A.N~ Yeah, sorry about not updating in a week or so, school has been really busy lately. And no, I do not own anything about Alias and most likely never will!
"Hi." Sydney manages to say, slightly taken aback from the not so seriousness of his voice, "what's wrong?" she added.
She heard a soft chuckle at the other end, "Nothing, I was just wondering if you uh…would ever want to err…go out sometime. There's a hockey game this Saturday my friend got me tickets too. He asked her, he thought to himself, he finally asked her. But now, noticing her silence, he started to worry. "You there Syd?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'd love to go out sometime. I'm pretty sure I have Saturday off." Sydney replied, causing Vaughn to sigh in relief.
"Great, I'll pick you up at the warehouse Saturday at 2:00pm." he informed her, while she stood there, dumbfounded by what had just happened.
"Ok, awesome." was all her mouth would say, considering her current state of happiness and shock. Her mind caught on something, and she remembered that she would not see him until then, her heart sank just a little.
"Well, I have to go, these meetings never seem to stop." Vaughn ended with a laugh. Sydney returned the laugh and they both said their goodbyes.
Smiling to herself in the rearview mirror, she put her phone into her purse and headed home.
The house was empty, with Will off at a new job and Francie at the restaurant. Setting her purse down, she started for the bathroom to take a long, warm shower, but was cut off by the phone ringing. She let out a long sigh and walked into the kitchen towards the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi Sydney."
"Dad? Why are you calling me at home?"
"You need to come to the CIA headquarters now."
"What's wrong?" she questioned, allowing her worry to be detected.
"Just come in here now. I'll explain later." and with that, Jack hung up.
Longing for her shower, she picked up her purse and started off for the headquarters.
She was walking fast, eyeing her father, Kendall, and Vaughn talking to each other, in a very deep conversation.
Vaughn saw her come up first and gave her a small smile. "Hey." he welcomed.
"Hi. So what's up?"
Jack was the one to start explaining, "We have reason to believe that Sloane has found someone to aid him in finding the sixth piece of the Rambaldi artifacts. Sydney," he said, looking at her directly into her eyes, "you will go into a small, secluded city in Italy. There is a safe in one of the buildings that I will inform you of their coordinates later. This is a simple in and out mission, so it will last only for a night. You leave tonight at 9 Sydney."
Nodding to him, "Alright. But who else is coming?" Sydney continued the conversation.
"It will only be you, but you will have Agent Vaughn talking to you in your earpiece in case anything is to happen." Jack answered.
Vaughn and Sydney smiled slightly together and the group broke off to do their own things.
After about an hour, Sydney finds herself sitting at her desk without anything to do, so she makes up her mind to go home. She put some papers in a pile and left for the door.
Getting into her SUV, she settles down and starts the car. But only to hear a sound of grinding, followed by a thud.
"Well this can't be good.." Sydney thought out loud. She got out and lifted up the hood to be met with a cloud of steam. Standing there, she thought of the possibilities she had. One was to go back in and see if someone could help her, but then again, no one was really in there anymore, since it was nearing the end of the work hours. Second, was just calling the place that comes and picks your car up. She shook her head at this one as well, no, that wouldn't work. She hated having people see her in a helpless position, she may be a kick-ass agent, but when it comes to fixing cars, she is totally lost. And the last option she has, is to just sit in her car and wait until someone just happens to walk out and knows how to fix her problem. Just as this thought passed through her mind, she saw Vaughn and Weiss walking out together. She smiled, but only for a second, remembering that she has a plane to catch and a bag to pack.
Vaughn had been walking out of the office just as Weiss did, and decided to wait for him. He always liked to have someone to laugh with, or at.
"Hey man." Weiss said coolly.
"Hey." Vaughn said back, opening the door leading into the parking garage.
Weiss followed suit, and chuckled to himself when he saw someone in a very bad predicament.
"What you look at that's so funny?" Vaughn implied, looking back at Weiss.
Weiss didn't say anything, but only pointed to Sydney standing there looking disbelieving at her car's engine bellowing out steam.
Vaughn's heart fluttered a bit and thought for a second to pass her by, but that thought was quickly erased with his natural charm and helpfulness. He started to walk over by Sydney, without her hearing him.
He leaned in slightly, "Looks like you need some help." he said.
Sydney jumped a little, startled to see Vaughn, but at the same time relieved.
"You could say that." she replied, tucking her hair back and giving him a pleading smile.
"Here, let me help you." he offered, overlooking the damage.
"Thanks a bunch."
She watched him roll up his sleeve and start messing around with wires here, and bolts there.
"I think your engine is pretty much dead." he said flatly, wiping off his hands with the cloth Sydney handed to him while he was looking at the engine.
"So now what do I do? Just leave it here until it can get fixed?"
"I guess so. But if you want, I could drive you home."
The offer was overwhelmingly tempting, but it took Sydney awhile to answer him.
"If your wondering about being seen with me, and being caught, you could wear these and slump down in the chair.." he stated, taking out his sunglasses.
Sydney couldn't help but laugh. She realized that she needed to get home, and soon. So she agreed.
Weiss presented them a huge smile, seeing them standing next to each other.
"What?" Vaughn asked, giving Weiss the 'if you say anything about us, I'll kill you' look.
Weiss chuckled to himself, and shook his head no.
"Well I gotta go. You two have fun." Vaughn starred at Weiss as he walked away from them.
"Follow me, my car isn't too far from here." Vaughn said, breaking the silence that had slowly been growing.
Sydney followed him at his side, noticing them heading towards a black Jeep Cherokee. Once they got to it, he opened the passenger door for her and she graciously stepped in.
The ride to her house was close to silent, with a few conversations about the upcoming mission. They reached her house and before she opened the door to walk out she said, "Only three more days till the game."
Vaughn couldn't stop from giving her a huge smile, "I've been counting the whole week. See you later."
"Bye." she softly replied, before turning around and walk towards the house.
Vaughn kept his eyes on Sydney for a couple moments, watching her as she walked to the front door. He thought of how she walked with such confidence and strength. Glancing at the clock, he saw the green digits show 6:30 PM. Breaking his view of Sydney, he started to drive away.
Sydney walked into the house to find Will sitting at the table with a look on his face that made her stomach drop.
"Will? What's wrong?" she asked, rushing over to him. But he only looked at her, tears apparent on his face.
"Hi." Sydney manages to say, slightly taken aback from the not so seriousness of his voice, "what's wrong?" she added.
She heard a soft chuckle at the other end, "Nothing, I was just wondering if you uh…would ever want to err…go out sometime. There's a hockey game this Saturday my friend got me tickets too. He asked her, he thought to himself, he finally asked her. But now, noticing her silence, he started to worry. "You there Syd?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'd love to go out sometime. I'm pretty sure I have Saturday off." Sydney replied, causing Vaughn to sigh in relief.
"Great, I'll pick you up at the warehouse Saturday at 2:00pm." he informed her, while she stood there, dumbfounded by what had just happened.
"Ok, awesome." was all her mouth would say, considering her current state of happiness and shock. Her mind caught on something, and she remembered that she would not see him until then, her heart sank just a little.
"Well, I have to go, these meetings never seem to stop." Vaughn ended with a laugh. Sydney returned the laugh and they both said their goodbyes.
Smiling to herself in the rearview mirror, she put her phone into her purse and headed home.
The house was empty, with Will off at a new job and Francie at the restaurant. Setting her purse down, she started for the bathroom to take a long, warm shower, but was cut off by the phone ringing. She let out a long sigh and walked into the kitchen towards the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi Sydney."
"Dad? Why are you calling me at home?"
"You need to come to the CIA headquarters now."
"What's wrong?" she questioned, allowing her worry to be detected.
"Just come in here now. I'll explain later." and with that, Jack hung up.
Longing for her shower, she picked up her purse and started off for the headquarters.
She was walking fast, eyeing her father, Kendall, and Vaughn talking to each other, in a very deep conversation.
Vaughn saw her come up first and gave her a small smile. "Hey." he welcomed.
"Hi. So what's up?"
Jack was the one to start explaining, "We have reason to believe that Sloane has found someone to aid him in finding the sixth piece of the Rambaldi artifacts. Sydney," he said, looking at her directly into her eyes, "you will go into a small, secluded city in Italy. There is a safe in one of the buildings that I will inform you of their coordinates later. This is a simple in and out mission, so it will last only for a night. You leave tonight at 9 Sydney."
Nodding to him, "Alright. But who else is coming?" Sydney continued the conversation.
"It will only be you, but you will have Agent Vaughn talking to you in your earpiece in case anything is to happen." Jack answered.
Vaughn and Sydney smiled slightly together and the group broke off to do their own things.
After about an hour, Sydney finds herself sitting at her desk without anything to do, so she makes up her mind to go home. She put some papers in a pile and left for the door.
Getting into her SUV, she settles down and starts the car. But only to hear a sound of grinding, followed by a thud.
"Well this can't be good.." Sydney thought out loud. She got out and lifted up the hood to be met with a cloud of steam. Standing there, she thought of the possibilities she had. One was to go back in and see if someone could help her, but then again, no one was really in there anymore, since it was nearing the end of the work hours. Second, was just calling the place that comes and picks your car up. She shook her head at this one as well, no, that wouldn't work. She hated having people see her in a helpless position, she may be a kick-ass agent, but when it comes to fixing cars, she is totally lost. And the last option she has, is to just sit in her car and wait until someone just happens to walk out and knows how to fix her problem. Just as this thought passed through her mind, she saw Vaughn and Weiss walking out together. She smiled, but only for a second, remembering that she has a plane to catch and a bag to pack.
Vaughn had been walking out of the office just as Weiss did, and decided to wait for him. He always liked to have someone to laugh with, or at.
"Hey man." Weiss said coolly.
"Hey." Vaughn said back, opening the door leading into the parking garage.
Weiss followed suit, and chuckled to himself when he saw someone in a very bad predicament.
"What you look at that's so funny?" Vaughn implied, looking back at Weiss.
Weiss didn't say anything, but only pointed to Sydney standing there looking disbelieving at her car's engine bellowing out steam.
Vaughn's heart fluttered a bit and thought for a second to pass her by, but that thought was quickly erased with his natural charm and helpfulness. He started to walk over by Sydney, without her hearing him.
He leaned in slightly, "Looks like you need some help." he said.
Sydney jumped a little, startled to see Vaughn, but at the same time relieved.
"You could say that." she replied, tucking her hair back and giving him a pleading smile.
"Here, let me help you." he offered, overlooking the damage.
"Thanks a bunch."
She watched him roll up his sleeve and start messing around with wires here, and bolts there.
"I think your engine is pretty much dead." he said flatly, wiping off his hands with the cloth Sydney handed to him while he was looking at the engine.
"So now what do I do? Just leave it here until it can get fixed?"
"I guess so. But if you want, I could drive you home."
The offer was overwhelmingly tempting, but it took Sydney awhile to answer him.
"If your wondering about being seen with me, and being caught, you could wear these and slump down in the chair.." he stated, taking out his sunglasses.
Sydney couldn't help but laugh. She realized that she needed to get home, and soon. So she agreed.
Weiss presented them a huge smile, seeing them standing next to each other.
"What?" Vaughn asked, giving Weiss the 'if you say anything about us, I'll kill you' look.
Weiss chuckled to himself, and shook his head no.
"Well I gotta go. You two have fun." Vaughn starred at Weiss as he walked away from them.
"Follow me, my car isn't too far from here." Vaughn said, breaking the silence that had slowly been growing.
Sydney followed him at his side, noticing them heading towards a black Jeep Cherokee. Once they got to it, he opened the passenger door for her and she graciously stepped in.
The ride to her house was close to silent, with a few conversations about the upcoming mission. They reached her house and before she opened the door to walk out she said, "Only three more days till the game."
Vaughn couldn't stop from giving her a huge smile, "I've been counting the whole week. See you later."
"Bye." she softly replied, before turning around and walk towards the house.
Vaughn kept his eyes on Sydney for a couple moments, watching her as she walked to the front door. He thought of how she walked with such confidence and strength. Glancing at the clock, he saw the green digits show 6:30 PM. Breaking his view of Sydney, he started to drive away.
Sydney walked into the house to find Will sitting at the table with a look on his face that made her stomach drop.
"Will? What's wrong?" she asked, rushing over to him. But he only looked at her, tears apparent on his face.