~Part 2~
Sydney walked into her house and plopped down on the couch. She was exhausted. Francie walked in and sat down next to her.
"Work at this time in the morning? You really need a break Syd." Sydney sighed. Her eyes were tired but she was looking forward to tonight.
"Yeah. The worst part is I have to go on a trip tomorrow morning."
"What? But Syd, it's past midnight! They can't just do this to you!" Sydney cheered up as the phone rang.
"It looks like they can" She stood up and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" As soon as his voice filled her head, she felt as awake as ever.
"Joey's Pizza?"
"Sorry, wrong number" She hung up and smiled at her friend.
"I have to go out and buy something for my trip, I'll be right back though Fran, ok?" Francie smiled and put a supportive arm around her shoulder.
"Sure, Syd" Sydney grabbed her purse and keys, waved to Francie and was off to the warehouse."
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"So, what's the counter mission?" I asked Vaughn, carefully hiding my face in the overcast blue gray shadows. I didn't want him to know about the sleep I had lost worrying about Will, and he seeing the dark purplish- red circles under my eyes would give me away.
"There is none," he answered simply.
Relief swept through me as I realized that no counter mission would free me of a lot of the tension and guilt I dealt with on each mission. "Great. Why?"
"We've known about this painting for a while. As it turns out, Jacques Loring was a practical joker. He painted a fake code into the said work just to send hunters like Sloane on a wild goose chase."
I almost laughed. "I think I like this guy. So, since the painting's a fake, I just steal it and give it to SD-6 as planned."
"That's it."
Getting up, I accidentally moved out of the shadows that hid me like a blanket.
"Syd, are you okay? You look exhausted," Vaughn reacted to my pale color and dark eye circles just the way I'd expected him to.
"I am. This isn't an easy job." Not much of a point in lying.
He smiled warmly and my knees went weak. "You're right. It's not."
We stood in silence, looking at one another awkwardly.
"You. you should go. Get some sleep before the mission," Vaughn advised suddenly.
"Uh, yeah. Yeah, you're right."
We walked towards the gate and he pushed it open, letting me through. He followed me out. We went our separate ways, and didn't glance back once. But there was something that hung in the air; both of us felt it that night. It was unspoken, but present all the same.
That presence stayed with me as I walked home, the faint glow of streetlights surrounding me and the air seeming to warm up just a little. ******************************************************************
~Syd at Home was written by Val
~The Warehouse Scene was written By Dani
more coming soon!!
Sydney walked into her house and plopped down on the couch. She was exhausted. Francie walked in and sat down next to her.
"Work at this time in the morning? You really need a break Syd." Sydney sighed. Her eyes were tired but she was looking forward to tonight.
"Yeah. The worst part is I have to go on a trip tomorrow morning."
"What? But Syd, it's past midnight! They can't just do this to you!" Sydney cheered up as the phone rang.
"It looks like they can" She stood up and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" As soon as his voice filled her head, she felt as awake as ever.
"Joey's Pizza?"
"Sorry, wrong number" She hung up and smiled at her friend.
"I have to go out and buy something for my trip, I'll be right back though Fran, ok?" Francie smiled and put a supportive arm around her shoulder.
"Sure, Syd" Sydney grabbed her purse and keys, waved to Francie and was off to the warehouse."
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"So, what's the counter mission?" I asked Vaughn, carefully hiding my face in the overcast blue gray shadows. I didn't want him to know about the sleep I had lost worrying about Will, and he seeing the dark purplish- red circles under my eyes would give me away.
"There is none," he answered simply.
Relief swept through me as I realized that no counter mission would free me of a lot of the tension and guilt I dealt with on each mission. "Great. Why?"
"We've known about this painting for a while. As it turns out, Jacques Loring was a practical joker. He painted a fake code into the said work just to send hunters like Sloane on a wild goose chase."
I almost laughed. "I think I like this guy. So, since the painting's a fake, I just steal it and give it to SD-6 as planned."
"That's it."
Getting up, I accidentally moved out of the shadows that hid me like a blanket.
"Syd, are you okay? You look exhausted," Vaughn reacted to my pale color and dark eye circles just the way I'd expected him to.
"I am. This isn't an easy job." Not much of a point in lying.
He smiled warmly and my knees went weak. "You're right. It's not."
We stood in silence, looking at one another awkwardly.
"You. you should go. Get some sleep before the mission," Vaughn advised suddenly.
"Uh, yeah. Yeah, you're right."
We walked towards the gate and he pushed it open, letting me through. He followed me out. We went our separate ways, and didn't glance back once. But there was something that hung in the air; both of us felt it that night. It was unspoken, but present all the same.
That presence stayed with me as I walked home, the faint glow of streetlights surrounding me and the air seeming to warm up just a little. ******************************************************************
~Syd at Home was written by Val
~The Warehouse Scene was written By Dani
more coming soon!!