Defence

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Victoria lay on her side turning her phone on to light the room until the light died. Uneasy thoughts occupied her mind but she didn't understand any of it. Finally after a long time when her eyes had tired out she dropped into a deep sleep.

"Yah!" a voice screamed from the kitchen.

Victoria jumped up in bed ready to grab the gun that was always under her pillow. However, when she moved her hand around her hands didn't touch anything but the bedcovers.

"Are you awake?!" Ok Taecyeon called.

Victoria groaned and dropped back feeling her head touch the pillow. She heaved a sigh and sat up.

"What's with you? You haven't woken up so late," Taecyeon commented as she walked into the kitchen. "Did you have a bad dream last night?"

"Dream? No." she sat down.

"Then who's Jung Mo?" Taecyeon questioned.

"Jung Mo?" Victoria's eyes went wide.

"Well...you were screaming his name so loud last night. I would have been deaf not to hear you," Taecyeon remarked. "Is he someone significant?"

Victoria rolled her eyes. "No."

"Just asking," Taecyeon laughed. "Here, eat. I'm almost late. Remember to answer your phone if I call."

"If?" Victoria asked. "It's such a burden."

"Don't complain. I'm leaving." Taecyeon told and headed out.

When he left Victoria moaned, "Aish." and rubbed her head. "Jung Mo, Jung Mo. Stupid."

After breakfast Victoria sat around and watched TV. Flipping through the channels mindlessly she landed on a cooking show, one she'd never seen before. Immediately feeling her attention caught onto it Victoria listened attentively to the woman explain all the directions and ingredients.

Before the show ended the doorbell rang. Victoria ignored it but after it got more persistent she got up and opened the door impatiently.

"Is something interesting going on?" Donghae asked.

Victoria glanced at the TV and his eyes followed.

"A cooking channel?" he asked. "Looks delicious."

"Does it?" Victoria questioned. "Can you cook?"

"Me? No." Donghae laughed a little.

"I can't either." she commented. "Ok Taecyeon does it all the time or sometimes he buys chicken."

"Ok Taecyeon?" Donghae repeated. "Has he been treating you well?"

Victoria shrugged, "He's not a bad person."

"Is that so?" he asked then held up a small bag. "I got a little something for you."

"What's that?" Victoria asked.

"It's a scarf. I didn't think you'd have one."

"Scarf?" she repeated. "Ah...I do! Ok Taecyeon bought me one."

"He did?" Donghae sounded surprised. "Isn't that quite a gesture?"

"What?" Victoria questioned.

"Never mind." Donghae told. "Take it. Go grab your coat, I'll wait here."

She walked away like a kid and came back with her coat and the scarf Taecyeon had bought her hanging from her neck. He looked her over and decided that she looked a bit disoriented.