Depend On Me

Chapter 2

"You've been too active," Leo said softly while watching me attempt to do the dance to one of his groups latest hits "Depend On Me".

" What do you mean?" I ask giving up on the impossible dance and plopping onto the floor, the five other members of VIXX seated around the room.

"We saw the video," he said calmly. I grab my toes and grin like a child.

"That wasn't me."

"You carved your initials on his face, it was you," HongBin said, speaking for the first time, he passed me a photo that was sent to them of the delicate V.C. carved into the man's face.

"That was Victoria, not me," I insisted. "In case you couldn't tell, my Initials are K.O.: Kahlia Owens."

"While the rest of the world may know you as Kahlia," Hakyeon, also known as N spoke up, "We know you are Victoria Cruz. So while it may not have been you acting under your real name, you control her. The bottom line is, Victoria Cruz needs to go into hiding," He said matter-of-factly.

"That's not fair! Those guys attacked me first!" I yell, climbing to my feet. I turn when I feel a hand on my shoulder.

"Calm down, Li," Ravi said, "We're just trying to protect you, you're playing with fire." I scowled at the tone of his voice, like he was trying to reason with a child. "No offense Wonsik, but I know how to handle myself," I snap and push past him to storm out of the room. I'm still scowling when I make it outside. I lean against the balcony railing and sigh, breathing in the cool night air. When I had first met the boys of VIXX I had no idea what they really were. I saw them as the innocent boys they made their fans believe in. However, now that I know who they truly are, I think I like them even more. I'll never forget that encounter.

~6 months before present time~

I was walking home after attending a VIXX concert when I saw a group of shady-looking people enter a building I thought to be abandoned. Something in my gut told me to follow them, so I slowly pushing the door open and crept inside. Hiding behind a decaying office chair, I peek over. I see seven men, six of them surrounding the seventh, which was crumpled on the floor. I watched as one of them squatted down beside the man on the floor.

"Hey, wake up," the squatted man said while poking him in the side. When the man showed no reaction the other stood from his squat and kicked him. I stifled a gasp as the man on the ground groaned and rolled over. "Good, you're awake." For some reason I feel as though I've heard his voice before.

"Have you changed your mind? Would you like to tell me who you work for?" Asked on of the other men.

"Fuck... you..." the man on the floor said, it was obvious it was taking all of his strength to sound angry and hateful instead of weak.

"Come on man," another of the men chimed in, "Is this really worth risking your life over?" The man on the floor laughed.

"Death before dishonor," He said. Suddenly a loud sound rang through the air and red was splattered on the floor. I gasped as one of the men took his hoodie off laughing. It was Lee Jaehwan aka Ken, one of the main vocals from VIXX. Another of the men looked towards me and I ducked under the desk. I have to get out of here. My heart stopped as I heard footsteps stop by the desk I was under. I held my breath and prayed for my life. After a few minutes I let out a small sigh thinking it was safe and came face to face with the barrel of a gun. It's wielder? Jung Taekwoon, aka Leo,  the other main vocal for VIXX.

"Come out from under there," he said, his voice soft yet harsh. I did as he said and was herded to the center of the room next to the now dead man. A chair was brought for me by one of the men who I recognized as Ravi, and was notioned to sit. I obeyed and sat with my head down.

"Who are you and who sent you?" I looked up to see it was Cha Hakyeon, N,  speaking to me. I lifted my head to speak but was interrupted.

"You were backstage at our concert!" Ken said excitedly.

"Yeah," I said cautiously, "I was leaving when I saw you guys enter this building... I thought it was just some kids vandalizing the place, I didn't know it was you guys and I swear I won't tell anyone."

"I know," Ken said, " Now you can either join us, or a second option you wouldn't really like much." He shrugged. "If I were you, I'd choose the first one. For the first option, please state your name." He smiled charmingly while holding a gun in his hand.

"Kahlia..." I said. From there it's a blur. Somewhere along the way, I was given the name Victoria Cruz to keep my real identity out of the hands of "big baddies" as Ken put it. I became the girl they called when they needed something done. It was during one mission they sent me on that Leo and I became a couple. I had been sent to redirect a shipment of drugs and got discovered. If it weren't for him they would have successfully had their way with me and I would be dead. Leo carried me back after that and held me as I cried. Ever since then we had been a couple.

~Present Time~

I was brought back from my flashback by a pair of arms wrapping around my waist, I turn to see Leo staring at me intently.