"What is it?" Sydney asked concernedly. "Kendall?"
Her mother nodded. "I've already packed things for both of you. Now we need to go," she said urgently. Sydney and Vaughn exchanged looks, then glanced back at Irina and nodded.
They followed her through the house and down into a basement of sorts. Dimly lit, Sydney squinted her eyes to see better. Irina led them to a car and they climbed into the back seats as she got comfortable in the driver's seat.
"Where are we going?" Sydney couldn't help but ask.
"Anywhere we have to," Irina replied, adjusting the review mirror as she drove.
The ride was silent for a long time after that. Once they escaped the city, the heat poured down on them. At one point, Vaughn reached over and gave Syd's hand a reassuring squeeze. She didn't let go.
Day slowly turned into night and Sydney's eyelids grew heavy. When she awoke, she lay in a queen-sized bed in a small bedroom. She could see the sun just rising through the window, although the room was still relatively dark. As she sat up she noticed a light on in the connecting bathroom, although the door was closed.
She crawled out of bed and realized she was still in her clothes from two days prior. Wrinkling her nose, she vowed to find a suitcase to change. Of course, she thought, shaking her head, there are slightly more important matters at the moment than your clean clothes (or lack thereof). Like where we are, and how the hell we're going to hide from the entire CIA.
For once on the receiving end of a lucky break, Sydney's suitcase had been placed on the floor at the end of her bed. She opened it and found clothes that appeared to be her size. She cast a cautious glance towards the bathroom door and quickly changed, putting her dirty laundry back in the suitcase. She was quietly placing her old clothes in the suitcase when she heard the click of the door opening.
"Syd," Vaughn said, smiling slightly at her. She couldn't help but smile back, although her grin was a weak one.
"Hey," she replied quietly, still rather exhausted both physically and emotionally from the past couple days. "Do you know where we are?"
"The Paracel Islands," he informed her. "Hopefully we can stay a while, it's gorgeous outside. We're staying at least until we hear from your mother."
"From my mother? Where is she?"
"She didn't say, but I'd assume she's near half-way around the globe. She's trying to elude the police to keep you safe, and so they won't distract you when the prophecy comes to pass," he said. Sydney's eyes grew slightly larger for fear of her mother's safety. "Sydney, I wouldn't worry about her. She's smart. She knows how to stay out of trouble. Nothing will happen to her, I promise."
Sydney nodded half-heartedly. He was right, of course - her mother was extremely intelligent. It was highly unlikely that she would be caught, even with the entire CIA hunting for her.
"Take a shower," he suggested. "Then we can go down to the beach and relax, alright?"
She mumbled an agreeance, but silently wondered how she was supposed to relax at a time like this. Her mind hadn't quit since she had woken up in Hong Kong. Kendall betraying the CIA, a prophecy to fulfill, her mother's whereabouts unknown again, and her father -
"Syd? Is everything alright?" Sydney heard Vaughn's worried voice. She snapped her eyes open - she had been unaware they had been closed - to see his green eyes shining into hers.
"Did my mother happen to mention what we have to do fulfill the prophecy?" Sydney asked him hesitantly.
"She didn't mention anything about it," he replied, shaking his head. There was a long pause between them. "See you down there in half an hour?"
*~*~*~*
With the sun shining down on her and filling her body with warmth, the sound of the ocean waves splashing gently up on shore, and a margarita in hand, Sydney wondered if she had ever had such a peaceful, tranquil moment in her life. The scene was like something out of a movie.
No words have been spoken between her and Vaughn in over and hour, but they hadn't need to be. The silence was comfortable, relaxing. It was the first time since she had woken in Hong Kong that she had come close to feeling calm, even peaceful. She turned over in her chair onto her back and sighed happily.
She lay content like that for a while until she heard a voice that chilled her to her core.
"Hello, my dear."
Okay, so that's Chapter 5! I just want to say that you guys are amazing! I was expecting like, 5 reviews. So from now on, I'm going to respond individually to everyone who reviewed the previous chapter at the bottom of my new chapters! (Hope that wasn't incoherent - I'm tired today) It'll make y'all feel special! Or - something. So, without further ado.
Mockingbird: I promise not to kill Weiss!
Vaughn's Guardian Angel: Thnx! Glad I give you something to look forward to!
Vaughn-Centric: Haha, yeah! It sure is about time!
WannabeSyd47: Yeah, sorry about Jack. The Irina thing will be explained in a few chapters.
Carrie: Thnx so much!
YanksLuver: I know! It's that damn ring, eh?
PrincessDeleon: Again with the sorry about the Jack, LoL!
Sydney: Thank God you don't hate me! Chapter 5 is on the way!
Gina: Have fun with Wendle! Thnx for reviewing!
Nebulous13: Hehehe, don't we all love S/V fluff?
Jen: Wow, thnx! Huge compliment! And sorry about not taking your ideas, haha!!
Sorry to anyone I missed, and keep on reviewing!! Love ya guys, and thank you al!!
Her mother nodded. "I've already packed things for both of you. Now we need to go," she said urgently. Sydney and Vaughn exchanged looks, then glanced back at Irina and nodded.
They followed her through the house and down into a basement of sorts. Dimly lit, Sydney squinted her eyes to see better. Irina led them to a car and they climbed into the back seats as she got comfortable in the driver's seat.
"Where are we going?" Sydney couldn't help but ask.
"Anywhere we have to," Irina replied, adjusting the review mirror as she drove.
The ride was silent for a long time after that. Once they escaped the city, the heat poured down on them. At one point, Vaughn reached over and gave Syd's hand a reassuring squeeze. She didn't let go.
Day slowly turned into night and Sydney's eyelids grew heavy. When she awoke, she lay in a queen-sized bed in a small bedroom. She could see the sun just rising through the window, although the room was still relatively dark. As she sat up she noticed a light on in the connecting bathroom, although the door was closed.
She crawled out of bed and realized she was still in her clothes from two days prior. Wrinkling her nose, she vowed to find a suitcase to change. Of course, she thought, shaking her head, there are slightly more important matters at the moment than your clean clothes (or lack thereof). Like where we are, and how the hell we're going to hide from the entire CIA.
For once on the receiving end of a lucky break, Sydney's suitcase had been placed on the floor at the end of her bed. She opened it and found clothes that appeared to be her size. She cast a cautious glance towards the bathroom door and quickly changed, putting her dirty laundry back in the suitcase. She was quietly placing her old clothes in the suitcase when she heard the click of the door opening.
"Syd," Vaughn said, smiling slightly at her. She couldn't help but smile back, although her grin was a weak one.
"Hey," she replied quietly, still rather exhausted both physically and emotionally from the past couple days. "Do you know where we are?"
"The Paracel Islands," he informed her. "Hopefully we can stay a while, it's gorgeous outside. We're staying at least until we hear from your mother."
"From my mother? Where is she?"
"She didn't say, but I'd assume she's near half-way around the globe. She's trying to elude the police to keep you safe, and so they won't distract you when the prophecy comes to pass," he said. Sydney's eyes grew slightly larger for fear of her mother's safety. "Sydney, I wouldn't worry about her. She's smart. She knows how to stay out of trouble. Nothing will happen to her, I promise."
Sydney nodded half-heartedly. He was right, of course - her mother was extremely intelligent. It was highly unlikely that she would be caught, even with the entire CIA hunting for her.
"Take a shower," he suggested. "Then we can go down to the beach and relax, alright?"
She mumbled an agreeance, but silently wondered how she was supposed to relax at a time like this. Her mind hadn't quit since she had woken up in Hong Kong. Kendall betraying the CIA, a prophecy to fulfill, her mother's whereabouts unknown again, and her father -
"Syd? Is everything alright?" Sydney heard Vaughn's worried voice. She snapped her eyes open - she had been unaware they had been closed - to see his green eyes shining into hers.
"Did my mother happen to mention what we have to do fulfill the prophecy?" Sydney asked him hesitantly.
"She didn't mention anything about it," he replied, shaking his head. There was a long pause between them. "See you down there in half an hour?"
*~*~*~*
With the sun shining down on her and filling her body with warmth, the sound of the ocean waves splashing gently up on shore, and a margarita in hand, Sydney wondered if she had ever had such a peaceful, tranquil moment in her life. The scene was like something out of a movie.
No words have been spoken between her and Vaughn in over and hour, but they hadn't need to be. The silence was comfortable, relaxing. It was the first time since she had woken in Hong Kong that she had come close to feeling calm, even peaceful. She turned over in her chair onto her back and sighed happily.
She lay content like that for a while until she heard a voice that chilled her to her core.
"Hello, my dear."
Okay, so that's Chapter 5! I just want to say that you guys are amazing! I was expecting like, 5 reviews. So from now on, I'm going to respond individually to everyone who reviewed the previous chapter at the bottom of my new chapters! (Hope that wasn't incoherent - I'm tired today) It'll make y'all feel special! Or - something. So, without further ado.
Mockingbird: I promise not to kill Weiss!
Vaughn's Guardian Angel: Thnx! Glad I give you something to look forward to!
Vaughn-Centric: Haha, yeah! It sure is about time!
WannabeSyd47: Yeah, sorry about Jack. The Irina thing will be explained in a few chapters.
Carrie: Thnx so much!
YanksLuver: I know! It's that damn ring, eh?
PrincessDeleon: Again with the sorry about the Jack, LoL!
Sydney: Thank God you don't hate me! Chapter 5 is on the way!
Gina: Have fun with Wendle! Thnx for reviewing!
Nebulous13: Hehehe, don't we all love S/V fluff?
Jen: Wow, thnx! Huge compliment! And sorry about not taking your ideas, haha!!
Sorry to anyone I missed, and keep on reviewing!! Love ya guys, and thank you al!!