Title: Serendipity
Author: Berry
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters I've taken from Alias or the plot line from Serendipity, so no infringement is intented toward either.
Archived: Alias Boards, Allies, Cover Me, ff.net
Summary: AU. Absolute fluff. Based on the movie of the same name. A fortunate accident leads to some life changing events.
Author's Note: based on the movie, one of my all time favorites... Sydney and Vaughn both live in New York. A bit of Christmas, considering we're only two days away!!
A Few Years Ago...
christmas
New York City
Bloomingdales 6:00 PM
It was a busy day at Bloomingdales, with only two days left until Christmas, all of the last minute shoppers were out and about. Sydney Bristow couldn't believe that she had left her shopping until this late in the season, she was a last minute shopper, but she had absolutely no idea what she should buy for her boyfriend. Michael Vaughn was also shopping, he spotted the perfect gift for his girlfriend, Alice. Black cashmere gloves. He pulled the Sunday Bloomingdales flyer out of his coat pocket and saw they were the exact same pair she wanted.
Sydney also spotted the gloves, they were perfect, she'd been looking for a pair just like them for herself. She reached out and without a second thought snatched them up. She didn't get far though, someone else was holding onto her gloves. She looked over and saw a handsome man with green eyes and dark blonde hair.
"Oh, I'm sorry." she said quickly.
"No, no they're yours," the man quickly replied, "here, we'll put them back and you can take them." He placed the gloves back on their hook so Sydney could take them. Just then an older man walked up and grabbed the gloves.
"Sir, I'm sorry, those are ours." Vaughn spoke up.
"Well, they were hanging on the hook." the man answered.
"Yes, but we were just discussing them. They're for someone very special."
"Oh yeah? Who?"
Sydney and Vaughn looked at each other and answered together, "Her boyfriend." "His girlfriend."
They laughed at their lack of tact, and Michael continued, "They're for her boyfriend who in six months..."
"after the operation..." Sydney continued their terrible story.
"will be my girlfriend..." Michael finished, "That didn't really work."
"No, it didn't," the man agreed," but Merry Christmas anyways." The man handed the gloves to Vaughn who quickly gave them to Sydney.
"Enjoy those, they're some excellent gloves."
Sydney laughed, "I will, I usually enjoy my own thoughtfulness."
Later that Night
Serendipity 3 7:30
"How did you find this place? This has got to be the best dessert I've ever eaten in this city." Michael asked Sydney.
"Well, it was the name that first brought me in, 'Serendipity'. I love it's meaning, a fortunate accident. It just sounds so perfect. I quite agree with the concept of serendipity, in fact. I think everything that happens, happens for a reason." Sydney explained.
"Ok, so in some act of serendipaciousness tonight, I met you, this beautiful nameless girl who also happens to have a boyfriend."
Sydney laughed, "I'm just saying everything happens for a reason."
"So what if our meeting tonight means something more than a pair of cashmere gloves for you?" Michael questioned.
"What if it doesn't? I had a good time tonight, maybe someday we'll meet again." Sydney said as she stood up, placing money on the table. Michael stood up and did the same. She began to leave and he followed her down to the street.
"Wait wait wait!! You aren't getting out of it that easily. My name's Michael, and you are?"
"Your brunette friend with new gloves." Sydney replied as she hailed a cab.
"So that's it?" Michael yelled at her as she entered her cab.
"Until we meet again, Michael." Sydney answered. The cab took off, leaving Michael alone in the cold New York air.
"Damn!" Michael exclaimed, kicking a pile of snow up the sidewalk. "Oh God! I'm sorry!" Michael said, running toward the woman he had hit with the snow.
Even later that night
Subway station near 60th street 8:00
Michael started down the stairs to get on the subway to go home when he realized he had left his scarf at the restaurant. Disappointed, he turned around and headed back to Serendipity.
Serendipity 3 8:10
Michael ran into the front of the store and asked the host if he had found a scarf. The host told him no, and sent him upstairs to the dining room to look for it. Michael approached the now empty table he had shared with the beautiful Bloomingdale's girl and noticed on the floor next to his scarf, a bright red Bloomingdale's bag containing cashmere gloves. He reached to pick up the bag when another figure appeared next to him. Sydney picked up her bag and Michael's scarf, which she put around his neck.
"Hi." She said quietly.
"Hi, " Michael answered, "You wanna go do something?"
Sydney thought about it for a moment, and answered, "Sure."
Author: Berry
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters I've taken from Alias or the plot line from Serendipity, so no infringement is intented toward either.
Archived: Alias Boards, Allies, Cover Me, ff.net
Summary: AU. Absolute fluff. Based on the movie of the same name. A fortunate accident leads to some life changing events.
Author's Note: based on the movie, one of my all time favorites... Sydney and Vaughn both live in New York. A bit of Christmas, considering we're only two days away!!
A Few Years Ago...
christmas
New York City
Bloomingdales 6:00 PM
It was a busy day at Bloomingdales, with only two days left until Christmas, all of the last minute shoppers were out and about. Sydney Bristow couldn't believe that she had left her shopping until this late in the season, she was a last minute shopper, but she had absolutely no idea what she should buy for her boyfriend. Michael Vaughn was also shopping, he spotted the perfect gift for his girlfriend, Alice. Black cashmere gloves. He pulled the Sunday Bloomingdales flyer out of his coat pocket and saw they were the exact same pair she wanted.
Sydney also spotted the gloves, they were perfect, she'd been looking for a pair just like them for herself. She reached out and without a second thought snatched them up. She didn't get far though, someone else was holding onto her gloves. She looked over and saw a handsome man with green eyes and dark blonde hair.
"Oh, I'm sorry." she said quickly.
"No, no they're yours," the man quickly replied, "here, we'll put them back and you can take them." He placed the gloves back on their hook so Sydney could take them. Just then an older man walked up and grabbed the gloves.
"Sir, I'm sorry, those are ours." Vaughn spoke up.
"Well, they were hanging on the hook." the man answered.
"Yes, but we were just discussing them. They're for someone very special."
"Oh yeah? Who?"
Sydney and Vaughn looked at each other and answered together, "Her boyfriend." "His girlfriend."
They laughed at their lack of tact, and Michael continued, "They're for her boyfriend who in six months..."
"after the operation..." Sydney continued their terrible story.
"will be my girlfriend..." Michael finished, "That didn't really work."
"No, it didn't," the man agreed," but Merry Christmas anyways." The man handed the gloves to Vaughn who quickly gave them to Sydney.
"Enjoy those, they're some excellent gloves."
Sydney laughed, "I will, I usually enjoy my own thoughtfulness."
Later that Night
Serendipity 3 7:30
"How did you find this place? This has got to be the best dessert I've ever eaten in this city." Michael asked Sydney.
"Well, it was the name that first brought me in, 'Serendipity'. I love it's meaning, a fortunate accident. It just sounds so perfect. I quite agree with the concept of serendipity, in fact. I think everything that happens, happens for a reason." Sydney explained.
"Ok, so in some act of serendipaciousness tonight, I met you, this beautiful nameless girl who also happens to have a boyfriend."
Sydney laughed, "I'm just saying everything happens for a reason."
"So what if our meeting tonight means something more than a pair of cashmere gloves for you?" Michael questioned.
"What if it doesn't? I had a good time tonight, maybe someday we'll meet again." Sydney said as she stood up, placing money on the table. Michael stood up and did the same. She began to leave and he followed her down to the street.
"Wait wait wait!! You aren't getting out of it that easily. My name's Michael, and you are?"
"Your brunette friend with new gloves." Sydney replied as she hailed a cab.
"So that's it?" Michael yelled at her as she entered her cab.
"Until we meet again, Michael." Sydney answered. The cab took off, leaving Michael alone in the cold New York air.
"Damn!" Michael exclaimed, kicking a pile of snow up the sidewalk. "Oh God! I'm sorry!" Michael said, running toward the woman he had hit with the snow.
Even later that night
Subway station near 60th street 8:00
Michael started down the stairs to get on the subway to go home when he realized he had left his scarf at the restaurant. Disappointed, he turned around and headed back to Serendipity.
Serendipity 3 8:10
Michael ran into the front of the store and asked the host if he had found a scarf. The host told him no, and sent him upstairs to the dining room to look for it. Michael approached the now empty table he had shared with the beautiful Bloomingdale's girl and noticed on the floor next to his scarf, a bright red Bloomingdale's bag containing cashmere gloves. He reached to pick up the bag when another figure appeared next to him. Sydney picked up her bag and Michael's scarf, which she put around his neck.
"Hi." She said quietly.
"Hi, " Michael answered, "You wanna go do something?"
Sydney thought about it for a moment, and answered, "Sure."