Chapter Two
Thank you, serendipity112233 and Ms. Vaughn for reviewing. Every review makes a difference. Ms. Vaughn, I know how sad that song is. When I first broke up with my boyfriend, who thankfully I am back with now, it was almost all I listened, and cried to. I heard it the other day and thought that putting it in would work. And, serendipity, thanks for the support. I was actually supposed to be taking notes on the Vietnam War, but this works too. Now, here is chapter two. I gave a name to Dixon's secretary later; you'll know when you get to the part. Enjoy!
As I drove to work, I refused to turn on the radio. That one song had left me almost incapacitated and emotionally exhausted, I didn't need another song to bring me down. But, the silence was deafening. And all I heard were words echoing in my head. Words that kept me up all night. Words that refused to leave me alone.
"In my life, there's only one person." No, Vaughn, don't come into my mind. I don't want to remember. "The only reason I didn't know how to be around you." Stop. Please stop! "Sydney..."
"NO!" I shouted. When I looked up I saw that I was near the edge of the road. Luckily, nobody was around me. I pulled onto the side of the road, put on my flashers, and put my head in my hands. "Why won't you leave me alone? I don't want you in my head." I let out a sigh and leaned back in my seat. "You told me that when I died, you used to talk to me. Look how our positions have reversed." No, I told myself, don't let him take you over. Don't lose it now. "I can't do this anymore. I can't sit here and pretend I don't love you." And that's when it came to me. I knew what I had to do. Quickly, I put the car into drive again and headed right for headquarters.
I was determined as I walked in. I couldn't stop to talk to anybody. This had to end now. Before heading to Dixon's office, I dropped my purse off at my desk.
"Sydney." I heard someone call. As I looked up, I saw it was Lauren. She didn't look happy.
"Lauren, hi, can I talk to you later? I need to talk to Dixon."
"No, I need to talk to you now." I had never seen her this angry.
"Okay."
"Don't think I'm naïve, Sydney. I'm not blind."
"Lauren, I."
"You know what I'm talking about. I know what happens when you think you're going to die. I've been there a couple of times. So I'm going to say this once and you better hear me well. Stay away from my husband." She turned on her heel and headed for her desk. When Vaughn came around the corner, she plastered on a smile and went to him.
The tears that had hit me in the shower began to come back. The aching I had felt in the car was now a strong tearing. I turned away from them and half ran to Dixon's office. He was just coming out of his door when I saw him.
"Dixon."
"Syd, are you okay?"
"No, I'm not. I need to talk to you." He nodded and checked his watch.
"Go into my office and wait there. I'll have everyone informed that the briefing will be pushed back." I nodded and pushed open the door. Then, I half collapsed on his couch and rested my head in my hands once again. When I heard the door push open again, I looked up. "Sydney, what's going on?"
"I would like to request a transfer." Dixon looked dumbstruck. "Not from this office. I. I just can't have Vaughn as my partner anymore."
"What happened in North Korea?"
"Am I talking to Director Dixon or just Dixon?"
"Syd, you know me. You can tell me anything."
"I'm not even sure I can tell it, but I'll try." I swallowed hard and began. "We found Lisenker, but Sark was talking to him, claiming to be CIA. The Covenant must have intercepted something about him becoming a defector. We stopped Sark and I held a knife to him. Vaughn made a plan that we would take Lisenker and Sark would live. Some Korean military men showed up. Sark had alerted them to our presence. He made a scene, ran off, and we were caught. They took us to a jail and pushed us against the wall. Vaughn refused to talk, so they beat him." I swallowed again. "I was sarcastic with them, so they beat me, too. I fell to the ground, clutching the wall. Lisenker said we were CIA, that he would talk. They took him away. I was bleeding from my cheek. Vaughn from his temple and arm. And he comforted me. He let me lean on his shoulder." Tears started to fall down my cheeks. "He started saying that we weren't going to get out of this. There was no way to break out. We were in cuffs and chains. As best we knew, we were dead. And he." I stopped talking. I couldn't go on.
"Sydney."
"I'm okay. You know when you're dying, you want to make things clear. Like me, if I knew I was going to die, I would want to go to Sloane and tell him how much I despise him. And tell my dad that I loved him. Vaughn decided that he had something to say as well." I was back to sobbing. "But we lived, Dixon. We weren't supposed to leave North Korea! On the way home we didn't speak, but it was a silent agreement that nothing happened. We would never speak of it again. And now Lauren came to me, like she knows what happened, and told me to stay away. I couldn't agree more."
"You two work well together. It's because of you that we now have a Covenant defector."
"I love him, Dixon!" Then, I just broke down crying. Dixon came to my side and put his arm around my back. "I.I can't do this anymore. Please understand."
"Say no more. I'll get on the phone right now and see what I can do. I'll tell Jackie to keep people out of my office for a while. Stay as long as you want." He started for the door.
"Dixon!" He turned back. "Thank you so much."
"Sydney, you are my closest friend. There is nothing I wouldn't do for you." In that moment, he could not have known how grateful I was. There would be so much to say. My father wouldn't care, but Vaughn was going to throw a fit. But it was the right thing to do. At least I think it was.
AN: Yes, there is chapter 2. I guess I just wanted to get into a new side of Sydney, the emotional side we barely see on the show. Next chapter should be up within the next few days. Who knows, maybe I'll make it a little romantic for Valentine's Day. Please review!
Thank you, serendipity112233 and Ms. Vaughn for reviewing. Every review makes a difference. Ms. Vaughn, I know how sad that song is. When I first broke up with my boyfriend, who thankfully I am back with now, it was almost all I listened, and cried to. I heard it the other day and thought that putting it in would work. And, serendipity, thanks for the support. I was actually supposed to be taking notes on the Vietnam War, but this works too. Now, here is chapter two. I gave a name to Dixon's secretary later; you'll know when you get to the part. Enjoy!
As I drove to work, I refused to turn on the radio. That one song had left me almost incapacitated and emotionally exhausted, I didn't need another song to bring me down. But, the silence was deafening. And all I heard were words echoing in my head. Words that kept me up all night. Words that refused to leave me alone.
"In my life, there's only one person." No, Vaughn, don't come into my mind. I don't want to remember. "The only reason I didn't know how to be around you." Stop. Please stop! "Sydney..."
"NO!" I shouted. When I looked up I saw that I was near the edge of the road. Luckily, nobody was around me. I pulled onto the side of the road, put on my flashers, and put my head in my hands. "Why won't you leave me alone? I don't want you in my head." I let out a sigh and leaned back in my seat. "You told me that when I died, you used to talk to me. Look how our positions have reversed." No, I told myself, don't let him take you over. Don't lose it now. "I can't do this anymore. I can't sit here and pretend I don't love you." And that's when it came to me. I knew what I had to do. Quickly, I put the car into drive again and headed right for headquarters.
I was determined as I walked in. I couldn't stop to talk to anybody. This had to end now. Before heading to Dixon's office, I dropped my purse off at my desk.
"Sydney." I heard someone call. As I looked up, I saw it was Lauren. She didn't look happy.
"Lauren, hi, can I talk to you later? I need to talk to Dixon."
"No, I need to talk to you now." I had never seen her this angry.
"Okay."
"Don't think I'm naïve, Sydney. I'm not blind."
"Lauren, I."
"You know what I'm talking about. I know what happens when you think you're going to die. I've been there a couple of times. So I'm going to say this once and you better hear me well. Stay away from my husband." She turned on her heel and headed for her desk. When Vaughn came around the corner, she plastered on a smile and went to him.
The tears that had hit me in the shower began to come back. The aching I had felt in the car was now a strong tearing. I turned away from them and half ran to Dixon's office. He was just coming out of his door when I saw him.
"Dixon."
"Syd, are you okay?"
"No, I'm not. I need to talk to you." He nodded and checked his watch.
"Go into my office and wait there. I'll have everyone informed that the briefing will be pushed back." I nodded and pushed open the door. Then, I half collapsed on his couch and rested my head in my hands once again. When I heard the door push open again, I looked up. "Sydney, what's going on?"
"I would like to request a transfer." Dixon looked dumbstruck. "Not from this office. I. I just can't have Vaughn as my partner anymore."
"What happened in North Korea?"
"Am I talking to Director Dixon or just Dixon?"
"Syd, you know me. You can tell me anything."
"I'm not even sure I can tell it, but I'll try." I swallowed hard and began. "We found Lisenker, but Sark was talking to him, claiming to be CIA. The Covenant must have intercepted something about him becoming a defector. We stopped Sark and I held a knife to him. Vaughn made a plan that we would take Lisenker and Sark would live. Some Korean military men showed up. Sark had alerted them to our presence. He made a scene, ran off, and we were caught. They took us to a jail and pushed us against the wall. Vaughn refused to talk, so they beat him." I swallowed again. "I was sarcastic with them, so they beat me, too. I fell to the ground, clutching the wall. Lisenker said we were CIA, that he would talk. They took him away. I was bleeding from my cheek. Vaughn from his temple and arm. And he comforted me. He let me lean on his shoulder." Tears started to fall down my cheeks. "He started saying that we weren't going to get out of this. There was no way to break out. We were in cuffs and chains. As best we knew, we were dead. And he." I stopped talking. I couldn't go on.
"Sydney."
"I'm okay. You know when you're dying, you want to make things clear. Like me, if I knew I was going to die, I would want to go to Sloane and tell him how much I despise him. And tell my dad that I loved him. Vaughn decided that he had something to say as well." I was back to sobbing. "But we lived, Dixon. We weren't supposed to leave North Korea! On the way home we didn't speak, but it was a silent agreement that nothing happened. We would never speak of it again. And now Lauren came to me, like she knows what happened, and told me to stay away. I couldn't agree more."
"You two work well together. It's because of you that we now have a Covenant defector."
"I love him, Dixon!" Then, I just broke down crying. Dixon came to my side and put his arm around my back. "I.I can't do this anymore. Please understand."
"Say no more. I'll get on the phone right now and see what I can do. I'll tell Jackie to keep people out of my office for a while. Stay as long as you want." He started for the door.
"Dixon!" He turned back. "Thank you so much."
"Sydney, you are my closest friend. There is nothing I wouldn't do for you." In that moment, he could not have known how grateful I was. There would be so much to say. My father wouldn't care, but Vaughn was going to throw a fit. But it was the right thing to do. At least I think it was.
AN: Yes, there is chapter 2. I guess I just wanted to get into a new side of Sydney, the emotional side we barely see on the show. Next chapter should be up within the next few days. Who knows, maybe I'll make it a little romantic for Valentine's Day. Please review!