Title: Summer Lovin'
Author: Chickiee-Dee
Rating PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Alias or its characters.
Summary: AU. No SD-6 or CIA. Syd and Vaughn are teens who meet in the most unlikely place. S/V.
Authors Notes: First of all BAD SUMMARY, I didn't know what else to write. Thanks to all the people who have left reviews. I wasn't sure what people would say but I appreciate positive feedback and also constructive criticism. For any queries with stuff in chapters 1-5, see authors notes in chapter 6 for explanation. Anyway, on with the next chapter and people please review, I love getting them and they provide me with the inspiration I need to keep going with this and my other fics. I finally finished my S/V smut challenge fic, its posted at SD-1, if anyone wants to read it, let me know and I'll send you the link for it… :D This will be the last update for a couple of weeks, cos I'll be busy with school. Also I'm working on the next chapter of Three Little Words and I'll post that by the end of the week if I have time.
Dolphingurl1-Thanks for reviewing… :D :P
Neptunestar-Thanks for reviewing. Totally agree with you bout Vaughn being sexy as hell :D and Becky is being a cow. That assumption about the tourists that come to Mallacoota sorta stems from a guy that my friend got with over Christmas, who was only interested in sleeping with her, so the idea is kinda factual and in this story, I made it that its happened to Becky before, that's why she's suspicious of Michael.
Hannahbanana-Thanks for reviewing. And yeah her friends are being bitchy, but meh? It happens :P :D :P
Daisyduke947-Thanks for reviewing. I'm not gonna say whether he leaves and forgets about her…you'll have to wait and see… does evil laugh I'm not revealing anything :P
Maggieann452-Yep, I'll send you that link soon. :P :D
Kay10197-Thanks for reviewing. I thought that the bit in the kitchen would be good for a laugh :P
And heres the chapter…
Chapter 14Sydney ran up to Michael's tent after her fight with Becky. She was so upset that it took Michael about ten minutes to calm her down before Syd could tell him what was wrong. "I had a fight with Becky," she said, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Sweetie, I'm sorry" Michael replied, as he kissed her head softly, "What was it about?"
"You," she told him, not offering any more details. Michael tightened his grip on her, periodically pressing soft kisses into her hair, while she shuddered in his arms, attempting to control her emotions. "Do you want to come horse riding with me?" she asked suddenly. He was startled when he heard her voice, "Sure, but is your wrist ok?"
"It'll be fine." Michael nodded and while he shut the tent and grabbed his bag, Sydney went over to the car.
They arrived at her house minutes later, and collected all the horse gear, sitting it on the railing near to the downstairs door. They'd both been upstairs to change quickly, and once they had all the tack out, Sydney grabbed Michael's hand and the headstalls, and led him towards the paddock. Gremlin and Gem were excited to see Sydney, and came cantering from the other side of the paddock to meet them. Syd slipped the headstall on Gem and handed her to Michael so she could catch Gremlin. They both jumped on and rode back down the road to Sydney's. After a quick brushing, Syd taught Michael how to saddle Gem, while she attended to Gremlin, who was pawing the ground in boredom. Twenty minutes later they were ready to go. Sydney and Michael mounted and rode off towards the Pony Club.
Sydney directed them up a private road, and towards the back track to the Pony Club. "I've gotta do some jumping on Gremlin. You can just watch if you want, or I could teach you to jump." Michael looked uneasy but he considered her offer for a moment, "Its not that hard is it?"
"Not really, Gem is pretty calm. You'd be fine."
"I'll give it a go," he replied, still a little uneasy. Sydney nodded and urged Gremlin into a trot, Michael followed suit on Gem, "I'm just going to jump this log over there, she'll just trot up the road, I'll wait for you at the start of the track." Michael nodded, watching as Sydney squeezed Gremlin, forcing him to canter. She approached a fallen log that was off to one side if the road and she cleared it easily. She slowed him back to a trot and then to a walk, stopping as she promised, at the beginning of a dirt track. "That was amazing Syd," Michael complimented, as Sydney blushed.
"Not really."
"I mean it, that was amazing," he told her again as he approached her stationary horse. They followed the track along a fence line and through the remainder what appeared to be an old dam. At the dam they rounded a corner and followed another straight stretch of fence. Sydney clicked her tongue and Gremlin began to trot, Gem followed behind, "Careful of the fence, its electric, come to the right side of me." Michael didn't respond, but he appeared beside her moments later. Sydney watched as he easily rose to the trot, "Want to have a canter?" she asked.
"Why not?" he replied. They both urged their horses forward and when Gem sped up Michael began to bounce in the saddle, while Sydney rocked her hips comfortably. "How do you do that?" he called to her.
"Do what?" she asked.
"Sit. I keep bouncing around."
"Just try to put all you weight in your heels, and then rock." Michael tried it unsuccessfully, and gave up after a few more jolts. As they approached the end of that stretch of fence, Sydney slowed to a walk. Michael slowed next to her, and she headed down a thin stretch of track.
They arrived at the Pony Club a few minutes later. Sydney stopped in the jumping arena, surveying the various jumps which had been left set up. She dismounted and walked over to one of the jumps and began to make adjustments. Michael watched in wonder as she made her way around the arena, raising the height of many of the jumps. When she was finished changing the jumps, Sydney lay a series of poles along the ground, spacing them an even distance apart, and then erecting a small jump at one end of them. "Ok, heres what you do," she said, motioning for Michael to join her. He rode over and waited as she adjusted his stirrups. "Get her to trot over these poles, and then do the jump at the end. When you get to the jump, lean forwards when she takes off. Here I'll demonstrate." She quickly changed her stirrups and re-mounted. She began to trot and headed towards the poles, taking each one in turn and jumping over the last jump. Michael noted her position as Gremlin jumped, and tried it, while stationary. As Sydney came back towards him, she yelled out, "That's good, that's how you have to lean when you jump. I'm gonna watch you go through once, then I'll be doing those jumps," she said, pointing to the other side of the arena. Michael began trotting and started going over the poles, when Gem jumped the last pole, he nearly lost his balance, but managed to stay on. "Good, keep practising that and we'll have you jumping them," she motioned to her collection of jumps, "in no time." Michael chuckled,
"Yeah right." Sydney shook her head and put Gremlin into a canter, making a lap around the arena before attempting the first jump.
They arrived back at Syd's a couple of hours later. After a lot of coaxing, Syd had gotten Michael to attempt a round of small jumps and to his surprise, he didn't fall off. Sydney wasn't so lucky and fell off when Gremlin stopped at a jump. Needless to say he didn't try it again. By the time they had put the horses away, and fed them, it was getting late in the evening. After returning from the paddock, Sydney and Michael headed upstairs to forage through the cupboards for food. Once her search of the freezer was complete, Syd pulled out a frozen pizza and turned the oven on. They ate dinner about an hour later, while they watched a DVD. Once they had finished eating, Sydney nestled her head in the crook of Michael's neck, and began to drift off. In an attempt to wake her up, Michael placed a small kiss on her lips. When he was beginning to break away, Sydney snaked her arm around his neck, pulling him down to her. Sydney pulled away to take a much needed breath and to help Michael remove her shirt. When her top hit the ground, Sydney lifted Michael's over his head, depositing it on the floor beside hers. Before things could go any further on the couch, Michael picked her up and carried her into her bedroom, kicking the door shut behind them.
Michael stayed again the next night. Sydney had gone back to work that day and Becky ignored her friend all day. When Sydney went up to Michael's campsite after work, he'd packed up all his camping equipment. Sydney was immediately suspicious, and he quickly explained to her that he was leaving the day after tomorrow because he had business to attend to in Melbourne. Syd was upset that he was going home, because since she wasn't talking to Becky, she'd have no one to 'hang out with.' He explained that he didn't want to go, but there were things he had to do. Syd accepted his reasons, and decided to make the most of the time they had before he left. They went up to her house and had dinner and a few drinks, provided by Michael of course, and spent much of the night making love.
The next night was Michael's last, but since Laura was returning home the next day, Sydney wouldn't be left alone in the house. That night was spent in a similar fashion to the one before. Sydney had been at work much of the day, and was fuming about Becky's behaviour when Michael picked her up that evening. They finally fell asleep in the early hours of the morning, Sydney lying against Michael's bare chest, his arms wrapped around her protectively.
Sydney and Michael slept til a little after eight am, when her alarm jerked them both from slumber. Once they had both showered and the horses were fed, they settled down to have breakfast. Michael took Sydney to work just before ten, and he parked out the front of the café. Becky who coincidently was clearing plates from out the front, saw them pull up and watched as they shamelessly made out. "I'm gonna miss you Syd," Michael said sincerely after they pulled away to take a breath. "I'm gonna miss you too," she replied as tears pooled in her eyes. Michael wiped them away and kissed her face gently. Sydney looked up and noticed that small tears were forming in his eyes also. She copied his gesture and after a few minutes, he climbed out of the car, going round to open the door for Sydney. She allowed him to help her from the vehicle and once she was standing, they began to kiss again. They finally broke away after there was no oxygen left between them. Michael placed one more quick kiss on her forehead before he whispered, "See ya babe. I'll call you tonight." Sydney nodded before replying,
"Yeah, talk to you later." She leaned in for another quick kiss before stepping onto the footpath and watching Michael drive off.
A/N: What did you think?? Was it good, bad or horrible?? Review and let me know, and I'll have another chapter in a couple of weeks. Until then… LOL Alyce :D