Chapter 4- "Mixed Emotions"

Spoiler that I have used and others(there are more, I just used the S/V ones :P) can be found on these two sites:

1. http://spoilers.suddenlaunch.com/index.cgi Cher's Spoiler Undergound

2. http://aliastv.suddenlaunch.com/ Alias Spoilers

Sydney raced towards her car, fumbled through her purse for her keys. She had quickly unlocked the door and got in.

Everything is so confusing right now! She thinks to herself. She wraps her arms around the steering wheel and rests her head on it. For a moment, she sits there. But, after awhile she raises her head. It looks like she had just made a big decision to something. She thinks to herself again, "What am I doing? I'm acting like he is cheating on me or something! He has the right to be with her... even though he told me before...NEVERMIND! She starts the car up and drives home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

| We end up at Sydney's home. Will is there watching TV on the couch.|

The door opens, and Sydney walks through. She is expecting to see Francie, but its Will. She looks at the clock it was 11:00, and asks, " Where's Francie?"

"She got called from the restaurant. She left right after you did." Will replies. Will recalls her being at the hospital the whole day. She was there for him the whole time, even now with my whole heroin thing, she didn't spend all day with me. He thought to himself. Then he asks, "You were at the hospital since 2:00, you were there all day?"

Sydney thought that was a weird question to ask, "Uh..no.. I was in Tokyo." Then to clarify herself, but quietly, "It was a mission."

"Oh....How's Vaughn?"

Sydney frowns, pictures of the Vaughn flat-lining flashes in her head. Then she remembers Alice. "He's not doing so well...." She clears her throat. "He was taken into the OR right after his monitor flat-lined."

Will opens his mouth, "..." nothing comes out, then finally, "Really?"

"Yea."

There was a quiet pause.

"Umm...what are you watching?" Sydney smiles. Trying to lighten things up.

Will looks at the TV blankly, just when he was going to say what show,... "Really?" He blurts out.

Sydney looks at him uncomfortably. "Yes, they didn't tell me anything else. I'm still not sure if he is alright right now."

Will moves closer to hug her. She looks so tired ad distressed. They hug.

As they are hugging Sydney confesses in a dry tone, "Alice was there."

"Who?"

"Alice,...his girlfriend."

Will's face looks confused. "His girlfriend?" He looks at her, her face crinkles a little as he said it. "He has a girlfriend?...I never thought he would...would have a girlfriend?!"

Surprised by Will reaction, Sydney gets up and starts to walk to her room. "I'm tired, see ya in the morning."

"Good-night."

"Night."

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The next morning Syd wakes up. She knows she'll finds herself in a another long and chaotic day. So she takes a long deep breath.

She gets a call on her beeper. Hoping that'll will be something about Vaughn. She wanted to know how he was. But after her little confrontation with Alice she didn't want to go see Vaughn and get an unwanted meeting with her again. Unfortunately it is from her father, it was the usual page to remind her of her meeting at SD-6.

At the meeting Sloane congratulated Sydney on her mission in Tokyo. He told her that they don't have another mission yet, since new nothing came up.

Now the meeting is over and Sydney just about to exit into the parking lot, when she finds her dad right outside the door. "Hello."

"Hi...Sydney." Jack looked like he had an important question for Sydney.

Sydney looks at her dad, every since she discovered about her dad's secret their relationship hasn't been a pleasant one. "Sigh...Yes?"

Jack couldn't think of what to say, and how to get the right words out. He didn't want Sydney to head off without trying to redeem himself. "How are you?"

Sydney took a pause. "Dad, if you don't have anything to tell me about my mission or anything about Vaughn's condition,... don't bother."

Jack sighs in defeat.

Sydney then says in a very professional tone. "I have things to do, contact me when you have my counter-mission." And then she heads toward her car. Hoping her dad wouldn't try to stop her.

"Sydney." Jack calls her.

Sydney stops a for a sec, but then continues to walk, ignoring her father.

"Vaughn is recovering." Jack blurts out.

Sydney stops walking dead in her tracks. She turns around. With a hopeful expression, she asks "He's recovering?"

"Yes." He walks towards her, then in a hush tone(making sure no one can listen to them) "We were contacted by the hospital this morning." Then Jack's tone turned reassuring, "They said he had went a minor shock last night, but they stopped it just in time. He might be able to go home in a couple days."

Sydney smiles. "Thank you." She was glad to hear that Vaughn was ok, unusually it felt even more comforting when it was coming from her dad. She doesn't know why though. "I really have to get going." She turns to leave.

As Sydney was driving all she could think about was how her day has been better. She smiles and thinks about Vaughn recovering and going back home. But then it hits her, he'll be back home,...Home! That's where Alice will be. How is she gonna act around him when he's back?

Then she thinks maybe he won't find out about her and Alice. He might not have a clue that I know about Alice...I'll just keep it a secret and act like nothing happen. It'll be too weird around him if he knows.

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| We are at Francie's Restaurant. It has been one of the hang outs that Sydney, Francie and Will have now.|

Francie and Sydney has been there sometime now. They've been talking about all sorts of stuff, Sydney try's to avoid the topic on Vaughn, but it keeps popping up in her head. She could talk to Will though, but he hasn't arrived yet. She doesn't want it to accidentally slip out, but she couldn't wait for Will any longer.

Then finally Will walks through the door. "Hey guys." He says with a smile.

"Where were you? We waited and waited!" Francie exclaimed.

"I was with the group, it took longer than I expected."

"Oh. Well, take a seat, I'll get ya something to drink. What do ya want?"

Just as Will was gonna answer, one of the waitresses called for Francie. "Hey Francie! We're outta ice!"

Francie makes a face, "Ugh, hold that thought, I have to get ice."

After Francie leaves Will turns to Sydney. "Hey."

"Hey." She responds. Then a beat after, "Vaughn is getting better." Sydney smiles.

"Is he really?...Wow that's a first!"

"What?" She asks.

"How long has it been since you actually smiled?" "You must be really relieved?"

She smiles a again, but then gets a sense of what Will it getting at. "He's a really good friend, I care about my friends. I'm just glad to see him doing better."

Will smiles and understands. "So, since your spirits are lifted, wanna hit the dance floor?"

She takes a sec to think about it, she looks hesitant. "Sure." She holds out a hand.

Will takes her hand and they go to the dance floor.

Francie comes back with the ice, she sees Will and Sydney laughing an dancing on the other side of the restaurant. She smiles. It was good to see Sydney happy, she didn't understand why Sydney was acting really unhappy lately.

~THE END~

By: YoursAlways

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