Disclaimer: Although I wish I did, I don't own any of the characters from Alias (Sydney, Vaughn, Weiss, Director Kendall, etc...). Sadly.

~Post The Telling, but both of Sydney's parents are missing, not just Irina. Almost everything else is pretty much the same. This is what I think should've happened after the season finale of Season 2!!~

You're Cute But I'll Pass

Chapter 3

A familiar British accent washed over her as the man standing in her doorway spoke.

"Sydney. Welcome back."

"Sark?"

"Hello."

"What are you doing here Sark?"

"Will told me you were trying to find me so I decided to make it easier for you."

Sydney glanced at Will, who was still smiling. Why? She had no idea.

"But. wait. what's happening?"

Will got up from the couch.

"Listen, I'm gonna go get some ice cream or. something. Bye Syd I'll be back in a little while. Sark, see ya man. Good luck."

Sydney weakly waved and then turned back to Sark.

"What's going on? What does Will mean 'Good luck.'? Are you two friends or something?"

"Sydney, slow down. Yes, Will and I are friends. Good friends actually."

Sydney was only slightly less confused now.

"Ok, so that answers one question. Now what about the others?"

Sark looked at her thoughtfully. Then he led her to the couch.

"First of all, sit down." Sydney sat and Sark sat next to her on the couch, still holding her hand. "Now. The reason I'm here is actually pretty big."

"Ok. so explain." She was getting impatient. Why couldn't Sark just get to the point?

"Listen, Sydney. When you disappeared everybody was affected. Not just your father or Vaughn or Will or anybody else who knew you that well in the CIA, but I was affected also. When I found out, I almost killed myself over the fact that you were gone."

"Sark? What do you mean you almost killed yourself? We hardly knew each other."

"You didn't know me. But Sydney, I knew almost everything about you there was to know. The moment I saw you, I was attracted to you. Because of the work we did, I knew it would never work out. After you disappeared, I lost the little hope that I had. Will called me after you called him this morning and at first I didn't believe him. When you opened the door just now, it was one of the best moments of my life. Because the truth is, Sydney, I love you."

Sydney had sat in shock while Sark talked. He loved her.

And suddenly she realized something: she loved him, too. And not just because Vaughn had moved on and gotten married. Sydney realized that she had always loved Sark. Since the first time she saw him in fact. She remembered that time in Siberia where she had thrown the ice pick into her knee and she remembered something else for the first time. Sydney remembered how guilty she felt afterwards. And when they met in Moscow while she was getting that map out of the copy of War and Peace.

/// Flashback \\\

The book had arrived from the archives. She turned around relieved and then heard the sound of a gun cocking beside her head.

"Whatever offer Sloane pays you, it can't be enough. Would you consider coming to work for me if it meant I'd let you walk out of here. I believe if you took the time to hear a comprehensive offer, you might actually say yes."

She smirked. "You're cute, but I'll pass."

/// End Flashback \\\

Sydney realized that she meant the part about Sark being cute. It was funny how she'd never realized how much she'd been attracted to him before. To Sydney, although she had just now realized it, Sark was the perfect man for her.

She smiled.

"Well I wonder if this moment can be a better one than when I opened the door."

And then she kissed him. And he kissed her back. When they broke their kiss, Sark smiled at her.

"It was."

~~OK then! I wasn't sure if the flashback fit but I think it sort of did because it's the title of my story but it was also kind of a realization?? I'm not really sure about that. Please R&R (read & review!!). I don't know yet if I'm going to continue this story, but I already have an idea for a new one. With of course, Syd and Sark and I think it's a pretty good idea but if you want me to add to this story then tell me!! ~~