Title: If The World Crashes Down (1/??)
Author : Jess
E-mail: jess@shewrote.net
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Disclaimer: Alias is owned by ABC (LUCKY!!!), Touchtone, and is the creation of JJ Abrams and Bad Robot Productions and I take no ownership of any of the characters.
Summary: When they're caught in a deadly life or death situation, Vaughn takes light of what his true feelings are.. in the midst of marraige.
Rating: PG-13
Classification: Action/Adventure, Romance
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"Joey's Pizza."
"Sorry, wrong number."
Click.
Sydney picked up her keys. What's going to happen this time?, she thought. If only she knew.
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The Warehouse
"Vaughn," Sydney announced her arrival. "What now?"
"Oh you know, just the usual weekly wedding reception," Vaughn replied shortly. "What did you think?"
"Okay sorry I asked," Sydney replied, hurt. What's with Vaughn? He's acting bitter towards me...?
She sat down next to him. "Seriously Vaughn, what's the mission this time? Take down SD-6 single-handedly?" Sydney tried to crack his sourness.
No answer. Silence.
"That was a joke you know. You don't have to get all hysterical for my sake," Sydney tried again, half-heartedly.
"Look Syd, this isn't going to be easy. You know how it's been in the past - I tell you the mission, you head off to some country half-way around the world, etc. etc. But it's not like that this time - it's just not like that."
"Vaughn, face it - you need to tell me what you're talking about, because you're babbling like a institutionalized person," Sydney replied impatiently. At this rate, it would be next month before he told her what was going on.
"Syd, I'm going to have to say this to you straight out-"
"Well tell me straight out!" She replied again, growing irritated. "God damn it, I'll be here forever waiting for you to tell me!"
"Fine, you are going to be "married" to me in Hawaii where we live as real estate lawyers so we can take down SD-6 once and for all!" Vaughn nearly shouted, while in the midst of losing his breath. "Now if you're bugged or being followed, well then it's all your fault!"
"What are you, seven years old? Please Agent Vaughn, act your age!" Sydney snapped back. She fell silent.
Dear God, how am I going to make it? Married to Vaughn... that has to be worse than Chinese water torture... but to finally be free! And to take down SD-6 all the while. This is the chance of a lifetime - for me and for Vaughn-
Wait a second... for me and Vaughn? This is blasphemy - to myself!
"Vaughn - you're on," Sydney agreed hesitantly. What was she getting herself into? Oh well, it's not like it's really a life-long committment..
"Ah Syd, it's great that you agreed, but I tried with Devlin, I really did. I even got down on my hands and knees and pleaded with him- "
"Cut to the chase Vaughn," Sydney sighed.
"There's no easy way to say it. The Agency can't do it this time. No breaks. We really do need to take our vows," Vaughn breathed out quickly. He regained his senses, though, when Sydney proceeded to pass out - in his arms, of course.
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"Ah wha-" Sydney tried to say, sneezing. "What the hell kind of smelling salts are those?"
Vaughn replied with lopsided grin. "Only the worst smell imaginable- for a girl like you. Try 'jasmine flower'."
"Pfft. What happened Michael? All I know is that the last thing that happened was that you were playing a joke on me and saying we had to get married," Syd said.
"No jokes this time, Syd. It's all real... believe me- I'm just as happy about it as you are," Vaughn responded curtly. Michael?!? Since when has Syd been calling me Michael?! "And since when am I 'Michael'?" he spoke his words aloud. "I always used to be Agent-"Balls of Steel"-Vaughn before."
"Well since it seems as if we've got ourselves in some terrible kind of torture, I figured I'd better get used to calling you Mike... or Michael- whichever you prefer," Sydney replied with a sugary-sweet tone and a bittersweet expression. All I say is he better keep the Casanova bit down or his ass is going down.
Vaughn held up his hands in mock surrender. "Hey Sydney baby, whatever rocks your world!" he responded with a smooth voice. "Are you Wilma? Because I'm Fred and I can make your bed rock!"
Sydney nearly slapped him. Vaughn seemed to find this uncontrollably hysterical. Maybe it was some sort of weird psychotic personality underneath all that seriousness. Eh, what the hell. I could use some lame jokes to spice up my life, she thought.
"Okay Mr. Smooth-Operator don't we need to get this done in a church or something? I need details if I have to spend my entire life with you... unless I can divorce you!" Sydney concluded happily. "I can't believe I didn't flip out.. just wait until tonight when it finally settles in and I call your house to stalk you .. MICHAEL."
"Oh sorry- Honey," Vaughn answered with a wink. "But I forgot to tell you something- you're coming home with me tonight.." He left the ending to leave some mysterious innuedo.
Sydney sputtered. "Wha- no- he- Wei- agh!" Was it the part about staying with him at his house or his wink that made me fall apart? she thought to herself. Oh just great. I can't fall in love with him. You're not supposed to fall in love with your handler- or stay at his house without supervision. With Vaughn, you never know what could happen..She shook her head clear of those thoughts. What the hell was that? It's just wrong to think of those things... wrong... wrong... wrong, reverberated in her head. Yet another sleepless night for double Agent Sydney Bristow...
"Come darling," Vaughn beckoned jokingly. "I have to drag you along to Devlin. And - one night with me and you'll never even think about divorce.."
Why on earth didn't I protest? WHY WHY WHY?, Sydney thought. Because you wanted to see SD-6 in its ruins, echoed back in her head. She sighed. Another mission in the life of me.
Meanwhile, CIA Senior Officer Agent Michael Vaughn was thinking nearly identical thoughts. Why didn't Sydney protest? She refuses at the most miniscule things, but something big like this happens and she follows meekly. Well, meekly for her. Who are you and what have you done with the Sydney that I love? The Sydney that I love.. love ... love.. love sounded back to him. She's so obnoxious though, and she has that attitude thing going on.. but then again, she must think the same about me... actually she does think the same thing about me... remember- she told me!
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Agent Devlin's Office
"I suppose Agent Vaughn has told you of your most unfortunate news, Agent Bristow," Devlin stated.
Unfortunate for who? Sydney thought to herself. She blushed. Bad timing. Weiss walked in.
"What? Is there something hiding under those hearts? Because Bristow's acting all girly-like, and Vaughn's being mushy," Weiss caught on.
"Hey watch it, buddy. Thank you, but I'm as much as a girl as the next person with the double-X chromosome in their body," Sydney blushed even more fierce. "That goes without saying for you."
Weiss just grinned cheekily. He had been planning this the whole time.. behind Sydney and Vaughn's back of course.
"Devlin- I need to know the whole story. To bring SD-6 down, why does it involve Vaughn and me getting married?!" Sydney asked, nearly frantic. "Because there's no way I'm going to survive the rest of my life, however short it may be, with ... HIM... by my side!"
"My dear Agent Bristow, you must calm yourself. You must also marry Vaughn to bring down SD-6. They know you- they know now that you are a CIA Agent, and that you work by yourself. You need to be an unsuspecting, normal person this time. First, you must end this childish behavior- you too, Agent Vaughn," Devlin reprimanded, pointing out Vaughn's odd manner.
"But to play an 'unsuspecting, normal person', as you put it, why must I marry Vaughn? Couldn't it be someone else?" Sydney tried once more.
"No, as Senior Officer Vaughn is your handler, and will, hopefully provide the protection and stupidity that he has shown in the past by trying to save you," Devlin quoted with his hands.
"Hey!" Vaughn grumbled. The treatment I get around here.. but I'll do everything, my last breath, anything, for Sydney..
"Now Bristow, you must actually marry Agent Vaughn, as it is vital. The Agency can not provide you any 'real' marraige forms at the moment, so to back-up your alibis, you must marry. Each other. No excuses- there's no getting out of this one. This is the first chance we've ever had to try and take SD-6 down, and there's not a chance that we're going to pass it up. You've worked with Vaughn before in the past, and now once more you must work with him- til death do you part."
(**Chapter Two is still in the workings. Email Jess and tell her what you think!**)
Author : Jess
E-mail: jess@shewrote.net
Website(s) URL(s): Journal, Shipper Blog
Feedback: Yes Please!
Distribution: You can archive this work, but please email me and tell me the web address of your archival site so I can view it! Also- please link my email address.
Disclaimer: Alias is owned by ABC (LUCKY!!!), Touchtone, and is the creation of JJ Abrams and Bad Robot Productions and I take no ownership of any of the characters.
Summary: When they're caught in a deadly life or death situation, Vaughn takes light of what his true feelings are.. in the midst of marraige.
Rating: PG-13
Classification: Action/Adventure, Romance
*************************************************************
"Joey's Pizza."
"Sorry, wrong number."
Click.
Sydney picked up her keys. What's going to happen this time?, she thought. If only she knew.
**************************************************************************
The Warehouse
"Vaughn," Sydney announced her arrival. "What now?"
"Oh you know, just the usual weekly wedding reception," Vaughn replied shortly. "What did you think?"
"Okay sorry I asked," Sydney replied, hurt. What's with Vaughn? He's acting bitter towards me...?
She sat down next to him. "Seriously Vaughn, what's the mission this time? Take down SD-6 single-handedly?" Sydney tried to crack his sourness.
No answer. Silence.
"That was a joke you know. You don't have to get all hysterical for my sake," Sydney tried again, half-heartedly.
"Look Syd, this isn't going to be easy. You know how it's been in the past - I tell you the mission, you head off to some country half-way around the world, etc. etc. But it's not like that this time - it's just not like that."
"Vaughn, face it - you need to tell me what you're talking about, because you're babbling like a institutionalized person," Sydney replied impatiently. At this rate, it would be next month before he told her what was going on.
"Syd, I'm going to have to say this to you straight out-"
"Well tell me straight out!" She replied again, growing irritated. "God damn it, I'll be here forever waiting for you to tell me!"
"Fine, you are going to be "married" to me in Hawaii where we live as real estate lawyers so we can take down SD-6 once and for all!" Vaughn nearly shouted, while in the midst of losing his breath. "Now if you're bugged or being followed, well then it's all your fault!"
"What are you, seven years old? Please Agent Vaughn, act your age!" Sydney snapped back. She fell silent.
Dear God, how am I going to make it? Married to Vaughn... that has to be worse than Chinese water torture... but to finally be free! And to take down SD-6 all the while. This is the chance of a lifetime - for me and for Vaughn-
Wait a second... for me and Vaughn? This is blasphemy - to myself!
"Vaughn - you're on," Sydney agreed hesitantly. What was she getting herself into? Oh well, it's not like it's really a life-long committment..
"Ah Syd, it's great that you agreed, but I tried with Devlin, I really did. I even got down on my hands and knees and pleaded with him- "
"Cut to the chase Vaughn," Sydney sighed.
"There's no easy way to say it. The Agency can't do it this time. No breaks. We really do need to take our vows," Vaughn breathed out quickly. He regained his senses, though, when Sydney proceeded to pass out - in his arms, of course.
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"Ah wha-" Sydney tried to say, sneezing. "What the hell kind of smelling salts are those?"
Vaughn replied with lopsided grin. "Only the worst smell imaginable- for a girl like you. Try 'jasmine flower'."
"Pfft. What happened Michael? All I know is that the last thing that happened was that you were playing a joke on me and saying we had to get married," Syd said.
"No jokes this time, Syd. It's all real... believe me- I'm just as happy about it as you are," Vaughn responded curtly. Michael?!? Since when has Syd been calling me Michael?! "And since when am I 'Michael'?" he spoke his words aloud. "I always used to be Agent-"Balls of Steel"-Vaughn before."
"Well since it seems as if we've got ourselves in some terrible kind of torture, I figured I'd better get used to calling you Mike... or Michael- whichever you prefer," Sydney replied with a sugary-sweet tone and a bittersweet expression. All I say is he better keep the Casanova bit down or his ass is going down.
Vaughn held up his hands in mock surrender. "Hey Sydney baby, whatever rocks your world!" he responded with a smooth voice. "Are you Wilma? Because I'm Fred and I can make your bed rock!"
Sydney nearly slapped him. Vaughn seemed to find this uncontrollably hysterical. Maybe it was some sort of weird psychotic personality underneath all that seriousness. Eh, what the hell. I could use some lame jokes to spice up my life, she thought.
"Okay Mr. Smooth-Operator don't we need to get this done in a church or something? I need details if I have to spend my entire life with you... unless I can divorce you!" Sydney concluded happily. "I can't believe I didn't flip out.. just wait until tonight when it finally settles in and I call your house to stalk you .. MICHAEL."
"Oh sorry- Honey," Vaughn answered with a wink. "But I forgot to tell you something- you're coming home with me tonight.." He left the ending to leave some mysterious innuedo.
Sydney sputtered. "Wha- no- he- Wei- agh!" Was it the part about staying with him at his house or his wink that made me fall apart? she thought to herself. Oh just great. I can't fall in love with him. You're not supposed to fall in love with your handler- or stay at his house without supervision. With Vaughn, you never know what could happen..She shook her head clear of those thoughts. What the hell was that? It's just wrong to think of those things... wrong... wrong... wrong, reverberated in her head. Yet another sleepless night for double Agent Sydney Bristow...
"Come darling," Vaughn beckoned jokingly. "I have to drag you along to Devlin. And - one night with me and you'll never even think about divorce.."
Why on earth didn't I protest? WHY WHY WHY?, Sydney thought. Because you wanted to see SD-6 in its ruins, echoed back in her head. She sighed. Another mission in the life of me.
Meanwhile, CIA Senior Officer Agent Michael Vaughn was thinking nearly identical thoughts. Why didn't Sydney protest? She refuses at the most miniscule things, but something big like this happens and she follows meekly. Well, meekly for her. Who are you and what have you done with the Sydney that I love? The Sydney that I love.. love ... love.. love sounded back to him. She's so obnoxious though, and she has that attitude thing going on.. but then again, she must think the same about me... actually she does think the same thing about me... remember- she told me!
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Agent Devlin's Office
"I suppose Agent Vaughn has told you of your most unfortunate news, Agent Bristow," Devlin stated.
Unfortunate for who? Sydney thought to herself. She blushed. Bad timing. Weiss walked in.
"What? Is there something hiding under those hearts? Because Bristow's acting all girly-like, and Vaughn's being mushy," Weiss caught on.
"Hey watch it, buddy. Thank you, but I'm as much as a girl as the next person with the double-X chromosome in their body," Sydney blushed even more fierce. "That goes without saying for you."
Weiss just grinned cheekily. He had been planning this the whole time.. behind Sydney and Vaughn's back of course.
"Devlin- I need to know the whole story. To bring SD-6 down, why does it involve Vaughn and me getting married?!" Sydney asked, nearly frantic. "Because there's no way I'm going to survive the rest of my life, however short it may be, with ... HIM... by my side!"
"My dear Agent Bristow, you must calm yourself. You must also marry Vaughn to bring down SD-6. They know you- they know now that you are a CIA Agent, and that you work by yourself. You need to be an unsuspecting, normal person this time. First, you must end this childish behavior- you too, Agent Vaughn," Devlin reprimanded, pointing out Vaughn's odd manner.
"But to play an 'unsuspecting, normal person', as you put it, why must I marry Vaughn? Couldn't it be someone else?" Sydney tried once more.
"No, as Senior Officer Vaughn is your handler, and will, hopefully provide the protection and stupidity that he has shown in the past by trying to save you," Devlin quoted with his hands.
"Hey!" Vaughn grumbled. The treatment I get around here.. but I'll do everything, my last breath, anything, for Sydney..
"Now Bristow, you must actually marry Agent Vaughn, as it is vital. The Agency can not provide you any 'real' marraige forms at the moment, so to back-up your alibis, you must marry. Each other. No excuses- there's no getting out of this one. This is the first chance we've ever had to try and take SD-6 down, and there's not a chance that we're going to pass it up. You've worked with Vaughn before in the past, and now once more you must work with him- til death do you part."
(**Chapter Two is still in the workings. Email Jess and tell her what you think!**)