acting very cheeky and merrily with her.
Misha walked out with the maid, and saw a black car. A driver was waiting for her. She saw Laura standing out.
"I can explain. Ok? Look, Misha you are still obviously my friend it's just-"
"Laura please. I don't feel like talking. I've had a long day."
"It's okay. I'll explain it all to you later. Don't worry", Laura said and walked inside in a hurry.
It was a quick ride. It seemed as though the driver took a new route away from the general traffic of the masses, and this new path was guarded by separate security.
The car finally pulled across a grand looking hotel with a large Cat eye mask logo, the kind worn in masquerades, glowing neon light. It was huge. Misha couldn't believe her eyes. It was bigger than even any government building she'd ever seen. The maid escorted her inside. The interior lobby was amazing. Posh perfume hung in the air. She saw a lot of foreign women from time to time though they were only glimpses. She saw rich mature men and even women walking, with the exotic beauties holding their arms walking side by side.
They entered an intersection of sorts with a corridor ending in different passages, with neon yellow lights glowing overhead.
"You're from India correct?"
"Yes, I was born and raised there for a few years but I moved here to New York when I was 15."
"Hmmm."
The Maid led her into a corridor titled Asia. They walked past many doors before they came to an elevator. They walked in, and Maria pressed on a button which read SA. "South and Southeast Asians", she explained to her. There were other buttons with initials like- CA, EA, WA.
After a while, the elevator opened, and the maid escorted her in. The corridor was grandly decorated. There were golden archways, and gold coated pillars lining each interval. There were different rooms with different numbers on top of them. Occasionally she even spotted a 'Torana' or a mystical Indian gateway.
"Ours is not just a business. You could say it is a cult of sorts. We are very spiritual, and our rituals enhance our women's sexual libido. Don't worry, this all is not supernatural or anything. Just a little motivation and visual pleasure."
With that the maid led her through a door titled '06'.
"You may have to share your room from time to time, we have a very open lifestyle, our girls can crash anywhere they want, but they can deposit their items in one room."
Misha walked into her room. It was amazing. Sweet scents, a large soft bed, a gilded mirror, and a luxurious bathroom. There was a beautiful balcony with flowing curtains, and it was quite spacious. To her side in the balcony was a pool, not very large, but spacious enough for multiple people. There were even candles beside them.
"Wait here a while and check if you have all your things. We can go back and get anything we missed. After a while you'll be taken for a little guiding and how it works around here. Your rent cancellation will be taken care of by our agency."
As the maid walked out she turned back a last time, "Again-this life isn't so bad."
"Indeed it isn't", whispered Misha.
After a while, a guide took her back to the lobby and had her registered, her biometrics taken and other formalities. She signed a few agreements of privacy and not running away. She wondered why they'd run away.
She was then taken back to the Asia corridor, where she was given a whole guide of the unexplored corridors of floor of Asia. They entered a chamber, with a large row of idols decorated nicely. The nearest idol to her, was of a six armed woman, wearing a crown and very scanty clothing. It was a very promiscuous and voluptuous idol.
"That is an idol of Rati the Hindu and Buddhist god of Carnal love. Like I said our 'business' is a very old one, and may have cult like properties."