Authors note: Sorry for the wacky writing but anyways sorry for the long
gap in between the post of this story it's summer I am internet less and
there's a lot of marches parties and boy heaven so I'm occupied (and this
is a change because I so tomboyish you wouldn't believe, I actually got
chatted up by a girl until she realised I was a girl when I lifted my head
I must be a good looking boy) anyways I think I will have the next chapter
out in a weeks time or two weeks. So Guys here it is:
Part of Different
Sydney had come out of her bedroom dressed when she saw Vaughn looking down at his wedding ring. His face was blank but he looked at it like something was just totally out of place or something was totally wrong.
"Hey Vaughn I'm changed" He looked up and saw her in a pair of nicely fitting trousers and a white cotton shirt, while her hair was in a sexy upsweep tied behind by a flowery clip. If he weren't mistaken his jaw dropped as he actually forgot how sexy Sydney could look when she was dressed up as an agent or in any piece of clothing for that matter.
"Um yeah I can see that" he rose from the chair as she walked passed him grabbing a coat from the rack and slipping it on. He watched her intensely as his old habits were at play he just wanted to take her right there and then but his mind obediently thought of the person he loved standing there smiling at him and making love to him then all the thoughts just stopped he decided he would act like a good married man, not a nympho.
"Well let's go" he walked towards the door opening it as Sydney turned off all the light, set the alarm and closed the door. Behind her Vaughn was watching her every move as he swore that Sydney was creating this pulling in field so strong that he couldn't concentrate.
Walking in silence to the car they knew what was in store for them. That a very deep heart to heart that none of them wanted to hear but it was definitely needed. Sydney opened the door to the car and sat in the passenger side while Vaughn slipped in the driving seat sighing, at the coming conversation. He looked at her while starting up the engine.
He pulled out her drive way watching his mirror while she swung the car out skilfully to be back on the main road.
The silence was still there as Vaughn decided to break it.
"Um so has Will come to see you since you've returned"
"Yeah he did he brought this lovely bouquet of flowers and other goodies.... he was just so pleased to see me, and me him." Vaughn kept his eyes on the road as a strange jealousy swept over him. Okay so his ex was seeing her old very good best friend who she was already close to and could get closer. Vaughn shook the slight jealousy off and continued looking at the road.
"He's actually thinking of moving in with me, because he thought I would be all alone out here" she smiled.
"That's very nice of him" Vaughn said in slight monotone than usual.
"Yeah! But that's always how will's been, nice and kind, sweet what would I do without will I mean I nearly lost him"
"Yeah what would you do" Once again Vaughn had done it again as the monotone had swept over his usual voice and this time Sydney picked up on it.
"What?" Sydney said looking at him her eyes were searching him for answer his facial and his gestures used to give him away with whatever he was thinking about but it seemed like since she was gone he had improved as field agent because he could never hide what he thought he was like an open book.
"Nothing?"
"Ok if you say so......so um what's her name?"
Vaughn's eyes lit up as he knew who she was talking about but he decided to make it just that little bit harder for her. His eyes wondered off the road looking at Sydney, who was watching him intently waiting for the name that will make her hair stand on edge.
"Who's name?" Vaughn asked in question turning back to look at the cars and their lights whiz past.
"The person who slipped that gold ring over your finger and now calls you husband or some cute pet name?!" He looked at her and then looked at the road as he slowly answered her.
"Her name is Claire...my wife's name is Claire"
"Ok let me guess she's about 5'7 blond hair blue eyed has slight resemblance to a whore" Vaughn facial features changed putting his foot firmly on the break pedal bringing the car to a speeding halt.
"Look Sydney that's my wife you're talking about, I know your hurt about how this happened but let me remind you, you didn't wasn't too long until you were grinding bones with Noah on your mission. What if Danny hadn't been killed what would you have done" Sydney's eyes looked hurt while tears built up in them, sending her bottom lip into a trembling fit.
Vaughn felt a vibrating hard slap across his face as he looked up at her cradling his slightly red cheek.
"Don't you ever speak about Noah or Danny because you didn't know any of them" she let out a harsh breath, shaking her head at him. Angry hot tears split out of eyes, looking Emily at him she spoke slowly "They both came well before you did, Michael. If that's the way you want it Michael Vaughn, don't ever speak to me again" Sydney reached for the door handle and got out from the Black ford fiesta.
Feeling the drizzle on her head she pulled the hood over her head protecting her hair from the drizzle. Behind her she could hear the car door opening.
She began to walk.
"Sydney I'm sorry" he said running in front of her as the drizzle droplets were in his hair.
"Vaughn, go away! I don't need you, and will never need you to get to the agency. I still remember where it is and the walking will do me some good since I have been asleep for two years" she pushed him aside with a great force. Regaining his footing, he started walking after her. She continued walking.
Her feet trotted along making little splashes in the puddles of the path. But she could feel that they were seriously getting damped by the rain. She looked down at her feet wishing that they suddenly could be dry.
"Sydney! Please don't do this. I don't want us to be like this I never wanted us to be like this...syd look at me "Vaughn grabbed her tightly by the shoulders and turned her around forcefully "Never! Sydney I don't know what's wrong with me these day but when I get angry I get this stinking attitude that comes along with it, but I never meant to use on you, please syd" Her tearful eyes looked up at him and then at the wet ground watching the rain drop. She felt his hand on her chin lifting it to look into his apologetic eyes. His hair was soaked and was dropping in a wet state over his face.
"Vaughn it just hit me hard that you would bring up such a sensitive subject and use it against me"
"you used my wife against me...how would you like if someone started to take the piss about someone you cared deeply about and Claire's not blonde, she's a brunette" He ended with a smile.
"I get it! But Vaughn I'm sorry I started this whole argument with you"
"Yeah me two" he nodded in a straight agreement.
He grabbed her hand. She looked him surprised, that's when she realised it Vaughn was as mixed up as she was about their friendship, the thought that they were even on friendship terms. His hand was cold against hers he held it tightly so that it could generate the heat their bodies so desperately needed. They walked this way until they got back the car in this comfortable filling silence. Vaughn knew he could never do this with Claire just walk and say nothing and it would sound like they empty out of words. Vaughn knew something was wrong with his relationship as soon as he set his eyes on Sydney again; his eyes caressed Sydney's body as it had never done to Claire. Yes, Claire was attractive but he needed more, more than just a pretty face.
Climbing back into the car Vaughn Noticed Sydney was shivering he reached into the back seat grabbed a red tartan coloured blanket and handed it to Sydney. Softly smiling at she wrapped the warm blanket around her body, then looked at Vaughn she realised he was too.
"What about you?" she asked in a caring tone looking at his jacket.
"I'm fine all I have to do is take my jacket off" He leaned forward pulling his arms out his wet jacket and threw it into the backseat, then turning on some slight heating in the car. She looked at him knowing that she would have to ask the questions that had been playing in her mind, but he knew it was coming, that's why he had parked the car on the side of the road.
"So are we going to have this conversation about what happened soon?"
"Actually I was trying to steer away from it" Vaughn looked at her briefly, then turned his had concentrating on the rain drop that slid down the car window.
"Why?"
"Because I hate hurting you"
"The hurt will go away Vaughn, don't think it wont, I'm a big girl and I hate being coddled you know that......Just tell me and we wont have to go through with this again" He looked at her with a worried look on his face, the one that Sydney loved so much that it made her body shake from head to toe.
"Are you sure"
"Vaughn-"
"Alright gosh don't snap off my head." she smiled as he could feel her eyes waiting for him to begin.
"Syd you were gone for two years, two years." he paused looking down at the steering wheel shaking his head "and in those two years I thought I was going to go insane. Everything I ever knew went bad I crumbled, I couldn't concentrate, my reports were for shit...I was suspended for three weeks, because of Foul behaviour to senior members of staff, and I even put Kendall in his place." She Laughed slightly at his comment but then became serious again "syd to tell you the truth I was a mess" he looked up at her as the tears began to gather in her eyes he looked back at the floor. "Then one night Weiss dragged me to a party I really didn't want to go but I guess I had to because if I didn't I knew I would have my own silent party which involved me in my boxer shorts and bottle of Vodka. so when I went I met someone...........Claire...................then it was like she helped me, she helped me to cope that I had lost you but then at work and out of work it started to get a bit serious after awhile I found myself not always thinking about you but thinking about Claire and that's when I thought it clicked maybe God took you away from me because he saw I was ending up with the wrong person even though my heart didn't believe it I my mind did."
Vaughn paused as he looked at her as he clinched his jaw nor wanting to let out the last bit about how he happened to walk down the aisle with her and that's when she could sense that it was coming her face hardened.
"do you want me to continue" Vaughn asked as he looked at her hoping she would say no but the words that he had dreaded had come out her mouth.
"Please continue!"
"so after that we began to actually have this serious relationship and I told her everything about me and I enjoyed in her company and since she already knew I worked for the CIA because she works there too it felt like you coming back to in another form she's my partner on the field but then on Valentines day the CIA had this kind of bash thing and me and Claire went with Weiss and...Do you remember agent Phillips?"
Sydney nodded her head indicating she knew who he was talking about.
"Well she dates Weiss now! so it struck 12:00 and I though we had to get home but Claire told me she had a present for me that was the cue when the music went of and everyone gathered around she got down on one knee and popped the question, one word I was shocked I said yes because she helped me clean up my life again the one thing I could repay her back with is getting married to her and.........I have feelings for her but to tell you the truth not as strong as they were for you"
Sydney noticed how he you the past tense of 'were' in his sentence he bowed his head looking at the carpet in the car.
"So when did you get married?"
Vaughn took time to react to that question, as he knew it was going to hurt her. He slowly looked up at her from the corner of his eyes and with a guilty expression answered her question
"five days ago, I was on my honeymoon when they called me to explain things to you" Her face dropped as she just wished she had woken up five days earlier and possibly stop Vaughn from getting married to that plastic smiling bimbo, he seems so fond about. Her eyes looked to the ground as it hurt to see him, to look at him and not think that Claire's hands have been all over him.
A tear fell down the side of face as she furiously wiped it away with the back of her hand, sniffling and getting it out of her system.
She felt his arm around her as if he was protecting her, but she didn't need to be protected.
"There's one more thing I should tell you and....this is about your father" He looked down at her as she looked back at him with her brown eyes looking sadly into his.
"What where is he; he hasn't come to see me since I have been brought back. I thought he would be the first one on my doorstep, not Kendall."
"That's because he is no longer with the CIA no more he is not permitted to see you"
"But I'm his Daughter and this is my house they can' control who I see and not see"
"It's not that! Sloane proposed and Idea to your father about being part of his alliance and Jack said no, well that's what he told me. But after they had declared you dead he left without a trace of where he was until he was popping up doing dirty deals with Sloane....What I'm trying to say is your father has joined the new alliance"
"WHAT?!"
Note: so was that chapter liked? I told you cliff-hangers would come into play and the endless cliff-hanger sprees begin. You should check out my other stories On the Run and what women want and you will know what I'm talking about. Sorry I had to change the name of the fic because a good writer (UCON) has the same title as my fic and it's confusing people!
Part of Different
Sydney had come out of her bedroom dressed when she saw Vaughn looking down at his wedding ring. His face was blank but he looked at it like something was just totally out of place or something was totally wrong.
"Hey Vaughn I'm changed" He looked up and saw her in a pair of nicely fitting trousers and a white cotton shirt, while her hair was in a sexy upsweep tied behind by a flowery clip. If he weren't mistaken his jaw dropped as he actually forgot how sexy Sydney could look when she was dressed up as an agent or in any piece of clothing for that matter.
"Um yeah I can see that" he rose from the chair as she walked passed him grabbing a coat from the rack and slipping it on. He watched her intensely as his old habits were at play he just wanted to take her right there and then but his mind obediently thought of the person he loved standing there smiling at him and making love to him then all the thoughts just stopped he decided he would act like a good married man, not a nympho.
"Well let's go" he walked towards the door opening it as Sydney turned off all the light, set the alarm and closed the door. Behind her Vaughn was watching her every move as he swore that Sydney was creating this pulling in field so strong that he couldn't concentrate.
Walking in silence to the car they knew what was in store for them. That a very deep heart to heart that none of them wanted to hear but it was definitely needed. Sydney opened the door to the car and sat in the passenger side while Vaughn slipped in the driving seat sighing, at the coming conversation. He looked at her while starting up the engine.
He pulled out her drive way watching his mirror while she swung the car out skilfully to be back on the main road.
The silence was still there as Vaughn decided to break it.
"Um so has Will come to see you since you've returned"
"Yeah he did he brought this lovely bouquet of flowers and other goodies.... he was just so pleased to see me, and me him." Vaughn kept his eyes on the road as a strange jealousy swept over him. Okay so his ex was seeing her old very good best friend who she was already close to and could get closer. Vaughn shook the slight jealousy off and continued looking at the road.
"He's actually thinking of moving in with me, because he thought I would be all alone out here" she smiled.
"That's very nice of him" Vaughn said in slight monotone than usual.
"Yeah! But that's always how will's been, nice and kind, sweet what would I do without will I mean I nearly lost him"
"Yeah what would you do" Once again Vaughn had done it again as the monotone had swept over his usual voice and this time Sydney picked up on it.
"What?" Sydney said looking at him her eyes were searching him for answer his facial and his gestures used to give him away with whatever he was thinking about but it seemed like since she was gone he had improved as field agent because he could never hide what he thought he was like an open book.
"Nothing?"
"Ok if you say so......so um what's her name?"
Vaughn's eyes lit up as he knew who she was talking about but he decided to make it just that little bit harder for her. His eyes wondered off the road looking at Sydney, who was watching him intently waiting for the name that will make her hair stand on edge.
"Who's name?" Vaughn asked in question turning back to look at the cars and their lights whiz past.
"The person who slipped that gold ring over your finger and now calls you husband or some cute pet name?!" He looked at her and then looked at the road as he slowly answered her.
"Her name is Claire...my wife's name is Claire"
"Ok let me guess she's about 5'7 blond hair blue eyed has slight resemblance to a whore" Vaughn facial features changed putting his foot firmly on the break pedal bringing the car to a speeding halt.
"Look Sydney that's my wife you're talking about, I know your hurt about how this happened but let me remind you, you didn't wasn't too long until you were grinding bones with Noah on your mission. What if Danny hadn't been killed what would you have done" Sydney's eyes looked hurt while tears built up in them, sending her bottom lip into a trembling fit.
Vaughn felt a vibrating hard slap across his face as he looked up at her cradling his slightly red cheek.
"Don't you ever speak about Noah or Danny because you didn't know any of them" she let out a harsh breath, shaking her head at him. Angry hot tears split out of eyes, looking Emily at him she spoke slowly "They both came well before you did, Michael. If that's the way you want it Michael Vaughn, don't ever speak to me again" Sydney reached for the door handle and got out from the Black ford fiesta.
Feeling the drizzle on her head she pulled the hood over her head protecting her hair from the drizzle. Behind her she could hear the car door opening.
She began to walk.
"Sydney I'm sorry" he said running in front of her as the drizzle droplets were in his hair.
"Vaughn, go away! I don't need you, and will never need you to get to the agency. I still remember where it is and the walking will do me some good since I have been asleep for two years" she pushed him aside with a great force. Regaining his footing, he started walking after her. She continued walking.
Her feet trotted along making little splashes in the puddles of the path. But she could feel that they were seriously getting damped by the rain. She looked down at her feet wishing that they suddenly could be dry.
"Sydney! Please don't do this. I don't want us to be like this I never wanted us to be like this...syd look at me "Vaughn grabbed her tightly by the shoulders and turned her around forcefully "Never! Sydney I don't know what's wrong with me these day but when I get angry I get this stinking attitude that comes along with it, but I never meant to use on you, please syd" Her tearful eyes looked up at him and then at the wet ground watching the rain drop. She felt his hand on her chin lifting it to look into his apologetic eyes. His hair was soaked and was dropping in a wet state over his face.
"Vaughn it just hit me hard that you would bring up such a sensitive subject and use it against me"
"you used my wife against me...how would you like if someone started to take the piss about someone you cared deeply about and Claire's not blonde, she's a brunette" He ended with a smile.
"I get it! But Vaughn I'm sorry I started this whole argument with you"
"Yeah me two" he nodded in a straight agreement.
He grabbed her hand. She looked him surprised, that's when she realised it Vaughn was as mixed up as she was about their friendship, the thought that they were even on friendship terms. His hand was cold against hers he held it tightly so that it could generate the heat their bodies so desperately needed. They walked this way until they got back the car in this comfortable filling silence. Vaughn knew he could never do this with Claire just walk and say nothing and it would sound like they empty out of words. Vaughn knew something was wrong with his relationship as soon as he set his eyes on Sydney again; his eyes caressed Sydney's body as it had never done to Claire. Yes, Claire was attractive but he needed more, more than just a pretty face.
Climbing back into the car Vaughn Noticed Sydney was shivering he reached into the back seat grabbed a red tartan coloured blanket and handed it to Sydney. Softly smiling at she wrapped the warm blanket around her body, then looked at Vaughn she realised he was too.
"What about you?" she asked in a caring tone looking at his jacket.
"I'm fine all I have to do is take my jacket off" He leaned forward pulling his arms out his wet jacket and threw it into the backseat, then turning on some slight heating in the car. She looked at him knowing that she would have to ask the questions that had been playing in her mind, but he knew it was coming, that's why he had parked the car on the side of the road.
"So are we going to have this conversation about what happened soon?"
"Actually I was trying to steer away from it" Vaughn looked at her briefly, then turned his had concentrating on the rain drop that slid down the car window.
"Why?"
"Because I hate hurting you"
"The hurt will go away Vaughn, don't think it wont, I'm a big girl and I hate being coddled you know that......Just tell me and we wont have to go through with this again" He looked at her with a worried look on his face, the one that Sydney loved so much that it made her body shake from head to toe.
"Are you sure"
"Vaughn-"
"Alright gosh don't snap off my head." she smiled as he could feel her eyes waiting for him to begin.
"Syd you were gone for two years, two years." he paused looking down at the steering wheel shaking his head "and in those two years I thought I was going to go insane. Everything I ever knew went bad I crumbled, I couldn't concentrate, my reports were for shit...I was suspended for three weeks, because of Foul behaviour to senior members of staff, and I even put Kendall in his place." She Laughed slightly at his comment but then became serious again "syd to tell you the truth I was a mess" he looked up at her as the tears began to gather in her eyes he looked back at the floor. "Then one night Weiss dragged me to a party I really didn't want to go but I guess I had to because if I didn't I knew I would have my own silent party which involved me in my boxer shorts and bottle of Vodka. so when I went I met someone...........Claire...................then it was like she helped me, she helped me to cope that I had lost you but then at work and out of work it started to get a bit serious after awhile I found myself not always thinking about you but thinking about Claire and that's when I thought it clicked maybe God took you away from me because he saw I was ending up with the wrong person even though my heart didn't believe it I my mind did."
Vaughn paused as he looked at her as he clinched his jaw nor wanting to let out the last bit about how he happened to walk down the aisle with her and that's when she could sense that it was coming her face hardened.
"do you want me to continue" Vaughn asked as he looked at her hoping she would say no but the words that he had dreaded had come out her mouth.
"Please continue!"
"so after that we began to actually have this serious relationship and I told her everything about me and I enjoyed in her company and since she already knew I worked for the CIA because she works there too it felt like you coming back to in another form she's my partner on the field but then on Valentines day the CIA had this kind of bash thing and me and Claire went with Weiss and...Do you remember agent Phillips?"
Sydney nodded her head indicating she knew who he was talking about.
"Well she dates Weiss now! so it struck 12:00 and I though we had to get home but Claire told me she had a present for me that was the cue when the music went of and everyone gathered around she got down on one knee and popped the question, one word I was shocked I said yes because she helped me clean up my life again the one thing I could repay her back with is getting married to her and.........I have feelings for her but to tell you the truth not as strong as they were for you"
Sydney noticed how he you the past tense of 'were' in his sentence he bowed his head looking at the carpet in the car.
"So when did you get married?"
Vaughn took time to react to that question, as he knew it was going to hurt her. He slowly looked up at her from the corner of his eyes and with a guilty expression answered her question
"five days ago, I was on my honeymoon when they called me to explain things to you" Her face dropped as she just wished she had woken up five days earlier and possibly stop Vaughn from getting married to that plastic smiling bimbo, he seems so fond about. Her eyes looked to the ground as it hurt to see him, to look at him and not think that Claire's hands have been all over him.
A tear fell down the side of face as she furiously wiped it away with the back of her hand, sniffling and getting it out of her system.
She felt his arm around her as if he was protecting her, but she didn't need to be protected.
"There's one more thing I should tell you and....this is about your father" He looked down at her as she looked back at him with her brown eyes looking sadly into his.
"What where is he; he hasn't come to see me since I have been brought back. I thought he would be the first one on my doorstep, not Kendall."
"That's because he is no longer with the CIA no more he is not permitted to see you"
"But I'm his Daughter and this is my house they can' control who I see and not see"
"It's not that! Sloane proposed and Idea to your father about being part of his alliance and Jack said no, well that's what he told me. But after they had declared you dead he left without a trace of where he was until he was popping up doing dirty deals with Sloane....What I'm trying to say is your father has joined the new alliance"
"WHAT?!"
Note: so was that chapter liked? I told you cliff-hangers would come into play and the endless cliff-hanger sprees begin. You should check out my other stories On the Run and what women want and you will know what I'm talking about. Sorry I had to change the name of the fic because a good writer (UCON) has the same title as my fic and it's confusing people!