A/N: Ok, so firstly, I am SO sorry for leaving you with a cliff hanger like that, and for so long. But it was the first week back at school and I cannot tell you how much homework I've got. No idea how I'm gonna make it through the first year!

Anyway, please read the A/N at the bottom, that would be at the top but I have a feeling you'll all kill me if I don't shut up now!

Disclaimer: I don't own V.A. but hell, the plot of this is mine!

Maybe I kissed him. I wasn't sure. And as soon as our lips met I didn't care. It was different to the kisses I had to give and receive on assignments, I wanted it and it didn't feel completely gross. One of his hands rested on the back of my neck, pushing my face closer to his, while his other hand pressed into the circular scar on my back. He pulled back, just a tiny bit.

And that was honestly a mistake. As it gave me a second, just a second, to think about what I was doing. And so I slapped him.

Surprisingly, he didn't complain. In fact, he just waited for me to explain.

"I can't." I eventually whispered.

"Why not?" He said quietly.

"It's illegal. And...Kierov...he'll..."

"Shh." He placed a finger over my lips. "I can take care of myself." He kissed me again.

"Belikov…that's not the only problem. Maybe you can take care of yourself. But it would be a liability. And that's something I can't afford to have."

"Hath…"

"No." I stood up, "You can't…no, I can't let you take that risk. It's my job to keep my team alive. And as you can see I'm doing a shoddy job at it. I'm not planning on deliberately doing something that will very easily get you killed."

He nodded, slowly, like he was thinking at the same time, "I'm not going to force you. But Rose," I felt my eyes narrow but he ignored it, "You're being…ridiculous."

I looked at him for a couple of seconds, refusing to let my emotions get the better of me.

"All right Belikov; here's the deal. I cannot get rid of you. But I can make life very difficult for you. Don't make me do that. I honestly don't want to. But if you keep pissing me off. I'll be forced to."

He drew breath to speak, and for the looks of it, he wanted to argue.

"Look. It's very simple Belikov. I said no. That's it. Now give it up."

"I…"

"Oh for God's sake!" I threw my hands up in the air, "I…"

He'd walked over. And that was just a little distracting.

"You?" He prompted, reaching out and knotting his fingers in my hair.

"I…screw it." I stood up, obviously on my tiptoes, and kissed him.

PUT A BIG LINE!

I woke up a little confused. After a few seconds what had happened came rushing back to me. I sat up.

"Crap." I muttered.

"What is it?" Belikov asked sitting up and rubbing my sore shoulder. It felt nice.

"I promised myself I'd never do that again."

"You do it all the time." He remarked.

"But not willingly, not like that. I shouldn't have done it."

"I know. You didn't say that more than once. Now, what do you want to do about this?" He said quietly, "I mean, you're right, it is illegal."

"Keep it quiet. And then, I can try and talk to the Captain. See if there is a way that he can...bend the rules." I said, thinking it through on the spot.

"And if he says no?"

"Then I kick his ass until he says yes." I said smiling. He laughed.

"We need to go." I said standing up and starting to get dressed.

"I know." He got dressed as well.

When we were ready he kissed me one last time and then we left the room. We walked into the kitchen. Jesse and Harley were eating breakfast.

"See," Jesse said punching Harley's arm, "I told you they'd survive."

"No, we didn't. We're both dead." I said dryly as I picked up a banana.

"Do you only eat fruit?" Belikov asked sitting down with a bowl of cereal.

"In the mornings yes, other than that, no." I sat down next to Belikov.

"So, how did you sleep?" Jesse asked sheepishly.

"Like a rock. Apart from the snoring." I nodded at Belikov.

"Hey! I don't snore."

"And how would you know? When was the last time you slept in the same room as someone else?" I said turning to him.

"A while ago." He said, smiling a little.

"Still no straight answer!" I held my hands up in exasperation. They laughed and I laughed with them.

I finished my banana and left. I walked up to the room and put my things back in the bag. Belikov walked in a few minutes later. He pulled me to him and kissed me. One of his hands slipped under my shirt and pressed against the tattoo on my lower back. When he pulled back he kissed my jaw and then let his lips slide down my neck. I had to gasp for breath. He pulled away a little bit and rested his forehead on mine.

"We shouldn't be doing this." I whispered, not wanting to say it.

"I know." He murmured holding me tighter.

When he pulled back he stepped away from me and packed his bag. I finished packing my bag and put the bedding back in the draws.

We had to leave. So I left, not letting Belikov snag another kiss. I was, in truth, still a little annoyed with him. And I probably would be for a while. I wasn't the kind of girl who didn't hold grudges.

"Still not dead." Jesse said grinning.

"Shut up." I said sighing. We left the building and then got in the van. We drove off.

"Can't you drive?" Belikov asked quietly.

"Yes. And I can drive fast. But, my phone could ring at any moment, making it a little tricky for me to drive." I said.

"Yeah and when you drive, you certainly forget the speed limit and all the other rules." Jesse called from the back of the van.

"It makes it more interesting. Besides, I only drive when we have to get somewhere quick, hence the conveniently forgetting the rules."

"Conveniently forgetting?" Jesse said, "More like completely ignoring."

"Same thing."

"Technically not." Belikov said.

I frowned, "You're English is terrible. That doesn't sound right."

"No." Harley called, "His English is just better than yours."

We all laughed, yes, we all did. Harley, Jesse, Belikov (surprisinlg) and me.

The rest of the drive was…quiet. My mind was on Ashford, I couldn't quite believe he was gone. After everything that had happened between us, after how long he'd been around, it didn't seem possible. And I think everyone else was thinking about him as well. When we reached the base in L.A. the rest of the team weren't there yet. I got out the van and opened the door.

And then I noticed something; there was someone inside. I told the guys to stay quiet and to stay behind me. We went in a line, me, Belikov, Jesse and then Harley. I held my gun in my hand as I walked into the first room. When I saw who it was I sighed.

"For God's sake, couldn't you have warned us?" I asked Captain Mazur, it was him and General Alto. The guys behind me relaxed.

"We could have done, but, we weren't sure who was driving." The Captain said.

"All right." I stuffed my gun back into place between my waistband and my back, "Why are you here?" I walked over to them. There were photos spread across the table.

"She was found, dead. I wanted you to look at it." The Captain said.

"Why?" I didn't do dead bodies, not my thing.

"She has a few marks, ones you'll recognise." He handed me a photo. I looked at it, and then

I dropped it.

"No, he wouldn't, would he?" I said quietly, she had a burn on her face, identical to the scar on the centre of my back. The Captain just looked at me. I closed my eyes.

"What is it?" Belikov walked up to me.

"It was Kierov, he killed her. But, he burned her cheek, in the same way as he did to me."

"What are you talking about?" He said, I still hadn't told him everything.

I glanced at the Captain for help.

"They should know." The Captain said. I sighed. I didn't want to tell anyone what had happened. Only the Captain knew, that was why I was so deep inside the EDA. It couldn't be known. I paced the floor.

"Do you have it with you?" I eventually asked him.

"No, but I can get it." The Captain said picking out his phone from his pocket.

"All right. I'll show them it. But, I'm not talking about it. Does it have the other tapes?" If it did I wouldn't show them. I couldn't have my team know who I really was.

"No, don't worry about that." The Captain dialled a number. I left the room and walked up the stairs. I threw open the door to my room and locked it behind me. I did not want my team to see the video, DVD, whatever it was. Kierov had taped everything and then sent it to the EDA. It gone to the government first and the government had sent it to the Captain. He had watched it and so had I. I threw my bag on the bed. There was a knock on the door. I knew who it was.

I took a deep breath and opened it. Belikov stepped inside.

"You need to tell me what happened." He said.

I closed my eyes. How was I supposed to tell him that Kierov kidnapped and tortured me; killed my friends and family and that it was all for information on the EDA that I refused to give?

A/N: You'll all probably be glad to know that in the next chapter, you'll know what happened to her.

Also, there's going to be a sequel, I've got it planned out, so I know that for definite now.

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