Rating: PG, but may become PG-13 later on.
Disclaimer: I do not own Alias or any of its characters, and I do not own Spy Kids.
Summary: Syd and Vaughn have a family now, but can they renounce their former lives for good? This fic is loosely based on a couple of themes from Spy Kids, but don't expect to see the kids fighting crime.
Vaughn walked into his office and sat down at his desk. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. He'd been teaching at the university for almost seven years, and it was beginning to get to him. He liked his job well enough; it was just somewhat monotonous compared to his previous career.
He smiled as he looked at the picture of Sydney and his kids sitting on his desk. He had taken the picture almost a year ago. He had placed Sydney on the steps leading up to their house, with Danny in her lap. He told Nina to wait and then she could take her picture with Sydney, just as he was about to snap the picture, Nina had jumped on Sydney's back, and he took the picture anyway. In the picture, Sydney and Danny looked at Nina, laughing, while Nina grinned at the camera. Now the picture was his absolute favorite. His children looked so happy and full of life, and Sydney, well…Sydney was radiant.
Vaughn had been attracted Sydney from almost the moment he met her. He wasn't sure when, but somewhere during the danger, the late-night meetings, and the select special operations he go to join her on, that attraction had turned to love. Once he realized that love, he was even more bent on taking down SD-6. The wedding consisted of a simple ceremony with close family and friends, and then the two of them packed up and headed east, looking for a new life. Sydney was two months pregnant at the time. The moment they saw the pale yellow house with white trim located on the coast, they knew it was made for them. Vaughn had loved the way Syd's eyes lit up when she first saw it and knew he'd do anything in his power to make it her. A few months after they were settled, they found out they were having a boy. Sydney rushed out and bought blue paint for the nursery. They were both so excited to be having a child together. And Vaughn knew the perfect name…
1 Flashback-7 years ago
Sydney is sitting on the back deck, flipping through a pregnancy magazine and sipping lemonade. Vaughn walks out and sits next to her.
"Hey, you," she smiled, leaning over to kiss him. "How was work?"
"Fine," he said. "Syd, we need to talk."
"Okay, what is it?" her eyes showed concern at his grave demeanor.
"Well, I was thinking about a name for the baby. And if it's okay with you, I think we should name him Daniel," Vaughn was unsure of her reaction.
"Really?" she said, her eyes filling with tears as he nodded.
"Yeah," he said, "I figured it would be a nice way to remember Danny. If it wasn't for him, we would have never met."
"I know," she said, the tears finally spilling over. Vaughn knew that Sydney still missed Danny, but he also knew that she'd moved on. "Well, then I insist that his middle name be William after your father."
"Wow, Syd I thought you'd want it to be Jack."
"Nah, we can use Jack for our next one," she laughed.
"So, you're already planning the next one?" he said, tickling her.
She laughed. "Maybe."
He hugged her. "I love you, Syd."
"I love you, too, Vaughn."
End of flashback.
Vaughn laughed. After all these years, she still called him Vaughn. He'd once requested that she call him "Michael," and she'd tried it once or twice, but eventually reverted back to "Vaughn," saying it seemed more natural. He hadn't minded. Sydney didn't make his last name seem impersonal like it would with anyone else. Truth be told, he preferred her calling him Vaughn, whether she was asking him to take out the trash or screaming it with passion in their bedroom. Vaughn knew she always said it with love.
That evening, Vaughn entered the house, take-out in hand. "I'm home!" he called. "Syd? Danny? Nina?" When no one answered, he knew they must be outside, so he put the food in the refrigerator and ran upstairs to change. He went out the back door, and sure enough, Sydney and the kids were down on the sand, playing tag. He watched as Danny tagged Sydney. He couldn't hear her over the sound of the ocean, but could tell she was laughing. She picked up Danny and swung him around.
Vaughn ran down the steps and onto the sand. Nina was the first to see him. "Daddy!" she squealed and ran to jump into his arms. He hugged her, and then flipped her upside down as he set her back on the ground. After hugging Danny and kissing Sydney, Vaughn joined their game of tag, which soon turned into an all-out war.
Later that night, Vaughn stood at Nina's bedroom door while Sydney read the kids their bedtime story. They were both piled onto her lap, listening to her with rapt attention. Sydney made the story into a performance, doing a different voice for each character and building the tension at scary moments.
When the story was finished, he took Danny to tuck him in, while Sydney tucking in Nina. By the time they reached his room, Danny was already asleep.
"Good night, son," Vaughn said, kissing him and brushing his brown hair out of his eyes. He couldn't get over how much he looked like Sydney, especially when he slept.
Vaughn was sitting in the living room when Sydney passed through, on her way to the kitchen. He grabbed her hand, startling her, and pulled her into his lap.
"Hey," she smiled, eyes sparkling.
"Hi," he said, kissing her.
"Mmm, Vaughn, wait," she pulled back. "I have to tell you something."
"Okay, go ahead," he said, rubbing her back lightly.
"Well, Nina got in trouble today."
"Nina?" Vaughn was shocked. It was usually Danny who got in trouble.
"Yeah, I know. You'll never guess what she did."
"What?"
"She beat up some little boy who tried to kiss her."
"You're kidding!"
"No! She even gave him bruises."
"'Atta girl," he chuckled. "So what did you do?"
"I told her fighting was wrong. But, Vaughn, I have to admit, I'm kind of proud of her."
"Yeah, me, too. It looks like she's got a bit of your temper, huh?" he said, poking her.
"Very funny. Anyway, I told her we'd think about signing her up for karate. What do you think?"
"I think that's a great idea. Maybe in a few years she'll be ready to join the CIA," he joked.
"Oh, you think that's funny, huh? Well, Agent Vaughn, you're going to pay for that!"
"Oh really? How?"
"You'll see!" she laughed as he picked her up and carried her upstairs.
The phone woke Sydney at five the next morning. She grabbed it quickly before it woke up Vaughn and the kids.
"Hello?" (pause) "Yeah." (pause) "What?" (pause) "Okay, I'll meet you at the harbor in ten minutes."
As she got out of bed Vaughn woke. "Syd? Who was that?"
"No one, Honey. Go back to sleep. I'm going to go for a run." She kissed his cheek as he drifted back to sleep, and then quietly got dressed and left the house.
TO BE CONTINUED…
A/n: Well, thanks for making it this far. And thanks to all of you for the wonderful reviews. Once again, please do not flame me, just help. This was my last really fluffy piece for a while…action/adventure is soon to come! Possibly even some angst, but I'm not sure about that yet. Sorry about giving Syd a boring job, but I did have a reason. And besides, isn't it insanely ironic? See you on chapter 3! Emma.
Disclaimer: I do not own Alias or any of its characters, and I do not own Spy Kids.
Summary: Syd and Vaughn have a family now, but can they renounce their former lives for good? This fic is loosely based on a couple of themes from Spy Kids, but don't expect to see the kids fighting crime.
Vaughn walked into his office and sat down at his desk. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. He'd been teaching at the university for almost seven years, and it was beginning to get to him. He liked his job well enough; it was just somewhat monotonous compared to his previous career.
He smiled as he looked at the picture of Sydney and his kids sitting on his desk. He had taken the picture almost a year ago. He had placed Sydney on the steps leading up to their house, with Danny in her lap. He told Nina to wait and then she could take her picture with Sydney, just as he was about to snap the picture, Nina had jumped on Sydney's back, and he took the picture anyway. In the picture, Sydney and Danny looked at Nina, laughing, while Nina grinned at the camera. Now the picture was his absolute favorite. His children looked so happy and full of life, and Sydney, well…Sydney was radiant.
Vaughn had been attracted Sydney from almost the moment he met her. He wasn't sure when, but somewhere during the danger, the late-night meetings, and the select special operations he go to join her on, that attraction had turned to love. Once he realized that love, he was even more bent on taking down SD-6. The wedding consisted of a simple ceremony with close family and friends, and then the two of them packed up and headed east, looking for a new life. Sydney was two months pregnant at the time. The moment they saw the pale yellow house with white trim located on the coast, they knew it was made for them. Vaughn had loved the way Syd's eyes lit up when she first saw it and knew he'd do anything in his power to make it her. A few months after they were settled, they found out they were having a boy. Sydney rushed out and bought blue paint for the nursery. They were both so excited to be having a child together. And Vaughn knew the perfect name…
1 Flashback-7 years ago
Sydney is sitting on the back deck, flipping through a pregnancy magazine and sipping lemonade. Vaughn walks out and sits next to her.
"Hey, you," she smiled, leaning over to kiss him. "How was work?"
"Fine," he said. "Syd, we need to talk."
"Okay, what is it?" her eyes showed concern at his grave demeanor.
"Well, I was thinking about a name for the baby. And if it's okay with you, I think we should name him Daniel," Vaughn was unsure of her reaction.
"Really?" she said, her eyes filling with tears as he nodded.
"Yeah," he said, "I figured it would be a nice way to remember Danny. If it wasn't for him, we would have never met."
"I know," she said, the tears finally spilling over. Vaughn knew that Sydney still missed Danny, but he also knew that she'd moved on. "Well, then I insist that his middle name be William after your father."
"Wow, Syd I thought you'd want it to be Jack."
"Nah, we can use Jack for our next one," she laughed.
"So, you're already planning the next one?" he said, tickling her.
She laughed. "Maybe."
He hugged her. "I love you, Syd."
"I love you, too, Vaughn."
End of flashback.
Vaughn laughed. After all these years, she still called him Vaughn. He'd once requested that she call him "Michael," and she'd tried it once or twice, but eventually reverted back to "Vaughn," saying it seemed more natural. He hadn't minded. Sydney didn't make his last name seem impersonal like it would with anyone else. Truth be told, he preferred her calling him Vaughn, whether she was asking him to take out the trash or screaming it with passion in their bedroom. Vaughn knew she always said it with love.
That evening, Vaughn entered the house, take-out in hand. "I'm home!" he called. "Syd? Danny? Nina?" When no one answered, he knew they must be outside, so he put the food in the refrigerator and ran upstairs to change. He went out the back door, and sure enough, Sydney and the kids were down on the sand, playing tag. He watched as Danny tagged Sydney. He couldn't hear her over the sound of the ocean, but could tell she was laughing. She picked up Danny and swung him around.
Vaughn ran down the steps and onto the sand. Nina was the first to see him. "Daddy!" she squealed and ran to jump into his arms. He hugged her, and then flipped her upside down as he set her back on the ground. After hugging Danny and kissing Sydney, Vaughn joined their game of tag, which soon turned into an all-out war.
Later that night, Vaughn stood at Nina's bedroom door while Sydney read the kids their bedtime story. They were both piled onto her lap, listening to her with rapt attention. Sydney made the story into a performance, doing a different voice for each character and building the tension at scary moments.
When the story was finished, he took Danny to tuck him in, while Sydney tucking in Nina. By the time they reached his room, Danny was already asleep.
"Good night, son," Vaughn said, kissing him and brushing his brown hair out of his eyes. He couldn't get over how much he looked like Sydney, especially when he slept.
Vaughn was sitting in the living room when Sydney passed through, on her way to the kitchen. He grabbed her hand, startling her, and pulled her into his lap.
"Hey," she smiled, eyes sparkling.
"Hi," he said, kissing her.
"Mmm, Vaughn, wait," she pulled back. "I have to tell you something."
"Okay, go ahead," he said, rubbing her back lightly.
"Well, Nina got in trouble today."
"Nina?" Vaughn was shocked. It was usually Danny who got in trouble.
"Yeah, I know. You'll never guess what she did."
"What?"
"She beat up some little boy who tried to kiss her."
"You're kidding!"
"No! She even gave him bruises."
"'Atta girl," he chuckled. "So what did you do?"
"I told her fighting was wrong. But, Vaughn, I have to admit, I'm kind of proud of her."
"Yeah, me, too. It looks like she's got a bit of your temper, huh?" he said, poking her.
"Very funny. Anyway, I told her we'd think about signing her up for karate. What do you think?"
"I think that's a great idea. Maybe in a few years she'll be ready to join the CIA," he joked.
"Oh, you think that's funny, huh? Well, Agent Vaughn, you're going to pay for that!"
"Oh really? How?"
"You'll see!" she laughed as he picked her up and carried her upstairs.
The phone woke Sydney at five the next morning. She grabbed it quickly before it woke up Vaughn and the kids.
"Hello?" (pause) "Yeah." (pause) "What?" (pause) "Okay, I'll meet you at the harbor in ten minutes."
As she got out of bed Vaughn woke. "Syd? Who was that?"
"No one, Honey. Go back to sleep. I'm going to go for a run." She kissed his cheek as he drifted back to sleep, and then quietly got dressed and left the house.
TO BE CONTINUED…
A/n: Well, thanks for making it this far. And thanks to all of you for the wonderful reviews. Once again, please do not flame me, just help. This was my last really fluffy piece for a while…action/adventure is soon to come! Possibly even some angst, but I'm not sure about that yet. Sorry about giving Syd a boring job, but I did have a reason. And besides, isn't it insanely ironic? See you on chapter 3! Emma.