Disclaimer: I do not own Alias. It belongs to JJ Abrahms and all the other people you see during the credits.

I started writing this after i saw last weeks episode, it has a ton of Vaughn/Sydney fluff but fluff is what i do best. So, enjoy and don't forget to review at the end.

~I Spy~

Chapter One: The Truth

He was gone, when Sydney had come back from Tai Pei she thought she had lost Vaughn forever. Now he was back and her life had meaning again. Sydney couldn't wait to go into the warehouse and see Vaughn's smiling face.

"What's the emergency Vaughn?"

"Sydney, we've just found out that one of Casanao's (A/N: sp??) operative is going to be handing him what they call 'the bible'. It's a manual containing all the weapons and technology their organization has accumulated in the past 20 years. He is going to hand it off tomorrow in Barcelona. You will be coming with a small group of operatives to retrieve the book."

"When do we leave?"

"In two hours"

"Can you give me a ride back to my place? I let Francie take my car to Will's trial."

"Sure, I had to go pick up my stuff anyway."

"Is it against protocol for me to see your place?"

"The handbook doesn't say anything so i think we're safe."

They laughed and walked out of the warehouse. The car ride to Sydney's place was relatively quiet. Thankfully no one was home when she and Vaughn showed up.

"So, this is your place?"

"Yea. Uh, do you want something to drink?"

"Sure, what have you got?"

"Um, check the fridge, I'm gonna go pack."

She gave him a small almost secret smile and walked down the hall. Vaughn was left alone so he grabbed a coke and started to look around. He saw a picture of Sydney and Danny on the wall. It was in front of a ferris wheel, they had goofy grins are their faces and had their arms wrapped around eachother. Vaughn's face saddened,they looked so happy together.

"Hey Vaughn, can you come here for a sec?" He walked into her room and saw her struggling to get a bag down from a closet shelf.

"What's the matter?"

"Can you help me get this suitcase down? I can usually get it down without a problem but it's stuck now."

Vaughn nodded and grabbed the suitcase handle pulling hard. The suitcase was free falling on top of Vaughn and Sydney. She cried out in pain and grabbed her left shoulder.

"Sydney! Are you okay?"

"I'm fine"

She gave a small groan and grabbed her shoulder.

"Don't lie to me Sydney"

She pulled off her jacket revealing a small bulge. Once she took her shirt off Vaughn could see that her shoulder was wrapped in gauze. He also saw a red dot appearing through the gauze.

"Sydney what happened to you?"

"Nothing. It's nothing."

"Like hell it isn't! Don't shut me out."

"I'm not"

"Yes you are"

Sydney didn't saw anything else. The car ride to Vaughn's place was quiet and the tension in the car was so thick it felt as though it was dripping off you.Sydney sat in Vaughn's room while he finished packing. She stared at the carpeting the whole time.

"Sydney?"

She didn't answer him.

"Syd!?"

She jumped a little but wouldn't look up.

"Do you remember in Tai Pei what happened to you after we were separated?"

"Yea. I swam through the halls until I found an open air vent. I went to find you when a guard came at me from behind and knocked me out."

"Well when you disappeared I ran around desperately trying to find you. I got caught and the guard out me out. When I woke up I was cuffed to a chair in a small room. Later on my mother showed up."

"Your mother, Syd I..."

She put up her hand to stop him.

"Don't. If I don't say this right now all at one I may never get it out."

Vaughn nodded and sat down next to her. Sydney returned to staring at the carpeting.

"She....she was working with Casanao. In fact Casanao was working for her.I was beaten up pretty bad by some thugs. They wanted me to talk tell them who I was working for. I refused so she pulled out a side arm and shot me here."

Sydney took Vaughn's hand and put it over her shoulder.

"She looked like she was actually kill me. My own mother who brought me into this world almost took me out. Anyway, she left and I knew I had to get out. I was able to break free of the aluminum chair which only made the bullet wound worse. I took out some guards, got a gun and started shooting. When I got to the plane you hadn't shown up yet. Leaving you was the hardest thing I've ever done. I wanted to go back to try and find you but the CIA was afraid my cover would be blown. Then I went to France and found you. It took everything I had not to fling my arms around you, but now..."

Sydney stopped and looked into Vaughn's eyes. They were so calming like the ocean. She moved closer to him.

"I'm gonna say something Vaughn and I'll totally understand if you don't reciprocate, after all their could be someone in the picture already and..."

"Sydney your babbling. Just say it."

"I love you"

Vaughn just stared at her. Was he dreaming? Was this some cruel joke? He had imagined this scenario dozens of times, coming up with the perfect words to say to her. Now his mind had gone completely blank, he didn't know what to say.

So Vaughn did the next best thing. He pulled Sydney into his arms and kissed her. Vaughn used that small connection he had with Sydney to communicate how much he loved her.

Utterly breathless they pulled back a little and took in the moment. Sydney was on the verge of tears if they weren't already.

"I love you to Sydney."

"What are we gonna do? It's not like we can have a relationship out in the open."

"Why don't we just take it one day at a time."

"Sounds good to me Michael."

Smiling they moved in closer and kissed again.