TITLE: Past
AUTHOR: Carrie
DISTRIBUTION: Anywhere, just let me know so I can visit
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Alias or any of the characters that appear on the show.
NOTE: Please Read and Review.don't hesitate to email me: Ghanygirl1@aol.com
CHAPTER EIGHT
It had only been a week since Sydney had last seen him, but she missed him already. She knew that he was out there somewhere, on a mission, and there was nothing she could do to help him. Now she knew how he felt when she was on a mission. She couldn't sleep, she couldn't concentrate, all she wanted to do was find out if he was okay; if he was alive.
Weiss had been assigned as her new handler, and she was grateful that Vaughn had made sure that she didn't get stuck with some creep, but it wasn't the same. Weiss was nice, but very professional. He seemed like he would do his job well, but not go to extreme measures to help her, like Vaughn would, and had.
She was waiting in the warehouse for him. Just this simple act irritated her. Vaughn usually always arrived before her. She looked at her watch and realized that she was early. Was she just looking for excuses to be unhappy? She didn't know.
She heard the door slide open and she rose to her feet. She heard Weiss's footsteps and was saddened that they did not sound like Vaughn's. He stepped into the cage and she was not surrounded by the aroma of soap and vanilla and.Vaughn. She missed that smell.
"Hi." He said as he approached her.
"Hi." She said politely.
"Okay. New mission." He began. "We want to see this party, be able to know who is there and assess the situation. So, you will wear this." He handed her a small American flag pin. "It has a camera so we will be able to look at the crowd."
"What are you looking for?" Sydney questioned.
"This guy has some very high-profile connections, and we just want to see who they are, and how close they are to him." Weiss explained.
"Okay." Sydney said, examining the pin.
"As usual, we just want a copy of whatever you get for SD-6. You are supposed to get files off of the computer by transferring them onto a disk, so instead of putting the disk straight into the computer, put it into this, and then plug this into the USB port. Its completely universal, so you shouldn't have any trouble." Weiss explained, handing her a small, flat object. "There is a chip in this that will get all the information that you put on the disk." Weiss said, smiling proudly at the technology.
"Sounds good."
Weiss looked at her. She looked sad, like her spirit was broken. He could pretty much guess that she missed Vaughn, but he felt obligated to fulfill Vaughn's orders and 'Take good care of her.'
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah. I'm fine." Sydney said, smiling for his benefit.
"Okay. Any questions about the mission?" He asked.
"No, everything seems fine." She said, smiling again. It was a small smile though, not even close to reaching her eyes.
"Okay. See you when you get back then." Weiss said, and began to walk out.
"Actually," Sydney said before Weiss had reached the door. He stopped and turned. "I was wondering how Vaughn was doing. He said that he would probably be sent on some trial missions. I was just wondering if they went okay." Sydney said, trying to sound just curious.
Weiss paused for a moment before speaking. "He's doing well. He went on one mission and it went great. He has another one tomorrow, and if that goes well, they're going to officially move him into field agent position."
Sydney nodded. She was overall relieved, but a small part of her wanted him to do badly so that he would come back to her. "Okay." She said anyway, "Thanks."
She began to walk out, leaving Weiss in the cage.
He felt badly for her. He knew that Vaughn was attached to her, but he just never realized how mutual it was. She seemed so desperate, just trying to find out anything about Vaughn's life. She genuinely seemed to care about him, and as Vaughn's friend, he was truly sorry that they couldn't be together.
Weiss walked out of the warehouse and to his car. He didn't really feel like going back to work, but it was only eleven, so he couldn't exactly go home. He went back to the office and puttered around for a bit, eventually finding himself walking into Vaughn's office.
Vaughn was sitting at his computer, probably doing some research for his mission tomorrow.
"Hey." Weiss said as he walked into the office.
Vaughn looked up and smiled. "Hey."
"What are you doing?" Weiss questioned.
"Just checking some last minute details for tomorrow." Vaughn explained, turning back to his computer. He really wanted to ask about Sydney, but he knew how Weiss felt about their 'relationship' so he decided not to.
Weiss was silent for a while, wondering if Vaughn was ever going to ask about Sydney. Even though things were better between them then they had been a few months ago, things were still a little tense when Sydney came up. Weiss had taken it as a good sign that Vaughn recommended him to take his place as Sydney's handler, but he still wasn't sure if Vaughn was holding onto hostility from when Weiss yelled at him for being to close to her. He decided to take pity on his friend.
"I met with Sydney today." He said.
At this, Vaughn looked up. "How'd it go?" he asked, trying not to seem to eager. He really wanted to ask how she was, but he didn't want to push it.
"Well. She's leaving for a mission today, so we had our first official briefing."
"What's the mission?" Vaughn asked, trying to seem nonchalant.
"It's easy, she'll be fine." Weiss reassured him, knowing the deeper meaning behind his question.
Vaughn just nodded, not sure how much Eric was willing to tell him.
"Look, Mike, I know that things have been weird between us, especially things concerning Sydney, but your not her handler anymore, so things don't have to be like that." Weiss said, rather inarticulately.
"What do you mean?" Vaughn questioned, not really understanding what Weiss was trying to say.
"I mean that before, when I was giving you a hard time about Sydney, I was only seeing one half of it. It didn't realize that she was just as attached to you as you were to her." Weiss attempted to explain.
Vaughn still looked confused.
Weiss went on. "She just looks so sad. And she asked me about you. And it wasn't just a polite inquiry. She really wanted to know, she was almost desperate trying to get any information about what you were doing."
Vaughn was completely taken aback. He never expected Weiss to be so accepting of this. He knew that his feelings for Sydney were not completely one sided, especially after their kiss the other night, but he never thought that she'd be willing to basically reveal her feelings to Weiss just to find out about him.
"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. For before. I just didn't really understand." Weiss said, moving to leave the office.
"Eric," Vaughn stopped him, "Thanks." He said simply.
Weiss nodded and walked out.
Vaughn couldn't believe it. He was almost tempted to give everything up and go back to being her handler. He knew that he couldn't, he had worked too hard, but a part of him just wanted to go back to her. He trusted Weiss, and was glad that things between them were better, but the only one he trusted to protect Sydney's life was himself, and he couldn't do that anymore.
AUTHOR: Carrie
DISTRIBUTION: Anywhere, just let me know so I can visit
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Alias or any of the characters that appear on the show.
NOTE: Please Read and Review.don't hesitate to email me: Ghanygirl1@aol.com
CHAPTER EIGHT
It had only been a week since Sydney had last seen him, but she missed him already. She knew that he was out there somewhere, on a mission, and there was nothing she could do to help him. Now she knew how he felt when she was on a mission. She couldn't sleep, she couldn't concentrate, all she wanted to do was find out if he was okay; if he was alive.
Weiss had been assigned as her new handler, and she was grateful that Vaughn had made sure that she didn't get stuck with some creep, but it wasn't the same. Weiss was nice, but very professional. He seemed like he would do his job well, but not go to extreme measures to help her, like Vaughn would, and had.
She was waiting in the warehouse for him. Just this simple act irritated her. Vaughn usually always arrived before her. She looked at her watch and realized that she was early. Was she just looking for excuses to be unhappy? She didn't know.
She heard the door slide open and she rose to her feet. She heard Weiss's footsteps and was saddened that they did not sound like Vaughn's. He stepped into the cage and she was not surrounded by the aroma of soap and vanilla and.Vaughn. She missed that smell.
"Hi." He said as he approached her.
"Hi." She said politely.
"Okay. New mission." He began. "We want to see this party, be able to know who is there and assess the situation. So, you will wear this." He handed her a small American flag pin. "It has a camera so we will be able to look at the crowd."
"What are you looking for?" Sydney questioned.
"This guy has some very high-profile connections, and we just want to see who they are, and how close they are to him." Weiss explained.
"Okay." Sydney said, examining the pin.
"As usual, we just want a copy of whatever you get for SD-6. You are supposed to get files off of the computer by transferring them onto a disk, so instead of putting the disk straight into the computer, put it into this, and then plug this into the USB port. Its completely universal, so you shouldn't have any trouble." Weiss explained, handing her a small, flat object. "There is a chip in this that will get all the information that you put on the disk." Weiss said, smiling proudly at the technology.
"Sounds good."
Weiss looked at her. She looked sad, like her spirit was broken. He could pretty much guess that she missed Vaughn, but he felt obligated to fulfill Vaughn's orders and 'Take good care of her.'
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah. I'm fine." Sydney said, smiling for his benefit.
"Okay. Any questions about the mission?" He asked.
"No, everything seems fine." She said, smiling again. It was a small smile though, not even close to reaching her eyes.
"Okay. See you when you get back then." Weiss said, and began to walk out.
"Actually," Sydney said before Weiss had reached the door. He stopped and turned. "I was wondering how Vaughn was doing. He said that he would probably be sent on some trial missions. I was just wondering if they went okay." Sydney said, trying to sound just curious.
Weiss paused for a moment before speaking. "He's doing well. He went on one mission and it went great. He has another one tomorrow, and if that goes well, they're going to officially move him into field agent position."
Sydney nodded. She was overall relieved, but a small part of her wanted him to do badly so that he would come back to her. "Okay." She said anyway, "Thanks."
She began to walk out, leaving Weiss in the cage.
He felt badly for her. He knew that Vaughn was attached to her, but he just never realized how mutual it was. She seemed so desperate, just trying to find out anything about Vaughn's life. She genuinely seemed to care about him, and as Vaughn's friend, he was truly sorry that they couldn't be together.
Weiss walked out of the warehouse and to his car. He didn't really feel like going back to work, but it was only eleven, so he couldn't exactly go home. He went back to the office and puttered around for a bit, eventually finding himself walking into Vaughn's office.
Vaughn was sitting at his computer, probably doing some research for his mission tomorrow.
"Hey." Weiss said as he walked into the office.
Vaughn looked up and smiled. "Hey."
"What are you doing?" Weiss questioned.
"Just checking some last minute details for tomorrow." Vaughn explained, turning back to his computer. He really wanted to ask about Sydney, but he knew how Weiss felt about their 'relationship' so he decided not to.
Weiss was silent for a while, wondering if Vaughn was ever going to ask about Sydney. Even though things were better between them then they had been a few months ago, things were still a little tense when Sydney came up. Weiss had taken it as a good sign that Vaughn recommended him to take his place as Sydney's handler, but he still wasn't sure if Vaughn was holding onto hostility from when Weiss yelled at him for being to close to her. He decided to take pity on his friend.
"I met with Sydney today." He said.
At this, Vaughn looked up. "How'd it go?" he asked, trying not to seem to eager. He really wanted to ask how she was, but he didn't want to push it.
"Well. She's leaving for a mission today, so we had our first official briefing."
"What's the mission?" Vaughn asked, trying to seem nonchalant.
"It's easy, she'll be fine." Weiss reassured him, knowing the deeper meaning behind his question.
Vaughn just nodded, not sure how much Eric was willing to tell him.
"Look, Mike, I know that things have been weird between us, especially things concerning Sydney, but your not her handler anymore, so things don't have to be like that." Weiss said, rather inarticulately.
"What do you mean?" Vaughn questioned, not really understanding what Weiss was trying to say.
"I mean that before, when I was giving you a hard time about Sydney, I was only seeing one half of it. It didn't realize that she was just as attached to you as you were to her." Weiss attempted to explain.
Vaughn still looked confused.
Weiss went on. "She just looks so sad. And she asked me about you. And it wasn't just a polite inquiry. She really wanted to know, she was almost desperate trying to get any information about what you were doing."
Vaughn was completely taken aback. He never expected Weiss to be so accepting of this. He knew that his feelings for Sydney were not completely one sided, especially after their kiss the other night, but he never thought that she'd be willing to basically reveal her feelings to Weiss just to find out about him.
"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. For before. I just didn't really understand." Weiss said, moving to leave the office.
"Eric," Vaughn stopped him, "Thanks." He said simply.
Weiss nodded and walked out.
Vaughn couldn't believe it. He was almost tempted to give everything up and go back to being her handler. He knew that he couldn't, he had worked too hard, but a part of him just wanted to go back to her. He trusted Weiss, and was glad that things between them were better, but the only one he trusted to protect Sydney's life was himself, and he couldn't do that anymore.