Author: Kim Phan

E-mail: hibiscus_sweetie@hotmail.com

Rating: PG for now, maybe PG-13 later

Disclaimer: Look all I own is my journal which I barely even write in. I don't Alias, its characters, and/or anything else. Don't sue! Please I don't think I'll even have money for college.

Archive: Don't have one at the moment, but if you want it, take it. Just credit me and an e-mail would be nice. :)

Feedback: Please, pretty please?? Be easy on me though. It's my first ever fan fic.

Summary: This takes place 10 years after SD-6 is gone and Sydney has quit the CIA. She is not with Vaughn and has moved back to L.A. after being in New York for the past 7 years. She is not alone though, and by chance the two people she hoped would never meet, somehow find each other. Not what you think! Total S/V fic!

Author's Note: Sorry if this gets out of character. I'll try to write it as best as I know how. I got this idea while trying to get some sleep the other night. Hehe. Well, enjoy!

Fate Intervenes

Chapter 1

Looking through the boxes, Sydney pulled out the one she wanted. It felt so weird to be back in Los Angeles. She had missed Francie and Will a lot, but New York had been great. On her way here, she had reminisced about the wonderful memories she had made there. She was going to miss the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and Lorena and her students.

The first year she saw the parade in person was like no other. All the floats and people were magnificent. She had never seen a sight like that before in her life. Most of her life had been filled with dark images and evil. Death and destruction was all she had ever saw. Sydney had finally felt free again. That was the reason she had moved to New York in the first place. To be free and to forget. She wanted to forget about the CIA, SD-6, her mother, and well, other things.

During her first day at Columbia University, she bumped into Lorena. She could remember it like yesterday.

Oh my gosh, I never knew being an English teacher was so much work, but then what am I complaining about? This definitely better than being a double agent, Sydney thought. Suddenly she was interrupted from her thoughts by a crashing sound and papers scattering. Only when she came back into the real world did she realize that it was she who had crashed.

"Oh I'm so sorry. I was distracted," Sydney apologized.

"Oh. No problem. If you hadn't ran into me, I would have ran into you. Chemistry can be distracting. I'm always thinking about different experiments and all that." The woman laughed. Sydney smiled. She decided to take a good look at her while gathering the papers she had dropped. The woman seemed to be about her height, maybe one or two inches shorter. She had short, curly, black hair, fair skin, and blue eyes. She was wearing a short, yellow summer dress with suns on it and sun earrings. Because of the cold weather, she wore a white lab coat over the dress.

"Oh, I'm sorry! My name's Sydney Bristow," Sydney said, realizing she hadn't introduced herself. Sydney held out her hand, only to have the woman hug her.

"I'm Lorena Sue Brookes, but please call me Lorena. Sorry about that. I'm just not very much for the whole hand shake thing. It just seems too cold," Lorena said as she pulled out of the hug. Sydney laughed. In all her life, she had never met such a warm person as Lorena. She instantly reminded Sydney of Francie. Pushing that thought into the back of her head, she offered to take Lorena out for coffee.

"Oh I would love to! I know this great place on 54th street. Very quaint and has such lovely..." Lorena rambled on as the two women made their way out of the university.

She smiled at the thought of her good friend. Lorena always knew how to make her smile and how to take care of her. She's been a big help over the years. Some people may call Lorena weird and too outgoing, but to her, Lorena was just, well... Lorena.

Her students could be a pain in the neck at times. Always negotiating deadlines with her for some reason or another. She was understanding about that though, always thinking that one of her students could be working for the CIA and had to go on a mission of some sort. They were good kids though. They always asked how she was doing and when they found out she was leaving, they had a big going away party for her. There were presents and tears all night long.

She felt a tear trickle down her cheek. She would miss it all dearly, but Los Angeles was her home. Sydney felt it was time to come back and really move on. Although try as she might, she could not get him out of her mind. There had been no point in staying in New York any longer especially when she found out he was moving. She started opening a box containing picture frames. On the top of the pile was the one that mattered the most. It was a silver antique frame with a picture of Joey and her in it.

"Mom! Mom! Where's my hockey stick?"

*So what did you guys think? Don't worry. It'll get more exciting. This was just like a beginning chapter to tell about her life in New York. It will get much better after this chapter.