A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! Good readers! ::pats the reviewers on the head and gives them a bone.::
Chapter One
She's late. My common sense told me that it wasn't an uncommon occurrence for me to arrive for debriefings before she does, but I had been jogging around for a good forty minutes and still no sign of Sydney.
On top of my own paranoia Donovan decided to run of the trail and wrap himself around a tree until the leash broke. So now I was wondering around mindlessly, finding no sign of Donovan or Sydney.
Suddenly, I heard a bark, and I saw Donovan ahead of me, stopped dead in his tracks. It was if something had shocked him. He just froze, turned slowly around, saw me, and cocked his head in seeming disbelief.
I headed over to him, breathing hard. "What's wrong, boy? Something scare you?" I patted his head and grabbed up his leash. "Let's go find Syd."
I lead or rather dragged Donovan around the length of the park a few more times before giving up and sitting down on a bench. So I just sat there. I sat there through joggers huffing and puffing as the passed, couples strolling by hand in hand, children making a beeline for the playground, and numerous pigeons picking around on the grass.
Finally, I reluctantly faced the fact that if she was going to show up she would have already. I reached into my pocket and dug out my cell phone to dial the familiar numbers.
No answer.
This was not good. There were many possibilities as to where she could be of course, but not matter how rational the explanation I could not shake the feeling that something was not right. I hung up the phone, and looked down at Donovan. He whimpered as if in response, I sighed and reached down to stroke his head.
SYDNEY POV
Ok, so is it wrong for me to admit that I'd pictured this before? Vaughn touching my face and hair and speaking to me in that soft voice of his? But I'd NEVER imagined it would happen like this
I was so shocked when I saw him come jogging up over the hill that I actually opened my mouth to call his name. I thought I would die when a bark came out. That from a woman who is supposed to have genius intellect? I could practically see a whole stadium full of people pointing at me and laughing.
It was like a freak show. "Come see the amazing super spy chase her own tail! And for an extra dime you can watch as she makes an even bigger fool out of herself in front of her owner and handler!'"
Not that Vaughn would ever know it was me. I would make sure he never knew it was me. I would die. I could trust him with anything, anything at all. But this wasn't a matter of trust. This was a matter of life and humiliation.
"Come on, Donovan. We have to find out what happened to Sydney."
He tugged a little on my leash and all I could do was follow and desperately shout in my mind "I'm Sydney!!! I'm here! I'M SYDNEY!!"
Too bad all I could manage was a whimper.
I deserve some serious Kibbles n' Bits for this.
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A/N: Can me and Sandpiper have more reviews please? Pleeeeaaase? Lol.
