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 Alteria sets the groceries down on the black marble counter-top, and begins to get out everything she needs to make dinner. After putting her suitcase in the spare bedroom at the end of the hallway, N returns to position himself at the kitchen table to watch her cook. Alteria soon feels his gaze on the back of her head. She begins to feel hot because she realizes that she was alone with him in this big house.

"Uhm N? Would you mind turning on some music...it's just so quiet in here." She asks. Good maybe it will be less awkward.

"No problem." He replies, as he moves to turn on some music. Alteria hears him flip through the stations until he leaves it on the one playing a VIXX song. Hearing N laugh behind her, she recognizes the tune. It was currently at Ravi's rap.
     

"Reality without you is like a dream where you are running away
Like a Möbius strip, we go round and round
You are trying to leave me once again
Don’t turn around, I’m holding onto your arm
If you wanna go, try to go
Try to leave as you step on my pounding heart for you
Right now"

 Alteria begins to wonder where the lyrics came from. She knew that Ravi wrote most of his raps, and some of the others lyrics as well. The lyrics seem so sincere they couldn't possibly be made up. There had to be some background.

"Hey N?" Alteria asks as she flips the last cooking pancake over.

     "Huh?" He asks as he sits back down at the counter.

  "What is this song about?" She knew that they had to mean something. It wasn't on top of the charts for nothing. People related with the lyrics because they were real. They had to be.

  "Oh..uh.." N hesitates, unsure if he should answer the question like they did on reality shows, or give the true answer she was looking for. Catching N's hesitation, Alteria feels embarrassed and decides to let it go.

"It's okay. You don't have to answer. It was a stupid question." Alteria responds quickly. Finishing cooking the last pancake, Alteria sets it on her plate and carries both dishes over to the counter where N was patiently waiting.

"No it's okay. It's just... Ravi was in a relationship that didn't end too well. The song means a lot to him.." N stops, not sure if he should continue, "Do you remember the song 'Don't Want To Be an Idol'?" Alteria nods as she takes a bite of her pancake.

"That song was written because Ken had this girlfriend before debut. They were madly in love..." N plays with his fork, "They tried to make it work, but our crazy schedules got in the way and they ended breaking up. Because of that Ken wrote that song. A lot of our fans probably thought it was about Leo... but in reality it was for Ken. He had been hurting so much that he cried for days on end and wouldn't come out of his room."
Alteria stops eating and looks up at N, his face looks incredibly sad. This guy who was so good at hiding his real emotions, this other side of him that he kept hidden because he was the leader, was finally apparent to Alteria. He was much more than the person he pretended to always be in front of the fans, and even in front of the other members.

"N, what's the matter?" Alteria asks. N who was lost in thought, is brought back to reality.

"Oh nothing," He smiles again. "It's just difficult to get close to anyone that's all. But hey, we knew what we were signing up for." He lightly laughs.
Before, this other side of him hadn't been apparent to Alteria. Now, she feels bad for only taking him for the N that the fans saw.

"Mmmmm... these are really good!" N says with utter joy filling his expression upon the first bite. Like a child, N drowns his pancakes in a mountain of sticky syrup. Alteria feels relieved that he liked the pancakes so much, and feels like laughing at his childish syrup pouring.

"What?!" N questions while setting the bottle back on the counter. "What's so funny?!"

"Oh nothing.." Alteria smiles.

N narrows his eyes suspiciously at Alteria while taking another bite. Before long, they both finish eating and Alteria gets up to clean the dishes just as Girl's Day's Something comes on the radio. As she carries both plates towards the sink, N also stands.

"Here, let me take care of them." N sweetly offers.

"No, it's okay. I can do them. It's my job." Alteria says as she picks up the blue bowl with extra batter in it, and goes to put it in the sink. Suddenly, N swipes his finger in the bowl and wipes some batter across her face.

 "Oh..." Alteria turns around in disbelief.

   "Woops." N replies with a quick wink.

    Being a naturally competitive person, Alteria dips her finger in the bowl and wipes batter across the left side of his face, causing her to laugh hysterically. N smirks and moves towards her, his expression devious. Alteria feels her back press up against a cabinet, and she sets the bowl on the counter-top beside her. 'Oh I'm trapped.' She thinks to herself. She giggles playfully and squeals "No!" But it's to late. N is right in front of her and she has no where to run. She expects him to attack her with more batter, but he only looks her straight in the eyes and bites his lower lip. Moving closer, he presses his body up against hers. His body's warmth radiates through his shirt. Alteria lets out a quiet suprised gasp and looks down shyly. What's happening? She asks herself as her mind gets foggy. N places his hand under her chin to lift it up so he can look into her eyes.

  "You are absolutely beautiful." He says. "From the moment I met you, I knew we were meant to be." He moves his mouth towards her face, but only to the batter off of it. Her whole body tingles and her knees feel weak. 'This is wrong. This is so wrong.' She thinks. No, or was it right? He goes back to look her in the eyes. His eyes are the same compassionate expression from earlier outside, but somehow deeper, more fervourous. Alteria feels the sudden urge to kiss him, but she can't manage to move. Her body is frozen. He moves closer to get rid of the remaining distance between their bodies. Now, his whole body is intertwined and pressed against Alteria's. She can hear his light breaths and she can feel his heartbeat. He puts one hand around her waist, and the other on the side of her face. He moves his thumb across her face to gently feel the smooth skin beneath it, almost as if he had waited to touch her for a hundred years. As if she were a beautiful painting he wished he could cherish. N his lips and looks down at hers. Was this the moment she had waited for her whole life? Waiting for Mr.Right to come along and sweep her off her feet? Was he her perfect other half? Just one kiss could answer all these questions. In this quiet moment, Alteria finds that she still can't move. This boy is closer to her than anyone had ever been before. She takes one final breath and closes her eyes.
   

   His lips press against hers. Softly and hesitantly at first, and then slightly harder. Their pressure makes her body flush with heat. They taste sweet, like the perfect pancake batter she had learned to make in America. His nose brushes hers, and he turns his face to take in more of their kiss. She allows her hands to rest on the outside of his soft cotton shirt that was currently covering his perfectly sculptured chest. His smooth lips press against hers. Every fiber of her body tingles and leaves her wanting more. She knows that this is wrong, but she can't help it. He pulls her in closer, and lifts her up against the smooth wooden cabinets. But she doesn't care; She just craves more of him. She wraps her legs around his strong capable body, causing him to smile. His brown eyes are deep now, as if they had been waiting for this moment forever. As if he were born for this moment. Alteria kisses him to draw him back in. He slides his hands up her thighs, finally resting them on the bare skin of her back. His fingers trace the smooth skin. Alteria follows his lead. Sliding her hands under his shirt, she feels that every crevice of his body has been perfected. The mountainous landscape of his smooth abs, the valley of his back, the beautiful artwork of his collar-bone. He feels warm to the touch. This is perfect, she thinks. This man is perfect. N stops for a second and Alteria puts her feet on the ground. His breathing is heavy.
  

  "Is there something wrong?" She asks, wondering if he doesn't like her after all. He moves in towards her and whispers in her ear. What he says surprises her. "If we continue..." he pauses, "I won't be able to control myself." His voice is warm and panting. His words are sincere. But she fully understands. "I feel the same." She says. He pulls back to look into her eyes to see if she were telling the truth. His eyes bear the question, do you want to continue? Alteria leans forward and kisses him on the lips passionately. She whispers, "But I don't care. I want this too badly."
     He shoves her back up against the cabinet so forcefully that a glass falls from the counter. But neither of them care. It crashes onto the cold marble kitchen floor. It's shattering marking the breaking of the walls Alteria had hidden behind her whole life. The walls meant to protect her from reality. She has waited for this all along. For someone to reach across and pull her out of her lonely world. Her body craves this. There is no stopping now. N lifts her up to carry her to his bedroom, his strength surprising her. Laughing, he turns around.

 Alteria still in his arms. Her arms around his neck. Startled, he stops dead in his tracks. Alteria looks away from his once smiling face, and follows his gaze. Scared, Nanomi stands in the living room. Her work papers scattered across the floor by her feet. Her eyes are wide in amazement and disbelief. N drops Alteria and for a long moment, no one says anything.

 "Nan..Nanomi." Alteria says, waiting for her reaction. N takes a step back and looks down at his feet.

  "YOU." She says while staring directly at Alteria. Her eyes like lasers ready to demolish all of humanity.

 Hi guys!!! Sorry the updates have been taking forever! I hope this chapter makes up for it! ;D  BTW this is how I felt writing this chapter!

Now when my sister and I go to their concert in Chicago this Saturday, I am going to faint at the sight of N. No problem. (=^.^=) Too much love could never hurt, right? Right?? Anyways, on to the next chapter! What is going to happen when Nanomi figures out what's going on? What's going to happen between N and Alteria in the next few days alone? And what will the rest of VIXX think?? Hmm...